2 10 572 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86d9f3b8cbd47888f02294ea3922624e.pdf 41585504f32737f12d39324b1923fadd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {mottled brown book cover, very worn} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0aab01246edcf90e9c4955c3e60b00f.pdf 785b5030ed2768a216504de451dd6407 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. mang m grammer gaming to To from the tack and raise thy nobler part To mend the mortals and to warm thy hart To trace the genarle source me nature call And prove the god of nature friend of all Heavy fore this his mental landscape drew And sketch d the whole creation out to vew Th enamelled bloom and variegated flower Whose crimson changes with the changing hour The humble shrub whose fragrance sents the morning With humble buds disclosing to the erly dawn The oaks that grace briteannia s mountain side And spicy libor superior pride {gaming like fung} All loudly sovreign excellence proclame And animated worlds confess the name {CJ forman} The asure fields that form the extended sky Amos and Bildan A man visited only his friend Bildad and be hold he found him suporting this grey hed upon both his hands and weeping bitterly and Amos said to his friends why weepest thou thus Bad raised his hand and ponted to a bed lay the dead body of a youth the only sone of bildad who had died of a contagious disease then said blind Behold there lies my hope a prey to coruption Thy hope answered Amos mournfully but will not the fath of my friend soothe and conquer his grief then answerd Bildad Alas my fath is faint and week since my love and hope have been so crully disppointed Have I not carfully and diligently watched over the lovely disposition of my body have I not cultivated and fosterd his <s>{illegible}</s> powers and now when my work was so nerly accomplished https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/004a4ea50db1deeede9af07caa5ee39d.pdf 4a6a95fc24f4ae101b62e2c891c4d570 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tune Abbey Lloyd 119 Psalm 1 a How bright these glorious spirits shine Whence all there bright array How came they to the blissful seats Of everlasting day 2 Lo these are they form suffering great Who came to relems of fight And in the blood of christ have washed Thare robes which shine so bright 3 His presents fills each hert with Joy Tunes every voice to sing By day by night the sacred courts While glad Hosannas ring Hungry and thurst after no more Nor suns with schorching ray God is there sun whose cheering beems Diffused etarnal day When snows desend and robe the fields In winter s bright array Touched by thy sun the luster fades And weepps itself away When spring appears when vilants blow And sheds a rich perfume How soon thy fragrance breathes its last How short lived is the bloom Fresh in the morn the sumer rose Hangs with ring ere tis noon We scarce envy the balmy gift But mourn the plesure gon With gilding fire an evening stare Streaks the Atumnal skies Shook from the atumal it darts away And in an instant dies https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bb220c6b24dd7e689088ee47b57e5130.pdf 5f492a752e1d5a30c1de6840a607ddf3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. gam {illegible} of Lakes Sou{illegible} For zion sak Williams tis yours to bid the canvas were by art illustrated Verys from and What number of our race survey the monarch of the golden day night ample my name is James {illegible} Flor invis soak William Down Trafalgar 1858 Mary had a little lamb it was as white as snow and whereever Mary went the lamb was shure to go it followed her to school One day whitch was against the rule whitch made the this is the way to know the lord and this with A repenting sinner quickly fly Moments make minutes from the hour and willing hours the day and night compose Days forms the week and months the weeks devor and at the the months the year its fullness on yet moments minuts hours we throw away and heed not time that sings his rapity flight me body we consume the flitting day in lenght till slumber wast returning might and weeks flew on and months and sesons too and years are lost as if too light to frese and as we older grow alas tow few grow with our years more diligently wrse of summer heven of glory and the waves that rool in bending gold or hill and feld in and on the tempest when it {illegible}ends forth in folds of blackness from the northern skys moments make minutes minutes from the hour and circling hours the day and night compose oys from the Came from the sun with zyphers and with shus Walking the earth to beauty and the woods to musicke and the atmotspear to blow swetly and calmly without its breath of balm O how i gase upon the darling blew https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/031fc8853b52953ecc6ec7aa5387c590.pdf 6b9aa54b0e22707c9706925960b0b5c8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Ho the old old clock of the household stroke Was the brighteous thins and nerst It hands thoughts old had a touch of gold And its chime rang still the whilst Twas a monitor to thought its words were few Yet they live thought nations alterd https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/39c4b2a74e84911c52313eed79723cd9.pdf 9b7edc1da968fec1679e2a8a434ad20e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1854 <table> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of march</td> <td>we put in the saw logs into the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>of march</td> <td>we tuck a load of things down to patricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we went to pile the lumber at the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of april</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>on the third of april we comensed fencing at patricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>and finished on the fencing on the eight of april</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>on the twelf of april we ware boring caps fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>of april</td> <td>anty fitchpatric went away on the </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we finished fencing on the outside of the farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we comensed ploughing at patricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>I comensed making a chrn for Joseph Cuningham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>we comenced sewing peas fine growing wether and showers on the twenty first of april first lamb came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we finished sewing peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we sewed the barley went for willows to simpson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>we went to simpsons for willow finished ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of april</td> <td>a snow storm finished a churn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we comensed turning the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of april</td> <td>cool and cloudy wether and flying snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of april</td> <td>warm and plesent with a slight groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>fnished turning the dung on the first of may</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we ware (turning) ploughing oats ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of may</td> <td>i was framing at the sheep house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of may</td> <td>was sowing oats at home and finished at</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of may</td> <td>was the fare day in milton cold wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>of may</td> <td>finished sewing the oats and burley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of may</td> <td>i was framing at the sheephouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we went to Jacob chines to the funerl</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>i went up to the saw mill to fetch a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of may</td> <td>the ground for the potatos and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we planted the potatos mangbrustls</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we pulled down the old sheep hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>the fourteenth 1854</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/77a77370efcee0599c533840316e5dc1.pdf bd69117f48847a05f61da468417c8d1a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of may</td> <td>comenced harowing the folow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of may</td> <td>comensed turning the dung at patricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we planted some potatos down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of may</td> <td>comensed to wed red root</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of may</td> <td>washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we raised the sheep hous And cut the lambs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>growing and showry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of may</td> <td>went to finished closing in the barn in a squay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of may</td> <td>wacol commensed drawing out wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we went up to the saw mill for lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we comensed shingling the sheep hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we comensed shering the sheep and finished on Wed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of may</td> <td>comensing siding the sheep hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>great groth in those days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we finished shingling the sheep pens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we finished siding the sheephous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we comenced drawing out dung shold three s{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of june</td> <td>drawing out dung fine drie weather graz{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of june</td> <td>comensed ploughing f across {illegible} 4 Dees ward</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of june</td> <td>cut the colts I maid a shuvel handle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of june</td> <td>sunday warm and plesent with cool breeze</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we comencsed the road work down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>andd finished the road work below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we finished the road work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of june</td> <td>it rain graying wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we went out to the street to plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we goot a point upon the plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>plesent and growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>of june</td> <td>comensed drawing out dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we comensed cross ploughing down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>of june</td> <td>dry and plesent warm and misty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we molded the potatos and corn</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dd04c6c869d9761ed8ed06b5f7ac2b15.pdf 759b88a5e35eea8b9357661e07d9ff9e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we ware ploughing down the tislels 1854</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of June</td> <td>warm and plesent wether misty and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of June</td> <td>plesent )16 thare is some wheat shot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of June</td> <td>ware ploughing down below very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we ware ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we finished ploughing down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we comensed drawing out the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we sold twenty bustle of oats 1 ton of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we finished drawing out the dung at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>cold and plesent those days lately</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>of June</td> <td>of June went to tooronto for money</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we comensed coulturing and harowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we finished cross ploughing and spieding don</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of June</td> <td>comensed cutting the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we drilled the potatos and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we went to hamilton to get a mare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>very warm and dry and sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we comensed drawing in the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of July</td> <td>thare came tow mares and tuck a Job</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of July</td> <td>very sultry and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>of July</td> <td>a storm of rain which knocked the wheat down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>more plesent and cool I finished the haying at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of July</td> <td>very warm and sultry and showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>plesent and cool after the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we comensed cutting gras down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we finished drawing in hay at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>of </td> <td>comensed drawing in down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>finished mowing below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>finished drawing in hay the bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we cut the barley built a seat upon the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>plesent and busey blasts</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/972f7520f32b1eba33218e1257a0cd76.pdf 150601fe5357ce7a4f55d87b4e6fe228 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1854 <table> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we gatherd the barley and acked it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed cutting the wheat with the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of July</td> <td>very warm and sultry and rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>raney and hot blincke down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>very warm and sultry heat the wheat is all </td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>very rany wether very little done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>dry and d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of July</td> <td>very warm and sultry cutting lying wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>reaping with the mashine eight acers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>we cut a hundent stook very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we cutt seven ackers with the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of July</td> <td>went down to below to cutt finished cutting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of July</td> <td>comensed drawing in not so warm as Thurs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>plesent and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we were cutting wheat rany</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawin in wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we ware drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of August</td> <td>very unplesent rany wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of August</td> <td>rany and storms and blinck</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we finished cutting wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>of August</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we comensed bilding a stack of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we went down below to draw in the wheat and cutt the barley finished the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we comensed cutting the oats and peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>we finished binding the oats dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of August</td> <td>comensed stacking the peas and finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>121</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed stacking the barley and finished at home warm and sultry dry and misty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>of August</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>of August</td> <td>comensed ploughing the thisels and cutting the oats down below</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8b3042397e89da866d1e933c7719bfc9.pdf bd25d126efd28d7f1d822d487e7d02e0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1854 <table> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we ware ploughing thristles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we ware binding oats and finished binding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we finished ploughing thistles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we comensed drawing out dung and laying the plough irons dry and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of August</td> <td>of August we ware settling up the trashing machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>dry and cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we comensed rigging up for wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of August</td> <td>very warm and sultry and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we trashed some seed wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we trashed some oats for the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we brought the cattle home for want of water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>we have riged up thwenty foure ackers clening seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>cool and dry and plesent and shmookey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we finished ploughing the field at the line thirteen ackers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to sow wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of August</td> <td>comensed finished sowing 13 ack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>of August</td> <td>comensed sewing in the field at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of September</td> <td>hevy rains very graying wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of September</td> <td>finished sewing the field at barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of September</td> <td>sunday plesent and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we finished sowing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of September</td> <td>finished water furring at home very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>of September</td> <td>I went down below warm and sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comensed to tow sowed thwelve bustle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of September</td> <td>sowing and harowing mor cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of September</td> <td>rain comensed raised the lightning rods on the 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>of September</td> <td>sunday cool and windy the fields look green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we ware sowing and harowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed ploughing next to old Jo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>comensed sowing in flat field</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1e8df629035a402acae69b10f6d369ee.pdf 46576134cdae0fa270da45efa2ee87a0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1854 <table> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we finished sowing the wheat the rain came on we sowed thwenty bushels in the field at the line eighteen bushels in the field front of the barn thirteen in the field at the woods barn thirty one in the larg field down below eighteen nine to do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>misty and rany and sharpy cool in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of September</td> <td>trashed the barley and some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of September</td> <td>sunday dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comensed trashing the stack of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of September</td> <td>We finished trashing the stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>of September</td> <td>went to help Jonkpid to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comensed bilding a coal pit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of September</td> <td>remived the lightning rods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of September</td> <td>pulled the apples below warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>warm and plesent and cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we set fire to the coal pitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>of September</td> <td>went to help foords to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comensed making the doors for the squesing hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comenced drawing out the barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we comensed drawing san to the hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of September</td> <td>went to mill comensed taking out the coal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday rain in torents cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed finishing of the house in a squez{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>comensed ploughing went help foords to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing out some wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>comensed tathing and hanging the doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>we went for the brick and bilt the chimney</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>of October</td> <td><s>sunday</s> warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>sunday charls strained his foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of October</td> <td>maid the morter set 2 Wheals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>of October</td> <td>put in the glace into the shash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of October</td> <td>comensed plastering the hous</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73f88c1727cd462656c77815a65d68a5.pdf 0457961bed1d7a8d4b43d52ee723a9ca PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1854 <table> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>October</td> <td>we war plastering plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>finished plastering the squesing hous and took the pimmen moddle to Crance</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>we finished the house of cool winds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of October</td> <td>sunday coald winds the leeves are falling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of October</td> <td>we trashed tow hundert bustles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of October</td> <td>went below to put out the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of October</td> <td>was the show day in milton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of October</td> <td>set up the mashine below </td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>we trashed the wheat and oat and barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>we came home with the mashine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of October</td> <td>sunday cloudy and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of October</td> <td>rain and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of October</td> <td>comensed drawing out the wheat below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of October</td> <td>we finished below tow hundert and fifty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>of October</td> <td>went to Tronto with fifty bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>we trashed at home eighty bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>i braced the mashine warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>sunday misty warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of October</td> <td>we trashed at home foure hundert</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>comensed taking it to old proud foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>November</td> <td>i comensed iron of a neck yoak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>November</td> <td>i making hors shoues coald and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>November</td> <td>was the fare day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>November</td> <td>i banded the waggon hobs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday coald and frosty implesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>cold and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>we tuckout the last load of wheat in the fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>comensed making a wagon cool wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to make a moer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>more plesent wether hevy frosts at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>November</td> <td>we finished ploughing at home</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1efc72586916c4440d004ee853f3dca6.pdf 8cae458586a2719e0bf457f0e2013850 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1854 <table> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday cloudy and chilley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>November</td> <td>we comensed ploughing below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>November</td> <td>i comensed making a waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>November</td> <td>we parted the sheep and let the ram</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>flury of snow implesent wether mud comensed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>more plesent and warm finished the woark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>went to the fulling mill at macanns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>sunday frosty and cloudy and chilley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>we went to proudfoots for money</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>frosty wether coald and chilley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>comensed making the doors for the sheephous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>November</td> <td>sold tow steers to cragy 100 -20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>rain finished ploughing down below came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>went to old brooks for rail timber comensing the m{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday coold and windy and cloudy and fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>November</td> <td>killed a hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed taking out timber for a barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>working a way plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>November</td> <td>cold and windy frosty froseup</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished flatting the timber came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>December</td> <td>working at the mo{illegible} washing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday great snow storm comensed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>December</td> <td>we comensed edging the timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished edging the timber snowin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>December</td> <td>skidded the timber and came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting saw loggs coald</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutting of loggs coaldd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>December</td> <td>skidded the logs more plesent </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>December</td> <td>rain and windy thewing sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>December</td> <td>we killed the hogs and bought out noor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>comensed cutting railcutts mild and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>getting up wood thewing wether 1854</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/77f89f1be3dc6e3b226d799e2c80ab30.pdf da50aaa30e6ef29d800dbc46629119eb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutting railcutts thewing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>December</td> <td>plesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>December</td> <td>more cold in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>December</td> <td>snowstorm comensed colad winds sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>December</td> <td>we killed the beef</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>comensed saw loging coald and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>drawing sawlogs and skidding railcutts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the same work cold and blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>December</td> <td>cold and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>December</td> <td>we have forty loogs at the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>December</td> <td>thewing quite soft sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>December</td> <td>christmas thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed to show the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutt twenty saw logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>December</td> <td>hevy rain quite soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashes for macaltry and brock a primery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>December</td> <td>went to the strat for a new wheal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday plesent and warm no snow 1854</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Year of 1855</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January</td> <td>we ware mending the wheel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>we trashed for david mariaty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutt a shingle tree and fetch a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed to make the shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>fixed the horspower now snow school mary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>went for a load of blocks warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>rain and windy and blustering an such</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>plesent wether no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>an inquest held upon c{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashed the oats pleesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to iron the wagon no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>blacksmith woork adooing no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>went for a load of shingle blocks</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8653e31c5f731e9887f7e249c8a07040.pdf 0dc5f3381c295dd6a69976a34852e608 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page is out of order in RDA} {needs to be moved ahead several pages} <table> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed cutting the oats rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished the wheat plesent with </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>comensed pulling the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>finished binding the oats at home and pulling peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed cutting the oats below dry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished cutting oats comensed pulling peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday dry and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>August</td> <td>stacked the peas at home dry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>August</td> <td>stacked the peas below and bown the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>fnished the oats at two lots trashing and fords</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed to rig up dry wether windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>August</td> <td>settin up the mashine below dry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>August</td> <td>we ware trashing a stack below warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday windy u and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>August</td> <td>i was starting a machine for side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing at rick plesent whet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing at Rids plesent wethe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>August</td> <td>helping robsons to trash Dry wethe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>August</td> <td>helping James red finished plough at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed below to plow warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and plesent sundy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>September</td> <td>rain trashing at linsys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>September</td> <td>ploughing below trashing at linsys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and plesent wethe hard ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>September</td> <td>cleaning seed wheat below dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>September</td> <td>warm and dry comensed on moor place to plough very hard and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>September</td> <td>shower of rain cloudy and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed to sow at home very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>September</td> <td>very dry and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>warm and dry with showers</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84e0b2ef25f3897064976dc56c062f5c.pdf 8046116b89af02d7ae0678eb978d1827 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>September</td> <td>sewing in the field at the line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>September</td> <td>finished at home very dry and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed sewing below warm and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and misty and smokey sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>September</td> <td>cloudy and misty with some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>September</td> <td>rain comensed hevy frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>September</td> <td>sowing below cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed sowing on moor place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>September</td> <td>rainy and plesant</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>September</td> <td>sewing plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>September</td> <td>cool and plesent cloudy sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>September</td> <td>are finished sewing wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>September</td> <td>helping Mr sid to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>September</td> <td>trashed at hom me harder & Burk</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>September</td> <td>we sold the lambs hevy frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to draw out wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>September</td> <td>pulled the apples below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>September</td> <td>rain sunday cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>October</td> <td>rain trashing att John redds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>October</td> <td>hauling out wheat mudy roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>October</td> <td>showing the horses round</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>October</td> <td>rain and mud in abundandts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed drawing out dung {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>October</td> <td>rain in toronto and mud frows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday cool and implesent windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>October</td> <td>we ware putting out dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>October</td> <td>went to the wedding of J Dixon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out dung plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>October</td> <td>making a rake to cary straw away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>October</td> <td>makin a neck yok cun again frosty </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed mowing the clover seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>October</td> <td>hevy rain and mud and snow sundy</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83bb7e3a1b631a3c2bfc0b45f803eaa3.pdf ea9a94f67d48203a8a34fafe27772917 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1855 <table> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and frosty sundy with a flury of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>we ware setting the machine up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>we trashing wheat pleasent weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>i comensed making the axel tong of a wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>went for a load of blocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>finished the wood work of a wagon finished 10 thousand shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>cloudy and cold no snow sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>a great snow storm comensed this day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing rail cutts we fetched the coalts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing saw logs to forlish mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>finished saw loging at forbus mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>skided the logs at the mill taking rail cuts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>went to mill a foot of snow upon the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>snowing and stormy sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing rail cutts cold and stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>i was ironing of a wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>mending a stay cold and snow fluries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>went to a weeding of mis cumings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>i was making a fraim for a saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>rail cutting drifting and blocking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>coald and frosty sunday piles of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing rail cutts coald plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>cold and frosty and cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>i was iron of a wagon very coald working</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Finished drawing the rail cutts cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing timber plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>more plesent not so frosty iron of a wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>plesent plenty of snow sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>I finished iron of the wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>I was panting the wagon thewing</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3cb90d51f03fe5d569fb1475f817bc28.pdf e59bd623199a9800c804f04a9949f703 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>started our sirclar saw with great speed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>taken out sleepers in nausgogy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>great snow storm took a lod of timber down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>went up to the block to tak in rafter logs sill out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>sundy plenty of snow flurrying of snow flying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>we went for a load of shingle timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing lumber plesent soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>lumbering plesent and soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>comensed making the moer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>comensed taking out wheat more cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>finished drawing lumber ran forbushes mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>sunday stormy and cold and frosty sood slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>I was making moer Good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>drawing out wheat more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>we took a load of poles down below 1855</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>comensed to trash out the remainder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished trashing wheat more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>we went up to the block to take out a summer sill and sleepers plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>sunday plesent plenty of snow good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>making the moer plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>getting up wood more plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>turned roalers andy foord {illegible}esser heer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>old pe came up plesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>we cutt the wood and piled it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles and d{illegible} peas in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cool and cloudy plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>started to the grand river</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>went to anamosy for potatos great storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>came home with twelv bustle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>the court comensed sofl and thewing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>at the court soft and thewing</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6414bfc5f2d733ba5419b7c0eb03b23.pdf eeced454fa4fe6394dab68ce4412d96a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>stormy snow and rain and sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>plenty of snow and frost sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>went down to draw old rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>came home very cold and un plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>comensed splitting rails very cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>came home very unplesent plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>snow storm great winds very frosty and bitter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>March</td> <td>very cold and frosty not much a doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday stormy and windy frosty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>stormy snow cold a tone of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>stormy wether plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>splitting rails plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>we went to tomsons to put in the logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to thew crow came of this t shee{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>thewing fast great gushes of water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday cold and blustering winds sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>April</td> <td>i was working at the reaping scythe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>April</td> <td>i was at the court in milton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed to sow the clover seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>April</td> <td>the snow thewing fast away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>April</td> <td>splitting rails below the hay eatoller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>April</td> <td>we went to pile the lumber at tompsons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>April</td> <td>thewing wether sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>April</td> <td>April we cutting chunks and drawing them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>we finished splitting rails comensed bilding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed the outside fence the ground soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>finished the out sid fence the blocks of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>comensed the senter fence wheat selling at $2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>April</td> <td>we finished fencing at moors place sowed cabbage seeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>April</td> <td>still some lumps of snow sunday cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>I was laying plough points the snow dem{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>comensed framing the barn warm and plesent</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/37abfa67fb5904677efe084b2da1014d.pdf 9b978322e91aa2a5b9a875fc96c2b50a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed ploughing sodd warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>April</td> <td>raining showers of rain finished fencing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>April</td> <td>groth comensed the wheat looks great</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>April</td> <td>finished the posts warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>plesent and growing wether Sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>April</td> <td>we ware framing at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed ploughing for the spring crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>April</td> <td>rain all day that we shantyed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>April</td> <td>led the foundation of the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed framing the purlines posts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed framing the braces and studs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday rain cool and cloudy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>April</td> <td>rain and storm making pens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>May</td> <td>rigging plough drying up growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed sowing the peas and ots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished sowing the peas and ots at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed sowing peas an ots below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>May</td> <td>cutting studs putting stone under the foundation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>May</td> <td>cool and cloudy looks like rain growin wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>May</td> <td>I was making pike irons went for pines</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>May</td> <td>a snow storm three inches deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>May</td> <td>we raised the barn at pattricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>May</td> <td>we comensed {illegible}edging the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>May</td> <td>working a way at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain went up to the sawmill for lumber the leeves cuming out upon the trees growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>growing wether cloudy wether sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed siding the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed shingling growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>May</td> <td>plesent wether windy and cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>May</td> <td>we ploughing the folow {illegible} made</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>I was at bingmans raison</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6e151e7be5e39f7a6fe4a163908aba9a.pdf 8a909c9e6e50ca35c29250d45195893d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>May</td> <td>we planted the potatos and finished shingling the one side cloudy and growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>sunday plesent the trees in bloom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>May</td> <td>we washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>May</td> <td>went blow to work at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>planted the potatoes below and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed clipping the sheep dry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished shingling the barn and laying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>May</td> <td>came home to show the horses frosty at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>May</td> <td>cool and plesent wether for the season sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed drawing out wheat to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished drawing out wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed the road work at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished the road work at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished shingling the barn comensed Diging a well finished siding the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed harrowing the follow and cross ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>June</td> <td>great rain growing wether sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>June</td> <td>diggind at the wall some ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>June</td> <td>came to the rock growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed to drill the rock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished drilling great rain drilled twen{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed stoning the wall cross ploughin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished the wall and 10 ackers plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>June</td> <td>rain sunday rowing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed making the higes for the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed the road work below growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished the road work showery wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed finishing of the moer </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>June</td> <td>Bees swarmed and staind fence cross ploughing cool wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished the more am finished i crosploughin below and came home mand the hinges for the barn</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aa8e431b5c36b5053cc813eced1570c4.pdf 101f0ab65f7501679f2d0a2dc7589251 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1855 <table> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>June</td> <td>cool and plesent and breezy wether and growing with cool showers sunday fine pasturs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed drawing out dung some wheat spor{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>June</td> <td>rain comensed and stoped us</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to plough down the dung got a pump below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>June</td> <td>making hasps for the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>June</td> <td>the bees swarmed growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>June</td> <td>cross ploughing the bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>June</td> <td>sundy rain growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed making the gangway to the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed w hanging the doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed putting the scaffold poles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>June</td> <td>reigm bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed to cutt the hay warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>June</td> <td>warm and unplesent mowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished mowing seven ackers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>July</td> <td>mowing plesent cool in the morning molded potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>came {illegible} bites and tock a f Job of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed drawing in and raking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>rain cloudy wether great quantity of bites</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>finished mowing at home plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday plesent and cool the opening of the sleemill meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>rain not mutch hay got in day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Dry we got most all in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>July</td> <td>went down below to cut the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>July</td> <td>great rain below warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>July</td> <td>mowing a way rain very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>finished mowing below and gathered some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>July</td> <td>cool and plesent wether sunday</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/25c3bf1893c80a02875338e146f8921a.pdf a615207481c0ceeef31e873767064028 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1855 <table> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed gathering and drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished gathering and drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>comensed cutting the wheat hred at man</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>very warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>July</td> <td>rain all day more plesent and all cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>July</td> <td>four bites cutting with reaper plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday and cool and bresy with cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>we have cutt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting wheat rain in abundance</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>July</td> <td>rain and hot blincks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>July</td> <td>cloudy and rainy sultry no wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>July</td> <td>we went below to cut with four men rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting at home with the reaper plenty of mud sent the men away very warm an sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday dry and plesent and bright</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cuttin at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed below with the mashen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>August</td> <td>cutting with great fury lyin down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished cuttin eighteen accker with the help of mister t{illegible} very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed cutting in the field next to the old {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>August</td> <td>rain tar left us very warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>August</td> <td>cloudy and cool after the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawing in at home and cuttin below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished cuttin wheat plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawing in dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>filled the barn chuckk full plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>comensed bilding a stack in the filed next {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>came home put in a field at the road plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>August</td> <td>sundy cloudy and rainy cool</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/32b7b9f036af3e21c3f4bc2458fe1941.pdf 1913d251668b718d85527b0b58b8ab05 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>October</td> <td>we trashed four hundert bushels of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>October</td> <td>took a load out to proud foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>October</td> <td>cutting the clover seed milton show</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out wheat plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished moying the clover warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed drawing in the clover seed plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>October</td> <td>October cloudy plesent withe drying up sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed to digg the potatos frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>October</td> <td>out with a load of wheat snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>October</td> <td>inplesent wether for digging potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed to plough sodd cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>October</td> <td>helping linsey to trash stormy and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>October</td> <td>helping linsey to trash barley unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>October</td> <td>rainy and unplesent sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>October</td> <td>went to tronto with barley got a{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>October</td> <td>ploughing more plesent frosts at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>October</td> <td>making a spindle for the trashing nas{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>November</td> <td>spredding dung and ploughing sodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>November</td> <td>fare day in milton cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>November</td> <td>spredding dung and ploughing sodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday a hard frost plesent leves of t{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashing for andy orr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashing plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>November</td> <td>rain broak down the horsepwer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1855</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/67fa3bef78df143cdc7762a8ea6c499f.pdf 2f19821bc591d674cd4360ad3927496e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>November</td> <td>went to oakville unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>November</td> <td>plowing sod plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>November</td> <td>plesent wether forplowing mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday rany warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>November</td> <td>rain muddy and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>November</td> <td>killed a pigg more plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>November</td> <td>went to look for rail timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>November</td> <td>plowing sodd very mudy and unplesent let the ram with the yous {ewes}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>November</td> <td>paying mrs patrick the mony</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>November</td> <td>I was digging a drain g snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday stormy looking wether snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>November</td> <td>we killed the pigs stormy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>November</td> <td>went for balsams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>November</td> <td>I went to help bingman to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashing at binghmans stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>November</td> <td>fnished plowing sodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>November</td> <td>we sold the hogs unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday rany and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>November</td> <td>making a shaft for the hors power</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed taking out timber for a barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>November</td> <td>frosty and the roads rough</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/690ae4c157e7e1604005260c6c1ccb1d.pdf 3c758a5704c96293d283113fead84e71 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>November</td> <td>more plesent we flatted the timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>November</td> <td>came home plesent wether frose a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>we bilt a coal pit fine and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday soft rain quite soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished flatting the timber plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed edging the timber plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>December</td> <td>timbering burning a coal pit plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed to draw out the timber finished edging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting rail timber at ningys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>December</td> <td>came home plesent wether maid a pare of rings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday rany slaapy and mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>December</td> <td>blustering and cold flury of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed splitting rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished splittng rails at ningys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>December</td> <td>came home plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>December</td> <td>more plesent now snow rought roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>December</td> <td>sold a load of hay at sixteen dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday cloudy and plesent soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashed the oats very rought</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashing oats and wheat showing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>December</td> <td>killed the beef now snow</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e29416e24175d0cd6b37efa070c11ea.pdf bdb9506082980a70ffd310423b47bf42 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed making the rake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>December</td> <td>thrashing of the floore below snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday snow storm unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday snow storm unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>December</td> <td>cold and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>December</td> <td>christmis day unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed trashing below cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashing wheat very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashing very cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished trashing wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday snow storm tow feet deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>December</td> <td>making shingles unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January</td> <td>making shingles plenty of snow 1856</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting sawlogs cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting sawlogs cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting shingle timber cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting shingle timber skidding the logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday plenty of snow more snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed drawing saw logs snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>blustering and storming making shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>blustering and cold making shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>making shingles unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to cummings to cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>January</td> <td>cut wood blow more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday snow storm comensed great fury</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing in saw logs cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished sawlogs cold</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4246d88a36fc6df93e173158392215b1.pdf d63eb66a1b0eefc11fbf1c548331f199 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed drawing timber cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing for davy mcartney plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing plesent drawing hay to milton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished trashing for davy cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday frosty and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing timber cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>timbering cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>plenty of snow timbering with fred</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>January</td> <td>timbering more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished timbering very frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>January</td> <td>coutting wood and putting cloth upon rak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>puting cloth upon the rake cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>rigging upto trash cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed to trash cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing outt the wheat cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>finished trashing wheat cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Feburary</td> <td>making shingles very cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Feburary</td> <td>sunday blustering cold and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>comensed taking out timber for a shed Jock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Feburary</td> <td>finished takin out the timber very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>went to tompsons for lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>comensed taking out the wheat</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/35317afe569ee6110fc86f9e84c7e9b0.pdf e3a13c3eb124e85292e3b6abb971efb5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>comensed framing the barn for tutle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>very cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>sunday plenty of snow unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>drawing out wheat snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>very colld and windy drifting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>went for shingle timber very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>went for shingle timber to the block</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>making shingles unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>snow storm out with wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>windy and cold unplesent sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing out wheat and framing more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>out with wheat more soft and thewing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>broke out Jupiterbar framing soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>out with wheat soft and thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>went to mill framing soft and mild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing timber out with last load of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>windy and cold sunday plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing timber down which was framed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>went to the grand river killed tree</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>drawing timber more plesent soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>came home from the river drawing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>the horse was sick cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>the hors could not stand any longer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>very great snow storm sunday the horse is {illegible} Tree died great snow storm tuck place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>March</td> <td>Went down below to clean wheat</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6285efe4ca719b4d56fe024593b8a3ce.pdf db58a298f00a8a96b70d161298e7b38c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>And got the roads got drifted up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>I came home with great dificultity</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>making a Jumper finished the blocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>turning phulleys for andy foord very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent frosty drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>very cold and implesent frosty drifts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>trashing the clover seed blustering</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished trashing the clover seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>March</td> <td>lilley cunnigams shanty Burnt and {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>went for shingle timber more plesent 1 to milton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>went for shingle timber shuvling the roads taking some hay sesser came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>cloudy and snow looking more plesent sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>the court took place more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>at court comensed to thaw got a paire of boots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles thewing plesent and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to parlimo for castings thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>March</td> <td>went for shingle timber thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to mill thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished fetching shingle timber home sleighing gettin bad and implesent travling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>sunday plesent for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>trashing some wheat of mister ore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>bought a yoak of of oxing at one 100-27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>March</td> <td>John bought a hors at tow 200 and 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles unplesent plenty of snow</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/048a5a1aff79796b40b140c7bc5ecd3b.pdf 24ed0758c558ace53cede3e0f81af3b9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> 1856 <tr> <td>30</td> <td>March</td> <td>getting up wood very unplesent and making shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday windy quite sunny and gusting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>32{?}</td> <td>March</td> <td>getting wood up and sawing it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sawing wood thawing sloly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>rain and thawing fast quite mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>making shingles unplesent weth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>taking out some potatoes out of the pit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sunday plesent thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>plesent wether thawing sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>comensed sowing clover seed the snow all away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>mortising wagon {illegible} thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>putting the rafer logs in the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sewing the clover seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>the came a lamb very mudy and sloppy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>rain making casing for tosttles hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sunday frosty and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>plesent wether for the season skidding logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>rain hevy very mudy and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>rain and sloppy weather snow disipearing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>cleaning peas and clover seed unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>taking the potatoes out of the pit unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>piling lumber at tompsons and forbushes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>quite a hard frost cool and windy sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>pilling lumber at forbushes comensed to plough </td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>planing lumber for tostles hous plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>groth comenced plesent comensed to drie up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>ploughing sodd plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>framing girts of a barn plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>piling lumber and plough my sodd</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ce9db2cf68b7303c3d588d880599e69d.pdf 8a1e380e006905fdfcff960dfb8ef6f3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>plesent and growing sunday g{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed taking out sill for a barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed framing them warm and growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>April</td> <td>drying wether windy unplesent</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>May</td> <td>framing unplesent wether rainy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>May</td> <td>cutting studs and braces unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>M</td> <td>slow groth windy and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed to dress the tenents getting stone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>May</td> <td>windy wether drying up fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>May</td> <td>laying the foundation windy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain came with great fury cutting studs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain quite a storm comensing making pins</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>May</td> <td>raising the sleepers and came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>May</td> <td>windy and unplesent mudy roats sowing the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>May</td> <td>sunday plesent windy warm and su{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>May</td> <td>taking a lumber down below the roads sowing to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>May</td> <td>framing the purlines plates and girt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>May</td> <td>making studs rainy looking wehter in the south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>May</td> <td>we raised the barn on Absoloms</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed pulling rafedgs on and criple studs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>May</td> <td>cloudy wether looking like rain leaves coming out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>sunday great rain very wet and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed sidding the barn mudy roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>May</td> <td>{illegible}ging growing wether sla{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed shingling the barn windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>May</td> <td>shingling unplesent and Windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain growing wether sowing the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>May</td> <td>planting the potatos and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>M</td> <td>sunday windy and cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/003b8b7371c82992e38d3adac643c57c.pdf 29ab52dc256155bcc47692924d2f956d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>May</td> <td>shingling the barn plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>May</td> <td>shingling quite windy and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>May</td> <td>siding unplesent weher cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain and cold unplesent wether raised meeting house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>May</td> <td>hevy frost cold putting on siding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>May</td> <td>snow storm I went to foord's raisin cold and unplesent siding finished ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday cool and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>June</td> <td>I was showing my horses went below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed drawing out the wheat below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>June</td> <td>ploughing at the barn unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>June</td> <td>rany wether and sloppy clipping the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>June</td> <td>harrowing the folow below breaking out the asses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>June</td> <td>rainy wether sloppy wither sunday cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished shingling the barn rainy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawing out wheat unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>June</td> <td>growing wether rainy wether unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished drawing out the wheat at 6 - and 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished siding the barn rainy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>June</td> <td>framed the hous and raised it rany wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>J</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent wither for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed siding the house warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished siding the hous dry and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>June</td> <td>rufedged the house comensed the road work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>June</td> <td>went to hamilton to get a f caray bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed to shingle the hous bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>June</td> <td>very warm and unplesent withe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>sunday windy</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1ba085a01eed70d5190e24696a518d71.pdf dd0e859b92b2de1b6674097b56030e9f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>June</td> <td>fnished shingling the hous warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>June</td> <td>laying the barn floor hevy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>June</td> <td>came home comensed makin window shash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>June</td> <td>making sash very warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>June</td> <td>went to oakvill for the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>June</td> <td>trying it in hay warm and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>June</td> <td>warm and windy sunday bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>June</td> <td>we bilt the gangay to the barn at toslols</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>July</td> <td>making window sash and fin around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed making hay and cutting with the more</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay with the moying mashine bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay plesent wether be the season growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>July</td> <td>working at the hay plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutt the filed front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>July</td> <td>sundy cool and plesent growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in hay warm and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay plesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>July</td> <td>cuttin down below came hom bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>July</td> <td>raking and drawin in hay below finished mowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>July</td> <td>sundy cool and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawin hay warm and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in hay warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished our hay warm and windy</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c4bf6ba55c1de6b278291b7af1e8be6.pdf 22970d25db8d12df76216881c7463534 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>July</td> <td>sharping house fence very warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>July</td> <td>unplesent with heat windy and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>July</td> <td>cool and plesent wether rigging cradles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>July</td> <td>cool an plesent sunday dry wether nothing a long</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>July</td> <td>rigging up for cutting wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>comensed cutting wheat it stays warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>finished cutting wheat for John warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>comensed cutting at home with Binders</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>coutt away very warm and dry riggin a mashine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>cutting warm and dry and unplesent weth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday brasey and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting wheat at home rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed cutting at Absoloms rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting below warm an unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>July</td> <td>went to a {illegible} to cutt warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished cuting wheat at a new mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed to draw in wheat warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>August</td> <td>Sunday cool and plesent for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawin in Wheat warm dry and fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished at home went to a b{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished below came home dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>August</td> <td>went to the block to draw in wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>August</td> <td>cut the barley ploughing thistles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished the drawin in of the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool and unplesent lazy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>August</td> <td>cutting the oats and binding them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing for linsey cool and plesent and dry</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f5dc7ddc1f38622d57ec06b6a8c31fd6.pdf 93b008b3df9628b27218dab00f5e93b2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing linsy pulling the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing finished trashing cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>August</td> <td>setting the hors power up in a block</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing in a Aqusing finished plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed to rig upp plesent wether rany</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished drawing wheat from the block</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>August</td> <td>rain riging up cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>August</td> <td>cuttin the peas plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>August</td> <td>got the iron plough from the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>finished the field at the old barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>sunday cool and plesent and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing for robert forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>August</td> <td>pulling peas plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>pulling out dung cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>August</td> <td>riging up plesent and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished pulling peas trashing beens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>August</td> <td>twas stacking the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday plesent wether dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed to sow wheat dry and dusty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and dusty wether cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and dusty plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>September</td> <td>fnished sowing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed ploughing at tostels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>September</td> <td>rain comensed misty wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>September</td> <td>sunday rainy and misty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed sowing below plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>September</td> <td>sowing plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>September</td> <td>finished sowing wheat great rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>September</td> <td>helping Sony to finish</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6ed529405db4b5c8b5d4b2c2ac905eb1.pdf 89563c11c88ed3e014c3b8ec1675611e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>september</td> <td>making a wagon wheal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>september</td> <td>plesent withe for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>september</td> <td>sunday plesent wether cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>september</td> <td>making hinges for totles barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>hanging the doors laying the floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>september</td> <td>trashing at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>september</td> <td>setting the mashing showing the bucks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>september</td> <td>trashing at tostles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>september</td> <td>finished trashing at tosles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>september</td> <td>sunday cool not much Groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>september</td> <td>comensed drawing out the wheat at</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>september</td> <td>drawing out the wheat plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>september</td> <td>plesent wither dry roats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>september</td> <td>finished below drawing out the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>september</td> <td>comensed the dung dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>september</td> <td>trashing old peas and puttin dung out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>september</td> <td>sunday dry and plesent tab</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>september</td> <td>went to set the mashine up at {illegible} rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>september</td> <td>trashing S wheat rany wether 1856</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished trashing Ann James went a way linsey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed gathering wood to saw it plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed sawing the wood plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>October</td> <td>setting up the mill and trashing barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday plesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>October</td> <td>trashing at home plesent wether dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>October</td> <td>trashing at home six hundred bustles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed to draw it out dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out warm for the season</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/60059c140cb94c6e1fe36d0a08a29f1a.pdf 3706a4f9c931226c81a8dc40d77fb1df PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing with tow wagons make sh{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out wheat leeves comensing to fall of<</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday cloudy cool and plesent and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out wheat dry and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out wheat plesent wether kept the horse at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>October</td> <td>making a neckyock comensed to dig the potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>October</td> <td>pulling the apples dry and frosty at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>October</td> <td>Ain Jane sent a letter plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>October</td> <td>rain and plesent withe warm rasping some {illegible}ves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>October</td> <td>smoky and cloudy some like rain sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed to fraim the shed misty wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>October</td> <td>cutt my self framing finished taking out wheat killed the hogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>October</td> <td>came home comensed to plough dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>October</td> <td>ploughing cool some rain helping benjaman to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>October</td> <td>ploughing cool plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>October</td> <td>rany and unplesent ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>October</td> <td>Sunday plesent wether and sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>October</td> <td>ploughing windy and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>October</td> <td>sold the wheat and went to the show</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing coald the leeaves are off the trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>October</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished ploughing a field windy and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashed the oats and some wheat old charley beging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday cloudy and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>November</td> <td>rain went below to plough and to frame</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>November</td> <td>framing at the shed cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>November</td> <td>framing cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>November</td> <td>framing more plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>November</td> <td>framing plesent and warm finished ploughing below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>November</td> <td>raised the shed stormy adn blustering</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>November</td> <td>sundy cloudy un{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>November</td> <td>went below and raised the rafters over the shed</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5664bbef0aec6e1c2e0db98f2a4301de.pdf 209ba97ea5f9332c1b0a9d9cadbd8292 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed to side the shade plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>November</td> <td>siding the wether {illegible} gathering stones for a well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed to dig a well plesent wether ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>November</td> <td>snow storm and rain unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>November</td> <td>siding at the shed diging a well plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>November</td> <td>sundy cloudy and plesent the mud are raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>November</td> <td>digging well plesent wether some frosts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed the bucket plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>November</td> <td>ploughing wether som frost in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>November</td> <td>got to the spring mudy diging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>November</td> <td>got below the sand bed plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to drill drilled ten feet plesent rain {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>November</td> <td>sundy plesent wether cloudy warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed stoning the well for absolom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>November</td> <td>stoning plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>November</td> <td>finished the well drawing the lodg hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>November</td> <td>finished rufedging shed plesent ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed shingling plesent wether good ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>November</td> <td>great snow storm comensed fell about a foot of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>November</td> <td>unplesent snowing quite stormy and unplesent with about a foot of snow upon the ground things look gloomy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>cold and unplesent wether ironing of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>December</td> <td>killing the beef cold sleighing plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutting up the beef comensed to draw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>December</td> <td>iron of allay cold and unplesent & Jeny getting </td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>December</td> <td>getting wood for the old woman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>December</td> <td>drawing and piling snow</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e2003fcecc4962b706142755ef76c771.pdf b91bd7a121b300f56f3562379878df26 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1856 <table> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>December</td> <td>iron of a slay plesent and soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting sawlogs went to the river</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutting sawlogs plesent and soft very good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>December</td> <td>great reign stoped the sawlogs iron of sleigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>December</td> <td>making rake frame soft and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>December</td> <td>making at the rak mister mentin here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday snow and reign unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting sawlogs in misgay cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed halling them to the mill very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>December</td> <td>halling logs to the mill and cutting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting wood for Jony blow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>December</td> <td>hevy rain comensed making a rak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>December</td> <td>cold and frosty and windy cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>December</td> <td>drawing sawlogs to pluas mills cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>December</td> <td>sawloging cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>December</td> <td>sawloging cold and unplesent good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>December</td> <td>chrismis day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>December</td> <td>sold the farm more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>December</td> <td>finshed saw loging more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday cloudy some hale pulling good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>December</td> <td>making a rak plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>December</td> <td>sawing wood for culmings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>December</td> <td>making a Jumper plesent nice slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1857</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January</td> <td>selling Absaloms farm plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>blacksmithing nice sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing hay and breaking out a coalt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>plesent and mild sunday and plesent</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fad10b9a391d62751ea39af29bcfea6e.pdf 06cab9747c4ff5be986905dd71b52fd2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1857 1857 <table> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>ironing a cutter cold and good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>setting the hors power to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>bought the wilmit place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing wheat cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing finished snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for bengman cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed drawing sand cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing sand cold and unplesent good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing sand cold unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>sand drawing good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent drifting sand</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished drawing sand from darlings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to the point was cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>taking out timber for to the hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting coal wood cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting coal wood cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>January</td> <td>taking out timber cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>January</td> <td>iron of a slay more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting coal wood soft and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>ironing of a slay drawing hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>good sleighing working at the slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished the ironing of the slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm comensed</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e74c4e8c61b2945a56f9d8d814589f5.pdf 7d1237c6c0d976f0b2f41e776fa84766 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Febuary 1857 <table> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent great pile of snow Febuary unplesent cold plenty of snow high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cutting some logs and taking them into the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cuting logs soft and thawing plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>reign thawing quite fast warm winds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>trashing at saints davy thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>pulling in the logs into the mill thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>sunday stormy and windy and tu{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cutting shingle timber unplesent travling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing hay thawing quite soft drawing lumber </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cutting oak loags at robings forests</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing in the logs bad slaying mud</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>framing at tostles hous plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>framing plesent wether thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>raining the cerk oping to day sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>comensed making a wagon thawing warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon rain and warm winds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon great fluds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>mudy roads rain soft and thawing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>snow storm mixed with mud great rush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>thawing warm taking a load of hay to snufy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>sunday cold winds frose a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making a wagon thawing no slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>piling lumber at elges mills thwelve thousant</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon warm and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon quite plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>frose quite sold and firm warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2cbeca53ac67a0cb72706f97b4686a5f.pdf 370009ad3d7c3db3fdedd7058d23e376 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday colons furnel tuck place quite a snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold no slaying making fanninmill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>went below for som hay verry rugh the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>March</td> <td>making at the wagon cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>making at the fanimill and framing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold unplesent now snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>sold the steers to speers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>snow storm went to celly funarl with of Jumper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>drawing oak sawlogs plesent cold took the slays away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to mill cold the roads rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to fronts for iron the cars ran into the canal at h{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>March</td> <td>went for shingle blocks puting in wagon boxes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent wether for the season snow snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent not cold sunshine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>March</td> <td>flury of snow plesent wether quite mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>iron of a wagon mudy unplesent trashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>ironing of the wagon plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>March</td> <td>flury of snow making everything mudy and slopy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>March</td> <td>quite soft and unplesent geting a bout</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>March</td> <td>ironing of the wagon flury of snow making hous carpter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>March</td> <td>plesent the ground frose quite solid bright</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>March</td> <td>seting the wagon tires plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>March</td> <td>ironing at the wagon plenty of mud</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>March</td> <td>working at the wagon plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished the wagon ironing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>painting the wagon plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>March</td> <td>making a {illegible} for the wagon plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cool windy not plesent lambs came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>March</td> <td>painting the wagon plesent wether roads dry and fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to masawing for Aabsoms plesent travling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed making a roler dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>April</td> <td>working at the roler making bolts for it</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/85524b95195369d88c676a4b0d7dc04c.pdf 9e3854d053ad2419e8fd3be1e5d9f90a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1872 <table> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>December</td> <td>crismis day snowing fast all day cold hard frees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>December</td> <td>shuvling roads cold and frosty day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>December</td> <td>nothing a dowing to day cold Blowing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>December</td> <td>more plesent day nothing a dowing frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday more plesent day plenty of snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>December</td> <td>drawing wood to out of the old swale with muga{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>December</td> <td>Breaking wagon out goos weel drawing wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January 1873</td> <td>drawing wood plesent day plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing sloly to day not so cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>riging up helping saint to trash warm and ples</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for John to day cold and Blustering</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday snow storm was plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing sloly to day cold and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>makaking a pea trasher setting the strawd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>making att straw cutter to trash peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast to day the change great</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm making they unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to mill with nugan went well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday thawing fast windy warm turbulent wethe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>January</td> <td>unplesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing comenst again making hay mor plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast to day piles of snow upon grund</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast to day hie winds to day making thy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>reguy th cutty peas for John to day raining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm trashing som peas in the men Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and Blowing fast unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent thawing fast making thigs qu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and frosty and cold hay 20 dollars tun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>som cold winds making unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm about 18 inces of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm piling upp fast to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>January</td> <td>grinding peas and Barley for J and myself</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday snow storm Blocks of snow</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e69af655a554049e714aee0bdd763b58.pdf 9608e7c20cfeee22be5dfcdbd011b958 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold snow storm Blustering very stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>making Bee hives to day cold and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>making Bee hives cold frosty 2 feet of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting peas to day cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to naragay to in spect a road mor plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>February</td> <td>cold and frosty day making Bee hives cold the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday cold and windy plenty of snow cold to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>February</td> <td>thawing som to day plesent not so cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>February</td> <td>soft and warmer to day the Bees flying to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>February</td> <td>plesent day grainty Bee hives plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>February</td> <td>miss sprall came to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>February</td> <td>dowing Blacksmith woork the fare to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>February</td> <td>putting logs in to the mill to day very plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday cold and frosty to day making thigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>February</td> <td>cold and unplesent day snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>February</td> <td>nothing a dowing to day cold and unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>February</td> <td>more plesent day plenty of snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>February</td> <td>taking a load of peas to milton J Bells 70c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>February</td> <td>more plesent day not so cold to day making</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>February</td> <td>drawing lumber to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday plesent cloudy to day m 8 Dolars for the 8 of Shugar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>February</td> <td>comenst drawing seeder to day the snow rig B</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>February</td> <td>cutting seeder to day snow very deep in the tr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>February</td> <td>drawing seeder to day plesent warm thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>February</td> <td>thawing fast to day the hills Bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>February</td> <td>snow storm to day r Drawing straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>February</td> <td>drawing seeder to day cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday cold old clements funeral to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>February</td> <td>snow storm cold and frosty to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>February</td> <td>drawing seeder to day good slaying to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>att the seeder to day warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>February</td> <td>att the seeder to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>February</td> <td>att the seeder to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>working seeder plesent day thawing som to day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3ded947acb8a83f1dfc01a2913328ca.pdf c02dc9e4b5df72e02765334c0ca6d57c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday thomas com hom warm and plesent </td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold and unplesent day nothing a dowing sold 18 Bushels peas 70 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>March</td> <td>plenty of snow good slaying Butt cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>went for seeder to day in <s>P</s> logs plesent frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting seeder to day thawing raning the line rail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>survaying the rail road woorking the seeder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>making pumps to day in plesent snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent day cold 10 caps of Bes did</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>putting in a pump I well thawing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>dowing chores to day plesent day soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>thawing fast to day piles of snow around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>March</td> <td>putting in saw logs in to the mill thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>March</td> <td>nothing a dowing to day making thigs in plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting caps raining to day fast the snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday windy cold plenty snow {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting caps unplesent day thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting and grinding grists to day more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>March</td> <td>snow storm unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>March</td> <td>raining to day unplesent day sold 500 of hay {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>March</td> <td>putting up the Belows new ones that I maid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting capps to day 300 elem thawing som</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent day cloudy windy plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold snow storm comensing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>March</td> <td>dowing Blacksmith work unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>snow storm fast all day 7 inches of new snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>i have twenty caps of Bes now 30 Ded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>March</td> <td>fetching home the new plow from tronto 39$</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>March</td> <td>raining to day and thawing fast plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold sundy not thawing windy to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>raining fast plenty of snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>April</td> <td>thawing fast selling hay at 24 dollars a tun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>April</td> <td>laying plow point to day mor plesent rainy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>April</td> <td>thawing fast triming apple trees to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>April</td> <td>Boring capps to day soft sold sevint dollars {illegible}</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4335788cdc0d0786dda477f44fb1582f.pdf 27550d10e771b8094893bc084898ed62 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>Boring capps rain comenst thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td><s>sund</s> raining fast piles of snow around yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>raining fast plenty of mud today Blocks of ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>April</td> <td>raining to day sold a tun of hay 24$ me fe{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>April</td> <td>rainy fast making a wind wheal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>April</td> <td>raining hard some Blocks of snow around fenc</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>April</td> <td>gathering stones of the medow to day soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>April</td> <td>Bilding a chimeny upon the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday plesent day warm some snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>April</td> <td>comenst plowing soft some Blocks of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>April</td> <td>rainy fast to day making thigs unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing with the new iron plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>April</td> <td>rain not much frost net at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>April</td> <td>fixing gates mudy at {illegible} soft 19 caps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>April</td> <td>sol a tun of hay to day 24$ plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday cool and dry at cloudy at fire{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing soft yed Som Blocks of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing sood in field at the frunt of the hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing sod to day making thigs plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>April</td> <td>making Wind wheal to day frosty at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>April</td> <td>the show day plesent day sold 2 uns of hay $24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing sod 3 lambs now 17 caps of Bees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday plesen day frosty at night hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>April</td> <td>comenst sowing spring wheat and oats little field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>April</td> <td>sowing oats on sood in the field frunt of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>April</td> <td>finished sowing peas at home dry plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>May</td> <td>sowing Barley at J place to day dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain comenst some frost at night quite a groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>May</td> <td>raing making a wind wheal to day raning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>May</td> <td>sunday plesent turnd out milk Cows to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>May</td> <td>making a wind mill to day plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>May</td> <td>gathering stones of the medow cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished sowing peas J place to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>May</td> <td>Burning apple Brush to day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2cc31717de79e9087fa4f0b35f560ffd.pdf 5cd765b70339ed3fc6fc8efc22b71ff9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>May</td> <td>raning to day quite a groth soft rasing the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>May</td> <td>to milton for chery trees to day and plum trees $6.50 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>May</td> <td>turn a the cattle to grass to day The Buds not out the spring wheat coming upp and oats the wheat Badly Killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>May</td> <td>pulling red root out of the wheat cool I went to sta{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>May</td> <td>pulling root on the medow in ten acer field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung on the turnip ground to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>May</td> <td>cool and unplesent winds to day making thigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>May</td> <td>plowing the potato ground to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>May</td> <td>planting the potatoes to day plesent north wind to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>May</td> <td>sunday cool winds the pees are up the catle out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung upon the plowing the turnip patch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>May</td> <td>plowing and harowing the turnip ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>May</td> <td>cutting red root out of the wheat to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>May</td> <td>turned the horses to grass windy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>May</td> <td>comenst harowing the folow warm and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>May</td> <td>fnished harowing making garden planting rasberys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>May</td> <td>sunday cool plesent day the leeves coming out fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>May</td> <td>washing the sheap to day seeying about the road {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung to day in the field frunt of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung plesent day warm things growing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>May</td> <td>taking sophy to the stud story plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing shering the sheep plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung to day out of the shade dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday cool and Breesy today making thig plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawing {illegible} plesent day dry with a shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawing dung in to the field at the Barn F sol horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawing dung plesent day dry not much groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished all the dung to day cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing and spreding dung plesent dry and hasy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing fast and spreding dung to day dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday plesent day the road woork paid $7.8.7c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing fast att the folow dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing with tow tem spreding dung to day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d2df64b85dd847942a295695e137220.pdf ba886f0d0821955313038d483818120f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing fast and spreding dung plesent day cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing to day went to franks raisen som rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished plowing to day plesent day not to warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>June</td> <td>sowing the turnips to day warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday swarming Bees to day som rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>June</td> <td>harowing the folow to day plesent with regn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished harowing to day plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>June</td> <td>sophy got the stud to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>June</td> <td>fixing the machine to day moore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>June</td> <td>swarming Bees C Caps to day 18 Caps now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>June</td> <td>dry down chores around the Bildings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday rain and cool not much groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>June</td> <td>comenst cutting hay to day warm very fight</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>June</td> <td>rain comenst to day quite wett and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>June</td> <td>cutting to day very lite hard to cutt to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>June</td> <td>gathering hay to day unplesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawin in the hay plesent day warm and N</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>June</td> <td>mowing in the field at the well down home warm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday warm and close day I sold wool 36 cents</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>June</td> <td>unplesent cutting hay to day in the field at the frunt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay to day unplesent warm and light hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>July</td> <td>the Bite comenst woork to day rain unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in hay to day the Bite cutting the orchit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in hay to day unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in out of ten acker field to day 20 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday unplesent day cool and sultry d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting to day and drawing in to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting at home to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting at J place plesent day fine wether cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>July</td> <td>raing to day fast comenst ganging the folow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>July</td> <td>mowing att J place and drawing in to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished mowing to day season drawing in fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday ples day cool not to warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished hay making for this season</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b74e0c50b2e9476344b0586621e089d4.pdf 15e2892aa6658e70a560b94a365424db PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>July</td> <td>ganging the folow at frunt of the Barn cool plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>July</td> <td>ganging att folow plesent day dry the wheat lowry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished ganging the folow plesent day making</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>July</td> <td>comenst cutting the wheat to day a shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting wheat plesent day cool for work cutt 12 ackers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>July</td> <td>sounday cool and north wind hay worth 20 dollars out of field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting att home plesent day cutting roads att J place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting att J place plesent day cutt one field to day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting J wheat comenst A wehat on shorting farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting wheat to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>July</td> <td>comenst drawing in wheat plesent rain comenst</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in in the after noon plesent day mak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>July</td> <td>suntay cool cloudy wether som lik rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in wheat finished att home plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>July</td> <td>helping J to cutt and draw in wheat to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>July</td> <td>pulling the peas quite ripe cutting Barley to day Bite left</td> </tr> </tr> <td>1</td> <td>August</td> <td>pulling peas warm and sultry with showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished the pulling of the peas drawin timothy seed in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool cloudy wether som loike rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawing in peas warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished the peas cutting the oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>August</td> <td>cutting spring wheat warm and sultry to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>August</td> <td>cutting oats finished cutting for this season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>August</td> <td>Binding oats plesent day cool and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>August</td> <td>draw in spring wheat fixing horspower sold cattle six head $47</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday plesent day cool dry and sultry to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished drawing in oats to day finished this season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>August</td> <td>helping J Beel to trash raning quite showery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>August</td> <td>comenst riging upp some rain to day I went in {illegible} #</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>August</td> <td>riging upp to day plesent the dand in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>August</td> <td>riging upp showery wether plesent day cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>August</td> <td>riging fast cool and plesent dary lotts spring croop yett</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent day fares working att rail Bilding the rail road to milton</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2bf533ddd824d99c1684a7687900e883.pdf 1fea251e2c45ad4d6b8c90e87845926c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing fast plesent day dry and clere</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing in the field the frunt of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing fast plesent wether warm sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>August</td> <td>helping Frank to trash warm sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing sold my Bef catle 47$ 6 hed 2of2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing fast now plesent day not much groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool wind to day now groth now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing plesent day making things com</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished plowing in the field att frunt of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>August</td> <td>comenst sowing wheat to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>August</td> <td>sowing fast dry and sultry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>August</td> <td>sewing a way dry and sultry day m warm finished so</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>August</td> <td>shulrfing and sewing the field att the frunt of Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>August</td> <td>sum raining fast making things con nice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>setember</td> <td>plowing the turnip ground Jonathy got 15 bushels wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>setember</td> <td>finished sowing whed to day dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>setember</td> <td>riging the machine to day som rain & windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sharping stakes to day plesent warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sharping stakes plesent day dry and sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>setember</td> <td>drawing clay into the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sunday plesent day som rain the wheat </td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>setember</td> <td>som Blacksmith work to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sharping stakes to day plesen day dry and sultery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>setember</td> <td>paving around the well to day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>setember</td> <td>paving to day and finished it now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>setember</td> <td>riging the machine to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>setember</td> <td>making sider and vinegar to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sunday plesent day camfmety noribs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>setember</td> <td>setting the mill to trash att J place rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing fast good turn out of wheat Broak 2 rings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing and finished it to day came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>setember</td> <td>drawing wood up to the house plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>setember</td> <td>Bilding a fence along creek to the swale warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>setember</td> <td>staking it warm and sultery day frosts at night</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/27efcb8b817284c6769971c7661c457c.pdf ff63a437ed59e1eaa15e484ee0256437 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sunday plesent day Barley one dollar 8 cts in oakville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>setember</td> <td>Driving the stakes to day and finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>setember</td> <td>helping lasson to trass warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>setember</td> <td>setting the machine att J place to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing A place to day finished trashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing to day warm sultery day finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing A place to day finished trashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sunday hevy rain making the wheat grow fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>setember</td> <td>diging potatoes finished plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>setember</td> <td>diging potatoes finished plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>October</td> <td>trashing timothy seed and oats to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>October</td> <td>comenst plowing in the little field to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing plows well dry plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>October</td> <td>raining fast very little top upon the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday plesent day drying up now now frosts n</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing in the little field plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished it plesent day dry and sultery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing in the field frunt of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast clening Barley goetting $40 cents</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>October</td> <td>show day in milton Barling apples to day T B</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday plesent day windy cool in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>October</td> <td>Barling apples to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing to day plesent day dry and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast dry and warm and sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished plowing stubl ground to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>raining choping some wheat to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday dull and cloudy day but plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>October</td> <td>gathering in apples to the seller to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>raining and snowing quite a storm comenst</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>raning fast making mud rise up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>plowing patches to day unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>October</td> <td>comenst sodd plowing dry and fine wether</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11bf96a7f69bd99cff7e23f907e53b97.pdf 2df72659844f5248b40c21b1a6809c7d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>November</td> <td>plowing sod frunt of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>November</td> <td>plowing frose in the morning solad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>November</td> <td>finished plowing for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>November</td> <td>quarying flags for {illegible} att M gibons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>November</td> <td>shingling holes in the old Barn plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>November</td> <td>down chore putty glass in the driving house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday rain soft to day making I mud</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>November</td> <td>drawing old rails for wood plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>November</td> <td>drawing rails to day plesent to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>November</td> <td>snow storm comenced stopy woork</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>November</td> <td>stabling cattle to day plesent cold and hasy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>November</td> <td>feeding cattle to day plesent day making cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>November</td> <td>plesent day soft sun slaying to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday plesent day soft thawing like</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>November</td> <td>drawing som wood to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashing som wheat to day plesent day tying cattle up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>November</td> <td>clening timothy seed snow flury one inch feeding {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>November</td> <td>splitting Besswood in to rails to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>November</td> <td>seting the mill to cutt wood snow upon ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>November</td> <td>sawing wood att the house plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday plesent day soft not thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>November</td> <td>snow storm 2 inches slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>November</td> <td>grinding som peass oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>November</td> <td>feeding cattle killing the pigs one pig</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>November</td> <td>cutting the sume up plenty snow frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>November</td> <td>grinding a grist for Tork plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>November</td> <td>cutting straw to day frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday frosty snowing 4 righes of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>plesent day raining drawing wood {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Decembe</td> <td>comenst thawing and rain fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Decembe</td> <td>thawing fast making the snow fly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Decemb</td> <td>great storm of wind Blowing fences down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Decemb</td> <td>and trees thawing all the snow of fine after storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Decemb</td> <td>Bilding fences fine day som frost re</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/376e960fe3e0917f36b234cfa54edc91.pdf d2ec8ea886de213cff14469f53fa2323 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1873 <table> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>sunday cold frosts day making thing cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>thawing fast making the snow corse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>the snow all gon of the fields now frost in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>laying upp fences which the wind Blowed down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>laying upp fences and staking them now frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>paying chool tax 16 dollars plesent and rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>snow storm comenst one futt of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>sunday windy and unplesent day now fros in gro</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>riging for trashing att home plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>trashing goes well to day finished for season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>plesent day theawing fast mud on roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>Jonathany raisin straw house plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>finished the raison to day came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>colder than not so plesent nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>sunday cold som frost att night now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>plesent day som snow upon ground no frost in ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>helping davy to trash plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>drawing wood plesent day som snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>drawing wood to day plesent day warm a raly in Ba{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>drawing some wood chrismus days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>cutting straw plesent day snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>sunday cool som frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>drawing rails to a fence in woods Black a{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>som slaying thomas com down to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>plesent day making som slayin sn frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January</td> <td>nothing a dowing to day plesent day 1874</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast now making thig soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for John to gay soft mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday thawing Bees flyin windy thawing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm thawing fast to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing lathing the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast the snow gon all of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>lathing fast warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm dowing carpenter wood {illegible}</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3e00a44465d91a772d62a5509be080b9.pdf 3402ed835ff76eea0abf1d5d76a752ac PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing sodd in the fied frunt of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday plesent day cloudy wether this cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing to day plesent wether sodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast plesent day schower to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing to day att the sod unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing to day fine wether to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing snow storm and rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>November</td> <td>snow and frost drawing in the apples Barles to sell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday som snow flurys flying about</td> </tr> <table> 1874 <table> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for John after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday plesent day m snow windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>January</td> <td>plesent day making care to unload hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for A today plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting straw for A to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to mill cold and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>Breaking the Jar offf out to day more{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday plesent day not so cold good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>good slaying plesent and cold att night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>January</td> <td>making a case for unloading hay in the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>Killing a Beef to day thawing soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting upp the Beef warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>January</td> <td>making at the case to day plesent thawing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished the case theawing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and plesent day frosty and day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>January</td> <td>making a wind mill for the well at the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>January</td> <td>dowing som th{illegible} thawing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing wind taking the snow of all But ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>the voting to day cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold nothing a dowing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold little snow upon ground making slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>February</td> <td>good slaying now nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>February</td> <td>comenst snowing making a window</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b20222df26de805ada31fa94a54b3fd2.pdf 36c102b4710d68e6df75ed4d9bd461b0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>good slaying now nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>getting 2 Barles of salt from gorgtown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Febary</td> <td>cold and unplesent day making suplese</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Febary</td> <td>snowstorm plenty of snow now upon ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Febary</td> <td>sunday plesent day Eath home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Februry</td> <td>good slaying to day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>plenty of slaying to day dowing som Blacksmithing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>February</td> <td>som slaying to day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making att the wind mill to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cold and unplesent day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cold and plenty of slaying to day taxes on nashugy $11.36 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>sunday plesent day making things look like spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>making a wind mill plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Febuay</td> <td>cutting straw plesent day som little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Febuay</td> <td>E went of to the mill to work now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Febuay</td> <td>making a wind mill for the well att the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>seting the mill to day to cutt peas att the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Febry</td> <td>cutting peas to day snow storm one inch of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Febry</td> <td>sunday plesent day cloudy little cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>one calf came plesent wether som slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>February</td> <td>went to nasaguay for seeder poals for mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing pee straw to the new barn </td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>February</td> <td>framing the poles to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>making Boalts for mill warm som snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>cutting out the pees to day plesent day raised mill to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>sunday thawing fast windy thre caps of Bes D</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>plesent thawing fast now cool wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>plesent day thawing soft and mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>putting upp the wind mill to day at the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>March</td> <td>comenst shingling the old shephouse to day plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>rain and som snow windy clening peas upp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>setting the mill to pump water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>making a Barley foork to day raining soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday stormy snow windy flurying</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11b1b4141f2e5b177258a1240a095cfe.pdf 258e71552177f8c97c929ca1714cac39 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 <table> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold nothing a dowing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold som snow dowing Blacksmithing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>sharping stakes for the Back line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>drawing stakes to the fence and capps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>March</td> <td>splitting capps cold and snow flurys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>drawing straw into the new Barn shigling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent day som snow no fenc</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>March</td> <td>shingling att the old house sheep yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished shingling plesent raining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>taking down the fence att Back line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold raining som the snow all a way</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>March</td> <td>comenst Bilding the fence Backline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished Bilding setting the stakes and capps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cool wind Blowing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold frosty now snow upon the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>cold winds Blowing dry with the frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>March</td> <td>unplesent wether nothing can Be don</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting caps dry and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting caps Broke the ager nine lambs came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>March</td> <td>choping peas for John to day cutting caps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cold wind to day blowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold and frosty making a capp auger</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold and unplesent day making drill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>cold laying a fence in the woods of ash rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>windy and cold nothing a dowing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>Boaring capps dry and plesent roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>drawing hay into driving house fine roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sunday snow storm cold unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>drawing the horse manure out with slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>quite mudy to day the snow off cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>making a pump to day and putting in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>cold wind picking stones of the medow line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>finished the stones at the line cold frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>drawin the Bes out of sellar of Barn 21 caps</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3fe89cc38a879da76bbdfd9b423f1628.pdf 37e6d600d28b6bec059ccd838ab0f787 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 12 April sunday pleasant day cold are the Bees fly 13 April flury of snow un pleasant day drawing dung 14 April thawing fast nothing a dowing to day 15 April unplesent frosty day and night 16 Aprill fixing the Board fence to day pleasant day 17 April Eddone home more pleasant day 18 April nothing a dowing twenty one calf [unclear] now 19 April sunday plesent day the Bees flying fast 20 April drawing stakes att the Back line and fencing 21 April drawing stakes att the line and finishing 22 April not much a dowing to day posts att night 23 April went for a load of cedar for the hedge [unclear] 24 April the show day in milton settled with moffat 45 25 April drawing old rails from Backline fencing 26 April sunday snow 2 inches of snow havy frosts att night 27 April frosty all night one inch of ice upon the water 28 April drawing old rails to day cold and frosty all night 29 April fixing the old Buildings to day plesent day 30 April nothing adowing to day more plesent now [unclear] 1 May comenst plowing sod to day soft and cold 2 May plowing sod more plesent day making things 3 May sunday more plesent now groth yet 4 May comenst sowing oats and peas finished the peas 5 May roling the peas and oats mother very poorly 6 May sowing oats ten acres field and finished them 7 May roling the Barley unchel Jak came to see mother 8 May roling the oats not any groth yet mother poorly 9 May warm nothy a dowing mother sick poor groth 10 May mother very weakly to day 14 years since the house was bilt By June 11 May nothing adowing to day 12 May drawing manure out upon potato ground 13 May finished dung to day plesent day nothing a doing 14 May plowing the potatoe ground plesent warm 15 May planting the potatoes finished them https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a5038261070f4f1dfbc8857367215c2f.pdf 48dae7c54fc1bc03fbbed31a0bf81dfe PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 4 oclock. 16 May this morning Mother died better day 17 May sunday cloudy cool hard times to encounter 18 May the funeral to day rain in morning 19 May very lonsom and solitude nothing a dowing 20 May drawing dung in the little field very lonsom 21 May plesent day making things lonsom hard thots 22 May finished the little field with manure 23 May Agness left to day very lonsom and forlorn 24 May sunday plesent day the leaves coming out 25 May drawing manure to day plesent day son W. was here 26 May finished the manure som rain things are 27 May finished manure washing the sheep to day 28 May comenst plowing in dung warm sultey 29 May plowing in the little field warm growing 30 May sheiring the sheep to day warm sultey day 31 May sunday cool Bree the trees in Blosom and leaves 1 June plowing in the dung in the little field 2 June plowing fast dry wether for the season 3 June plowing warm dry sultey day 4 June plesent plowing very lonsom now 5 June Breezy more cool to day making 6 June plowing fast in field front of house 7 June sunday a shower of rain 8 June plowing plesent day not to warm 9 June finished plowing in the dung front of house 10 June went for the road list to the street 11 June rain to day making things grow fast 12 June hoeing som potatoes to day som groth 13 June went to georg town with the wool 38 cts 14 June sunday cool som groth to day 15 June comenst dowing the road work to day 16 June rain comenst to day making things grow 17 June finished the road work to day plesent drying 18 June dowing chores to day Al Bought the horses https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/12347fd547e0847c6f79e8a77317555c.pdf 9ec528d2c27d6b022df9c9394b7a09f8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 19 June making a gate to day plesent day things 20 June swarming Bees to day 3 caps doing well to day 21 June sunday warm and sultey growing squabbs going on 22 June Comenst clening wheat att 5 places $1 2.50 23 June clening wheat att 5 places dry and plesent 24 June drawing out and clening wheat warm 25 June drawing to milton one dollar and quarter 26 June comenst my wheat att home plesent day 27 June drawing fast to day to milton got to Barley sack 28 June sunday shower of rain the Bees doing well 7 calfs new 29 June harrowing the fallow warm and very plesent 30 June finished harrowing fixing the machine 1 July comenst cutty in hay dry and plesent day 2 July cutty hay plesent day finished one field 3 July comenst raking to day dry light medows 4 July mowing and raking a hevy hail last night 5 July sunday plesent Bees to day a swarm of Bees 6 July cocking hay to day plesent day warm 7 July drawing in to day plesent warm 8 July finished mowing ten acker field 9 July drawing in to day plesent day 10 July cutty in the field att the line 11 July cocking and mowing to day rain 12 July sunday rain storm stopping the work 13 July gathey som hay wet in the morning 14 July finished mowing the field att the line 15 July shery rain comenst to day ruining the crops 16 July mowing the double field to day finished it 17 July finished drawing in hay for the season 18 July comenst cutty wheat to day plesent 5 places 19 July sunday windy & warm Bees swarming fast to day 20 July cuttg wheat & finished him to day 21 July comenst att home and finished it to day 22 July father very sick cuttg wheat to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1e5660e3e46024926495490ba214d9ed.pdf ff56c3c816b4a481de6b527b2da55952 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 23 July comenst drawing in to day plesent day moving fast 24 July drawing in att 8 place plesent day 25 July going in to day plesent day warm 26 sunday grain ripeing very fast they laugh 27 July plesent white sultry to dowing now 28 July cut the beets and peas a showery morning 29 July the funeral at three oclock to day 30 July nothy adowing to day more cool my hand sore 31 July cutting Barley to day plesent day cool and dry 1 August cutting some oats plesent my hand sore 2 August sunday oats dry and sultey wether 3 August cutting the peas plesent day making things dull 4 August drawing in peas to day plesent day 15 August comenst rining up to day plesent day 16 August sunday cool and plesent day 17 August plowing fast in the little field att the house 18 August plowing fast my hand getting Better now 19 August plowing warm and sultey dry now grass 20 August finished the little field rain comenst 21 August plowing in the field front of the house 22 plowing fast cool and plesent wether now 23 August sunday plesent cool lonsom now 24 August plowing fast to dry and plesent 25 August plowing fast to day dry and warm 26 August plowing fast dry and plesent day 28 August finished plowing to day plesent day 29 August settin the machine to day warm 30 August thrashing the wheat to day more muddy 31 sunday plesent day warm dry sultey 31 September dry and plesent nothy adowing 1 September nothy much adowing dry and plesent 2 September plesent day dry and sultey 3 September dry weaky for rain to day 4 September comenst sawing wheat to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a2000505ad2ec13d7515759f2f24986.pdf 9f36698d5e72c213f898a0ad5e7b5e66 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 5 September sowing dry and sultry to day 6 September sunday dry and sultry cool at night 7 September finished sowing in the field front of house 8 September shucking cross furrows to day warm 9 September warm nothing adowing to day plesent day 10 September fixed the machine to thrash making bars 11 September thrashing the Barley and oats 160 bus 12 September fixing things to day around a Bought 13 September sunday plesent day looks like rain 14 September thrashing for John dry and plesent 15 September thrashing and finished came home to day 16 September fixing things around a Bout the house 17 September looks like rain to day comenst rain 18 September sowing the fall wheat field to day warm 19 September sunday the cross furs to day plesent groth 20 September sunday hevy rain making grass grow fast 21 September comenst plowing in the field att the fence 22 September plowing in the field front of the Barn 23 September dry and plesent the ground hard 24 September the show att Toronto now plesent day 25 September plowing dry the wheat coming up now 26 September the wheat coming up dry and warm 27 September sunday rain making things grow now 28 September plowing in the field att the front of the Barn 29 September helping John Bell to thrash peas and oats 30 September plowing som rain making things grow 1 October plowing fast dry and sharp wether 2 October plowing som rain clening Barley to day got 3 October went to Orkville with Barley plesent day $5 4 October got the iron to make Fence Machine dollars night 5 October plowing fast in the field att the front of Barn 6 October plowing fast looking like rain to day 7 October rain to day making things sloppy Barley apples https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e66811ee3fd1f3d2d34099ac42b41ce.pdf 701ff84d63668391179b97d56fea30ac PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 8 Octobre rainy fast to day making the roads soft 9 Octobre plowing fast to day drying fast 10 Octobre rainy making a watering pail for the stable 11 Octobre sunday plesent day cloudy to day 12 Octobre plowing finished the field a Barley [unclear] 13 Octobre shucking the crossfurs plesent day comenst plowg 14 Octobre in ten acker field to show day plesent day 15 Octobre plowing plesent day dry and plesent roads 16 Octobre diging the potatoes to day warm plesent 17 Octobre plowing fast taking the apples of to day 18 Octobre sunday plesent day mr windy and plesent 19 Octobre plowing fast finished in two ten acker fields 20 Octobre plowing in little field plesent day 21 Octobre comenced in the field att frunt of the house 22 Octobre plowing fast dry and plesent day now 23 Octobre plowing fast dry and sultrey day warm 24 Octobre plowing fast warm and fine day 25 Octobre sunday cloudy and plesent day 20 Barleys 2 bus 26 Octobre plowing in the field frunt of the house 27 Octobre plesent wether warm and dry hailing apples 28 Octobre sold 19 Barles of apples story 1 1/2 29 Octobre plowing fast windy not much frost yet 30 Octobre the lot left 49 scent plesent day som rain 31 Octobre plowing the bees eating of the thres now sunday cold and windy to day 1 Novembre plowing fast dry and hard fine wether 2 Novembre cutty foundation stones for the Base monument 3 Novembre cuty Base for the monument foundation 4 Novembre getting old tuck to dig a foundation 5 Novembre doing som cutty Punishell plesent wether 6 Novembre drawing stones for the foundation monument 7 Novembre sunday plesent smoky dry warm 8 Novembre Building the foundation of the monument 9 Novembre plowing fast plesent wether warm https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84b8e002f1189864f3fca974a217dbc9.pdf 7e471ed0702fcd9b6b3b0e5470aeccd5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 10 Novembre plowing fast plesent wether season 11 Novembre taking in som apples in to the seller 12 Novembre finished plowing for the season sun frost 13 Novembre fixing the apple stable to day plesent cold 14 Novembre sunday plesent day warm and plesent day 15 Novembre doing chores around to day plesent day 16 Novembre went to masguway to call for a lot seedes 17 Novembre raining nothing adowing to day all plesent 18 Novembre John Bell sale to day plesent wether 19 Novembre helping archy to day to traigh plesent day 20 Novembre snow storm comenced stalling the cattle 21 Novembre sunday plesent day 2 inches of snow 22 Novembre fixing gates now stalling cattle not cold 23 Novembre nothy adowing to day plesent day 24 Novembre killing the hogs to day plesent day son snow 25 Novembre cutty up the hogs to day and rendering fast 26 Novembre went to masguway to call seeder plesent day 27 Novembre the snow all of to day plesent day 28 Novembre sunday snow sown 8 inches of snow winter the amount of money I have in all to day is 43 Dollars 43 hunderd 29 Novembre doing chores wether the cattle stalled 30 Novembre more plesent to day not so cold 1 Decembre plesent day nothing adowing 2 Decembre doing som Blacksmith work 3 Decembre shoving fast new plesent day 4 Decembre cold and frosty wether 5 sunday plesent day more snow 6 Decembre a large pile on my leg making things 7 Decembre nothy adowing cold and frosty at night 8 Decembre making horses shoes to day cold frosty 9 Decembre shoeing horses to day cold and frosty 10 Decembre setting the machine to day at place 3 11 Decembre raining wheat to day plesent morning 12 Decembre sunday snowing fine snow https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c81f9919579af5913f60309a91aee17f.pdf a31e6c18f7a4d70ceae0430ea6ef13b9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1874 13 Decembre cold nothing adowing to day 14 Decembre cutty straw & pieces 15 Decembre plesent day nothy adowing to day snow 16 Decembre frosty sweet plesent day 17 Decembre cutty straw for John broak a nife 18 Decembre thawing som slaying good cold 19 Decembre sunday gloomy cold wind north wind 20 Decembre thawing fast now cold 21 fixing the straw cutter now plesent day 22 nothy adowing to day maky thys come 23 drawing stones to day plesent day of the woods 24 drawing stones to day Christmas day 25 cutty straw for John plesent day 26 sunday plesent day no snow now 27 setting the machine to day to cut wood 28 cutty wood to day plesent day making 29 nothy adowing cold snap to day 30 plesent day drilling Bars to day now 1875 1 January newers day nothy adowing now snow 2 January drilly snow to day snow storm 3 January sunday cold som snow to day 11 January cold and unplesent wether drilly snow 12 January comenst to draw seeder to day cold 13 January shovy the horses to day cold 14 January went for seeder cold drawing stakes and pins 15 January went for seeder to day cold frosty 16 January grinding peas and oats for farm cold 17 January sunday cold and frosty day 18 January fixing gates Bushy and Baker 19 January cutty seeder to day plesent cold 20 January Barber got in flying cold day 21 January cold and unplesent day getting seeder 22 January fetching a load of seeder to day & selling now 23 January fine day nothy adowing to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/243fdfaf09997da70560a94d1062aeb3.pdf 83990f66a67a047b6e57598f2e6f8263 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 24 January sunday snow storm to day 4 inches of snow 25 January frosty morning Alison the foal get in dead 26 January cold and unplesent day snowing 27 January unplesent day snowing and blowing 28 January nothy adowing to day only keeping hall 29 January down to Georgetown to day 30 January cold and unplesent day nothy adowing 31 January sunday more plesent plenty of snow to day 1 March stormy wether Isabella very sick snowy 2 March went to see her most gone home piles of snow 3 March snow storm drefly fast nothy adowing 4 March Isabella died nine o clock this morning 5 March snow storm 3 feet of snow upon the ground now 6 March the funeral came of to day hard times in order again 7 March sunday plesent day som lambs coming now 8 March melting snow thomas down now plenty of snow 9 March grinding peas and oats for John to day 10 March grind peas soft with thawing seen little to day 11 March St. Thomas went away to day plesent and soft 12 March finished making the horse fence to day 13 March cool and frosty drawing manure at orchard 14 March sunday plesent day that is now 21 March plesent wether thawing some plenty of snow 22 March fixing the windmill to day plesent 23 March doing Blacksmith work to day 24 March thawing fast to day plenty of snow 25 March comenst making a gate to day 26 March making gate going thawing 27 sunday plesent to day windy 28 making a gate foggy soft plesent thawing 29 March sawing wood att John to day 31 March making a wood wheel thawing 1 Aprill paint the gate to day plesent 2 Aprill thawing fast to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c108e34b0ad3d69fb39fb5f39eabed24.pdf 291fe1ef2da473e0a4ccf3cdd362ab69 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 3 April thrashing peas for F to day plesent warm 4 April sunday plesent day thawing fast 5 April painting the fence to day plesent 6 April hanging gate to day plesent day 7 April plesent wether thawing fast to day 8 April washing to day rainy to day soft 9 April painting the picket fence to day 10 April Boiling posts fence strait fence 11 April sunday plesent day cool thawing 18 April sunday cold and gloomy wether 19 April doing som work cold and frosty days 20 April nothy adowing cold and unplesent 21 April cold wind frosty all night 22 April plowing Blacksmithing cold now groth 23 April nothy adowing cold and icy 24 April planting trees in the lane soft maples 25 April sunday plesent day windy day 26 April plesent day dry and fine day 27 April plesent wether planting trees 28 April comenst sowing oats with the drill 29 April sowing oats to day finished them 30 April sowing Barley plesent wether heavy rain 1 May snow storm comenst taking work 2 May rain fast nothing adowing to day 3 May sowing fast cold and now groth 4 May cold and frosty at night coming in slow 5 May comenst building a wall at the Barn 6 May plowing stone work to day 7 May rain comenst fast to day making 8 May taking over picket fence to Milton road 9 May sunday som rain to day the groth good 10 May raining fast doing som Blacksmith work 11 May fixing the roofing going helping the stable boards 12 May building stone work at Barn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e94e770caad14ec3f5ca37cee96837bc.pdf 2f1631b702eb82f4ff791b83669e07ae PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 13 May Building stone woork att the Barn 14 May raining fast nothy adowing drew stone 15 May Building stone woork att End of the Barn 16 May sunday turned som of the cattle out to pasture 17 May Building stone woork sowing Barley 8 place 18 May shurting cross furs to day sowing seed 19 May Building stone woork to day plesent and som groth 20 May the Peas is coming out to day sloly 21 May Building stone woork att the Barn very 22 May Building stone woork warm the leaves coming out 23 May sunday warm som groth to day the crops com 24 May plesent day grafting trees in the orched 25 May the Barley dry and plesent day nothy much groth 26 May nothy adowing weedy seed root out of medow 27 May harrowing the fallow to day plesent day 28 May comenst drawing dung out to day 29 May drawing dung Best cool and dry the Bees de 30 May sunday cool and plesent day 31 May drawing out dung to day plesent warm 1 June drawing dung plesent day finished it 2 June drawing stone to day to the Barn 3 June Building stone woork att the Barn 4 June Building stone woork to day 5 June shearing sheep to day plesent day 6 June sunday plesent day cloudy But dry 7 June comenst plowing in the cluf to day 8 June plowing in dung 3 caps of Bees hey light 9 June plowing in the field frunt of house 10 thrsday dung and plowy fast dry 11 June plowy fast to day warm sultey 12 June cool and plesent day plowy fast 13 June sunday plesent day making things 14 June plowing the fallow plesent dry 15 June finished plowing the fallow plesent https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a7e22e1cef3209509f1c0d93299d2e79.pdf 6796169201d773f522147f2f03accfa0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 16 June diging the foundation at the Barn 17 June comenst Building the one side of the seller 18 June Bilding fast dry and sultey windy 19 June Building att the seller drawing som bar for salom [unclear] 20 June sunday dry and plesent day poor grass to day 21 June wethey to day and Building stone work att home 22 June Building stone woork plesent day 23 June selig polly and hur make 85 off and caps [unclear] 24 June selig wool fething 21 dollars a term sheep [unclear] 25 June fine rain maky things grow fast 26 June Bildig stone woork warm sultey day 27 June sunday warm plesent day windy poor medows 28 June Bilding att the seller of the Barn 29 June Bildig plesent day washing dirty potatoes 30 June plesent day Bilding fast all stone woork 1 July Bilding stone woork to day plesent day 2 July fixing the machine to day for mowg 3 July comenst mowing rey short and poor 4 July sunday shower of rain warm sultey 5 July mowing fast a shower of rain comenst to day 6 July raining fast making things swim things growing 7 July rain comenst to gether and rake hay 8 July finished 16 ackers comenst in ten acker field 9 July raking and mowing fast finished mowing ten acker 10 July cutty in the field att the line plesent day 11 July sunday plesent day cool the wheat cutty a little 12 July cutty in the field att the line plesent day 13 July cutty in to day plesent day dry and sultey 14 July finished field att the line to day 14 July finished cutty hay for season very light 15 July drawing in som rain to day plesent 16 July drawing in hay finished & raking to day 17 July sunday rain to day making things grow 18 July drawing in the hay and finished it https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2290165175113f87e7242ab48b405ee6.pdf 7d1746b91072ba27d418c18fb5f1e55b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 19 July going in thistles in field frunt of house warm 20 July putty the machine together to day plesent day 21 July cutty roads in the wheat getting yelow warm 22 July cutty wheat att home plesent wether to day 23 July finished cutty to day att home plesent day 24 July sunday dusty dry plesent wether for the season 25 July cutty wheat plesent warm and sultey day 26 July cutty Jacob wheat finished it cutty it wheat 27 July cutty wheat plesent day cold plesent day 28 July drawing in wheat to day finished att home to day 29 July cutty Barley to day and binding it to day 30 July drawing in wheat to day 4 places to day 1 August sunday cool and plesent day cool 2 August cutty peas for A plesent day warm finished 3 August comenst cutty Barley plesent day good crops 4 August raining fast stop work showery to day 5 August rain making things a dow cool and plesent 6 August raining fast to day plesent day nothy adow 7 August finished 5 Barley Binder to day plesent 8 August sunday cloudy and plesent day for season 9 August cutty Barley and oats to day plesent day 10 August drawing in Barley cutty oats warm 100 11 August Thos is lent him one hundred dollars to day 12 August drawing oats to day dry and plesent day 13 August finished drawing in 5 Barley warm 14 August comenst cutty peas plesent day 15 August sunday plesent day cool and dry 16 August pulling peas plesent day dry 17 August cutty peas plesent day som rain 18 August pulling peas finished them rain comenst 19 August rain making things dull hevy rain 20 August rain hevy nothy adowing 21 August drawing in peas to day hevy rain 22 August sunday cool plesent day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a400378cea56cc31df0d98c61e7a3257.pdf b8c22d5c16511e4bd710ba685fe193c8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 23 August finished drawing in peas and oats to day 24 August gathering som thistles to day plesent and warm 25 August diging som clay out of the seller warm 26 August comenst Bilding stone work again warm 27 August went to Toronto to day plesent warm 2 smuts 28 August Barley past got sown new seed wheat 2 29 August sunday plesent warm sultey very little grass 30 August harowing the folow to day plesent day 31 August harowy went to Moore’s funeral to day 1 September comenst sowing to day dry and plesent 2 September sowing wheat with drill to day rain come 3 September raining fast to day making ditches to wash 4 September finished them sowing the folow 5 September sunday cool and plesent day windy 6 September shurfy the wheat to day 17 7 September comenst Bilding stone woork to day 8 September Bildig to day plesent day dry sultey 9 September comenst diging the potatoes to day 10 September finished the potatoes diging 11 September helping old Bradley to thrash som frost 12 September sunday cool and plesent day windy 13 September diging clay out of seller to day 14 September diging making a ganse plesent dry 15 September diging clay to day warm cloudy 16 September drying som clay making gangway 17 September comenst plowing in the field frunt 18 September plowing fast dry and cool to day 19 September sunday raining fast to day 20 September plowing fast smoky cold 21 September cold and unplesant day plowing east 22 September plowing fast dry cold helping John to tree 23 September plowing fast cold and plesent som frost 24 September plowing fast som frost at night 25 September plowing dry and cool to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d1b8cda1a52a14dda5dc29adaf9dd627.pdf f3c172053a6d1253943cfce87e6e1139 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 26 Setembre sunday windy and plesent day season 27 Setembre setting the mill att 5 places to day 28 Setembre thrashing to day att 5 finished it to 29 Setembre thrashy att John’s to day 600 Bushels of Barley 30 Setembre thrashy wheat to day plesent day cool and duste 1 Octobre thrashing oats to day plesent day finished doing 2 Octobre sunday cloudy and unplesent day 3 Octobre sunday plesent warm and sultey 4 Octobre plowing in field frunt of the Barn plesent 5 Octobre sowing fast to day nothy adowing to day 6 Octobre plowing fast som rain to day warmer 7 Octobre plesent day som rain Bees came to take 8 Octobre plowy fast to day windy wether 9 Octobre plowy fast plesent day windy wether 10 Octobre sunday plesent the days in wether trees 11 Octobre plowing in field att frunt of Barn plesent 11 Octobre plesent day dry and warm sultey 12 Octobre putting shade day plesent day 13 Octobre pulling apples to day plesent day 14 Octobre raining fast to day nothy adown 15 Octobre Barley apples to day a 11 Barles of apples up 16 Octobre sunday snow storm 4 1/2 inches deep 17 Octobre nothy adowing the snow melting fast 18 Octobre diking jobs around slopy drying up fast 20 Octobre went to Oakville to get som trees $11 worth 21 Octobre scraping clay from the seller door 22 Octobre plowing finished the field att frunt of Barn 23 Octobre comenst plowing in the field ten acker field 24 Octobre sunday plesent wether warm plesent 25 Octobre plowing in ten acker field 26 Octobre plowing fast fine wether now 27 Octobre plowing rain comenst to day 28 Octobre rain to day nothy adowing 29 Octobre rain plowing fast to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/56fb137c49f5f337988b663d0cc12b76.pdf f295e9aac74c05c91386f86ad97c1ddc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 30 Octobre finished the ten acker field to day rain 31 Octobre sunday stormy snow blowing windy cold 1 Novembre diging clay out of the seller of Barn to day 2 Novembre the pling of stons and clay to day 3 Novembre frosty att night blowing in the afternoon 4 Novembre plowing finished plowing att the road 5 Novembre plowing sod to day plesent day in six acker 6 Novembre sunday plesent day warm Bees flying 7 Novembre plowing sod in eight acker field plesent 8 Novembre plowing fast fine wether now 9 Novembre plowing 5 edges per day plesent days 10 Novembre plowing fast to day warm som rain 11 Novembre plowing fast harping the turnips 50c Boler cents 13 Novembre plowing rain to day plows wet to day 14 Novembre sunday snow storm to day 15 Novembre cold and unplesent to day 16 Novembre making a trough to day 17 Novembre finished the trough rainy fast 18 Novembre taking som clay out of the seller 19 Novembre taking down the old wood shed 20 Novembre plowing sod to day plesent wether 21 Novembre sunday cold windy to day making 22 Novembre taking out timber plesent wether 23 Novembre taking timber in old swales out of pines 24 Novembre went to Guelph for a load of lime 25 Novembre rainy fast to day warm and plesent 26 Novembre rainy fast very little frost in ground 27 Novembre seeding some wheat plesent day 28 Novembre sunday cloudy plesent som frost at night 29 Novembre snow and cold and frosty 30 Novembre stabling the cattle now plesent 1 Decembre cold a bit nothy adowing to day 2 Decembre nothy adowing to day power to day 3 Decembre cutty wood at Brodie https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/295367b2461ba4eba0ff737dc5b278c0.pdf de94bd4fc6b787018ac2377df0be5c1e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1875 4 Desembre cutty wood to day cutty hogs to up 5 Desembre warm rainy to day som snow 6 Desembre framing att the Barn 7 Desembre blowing snow work 8 Desembre rainy cold more plesent 9 Desembre thrashing it to day plesent 10 Desem good playing to day 19 Desembre thawing comenst to day 20 Desembre framing to day att the Barn 21 Desembre thawing fast to day the snow going of 22 Desembre fetching som timber to day out 23 Desembre framing to day the ground bare plesent 24 Desembre Christmas day now snow mud deep 26 Desembre sunday rainy and blowing out all day 27 Desembre rainy thawing all the snow of and soft 28 Desembre warm plenty of mud upon ground 29 Desembre framing att the Barn warm 30 Desembre rain and mud framing to day 31 Desembre framing and grinding som peas to day 1 January warm cutting the ends of the old Barn 2 January sunday warm mud windy to day 3 January som frost to day snow 1876 4 January more plesent warm now snow yet 5 January siding the old Barn the and 6 January thaw fast som frost all night 7 January taking the plank out of Barn 8 January taking som straw oldt straw 9 January warm and plesent day cloudy 10 January sunny cold som frost to night 11 January cold frosty now snow upon the ground 12 January cold looking like snow Belle now 13 January rainy cold frosty all nights 14 January cold the plesent caccuming of 15 January cutty som pine to day turning warm https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b14d479c20c7372314c7e735acd5a39f.pdf 9e5bf61bde52d931bbdfc5bfb938f985 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1876 16 January sunday fine day soft thawing snow plesent wether 17 January thawing fast the frost out of the ground 18 January sawing fast trying to thrash could not 19 January soft hard warm thawing roof of Barn 20 January taking side of Barn fixing to pees 21 January freezing fast nothy very cold som snow 22 January snowing fast all day melting heavy comes 23 January sunday thawing fast to day comenst fee 24 January taking the Board of the old Barn 25 January taking down the old Barn 5 places 6 bus tim 26 January plesent day thrashing wheat and oats Barley 27 January plesent now slaying very little frost 28 January som rain making mud now snow now 29 January fine day softly sick now 11 years old 30 January sunday softly Died now snow softly 31 January choping peas and Barley for feed 1 February snow storm comenst to day unplesent 2 February wind and snow upon ground 3 February snow upon ground making slaying 4 February plesent to day softer looking wether 5 February sunday plesent warm thawing faster to day 6 February cutting straw storm to day plesent day 7 February sawing fast to day making som sleighing 8 February thrashing peas at 5 place thawing fast 9 February sawing fast all day nothing adowing 10 February grinding oats and Barley and peas 5 horses 11 February cutting straw west son sany stall 12 February sunday warm and thawing fast 13 February snow and rain to day sleighing 14 February thawing fast now snow upon ground 15 February plesent wether warm and sultey 16 February colder freezing rafter for the Barn 17 February finished framing rafters plesent day 18 February cold and sultey plesent day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c024cb2ad5809b3b871a7078e51c695c.pdf a2c7114995dd32b81686ab410343def7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1876 19 February sunday cool and frosty now snow 20 February frosty to day nothy adowing looks like snow 21 February nothy adowing to day cold windy 22 February som snow more plesent now slaying 1 March snow upon ground som slaying 2 March slaying frosty and cold att night 3 March fetching feed to day plesent day 4 March clening the peas to day Brechy the Black horse 5 March sunday thawing fast south wind to day 6 March cold thawing sloy to day rain comest 7 March thawing fast to day went for shingles 8 March thawing fast great mud floods of water 9 March som frost att night thawing in day 11 March cutty straw and grinding oats peas 12 March cutty pickets to day thawing fast now snow 13 March cold som snow upon ground 14 March cold snow storm comenst 3 inches of snow 15 March nothy adowing ripping pickets to day 16 March snowy fast cold nothy adowing 17 March cold stormy nothy adowing today 18 March som slaying taking a load of pickets 4 place 19 March sunday fine day the sun warm 22 March snow storm comenst to day falling 12 inches 28 March plenty of snow upon ground now nothy adowing 29 March snow upon the fields now strong frozy 30 March cutty straw to day plesent But plenty of snow 31 March thawing some cold wind to day 1 Aprill went to mill 12 Bushels of wheat 2 April sunday thawing some plenty of snow 3 April snow upon ground 6 inches nothy adowing 4 Aprill plest of snow thawing some 3 lambs 5 Aprill thawing fast to day warm plesent 6 April thawing fast plenty of snow to day 7 April cloudy som Blacksmith woork to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/96f577716b60ff2b25bf0558a6f0eeff.pdf 9a3770b971a02d13f55f7787c4fb78f3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1876 8 April thawing fast to day nothing adowing 9 April sunday plesent day thawing slow to day 10 April thawing fast som rain making things muddy 11 April thawing slow warm and sultey to day 12 April putty the planks upon the foundation of Barn 13 April rainy fast plenty of mud to day 14 April making aplan to day thawing fast 15 April making a picture frame 4 lambs now 16 April sunday cloudy play of snow to day thawing 17 April drawing out the timber to put sits to 18 April putty to gether and raised one bent 19 April raised the Barn with tackles 20 April raised the pulling plate to day 21 April putty roof on to day windy 22 April roofing to day plesent rain & fair 23 April sunday cloudy wet to day nothy done 24 April putty Boards upon roof to day rain 25 April working hard and sore to day 26 seeding the Barn cloudy wether now 27 rain making dull and now groth 1 May comenst sowing som oats wet and unplesent 2 May working att the Barn siding in one side 3 May comenst sowing to day getting dry oats 4 May sowing oats and Barley and peas to day 5 May sowing the medow in the frunt of house 7 May plesent day looks like rain to day now 8 May coold rain wether working att the Barn 9 May working att the Barn to day wet and rainy 10 May hanging the doors of the Barn now grothe 11 May rising up slowly not done seedy yet 12 May raining fast to day making things dull https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/48c6a18eac63fe2be7fc64e70a20fab3.pdf f95c9517973ff7304ca42af1824fd26b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1876 13 May put the cattle out to pasture to day 14 May sunday plesent day warm windy wether 15 May helping J sow Barley rain comenst fast 16 May rainy fast to day roofing the end Board of roof 17 May comenst shingling to day plesent windy 18 May shingling fast som rain to day making a gate 19 May shingling fast som rain making things plesent 20 May shingling the Barn rain to day pl. diging the seller 21 May sunday warm and growing turned the horses out 22 May shingling fast att the Barn windy wether 23 May Bought 13 shep of JH Burger 100 $ 24 May shingling fast dry & fast to day 25 May comenst taking horse dung out to potato patch 26 May plowing and spredig dung plowing with Jaruff 27 May planting the potatoes to day dry and plesent 28 May sunday warm windy the trees in Blosom plenty 29 May washing the sheep to day at Hamiltons a shower 30 May shingling plesent day after the rain diging seller 31 May sowing the oats and Barley to day shingly 1 June sheary the shep to day plesent not to warm 2 June shingly to day finished on side to day 3 June rain storm comenst to day making d 4 June sunday plesent and growing to day 5 June finished shingling of the Barn to day plesent cool 6 June comenst drawing dung to day plesent day 7 June draw dung to day plesent day cool for workg 8 June finished the dig warm and growing 9 June comenst plowing and spredig dung improving horses 10 June went to garfaly with the wool to day $ 28 cents 11 June sunday warm and hott to day 12 June plowing in the field frunt of the Barn hard 13 June plowing fast to day maky good speed 14 June plowing fast to day warm and sultey 15 June plowing fast coo wind to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fb9d7445e1879cd8e8dbb3323182cde8.pdf 6c49bd4b9b8625ef2b5834edeac4cb2c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1876 16 June plowing cool wind to day plesent working 17 June went to georgetown with Frank hery rain 18 June sunday windy and plesent day 19 June cleng wheat 9 places plesent day cool plowing 20 June plowing fast in the field frunt of the Barn 21 June cleng wheat thrashing to market 18 cents 22 June plowing fast plesent wether to day 23 June plowing fast dry thys look fine to day 24 June plowing lent to Benson $50 Dollers today 25 June sunday plesent day warm sultey 26 June plowing tt finished the field 27 June comenst cutting hay to day 28 June cutty hay and raking hay 29 June drawing in hay cutty the little field 30 June hired a Bite to day raking little field 1 July drawing in hay to day rain comenst 2 July sunday rain to day making wett 3 July drawing in hay to day plesent rain 4 July rainy drawing in hay to day 5 July cutty hay in the field a frunt of house 6 July drawing in fast warm and sultey 7 July drawing in hay very hevy hay upon ground 8 July the Hite left to day finished field 9 July sunday very warm and sultey 10 July raining fast making bad hay wether 11 July raking fast and mowing in the field att line 12 July raking to day plesent warm sultey 13 July drawing in to day plesent day warm 14 July finished the field line to day 25 loads 15 July cutty and raking in the 8 acker field 16 sunday plesent cool not so hott plenty of cey 17 July cutting the last of the hay and drawing in 18 July 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Dixon Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Dixon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Milton Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1878 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 Halton County, Trafalgar North Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. William Dixon Diary, 1854-1878 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 Dixon Diary, 1854-1878 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Dixon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Milton Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1878 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 Halton County, Trafalgar North Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. March 30th, 1854 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. William Dixon Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{mottled brown book cover, very worn} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>mang m grammer gaming to </p><p><br /> </p><p>To from the tack and raise thy nobler part </p><p>To mend the mortals and to warm thy hart </p><p>To trace the genarle source me nature call </p><p>And prove the god of nature friend of all </p><p>Heavy fore this his mental landscape drew </p><p>And sketch d the whole creation out to vew </p><p>Th enamelled bloom and variegated flower </p><p>Whose crimson changes with the changing hour </p><p>The humble shrub whose fragrance sents the morning </p><p>With humble buds disclosing to the erly dawn </p><p>The oaks that grace briteannia s mountain side </p><p>And spicy libor superior pride {gaming like fung} </p><p>All loudly sovreign excellence proclame </p><p>And animated worlds confess the name {CJ forman} </p><p>The asure fields that form the extended sky </p><p>Amos and Bildan </p><p>A man visited only his friend Bildad and be hold he found him suporting this grey hed upon both his hands and weeping bitterly and Amos said to his friends why weepest thou thus Bad raised his hand and ponted to a bed lay the dead body of a youth the only sone of bildad who had died of a contagious disease then said blind Behold there lies my hope a prey to coruption Thy hope answered Amos mournfully but will not the fath of my friend soothe and conquer his grief then answerd Bildad Alas my fath is faint and week since my love and hope have been so crully disppointed Have I not carfully and diligently watched over the lovely disposition of my body have I not cultivated and fosterd his <s>{illegible}</s> powers and now when my work was so nerly accomplished </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tune Abbey Lloyd 119 Psalm </p><p>1 a How bright these glorious spirits shine </p><p>Whence all there bright array </p><p>How came they to the blissful seats </p><p>Of everlasting day </p><p>2 Lo these are they form suffering great </p><p>Who came to relems of fight </p><p>And in the blood of christ have washed </p><p>Thare robes which shine so bright </p><p>3 His presents fills each hert with Joy </p><p>Tunes every voice to sing </p><p>By day by night the sacred courts </p><p>While glad Hosannas ring </p><p>Hungry and thurst after no more </p><p>Nor suns with schorching ray </p><p>God is there sun whose cheering beems </p><p>Diffused etarnal day </p><p>When snows desend and robe the fields </p><p>In winter s bright array </p><p>Touched by thy sun the luster fades </p><p>And weepps itself away </p><p>When spring appears when vilants blow </p><p>And sheds a rich perfume </p><p>How soon thy fragrance breathes its last </p><p>How short lived is the bloom </p><p>Fresh in the morn the sumer rose </p><p>Hangs with ring ere tis noon </p><p>We scarce envy the balmy gift </p><p>But mourn the plesure gon </p><p>With gilding fire an evening stare </p><p>Streaks the Atumnal skies </p><p>Shook from the atumal it darts away </p><p>And in an instant dies </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>gam {illegible} of Lakes Sou{illegible} </p><p>For zion sak Williams tis yours to bid the canvas were by art illustrated Verys from and What number of our race survey the monarch of the golden day night ample my name is James {illegible} Flor invis soak William Down Trafalgar 1858 </p><p>Mary had a little lamb it was as white as snow and whereever Mary went the lamb was shure to go it followed her to school One day whitch was against the rule whitch made the </p><p>this is the way to know the lord and this with A repenting sinner quickly fly Moments make minutes from the hour and willing hours the day and night compose Days forms the week and months the weeks devor and at the the months the year its fullness on yet moments minuts hours we throw away and heed not time that sings his rapity flight me body we consume the flitting day in lenght till slumber wast returning might and weeks flew on and months and sesons too and years are lost as if too light to frese and as we older grow alas tow few grow with our years more diligently wrse of summer heven of glory and the waves that rool in bending gold or hill and feld in and on the tempest when it {illegible}ends forth in folds of blackness from the northern skys moments make minutes minutes from the hour and circling hours the day and night compose oys from the Came from the sun with zyphers and with shus Walking the earth to beauty and the woods to musicke and the atmotspear to blow swetly and calmly without its breath of balm O how i gase upon the darling blew </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Ho the old old clock of the household stroke </p><p>Was the brighteous thins and nerst </p><p>It hands thoughts old had a touch of gold </p><p>And its chime rang still the whilst </p><p>Twas a monitor to thought its words were few </p><p>Yet they live thought nations alterd </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1854 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>30</td> <td>of march</td> <td>we put in the saw logs into the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>of march</td> <td>we tuck a load of things down to patricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we went to pile the lumber at the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of april</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>on the third of april we comensed fencing at patricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>and finished on the fencing on the eight of april</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>on the twelf of april we ware boring caps fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>of april</td> <td>anty fitchpatric went away on the </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we finished fencing on the outside of the farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we comensed ploughing at patricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>I comensed making a chrn for Joseph Cuningham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>we comenced sewing peas fine growing wether and showers on the twenty first of april first lamb came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we finished sewing peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we sewed the barley went for willows to simpson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>we went to simpsons for willow finished ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of april</td> <td>a snow storm finished a churn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of april</td> <td>we comensed turning the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of april</td> <td>cool and cloudy wether and flying snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of april</td> <td>warm and plesent with a slight groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>fnished turning the dung on the first of may</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we ware (turning) ploughing oats ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of may</td> <td>i was framing at the sheep house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of may</td> <td>was sowing oats at home and finished at</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of may</td> <td>was the fare day in milton cold wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>of may</td> <td>finished sewing the oats and burley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of may</td> <td>i was framing at the sheephouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we went to Jacob chines to the funerl</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>i went up to the saw mill to fetch a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of may</td> <td>the ground for the potatos and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we planted the potatos mangbrustls</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we pulled down the old sheep hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>the fourteenth 1854</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>15</td> <td>of may</td> <td>comenced harowing the folow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of may</td> <td>comensed turning the dung at patricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we planted some potatos down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of may</td> <td>comensed to wed red root</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of may</td> <td>washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we raised the sheep hous And cut the lambs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>growing and showry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of may</td> <td>went to finished closing in the barn in a squay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of may</td> <td>wacol commensed drawing out wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we went up to the saw mill for lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we comensed shingling the sheep hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we comensed shering the sheep and finished on Wed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of may</td> <td>comensing siding the sheep hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>great groth in those days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we finished shingling the sheep pens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we finished siding the sheephous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>of may</td> <td>we comenced drawing out dung shold three s{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of june</td> <td>drawing out dung fine drie weather graz{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of june</td> <td>comensed ploughing f across {illegible} 4 Dees ward</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of june</td> <td>cut the colts I maid a shuvel handle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of june</td> <td>sunday warm and plesent with cool breeze</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we comencsed the road work down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>andd finished the road work below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we finished the road work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of june</td> <td>it rain graying wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we went out to the street to plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we goot a point upon the plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>plesent and growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>of june</td> <td>comensed drawing out dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we comensed cross ploughing down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>of june</td> <td>dry and plesent warm and misty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of june</td> <td>we molded the potatos and corn</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>16</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we ware ploughing down the tislels 1854</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of June</td> <td>warm and plesent wether misty and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of June</td> <td>plesent )16 thare is some wheat shot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of June</td> <td>ware ploughing down below very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we ware ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we finished ploughing down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we comensed drawing out the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we sold twenty bustle of oats 1 ton of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we finished drawing out the dung at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>cold and plesent those days lately</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>of June</td> <td>of June went to tooronto for money</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we comensed coulturing and harowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we finished cross ploughing and spieding don</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of June</td> <td>comensed cutting the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of June</td> <td>we drilled the potatos and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we went to hamilton to get a mare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>very warm and dry and sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we comensed drawing in the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of July</td> <td>thare came tow mares and tuck a Job</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of July</td> <td>very sultry and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>of July</td> <td>a storm of rain which knocked the wheat down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>more plesent and cool I finished the haying at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of July</td> <td>very warm and sultry and showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>plesent and cool after the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we comensed cutting gras down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we finished drawing in hay at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>of </td> <td>comensed drawing in down below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>finished mowing below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>finished drawing in hay the bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we cut the barley built a seat upon the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>plesent and busey blasts</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1854 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>17</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we gatherd the barley and acked it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed cutting the wheat with the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of July</td> <td>very warm and sultry and rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>raney and hot blincke down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>very warm and sultry heat the wheat is all </td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>very rany wether very little done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>dry and d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of July</td> <td>very warm and sultry cutting lying wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>reaping with the mashine eight acers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>we cut a hundent stook very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we cutt seven ackers with the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of July</td> <td>went down to below to cutt finished cutting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of July</td> <td>comensed drawing in not so warm as Thurs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>plesent and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>of July</td> <td>we were cutting wheat rany</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawin in wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we ware drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of August</td> <td>very unplesent rany wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of August</td> <td>rany and storms and blinck</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we finished cutting wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>of August</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we comensed bilding a stack of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we went down below to draw in the wheat and cutt the barley finished the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we comensed cutting the oats and peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>we finished binding the oats dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of August</td> <td>comensed stacking the peas and finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>121</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed stacking the barley and finished at home warm and sultry dry and misty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>of August</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>of August</td> <td>comensed ploughing the thisels and cutting the oats down below</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1854 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>15</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we ware ploughing thristles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we ware binding oats and finished binding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we finished ploughing thistles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we comensed drawing out dung and laying the plough irons dry and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of August</td> <td>of August we ware settling up the trashing machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>dry and cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we comensed rigging up for wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of August</td> <td>very warm and sultry and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we trashed some seed wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we trashed some oats for the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we brought the cattle home for want of water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>we have riged up thwenty foure ackers clening seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>cool and dry and plesent and shmookey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of August</td> <td>we finished ploughing the field at the line thirteen ackers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to sow wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of August</td> <td>comensed finished sowing 13 ack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>of August</td> <td>comensed sewing in the field at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>of September</td> <td>hevy rains very graying wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>of September</td> <td>finished sewing the field at barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>of September</td> <td>sunday plesent and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we finished sowing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>of September</td> <td>finished water furring at home very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>of September</td> <td>I went down below warm and sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comensed to tow sowed thwelve bustle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>of September</td> <td>sowing and harowing mor cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of September</td> <td>rain comensed raised the lightning rods on the 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>of September</td> <td>sunday cool and windy the fields look green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we ware sowing and harowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed ploughing next to old Jo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>comensed sowing in flat field</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1854 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>14</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we finished sowing the wheat the rain came on we sowed thwenty bushels in the field at the line eighteen bushels in the field front of the barn thirteen in the field at the woods barn thirty one in the larg field down below eighteen nine to do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>misty and rany and sharpy cool in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of September</td> <td>trashed the barley and some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of September</td> <td>sunday dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comensed trashing the stack of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of September</td> <td>We finished trashing the stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>of September</td> <td>went to help Jonkpid to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comensed bilding a coal pit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of September</td> <td>remived the lightning rods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of September</td> <td>pulled the apples below warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>warm and plesent and cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we set fire to the coal pitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>of September</td> <td>went to help foords to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comensed making the doors for the squesing hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>of September</td> <td>comenced drawing out the barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>of September</td> <td>we comensed drawing san to the hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of September</td> <td>went to mill comensed taking out the coal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday rain in torents cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed finishing of the house in a squez{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>comensed ploughing went help foords to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing out some wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>comensed tathing and hanging the doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>we went for the brick and bilt the chimney</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>of October</td> <td><s>sunday</s> warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>sunday charls strained his foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>of October</td> <td>maid the morter set 2 Wheals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>of October</td> <td>put in the glace into the shash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>of October</td> <td>comensed plastering the hous</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1854 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>12</td> <td>October</td> <td>we war plastering plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>finished plastering the squesing hous and took the pimmen moddle to Crance</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>we finished the house of cool winds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>of October</td> <td>sunday coald winds the leeves are falling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>of October</td> <td>we trashed tow hundert bustles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>of October</td> <td>went below to put out the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>of October</td> <td>was the show day in milton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>of October</td> <td>set up the mashine below </td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>we trashed the wheat and oat and barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>we came home with the mashine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>of October</td> <td>sunday cloudy and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>of October</td> <td>rain and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>of October</td> <td>comensed drawing out the wheat below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>of October</td> <td>we finished below tow hundert and fifty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>of October</td> <td>went to Tronto with fifty bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>we trashed at home eighty bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>i braced the mashine warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>sunday misty warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>of October</td> <td>we trashed at home foure hundert</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>comensed taking it to old proud foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>November</td> <td>i comensed iron of a neck yoak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>November</td> <td>i making hors shoues coald and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>November</td> <td>was the fare day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>November</td> <td>i banded the waggon hobs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday coald and frosty implesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>cold and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>we tuckout the last load of wheat in the fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>comensed making a wagon cool wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to make a moer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>more plesent wether hevy frosts at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>November</td> <td>we finished ploughing at home</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1854 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>12</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday cloudy and chilley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>November</td> <td>we comensed ploughing below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>November</td> <td>i comensed making a waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>November</td> <td>we parted the sheep and let the ram</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>flury of snow implesent wether mud comensed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>more plesent and warm finished the woark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>went to the fulling mill at macanns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>sunday frosty and cloudy and chilley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>we went to proudfoots for money</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>frosty wether coald and chilley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>comensed making the doors for the sheephous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>November</td> <td>sold tow steers to cragy 100 -20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>rain finished ploughing down below came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>went to old brooks for rail timber comensing the m{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday coold and windy and cloudy and fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>November</td> <td>killed a hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed taking out timber for a barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>working a way plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>November</td> <td>cold and windy frosty froseup</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished flatting the timber came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>December</td> <td>working at the mo{illegible} washing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday great snow storm comensed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>December</td> <td>we comensed edging the timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished edging the timber snowin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>December</td> <td>skidded the timber and came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting saw loggs coald</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutting of loggs coaldd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>December</td> <td>skidded the logs more plesent </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>December</td> <td>rain and windy thewing sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>December</td> <td>we killed the hogs and bought out noor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>comensed cutting railcutts mild and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>getting up wood thewing wether 1854</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>14</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutting railcutts thewing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>December</td> <td>plesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>December</td> <td>more cold in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>December</td> <td>snowstorm comensed colad winds sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>December</td> <td>we killed the beef</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>comensed saw loging coald and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>drawing sawlogs and skidding railcutts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the same work cold and blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>December</td> <td>cold and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>December</td> <td>we have forty loogs at the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>December</td> <td>thewing quite soft sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>December</td> <td>christmas thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed to show the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutt twenty saw logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>December</td> <td>hevy rain quite soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashes for macaltry and brock a primery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>December</td> <td>went to the strat for a new wheal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday plesent and warm no snow 1854</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Year of 1855</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January</td> <td>we ware mending the wheel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>we trashed for david mariaty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutt a shingle tree and fetch a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed to make the shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>fixed the horspower now snow school mary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>went for a load of blocks warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>rain and windy and blustering an such</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>plesent wether no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>an inquest held upon c{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashed the oats pleesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to iron the wagon no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>blacksmith woork adooing no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>went for a load of shingle blocks</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page is out of order in RDA} {needs to be moved ahead several pages} </p><p><br /> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>13</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed cutting the oats rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished the wheat plesent with </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>comensed pulling the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>finished binding the oats at home and pulling peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed cutting the oats below dry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished cutting oats comensed pulling peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday dry and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>August</td> <td>stacked the peas at home dry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>August</td> <td>stacked the peas below and bown the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>fnished the oats at two lots trashing and fords</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed to rig up dry wether windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>August</td> <td>settin up the mashine below dry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>August</td> <td>we ware trashing a stack below warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday windy u and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>August</td> <td>i was starting a machine for side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing at rick plesent whet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing at Rids plesent wethe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>August</td> <td>helping robsons to trash Dry wethe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>August</td> <td>helping James red finished plough at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed below to plow warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and plesent sundy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>September</td> <td>rain trashing at linsys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>September</td> <td>ploughing below trashing at linsys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and plesent wethe hard ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>September</td> <td>cleaning seed wheat below dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>September</td> <td>warm and dry comensed on moor place to plough very hard and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>September</td> <td>shower of rain cloudy and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>sunday</td> <td>warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed to sow at home very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>September</td> <td>very dry and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>warm and dry with showers</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>13</td> <td>September</td> <td>sewing in the field at the line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>September</td> <td>finished at home very dry and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed sewing below warm and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and misty and smokey sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>September</td> <td>cloudy and misty with some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>September</td> <td>rain comensed hevy frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>September</td> <td>sowing below cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed sowing on moor place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>September</td> <td>rainy and plesant</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>September</td> <td>sewing plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>September</td> <td>cool and plesent cloudy sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>September</td> <td>are finished sewing wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>September</td> <td>helping Mr sid to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>September</td> <td>trashed at hom me harder &amp; Burk</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>September</td> <td>we sold the lambs hevy frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to draw out wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>September</td> <td>pulled the apples below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>September</td> <td>rain sunday cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>October</td> <td>rain trashing att John redds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>October</td> <td>hauling out wheat mudy roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>October</td> <td>showing the horses round</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>October</td> <td>rain and mud in abundandts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed drawing out dung {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>October</td> <td>rain in toronto and mud frows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday cool and implesent windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>October</td> <td>we ware putting out dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>October</td> <td>went to the wedding of J Dixon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out dung plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>October</td> <td>making a rake to cary straw away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>October</td> <td>makin a neck yok cun again frosty </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed mowing the clover seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>October</td> <td>hevy rain and mud and snow sundy</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1855 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and frosty sundy with a flury of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>we ware setting the machine up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>we trashing wheat pleasent weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>i comensed making the axel tong of a wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>went for a load of blocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>finished the wood work of a wagon finished 10 thousand shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>cloudy and cold no snow sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>a great snow storm comensed this day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing rail cutts we fetched the coalts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing saw logs to forlish mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>finished saw loging at forbus mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>skided the logs at the mill taking rail cuts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>went to mill a foot of snow upon the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>snowing and stormy sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing rail cutts cold and stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>i was ironing of a wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>mending a stay cold and snow fluries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>went to a weeding of mis cumings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>i was making a fraim for a saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>rail cutting drifting and blocking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>coald and frosty sunday piles of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing rail cutts coald plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>cold and frosty and cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>i was iron of a wagon very coald working</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Finished drawing the rail cutts cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing timber plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>more plesent not so frosty iron of a wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>plesent plenty of snow sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>I finished iron of the wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>I was panting the wagon thewing</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>started our sirclar saw with great speed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>taken out sleepers in nausgogy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>great snow storm took a lod of timber down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>went up to the block to tak in rafter logs sill out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>sundy plenty of snow flurrying of snow flying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>we went for a load of shingle timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>comensed drawing lumber plesent soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>lumbering plesent and soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>comensed making the moer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>comensed taking out wheat more cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>finished drawing lumber ran forbushes mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>sunday stormy and cold and frosty sood slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>I was making moer Good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>drawing out wheat more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>we took a load of poles down below 1855</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>comensed to trash out the remainder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished trashing wheat more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>we went up to the block to take out a summer sill and sleepers plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>sunday plesent plenty of snow good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>making the moer plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>getting up wood more plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>turned roalers andy foord {illegible}esser heer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>old pe came up plesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>we cutt the wood and piled it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles and d{illegible} peas in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cool and cloudy plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>started to the grand river</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>went to anamosy for potatos great storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>came home with twelv bustle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>the court comensed sofl and thewing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>at the court soft and thewing</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>stormy snow and rain and sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>plenty of snow and frost sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>went down to draw old rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>came home very cold and un plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>comensed splitting rails very cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>came home very unplesent plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>snow storm great winds very frosty and bitter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>March</td> <td>very cold and frosty not much a doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday stormy and windy frosty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>stormy snow cold a tone of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>stormy wether plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>splitting rails plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>we went to tomsons to put in the logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to thew crow came of this t shee{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>thewing fast great gushes of water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday cold and blustering winds sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>April</td> <td>i was working at the reaping scythe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>April</td> <td>i was at the court in milton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed to sow the clover seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>April</td> <td>the snow thewing fast away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>April</td> <td>splitting rails below the hay eatoller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>April</td> <td>we went to pile the lumber at tompsons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>April</td> <td>thewing wether sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>April</td> <td>April we cutting chunks and drawing them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>we finished splitting rails comensed bilding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>we comensed the outside fence the ground soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>finished the out sid fence the blocks of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>comensed the senter fence wheat selling at $2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>April</td> <td>we finished fencing at moors place sowed cabbage seeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>April</td> <td>still some lumps of snow sunday cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>I was laying plough points the snow dem{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>comensed framing the barn warm and plesent</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>18</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed ploughing sodd warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>April</td> <td>raining showers of rain finished fencing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>April</td> <td>groth comensed the wheat looks great</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>April</td> <td>finished the posts warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>plesent and growing wether Sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>April</td> <td>we ware framing at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed ploughing for the spring crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>April</td> <td>rain all day that we shantyed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>April</td> <td>led the foundation of the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed framing the purlines posts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed framing the braces and studs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday rain cool and cloudy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>April</td> <td>rain and storm making pens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>May</td> <td>rigging plough drying up growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed sowing the peas and ots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished sowing the peas and ots at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed sowing peas an ots below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>May</td> <td>cutting studs putting stone under the foundation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>May</td> <td>cool and cloudy looks like rain growin wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>May</td> <td>I was making pike irons went for pines</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>May</td> <td>a snow storm three inches deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>May</td> <td>we raised the barn at pattricks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>May</td> <td>we comensed {illegible}edging the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>May</td> <td>working a way at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain went up to the sawmill for lumber the leeves cuming out upon the trees growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>growing wether cloudy wether sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed siding the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed shingling growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>May</td> <td>plesent wether windy and cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>May</td> <td>we ploughing the folow {illegible} made</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>I was at bingmans raison</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>19</td> <td>May</td> <td>we planted the potatos and finished shingling the one side cloudy and growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>sunday plesent the trees in bloom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>May</td> <td>we washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>May</td> <td>went blow to work at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>planted the potatoes below and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed clipping the sheep dry wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished shingling the barn and laying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>May</td> <td>came home to show the horses frosty at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>May</td> <td>cool and plesent wether for the season sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed drawing out wheat to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished drawing out wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed the road work at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished the road work at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished shingling the barn comensed Diging a well finished siding the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed harrowing the follow and cross ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>June</td> <td>great rain growing wether sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>June</td> <td>diggind at the wall some ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>June</td> <td>came to the rock growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed to drill the rock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished drilling great rain drilled twen{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed stoning the wall cross ploughin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished the wall and 10 ackers plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>June</td> <td>rain sunday rowing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed making the higes for the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed the road work below growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished the road work showery wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed finishing of the moer </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>June</td> <td>Bees swarmed and staind fence cross ploughing cool wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished the more am finished i crosploughin below and came home mand the hinges for the barn</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1855 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>17</td> <td>June</td> <td>cool and plesent and breezy wether and growing with cool showers sunday fine pasturs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed drawing out dung some wheat spor{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>June</td> <td>rain comensed and stoped us</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to plough down the dung got a pump below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>June</td> <td>making hasps for the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>June</td> <td>the bees swarmed growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>June</td> <td>cross ploughing the bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>June</td> <td>sundy rain growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed making the gangway to the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed w hanging the doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed putting the scaffold poles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>June</td> <td>reigm bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed to cutt the hay warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>June</td> <td>warm and unplesent mowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished mowing seven ackers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>July</td> <td>mowing plesent cool in the morning molded potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>came {illegible} bites and tock a f Job of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed drawing in and raking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>rain cloudy wether great quantity of bites</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>finished mowing at home plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday plesent and cool the opening of the sleemill meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>rain not mutch hay got in day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Dry we got most all in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>July</td> <td>went down below to cut the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>July</td> <td>great rain below warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>July</td> <td>mowing a way rain very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>finished mowing below and gathered some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>July</td> <td>cool and plesent wether sunday</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1855 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>16</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed gathering and drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished gathering and drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>comensed cutting the wheat hred at man</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>very warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>July</td> <td>rain all day more plesent and all cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>July</td> <td>four bites cutting with reaper plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday and cool and bresy with cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>we have cutt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting wheat rain in abundance</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>July</td> <td>rain and hot blincks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>July</td> <td>cloudy and rainy sultry no wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>July</td> <td>we went below to cut with four men rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting at home with the reaper plenty of mud sent the men away very warm an sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday dry and plesent and bright</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cuttin at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed below with the mashen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>August</td> <td>cutting with great fury lyin down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished cuttin eighteen accker with the help of mister t{illegible} very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed cutting in the field next to the old {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>August</td> <td>rain tar left us very warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>August</td> <td>cloudy and cool after the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawing in at home and cuttin below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished cuttin wheat plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawing in dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>filled the barn chuckk full plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>comensed bilding a stack in the filed next {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>came home put in a field at the road plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>August</td> <td>sundy cloudy and rainy cool</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>15</td> <td>October</td> <td>we trashed four hundert bushels of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>October</td> <td>took a load out to proud foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>October</td> <td>cutting the clover seed milton show</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out wheat plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished moying the clover warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed drawing in the clover seed plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>October</td> <td>October cloudy plesent withe drying up sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed to digg the potatos frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>October</td> <td>out with a load of wheat snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>October</td> <td>inplesent wether for digging potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed to plough sodd cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>October</td> <td>helping linsey to trash stormy and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>October</td> <td>helping linsey to trash barley unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>October</td> <td>rainy and unplesent sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>October</td> <td>went to tronto with barley got a{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>October</td> <td>ploughing more plesent frosts at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>October</td> <td>making a spindle for the trashing nas{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>November</td> <td>spredding dung and ploughing sodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>November</td> <td>fare day in milton cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>November</td> <td>spredding dung and ploughing sodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday a hard frost plesent leves of t{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashing for andy orr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashing plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>November</td> <td>rain broak down the horsepwer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1855</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>8</td> <td>November</td> <td>went to oakville unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>November</td> <td>plowing sod plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>November</td> <td>plesent wether forplowing mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday rany warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>November</td> <td>rain muddy and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>November</td> <td>killed a pigg more plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>November</td> <td>went to look for rail timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>November</td> <td>plowing sodd very mudy and unplesent let the ram with the yous {ewes}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>November</td> <td>paying mrs patrick the mony</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>November</td> <td>I was digging a drain g snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday stormy looking wether snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>November</td> <td>we killed the pigs stormy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>November</td> <td>went for balsams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>November</td> <td>I went to help bingman to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashing at binghmans stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>November</td> <td>fnished plowing sodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>November</td> <td>we sold the hogs unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday rany and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>November</td> <td>making a shaft for the hors power</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed taking out timber for a barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>November</td> <td>frosty and the roads rough</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>29</td> <td>November</td> <td>more plesent we flatted the timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>November</td> <td>came home plesent wether frose a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>we bilt a coal pit fine and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday soft rain quite soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished flatting the timber plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed edging the timber plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>December</td> <td>timbering burning a coal pit plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed to draw out the timber finished edging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting rail timber at ningys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>December</td> <td>came home plesent wether maid a pare of rings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday rany slaapy and mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>December</td> <td>blustering and cold flury of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed splitting rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished splittng rails at ningys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>December</td> <td>came home plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>December</td> <td>more plesent now snow rought roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>December</td> <td>sold a load of hay at sixteen dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday cloudy and plesent soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashed the oats very rought</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashing oats and wheat showing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>December</td> <td>killed the beef now snow</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>20</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed making the rake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>December</td> <td>thrashing of the floore below snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday snow storm unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday snow storm unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>December</td> <td>cold and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>December</td> <td>christmis day unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed trashing below cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashing wheat very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>December</td> <td>trashing very cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>December</td> <td>finished trashing wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday snow storm tow feet deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>December</td> <td>making shingles unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January</td> <td>making shingles plenty of snow 1856</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting sawlogs cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting sawlogs cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting shingle timber cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting shingle timber skidding the logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday plenty of snow more snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed drawing saw logs snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>blustering and storming making shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>blustering and cold making shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>making shingles unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to cummings to cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>January</td> <td>cut wood blow more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday snow storm comensed great fury</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing in saw logs cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished sawlogs cold</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed drawing timber cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing for davy mcartney plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing plesent drawing hay to milton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished trashing for davy cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday frosty and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing timber cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>timbering cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>plenty of snow timbering with fred</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>January</td> <td>timbering more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished timbering very frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>January</td> <td>coutting wood and putting cloth upon rak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>puting cloth upon the rake cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>rigging upto trash cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed to trash cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing outt the wheat cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>finished trashing wheat cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Feburary</td> <td>making shingles very cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Feburary</td> <td>sunday blustering cold and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>comensed taking out timber for a shed Jock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Feburary</td> <td>finished takin out the timber very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>went to tompsons for lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>comensed taking out the wheat</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>8</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>comensed framing the barn for tutle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>very cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>sunday plenty of snow unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>drawing out wheat snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>very colld and windy drifting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>went for shingle timber very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>went for shingle timber to the block</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>making shingles unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Feburay</td> <td>snow storm out with wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>windy and cold unplesent sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing out wheat and framing more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>out with wheat more soft and thewing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>broke out Jupiterbar framing soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>out with wheat soft and thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>went to mill framing soft and mild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing timber out with last load of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>windy and cold sunday plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing timber down which was framed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>went to the grand river killed tree</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>drawing timber more plesent soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>came home from the river drawing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>the horse was sick cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>the hors could not stand any longer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>very great snow storm sunday the horse is {illegible} Tree died great snow storm tuck place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>March</td> <td>Went down below to clean wheat</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>And got the roads got drifted up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>I came home with great dificultity</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>making a Jumper finished the blocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>turning phulleys for andy foord very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent frosty drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>very cold and implesent frosty drifts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>trashing the clover seed blustering</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished trashing the clover seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>March</td> <td>lilley cunnigams shanty Burnt and {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>went for shingle timber more plesent 1 to milton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>went for shingle timber shuvling the roads taking some hay sesser came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>cloudy and snow looking more plesent sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>the court took place more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>at court comensed to thaw got a paire of boots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles thewing plesent and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to parlimo for castings thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>March</td> <td>went for shingle timber thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to mill thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished fetching shingle timber home sleighing gettin bad and implesent travling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>sunday plesent for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>trashing some wheat of mister ore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>bought a yoak of of oxing at one 100-27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>March</td> <td>John bought a hors at tow 200 and 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>March</td> <td>making shingles unplesent plenty of snow</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1856 <table><tbody><tr> <td>30</td> <td>March</td> <td>getting up wood very unplesent and making shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday windy quite sunny and gusting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>32{?}</td> <td>March</td> <td>getting wood up and sawing it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sawing wood thawing sloly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>rain and thawing fast quite mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>making shingles unplesent weth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>taking out some potatoes out of the pit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sunday plesent thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>plesent wether thawing sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>comensed sowing clover seed the snow all away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>mortising wagon {illegible} thewing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>putting the rafer logs in the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sewing the clover seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>the came a lamb very mudy and sloppy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>rain making casing for tosttles hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sunday frosty and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>plesent wether for the season skidding logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>rain hevy very mudy and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>rain and sloppy weather snow disipearing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>cleaning peas and clover seed unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>taking the potatoes out of the pit unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>piling lumber at tompsons and forbushes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>quite a hard frost cool and windy sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>pilling lumber at forbushes comensed to plough </td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>planing lumber for tostles hous plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>groth comenced plesent comensed to drie up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>ploughing sodd plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>framing girts of a barn plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>piling lumber and plough my sodd</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>27</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>plesent and growing sunday g{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed taking out sill for a barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed framing them warm and growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>April</td> <td>drying wether windy unplesent</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table> </table><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td>May</td> <td>framing unplesent wether rainy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>May</td> <td>cutting studs and braces unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>M</td> <td>slow groth windy and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed to dress the tenents getting stone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>May</td> <td>windy wether drying up fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>May</td> <td>laying the foundation windy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain came with great fury cutting studs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain quite a storm comensing making pins</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>May</td> <td>raising the sleepers and came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>May</td> <td>windy and unplesent mudy roats sowing the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>May</td> <td>sunday plesent windy warm and su{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>May</td> <td>taking a lumber down below the roads sowing to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>May</td> <td>framing the purlines plates and girt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>May</td> <td>making studs rainy looking wehter in the south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>May</td> <td>we raised the barn on Absoloms</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed pulling rafedgs on and criple studs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>May</td> <td>cloudy wether looking like rain leaves coming out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>sunday great rain very wet and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed sidding the barn mudy roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>May</td> <td>{illegible}ging growing wether sla{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>May</td> <td>comensed shingling the barn windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>May</td> <td>shingling unplesent and Windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain growing wether sowing the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>May</td> <td>planting the potatos and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>M</td> <td>sunday windy and cold and unplesent</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>26</td> <td>May</td> <td>shingling the barn plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>May</td> <td>shingling quite windy and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>May</td> <td>siding unplesent weher cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain and cold unplesent wether raised meeting house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>May</td> <td>hevy frost cold putting on siding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>May</td> <td>snow storm I went to foord's raisin cold and unplesent siding finished ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday cool and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>June</td> <td>I was showing my horses went below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed drawing out the wheat below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>June</td> <td>ploughing at the barn unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>June</td> <td>rany wether and sloppy clipping the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>June</td> <td>harrowing the folow below breaking out the asses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>June</td> <td>rainy wether sloppy wither sunday cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished shingling the barn rainy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawing out wheat unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>June</td> <td>growing wether rainy wether unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished drawing out the wheat at 6 - and 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished siding the barn rainy wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>June</td> <td>framed the hous and raised it rany wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>J</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent wither for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed siding the house warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished siding the hous dry and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>June</td> <td>rufedged the house comensed the road work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>June</td> <td>went to hamilton to get a f caray bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>June</td> <td>comensed to shingle the hous bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>June</td> <td>very warm and unplesent withe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>sunday windy</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>23</td> <td>June</td> <td>fnished shingling the hous warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>June</td> <td>laying the barn floor hevy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>June</td> <td>came home comensed makin window shash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>June</td> <td>making sash very warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>June</td> <td>went to oakvill for the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>June</td> <td>trying it in hay warm and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>June</td> <td>warm and windy sunday bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>June</td> <td>we bilt the gangay to the barn at toslols</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>July</td> <td>making window sash and fin around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed making hay and cutting with the more</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay with the moying mashine bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay plesent wether be the season growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>July</td> <td>working at the hay plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutt the filed front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>July</td> <td>sundy cool and plesent growing wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in hay warm and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay plesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>July</td> <td>cuttin down below came hom bees swarmed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>July</td> <td>raking and drawin in hay below finished mowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>July</td> <td>sundy cool and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawin hay warm and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in hay warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished our hay warm and windy</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>17</td> <td>July</td> <td>sharping house fence very warm and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>July</td> <td>unplesent with heat windy and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>July</td> <td>cool and plesent wether rigging cradles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>July</td> <td>cool an plesent sunday dry wether nothing a long</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>July</td> <td>rigging up for cutting wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>comensed cutting wheat it stays warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>finished cutting wheat for John warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>comensed cutting at home with Binders</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>coutt away very warm and dry riggin a mashine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>cutting warm and dry and unplesent weth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday brasey and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting wheat at home rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>July</td> <td>comensed cutting at Absoloms rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting below warm an unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>July</td> <td>went to a {illegible} to cutt warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished cuting wheat at a new mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed to draw in wheat warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>August</td> <td>Sunday cool and plesent for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawin in Wheat warm dry and fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished at home went to a b{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished below came home dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>August</td> <td>went to the block to draw in wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>August</td> <td>cut the barley ploughing thistles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished the drawin in of the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool and unplesent lazy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>August</td> <td>cutting the oats and binding them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing for linsey cool and plesent and dry</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>13</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing linsy pulling the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing finished trashing cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>August</td> <td>setting the hors power up in a block</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing in a Aqusing finished plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>August</td> <td>comensed to rig upp plesent wether rany</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished drawing wheat from the block</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>August</td> <td>rain riging up cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>August</td> <td>cuttin the peas plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>August</td> <td>got the iron plough from the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>finished the field at the old barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>sunday cool and plesent and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>August</td> <td>trashing for robert forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>August</td> <td>pulling peas plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>pulling out dung cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>August</td> <td>riging up plesent and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished pulling peas trashing beens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>August</td> <td>twas stacking the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday plesent wether dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed to sow wheat dry and dusty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and dusty wether cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>September</td> <td>dry and dusty plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>September</td> <td>fnished sowing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed ploughing at tostels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>September</td> <td>rain comensed misty wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>September</td> <td>sunday rainy and misty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>September</td> <td>comensed sowing below plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>September</td> <td>sowing plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>September</td> <td>finished sowing wheat great rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>September</td> <td>helping Sony to finish</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>12</td> <td>september</td> <td>making a wagon wheal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>september</td> <td>plesent withe for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>september</td> <td>sunday plesent wether cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>september</td> <td>making hinges for totles barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>hanging the doors laying the floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>september</td> <td>trashing at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>september</td> <td>setting the mashing showing the bucks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>september</td> <td>trashing at tostles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>september</td> <td>finished trashing at tosles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>september</td> <td>sunday cool not much Groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>september</td> <td>comensed drawing out the wheat at</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>september</td> <td>drawing out the wheat plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>september</td> <td>plesent wither dry roats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>september</td> <td>finished below drawing out the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>september</td> <td>comensed the dung dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>september</td> <td>trashing old peas and puttin dung out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>september</td> <td>sunday dry and plesent tab</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>september</td> <td>went to set the mashine up at {illegible} rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>september</td> <td>trashing S wheat rany wether 1856</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished trashing Ann James went a way linsey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed gathering wood to saw it plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed sawing the wood plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>October</td> <td>setting up the mill and trashing barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday plesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>October</td> <td>trashing at home plesent wether dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>October</td> <td>trashing at home six hundred bustles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed to draw it out dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out warm for the season</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>10</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing with tow wagons make sh{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out wheat leeves comensing to fall of&lt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday cloudy cool and plesent and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out wheat dry and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>October</td> <td>drawing out wheat plesent wether kept the horse at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>October</td> <td>making a neckyock comensed to dig the potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>October</td> <td>pulling the apples dry and frosty at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>October</td> <td>Ain Jane sent a letter plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>October</td> <td>rain and plesent withe warm rasping some {illegible}ves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>October</td> <td>smoky and cloudy some like rain sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>October</td> <td>comensed to fraim the shed misty wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>October</td> <td>cutt my self framing finished taking out wheat killed the hogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>October</td> <td>came home comensed to plough dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>October</td> <td>ploughing cool some rain helping benjaman to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>October</td> <td>ploughing cool plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>October</td> <td>rany and unplesent ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>October</td> <td>Sunday plesent wether and sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>October</td> <td>ploughing windy and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>October</td> <td>sold the wheat and went to the show</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing coald the leeaves are off the trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>October</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished ploughing a field windy and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashed the oats and some wheat old charley beging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday cloudy and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>November</td> <td>rain went below to plough and to frame</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>November</td> <td>framing at the shed cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>November</td> <td>framing cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>November</td> <td>framing more plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>November</td> <td>framing plesent and warm finished ploughing below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>November</td> <td>raised the shed stormy adn blustering</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>November</td> <td>sundy cloudy un{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>November</td> <td>went below and raised the rafters over the shed</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>11</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed to side the shade plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>November</td> <td>siding the wether {illegible} gathering stones for a well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed to dig a well plesent wether ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>November</td> <td>snow storm and rain unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>November</td> <td>siding at the shed diging a well plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>November</td> <td>sundy cloudy and plesent the mud are raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>November</td> <td>digging well plesent wether some frosts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed the bucket plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>November</td> <td>ploughing wether som frost in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>November</td> <td>got to the spring mudy diging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>November</td> <td>got below the sand bed plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>comensed to drill drilled ten feet plesent rain {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>November</td> <td>sundy plesent wether cloudy warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed stoning the well for absolom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>November</td> <td>stoning plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>November</td> <td>finished the well drawing the lodg hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>November</td> <td>finished rufedging shed plesent ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>November</td> <td>comensed shingling plesent wether good ploughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>November</td> <td>great snow storm comensed fell about a foot of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>November</td> <td>unplesent snowing quite stormy and unplesent with about a foot of snow upon the ground things look gloomy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>cold and unplesent wether ironing of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>December</td> <td>killing the beef cold sleighing plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutting up the beef comensed to draw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>December</td> <td>iron of allay cold and unplesent &amp; Jeny getting </td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>December</td> <td>getting wood for the old woman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>December</td> <td>drawing and piling snow</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1856 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>7</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>December</td> <td>iron of a slay plesent and soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting sawlogs went to the river</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>December</td> <td>cutting sawlogs plesent and soft very good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>December</td> <td>great reign stoped the sawlogs iron of sleigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>December</td> <td>making rake frame soft and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>December</td> <td>making at the rak mister mentin here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday snow and reign unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting sawlogs in misgay cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed halling them to the mill very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>December</td> <td>halling logs to the mill and cutting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>December</td> <td>comensed cutting wood for Jony blow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>December</td> <td>hevy rain comensed making a rak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>December</td> <td>cold and frosty and windy cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>December</td> <td>drawing sawlogs to pluas mills cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>December</td> <td>sawloging cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>December</td> <td>sawloging cold and unplesent good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>December</td> <td>chrismis day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>December</td> <td>sold the farm more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>December</td> <td>finshed saw loging more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday cloudy some hale pulling good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>December</td> <td>making a rak plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>December</td> <td>sawing wood for culmings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>December</td> <td>making a Jumper plesent nice slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1857</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January</td> <td>selling Absaloms farm plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>blacksmithing nice sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing hay and breaking out a coalt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>plesent and mild sunday and plesent</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1857 1857 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>ironing a cutter cold and good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>setting the hors power to trash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>bought the wilmit place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing wheat cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>trashing finished snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for bengman cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>January</td> <td>comensed drawing sand cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing sand cold and unplesent good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>drawing sand cold unplesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>sand drawing good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent drifting sand</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished drawing sand from darlings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to the point was cold plenty of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>taking out timber for to the hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting coal wood cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting coal wood cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>January</td> <td>taking out timber cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>January</td> <td>iron of a slay more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting coal wood soft and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>ironing of a slay drawing hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>good sleighing working at the slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished the ironing of the slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm comensed</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Febuary 1857 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent great pile of snow Febuary unplesent cold plenty of snow high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cutting some logs and taking them into the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cuting logs soft and thawing plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>reign thawing quite fast warm winds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>trashing at saints davy thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>pulling in the logs into the mill thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>sunday stormy and windy and tu{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cutting shingle timber unplesent travling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing hay thawing quite soft drawing lumber </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cutting oak loags at robings forests</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing in the logs bad slaying mud</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>framing at tostles hous plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>framing plesent wether thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>raining the cerk oping to day sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>comensed making a wagon thawing warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon rain and warm winds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon great fluds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>mudy roads rain soft and thawing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>snow storm mixed with mud great rush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>thawing warm taking a load of hay to snufy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>sunday cold winds frose a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making a wagon thawing no slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>piling lumber at elges mills thwelve thousant</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon warm and plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon quite plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>frose quite sold and firm warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making at the wagon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday colons furnel tuck place quite a snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold no slaying making fanninmill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>went below for som hay verry rugh the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>March</td> <td>making at the wagon cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>making at the fanimill and framing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold unplesent now snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>sold the steers to speers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>snow storm went to celly funarl with of Jumper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>drawing oak sawlogs plesent cold took the slays away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to mill cold the roads rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to fronts for iron the cars ran into the canal at h{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>March</td> <td>went for shingle blocks puting in wagon boxes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent wether for the season snow snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent not cold sunshine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>March</td> <td>flury of snow plesent wether quite mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>iron of a wagon mudy unplesent trashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>ironing of the wagon plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>March</td> <td>flury of snow making everything mudy and slopy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>March</td> <td>quite soft and unplesent geting a bout</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>March</td> <td>ironing of the wagon flury of snow making hous carpter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>March</td> <td>plesent the ground frose quite solid bright</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>March</td> <td>seting the wagon tires plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>March</td> <td>ironing at the wagon plenty of mud</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>March</td> <td>working at the wagon plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished the wagon ironing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>painting the wagon plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>March</td> <td>making a {illegible} for the wagon plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cool windy not plesent lambs came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>March</td> <td>painting the wagon plesent wether roads dry and fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>went to masawing for Aabsoms plesent travling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>April</td> <td>comensed making a roler dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>April</td> <td>working at the roler making bolts for it</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1872 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>25</td> <td>December</td> <td>crismis day snowing fast all day cold hard frees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>December</td> <td>shuvling roads cold and frosty day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>December</td> <td>nothing a dowing to day cold Blowing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>December</td> <td>more plesent day nothing a dowing frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>December</td> <td>sunday more plesent day plenty of snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>December</td> <td>drawing wood to out of the old swale with muga{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>December</td> <td>Breaking wagon out goos weel drawing wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January 1873</td> <td>drawing wood plesent day plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing sloly to day not so cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>riging up helping saint to trash warm and ples</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for John to day cold and Blustering</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday snow storm was plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing sloly to day cold and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>makaking a pea trasher setting the strawd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>making att straw cutter to trash peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast to day the change great</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm making they unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to mill with nugan went well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday thawing fast windy warm turbulent wethe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>January</td> <td>unplesent wether for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing comenst again making hay mor plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast to day piles of snow upon grund</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast to day hie winds to day making thy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>reguy th cutty peas for John to day raining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm trashing som peas in the men Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and Blowing fast unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent thawing fast making thigs qu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and frosty and cold hay 20 dollars tun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>som cold winds making unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm about 18 inces of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm piling upp fast to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>January</td> <td>grinding peas and Barley for J and myself</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday snow storm Blocks of snow</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>27</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold snow storm Blustering very stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>making Bee hives to day cold and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>making Bee hives cold frosty 2 feet of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting peas to day cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to naragay to in spect a road mor plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>February</td> <td>cold and frosty day making Bee hives cold the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday cold and windy plenty of snow cold to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>February</td> <td>thawing som to day plesent not so cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>February</td> <td>soft and warmer to day the Bees flying to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>February</td> <td>plesent day grainty Bee hives plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>February</td> <td>miss sprall came to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>February</td> <td>dowing Blacksmith woork the fare to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>February</td> <td>putting logs in to the mill to day very plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday cold and frosty to day making thigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>February</td> <td>cold and unplesent day snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>February</td> <td>nothing a dowing to day cold and unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>February</td> <td>more plesent day plenty of snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>February</td> <td>taking a load of peas to milton J Bells 70c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>February</td> <td>more plesent day not so cold to day making</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>February</td> <td>drawing lumber to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday plesent cloudy to day m 8 Dolars for the 8 of Shugar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>February</td> <td>comenst drawing seeder to day the snow rig B</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>February</td> <td>cutting seeder to day snow very deep in the tr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>February</td> <td>drawing seeder to day plesent warm thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>February</td> <td>thawing fast to day the hills Bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>February</td> <td>snow storm to day r Drawing straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>February</td> <td>drawing seeder to day cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday cold old clements funeral to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>February</td> <td>snow storm cold and frosty to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>February</td> <td>drawing seeder to day good slaying to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>att the seeder to day warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>February</td> <td>att the seeder to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>February</td> <td>att the seeder to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>working seeder plesent day thawing som to day</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday thomas com hom warm and plesent </td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold and unplesent day nothing a dowing sold 18 Bushels peas 70 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>March</td> <td>plenty of snow good slaying Butt cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>went for seeder to day in <s>P</s> logs plesent frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting seeder to day thawing raning the line rail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>survaying the rail road woorking the seeder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>making pumps to day in plesent snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent day cold 10 caps of Bes did</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>putting in a pump I well thawing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>dowing chores to day plesent day soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>thawing fast to day piles of snow around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>March</td> <td>putting in saw logs in to the mill thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>March</td> <td>nothing a dowing to day making thigs in plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting caps raining to day fast the snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday windy cold plenty snow {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting caps unplesent day thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting and grinding grists to day more plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>March</td> <td>snow storm unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>March</td> <td>raining to day unplesent day sold 500 of hay {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>March</td> <td>putting up the Belows new ones that I maid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting capps to day 300 elem thawing som</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent day cloudy windy plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold snow storm comensing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>March</td> <td>dowing Blacksmith work unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>snow storm fast all day 7 inches of new snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>i have twenty caps of Bes now 30 Ded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>March</td> <td>fetching home the new plow from tronto 39$</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>March</td> <td>raining to day and thawing fast plenty snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold sundy not thawing windy to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>raining fast plenty of snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>April</td> <td>thawing fast selling hay at 24 dollars a tun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>April</td> <td>laying plow point to day mor plesent rainy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>April</td> <td>thawing fast triming apple trees to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>April</td> <td>Boring capps to day soft sold sevint dollars {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>5</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>Boring capps rain comenst thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td><s>sund</s> raining fast piles of snow around yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>raining fast plenty of mud today Blocks of ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>April</td> <td>raining to day sold a tun of hay 24$ me fe{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>April</td> <td>rainy fast making a wind wheal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>April</td> <td>raining hard some Blocks of snow around fenc</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>April</td> <td>gathering stones of the medow to day soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>April</td> <td>Bilding a chimeny upon the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday plesent day warm some snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>April</td> <td>comenst plowing soft some Blocks of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>April</td> <td>rainy fast to day making thigs unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing with the new iron plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>April</td> <td>rain not much frost net at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>April</td> <td>fixing gates mudy at {illegible} soft 19 caps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>April</td> <td>sol a tun of hay to day 24$ plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday cool and dry at cloudy at fire{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing soft yed Som Blocks of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing sood in field at the frunt of the hous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing sod to day making thigs plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>April</td> <td>making Wind wheal to day frosty at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>April</td> <td>the show day plesent day sold 2 uns of hay $24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>April</td> <td>plowing sod 3 lambs now 17 caps of Bees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>April</td> <td>sunday plesen day frosty at night hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>April</td> <td>comenst sowing spring wheat and oats little field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>April</td> <td>sowing oats on sood in the field frunt of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>April</td> <td>finished sowing peas at home dry plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>May</td> <td>sowing Barley at J place to day dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>May</td> <td>rain comenst some frost at night quite a groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>May</td> <td>raing making a wind wheal to day raning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>May</td> <td>sunday plesent turnd out milk Cows to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>May</td> <td>making a wind mill to day plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>May</td> <td>gathering stones of the medow cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>May</td> <td>finished sowing peas J place to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>May</td> <td>Burning apple Brush to day</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>9</td> <td>May</td> <td>raning to day quite a groth soft rasing the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>May</td> <td>to milton for chery trees to day and plum trees $6.50 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>May</td> <td>turn a the cattle to grass to day The Buds not out the spring wheat coming upp and oats the wheat Badly Killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>May</td> <td>pulling red root out of the wheat cool I went to sta{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>May</td> <td>pulling root on the medow in ten acer field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung on the turnip ground to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>May</td> <td>cool and unplesent winds to day making thigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>May</td> <td>plowing the potato ground to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>May</td> <td>planting the potatoes to day plesent north wind to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>May</td> <td>sunday cool winds the pees are up the catle out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung upon the plowing the turnip patch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>May</td> <td>plowing and harowing the turnip ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>May</td> <td>cutting red root out of the wheat to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>May</td> <td>turned the horses to grass windy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>May</td> <td>comenst harowing the folow warm and windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>May</td> <td>fnished harowing making garden planting rasberys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>May</td> <td>sunday cool plesent day the leeves coming out fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>May</td> <td>washing the sheap to day seeying about the road {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung to day in the field frunt of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung plesent day warm things growing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>May</td> <td>taking sophy to the stud story plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing shering the sheep plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>May</td> <td>drawing dung to day out of the shade dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday cool and Breesy today making thig plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawing {illegible} plesent day dry with a shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawing dung in to the field at the Barn F sol horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawing dung plesent day dry not much groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished all the dung to day cool and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing and spreding dung plesent dry and hasy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing fast and spreding dung to day dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday plesent day the road woork paid $7.8.7c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing fast att the folow dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing with tow tem spreding dung to day</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>11</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing fast and spreding dung plesent day cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>June</td> <td>plowing to day went to franks raisen som rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished plowing to day plesent day not to warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>June</td> <td>sowing the turnips to day warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday swarming Bees to day som rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>June</td> <td>harowing the folow to day plesent with regn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>June</td> <td>finished harowing to day plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>June</td> <td>sophy got the stud to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>June</td> <td>fixing the machine to day moore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>June</td> <td>swarming Bees C Caps to day 18 Caps now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>June</td> <td>dry down chores around the Bildings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday rain and cool not much groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>June</td> <td>comenst cutting hay to day warm very fight</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>June</td> <td>rain comenst to day quite wett and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>June</td> <td>cutting to day very lite hard to cutt to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>June</td> <td>gathering hay to day unplesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>June</td> <td>drawin in the hay plesent day warm and N</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>June</td> <td>mowing in the field at the well down home warm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>June</td> <td>sunday warm and close day I sold wool 36 cents</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>June</td> <td>unplesent cutting hay to day in the field at the frunt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting hay to day unplesent warm and light hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>July</td> <td>the Bite comenst woork to day rain unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in hay to day the Bite cutting the orchit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in hay to day unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in out of ten acker field to day 20 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday unplesent day cool and sultry d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting to day and drawing in to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting at home to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting at J place plesent day fine wether cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>July</td> <td>raing to day fast comenst ganging the folow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>July</td> <td>mowing att J place and drawing in to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished mowing to day season drawing in fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>July</td> <td>sunday ples day cool not to warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished hay making for this season</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td>15</td> <td>July</td> <td>ganging the folow at frunt of the Barn cool plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>July</td> <td>ganging att folow plesent day dry the wheat lowry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished ganging the folow plesent day making</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>July</td> <td>comenst cutting the wheat to day a shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting wheat plesent day cool for work cutt 12 ackers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>July</td> <td>sounday cool and north wind hay worth 20 dollars out of field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting att home plesent day cutting roads att J place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>July</td> <td>cutting att J place plesent day cutt one field to day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting J wheat comenst A wehat on shorting farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>July</td> <td>finished cutting wheat to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>July</td> <td>comenst drawing in wheat plesent rain comenst</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in in the after noon plesent day mak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>July</td> <td>suntay cool cloudy wether som lik rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>July</td> <td>drawing in wheat finished att home plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>July</td> <td>helping J to cutt and draw in wheat to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>July</td> <td>pulling the peas quite ripe cutting Barley to day Bite left</td> </tr> <tr><td>1</td> <td>August</td> <td>pulling peas warm and sultry with showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished the pulling of the peas drawin timothy seed in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool cloudy wether som loike rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>August</td> <td>drawing in peas warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished the peas cutting the oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>August</td> <td>cutting spring wheat warm and sultry to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>August</td> <td>cutting oats finished cutting for this season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>August</td> <td>Binding oats plesent day cool and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>August</td> <td>draw in spring wheat fixing horspower sold cattle six head $47</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday plesent day cool dry and sultry to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished drawing in oats to day finished this season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>August</td> <td>helping J Beel to trash raning quite showery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>August</td> <td>comenst riging upp some rain to day I went in {illegible} #</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>August</td> <td>riging upp to day plesent the dand in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>August</td> <td>riging upp showery wether plesent day cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>August</td> <td>riging fast cool and plesent dary lotts spring croop yett</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool and plesent day fares working att rail Bilding the rail road to milton</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>15</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing fast plesent day dry and clere</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing in the field the frunt of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing fast plesent wether warm sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>August</td> <td>helping Frank to trash warm sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing sold my Bef catle 47$ 6 hed 2of2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing fast now plesent day not much groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>August</td> <td>sunday cool wind to day now groth now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>August</td> <td>plowing plesent day making things com</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>August</td> <td>finished plowing in the field att frunt of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>August</td> <td>comenst sowing wheat to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>August</td> <td>sowing fast dry and sultry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>August</td> <td>sewing a way dry and sultry day m warm finished so</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>August</td> <td>shulrfing and sewing the field att the frunt of Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>August</td> <td>sum raining fast making things con nice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>setember</td> <td>plowing the turnip ground Jonathy got 15 bushels wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>setember</td> <td>finished sowing whed to day dry and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>setember</td> <td>riging the machine to day som rain &amp; windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sharping stakes to day plesent warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sharping stakes plesent day dry and sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>setember</td> <td>drawing clay into the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sunday plesent day som rain the wheat </td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>setember</td> <td>som Blacksmith work to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sharping stakes to day plesen day dry and sultery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>setember</td> <td>paving around the well to day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>setember</td> <td>paving to day and finished it now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>setember</td> <td>riging the machine to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>setember</td> <td>making sider and vinegar to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sunday plesent day camfmety noribs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>setember</td> <td>setting the mill to trash att J place rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing fast good turn out of wheat Broak 2 rings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing and finished it to day came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>setember</td> <td>drawing wood up to the house plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>setember</td> <td>Bilding a fence along creek to the swale warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>setember</td> <td>staking it warm and sultery day frosts at night</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>21</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sunday plesent day Barley one dollar 8 cts in oakville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>setember</td> <td>Driving the stakes to day and finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>setember</td> <td>helping lasson to trass warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>setember</td> <td>setting the machine att J place to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing A place to day finished trashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing to day warm sultery day finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>setember</td> <td>trashing A place to day finished trashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>setember</td> <td>sunday hevy rain making the wheat grow fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>setember</td> <td>diging potatoes finished plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>setember</td> <td>diging potatoes finished plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>October</td> <td>trashing timothy seed and oats to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>October</td> <td>comenst plowing in the little field to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing plows well dry plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>October</td> <td>raining fast very little top upon the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday plesent day drying up now now frosts n</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing in the little field plesent wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished it plesent day dry and sultery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing in the field frunt of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast clening Barley goetting $40 cents</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>October</td> <td>show day in milton Barling apples to day T B</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday plesent day windy cool in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>October</td> <td>Barling apples to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing to day plesent day dry and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast dry and warm and sultry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>October</td> <td>finished plowing stubl ground to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>raining choping some wheat to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday dull and cloudy day but plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>October</td> <td>gathering in apples to the seller to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>raining and snowing quite a storm comenst</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>raning fast making mud rise up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>plowing patches to day unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>October</td> <td>comenst sodd plowing dry and fine wether</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>3</td> <td>November</td> <td>plowing sod frunt of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>November</td> <td>plowing frose in the morning solad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>November</td> <td>finished plowing for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>November</td> <td>quarying flags for {illegible} att M gibons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>November</td> <td>shingling holes in the old Barn plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>November</td> <td>down chore putty glass in the driving house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday rain soft to day making I mud</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>November</td> <td>drawing old rails for wood plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>November</td> <td>drawing rails to day plesent to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>November</td> <td>snow storm comenced stopy woork</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>November</td> <td>stabling cattle to day plesent cold and hasy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>November</td> <td>feeding cattle to day plesent day making cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>November</td> <td>plesent day soft sun slaying to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday plesent day soft thawing like</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>November</td> <td>drawing som wood to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>November</td> <td>trashing som wheat to day plesent day tying cattle up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>November</td> <td>clening timothy seed snow flury one inch feeding {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>November</td> <td>splitting Besswood in to rails to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>November</td> <td>seting the mill to cutt wood snow upon ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>November</td> <td>sawing wood att the house plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday plesent day soft not thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>November</td> <td>snow storm 2 inches slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>November</td> <td>grinding som peass oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>November</td> <td>feeding cattle killing the pigs one pig</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>November</td> <td>cutting the sume up plenty snow frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>November</td> <td>grinding a grist for Tork plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>November</td> <td>cutting straw to day frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday frosty snowing 4 righes of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>December</td> <td>plesent day raining drawing wood {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Decembe</td> <td>comenst thawing and rain fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Decembe</td> <td>thawing fast making the snow fly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Decemb</td> <td>great storm of wind Blowing fences down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Decemb</td> <td>and trees thawing all the snow of fine after storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Decemb</td> <td>Bilding fences fine day som frost re</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1873 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>7</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>sunday cold frosts day making thing cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>thawing fast making the snow corse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>the snow all gon of the fields now frost in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>laying upp fences which the wind Blowed down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>laying upp fences and staking them now frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>paying chool tax 16 dollars plesent and rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>snow storm comenst one futt of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>sunday windy and unplesent day now fros in gro</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>riging for trashing att home plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>trashing goes well to day finished for season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>plesent day theawing fast mud on roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>Jonathany raisin straw house plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>finished the raison to day came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>colder than not so plesent nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>sunday cold som frost att night now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>plesent day som snow upon ground no frost in ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>helping davy to trash plesent day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>drawing wood plesent day som snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>drawing wood to day plesent day warm a raly in Ba{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>drawing some wood chrismus days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>cutting straw plesent day snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>sunday cool som frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>drawing rails to a fence in woods Black a{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>som slaying thomas com down to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Desember</td> <td>plesent day making som slayin sn frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>January</td> <td>nothing a dowing to day plesent day 1874</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast now making thig soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for John to gay soft mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday thawing Bees flyin windy thawing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm thawing fast to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing lathing the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing fast the snow gon all of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>January</td> <td>lathing fast warm and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>January</td> <td>snow storm dowing carpenter wood {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>25</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing sodd in the fied frunt of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>October</td> <td>sunday plesent day cloudy wether this cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing to day plesent wether sodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing fast plesent day schower to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing to day att the sod unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing to day fine wether to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>October</td> <td>plowing snow storm and rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>November</td> <td>snow and frost drawing in the apples Barles to sell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>November</td> <td>sunday som snow flurys flying about</td> </tr> </tbody></table> 1874 <table></table><table> <tbody><tr> <td>10</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for John after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday plesent day m snow windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>January</td> <td>plesent day making care to unload hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>January</td> <td>sawing wood for A today plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting straw for A to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold and unplesent day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>January</td> <td>went to mill cold and frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>January</td> <td>Breaking the Jar offf out to day more{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday plesent day not so cold good slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>January</td> <td>good slaying plesent and cold att night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>January</td> <td>making a case for unloading hay in the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>January</td> <td>Killing a Beef to day thawing soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>January</td> <td>cutting upp the Beef warm and plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>January</td> <td>making at the case to day plesent thawing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>January</td> <td>finished the case theawing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>January</td> <td>sunday cold and plesent day frosty and day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>January</td> <td>making a wind mill for the well at the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>January</td> <td>dowing som th{illegible} thawing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>January</td> <td>thawing wind taking the snow of all But ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>January</td> <td>the voting to day cold and unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold nothing a dowing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>January</td> <td>cold little snow upon ground making slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>February</td> <td>sunday cold and unplesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>February</td> <td>good slaying now nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>February</td> <td>comenst snowing making a window</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>4</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>good slaying now nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>getting 2 Barles of salt from gorgtown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Febary</td> <td>cold and unplesent day making suplese</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Febary</td> <td>snowstorm plenty of snow now upon ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Febary</td> <td>sunday plesent day Eath home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Februry</td> <td>good slaying to day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>plenty of slaying to day dowing som Blacksmithing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>February</td> <td>som slaying to day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>making att the wind mill to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cold and unplesent day nothing a dowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>cold and plenty of slaying to day taxes on nashugy $11.36 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>sunday plesent day making things look like spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Febury</td> <td>making a wind mill plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Febuay</td> <td>cutting straw plesent day som little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Febuay</td> <td>E went of to the mill to work now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Febuay</td> <td>making a wind mill for the well att the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>seting the mill to day to cutt peas att the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Febry</td> <td>cutting peas to day snow storm one inch of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Febry</td> <td>sunday plesent day cloudy little cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>one calf came plesent wether som slaying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>February</td> <td>went to nasaguay for seeder poals for mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>drawing pee straw to the new barn </td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>February</td> <td>framing the poles to day plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>making Boalts for mill warm som snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>cutting out the pees to day plesent day raised mill to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Febuary</td> <td>sunday thawing fast windy thre caps of Bes D</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>March</td> <td>plesent thawing fast now cool wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>March</td> <td>plesent day thawing soft and mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>March</td> <td>putting upp the wind mill to day at the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>March</td> <td>comenst shingling the old shephouse to day plesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>March</td> <td>rain and som snow windy clening peas upp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>March</td> <td>setting the mill to pump water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>March</td> <td>making a Barley foork to day raining soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday stormy snow windy flurying</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>9</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold nothing a dowing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold som snow dowing Blacksmithing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>March</td> <td>sharping stakes for the Back line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>March</td> <td>drawing stakes to the fence and capps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>March</td> <td>splitting capps cold and snow flurys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>drawing straw into the new Barn shigling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday plesent day som snow no fenc</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>March</td> <td>shingling att the old house sheep yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished shingling plesent raining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>March</td> <td>taking down the fence att Back line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold raining som the snow all a way</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>March</td> <td>comenst Bilding the fence Backline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>March</td> <td>finished Bilding setting the stakes and capps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cool wind Blowing fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold frosty now snow upon the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>cold winds Blowing dry with the frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>March</td> <td>unplesent wether nothing can Be don</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting caps dry and plesent day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>March</td> <td>cutting caps Broke the ager nine lambs came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>March</td> <td>choping peas for John to day cutting caps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>March</td> <td>sunday cold wind to day blowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold and frosty making a capp auger</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>March</td> <td>cold and unplesent day making drill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>cold laying a fence in the woods of ash rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>windy and cold nothing a dowing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>Boaring capps dry and plesent roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>drawing hay into driving house fine roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>sunday snow storm cold unplesent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>drawing the horse manure out with slay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>quite mudy to day the snow off cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>making a pump to day and putting in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>cold wind picking stones of the medow line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>finished the stones at the line cold frosty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Aprill</td> <td>drawin the Bes out of sellar of Barn 21 caps</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p><p>12 April sunday pleasant day cold are the Bees fly </p><p>13 April flury of snow un pleasant day drawing dung </p><p>14 April thawing fast nothing a dowing to day </p><p>15 April unplesent frosty day and night </p><p>16 Aprill fixing the Board fence to day pleasant day </p><p>17 April Eddone home more pleasant day </p><p>18 April nothing a dowing twenty one calf [unclear] now </p><p>19 April sunday plesent day the Bees flying fast </p><p>20 April drawing stakes att the Back line and fencing </p><p>21 April drawing stakes att the line and finishing </p><p>22 April not much a dowing to day posts att night </p><p>23 April went for a load of cedar for the hedge [unclear] </p><p>24 April the show day in milton settled with moffat 45 </p><p>25 April drawing old rails from Backline fencing </p><p>26 April sunday snow 2 inches of snow havy frosts att night </p><p>27 April frosty all night one inch of ice upon the water </p><p>28 April drawing old rails to day cold and frosty all night </p><p>29 April fixing the old Buildings to day plesent day </p><p>30 April nothing adowing to day more plesent now [unclear] </p><p>1 May comenst plowing sod to day soft and cold </p><p>2 May plowing sod more plesent day making things </p><p>3 May sunday more plesent now groth yet </p><p>4 May comenst sowing oats and peas finished the peas </p><p>5 May roling the peas and oats mother very poorly </p><p>6 May sowing oats ten acres field and finished them </p><p>7 May roling the Barley unchel Jak came to see mother </p><p>8 May roling the oats not any groth yet mother poorly </p><p>9 May warm nothy a dowing mother sick poor groth </p><p>10 May mother very weakly to day 14 years since the house was bilt By June </p><p>11 May nothing adowing to day </p><p>12 May drawing manure out upon potato ground </p><p>13 May finished dung to day plesent day nothing a doing </p><p>14 May plowing the potatoe ground plesent warm </p><p>15 May planting the potatoes finished them </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p><p>4 oclock. </p><p>16 May this morning Mother died better day </p><p>17 May sunday cloudy cool hard times to encounter </p><p>18 May the funeral to day rain in morning </p><p>19 May very lonsom and solitude nothing a dowing </p><p>20 May drawing dung in the little field very lonsom </p><p>21 May plesent day making things lonsom hard thots </p><p>22 May finished the little field with manure </p><p>23 May Agness left to day very lonsom and forlorn </p><p>24 May sunday plesent day the leaves coming out </p><p>25 May drawing manure to day plesent day son W. was here </p><p>26 May finished the manure som rain things are </p><p>27 May finished manure washing the sheep to day </p><p>28 May comenst plowing in dung warm sultey </p><p>29 May plowing in the little field warm growing </p><p>30 May sheiring the sheep to day warm sultey day </p><p>31 May sunday cool Bree the trees in Blosom and leaves </p><p>1 June plowing in the dung in the little field </p><p>2 June plowing fast dry wether for the season </p><p>3 June plowing warm dry sultey day </p><p>4 June plesent plowing very lonsom now </p><p>5 June Breezy more cool to day making </p><p>6 June plowing fast in field front of house </p><p>7 June sunday a shower of rain </p><p>8 June plowing plesent day not to warm </p><p>9 June finished plowing in the dung front of house </p><p>10 June went for the road list to the street </p><p>11 June rain to day making things grow fast </p><p>12 June hoeing som potatoes to day som groth </p><p>13 June went to georg town with the wool 38 cts </p><p>14 June sunday cool som groth to day </p><p>15 June comenst dowing the road work to day </p><p>16 June rain comenst to day making things grow </p><p>17 June finished the road work to day plesent drying </p><p>18 June dowing chores to day Al Bought the horses </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p><p>19 June making a gate to day plesent day things </p><p>20 June swarming Bees to day 3 caps doing well to day </p><p>21 June sunday warm and sultey growing squabbs going on </p><p>22 June Comenst clening wheat att 5 places $1 2.50 </p><p>23 June clening wheat att 5 places dry and plesent </p><p>24 June drawing out and clening wheat warm </p><p>25 June drawing to milton one dollar and quarter </p><p>26 June comenst my wheat att home plesent day </p><p>27 June drawing fast to day to milton got to Barley sack </p><p>28 June sunday shower of rain the Bees doing well 7 calfs new </p><p>29 June harrowing the fallow warm and very plesent </p><p>30 June finished harrowing fixing the machine </p><p>1 July comenst cutty in hay dry and plesent day </p><p>2 July cutty hay plesent day finished one field </p><p>3 July comenst raking to day dry light medows </p><p>4 July mowing and raking a hevy hail last night </p><p>5 July sunday plesent Bees to day a swarm of Bees </p><p>6 July cocking hay to day plesent day warm </p><p>7 July drawing in to day plesent warm </p><p>8 July finished mowing ten acker field </p><p>9 July drawing in to day plesent day </p><p>10 July cutty in the field att the line </p><p>11 July cocking and mowing to day rain </p><p>12 July sunday rain storm stopping the work </p><p>13 July gathey som hay wet in the morning </p><p>14 July finished mowing the field att the line </p><p>15 July shery rain comenst to day ruining the crops </p><p>16 July mowing the double field to day finished it </p><p>17 July finished drawing in hay for the season </p><p>18 July comenst cutty wheat to day plesent 5 places </p><p>19 July sunday windy &amp; warm Bees swarming fast to day </p><p>20 July cuttg wheat &amp; finished him to day </p><p>21 July comenst att home and finished it to day </p><p>22 July father very sick cuttg wheat to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p><p>23 July comenst drawing in to day plesent day moving fast </p><p>24 July drawing in att 8 place plesent day </p><p>25 July going in to day plesent day warm </p><p>26 sunday grain ripeing very fast they laugh </p><p>27 July plesent white sultry to dowing now </p><p>28 July cut the beets and peas a showery morning </p><p>29 July the funeral at three oclock to day </p><p>30 July nothy adowing to day more cool my hand sore </p><p>31 July cutting Barley to day plesent day cool and dry </p><p>1 August cutting some oats plesent my hand sore </p><p>2 August sunday oats dry and sultey wether </p><p>3 August cutting the peas plesent day making things dull </p><p>4 August drawing in peas to day plesent day </p><p>15 August comenst rining up to day plesent day </p><p>16 August sunday cool and plesent day </p><p>17 August plowing fast in the little field att the house </p><p>18 August plowing fast my hand getting Better now </p><p>19 August plowing warm and sultey dry now grass </p><p>20 August finished the little field rain comenst </p><p>21 August plowing in the field front of the house </p><p>22 plowing fast cool and plesent wether now </p><p>23 August sunday plesent cool lonsom now </p><p>24 August plowing fast to dry and plesent </p><p>25 August plowing fast to day dry and warm </p><p>26 August plowing fast dry and plesent day </p><p>28 August finished plowing to day plesent day </p><p>29 August settin the machine to day warm </p><p>30 August thrashing the wheat to day more muddy </p><p>31 sunday plesent day warm dry sultey </p><p>31 September dry and plesent nothy adowing </p><p>1 September nothy much adowing dry and plesent </p><p>2 September plesent day dry and sultey </p><p>3 September dry weaky for rain to day </p><p>4 September comenst sawing wheat to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p><p>5 September sowing dry and sultry to day </p><p>6 September sunday dry and sultry cool at night </p><p>7 September finished sowing in the field front of house </p><p>8 September shucking cross furrows to day warm </p><p>9 September warm nothing adowing to day plesent day </p><p>10 September fixed the machine to thrash making bars </p><p>11 September thrashing the Barley and oats 160 bus </p><p>12 September fixing things to day around a Bought </p><p>13 September sunday plesent day looks like rain </p><p>14 September thrashing for John dry and plesent </p><p>15 September thrashing and finished came home to day </p><p>16 September fixing things around a Bout the house </p><p>17 September looks like rain to day comenst rain </p><p>18 September sowing the fall wheat field to day warm </p><p>19 September sunday the cross furs to day plesent groth </p><p>20 September sunday hevy rain making grass grow fast </p><p>21 September comenst plowing in the field att the fence </p><p>22 September plowing in the field front of the Barn </p><p>23 September dry and plesent the ground hard </p><p>24 September the show att Toronto now plesent day </p><p>25 September plowing dry the wheat coming up now </p><p>26 September the wheat coming up dry and warm </p><p>27 September sunday rain making things grow now </p><p>28 September plowing in the field att the front of the Barn </p><p>29 September helping John Bell to thrash peas and oats </p><p>30 September plowing som rain making things grow </p><p>1 October plowing fast dry and sharp wether </p><p>2 October plowing som rain clening Barley to day got </p><p>3 October went to Orkville with Barley plesent day $5 </p><p>4 October got the iron to make Fence Machine dollars night </p><p>5 October plowing fast in the field att the front of Barn </p><p>6 October plowing fast looking like rain to day </p><p>7 October rain to day making things sloppy Barley apples </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p><p>8 Octobre rainy fast to day making the roads soft </p><p>9 Octobre plowing fast to day drying fast </p><p>10 Octobre rainy making a watering pail for the stable </p><p>11 Octobre sunday plesent day cloudy to day </p><p>12 Octobre plowing finished the field a Barley [unclear] </p><p>13 Octobre shucking the crossfurs plesent day comenst plowg </p><p>14 Octobre in ten acker field to show day plesent day </p><p>15 Octobre plowing plesent day dry and plesent roads </p><p>16 Octobre diging the potatoes to day warm plesent </p><p>17 Octobre plowing fast taking the apples of to day </p><p>18 Octobre sunday plesent day mr windy and plesent </p><p>19 Octobre plowing fast finished in two ten acker fields </p><p>20 Octobre plowing in little field plesent day </p><p>21 Octobre comenced in the field att frunt of the house </p><p>22 Octobre plowing fast dry and plesent day now </p><p>23 Octobre plowing fast dry and sultrey day warm </p><p>24 Octobre plowing fast warm and fine day </p><p>25 Octobre sunday cloudy and plesent day 20 Barleys 2 bus </p><p>26 Octobre plowing in the field frunt of the house </p><p>27 Octobre plesent wether warm and dry hailing apples </p><p>28 Octobre sold 19 Barles of apples story 1 1/2 </p><p>29 Octobre plowing fast windy not much frost yet </p><p>30 Octobre the lot left 49 scent plesent day som rain </p><p>31 Octobre plowing the bees eating of the thres now sunday cold and windy to day </p><p>1 Novembre plowing fast dry and hard fine wether </p><p>2 Novembre cutty foundation stones for the Base monument </p><p>3 Novembre cuty Base for the monument foundation </p><p>4 Novembre getting old tuck to dig a foundation </p><p>5 Novembre doing som cutty Punishell plesent wether </p><p>6 Novembre drawing stones for the foundation monument </p><p>7 Novembre sunday plesent smoky dry warm </p><p>8 Novembre Building the foundation of the monument </p><p>9 Novembre plowing fast plesent wether warm </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p><p>10 Novembre plowing fast plesent wether season </p><p>11 Novembre taking in som apples in to the seller </p><p>12 Novembre finished plowing for the season sun frost </p><p>13 Novembre fixing the apple stable to day plesent cold </p><p>14 Novembre sunday plesent day warm and plesent day </p><p>15 Novembre doing chores around to day plesent day </p><p>16 Novembre went to masguway to call for a lot seedes </p><p>17 Novembre raining nothing adowing to day all plesent </p><p>18 Novembre John Bell sale to day plesent wether </p><p>19 Novembre helping archy to day to traigh plesent day </p><p>20 Novembre snow storm comenced stalling the cattle </p><p>21 Novembre sunday plesent day 2 inches of snow </p><p>22 Novembre fixing gates now stalling cattle not cold </p><p>23 Novembre nothy adowing to day plesent day </p><p>24 Novembre killing the hogs to day plesent day son snow </p><p>25 Novembre cutty up the hogs to day and rendering fast </p><p>26 Novembre went to masguway to call seeder plesent day </p><p>27 Novembre the snow all of to day plesent day </p><p>28 Novembre sunday snow sown 8 inches of snow winter the amount of money I have in all to day is 43 Dollars 43 hunderd </p><p>29 Novembre doing chores wether the cattle stalled </p><p>30 Novembre more plesent to day not so cold </p><p>1 Decembre plesent day nothing adowing </p><p>2 Decembre doing som Blacksmith work </p><p>3 Decembre shoving fast new plesent day </p><p>4 Decembre cold and frosty wether </p><p>5 sunday plesent day more snow </p><p>6 Decembre a large pile on my leg making things </p><p>7 Decembre nothy adowing cold and frosty at night </p><p>8 Decembre making horses shoes to day cold frosty </p><p>9 Decembre shoeing horses to day cold and frosty </p><p>10 Decembre setting the machine to day at place 3 </p><p>11 Decembre raining wheat to day plesent morning </p><p>12 Decembre sunday snowing fine snow </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1874 </p><p>13 Decembre cold nothing adowing to day </p><p>14 Decembre cutty straw &amp; pieces </p><p>15 Decembre plesent day nothy adowing to day snow </p><p>16 Decembre frosty sweet plesent day </p><p>17 Decembre cutty straw for John broak a nife </p><p>18 Decembre thawing som slaying good cold </p><p>19 Decembre sunday gloomy cold wind north wind </p><p>20 Decembre thawing fast now cold </p><p>21 fixing the straw cutter now plesent day </p><p>22 nothy adowing to day maky thys come </p><p>23 drawing stones to day plesent day of the woods </p><p>24 drawing stones to day Christmas day </p><p>25 cutty straw for John plesent day </p><p>26 sunday plesent day no snow now </p><p>27 setting the machine to day to cut wood </p><p>28 cutty wood to day plesent day making </p><p>29 nothy adowing cold snap to day </p><p>30 plesent day drilling Bars to day now 1875 </p><p>1 January newers day nothy adowing now snow </p><p>2 January drilly snow to day snow storm </p><p>3 January sunday cold som snow to day </p><p>11 January cold and unplesent wether drilly snow </p><p>12 January comenst to draw seeder to day cold </p><p>13 January shovy the horses to day cold </p><p>14 January went for seeder cold drawing stakes and pins </p><p>15 January went for seeder to day cold frosty </p><p>16 January grinding peas and oats for farm cold </p><p>17 January sunday cold and frosty day </p><p>18 January fixing gates Bushy and Baker </p><p>19 January cutty seeder to day plesent cold </p><p>20 January Barber got in flying cold day </p><p>21 January cold and unplesent day getting seeder </p><p>22 January fetching a load of seeder to day &amp; selling now </p><p>23 January fine day nothy adowing to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>24 January sunday snow storm to day 4 inches of snow </p><p>25 January frosty morning Alison the foal get in dead </p><p>26 January cold and unplesent day snowing </p><p>27 January unplesent day snowing and blowing </p><p>28 January nothy adowing to day only keeping hall </p><p>29 January down to Georgetown to day </p><p>30 January cold and unplesent day nothy adowing </p><p>31 January sunday more plesent plenty of snow to day </p><p>1 March stormy wether Isabella very sick snowy </p><p>2 March went to see her most gone home piles of snow </p><p>3 March snow storm drefly fast nothy adowing </p><p>4 March Isabella died nine o clock this morning </p><p>5 March snow storm 3 feet of snow upon the ground now </p><p>6 March the funeral came of to day hard times in order again </p><p>7 March sunday plesent day som lambs coming now </p><p>8 March melting snow thomas down now plenty of snow </p><p>9 March grinding peas and oats for John to day </p><p>10 March grind peas soft with thawing seen little to day </p><p>11 March St. Thomas went away to day plesent and soft </p><p>12 March finished making the horse fence to day </p><p>13 March cool and frosty drawing manure at orchard </p><p>14 March sunday plesent day that is now </p><p>21 March plesent wether thawing some plenty of snow </p><p>22 March fixing the windmill to day plesent </p><p>23 March doing Blacksmith work to day </p><p>24 March thawing fast to day plenty of snow </p><p>25 March comenst making a gate to day </p><p>26 March making gate going thawing </p><p>27 sunday plesent to day windy </p><p>28 making a gate foggy soft plesent thawing </p><p>29 March sawing wood att John to day </p><p>31 March making a wood wheel thawing </p><p>1 Aprill paint the gate to day plesent </p><p>2 Aprill thawing fast to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>3 April thrashing peas for F to day plesent warm </p><p>4 April sunday plesent day thawing fast </p><p>5 April painting the fence to day plesent </p><p>6 April hanging gate to day plesent day </p><p>7 April plesent wether thawing fast to day </p><p>8 April washing to day rainy to day soft </p><p>9 April painting the picket fence to day </p><p>10 April Boiling posts fence strait fence </p><p>11 April sunday plesent day cool thawing </p><p>18 April sunday cold and gloomy wether </p><p>19 April doing som work cold and frosty days </p><p>20 April nothy adowing cold and unplesent </p><p>21 April cold wind frosty all night </p><p>22 April plowing Blacksmithing cold now groth </p><p>23 April nothy adowing cold and icy </p><p>24 April planting trees in the lane soft maples </p><p>25 April sunday plesent day windy day </p><p>26 April plesent day dry and fine day </p><p>27 April plesent wether planting trees </p><p>28 April comenst sowing oats with the drill </p><p>29 April sowing oats to day finished them </p><p>30 April sowing Barley plesent wether heavy rain </p><p>1 May snow storm comenst taking work </p><p>2 May rain fast nothing adowing to day </p><p>3 May sowing fast cold and now groth </p><p>4 May cold and frosty at night coming in slow </p><p>5 May comenst building a wall at the Barn </p><p>6 May plowing stone work to day </p><p>7 May rain comenst fast to day making </p><p>8 May taking over picket fence to Milton road </p><p>9 May sunday som rain to day the groth good </p><p>10 May raining fast doing som Blacksmith work </p><p>11 May fixing the roofing going helping the stable boards </p><p>12 May building stone work at Barn </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>13 May Building stone woork att the Barn </p><p>14 May raining fast nothy adowing drew stone </p><p>15 May Building stone woork att End of the Barn </p><p>16 May sunday turned som of the cattle out to pasture </p><p>17 May Building stone woork sowing Barley 8 place </p><p>18 May shurting cross furs to day sowing seed </p><p>19 May Building stone woork to day plesent and som groth </p><p>20 May the Peas is coming out to day sloly </p><p>21 May Building stone woork att the Barn very </p><p>22 May Building stone woork warm the leaves coming out </p><p>23 May sunday warm som groth to day the crops com </p><p>24 May plesent day grafting trees in the orched </p><p>25 May the Barley dry and plesent day nothy much groth </p><p>26 May nothy adowing weedy seed root out of medow </p><p>27 May harrowing the fallow to day plesent day </p><p>28 May comenst drawing dung out to day </p><p>29 May drawing dung Best cool and dry the Bees de </p><p>30 May sunday cool and plesent day </p><p>31 May drawing out dung to day plesent warm </p><p>1 June drawing dung plesent day finished it </p><p>2 June drawing stone to day to the Barn </p><p>3 June Building stone woork att the Barn </p><p>4 June Building stone woork to day </p><p>5 June shearing sheep to day plesent day </p><p>6 June sunday plesent day cloudy But dry </p><p>7 June comenst plowing in the cluf to day </p><p>8 June plowing in dung 3 caps of Bees hey light </p><p>9 June plowing in the field frunt of house </p><p>10 thrsday dung and plowy fast dry </p><p>11 June plowy fast to day warm sultey </p><p>12 June cool and plesent day plowy fast </p><p>13 June sunday plesent day making things </p><p>14 June plowing the fallow plesent dry </p><p>15 June finished plowing the fallow plesent </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>16 June diging the foundation at the Barn </p><p>17 June comenst Building the one side of the seller </p><p>18 June Bilding fast dry and sultey windy </p><p>19 June Building att the seller drawing som bar for salom [unclear] </p><p>20 June sunday dry and plesent day poor grass to day </p><p>21 June wethey to day and Building stone work att home </p><p>22 June Building stone woork plesent day </p><p>23 June selig polly and hur make 85 off and caps [unclear] </p><p>24 June selig wool fething 21 dollars a term sheep [unclear] </p><p>25 June fine rain maky things grow fast </p><p>26 June Bildig stone woork warm sultey day </p><p>27 June sunday warm plesent day windy poor medows </p><p>28 June Bilding att the seller of the Barn </p><p>29 June Bildig plesent day washing dirty potatoes </p><p>30 June plesent day Bilding fast all stone woork </p><p>1 July Bilding stone woork to day plesent day </p><p>2 July fixing the machine to day for mowg </p><p>3 July comenst mowing rey short and poor </p><p>4 July sunday shower of rain warm sultey </p><p>5 July mowing fast a shower of rain comenst to day </p><p>6 July raining fast making things swim things growing </p><p>7 July rain comenst to gether and rake hay </p><p>8 July finished 16 ackers comenst in ten acker field </p><p>9 July raking and mowing fast finished mowing ten acker </p><p>10 July cutty in the field att the line plesent day </p><p>11 July sunday plesent day cool the wheat cutty a little </p><p>12 July cutty in the field att the line plesent day </p><p>13 July cutty in to day plesent day dry and sultey </p><p>14 July finished field att the line to day </p><p>14 July finished cutty hay for season very light </p><p>15 July drawing in som rain to day plesent </p><p>16 July drawing in hay finished &amp; raking to day </p><p>17 July sunday rain to day making things grow </p><p>18 July drawing in the hay and finished it </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>19 July going in thistles in field frunt of house warm </p><p>20 July putty the machine together to day plesent day </p><p>21 July cutty roads in the wheat getting yelow warm </p><p>22 July cutty wheat att home plesent wether to day </p><p>23 July finished cutty to day att home plesent day </p><p>24 July sunday dusty dry plesent wether for the season </p><p>25 July cutty wheat plesent warm and sultey day </p><p>26 July cutty Jacob wheat finished it cutty it wheat </p><p>27 July cutty wheat plesent day cold plesent day </p><p>28 July drawing in wheat to day finished att home to day </p><p>29 July cutty Barley to day and binding it to day </p><p>30 July drawing in wheat to day 4 places to day </p><p>1 August sunday cool and plesent day cool </p><p>2 August cutty peas for A plesent day warm finished </p><p>3 August comenst cutty Barley plesent day good crops </p><p>4 August raining fast stop work showery to day </p><p>5 August rain making things a dow cool and plesent </p><p>6 August raining fast to day plesent day nothy adow </p><p>7 August finished 5 Barley Binder to day plesent </p><p>8 August sunday cloudy and plesent day for season </p><p>9 August cutty Barley and oats to day plesent day </p><p>10 August drawing in Barley cutty oats warm 100 </p><p>11 August Thos is lent him one hundred dollars to day </p><p>12 August drawing oats to day dry and plesent day </p><p>13 August finished drawing in 5 Barley warm </p><p>14 August comenst cutty peas plesent day </p><p>15 August sunday plesent day cool and dry </p><p>16 August pulling peas plesent day dry </p><p>17 August cutty peas plesent day som rain </p><p>18 August pulling peas finished them rain comenst </p><p>19 August rain making things dull hevy rain </p><p>20 August rain hevy nothy adowing </p><p>21 August drawing in peas to day hevy rain </p><p>22 August sunday cool plesent day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>23 August finished drawing in peas and oats to day </p><p>24 August gathering som thistles to day plesent and warm </p><p>25 August diging som clay out of the seller warm </p><p>26 August comenst Bilding stone work again warm </p><p>27 August went to Toronto to day plesent warm 2 smuts </p><p>28 August Barley past got sown new seed wheat 2 </p><p>29 August sunday plesent warm sultey very little grass </p><p>30 August harowing the folow to day plesent day </p><p>31 August harowy went to Moore’s funeral to day </p><p>1 September comenst sowing to day dry and plesent </p><p>2 September sowing wheat with drill to day rain come </p><p>3 September raining fast to day making ditches to wash </p><p>4 September finished them sowing the folow </p><p>5 September sunday cool and plesent day windy </p><p>6 September shurfy the wheat to day 17 </p><p>7 September comenst Bilding stone woork to day </p><p>8 September Bildig to day plesent day dry sultey </p><p>9 September comenst diging the potatoes to day </p><p>10 September finished the potatoes diging </p><p>11 September helping old Bradley to thrash som frost </p><p>12 September sunday cool and plesent day windy </p><p>13 September diging clay out of seller to day </p><p>14 September diging making a ganse plesent dry </p><p>15 September diging clay to day warm cloudy </p><p>16 September drying som clay making gangway </p><p>17 September comenst plowing in the field frunt </p><p>18 September plowing fast dry and cool to day </p><p>19 September sunday raining fast to day </p><p>20 September plowing fast smoky cold </p><p>21 September cold and unplesant day plowing east </p><p>22 September plowing fast dry cold helping John to tree </p><p>23 September plowing fast cold and plesent som frost </p><p>24 September plowing fast som frost at night </p><p>25 September plowing dry and cool to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>26 Setembre sunday windy and plesent day season </p><p>27 Setembre setting the mill att 5 places to day </p><p>28 Setembre thrashing to day att 5 finished it to </p><p>29 Setembre thrashy att John’s to day 600 Bushels of Barley </p><p>30 Setembre thrashy wheat to day plesent day cool and duste </p><p>1 Octobre thrashing oats to day plesent day finished doing </p><p>2 Octobre sunday cloudy and unplesent day </p><p>3 Octobre sunday plesent warm and sultey </p><p>4 Octobre plowing in field frunt of the Barn plesent </p><p>5 Octobre sowing fast to day nothy adowing to day </p><p>6 Octobre plowing fast som rain to day warmer </p><p>7 Octobre plesent day som rain Bees came to take </p><p>8 Octobre plowy fast to day windy wether </p><p>9 Octobre plowy fast plesent day windy wether </p><p>10 Octobre sunday plesent the days in wether trees </p><p>11 Octobre plowing in field att frunt of Barn plesent </p><p>11 Octobre plesent day dry and warm sultey </p><p>12 Octobre putting shade day plesent day </p><p>13 Octobre pulling apples to day plesent day </p><p>14 Octobre raining fast to day nothy adown </p><p>15 Octobre Barley apples to day a 11 Barles of apples up </p><p>16 Octobre sunday snow storm 4 1/2 inches deep </p><p>17 Octobre nothy adowing the snow melting fast </p><p>18 Octobre diking jobs around slopy drying up fast </p><p>20 Octobre went to Oakville to get som trees $11 worth </p><p>21 Octobre scraping clay from the seller door </p><p>22 Octobre plowing finished the field att frunt of Barn </p><p>23 Octobre comenst plowing in the field ten acker field </p><p>24 Octobre sunday plesent wether warm plesent </p><p>25 Octobre plowing in ten acker field </p><p>26 Octobre plowing fast fine wether now </p><p>27 Octobre plowing rain comenst to day </p><p>28 Octobre rain to day nothy adowing </p><p>29 Octobre rain plowing fast to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>30 Octobre finished the ten acker field to day rain </p><p>31 Octobre sunday stormy snow blowing windy cold </p><p>1 Novembre diging clay out of the seller of Barn to day </p><p>2 Novembre the pling of stons and clay to day </p><p>3 Novembre frosty att night blowing in the afternoon </p><p>4 Novembre plowing finished plowing att the road </p><p>5 Novembre plowing sod to day plesent day in six acker </p><p>6 Novembre sunday plesent day warm Bees flying </p><p>7 Novembre plowing sod in eight acker field plesent </p><p>8 Novembre plowing fast fine wether now </p><p>9 Novembre plowing 5 edges per day plesent days </p><p>10 Novembre plowing fast to day warm som rain </p><p>11 Novembre plowing fast harping the turnips 50c Boler cents </p><p>13 Novembre plowing rain to day plows wet to day </p><p>14 Novembre sunday snow storm to day </p><p>15 Novembre cold and unplesent to day </p><p>16 Novembre making a trough to day </p><p>17 Novembre finished the trough rainy fast </p><p>18 Novembre taking som clay out of the seller </p><p>19 Novembre taking down the old wood shed </p><p>20 Novembre plowing sod to day plesent wether </p><p>21 Novembre sunday cold windy to day making </p><p>22 Novembre taking out timber plesent wether </p><p>23 Novembre taking timber in old swales out of pines </p><p>24 Novembre went to Guelph for a load of lime </p><p>25 Novembre rainy fast to day warm and plesent </p><p>26 Novembre rainy fast very little frost in ground </p><p>27 Novembre seeding some wheat plesent day </p><p>28 Novembre sunday cloudy plesent som frost at night </p><p>29 Novembre snow and cold and frosty </p><p>30 Novembre stabling the cattle now plesent </p><p>1 Decembre cold a bit nothy adowing to day </p><p>2 Decembre nothy adowing to day power to day </p><p>3 Decembre cutty wood at Brodie </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1875 </p><p>4 Desembre cutty wood to day cutty hogs to up </p><p>5 Desembre warm rainy to day som snow </p><p>6 Desembre framing att the Barn </p><p>7 Desembre blowing snow work </p><p>8 Desembre rainy cold more plesent </p><p>9 Desembre thrashing it to day plesent </p><p>10 Desem good playing to day </p><p>19 Desembre thawing comenst to day </p><p>20 Desembre framing to day att the Barn </p><p>21 Desembre thawing fast to day the snow going of </p><p>22 Desembre fetching som timber to day out </p><p>23 Desembre framing to day the ground bare plesent </p><p>24 Desembre Christmas day now snow mud deep </p><p>26 Desembre sunday rainy and blowing out all day </p><p>27 Desembre rainy thawing all the snow of and soft </p><p>28 Desembre warm plenty of mud upon ground </p><p>29 Desembre framing att the Barn warm </p><p>30 Desembre rain and mud framing to day </p><p>31 Desembre framing and grinding som peas to day </p><p>1 January warm cutting the ends of the old Barn </p><p>2 January sunday warm mud windy to day </p><p>3 January som frost to day snow 1876 </p><p>4 January more plesent warm now snow yet </p><p>5 January siding the old Barn the and </p><p>6 January thaw fast som frost all night </p><p>7 January taking the plank out of Barn </p><p>8 January taking som straw oldt straw </p><p>9 January warm and plesent day cloudy </p><p>10 January sunny cold som frost to night </p><p>11 January cold frosty now snow upon the ground </p><p>12 January cold looking like snow Belle now </p><p>13 January rainy cold frosty all nights </p><p>14 January cold the plesent caccuming of </p><p>15 January cutty som pine to day turning warm </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1876 </p><p>16 January sunday fine day soft thawing snow plesent wether </p><p>17 January thawing fast the frost out of the ground </p><p>18 January sawing fast trying to thrash could not </p><p>19 January soft hard warm thawing roof of Barn </p><p>20 January taking side of Barn fixing to pees </p><p>21 January freezing fast nothy very cold som snow </p><p>22 January snowing fast all day melting heavy comes </p><p>23 January sunday thawing fast to day comenst fee </p><p>24 January taking the Board of the old Barn </p><p>25 January taking down the old Barn 5 places 6 bus tim </p><p>26 January plesent day thrashing wheat and oats Barley </p><p>27 January plesent now slaying very little frost </p><p>28 January som rain making mud now snow now </p><p>29 January fine day softly sick now 11 years old </p><p>30 January sunday softly Died now snow softly </p><p>31 January choping peas and Barley for feed </p><p>1 February snow storm comenst to day unplesent </p><p>2 February wind and snow upon ground </p><p>3 February snow upon ground making slaying </p><p>4 February plesent to day softer looking wether </p><p>5 February sunday plesent warm thawing faster to day </p><p>6 February cutting straw storm to day plesent day </p><p>7 February sawing fast to day making som sleighing </p><p>8 February thrashing peas at 5 place thawing fast </p><p>9 February sawing fast all day nothing adowing </p><p>10 February grinding oats and Barley and peas 5 horses </p><p>11 February cutting straw west son sany stall </p><p>12 February sunday warm and thawing fast </p><p>13 February snow and rain to day sleighing </p><p>14 February thawing fast now snow upon ground </p><p>15 February plesent wether warm and sultey </p><p>16 February colder freezing rafter for the Barn </p><p>17 February finished framing rafters plesent day </p><p>18 February cold and sultey plesent day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1876 </p><p>19 February sunday cool and frosty now snow </p><p>20 February frosty to day nothy adowing looks like snow </p><p>21 February nothy adowing to day cold windy </p><p>22 February som snow more plesent now slaying </p><p>1 March snow upon ground som slaying </p><p>2 March slaying frosty and cold att night </p><p>3 March fetching feed to day plesent day </p><p>4 March clening the peas to day Brechy the Black horse </p><p>5 March sunday thawing fast south wind to day </p><p>6 March cold thawing sloy to day rain comest </p><p>7 March thawing fast to day went for shingles </p><p>8 March thawing fast great mud floods of water </p><p>9 March som frost att night thawing in day </p><p>11 March cutty straw and grinding oats peas </p><p>12 March cutty pickets to day thawing fast now snow </p><p>13 March cold som snow upon ground </p><p>14 March cold snow storm comenst 3 inches of snow </p><p>15 March nothy adowing ripping pickets to day </p><p>16 March snowy fast cold nothy adowing </p><p>17 March cold stormy nothy adowing today </p><p>18 March som slaying taking a load of pickets 4 place </p><p>19 March sunday fine day the sun warm </p><p>22 March snow storm comenst to day falling 12 inches </p><p>28 March plenty of snow upon ground now nothy adowing </p><p>29 March snow upon the fields now strong frozy </p><p>30 March cutty straw to day plesent But plenty of snow </p><p>31 March thawing some cold wind to day </p><p>1 Aprill went to mill 12 Bushels of wheat </p><p>2 April sunday thawing some plenty of snow </p><p>3 April snow upon ground 6 inches nothy adowing </p><p>4 Aprill plest of snow thawing some 3 lambs </p><p>5 Aprill thawing fast to day warm plesent </p><p>6 April thawing fast plenty of snow to day </p><p>7 April cloudy som Blacksmith woork to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1876 </p><p>8 April thawing fast to day nothing adowing </p><p>9 April sunday plesent day thawing slow to day </p><p>10 April thawing fast som rain making things muddy </p><p>11 April thawing slow warm and sultey to day </p><p>12 April putty the planks upon the foundation of Barn </p><p>13 April rainy fast plenty of mud to day </p><p>14 April making aplan to day thawing fast </p><p>15 April making a picture frame 4 lambs now </p><p>16 April sunday cloudy play of snow to day thawing </p><p>17 April drawing out the timber to put sits to </p><p>18 April putty to gether and raised one bent </p><p>19 April raised the Barn with tackles </p><p>20 April raised the pulling plate to day </p><p>21 April putty roof on to day windy </p><p>22 April roofing to day plesent rain &amp; fair </p><p>23 April sunday cloudy wet to day nothy done </p><p>24 April putty Boards upon roof to day rain </p><p>25 April working hard and sore to day </p><p>26 seeding the Barn cloudy wether now </p><p>27 rain making dull and now groth </p><p>1 May comenst sowing som oats wet and unplesent </p><p>2 May working att the Barn siding in one side </p><p>3 May comenst sowing to day getting dry oats </p><p>4 May sowing oats and Barley and peas to day </p><p>5 May sowing the medow in the frunt of house </p><p>7 May plesent day looks like rain to day now </p><p>8 May coold rain wether working att the Barn </p><p>9 May working att the Barn to day wet and rainy </p><p>10 May hanging the doors of the Barn now grothe </p><p>11 May rising up slowly not done seedy yet </p><p>12 May raining fast to day making things dull </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1876 </p><p>13 May put the cattle out to pasture to day </p><p>14 May sunday plesent day warm windy wether </p><p>15 May helping J sow Barley rain comenst fast </p><p>16 May rainy fast to day roofing the end Board of roof </p><p>17 May comenst shingling to day plesent windy </p><p>18 May shingling fast som rain to day making a gate </p><p>19 May shingling fast som rain making things plesent </p><p>20 May shingling the Barn rain to day pl. diging the seller </p><p>21 May sunday warm and growing turned the horses out </p><p>22 May shingling fast att the Barn windy wether </p><p>23 May Bought 13 shep of JH Burger 100 $ </p><p>24 May shingling fast dry &amp; fast to day </p><p>25 May comenst taking horse dung out to potato patch </p><p>26 May plowing and spredig dung plowing with Jaruff </p><p>27 May planting the potatoes to day dry and plesent </p><p>28 May sunday warm windy the trees in Blosom plenty </p><p>29 May washing the sheep to day at Hamiltons a shower </p><p>30 May shingling plesent day after the rain diging seller </p><p>31 May sowing the oats and Barley to day shingly </p><p>1 June sheary the shep to day plesent not to warm </p><p>2 June shingly to day finished on side to day </p><p>3 June rain storm comenst to day making d </p><p>4 June sunday plesent and growing to day </p><p>5 June finished shingling of the Barn to day plesent cool </p><p>6 June comenst drawing dung to day plesent day </p><p>7 June draw dung to day plesent day cool for workg </p><p>8 June finished the dig warm and growing </p><p>9 June comenst plowing and spredig dung improving horses </p><p>10 June went to garfaly with the wool to day $ 28 cents </p><p>11 June sunday warm and hott to day </p><p>12 June plowing in the field frunt of the Barn hard </p><p>13 June plowing fast to day maky good speed </p><p>14 June plowing fast to day warm and sultey </p><p>15 June plowing fast coo wind to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1876 </p><p>16 June plowing cool wind to day plesent working </p><p>17 June went to georgetown with Frank hery rain </p><p>18 June sunday windy and plesent day </p><p>19 June cleng wheat 9 places plesent day cool plowing </p><p>20 June plowing fast in the field frunt of the Barn </p><p>21 June cleng wheat thrashing to market 18 cents </p><p>22 June plowing fast plesent wether to day </p><p>23 June plowing fast dry thys look fine to day </p><p>24 June plowing lent to Benson $50 Dollers today </p><p>25 June sunday plesent day warm sultey </p><p>26 June plowing tt finished the field </p><p>27 June comenst cutting hay to day </p><p>28 June cutty hay and raking hay </p><p>29 June drawing in hay cutty the little field </p><p>30 June hired a Bite to day raking little field </p><p>1 July drawing in hay to day rain comenst </p><p>2 July sunday rain to day making wett </p><p>3 July drawing in hay to day plesent rain </p><p>4 July rainy drawing in hay to day </p><p>5 July cutty hay in the field a frunt of house </p><p>6 July drawing in fast warm and sultey </p><p>7 July drawing in hay very hevy hay upon ground </p><p>8 July the Hite left to day finished field </p><p>9 July sunday very warm and sultey </p><p>10 July raining fast making bad hay wether </p><p>11 July raking fast and mowing in the field att line </p><p>12 July raking to day plesent warm sultey </p><p>13 July drawing in to day plesent day warm </p><p>14 July finished the field line to day 25 loads </p><p>15 July cutty and raking in the 8 acker field </p><p>16 sunday plesent cool not so hott plenty of cey </p><p>17 July cutting the last of the hay and drawing in </p><p>18 July Rigging the mill to cut wheat to day </p><p>19 July cutting roads in the wheat to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> 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<tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> 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class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> 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</tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e255ef251ea4d2d6e530cbbbb4a87903.pdf ff12ff69314f32792b9453de6367b8e0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. oct Oct <u>the</u> 3 1986 3...finished geting in Buckwheat on Haskin place 9...Sowed 8 quarts of fall wheat on Haskins place got the wheat from {Name?}. Beaton that's the eureklen wheat 12...finished diging & geting getin in potatoes on Haskin place. 17 a flurry of Snow at night 23 W. West & P.H. Shook on a Squirrell hunt killed 13 Black Squirrell 28 P.H. Shook. & John. Shook {illegible}. W. Benway. & W. West. & Joe. Thearbold. on a Squirrel hunt killed 38 Black Squirrel in one day 28 heavy thunder Storm at night 31 fine weather to day 31 killed a Streaked Snake 31 Saw lots of frogs to day 31 W. G. Shook & P.H. Shook on a hunt killed two patrige https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6936a6b916846e7b063735039baf407d.pdf 9365ceaef22c49a70bc43e3be9de032b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov <u>the</u> 3 1896 3 Benway & P.H. Shook went to westsport. 7 killed a pig weighed 1.87 lbs. 16 Seting out grape vines on the old Shook farm 17 Got in Mrs. Adlines. Shook 17 potatoes = hurd frogs croaking 17 Saw a number of dandelines 17 in blossom 17 it has been very fine and {scored out} weather for severl days December <u>the</u> 31 1896 31 John. Shook & P. H. Shook helping dig in Adline Shook. well. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ce912a45028186e95466d1fcaf52295.pdf 72b20893fc3f20efa6bcdcf410e70e06 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January <u>the</u> 1 1897 1 John. Shook. & P.H. Shook 1 cuting cedar in the Haskins 1 Swamp very fine weather 2 fine & warm weather & a little 2 rain thawing. Snow nearly all gon of. 2 repairing old Stable floor 4 drawing Straw from the 4 Haskin place to the old Shook place 4 roads very muddy 4 Snow all gon of 4 a heavy Shower of rain 4 at night, & a little 4 flurry of Snow near morning 5 fine weather to day <s>illegible</s> 5 & thawing a little to day 19 bare ground no Slaying yet 19 clear to day but very cold 20 heavy Storm at night 20 Eaton & Brown law Suit 20 in Delta 21 Snowing a little in fore noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ddc4c7f5fda5629bf1d8f3591f53649c.pdf 812ecd6d10872d07ccf5f42c29050245 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. mar March <u>the</u> 1 1897 1 heavy South wind & Snow 1 Sun dog up over <s>up</s> the Sun in the morning & 1 a South east wind denotes 1 heavy wind & Snow 1 halling cedar from the 1 Haskin. Swamp 11 went to Gananoque with lumber 11 roads very Bad 12 heavy South east snow 12 Storm in fore noon 12 went to Gananoque with 12 lumber heavy Shower of 12 rain with thunder, thawing 12 very fast water very high 12 across the roads 11 recived for lumber $17.54 12 recived for lumber $3.78 20 recived one tun of hay from Norton. Shook. 20 heavy thunder in the 20 South & north west 20 and heavy rain https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/073c1d9babaa3da8134c93e6a7989372.pdf 3a0b757baaec1ab96f6759e0729086b8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March the 19. 1897 19 comenced to tap the Suggar bush <s>20 W</s> 20 John. Willson catching fish 20 in Gripen lake out let 22 Xorton Shook moved from 22 the old Shook place to 22 the Spring vale cheese factory 22tThey moved with the Slead 22 heavy thunder in the South 23 baught from {Name?} & bro 23. 25. tin Sap buckets at 8ct. apice 23. & 50. iron Sap Spouts at 1ct. apice Total $2.50. 23 <s>10</s> one hundred of Second grad rooler flour $1.95ct 50. lbs flour $1.18ct 15. lbs flour 48ct march 1897. paid to W.J. Burns. for Black fence wire $4.20ct. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aa025ffa7b1329dadee800d523b37dc7.pdf 38c2da17599eb96c066d1ffed361d87d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1897 April. John. Shook. & Hiram. Shook 12. Building Shead fence for P.H. Shook 13 John & Hiram building Shead fence 14 John. & Hiram. building Shead fence 13. gathered 45. pails of Sap to day 13. Frank. Brown yong pigs April Boried oats from 10 Robert. Brown 9.72 lbs whitch makes {2?}28. bushels and 20 lbs. due to Brown in the fall 34 bushels https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d1a219e71c98835e0287b9722ee41a99.pdf f929bead06560afbfe30d0d2a4b05f00 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {paper torn badly at the top and left hand side and some writing is obscured throughout this page} a hukle Bog cuting wild hag Philip. Wing mare cuting fall wheat Haskin. place Gineys cow. finished harvest on Haskin place. H G Philip Shook August <u>the</u> 1 189{3} W.J. Hicock. & P.H. Shook went a black Berrying to The. Larose place took a load <s>to kingston</s> of bags to kingston that ware {goging?} to Hamitohn took W. B. Shook {back?} to Gananoque on the way home to york {writing obscured} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/913d071567932f486effbe9d10a66086.pdf 5402a17f29ea481e8c0d03e0ec058c49 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {paper torn badly at the top and left hand side and some writing is obscured throughout this page} Will. Brown funarel Mrs. Frank. thursten funarel went to mill with {pevender?} comenced to fat hogs 148 Lyndhurst fair baught a pair of lace boots for George from Burns $1.20ct Tom. Merill Soad his fall wheat baught a pig from W. Hutcheon paid $1.00 prety heavy rain Storm west wind South west wind Tom. Merrill had thrashing machine Chapman finished geting on in on Haskin place finished cuting Buck wheat on Haskin heavy rain & wind https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6229698f887d6fc3ec8991dfd219d7df.pdf 33f10d4716bf07e3e18a8db746fa8451 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1897 April <u>the</u> 17. 17 traded a lumber wagon with Philip. King for one acer of timber in King. Swamp <s>19. dived the line fence betewen</s> 19 divided the line fence betwen P.H. Shook & Adelyn. Mustard Mustard takes the East end of fence & Shook. the west end 19 cold wind freezing hard at night. 20. cold winds freezing hard at night 21 divided the line fence between P.H. Shook & Francis. Brown, Brown takes the South end & Shook the north end https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f0952028647c2c317edad0e397957a00.pdf 4f3ecc56af1f0d2c108e96fb06c1aa3e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1897 <s>April 19 = heavy, cold a north west 19 wind = froze hard at nigh 19 a litte flurry of Snow at night u</s> April 26 heavy cold north west 26 wind froze some at nigh 26 a litte flurry of snow 26 at night. 27 Gathered in the sap buckets 28 hurd a whiper will. 21 baught of P. Tompson 28 lbs of black wire at $2.25ct per hundred 63cts 29 took two head of yong cattle down to Albert of Leadbeter pasture $3.50cts. for the season May 5. Edward. Coalman. was drounded https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45065fdfc589e8d7c00145490a1b8dd1.pdf 58556b5b3719247351ad9dbf71e8df5f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1897 May <u>the</u> 13. Mrs. Frank. Brown. died 16.. Will. Shook. died. 19.. Sowing 2. bushel peas on flats 22.. sowing 10.. bushels oats on flats 22. planting corn up next to Sap Bush 21 heavy frost at night 25 baught 3 pigs from Frank. Brown at $1.75cts 25 per head. $5.25cts. 27 Sowing 6 bushel of 27 white Benanza oats on the flats 27 had Frank. Brown 27 teem 1/2 .. days working on the flats June 2. moved Mrs. Frank. Brown from the vault to the Babtis cimitary https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ec07e98f40559cf4d0b6321c3e20f946.pdf 1b2e65a3f3841c668738502bf49c50f6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 1897 2. finished planting field potatoes. and Beans 7. dowing road work A. mustard on flats path {illegible} 15 of buckwheat 15 Sowing 2. bushels cow com 16 harrowing field potatoes 18 picnic in Wales. Hicock Grove. 19. Sowing millet & buck wheat on flats 19 charlstown picnic 26 lent Hamet. Lillie 2.16. feet hernlock plank Nov 30 received 1.17 feet of plank lumber all paid https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/badf9f32a9f0f01b94e5af39e99bc839.pdf 25e2644758bd115104385d45810ad761 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 1897 1 <s> went to Kingston</s> 1 went to Kingston 6 Eatons comenced hazing on their lower place aug 9 traded Sheep with J.W. Hicock. 9 weading turnips on flats August the 11 11 went to Kingston for 11 to meet Levi. Shook 11 on his way home from Michigan. 12 Levi. Shook came home from Michigan by the way of Gananoque 17 Sam and Joe. Shook started for Manitoba 21 finished cuting oats on the flats 28 got furzt calf from W. Holister. a heffer calf https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/228bc73ceda8e5c879bf319f378247a7.pdf 0882dc91580102815aa52687de0557c9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sep 1897 4 <s>4</s> had steam thrasher W. Menrow. machine 7 Levi. Shook & familey Startes for <s>to</s> Michigan to there hon home in Saginaw paid W. Menrow for thrashing with Steamer $3.50cts. Sep 13 & 14 Lyndhurst fair 20 north west wind Quite cool and cloudy 21 north west wind 22 east wind and Some 22 rain in fore noon 23 Some cloudy with 23 north east wind https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/981fc940b157f136d698b1475f5b5fc1.pdf 5de0a7fb65cc5fdb7f5015f7ac369ae6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct 1897 12 .. Thebold & Bibey Helmer 13 .. to P.H. Shook on a Squirrel hunt 14.. Benway helping to dig potatoes 21.. finished diging and geting in potatoes 25 & 26 fine weather for severl days to <u>smoothy</u> Smokey & Sun shine 25 & 26. John. Theabold & Charley. Clobrige on a Squirrell hunt and Went in {company with the hunt 30 went to Gananoque with fowl https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af8e13d0fa16beefd96ecd427794573c.pdf fd2af22b12495b02fc122f775235ca0d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sep <u>the</u> 21. 1897 no lbs flour 21 comenced to bake 60 for Frank. Brown 36 1.00 50 1898 H. Brown. Jan flower 50 14 1898 50 april <u>the</u> <u>25</u> 21 Balence to 3 71 Frank. Brown 27 on Settlement 47 cent 3 98 {Some sums are scattered across the page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/99af15f97f318354ff1dc945c05f061e.pdf 9caf819b4c110436bc0e483289cca218 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1897 November 1 raining a little all day 4 boried 47 lbs poark from Antwine. Deng. 9 rain till in after noon then turns to snow we had about 1 1/2 inch of Snow 6. 50. lbs flour from rooler mill Lyndhurst 15 recived one pair long Boots from Will. Hallister price of. boots $3.50ct 15 & 16 working at cellar wall 17 paid Wm. Jamerson one bag of boried oats Nov <u>the</u> 11 received one crait of chickens from Saginaw Michigan 19 Snowing a little nearly all day Dec 3 50 lbs flour from roller mill https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4a3adf781b839ddebe0a939e3c3f4301.pdf 6d7d40f7c3713277bcc9e6f7bdf69fcc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec 1897 2 killed hogs one weighed 2.51 lbs and one weighed 1.55 lbs 11 Lyndhurst turkey fair Sold five turkeys at the fair for 8 1/2 cts per lb came to $4.42cts. 12 Saw a frog out on dry ground on Meardles flats. 12 heavy rain to day roads very mudy 18 ploughing to day 21 A. Mustard. & {illegible} P.H. Shook went to Gananoque with the Slay https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1cdae1398d397f1b37ad96193f38a91f.pdf fbd460e6e4206f87c305110e6c65b9c2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan 1898 {Top right corner reads "Jan the 1st took sew away" 7 Sold a cow to E. Braeen $25.00 12 Thunder Storm at night 26 went to Sananovere feb the 26 in Compenion with M.W. Hieseh. 27 & 28 fine weather. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 & 13 & 14 & 15 & 16 fine weather all those days 16 heavy Thunder Storm at night 9 {Illegible} Sugger hush 9 saw black Birds 11 & 12. heard robins & Black Birds 12 chick mucks ant 14 Saw eight wild geese 14 Gogins north 14 Sweet cow came in 15 Frank. Brown went to Kingston to see the Dr. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3bed2c9a6ccc683acbc19a9ce138396c.pdf 98749b783d73dd847d800a800b321556 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 {top right corner reads "March the 18 black cow} March the 18. herd fross 18 ice all gon out of 18 Meardle Flats 18 fish running a litle on Meardle Flats 25 & 26 W.J. Willis built 44 rods of shead fence at a 6 cts. per rod $2 64 26 paid to Willis by gallon maplele syrup. Ten hrs poark at 10 cts. per hr $1.00 21 John. Shock and John. Dillon started for vancover may 23 <s>2 bags of potatoes to W.J. Willis at 50 cents per bag $1.00</s> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/23c5d523ca06a7e9be8d8d30fd3ab316.pdf 8cb692a9cd88e04f2165be9ba9db569f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 March the 27. ice all out of griphen lake 27 saw a flock of black ducks 28 heard leslie lived 27 w.w. hienack Sets a hen for p.to Shook on pleneth rock hen eSSS 27 aden longs up in lap buok April 1988 19 best time of sale 11 finished making sugar 12 W.G. Bennvag started for Manitoba 14 & 15 & 16 Sowing peas and oats on the flats 7. Bushel 18 Sowing a sack of cloves seed on the flats. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8836198b8dbfff9973689c50e714602c.pdf 6241b594adde4fdb379cef5878ea8b4a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <s>M</s> April 1898 20 Boried 2.50 lbs oats from Sam. Merrill {has notes "oats is paid" and "Jan the 23 1899 oats paid"} 25 young pigs 26 Sowing 11 bushels oats on backfield on the flats. 1898 May the 11 Get hen on Scafle the second time 1898 May 23 Mrs. Bennagn put her cow in pasture <s>20 old mair</s> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a55e3266f1448a432c7598fb43776167.pdf 52bb4a7cf250ff7f82de28baa198202a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 June the 8 Jerky heffer / June the 2 1898 Sweet cow May the 28. planting field corn 28 planting field Beans 30 finished planting potatoes 30 up in the little fied back of Mustards June 1 Comenced road work P.H. Shook road oversearer 4 Sowing milled on the flats 15 & 16 Sowing Buckwheat on old Shook place 30 went to Gananoque with Werely. Hicock with potatoes <s>potatores</s> potatoes June <s>July</s> 28 only 35 & 40 Get rock hen August 3 bought a pair of mens lael Boots at aetons {Eaton's?} in Gananoque $1.40 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2276ba036653f53df149b731662672c0.pdf 64aaa784957334bea08f0d504b692070 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 1898 26. Shook later to hisam. Shook for work 26. one day with teem driving seeds $ 4 1.25 May on the flats 19 one day sorting potatoes and drawing out marmalade 28 1/2 day planting corn 31 1/2 day building fences around little field June 25 from oeleok till misht 60 July 5 1/2 day sowing 35 August 19. helping to thrash 30 Oct 17 from 9 october Tile diging potatoes 50 Nov the 1 one day from 9 o clock till with teem 1.00 Taken of this book and that on the other books https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5dda403e590273496e4d83f185d56dbf.pdf a1d1b05ae09c59368538ac84513ea845 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1858 Mrs.Penway Sep moved to J.H 12 P.Shook 13 comeneed to bard on the 13. no of meals below Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon to Mors Benmas Sep 23 1g corn $4 1g cash 75 Octo 1 1 pair boots 1.16 Octo By cash 2.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/24f1d82f222721e071435694faf4c895.pdf 3e602f190134c27df7beb3c9e37950bb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 P.H. Shook. Detor to Dec Mrs.Benwas $27.45 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/505258b498d74de050969b879c0e65e4.pdf b6046f995db43e886f9d65e847550697 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 october 25 give mortgage 1898 October 21 finished digging potatoes 25 H. bibie & J. Theabold on a Robot hunt at P. Shook Nov. 2 2 Bought a cow from George Conees paid $14.02 3 Bork Brown ploughing for R.11, Shook 3 rains in the lake yet 2 Bob. Brown takes his calves away Nov 10 heavy sleet and snow Storm 11 got a heffer from Bob Brown 12 went to gromantrue with 12 line bowls 12 Bought a pair long boots in gorvernolue from tompson store paid $3.00 14 helped A. Moustard berteken his boss 15 Frank Brown comeneed to bring his milk over to be churned. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc2ad4b5590bed82f9609c264139b4a3.pdf 8c86721f91c0b2f21f8da66950b82799 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 Nov 15 James Eaton shot a blue crane at Shook's brook 14 Janol grant lbustared on drawing milk $1.00 16 & 19 Fine warm weather 18 fine and warm with a little rain 25 killed hoss Jan.Clambent T hiram. Shook helped 25 killed 4 loss 26 snowing a little today 16 27 & 28 & 29 fine warm weather 29 carried 2.34 feet of pine lumber from Frank. Brown https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54931a37818d881e3b4cb85fb3985a3e.pdf 0213eb3f587acb85d2a00a39de27de00 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 December Dece 1 went to Gananoue for a load of corn 2 bought one pair of 2 hen turkeys from 2 John. Gain pond $1.60 1&2 fine weather 2 bought a pair of geese from W.J.olleknely paid $2.00 for them 6 Lymndburst turkey bars sold 16 turkeys weight of turkeys 1.43 lbs Sold at $1 per lb came to $12.57 16 one most in favour of Norton Shook Decem 8 G.W. Benway came home from Manitoba 20 bought of Lam. olbeelament 8 8 chickens and 1 turkey paid $1.75 for the lot. also three hass turnips for 50. the 50. pays for the three bags of turnips https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dd1aebe529bbd2472c3e231fdadb6f02.pdf f1d93731945c17fcde51d572a928e806 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 Oct Jom.Clement $8 Dotor to P.H. Shook selled 1/2 buck hen feed flow setted selled horse and buggy 1/2 bush hen feed Nove 18 one trip to delta with horse and pig Dec 8 1 pair geese 9 1 turkey 10 by cash 15 one trip to lyndhurst <s>with leem</s> with teem 1lb butter 3.60 2.40 ------------- 1.20 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2c42bf906ccd630d94271ee622704069.pdf fa0ff027401c6fe1be16f97c0888c162 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1858 $4 P.H. Shook Oct Detor to Tom Clament 1/2 day ploughing 1 day ploughing 1 day ploughing 1 day ploughing Nove 17 <s>me day days</s> 17 one day at hen house Dec 3 one day chopping and working at hen house 9 2 boards maple wood $1.00 per boards https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8c8b98dc1d41696a3f7b7b881aa90478.pdf cfcfe0000687b1d3d4003a00f20ad7bf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 October P.H. Shook Detor Sox to Hiram. Shook taken at this book Novm one cow 20 00 17 one day work at hen house 6 0 18 one day work at hen house 5 0 28 from 9,0 till night working on hen house 40 dec 15 1/2 day working at hen house taken of this book and left on the other book 1899 jan 27 1/2 sawing logs 22.60 3.55 1.55 25.30 <u>25.15</u> 83.85 40 <u> 3</u> 120 120.00 <u>83.85</u> <u>36.15</u> 120.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f38ac4c62d5902b7aeec10b7fdbcef5d.pdf fa32682dd696f157e6608670a2798f7a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 P.H. Shook in account with Norton . Shook Jan the 4. one man and one 4 horse of one day, drawing hay from John.Gurklin 6 man and one horse 1/2 day drawing hay from John Curklin 7 one man and one horse 1/2 day drawing hay from John Curklin 11 one man and one horse one trip to gananoue for coal 13 man and teem one trip to Seeleys bay with coal for St.Gardner https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7d09f4fb05643290f923d49d8b609fcf.pdf c8550a095d6b40770180404d27fb0759 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. P.H. Shook Deton to 1898 Norton. Shook for work Nove 16. from eight o clock till three o clock working on hen house 17 one half day working on hen house 21 from 3 o clock till night working on hen house 22 1 day working on hen house 23 one day working on hen house 28 1 day working on hen house 28 from 9 o clock till night working on an hen house Dece 1898 1 one day working at hen house <s>2 a little</s> 2 working a little while on after 1899 noon at hen house July 15 patching Shingles on barn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4c8dc65de83d69afefaacd721cd7469f.pdf 5dfa6a524997baaa9256e891278db1f2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 Dec 8. Frank. Brown commenced to bring flour over to be baked no of lbs 21 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d7ffb33db927c27acec49a02c6157b1b.pdf 05ca6ee428450be4ae54e2ae9731fd20 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 Dec 22. Drehy. Mustard and P.H. went to ganounoue with fowl. snowing very bad 33 thawing a little today paying on wheats snowing nearly gone https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a802edc604ad29460e5df7406346d3f5.pdf fee3c6393c88c43f4df93e8c96deee7e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 Jan 17 P.H. Shook Sold to From. Shenwood house Cows for the sum of $75.00 Febuary Febuary the 2 2 Fine Sunshine all day a little wind south 2 now laying yet march 17 cutting black oak tree in the road by Eatons place 18 heavy snow storm 20 drawing logs for A.Mustard to Signolhurst 21 drawing logs for A. olbuoptard 22 & 23 & 24& 25 & 26 & 27 very good slaying 28 drawing oak logs m to lynshurst June 17 Sowing purple top Turnips seed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/19f7a28f24ca536897fcbb5ef9c7e0b4.pdf 220227ab9c95ce49030c5bbdf305ec2e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 May W.L. Willis $4 [detour?] to P.H. Shook 23.2 bags potatoes at 50lbs per bag 1. 1899 April 18. Two fine boards 14 feet long.14.inches width one inch and a quarter thick june 9 and 10. building shed fence October 24 Two fine boards 14 feet long. 14 inches wide. one inch and a quarter thick at $12. per the panel those boards mentioned above makes 1 feet of lumber at $12.20 per thonead makes 1900 olbay y. the one pie $2.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a4fa1e425f6f280b4c4b4f3cab227d36.pdf 28c2850389035d91befa949dc391a156 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 April. P.H. Shook $4 detor to W.H. Williams 18 one barrel and some coal tar June 9+10 building shed fence https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aee6d8853374de26595ab442b69ab12f.pdf 1c6f1c7205dc2a2ed58dbc4fdd904da5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 $4 April P.H. Shook Detor to Thomas Emer 18. 4 bushels wheat at $1.00. per bush 4.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06ce4e9a2faf36bd5cefe4aaff872dc2.pdf 4ee24bad88acfc8230ab3dcb69279b6e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 $4 April. Thomas. Omerson Detor to P.H. Shook 18 . 10. Cedar posts at $8 a piece 24. 60 fence stakes at 2 <s>cents a piece</s> June 7 9 cedar poles at 10/ each 1902 July the 4. 25. cedar fence stakes at 2 cents each https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ee6f374f498ffa9e6dd1d6c4b24009ca.pdf 67f86a375cd8a538aa05172ebb55b022 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 April 25 Took one sew away 28 Sowing spring wheat May 25 finished sowing oats on flats 27 planted black egeel flint corn 29 traded calfs with Mrs. Airs 31 finished planting June field corns 3 went to gananoune with blue oak plank 17 sowing turnips 21 Sowing millet 23 Sowing Buckwheat on flats July <s>11 domeneed</s> 11 someneed haying 10 Moustards and Shooks oven and berving down to the black nalits 20 Heavy thunderstorm nearly all night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1369df56c7e0b1d8158950a553450ff2.pdf 8cf58b9ac0feed86e0b30344af7a74bb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 1899 28 helped A.Mustard stack hag 31 helped A.Mustard stack hag Jul 3 cut spring wheat with mustard Binder 17 Finished cutting oats in flats with Mustard Binder 25 drew a load of cheese <s>out to drowsing</s> Sep out to drowsing 1 had steam thrasher W.Mustard machine cargo $4.00 9 cut buck wheat on flats with mustard binder 13 sowing grass seed on flats on back field 14 Robert. Wood. and P.H. Shook went to gamomoque to get prized for lyndhurst bat https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d3d2abeea888a28e472c5b8dc49f0cf.pdf 5378423dd0251178c9830c8290aa04df PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept 1899 16. Sowing fall wheat on the San Bueh field 16 A. olbustard. Sowing his fall wheat August 1900 20. finished oat harvest on the flats on the old farm Sep 21 Sowing 1/2 bushed fall wheat of on the little field up back of mudlands Oct 10 had stem tharashes paid W.Ilbenson $5.00 for thrashing 2.40. , bushels of grain 15 went out to the lyndhurst housing with a load of cheese https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b91a07fed7ec6029b593725790ab8566.pdf 515fe50cb9c3a51b80fee3b3f30642df PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 November 1 finished getting in turnips 22 ploughing 1/2 das for A.Mustard 22 borrowed 5 bumeher of shingles from homet. Billie Dec 8 paid two [?] of shingles back to Billie Dec 11 had the sawing machine 12 had the sawing machine Joe. gollaiway machine 1901 April 17 Philip. Leadbeater died 19 St. Brown young high 21 A.Mustard going high https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/038e99c2d0f2401cc64a4c61bd343ac3.pdf fe7f9f3bc2901b197e67baf7ebcff2e9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 July Sowing Buck 1 wheat on flats 4 Sowing turnips 2 comeneed haying om the old farm 2 H.Brown mowing for P.H. Shook Sep 9 Sowing fall wheat on the Sapbush field Sep 25 finished geting in Buck Wheat on flats Oct 8 had throahing machine Leany. Abidlelton $1 on charge $3.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/35a67785c99e7d694e66e325936edfea.pdf f5bab14f982cc06d1c3f9a74bf6bfab7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 dows record Ibas 25 Dug all heller June 1 gin cow <s> 19 old coners cow</s><</s> June 28 had to sell a cow <s> 28 broh heffer</s> 28 Bob. Brown Heffer 28 H. Brown heffer July 10 old corners cow July 25. old main Aug 22 Bblank brown heffer Sep 2 Frank. Brown heffer Dec 15 took sew away 1900 April the 26 took Sew over to Frank. Browns https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0eddeec2a3a5dd26252ab00c716be2c.pdf a0c9db4bb82130fe5da5ff1dac05b6f8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. no.1 | no.2 Sorted in full | June the 18 1900 | 1902. June the 5 | Mrs. Lora. brown get 4. Bushels | dotor to P.H. oats from lbs | Shook 2 1/2 Baby. Brown | hours repairing one trap with | fence cheese pays | July the 11 for 2 1/2 | mom and teem bushels of | one trip with the oats | cheese June the 14. 2 1/2 hours | Sep the 3 Fixing fence at | repairing docks per hour | hook on 25 | cow | 1902 Sep the 3 | | Settled in full with | Albus.Rooby. Brown | | | | | https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/891ecbd0d7f367d1c6cff4725fcb5847.pdf 3f351122573099c1831167aa3b55a939 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. no.3 | no.4 1902 | 1902 Feb the 23 | Decenmber the 18 | the birk sew no betthy cow | December the 20 June the 2 | the boly sew Bosoby cow | June the 3 | airs heffer | June the 16 | Black heffer | June the 18 | doek Heffer | June the 28 | g.giney. cow | July 26th | old main | https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b7fd95dce94519d13c6580c23932f94.pdf 341fe31ba0cb63c5d1732494c7953cc3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 W.h Phiees burden Sep the 20 Shed fence $9 $6 building fence 17 cutting buck wheat Sep 17 W.J. Phillis one chop oats by cash 20 paid Willis for cutting hay by cash 23 Willis building 19 rods of Shed fence to be paid in butter 6. lbs butter pays for the 19 rods of fence Nov the 20. 6 lbs butter 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 Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877-1936 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 Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1877 &amp; 1880 <br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1889-1891<br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1891-1895<br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary/Labour Account, 1899-1903 <br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1896-1902<br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1908-1911<br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1911-1913 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 Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1896-1902 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896-1902 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 Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. October 3rd, 1896 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>oct Oct <u>the</u> 3 1986 </p><p>3...finished geting in Buckwheat on Haskin place </p><p>9...Sowed 8 quarts of fall wheat on Haskins place got the wheat from {Name?}. Beaton that's the eureklen wheat </p><p>12...finished diging &amp; geting getin in potatoes on Haskin place. </p><p>17 a flurry of Snow at night </p><p>23 W. West &amp; P.H. Shook on a Squirrell hunt killed 13 Black Squirrell </p><p>28 P.H. Shook. &amp; John. Shook {illegible}. W. Benway. &amp; W. West. &amp; Joe. Thearbold. on a Squirrel hunt killed 38 Black Squirrel in one day </p><p>28 heavy thunder Storm at night </p><p>31 fine weather to day </p><p>31 killed a Streaked Snake </p><p>31 Saw lots of frogs to day </p><p>31 W. G. Shook &amp; P.H. Shook on a hunt killed two patrige </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Nov <u>the</u> 3 1896 </p><p>3 Benway &amp; P.H. Shook went to westsport. </p><p>7 killed a pig weighed 1.87 lbs. </p><p>16 Seting out grape vines on the old Shook farm </p><p>17 Got in Mrs. Adlines. Shook </p><p>17 potatoes = hurd frogs croaking </p><p>17 Saw a number of dandelines </p><p>17 in blossom </p><p>17 it has been very fine and {scored out} weather for severl days </p><p>December <u>the</u> 31 1896 </p><p>31 John. Shook &amp; P. H. Shook helping dig in Adline Shook. well. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>January <u>the</u> 1 1897 </p><p>1 John. Shook. &amp; P.H. Shook </p><p>1 cuting cedar in the Haskins </p><p>1 Swamp very fine weather </p><p>2 fine &amp; warm weather &amp; a little </p><p>2 rain thawing. Snow nearly all gon of. </p><p>2 repairing old Stable floor </p><p>4 drawing Straw from the </p><p>4 Haskin place to the old Shook place </p><p>4 roads very muddy </p><p>4 Snow all gon of </p><p>4 a heavy Shower of rain </p><p>4 at night, &amp; a little </p><p>4 flurry of Snow near morning </p><p>5 fine weather to day <s>illegible</s> </p><p>5 &amp; thawing a little to day </p><p>19 bare ground no Slaying yet </p><p>19 clear to day but very cold </p><p>20 heavy Storm at night </p><p>20 Eaton &amp; Brown law Suit </p><p>20 in Delta </p><p>21 Snowing a little in fore noon </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>mar March <u>the</u> 1 1897 </p><p>1 heavy South wind &amp; Snow </p><p>1 Sun dog up over <s>up</s> the Sun in the morning &amp; </p><p>1 a South east wind denotes </p><p>1 heavy wind &amp; Snow </p><p>1 halling cedar from the </p><p>1 Haskin. Swamp </p><p>11 went to Gananoque with lumber </p><p>11 roads very Bad </p><p>12 heavy South east snow </p><p>12 Storm in fore noon </p><p>12 went to Gananoque with </p><p>12 lumber heavy Shower of </p><p>12 rain with thunder, thawing </p><p>12 very fast water very high </p><p>12 across the roads </p><p>11 recived for lumber $17.54 </p><p>12 recived for lumber $3.78 </p><p>20 recived one tun of hay from Norton. Shook. </p><p>20 heavy thunder in the </p><p>20 South &amp; north west </p><p>20 and heavy rain </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>March the 19. 1897 </p><p>19 comenced to tap the Suggar bush </p><p><s>20 W</s> </p><p>20 John. Willson catching fish </p><p>20 in Gripen lake out let </p><p>22 Xorton Shook moved from </p><p>22 the old Shook place to </p><p>22 the Spring vale cheese factory </p><p>22tThey moved with the Slead </p><p>22 heavy thunder in the South </p><p>23 baught from {Name?} &amp; bro </p><p>23. 25. tin Sap buckets at 8ct. apice </p><p>23. &amp; 50. iron Sap Spouts at 1ct. apice Total $2.50. </p><p>23 <s>10</s> one hundred of Second grad rooler flour $1.95ct </p><p>50. lbs flour $1.18ct </p><p>15. lbs flour 48ct </p><p>march 1897. paid to W.J. Burns. for Black fence wire $4.20ct. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1897 </p><p>April. John. Shook. &amp; Hiram. Shook </p><p>12. Building Shead fence for P.H. Shook </p><p>13 John &amp; Hiram building Shead fence </p><p>14 John. &amp; Hiram. building Shead fence </p><p>13. gathered 45. pails of Sap to day </p><p>13. Frank. Brown yong pigs </p><p>April Boried oats from </p><p>10 Robert. Brown 9.72 lbs whitch makes {2?}28. bushels and 20 lbs. due to Brown in the fall 34 bushels </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{paper torn badly at the top and left hand side and some writing is obscured throughout this page} </p><p>a hukle Bog </p><p>cuting wild hag </p><p>Philip. Wing mare </p><p>cuting fall wheat Haskin. place </p><p>Gineys cow. </p><p>finished harvest on Haskin place. </p><p>H G Philip Shook </p><p>August <u>the</u> 1 189{3} </p><p>W.J. Hicock. &amp; P.H. Shook went a black Berrying to The. Larose place </p><p>took a load <s>to kingston</s> </p><p>of bags to kingston </p><p>that ware {goging?} to Hamitohn </p><p>took W. B. Shook {back?} </p><p>to Gananoque on the </p><p>way home to york </p><p>{writing obscured} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{paper torn badly at the top and left hand side and some writing is obscured throughout this page} </p><p>Will. Brown funarel </p><p>Mrs. Frank. thursten funarel went to mill with {pevender?} </p><p>comenced to fat hogs </p><p>148 Lyndhurst fair </p><p>baught a pair of lace boots for George from Burns $1.20ct </p><p>Tom. Merill Soad his fall wheat </p><p>baught a pig from W. Hutcheon paid $1.00 </p><p>prety heavy rain Storm </p><p>west wind </p><p>South west wind </p><p>Tom. Merrill had thrashing machine Chapman </p><p>finished geting on in on Haskin place </p><p>finished cuting Buck wheat on Haskin </p><p>heavy rain &amp; wind </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1897 </p><p>April <u>the</u> 17. </p><p>17 traded a lumber wagon with Philip. King for one acer of timber in King. Swamp </p><p><s>19. dived the line fence betewen</s> </p><p>19 divided the line fence betwen P.H. Shook &amp; Adelyn. Mustard Mustard takes the East end of fence &amp; Shook. the west end </p><p>19 cold wind freezing hard at night. </p><p>20. cold winds freezing hard at night </p><p>21 divided the line fence between P.H. Shook &amp; Francis. Brown, Brown takes the South end &amp; Shook the north end </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1897 </p><p><s>April 19 = heavy, cold a north west </s></p><p><s>19 wind = froze hard at nigh </s></p><p><s>19 a litte flurry of Snow at night u</s> </p><p>April </p><p>26 heavy cold north west </p><p>26 wind froze some at nigh </p><p>26 a litte flurry of snow </p><p>26 at night. </p><p>27 Gathered in the sap buckets </p><p>28 hurd a whiper will. </p><p>21 baught of P. Tompson 28 lbs of black wire at $2.25ct per hundred 63cts </p><p>29 took two head of yong cattle down to Albert of Leadbeter pasture $3.50cts. for the season </p><p>May </p><p>5. Edward. Coalman. was drounded </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1897 </p><p>May <u>the</u> 13. Mrs. Frank. Brown. died </p><p>16.. Will. Shook. died. </p><p>19.. Sowing 2. bushel peas on flats </p><p>22.. sowing 10.. bushels oats on flats </p><p>22. planting corn up next to Sap Bush </p><p>21 heavy frost at night </p><p>25 baught 3 pigs from Frank. Brown at $1.75cts </p><p>25 per head. $5.25cts. </p><p>27 Sowing 6 bushel of </p><p>27 white Benanza oats on the flats </p><p>27 had Frank. Brown </p><p>27 teem 1/2 .. days working on the flats </p><p>June </p><p>2. moved Mrs. Frank. Brown from the vault to the Babtis cimitary </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>June 1897 </p><p>2. finished planting field potatoes. and Beans </p><p>7. dowing road work A. mustard on flats path {illegible} 15 of buckwheat </p><p>15 Sowing 2. bushels cow com </p><p>16 harrowing field potatoes </p><p>18 picnic in Wales. Hicock Grove. </p><p>19. Sowing millet &amp; buck wheat on flats </p><p>19 charlstown picnic </p><p>26 lent Hamet. Lillie 2.16. feet hernlock plank </p><p>Nov </p><p>30 received 1.17 feet of plank lumber all paid </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>July 1897 </p><p>1 <s> went to Kingston</s> </p><p>1 went to Kingston </p><p>6 Eatons comenced hazing on their lower place </p><p>aug 9 traded Sheep with J.W. Hicock. </p><p>9 weading turnips on flats </p><p>August the 11 </p><p>11 went to Kingston for </p><p>11 to meet Levi. Shook </p><p>11 on his way home from Michigan. </p><p>12 Levi. Shook came home from Michigan by the way of Gananoque </p><p>17 Sam and Joe. Shook started for Manitoba </p><p>21 finished cuting oats on the flats </p><p>28 got furzt calf from W. Holister. a heffer calf </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sep 1897 </p><p>4 <s>4</s> had steam thrasher W. Menrow. machine </p><p>7 Levi. Shook &amp; familey Startes for <s>to</s> Michigan to there hon home in Saginaw paid W. Menrow for thrashing with Steamer $3.50cts. </p><p>Sep </p><p>13 &amp; 14 Lyndhurst fair </p><p>20 north west wind Quite cool and cloudy </p><p>21 north west wind </p><p>22 east wind and Some </p><p>22 rain in fore noon </p><p>23 Some cloudy with </p><p>23 north east wind </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Oct 1897 </p><p>12 .. Thebold &amp; Bibey Helmer </p><p>13 .. to P.H. Shook on a Squirrel hunt </p><p>14.. Benway helping to dig potatoes </p><p>21.. finished diging and geting in potatoes </p><p>25 &amp; 26 fine weather for severl days to <u>smoothy</u> Smokey &amp; Sun shine </p><p>25 &amp; 26. John. Theabold &amp; Charley. Clobrige on a Squirrell hunt and Went in {company with the hunt </p><p>30 went to Gananoque with fowl </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sep <u>the</u> 21. 1897 no lbs flour </p><p>21 comenced to bake 60 </p><p>for Frank. Brown 36 </p> <pre> 1.00 </pre> <pre> 50 </pre> <p>1898 H. Brown. </p><p>Jan flower 50 </p><p>14 1898 50 </p><p>april <u>the</u> <u>25</u> </p><p>21 Balence to 3 71 </p><p>Frank. Brown 27 </p><p>on Settlement </p><p>47 cent 3 98 </p><p>{Some sums are scattered across the page} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1897 </p><p>November </p><p>1 raining a little all day </p><p>4 boried 47 lbs poark from Antwine. Deng. </p><p>9 rain till in after noon then turns to snow we had about 1 1/2 inch of Snow </p><p>6. 50. lbs flour from rooler mill Lyndhurst </p><p>15 recived one pair long Boots from Will. Hallister price of. boots $3.50ct </p><p>15 &amp; 16 working at cellar wall </p><p>17 paid Wm. Jamerson one bag of boried oats </p><p>Nov <u>the</u> 11 </p><p>received one crait of chickens from Saginaw Michigan </p><p>19 Snowing a little nearly all day </p><p>Dec </p><p>3 50 lbs flour from roller mill </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dec 1897 </p><p>2 killed hogs one weighed 2.51 lbs and one weighed 1.55 lbs </p><p>11 Lyndhurst turkey fair Sold five turkeys at the fair for 8 1/2 cts per lb came to $4.42cts. </p><p>12 Saw a frog out on dry ground on Meardles flats. </p><p>12 heavy rain to day roads very mudy </p><p>18 ploughing to day </p><p>21 A. Mustard. &amp; {illegible} P.H. Shook went to Gananoque with the Slay </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan 1898 </p><p>{Top right corner reads "Jan the 1st took sew away" </p><p>7 Sold a cow to E. Braeen $25.00 </p><p>12 Thunder Storm at night </p><p>26 went to Sananovere </p><p>feb the 26 in Compenion with M.W. Hieseh. </p><p>27 &amp; 28 fine weather. </p><p>1 &amp; 2 &amp; 3 &amp; 4 &amp; 5 &amp; 6 &amp; 7 &amp; 8 &amp; 9 &amp; 10 &amp; 11 &amp; 12 &amp; 13 &amp; 14 &amp; 15 &amp; 16 fine weather all those days </p><p>16 heavy Thunder Storm at night </p><p>9 {Illegible} Sugger hush </p><p>9 saw black Birds </p><p>11 &amp; 12. heard robins &amp; Black Birds </p><p>12 chick mucks ant </p><p>14 Saw eight wild geese </p><p>14 Gogins north </p><p>14 Sweet cow came in </p><p>15 Frank. Brown went to Kingston to see the Dr. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 </p><p>{top right corner reads "March the 18 black cow} </p><p>March the 18. herd fross </p><p>18 ice all gon out of </p><p>18 Meardle Flats </p><p>18 fish running a litle on Meardle Flats </p><p>25 &amp; 26 W.J. Willis built 44 rods of shead fence at a 6 cts. per rod $2 64 </p><p>26 paid to Willis by gallon maplele syrup. Ten hrs poark at 10 cts. per hr $1.00 </p><p>21 John. Shock and John. Dillon started for vancover </p><p>may 23 <s>2 bags of potatoes to W.J. Willis at 50 cents per bag $1.00</s> </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 </p><p>March the 27. ice all out of griphen lake </p><p>27 saw a flock of black ducks </p><p>28 heard leslie lived </p><p>27 w.w. hienack </p> <pre> Sets a hen for p.to Shook on pleneth rock hen eSSS </pre> <p>27 aden longs up in lap buok </p><p>April </p> <pre>1988 19 best time of sale 11 finished making sugar 12 W.G. Bennvag started for Manitoba 14 &amp; 15 &amp; 16 Sowing peas and oats on the flats 7. Bushel 18 Sowing a sack of cloves seed on the flats. </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><s>M</s> April 1898 </p><p>20 Boried 2.50 lbs oats from Sam. Merrill {has notes "oats is paid" and "Jan the 23 1899 oats paid"} </p><p>25 young pigs </p><p>26 Sowing 11 bushels oats on backfield on the flats. </p><p>1898 </p><p>May the 11 </p><p>Get hen on Scafle the second time </p><p>1898 </p><p>May 23 Mrs. Bennagn put her cow in pasture </p><p><s>20 old mair</s> </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 June the 8 Jerky heffer / June the 2 1898 Sweet cow </p><p>May the 28. planting field corn </p><p>28 planting field Beans </p><p>30 finished planting potatoes </p><p>30 up in the little fied back of Mustards </p><p>June 1 Comenced road work P.H. Shook road oversearer </p><p>4 Sowing milled on the flats </p><p>15 &amp; 16 Sowing Buckwheat on old Shook place </p><p>30 went to Gananoque with Werely. Hicock with potatoes <s>potatores</s> potatoes </p><p>June <s>July</s> 28 only 35 &amp; 40 Get rock hen </p><p>August 3 bought a pair of mens lael Boots at aetons {Eaton's?} in Gananoque $1.40 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>April 1898 </p><p>26. Shook later to hisam. Shook for work </p><p>26. one day with teem driving seeds $ 4 </p> <pre> 1.25 </pre> <p>May on the flats </p> <pre>19 one day sorting potatoes and drawing out marmalade </pre> <pre>28 1/2 day planting corn 31 1/2 day building fences around little field </pre> <p>June </p> <pre>25 from oeleok till misht 60 </pre> <p>July </p> <pre> 5 1/2 day sowing 35 </pre> <p>August </p> <pre>19. helping to thrash 30 </pre> <p>Oct </p> <pre>17 from 9 october Tile diging potatoes 50 </pre> <p>Nov the 1 one day from 9 o clock </p> <pre> till with teem 1.00 </pre> <p>Taken of this book and that on the other books </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1858 Mrs.Penway Sep moved to J.H 12 P.Shook 13 comeneed to bard on the 13. no of meals below </p><p>Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon </p> <pre> to Mors Benmas </pre> <pre>Sep 23 1g corn $4 1g cash 75 </pre> <p>Octo 1 1 pair boots 1.16 Octo By cash 2.00 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 P.H. Shook. Detor to </p><p>Dec Mrs.Benwas $27.45 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 october 25 give mortgage </p><p>1898 October </p><p>21 finished digging potatoes 25 H. bibie &amp; J. Theabold on a Robot hunt at P. Shook </p><p>Nov. 2 </p> <pre>2 Bought a cow from George Conees paid $14.02 </pre> <p>3 Bork Brown ploughing for R.11, Shook </p><p>3 rains in the lake yet 2 Bob. Brown takes his calves away </p><p>Nov </p><p>10 heavy sleet and snow Storm 11 got a heffer from Bob Brown 12 went to gromantrue with 12 line bowls 12 Bought a pair long boots in gorvernolue from tompson store paid $3.00 14 helped A. Moustard berteken his boss 15 Frank Brown comeneed to bring his milk over to be churned. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 </p><p>Nov 15 James Eaton shot a blue crane at Shook's brook </p><p>14 Janol grant lbustared on drawing milk $1.00 </p><p>16 &amp; 19 Fine warm weather </p><p>18 fine and warm with a little rain </p><p>25 killed hoss Jan.Clambent T hiram. Shook helped </p><p>25 killed 4 loss </p><p>26 snowing a little today 16 </p><p>27 &amp; 28 &amp; 29 fine warm weather </p><p>29 carried 2.34 feet of pine lumber from Frank. Brown </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 December </p><p>Dece 1 went to Gananoue </p> <pre> for a load of corn </pre> <p>2 bought one pair of 2 hen turkeys from 2 John. Gain pond $1.60 1&amp;2 fine weather 2 bought a pair of geese from W.J.olleknely </p> <pre> paid $2.00 for them </pre> <p>6 Lymndburst turkey bars </p> <pre> sold 16 turkeys weight of turkeys 1.43 lbs Sold at $1 per lb came to $12.57 </pre> <p>16 one most in favour of Norton Shook Decem </p> <pre>8 G.W. Benway came home from Manitoba </pre> <p>20 bought of Lam. olbeelament </p> <pre> 8 8 chickens and 1 turkey paid $1.75 for the lot. also three hass turnips for 50. the 50. pays for the three bags of turnips </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 </p><p>Oct Jom.Clement $8 </p> <pre> Dotor to P.H. Shook selled 1/2 buck hen feed flow setted selled horse and buggy 1/2 bush hen feed </pre> <p>Nove </p> <pre>18 one trip to delta with horse and pig </pre> <p>Dec </p> <pre>8 1 pair geese 9 1 turkey 10 by cash 15 one trip to lyndhurst <s>with leem</s> with teem 1lb butter </pre> <pre> 3.60 2.40 </pre> <hr /> <pre> 1.20 </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1858 $4 </p> <pre> P.H. Shook </pre> <p>Oct Detor to Tom Clament </p> <pre> 1/2 day ploughing 1 day ploughing 1 day ploughing 1 day ploughing </pre> <p>Nove 17 <s>me day days</s> </p> <pre> 17 one day at hen house </pre> <p>Dec </p> <pre>3 one day chopping and working at hen house </pre> <pre>9 2 boards maple wood $1.00 per boards </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 October P.H. Shook Detor Sox </p> <pre> to Hiram. Shook taken at this book </pre> <p>Novm one cow 20 00 </p><p>17 one day work at hen house 6 0 </p><p>18 one day work at hen house 5 0 </p><p>28 from 9,0 till night working on hen house 40 </p><p>dec </p><p>15 1/2 day working at hen house taken of this book and left on the other book </p><p>1899 </p><p>jan </p><p>27 1/2 sawing logs </p><p>22.60 3.55 1.55 25.30 <u>25.15</u> 83.85 </p><p><br /> </p> <pre> 40 </pre> <p><u> 3</u> </p> <pre> 120 </pre> <p><br /> </p> <pre> 120.00 </pre> <p><u>83.85</u> <u>36.15</u> </p> <pre> 120.00 </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 P.H. Shook in account </p> <pre> with Norton . Shook </pre> <p>Jan the 4. one man and one </p> <pre>4 horse of one day, drawing hay from John.Gurklin 6 man and one horse 1/2 day drawing hay from John Curklin </pre> <pre>7 one man and one horse 1/2 day drawing hay from John Curklin </pre> <pre>11 one man and one horse one trip to gananoue for coal 13 man and teem one trip to Seeleys bay with coal for St.Gardner </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>P.H. Shook Deton to 1898 Norton. Shook for work </p><p>Nove 16. from eight o clock till </p> <pre> three o clock working on hen house </pre> <p>17 one half day working on hen house 21 from 3 o clock till night </p> <pre> working on hen house </pre> <p>22 1 day working on hen </p> <pre> house </pre> <p>23 one day working on </p> <pre> hen house </pre> <p>28 1 day working on hen </p> <pre> house </pre> <p>28 from 9 o clock till </p> <pre> night working on an hen house </pre> <p>Dece 1898 </p> <pre> 1 one day working at hen house <s>2 a little</s> 2 working a little while on after </pre> <p>1899 noon at hen house July 15 patching Shingles on barn </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 </p><p>Dec 8. Frank. Brown </p> <pre> commenced to bring flour over to be baked no of lbs </pre> <p>21 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 </p><p>Dec 22. Drehy. Mustard </p> <pre> and P.H. went to ganounoue with fowl. snowing very bad </pre> <p>33 thawing a little today </p> <pre> paying on wheats snowing nearly gone </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 </p><p>Jan 17 P.H. Shook Sold to </p> <pre> From. Shenwood house Cows for the sum of $75.00 </pre> <p>Febuary Febuary the 2 </p> <pre> 2 Fine Sunshine all day a little wind south 2 now laying yet </pre> <p>march </p> <pre>17 cutting black oak tree in the road by Eatons place </pre> <p>18 heavy snow storm 20 drawing logs for </p> <pre> A.Mustard to Signolhurst </pre> <p>21 drawing logs for </p> <pre> A. olbuoptard </pre> <p>22 &amp; 23 &amp; 24&amp; 25 &amp; 26 &amp; 27 </p> <pre> very good slaying </pre> <p>28 drawing oak logs m to lynshurst </p><p>June 17 Sowing purple top </p> <pre> Turnips seed </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1898 </p><p>May W.L. Willis $4 </p> <pre> [detour?] to P.H. Shook </pre> <p>23.2 bags potatoes </p> <pre> at 50lbs per bag 1. </pre> <p>1899 </p><p>April 18. Two fine boards </p> <pre> 14 feet long.14.inches width one inch and a quarter thick </pre> <p>june 9 and 10. building shed fence </p><p>October </p> <pre>24 Two fine boards 14 feet long. 14 inches wide. one inch and a quarter thick at $12. per the panel those boards mentioned above makes 1 feet of lumber at $12.20 per thonead makes </pre> <p>1900 olbay y. the one pie $2.00 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 </p><p>April. P.H. Shook $4 </p> <pre> detor to W.H. Williams </pre> <p>18 one barrel and some coal tar </p><p>June </p><p>9+10 building shed fence </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 $4 </p><p>April P.H. Shook </p> <pre> Detor to Thomas Emer </pre> <p>18. 4 bushels wheat </p> <pre> at $1.00. per bush 4.00 </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 $4 </p><p>April. Thomas. Omerson </p> <pre> Detor to P.H. Shook </pre> <p>18 . 10. Cedar posts at $8 a piece </p><p>24. 60 fence stakes at 2 </p> <pre> <s>cents a piece</s> </pre> <p>June </p> <pre>7 9 cedar poles at 10/ each </pre> <p>1902 </p><p>July the 4. 25. cedar fence stakes </p> <pre> at 2 cents each </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 </p><p>April 25 Took one sew away </p><p>28 Sowing spring wheat </p><p>May 25 finished sowing oats </p> <pre> on flats </pre> <p>27 planted black egeel </p> <pre> flint corn </pre> <p>29 traded calfs with </p> <pre> Mrs. Airs </pre> <p>31 finished planting June field corns 3 went to gananoune </p> <pre> with blue oak plank </pre> <p>17 sowing turnips 21 Sowing millet 23 Sowing Buckwheat </p> <pre> on flats </pre> <p>July <s>11 domeneed</s> </p> <pre> 11 someneed haying 10 Moustards and Shooks oven and berving down to the black nalits 20 Heavy thunderstorm nearly all night </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>July 1899 </p><p>28 helped A.Mustard </p> <pre> stack hag </pre> <p>31 helped A.Mustard stack hag </p><p>Jul </p> <pre>3 cut spring wheat with mustard Binder </pre> <p>17 Finished cutting oats </p> <pre> in flats with Mustard Binder </pre> <p>25 drew a load of </p> <pre> cheese <s>out to drowsing</s> </pre> <p>Sep out to drowsing </p> <pre>1 had steam thrasher W.Mustard machine cargo $4.00 </pre> <pre>9 cut buck wheat on flats with mustard binder 13 sowing grass seed on flats on back field </pre> <pre>14 Robert. Wood. and P.H. Shook went to gamomoque to get prized for lyndhurst bat </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sept 1899 </p><p>16. Sowing fall wheat on the San Bueh field </p><p>16 A. olbustard. Sowing his fall wheat </p><p>August 1900 20. finished oat harvest </p> <pre> on the flats on the old farm </pre> <p>Sep </p> <pre>21 Sowing 1/2 bushed fall wheat of on the little field up back of mudlands </pre> <p>Oct </p> <pre>10 had stem tharashes paid W.Ilbenson $5.00 for thrashing 2.40. , bushels of grain </pre> <p>15 went out to the lyndhurst housing </p> <pre> with a load of cheese </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1900 </p><p>November </p> <pre>1 finished getting in turnips </pre> <pre>22 ploughing 1/2 das for A.Mustard </pre> <pre>22 borrowed 5 bumeher of shingles from homet. Billie </pre> <p>Dec </p> <pre>8 paid two [?] of shingles back to Billie </pre> <p>Dec </p> <pre>11 had the sawing machine 12 had the sawing machine Joe. gollaiway machine </pre> <p>1901 </p> <pre>April 17 Philip. Leadbeater died 19 St. Brown young high 21 A.Mustard going high </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1901 </p><p>July Sowing Buck </p> <pre>1 wheat on flats </pre> <pre>4 Sowing turnips </pre> <pre>2 comeneed haying om the old farm </pre> <pre>2 H.Brown mowing for P.H. Shook </pre> <p>Sep </p> <pre> 9 Sowing fall wheat on the Sapbush field </pre> <p>Sep </p> <pre> 25 finished geting in Buck Wheat on flats </pre> <p>Oct </p> <pre>8 had throahing machine Leany. Abidlelton $1 on charge $3.00 </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 dows record Ibas 25 Dug all heller </p><p>June </p> <pre>1 gin cow </pre> <p><s> 19 old coners cow</s>&lt; </p> <pre>June 28 had to sell a cow </pre> <p><s> 28 broh heffer</s> </p> <pre> 28 Bob. Brown Heffer 28 H. Brown heffer </pre> <p>July </p> <pre>10 old corners cow </pre> <p>July </p> <pre>25. old main </pre> <p>Aug 22 Bblank brown heffer </p> <pre>Sep 2 Frank. Brown heffer </pre> <p>Dec </p> <pre>15 took sew away </pre> <p>1900 </p> <pre>April the 26 took Sew over to Frank. Browns </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>no.1 | no.2 </p> <pre> Sorted in full | June the 18 1900 | </pre> <p>1902. June the 5 | Mrs. Lora. brown get 4. Bushels | dotor to P.H. oats from lbs | Shook 2 1/2 Baby. Brown | hours repairing one trap with | fence cheese pays | July the 11 for 2 1/2 | mom and teem bushels of | one trip with the oats | cheese June the 14. 2 1/2 hours | Sep the 3 Fixing fence at | repairing docks per hour | hook on </p> <pre> 25 | cow | 1902 Sep the 3 | | Settled in full with | Albus.Rooby. Brown | | | | | </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>no.3 | no.4 </p> <pre> 1902 | 1902 Feb the 23 | Decenmber the 18 | the birk sew </pre> <p>no betthy cow | December the 20 </p> <pre> June the 2 | the boly sew Bosoby cow | June the 3 | airs heffer | June the 16 | Black heffer | June the 18 | doek Heffer | June the 28 | g.giney. cow | </pre> <p>July 26th | </p> <pre>old main | </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 W.h Phiees burden </p><p>Sep the 20 Shed fence </p><p>$9 $6 building fence </p><p>17 cutting buck wheat </p><p>Sep </p> <pre>17 W.J. Phillis one chop oats by cash 20 paid Willis for cutting hay by cash 23 Willis building 19 rods of Shed fence to be paid in butter 6. lbs butter pays for the 19 rods of fence </pre> <p>Nov the 20. 6 lbs butter </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c26897d43a6545ca02cb662b07c27a28.pdf 49442589c6b4208cc68503846dc2aadd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. E.C. Silter Seting Beef https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47b3d16353c0dca1503364f6aa6bf075.pdf 82e089a27b31e085cbdec466086f0c2c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 may 26 returned Bug can to Piree in Delta and paid him cts/75 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ebbf273692aad74f2e92dd3aec031dae.pdf eb7e5e4184dbbc419919270d25f551d8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 P.H. Shook $4 <s>a</s> feb 1 Leor to Hiram Shook one. day Sawing logs 75 one 1/2 day sawing logs 40 had Hirams teem one trip to gananogue with lumber Hesely, drove the teem 2.50 may 18 man on teem working on the flats June 1th man one day driving 1.25 Frank. Brown teem 8 harrowing on flats - - - 75 man horke one day June 29 working on road 1.50 1/2 day <s>howinig </s> hoeing 40 domeneed 7.55 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5844dab9dfc83972f18028e01a91b6ae.pdf 9ad94fbe5a54c2d8f555f41aefa65084 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 P.H. Shook Detor to Hiram Shook for work. ${illegible} July 12 one day patching roof on Barn 1.2 26 patching roof on Barn 28 1/2 patching roof on Barn Aug 20 1/2 day <s>{illegible symbol</s> raking oats litering Sep 14 1/2 day drawing in Buckwheet Oct 1 1/2 day Shinling on stoof and cow stable 13 helping thrash 15 helping A.. Mustard thrash https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f348d8407f7cfbdf550f42673b502b64.pdf 4480a3778723aa511f9619d5635f2c14 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 P.H. Shook Nove 8 . man and teem from 9 o clock till night ploughing 12 . man and teem ploughing 12 . credit by one sucking coalt 24 . from 9 o clock till night Shingling on the pen Dec 11 man and teem tending lawning machine https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/35f09dedae0f52b8a2774dcde8df2fee.pdf 86bfce6f8aa95666cd3cb5f53f71ba67 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 June one horse 1 1/2 day 7 working on road June 5 one horse 3 days working on buck wheat ground June 29 - Hiram 1/2 day driving of Brown teems July 2. horse mowing august 2 horse mowing august 7 horse drawing cheese august 12 patching roof Octo the 1 one trip to Lyndhurst Rsin 2 one trip to Lyndhurst Rain https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43a6e22d7a353e2c6f0abc17c449e6d9.pdf 384e015f2584804fefd0cafa4c510dcf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 P.H. Shook 44 detn to Hiram. Hock Oct 8 man and teem one day thrashing 22 $9.00 recieved by dusk 22 recieved by dusk 24 man and one horse 1/2 day working at water break 31 man and one horse 1/2 day working on water break Nove 1 working in ditch 8 man and teem from 9 o clock till night ploughing 2 4 bushels Buckwheat 2 4 bushels oats https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f5504f32235d83c40abfb4009fc0e3f3.pdf ab9bab96ba126fe93fc4c0506f8d3544 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. dec 1901. P.H. Shook deton to Hiram. Shook 4 1/2 day cutting crush in grave garden 28 one day chopping h.Abeadle woods 30 one day chopping in H.ABEADLE WOODS 31 one day chopping in h.abeadle woofs 1902 1/2 day chopping Jan the 2 Jan the 8 neeeived by cash April the 7 man and teem from 8 o clock till half past 2 tending sawing machine https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2770da897ff74fa1bcb5f2977f77b606.pdf 9ead9e24417d5e7653d6659476909860 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1902 P.H. Shook Deton to Hiram. Shook July 3. one day shingling on barn July 15 1/2 day drawing in hay and sowing 22 1/2 day drawinh in 24 1/2 day shingling on barn 26 3 hours cutting wheat 28 5 hours patching roof barn and cutting wheat Aug 8 from ten o clock till night shingling on barn 19 waived by cash Sep 2 1/2 day building fence https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d18bc2cf364538611775fad897615f3c.pdf b6e592bcf1f4381b17728681e08de192 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1902 Sep the 26 P.H. Shook deton to Hiram Shook man and teem 1/2 day thrashing 30. one mand 1/2 day tending thrashing machines at J.albeadle 29 recieved by cash Oct 25 recieved by cash dece 2 man one day wirking at water break 20 recieved by cash https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/064c3cc5f12bb124559f9aca8d789cfe.pdf e25f38001f8582f0ddeed4bc831bdb61 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 P.H. Shook deton to Hiram Shook Sept 23 1/2 day sawing logs albeadle's swaie Sept the 5 from 9 o clock tille night working oasts cows mowing with scythe Sep 11 9 cows mowing with scythe Sept 14 renewed by cash one spot Sept 14 recieved 1 cow on rent https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6653322b66710eda1430a74648785303.pdf 83f663fd6bd77a4d3842276bc2aad6ac PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 P.H. Shool deton to hiram shool Sep 15 man half day 21 man half day tending thrashing machine Oct 31 man from 9 o clock till night 1903 Nove 19 Balance on settlement due to P.H. Shook from hiram SHook $60 00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877-1936 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 Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1877 &amp; 1880 <br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1889-1891<br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1891-1895<br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary/Labour Account, 1899-1903 <br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1896-1902<br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1908-1911<br />Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1911-1913 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 Philp "Henry" Shook Diary/Labour Account, 1899-1903 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philp "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1899-1903 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 Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. May 2nd, 1899 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>E.C. Silter Seting Beef </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1899 </p><p>may 26 </p><p>returned Bug can to Piree in Delta and paid him cts/75 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1900 P.H. Shook $4 </p><p><s>a</s> feb 1 Leor to Hiram Shook </p><p>one. day Sawing logs 75 </p><p>one 1/2 day sawing logs 40 </p><p>had Hirams teem one </p><p>trip to gananogue with </p><p>lumber Hesely, drove </p><p>the teem 2.50 </p><p>may 18 man on teem working on </p><p>the flats </p><p>June 1th man one day driving 1.25 </p><p>Frank. Brown teem </p> <pre>8 harrowing on flats - - - 75 </pre> <p>man horke one day </p><p>June 29 working on road 1.50 </p><p>1/2 day <s>howinig </s> hoeing 40 </p><p>domeneed 7.55 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1900 P.H. Shook </p><p>Detor to Hiram Shook </p><p>for work. ${illegible} </p><p>July 12 one day patching </p><p>roof on Barn 1.2 </p><p>26 patching roof on Barn </p><p>28 1/2 patching roof on Barn </p><p>Aug 20 1/2 day <s>{illegible symbol</s> raking oats litering </p><p>Sep 14 1/2 day drawing in Buckwheet </p><p>Oct 1 1/2 day Shinling on stoof and cow stable </p><p>13 helping thrash </p><p>15 helping A.. Mustard thrash </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1900 P.H. Shook </p><p>Nove </p> <pre>8 . man and teem from 9 o clock till night ploughing </pre> <p>12 . man and teem ploughing </p><p>12 . credit by one </p> <pre> sucking coalt </pre> <p>24 . from 9 o clock </p> <pre> till night Shingling on the pen </pre> <p>Dec </p> <pre>11 man and teem tending lawning machine </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1901 </p><p>June one horse 1 1/2 day </p> <pre>7 working on road </pre> <p><br /> June </p> <pre>5 one horse 3 days working on buck wheat ground </pre> <p>June 29 - Hiram 1/2 day </p> <pre> driving of Brown teems </pre> <p>July 2. horse mowing </p><p>august 2 horse mowing </p><p>august 7 horse drawing cheese </p><p>august 12 patching roof </p><p>Octo the 1 one trip to Lyndhurst Rsin </p> <pre>2 one trip to Lyndhurst Rain </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1901 P.H. Shook 44 detn to Hiram. Hock </p><p>Oct </p> <pre>8 man and teem one day thrashing </pre> <pre>22 $9.00 recieved by dusk </pre> <pre>22 recieved by dusk </pre> <pre>24 man and one horse 1/2 day working at water break </pre> <pre>31 man and one horse 1/2 day working on water break </pre> <p>Nove </p> <pre> 1 working in ditch 8 man and teem from 9 o clock till night ploughing </pre> <pre> 2 4 bushels Buckwheat 2 4 bushels oats </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>dec 1901. P.H. Shook </p> <pre> deton to Hiram. Shook </pre> <p>4 1/2 day cutting crush </p> <pre> in grave garden </pre> <p>28 one day chopping </p> <pre> h.Abeadle woods </pre> <p>30 one day chopping in </p> <pre> H.ABEADLE WOODS </pre> <p>31 one day chopping in h.abeadle woofs </p><p>1902 1/2 day chopping Jan the 2 </p><p>Jan the 8 neeeived by cash </p><p>April the 7 man and teem from </p> <pre> 8 o clock till half past 2 tending sawing machine </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1902 P.H. Shook </p> <pre> Deton to Hiram. Shook </pre> <p>July 3. one day shingling on barn </p><p>July 15 1/2 day drawing in hay and sowing </p> <pre>22 1/2 day drawinh in </pre> <pre>24 1/2 day shingling on barn </pre> <pre>26 3 hours cutting wheat </pre> <pre>28 5 hours patching roof barn and cutting wheat </pre> <p>Aug 8 from ten o clock till night shingling on barn </p> <pre>19 waived by cash </pre> <p>Sep 2 1/2 day building fence </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1902 Sep the 26 P.H. Shook deton to Hiram Shook </p> <pre> man and teem 1/2 day thrashing </pre> <p>30. one mand 1/2 day tending thrashing machines </p> <pre> at J.albeadle </pre> <p>29 recieved by cash </p><p>Oct 25 recieved by cash </p><p>dece 2 man one day wirking at water break </p><p>20 recieved by cash </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1903 P.H. Shook deton to </p> <pre> Hiram Shook </pre> <p>Sept 23 1/2 day sawing logs </p> <pre> albeadle's swaie </pre> <p>Sept the 5 from 9 o clock tille </p> <pre> night working oasts cows mowing with scythe </pre> <p>Sep 11 9 cows mowing with scythe </p><p>Sept 14 renewed by cash one spot </p><p>Sept 14 recieved 1 cow on rent </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1903 P.H. Shool deton to </p> <pre> hiram shool </pre> <p>Sep 15 man half day </p> <pre>21 man half day tending thrashing machine </pre> <p>Oct 31 man from 9 o clock till night </p><p>1903 </p><p>Nove 19 Balance on settlement due to </p> <pre> P.H. Shook from hiram SHook </pre> <p>$60 00 </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ec61be1b4e87a127c9ce2035874a028.pdf 852acf7623bf9481cd7b3ca50dfba4db PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. No.4 Library Notebook https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a3cc298e33a8a5b237e7f1657609cb6.pdf f77f94d1a874742be787f4173c563b0d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October. /11. Oct. 1. -- Sun. -- Church service 2:30 p.m. Rainy. Oct. 2. -- Mon. -- Washed & cleaned the shed. Oct. 3. -- Tues. -- Mrs. R. Bishop Mrs. U. Bishop (Jr) Mrs. Jno. Dalton. Annie & Howard were here for dinner. Has been a lovely day. Oct. 4. -- Wed. -- Ironed all day to get ready to go to Prescott. Very windy & the men couldn't work. Oct. 5. -- Thur. -- Went to town with Sarah I[?]. & took the 2.45 train for P. Luella met me. Miss E. Baker was in this Eve. Oct. 6. -- Fri. -- Rainy. We read & worked & played games this Eve. Sent mama a card. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c491477c1d835da4ba7c7aa2729f8e7a.pdf 0b281ec504ee2a8227c03e40c2d17ba4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct. 7. - Sat. - Dandy mom. We went for a walk. Went to the library & Geraldines this Eve. Full moon. Oct. 8. - Sun. - Church service. S.P.(?) & service at 7 p.m. We attended all three. Wrote 4 cards. Oct 9. - Mon. - Mrs. Smith was here for dinner. We made a number of calls this p.m. Down street to-night. Oct. 10. - Tues. - Went for some horse-radish at Jack Smiths this morning. L.D. & I walked to the Blue Church this p.m. Called at Mr. Geo.(?) Lanes to-night, as Mr. & Mrs. ? Lockwood are down. Oct. 11. - Wed.- Tacked a quilt this a.m. L.D. Geraldine & I kept house at Mrs. Rolt (?) Dowsleys This Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b8bb9df4e116ba81452c287bce899641.pdf cca1a21ee2ba502cb4ee00a1a495449d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct. 12. - Thur.- Went to the Burg? this p.m. Grand fall Days. J.w.a. meeting this Eve. Oct. 13. - Fri.- Went to meet the ferry today (4 times) Have been busy cooling Miss Daniels. S.S. class was here this Eve. Had a good time. Oct. 14. -Sat.- Grand Day. Came to Brockville on the 1.40 p.m. train. Went down street. Henry came in & I came home this Eve. Oct. 15. -Sun.- annie Willard & Howard were here for dinner. S.S. & service at 2.30 p.m. Beautiful warm weather. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d858ef232f9836173ceb73d2778a85b.pdf 441923709ae2eec9b3d3f72bbcefdfb0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct. 16. -Mon.- Washed potato. Digging is the business now. Papa rec'd a letter from aunt Sarah tonight. Oct. 17. -Tues.- Mama spent the day at Grandma Manhard's, annie & Howard Mrs. Bishop & I were up to the church this p.m. & swept it & dusted. Papa & Henry went to the sale of Holstein cattle at Gordon Manhards this p.m. Very windy this p.m. also rained tonight. Ms Geordie Landons husking (?) bee (?) tonight. Henry went to it. Oct. 18 - Wed.- Rainy this a.m. Mama went to the ladies aid at Mrs. A.P. Bissells this p.m. Henry & I drove to Wesley Woods for choir practise this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0a57d01aeebc4ba67bbedee4831f2ec.pdf ded59dbe1210384d7676454205d1ff71 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct. 19. - Thur.- Dandy weather. ?roned. Mr. C.J. Johns was here this a.m collecting for the telephones. Henry started ploughing today. Rec. a letter from Elva, this eve. Henry & I went to Fred Landons to a husking bee tonight. Oct. 20. -Fri.- Mama, Mr. & Mrs. L. Lockwood are visiting at annies today. Practised this p.m. Oct. 21. -Sat.- Took a lesson this morn. Mr. Fl. Lockwood also Ruby Bishop were here this p.m. I walked down to the factory for butter 5.p.m. Henry went to B. this eve. Theo was over here tonight. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ff12467f975644bb86cef20233a54ef.pdf b2e3e32e8842888c92827512ee6aaa33 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct.22.-<u>Sun</u>.-Mrs. Wright. {illegible} was here for dinner. as Mr & Mrs D. Wright went to service at {Matland?} this morn. {illegible} Mr. Campbell {pass?} by train student {illegible} on Bethel church this eve. We all went. Oct. 23. -<u> Mon</u>. - Washed & picked up potatoes this p.m. Oct. 24. - <u>Tues</u>. - Annie, Mrs. {Dalton?} & {illegible} kyle went to the Burg this a.m. Howard stayed here. We all went over to the suprise Party at Mr. Jns. {Carbett's?} this Eve. (papa, mama, Laura, Annie. Howard & I rode over) Had a dandy time. Viola Patterson died today. she diptheria. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e50992280d2fef2944ff5f19573373d.pdf d82a5e6b3ea8f8dd83cdf39590a79425 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct. 25. - <u>Wed</u>. - Ironed. laura was over this p.m. Rec d a photo postal of {illegible} 1 to-night. "Grand Weather." Viola Patterson was buried 10. a.m. Oct. 26. - <u>thurs.</u> - papa brought "Maud" home this a.m. Mama, Mrs. {Dalton?}, Mrs. {illegible} & I all went to {Carbett's?} sale this p.m. {illegible} cold. Oct. 27.- <u>Fri.</u> - finished ironing {Did?} the upstairs work. Mama helped Mrs. Walt on pick ducks this p.m. Oct. 28. - <u>Sat</u>. - papa went to market & brought Aunt Jane out this p.m. We are {illegible} {illegible}. Henry went duck hunting with the boys this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31b69897916fbaf70670ee37f98d52d7.pdf 53cc7b9a1292a8ddb811c50aefd48183 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. papa went for uncle {Kyle?} to-night. Dandy night. Oct. 29. - <u>Sun</u>. - We went to service at 2:30 p.m. then Auntie, Uncle & mama walked down to Annie's after service. Very windy "Thanksgiving Service." Oct. 30 - <u>Mon</u>. - "Thanksgiving Day." All of the family were here for dinner except {Kyne?}. {Has?} been a nice day. papa tooke Auntie & Uncle in town to-night & I went up to Bishop's & helped Mrs. B. work on her dress for Halloween Oct. 32. <u>Tues.</u> - Rainy, Henry, Laura & I walked up to the party to-night. Had a good time Howard stayed here. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8e69c3b0b498c17ccf262dc32043db76.pdf dcd704f087fe12e224a736b169450179 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November. /11. Nov. 1. - <u>Wed</u>. - I have been helping Mrs. {Bissell?} to-day, Jessie & I went to the party at Landon's this eve. Nov. 2. - <u>Thurs</u>. - Drew on the ground this morn. Cold. Nov. 3.-<u> Fri.</u> - Clear & Cold. Cleaned Henry's room to-day. Grand night. Wrote to {illegible}. Nov. 4. - <u>Sat.</u> - took a lesson this a.m. papa went to market. Annie, Willard & Howard went to waiy {Luella?} P. to-day. Henry went to town to-night. I wrote to {Electa?} this eve. Nov. 5.- <u>Sun</u> .-{illegible} & cloudy. Mama went up to Walkers this p.m. We all went to service 7.pm. {illegible}. Ms. {illegible} gave the https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c5cf367236d57b9cf20e17b31549918c.pdf 0c0b67b7ebc8b49af24e6b77d59db36d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov. 6. <u>Mon</u>. - Washed, Cleaned the cellar. Rainy this p.m. Mason's Night. Nov. 7. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mama went to Algonquin with Andrew 1 p.m. practised all the afternoon. very windy. {Read?} a card from Gladys. 1. to-night. Henry & I went to Beattice's this eve. Nov. 8. <u>Wed.</u> - Just {illegible} this p.m. Eva. N. was buried. It was a cold, & dull day. papa went to Maitland this p.m. Have been pretty busy. Reed a card from {illegible} to-night. Nov. 9. - <u>Thurs</u>. - Practised. Laura was over this p.m. Went to Choir practise at {illegible}this eve. Grand Day. Nov. 10. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama came home to-day. Rainy, but https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/14475e28a4b4b3ac81bf9d565e5ea8e7.pdf e3e636c8e608a14eeb3f1faf020920af PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {illegible} off this eve, Nov. 11. - <u>Sat.</u> - Beautiful day, took a lesson this a.m. Went to Annie's this p.m. Henry went to town this Eve. Theo. D. was here this Eve. Nov. 12. - <u>Sun</u>. - Rainy & very windy, the wind blew down a tree in our front yard. I went to service at 2.38 p.m. Just 6 people present. Snowed from 3.30 to 6 o'clock. Nov. 13. - <u>Mon.</u> - Washed, killed a pig (for us) this p.m. Nov. 14. - <u>Tues</u>. - Aunt Annie was here this a.m. Mama & Mrs. J. Walker were visiting at Mrs. H. Lockwoods to-day. Practised & ironed some, went over to Laura's this Eve, Shooting Contest. Noc. 13. -<u> Wed</u>. - Annie & Howard were here to-day also aunt {illegible} this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a3988585d776083e76f01b99e05a0fe1.pdf 60fffc03b5c8ea924220cfac06867995 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Practised & wrote to Eva & Elia this Eve. Nov. 16. - Thurs. - Cleaned the lawn-mower. Henry went to B. this p.m. Papa went to the sle at Mr. Henry Ms. Kinley's I went down to Annie's 5.30 p.m. & {illegible}, Gladys & Mabel called for me to go to choir practise. Very cold. Nov. 17. -<u> Fri</u>. - Cold, shooting Contest at Algonquin Range, the D.A. Boys against Algonquin D.A. won, hurrah! Stormy to-night. Made mince-meat to-day. Nov. 18. - Sat - took a lesson this morn. Mrs {illegible} Bissell & Etta were here this p.m. & for tea. Theo was here this Eve. Nov. 19. - <u>Sun.</u> - Annie Willard & Howard were here to-day. Annie, Howard & I went https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9123bb7b9f9cfe08d6da642670bc8d70.pdf 329ca6961ecb3b3008690c0050c90ba0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to-day Annie, Howard & I went to Laura's this p.m. Hattie walker was here this p.m. Went to service 7.30 p.m. Mama & Howard stayed at home. Nov. 20. - <u>Mon.</u> - {illegible} Wilfrid's Birthday-day. Washed. papa went to town this a.m. & he & henry {shingled?} on the church sheds this p.m. Warm. Nov. 31. - <u>Tues.</u> - Mama & Henry went to town this a.m. Henry helped shingle {illegible} the church sheds this p.m. henry went to a party at warner's this Eve. in honor of Shepherd's. Nice weather. Nov. 22. - <u>Wed</u>. - Ironed. papa went to Algonquin to get the {illegible} shod & I went also. Arrived home 940 p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c02eb02f7343c3c574a5d10389ac9fc6.pdf f38b807f6ce6f6e61528d7758b3ce6cc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov. 23. - <u>Thurs</u>. - Ironed. papa & Henry took {illegible} cows to town this p.m.solf to Mr. H. Bissell. Quite warm. Mr. Y. Landon took Gladys & I to {illegible} for choir practise this Eve. Nov. 24. -<u> Fri.</u> - Just {illegible} month from to-night, Santa will be around practised to-day. papa had cider made this p.m. & after the committee meeting at the church Bissell's, Bishop's & Landon's came in for cider. Colder to-night. {illegible} a letter from {illegible} also papa ued one from Uncle Samuel. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d5e982cf2ac76b15a474d8f1ef487a4.pdf 9a239f8e5dc81310f3f86361f27969fb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov. 25 - <u>Sat</u>. - took a lesson this a.m. papa went to market. Mr. Jns. Wright underwent and operation for appentieitis there. Eve. & is very low to-night. Nov. 26. - <u>Sun</u>. - Stormed this a.m. Mama, Henry & I went to service 2.30 p.m. Read - A star in prison by Anna May Wilson. Nov. 27. - <u>Mon</u>. - Warm. the men finished shingling the church shed roof this p.m. Cleaned the spare room & mama made me a new waist. Theo was here Eve. Nov. 28. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mrs. Jesse Easton & Mrs. H. Cole were here for dinner & satyed til 3.30 p.m. Rainy this .m. I practised this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dc15bcb93e44ad1297d490d461057df5.pdf 22176ddf6edc127906e81353f358e684 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov. 29. - <u>Wed</u>. - Cleaned the kitchen stove-pipes. I finished cleaning the spare-bed room papa went to B. this p.m. Henry helped Mr. Y. Landon at his "raising bee" this p.m. Laura was over this p.m. Nov. 30. - <u>Thurs</u>. - papa went to B. this a.m. Henry is helpinh Mr. {illegible} Murray cut wood on the {illegible} place, fine day. <u>Milk</u> was here this a.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4792d4b89761ec0a6c65059c1b3bbf6a.pdf 9e3accd27f2690c39f0b2b97a30227b2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December. /11. Dec. 1. - <u>Fri</u>. - Choir practise at Warner's this eve. Beattise had a few invited in this Eve, in honor of Mr. & Mrs. A. {illegible} Dec. 2. - <u>Sat</u>. - took a lesson. Snowy. Annie & Willard went to town 12. noon 7 Howard stayed here.{illegible} & I cleaned the lamps at the curch this p.m. Henry went to town this Eve. Read a card from N.C. Dec. 3. - <u>Sun</u>. - fine day. Henry went to grandma's this morn. "<u>Anniversay Services.</u>" 2.30 & 7.30 {illegible} Mr. {illegible} Philp, couldn't come. Annie & Willard were here for tea. We all went to Evening service, except https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/154bc4bc1d85689573c187b6a1e5b175.pdf 6d8061689924bfead69c5c52bab366aa PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mama & Howard. Splendid sermons. Dec. 4. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. I walked down to the store 4.30 p.m. Cold & very frosty. Mason's night. Dec. 5. - <u>Tues</u>. - Edna & Gladys {illegible} Jessie B. & I washed the dished & set tanle this morn for the Eve. at the hall. "<u>Social this Eve</u>." {illegible}. {Lawernce Fisher?} Malloy town {spoke?}. Dec. 6 . - <u>Wed</u>. - Cleaned every-thing at the hall this a.m. Annie. & Willard & Henry went to town at noon. papa & mama & I also 9Elsie went this a.m.) & we had a family https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/36d4161bcbbf2dc52833436e53019d3c.pdf 111f1a1462d6c1b8b89dd87232234b37 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. & we had a family group taken at {illegible} also I got a new coat. Beautiful warm day & {rathes?} smoky. Henry went to a party this Eve at Rolt Wood's. Mr. & Mrs. A. Manhard came here this Eve. to {illegible} till to-morrow eve. Dec. 7. - <u>Thur</u>. - Our "{proop?}" came this Eve. I went to choir practise this Eve. at Warner's. Mr. 7 Mrs. Manhard went to Dalton. Dec. 8. - <u>Fri</u>. - " <u>Grand weather</u>" Ironed. papa helped Mr. R. Bishop. {illegible} stone this p.m. 7 Henry went hunting. Mrs. R. Bishop & Ruby were here this p.m. a while. Sent the {proop?} to Elsie this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1c7bc68b96addc5e5b078b1f3a3ff9ef.pdf 7354616067e65fd9e37e000b72772404 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 9. -<u> Sat.</u> - Busy all day. {illegible} M. came here 4.30 p.m. to remain over {illegible} Mrs. Bishop came down to-gnight as the Annual {illegible} Association was held this Eve. Dec. 10.<u> - Sun</u>. - <u>Delightful Weather</u> Henry, florence & I drove to Algonquin this p.m. then went to service at 7.30. {illegible}, Mr. {Calvert?}. N. {illegible} preached, & Bethel choir took part. Dec. 11. - <u>Mon</u>. - Dark, & gloomy. Florence & I went to Mrs. Jockwood's this p.m. to visit. Annie & Howard were here for dinner. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11043878a2de9fd5241bcb1c6f863bfe.pdf 628f155556da1b3cdd9af83b8d5dc3fe PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Election day. Rainy this Eve. Reed a letter from {Elise?} Dec. 12 - <u>Tues</u>. - Florence & I went to Ms. Walker's 9 a.m on an errand. {Hilyard?} & {wife?} just arrived yesterday. I went to Ms. Bissell's to-day. then to Y. Landons on the hill this Eve. I cleaned mama's & my rooms to-day. Reed a birthday card from {illegible}. Dec. 13. - Bright {illegible} snow. fell last night, but soft weather still continues. Dec. 14. - <u>Thur</u>. - Shooting continues & oyster supper this Eve. Had a good time Dec. 15. - <u>Fri</u>. - Damp & foggy. We washed the dishes at the hall this Eve, & {illegible} more oysters also organized https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a05f7b564f21ae8d9d0403ca5f5c492b.pdf 40c59825fc0443b5a3672a65449781f3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. "Nickel {illegible}." Dec. 16. Sat. - papa & mama went to B. 7:40 a.m. took a lesson. Cleaned the dining - room. Laura was here 4. p.m. {illegible} p.m. & {illegible} Dec. 17 - Sun. - finished {illegible} at home mama went up to Ms. Walker's this p.m. We all went to service 7. this {illegible} Dec. 18. - Washed. Dec. 19. - Tues. - Henry & I went to {Broelwdle?} 1. p.m. & remained at Uncle {illegible} for tea. Had a good time. Got our pictures (photos) Mama washed the {Meson's?} appons this am. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06a36c5b7fa10e87cc4d1429ff4e857b.pdf 8bca68add59b8f25cd3a0e300a6cb025 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 20. - Wed. - Ironed. Mama made Mrs. {illegible} Christmas Cake this p.m, Laura was here this p.m. I went up & Mr. Walker's on an errand 4. p.m. {hilyard?} & his wife were here this Eve. {illegible} some photos to senf by mail. Dec. 21. - <u>Thur</u>. - <u>Shortest day</u> in<u> the year</u> "finished ironing & we cleaned the {pantrey?}. choir practise at Mary's this Eve. Dec. 22. - <u>Fri</u>. - Started our coal-heater to-day. I went to Mrs. Jns Beattice's {illegible} this 1 .p.m. Mrs. {illegible} Wright's nephew. Calhown Baka was chairman. We had a good time & I need {illegible} on the {illegible} We {illegible} pop-corn this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f732e67f26d5b9c5757a7306a6135649.pdf 4df01a8894bacd5a24ebe6e98540a382 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 23. - Sat. - papa's birthday his 58 today. he went to B. this am. Annie &Willard went {illegble} Howard stayed here. We have been busy, busy, all day & decorated our tree this {illegible}. Laura was here, & Henry went to B. this {Eve?}. Dec. 24. - Sun. - Christmas {Service} 2:30 p.m. also {illegible} for {illegible}, we all went Read a book, "<u>A Devotee & A {Parking?}</u>." this {Eve?} Went to bed early. {illegible} to <u>"give" Santa a {illegible} to <s> {illegible} our tree</s>.</u> {pay?} us a unit, this Night Before Christmas https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b61e66cf822597be80b5946b81d345b7.pdf e241f333c3b2649477ff3ad7ce7ea3db PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 25. - <u>Mon</u>. - Christmas Day. Elsies were here by 10.30 a.m. & Annie & Willard came soon after dinner at Warner's. We {need?} a number of presents, Willard went to the {illegible}, & Annie & Howard remained here all night. Dec. 26. - Tues. - {illegible} {illegible} {illegible} everything around. Went over to see Laura this {Eve?} Dec. 27, - Wed. - Mama washed a few things this a.m. papa went to {illegible} - meeting This a.m. papa & I straightened up at the {illegible} this p.m. This is {illegible}. John's night Mrs. Jns. {Beattie?}, {illegible} Mrs. Jns {Beattie?}, Jns were here this {Eve?} & we did {some?} burnt - work. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11ee89d5aaadb6f7bbad43648dff4464.pdf 12e5eb37367acd48a2884cb6ec5015ac PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 28. -<u> Thus.</u> - Cleaned up at Howard stay {illegible} the {hall?} this p.m. Dec. 29. - <u>Fri.</u>. - papa is quite sick & went to see {Dr. Harding?} this p.m. Willard & John Patterson came up for Howard this p.m. papa is some better to-night. Dec. 30 - <u>Sat</u>. - papa went to town & mama went to grandma's. Papa went Algonquin this p.m. I have been busy to-day. Mr. & Mrs. {N. Jockwood?} came down - this {Eve?}. Has been a dandy day. Dec. 31. - Sun.- Henry went to mama this p.m. Ms. {Afl Chapman?} who was burned to death this morn. was buried. 1.pm. Henry & I went to {illegible} this eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ac66565aa756ba20d84b9b4f9ae78405.pdf e885591e69744b9847c1f9fde0a6db55 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January. /12. Jan. 1. - <u>Mon</u>. - Annie & Howard <s>were</s> here all day & stayed all night. This is {illegible} night & we <u>"sugared off."</u> Jan. 2. - <u>Tues.</u> - Annie & Howard went home this morn. We washed. Wrote & {illegible} this eve. Jan. 3 - <u>Wed.</u> - Beautiful day, Mary W. & {illegible} {Quartuo?} were married 12 o'clock noon. I was there played the "<u>wedding march</u>" We had a <s> lovely,</s> jolly time. I came up with Willard at 6 o'clocj when he went to the {illegible}. Jan. 4.- thurs. - I was at Mrs. Jns Daltons this eve. Jan. 5.- <u>Fri</u>.- very cold https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02cea49884b55cae92021d0e4c00ba03.pdf 34628f56d347954a89269b8e5ffe8e8f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 6.- <u>Sat</u>. - took a lesson. Mama went up to grandma's & papa went to town this a.m I have been busy this p.m. Ms. H. {Jockwood?} was here this p.m. Jns. Beattice was here this eve. Cold as greenland. Jan. 7. <u>Sun.</u> - papa & I went to service at {Bettel} 2:30 p.m. & Henry went up to Grandma M's for mama. laura & I walked to Ot. {Yeorges?} to service 7 p.m. Mr. & Mrs R. {Besnop?} were here this eve. Cold Mr. U Beamam's (near Alogonquin) bam & contents (cows pigs & hen were barned 8. a.m. this morn. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/348292f4075abcc68f10cd389663e331.pdf 9315f808e9d8b8628bcd7b4ce9551594 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 8. - <u>Mon</u>. - practised & Laura was here this p.m.also Mr. Jns. Walter. not as cold to-night. Stormy. {illegible} Jan. 9. - <u>Tues</u>. - {Blustrey?} & stormy. Henry worked in the woods, {yesterday?}, this p.m. {Father?} shovelled paths. Laura was here this p.m. Henry went to Mrs. Beattice's this Eve. We burnt cushion tops. Jan. 10. - Wed. - Churned. Mama was visiting at Ms. {Seaman?} Wright's to-day. Beautiful day.I went over to Laura's this Eve. We {reed Simpson Sale?} Catalogise to-night. Jan. 11. - Thur. - Dandy weather but very cold. Mama, papa & Mrs. R. Bishop drove to Algonquin this https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/01eda1d7332e6ceacb2e95be09ceaec2.pdf 8947c2e53efd663e33bdd5c021f3bcd4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 4 p.m.to get the horses {illegible} (after tea) Mr. {Elsha?} {illegible} died 11. p.m. I went to the {illegible} to-night with Annie & Willard to a concert. Jan. 12. - <u>Fri</u>. - <u>Cold</u> Henry & Willard are chopping for Mr. Bishop's Laura was here this p.m. Mam<s>a</s> washed my hair this p.m. Jan. 13. - <u>Sat</u>. - took a lesson this a.m. papa & Henry went to town this a.m. for coal. Laura was here this p.m. I reed postal from Miss {Rath?} . Ms. {illegible} was here this Eve. Jan. - 14. - <u>Sun</u>. - A little warmer. papa & Henry went to Mr. E. {illegible} funeral 1.30 p.m. at Algonquin Church. Bethel Service this Eve. All went. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d6c3da504ebbe4ab7728a93e89c4d7e8.pdf 1d05f028f55f64383d8474372046c3d8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. - 15 - <u>Mon</u> - Aunt jane N. is 56 years old to-day. Washed. Willard & Johnie. B. were here for dinner. read a card from Mary. W. {illegible}. Jan. 16. - <u>Tues</u>. - Practised. Laura was here this p.m. Henry 7 Willard are chopping this p.m. for <u>Capt?</u> Bishop. Read a letter from Uncle D.B. Jan. 17. - <u>Wed</u>. - Churned. papa & Henry are helping Kyne draw wood to-day. I went down with them after dinner. to the post office. Made candy. Jan. 18. - <u>Thurs</u>. - Ironed. Rainy {illegible} a {time?} " grey Day". Laura was here this p.m. Practised. Jan. 19. - <u>Fri</u>. - Annie & Howard came up this a.m. & Willard went to B. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1109d11e170001bf2344a026c6f42f7e.pdf cb4d98e34dd3a74e9ca3d6f1ba9526b4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. for his {illegible}. papa & I drove to B. this p.m. & got my lamb collar put on my coat. {Present?} & the party at Wiel C. Read's this Eve with Edna & Gladys. & Ms. {illegible} , had a good time. Jan. 20. - <u>Sat</u>. - took lesson this a.m., have been busy all day. papa went to market this a.m. & Henry went {illegible} this p.m. Retired early. Jan. 21. - <u>Sun</u>. - Nice sunny day. Device 2.30 p.m. Mrs. (RW) {illegible} was out also. Read this Eve. Jan. 22. - Mon. - papa & Henry moved some hay to the house stable to-day. Reedthe dree for Ethel from {illegible}. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fd4f0d826f084d404e74ade9938129f3.pdf 2a3c9dc1dcee5ef13cd601a94c9f1a0d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. also a postal from {illegible}. Laura D. was here this Eve. Jan. 23. - <u>Tues</u>. - Stormy. ironed. Jan. 24. - <u>Wed</u>. - Lovely day. Ms. Ed. {illegible} (real estate agent) & Ms. {illegible}, were here this p.m. Mama was {illegible} at bishop's to-day. & I went up this Eve. Jan. 25. - <u>Thur</u>. - Dandy day. Cold.Henry is sawing at {illegible}. We churned & mama washed some. Henry went to warner to a party. Jan. 26. - <u>Fri</u>. - Busy all day. Edna, Gladys. L, & {illegible} was here this Eve & practise no one else came. papa went to Will. C. Read's this Eve. <u>Cold</u>. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9792ceadd4e7ea3c8cb9aa16c63cb6b5.pdf 5ab3a0e3df7aa5c61d4fc9d55e147b9c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 27. - <u>Sat</u>. - very cold. Mr. J. Walker were to B. with papa 10.am. They attended Mr. Samuel {illegible} funeral at 2.30 p.m. We had been busy all day Mr. {illegible} was here a while after tea. bathed to-night. Jan. 28. - <u>Sun</u>. - fine day. Henry, papa & I went to service tis Eve. Jan. 29. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Stormy day. Laura was here this p.m. Jan. 30. - <u>Tues</u>. - Warmed. Mama has a bad cold & a lame back. papa went to {illegible} this p.m. also saw Mr. E. Black. laura was here 4.30 p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4a40692b7d9aad96ff58915d9f4eaeaf.pdf 4d6e35fce4d8ae4bef826ade9c4e5b45 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the choir (all) went to Warner's this Eve as Mrs. Warner invited them for Mary. We presented her with an oak centre table. Had a good time. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a633f52b81f5dd84f968655b67347c52.pdf 13812c2664dde86fa78fa5f818e966e5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February. /12. Feb. 1. - <u>Thur</u>. - Mama has a cold. Henry went to {illegible} show to-night with Willard & Annie. papa helped Mr. Fred Warner put up a separate. Mama took a terrible pain in the stomach to-night, but after applying hot clothes fet relieved. Feb. 2. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama isn't very well papa & Henry drew a load of ice for the factory this a.m. & Annie & Howard rode up with them at noon. Ironed this p.m. Henry, Annie & I went to a parler social at Mr. J {illegible} Easton's this Eve.with Wille {illegible} of 23 people. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c9113081f1901daf3b53ed41e7ae47f.pdf 626a968a994ff9f63eb06cb779f58ff4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Had a good time. howard remained here all night. Feb. 3. - <u>Sat</u>. - Busy to-day. <u>Dandy weather</u>. papa & Henry wnet to town this p.m. Mama wasn't very well this p.m. but feels better this Eve. "Oysters" for supper. Henry, Willard went to B. this Eve. Read a letter from {Elva?} to-night. Feb. 4. - <u>Sun</u>. - Mama is {illegible} better & papa went for the Dr. Mrs Jns. Dalton & Annie stayed here this p.m. with me. Henry went to service 2.30 p.m. & after {illegible} powders for her said she must diet & be kept quiet. Mr. Jns. Walker was here this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9bd74629f58617936cd60edecadce111.pdf 76939dc1f5e4e5328b38b4f69c760522 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 5. - <u>Mon</u>. - 'Beautiful day.' Henry & Theo went to the funeral of Mrs. Nichols at St. {Yonges?} church. 11. a.m oaoa went to B. this p.m. to get more medicine for mama. This is Mason's night. Laura was here this p.m. also Mrs. {illegible} & Flora (Dalton) {illegible} Feb. 6. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mmama was sitting up this p.m. for a while. Henry & Willard drove to {illegible} 6.p.m. to {illegible} the Mason's meeting thur, as the Distict Deputy (Mr. Ed. Mekimm) pays his annual visit to-night. Mr.& mrs. {illegible} Kyle were here all the Eve. Feb. 7. - <u>Wed</u>. - Stormy. mama is improving & has been sitting up nearly all day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/233551dc5cf55c03c9e30d82247d019a.pdf 001dd029b6f4a5621b1ec67c3fe98650 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. sitting up nearly all day. Laura was here 4 p.m. Feb. 8. - <u>Thur</u>. - Annie & Willard & Howard drove up this a.m. Beautiful Day. Feb. 9. - <u>Fri</u>. - Busy all day. Laura {illegible} theo. back to B. to work. this a.m. She came over 4. p.m. Mr. Jns. Walker was here this Eve. Feb. 10. - <u>Sat</u>. - Snapping cold weather. papa & Mrs. {illegible} went to B. this p.m. Mrs. Jns. Beattice ({illegible}) came up here this p.m. Laura was here 4.30 p.m. Has been a dandy bright day. Feb. 11. - <u>Sun</u>. - Lovely day. Read "<u>The Calling of Dan Mathew's</u>." Henry, papa & I went to https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d00f8485de0ec13c4538f028df5999ec.pdf 971c407b7addfbf700214f4d09cd325b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. service 7. this Eve. Feb. 12. - <u>Mon</u>. - Beautiful day. henry helped Mr. {illegible} Kyle saw to-day. {illegible} Feb. 13. - <u>Tues</u>. - Has been a grand day. I went up to {illegible} Mrs. Jns. Walker 3.30 p.m.Retired quite early. Feb. 14. - <u>Wed</u>. - Henry & I Washed. Annie & Howard came up this p.m. & remained all night. We played games this Eve. & I {illegible} hid. "<u>Calling of Dan Mathew's."</u> Mrs.R. Bishop came down this p.m. Feb. 15. - <u>Thur</u>. - Ironed. Annie & Howard went home 9 a.m. I went {for?} a walk up to Mrs. Wrights 4.p.m. Grand weather. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a2d1e3c6bbc3844030e3c42664ef3701.pdf f582514b8584c14488f7b324fdccdf95 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Reed a valentine card from {Elva?} this Eve. Laura was here 6 p.m. till 7.m. Feb. 16. - <u>Fri</u>. - finished ironing & did the upstairs work. Mrs. Jns Walker was here a while this p.m. Warm & hazy, beautiful weather. i went down to Ms. {Geoidie?} Landon's this Eve. We played {illegible} & practised {illegible} for Sun & had tea. Had a nice Evening. Henry event to a party at Mr. Jns {illegible} there also was a party at Dwight & May Bennett's {illegible} this Eve. Feb. 17. - <u>Sat</u>. - papa went to B. this a.m. {illegible} Charlie & Ethel came out https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e6e93a861c5f6093eefad6107212efda.pdf cd449fdc8760131689a0ba44f59f4992 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. here 11.30 a.m. to move the corn-{illegible} to the {illegible} place. "Beautiful warm weather." Laura was here 4 p.m. Ms. {illegible} was here a while this Eve. Feb. 18. - <u>Sun</u>. - Grand Day. Warm & Springlike. viola & Wilhelmins came here to go to church with me. Henry went up to Grand-ma this morn. Laura & I walked to St. George's this Eve. Elsie's came out to Annie's this p.m. & Elsie & Annie walked up here for half an hour. Feb. 19. - <u>Mon</u>. - Cloudy & warm. I made a want to-day. Mama went for a ride down to Annie's. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e4cd83405ed36d59280ca375f643cad4.pdf 7487407877a6f634ec484bbccb810393 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 24. - <u>Sat</u>. - Mild. Annie & Willard went to town 12.noon. & left Howard here. Annie had 8 roots of teeth extracted. Annie & Howard stayed here till 7.p.m. & Papa drove (helped) them home. Henry was sawing at Mr. Jno. Easton's to-day. We have been busy. Bathed this Eve. Laura wshed 3 p.m. Feb. 25. - <u>Sun</u>. - Quietness reigned. Papa, Henry, & I went to service, 7, Eve. Quite warm & bright to-night. Feb. 26. - <u>Mon</u>. - Blustry & stormy this p.m. Wild all the Eve. We melted now to wash. I took a lesson 10.a.m. & Jean remained here for dinner. Laura was over this p.m. & I was cutting patterns. Papa drove to B this p.m. & got coal. Henry has been helping saw at Davy Hudson's. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a5e57513195871879d22a8876730681.pdf caa7a183e63ac2f8f3ee429b0ef0f849 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 27. - <u>Tues</u>. - Stormy all day. Jno. Beattie was here this Eve. Mr. Osborne Ohave's barn was burned this Eve. (8.45. started). All of the men went over, but couldn't save any cattle just the horses. 20 cows. burned. Feb. 28. - <u>Wed</u>. - Washed. Mama is 58 to-day. Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Kyle, Papa, Mama, & I drove over to Mr. Harris McDougall's 3.30 p.m. & Mr. & Mrs. no. Dalton drove over 5 p.m. Mr. Kyle's & ourselves went in a sleigh & had lots of fun. Had a dandy time. Arrived home 1.30.a.m. Beautiful Night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a07e35eb4d7fb245d417eb2eb17866f.pdf aba642fd102d69571cdccfc973cdd582 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 29. - <u>Thur</u>. - Mama went down to Mrs. Beattie's to a {illegible} I have been busy all day & walked down for Mama thsi Eve. Papa went to Maitland this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/95f760c45661d24e7d558dcfb08a577c.pdf a249f2609c3e2240de9aee46f95d59a6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == March /12.== March. 1. - <u>Fri</u>. - Ironed & did the upstairs work. Henry & Willard went to Morristown this p.m. Beautiful weather. March 2. - <u>Sat</u>. - Busy. Walked down to Annie's 4 p.m. & remained till 6.30 Eve & stopped at Mrs. Beattie's & helped her do some burning. Henry came down to Jno also. Papa & Hyne drove to N. Augusta this morn & look at cattle. March. 3. - <u>Sun</u>. - Service 2.30 p.m. Howard stayed with Papa. All the rest went. Rec'd our ballots to vote on "Church Union." Annie, Wlilard, & Howard remained here till after supper. Retired early. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/81ae7653745f3df06f9086c8e00df819.pdf e445d8e6bc92938bfb4898ce2a65ce21 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March. 4. - <u>Mon</u>. - "Beautiful day." Rec. Mr. Krough came out to Lodge & Mrs. Krough came here to stay. Had a nice time. Rec'd Easton's & Dumpson's Catalogues also a letter from Electa & Aunt S. March 5. - <u>Tues</u>. - Bright day. Ironed & Mama washed a little. Laura was here this p.m. Henry went to B this p.m. Gordon W. was here this Eve. I went up to the Church for choir practise but no one came only Leanard & Maud. March. 6. - <u>Wed</u>. - Bright & beautiful. Wesley Wood's sale this p.m. Papa went to B this p.m. I went down to Mr. G. Landons this Eve to try over the anthems with the girls. We had a good time. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3f765c50f312653f864c873af1eb2ffb.pdf 2f6e8c5c85e10e0d8076e1b85f177988 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 7. - <u>Thur</u>. - Bright & quite warm. Henry helped Mr. Seaman Wright saw to-day & went to a party at Maitland to-night. Laura was here 5.30 p.m. Mr. Jim Prue's finished moving to-day. Hynen has the quinsey. March 8. - <u>Fri</u>. - Cloudy. Mama made fried cake this p.m. Ruby Bishop came down this p.m. March 9. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to B. this a.m. We hurried & got all the work done up. Maggie Read Will Little Edith & baby Annie & Howard were here this p.m. & Eve. Laura was over 3. p.m. Bathed just before I went to {illegible} Howard as Howard is 4 to-day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/573ebaae543e07eadf01c51df3e1ff8f.pdf 046bd0703dabc1951dbcbc04f63fcf30 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 10. - <u>Sun</u>. - Bright & clear. Went up to Bishop's this p.m. & came down to service with them at 7.30. Eve. March. 11. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Grandma Manhard took a poor spell beloem 8 & 9. {illegible} for Mama Howard stayed with me this p.m. as Annie & Willard went to the dentists Mama came home this Eve on Cowan's milk-nig & grandma is better. March. 12. - <u>Tues</u>. - Howard went home 10.30. a.m. & I went down also. Remained all night as 10 went to the rink to play. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7ac83a2c486d831a463f5b47e4de52fb.pdf ec0cdd39aacfda87a1c3e90ebcf0006e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 13. - <u>Wed</u>. - Came home this a.m. March. 14. - <u>Thur</u>. - Beautiful day. IRoned this a.m. & went up to the church this p.m. with Edna & Gladyo Landon to help clean the lamps. March 15. - <u>Fri</u>. - Stormy all day of anything. March. 16. - <u>Sat</u>. - Beautiful bright day. Henry helped Jno. Beattie saw this a.m. took a lesson this a.m. Have been busy to-day. Laura was here 3.30 p.m. & I went over there this Eve. March 17. - <u>Sun</u>. - "<u>St Patrick's Day</u>" Service 2.30 p.m. then Kyne's children came for me & I went to Algonquin. Had a nice drive. Mrs. Ryles Earl came in this Eve. We retired early. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d1b076c49053e99221e302afaa7ce99.pdf f1a470c4035f04a13252e4ad3f619e60 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 18. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. four (4) loads of Hyne's furniture etc. were moved this p.m. to the "McKinley Farm." Mrs. Chas Johns, Mrs. Wm. Dawson, Mrs. WardEarl & Eleanor were in this Eve. About 8.15 p.m. I went over to Mr. Krough's. Thesis "<u>Easton Lily</u>" is a beauty. March 19. - <u>Tues</u>. - Finished packing & 2 more loads completed the removal. <s>We</s> Mr. Tim. Perrin brough Elsie, baby, Ethel & I 2.30 p.m. After putting up the Kitchen stove & beds & finding articles sufficient for our comfort we retired. Willie S. helped Hyne & Mr. PErrin. March 20. - <u>Wed</u>. - Cleaned pantry & straghtened most all of the kitchen. Put the parlor carpet down this Eve & I washed all the dishes, belonging in the side-board. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/090ae373e3bfa66e2a6b65ec0ccf54a0.pdf dc3d5f56147c24aee0a979e824aee3ea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 21. - <u>Thur</u>. - Stormy. Moped part of the upstairs, steps & parlor. March 22. - <u>Fri</u>. - Finished the setting room & the moped the rest of the charmber. Henry & Annie drove down this Eve about 9.30 o'clock we came home. *myself also) March 23. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa & I drove to B. this morn. Beautiful day. Arrived home 12.30 p.m. Mr. Lockwood, also Laura were here this p.m. Bathed this Eve. March 24. - <u>Sun</u>. - Fine day. Service at Bethel 7.30 Eve. A large crowd. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8bac434d270111d733edb240a28395d4.pdf f48e00b98d05c37b5f9fd39601e3ae89 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 25. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Beautiful day, but cold. ANnie had to pay another visit & Dr. Ohaves so Howard is staying here to-night. March 26. - <u>Tues</u>. - Papa & Henry & team Ray genes help Hyne saw this a.m. Annie is going down to help Elsie. Henry took Howard down home 5.30 p.m. Stormy this p.m. Theo came out this p.m. & was here awhile. {sideways "Wrote to Aunt Sarah"} March 27. - <u>Wed</u>. - Fine day. I was over to Mrs. {illegible} this Eve a while. Wrote to L.D. & Elva this Eve. March 28. - <u>Thur</u>. - Fine day. We have a sick cow. Mama, Henry, & I went to a "parlor social" at Mr. George Landon's with Bissell's & Bishop's sleigh. Had a fine time. Rained some when we came home. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e20cca9b5a8189504ebd80cbf75c156f.pdf 7be6bbd14e70b75f8b91de8864c6d51e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 29. - <u>Fri</u>. - Foggy & cleaned up about 3.30 p.m. Had a nap this p.m. Dorothy Krough came here from Brockville & went to Dalton's to-night with me & choir practise as Mrs. Dalton invited is there to practise & spend the Eve. Had a good practise & fine time. March 30. - <u>Sat</u>. - Sat again. Busy all day. Papa went to B. thsi p.m. Laura was over this p.m. Henry went up to Bishop's this Eve. "Tired of play." March 31. - <u>Sun</u>. - Service 2.30p.m. Henry & I went. Howard stayed here Annie & Willard went up to Bishop {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0bf85346003c41b6e53ee6856c3bf2b1.pdf af11b969d8722d797b650f54b51cd025 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April. April 1st. <u>Mon</u>. - Beautiful day. Mama {illegible} a quilt to {illegible} this is Mson's night. Stormy some. April 2nd. <u>Tues</u>. - I was down to Elsie to-day & helped her wash. warmer. April 3rd. - <u>Wed</u>. - Ironed. Laura was here. henry & I went up to grandma's this p.m. & I collected missonary money. Beautiful Eve, but has been colder to-day. Went up to Walker's & down to Datlon's this Eve. April 4.th. -<u>thur</u>. - fine day. Mr. {illegible} Mrs. R. bishop & Ruby went down to Barton's to-day. & mama went https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0a9f73c171218234fd0707b1c372ecf2.pdf be3ff7c0038a5ab8b82cc3ec58860438 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to-day & mama went down to Elsie's with them. Laura was here this p.m. Mama received a card from {illegible}. D. to-night. Ms. Jns. Walker was here this Eve. I went over to Laura's this eve. April 6th - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama finished quiltins this p.m. Busy. Warm. Henry helped {illegible} gather sap this p.m. Reed Easter postals from Elva & Ruby. April 6th - <u>Sat</u>. - papa went to B. this a.m. took a lesson this a.m. Etla Bissell was here this p.m. also Theo came out this p.m. & came over. Mama & Henry are down to {illegible}'s this p.m. Warm & fine. Laura was over 6.30 p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e69c76e78932d8c4ce6b14e0cf9c14b0.pdf e1ca549ecad4a2260b4ab42e07a69d21 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 7. <u>Sun.</u> - "<u>Easter Sunday"</u> bright morn, but rained hard all day. We were all alone. papa, Henry & I went to service 7.30 Eve. Just 15 present. "Thus ended Easter Sun" April 8. <u>Mon.</u> - Colder. Washed the "Bishop family" came down this Eve. April 9. - <u>Tues.</u> - papa took {illegible} syrup to {Brockville?} this a.m. Mama has bad cold. "Washing harnesses" the {illegible} of the day. Jns. Beathie was here this eve. April 10 <u>Wed.</u> - I went down to Dalton's this p.m. Warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/361a36955a2ecc60ba80be9055f43576.pdf 92b1bc5cebeeab23ba9802c492579e9c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 11. - <u>thur</u>. - Henry & I went <s>to</s> {Hyne's?} this morn to help them boil sap. I spent the forenoon in the sugar-bush. had a big time. Choir practise this Eve at the church, send to Eaton's for seeds. April 12. -<u> Fri</u>. - Annie & Howard came up early this morn, & we washed sheets & spreads for Annie. Annie, Howard & I called on Mrs. Flora this p.m. Reed a dusting cap from Mrs. R. Bishop to-night. Theo & Laura have been here to-day. April 13 <u>- Sat</u><u> - to</u>ok a lesson. papa took {illegible} gals, syrup for {illegible} to B. Busy to-day. Bright but windy. howard is here as he remained last night, & Annie & Mrs. {illegible} Warner stopped for him 4.30 p.m. come {illegible} from town. theo was here this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/781652ebb2349d62c278908c8cb176a7.pdf 27268987d728578d4373cd8f99072ab6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Henry helped Hyne all day. April 14. <u>-Sun</u>. - Elsie & Hyne & children came up 12. noon & Henry Hyne & I went to service 2.30 p.m. Annie, Willard & Howard came in {illegible} church. Rainy Eve. April 15. - <u>Mon</u>. - Warm & fine. Henry & Hyne are boiling all day. Heavy {illegible} shower 7.15 p.m. April 16. - <u>Tues.</u> - Beautiful day. the men clipped Maud {illegible} this p.m. Mama went up to Mr. Jns. Walker's this p.m. I practised. We all reed an invintation over to Mr. kyle's this Eve. for sugar. Wrote to Lebbie & florence Ms Elroy this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54a573753ad7ae0d8c764bd1e7175770.pdf 2823b815429457646fd8e9c727a46bb2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 17. - <u>Wed</u>. - fine day.Mr. Ed keeles front road was found dead in the barn, Mon. morn funeral 1.30 p.m. to-day. Raising Mr. O. {illegible} barn this p.m. papa went over this morn & Henry this p.m. Mrs. h. {illegbile} was here this p.m. I had sugar up to Walter's this p.m. April 18. - <u>thur.</u> - Rainy. Mr. H. Lockwood was here this p.m. Henry & I, Annie, Willard & Howard. Jns. mrs Dalton, Johny & Mrs. Beattie & Jimmie Mr & mrs. A. P. Bissell, Ettas & Howard & {illegible} kelly were over to Mr. Wm. Kyle's this Eve. for sugar. April 19. - <u>Fri.</u> - Misty. Mr. {illegible} drove out here 10. a.m. to have his horse clipped then drove to B. for Dorthey this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/24ec8be38e7d0a022c1e619928f050ca.pdf 7cf3fe7b2beb0accc264c3fc51687b60 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Choir practise at the Church this Eve. I have a bad cold. April 20.<u> -Sat.</u> - took a lesson. papa went to B. & Henry is helping Hyne boil sap. howard has been here all day & Annie & Willard went to town. laura was here this p.m.<u> Beautiful Day.</u> April 21. <u>-Sun.</u> - Beautiful day. Service 7.30 p.m. mama, henry & I went. Memorial service for the drowned "titanic" passengers. My cold is quite bad. April 22. - <u>Mon.</u> - rainy. Cleaned the nig closet to-day & practised April 23. - <u>tues.</u> - Mr. R. Bishop helped papa & Henry kill pigs this. p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9cb44215c731aef00db98cf31c3e4cb1.pdf 857167d580cf9fa03f0cf68d639f5160 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>grand day</u>. Snowed some last night. My cold is<u> bad {yet?}.</u> Cleaned drawers this Eve. April 24. - <u>Wed</u>. - {illegible}. Thomas Johnston was here this a.m. on the way to Brockville. Papa took 3 pigs to B. this a.m. & bought {illegible} out. Uncle Hugh staited to {illegible} down the paitition between the kitehem & pantry this p.m. & papa went to B. for lumber. Mama had a {illegible} to-night 12.30 o'clock & Annie came up. April 25. - <u>thur</u>.Henry & Annie drove down for Howard this a.m. Uncle Hugh is busy, mama is able to be up. Choir practise this Eve. Annie & Howard will stay all night. Uncle Hugh & Henry are down to Elsie's this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1ff696194e59471ea23244d8d8e033d3.pdf 9584a405d4dfc99a5ae09e358b905ad1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 26. - <u>Fri.</u> - finished the new floor. Aunt Lib Pearson came here this p.m. Jns Beattie came up this Eve. April 27. -<u> Sat</u>. - Uncle Hugh is making a new cupboard. papa & Henry are tanning up oats. Aunt lib went over to Laura's this p.m. then went over to Mr. Jim Peasson's on the Read place. Henry & Uncle Hugh went to town this Eve. Windy day. We have been busy. April 28 - <u>Sun</u>. - A number of girls & I went over to Mr. Walker's woods for may-flowers found a few. Service 2.30 p.m. Elsie & children, Annie's, Henry & https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc6451ddeb7b623b4861b4b34b585ef6.pdf 8e72a870c679d3d8f4a6a6149286bbf8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. children, Annie's. Henry & I went. Mrs. {illegible}. Cummings (Mr. A. P. Bissell's sister) helped us in the choir. Laura & I went to St. George's this Eve. April 29. - <u>Mon</u>. - papa went for uncle Hugh this a.m. fine weather. Mason's Night. We sugared off. Reed a card from {illegible} April 30. - <u>Tues</u>. - Grand Day. papa took Uncle Hugh to B. 4 p.m. I ironed. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a4bf7739b3ea1f8cc511cf992d16f38.pdf e7b3a949890208603440a5b0f4dec8cd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May. /12. May. 1 - <u>Wed</u>. - put away {illegible} Henry started to work on Bishop's land this a.m. Mrs. R. Bishop & I walked over to Mr. D. Shaver's this p.m. It is a beautiful day & we had a grand walk. Mama Annie, Willard & Howard. Mrs. A. P. Bissell & Mrs. {illgeible} Cumming {illegible} at Ms. Lockwood's for tea. I went up this Eve. papa painted the kitchen floor this Eve. Charlie is 8 to-day May. 2. - <u>Thur</u>. - Annie, Willard & I drove to B. this p.m. & remained for the show this Eve. "{illegible} Me" Mr & Mrs. R. Bishop came https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4404fe449382baef8e6653c0f79a99b9.pdf d0736c7be277261089cf18e797c49089 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr. & Mrs. R. Bishop came in also. Howard stayed here May 3. - <u>Fri</u>. - "Arbor Day." We moved our coal stove to-day & put away the pipes. <u>Choir</u> practise at the church this Eve. May. 4. - <u>Sat</u>. - Willow factory was burned about 6 o'colck this morn. fine day. We separated Bissell's milk this morn. took a lesson. papa went to B. this p.m. Henry is working up at Bishop's Mrs. Bishop was here this p.m. Mama & Laura drove to Elsie's & {illegible} this Eve. Charlie & Hyne drove up here 8 this Eve. May 5 - <u>Sun</u>. - Edna & Gladys & Georgina Wltrelmine & Vera & Viola & I went to {illegible}'s & Walker's https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/380f235bd2e53029cf863120a32a8785.pdf 5601b4c41d8f55d660d8dcca235d7d71 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. woods this a.m.Elsie, {illegible} & children came up this p.m. Mama, papa, Henry & I went to sevice 7.30 Eve. May 6. - <u>Mon</u>. - Churned and cleaned stove-pipes & started to clean the spare bedroom. The men clipped our 3 horses to-day, papa went up to Cowan's for pigs & mama went up to Grandma's too. May 7. - <u>Tues</u>. - Washed. papa went to funeral of Mr. Wm. {illegible}. Matland, which was conducted by "{illegible}." I raked this Eve. & practised. May 8. - <u>Wed</u>. - Ironed. practised. Mrs. Jns Beattie & Jns were here this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/623c5c25f3a631039a936d5c27e878e8.pdf 2ba8a67d2568e98c02dbb333f07b551f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 9. thur. Cleaned the spare bedroom to-day. Choir practise at the church this Eve. May 10. - Fri. - finished ironing. Mrs. R. Bishop & {illegible} were here this p.m. Mama was up to Ms. Jns Walker's this Eve.<u>Grand Weather</u> May 11. - <u>Sat</u>. - took a lesson. papa went to B. Theo. came out this p.m. Mrs. Jns. Dalton came up this Eve. Warm to-day hazy to-night. May 12. - <u>Sun</u>. - Shower this a.m. Henry & I went to service 2.30 p.m. Quite a number present. Annie's & Elsie's were here for tea. Annie, Mrs. Bishop, Ruby & I went to the mineral spring this Eve. Helen Murray- {illegible} has a baby girl born this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/49a9b2c04017b66ce895c17bdfb572c3.pdf e34ac33f02ec53e54b2e8778a76b5f8e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Theo was here this Eve. May 13. - <u>Mon</u>. - cloudy & squally, Mrs. R. Bishop & I walked up to Mrs. {illegible} Easton's between the shower. took my {illegible} up to be made over. Colder this p.m. & Eve. Clipped Jns. Beattie's horse this p.m. May 14. - <u>tues</u>. - Started our milk to {illegible} fill "Cheese Factory. Started to clean the wood-shed papa & Henry were down {illegible} Jns. Dalton's til 2. on Wed morn. May 15 - <u>Wed</u>. - Washed & {illegible} the shed. Beautiful Bright Day. Theo was here this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/762545eb6e1e4eefadc0182dbfc8d321.pdf a0cc5d6fd2dc5393f5afa2f2cda39133 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 16 - <u>Thurs</u>. - Rainy. practised meeting at the Hall the Eve. to arrange for a factory. Theo was here this Eve. May 17. - <u>Fri</u>. - Rainy this a.m. but bright this p.m. papa & Jns. Dalton drove to Manhard's this p.m. & I went up to Mr. Jesse Easton's with them to have my {illegible}. Theo & Ms. Flora were here this Eve. May 18. - <u>Sat</u>. - fine day. Mama made soap this a.m. papa went to B. took a lesson Theo was here this Eve. Elsie Hyne & Ethel went to B. to-day & Baby & Cgarlie played with Annie. May 19. <u>Sun</u>. - fine. Elsies were here this p.m. Mama, Henry & I went to service 7.30 Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4b227253c172d68edc46a4de1d421a72.pdf 2687f09f631434a226b3ea65aca275ad PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 20. - <u>Mon</u>. - Rainy. Theo was here to-day. Henry & Mr. R. Bishop went fishing this p.m. Mama finished washing the halls. Cheese meeting to-night at the hall. May 21. - <u>Tues</u>. - Rainy this a.m. Cleaned the parler. Went up to Easton's & {illegible} my {illegible}. May 22. - <u>Wed</u>. - Washed. Rainy this p.m. papa went to B. this p.m. & Henry helped with the new factory. Mr. Jns. Dawson made a flying trip to Packenham yesterday & bought Mr. Art. Manhard's place for the factory. Theo went back to B. to-day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e9737ba4eee281f889c8a4fd763dd77c.pdf 8fe393a1abf1bd4b9077fada7565abf9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 23. <u>Thur</u>. - papa brought Uncle Hugh out to went on the factory this noon. I picked {illegible} greens this p.m. Choir practise at the church this Eve. Mr Elisha Black. Maitland died 11 p.m. (night). May. - 24. - Fri. - <u>"Green Victoria's Birthday"</u> put down the hall carpet {illegible}. Thunder shower 4 this morn. Laura brought Mr. {illegible} while, Mrs. Chas, {illegible} & Hagel for out to her place yesterday & they spent all day at Bissell's cemetery (to-day). May 25. - <u>Sat</u>. - took a lesson. finished cleaning downstairs hall to-day. Laura took Mrs. fox & Hazel to Brockville but Mr. White remained here. Laura was here this p.m. Charlie & Ethel were here a while took our young {illegible} to {illegible} to-day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/30b8d07eda1b20a4268183b859d8e53d.pdf 82fa98bca5f39ec1216a496d86e161f8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Henry & Uncle Hugh went to B. to-night. Mrs. Bishop {illegible} & Ruby were here all this Eve. Beautiful day & Evening. to-day - Mrs. U. Bishop wedding-day. May 26. <u>Sun</u>. - Beautiful day. Sevice at Bethel 2.30 p.m. Narcissus & lily of the valley Bouquets. Mr. Elisha Black buried this p.m. Large funeral. Annie, Mrs Jns Dalton & I walked to St. George's to service this Eve. Henry drove to B.for Uncle Hugh this Eve. May 27. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. fine day. this is Mason's night. 25 from Brockville, 6 of which came in an automobile. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d9a33508cb4a94fafb0e0dd1739575a3.pdf be3675b386c0b40dbbf78249b017ddbf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 28. - <u>Tues</u>. - Howard was here all day. & I took him home this Eve. put down the carpet in Henry's room. Cloudy this Eve. Mosquitoes are lively. May 29. <u>Wed</u>. - finished Henry's room, & Cleaned pictures in my room & dining-room. practised. Rainy. May 30. - <u>Thurs</u>. - Rainy. papa went to B. this a.m. Cleaned the dining room & finished ironing. practised. Jns. Beattie was here this Eve. May 31 - <u>Fri</u>. - Cleaned up to-day, finished the dining-room to-day. practised. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/df19105751f2717e3fb6825a412ecf7c.pdf 60e4c360b3eafac073d4ed6debf413b9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June. /12 June 1. - Sat.- took a lesson. Jean was here for dinner. cleaned my bed room this p.m. Viola Walker was here this p.m. papa went to town this a.m. & got a {new seat?} of clothes & hat. I took a bath & {drow?} & {B - wth?} Henry & Uncle {illegible} 7:30 {illegible}. & remained at Aunt {Jave's} all night. June 2. - Sun. - Beautiful 7 Warm {illegible} & I went & {illegible} in the Victoria hall. ({Caliaw?} Church) {illegible} preached. stayed at home this p.m. went to first {illegible} Church 7. Eve. Had a fine {illegible} & fine music, <u>text</u>. - Horse 9 part of {illegible}. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/183742143a396c16f028d751b7f66f64.pdf f47c847228362bb31f8a6e10f9988f55 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>Text</u>. - Hosea 9 part of 7 {illegible}. A little rainy. Henry drove in to B. for uncle Hugh & I this Eve. June 3. <u>Mon</u>. - <u>King George {illegible} Birthday</u> I helped Annie clean the Bissell house to-day so they will moce this week. fast day. to make cheese in new factory. We had some curd. RW. Mr. Campbell came here this E.e as he is joining the Mason's. June 4. - <u>Tues</u> - Washed. Elsie & bale were here a while this p.m. also Laura. scrubbed the shed. June 5. - <u>Wed</u>. - Helped Annie all day to move. June 6. <u>Thurs</u> - Cold & rainy. Went for some {illegible} up to Bishop's. Practised. Cheese meeting to-night. wrote to {illegible}.D. this Eve. Laura was here. Dold {illegible} to Mr.{illegible} Ms. Lean. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/df14f356ae8413019e34b97b7378fe55.pdf 9db207cf5efeef559e15894dd28f1edf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June. 7. - <u>Fri</u>. - took a lesson this p.m. Stretched our curtains & made flower beds. Went up to Bishop's & Bissell's this Eve. Theo came out this Eve & is here. Was up to Bishop's & Bissell's this Eve. June 8. - <u>Sat</u>. - Busy all day. Mr. {illegible} Price helped papa & Henry plant corn this p.m. they finished the piece. geo. {illegible} house was burned 4 p.m. papa & Uncle Hugh went to town this Eve. also Annie & Willard. Howard stayed here. Laura was over & we set out plants. Hyne & children came up for there 9 chicken this Eve. We have 21. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ffa9ddf568c2e4aaf46e3dcafc8ebc7.pdf d0edf8809b1cb4f4112fcb1e0e1bc45d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 9. - <u>Sun</u>. - Service 2.30 p.m. Annie & Willard came up this a.m. & Elsie, hyne & children this p.m. Beautiful day Retired Early. June 10. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed & {illegible}. practised. went for {illegible} this Eve. Ms. Linsday died 4 a.m. {illegible} June 11. - <u>tues</u>. - cleaning the kitchen practised. Went up to Ms. Jns. Walker's this Eve. Baby Eula's Birthday. (1 yr. old) Reed a card from){illegible} June 12. - <u>Wed</u>. - practised. went to a meeting at Bethel church to arrange for a social (June 26) & had choir practise also. June 13. - <u>Thur</u>. - mama painted the kitchen ploor to-day. practised. June. 14 - <u>Fri</u>. - Beautiful morn. mama & Maura went <s>to</s> B. this a.m. practised. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/049d98538df92695c53793ac69eab6c1.pdf 707ed408f893e36d538325c16c5b5f5a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mama finished painting the kitchen floor to-night. Miss Edith {illegible} died 2.30 p.m. June 15. - <u>Sat</u>. - took a lesson. Rainy this p.m. & Eve. Ironed this p.m. We took the milk to the factory 5.15 p.m. Laura was here this Eve. June 16. - <u>Sun</u>. - Elsie, Hyne & family were here this p.m. Mama & I went to service 7.30 p.m. Quite a large crowd. Henry was up to Grandma's all day. June 17. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. fine day. papa went to B. this p.m. Mabel Eligh & her husband https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe2e41dbcf3c96780fdbe193b8597013.pdf b753fca91c509e808d3c335761949d47 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. were here this Eve. funeral of late Miss {illegible} 1. 30 p.m. at C. G. Reester's residence. Algonquin. June 18. - <u>Tues</u>. - practised this p.m. on Mrs. Beattie's {illegible} papa took Uncle Hugh to B. this Eve.bag + baggage. June 19. - <u>wed</u>. - <u>"Practising is the order of the day."</u> June 20. - <u>thur</u> - Howard came up last night & is staying while his mama & Mrs. {illegible} . go to the Burg to-day. June 21. - <u>Fri</u>. - Annie came up for dinner & took Howard home. Moved into the takehen after painting. Eva & I went to Jean's this eve. & practised. June 22. - <u>Sat</u>. - took a lesson. scrubbed up things at the hall Mrs. Jns. dalton & I went over to Read's cemetery for <u>Roses</u> & were at Kyle's. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4bb52d63727f4296fa95f185d9dde89f.pdf 3c2d01c9014cdc4549411f868b5bcae5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 23. - <u>Sun</u>. - papa went to B. last night & I get a new pair of shoes. Service 2.30 p.m. Not many present. Warmer. Elsie's came up for service, but went home right after. Annie, Willard & Howard were here for {illegible} & went to St. George's this Eve. I went early to bed. June 24 - <u>Mon</u>. - Elsie's <u>ten year Wedding Anniversary.</u> Eva & I have been at Jean's to-day, & practised a good deal. "<u>fine weather</u>". papa drove to Alogonquin to-night as Uncle {illegible} is very sick. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/56b54ae93d458149a3d13a405a6959ae.pdf aebb39d0e54ffc2170929deb76ae0d32 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. is very sick. Henry helped R. Bishop kill a pig after supper. Dr. Edgar Bissel arrived home this morn. I retired early to-night. <u>(June 25.)</u> - <u>Tues</u>. - The Eventful day dawned clear & warm. We rose 4 a.m. & papa drove Jean & I to Maitland 5. 30 a.m. & we went to {illegible} on the 6. 20 train. (also Eva C. got on at B.) Had a nice ride + arrived at Mary {illegible} about 6.45 a.m. I went up to Daniel's 8.15 a.m. & {illegible} & I came back to Mary's 9.15 a.m. went to the Consent 10 a.m. finished our written papus & Eva played this a.m. I played 2 p.m. & we had a nice walk. Came to M. {9.20?} p.m. & papa met us there. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e2ba90d6c8f4cc5a12451fc4c1cbe6f.pdf bbd049d4740a66c1d08cd41f0cebbea4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 26. - <u>Wed</u>. - <u>Bethel Social</u> Cooked this a.m. + helped at the hall this p.m. Rev. + Mrs. Keough + Dorothy drove here 7.30. p.m. + went to Social. Had a fine time. Six pieces of 41st Regimental Band gave music. Arrived home 1 o'clock. June 27. - <u>Thur</u>. - Grandma Manhard took a poor spell + Mama went up this Morn. We cleaned everything at the hall. Mama came home to-night. Finished planting potaotes. June 28. - <u>Fri</u>. - Did upstairs work + Mrs. Bishop. Mama + I cleaned lamps at church this p.m. Was at Mrs. Floria's this Eve. June 29. - <u>Sat</u>. Scrubbed. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3f06068978f0403f83013bf11f7b68f9.pdf 28585608b5a61445701e3a275a687350 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Electa B. arrived in B. 5 a.m. & was at home 8.30 a.m.Viola Walker & I went to the woods this p.m. for ferns & earth. papa took potatoes to B. this a.m. Henry went to B. this Eve. <u>Cool Eve</u>. June 30 - <u>Sun</u>. Mama, Mrs. Jns Walker, Viola & I went to Read's Cemetery this p.m. <u>Warm but cool this Eve.</u> Service 7.30 Eve. Thur was a blind man here 7. Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3f7dd81d50a51434031fbe904605e5fb.pdf a7856886b345d32a5953a95b2f689844 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July. /12. July 1. - '<u>Dominion Day</u>' Mama was not well last night but is better to-day. I picked 4 {illegible} wild strawberries to-day. Mason's Meeting to-night. <u>Beautiful night.</u> July 2. - <u>Tues</u>. - Grandma Throop is <u>90</u> yrs. old. to-day. Henry went in & saw the procession. We washed. July 3. - <u>Wed</u>. - picked 51 boxes of berries at Warner's to-day. Florena, Leoia, & Wilhelmene Kyle, {illegible} & Gladys Landon, & I picked. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a7f3cd91f6362d93720d2bd76f577e5e.pdf c799bf41588b98f753efa823858d6b97 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. very warm day & Eve. July 4. - <u>Thur</u>. - Ironed. Gave Ruby Bishop a lesson this p.m. Retired Early. July 5. - <u>Fri</u>. - picked 130 boxes of berries to-day. tired to-night Bathed. July 6 - <u>Sat</u>. - papa went to B. to-day. busy all day. jean& Electa were here this Eve. Reed a ;etter from Aunt Sayah. <u>Very Warm day & Eve.</u> July . 7. - <u>Sun</u>. - Service 2.30 p.m. very fun present as it is as warm. retired early. July 8. - Mon. - Mrs. Jns. Beattie & I walked down to pick berries this morn I picked 160 boxes. mr. Warner drove Mrs. B. & I home. Very Warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/da50b4cee99402bd4cc3667b8af6efd8.pdf 8deb3e244e11c9881eb43b52b825e850 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 9. - <u>Tues</u>. - Washed. I went to picnic at Perry's Point this p.m. with Landson's (Fred's) 14 in our load. Had a good time. July 10. <u>Wed</u>. - picked 95 boxes. Warm. July. 11. - <u>Thur</u>. - Ironed. Mama went up to Wright's to-day. choir practise this Eve. Cooler. July 12. - <u>Fri</u>. - picked 56 boxes. Had ice cream 5. p.m.Orange Walk in Kingston to-day. Willard went with the band July 13. - <u>Sat</u>. - busy all day, <u>Delightful shower</u> 7 p.m. July 14 - <u>Sun</u>. - Service 7.30 Eve. Quite a few present. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/975a291c3a3b5e566efad8e6b7c0e68b.pdf c71058bb185093094dea35b3341288b6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 15 - Mon. - picked 52 boxes of berries. Rw. Mr. Campbell was here this Eve. July 16. - Tues. - Henry went to B. with Sarah this a.m. & took the 11.30 train Wesr. for toronto to attend the <u>'Grand Lodge'</u> of Order of Mason's. July 18. - <u>Thur</u>. - Cleaned the cellar. July 19. Fri. - Gave Ruby a lesson. Waked {illegible}. henry arrived (Hyne) July 20. - <u>Sat</u>. - papa took a load of cheese to B. Busy all day. July 21. - Sun. - Very rainy. the Masonie Service's postponed. July 22. Mon. - Went rasp-berrying. Got about 8 quarts. Ochestra practise here this Eve. Mama is not very well. July 23 - Tues. - Washed. Beautiful day. Haying time {illegible} here. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f594124e201292f3d6140866e4061af5.pdf 5db47aea733c11b53d081ecb594f88b3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. went up to Mr. Jns. Walker's this Eve. July 24. - Wed. - Berring to-day. Got about 4 qts. went over to read's Cemetery This Eve with Mrs. Beattie A. we were at Mr. Kyle's Lawn {illegible} on Mr. Andrew Giwen's lawn to-night. Beautiful Eve. Jult 25 - <u>thur</u>. - 7 yrs. to-day. Uncle S.B. & all the crowd went up the St. Lawerence for the day.Mama went down to Elsie's to-day & Laura went this p.m. Gave Ruby a lesson. Choir practise at church this Eve. July 26. <u>Fri</u>. - Went to B. 11.30 a.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c00f3c9f5a9e700e4cebe6e448698fae.pdf 09cb70c51da0921ebbcfdcb16f731f28 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. with Laura. arrived home 5.30 p.m. theo came over. July 27. - <u>Sat</u>. - Busy. Ruby was here this p.m. papa went to B. 3.30 p.m. Was at Mrs. Beattie's this Eve. Beautiful Eve. July 28. - <u>Sun</u>. - Elsie Hyne & family were here this p.m. Henry & I went to service 7.30 Eve. July 29. <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. mowed the lawn. Orchestra practise here this Eve. <u>"Mason's Night."</u> July 30. <u>tues</u>. - Annie & Howard came up this morn & we washed her sheets. Rainy this p.m. & they stayed all night. We were up to Mr. Flora's this Eve. (July 31.) - <u>Wed</u>. - Annie & H. went down on the milk {illegible} & helped Mrs. Simpson cook to-day for the social. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/21210630a9e6b93c56a5b499fcb34bea.pdf 47b5fc617dcc5d42db8ba74cb21af45d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. mama helped Mrs. Knapp & i finished ironing. Henry & I went to the social to-night at <u>Stone's {illegible}</u>. Had a fine time. they made about {illegible} 30.<u>00</u>. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/742008a8e8fd253dd4c0c7fbb86a7c8c.pdf c166f7761f4b0d94660660021dfcacce PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August. Aug. 1. - <u>thur</u>. - Laura, Annie, Howard & I spent the day up to Grandma Manhard's Aug - 2. <u>Fri</u>. - Gave Ruby a lesson. Mr. {illegible} was here for dinner as he is helping the men stack hay. I went down to Mabel Landon this p.m. Choir practise this eve. Aug. 3. - <u>Sat</u>. - Rainy forenoon. Hyne was here for {illegible} as he started to town. papa went out to Mr. Will Collier's this p.m. Henry went to B. this Eve. Aug 4. - <u>Sun</u>. - Service 2.30 p.m. Cool & showery. Henry has been up to grandma's all day. Retired early. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fbec0614d2cff8f319ae6b27e37481ef.pdf 5ea146ac6ca704267a7cd0c6e583ed02 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 5 - Mon. - 'Civic Holiday.' Washed. Laura was here this Eve. Showery to-day & cool tonight. Aug. 6 - Mon. - Laura went <u>Around the hon"</u> Went to the post-office this p.m. Mr. Kyle bound our grass seed this p.m. Mabel L. Leoia K. & I planned to drive in to B. to-gether to-morrow thurs. Johnston was here all night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bfb22e50f4dc4bbebda480843c129d15.pdf 0e31ffc5715cd4effb85d2dbc80b1f1f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the Steamer "Thousand Islander." Arrived at the Bay 12 o'clock noon + left 7 p.m. Arrived in B. 8.45 p.m. Had a splendid time. Aug. 8 - <u>Thur</u>. - Rainy. Went upto Electa's this p.m. + rained all night. Aug. 9. - <u>Fri</u>. - Came home 10 a.m. Was over to Mrs. {Ionapp's} this p.m. Very close all day + rainy Eve. Aug. 10. - <u>Sat</u>. - Busy. - Gave Ruby a lesson this p.m. Viola Walker was here this Eve. Quite clean this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c43fca8ba85030f87452cb39089a126.pdf d2170e2b7f1d2e2f2ed6d9014b7ed04e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 11. - <u>Sun</u>. - Showery. Annie Willard + Howard came up this p.m. I went to service 7.30 Eve. Damp + close. Aug. 12. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Henry was up to the range this p.m. + papa went to Maitland. Laura was here this Eve. Aug. 15. - <u>Thur</u>. - Was at Elsie's all day. Choir practise this Eve. Aug. 16. - <u>Fri</u>. - Gave Ruby a lesson this morn. Nellie C. was here this p.m. Aug. 17. - <u>Sat</u>. - Electa came down this p.m. We decorated the church for to-morrow Aug. 18. - <u>Sun</u>. '<u>Masonic Service</u>' 2.30 p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/37e31ff9d34c11b36785651169fc293f.pdf 74904c3f580d0d83d38accc72fd388fd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {continued from last page} all went. Electa went home after service. Rev. Mr. + Mrs. Keough were here for tea. Laura was here this Eve. Aug. 19. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Orchestra practise. Aug. 20. - <u>Tues</u>. - Ironed. Carrie + Blande Barton came up this p.m. Basket-ball this Eve. Mr. Amos Barton died 4 p.m. Aug. 21. - <u>Wed</u>. - Finished ironing. Henry + I went to social at Mr. Will Colliers. 'S.A. Orchestra' gave music. Aug. 22. - <u>Thur</u>. - Basket-ball this p.m. Choir-practise this Eve. I stayed all night with Mrs. Lockwood as Mr. Lockwood is away. Aug. 23. - <u>Fri</u> - Swept + 'raised Cain' upstairs. Rainy Eve. Aug. 24. - <u>Sat</u>. - Mama went up to Grandma's this morn to stay over Sun. Papa went to market. I have been busy all day. Laura was here this Eve. Rainy Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/09a1bcb32429a1874bd077e9ffe13b64.pdf e36096d95d22d27659365fb5394c8544 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 25. - <u>Sun</u>. - Henry went up to Grandma's for mama this morn. Service 7.30 Eve. Aug. 26. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. This is Mason's night. Heavy Thunder shower this Eve. Aug. 27. - <u>Tues</u>. - Ironed + scrubbed played basket-ball this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Beattie (Jr.) Pearl. Leslie McClugh + Mr. Campbell were here this Eve. Annie + Willard left at mid-night for Toronto + Howard is staying here. Aug. 28. - <u>Wed</u>. - Luella D. + Geraldine drove up this a.m. + I went to the picnic with them this p.m. Mrs. Beattie (Jr.) Pearl + I were in the Booth. <u>St George's Picnic</u> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6dc6513d37a052464692cecbf4eafdd3.pdf 257289f68be0e9ca2705f4ea74c7084b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {continued from last page} Had a good time. Arrived home 9.30 p.m. Aug. 29. - <u>Thur</u>. - Gave Ruby a lesson. Choir Practise this Eve. Aug. 30. - <u>Fri</u>. - Cold. A few young people went up to Mr. A.P. Bissell's this Eve. to say good-bye to Electa. Henry + I went. had a splendid time. Aug. 31. - <u>Sat</u>. - put up a stove in the dining-room. Charlie + Ethel were up to play with Howard all day. Annie + W. arrived in B. 3 p.m. Papa went to Maitland this Eve. Henry + I went to Brockville. Took a lesson this a.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9c97e244e5cc45ebc9d1403f4f5a1b71.pdf d3d11a064a3d9dc0b731e8d028a9c4fa PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September == Sept. 1. - <u>Sun</u>. - Rainy. Annie, Willard + Howard came up this B.m. I went up to Bissell's + Bishop this Eve. Electa took the mid-night train for Walpole {Jr.} Sept. 2. - <u>Mon</u>. - Cloudy. Washed. + cooked rainy Eve. <u>Sept. 3. - Tues</u>. - Dr. Thos. Johnson came out this p.m. + went to the fair 5. p.m. with his colt. I was down to Beattie's + Kyle's this Eve. <u>Brockville Fair</u> Sept. 4. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mrs. Jno. Walker was here to-day. Ironed. We saw the air-ship ascend 5 p.m. Rec'd a card from Elva Mc. to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/df10089d92907bff82a806d95bd82cf1.pdf c83bcf4f6193b93b9d94ad8cb69ad940 PDF Text Text � 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 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>No.4</p> <p>Library</p> <p>Notebook</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October. /11.</p> <p></p> <p>Oct. 1. -- Sun. -- Church service 2:30 p.m. Rainy.</p> <p>Oct. 2. -- Mon. -- Washed &amp; cleaned the shed.</p> <p>Oct. 3. -- Tues. -- Mrs. R. Bishop Mrs. U. Bishop (Jr) Mrs. Jno. Dalton. Annie &amp; Howard were here for dinner. Has been a lovely day.</p> <p>Oct. 4. -- Wed. -- Ironed all day to get ready to go to Prescott. Very windy &amp; the men couldn't work.</p> <p>Oct. 5. -- Thur. -- Went to town with Sarah I[?]. &amp; took the 2.45 train for P. Luella met me. Miss E. Baker was in this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 6. -- Fri. -- Rainy. We read &amp; worked &amp; played games this Eve. Sent mama a card.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 7. - Sat. - Dandy mom. We went for a walk. Went to the library &amp; Geraldines this Eve. Full moon.</p> <p><br />Oct. 8. - Sun. - Church service. S.P.(?) &amp; service at 7 p.m. We attended all three. Wrote 4 cards.</p> <p><br />Oct 9. - Mon. - Mrs. Smith was here for dinner. We made a number of calls this p.m. Down street to-night.</p> <p><br />Oct. 10. - Tues. - Went for some horse-radish at Jack Smiths this morning. L.D. &amp; I walked to the Blue Church this p.m. Called at Mr. Geo.(?) Lanes to-night, as Mr. &amp; Mrs. ? Lockwood are down.</p> <p><br />Oct. 11. - Wed.- Tacked a quilt this a.m. L.D. Geraldine &amp; I kept house at Mrs. Rolt (?) Dowsleys This Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 12. - Thur.- Went to the Burg? this p.m. Grand fall Days. J.w.a. meeting this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 13. - Fri.- Went to meet the ferry today (4 times) Have been busy cooling Miss Daniels. S.S. class was here this Eve. Had a good time.</p> <p>Oct. 14. -Sat.- Grand Day. Came to Brockville on the 1.40 p.m. train. Went down street. Henry came in &amp; I came home this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 15. -Sun.- annie Willard &amp; Howard were here for dinner. S.S. &amp; service at 2.30 p.m. Beautiful warm weather.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 16. -Mon.- Washed potato. Digging is the business now. Papa rec'd a letter from aunt Sarah tonight.</p> <p>Oct. 17. -Tues.- Mama spent the day at Grandma Manhard's, annie &amp; Howard Mrs. Bishop &amp; I were up to the church this p.m. &amp; swept it &amp; dusted. Papa &amp; Henry went to the sale of Holstein cattle at Gordon Manhards this p.m. Very windy this p.m. also rained tonight. Ms Geordie Landons husking (?) bee (?) tonight. Henry went to it.</p> <p>Oct. 18 - Wed.- Rainy this a.m. Mama went to the ladies aid at Mrs. A.P. Bissells this p.m. Henry &amp; I drove to Wesley Woods for choir practise this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 19. - Thur.- Dandy weather. ?roned. Mr. C.J. Johns was here this a.m collecting for the telephones. Henry started ploughing today. Rec. a letter from Elva, this eve. Henry &amp; I went to Fred Landons to a husking bee tonight.</p> <p>Oct. 20. -Fri.- Mama, Mr. &amp; Mrs. L. Lockwood are visiting at annies today. Practised this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 21. -Sat.- Took a lesson this morn. Mr. Fl. Lockwood also Ruby Bishop were here this p.m. I walked down to the factory for butter 5.p.m. Henry went to B. this eve. Theo was over here tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct.22.-Sun.-Mrs. Wright. {illegible} was here for dinner. as Mr &amp; Mrs D. Wright went to service at {Matland?} this morn. {illegible} Mr. Campbell {pass?} by train student {illegible} on Bethel church this eve. We all went.</p> <p>Oct. 23. - Mon. - Washed &amp; picked up potatoes this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 24. - Tues. - Annie, Mrs. {Dalton?} &amp; {illegible} kyle went to the Burg this a.m. Howard stayed here. We all went over to the suprise Party at Mr. Jns. {Carbett's?} this Eve. (papa, mama, Laura, Annie. Howard &amp; I rode over) Had a dandy time. Viola Patterson died today. she diptheria.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 25. - Wed. - Ironed. laura was over this p.m. Rec d a photo postal of {illegible} 1 to-night. "Grand Weather." Viola Patterson was buried 10. a.m.</p> <p>Oct. 26. - thurs. - papa brought "Maud" home this a.m. Mama, Mrs. {Dalton?}, Mrs. {illegible} &amp; I all went to {Carbett's?} sale this p.m. {illegible} cold.</p> <p>Oct. 27.- Fri. - finished ironing {Did?} the upstairs work. Mama helped Mrs. Walt on pick ducks this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 28. - Sat. - papa went to market &amp; brought Aunt Jane out this p.m. We are {illegible} {illegible}. Henry went duck hunting with the boys this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>papa went for uncle {Kyle?} to-night. Dandy night.</p> <p>Oct. 29. - Sun. - We went to service at 2:30 p.m. then Auntie, Uncle &amp; mama walked down to Annie's after service. Very windy "Thanksgiving Service."</p> <p>Oct. 30 - Mon. - "Thanksgiving Day." All of the family were here for dinner except {Kyne?}. {Has?} been a nice day. papa tooke Auntie &amp; Uncle in town to-night &amp; I went up to Bishop's &amp; helped Mrs. B. work on her dress for Halloween</p> <p>Oct. 32. Tues. - Rainy, Henry, Laura &amp; I walked up to the party to-night. Had a good time Howard stayed here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November. /11.</p> <p>Nov. 1. - Wed. - I have been helping Mrs. {Bissell?} to-day, Jessie &amp; I went to the party at Landon's this eve.</p> <p>Nov. 2. - Thurs. - Drew on the ground this morn. Cold.</p> <p>Nov. 3.- Fri. - Clear &amp; Cold. Cleaned Henry's room to-day. Grand night. Wrote to {illegible}.</p> <p>Nov. 4. - Sat. - took a lesson this a.m. papa went to market. Annie, Willard &amp; Howard went to waiy {Luella?} P. to-day. Henry went to town to-night. I wrote to {Electa?} this eve.</p> <p>Nov. 5.- Sun .-{illegible} &amp; cloudy. Mama went up to Walkers this p.m. We all went to service 7.pm. {illegible}. Ms. {illegible} gave the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 6. Mon. - Washed, Cleaned the cellar. Rainy this p.m. Mason's Night.</p> <p>Nov. 7. - Tues. - Mama went to Algonquin with Andrew 1 p.m. practised all the afternoon. very windy. {Read?} a card from Gladys. 1. to-night. Henry &amp; I went to Beattice's this eve.</p> <p>Nov. 8. Wed. - Just {illegible} this p.m. Eva. N. was buried. It was a cold, &amp; dull day. papa went to Maitland this p.m. Have been pretty busy. Reed a card from {illegible} to-night.</p> <p>Nov. 9. - Thurs. - Practised. Laura was over this p.m. Went to Choir practise at {illegible}this eve. Grand Day.</p> <p>Nov. 10. - Fri. - Mama came home to-day. Rainy, but</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible} off this eve,</p> <p>Nov. 11. - Sat. - Beautiful day, took a lesson this a.m. Went to Annie's this p.m. Henry went to town this Eve. Theo. D. was here this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 12. - Sun. - Rainy &amp; very windy, the wind blew down a tree in our front yard. I went to service at 2.38 p.m. Just 6 people present. Snowed from 3.30 to 6 o'clock.</p> <p>Nov. 13. - Mon. - Washed, killed a pig (for us) this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 14. - Tues. - Aunt Annie was here this a.m. Mama &amp; Mrs. J. Walker were visiting at Mrs. H. Lockwoods to-day. Practised &amp; ironed some, went over to Laura's this Eve, Shooting Contest.</p> <p>Noc. 13. - Wed. - Annie &amp; Howard were here to-day also aunt {illegible} this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Practised &amp; wrote to Eva &amp; Elia this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 16. - Thurs. - Cleaned the lawn-mower. Henry went to B. this p.m. Papa went to the sle at Mr. Henry Ms. Kinley's I went down to Annie's 5.30 p.m. &amp; {illegible}, Gladys &amp; Mabel called for me to go to choir practise. Very cold.</p> <p>Nov. 17. - Fri. - Cold, shooting Contest at Algonquin Range, the D.A. Boys against Algonquin D.A. won, hurrah! Stormy to-night. Made mince-meat to-day.</p> <p>Nov. 18. - Sat - took a lesson this morn. Mrs {illegible} Bissell &amp; Etta were here this p.m. &amp; for tea. Theo was here this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 19. - Sun. - Annie Willard &amp; Howard were here to-day. Annie, Howard &amp; I went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to-day Annie, Howard &amp; I went to Laura's this p.m. Hattie walker was here this p.m. Went to service 7.30 p.m. Mama &amp; Howard stayed at home.</p> <p>Nov. 20. - Mon. - {illegible} Wilfrid's Birthday-day. Washed. papa went to town this a.m. &amp; he &amp; henry {shingled?} on the church sheds this p.m. Warm.</p> <p>Nov. 31. - Tues. - Mama &amp; Henry went to town this a.m. Henry helped shingle {illegible} the church sheds this p.m. henry went to a party at warner's this Eve. in honor of Shepherd's. Nice weather.</p> <p>Nov. 22. - Wed. - Ironed. papa went to Algonquin to get the {illegible} shod &amp; I went also. Arrived home 940 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 23. - Thurs. - Ironed. papa &amp; Henry took {illegible} cows to town this p.m.solf to Mr. H. Bissell. Quite warm. Mr. Y. Landon took Gladys &amp; I to {illegible} for choir practise this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 24. - Fri. - Just {illegible} month from to-night, Santa will be around practised to-day. papa had cider made this p.m. &amp; after the committee meeting at the church Bissell's, Bishop's &amp; Landon's came in for cider. Colder to-night. {illegible} a letter from {illegible} also papa ued one from Uncle Samuel.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 25 - Sat. - took a lesson this a.m. papa went to market. Mr. Jns. Wright underwent and operation for appentieitis there. Eve. &amp; is very low to-night.</p> <p>Nov. 26. - Sun. - Stormed this a.m. Mama, Henry &amp; I went to service 2.30 p.m. Read - A star in prison by Anna May Wilson.</p> <p>Nov. 27. - Mon. - Warm. the men finished shingling the church shed roof this p.m. Cleaned the spare room &amp; mama made me a new waist. Theo was here Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 28. - Tues. - Mrs. Jesse Easton &amp; Mrs. H. Cole were here for dinner &amp; satyed til 3.30 p.m. Rainy this .m. I practised this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 29. - Wed. - Cleaned the kitchen stove-pipes. I finished cleaning the spare-bed room papa went to B. this p.m. Henry helped Mr. Y. Landon at his "raising bee" this p.m. Laura was over this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 30. - Thurs. - papa went to B. this a.m. Henry is helpinh Mr. {illegible} Murray cut wood on the {illegible} place, fine day. Milk was here this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December. /11.</p> <p>Dec. 1. - Fri. - Choir practise at Warner's this eve. Beattise had a few invited in this Eve, in honor of Mr. &amp; Mrs. A. {illegible}</p> <p>Dec. 2. - Sat. - took a lesson. Snowy. Annie &amp; Willard went to town 12. noon 7 Howard stayed here.{illegible} &amp; I cleaned the lamps at the curch this p.m. Henry went to town this Eve. Read a card from N.C.</p> <p>Dec. 3. - Sun. - fine day. Henry went to grandma's this morn. "Anniversay Services." 2.30 &amp; 7.30 {illegible} Mr. {illegible} Philp, couldn't come. Annie &amp; Willard were here for tea. We all went to Evening service, except</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mama &amp; Howard. Splendid sermons.</p> <p>Dec. 4. - Mon. - Washed. I walked down to the store 4.30 p.m. Cold &amp; very frosty. Mason's night.</p> <p>Dec. 5. - Tues. - Edna &amp; Gladys {illegible} Jessie B. &amp; I washed the dished &amp; set tanle this morn for the Eve. at the hall. "Social this Eve." {illegible}. {Lawernce Fisher?} Malloy town {spoke?}.</p> <p>Dec. 6 . - Wed. - Cleaned every-thing at the hall this a.m. Annie. &amp; Willard &amp; Henry went to town at noon. papa &amp; mama &amp; I also 9Elsie went this a.m.) &amp; we had a family</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; we had a family group taken at {illegible} also I got a new coat. Beautiful warm day &amp; {rathes?} smoky. Henry went to a party this Eve at Rolt Wood's. Mr. &amp; Mrs. A. Manhard came here this Eve. to {illegible} till to-morrow eve.</p> <p>Dec. 7. - Thur. - Our "{proop?}" came this Eve. I went to choir practise this Eve. at Warner's. Mr. 7 Mrs. Manhard went to Dalton.</p> <p>Dec. 8. - Fri. - " Grand weather" Ironed. papa helped Mr. R. Bishop. {illegible} stone this p.m. 7 Henry went hunting. Mrs. R. Bishop &amp; Ruby were here this p.m. a while. Sent the {proop?} to Elsie this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 9. - Sat. - Busy all day. {illegible} M. came here 4.30 p.m. to remain over {illegible} Mrs. Bishop came down to-gnight as the Annual {illegible} Association was held this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 10. - Sun. - Delightful Weather Henry, florence &amp; I drove to Algonquin this p.m. then went to service at 7.30. {illegible}, Mr. {Calvert?}. N. {illegible} preached, &amp; Bethel choir took part.</p> <p>Dec. 11. - Mon. - Dark, &amp; gloomy. Florence &amp; I went to Mrs. Jockwood's this p.m. to visit. Annie &amp; Howard were here for dinner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Election day. Rainy this Eve. Reed a letter from {Elise?}</p> <p>Dec. 12 - Tues. - Florence &amp; I went to Ms. Walker's 9 a.m on an errand. {Hilyard?} &amp; {wife?} just arrived yesterday. I went to Ms. Bissell's to-day. then to Y. Landons on the hill this Eve. I cleaned mama's &amp; my rooms to-day. Reed a birthday card from {illegible}.</p> <p>Dec. 13. - Bright {illegible} snow. fell last night, but soft weather still continues.</p> <p>Dec. 14. - Thur. - Shooting continues &amp; oyster supper this Eve. Had a good time</p> <p>Dec. 15. - Fri. - Damp &amp; foggy. We washed the dishes at the hall this Eve, &amp; {illegible} more oysters also organized</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"Nickel {illegible}."</p> <p>Dec. 16. Sat. - papa &amp; mama went to B. 7:40 a.m. took a lesson. Cleaned the dining - room. Laura was here 4. p.m. {illegible} p.m. &amp; {illegible}</p> <p>Dec. 17 - Sun. - finished {illegible} at home mama went up to Ms. Walker's this p.m. We all went to service 7. this {illegible}</p> <p>Dec. 18. - Washed.</p> <p>Dec. 19. - Tues. - Henry &amp; I went to {Broelwdle?} 1. p.m. &amp; remained at Uncle {illegible} for tea. Had a good time. Got our pictures (photos) Mama washed the {Meson's?} appons this am.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 20. - Wed. - Ironed. Mama made Mrs. {illegible} Christmas Cake this p.m, Laura was here this p.m. I went up &amp; Mr. Walker's on an errand 4. p.m. {hilyard?} &amp; his wife were here this Eve. {illegible} some photos to senf by mail.</p> <p>Dec. 21. - Thur. - Shortest day in the year "finished ironing &amp; we cleaned the {pantrey?}. choir practise at Mary's this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 22. - Fri. - Started our coal-heater to-day. I went to Mrs. Jns Beattice's {illegible} this 1 .p.m. Mrs. {illegible} Wright's nephew. Calhown Baka was chairman. We had a good time &amp; I need {illegible} on the {illegible}</p> <p>We {illegible} pop-corn this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 23. - Sat. - papa's birthday his 58 today. he went to B. this am. Annie &amp;Willard went {illegble} Howard stayed here. We have been busy, busy, all day &amp; decorated our tree this {illegible}. Laura was here, &amp; Henry went to B. this {Eve?}.</p> <p>Dec. 24. - Sun. - Christmas {Service} 2:30 p.m. also {illegible} for {illegible}, we all went Read a book, "A Devotee &amp; A {Parking?}." this {Eve?} Went to bed early. {illegible} to "give" Santa a {illegible} to {illegible} our tree. {pay?} us a unit, this Night Before Christmas</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 25. - Mon. - Christmas Day. Elsies were here by 10.30 a.m. &amp; Annie &amp; Willard came soon after dinner at Warner's. We {need?} a number of presents, Willard went to the {illegible}, &amp; Annie &amp; Howard remained here all night.</p> <p>Dec. 26. - Tues. - {illegible} {illegible} {illegible} everything around. Went over to see Laura this {Eve?}</p> <p>Dec. 27, - Wed. - Mama washed a few things this a.m. papa went to {illegible} - meeting This a.m. papa &amp; I straightened up at the {illegible} this p.m. This is {illegible}. John's night Mrs. Jns. {Beattie?}, {illegible} Mrs. Jns {Beattie?}, Jns were here this {Eve?} &amp; we did {some?} burnt - work.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 28. - Thus. - Cleaned up at Howard stay {illegible} the {hall?} this p.m.</p> <p>Dec. 29. - Fri.. - papa is quite sick &amp; went to see {Dr. Harding?} this p.m. Willard &amp; John Patterson came up for Howard this p.m. papa is some better to-night.</p> <p>Dec. 30 - Sat. - papa went to town &amp; mama went to grandma's. Papa went Algonquin this p.m. I have been busy to-day. Mr. &amp; Mrs. {N. Jockwood?} came down - this {Eve?}. Has been a dandy day.</p> <p>Dec. 31. - Sun.- Henry went to mama this p.m. Ms. {Afl Chapman?} who was burned to death this morn. was buried. 1.pm. Henry &amp; I went to {illegible} this eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January. /12.</p> <p>Jan. 1. - Mon. - Annie &amp; Howard were here all day &amp; stayed all night. This is {illegible} night &amp; we "sugared off."</p> <p>Jan. 2. - Tues. - Annie &amp; Howard went home this morn. We washed. Wrote &amp; {illegible} this eve.</p> <p>Jan. 3 - Wed. - Beautiful day, Mary W. &amp; {illegible} {Quartuo?} were married 12 o'clock noon. I was there played the "wedding march" We had a lovely, jolly time. I came up with Willard at 6 o'clocj when he went to the {illegible}.</p> <p>Jan. 4.- thurs. - I was at Mrs. Jns Daltons this eve.</p> <p>Jan. 5.- Fri.- very cold</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 6.- Sat. - took a lesson. Mama went up to grandma's &amp; papa went to town this a.m I have been busy this p.m. Ms. H. {Jockwood?} was here this p.m. Jns. Beattice was here this eve. Cold as greenland.</p> <p>Jan. 7. Sun. - papa &amp; I went to service at {Bettel} 2:30 p.m. &amp; Henry went up to Grandma M's for mama. laura &amp; I walked to Ot. {Yeorges?} to service 7 p.m. Mr. &amp; Mrs R. {Besnop?} were here this eve. Cold Mr. U Beamam's (near Alogonquin) bam &amp; contents (cows pigs &amp; hen were barned 8. a.m. this morn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 8. - Mon. - practised &amp; Laura was here this p.m.also Mr. Jns. Walter. not as cold to-night. Stormy. {illegible}</p> <p>Jan. 9. - Tues. - {Blustrey?} &amp; stormy. Henry worked in the woods, {yesterday?}, this p.m. {Father?} shovelled paths. Laura was here this p.m. Henry went to Mrs. Beattice's this Eve. We burnt cushion tops.</p> <p>Jan. 10. - Wed. - Churned. Mama was visiting at Ms. {Seaman?} Wright's to-day. Beautiful day.I went over to Laura's this Eve. We {reed Simpson Sale?} Catalogise to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 11. - Thur. - Dandy weather but very cold. Mama, papa &amp; Mrs. R. Bishop drove to Algonquin this</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4 p.m.to get the horses {illegible} (after tea) Mr. {Elsha?} {illegible} died 11. p.m. I went to the {illegible} to-night with Annie &amp; Willard to a concert.</p> <p>Jan. 12. - Fri. - Cold Henry &amp; Willard are chopping for Mr. Bishop's Laura was here this p.m. Mama washed my hair this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 13. - Sat. - took a lesson this a.m. papa &amp; Henry went to town this a.m. for coal. Laura was here this p.m. I reed postal from Miss {Rath?} . Ms. {illegible} was here this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. - 14. - Sun. - A little warmer. papa &amp; Henry went to Mr. E. {illegible} funeral 1.30 p.m. at Algonquin Church. Bethel Service this Eve. All went.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. - 15 - Mon - Aunt jane N. is 56 years old to-day. Washed. Willard &amp; Johnie. B. were here for dinner. read a card from Mary. W. {illegible}.</p> <p>Jan. 16. - Tues. - Practised. Laura was here this p.m. Henry 7 Willard are chopping this p.m. for Capt? Bishop. Read a letter from Uncle D.B.</p> <p>Jan. 17. - Wed. - Churned. papa &amp; Henry are helping Kyne draw wood to-day. I went down with them after dinner. to the post office. Made candy.</p> <p>Jan. 18. - Thurs. - Ironed. Rainy {illegible} a {time?} " grey Day". Laura was here this p.m. Practised.</p> <p>Jan. 19. - Fri. - Annie &amp; Howard came up this a.m. &amp; Willard went to B.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for his {illegible}. papa &amp; I drove to B. this p.m. &amp; got my lamb collar put on my coat. {Present?} &amp; the party at Wiel C. Read's this Eve with Edna &amp; Gladys. &amp; Ms. {illegible} , had a good time.</p> <p>Jan. 20. - Sat. - took lesson this a.m., have been busy all day. papa went to market this a.m. &amp; Henry went {illegible} this p.m. Retired early.</p> <p>Jan. 21. - Sun. - Nice sunny day. Device 2.30 p.m. Mrs. (RW) {illegible} was out also. Read this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 22. - Mon. - papa &amp; Henry moved some hay to the house stable to-day. Reedthe dree for Ethel from {illegible}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>also a postal from {illegible}. Laura D. was here this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 23. - Tues. - Stormy. ironed.</p> <p>Jan. 24. - Wed. - Lovely day. Ms. Ed. {illegible} (real estate agent) &amp; Ms. {illegible}, were here this p.m. Mama was {illegible} at bishop's to-day. &amp; I went up this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 25. - Thur. - Dandy day. Cold.Henry is sawing at {illegible}. We churned &amp; mama washed some. Henry went to warner to a party.</p> <p>Jan. 26. - Fri. - Busy all day. Edna, Gladys. L, &amp; {illegible} was here this Eve &amp; practise no one else came. papa went to Will. C. Read's this Eve. Cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 27. - Sat. - very cold. Mr. J. Walker were to B. with papa 10.am. They attended Mr. Samuel {illegible} funeral at 2.30 p.m. We had been busy all day Mr. {illegible} was here a while after tea. bathed to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 28. - Sun. - fine day. Henry, papa &amp; I went to service tis Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 29. - Mon. - Washed. Stormy day. Laura was here this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 30. - Tues. - Warmed. Mama has a bad cold &amp; a lame back. papa went to {illegible} this p.m. also saw Mr. E. Black. laura was here 4.30 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the choir (all) went to Warner's this Eve as Mrs. Warner invited them for Mary. We presented her with an oak centre table. Had a good time.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>February. /12.</p> <p>Feb. 1. - Thur. - Mama has a cold. Henry went to {illegible} show to-night with Willard &amp; Annie. papa helped Mr. Fred Warner put up a separate. Mama took a terrible pain in the stomach to-night, but after applying hot clothes fet relieved.</p> <p>Feb. 2. - Fri. - Mama isn't very well papa &amp; Henry drew a load of ice for the factory this a.m. &amp; Annie &amp; Howard rode up with them at noon. Ironed this p.m. Henry, Annie &amp; I went to a parler social at Mr. J {illegible} Easton's this Eve.with Wille {illegible} of 23 people.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Had a good time. howard remained here all night.</p> <p>Feb. 3. - Sat. - Busy to-day. Dandy weather. papa &amp; Henry wnet to town this p.m. Mama wasn't very well this p.m. but feels better this Eve. "Oysters" for supper. Henry, Willard went to B. this Eve. Read a letter from {Elva?} to-night.</p> <p>Feb. 4. - Sun. - Mama is {illegible} better &amp; papa went for the Dr. Mrs Jns. Dalton &amp; Annie stayed here this p.m. with me. Henry went to service 2.30 p.m. &amp; after {illegible} powders for her said she must diet &amp; be kept quiet. Mr. Jns. Walker was here this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 5. - Mon. - 'Beautiful day.' Henry &amp; Theo went to the funeral of Mrs. Nichols at St. {Yonges?} church. 11. a.m oaoa went to B. this p.m. to get more medicine for mama. This is Mason's night. Laura was here this p.m. also Mrs. {illegible} &amp; Flora (Dalton) {illegible}</p> <p>Feb. 6. - Tues. - Mmama was sitting up this p.m. for a while. Henry &amp; Willard drove to {illegible} 6.p.m. to {illegible} the Mason's meeting thur, as the Distict Deputy (Mr. Ed. Mekimm) pays his annual visit to-night. Mr.&amp; mrs. {illegible} Kyle were here all the Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 7. - Wed. - Stormy. mama is improving &amp; has been sitting up nearly all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sitting up nearly all day. Laura was here 4 p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 8. - Thur. - Annie &amp; Willard &amp; Howard drove up this a.m. Beautiful Day.</p> <p>Feb. 9. - Fri. - Busy all day. Laura {illegible} theo. back to B. to work. this a.m. She came over 4. p.m. Mr. Jns. Walker was here this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 10. - Sat. - Snapping cold weather. papa &amp; Mrs. {illegible} went to B. this p.m. Mrs. Jns. Beattice ({illegible}) came up here this p.m. Laura was here 4.30 p.m. Has been a dandy bright day.</p> <p>Feb. 11. - Sun. - Lovely day. Read "The Calling of Dan Mathew's." Henry, papa &amp; I went to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>service 7. this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 12. - Mon. - Beautiful day. henry helped Mr. {illegible} Kyle saw to-day. {illegible}</p> <p>Feb. 13. - Tues. - Has been a grand day. I went up to {illegible} Mrs. Jns. Walker 3.30 p.m.Retired quite early.</p> <p>Feb. 14. - Wed. - Henry &amp; I Washed. Annie &amp; Howard came up this p.m. &amp; remained all night. We played games this Eve. &amp; I {illegible} hid. "Calling of Dan Mathew's." Mrs.R. Bishop came down this p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 15. - Thur. - Ironed. Annie &amp; Howard went home 9 a.m. I went {for?} a walk up to Mrs. Wrights 4.p.m. Grand weather.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Reed a valentine card from {Elva?} this Eve. Laura was here 6 p.m. till 7.m.</p> <p>Feb. 16. - Fri. - finished ironing &amp; did the upstairs work. Mrs. Jns Walker was here a while this p.m. Warm &amp; hazy, beautiful weather. i went down to Ms. {Geoidie?} Landon's this Eve. We played {illegible} &amp; practised {illegible} for Sun &amp; had tea. Had a nice Evening. Henry event to a party at Mr. Jns {illegible} there also was a party at Dwight &amp; May Bennett's {illegible} this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 17. - Sat. - papa went to B. this a.m. {illegible} Charlie &amp; Ethel came out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>here 11.30 a.m. to move the corn-{illegible} to the {illegible} place. "Beautiful warm weather." Laura was here 4 p.m. Ms. {illegible} was here a while this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 18. - Sun. - Grand Day. Warm &amp; Springlike. viola &amp; Wilhelmins came here to go to church with me. Henry went up to Grand-ma this morn. Laura &amp; I walked to St. George's this Eve. Elsie's came out to Annie's this p.m. &amp; Elsie &amp; Annie walked up here for half an hour.</p> <p>Feb. 19. - Mon. - Cloudy &amp; warm. I made a want to-day. Mama went for a ride down to Annie's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 24. - Sat. - Mild. Annie &amp; Willard went to town 12.noon. &amp; left Howard here. Annie had 8 roots of teeth extracted. Annie &amp; Howard stayed here till 7.p.m. &amp; Papa drove (helped) them home. Henry was sawing at Mr. Jno. Easton's to-day. We have been busy. Bathed this Eve. Laura wshed 3 p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 25. - Sun. - Quietness reigned. Papa, Henry, &amp; I went to service, 7, Eve. Quite warm &amp; bright to-night.</p> <p>Feb. 26. - Mon. - Blustry &amp; stormy this p.m. Wild all the Eve. We melted now to wash. I took a lesson 10.a.m. &amp; Jean remained here for dinner. Laura was over this p.m. &amp; I was cutting patterns. Papa drove to B this p.m. &amp; got coal. Henry has been helping saw at Davy Hudson's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 27. - Tues. - Stormy all day. Jno. Beattie was here this Eve. Mr. Osborne Ohave's barn was burned this Eve. (8.45. started). All of the men went over, but couldn't save any cattle just the horses. 20 cows. burned.</p> <p>Feb. 28. - Wed. - Washed. Mama is 58 to-day. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Wm. Kyle, Papa, Mama, &amp; I drove over to Mr. Harris McDougall's 3.30 p.m. &amp; Mr. &amp; Mrs. no. Dalton drove over 5 p.m. Mr. Kyle's &amp; ourselves went in a sleigh &amp; had lots of fun. Had a dandy time. Arrived home 1.30.a.m. Beautiful Night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 29. - Thur. - Mama went down to Mrs. Beattie's to a {illegible} I have been busy all day &amp; walked down for Mama thsi Eve. Papa went to Maitland this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March /12.</span></h2> <p>March. 1. - Fri. - Ironed &amp; did the upstairs work. Henry &amp; Willard went to Morristown this p.m. Beautiful weather.</p> <p>March 2. - Sat. - Busy. Walked down to Annie's 4 p.m. &amp; remained till 6.30 Eve &amp; stopped at Mrs. Beattie's &amp; helped her do some burning. Henry came down to Jno also. Papa &amp; Hyne drove to N. Augusta this morn &amp; look at cattle.</p> <p>March. 3. - Sun. - Service 2.30 p.m. Howard stayed with Papa. All the rest went. Rec'd our ballots to vote on "Church Union." Annie, Wlilard, &amp; Howard remained here till after supper. Retired early.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March. 4. - Mon. - "Beautiful day." Rec. Mr. Krough came out to Lodge &amp; Mrs. Krough came here to stay. Had a nice time. Rec'd Easton's &amp; Dumpson's Catalogues also a letter from Electa &amp; Aunt S.</p> <p>March 5. - Tues. - Bright day. Ironed &amp; Mama washed a little. Laura was here this p.m. Henry went to B this p.m. Gordon W. was here this Eve. I went up to the Church for choir practise but no one came only Leanard &amp; Maud.</p> <p>March. 6. - Wed. - Bright &amp; beautiful. Wesley Wood's sale this p.m. Papa went to B this p.m. I went down to Mr. G. Landons this Eve to try over the anthems with the girls. We had a good time.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 7. - Thur. - Bright &amp; quite warm. Henry helped Mr. Seaman Wright saw to-day &amp; went to a party at Maitland to-night. Laura was here 5.30 p.m. Mr. Jim Prue's finished moving to-day. Hynen has the quinsey.</p> <p>March 8. - Fri. - Cloudy. Mama made fried cake this p.m. Ruby Bishop came down this p.m.</p> <p>March 9. - Sat. - Papa went to B. this a.m. We hurried &amp; got all the work done up. Maggie Read Will Little Edith &amp; baby Annie &amp; Howard were here this p.m. &amp; Eve. Laura was over 3. p.m. Bathed just before I went to {illegible} Howard as Howard is 4 to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 10. - Sun. - Bright &amp; clear. Went up to Bishop's this p.m. &amp; came down to service with them at 7.30. Eve.</p> <p>March. 11. - Mon. - Washed. Grandma Manhard took a poor spell beloem 8 &amp; 9. {illegible} for Mama Howard stayed with me this p.m. as Annie &amp; Willard went to the dentists Mama came home this Eve on Cowan's milk-nig &amp; grandma is better.</p> <p>March. 12. - Tues. - Howard went home 10.30. a.m. &amp; I went down also. Remained all night as 10 went to the rink to play.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 13. - Wed. - Came home this a.m.</p> <p>March. 14. - Thur. - Beautiful day. IRoned this a.m. &amp; went up to the church this p.m. with Edna &amp; Gladyo Landon to help clean the lamps.</p> <p>March 15. - Fri. - Stormy all day of anything.</p> <p>March. 16. - Sat. - Beautiful bright day. Henry helped Jno. Beattie saw this a.m. took a lesson this a.m. Have been busy to-day. Laura was here 3.30 p.m. &amp; I went over there this Eve.</p> <p>March 17. - Sun. - "St Patrick's Day" Service 2.30 p.m. then Kyne's children came for me &amp; I went to Algonquin. Had a nice drive. Mrs. Ryles Earl came in this Eve. We retired early.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 18. - Mon. - Washed. four (4) loads of Hyne's furniture etc. were moved this p.m. to the "McKinley Farm." Mrs. Chas Johns, Mrs. Wm. Dawson, Mrs. WardEarl &amp; Eleanor were in this Eve. About 8.15 p.m. I went over to Mr. Krough's. Thesis "Easton Lily" is a beauty.</p> <p>March 19. - Tues. - Finished packing &amp; 2 more loads completed the removal. We Mr. Tim. Perrin brough Elsie, baby, Ethel &amp; I 2.30 p.m. After putting up the Kitchen stove &amp; beds &amp; finding articles sufficient for our comfort we retired. Willie S. helped Hyne &amp; Mr. PErrin.</p> <p>March 20. - Wed. - Cleaned pantry &amp; straghtened most all of the kitchen. Put the parlor carpet down this Eve &amp; I washed all the dishes, belonging in the side-board.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 21. - Thur. - Stormy. Moped part of the upstairs, steps &amp; parlor.</p> <p>March 22. - Fri. - Finished the setting room &amp; the moped the rest of the charmber. Henry &amp; Annie drove down this Eve about 9.30 o'clock we came home. *myself also)</p> <p>March 23. - Sat. - Papa &amp; I drove to B. this morn. Beautiful day. Arrived home 12.30 p.m. Mr. Lockwood, also Laura were here this p.m. Bathed this Eve.</p> <p>March 24. - Sun. - Fine day. Service at Bethel 7.30 Eve. A large crowd.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 25. - Mon. - Washed. Beautiful day, but cold. ANnie had to pay another visit &amp; Dr. Ohaves so Howard is staying here to-night.</p> <p>March 26. - Tues. - Papa &amp; Henry &amp; team Ray genes help Hyne saw this a.m. Annie is going down to help Elsie. Henry took Howard down home 5.30 p.m. Stormy this p.m. Theo came out this p.m. &amp; was here awhile. {sideways "Wrote to Aunt Sarah"}</p> <p>March 27. - Wed. - Fine day. I was over to Mrs. {illegible} this Eve a while. Wrote to L.D. &amp; Elva this Eve.</p> <p>March 28. - Thur. - Fine day. We have a sick cow. Mama, Henry, &amp; I went to a "parlor social" at Mr. George Landon's with Bissell's &amp; Bishop's sleigh. Had a fine time. Rained some when we came home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 29. - Fri. - Foggy &amp; cleaned up about 3.30 p.m. Had a nap this p.m. Dorothy Krough came here from Brockville &amp; went to Dalton's to-night with me &amp; choir practise as Mrs. Dalton invited is there to practise &amp; spend the Eve. Had a good practise &amp; fine time.</p> <p>March 30. - Sat. - Sat again. Busy all day. Papa went to B. thsi p.m. Laura was over this p.m. Henry went up to Bishop's this Eve. "Tired of play."</p> <p>March 31. - Sun. - Service 2.30p.m. Henry &amp; I went. Howard stayed here Annie &amp; Willard went up to Bishop {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April.</p> <p>April 1st. Mon. - Beautiful day. Mama {illegible} a quilt to {illegible} this is Mson's night. Stormy some.</p> <p>April 2nd. Tues. - I was down to Elsie to-day &amp; helped her wash. warmer.</p> <p>April 3rd. - Wed. - Ironed. Laura was here. henry &amp; I went up to grandma's this p.m. &amp; I collected missonary money. Beautiful Eve, but has been colder to-day. Went up to Walker's &amp; down to Datlon's this Eve.</p> <p>April 4.th. -thur. - fine day. Mr. {illegible} Mrs. R. bishop &amp; Ruby went down to Barton's to-day. &amp; mama went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to-day &amp; mama went down to Elsie's with them. Laura was here this p.m. Mama received a card from {illegible}. D. to-night. Ms. Jns. Walker was here this Eve. I went over to Laura's this eve.</p> <p>April 6th - Fri. - Mama finished quiltins this p.m. Busy. Warm. Henry helped {illegible} gather sap this p.m. Reed Easter postals from Elva &amp; Ruby.</p> <p>April 6th - Sat. - papa went to B. this a.m. took a lesson this a.m. Etla Bissell was here this p.m. also Theo came out this p.m. &amp; came over. Mama &amp; Henry are down to {illegible}'s this p.m. Warm &amp; fine. Laura was over 6.30 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 7. Sun. - "Easter Sunday" bright morn, but rained hard all day. We were all alone. papa, Henry &amp; I went to service 7.30 Eve. Just 15 present. "Thus ended Easter Sun"</p> <p>April 8. Mon. - Colder. Washed the "Bishop family" came down this Eve.</p> <p>April 9. - Tues. - papa took {illegible} syrup to {Brockville?} this a.m. Mama has bad cold. "Washing harnesses" the {illegible} of the day. Jns. Beathie was here this eve.</p> <p>April 10 Wed. - I went down to Dalton's this p.m. Warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 11. - thur. - Henry &amp; I went to {Hyne's?} this morn to help them boil sap. I spent the forenoon in the sugar-bush. had a big time. Choir practise this Eve at the church, send to Eaton's for seeds.</p> <p>April 12. - Fri. - Annie &amp; Howard came up early this morn, &amp; we washed sheets &amp; spreads for Annie. Annie, Howard &amp; I called on Mrs. Flora this p.m. Reed a dusting cap from Mrs. R. Bishop to-night. Theo &amp; Laura have been here to-day.</p> <p>April 13 - Sat - took a lesson. papa took {illegible} gals, syrup for {illegible} to B. Busy to-day. Bright but windy. howard is here as he remained last night, &amp; Annie &amp; Mrs. {illegible} Warner stopped for him 4.30 p.m. come {illegible} from town. theo was here this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Henry helped Hyne all day.</p> <p>April 14. -Sun. - Elsie &amp; Hyne &amp; children came up 12. noon &amp; Henry Hyne &amp; I went to service 2.30 p.m. Annie, Willard &amp; Howard came in {illegible} church. Rainy Eve.</p> <p>April 15. - Mon. - Warm &amp; fine. Henry &amp; Hyne are boiling all day. Heavy {illegible} shower 7.15 p.m.</p> <p>April 16. - Tues. - Beautiful day. the men clipped Maud {illegible} this p.m. Mama went up to Mr. Jns. Walker's this p.m. I practised. We all reed an invintation over to Mr. kyle's this Eve. for sugar. Wrote to Lebbie &amp; florence Ms Elroy this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 17. - Wed. - fine day.Mr. Ed keeles front road was found dead in the barn, Mon. morn funeral 1.30 p.m. to-day. Raising Mr. O. {illegible} barn this p.m. papa went over this morn &amp; Henry this p.m. Mrs. h. {illegbile} was here this p.m. I had sugar up to Walter's this p.m.</p> <p>April 18. - thur. - Rainy. Mr. H. Lockwood was here this p.m. Henry &amp; I, Annie, Willard &amp; Howard. Jns. mrs Dalton, Johny &amp; Mrs. Beattie &amp; Jimmie Mr &amp; mrs. A. P. Bissell, Ettas &amp; Howard &amp; {illegible} kelly were over to Mr. Wm. Kyle's this Eve. for sugar.</p> <p>April 19. - Fri. - Misty. Mr. {illegible} drove out here 10. a.m. to have his horse clipped then drove to B. for Dorthey this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Choir practise at the Church this Eve. I have a bad cold.</p> <p>April 20. -Sat. - took a lesson. papa went to B. &amp; Henry is helping Hyne boil sap. howard has been here all day &amp; Annie &amp; Willard went to town. laura was here this p.m. Beautiful Day.</p> <p>April 21. -Sun. - Beautiful day. Service 7.30 p.m. mama, henry &amp; I went. Memorial service for the drowned "titanic" passengers. My cold is quite bad.</p> <p>April 22. - Mon. - rainy. Cleaned the nig closet to-day &amp; practised</p> <p>April 23. - tues. - Mr. R. Bishop helped papa &amp; Henry kill pigs this. p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>grand day. Snowed some last night. My cold is bad {yet?}. Cleaned drawers this Eve.</p> <p>April 24. - Wed. - {illegible}. Thomas Johnston was here this a.m. on the way to Brockville. Papa took 3 pigs to B. this a.m. &amp; bought {illegible} out. Uncle Hugh staited to {illegible} down the paitition between the kitehem &amp; pantry this p.m. &amp; papa went to B. for lumber. Mama had a {illegible} to-night 12.30 o'clock &amp; Annie came up.</p> <p>April 25. - thur.Henry &amp; Annie drove down for Howard this a.m. Uncle Hugh is busy, mama is able to be up. Choir practise this Eve. Annie &amp; Howard will stay all night. Uncle Hugh &amp; Henry are down to Elsie's this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 26. - Fri. - finished the new floor. Aunt Lib Pearson came here this p.m. Jns Beattie came up this Eve.</p> <p>April 27. - Sat. - Uncle Hugh is making a new cupboard. papa &amp; Henry are tanning up oats. Aunt lib went over to Laura's this p.m. then went over to Mr. Jim Peasson's on the Read place. Henry &amp; Uncle Hugh went to town this Eve. Windy day. We have been busy.</p> <p>April 28 - Sun. - A number of girls &amp; I went over to Mr. Walker's woods for may-flowers found a few. Service 2.30 p.m. Elsie &amp; children, Annie's, Henry &amp;</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>children, Annie's. Henry &amp; I went. Mrs. {illegible}. Cummings (Mr. A. P. Bissell's sister) helped us in the choir. Laura &amp; I went to St. George's this Eve.</p> <p>April 29. - Mon. - papa went for uncle Hugh this a.m. fine weather. Mason's Night. We sugared off. Reed a card from {illegible}</p> <p>April 30. - Tues. - Grand Day. papa took Uncle Hugh to B. 4 p.m. I ironed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May. /12.</p> <p>May. 1 - Wed. - put away {illegible} Henry started to work on Bishop's land this a.m. Mrs. R. Bishop &amp; I walked over to Mr. D. Shaver's this p.m. It is a beautiful day &amp; we had a grand walk. Mama Annie, Willard &amp; Howard. Mrs. A. P. Bissell &amp; Mrs. {illgeible} Cumming {illegible} at Ms. Lockwood's for tea. I went up this Eve. papa painted the kitchen floor this Eve. Charlie is 8 to-day</p> <p>May. 2. - Thur. - Annie, Willard &amp; I drove to B. this p.m. &amp; remained for the show this Eve. "{illegible} Me" Mr &amp; Mrs. R. Bishop came</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. &amp; Mrs. R. Bishop came in also. Howard stayed here</p> <p>May 3. - Fri. - "Arbor Day." We moved our coal stove to-day &amp; put away the pipes. Choir practise at the church this Eve.</p> <p>May. 4. - Sat. - Willow factory was burned about 6 o'colck this morn. fine day. We separated Bissell's milk this morn. took a lesson. papa went to B. this p.m. Henry is working up at Bishop's Mrs. Bishop was here this p.m. Mama &amp; Laura drove to Elsie's &amp; {illegible} this Eve. Charlie &amp; Hyne drove up here 8 this Eve.</p> <p>May 5 - Sun. - Edna &amp; Gladys &amp; Georgina Wltrelmine &amp; Vera &amp; Viola &amp; I went to {illegible}'s &amp; Walker's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>woods this a.m.Elsie, {illegible} &amp; children came up this p.m. Mama, papa, Henry &amp; I went to sevice 7.30 Eve.</p> <p>May 6. - Mon. - Churned and cleaned stove-pipes &amp; started to clean the spare bedroom. The men clipped our 3 horses to-day, papa went up to Cowan's for pigs &amp; mama went up to Grandma's too.</p> <p>May 7. - Tues. - Washed. papa went to funeral of Mr. Wm. {illegible}. Matland, which was conducted by "{illegible}." I raked this Eve. &amp; practised.</p> <p>May 8. - Wed. - Ironed. practised. Mrs. Jns Beattie &amp; Jns were here this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 9. thur. Cleaned the spare bedroom to-day. Choir practise at the church this Eve.</p> <p>May 10. - Fri. - finished ironing. Mrs. R. Bishop &amp; {illegible} were here this p.m. Mama was up to Ms. Jns Walker's this Eve.Grand Weather</p> <p>May 11. - Sat. - took a lesson. papa went to B. Theo. came out this p.m. Mrs. Jns. Dalton came up this Eve. Warm to-day hazy to-night.</p> <p>May 12. - Sun. - Shower this a.m. Henry &amp; I went to service 2.30 p.m. Quite a number present. Annie's &amp; Elsie's were here for tea. Annie, Mrs. Bishop, Ruby &amp; I went to the mineral spring this Eve.</p> <p>Helen Murray- {illegible} has a baby girl born this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Theo was here this Eve.</p> <p>May 13. - Mon. - cloudy &amp; squally, Mrs. R. Bishop &amp; I walked up to Mrs. {illegible} Easton's between the shower. took my {illegible} up to be made over. Colder this p.m. &amp; Eve. Clipped Jns. Beattie's horse this p.m.</p> <p>May 14. - tues. - Started our milk to {illegible} fill "Cheese Factory. Started to clean the wood-shed papa &amp; Henry were down {illegible} Jns. Dalton's til 2. on Wed morn.</p> <p>May 15 - Wed. - Washed &amp; {illegible} the shed. Beautiful Bright Day. Theo was here this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 16 - Thurs. - Rainy. practised meeting at the Hall the Eve. to arrange for a factory. Theo was here this Eve.</p> <p>May 17. - Fri. - Rainy this a.m. but bright this p.m. papa &amp; Jns. Dalton drove to Manhard's this p.m. &amp; I went up to Mr. Jesse Easton's with them to have my {illegible}. Theo &amp; Ms. Flora were here this Eve.</p> <p>May 18. - Sat. - fine day. Mama made soap this a.m. papa went to B. took a lesson Theo was here this Eve. Elsie Hyne &amp; Ethel went to B. to-day &amp; Baby &amp; Cgarlie played with Annie.</p> <p>May 19. Sun. - fine. Elsies were here this p.m. Mama, Henry &amp; I went to service 7.30 Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 20. - Mon. - Rainy. Theo was here to-day. Henry &amp; Mr. R. Bishop went fishing this p.m. Mama finished washing the halls. Cheese meeting to-night at the hall.</p> <p>May 21. - Tues. - Rainy this a.m. Cleaned the parler. Went up to Easton's &amp; {illegible} my {illegible}.</p> <p>May 22. - Wed. - Washed. Rainy this p.m. papa went to B. this p.m. &amp; Henry helped with the new factory. Mr. Jns. Dawson made a flying trip to Packenham yesterday &amp; bought Mr. Art. Manhard's place for the factory. Theo went back to B. to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 23. Thur. - papa brought Uncle Hugh out to went on the factory this noon. I picked {illegible} greens this p.m. Choir practise at the church this Eve. Mr Elisha Black. Maitland died 11 p.m. (night).</p> <p>May. - 24. - Fri. - "Green Victoria's Birthday" put down the hall carpet {illegible}. Thunder shower 4 this morn. Laura brought Mr. {illegible} while, Mrs. Chas, {illegible} &amp; Hagel for out to her place yesterday &amp; they spent all day at Bissell's cemetery (to-day).</p> <p>May 25. - Sat. - took a lesson. finished cleaning downstairs hall to-day. Laura took Mrs. fox &amp; Hazel to Brockville but Mr. White remained here. Laura was here this p.m. Charlie &amp; Ethel were here a while took our young {illegible} to {illegible} to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Henry &amp; Uncle Hugh went to B. to-night. Mrs. Bishop {illegible} &amp; Ruby were here all this Eve. Beautiful day &amp; Evening. to-day - Mrs. U. Bishop wedding-day.</p> <p>May 26. Sun. - Beautiful day. Sevice at Bethel 2.30 p.m. Narcissus &amp; lily of the valley Bouquets. Mr. Elisha Black buried this p.m. Large funeral. Annie, Mrs Jns Dalton &amp; I walked to St. George's to service this Eve. Henry drove to B.for Uncle Hugh this Eve.</p> <p>May 27. - Mon. - Washed. fine day. this is Mason's night. 25 from Brockville, 6 of which came in an automobile.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 28. - Tues. - Howard was here all day. &amp; I took him home this Eve. put down the carpet in Henry's room. Cloudy this Eve. Mosquitoes are lively.</p> <p>May 29. Wed. - finished Henry's room, &amp; Cleaned pictures in my room &amp; dining-room. practised. Rainy.</p> <p>May 30. - Thurs. - Rainy. papa went to B. this a.m. Cleaned the dining room &amp; finished ironing. practised. Jns. Beattie was here this Eve.</p> <p>May 31 - Fri. - Cleaned up to-day, finished the dining-room to-day. practised.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June. /12</p> <p>June 1. - Sat.- took a lesson. Jean was here for dinner. cleaned my bed room this p.m. Viola Walker was here this p.m. papa went to town this a.m. &amp; got a {new seat?} of clothes &amp; hat. I took a bath &amp; {drow?} &amp; {B - wth?} Henry &amp; Uncle {illegible} 7:30 {illegible}. &amp; remained at Aunt {Jave's} all night.</p> <p>June 2. - Sun. - Beautiful 7 Warm {illegible} &amp; I went &amp; {illegible} in the Victoria hall. ({Caliaw?} Church) {illegible} preached. stayed at home this p.m. went to first {illegible} Church 7. Eve. Had a fine {illegible} &amp; fine music, text. - Horse 9 part of {illegible}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Text. - Hosea 9 part of 7 {illegible}. A little rainy. Henry drove in to B. for uncle Hugh &amp; I this Eve.</p> <p>June 3. Mon. - King George {illegible} Birthday I helped Annie clean the Bissell house to-day so they will moce this week. fast day. to make cheese in new factory. We had some curd. RW. Mr. Campbell came here this E.e as he is joining the Mason's.</p> <p>June 4. - Tues - Washed. Elsie &amp; bale were here a while this p.m. also Laura. scrubbed the shed.</p> <p>June 5. - Wed. - Helped Annie all day to move.</p> <p>June 6. Thurs - Cold &amp; rainy. Went for some {illegible} up to Bishop's. Practised. Cheese meeting to-night. wrote to {illegible}.D. this Eve. Laura was here. Dold {illegible} to Mr.{illegible} Ms. Lean.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June. 7. - Fri. - took a lesson this p.m. Stretched our curtains &amp; made flower beds. Went up to Bishop's &amp; Bissell's this Eve. Theo came out this Eve &amp; is here. Was up to Bishop's &amp; Bissell's this Eve.</p> <p>June 8. - Sat. - Busy all day. Mr. {illegible} Price helped papa &amp; Henry plant corn this p.m. they finished the piece. geo. {illegible} house was burned 4 p.m. papa &amp; Uncle Hugh went to town this Eve. also Annie &amp; Willard. Howard stayed here. Laura was over &amp; we set out plants. Hyne &amp; children came up for there 9 chicken this Eve. We have 21.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 9. - Sun. - Service 2.30 p.m. Annie &amp; Willard came up this a.m. &amp; Elsie, hyne &amp; children this p.m. Beautiful day Retired Early.</p> <p>June 10. - Mon. - Washed &amp; {illegible}. practised. went for {illegible} this Eve. Ms. Linsday died 4 a.m. {illegible}</p> <p>June 11. - tues. - cleaning the kitchen practised. Went up to Ms. Jns. Walker's this Eve. Baby Eula's Birthday. (1 yr. old) Reed a card from){illegible}</p> <p>June 12. - Wed. - practised. went to a meeting at Bethel church to arrange for a social (June 26) &amp; had choir practise also.</p> <p>June 13. - Thur. - mama painted the kitchen ploor to-day. practised.</p> <p>June. 14 - Fri. - Beautiful morn. mama &amp; Maura went to B. this a.m. practised.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mama finished painting the kitchen floor to-night. Miss Edith {illegible} died 2.30 p.m.</p> <p>June 15. - Sat. - took a lesson. Rainy this p.m. &amp; Eve. Ironed this p.m. We took the milk to the factory 5.15 p.m. Laura was here this Eve.</p> <p>June 16. - Sun. - Elsie, Hyne &amp; family were here this p.m. Mama &amp; I went to service 7.30 p.m. Quite a large crowd. Henry was up to Grandma's all day.</p> <p>June 17. - Mon. - Washed. fine day. papa went to B. this p.m. Mabel Eligh &amp; her husband</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>were here this Eve. funeral of late Miss {illegible} 1. 30 p.m. at C. G. Reester's residence. Algonquin.</p> <p>June 18. - Tues. - practised this p.m. on Mrs. Beattie's {illegible} papa took Uncle Hugh to B. this Eve.bag + baggage.</p> <p>June 19. - wed. - "Practising is the order of the day."</p> <p>June 20. - thur - Howard came up last night &amp; is staying while his mama &amp; Mrs. {illegible} . go to the Burg to-day.</p> <p>June 21. - Fri. - Annie came up for dinner &amp; took Howard home. Moved into the takehen after painting. Eva &amp; I went to Jean's this eve. &amp; practised.</p> <p>June 22. - Sat. - took a lesson. scrubbed up things at the hall Mrs. Jns. dalton &amp; I went over to Read's cemetery for Roses &amp; were at Kyle's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 23. - Sun. - papa went to B. last night &amp; I get a new pair of shoes. Service 2.30 p.m. Not many present. Warmer. Elsie's came up for service, but went home right after. Annie, Willard &amp; Howard were here for {illegible} &amp; went to St. George's this Eve. I went early to bed.</p> <p>June 24 - Mon. - Elsie's ten year Wedding Anniversary. Eva &amp; I have been at Jean's to-day, &amp; practised a good deal. "fine weather". papa drove to Alogonquin to-night as Uncle {illegible} is very sick.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>is very sick.</p> <p>Henry helped R. Bishop kill a pig after supper. Dr. Edgar Bissel arrived home this morn. I retired early to-night.</p> <p>(June 25.) - Tues. - The Eventful day dawned clear &amp; warm. We rose 4 a.m. &amp; papa drove Jean &amp; I to Maitland 5. 30 a.m. &amp; we went to {illegible} on the 6. 20 train. (also Eva C. got on at B.) Had a nice ride + arrived at Mary {illegible} about 6.45 a.m. I went up to Daniel's 8.15 a.m. &amp; {illegible} &amp; I came back to Mary's 9.15 a.m. went to the Consent 10 a.m. finished our written papus &amp; Eva played this a.m. I played 2 p.m. &amp; we had a nice walk. Came to M. {9.20?} p.m. &amp; papa met us there.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 26. - Wed. - Bethel Social Cooked this a.m. + helped at the hall this p.m. Rev. + Mrs. Keough + Dorothy drove here 7.30. p.m. + went to Social. Had a fine time. Six pieces of 41st Regimental Band gave music. Arrived home 1 o'clock.</p> <p>June 27. - Thur. - Grandma Manhard took a poor spell + Mama went up this Morn. We cleaned everything at the hall. Mama came home to-night. Finished planting potaotes.</p> <p>June 28. - Fri. - Did upstairs work + Mrs. Bishop. Mama + I cleaned lamps at church this p.m. Was at Mrs. Floria's this Eve.</p> <p>June 29. - Sat. Scrubbed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Electa B. arrived in B. 5 a.m. &amp; was at home 8.30 a.m.Viola Walker &amp; I went to the woods this p.m. for ferns &amp; earth. papa took potatoes to B. this a.m. Henry went to B. this Eve. Cool Eve.</p> <p>June 30 - Sun. Mama, Mrs. Jns Walker, Viola &amp; I went to Read's Cemetery this p.m. Warm but cool this Eve. Service 7.30 Eve. Thur was a blind man here 7. Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July. /12.</p> <p>July 1. - 'Dominion Day' Mama was not well last night but is better to-day. I picked 4 {illegible} wild strawberries to-day. Mason's Meeting to-night. Beautiful night.</p> <p>July 2. - Tues. - Grandma Throop is 90 yrs. old. to-day. Henry went in &amp; saw the procession. We washed.</p> <p>July 3. - Wed. - picked 51 boxes of berries at Warner's to-day. Florena, Leoia, &amp; Wilhelmene Kyle, {illegible} &amp; Gladys Landon, &amp; I picked.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>very warm day &amp; Eve.</p> <p>July 4. - Thur. - Ironed. Gave Ruby Bishop a lesson this p.m. Retired Early.</p> <p>July 5. - Fri. - picked 130 boxes of berries to-day. tired to-night Bathed.</p> <p>July 6 - Sat. - papa went to B. to-day. busy all day. jean&amp; Electa were here this Eve. Reed a ;etter from Aunt Sayah. Very Warm day &amp; Eve.</p> <p>July . 7. - Sun. - Service 2.30 p.m. very fun present as it is as warm. retired early.</p> <p>July 8. - Mon. - Mrs. Jns. Beattie &amp; I walked down to pick berries this morn I picked 160 boxes. mr. Warner drove Mrs. B. &amp; I home. Very Warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 9. - Tues. - Washed. I went to picnic at Perry's Point this p.m. with Landson's (Fred's) 14 in our load. Had a good time.</p> <p>July 10. Wed. - picked 95 boxes. Warm.</p> <p>July. 11. - Thur. - Ironed. Mama went up to Wright's to-day. choir practise this Eve. Cooler.</p> <p>July 12. - Fri. - picked 56 boxes. Had ice cream 5. p.m.Orange Walk in Kingston to-day. Willard went with the band</p> <p>July 13. - Sat. - busy all day, Delightful shower 7 p.m.</p> <p>July 14 - Sun. - Service 7.30 Eve. Quite a few present.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 15 - Mon. - picked 52 boxes of berries. Rw. Mr. Campbell was here this Eve.</p> <p>July 16. - Tues. - Henry went to B. with Sarah this a.m. &amp; took the 11.30 train Wesr. for toronto to attend the 'Grand Lodge' of Order of Mason's.</p> <p>July 18. - Thur. - Cleaned the cellar.</p> <p>July 19. Fri. - Gave Ruby a lesson. Waked {illegible}. henry arrived (Hyne)</p> <p>July 20. - Sat. - papa took a load of cheese to B. Busy all day.</p> <p>July 21. - Sun. - Very rainy. the Masonie Service's postponed.</p> <p>July 22. Mon. - Went rasp-berrying. Got about 8 quarts. Ochestra practise here this Eve. Mama is not very well.</p> <p>July 23 - Tues. - Washed. Beautiful day. Haying time {illegible} here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went up to Mr. Jns. Walker's this Eve.</p> <p>July 24. - Wed. - Berring to-day. Got about 4 qts. went over to read's Cemetery This Eve with Mrs. Beattie A. we were at Mr. Kyle's Lawn {illegible} on Mr. Andrew Giwen's lawn to-night. Beautiful Eve.</p> <p>Jult 25 - thur. - 7 yrs. to-day. Uncle S.B. &amp; all the crowd went up the St. Lawerence for the day.Mama went down to Elsie's to-day &amp; Laura went this p.m. Gave Ruby a lesson. Choir practise at church this Eve.</p> <p>July 26. Fri. - Went to B. 11.30 a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with Laura. arrived home 5.30 p.m. theo came over.</p> <p>July 27. - Sat. - Busy. Ruby was here this p.m. papa went to B. 3.30 p.m. Was at Mrs. Beattie's this Eve. Beautiful Eve.</p> <p>July 28. - Sun. - Elsie Hyne &amp; family were here this p.m. Henry &amp; I went to service 7.30 Eve.</p> <p>July 29. Mon. - Washed. mowed the lawn. Orchestra practise here this Eve. "Mason's Night."</p> <p>July 30. tues. - Annie &amp; Howard came up this morn &amp; we washed her sheets. Rainy this p.m. &amp; they stayed all night. We were up to Mr. Flora's this Eve.</p> <p>(July 31.) - Wed. - Annie &amp; H. went down on the milk {illegible} &amp; helped Mrs. Simpson cook to-day for the social.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>mama helped Mrs. Knapp &amp; i finished ironing. Henry &amp; I went to the social to-night at Stone's {illegible}. Had a fine time. they made about {illegible} 30.00.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August.</p> <p>Aug. 1. - thur. - Laura, Annie, Howard &amp; I spent the day up to Grandma Manhard's</p> <p>Aug - 2. Fri. - Gave Ruby a lesson. Mr. {illegible} was here for dinner as he is helping the men stack hay. I went down to Mabel Landon this p.m. Choir practise this eve.</p> <p>Aug. 3. - Sat. - Rainy forenoon. Hyne was here for {illegible} as he started to town. papa went out to Mr. Will Collier's this p.m. Henry went to B. this Eve.</p> <p>Aug 4. - Sun. - Service 2.30 p.m. Cool &amp; showery. Henry has been up to grandma's all day. Retired early.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 5 - Mon. - 'Civic Holiday.' Washed. Laura was here this Eve. Showery to-day &amp; cool tonight.</p> <p>Aug. 6 - Mon. - Laura went Around the hon" Went to the post-office this p.m. Mr. Kyle bound our grass seed this p.m. Mabel L. Leoia K. &amp; I planned to drive in to B. to-gether to-morrow thurs. Johnston was here all night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the Steamer "Thousand Islander." Arrived at the Bay 12 o'clock noon + left 7 p.m. Arrived in B. 8.45 p.m. Had a splendid time.</p> <p>Aug. 8 - Thur. - Rainy. Went upto Electa's this p.m. + rained all night.</p> <p>Aug. 9. - Fri. - Came home 10 a.m. Was over to Mrs. {Ionapp's} this p.m. Very close all day + rainy Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 10. - Sat. - Busy. - Gave Ruby a lesson this p.m. Viola Walker was here this Eve. Quite clean this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 11. - Sun. - Showery. Annie Willard + Howard came up this p.m. I went to service 7.30 Eve. Damp + close.</p> <p>Aug. 12. - Mon. - Washed. Henry was up to the range this p.m. + papa went to Maitland. Laura was here this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 15. - Thur. - Was at Elsie's all day. Choir practise this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 16. - Fri. - Gave Ruby a lesson this morn. Nellie C. was here this p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 17. - Sat. - Electa came down this p.m. We decorated the church for to-morrow</p> <p>Aug. 18. - Sun. 'Masonic Service' 2.30 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} all went. Electa went home after service. Rev. Mr. + Mrs. Keough were here for tea. Laura was here this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 19. - Mon. - Washed. Orchestra practise.</p> <p>Aug. 20. - Tues. - Ironed. Carrie + Blande Barton came up this p.m. Basket-ball this Eve. Mr. Amos Barton died 4 p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 21. - Wed. - Finished ironing. Henry + I went to social at Mr. Will Colliers. 'S.A. Orchestra' gave music.</p> <p>Aug. 22. - Thur. - Basket-ball this p.m. Choir-practise this Eve. I stayed all night with Mrs. Lockwood as Mr. Lockwood is away.</p> <p>Aug. 23. - Fri - Swept + 'raised Cain' upstairs. Rainy Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 24. - Sat. - Mama went up to Grandma's this morn to stay over Sun. Papa went to market. I have been busy all day. Laura was here this Eve. Rainy Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 25. - Sun. - Henry went up to Grandma's for mama this morn. Service 7.30 Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 26. - Mon. - Washed. This is Mason's night. Heavy Thunder shower this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 27. - Tues. - Ironed + scrubbed played basket-ball this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Beattie (Jr.) Pearl. Leslie McClugh + Mr. Campbell were here this Eve. Annie + Willard left at mid-night for Toronto + Howard is staying here.</p> <p>Aug. 28. - Wed. - Luella D. + Geraldine drove up this a.m. + I went to the picnic with them this p.m. Mrs. Beattie (Jr.) Pearl + I were in the Booth. St George's Picnic</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} Had a good time. Arrived home 9.30 p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 29. - Thur. - Gave Ruby a lesson. Choir Practise this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 30. - Fri. - Cold. A few young people went up to Mr. A.P. Bissell's this Eve. to say good-bye to Electa. Henry + I went. had a splendid time.</p> <p>Aug. 31. - Sat. - put up a stove in the dining-room. Charlie + Ethel were up to play with Howard all day. Annie + W. arrived in B. 3 p.m. Papa went to Maitland this Eve. Henry + I went to Brockville. Took a lesson this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September</span></h2> <p>Sept. 1. - Sun. - Rainy. Annie, Willard + Howard came up this B.m. I went up to Bissell's + Bishop this Eve. Electa took the mid-night train for Walpole {Jr.}</p> <p>Sept. 2. - Mon. - Cloudy. Washed. + cooked rainy Eve.</p> <p>Sept. 3. - Tues. - Dr. Thos. Johnson came out this p.m. + went to the fair 5. p.m. with his colt. I was down to Beattie's + Kyle's this Eve. Brockville Fair</p> <p>Sept. 4. - Wed. - Mrs. Jno. Walker was here to-day. Ironed. We saw the air-ship ascend 5 p.m. Rec'd a card from Elva Mc. to-night.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/39c0a51642d9b13b525f154beec95c21.pdf 8d73673cdd6b220156539a3fc7d449c6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {front cover of diary - brown, with pen and ink drawing of large 4 storey building} No. 3. Collegiate Note Book https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/006d91ed57f332be3cd5cdf8e2fbb3d3.pdf 268d9bd604756d46d20b4a09b551b6e5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May. 1 - <u>Sun</u> - We all went to church this pm. It rained some to-night. Charke is 6 to-day. May. 2. - <u>Mon</u>. - It has been cloudy all day + rained hard this Eve Mama went up to mrs. Walkers this p.m. We put the things back in my room to-day May 3.- <u>Tues</u>. - Mama went down to annies on the milk rig this morning. It has been cloudy and rainy all day. Willard brought mama home tonight. I have have been putting the pictures in my room this p.m. May 4. - <u>Wed</u>. We washed. a number of militia Men went through the country this am. 12 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/444820dd3f3286ddf3245f4037e4a9c0.pdf d191e7366ebc81715629300f39ebe7d3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. were a horse-back of 4 in an automobile. May 5 Thur - We papered memas room, to-day I washed the ceiling. It has been a lovely day. It rained some to night. May 6- Fri - I went over to the school this a.m. as it is arbor Day We all went to the woods & had dinner & gathered wild flowers. May 7- Sat - We heard this morning. that king Edward VII. died <s>her</s> at 7 pm,. or 9 p.m. attiours time. Papa went out through Bissell Town Algonquin this p.m. & stopped at Elies a while. It is nice warm weather now https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f2ab14e729c606efaff10db74cf2a59.pdf 64b36fbe703b14deed355e28a9c2aa97 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 8. – Sun. – It is a lovely morning. Mrs R. Bishop & Ruby came down this p.m. & we helped decorate & drape the church for Memorial Services. Mrs. & Mrs Johnston were here for tea. We all went to church this Eve. Anna & Willard were in after church also. May 9. – Mon. – It has been showery. Laura was over this Eve. Took the coal stove down to-day & burnt out the chimney. May 10. – Tues. – We washed. May 11. – Wed. – We cleaned Henry’s room. Mama went to the Ladies Aid at Mrs. R. Bishop’s this p.m. I went up this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/23c9004f80fdb77e22fe4d8ce05ed8fa.pdf e54aa3710e7c39d13b11ad2c3ede745b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. There is an Association Meeting to-night in the Mason’s Hall. Mr. Lockwood & Mr. A. P. Bosell presented Edgar with a case of surgical instruments at Mr. Bishop’s this Eve. May 12. – Thurs. – We cleaned the spare bed room to-day. Mary Warner came up this p.m. & stayed for tea. We went up to Mr. Bishop’s to get some vine roots. Henry took us over to Mrs. V. Wells for choir practice this Eve. May 13. – Fri. – We cleaned the hall upstairs to-day. May 14. – Sat. – Papa went to town this a.m. May 15. – Sun. – Arnie, Willard {text cut off at bottom of page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1072c5001646b9a83e90255613d5da79.pdf dc37006a833f147b8951a94fce2ba5a9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. & Howard came up this a.m. We went to church this p.m. & Howard stayed with Mama. The service this p.m. was a song service. Elsie, Hyne & children came out this p.m. they were all here for tea! Mrs. Dalton, Mrs J. Beattie Jr. & I went to St. George’s this Eve. May 16. – Mon. – We looked for ~~the~~ Halley’s comet 2 a.m. to 3.30 a.m. but could not see it. It has been a lovely day. We washed. Ruby Bishop’s started to school to-day. May 17. – Tues. – I ironed. May 18. – Wed. – I went down to Mrs. Jno Dalton’s to-night. We did some passe-partouting. May 19. – Thurs. – We killed our pig https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bd5b6bccb4142429d7d108b3ebcab3bc.pdf 4ee73f11113858f6d285a17af2c9ec23 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. this a.m. Cleaned the parlor to-day. Papa went up to Grandma’s this Eve. I went to choir practice with Warners at Mrs. Wm. Easton’s. May 20. – Fri. – It is a lovely day. King Edward VII was buried 11 a.m. Mrs. Jno. Warner, Reggie, Arnie & Howard were here for dinner. May 21. – Sat. – Papa went to town this a.m. I went up to Mrs. R. Bishop’s this Eve. Saw the comet to-night in the Western sky. May 22. – Sun. – We went to S.S. this p.m. It is nice & warm. We went to church this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bea01aba2efeccd325ae9ce14d082d18.pdf 76c88f25155cbdb4ae3a8c88d3cbed72 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 23. – Mon. – I cut the grass in the front-yard, also raked it. Mr. & Mrs. Dalton, Laura, Mrs. Beattie {uncertain}, Jimmie Singleton, Mama & I went down to Confirmation at St. George’s this Eve. Helen Murray, Edna Joudry, Lena & Florence Kyle, Herbert Barton & Charlie Stone were confirmed. this is Mason’s night. May 24. – Tues. – The young people from Algonquin had a picnic at the river to-day. There was shooting match at the Range to-day. We washed. May 25. – Wed. – The boys went fishing to-day. It has been rainy & cloudy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c38ca6bd387b162ff34430d02baae42a.pdf 2709d08ae04b9e93607539f2a603c820 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Our bees swarmed to-day. May 26. – Thur. – I ironed. Choir practice to-night at the Church. Saw the comet to-night at 10 p.m. It was very bright. May 27. – Fri. – We cleaned the hall downstairs to-day. May 28. – Sat. – Papa went to town this a.m. I went down to Warner’s 6.30 p.m. with Mr & Mrs Warner, & stayed all night. We played croquet this Eve. Saw the comet to-night. May 29. – Sun. – Annie, Willard & I went to Presbyterian Church this a.m. Mrs. Beattie was there also & spoke on the West. Mrs. W. went to S.S. at St. George’s. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/61c47c14518090697cc889e5e4c4665c.pdf 3b8edf4ba67ec011d957c3124c2d2c4c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mary & I walked up to S.S. & church at Bethel 1.30 p.m. It is a lovely day but is cloudy to-night. May 30. – Mon. – It is cloudy & rainy. May 31. – Tues. – We washed & cleaned the wood-shed. We made flower-beds this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ebb6013120c08d56541f9b7e1572884b.pdf 8bd99ad68388b0d0fcce7bcc1522b13d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June. 1910. June 1. – Wed. – We took the carpet up in the dining-room this p.m. I planted sweet-peas this p.m & set out asters. Mrs. Jno. Dalton was up this Eve. for her plants. June 2. – Thurs. – We cleaned the dining-room & put the carpet down. Florence Manhard came up to go over to Wesley Wood’s to choir-practice to-night. It is quite cold & rainy. June 3. – Fri. – King George V’s birth-day. It has cleared off fine, but is cold to-night. We finished the dining-room to-day. I set out my celery plants this a.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/62e95bf1b671bd5cf834114505ab8dee.pdf 9c91f425626cd4e864c14bffd2503ff6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. received a postal to-night from Luella D. & Mama got a letter from Bert Slackwood. June 4. – Sat. – Papa & I went to town this a.m. I got a new pair of shoes. Mr. Ed. Stone died yesterday p.m. Mowed the lawn to-night. May & Mrs. H. Lockwood were here this Eve. June 5. – Sun. – Conference. The young ministers are ordained this a.m. Jayla, H. & I went to Presbyterian Church this a.m. Willard & Arnie & Howard were here for dinner. Henry & W. went to Mr. Ed. Stone’s funeral this p.m. I went to S.S. Willard came for Arnie to-night. June 6. – Mon. – It is rainy. June 7. – Tues. – We washed. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f683c45cb93042fd2ce975757273f5e0.pdf 6a7a8734a39ec6fa56b4cb79661d36cb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 8. – Wed. – I went back to Stewart’s woods & got a few ferns this a.m. Papa went to Algonquin this a.m. Mama went to the Ladies Aid at Mrs. Jno. Corbett’s this p.m. Mrs. Andrew McNish Brockville died Mon. & was buried this p.m. at Read’s. June 9. – Thur. – Mama & papa went to town this a.m. & I went down to Annie’s this p.m. then up to Mrs. A. Manhard’s for choir practise to-night. June 10. – Fri. – I ironed. Cut the lawn to-night. June 11. – Sat. – The men finished planting corn this a.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3ac00f469afdb0efc936d0bc9a676b9a.pdf 680d71d5f33b80bdb5fdf3ce6636bb62 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Elsie, Hyne & children went to town this p.m. It has been rainy & cloudy to-day. June 12. – Sun. – Went to church & S.S. this p.m. We went down to St. George’s this Eve. June 13. – Mon. – Churned. June 14. – Tues. – Mama, Mrs. R. Bishop, & Mrs. A. P. Bosell went out to Mrs. U. Bishop’s this a.m. & stayed till Eve. Mrs. J. Dalton & I went to the grave-yard to-night for roses. Fred Cook’s wedding-day. {under the June 14 heading, left side margin note: Rev. Mr. & Mrs. Johnston & Eddie Westport} June 15. – Wed. – We washed & scrubbed. June 16. – Thurs. – Papa went to town this a.m. & Mama went up to Grandma’s. They both got back at noon. We moved the stove out this p.m. It is very warm. Henry went to Ogdensburg to-night 6 p.m. with Brockville https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1402eba7e0afb44b018e30bfce98c458.pdf 740bec2149c72943bf1fd2b1c4149a68 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. & St. James Lodge to attend lodge there. I went down to Warners to choir-practice. June 17. – Fri. – Mama went down to Mrs. J. Dalton’s this a.m. to visit. I mowed the lawn this Eve. June 18. – Sat. – Papa & I went to town this a.m. Daltons & Beatties & myself went to Read’s cemitery to trim up some of the plots this Eve. Papa went up to Mr. S. Lockwood’s & Henry went to town. June 19. – Sun. – Annie, Willard & Howard went to Prescott to-day to celebrate their wedding-day. We went to S.S. this p.m. & church this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/868c5edc6ba7eaa451aae08a7324d0ac.pdf c11c7f57c4d40e0ad8b63955b8a2fa8e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 20. – Mon. – Henry went up to Grandma’s this a.m. to cultivate & I went too. this is Lodge night. June 21. – Tues. – We washed & churned. June 22. – Wed. – Cleaned the cellar. I took my skirt up to Mrs. J. Wright’s & she cut it for me. June 23. – Thurs. – It has been very warm. We cleaned the pantry. Mama & I went hunting strawberries this p.m. & got quite a few. There is a concert at the Baptist Church, Algonquin, to-night, given by Rev. Mr. Williamson. June 24. – Fri. – Eight years to-night Elsie was married. Choir practice to-night over to Mabel Shaw’s but I could not go. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3e86df94e92f81253252f5097aaf0aff.pdf 95fbbe50dee611a6b3a84a6920939306 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 25. – Sat. – Papa went to town this a.m. Took a lesson this p.m. Went down to Annie’s on the milk-rig then up to Lucy Shepherd’s lawn for a meeting about a “Basket Ball Team.” Came home with Jessie & Electa. June 26. – Sun. – S.S. this a.m. but I could not go as I was not well. Papa went down to Annie’s for dinner. Mr. R. Stafford preached this p.m. (as Mr. Johnston is away out West) but I did not go. I went down to Mrs. Beattie’s this Eve. June 27. – Mon. – We washed. June 28. – Tues. – Mama went up to Mrs. S. Wright’s to-day. {page directly under; continuation, says: I cleaned the cup-board. Florence Manhard, brought up the tickets to-night.} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/527623d187f88dae3f95de9491a4c4f4.pdf 23297f9626f46b7205ae838b79ec74bd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I cleaned the cup-board. Florence Manhard, brought up the tickets to-night for the Strawberry festival. June 29. – Wed. – I ironed all day. Jennie, Mrs. Jno. Dalton & I went to the festival on Mr. Geo. Ross’s lawn, Fairfield East. Citizen Band was out. June 30. – Thurs. – Papa brought Howard up on the milk-rig & Annie walked up about 11. Choir practise was here to-night. We had lemonade, cakes, & tarts for them. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cebb57e355454154e8746b13e6dcdb40.pdf 1ab08978d3acae5b397ccee214464b01 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July. 1910. July 1. – Fri. – I went down to Warners on the milk-rig. We picked the straw-berries this a.m. & peas this p.m. May went to Ogdensburg this p.m. Willard went to Brockville to play in the band. I also helped shell peas, so I stayed all night. July 2. – Sat. – Came home this morn. with them as they went to market. Cooked this a.m. & did the work. A Shooting Contest this p.m. between Brockville & S. Augusta. Arnie & Howard came up after dinner. I took a bath this p.m. We went to the hall this p.m. to set the tables, etc. Etta Dalton came here 6 p.m. & went over https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/571c603a526e60c5795705c72e50725c.pdf ee9f029ad422d1296a802a13c2455063 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to the hall with us. We went back to the Range. Our boys won by 102 points. Etta went down to Johns to-night to stay. July 3. – Sun. – Went to S.S. this a.m. Etta came up this p.m. Elsie, Hyne, & children came out also. Etta, Mama, Elsie, & children, & myself went to Mr. Walkers’ woods this p.m. Etta & I went to church this Eve. Mr. Stafford preached. July 4. – Mon. – We washed. Etta went up to Dudleys on Mr. Caldwell’s milk-rig this a.m. Mama went down to Mrs. Dalton’s 10 a.m. & helped make the ice-cream. They washed the dishes at the hall to-night, then had ice cream at Mrs. Daltons https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3bda95b826c5dfecdc754695a299cb63.pdf babb090d36552558e96c960adb6225a1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 5. – Tues. – Arnie, Mrs Dalton, Mary, Allen & I went to the neighborhood picnic at the river 1 p.m. on our ~~own~~ milk-buggy & with Dalton’s horse. Mama kept Howard. Elsie, & children & Edith Walter came out also. We had a fine time. July 6. – Wed. – It is a nice day, but very dry & warm weather. July 7. – Thur. – It has been rainy all day. Luella Daniels & Bessie Carson drove up to Warners this a.m. They came up here just before starting home. Choir practice to-night at Mrs. V. Wells’, but I could not go on account of my cold. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6b36b44906cb7e9f4ad514d50859b39e.pdf 7cb3067e3573034c197e9b8ac6268272 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 8. – Fri. – Papa went to town this a.m. Myrtle Myles, Mrs. S. Cole & Stewart started West 11.30 a.m. via G.T.R. It is very warm. Mama made lemon biscuits this p.m. & I scrubbed the shed. July 9. – Sat. – Viola Walker came down this p.m. Took a lesson this p.m. Cut the first piece of hay to-day. July 10. – Sun. – Went to S.S. & Church this p.m. Mr. Stafford sang a solo. Elsie, Hyne & children, Annie, Willard & Howard, also Thos. Johnston were here for tea. There was quite a thunder storm this a.m. but it is a dandy night. July 11. – Mon. – We washed. Took off some honey at noon. Fred S. was over this Eve. I raked some this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31a707eb462bcca8c7d1c26cf1bdb6ae.pdf 1943c061e753eba74b1db9093d61e58c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 12. – Tues. – “Orange Walk,” at Brockville, but we did not go. Laura Shipman & I went berrying. July 13. – Wed. – Mrs. J. Dalton & I went berrying. I went down to Mrs. Beattie’s to practice for the Presbyterian social. July 14. – Thur. – Swept upstairs. Preserved raspberries & cherries. Went up to Bessie Lombardo’s for choir-practice this Eve. July 15. – Fri. – Mrs. J. Beattie, Mrs. J. Dalton, & myself went berrying early this morn. It rained some to-night. Took a bath this Eve. July 16. – Sat. – I raked this p.m. Went to practice at Mrs. J. Beattie’s to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/12df290d418482c2f719ea35e7f2a5ce.pdf c573f33f27542d2888880f1ebaf134da PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 17. - <u>Sun</u>. - Went to S.S. this p.m. + we all went to church this Eve. I was up to Electa's for tea. Mary W. went away to.day so I played for church. This is Mr. Stafford's last Sunday, as Mr. Johnston is expected home this week. July 18. - <u>Mon</u>. - Mrs. J. Dalton + I went berrying this a.m. It is much cooler to-day. July 19 - <u>Tues</u>. - We washed. Eva Fields, Mrs. J. Kelley + Effie were here this Eve. Henry mowed the lawn to-night. Pearl Dales came out to Mrs. Beattie's to-night. July 20. - <u>Wed</u>. - <s>I raked this</s> Theo. Shipman took Mrs. Beattie Jr. Pearl, + myself down to the Presbyterian church to practise this p.m. Took a bath this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/57d01d9ea83a75710ec2dfd428864824.pdf 08a6d54977e777a06317a41704b5934f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 21. - <u>Thur</u>. - Raked this a.m. Mama, Henry + I went to the "Presbyterian social" this Eve. Rev. N. McLeod + Rev. Mr. Cameron were out. Mr. Stafford + Mr. Cameron sand, "Lead Kindly Light" + six of the girls (counting me) acted it out. Arrived home 1250. July 22. - <u>Fri</u>. - Raked this p.m. did the upstairs work. Elsie drove out this Eve, for Annie + Howard, they intend to stay out till Sun. July 23. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to town this a.m. Took a bath this p.m. Went down on the milk-rig to play "basket-ball" Eva Cole's side won by 1 point (my side) Henry went to town this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f6e4873e4597605bb7a251b6d8f85a9.pdf 775db6bd14925151852cb004b8eeebb5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 24 - <u>Sun</u>. - Went to S.S. + church this p.m. It is very warm to-day + very close to-night. Mr. Stafford preached this p.m. as Mr. Johnston won't be home till Tues. Wrote a letter to Miss Daniels this Eve. July 25. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed, + mama painted the floor. Went to a meeting in the church to arrange for a social, this Eve. This is Mason's night. July 26. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mama went up to Mrs. D. Wright's to get a waist made. Mrs. D. Landon was here a while this p.m. July 27. - <u>Wed</u>. - I ironed. There was a heavy electric storm this Eve. July 28. - <u>Thur</u>. - I went down to Mrs. <s>J</s> Landon's this p.m. Went to choir practise with the crowd, on the old milk rig up to Mr. Wm. Easton's. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad1ab435142027d4006e5773baf068b5.pdf 794e73c9140af06bc81f50d0454aaed5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 29. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama + I went out to ""Perry's Point" to the union picnic of Algonquin + Bethel S.S.'s with Mr. R. Bishop's Had a fine time. Was down to Mrs. Beatties to-night. Sold 3 tickets this Eve, for our social. July 30. - <u>Sat</u>, - Swept upstairs + down-stairs. We moved the table into the kitchen this a.m. We had a heavy shower, 2.30 p.m. It is quite cool to-night. I took a bath this Eve. July 31. - <u>Sun</u>. - Went to S.S. this p.m. + to church this Eve. Rev A. B. Johnston preached. Annie, Willard, Howard + Mary were in after church. Henry went up to Grandma's this a.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fbdfa2a54900d079b12e7771a9637ae1.pdf f422b70df2746176acc9a7e74c703239 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August == Aug. 1 - <u>Mon</u>. - We washed. Papa + mama went to town this p.m. Elsie, Hyne, + children came out this Eve. also 12 young people were here ^ this Eve to practise a dialogue for our social. Aug. 2. - <u>Tues</u>. - I ironed some. Jssie B. + I collected eggs to make ice cream for the social I stayed up to Grandma's + went over to Mrs. P. Word's to choir practise this Eve. I came home with Warner's We were treated to ice cream + cake. Aug. 3. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama went up to Mrs. Bishop's this a.m. on an errand + I ironed. We made our fruit cake this p.m. Had my head washed. It is very warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43d5c4dbae945faa14b5c279ec4cf401.pdf 08f25ab1fd9700d9b73a9e563280f069 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Algonquin M. Social is held to-night. There was a heavy Thunder storm 11.30 p.m. Aug. 4. - <u>Thur</u>. - Were cooking for our social Aug. 5. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama made 2 gallons of ice cream for our social, which was to be to-night, but it is a rainy night so is post-poned. Just a few neighbors were there. Aug. 6. - <u>Sat</u>.- Mrs. R. Bishop + I were up to the hall 4 p.m. Our social, was held to-night, + there was a large crowd, $40.00 at the table. . Elsie, Hyne + children were out to it + stayed here all night. Aug. 7. - <u>Sun</u>. - Annie, Willard + Howard came up this https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6185397bf4a0ff56aabc74955030053a.pdf f02a00060f68a0c90439a12b725af5c4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. a.m. We had ice-cream Annie, Howard, Elsie, Ethel + I went to church this p.m. Aug. 8. - <u>Mon</u>. - We washed. I went up to the hall to help clean up this p.m. Henry lombard was here for tea as he is binding grain for us. Aug. 9. - <u>Tues</u>. - Scrubbed the wood-shed, mama painted the kitchen floor another coat. finished mowing the lawn to-night. Aug 10. - <u>Wed</u>. - It is a rainy a.m. I ironed this p.m. Mama went up to Mrs. Walker's this p.m. Pa finished wheeling in wood this p.m. Received a postal from Mabel T. Set our croquet set out this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1439101a5abfcab8a2b9b0f30d1632f4.pdf 309f6219c32895c69e18c0b6968047c1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug 11 <u>Thurs</u>. - Mama went by. Mr.R Bishops this a.m. Mrs. L.Walton & I went back to Corbett's woods this p.m. The St. Lawrence Rifle Ass. boys shot against the Brockville Boys on the B. Range this p.m. + were beaten by 31 points. Mrs. R. Bishop + Ruby came down this Eve. Aug. 12. - <u>Fri</u>. - Papa + Hrnty were up to Grandma's this p.m. + swept upstairs. Mrs. + Mr. R. Bishop, Ruby, + Miss. S. Fairburn were here this Eve. Mr. Gordon stayed here to-night. Aug 13. - <u>Sat</u>. - Mama went to town this a.m. with Harry Cowan. + got back 5 p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8206f547e13e213cd4b2ca8623b8c12d.pdf 9f6a16987b81a73710c72fe53796ca77 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. with Mrs. Jno. Tousley She had the impression taken for her upper set of teeth. Annie + Howard were up this p.m. Herbie Barton helped draw in grain to-day. We have 3 more loads out. Aug. 14. - <u>Sun</u>. - Went to S.S. this p.m. + we all went to church this Eve. Aug. 15. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Mr. T. Said-low was here for tea as he was helping draw in grain. Aug 16. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mama went to town this a.m. Annie + Eva went up to Luella Kirkely's on an island 1 mile from the Bay, + left Howard here. I raked some this p.m. + the men drew in the last of the grain. Went back to pick peas to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b12663293f7694456fc4365e0ee53311.pdf 1e43ef5f594cd36d455cbc16d4a01936 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug 17. - <u>Wed</u>. - I ironed. Viola Walker was here this p.m. Aug. 18. - <u>Thur</u>. - Annie came home to-night. it has been a rainy day. Aug. 19. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama + papa went to town this a.m. + brought Luella Daniels out. Mama got her upper plate of teeth. There is a chicken-pie social at Fairfield to-night. Mriss Daniels + I picked peas to-night. Papa went to Brockville as he was invited to a dinner (8 o'clock) at the Strathcona Hotel, by two cattle-buyers, for whom he expects to go to Iowa with a car-load of cattle. 18 were present. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fee3c1274389851b0862de1222747b00.pdf bdbcc20da26b79242efc233dbc2c2819 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 20. - <u>Sat</u>. - Willard, Jno. Tousley, R. Bishop, A.P. Bissell went to Ottawa 2. p.m. to attend the rifle matches. Annie + Howard came up to stay till to-morrow Eve. Mr. Jno. Beattie Jr. + Mrs. Basil Beattie came up this Eve. to play croquet. Aug. 21. - <u>Sun</u>. - Rev. N. Mc.Leod peached at Stone's Church this a.m. We went to church this p.m. Rev. A.B. Johnston came here for tea. Laura, Luella + I walked down to St. George's this Eve + service. Wilhelmune took very sick to-night. Aug. 22. - <u>Mon</u> - We washed. Luella + I went over to see Wilhelmine to-night + took her flowers- + also down to Mrs. Jno. Walton's. This is Mason's night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c446deb7d6a6230771c104e2c7a42a7e.pdf 328f63e44b5269b6e8fde7e1abdc4e0f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 23. - <u>Tues</u>. - Ironed. Miss M. Moore came down this p.m. Luella went down to Mrs. Beattie's for tea also to spend the night. Laura was over this Eve Aug 24. - <u>Wed</u>. - "<u>St. George's Picnic</u>." It has been very sulture for the past 3 days. Went to St. George's Picnic 1.30 p.m. Papa did the chores. The picnic was a great success. They <s>made</s> $261.<u>00</u>. Aug. 26. - [] Henry took papa to town 10.30 a,m, + the cattle were taken across the river 1.30 p.m. They left Morristown 10 p.m. Elsie, Hyne, + children brought Miss Daniel's home this p.m. They were all here for tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/920ca831b5081efd28bcf16b30f34a00.pdf 5ab65456d8d3954408734622048723a0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 26. - <u>Fri</u>. - Miss Daniels, Henry + I went back for a load of corn for the cows. I pressed my skirt. Mama, Luella + I went up to Bishop's this Eve. I Henry went up to Grandma's to hunt coons. but did not get any. Aug. 27. - <u>Sat</u>. - Luella went down to Warner's on the milk-rig, also stopped at Beattie's Dalton's corning up. Henry + I took her in 1.30 p.m. + got home 4.40 p.m. Henry went up for coons again to-night but failed to see any Aug. 28. - <u>Sun</u>. - It is a nice day. Annie, Willard + Howard came up this a.m. + Elsie, Hyne, + children came out this p.m. We all went to church this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cfb67fed97b3e0ba5c30ac3ed1c1e499.pdf b922f736c6c22ed20a610b52c0f9a4fc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 29. - <u>Mon</u>. Washed. Mama went up to Mrs. J. Walker's this Eve. The nights are quite cool. Aug. 30. - <u>Tues</u>. - "<u>Brockville Fair</u>" I ironed all day. Went back for a load of corn <s>this</s> 4 p.m. Aug. 31. - <u>Wed</u>. - It rained all this forenoon. Elsie, + Hyne went to Brockville this p.m. + left the children here. Made Corn Salad this p.m. Worked some on my block to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a10c795c1f0f313035da395d226a5187.pdf 0bc9445cd1bb829f57301bf1bde2d163 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Septemebr. /10. == Sept. 1. - <u>Thur</u>. - Went back for cornstocks with Henry this a.m. Went to the fair 1.15 p.m. with Annie + Willard, went to Aunt Jane's + stayed all night. Annie + Willard stayed for tea also. Sept. 2. - <u>Fri</u>. - Aunt Jane, Miss E. Bissell + I went down street this a.m. + saw the circis procession Howe's). Henry came up after dinner + Aunt Jane + I went to the Fair this p.m. Saw all the driivng + racing to-day. Came home with Henry to-night. Received a letter + card from papa. Sept. 3. - <u>Sat</u>. - It has rained all day + is damp to-night. Gordon Walker was down tonight. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4fe05a2e3752d25e8e8fc66b950de991.pdf 5c5ea28a7836f7e59705d8310a4b77fd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 3. John Dalton's cow died to-night. Sept. 4. - <u>Sun</u>. - It is a nice day. Henry + I went to Mr. Steward Read's funeral 2 p.m. No service at Bethis this p.m. on account of the funeral. Sept. 5. - Mon. - We washed. Henry + I went for the corn morning. it rained all day. Sept. 6. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mary W. went down to Luella D's to stay a week. It has been rainy to-day- I went up to Mis. D. Wright's this p.m. Mrs Wright went to town this a.m. + had her teeth extracted. Was up to Mr. J. Walker's this Eve. Henry went up to Grandma's to-night to hunt coons. Sept. 7. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama, Laura + I went to Walker's woods for muck this p.m. Papa phoned out from town 3.30 p.m. He arrived in Brockville 5 p.m. Henry went for him after milking https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/895d962df5f810ed5f86c20b818a6c29.pdf 25c7552462b4d52227ccf5d2009c2ee8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {continued from last page} Arrived home 9 p.m. Sept. 8. - <u>Thur</u>. - Have been putting up plums +peaches to-day. Went up to Mrs. D. Wright's this p.m. also stopped at Mrs. Bishop's Papa went out to Algonquin this p.m. It has been a lovely day. Viola Walker came down to-night. Sept. 9. - <u>Fri</u>. - Ironed, swept + dusted upstaits. Nellie Caldwell + her cousin, Gladys Tweedie were here visiting this p.m. Mr. Sam Shipman was here for tea also. Jno. + Mrs. Dalton were here this Eve. It is very cold. Sept. 10. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa + I went to market this a.m. with potatoes + corn. Johnie Beattie was here this Eve. Henry went up to Grandma's for coons to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88fdc3643fd70669902055630214342a.pdf 2a5aee7b8f90f0c7cf0bca862c07c050 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 11 - <u>Sun</u>. - Annie, Willard, Howard, Elsie, Hyne, + children were here this p.m. Went to church this Eve. I played as Mary is at Prescott. Sept. 12. - <u>Mon</u>. - It is a nice morning. We washed. picked beans. Sept. 13. - <u>Tues</u>. - I ironed. Went to Mr. Nickol's funeral, 2 p.m. at St. George's church, thence to Read's cemetery. Sept. 14. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama went up to Grandma's this morning + Henry went for her this Eve. Sept. 15. - <u>Thur</u>. - Edythe, + Helen Murray, Annie + Howard came up this a.m. + spent the day. Choir practise at the church to-night. Started cutting coon to-day at Mr. Robt. Wood's. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/61b39900dd97a8378751cca85b25b6d1.pdf ec64f11fd86d472d3a8c79bee7f04615 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 16 - <u>Fri</u>. - Went up to Mrs. S. Wright's this p.m. + got my new waist. Sept. 17. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa + Henry are at Mr. Jesse Easton's to-day cutting corn. Annie + Willard went to town this a.m. + left Howard here. they were here for dinner. It has been a beautiful day + is a lovely night. Sept. 18. - <u>Sun</u>. - It is a dark day. The Stone Corner's Presbyterian Church was opened this morn. as it has been painted. I sent down two bouqets for Mrs. J. Beattie to take. Went to church this p.m. Wrote to Luella D. - to-night. Sept. 19. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed + picked the last of the beans + shelled them this Eve. Mason's night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/27d1cde36b0881e93c9ae61233126692.pdf f0573a403dd020bcc7a622149451b951 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 20. - <u>Tues</u>. - Canned tomatoes + made Indian Sauce. I ironed some. Went up to Mrs. Jno. Walker's on an errand. They broke some part of the engine last night so were not cutting to-day. Sept. 21. - <u>Wed</u>. - It is cloudy this a.m. finished ironing. Sept 22. - <u>Thur</u>. - Picked up all of the appöes this a.m. Sept. 23. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama made fried-cakes, + some pies, also stewed a pumpkin. Sept. 24. - <u>Sat</u>. - Has been cloudy all day. Papa went to town this a.m. I drew water this p.m. Picked the tomatoes this p.m. They finished cutting at Lombard's to-night + moved the machine down here. It is dark + cloudy to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f738385d5b930537fb35fcc10a06cf03.pdf 8ab466a61b350662be47603558393fa6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 25.- <u>Sun</u> - Bethel S.S. 10.30 this morn. after which we were invited to stay for dinner. Arrived home 5.30. p.m. Elsie brought Charlie out to stay a week, during corn-cutting. Went to church this Eve. Sept. 26. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed + scrubbed. Sept. 27. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mr. Robt. Woods was here for dinner as he was down to fix the machine. Annie + Howard came up this morn + help us with the corn-cutters. Sept. 28. - <u>Wed</u>. - We cut corn to-day, + finished 6.30 p.m. Annie went home 3.30 p.m. + left Howard here as she is going to the Corbett-Spicer Wedding 7.30 p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2aa61329e57f61cfaa4b37870868e7e8.pdf abddb8602d89db95a255c377c3630dcf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 29. - <u>Thur</u>. - Went down + helped Mrs. Jno. Dalton to-day. Practise for a drill + Hymn "Lead Kindly Light." at Mrs. Beattie's to-night for a Presbyterian social, Fairfield Oct. 12. Henry + I also went to a corn-roast at Electa's to-night. Sept. 30. - <u>Fri</u>. - Helped Mrs. Dalton get dinner. Came home + did the upstairs work. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54aa53869ec49ff4f06622736bb5bfda.pdf f28dccce9cfa74b881412e0434c894bd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October. /10. == Oct. 1. - <u>Sat</u>. - Cleaned the cistern. Elsie + Hyne also Annie + Willard went to town. The children (all) stayed here. Went down to Warner's with a surprise party for Annie + Willard. Had $ 20.00. Oct. 2. - <u>Sun</u>. - Went to church this p.m. Was up to Electa's this Eve + sha came home with me + remained all night. It has been a fine day. Oct. 3. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Elsie came out this p.m. for Annie + Howard. Oct. 4. - <u>Tues</u>. - It rained. Oct. 5. - <u>Wed</u>. - Cutting cown at Wesley Wood's this p.m. Oct. 6. - <u>Thur</u>. - Oct. 7. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mary Easton + I went to Easton's Woods this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3248854e6d1979356230d5fe0770df1b.pdf a86b68220832eac368164ab699af41bd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {continued from last page} for running cedar. Wrnt to practise at Mrs. J. Beattie's this Eve. Oct. 8. - <u>Sat</u>. - The men were helping cut corn at Mrs. {O'Shane's} to-day. Have a bad cold. Oct. 9. - <u>Sun</u>. - Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. Church this Eve, but first Henry went. Oct. 10. - <u>Mon</u>. - Finished at Mr. Shaver's 4. p.m. I was down to Annie's all day. Made Mrs. Beattie's crown. Oct. 11. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mr. C. J. Johns was here for dinner as he was collecting for the phones. Henry helped thresh at Mr. Wm. Kyle's to-day. Went to an apple-bee at Mrs. P. Barton's to-night. Has been a lovely day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/391b3b6ce161728cdf44d4e9e8c70f1a.pdf 019ae232d1d2f284e8f9639235bdcbc0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct. 12. - <u>Wed</u>. - The men finished cutting corn at Theo Gilpins to-night. Fred Landon took 10 girls out to a Pie Social held in the Forester's Hall Fairfield under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church. The {I}. A. Dramatic Club took part in the programme. Had a splendid time. Oct. 13. - <u>Thur</u> - Washed. Helped pick up poatoes this p.m. Oct. 14. - <u>Fri</u>. - Ironed this p.m. Went to Wesley Wood's for choir practise to-night. Has been a rainy day. Oct. 15. - <u>Sat</u>. - It is a rainy day. Gordon Walker came down this Eve. Oct. 16. - <u>Sun</u>. - Annie, Willard. + Howard were here for dinner. We had partridge pot pie. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/983aab45205180d6a278c7459bb6378a.pdf 161a9b2b2d89522b1ba550ac2024c5ed PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. went to church this p.m. It is a nice day. Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. Oct. 17. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. The men finished digging potatoes this a.m. I helped pick up this p.m. This is Mason's night. Recieved a book to-mnight, which Luella D. - sent up by Mr. + Mrs. Lockwood. Oct. 18. - <u>Tues</u>. - Ironed. The men clipped Dr. Scanlon's horse this a.m. Churned + made pumpkin pies this p.m. These are lovely days. Oct. 19. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama went down to Annie's this morning on the milk-rig, + Willard + Annie brought her home this Eve. Georg Ead was here this Eve. We did not take milk to the factory, as they have started just to make 4 times https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ce416ab731776cbe2ebb3b1271ba54fb.pdf 73eb4804ce9b55bd8cabdc9bd2f73562 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {continued from last page} a week. Oct. 20. - <u>Thur</u>. - Mrs. Bishop + I started to clean the church this a.m. Choir practise to-night at Mrs. D. Well's, but I did not go. Oct. 21. - <u>Fri</u>. - Finished cleaning the church to-night. Mrs. R. Bishop was here for dinner. Corn-husking to-night at Fred Landon's. Henry went. Oct. 22. - <u>Sat</u>. - It has been a rainy day. Henry helped thresh at Mr. Robt. Wood's to-day. The steamer (thresher) came down to Beattie's 4 p.m. Mr. Jno. Walker was here this Eve. Mama went over to Laura's this Eve. Oct. 23. - <u>Sun</u>. - Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. Henry + I went to church this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/38681c8cc3130b3b48fce1e661a1e3ac.pdf ab034fb359997d7beebebb913e7bc581 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct. 24. - <u>Mon</u>. - It is a nice day. We washed. Threshed at Jno. Beattie's this a.m. + at Jno. Dalton's this p.m. Brought in our celery to-day. Oct. 25. - <u>Tues</u>. - It rained all day. but cleared off to-night. Oct. 26. - <u>Wed</u>. - Threshed at Wm. Knapp's this a.m. + here this p.m. Mama helped Mrs. Knapp get dinner. It has been a lovely day. Mrs. Warner + Annie went to town to-day + stopped here for tea. Oct. 27. - <u>Thur</u>. - It has been a rainy forenoon. is windy this p.m. Oct. 28. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mrs. Jno. Dalton + I went to the Asylum this p.m. I got my dress for the Masquerade Party. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/16c7b5ecddff176da1092553bfb99519.pdf dc5c53419cbaedbb9f2aa51fd062d607 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Oct. 29. - <u>Sat</u>. - Elsie + Hyne went to town this p.m. + left the children here. Have been busy all day. Mrs. R. Bishop + I decorated the church to-night 4.30 p.m. Papa went in town for Aunt Jane + Uncle Hugh Newell. Oct. 30. - Sun. - We. Aunt Jane, Mama, Henry + I went to church this p.m. Annie + Willard + Howard came in after church + stayed till 10.30. p.m. St. George's Church was reopened this morning 10.30 also this evening 7. Henry went down this Eve. Oct. 31. - <u>Mon</u>. - "Thanksgiving Day." Elsie, Hyne, Charlie + Ethel Annie, Willard, + Howard Auntie + Uncle Hugh were here for dinner. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/67e0ed38f432cc59b6409136aeab7407.pdf a7c448cf2333794f7f9b1502cea97b6d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Henry + I went to the Masquerade Party at Mary Warner's to-night. Papa took Aunt Jane + Uncle High in, then drove us down. Got home 1.30. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/084ed4048d222b0101f884f931387471.pdf 77541175ac3a69eb39e1ae54653c0d35 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == November. /10. == Nov. 1. - <u>Tues</u>. - Washed. Mr. H. Lockwood was here this a.m. Nov. 2. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m. with Henry, as he went up to kill a pig. I scrubbed the shed this p.m. Nov. 3. - <u>Thur</u>. - I ironed this p.m. Nov. 4. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama + Mrs. R. Bishop + Ruby went up to Mrs. J. Walker's this a.m. to visit. Henry + I went down to Dalton's to-night for a while. Nov. 5. - <u>Sat</u>. - Has been a rainy day. Theo. was over this a.m. Nov. 6. - <u>Sun</u>. - 5 years to-day Eva died. Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. Mr. Johnston was here for tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54c45418d88e45df0cffe267abf98560.pdf 70a25689fb76234f3a735c213f4dccec PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {continued from last page} We all went to church this Eve. Nov. 7. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Nov. 8. - <u>Tues</u>. - I cleaned the cellar. Mama cleaned windows. Nov. 9. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama went to the Ladie's Aid at Mrs. A. P. Bissell's this p.m. + came home 4.30 p.m. as the men are busy. John George's nephew {Shickry Namey} <s>started</s> was here to-day first trip. Worked with plants this p.m. <s>Nov. 10. - Thur. Cleaned mama's + Henry's room's, also the hall.</s> Nov. 11. - <u>Fri</u>. - Papa went to Algonquin to-night to get Gypsy shod. I went also. Nov. 12. - <u>Sat</u>. - Cleaned mama's + Henry's room also the hall. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43c92f0c39ff6a72223528aa841f175d.pdf f2bbd1bf57dff969c7cbf88dfc9fe41b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov. 13. - <u>Sun</u>. - Mama + I went to church this p.m. Annie + Howard came in after church + Willard came up this Eve. Theod. was over this Eve. Nov. 14. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. It has been a dark, damp day. I went up to Mrs. Wright's + Bishop's on an errand 3.30 p.m. This is Mason's Night. Henry was ploughing up to Uncle's to-day. Papa put on the storm-windows downstairs. Nov 15. - <u>Tues</u>. - Nov. 17. - <u>Thur</u>. - I went down to help Annie as she moved over to her house to-day for good. Nov. 18. - <u>Fri</u>. - I drew in wood + logs to-day. Mr. S. D. Walker was here 11 a.m. collecting taxes. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2eb8958f0cbeb24ecd763794aa10b8e5.pdf 4c9003e0ed368d8f27b7909c5a4d8f84 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov. 19. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa slipped this a.m. + sprained his knee + is not able to walk. Henry went to town this Eve. Nov. 20. - <u>Sun</u>. - It is a beautiful day. Annie, Willard, + howard. Elsie, Hyne, + Charlie + Ethel were here this p.m. Annie Willard, Henry + I went to church this Eve. Papa is getting along slowly, but sleeps only on the couch nights. Nov. 21. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed some. Theo was over this a.m. Mrs. J. Dalton + I went to Easton's woods for evergreens this p.m. Nov. 22. - <u>Tues</u>. - I ironed. Took up honey this a.m. Nov. 23. - <u>Wed</u>. - Henry + I went down to Mrs. Beattie's to-night but Johnie + Mrs. Beattie were away. Henry shot 2 partridge https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/681a533d4ef0ad3dad7076668d580b2e.pdf 840b280e5c6442228f53370831677c8e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {continued from last page} this p.m. Nov. 24. - <u>Thur</u>. - Willard was here for dinner. We had partridge. Mr. + Mrs. J. Dalton were here this Eve. Nov. 25. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama went down to Annie's on the milk.rig. Elsie, <s>Hyne</s> + children came to Annie's yesterday to ramain till Sunday. Henry was up to the Range all day as there was a shooting contest. Willard was here for dinner. Nov. 26. - <u>Sat</u>. - Cleaned the hall downstairs. Henry went down to Annie's this Eve, + I went to Mrs. Beattie's. Nov. 27. - <u>Sun</u>. - Henry, <s>M</s> I went to church this p.m. I went up to Electa's after church. Jessie, Electa, Henry + I <s>went</s> drove to St. George''s this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46bd2d5dbac0e499de546fa7cef4975b.pdf 968ef12007032d79c17a69154dc1acac PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {continued from last page} Mr. + Mrs. Lockwood were here this Eve. also Mrs. Wright (sr). Nov. 28. - <u>Mon</u>. - We washed. Nov. 19. - <u>Tues</u>. - Cleaned the pantry. It snowed to-day. Nov. 30. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama, Henry + I went to town this a.m. Got home 2.45 p.m. Papa went to Algonquin to get the team shod. Henry went to Beattie's this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/948d14603bc4fc83992c5e59e344983f.pdf 6acf2d43ec4f070df326621f398ed07e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ==December. 1910.== Dec. 1. - <u>Thur</u>. - I went up to Mrs. S. Wright's this p.m. Henry + I went choir practise at Mabel Shaver's this Eve. "Had my first cutter ride." Dec. 2. - <u>Fri</u>. - Cleaned the dining-room to-day. Dec. 3. - <u>Sat</u>. - It has been a lovely afternoon. Henry went down to Beattie's this Eve. Some buddy's + some cutters went to town to-day. Dec. 4. - <u>Sun</u>. - I went to church this Eve. Dec. 8. - <u>Thur</u>. - Mr. R. Bishop helped us Kill 4 pigs this a.m. Put up our coal-stove to-day + made a fire in it. Choir practise here this Eve. Dec. 9 . <u>Fri</u>. - Cleaned the dining-room. Dec. 10. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa + Henry went to town with the pigs. Dec. 11. - <u>Sun</u>. - Papa, mama + I went to church this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b98661b1c452d252b0cdce64d0327852.pdf 1d6f357cd6c67904990e1162749966a1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. It is very cold. Dec. 12. - <u>Mon.</u> - Washed. Ms. Lockwood & Theo. were here a while this p.m. This is my birth-day. Received 3 Joostals, also a Christmas booklet. from Calgary. Dec. 13. - <u>Tues.</u> - Papa, Henry, & I went to a Temperance Lecture in Bethel Church. given by Rev. Mr. {McDalton} of Iroquois. Mr. C. Cole was chairman. Dec. 14. - Wed. - It stormed to-day. I ironed. Dec. 15. - Thur. - Snowed to-day also. I finished ironing. Dec. 16. - Fri. - Swept upstairs. Papa took me down to Annie's 3 p.m. + I remained all night. as the orchestra wene to {Dublin} to play for a dance. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a966f162a25e618473c599fe9f9a4ce2.pdf 2f6579e8461eb24997010d8ace065365 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I finished transcribing here as somebody else transcribed from here on. The transcription following this page may have been done by machine as it is generally inaccurate and does not recognise key features of this text (common abbreviations, the diarist's tendency to write certain letters in certain ways, etc.) Since this is a volunteer project and I am not too keen on correcting I'd suggest someone take care of the rest of these pages. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9fd24bee870a55531d4012f2fb402888.pdf 81791e4f4e535f173d168aecf8a2e628 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 19. <u>Mon.</u> - Mama & Papa went to town this p.m. Laura was over this Eve. This is Mason's night. Dec. 20. - <u>Tues.</u> - It is storming some to-day. Social & Lecture tonight at Bethel Church. Rev. F. A. Read gave a Lecture on "Ireland & the Irish." Had a good time. Sidney Easton arrived home to-day. Dec. 21. - <u>Wed.</u> - Rev. A. B. Johnston stayed here last night & went to Brockville this a.m. They gathered & cleaned up the hall This p.m. Henry & I went to town this p.m. Dec. 22. - <u>Thur.</u> - I went down to Stone's Corner School with Jessie & Electa & helped them trim the tree. Was at Annie's for dinner. Annie & Howard, Mary, Peggie, Florence Manhard, ,Edina & Gladyn Landon, Florence & Leora {illegible} Rulry Dawson. Jessie & I {illgible} went down to Elector Christmas tree 2. p.m. on a sleigh. Had a good time. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d5fd260728352e033c43feaccae88a0.pdf 463b0a25efd28f2fc78d598c0e03d34c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 23. - <u>Fri.</u> - Have been busy allday 3 years ago to-night (Mon.Eve) a few of the congregation of Bathel Church gathered here to give Mary Warner a foreoent of $10.<u>00.</u> Dec. 24. - <u>Sat.</u> - I finished the prepar-ations for Christmas & decorated the tree to-night. Papa went to town this a.m. - Henry went 3.30.p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5b824e39ebd231a78295891d9104c463.pdf 8b4f76abd9f70632eaa8512e411a4265 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 25. <u>Sun.</u> - "<u>Christmas Day</u>" we went to church this p.m. Ms. Wm. Esaton came here after church & stayed for tea. Laura & I went to St. George's to church this Eve. They presented Miss. S. Stone, against with a handsome $10.00 Cross & chain, also a hand-bag. It's a cold night. Dec. 26. - Mon - We celebrated Christmas to-day. Eloie, Hyne, Charlie & Ethel & Annie. Willard & Howard were all here. We all received a good many foresento. Went home with Annie. 5.p.m. as Willard went to N. Augusta to play, & I stayed all night. Dec. 27. <u>Tues.</u> - Papa came for me 10. a.m. I was over to Warmeso this morn & saw their tree. Straightemeds of the house. This is Mason's night. St. John's Night, they are having an after supper. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a57b98ca49d1f9afa4a2f1255c2d30e0.pdf 1079126e7939e346e1f3a123b656d803 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec. 28. - <u>Wed.</u> - We straightened up the hall. It is a stormy night. Dec. 29. - <u>Thur.</u> - Washed & churned. Rille aso meeting to-night & Mrs. R. Bishops & Riley came here. Dec. 30. - <u>Fri.</u> - Has been a blurotry day. Dec. 31. - <u>Sat.</u> - Has been a bright cold, day. Mama "Sugared off," this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/400dbf3043d254f2ea0f4b759eef9ae4.pdf 6e7f50cd476d9b86eb289595b5026e5d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == January 1911 == Jan. 1. - <u>Sun.</u> - Papa & Henry & I went to church. 10.30.a.m. Wrote to Elva & Juella this p.m. Read this Eve. Jan. 2. - <u>Mon.</u> - Henry & I took Annie out to Elsie's for New Year's dinner, as Willard has an officec at the poll. Mr. & Mrs. Art. Manhard & Florence were out also. We stayed & went to the New Years S.S. Entertainment in the M. Church. {vertically beside, "The M. Church sheds all this morning.} Jan. 3. - <u>Tues.</u> - Went to oyster puppen in the Hall. The Rifle Matcho was this p.m. R. Bishop. & A.R. Bisselli captain. Mrs. Bishop's side won by 17 points. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad308c5203c45771f3a459129f689154.pdf acbc1d40decc75f67a83761ffef17da4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 4. - <u>Wed</u>. - I took my dress up to Mrs. S. Wright this p.m. Jan 5. - <u>Thur</u>. - Has been a blustry day. Very cold. Mama finished my new waist this p.m. Jan. 6. - <u>Fri</u>. - Swept & dusted upstairs. Papa went to the store this p.m. Jan. 7 - <u>Sat.</u> - Papa went to town 11.a.m. & Henry went for a load this p.m. Has been a nice day. Jan. 8. - <u>Sun.</u> - Annie, Willard & HOward were here all day. It rained & was awfully windy to-night. Jan. 9. - <u>Mon.</u> - Washed. Grandma Manhard was worse to-night. Papa & Mama went up Mama stayed. Jan. 10. - <u>Tues.</u> - Henry went for a load of coal for Hyne. I took it out this p.m. Papa went up for Mama this a.m. Churned this p.m. I went down to Mrs. Dalton's 3.30. p.m. & remained till Eve. Mr. Domesvile's were putting up a Link-blade Sepparator. Henry came down after tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/039d80b21e9e27d5c41abb52229e1e1f.pdf 5ce98171b52f904b282fe49032d3526e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 11. - <u>Wed.</u> - It is a dark day. We are busy cooking. Henry & Papa went to town this p.m. {Sideways in the margins "Received a card from Etta. I also -illegible- daily paper on the first} Jan. 12. - <u>Thur.</u> - Ladies Aid met here this p.m. Mrs. J. Warner, Mrs. mo. Corbett, Mrs. A.R. Bisell, Lanche Shewell, Mrs. R. Bishop, & Ruley & Mrs. U. Bishop , My. Jno. Walton, Mrs. (Rw.) Johnston & Winston, also. Howard BIssell, Mrs. R. Bishop, Mr. Jno Corbett, were here. went to choir practice at Warper to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e70ceb574ced3784dc2e066b223defc6.pdf 339ea78c4491b507ec72532926fa4eeb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 13. - <u>Fri</u>. - Went up to have my dress fitted this a.m. Papa & Mr. Art Manhard went to the funeral of Mr. James Dawson, Jordi Millo. 1.p.m. Henry & I went up to Grandma's this eve. Jan. 14. - <u>Sat.</u> - Willard & Annie went to town this p.m. & howard remained here. They were here for tea. Jan. 15. - <u>Sun.</u> - Will & Minnie came out 3.30.p.m. & stayed all the Evening. I went to church this Eve. I played the organ as Mary W. is in town. The Bishops family came down after church. Jan. 16. - <u>Mon.</u> - Took a lesson. Papa & Henry washed the names. It is very cold. Mason's night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/525336bbdf2d42822aa481aba1ac7cb9.pdf 7cf5f2639a46750e33e412c82177c91b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 17. - <u>Tues.</u> - Mama went to Mrs. D. <s>Bishops</s> Wright's this a.m. Jan. 18. - <u>Wed.</u> - So very cold. Henry & I went down to Annie this Eve. Jan. 19. - <u>Thur.</u> - I went up & had my dress fitted. Started to storm 11.30.a.m. but cleared up 2.30. Jan. 20. - <u>Fri.</u> - Laura & Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m. Jan. 21. - <u>Sat.</u> - Papa went to town this a.m. took a lesson 5.30.p.m.& Jean stayed & <s>whe</s> & I had our tea 6.30. Has been warm to-day. Thawing, but is a little colder to-night. Henry went down to Annie's this Eve. Jan. 22. - <u>Sun.</u> - Mama, Henry & I went to church this p.m. Laura & I went to St. George's this Eve. Mr. & Mrs. A.P. Bissell & Howard went to Annie's after Bethel 4 p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6ec56b2099a8e7fa42c0e647364cb0a5.pdf 63285c5362198b1548502c9a8524ffde PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 23. - <u>Mon.</u> - It is a nice day. Washed. Henry & I were at Mrs. Jn. Beattie's this Eve. I helped her do some stenaling. Jan. 24. - <u>Tues.</u> - Florence Manhard & Ethel Landon were here {illgible}. I was up to Mrs. Wrights' 1.p.m. I have also another bee working on the sheds this p.m. Jan. 25. - <u>Wed.</u> - Mama went to Annie's this a.m. I ironed. It is a nice warm day. Henry helped Mr. Bissel in the woods to-day. Another bee at the sheds this p.m. Jan. 26. - <u>Thur.</u> - Mama & Papa went to algonquin this p.m. to get the team sharpened. I went to Mrs. Wrights to have my dress fitted. Choir practice at Warner's this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d7f6e7c791dbd74af2ea34b2f6157021.pdf 2f42a559f089321b1811d0eab15124f8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan. 27. - <u>Fri.</u> - Rained & froze to-day. There is a telephone meeting (the share-holders) this p.m. at N. Augusta, but Papa did not go. Laura was over this p.m. I finished ironing. Dance at the Hall Maitland to-night. Jan. 28. - <u>Sat.</u> - Papa went to town this a.m. It is a blustry day. I went up to Mrs. Wrights 2.30.p.m. & got my new dress. Jan. 29. - <u>Sun.</u> - Has been a stormy afternoon. Papa, Henry & I went to church this Eve. Not many out. Jan. 30. - <u>Mon.</u> - Mama washed some. Jan. 31. - <u>Tues.</u> - I ironed. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/726b80f7b175b0e94d446d3517516c2e.pdf 747116a364e8c3e5c8739e9fb51a4b44 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == February /11 == Feb. 1. - <u>Wed.</u> - Mr. warner work a load of 14 to the Aslyumm to-nnight. - Mr. & Mrs. Jno Corbett, Mr. & Mrs. Jno. Dalton, Miss G. Rogers, Jno. Beattie, Mrs. Warner, Mary, Willard & Annie. Henry & I & Charlie Simpson. We hada nice time. It stormed after (11.) we arrived home. Howard stayed here all night. Feb. 2. - <u>Thur.</u> - It is storming & the mail did not drifting. Howard is here yet. Feb. 3. - <u>Fri.</u> - Papa & I took Howard home 9.30.a.m. Has cleared off. Feb. 4. - <u>Sat.</u> - Storming, but not very hard. Took a lesson this p.m. Feb. 5. - <u>Sun.</u> - It is a nice day but the roads are quite bad. No church this p.m. Henry & I went up to Mr. R. Bishop's for tea & spent the Evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8dca9b95e8264601d0e02fc9e48a3467.pdf 5e9af56bac24edd711b3324994faaa29 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 6. - Washed. It stormed to-night. Feb. 7. - Stormed. Feb. 8. - <u>Wed.</u> - Annie, Willard, & Howard were up to-day. Feb. 9. - <u>Thur.</u> - Ironed. Mama went up to Mrs. Walker's this a.m. Papa & Henry are drawing out manure. Laura went to town. Henry & I went to choir practice at Warners. Feb. 10. - <u>Fri.</u> - Did the upstairs work. I went to Annie's 2.30.p.m. & stayed all night as the orchestra went to Mallory town. Feb. 11. - <u>Sat.</u> - Got a ride home 9.a.m. Took a lesson this p.m. Henry & I went to town this Eve. Was at McNish's & Aunt Jane's Uncle Aughs. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/68e9149fc13a78ef6ec105d47b97fc75.pdf 286ed8e8f0e7527b1bc670997054f48b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 12. - <u>Sun.</u> - Stormed a little this a.m. Elsie Hyne & children were here this p.m. RW. A. B. Johnston here for tea. Recewed new set of questions to-night. Feb. 13. - <u>Mon.</u> - Stormed a little. Laura was over this p.m. We received a Brandon paper to-night. Jud's wife died Feb. 3/11. This Mason's night. Feb. 14. - <u>Tues.</u> - Will Read's sale this p.m. It's blowing & drifting. Received 2 Valentine cards. Feb. 15. - <u>Wed.</u> - Mama went up to Mrs. Bishop's this a.m. & I went up this Eve. Mr. & Mrs. A.P.Bissell. Etta & Howard were there this Eve also. We played games arrived home 11.p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/030e78888dc655b02829749619d439e9.pdf d8d77bfdbdf06fc99007dba25ca15f5c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 16. - <u>Thur.</u> - It is a lovely day. Wrote to. Laura was over 4.p.m. Feb. 17. - <u>Fri.</u> - Rained. Henry was down to Annie's to-night. Feb. 18. - <u>Sat.</u> - Henry was helping Will Read saw to-day. Papa went to town. Took a lesson this p.m. Has been a lovely day. Feb. 19. - <u>Sun.</u> - This is a nice sunny day, but cold. Annie, Willard & Howard were here for dinner. Henry went up to Grand-ma's. Annie, Willard & I went to church this p.m. I played as Mary Wi has la grippe. Laura & I went to St. George's this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/659246300cdb0a5f670cd363676da2ae.pdf 37a190a099bc95fb8167b055cf666e18 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 20. - <u>Mon.</u> - Washed. Laura was over 4p.m. Feb. 21. - <u>Tues.</u> - It is a lovely day. Pressed Mama's skirt. A few were invited down to Jno. Dalton's to-night. Papa & Mama went Assessors were heythis p.m. Feb. 22. - <u>Wed.</u> - Mr. R. BIshop helped Papa & Henry kill pigs to-day. Feb. 23. - <u>Thur.</u> - The men took the pigs to town this a.m. Laura & I went to Annie's for dinner. Went to Warner's for practice but just Leonard, Willard, & I were there. Feb. 24. - <u>Fri.</u> - Mama & Henry have bad colds the gup & I have a heavy cold. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/70371192f011fe05be622a247dc97649.pdf 2fd839fe0b08878a4f57138ec366e5f7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feb. 25. - <u>Sat.</u> - Papa went to town this a.m. We are not much better. Rec. a calendar Eatory Catal. Feb. 26. - <u>Sun.</u> - Church this Eve. but none went from Throop's. Feb. 27. - <u>Mon.</u> - Mama & I are much better, but Henry is quite bad yet. Feb. 28. - <u>Tues.</u> - We are having lovely weather. a little colder to-day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/91fd641efadd0022697a561e767ae844.pdf e976c16a63ced463f598129d24603075 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == March == March 1. - <u>Wed.</u> - Washed this p.m. March 2. - <u>Thur.</u> - Ironed March 3. - <u>Fri.</u> - Mama went up to Mrs. Jockwoods to-day. I did the work upstairs. I did the work upstairs. Papa went to town this p.m. & to the {illegible} to-night for medicine for Henry. March 4. - <u>Sat.</u> - This has been a lovely day. Annie & Willard went to B & left Howard here. Helped Laura do a few chores as she has la grippe. Henry is a little better. Gw. Ead was here to-night to bring down a gun. Wrote to Myrtyle M. this Eve. March 5. - <u>Sun.</u> - I went to church this p.m. Mr. Dinglton preach. Mabel, Edna, & Gladyn Landon. Florence M. & I were invited to Mr. Wm. Kyle's for tea. We had a a nice time & went to St. George's to church at 7. Papa went to Al's got medicine for Henry. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2fffdb2be89d22f7d9048298a35968c4.pdf 1b1c107b2916ecd623cefc34b362a6f3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 6 - <u>Mon.</u> - Washed. Bright & cold. March 7. - <u>Tues.</u> - Baked & churned Papa drew the wood to the Hall this p.m. Mr. K. McDougall phoned & said they could not come out till this p.m. March 8. - <u>Wed.</u> - Ironed. Went down to Mrs. Beattie she has the gup & is quite bad. Hillyard & Gordon were here this Eve. March 9. - <u>Thur.</u> - Howard is 3 yrs old to-day. Annie & Howard. Mr. & Mrs. Kyle & Wilhelmine. Mr. & Mrs. H. McDougall were here for tea & this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46cda92fe7404fba6a4cd09bd2930fb8.pdf b51e824ff0405332299648bd76745141 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 10 - <u>Fri.</u> - Snowed last night. Cleared off pine to-night. March 11. - <u>Sat.</u> - Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m. when Papa went to town. Elsie & Hyne went to town this p.m. & left the children here. March 12. - <u>Sun.</u> - Rained, but cleared up about 4.30.p.m. Henry went for Mama, Papa. Mama & I went to church this Eve. Mr. Johnston stayed here all night. March 13. - <u>Mon.</u> - Papa went out to Mr. Harris McDougall & Gordon Manhards to-day. Mr. Johnston went away this a.m. but came back for dinner. He took me to the funeral of Walter Vand-wen just across from Gev. Dudley's (Jr) Bethel choir sang. This is Mason's Night. Wrote to Mabel to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/acc55fbe556ed178a61cf6e3fafb13e2.pdf 03e9bbc37348b94efb434f5cd5690664 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March. 14. - <u>Tues.</u> - Mama finished my new waist. Wrote to Libby & Florena, Ethel L & Ethel R. Has been a lovely day. March 16. - <u>Thur.</u> - The Masons gave an "at home" for Mr. Art. Manhard & presented him with a handsome movie chair. Just Masons & family were present. March 17. -<u> Fri.</u> - Has been a nice day. A light fall of snow to-night. Box-social at algonquin to-night. Cheese - meeting in the Hall. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/91ea6371427374ac396d05beef3be323.pdf deb3638a1e86deda0a8162e6f7e10e0b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 18. - <u>Sat.</u> - Took a lesson this a.m. Papa & Henry went to town this a.m. Has been a dandy day. March 19. - <u>Sun.</u> - Henry & I went to church this p.m. Elsie, Lyne, & children came out this p.m. March 20. - <u>Mon.</u> - Washed. Uncle was here this p.m. also Jno. Beattie. Henry helped Mr. Fred Warner kill 1 pig this p.m. March 21. - <u>Tues.</u> - This is a fine day. I went to Elsie's with Mr. Bishop's this a.m., as they went to Mr. James Bishops. Arrived home 7.30 p.m. March 22. - <u>Wed.</u> - A little stormy. Henry took Mama to Mr. Art. Manhards this a.m. to visit. He went for her this p.m. also Annie & Howard came up with them. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/945e87155026325f21e1fce938e171e7.pdf 6bc416235c11ad3852c983cc99ad9388 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March. 23. - <u>Thur.</u> - Henry, Annie, & I went to the farewell party at Mr. Art. Manhards to-night. The neighborhood presented Mrs. Manhard with a China cabinet & the choir gave Florence a Bible. March 24. - <u>Fri.</u> - Papa went to algonquin this p.m. also Henry went with Mr. R. Bishops to get a hose. THey got a fine 3ym. colt. Theo Shipman came home to-day. March 25. - <u>Sat.</u> - Has been a lovely day. Papa went to town this a.m. Theo was here this Eve. March 26. - <u>Sun.</u> - Willard came up this a.m. also Elsie Hyne & children this p.m. Henry, Mama & I went to the service at Stone's Corner's church with Mr. Jesse Easton's load. Rev. Mr. Lousie, a worker for the Canadian temperance alliance spoke. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/96671f08570cf0df55f5d6cda4631f30.pdf b8825bf21c5f1147e7edefe774b4af21 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 27. - <u>Mon.</u> - Has been a rainy day, but stopped to-night. Henry & I went to the farewell party at Mr. David Stewarts to-night. (37) I ute a number were there. March 28. - <u>Tues.</u> - Washed some. Henry went up to help Uncle this a.m. Mr. Wm. Wilson died <s>last night</s> 4a.m. Annie & Willard John & Mrs. Dalton, Johnie, Mrs. Beattie are invited to Wesley Woods to-night for tea. Annie & willard went. Howard has the grip, so stayed with Mr. Chan. Johns, put new battering in our phone to-day. March. 30. - <u>Thur.</u> - Mrs. R. Bishop & I draped the church 10.30 a.m. Mama & I went to the https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/53ec9f7f9f26777b40fabef911a77281.pdf adbdae8f8454d191899430d4d46c37ce PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 31. - <u>Fri.</u> - Did the upstairs work. Went to Mrs. Bishops on an errand, also went on to see Mr. Jockwood. He is not very well & is in bed. We played games this Eve. Papa went out to see Grandma Throop this p.m. She is poorly. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/42371fb43e6638d5bef649344d259321.pdf 2be817de8e8d0328496fcd80265ffc5b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == April == April 1. - <u>Sat</u>. - Willard was here for dinner. Theo knocked at the door early this a.m. but as we saw him the joke was on him. He came over again & fooled us. Papa went to town this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. H. Jockwoods this p.m. April 2. - <u>Sun</u>. - Willard came up this a.m. He, Annie, Henry & I went to church this p.m. Elsie's were out this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Dalton, Annie, & I walked to St. George's to service to-night. April 3. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Churned. Annie & I walked down 11.30.a.m. & Mrs. Jno. Warner came up & we cleaned & settled a good deal this p.m. Henry brought Howard down to-night & I came home. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ff8f464939e52e06fdbf17567dc4984a.pdf b503e919d684555597d704fbe83701e9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 4. - <u>Tues</u>. - Went down to Annie's this morn & helped her all day. (Snowed & hailed, also rained to-night). April 5. - <u>Wed</u>. - Ironed. Mama went down to Mrs. Beattie's this p.m. & Papa went down for tea. Mr. & Mrs. {illegible} Barton were here this Eve. April 6. - <u>Thur</u>. - Went down to Mrs. Jno. Dalton's this p.m. also to Mr. Warner's this Eve. no choir practice. it rained very hard to-night. April 7. - <u>Fri</u>. - Went up to Mr. Jno. Walker's this a.m. & had some syrup & a "drink of sap." https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86929b5f02e74ac936cd1cec94229525.pdf 74d84d8217be346ec4e5ccf0a9306049 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 8. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa & I went to town 11 a.m. Auntie & I were down street this p.m. God a new spring coat. This has been a very nice day but is cold to-night. Mama was over to Laura's to-night. {sideways - "Sent to Eaton this Mom for seeds"} April 9. - <u>Sun</u>. - Was at Electa's for tea & came to Bethel church to-night. Mr. Johnston told us this Eve of his intended removal in June. April 10. - <u>Mon</u>. - These are fine days & good "sugar weather." Mr. Gilpin was here for dinner. Laura was over this p.m. This is Mason's night. April 11. - <u>Tues</u>. - Henry is helping saw at the factory to-day. Laura was over this p.m. also. Mr. Walker was down. Has been a fine day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d2ab12b665b6316f70f7eb366db65a4f.pdf c91fc9bc16b92f7c58a7ef62f0ca3c2d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 12. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama went to aid at Mrs. Bishops this p.m. also I went up this Eve. April 13. - <u>Thur</u>. - Washed. Papa & I gathered sap this p.m. Henry finished sawing at the factory this p.m. Choir prac-tice to-night at Warners. I went & Henry stopped at Mrs. P. W. Barton's for sugar. April 14. - <u>Fri</u>. - Has been a rainy day, but is a lovely night. Papa was down to Dalton's this Eve. Rec a postal {illegible} April 15. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to town this a.m. Mr. James Read 2nd. Con. died this mroning. Rec. 2. Easter. postals to-night & Mama got 1. Henry went to town this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f49bef4592d6dc05eb3304cd21fe8a57.pdf c2a0314f21ec37815b48d353c04b4dd5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 16. - <u>Sun</u>. Easter Sunday Snowed this morning. Mr. Wm. Easton brought Maud down + Henry. Maud & I drove to algonquin. Bethel choir sang to-night at algonquin Anniversary Services. I remained out all night. Has been a cold day. April 17. - <u>Mon</u>. - We washed (at Elsie's) A cloudy day & cold. April 18. - <u>Tues</u>. - Ironed & clenaed the cellar. Louise Nichols was here this p.m. Hyne & I went to the Anniversary tea to-night. Gracie Richardson seated. April 19. - <u>Wed</u>. - Cleaned some. April 20. - <u>Thur</u>. - Hyne went out to Mr. D. Ovissy sale & Henry brought him out this Eve. April 21. - <u>Fri</u>. - Went to Uncle Fayette's this p.m. April 22. - <u>Sat</u>. - Mrs. RW. Johnston called this p.m. Took a bath this p.m. Rec. the hymm for to-morrow Eve, service, - no. 754.747.927 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4a72a6965f57385409371e49d1b58745.pdf c1ce84eb9cfa9a4e7fe3687c77090b8d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 23. - <u>Sun</u>. - Henry came out this a.m. & we came home 4 p.m. Annie & willard & Howard were here. John & Mrs. Dalton called before church. We all went to church this Eve. April 24. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Has been a (beautiful) day. Went down to Dalton's on an errand. April 25. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mama was visiting at Mr. Jesse Easton's to-day. I ironed. Henry & I went up to grandma Manhard's this Eve. April 26. - <u>Wed</u>. - Took down the coal-stove & stored away the paper. Cleaned the big closet. also put away the furs. Was up to Mr. Jno. Walken this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af4df519cdb7071174782ccdc644b91f.pdf 8d24ca130c519b14019c8b48d811dbf3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 27. - <u>Thur</u>. - Mrs. Jno. Dalton & Mama visited Mrs. Jno. Corbett to-day. I raked this p.m. Mr. & Mrs. R. Bishop were here this Eve. April 28. - <u>Fri</u>. - I raked this p.m. Elsie, Hyne & children drove out this Eve. Willard got a call to-night. Edgar Bissell came home from the West this p.m. April 29. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to town. Annie & Howard were here all day. Went to Mrs. Dalton's on an errand 4 p.m. Mama went up to Mr. Walker's this Eve (Mrs. Walter Smith is very low) Papa went to Mr. Wm. Easton's & Henry & I took off storm windows. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0423ea92707e23cd3c9eadf94b55f025.pdf d20994544c144df6998207b9d4d3fbed PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 30. - <u>Sun</u>. - Has been a cloudy & rainy day. Elsie's were here all day. Laura Mrs. Jno. Dalton & I went to St. George's this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0890d7a3657bc3e407edd6bb30bbd256.pdf 7db24fb7a36a6544615370ce895f44e2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == May == May 1. - <u>Mon</u>. - Rained. I cleaned the wood-shed. We bought a new cow from Jno. Dalton to-day. Went to Mrs. Dalton's this Eve on an errand. Theo R. & Gordon W. were here this Eve. Rec. a telegram from Geo. Philips (theo's Uncle Hugh) that Uncle George Cook died Fri. night & was buried 1 p.m. to-day. May 2. - <u>Tues</u>. - Cloudy & cold. Cleaned all the closets to-day. Theo was here this Eve. May 3. - <u>Wed</u>. - Washed. Mr. Jno. Walker was here this Eve. Mrs. Walter Smith died 1.30 p.m. May 4. - <u>Thur</u>. - This is a lovely day. Papa went to market with potatoes. Mrs. Jno. Dalton & Mama went to fairfield to Mr. Walter Smith's this p.m. I went down to Annie's this a.m. & we went down to Warner's 5.p.m. Choir practice there to-night & Henry came down. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d8006a818f9068d6008fbf856b8d645.pdf 1d4e1f45668c5645f88a64673580f4bd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 5. - <u>Fri</u>. - Has been a fine day. Papa & Theo went to Mrs. W. Smith's funeral at Manhard's church & MAma stayed with Mrs. Jno. Walker, as she was not able to go. Henry sowed the first piece of oats to-day. May 6. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to town this a.m. Mrs. R. Bronys Electa & I washed the lamps at the church this p.m. Mrs. N Lockwood came down this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46143c35e7bb159ebe3ccdab7a39209a.pdf cf340a556402eb4f813fc4140f940706 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 7. - <u>Sun</u>. - Mrs. Bishop, Ruby, Mama & I went to the woods this p.m. Has been a lovely day. All went to church this Eve. May 8. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Sowed sweet peas. May 9. - <u>Tues</u>. - These are fine days. Cleaned the spare room this p.m. Papa brought out this piano to-night. May 10. - <u>Wed</u>. - Cleaned my room. this is a fine day. May 11. - <u>Thur</u>. - Cleaned Mama's & Henry's rooms. May 12. - <u>Fri</u>. - "Arbor Day" I went over to the woods with the crowd. Had a fine time & several snap-shots taken. May 13. - <u>Sat</u>. - Annie & Willard went to town & Howard was here. Henry went to town this Eve. Johny B. & Laura were here this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6dccca7d80a437a865aede2f6d3f463.pdf a5b8b60e7df8b426b051dc1045ff65c6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 14. - <u>Sun</u>. - Papa & I drove Prescott 9.30 a.m. Were at Luella's for dinner. Elsie's were here this p.m. May 15. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Mason's night. Had a delightful shower this Eve. May 18. - <u>Thur</u>. - Cleaned the parlor. May 21. - <u>Sun</u>. - S.S. this p.m. Annie & Howard were here for tea. Church service this Eve. Quite warm. May 22. - <u>Mon</u>. - We washed. Warm. May 23. - <u>Tues</u>. - Annie & Howard were here to-day. Was at Mrs. Beattie's this Eve. Also went to the committee meeting to see about a social. A little cooler to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/64aa9a158f50e4fed3f461c7bc8e3083.pdf c1a0b3823a9e96f269089705284225f2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 24. - <u>Wed</u>. - Cleaned the dining room & put down the carpet. Jno. Orr. was here for tea & Papa drove him to Algonquin this Eve. Henry & I went to a party at Electa's this Eve. Had a splendid time. May 25. - <u>Thur</u>. - finished the dining room & ironed. The weather is much cooler. May 26. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mrs. no. O. Beattie was here this Eve. May 27. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa & I went to town this a.m. Took milk to the factory to-night (the first time) I went to Annies. {sideways "was at Electa's this Eve"} May 28. - <u>Sun</u>. - D.D. & church this p.m. Laura & I went to St. George's this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ca457e4a616aed2e44b618f5c22ecd4.pdf 9c69f8a1199708a7e8f1a7096b5db89b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 29. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. started to take off paper in the pantry. May 30. - <u>Tues</u>. - Cleaned the pantry. May 31. - <u>Wed</u>. - papered the pantry. Mr. Gev. Corbett died Mon. 1.30. p.m. funeral 2 p.m. to-day. Papa & Mr. A. P. Bissell went. Rained to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/29fac52ff8cf42566f57b5dc069ef351.pdf 469604a6a9edb78070e36c61bfe92f49 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == June == June 1. - <u>Thur</u>. - Rainy. Ironed. Choir practise to-night at Warners. June 2. - <u>Fri</u>. - Papa & mama went to town this a.m. Got new carpet oil-cloth & blinds. Mr. Jno. Easton is taking the census & was here for tea. June 3. - <u>Sat</u>. - "<u>King George's Birthday</u>" Papa went to town this a.m. It is a dandy day. Henry went to town this Eve & I went over to Read's cemetery. June 4. - <u>Sun</u>. - This is a beautiful day. Went to D.D. this p.m. Electa was here for tea & we all went to church this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ff7328182cd3f688b512279c7b8090b2.pdf 46113d8deb3adaa38b76c49fa443df53 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 5. - <u>Mon</u>. - Has been a rainy day. Papa put down the oil-cloth in the hall & we took off paper on the kitchen. {sideways "Annie has the G. Measles"} June 6. - <u>Tues</u>. - Cloudy. Papa put up the new window shades also put the new carpet. Wilhelmine & George Kyle were here this Eve. June 7. - <u>Wed</u>. - Washed. Canned pineapples + rhubarb cleaned part of the kitchen. Rec. a letter from Luella D. to-night. June 8. - <u>Thur</u>. - Finished cleaningi the kitchen this a.m. & papered this p.m. Choir practice over to Wesley's to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/28f631edbf3b60f407211fa1fa6a1472.pdf b6ec1e4425f4406fb5dcd93eac216985 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 9. - <u>Fri</u>. finished papering this noon. Ironed this p.m. Went over to the cemetery this Eve & got a lovely bouquet of white roses. This is a grand night. June 10. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to town this a.m. Rev. A. B. Johnston was here for dinner farewell party at the M. Parsonage Algonquin, all the circuit but no one went from Bethel. it is a nasty rainy p.m. & damp night. Laura & Theo are here to-night. {sideways "On years to-night Hyne was taken to the hospital with appendicitis} "<u>June 11</u>." - Sun. - SS & church this p.m. Rev (Mr). Johnston's farewell sernona. he leaves for Dark. Annie & Willard & Howard were here for tea. Elsie's baby girl was born this morn. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e7a5a2248825ef73daa53e9d3fd070be.pdf d6cf9ae4fe8fe77c0a6c335daef327fd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 12. - <u>Mon</u>. - Mama went to Elsie's this morning. Annie & Howard came up & we washed. This is Mason's Night. Rec. Music from Eatons. Heavy storm this p.m. June 13. - <u>Tues</u>. - Annie & Howard went home this morning. Have been busy. Was over to Laura's this Eve. June 14. - <u>Wed</u>. - Picked nearly a pint of strawberries this p.m. Mama came home this Eve. Chester Hudson was found dead at his place (the Dunham Farm) front. Road, 7.30 this a.m. June 15. - <u>Thur</u>. - Mrs. D. Wells & I went berrying to-day. Choir practice at Warner's this Eve. {sideways "Rec. a letter from Aunt Sarah"} June 16. - <u>Fri</u>. - Finished planting our late potatoes this noon. Henry, Papa & I went to Chester Hudson's funeral 2.p.m. Henry was one of the pall bearers. Rev. Mr. Campbell Presbyterian student preached it (at the house) It was a long procession. Mr. Jno. Walker is here this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5524c632587020149df36a321090c2fa.pdf 66f2849dc20b4bff368963954f13a700 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 17. - <u>Sat</u>. - This is a fine day. Papa went to town this a.m. We stretched our parlor curtains to-day. I put them up. June 18. - <u>Sun</u>. - D.D. this p.m. church this Eve. June 19. - <u>Mon</u>. - Ethel Orr is 6 yrs old to-day. Annie is married 4 yrs to-day. Mrs. J. Dalton & I went strawberrying. Each get 5 quarts. Heavy Thunder storm to-night. Papa set out the celery plants to-day. Mama cleaned all all day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/80407b284f14d1cf0bf9a94c402e8ebd.pdf 9723d087141f8fd2135768a7ab99b838 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 20. - <u>Tues</u>. - Washed. June 21. - <u>Wed</u>. - Ironed. Ladies Aid met this p.m. at Mrs. Jno. Corbett's. Went up to Mrs. Lo night's this p.m. Mason's are having a meeting to-night. June 22. - <u>Thur</u>. - "Colonation Day" 12 noon England. Annie, Howard, & I went up to Grandma Manhard's this morn. Papa came for us this Eve. Choir practise at Warner's this Eve. We had berries & cake. June 23. - <u>Fri</u>. - I picked 92 boxes of berries at Warner's to-day. They had 12 crates. Stayed at Annie's to-night as Willard had to go to the asylum. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eea4e26b86724683c2ae9556734a1603.pdf fefaa384db913b5563527f23da0df637 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 24. - <u>Sat</u>. - Nine yrs to-night. Elsie was married. Annie, Howard & I came up on the milk-nig this Morn. I went to town with Papa. Got a new dress & shoes. June 25. - <u>Sun</u>. - Rev. Mr. Keough our new minister preached this p.m. Annie & Willard went out to Elsie's after church. Howard has the measles. June 26. - <u>Mon</u>. - Went down to Warner's on the milk rig & picked 87 boxes of berries. The men were looking on the sheds this p.m. & Eve. Mrs. R.. Bishop was here this Eve. June 27. - <u>Tues</u>. - Washed & cooked for social, also did all the upstairs work. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c8138b022c4ec3c5801c4bce7f54f46d.pdf f1fa1557fa45026ad9cdb61b330ed1cd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 28. - <u>Wed</u>. - This is a fine day. Finished cooking this a.m. I went to the hall this p.m. "Grand Evening." <u>Bethel Social</u> I had a good time & cleared 65 {illegible} June 29. - <u>Thur</u>. - Cleared up everything this a.m. Went to Electa's School picnic in Mr. Stone's Woods. Basket Ball this Eve. June 30. - <u>Fri</u>. - picked urrants. Has been a fine day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5df30edf58cc554cc1cc8e00afadef6a.pdf 062c1817413827dda30a2cf2fd2fd77e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1911 == July 1. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to town this a.m. & came home 3 p.m. He brought Aunt Sarah & Lekoy's wife. Bell <s>Bell</s> & I went to the factory to-night & Annie & Howard came back with us. Did not get to bed till 11 o'clock. July 2. - <u>Sun</u>. - Papa took Bell & Aunt Sarah out to Sheperd's this a.m. Grandma throop is 89 to-day. S.S. this p.m. Charlie & Ethel came home with Papa this p.m. to stay a while. Papa, Henry & I went to church this Eve. Very warm. July 3. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. July 4. - <u>Tues</u>. - Minnie brought Bell & Aunt Sarah out this a.m. I took Charlie & Ethel home. Annie & Willard went to Morristown & felt Howard here. Papa took Bell to town this p.m. She took the 2.30 train for Toronto. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8ea5f3bcb44aae5e62c4332f8d70a626.pdf 85af0bdc51067fd0b1115081f9b2b7ea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 5. - <u>Wed</u>. - very warm weather Mama & Aunt Sarah were visiting at Bishops to-day. Drew in the first hay to-day. July 6. - <u>Thur</u>. - Heavy storm 8.30 a.m. Then Aunt Sarah went to Annie's. Ironed. Another heavy storm 5 p.m. cooler. Bishop Mills us to be at St. George's to-night. July 7. - <u>Fri</u>. - Hattie Walker was here this p.m. Papa took Aunt Sarah to Shepherd's this Eve. We played basket-ball & I also went to choir practice. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d75a96a05f4c9249895f23ee0ee89443.pdf 6fa4d6d4f73733eb84fa7597f02e2690 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 8. - Sat. - Went up to Mrs. Amos. Sangont's this Eve. July 9. - <u>Sun</u>. - a lovely morning very warm. D.D. & church this p.m. July 10. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. July 11. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m. & came home this Eve. July 12. - <u>Wed</u>. - "Orange Walk" at Prescott. Mrs. Jno. Dalton. Mrs. Jno. Beattie Mrs Kyle & myself went berrying to-day. July 13. - <u>Thur</u>. - Went up to Mno. Wright's this p.m. July 14. - <u>Fri</u>. - Picked berries to-day. Played basket-ball this Eve. July 15. - <u>Sat</u>. - Haying is the chief occupation. July 16. - <u>Sun</u>. - S.S. this p.m. Annie & Howard were here for tea & Annie Howard & I went to church this Eve. Rained a little. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aaf1cab272857d0afa3a957be99774b7.pdf 9ddf3b92f9b37b9c553dcfacd49f7742 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 17. - <u>Mon</u>. - Rained. July 18. - <u>Tues</u>. - Mr. & Mrs. H. wells Mrs. U. Wells, Annie & I went berrying. I got 5 quarts. July 19. - <u>Wed</u>. - Washed. Mrs. Jno. Walker & Hattie were here this p.m. Mr. Walker was here for tea, as he is helping here. July 20. - <u>Thur</u>. - Henry & I went in to see the circus procession (young Buffalo Wild West Show) came home at noon. Mr. C. F. Johns was here for dinner, as he is around collecting for the phones. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/024d556ccef279504630ef288da8f694.pdf 99baeacbcf4d69f4195304091fb13858 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 21. - <u>Fri</u>. - Ironed. We goto the market-load ready. Finished haying at noon. Played basket-ball to-night & sprained my ankle. July 22. - <u>Sat</u>. - My foot is swelled & quite sore. Laura was over this Eve. July 23. - <u>Sun</u>. - This is a nice day. Henry went up to Grandma Manhard's & Mama went to D.D. & church this p.m. Wrote letters this Eve. July 24. - <u>Mon</u>. - Rained some. My ankle is a great deal better. July 25. - <u>Tues</u>. - Annie & Howard came up 11.a.m. Mrs. Thos McGanity called this p.m. July 26. - <u>Wed</u>. - Washed. Fine weather. started working on my collar this Eve. Mama is up to {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0f1f39d71d00515cd0dbd78c554f19a.pdf 7054c6a2ff7a87e3bb3467f04ab1ea3b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 27. - <u>Thur</u>. - Mama was up to Wrights this a.m. Mr. Wrn. Kyle bound first piece of oats this p.m. Choir practise at Warner's this Eve. July 28. - <u>Fri</u>. - Mama & Papa went to Algonquin this a.m. I went to practise at Mrs. Jno. Beattie's this Eve for the Presbyterian social. July 29. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa took a load of cheese to B. I took a lesson this a.m. Henry went to town this Eve. Eva McGanity came out to Bissells this p.m. saw here to-night. July 30. - <u>Sun</u>. - Lorner Shepherds were here to-day. Went to D.D. this p.m. Annie & Howard stayed for service to-night. Went to service this Eve. Quite warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/400ebeaaafe06c3eca0a479e97fd7222.pdf ae8112db98cdbbea4754efc14c8113f2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 31. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. This is very warm weather. Henry helped Jno Dalton this p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eb7db717f4c3ff5285d2378cfcd3e14d.pdf e387a8d45c99742b336a5ad4e33a8e7e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August == Aug. 1. - <u>Tues</u>. - D.D. picnic this p.m. I went down to the presbyterian church this p.m. to practice & went to the picnic afterward. Aug. 2. - <u>Wed</u>. - "Presbyterian Social" very stormy looking but did not rain much. Henry & I went. Had a fine time. Aug. 3. - <u>Thur</u>. - Papa met Aunt Sarah at Brockville 8 p.m. Aug. 4. - <u>Fri</u>. - Very, very warm. Mr. Kyle bound the last pieces of grain this p.m. Aug. 5. - <u>Sat</u>. - Willard went to Niagara to-night & Annie & Howard will stay up here till Mon. Aug. 6. - <u>Sun</u>. - Papa took Aunt Sarah to Shepherd's this a.m. S.D. & church this p.m. Annie, Howard, & I went. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/685da83c63e8f46e75f9b304475d35df.pdf 3e871ecaaafdcb87c0e53416e34b4d3e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 7. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Quite warm. Henry helped Jno. Dalton to-day. This is Mason's night. Aug. 8. - <u>Tues</u>. - Ironed. Henry brought me out to Elsie's to-night. Henry & Ms. I. Perrin threshed their first this p.m. Aug. 9. - <u>Wed</u>. - Ironed. Aug. 10. - <u>Thur</u>. - "Algonquin Ice Cream Social" We went. Henry came out & I went home. Aug. 11. - <u>Fri</u>. - Henry, Annie, & I went to the funeral of Bertha Sargent aged 5 yrs. Mr. Sarn. Sargents little girl at the house. Aug. 12. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to market. Mrs. Jno. Beattie & her cousin Miss B. Goodison were here this Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a433391db4000ee68498deeceb6602f8.pdf ba8cdde026d07e8e12bbc287b78c8c2d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 13. - <u>Sun</u>. - Annie, Willard are here to-day. DD. this p.m. Service 7.30. Aug. 14. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Quite warm. Aug. 15. - <u>Tues</u>. - Had quite a heavy shower this noon. Aug. 16. - <u>Wed</u>. - Ironed. Went down to Mrs. G.Landon's this Eve. Rained in the night. Aug. 17. - <u>Thur</u>. - Annie & Howard came up this morn. Annie & MAma were quilting. Rec. letters from L.D. & Elsa to-night. Aug. 18. - <u>Fri</u>. - Rained from 3 p.m. All dark. Thunder showers. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e0bdeb33609588fafd04f13d0f76d6f.pdf d7db121199b9115b2a5725cc390015da PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 19. - <u>Sat</u>. - This is a lovely day. Papa & I were in town this a.m. Flora Shipman was here visiting this p.m. Shooting at the Range this p.m. Aug. 20. - <u>Sun</u>. - Elsie & family were here to-day. S.S. & church this p.m. Mr. C. McLean spoke. Aug. 21. - <u>Mon</u>. - Mama was up to Grandma's to-day. Mr. G. Landon threshed to-day. Aug. 22. - <u>Tues</u>. - Washed. Aug. 23. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama went to the Ladies Aid at Mrs. Gev. Dudley's {illegible} this p.m. Electa B. started west to here school on Wampole Goland on L. St. Clair. 9 p.m. by boat to Hamilton. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/238dc40b75684ea4f2130ad8a42ae403.pdf 8ba0e4c725aa68595b02b27d3bc25325 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 24. - <u>Thur</u>. - Aunt Sarah came here this morn. Papa & Auntie went to Maitland cemetery this p.m. I ironed. Aug. 25. - <u>Fri</u>. - Cooking.Threshers came here to-night. Aug. 26. - <u>Sat</u>. - Had the threshers for dinner & Bishop's had them for supper Auntie & Mama helped Mrs. Bishop. Henry & I took Aunt Sarah to town & brought Luella H. out. This is a dandy night. Aug. 27. - <u>Sun</u>. - Luella & I went to St. George's 3. p.m. to service. Mrs. Dr. Maya & Mrs. H. Lockwood were here this p.m. Rained & a heavy thunder shower 5 p.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/755f2e13d9785f78670052948ca24b6c.pdf dcf0a3fd2c0b4291495f18ab05425b9f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug. 28. - <u>Mon</u>. - Did not go any-where to-day. Rained to-night. Aug. 29. - <u>Tues</u>. - Washed. Mama helped Mrs. Wm. Knapp get dinner. Luella went to Beattie's for dinner & I went this p.m. We were down to the basket-ball game trimmed our booth etc. Aug. 30. - <u>Wed</u>. - {on side "St. George's picnic"} "We." went over to Mrs. Kyle's 8.30 a.m. & helped her a little. Went to the picnic at St. Geroge's 1.30 p.m. & Mrs. Jno. Beattie J. Lanny. I took charge of the booth. We took in $41.<u>25</u> Aug. 31. - <u>Thur</u>. - We went to Annie's this a.m. & had snap shots taken. Arrived home 4.30 p.m. Henry took Luella to town this Eve & brought Auntie out. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c875daebaeb08f4e49d0e70e85029338.pdf 921f35837b1b3052615924b766feb297 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b5e6b2fe09a16224aebb27a0ad331ca3.pdf 1343d44a8ddf2d9acad486be2823e931 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September /11 == Sept. 1. - <u>Fri</u>. - Ironed. Sept. 2. - <u>Sat</u>. - Auntie & I went to the Read's Cemetery 10.30.a.m. Papa took Auntie to Shepherd's this Eve. Sept. 3. - <u>Sun</u>. - S.S. & church this p.m. Rec. Mr. Krough is back again. This is grand night. Sept. 4. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Hattie Walker. Dorothy Robinson & I went to Mr. Jno. Walker's wood this p.m. Sept. 5. - <u>Tues</u>. - "Brockville <u>Fair</u>" Eva McGanity came here this a.m. Auntie & Annie & Howard came this p.m. & {illegible} Johnston came to-night to stay all night then go to the fair. Papa took Annie & Howard home & Eva to Mr. Bissells to-night as it is raining. Auntie & I sang songs. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/242c11f86157ece33cb1f57712a9b8d7.pdf 41487309070a50d1a4e8ebe1e1e2032e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 6. - <u>Wed</u>. - Dr. Theo. I went to the fair this morn. Papa took Aunt Sarah bag & baggage this p.m. to B. Sept. 7. - <u>Thur</u>. - Henry & I went to the fair this p.m. Quite cold to-day. Sept. 8. - <u>Fri</u>. - Last day of the fair. I went again this p.m. with Mr. & Mrs. R. Bishop. Had a good time Dr. Theo came here & stayed all night. Sept. 9. - <u>Sat</u>. - Very heavy fog this morn. Dr. Theo went home this morn. Papa went to market. Henry was at the Range this p.m. I was at Bishop's to-night & we had melons. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/00a9bf0e4b21b3f27611533eb4fb8607.pdf 1833ec4e87414b0a872a1fd220de589c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 10. - <u>Sun</u>. - Henry went to Grandma Manhard's this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. Jno. Walker's this a.m. as Mr. Walker is quite ill. S.S. this p.m. & church this Eve. These are grand & glorious moonlight nights. Sept. 11. - <u>Mon</u>. - Wash-day. Went up to Bishops 5.p.m. for corn. "Mason's Night." Sept. 12. - <u>Tues</u>. - <u>Prescott Fair</u>. Mama was at Mrs. U. Well's & Annie's to-day. Miss M. Rath called here this a.m. She is on her way to Calgary from the British Isles & leaves to-morrow for Calgary Alta. Rec. a card from Aunt Sarah also one from Nellie C. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/14c125c9c13f93dba0a88aa4fd902357.pdf 6ca4a127072f2de8b3630caa2886b173 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 13. - <u>Wed</u>. - Mama preserved crab-apples to-day. Annie & Howard were in a few minutes this p.m. Ironed. Grand weather. Cold nights. Sept. 14. - <u>Thur</u>. - Pickling to-day. Henry helped Johnie Beattie cutting corn to-day. Rec. a card from L.D. from Ottawa. Sept. 15. - <u>Fri</u>. - Rainy. Mr. Victor Well's sale was this p.m. Made Chili Sauce. {sideways "Mr. Char Fox died to-night. Had the aperation for appentecitis Tues. night} Sept. 16. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa went to market. Henry & Theo went to town this p.m. Political meeting in the school-house. Row's Carmen to-night. Papa, Henry, & Theodore drove up. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e1bee8a76e8c23bb061790df7279b410.pdf bb473b5d053fd31f60826d1300f1a767 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 17. - <u>Sun</u>. - "Rally Day" Service at Bethel. Rec. Mr. Krough addressed the D.D. Laura. Mrs. Dalton {illegible} walked to St. George's this Eve. This is there Harvest Service. Annie & Howard were here to-day. Sept. 18. - <u>Mon</u>. - Washed. Mama went up to Walker's this p.m. Mr. Chas. Fox. was buried this p.m. Sept. 19. - <u>Tues</u>. - Ironed. Howard stayed here to-day as Annie went to the Burg Fair. Has been a lovely day, but cloudy to-night. Great Liberal Rally in B. to-night. Sept. 20. - <u>Wed</u>. - Rec. Mr. & Mrs. Krough were here for dinner. Papa, Mr. Jesse Easton & Jno. Dalton went for the corn-cutters at Maynard this p.m. This has been a grand day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/63f56fd6ae6dcdd2934a43029d06ebf8.pdf e84d8a9ab77d39232a0b1f1dba3566ea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 21. - <u>Thur</u>. - "Election Day" Henry is D.R.O. & Theo is Clerk. Laura was over this Eve. Hon. Ges. P. Graham defeated Webster. won. & Laurier Government put out of power. Henry & Theo went to town to-night. Sept. 22. - <u>Fri</u>. - Cooked for corn-cutters. Annie & Howard were here to-day. The men are away cutting corn at Jno Dalton's. Sept. 23. - <u>Sat</u>. - The corn-cutters moved up here 11.30.a.m. & were here for supper. Annie & Howard were here all day. Charlie came out this p.m. Grand day & nice night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0c587da04f90467a570358f59de81fb5.pdf 97932ae0c3f945f9e991b2f7f760c702 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 24. - <u>Sun</u>. - S.S. this p.m. Hyne & Ethel came for Charlie this p.m. We all went to service at 7.30. Sept. 25. - <u>Mon</u>. - Rainy. Went up to see Mrs. Bishop this p.m. Colder. Wrote to E.J.F.R. Sept. 26. - <u>Tues</u>. - Cutting corn here to-day & finished 3.30 p.m. & moved to Mr. Jesse Easton's. Annie & Howard were here & helped get dinner. Beautiful night. Quite cold. Rec.d a letter from J.D. & card from Eva Mc. Sept. 27. - <u>Wed</u>. - Washed & picked pears. Finished cutting corn at Mr. Jesse Easton's to-night. Sept. 28. - <u>Thur</u>. - Moved our cook-stove in this noon. Laura & I went to the Woods this p.m. I went to choir practice at Warner's to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a1d6d4585771f649041ff90e892b6ae7.pdf bef170257005405e44a316b023d86434 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 29. - <u>Fri</u>. - Rainy & very cold. Cut corn this a.m. at Robt. Wood's. We are hugging the stove. Sept. 30. - <u>Sat</u>. - Papa & I went to market this a.m. The men were cutting corn this p.m. at Vandusen's. Mrs. Pruc was here this p.m. Mr. & Mrs. H. Lockwood were here this Eve. Henry went to town this Eve. Mrs. A.C. Hardy & Mrs. John Conklin. Brockville called here this Eve collecting for the General Hospital. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8de17b9fd245d9654813d0eba99677d0.pdf 37819fa38ee54f749bcf4c77135b4b0e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {blank back side of diary} 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 Mary Edith Throop Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Edith Throop Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grenville County Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-1919 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 Leeds & Grenville County, Elizabethtown Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Mary Edith Throop Diary & Transcription, 1909 Mary Edith Throop Diary & Transcription, 1909-1910 Mary Edith Throop Diary, 1910-1911 Mary Edith Throop Diary, 1911-1912 Mary Edith Throop Diary, 1912-1913 Mary Edith Throop Diary, 1913-1914 Mary Edith Throop Diary, 1914-1915 Mary Edith Throop Diary, 1915-1917 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 Mary Edith Throop Diary, 1910-1911 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Edith Throop Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grenville County Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-1911 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 Leeds & Grenville County, Elizabethtown Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. May 1st, 1910 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary Edith Throop Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{front cover of diary - brown, with pen and ink drawing of large 4 storey building}</p> <p>No. 3.</p> <p>Collegiate</p> <p>Note Book</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May. 1 - Sun - We all went to church this pm. It rained some to-night. Charke is 6 to-day.</p> <p>May. 2. - Mon. - It has been cloudy all day + rained hard this Eve Mama went up to mrs. Walkers this p.m. We put the things back in my room to-day</p> <p>May 3.- Tues. - Mama went down to annies on the milk rig this morning. It has been cloudy and rainy all day. Willard brought mama home tonight. I have have been putting the pictures in my room this p.m.</p> <p>May 4. - Wed. We washed. a number of militia Men went through the country this am. 12</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>were a horse-back of 4 in an automobile. May 5 Thur - We papered memas room, to-day I washed the ceiling. It has been a lovely day. It rained some to night. May 6- Fri - I went over to the school this a.m. as it is arbor Day We all went to the woods &amp; had dinner &amp; gathered wild flowers. May 7- Sat - We heard this morning. that king Edward VII. died her at 7 pm,. or 9 p.m. attiours time. Papa went out through Bissell Town Algonquin this p.m. &amp; stopped at Elies a while. It is nice warm weather now</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 8. – Sun. – It is a lovely morning. Mrs R. Bishop &amp; Ruby came down this p.m. &amp; we helped decorate &amp; drape the church for Memorial Services. Mrs. &amp; Mrs Johnston were here for tea. We all went to church this Eve. Anna &amp; Willard were in after church also.</p> <p>May 9. – Mon. – It has been showery. Laura was over this Eve. Took the coal stove down to-day &amp; burnt out the chimney.</p> <p>May 10. – Tues. – We washed.</p> <p>May 11. – Wed. – We cleaned Henry’s room. Mama went to the Ladies Aid at Mrs. R. Bishop’s this p.m. I went up this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>There is an Association Meeting to-night in the Mason’s Hall. Mr. Lockwood &amp; Mr. A. P. Bosell presented Edgar with a case of surgical instruments at Mr. Bishop’s this Eve.</p> <p>May 12. – Thurs. – We cleaned the spare bed room to-day. Mary Warner came up this p.m. &amp; stayed for tea. We went up to Mr. Bishop’s to get some vine roots. Henry took us over to Mrs. V. Wells for choir practice this Eve.</p> <p>May 13. – Fri. – We cleaned the hall upstairs to-day.</p> <p>May 14. – Sat. – Papa went to town this a.m.</p> <p>May 15. – Sun. – Arnie, Willard {text cut off at bottom of page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; Howard came up this a.m. We went to church this p.m. &amp; Howard stayed with Mama. The service this p.m. was a song service. Elsie, Hyne &amp; children came out this p.m. they were all here for tea! Mrs. Dalton, Mrs J. Beattie Jr. &amp; I went to St. George’s this Eve.</p> <p>May 16. – Mon. – We looked for ~~the~~ Halley’s comet 2 a.m. to 3.30 a.m. but could not see it. It has been a lovely day. We washed. Ruby Bishop’s started to school to-day.</p> <p>May 17. – Tues. – I ironed.</p> <p>May 18. – Wed. – I went down to Mrs. Jno Dalton’s to-night. We did some passe-partouting.</p> <p>May 19. – Thurs. – We killed our pig</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>this a.m. Cleaned the parlor to-day. Papa went up to Grandma’s this Eve. I went to choir practice with Warners at Mrs. Wm. Easton’s.</p> <p>May 20. – Fri. – It is a lovely day. King Edward VII was buried 11 a.m. Mrs. Jno. Warner, Reggie, Arnie &amp; Howard were here for dinner.</p> <p>May 21. – Sat. – Papa went to town this a.m. I went up to Mrs. R. Bishop’s this Eve. Saw the comet to-night in the Western sky.</p> <p>May 22. – Sun. – We went to S.S. this p.m. It is nice &amp; warm. We went to church this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 23. – Mon. – I cut the grass in the front-yard, also raked it. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Dalton, Laura, Mrs. Beattie {uncertain}, Jimmie Singleton, Mama &amp; I went down to Confirmation at St. George’s this Eve. Helen Murray, Edna Joudry, Lena &amp; Florence Kyle, Herbert Barton &amp; Charlie Stone were confirmed. this is Mason’s night.</p> <p>May 24. – Tues. – The young people from Algonquin had a picnic at the river to-day. There was shooting match at the Range to-day. We washed.</p> <p>May 25. – Wed. – The boys went fishing to-day. It has been rainy &amp; cloudy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Our bees swarmed to-day.</p> <p>May 26. – Thur. – I ironed. Choir practice to-night at the Church. Saw the comet to-night at 10 p.m. It was very bright.</p> <p>May 27. – Fri. – We cleaned the hall downstairs to-day.</p> <p>May 28. – Sat. – Papa went to town this a.m. I went down to Warner’s 6.30 p.m. with Mr &amp; Mrs Warner, &amp; stayed all night. We played croquet this Eve. Saw the comet to-night.</p> <p>May 29. – Sun. – Annie, Willard &amp; I went to Presbyterian Church this a.m. Mrs. Beattie was there also &amp; spoke on the West. Mrs. W. went to S.S. at St. George’s.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mary &amp; I walked up to S.S. &amp; church at Bethel 1.30 p.m. It is a lovely day but is cloudy to-night.</p> <p>May 30. – Mon. – It is cloudy &amp; rainy.</p> <p>May 31. – Tues. – We washed &amp; cleaned the wood-shed. We made flower-beds this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June. 1910.</p> <p>June 1. – Wed. – We took the carpet up in the dining-room this p.m. I planted sweet-peas this p.m &amp; set out asters. Mrs. Jno. Dalton was up this Eve. for her plants.</p> <p>June 2. – Thurs. – We cleaned the dining-room &amp; put the carpet down. Florence Manhard came up to go over to Wesley Wood’s to choir-practice to-night. It is quite cold &amp; rainy.</p> <p>June 3. – Fri. – King George V’s birth-day. It has cleared off fine, but is cold to-night. We finished the dining-room to-day. I set out my celery plants this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>received a postal to-night from Luella D. &amp; Mama got a letter from Bert Slackwood.</p> <p>June 4. – Sat. – Papa &amp; I went to town this a.m. I got a new pair of shoes. Mr. Ed. Stone died yesterday p.m. Mowed the lawn to-night. May &amp; Mrs. H. Lockwood were here this Eve.</p> <p>June 5. – Sun. – Conference. The young ministers are ordained this a.m. Jayla, H. &amp; I went to Presbyterian Church this a.m. Willard &amp; Arnie &amp; Howard were here for dinner. Henry &amp; W. went to Mr. Ed. Stone’s funeral this p.m. I went to S.S. Willard came for Arnie to-night.</p> <p>June 6. – Mon. – It is rainy.</p> <p>June 7. – Tues. – We washed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 8. – Wed. – I went back to Stewart’s woods &amp; got a few ferns this a.m. Papa went to Algonquin this a.m. Mama went to the Ladies Aid at Mrs. Jno. Corbett’s this p.m. Mrs. Andrew McNish Brockville died Mon. &amp; was buried this p.m. at Read’s.</p> <p>June 9. – Thur. – Mama &amp; papa went to town this a.m. &amp; I went down to Annie’s this p.m. then up to Mrs. A. Manhard’s for choir practise to-night.</p> <p>June 10. – Fri. – I ironed. Cut the lawn to-night.</p> <p>June 11. – Sat. – The men finished planting corn this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Elsie, Hyne &amp; children went to town this p.m. It has been rainy &amp; cloudy to-day.</p> <p>June 12. – Sun. – Went to church &amp; S.S. this p.m. We went down to St. George’s this Eve.</p> <p>June 13. – Mon. – Churned.</p> <p>June 14. – Tues. – Mama, Mrs. R. Bishop, &amp; Mrs. A. P. Bosell went out to Mrs. U. Bishop’s this a.m. &amp; stayed till Eve. Mrs. J. Dalton &amp; I went to the grave-yard to-night for roses. Fred Cook’s wedding-day. {under the June 14 heading, left side margin note: Rev. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Johnston &amp; Eddie Westport} June 15. – Wed. – We washed &amp; scrubbed.</p> <p>June 16. – Thurs. – Papa went to town this a.m. &amp; Mama went up to Grandma’s. They both got back at noon. We moved the stove out this p.m. It is very warm. Henry went to Ogdensburg to-night 6 p.m. with Brockville</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; St. James Lodge to attend lodge there. I went down to Warners to choir-practice.</p> <p>June 17. – Fri. – Mama went down to Mrs. J. Dalton’s this a.m. to visit. I mowed the lawn this Eve.</p> <p>June 18. – Sat. – Papa &amp; I went to town this a.m. Daltons &amp; Beatties &amp; myself went to Read’s cemitery to trim up some of the plots this Eve. Papa went up to Mr. S. Lockwood’s &amp; Henry went to town.</p> <p>June 19. – Sun. – Annie, Willard &amp; Howard went to Prescott to-day to celebrate their wedding-day. We went to S.S. this p.m. &amp; church this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 20. – Mon. – Henry went up to Grandma’s this a.m. to cultivate &amp; I went too. this is Lodge night.</p> <p>June 21. – Tues. – We washed &amp; churned.</p> <p>June 22. – Wed. – Cleaned the cellar. I took my skirt up to Mrs. J. Wright’s &amp; she cut it for me.</p> <p>June 23. – Thurs. – It has been very warm. We cleaned the pantry. Mama &amp; I went hunting strawberries this p.m. &amp; got quite a few. There is a concert at the Baptist Church, Algonquin, to-night, given by Rev. Mr. Williamson.</p> <p>June 24. – Fri. – Eight years to-night Elsie was married. Choir practice to-night over to Mabel Shaw’s but I could not go.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 25. – Sat. – Papa went to town this a.m. Took a lesson this p.m. Went down to Annie’s on the milk-rig then up to Lucy Shepherd’s lawn for a meeting about a “Basket Ball Team.” Came home with Jessie &amp; Electa.</p> <p>June 26. – Sun. – S.S. this a.m. but I could not go as I was not well. Papa went down to Annie’s for dinner. Mr. R. Stafford preached this p.m. (as Mr. Johnston is away out West) but I did not go. I went down to Mrs. Beattie’s this Eve.</p> <p>June 27. – Mon. – We washed.</p> <p>June 28. – Tues. – Mama went up to Mrs. S. Wright’s to-day. {page directly under; continuation, says: I cleaned the cup-board. Florence Manhard, brought up the tickets to-night.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I cleaned the cup-board. Florence Manhard, brought up the tickets to-night for the Strawberry festival.</p> <p>June 29. – Wed. – I ironed all day. Jennie, Mrs. Jno. Dalton &amp; I went to the festival on Mr. Geo. Ross’s lawn, Fairfield East. Citizen Band was out.</p> <p>June 30. – Thurs. – Papa brought Howard up on the milk-rig &amp; Annie walked up about 11. Choir practise was here to-night. We had lemonade, cakes, &amp; tarts for them.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July. 1910.</p> <p>July 1. – Fri. – I went down to Warners on the milk-rig. We picked the straw-berries this a.m. &amp; peas this p.m. May went to Ogdensburg this p.m. Willard went to Brockville to play in the band. I also helped shell peas, so I stayed all night.</p> <p>July 2. – Sat. – Came home this morn. with them as they went to market. Cooked this a.m. &amp; did the work. A Shooting Contest this p.m. between Brockville &amp; S. Augusta. Arnie &amp; Howard came up after dinner. I took a bath this p.m. We went to the hall this p.m. to set the tables, etc. Etta Dalton came here 6 p.m. &amp; went over</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to the hall with us. We went back to the Range. Our boys won by 102 points. Etta went down to Johns to-night to stay.</p> <p>July 3. – Sun. – Went to S.S. this a.m. Etta came up this p.m. Elsie, Hyne, &amp; children came out also. Etta, Mama, Elsie, &amp; children, &amp; myself went to Mr. Walkers’ woods this p.m. Etta &amp; I went to church this Eve. Mr. Stafford preached.</p> <p>July 4. – Mon. – We washed. Etta went up to Dudleys on Mr. Caldwell’s milk-rig this a.m. Mama went down to Mrs. Dalton’s 10 a.m. &amp; helped make the ice-cream. They washed the dishes at the hall to-night, then had ice cream at Mrs. Daltons</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 5. – Tues. – Arnie, Mrs Dalton, Mary, Allen &amp; I went to the neighborhood picnic at the river 1 p.m. on our ~~own~~ milk-buggy &amp; with Dalton’s horse. Mama kept Howard. Elsie, &amp; children &amp; Edith Walter came out also. We had a fine time.</p> <p>July 6. – Wed. – It is a nice day, but very dry &amp; warm weather.</p> <p>July 7. – Thur. – It has been rainy all day. Luella Daniels &amp; Bessie Carson drove up to Warners this a.m. They came up here just before starting home. Choir practice to-night at Mrs. V. Wells’, but I could not go on account of my cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 8. – Fri. – Papa went to town this a.m. Myrtle Myles, Mrs. S. Cole &amp; Stewart started West 11.30 a.m. via G.T.R. It is very warm. Mama made lemon biscuits this p.m. &amp; I scrubbed the shed.</p> <p>July 9. – Sat. – Viola Walker came down this p.m. Took a lesson this p.m. Cut the first piece of hay to-day.</p> <p>July 10. – Sun. – Went to S.S. &amp; Church this p.m. Mr. Stafford sang a solo. Elsie, Hyne &amp; children, Annie, Willard &amp; Howard, also Thos. Johnston were here for tea. There was quite a thunder storm this a.m. but it is a dandy night.</p> <p>July 11. – Mon. – We washed. Took off some honey at noon. Fred S. was over this Eve. I raked some this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 12. – Tues. – “Orange Walk,” at Brockville, but we did not go. Laura Shipman &amp; I went berrying.</p> <p>July 13. – Wed. – Mrs. J. Dalton &amp; I went berrying. I went down to Mrs. Beattie’s to practice for the Presbyterian social.</p> <p>July 14. – Thur. – Swept upstairs. Preserved raspberries &amp; cherries. Went up to Bessie Lombardo’s for choir-practice this Eve.</p> <p>July 15. – Fri. – Mrs. J. Beattie, Mrs. J. Dalton, &amp; myself went berrying early this morn. It rained some to-night. Took a bath this Eve.</p> <p>July 16. – Sat. – I raked this p.m. Went to practice at Mrs. J. Beattie’s to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 17. - Sun. - Went to S.S. this p.m. + we all went to church this Eve. I was up to Electa's for tea. Mary W. went away to.day so I played for church. This is Mr. Stafford's last Sunday, as Mr. Johnston is expected home this week.</p> <p>July 18. - Mon. - Mrs. J. Dalton + I went berrying this a.m. It is much cooler to-day.</p> <p>July 19 - Tues. - We washed. Eva Fields, Mrs. J. Kelley + Effie were here this Eve. Henry mowed the lawn to-night. Pearl Dales came out to Mrs. Beattie's to-night.</p> <p>July 20. - Wed. - I raked this Theo. Shipman took Mrs. Beattie Jr. Pearl, + myself down to the Presbyterian church to practise this p.m. Took a bath this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 21. - Thur. - Raked this a.m. Mama, Henry + I went to the "Presbyterian social" this Eve. Rev. N. McLeod + Rev. Mr. Cameron were out. Mr. Stafford + Mr. Cameron sand, "Lead Kindly Light" + six of the girls (counting me) acted it out. Arrived home 1250.</p> <p>July 22. - Fri. - Raked this p.m. did the upstairs work. Elsie drove out this Eve, for Annie + Howard, they intend to stay out till Sun.</p> <p>July 23. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Took a bath this p.m. Went down on the milk-rig to play "basket-ball" Eva Cole's side won by 1 point (my side) Henry went to town this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 24 - Sun. - Went to S.S. + church this p.m. It is very warm to-day + very close to-night. Mr. Stafford preached this p.m. as Mr. Johnston won't be home till Tues. Wrote a letter to Miss Daniels this Eve.</p> <p>July 25. - Mon. - Washed, + mama painted the floor. Went to a meeting in the church to arrange for a social, this Eve. This is Mason's night.</p> <p>July 26. - Tues. - Mama went up to Mrs. D. Wright's to get a waist made. Mrs. D. Landon was here a while this p.m.</p> <p>July 27. - Wed. - I ironed. There was a heavy electric storm this Eve.</p> <p>July 28. - Thur. - I went down to Mrs. J Landon's this p.m. Went to choir practise with the crowd, on the old milk rig up to Mr. Wm. Easton's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 29. - Fri. - Mama + I went out to ""Perry's Point" to the union picnic of Algonquin + Bethel S.S.'s with Mr. R. Bishop's Had a fine time. Was down to Mrs. Beatties to-night. Sold 3 tickets this Eve, for our social.</p> <p>July 30. - Sat, - Swept upstairs + down-stairs. We moved the table into the kitchen this a.m. We had a heavy shower, 2.30 p.m. It is quite cool to-night. I took a bath this Eve.</p> <p>July 31. - Sun. - Went to S.S. this p.m. + to church this Eve. Rev A. B. Johnston preached. Annie, Willard, Howard + Mary were in after church. Henry went up to Grandma's this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August</span></h2> <p>Aug. 1 - Mon. - We washed. Papa + mama went to town this p.m. Elsie, Hyne, + children came out this Eve. also 12 young people were here ^ this Eve to practise a dialogue for our social.</p> <p>Aug. 2. - Tues. - I ironed some. Jssie B. + I collected eggs to make ice cream for the social I stayed up to Grandma's + went over to Mrs. P. Word's to choir practise this Eve. I came home with Warner's We were treated to ice cream + cake.</p> <p>Aug. 3. - Wed. - Mama went up to Mrs. Bishop's this a.m. on an errand + I ironed. We made our fruit cake this p.m. Had my head washed. It is very warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Algonquin M. Social is held to-night. There was a heavy Thunder storm 11.30 p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 4. - Thur. - Were cooking for our social</p> <p>Aug. 5. - Fri. - Mama made 2 gallons of ice cream for our social, which was to be to-night, but it is a rainy night so is post-poned. Just a few neighbors were there.</p> <p>Aug. 6. - Sat.- Mrs. R. Bishop + I were up to the hall 4 p.m. Our social, was held to-night, + there was a large crowd, $40.00 at the table. . Elsie, Hyne + children were out to it + stayed here all night.</p> <p>Aug. 7. - Sun. - Annie, Willard + Howard came up this</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a.m. We had ice-cream Annie, Howard, Elsie, Ethel + I went to church this p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 8. - Mon. - We washed. I went up to the hall to help clean up this p.m. Henry lombard was here for tea as he is binding grain for us.</p> <p>Aug. 9. - Tues. - Scrubbed the wood-shed, mama painted the kitchen floor another coat. finished mowing the lawn to-night.</p> <p>Aug 10. - Wed. - It is a rainy a.m. I ironed this p.m. Mama went up to Mrs. Walker's this p.m. Pa finished wheeling in wood this p.m. Received a postal from Mabel T. Set our croquet set out this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 11 Thurs. - Mama went by. Mr.R Bishops this a.m. Mrs. L.Walton &amp; I went back to Corbett's woods this p.m. The St. Lawrence Rifle Ass. boys shot against the Brockville Boys on the B. Range this p.m. + were beaten by 31 points. Mrs. R. Bishop + Ruby came down this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 12. - Fri. - Papa + Hrnty were up to Grandma's this p.m. + swept upstairs. Mrs. + Mr. R. Bishop, Ruby, + Miss. S. Fairburn were here this Eve. Mr. Gordon stayed here to-night.</p> <p>Aug 13. - Sat. - Mama went to town this a.m. with Harry Cowan. + got back 5 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with Mrs. Jno. Tousley She had the impression taken for her upper set of teeth. Annie + Howard were up this p.m. Herbie Barton helped draw in grain to-day. We have 3 more loads out.</p> <p>Aug. 14. - Sun. - Went to S.S. this p.m. + we all went to church this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 15. - Mon. - Washed. Mr. T. Said-low was here for tea as he was helping draw in grain.</p> <p>Aug 16. - Tues. - Mama went to town this a.m. Annie + Eva went up to Luella Kirkely's on an island 1 mile from the Bay, + left Howard here. I raked some this p.m. + the men drew in the last of the grain. Went back to pick peas to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 17. - Wed. - I ironed. Viola Walker was here this p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 18. - Thur. - Annie came home to-night. it has been a rainy day.</p> <p>Aug. 19. - Fri. - Mama + papa went to town this a.m. + brought Luella Daniels out. Mama got her upper plate of teeth. There is a chicken-pie social at Fairfield to-night. Mriss Daniels + I picked peas to-night. Papa went to Brockville as he was invited to a dinner (8 o'clock) at the Strathcona Hotel, by two cattle-buyers, for whom he expects to go to Iowa with a car-load of cattle. 18 were present.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 20. - Sat. - Willard, Jno. Tousley, R. Bishop, A.P. Bissell went to Ottawa 2. p.m. to attend the rifle matches. Annie + Howard came up to stay till to-morrow Eve. Mr. Jno. Beattie Jr. + Mrs. Basil Beattie came up this Eve. to play croquet.</p> <p>Aug. 21. - Sun. - Rev. N. Mc.Leod peached at Stone's Church this a.m. We went to church this p.m. Rev. A.B. Johnston came here for tea. Laura, Luella + I walked down to St. George's this Eve + service. Wilhelmune took very sick to-night.</p> <p>Aug. 22. - Mon - We washed. Luella + I went over to see Wilhelmine to-night + took her flowers- + also down to Mrs. Jno. Walton's. This is Mason's night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 23. - Tues. - Ironed. Miss M. Moore came down this p.m. Luella went down to Mrs. Beattie's for tea also to spend the night. Laura was over this Eve</p> <p>Aug 24. - Wed. - "St. George's Picnic." It has been very sulture for the past 3 days. Went to St. George's Picnic 1.30 p.m. Papa did the chores. The picnic was a great success. They made $261.00.</p> <p>Aug. 26. - [] Henry took papa to town 10.30 a,m, + the cattle were taken across the river 1.30 p.m. They left Morristown 10 p.m. Elsie, Hyne, + children brought Miss Daniel's home this p.m. They were all here for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 26. - Fri. - Miss Daniels, Henry + I went back for a load of corn for the cows. I pressed my skirt. Mama, Luella + I went up to Bishop's this Eve. I Henry went up to Grandma's to hunt coons. but did not get any.</p> <p>Aug. 27. - Sat. - Luella went down to Warner's on the milk-rig, also stopped at Beattie's Dalton's corning up. Henry + I took her in 1.30 p.m. + got home 4.40 p.m. Henry went up for coons again to-night but failed to see any</p> <p>Aug. 28. - Sun. - It is a nice day. Annie, Willard + Howard came up this a.m. + Elsie, Hyne, + children came out this p.m. We all went to church this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 29. - Mon. Washed. Mama went up to Mrs. J. Walker's this Eve. The nights are quite cool.</p> <p>Aug. 30. - Tues. - "Brockville Fair" I ironed all day. Went back for a load of corn this 4 p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 31. - Wed. - It rained all this forenoon. Elsie, + Hyne went to Brockville this p.m. + left the children here. Made Corn Salad this p.m. Worked some on my block to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Septemebr. /10.</span></h2> <p>Sept. 1. - Thur. - Went back for cornstocks with Henry this a.m. Went to the fair 1.15 p.m. with Annie + Willard, went to Aunt Jane's + stayed all night. Annie + Willard stayed for tea also.</p> <p>Sept. 2. - Fri. - Aunt Jane, Miss E. Bissell + I went down street this a.m. + saw the circis procession Howe's). Henry came up after dinner + Aunt Jane + I went to the Fair this p.m. Saw all the driivng + racing to-day. Came home with Henry to-night. Received a letter + card from papa.</p> <p>Sept. 3. - Sat. - It has rained all day + is damp to-night. Gordon Walker was down tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 3. John Dalton's cow died to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 4. - Sun. - It is a nice day. Henry + I went to Mr. Steward Read's funeral 2 p.m. No service at Bethis this p.m. on account of the funeral.</p> <p>Sept. 5. - Mon. - We washed. Henry + I went for the corn morning. it rained all day.</p> <p>Sept. 6. - Tues. - Mary W. went down to Luella D's to stay a week. It has been rainy to-day- I went up to Mis. D. Wright's this p.m. Mrs Wright went to town this a.m. + had her teeth extracted. Was up to Mr. J. Walker's this Eve. Henry went up to Grandma's to-night to hunt coons.</p> <p>Sept. 7. - Wed. - Mama, Laura + I went to Walker's woods for muck this p.m. Papa phoned out from town 3.30 p.m. He arrived in Brockville 5 p.m. Henry went for him after milking</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} Arrived home 9 p.m.</p> <p>Sept. 8. - Thur. - Have been putting up plums +peaches to-day. Went up to Mrs. D. Wright's this p.m. also stopped at Mrs. Bishop's Papa went out to Algonquin this p.m. It has been a lovely day. Viola Walker came down to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 9. - Fri. - Ironed, swept + dusted upstaits. Nellie Caldwell + her cousin, Gladys Tweedie were here visiting this p.m. Mr. Sam Shipman was here for tea also. Jno. + Mrs. Dalton were here this Eve. It is very cold.</p> <p>Sept. 10. - Sat. - Papa + I went to market this a.m. with potatoes + corn. Johnie Beattie was here this Eve. Henry went up to Grandma's for coons to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 11 - Sun. - Annie, Willard, Howard, Elsie, Hyne, + children were here this p.m. Went to church this Eve. I played as Mary is at Prescott.</p> <p>Sept. 12. - Mon. - It is a nice morning. We washed. picked beans.</p> <p>Sept. 13. - Tues. - I ironed. Went to Mr. Nickol's funeral, 2 p.m. at St. George's church, thence to Read's cemetery.</p> <p>Sept. 14. - Wed. - Mama went up to Grandma's this morning + Henry went for her this Eve.</p> <p>Sept. 15. - Thur. - Edythe, + Helen Murray, Annie + Howard came up this a.m. + spent the day. Choir practise at the church to-night. Started cutting coon to-day at Mr. Robt. Wood's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 16 - Fri. - Went up to Mrs. S. Wright's this p.m. + got my new waist.</p> <p>Sept. 17. - Sat. - Papa + Henry are at Mr. Jesse Easton's to-day cutting corn. Annie + Willard went to town this a.m. + left Howard here. they were here for dinner. It has been a beautiful day + is a lovely night.</p> <p>Sept. 18. - Sun. - It is a dark day. The Stone Corner's Presbyterian Church was opened this morn. as it has been painted. I sent down two bouqets for Mrs. J. Beattie to take. Went to church this p.m. Wrote to Luella D. - to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 19. - Mon. - Washed + picked the last of the beans + shelled them this Eve. Mason's night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 20. - Tues. - Canned tomatoes + made Indian Sauce. I ironed some. Went up to Mrs. Jno. Walker's on an errand. They broke some part of the engine last night so were not cutting to-day.</p> <p>Sept. 21. - Wed. - It is cloudy this a.m. finished ironing.</p> <p>Sept 22. - Thur. - Picked up all of the appöes this a.m.</p> <p>Sept. 23. - Fri. - Mama made fried-cakes, + some pies, also stewed a pumpkin.</p> <p>Sept. 24. - Sat. - Has been cloudy all day. Papa went to town this a.m. I drew water this p.m. Picked the tomatoes this p.m. They finished cutting at Lombard's to-night + moved the machine down here. It is dark + cloudy to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 25.- Sun - Bethel S.S. 10.30 this morn. after which we were invited to stay for dinner. Arrived home 5.30. p.m. Elsie brought Charlie out to stay a week, during corn-cutting. Went to church this Eve.</p> <p>Sept. 26. - Mon. - Washed + scrubbed.</p> <p>Sept. 27. - Tues. - Mr. Robt. Woods was here for dinner as he was down to fix the machine. Annie + Howard came up this morn + help us with the corn-cutters.</p> <p>Sept. 28. - Wed. - We cut corn to-day, + finished 6.30 p.m. Annie went home 3.30 p.m. + left Howard here as she is going to the Corbett-Spicer Wedding 7.30 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 29. - Thur. - Went down + helped Mrs. Jno. Dalton to-day. Practise for a drill + Hymn "Lead Kindly Light." at Mrs. Beattie's to-night for a Presbyterian social, Fairfield Oct. 12. Henry + I also went to a corn-roast at Electa's to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 30. - Fri. - Helped Mrs. Dalton get dinner. Came home + did the upstairs work.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October. /10.</span></h2> <p>Oct. 1. - Sat. - Cleaned the cistern. Elsie + Hyne also Annie + Willard went to town. The children (all) stayed here. Went down to Warner's with a surprise party for Annie + Willard. Had $ 20.00.</p> <p>Oct. 2. - Sun. - Went to church this p.m. Was up to Electa's this Eve + sha came home with me + remained all night. It has been a fine day.</p> <p>Oct. 3. - Mon. - Washed. Elsie came out this p.m. for Annie + Howard.</p> <p>Oct. 4. - Tues. - It rained.</p> <p>Oct. 5. - Wed. - Cutting cown at Wesley Wood's this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 6. - Thur. -</p> <p>Oct. 7. - Fri. - Mary Easton + I went to Easton's Woods this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} for running cedar. Wrnt to practise at Mrs. J. Beattie's this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 8. - Sat. - The men were helping cut corn at Mrs. {O'Shane's} to-day. Have a bad cold.</p> <p>Oct. 9. - Sun. - Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. Church this Eve, but first Henry went.</p> <p>Oct. 10. - Mon. - Finished at Mr. Shaver's 4. p.m. I was down to Annie's all day. Made Mrs. Beattie's crown.</p> <p>Oct. 11. - Tues. - Mr. C. J. Johns was here for dinner as he was collecting for the phones. Henry helped thresh at Mr. Wm. Kyle's to-day. Went to an apple-bee at Mrs. P. Barton's to-night. Has been a lovely day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 12. - Wed. - The men finished cutting corn at Theo Gilpins to-night. Fred Landon took 10 girls out to a Pie Social held in the Forester's Hall Fairfield under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church. The {I}. A. Dramatic Club took part in the programme. Had a splendid time.</p> <p>Oct. 13. - Thur - Washed. Helped pick up poatoes this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 14. - Fri. - Ironed this p.m. Went to Wesley Wood's for choir practise to-night. Has been a rainy day.</p> <p>Oct. 15. - Sat. - It is a rainy day. Gordon Walker came down this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 16. - Sun. - Annie, Willard. + Howard were here for dinner. We had partridge pot pie.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went to church this p.m. It is a nice day. Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 17. - Mon. - Washed. The men finished digging potatoes this a.m. I helped pick up this p.m. This is Mason's night. Recieved a book to-mnight, which Luella D. - sent up by Mr. + Mrs. Lockwood.</p> <p>Oct. 18. - Tues. - Ironed. The men clipped Dr. Scanlon's horse this a.m. Churned + made pumpkin pies this p.m. These are lovely days.</p> <p>Oct. 19. - Wed. - Mama went down to Annie's this morning on the milk-rig, + Willard + Annie brought her home this Eve. Georg Ead was here this Eve. We did not take milk to the factory, as they have started just to make 4 times</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} a week.</p> <p>Oct. 20. - Thur. - Mrs. Bishop + I started to clean the church this a.m. Choir practise to-night at Mrs. D. Well's, but I did not go.</p> <p>Oct. 21. - Fri. - Finished cleaning the church to-night. Mrs. R. Bishop was here for dinner. Corn-husking to-night at Fred Landon's. Henry went.</p> <p>Oct. 22. - Sat. - It has been a rainy day. Henry helped thresh at Mr. Robt. Wood's to-day. The steamer (thresher) came down to Beattie's 4 p.m. Mr. Jno. Walker was here this Eve. Mama went over to Laura's this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 23. - Sun. - Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. Henry + I went to church this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 24. - Mon. - It is a nice day. We washed. Threshed at Jno. Beattie's this a.m. + at Jno. Dalton's this p.m. Brought in our celery to-day.</p> <p>Oct. 25. - Tues. - It rained all day. but cleared off to-night.</p> <p>Oct. 26. - Wed. - Threshed at Wm. Knapp's this a.m. + here this p.m. Mama helped Mrs. Knapp get dinner. It has been a lovely day. Mrs. Warner + Annie went to town to-day + stopped here for tea.</p> <p>Oct. 27. - Thur. - It has been a rainy forenoon. is windy this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 28. - Fri. - Mrs. Jno. Dalton + I went to the Asylum this p.m. I got my dress for the Masquerade Party.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 29. - Sat. - Elsie + Hyne went to town this p.m. + left the children here. Have been busy all day. Mrs. R. Bishop + I decorated the church to-night 4.30 p.m. Papa went in town for Aunt Jane + Uncle Hugh Newell.</p> <p>Oct. 30. - Sun. - We. Aunt Jane, Mama, Henry + I went to church this p.m. Annie + Willard + Howard came in after church + stayed till 10.30. p.m. St. George's Church was reopened this morning 10.30 also this evening 7. Henry went down this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 31. - Mon. - "Thanksgiving Day." Elsie, Hyne, Charlie + Ethel Annie, Willard, + Howard Auntie + Uncle Hugh were here for dinner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Henry + I went to the Masquerade Party at Mary Warner's to-night. Papa took Aunt Jane + Uncle High in, then drove us down. Got home 1.30.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November. /10.</span></h2> <p>Nov. 1. - Tues. - Washed. Mr. H. Lockwood was here this a.m.</p> <p>Nov. 2. - Wed. - Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m. with Henry, as he went up to kill a pig. I scrubbed the shed this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 3. - Thur. - I ironed this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 4. - Fri. - Mama + Mrs. R. Bishop + Ruby went up to Mrs. J. Walker's this a.m. to visit. Henry + I went down to Dalton's to-night for a while.</p> <p>Nov. 5. - Sat. - Has been a rainy day. Theo. was over this a.m.</p> <p>Nov. 6. - Sun. - 5 years to-day Eva died. Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. Mr. Johnston was here for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} We all went to church this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 7. - Mon. - Washed.</p> <p>Nov. 8. - Tues. - I cleaned the cellar. Mama cleaned windows.</p> <p>Nov. 9. - Wed. - Mama went to the Ladie's Aid at Mrs. A. P. Bissell's this p.m. + came home 4.30 p.m. as the men are busy. John George's nephew {Shickry Namey} started was here to-day first trip. Worked with plants this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 10. - Thur. Cleaned mama's + Henry's room's, also the hall.</p> <p>Nov. 11. - Fri. - Papa went to Algonquin to-night to get Gypsy shod. I went also.</p> <p>Nov. 12. - Sat. - Cleaned mama's + Henry's room also the hall.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 13. - Sun. - Mama + I went to church this p.m. Annie + Howard came in after church + Willard came up this Eve. Theod. was over this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 14. - Mon. - Washed. It has been a dark, damp day. I went up to Mrs. Wright's + Bishop's on an errand 3.30 p.m. This is Mason's Night. Henry was ploughing up to Uncle's to-day. Papa put on the storm-windows downstairs.</p> <p>Nov 15. - Tues. -</p> <p>Nov. 17. - Thur. - I went down to help Annie as she moved over to her house to-day for good.</p> <p>Nov. 18. - Fri. - I drew in wood + logs to-day. Mr. S. D. Walker was here 11 a.m. collecting taxes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 19. - Sat. - Papa slipped this a.m. + sprained his knee + is not able to walk. Henry went to town this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 20. - Sun. - It is a beautiful day. Annie, Willard, + howard. Elsie, Hyne, + Charlie + Ethel were here this p.m. Annie Willard, Henry + I went to church this Eve. Papa is getting along slowly, but sleeps only on the couch nights.</p> <p>Nov. 21. - Mon. - Washed some. Theo was over this a.m. Mrs. J. Dalton + I went to Easton's woods for evergreens this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 22. - Tues. - I ironed. Took up honey this a.m.</p> <p>Nov. 23. - Wed. - Henry + I went down to Mrs. Beattie's to-night but Johnie + Mrs. Beattie were away. Henry shot 2 partridge</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 24. - Thur. - Willard was here for dinner. We had partridge. Mr. + Mrs. J. Dalton were here this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 25. - Fri. - Mama went down to Annie's on the milk.rig. Elsie, Hyne + children came to Annie's yesterday to ramain till Sunday. Henry was up to the Range all day as there was a shooting contest. Willard was here for dinner.</p> <p>Nov. 26. - Sat. - Cleaned the hall downstairs. Henry went down to Annie's this Eve, + I went to Mrs. Beattie's.</p> <p>Nov. 27. - Sun. - Henry, M I went to church this p.m. I went up to Electa's after church. Jessie, Electa, Henry + I went drove to St. George<i>s this Eve.</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} Mr. + Mrs. Lockwood were here this Eve. also Mrs. Wright (sr).</p> <p>Nov. 28. - Mon. - We washed.</p> <p>Nov. 19. - Tues. - Cleaned the pantry. It snowed to-day.</p> <p>Nov. 30. - Wed. - Mama, Henry + I went to town this a.m. Got home 2.45 p.m. Papa went to Algonquin to get the team shod. Henry went to Beattie's this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December. 1910.</span></h2> <p>Dec. 1. - Thur. - I went up to Mrs. S. Wright's this p.m. Henry + I went choir practise at Mabel Shaver's this Eve. "Had my first cutter ride."</p> <p>Dec. 2. - Fri. - Cleaned the dining-room to-day.</p> <p>Dec. 3. - Sat. - It has been a lovely afternoon. Henry went down to Beattie's this Eve. Some buddy's + some cutters went to town to-day.</p> <p>Dec. 4. - Sun. - I went to church this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 8. - Thur. - Mr. R. Bishop helped us Kill 4 pigs this a.m. Put up our coal-stove to-day + made a fire in it. Choir practise here this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 9 . Fri. - Cleaned the dining-room.</p> <p>Dec. 10. - Sat. - Papa + Henry went to town with the pigs.</p> <p>Dec. 11. - Sun. - Papa, mama + I went to church this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>It is very cold.</p> <p>Dec. 12. - Mon. - Washed. Ms. Lockwood &amp; Theo. were here a while this p.m. This is my birth-day. Received 3 Joostals, also a Christmas booklet. from Calgary.</p> <p>Dec. 13. - Tues. - Papa, Henry, &amp; I went to a Temperance Lecture in Bethel Church. given by Rev. Mr. {McDalton} of Iroquois. Mr. C. Cole was chairman.</p> <p>Dec. 14. - Wed. - It stormed to-day. I ironed.</p> <p>Dec. 15. - Thur. - Snowed to-day also. I finished ironing.</p> <p>Dec. 16. - Fri. - Swept upstairs. Papa took me down to Annie's 3 p.m. + I remained all night. as the orchestra wene to {Dublin} to play for a dance.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 17. - Sat. - Papa came for me 9.30 a.m. + then went to Brockville. Henry went to town also for a load of manure. Snowed some this p.m. Henry was over to Theo's to-night.</p> <p>Dec. 18. - Sun. - "Annniversary Services." Rev. N. McLeod preached this p.m. Mr. Johnston was here also. Geo. + Edith Manhard were here for tea. also Annie WIlalrd + Howard, Mr. + Mrs. McDougall + Irene ca,e here 6.30 + went to church with us. Evening Service, - Rev. A. R. JOhnston preached, Manhard's choir sang. large crowd this afternoon + eve. Collections $8.75. Has been quite a nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 19. Mon. - Mama &amp; Papa went to town this p.m. Laura was over this Eve. This is Mason's night.</p> <p>Dec. 20. - Tues. - It is storming some to-day. Social &amp; Lecture tonight at Bethel Church. Rev. F. A. Read gave a Lecture on "Ireland &amp; the Irish." Had a good time. Sidney Easton arrived home to-day.</p> <p>Dec. 21. - Wed. - Rev. A. B. Johnston stayed here last night &amp; went to Brockville this a.m. They gathered &amp; cleaned up the hall This p.m. Henry &amp; I went to town this p.m.</p> <p>Dec. 22. - Thur. - I went down to Stone's Corner School with Jessie &amp; Electa &amp; helped them trim the tree. Was at Annie's for dinner. Annie &amp; Howard, Mary, Peggie, Florence Manhard, ,Edina &amp; Gladyn Landon, Florence &amp; Leora {illegible} Rulry Dawson. Jessie &amp; I {illgible} went down to Elector Christmas tree 2. p.m. on a sleigh. Had a good time.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 23. - Fri. - Have been busy allday 3 years ago to-night (Mon.Eve) a few of the congregation of Bathel Church gathered here to give Mary Warner a foreoent of $10.00.</p> <p>Dec. 24. - Sat. - I finished the prepar-ations for Christmas &amp; decorated the tree to-night. Papa went to town this a.m. - Henry went 3.30.p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 25. Sun. - "Christmas Day" we went to church this p.m. Ms. Wm. Esaton came here after church &amp; stayed for tea. Laura &amp; I went to St. George's to church this Eve. They presented Miss. S. Stone, against with a handsome $10.00 Cross &amp; chain, also a hand-bag. It's a cold night.</p> <p>Dec. 26. - Mon - We celebrated Christmas to-day. Eloie, Hyne, Charlie &amp; Ethel &amp; Annie. Willard &amp; Howard were all here. We all received a good many foresento. Went home with Annie. 5.p.m. as Willard went to N. Augusta to play, &amp; I stayed all night.</p> <p>Dec. 27. Tues. - Papa came for me 10. a.m. I was over to Warmeso this morn &amp; saw their tree. Straightemeds of the house. This is Mason's night. St. John's Night, they are having an after supper.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec. 28. - Wed. - We straightened up the hall. It is a stormy night.</p> <p>Dec. 29. - Thur. - Washed &amp; churned. Rille aso meeting to-night &amp; Mrs. R. Bishops &amp; Riley came here.</p> <p>Dec. 30. - Fri. - Has been a blurotry day.</p> <p>Dec. 31. - Sat. - Has been a bright cold, day. Mama "Sugared off," this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January 1911</span></h2> <p>Jan. 1. - Sun. - Papa &amp; Henry &amp; I went to church. 10.30.a.m. Wrote to Elva &amp; Juella this p.m. Read this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 2. - Mon. - Henry &amp; I took Annie out to Elsie's for New Year's dinner, as Willard has an officec at the poll. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Art. Manhard &amp; Florence were out also. We stayed &amp; went to the New Years S.S. Entertainment in the M. Church. {vertically beside, "The M. Church sheds all this morning.}</p> <p>Jan. 3. - Tues. - Went to oyster puppen in the Hall. The Rifle Matcho was this p.m. R. Bishop. &amp; A.R. Bisselli captain. Mrs. Bishop's side won by 17 points.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 4. - Wed. - I took my dress up to Mrs. S. Wright this p.m.</p> <p>Jan 5. - Thur. - Has been a blustry day. Very cold. Mama finished my new waist this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 6. - Fri. - Swept &amp; dusted upstairs. Papa went to the store this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 7 - Sat. - Papa went to town 11.a.m. &amp; Henry went for a load this p.m. Has been a nice day.</p> <p>Jan. 8. - Sun. - Annie, Willard &amp; HOward were here all day. It rained &amp; was awfully windy to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 9. - Mon. - Washed. Grandma Manhard was worse to-night. Papa &amp; Mama went up Mama stayed.</p> <p>Jan. 10. - Tues. - Henry went for a load of coal for Hyne. I took it out this p.m. Papa went up for Mama this a.m. Churned this p.m. I went down to Mrs. Dalton's 3.30. p.m. &amp; remained till Eve. Mr. Domesvile's were putting up a Link-blade Sepparator. Henry came down after tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 11. - Wed. - It is a dark day. We are busy cooking. Henry &amp; Papa went to town this p.m. {Sideways in the margins "Received a card from Etta. I also -illegible- daily paper on the first}</p> <p>Jan. 12. - Thur. - Ladies Aid met here this p.m. Mrs. J. Warner, Mrs. mo. Corbett, Mrs. A.R. Bisell, Lanche Shewell, Mrs. R. Bishop, &amp; Ruley &amp; Mrs. U. Bishop , My. Jno. Walton, Mrs. (Rw.) Johnston &amp; Winston, also. Howard BIssell, Mrs. R. Bishop, Mr. Jno Corbett, were here. went to choir practice at Warper to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 13. - Fri. - Went up to have my dress fitted this a.m. Papa &amp; Mr. Art Manhard went to the funeral of Mr. James Dawson, Jordi Millo. 1.p.m. Henry &amp; I went up to Grandma's this eve.</p> <p>Jan. 14. - Sat. - Willard &amp; Annie went to town this p.m. &amp; howard remained here. They were here for tea.</p> <p>Jan. 15. - Sun. - Will &amp; Minnie came out 3.30.p.m. &amp; stayed all the Evening. I went to church this Eve. I played the organ as Mary W. is in town. The Bishops family came down after church.</p> <p>Jan. 16. - Mon. - Took a lesson. Papa &amp; Henry washed the names. It is very cold. Mason's night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 17. - Tues. - Mama went to Mrs. D. Bishops Wright's this a.m.</p> <p>Jan. 18. - Wed. - So very cold. Henry &amp; I went down to Annie this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 19. - Thur. - I went up &amp; had my dress fitted. Started to storm 11.30.a.m. but cleared up 2.30.</p> <p>Jan. 20. - Fri. - Laura &amp; Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m.</p> <p>Jan. 21. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. took a lesson 5.30.p.m.&amp; Jean stayed &amp; whe &amp; I had our tea 6.30. Has been warm to-day. Thawing, but is a little colder to-night. Henry went down to Annie's this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 22. - Sun. - Mama, Henry &amp; I went to church this p.m. Laura &amp; I went to St. George's this Eve. Mr. &amp; Mrs. A.P. Bissell &amp; Howard went to Annie's after Bethel 4 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 23. - Mon. - It is a nice day. Washed. Henry &amp; I were at Mrs. Jn. Beattie's this Eve. I helped her do some stenaling.</p> <p>Jan. 24. - Tues. - Florence Manhard &amp; Ethel Landon were here {illgible}. I was up to Mrs. Wrights' 1.p.m. I have also another bee working on the sheds this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 25. - Wed. - Mama went to Annie's this a.m. I ironed. It is a nice warm day. Henry helped Mr. Bissel in the woods to-day. Another bee at the sheds this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 26. - Thur. - Mama &amp; Papa went to algonquin this p.m. to get the team sharpened. I went to Mrs. Wrights to have my dress fitted. Choir practice at Warner's this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 27. - Fri. - Rained &amp; froze to-day. There is a telephone meeting (the share-holders) this p.m. at N. Augusta, but Papa did not go. Laura was over this p.m. I finished ironing. Dance at the Hall Maitland to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 28. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. It is a blustry day. I went up to Mrs. Wrights 2.30.p.m. &amp; got my new dress.</p> <p>Jan. 29. - Sun. - Has been a stormy afternoon. Papa, Henry &amp; I went to church this Eve. Not many out.</p> <p>Jan. 30. - Mon. - Mama washed some.</p> <p>Jan. 31. - Tues. - I ironed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February /11</span></h2> <p>Feb. 1. - Wed. - Mr. warner work a load of 14 to the Aslyumm to-nnight. - Mr. &amp; Mrs. Jno Corbett, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Jno. Dalton, Miss G. Rogers, Jno. Beattie, Mrs. Warner, Mary, Willard &amp; Annie. Henry &amp; I &amp; Charlie Simpson. We hada nice time. It stormed after (11.) we arrived home. Howard stayed here all night.</p> <p>Feb. 2. - Thur. - It is storming &amp; the mail did not drifting. Howard is here yet.</p> <p>Feb. 3. - Fri. - Papa &amp; I took Howard home 9.30.a.m. Has cleared off.</p> <p>Feb. 4. - Sat. - Storming, but not very hard. Took a lesson this p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 5. - Sun. - It is a nice day but the roads are quite bad. No church this p.m. Henry &amp; I went up to Mr. R. Bishop's for tea &amp; spent the Evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 6. - Washed. It stormed to-night.</p> <p>Feb. 7. - Stormed.</p> <p>Feb. 8. - Wed. - Annie, Willard, &amp; Howard were up to-day.</p> <p>Feb. 9. - Thur. - Ironed. Mama went up to Mrs. Walker's this a.m. Papa &amp; Henry are drawing out manure. Laura went to town. Henry &amp; I went to choir practice at Warners.</p> <p>Feb. 10. - Fri. - Did the upstairs work. I went to Annie's 2.30.p.m. &amp; stayed all night as the orchestra went to Mallory town.</p> <p>Feb. 11. - Sat. - Got a ride home 9.a.m. Took a lesson this p.m. Henry &amp; I went to town this Eve. Was at McNish's &amp; Aunt Jane's Uncle Aughs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 12. - Sun. - Stormed a little this a.m. Elsie Hyne &amp; children were here this p.m. RW. A. B. Johnston here for tea. Recewed new set of questions to-night.</p> <p>Feb. 13. - Mon. - Stormed a little. Laura was over this p.m. We received a Brandon paper to-night. Jud's wife died Feb. 3/11. This Mason's night.</p> <p>Feb. 14. - Tues. - Will Read's sale this p.m. It's blowing &amp; drifting. Received 2 Valentine cards.</p> <p>Feb. 15. - Wed. - Mama went up to Mrs. Bishop's this a.m. &amp; I went up this Eve. Mr. &amp; Mrs. A.P.Bissell. Etta &amp; Howard were there this Eve also. We played games arrived home 11.p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 16. - Thur. - It is a lovely day. Wrote to. Laura was over 4.p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 17. - Fri. - Rained. Henry was down to Annie's to-night.</p> <p>Feb. 18. - Sat. - Henry was helping Will Read saw to-day. Papa went to town. Took a lesson this p.m. Has been a lovely day.</p> <p>Feb. 19. - Sun. - This is a nice sunny day, but cold. Annie, Willard &amp; Howard were here for dinner. Henry went up to Grand-ma's. Annie, Willard &amp; I went to church this p.m. I played as Mary Wi has la grippe. Laura &amp; I went to St. George's this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 20. - Mon. - Washed. Laura was over 4p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 21. - Tues. - It is a lovely day. Pressed Mama's skirt. A few were invited down to Jno. Dalton's to-night. Papa &amp; Mama went Assessors were heythis p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 22. - Wed. - Mr. R. BIshop helped Papa &amp; Henry kill pigs to-day.</p> <p>Feb. 23. - Thur. - The men took the pigs to town this a.m. Laura &amp; I went to Annie's for dinner. Went to Warner's for practice but just Leonard, Willard, &amp; I were there.</p> <p>Feb. 24. - Fri. - Mama &amp; Henry have bad colds the gup &amp; I have a heavy cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 25. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. We are not much better. Rec. a calendar Eatory Catal.</p> <p>Feb. 26. - Sun. - Church this Eve. but none went from Throop's.</p> <p>Feb. 27. - Mon. - Mama &amp; I are much better, but Henry is quite bad yet.</p> <p>Feb. 28. - Tues. - We are having lovely weather. a little colder to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March</span></h2> <p>March 1. - Wed. - Washed this p.m.</p> <p>March 2. - Thur. - Ironed</p> <p>March 3. - Fri. - Mama went up to Mrs. Jockwoods to-day. I did the work upstairs. I did the work upstairs. Papa went to town this p.m. &amp; to the {illegible} to-night for medicine for Henry.</p> <p>March 4. - Sat. - This has been a lovely day. Annie &amp; Willard went to B &amp; left Howard here. Helped Laura do a few chores as she has la grippe. Henry is a little better. Gw. Ead was here to-night to bring down a gun. Wrote to Myrtyle M. this Eve.</p> <p>March 5. - Sun. - I went to church this p.m. Mr. Dinglton preach. Mabel, Edna, &amp; Gladyn Landon. Florence M. &amp; I were invited to Mr. Wm. Kyle's for tea. We had a a nice time &amp; went to St. George's to church at 7. Papa went to Al's got medicine for Henry.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 6 - Mon. - Washed. Bright &amp; cold.</p> <p>March 7. - Tues. - Baked &amp; churned Papa drew the wood to the Hall this p.m. Mr. K. McDougall phoned &amp; said they could not come out till this p.m.</p> <p>March 8. - Wed. - Ironed. Went down to Mrs. Beattie she has the gup &amp; is quite bad. Hillyard &amp; Gordon were here this Eve.</p> <p>March 9. - Thur. - Howard is 3 yrs old to-day. Annie &amp; Howard. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Kyle &amp; Wilhelmine. Mr. &amp; Mrs. H. McDougall were here for tea &amp; this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 10 - Fri. - Snowed last night. Cleared off pine to-night.</p> <p>March 11. - Sat. - Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m. when Papa went to town. Elsie &amp; Hyne went to town this p.m. &amp; left the children here.</p> <p>March 12. - Sun. - Rained, but cleared up about 4.30.p.m. Henry went for Mama, Papa. Mama &amp; I went to church this Eve. Mr. Johnston stayed here all night.</p> <p>March 13. - Mon. - Papa went out to Mr. Harris McDougall &amp; Gordon Manhards to-day. Mr. Johnston went away this a.m. but came back for dinner. He took me to the funeral of Walter Vand-wen just across from Gev. Dudley's (Jr) Bethel choir sang. This is Mason's Night. Wrote to Mabel to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March. 14. - Tues. - Mama finished my new waist. Wrote to Libby &amp; Florena, Ethel L &amp; Ethel R. Has been a lovely day.</p> <p>March 16. - Thur. - The Masons gave an "at home" for Mr. Art. Manhard &amp; presented him with a handsome movie chair. Just Masons &amp; family were present.</p> <p>March 17. - Fri. - Has been a nice day. A light fall of snow to-night. Box-social at algonquin to-night. Cheese - meeting in the Hall.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 18. - Sat. - Took a lesson this a.m. Papa &amp; Henry went to town this a.m. Has been a dandy day.</p> <p>March 19. - Sun. - Henry &amp; I went to church this p.m. Elsie, Lyne, &amp; children came out this p.m.</p> <p>March 20. - Mon. - Washed. Uncle was here this p.m. also Jno. Beattie. Henry helped Mr. Fred Warner kill 1 pig this p.m.</p> <p>March 21. - Tues. - This is a fine day. I went to Elsie's with Mr. Bishop's this a.m., as they went to Mr. James Bishops. Arrived home 7.30 p.m.</p> <p>March 22. - Wed. - A little stormy. Henry took Mama to Mr. Art. Manhards this a.m. to visit. He went for her this p.m. also Annie &amp; Howard came up with them.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March. 23. - Thur. - Henry, Annie, &amp; I went to the farewell party at Mr. Art. Manhards to-night. The neighborhood presented Mrs. Manhard with a China cabinet &amp; the choir gave Florence a Bible.</p> <p>March 24. - Fri. - Papa went to algonquin this p.m. also Henry went with Mr. R. Bishops to get a hose. THey got a fine 3ym. colt. Theo Shipman came home to-day.</p> <p>March 25. - Sat. - Has been a lovely day. Papa went to town this a.m. Theo was here this Eve.</p> <p>March 26. - Sun. - Willard came up this a.m. also Elsie Hyne &amp; children this p.m. Henry, Mama &amp; I went to the service at Stone's Corner's church with Mr. Jesse Easton's load. Rev. Mr. Lousie, a worker for the Canadian temperance alliance spoke.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 27. - Mon. - Has been a rainy day, but stopped to-night. Henry &amp; I went to the farewell party at Mr. David Stewarts to-night. (37) I ute a number were there.</p> <p>March 28. - Tues. - Washed some. Henry went up to help Uncle this a.m. Mr. Wm. Wilson died last night 4a.m. Annie &amp; Willard John &amp; Mrs. Dalton, Johnie, Mrs. Beattie are invited to Wesley Woods to-night for tea. Annie &amp; willard went. Howard has the grip, so stayed with Mr. Chan. Johns, put new battering in our phone to-day.</p> <p>March. 30. - Thur. - Mrs. R. Bishop &amp; I draped the church 10.30 a.m. Mama &amp; I went to the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 31. - Fri. - Did the upstairs work. Went to Mrs. Bishops on an errand, also went on to see Mr. Jockwood. He is not very well &amp; is in bed. We played games this Eve. Papa went out to see Grandma Throop this p.m. She is poorly.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April</span></h2> <p>April 1. - Sat. - Willard was here for dinner. Theo knocked at the door early this a.m. but as we saw him the joke was on him. He came over again &amp; fooled us. Papa went to town this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. H. Jockwoods this p.m.</p> <p>April 2. - Sun. - Willard came up this a.m. He, Annie, Henry &amp; I went to church this p.m. Elsie's were out this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Dalton, Annie, &amp; I walked to St. George's to service to-night.</p> <p>April 3. - Mon. - Washed. Churned. Annie &amp; I walked down 11.30.a.m. &amp; Mrs. Jno. Warner came up &amp; we cleaned &amp; settled a good deal this p.m. Henry brought Howard down to-night &amp; I came home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 4. - Tues. - Went down to Annie's this morn &amp; helped her all day. (Snowed &amp; hailed, also rained to-night).</p> <p>April 5. - Wed. - Ironed. Mama went down to Mrs. Beattie's this p.m. &amp; Papa went down for tea. Mr. &amp; Mrs. {illegible} Barton were here this Eve.</p> <p>April 6. - Thur. - Went down to Mrs. Jno. Dalton's this p.m. also to Mr. Warner's this Eve. no choir practice. it rained very hard to-night.</p> <p>April 7. - Fri. - Went up to Mr. Jno. Walker's this a.m. &amp; had some syrup &amp; a "drink of sap."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 8. - Sat. - Papa &amp; I went to town 11 a.m. Auntie &amp; I were down street this p.m. God a new spring coat. This has been a very nice day but is cold to-night. Mama was over to Laura's to-night. {sideways - "Sent to Eaton this Mom for seeds"}</p> <p>April 9. - Sun. - Was at Electa's for tea &amp; came to Bethel church to-night. Mr. Johnston told us this Eve of his intended removal in June.</p> <p>April 10. - Mon. - These are fine days &amp; good "sugar weather." Mr. Gilpin was here for dinner. Laura was over this p.m. This is Mason's night.</p> <p>April 11. - Tues. - Henry is helping saw at the factory to-day. Laura was over this p.m. also. Mr. Walker was down. Has been a fine day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 12. - Wed. - Mama went to aid at Mrs. Bishops this p.m. also I went up this Eve.</p> <p>April 13. - Thur. - Washed. Papa &amp; I gathered sap this p.m. Henry finished sawing at the factory this p.m. Choir prac-tice to-night at Warners. I went &amp; Henry stopped at Mrs. P. W. Barton's for sugar.</p> <p>April 14. - Fri. - Has been a rainy day, but is a lovely night. Papa was down to Dalton's this Eve. Rec a postal {illegible}</p> <p>April 15. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Mr. James Read 2nd. Con. died this mroning. Rec. 2. Easter. postals to-night &amp; Mama got 1. Henry went to town this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 16. - Sun. Easter Sunday Snowed this morning. Mr. Wm. Easton brought Maud down + Henry. Maud &amp; I drove to algonquin. Bethel choir sang to-night at algonquin Anniversary Services. I remained out all night. Has been a cold day.</p> <p>April 17. - Mon. - We washed (at Elsie's) A cloudy day &amp; cold.</p> <p>April 18. - Tues. - Ironed &amp; clenaed the cellar. Louise Nichols was here this p.m. Hyne &amp; I went to the Anniversary tea to-night. Gracie Richardson seated.</p> <p>April 19. - Wed. - Cleaned some.</p> <p>April 20. - Thur. - Hyne went out to Mr. D. Ovissy sale &amp; Henry brought him out this Eve.</p> <p>April 21. - Fri. - Went to Uncle Fayette's this p.m.</p> <p>April 22. - Sat. - Mrs. RW. Johnston called this p.m. Took a bath this p.m. Rec. the hymm for to-morrow Eve, service, - no. 754.747.927</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 23. - Sun. - Henry came out this a.m. &amp; we came home 4 p.m. Annie &amp; willard &amp; Howard were here. John &amp; Mrs. Dalton called before church. We all went to church this Eve.</p> <p>April 24. - Mon. - Washed. Has been a (beautiful) day. Went down to Dalton's on an errand.</p> <p>April 25. - Tues. - Mama was visiting at Mr. Jesse Easton's to-day. I ironed. Henry &amp; I went up to grandma Manhard's this Eve.</p> <p>April 26. - Wed. - Took down the coal-stove &amp; stored away the paper. Cleaned the big closet. also put away the furs. Was up to Mr. Jno. Walken this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 27. - Thur. - Mrs. Jno. Dalton &amp; Mama visited Mrs. Jno. Corbett to-day. I raked this p.m. Mr. &amp; Mrs. R. Bishop were here this Eve.</p> <p>April 28. - Fri. - I raked this p.m. Elsie, Hyne &amp; children drove out this Eve. Willard got a call to-night. Edgar Bissell came home from the West this p.m.</p> <p>April 29. - Sat. - Papa went to town. Annie &amp; Howard were here all day. Went to Mrs. Dalton's on an errand 4 p.m. Mama went up to Mr. Walker's this Eve (Mrs. Walter Smith is very low) Papa went to Mr. Wm. Easton's &amp; Henry &amp; I took off storm windows.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 30. - Sun. - Has been a cloudy &amp; rainy day. Elsie's were here all day. Laura Mrs. Jno. Dalton &amp; I went to St. George's this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May</span></h2> <p>May 1. - Mon. - Rained. I cleaned the wood-shed. We bought a new cow from Jno. Dalton to-day. Went to Mrs. Dalton's this Eve on an errand. Theo R. &amp; Gordon W. were here this Eve. Rec. a telegram from Geo. Philips (theo's Uncle Hugh) that Uncle George Cook died Fri. night &amp; was buried 1 p.m. to-day.</p> <p>May 2. - Tues. - Cloudy &amp; cold. Cleaned all the closets to-day. Theo was here this Eve.</p> <p>May 3. - Wed. - Washed. Mr. Jno. Walker was here this Eve. Mrs. Walter Smith died 1.30 p.m.</p> <p>May 4. - Thur. - This is a lovely day. Papa went to market with potatoes. Mrs. Jno. Dalton &amp; Mama went to fairfield to Mr. Walter Smith's this p.m. I went down to Annie's this a.m. &amp; we went down to Warner's 5.p.m. Choir practice there to-night &amp; Henry came down.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 5. - Fri. - Has been a fine day. Papa &amp; Theo went to Mrs. W. Smith's funeral at Manhard's church &amp; MAma stayed with Mrs. Jno. Walker, as she was not able to go. Henry sowed the first piece of oats to-day.</p> <p>May 6. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Mrs. R. Bronys Electa &amp; I washed the lamps at the church this p.m. Mrs. N Lockwood came down this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 7. - Sun. - Mrs. Bishop, Ruby, Mama &amp; I went to the woods this p.m. Has been a lovely day. All went to church this Eve.</p> <p>May 8. - Mon. - Washed. Sowed sweet peas.</p> <p>May 9. - Tues. - These are fine days. Cleaned the spare room this p.m. Papa brought out this piano to-night.</p> <p>May 10. - Wed. - Cleaned my room. this is a fine day.</p> <p>May 11. - Thur. - Cleaned Mama's &amp; Henry's rooms.</p> <p>May 12. - Fri. - "Arbor Day" I went over to the woods with the crowd. Had a fine time &amp; several snap-shots taken.</p> <p>May 13. - Sat. - Annie &amp; Willard went to town &amp; Howard was here. Henry went to town this Eve. Johny B. &amp; Laura were here this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 14. - Sun. - Papa &amp; I drove Prescott 9.30 a.m. Were at Luella's for dinner. Elsie's were here this p.m.</p> <p>May 15. - Mon. - Washed. Mason's night. Had a delightful shower this Eve.</p> <p>May 18. - Thur. - Cleaned the parlor.</p> <p>May 21. - Sun. - S.S. this p.m. Annie &amp; Howard were here for tea. Church service this Eve. Quite warm.</p> <p>May 22. - Mon. - We washed. Warm.</p> <p>May 23. - Tues. - Annie &amp; Howard were here to-day. Was at Mrs. Beattie's this Eve. Also went to the committee meeting to see about a social. A little cooler to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 24. - Wed. - Cleaned the dining room &amp; put down the carpet. Jno. Orr. was here for tea &amp; Papa drove him to Algonquin this Eve. Henry &amp; I went to a party at Electa's this Eve. Had a splendid time.</p> <p>May 25. - Thur. - finished the dining room &amp; ironed. The weather is much cooler.</p> <p>May 26. - Fri. - Mrs. no. O. Beattie was here this Eve.</p> <p>May 27. - Sat. - Papa &amp; I went to town this a.m. Took milk to the factory to-night (the first time) I went to Annies. {sideways "was at Electa's this Eve"}</p> <p>May 28. - Sun. - D.D. &amp; church this p.m. Laura &amp; I went to St. George's this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 29. - Mon. - Washed. started to take off paper in the pantry.</p> <p>May 30. - Tues. - Cleaned the pantry.</p> <p>May 31. - Wed. - papered the pantry. Mr. Gev. Corbett died Mon. 1.30. p.m. funeral 2 p.m. to-day. Papa &amp; Mr. A. P. Bissell went. Rained to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June</span></h2> <p>June 1. - Thur. - Rainy. Ironed. Choir practise to-night at Warners.</p> <p>June 2. - Fri. - Papa &amp; mama went to town this a.m. Got new carpet oil-cloth &amp; blinds. Mr. Jno. Easton is taking the census &amp; was here for tea.</p> <p>June 3. - Sat. - "King George's Birthday" Papa went to town this a.m. It is a dandy day. Henry went to town this Eve &amp; I went over to Read's cemetery.</p> <p>June 4. - Sun. - This is a beautiful day. Went to D.D. this p.m. Electa was here for tea &amp; we all went to church this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 5. - Mon. - Has been a rainy day. Papa put down the oil-cloth in the hall &amp; we took off paper on the kitchen. {sideways "Annie has the G. Measles"}</p> <p>June 6. - Tues. - Cloudy. Papa put up the new window shades also put the new carpet. Wilhelmine &amp; George Kyle were here this Eve.</p> <p>June 7. - Wed. - Washed. Canned pineapples + rhubarb cleaned part of the kitchen. Rec. a letter from Luella D. to-night.</p> <p>June 8. - Thur. - Finished cleaningi the kitchen this a.m. &amp; papered this p.m. Choir practice over to Wesley's to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 9. - Fri. finished papering this noon. Ironed this p.m. Went over to the cemetery this Eve &amp; got a lovely bouquet of white roses. This is a grand night.</p> <p>June 10. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Rev. A. B. Johnston was here for dinner farewell party at the M. Parsonage Algonquin, all the circuit but no one went from Bethel. it is a nasty rainy p.m. &amp; damp night. Laura &amp; Theo are here to-night. {sideways "On years to-night Hyne was taken to the hospital with appendicitis}</p> <p>"June 11." - Sun. - SS &amp; church this p.m. Rev (Mr). Johnston's farewell sernona. he leaves for Dark. Annie &amp; Willard &amp; Howard were here for tea. Elsie's baby girl was born this morn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 12. - Mon. - Mama went to Elsie's this morning. Annie &amp; Howard came up &amp; we washed. This is Mason's Night. Rec. Music from Eatons. Heavy storm this p.m.</p> <p>June 13. - Tues. - Annie &amp; Howard went home this morning. Have been busy. Was over to Laura's this Eve.</p> <p>June 14. - Wed. - Picked nearly a pint of strawberries this p.m. Mama came home this Eve. Chester Hudson was found dead at his place (the Dunham Farm) front. Road, 7.30 this a.m.</p> <p>June 15. - Thur. - Mrs. D. Wells &amp; I went berrying to-day. Choir practice at Warner's this Eve. {sideways "Rec. a letter from Aunt Sarah"}</p> <p>June 16. - Fri. - Finished planting our late potatoes this noon. Henry, Papa &amp; I went to Chester Hudson's funeral 2.p.m. Henry was one of the pall bearers. Rev. Mr. Campbell Presbyterian student preached it (at the house) It was a long procession. Mr. Jno. Walker is here this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 17. - Sat. - This is a fine day. Papa went to town this a.m. We stretched our parlor curtains to-day. I put them up.</p> <p>June 18. - Sun. - D.D. this p.m. church this Eve.</p> <p>June 19. - Mon. - Ethel Orr is 6 yrs old to-day. Annie is married 4 yrs to-day. Mrs. J. Dalton &amp; I went strawberrying. Each get 5 quarts. Heavy Thunder storm to-night. Papa set out the celery plants to-day. Mama cleaned all all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 20. - Tues. - Washed.</p> <p>June 21. - Wed. - Ironed. Ladies Aid met this p.m. at Mrs. Jno. Corbett's. Went up to Mrs. Lo night's this p.m. Mason's are having a meeting to-night.</p> <p>June 22. - Thur. - "Colonation Day" 12 noon England. Annie, Howard, &amp; I went up to Grandma Manhard's this morn. Papa came for us this Eve. Choir practise at Warner's this Eve. We had berries &amp; cake.</p> <p>June 23. - Fri. - I picked 92 boxes of berries at Warner's to-day. They had 12 crates. Stayed at Annie's to-night as Willard had to go to the asylum.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 24. - Sat. - Nine yrs to-night. Elsie was married. Annie, Howard &amp; I came up on the milk-nig this Morn. I went to town with Papa. Got a new dress &amp; shoes.</p> <p>June 25. - Sun. - Rev. Mr. Keough our new minister preached this p.m. Annie &amp; Willard went out to Elsie's after church. Howard has the measles.</p> <p>June 26. - Mon. - Went down to Warner's on the milk rig &amp; picked 87 boxes of berries. The men were looking on the sheds this p.m. &amp; Eve. Mrs. R.. Bishop was here this Eve.</p> <p>June 27. - Tues. - Washed &amp; cooked for social, also did all the upstairs work.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 28. - Wed. - This is a fine day. Finished cooking this a.m. I went to the hall this p.m. "Grand Evening." Bethel Social I had a good time &amp; cleared 65 {illegible}</p> <p>June 29. - Thur. - Cleared up everything this a.m. Went to Electa's School picnic in Mr. Stone's Woods. Basket Ball this Eve.</p> <p>June 30. - Fri. - picked urrants. Has been a fine day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1911</span></h2> <p>July 1. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. &amp; came home 3 p.m. He brought Aunt Sarah &amp; Lekoy's wife. Bell Bell &amp; I went to the factory to-night &amp; Annie &amp; Howard came back with us. Did not get to bed till 11 o'clock.</p> <p>July 2. - Sun. - Papa took Bell &amp; Aunt Sarah out to Sheperd's this a.m. Grandma throop is 89 to-day. S.S. this p.m. Charlie &amp; Ethel came home with Papa this p.m. to stay a while. Papa, Henry &amp; I went to church this Eve. Very warm.</p> <p>July 3. - Mon. - Washed.</p> <p>July 4. - Tues. - Minnie brought Bell &amp; Aunt Sarah out this a.m. I took Charlie &amp; Ethel home. Annie &amp; Willard went to Morristown &amp; felt Howard here. Papa took Bell to town this p.m. She took the 2.30 train for Toronto.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 5. - Wed. - very warm weather Mama &amp; Aunt Sarah were visiting at Bishops to-day. Drew in the first hay to-day.</p> <p>July 6. - Thur. - Heavy storm 8.30 a.m. Then Aunt Sarah went to Annie's. Ironed. Another heavy storm 5 p.m. cooler. Bishop Mills us to be at St. George's to-night.</p> <p>July 7. - Fri. - Hattie Walker was here this p.m. Papa took Aunt Sarah to Shepherd's this Eve. We played basket-ball &amp; I also went to choir practice.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 8. - Sat. - Went up to Mrs. Amos. Sangont's this Eve.</p> <p>July 9. - Sun. - a lovely morning very warm. D.D. &amp; church this p.m.</p> <p>July 10. - Mon. - Washed.</p> <p>July 11. - Tues. - Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m. &amp; came home this Eve.</p> <p>July 12. - Wed. - "Orange Walk" at Prescott. Mrs. Jno. Dalton. Mrs. Jno. Beattie Mrs Kyle &amp; myself went berrying to-day.</p> <p>July 13. - Thur. - Went up to Mno. Wright's this p.m.</p> <p>July 14. - Fri. - Picked berries to-day. Played basket-ball this Eve.</p> <p>July 15. - Sat. - Haying is the chief occupation.</p> <p>July 16. - Sun. - S.S. this p.m. Annie &amp; Howard were here for tea &amp; Annie Howard &amp; I went to church this Eve. Rained a little.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 17. - Mon. - Rained.</p> <p>July 18. - Tues. - Mr. &amp; Mrs. H. wells Mrs. U. Wells, Annie &amp; I went berrying. I got 5 quarts.</p> <p>July 19. - Wed. - Washed. Mrs. Jno. Walker &amp; Hattie were here this p.m. Mr. Walker was here for tea, as he is helping here.</p> <p>July 20. - Thur. - Henry &amp; I went in to see the circus procession (young Buffalo Wild West Show) came home at noon. Mr. C. F. Johns was here for dinner, as he is around collecting for the phones.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 21. - Fri. - Ironed. We goto the market-load ready. Finished haying at noon. Played basket-ball to-night &amp; sprained my ankle.</p> <p>July 22. - Sat. - My foot is swelled &amp; quite sore. Laura was over this Eve.</p> <p>July 23. - Sun. - This is a nice day. Henry went up to Grandma Manhard's &amp; Mama went to D.D. &amp; church this p.m. Wrote letters this Eve.</p> <p>July 24. - Mon. - Rained some. My ankle is a great deal better.</p> <p>July 25. - Tues. - Annie &amp; Howard came up 11.a.m. Mrs. Thos McGanity called this p.m.</p> <p>July 26. - Wed. - Washed. Fine weather. started working on my collar this Eve. Mama is up to {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 27. - Thur. - Mama was up to Wrights this a.m. Mr. Wrn. Kyle bound first piece of oats this p.m. Choir practise at Warner's this Eve.</p> <p>July 28. - Fri. - Mama &amp; Papa went to Algonquin this a.m. I went to practise at Mrs. Jno. Beattie's this Eve for the Presbyterian social.</p> <p>July 29. - Sat. - Papa took a load of cheese to B. I took a lesson this a.m. Henry went to town this Eve. Eva McGanity came out to Bissells this p.m. saw here to-night.</p> <p>July 30. - Sun. - Lorner Shepherds were here to-day. Went to D.D. this p.m. Annie &amp; Howard stayed for service to-night. Went to service this Eve. Quite warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 31. - Mon. - Washed. This is very warm weather. Henry helped Jno Dalton this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August</span></h2> <p>Aug. 1. - Tues. - D.D. picnic this p.m. I went down to the presbyterian church this p.m. to practice &amp; went to the picnic afterward.</p> <p>Aug. 2. - Wed. - "Presbyterian Social" very stormy looking but did not rain much. Henry &amp; I went. Had a fine time.</p> <p>Aug. 3. - Thur. - Papa met Aunt Sarah at Brockville 8 p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 4. - Fri. - Very, very warm. Mr. Kyle bound the last pieces of grain this p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 5. - Sat. - Willard went to Niagara to-night &amp; Annie &amp; Howard will stay up here till Mon.</p> <p>Aug. 6. - Sun. - Papa took Aunt Sarah to Shepherd's this a.m. S.D. &amp; church this p.m. Annie, Howard, &amp; I went.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 7. - Mon. - Washed. Quite warm. Henry helped Jno. Dalton to-day. This is Mason's night.</p> <p>Aug. 8. - Tues. - Ironed. Henry brought me out to Elsie's to-night. Henry &amp; Ms. I. Perrin threshed their first this p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 9. - Wed. - Ironed.</p> <p>Aug. 10. - Thur. - "Algonquin Ice Cream Social" We went. Henry came out &amp; I went home.</p> <p>Aug. 11. - Fri. - Henry, Annie, &amp; I went to the funeral of Bertha Sargent aged 5 yrs. Mr. Sarn. Sargents little girl at the house.</p> <p>Aug. 12. - Sat. - Papa went to market. Mrs. Jno. Beattie &amp; her cousin Miss B. Goodison were here this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 13. - Sun. - Annie, Willard are here to-day. DD. this p.m. Service 7.30.</p> <p>Aug. 14. - Mon. - Washed. Quite warm.</p> <p>Aug. 15. - Tues. - Had quite a heavy shower this noon.</p> <p>Aug. 16. - Wed. - Ironed. Went down to Mrs. G.Landon's this Eve. Rained in the night.</p> <p>Aug. 17. - Thur. - Annie &amp; Howard came up this morn. Annie &amp; MAma were quilting. Rec. letters from L.D. &amp; Elsa to-night.</p> <p>Aug. 18. - Fri. - Rained from 3 p.m. All dark. Thunder showers.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 19. - Sat. - This is a lovely day. Papa &amp; I were in town this a.m. Flora Shipman was here visiting this p.m. Shooting at the Range this p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 20. - Sun. - Elsie &amp; family were here to-day. S.S. &amp; church this p.m. Mr. C. McLean spoke.</p> <p>Aug. 21. - Mon. - Mama was up to Grandma's to-day. Mr. G. Landon threshed to-day.</p> <p>Aug. 22. - Tues. - Washed.</p> <p>Aug. 23. - Wed. - Mama went to the Ladies Aid at Mrs. Gev. Dudley's {illegible} this p.m. Electa B. started west to here school on Wampole Goland on L. St. Clair. 9 p.m. by boat to Hamilton.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 24. - Thur. - Aunt Sarah came here this morn. Papa &amp; Auntie went to Maitland cemetery this p.m. I ironed.</p> <p>Aug. 25. - Fri. - Cooking.Threshers came here to-night.</p> <p>Aug. 26. - Sat. - Had the threshers for dinner &amp; Bishop's had them for supper Auntie &amp; Mama helped Mrs. Bishop. Henry &amp; I took Aunt Sarah to town &amp; brought Luella H. out. This is a dandy night.</p> <p>Aug. 27. - Sun. - Luella &amp; I went to St. George's 3. p.m. to service. Mrs. Dr. Maya &amp; Mrs. H. Lockwood were here this p.m. Rained &amp; a heavy thunder shower 5 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 28. - Mon. - Did not go any-where to-day. Rained to-night.</p> <p>Aug. 29. - Tues. - Washed. Mama helped Mrs. Wm. Knapp get dinner. Luella went to Beattie's for dinner &amp; I went this p.m. We were down to the basket-ball game trimmed our booth etc.</p> <p>Aug. 30. - Wed. - {on side "St. George's picnic"} "We." went over to Mrs. Kyle's 8.30 a.m. &amp; helped her a little. Went to the picnic at St. Geroge's 1.30 p.m. &amp; Mrs. Jno. Beattie J. Lanny. I took charge of the booth. We took in $41.25</p> <p>Aug. 31. - Thur. - We went to Annie's this a.m. &amp; had snap shots taken. Arrived home 4.30 p.m. Henry took Luella to town this Eve &amp; brought Auntie out.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September /11</span></h2> <p>Sept. 1. - Fri. - Ironed.</p> <p>Sept. 2. - Sat. - Auntie &amp; I went to the Read's Cemetery 10.30.a.m. Papa took Auntie to Shepherd's this Eve.</p> <p>Sept. 3. - Sun. - S.S. &amp; church this p.m. Rec. Mr. Krough is back again. This is grand night.</p> <p>Sept. 4. - Mon. - Washed. Hattie Walker. Dorothy Robinson &amp; I went to Mr. Jno. Walker's wood this p.m.</p> <p>Sept. 5. - Tues. - "Brockville Fair" Eva McGanity came here this a.m. Auntie &amp; Annie &amp; Howard came this p.m. &amp; {illegible} Johnston came to-night to stay all night then go to the fair. Papa took Annie &amp; Howard home &amp; Eva to Mr. Bissells to-night as it is raining. Auntie &amp; I sang songs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 6. - Wed. - Dr. Theo. I went to the fair this morn. Papa took Aunt Sarah bag &amp; baggage this p.m. to B.</p> <p>Sept. 7. - Thur. - Henry &amp; I went to the fair this p.m. Quite cold to-day.</p> <p>Sept. 8. - Fri. - Last day of the fair. I went again this p.m. with Mr. &amp; Mrs. R. Bishop. Had a good time Dr. Theo came here &amp; stayed all night.</p> <p>Sept. 9. - Sat. - Very heavy fog this morn. Dr. Theo went home this morn. Papa went to market. Henry was at the Range this p.m. I was at Bishop's to-night &amp; we had melons.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 10. - Sun. - Henry went to Grandma Manhard's this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. Jno. Walker's this a.m. as Mr. Walker is quite ill. S.S. this p.m. &amp; church this Eve. These are grand &amp; glorious moonlight nights.</p> <p>Sept. 11. - Mon. - Wash-day. Went up to Bishops 5.p.m. for corn. "Mason's Night."</p> <p>Sept. 12. - Tues. - Prescott Fair. Mama was at Mrs. U. Well's &amp; Annie's to-day. Miss M. Rath called here this a.m. She is on her way to Calgary from the British Isles &amp; leaves to-morrow for Calgary Alta. Rec. a card from Aunt Sarah also one from Nellie C.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 13. - Wed. - Mama preserved crab-apples to-day. Annie &amp; Howard were in a few minutes this p.m. Ironed. Grand weather. Cold nights.</p> <p>Sept. 14. - Thur. - Pickling to-day. Henry helped Johnie Beattie cutting corn to-day. Rec. a card from L.D. from Ottawa.</p> <p>Sept. 15. - Fri. - Rainy. Mr. Victor Well's sale was this p.m. Made Chili Sauce. {sideways "Mr. Char Fox died to-night. Had the aperation for appentecitis Tues. night}</p> <p>Sept. 16. - Sat. - Papa went to market. Henry &amp; Theo went to town this p.m. Political meeting in the school-house. Row's Carmen to-night. Papa, Henry, &amp; Theodore drove up.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 17. - Sun. - "Rally Day" Service at Bethel. Rec. Mr. Krough addressed the D.D. Laura. Mrs. Dalton {illegible} walked to St. George's this Eve. This is there Harvest Service. Annie &amp; Howard were here to-day.</p> <p>Sept. 18. - Mon. - Washed. Mama went up to Walker's this p.m. Mr. Chas. Fox. was buried this p.m.</p> <p>Sept. 19. - Tues. - Ironed. Howard stayed here to-day as Annie went to the Burg Fair. Has been a lovely day, but cloudy to-night. Great Liberal Rally in B. to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 20. - Wed. - Rec. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Krough were here for dinner. Papa, Mr. Jesse Easton &amp; Jno. Dalton went for the corn-cutters at Maynard this p.m. This has been a grand day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 21. - Thur. - "Election Day" Henry is D.R.O. &amp; Theo is Clerk. Laura was over this Eve. Hon. Ges. P. Graham defeated Webster. won. &amp; Laurier Government put out of power. Henry &amp; Theo went to town to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 22. - Fri. - Cooked for corn-cutters. Annie &amp; Howard were here to-day. The men are away cutting corn at Jno Dalton's.</p> <p>Sept. 23. - Sat. - The corn-cutters moved up here 11.30.a.m. &amp; were here for supper. Annie &amp; Howard were here all day. Charlie came out this p.m. Grand day &amp; nice night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 24. - Sun. - S.S. this p.m. Hyne &amp; Ethel came for Charlie this p.m. We all went to service at 7.30.</p> <p>Sept. 25. - Mon. - Rainy. Went up to see Mrs. Bishop this p.m. Colder. Wrote to E.J.F.R.</p> <p>Sept. 26. - Tues. - Cutting corn here to-day &amp; finished 3.30 p.m. &amp; moved to Mr. Jesse Easton's. Annie &amp; Howard were here &amp; helped get dinner. Beautiful night. Quite cold. Rec.d a letter from J.D. &amp; card from Eva Mc.</p> <p>Sept. 27. - Wed. - Washed &amp; picked pears. Finished cutting corn at Mr. Jesse Easton's to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 28. - Thur. - Moved our cook-stove in this noon. Laura &amp; I went to the Woods this p.m. I went to choir practice at Warner's to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 29. - Fri. - Rainy &amp; very cold. Cut corn this a.m. at Robt. Wood's. We are hugging the stove.</p> <p>Sept. 30. - Sat. - Papa &amp; I went to market this a.m. The men were cutting corn this p.m. at Vandusen's. Mrs. Pruc was here this p.m. Mr. &amp; Mrs. H. Lockwood were here this Eve. Henry went to town this Eve. Mrs. A.C. Hardy &amp; Mrs. John Conklin. Brockville called here this Eve collecting for the General Hospital.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank back side of diary}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d7cb1587caed7fa40a2ce2287b10353.pdf b747f8cb3caa1b67f81009f571a6b12e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Front Cover, mottled brown, red binding and corners} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ac325582374d6f3915c757cef52bf39f.pdf 48d6bc2fa29438d9dd48d8172224b82e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {left side} April 24th 1837 Wrote M McAlister today Trustees year ending 30 June 1838 Messrs John Hall Robert Drysdale & Thomas Macguire {7 long dashes} Trustees Year ending 30 June 1839 Messrs Jas. Mair John Aston & Thomas McGuire Trustees Year ending 30 June 1840 Messrs John Hall Robt Drysdale & Adam Craig Trustees Year ending 30th June 1841 Messrs James Mair John Mair V Thomas McGuire Trustees Year ending 30 June 1842 Col. Donald Fraser Messrs James Maclaren and Jas Thomson School - commissioners 1842 Duncan McEinlay William Scott James Mair Alexr Stewart William McGee Commission for 1843 Robt Boyle: John Lonith Willm {inserted in the next line in the same writing, thickness of line and colour of ink} Boyd & Scott Andw Angus Robt Stead Trustees for 1844 Messrs James Thomson <s>John Mair and</s> Adam Craig {X} James Mair Trustees for 1845 Messrs James Mair Samuel Gemmill and Dr Monroe Trustees for 1846 Messrs James Mair John R Gemmill and John Livingston Trustees for 1847 Dr Munro John Wright and Thomas Deachman Trustees for 1848 Dr Munro Thom as Deachmon and John Wright Trustees for 1849 John Robison Esqr and Messrs Thomas Deachman and John Livingston {red check mark} {this text in pencil} Helen Mason wife of Robert {underlined in red}<u> Mason died, April 8, 1844</u> Medium of Gov allowance for 1844 and 1846 £13-3-3 William Mason's address June 6th 1848 No 26th South Wellington Street Hutchisontown, Glasglow {long dash} Engaged today to keep the school year 1839 Wages 36 pound Decr 7th 1848 {right side} {short diagonal line in red} School-trustees year ending 30th June 1834 Rev Wm Macalister, Messrs S.G. Coleman & John Hall {long dash} Year ending 30th June 1835 Rev. William McAlister Captain Matthew Leech & James Mair {long dash} Year ending 30th June 1836 Rev. Willm Macalister Messrs Robert Boyle and John Hall Year ending 30th June 1837 Messrs Frances Hall Robert Drysdale & Alexr Foster {long dash} Lanark 23rd Novr 1836 The ploughs were going to-day but there has been some snow this evening This fall has in some respects been an untoward one. The frost killed the patatoe and indian corn crops early in Augt generally potatoes are now 2/ a <s>peck</s> {inserted above] bushel Late oats were also much damaged We took up 300 bushels of potatoes at laying-in time & had about 14 or 15 B. of india corn Decr 15th 1836 The snow is now about 10 inches deep It began to fall upon the 13th and continued to fall upon the 14th There had been two or three falls prior to the 13th of two inches deep or so but did not continue above a day or so On the 16th day of Febr 1837 The thermome-ter stood at 28 degrees below zero at Kingston Extraordinary {in red} (eat) Our large black tom cat having been proven a thief was condemned to be drowned which sentence was put in exicution on Saturday the 8th of April 1837 at 5 O Clock P.M. A large Stone having been tied about his neck he was thrown into the water and sank to the bottom and lay there till the following Monday about 5 O clock P.M. when he was taken out apparently dead and the Stone being taken off his neck he was thrown into the Bush and was seen lying there 4 days thereafter But to our astonishment he made his appearance about the doors on the morning of the following Sabbath crying rather wildly but in other respects appearing to be in good health 17th he is still well May 17 Tom was seen to day (well) by Hillar Robertson & other https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/04219e05c3463e56c3c0661d2b67cbcf.pdf 4c5a4ac21d1ca0602bdb237787b9ee5f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {left side} April 28th <s>Mrs Such seen drunk by David Blomit and Mrs Boyd</s> April 28 M Morris set out for Britain this day June 12 Blacky was bulled this day June 13 Fanny got the horse this day June 14 Wrote brother William to-day June 23 Branny was bulled to day. June 25 Cherry shut up in park with Bull July 4 Cherry Bulled by McMudie's Bull July 4 Fanny again took the horse July 31 Rosey Bulled by McMudie's Bull Augt 3d Bess supposed to be Bulled by a Sranger Bull Augt 6th Blacky shut up with Wm Mudie's Bull Augt 13th Pinkey in the bush in courting mood with Wm Bradin's bull [long horizontal line} Octr 14th Borrowed from James McLann £3..10 Octr 17th Paid John Turnbull for James Baird {inserted below} £3..10 Trustees for the school year ending June 1838 Messrs Robt Drysdale Thoms McGuire and John Hall Decr 5th There is a little frost in the ground to day, but it was in condition for being plowed there few days back. The month of Novr was variable a good deal of rain fell, once or twice a little snow which soon disappeared occasionally a moderate degree of frost Decr 11 It snowed yesterday slightly all day It is to-day about 5 inches deep - Any snow showers that fell this season before were of such a trifling nature that I did not think them worthy of notice here 1838 Jany 12 About 25 of the Lanark Militia Marched for Toronto McKenzie the rebel with his followers having taken possession of Navy island Feby 17 James Baird returned the 14 Dollars April 5 Borrowed from Mrs Boyle 5 3/4th wool. The bay in which is was packed is included April 21 I was authorised by the Court of Quinte sessions held in March last to take possession of the road running through my land from the road leading to Dalhousie to the 2d Con. line lanark in lew of a road (granted) running through the south east angle of the Park lot upon which I live {long dash} {in margin beside above text} This case was managed by Macintyre April 23 Paid for Montreal Herald 4/ which clears me up to to May 1838 May 6th Sugar making continued to to the 1st instant. A good year of it in general Snow went away early but frost cond long - April Paid my proportion for Montreal Herald up to May 1838 (being 4/ paid 6/8 a year ago The Earl of Dalhousie Died 21st March 1838 {right side} May 23d Wrote Brother William to-day June 4th Bess was Bulled to day by W- Bryden Bull June 8 Fanny folled this day July 5 The month of June very warm throughout. Rain fell frequently The heat is continuing {long dash} July 6 Lily bulled this day by Wm Bradin's bull {long dash} July 30 Rosy Bulled this day Bradin's bull Augt 6 Copied from the Montreal Herald "Queen Victoria proclaimed Queen 20 June 1837 and Crowned 28th June Eighteen hundred and thirty eight Her crown cost £111.000 and weighed upwards of 3 lbs weight Augt 8 Brany was bulled today W. B. Bull Sep 3 Corn and potatoes killed this morning by frost Sep 14 Have been a juror at the Queen Bench court this week Sep 18 Eclipse on the sun Which lasted 4 hours Nov 15 Lanark Militia drawn to-day 1839 Jany 30 Debt still due for the Manse £44..12..1 Jany 23 This was an exceeding cold day. Frost & windy Jany 23 A heavy fall of snow Which was much drifted - Feby 5 Library press broke into betwixt last night and this morning The thermometer 33 below zero at New York 23 Jany 1839 April 13 Borrowed loom James Baird this day £20 - May 3 Snow blast to-day - The early part of April last was uncommonly fine - much damage done in the settlement by five June 12 Fanny took the horse this day June 24 Wrote Brother William to-day June 26 Fanny took the horse to-day July 4 Branny was bulled to-day By P Kerrs Bull July 4 Lily was also bulled today by the same Bull July 9 McKerr's Bull spent last night in our yard in company with Rosy she <s>which</s> appeared to be a Bulling July 23 Dandy was bulled to-day by McKerr's Bull Augt 2 Rejoined the temperance Society this day 1839 Sept 6 Wrote Mrs Cummen this day posted 16th do Sept 22 (Sabbath) A great thunderstorm Octr 30 The weather has been so dry for two weeks back that the roads are as dry and dusty as in summer Novr 5 The roads still dry &C Nov 6 Snow fell to the depth of 6 inches to-day Nov 16 This snow went away to-day Decr 14 A few inches of snow fell to day The ground having been bare since 16 Novr 1840 Feb 6 Helen Gourle arrived to-day Feby 10 The theremometer 30 degree below Zero on the 4th East May 23 Paid James Baird 2/9 this day (interest) Messrs Dease and Simpson discovered the long sought for north-west-passage from the pacific Ocean to the Atlantic in 1839. It lies in about the 69th degree of latitude. Kingston Herald June 21 Paid John Gemmill 4/ being my proportion of the Montreal Herald year ending May 1840 - July 2 Gave John Gemmill 7/6 for books {long dash} Ships belonging to the united States of America discovered a large tract of land in the southern hemisphere on the 19th of Jany 1840 The northern east of it lies in 66 deg. of S. Latitude Two French Ships discovered it also on the same day. Aug 5 Cherry Bulled R James' Bull 1840 Augt 18 Amount of M McAlister collected up to the date for 1840 £56..13..5 Aug 17 Entered in Stephen book W Drysdale's Collection up to this date Sept 19 Raised a stable of beech logs Sept 23 Sowed wheat in peys park today https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/254f173e80b96513ddde4a889df46410.pdf 6959e457ffc4227c969e8c03c97b6092 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {left side} 1840 John Jones was married to Marg A Maxwell 28th Sept - 1840 1840 Octr 6 Miss McAlister was married to Robt Peacock {bracket on right side} Octr 28 Wrote Wm Shaw to-day Octr 30 No snow fell this season until the 26th in start when 3 or 4 inches fell and lay about two days There was no frost to hurt the Indian corn or potatoes nor to stop the plough up to this day. Nov 18 About 4 inches of snow fell on 14th car. The snow that fell on the 26th ortc disappeared on the day after it fell After which time the weather was very fine (no frost) until the 14th car No frost yet Nov 23 10 inches of snow fell in the course of last night Nov 27 Borrowed 46 lb salt from S. Alcorn Paid 1840 Nov 21 Queen Victoria was delivered of a daughter 1841 March 3 James Whyte Mrs Whyte & Willm Whyte visited us Feby 20th Two of Robt Jameson's children were frozen to death {5 long dashes} Feby Paid M - John Hall 4/ for Montreal Herald 5/ for Bible society & <s>for</s> 5/ for library {bracket at right} March 6 A heavy fall of snow. The snow is deeper just now than it has been at any time during the last twenty years March 15 About 14 or 15 inches of snow fell on the 13 & 14 on start March 14 Willm Colville died this day March 23 Thaw Snow disolving fast, Election going on March 25 Sleighing breaking up Malcolm Cameron chosen to be Member of Parliament for C. of Lanark March 30 6 inches of snow fell last night Sleighing good to-day March 30 Scholars all absent from school with the exception of one on acct of having measles Name of the young Princess "Victoria, Adelaide, Louisa, Mary April 6th There is scarcely a child in the village of Lanark or its neighbourhood but who either has now measles or has had them within the last 15 days April 6th Hay is selling twenty dollars a ton April 18 Rec'd from Wm McAlister 4 dollars to pay interest of the manse debt {long dash, bracket} April 12 The snow is about 20 inches deep yet in the bush scarcely any of the fields bare of snow Sleighing snow very bad April 21 James Park (Eppie) left Dalhousie to-day May Fanny folled today a fine filly to be called May 19 Used fire in the school every day up to this date but it is warm to day The farmers are now through at putting <s>in</s> their grain into the earth - June 14 Bess was bulled this day By Mr Drysdale's Bull Wm McAlister stipend from 1st July 1840 till 1st July 1841 subscription £38..4..5 1/2 seat rent £24..17..2 in all £63..1..7 1/2 July 1 Wrote Peter Lamb this day July 5 Branny was bulled to day Wm Bradin's Bull July 14 Paid my 2 college instalment 10/ To S Gemmill {right side} 1837 Deaths April 28 George Aitkson suddenly June 26th William Boyle aged about 80 April 23 Mrs McAlister died 23 April 1837 June 20 William the 4th, King of England The following per Brother Williams letter Died May 7th, 1837 John Murdoch, Robt Brechan John Eddie (son in law to Wm Eddie) Quinten Peacock Wm Spiers Thomas Lindsay Rev Messrs Kerr & Geddes, Margaret Mason daughter of Brother David's & James Glen 1837 Andw Clamie son died this year 1838 The foler per B Wms Letter dated 10 March David Mason David Shaw Mrs Quinten Peacock Thomas Duncan & Wm Potter Oct 26 Robert Affleck died (Firm in the faith) 1831 {smudge} 2 James Umpherston died this day {5 long dashes} Deaths mentioned in B Wms Letter 19 Apr 1839 Elizabeth Mason, Mrs Speedie, Mrs John Murdoch, Jas Jackson, Newton, Mrs Wm Love John Hamilton (deaf) Old Mrs Drummond Brother James Mother in law, Gavin Patterson's widow Wm Sutherland, Beenie Scott's Mother died in 1837 1839 Novr 17 Mrs Thomas Bulloch died to day Novr 23 James Snedden (Montreal) Decr 13 Mrs Willm Miller died this day. Mrs Thomas Bulloch died about a month before her {long dash} 1840 April 15 Willm Peacock died this day Aged 72 years He died in peace {long dash and bracket} May 12 Willm McWilliam died this day Deaths mentioned in B Wms Letter of 29th April 1840 William Bowman Archibald Miller & a son of Lewis Morrison's and Isabella Mason daughter of B. Wm 1840 Oct 2 Mrs Captn Leech died this day Professor McGill died Deaths mentioned in Brother Wm's Letter 5 May 1840 Lawrence Sudie Elisabeth Drummond Charles Edmonston Charles Brownlie's Widow Robt Duncan's Widow James Patterson Andrew Love. Twice entered https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a30a486184f7953a241c57c5dfed11e3.pdf 47fb9bb651e67b5e752f1379b8ef80c8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {left side} 1841 Deaths in Scotland as per B. Willms Letter dated 5 th May 1841 Mr Lawrence Speedie, Charles Edmiston Mrs Charles Brown See Mr Robert Duncan James Patterson, Andw Love The Latter cut his throat ) Elisabeth Drummond July 23 Richard Mair died on the 13th current Septr 19 Baron Sydenham Gov. of Canada died to-day Dec 4 Gave Samuel Wilson a deed of Mortgage upon my my land this day for the sum of one hundred pounds to last for 5 years 1842 March 12 The past winter has been the mildest that I have experienced in America, very little snow fell The fields may be said to be now bare May 14 Deaths mentioned in Brother Wms letter dated 8 April 1842 Marion Williamson, Mrs Robert Heart Samuel Wilson Mr Bain Morriston John Murdoch son to John McGray of Eastfield John Duncan son to John June 25 James Snedden died May last June 25 Mrs Robert Peacock died to-day - July 17 Charles Miller son, died to-day 1843 Jany 27 Mrs Wm Peacock died this day Mary Hall died Feby 25 Mrs Cummings (Old Granny) died to day Feby 28 Mr William Lees was buried to-day April 23 Mrs John <s>John</s> Gemmill died to-day June 28 Deaths mentioned in Brother Williams letter dated 24 May 1843 James Whyte vie William Hart Andw Ann D the Rev Dr Robertson 1844 April 8 <u>Helen Mason my wife died this day at 12 O Clock evening after sufering severely during 4 days & 4 hours</u> {underlined in red} {check mark to the left of the entry} April 14 Rev Dr Gemmill died to-day <s>Mrs James Smith died to day</s> 1844 May 25 Deaths mentioned in B. Williams letter dated 2d May 1844 Elisabeth Drummond, Matthew Mason and his Mother, Mary White (Howeshill) John and Thomas Drummond {Right side} 1840 Marriages Feby 18 John Gemmill was married to Margt Rogers Queen Victoria was married to Prince Alfred of Saxe Coburg on the 10th of February 1840 March 18th Robert Lawson was married to Jannet Heden March 13th John Lawson was married to Elisth McLachlan Octr 6 Robt Peacock was married to Miss Janet McAlister 1841 April 30 Peter Maclaren was married to Jannet Stewart Octr 28 Nathan Duncan was married to Elisabeth Leech 1842 July 26 John Wright was married to Sara Jones July 28 John Miller was married to Ann Jones Sep 9 Matthew Leech Esq - was married to Miss Liny 1843 April 6 Andrw Melville to Bess Jones 1844 July 18 John Gemmill was married to Isabella Hall July 26 James Drysdale was married to Christian Aston Aug 4 Willm Bell Esq died to-day {long dash in red} Septr 11 Janet M. Urquhart was married to day to Templeton Septr 16 Mary Park was married to James Watson Sepr 27 George Gourlay was married to Christina Hall Decr 20 John Hall jun. was married to Sara-Ann Smith Decr 27 William James was married to 1845 Jany 7 <s>Samuel Wilson</s> McFarlane junr was married to-day to Margaret Flemming Feby 21 Robert James was married to Jane Cumming 1840 Decr 4 James Whitten was married to Catherine Thomson Decr 29 Martha Gemmill was married to John Smith 1847 Octr 9 Gilbert McIntyre was married to Catherine Urquhart Decr 21 Andrew Gemmill was married to Janet Leech 1848 March 16 Mrs John Gemmill died to day Hon Lasbors died a few months before her - March 20 George Easton died to-day May 2 Jamie Jack died to day May 31 Duncan McKinlay died to-day June 30 Deaths Jack B Willm Leith dated 6th June 1848 James Bauldsen Robert Thomas George Muir & James Mark Augt 11 Silvanus Gemmill was married to Marg Robison Augt 25 Hugh McEven was married to Agnes McDonald 1849 Jany 25 Elisabeth M Urquart was married to McCrae https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/877905d3b320904493660a96c7828ef5.pdf 0c1a1cb5d9cbf93106e1b9214391846c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {left side} 1841 Memorandums July 22 Dandy was bulled to-day M Bs bull Aug 14 Bess was bulled to-day 16th Reggie do to day Sept 20 A religious revival took place in the 3 con. Lanark about two weeks ago under the Preaching of the Revd Willm Dick. He is now preaching in the village of Lanark and is appearing to be successful Oct 8 Mr Dick has baptised 10 up to this date, by immersion, in the village of Lanark Nov 19 John Mason left Lanark on the 8th current Decr 20 The Queen of England was delivered of a son on the 9th Novr last - Decr 20 Wrote Brother William to day Decr 20 There are two or three inches of snow on the ground at present which fell on the 19th There were two similar falls this season before but neither of them lay above two or three days - 1842 Jan 25 By cash settled with M. Hall for my reading of the Montreal Herald today year ending May 1842 March 26 The young Price born on the 9th Nov last was baptised on the 25 Jany last his name is Albert Edward June 5 A fine shower yesterday The only rain that has fallen since the snow disappeared July 8 Branny & Bess were Bulled to-day July 27 William Leech went to the U. States July 30 Dandy was bulled to-day July 30 A fine fall of rain has taken place today Sep14 M McAlister left Lanark to-day Sep 20 John Mason left home today Oct 13 The last of the potatoes taken up to-day There are 30 bushels, good, in the pit with divet next the public road 38 in the other in all 260 bushels - the year 1842 Nov 22 3 or 4 inches of snow on the 17 instant & still eyes Dec 1 Wrote Mrs Shaw to-day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d5045cca96be04cf6c8e0d64711fc95.pdf f2af89eba6c7b3f7acf96198fb0335ac PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/efe1c481441b464e7755694baa90ac9e.pdf 51158ba714e2bab7276198f2d5cddf07 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e01168e953e61058768ff98033585c35.pdf c2d140fe1372f805624c92c22237aecb PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6df664187d8ad9c2171ebdbf34fdb28a.pdf a26465da842043e4e6f6c429c2dff63c PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/79316ad302cb7c624292ad6e056ce09f.pdf 07cefa8d62b9197e4a6fcc15d666f65b PDF Text Text � 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 Robert Mason Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Mason Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1834-1848 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 Lanark County, Lanark Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Robert Mason Diary, 1834-1848 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 Robert Mason Diary, 1834-1848 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Mason Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1834-1848 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 Lanark County, Lanark Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. June 30th, 1834 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Robert Mason Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{Front Cover, mottled brown, red binding and corners} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{left side} </p><p>April 24th 1837 Wrote M McAlister today </p><p>Trustees year ending 30 June 1838 Messrs John Hall Robert Drysdale &amp; Thomas Macguire {7 long dashes} </p><p>Trustees Year ending 30 June 1839 Messrs Jas. Mair John Aston &amp; Thomas McGuire </p><p>Trustees Year ending 30 June 1840 Messrs John Hall Robt Drysdale &amp; Adam Craig </p><p>Trustees Year ending 30th June 1841 Messrs James Mair John Mair V Thomas McGuire </p><p>Trustees Year ending 30 June 1842 Col. Donald Fraser Messrs James Maclaren and Jas Thomson School - commissioners 1842 Duncan McEinlay William Scott James Mair Alexr Stewart William McGee </p><p>Commission for 1843 Robt Boyle: John Lonith Willm {inserted in the next line in the same writing, thickness of line and colour of ink} Boyd &amp; Scott Andw Angus Robt Stead </p><p>Trustees for 1844 Messrs James Thomson <s>John Mair and</s> Adam Craig {X} James Mair </p><p>Trustees for 1845 Messrs James Mair Samuel Gemmill and Dr Monroe </p><p>Trustees for 1846 Messrs James Mair John R Gemmill and John Livingston </p><p>Trustees for 1847 Dr Munro John Wright and Thomas Deachman </p><p>Trustees for 1848 Dr Munro Thom as Deachmon and John Wright </p><p>Trustees for 1849 John Robison Esqr and Messrs Thomas Deachman and John Livingston </p><p>{red check mark} {this text in pencil} Helen Mason wife of Robert </p><p>{underlined in red}<u> Mason died, April 8, 1844</u> </p><p>Medium of Gov allowance for 1844 and 1846 £13-3-3 William Mason's address June 6th 1848 No 26th South Wellington Street Hutchisontown, Glasglow {long dash} </p><p>Engaged today to keep the school year 1839 Wages 36 pound Decr 7th 1848 </p><p>{right side} </p><p>{short diagonal line in red} School-trustees year ending 30th June 1834 Rev Wm Macalister, Messrs S.G. Coleman &amp; John Hall {long dash} </p><p>Year ending 30th June 1835 Rev. William McAlister Captain Matthew Leech &amp; James Mair {long dash} </p><p>Year ending 30th June 1836 Rev. Willm Macalister Messrs Robert Boyle and John Hall </p><p>Year ending 30th June 1837 Messrs Frances Hall Robert Drysdale &amp; Alexr Foster {long dash} </p><p>Lanark 23rd Novr 1836 </p><p>The ploughs were going to-day but there has been some snow this evening This fall has in some respects been an untoward one. The frost killed the patatoe and indian corn crops early in Augt generally potatoes are now 2/ a <s>peck</s> {inserted above] bushel Late oats were also much damaged We took up 300 bushels of potatoes at laying-in time &amp; had about 14 or 15 B. of india corn </p><p>Decr 15th 1836 The snow is now about 10 inches deep It began to fall upon the 13th and continued to fall upon the 14th There had been two or three falls prior to the 13th of two inches deep or so but did not continue above a day or so </p><p>On the 16th day of Febr 1837 The thermome-ter stood at 28 degrees below zero at Kingston </p><p>Extraordinary </p><p>{in red} (eat) Our large black tom cat having been proven a thief was condemned to be drowned which sentence was put in exicution on Saturday the 8th of April 1837 at 5 O Clock P.M. A large Stone having been tied about his neck he was thrown into the water and sank to the bottom and lay there till the following Monday about 5 O clock P.M. when he was taken out apparently dead and the Stone being taken off his neck he was thrown into the Bush and was seen lying there 4 days thereafter But to our astonishment he made his appearance about the doors on the morning of the following Sabbath crying rather wildly but in other respects appearing to be in good health </p><p>17th he is still well May 17 Tom was seen to day (well) by Hillar Robertson &amp; other </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{left side} </p><p>April 28th <s>Mrs Such seen drunk by David Blomit and Mrs Boyd</s> </p><p>April 28 M Morris set out for Britain this day </p><p>June 12 Blacky was bulled this day </p><p>June 13 Fanny got the horse this day </p><p>June 14 Wrote brother William to-day </p><p>June 23 Branny was bulled to day. </p><p>June 25 Cherry shut up in park with Bull </p><p>July 4 Cherry Bulled by McMudie's Bull </p><p>July 4 Fanny again took the horse </p><p>July 31 Rosey Bulled by McMudie's Bull </p><p>Augt 3d Bess supposed to be Bulled by a Sranger Bull </p><p>Augt 6th Blacky shut up with Wm Mudie's Bull </p><p>Augt 13th Pinkey in the bush in courting mood with Wm Bradin's bull [long horizontal line} </p><p>Octr 14th Borrowed from James McLann £3..10 </p><p>Octr 17th Paid John Turnbull for James Baird {inserted below} £3..10 Trustees for the school year ending June 1838 Messrs Robt Drysdale Thoms McGuire and John Hall </p><p>Decr 5th There is a little frost in the ground to day, but it was in condition for being plowed there few days back. The month of Novr was variable a good deal of rain fell, once or twice a little snow which soon disappeared occasionally a moderate degree of frost </p><p>Decr 11 It snowed yesterday slightly all day It is to-day about 5 inches deep - Any snow showers that fell this season before were of such a trifling nature that I did not think them worthy of notice here </p><p>1838 Jany 12 About 25 of the Lanark Militia Marched for Toronto McKenzie the rebel with his followers having taken possession of Navy island </p><p>Feby 17 James Baird returned the 14 Dollars </p><p>April 5 Borrowed from Mrs Boyle 5 3/4th wool. The bay in which is was packed is included </p><p>April 21 I was authorised by the Court of Quinte sessions held in March last to take possession of the road running through my land from the road leading to Dalhousie to the 2d Con. line lanark in lew of a road (granted) running through the south east angle of the Park lot upon which I live {long dash} </p><p>{in margin beside above text} This case was managed by Macintyre </p><p>April 23 Paid for Montreal Herald 4/ which clears me up to to May 1838 </p><p>May 6th Sugar making continued to to the 1st instant. A good year of it in general Snow went away early but frost cond long - </p><p>April Paid my proportion for Montreal Herald up to May 1838 (being 4/ paid 6/8 a year ago </p><p>The Earl of Dalhousie Died 21st March 1838 </p><p>{right side} </p><p>May 23d Wrote Brother William to-day </p><p>June 4th Bess was Bulled to day by W- Bryden Bull </p><p>June 8 Fanny folled this day </p><p>July 5 The month of June very warm throughout. Rain fell frequently The heat is continuing {long dash} </p><p>July 6 Lily bulled this day by Wm Bradin's bull {long dash} </p><p>July 30 Rosy Bulled this day Bradin's bull </p><p>Augt 6 Copied from the Montreal Herald "Queen Victoria proclaimed Queen 20 June 1837 and Crowned 28th June Eighteen hundred and thirty eight Her crown cost £111.000 and weighed upwards of 3 lbs weight </p><p>Augt 8 Brany was bulled today W. B. Bull </p><p>Sep 3 Corn and potatoes killed this morning by frost </p><p>Sep 14 Have been a juror at the Queen Bench court this week </p><p>Sep 18 Eclipse on the sun Which lasted 4 hours </p><p>Nov 15 Lanark Militia drawn to-day </p><p>1839 Jany 30 Debt still due for the Manse £44..12..1 </p><p>Jany 23 This was an exceeding cold day. Frost &amp; windy </p><p>Jany 23 A heavy fall of snow Which was much drifted - </p><p>Feby 5 Library press broke into betwixt last night and this morning The thermometer 33 below zero at New York 23 Jany 1839 </p><p>April 13 Borrowed loom James Baird this day £20 - </p><p>May 3 Snow blast to-day - The early part of April last was uncommonly fine - much damage done in the settlement by five </p><p>June 12 Fanny took the horse this day </p><p>June 24 Wrote Brother William to-day </p><p>June 26 Fanny took the horse to-day </p><p>July 4 Branny was bulled to-day By P Kerrs Bull </p><p>July 4 Lily was also bulled today by the same Bull </p><p>July 9 McKerr's Bull spent last night in our yard in company with Rosy she <s>which</s> appeared to be a Bulling </p><p>July 23 Dandy was bulled to-day by McKerr's Bull </p><p>Augt 2 Rejoined the temperance Society this day </p><p>1839 Sept 6 Wrote Mrs Cummen this day posted 16th do </p><p>Sept 22 (Sabbath) A great thunderstorm </p><p>Octr 30 The weather has been so dry for two weeks back that the roads are as dry and dusty as in summer </p><p>Novr 5 The roads still dry &amp;C </p><p>Nov 6 Snow fell to the depth of 6 inches to-day </p><p>Nov 16 This snow went away to-day </p><p>Decr 14 A few inches of snow fell to day The ground having been bare since 16 Novr </p><p>1840 Feb 6 Helen Gourle arrived to-day </p><p>Feby 10 The theremometer 30 degree below Zero on the 4th East </p><p>May 23 Paid James Baird 2/9 this day (interest) </p><p>Messrs Dease and Simpson discovered the long sought for north-west-passage from the pacific Ocean to the Atlantic in 1839. It lies in about the 69th degree of latitude. Kingston Herald </p><p>June 21 Paid John Gemmill 4/ being my proportion of the Montreal Herald year ending May 1840 - </p><p>July 2 Gave John Gemmill 7/6 for books {long dash} </p><p>Ships belonging to the united States of America discovered a large tract of land in the southern hemisphere on the 19th of Jany 1840 The northern east of it lies in 66 deg. of S. Latitude Two French Ships discovered it also on the same day. </p><p>Aug 5 Cherry Bulled R James' Bull </p><p>1840 Augt 18 Amount of M McAlister collected up to the date for 1840 £56..13..5 </p><p>Aug 17 Entered in Stephen book W Drysdale's Collection up to this date </p><p>Sept 19 Raised a stable of beech logs </p><p>Sept 23 Sowed wheat in peys park today </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{left side} </p><p>1840 </p><p>John Jones was married to Marg A Maxwell </p><p>28th Sept - 1840 </p><p>1840 Octr 6 Miss McAlister was married to </p> <pre> Robt Peacock </pre> <p>{bracket on right side} </p><p>Octr 28 Wrote Wm Shaw to-day </p><p>Octr 30 No snow fell this season until the 26th in start when 3 or 4 inches fell and lay about two days There was no frost to hurt the Indian corn or potatoes nor to stop the plough up to this day. </p><p>Nov 18 About 4 inches of snow fell on 14th car. The snow that fell on the 26th ortc disappeared on the day after it fell After which time the weather was very fine (no frost) until the 14th car No frost yet </p><p>Nov 23 10 inches of snow fell in the course of last night </p><p>Nov 27 Borrowed 46 lb salt from S. Alcorn Paid </p><p>1840 Nov 21 Queen Victoria was delivered of a daughter </p><p>1841 March 3 James Whyte Mrs Whyte &amp; Willm Whyte visited us </p><p>Feby 20th Two of Robt Jameson's children were frozen to death {5 long dashes} </p><p>Feby Paid M - John Hall 4/ for Montreal Herald 5/ for Bible society &amp; <s>for</s> 5/ for library {bracket at right} </p><p>March 6 A heavy fall of snow. The snow is deeper just now than it has been at any time during the last twenty years </p><p>March 15 About 14 or 15 inches of snow fell on the 13 &amp; 14 on start </p><p>March 14 Willm Colville died this day </p><p>March 23 Thaw Snow disolving fast, Election going on </p><p>March 25 Sleighing breaking up Malcolm Cameron chosen to be Member of Parliament for C. of Lanark </p><p>March 30 6 inches of snow fell last night Sleighing good to-day </p><p>March 30 Scholars all absent from school with the exception of one on acct of having measles </p><p>Name of the young Princess "Victoria, Adelaide, Louisa, Mary </p><p>April 6th There is scarcely a child in the village of Lanark or its neighbourhood but who either has now measles or has had them within the last 15 days </p><p>April 6th Hay is selling twenty dollars a ton </p><p>April 18 Rec'd from Wm McAlister 4 dollars to pay interest of the manse debt {long dash, bracket} </p><p>April 12 The snow is about 20 inches deep yet in the bush scarcely any of the fields bare of snow Sleighing snow very bad </p><p>April 21 James Park (Eppie) left Dalhousie to-day </p><p>May Fanny folled today a fine filly to be called </p><p>May 19 Used fire in the school every day up to this date but it is warm to day The farmers are now through at putting <s>in</s> their grain into the earth - </p><p>June 14 Bess was bulled this day By Mr Drysdale's Bull Wm McAlister stipend from 1st July 1840 till 1st July 1841 subscription £38..4..5 1/2 seat rent £24..17..2 in all £63..1..7 1/2 </p><p>July 1 Wrote Peter Lamb this day </p><p>July 5 Branny was bulled to day Wm Bradin's Bull </p><p>July 14 Paid my 2 college instalment 10/ To S Gemmill </p><p><br /> {right side} </p><p>1837 Deaths </p><p>April 28 George Aitkson suddenly </p><p>June 26th William Boyle aged about 80 </p><p>April 23 Mrs McAlister died 23 April 1837 </p><p>June 20 William the 4th, King of England </p><p>The following per Brother Williams letter Died May 7th, 1837 </p><p>John Murdoch, Robt Brechan John Eddie (son in law to Wm Eddie) Quinten Peacock Wm Spiers Thomas Lindsay Rev Messrs Kerr &amp; Geddes, Margaret Mason daughter of Brother David's &amp; James Glen </p><p><br /> 1837 Andw Clamie son died this year </p><p>1838 The foler per B Wms Letter dated 10 March David Mason David Shaw Mrs Quinten Peacock Thomas Duncan &amp; Wm Potter </p><p>Oct 26 Robert Affleck died (Firm in the faith) </p><p>1831 {smudge} 2 James Umpherston died this day {5 long dashes} </p><p>Deaths mentioned in B Wms Letter 19 Apr 1839 </p><p>Elizabeth Mason, Mrs Speedie, Mrs John Murdoch, Jas Jackson, Newton, Mrs Wm Love John Hamilton (deaf) Old Mrs Drummond Brother James Mother in law, Gavin Patterson's widow Wm Sutherland, Beenie Scott's Mother died in 1837 </p><p>1839 Novr 17 Mrs Thomas Bulloch died to day </p><p>Novr 23 James Snedden (Montreal) </p><p>Decr 13 Mrs Willm Miller died this day. Mrs Thomas Bulloch died about a month before her {long dash} </p><p>1840 April 15 Willm Peacock died this day Aged 72 years He died in peace {long dash and bracket} </p><p>May 12 Willm McWilliam died this day </p><p>Deaths mentioned in B Wms Letter of 29th April 1840 William Bowman Archibald Miller &amp; a son of Lewis Morrison's and Isabella Mason daughter of B. Wm </p><p>1840 Oct 2 Mrs Captn Leech died this day Professor McGill died Deaths mentioned in Brother Wm's Letter 5 May 1840 Lawrence Sudie Elisabeth Drummond Charles Edmonston Charles Brownlie's Widow Robt Duncan's Widow James Patterson Andrew Love. Twice entered </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{left side} </p><p>1841 </p><p>Deaths in Scotland as per B. Willms Letter dated 5 th May 1841 </p><p>Mr Lawrence Speedie, Charles Edmiston Mrs Charles Brown See Mr Robert Duncan James Patterson, Andw Love The Latter cut his throat ) Elisabeth Drummond </p><p>July 23 Richard Mair died on the 13th current </p><p>Septr 19 Baron Sydenham Gov. of Canada died to-day </p><p>Dec 4 Gave Samuel Wilson a deed of Mortgage upon my my land this day for the sum of one hundred pounds to last for 5 years </p><p>1842 March 12 The past winter has been the mildest that I have experienced in America, very little snow fell The fields may be said to be now bare </p><p>May 14 Deaths mentioned in Brother Wms letter dated 8 April 1842 Marion Williamson, Mrs Robert Heart Samuel Wilson Mr Bain Morriston John Murdoch son to John McGray of Eastfield John Duncan son to John </p><p>June 25 James Snedden died May last </p><p>June 25 Mrs Robert Peacock died to-day - </p><p>July 17 Charles Miller son, died to-day </p><p>1843 Jany 27 Mrs Wm Peacock died this day </p><p>Mary Hall died </p><p>Feby 25 Mrs Cummings (Old Granny) died to day </p><p>Feby 28 Mr William Lees was buried to-day </p><p>April 23 Mrs John <s>John</s> Gemmill died to-day </p><p>June 28 Deaths mentioned in Brother Williams letter dated 24 May 1843 James Whyte vie William Hart Andw Ann D the Rev Dr Robertson </p><p>1844 April 8 <u>Helen Mason my wife died this day at 12 O Clock evening after sufering severely during 4 days &amp; 4 hours</u> {underlined in red} {check mark to the left of the entry} </p><p>April 14 Rev Dr Gemmill died to-day <s>Mrs James Smith died to day</s> </p><p>1844 May 25 Deaths mentioned in B. Williams letter dated 2d May 1844 </p><p>Elisabeth Drummond, Matthew Mason and his Mother, Mary White (Howeshill) John and Thomas Drummond </p><p>{Right side} </p><p>1840 Marriages </p><p>Feby 18 John Gemmill was married to Margt Rogers </p><p>Queen Victoria was married to Prince Alfred of Saxe Coburg on the 10th of February 1840 </p><p>March 18th Robert Lawson was married to Jannet Heden </p><p>March 13th John Lawson was married to Elisth McLachlan </p><p>Octr 6 Robt Peacock was married to Miss Janet McAlister </p><p>1841 April 30 Peter Maclaren was married to Jannet Stewart </p><p>Octr 28 Nathan Duncan was married to Elisabeth Leech </p><p>1842 July 26 John Wright was married to Sara Jones </p><p>July 28 John Miller was married to Ann Jones </p><p>Sep 9 Matthew Leech Esq - was married to Miss Liny </p><p>1843 April 6 Andrw Melville to Bess Jones </p><p>1844 July 18 John Gemmill was married to Isabella Hall </p><p>July 26 James Drysdale was married to Christian Aston </p><p>Aug 4 Willm Bell Esq died to-day {long dash in red} </p><p>Septr 11 Janet M. Urquhart was married to day to Templeton </p><p>Septr 16 Mary Park was married to James Watson </p><p>Sepr 27 George Gourlay was married to Christina Hall </p><p>Decr 20 John Hall jun. was married to Sara-Ann Smith </p><p>Decr 27 William James was married to </p><p>1845 Jany 7 <s>Samuel Wilson</s> McFarlane junr was married to-day to Margaret Flemming </p><p>Feby 21 Robert James was married to Jane Cumming </p><p>1840 Decr 4 James Whitten was married to Catherine Thomson </p><p>Decr 29 Martha Gemmill was married to John Smith </p><p>1847 Octr 9 Gilbert McIntyre was married to Catherine Urquhart </p><p>Decr 21 Andrew Gemmill was married to Janet Leech </p><p>1848 March 16 Mrs John Gemmill died to day Hon Lasbors died a few months before her - </p><p>March 20 George Easton died to-day </p><p>May 2 Jamie Jack died to day </p><p>May 31 Duncan McKinlay died to-day </p><p>June 30 Deaths Jack B Willm Leith dated 6th June 1848 </p><p>James Bauldsen Robert Thomas George Muir &amp; James Mark </p><p>Augt 11 Silvanus Gemmill was married to Marg Robison </p><p>Augt 25 Hugh McEven was married to Agnes McDonald </p><p>1849 Jany 25 Elisabeth M Urquart was married to McCrae </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{left side} </p><p>1841 Memorandums </p><p>July 22 Dandy was bulled to-day M Bs bull </p><p>Aug 14 Bess was bulled to-day 16th Reggie do to day </p><p>Sept 20 A religious revival took place in the 3 con. Lanark about two weeks ago under the Preaching of the Revd Willm Dick. He is now preaching in the village of Lanark and is appearing to be successful </p><p>Oct 8 Mr Dick has baptised 10 up to this date, by immersion, in the village of Lanark </p><p>Nov 19 John Mason left Lanark on the 8th current </p><p>Decr 20 The Queen of England was delivered of a son on the 9th Novr last - </p><p>Decr 20 Wrote Brother William to day </p><p>Decr 20 There are two or three inches of snow on the ground at present which fell on the 19th There were two similar falls this season before but neither of them lay above two or three days - </p><p>1842 Jan 25 By cash settled with M. Hall for my reading of the Montreal Herald today year ending May 1842 </p><p>March 26 The young Price born on the 9th Nov last was baptised on the 25 Jany last his name is Albert Edward </p><p>June 5 A fine shower yesterday The only rain that has fallen since the snow disappeared </p><p>July 8 Branny &amp; Bess were Bulled to-day </p><p>July 27 William Leech went to the U. States </p><p>July 30 Dandy was bulled to-day </p><p>July 30 A fine fall of rain has taken place today </p><p>Sep14 M McAlister left Lanark to-day </p><p>Sep 20 John Mason left home today </p><p>Oct 13 The last of the potatoes taken up to-day </p><p>There are 30 bushels, good, in the pit with divet next the public road 38 in the other in all 260 bushels - the year </p><p>1842 Nov 22 3 or 4 inches of snow on the 17 instant &amp; still eyes </p><p>Dec 1 Wrote Mrs Shaw to-day </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c8b85161e60fdb45611868b69fa75b47.pdf f363c282d2caeae5db78800e16995212 PDF Text Text ������������������������� 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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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f461a53688997b107a78ecf5224aecd7.pdf c0308a43c2340f25135023cc12919fe6 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4f294564c24666b02f8af57a421232c6.pdf 30fe7b48c9cd2673635492f4ff76acaf PDF Text Text Mary Edith Throop (1892-1955) 1909-1910 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers No. 2. Memorandum {pink front cover depicts a warrior standing in front of a body of water, with the stars and moon in the background. The word “Sentinal” is written in script at the bottom.} June 1909. June 1 - Tues. - We cleaned the parlor June 2 - Wed - Started to clean the dining room & also stretched our curtains. Irene Mallory & Allen Bissell were married 9 p.m. June 3 - Thur. - Papered the dining- room to-day. Mrs. Beattie (Jr.) came up to-night & we made the frame for my embroidery hat June 4 - Fri. - We finished our dining-room to-day. It rained this Eve June 5 - Sat. - It rained some & has been cloudy all day. We put our stove out to-day I went to the factory to-night (as it is the first night they made butter this summer) & I stopped at Mrs. Beatties Mrs. J. Beattie finished my hat to-night. Henry Willard & Mr. Geo. Tassey went fishing to-night but did not catch any fish. June 6 - Sun. - Laura & I went to Presbyterian church this a.m. I laid down this p.m. & wrote a letter to Luella Daniels this Eve. The new preach, Mr. Wright preached at St. Georg’s this Eve for the first. June 7 - Mon. - We washed this is Mason’s night. 1 �June 8 - Tues. - I went down to Annies this a.m. & came back with Mary (as she drove up to Mr. G. Dudleys (Sr) to practise with Mrs Lambert Dudley to sing on Sun. June 9 - Wed. - I ironed to-day June 10 - Thur. - I washed the wood work in the kitchen. Gordon Walker came down this Eve. June 11 - Fri. - Went up to Mrs. S. Wrights this p.m. Mary came up & Mrs. E. Dudley came down to the church to practise for Sun. I trained my sweet peas this Eve. mama started painting the kitchen wood-work to-day June 12 - Sat. - Elsie & Hyne went to town 5:30 p.m. & left the children here. They stayed all night but Elsie & Hyne went home. I took the children to the factory to-night. June 13 - Sun. - Elsie & Hyne came out this p.m. Mrs. E. Dudley sang two solos at Bethel Church this p.m. there was a thunder storm 1.30 to-night & the lightning struck Manley Field’s barn & burnt it. June 14 - Mon. - We washed. Papa went to Algonquin to get his horses shod I took a music lesson this p.m. Mama’s eyes took sore to-day. June 15 - Tues. - I ironed this a.m Laura was over this a.m. Mama & I pulled up all the dandelions & weeds in our front yard this Eve. June 16. - Wed. - Mama went to the Ladies Aid this p.m. at Mrs. Jno. Corbett’s. Her eyes are no better. June 17. - Thur. - Mrs. Wm. Easton. Ethel Rath & Baby Egerton were here this p.m. also Annie & Howard. It rained this p.m. & Eve. June 18. - Fri. - I went to Mrs. Wright’s this p.m. & brought my skirt home. There was a hail 2 �shower this p.m. Mr. J. Easton invited the Presbyterian choir to his place for ice cream this Eve. June 19. - Sat. - I planted potatoes. June 20. - Sun.- Laura & I went to Presbyterian church this a.m. Henry went up to Grandma’s this a.m. Mr. & Mrs. Meyer. came here before church & left there horse. They stayed a while after church. Dr. Meyer preached his farewell sermon this Eve at Bethel. I wore my new dress this Eve for the first. June 21 - Mon - We washed this a.m. I went down to Jean’s this p.m. & took my lesson & stayed for tea. June 22 - Tues - I ironed. Mama painted the kitchen floor to-day. The pupils from our school went to Prescott to-day to try the Entrance June 23 - Wed - Mama went up to Mr. Lockwood’s this p.m. Papa took a load of good to Prescott for Dr. Meyer. Our new minister Rev. A. B. Johnston arrived at Algonquin 5 p.m. & the Ladies had a reception tea for him at the parsonage. I went up to Mary Easton’s this p.m. Electa Bissell came up after school. We walked up to the Corner after tea to see the Entrance papers June 24 - Thur - Buffallo Bill Circus is in town to-day. We did not go. Henry clipped Jack out dog this Eve. Mama talked to Elsie at Central p.m. June 25 - Fri - Mama went up to Grandma Manhard’s this a.m. & Henry & I went for her this Eve. Papa & J. Dalton went away this Eve also. June 26 - Sat - Papa went to town this a.m. I had a sick - headache all day & cannot hear out of my right ear. Henry went to town this Eve. We moved into the kitchen this p.m. 3 �June 27 - Sun - We separated the milk this a.m. Went to church this p.m. Rev. Mr Johnston preached his first sermon this p.m. Elsie, Hyne & children came out this p.m. & stayed this Eve. Our bees swarmed this noon but went back to the hive again. June 28. - Mon. - We washed. I went up to Mrs. Bishop’s this a.m. Mr. Lockwood was here this p.m. Hyne & Charlie came out for a little pig this Eve. June 29. - Tues. - I ironed this a.m. Went down to Warner’s this a.m. Miss Daniels & Miss H. Byers came there 4.p.m. & stayed till Eve then they brought me home. June 30.- Wed. - I ironed this a.m. Will Throop & Effie drove through the yard this a.m. July 1909 July 1 - Thur - Dominion Day. Elsie and Hyne went to the Blue Church Cemetery to the unveiling of Barbara Hick’s Monument, & left the children here. I cleaned the cupboard this a.m. Our bees swarmed this a.m. but went back to the hive again. July 2 - Fri. - I picked 59 boxes of straw-berries at Mr. Warner’s to-day. Our bees swarmed & we hived them. July 3 - Sat. - I swept the chamber to day, Went up to Mrs. R. Bishop’s this Eve for butter milk. Papa went to town this Eve. My hearing is better now. July 4 - Sun. - Annie, Willard & Howard came up this a.m. Mama, Annie & I went to S.S. this p.m. We all went to church this Eve & papa kept Howard. July 5 - Mon. - I picked 54 boxes of berries to-day. This is Mason’s night. Papa & Henry started to do road work to-day. July 6 - Tues. - We washed & churned. 4 �July 7 - Wed. - I picked 35 boxes of berries. Elsie & children & Minnie Throop came out to Mr. Warner’s this a.m. Bishop Mills preached at St. Georges’s this Eve. Mama & Mrs. J. Dalton went down & I came home with them. July 8 - Thurs. - I ironed. Mrs. Beattie (Sr.) was here this p.m. I went down to Mrs. Beattie’s this Eve also over to the cemetery & Mrs. Kyle’s with Mrs. Beattie. July 9 - Fri. - I picked 27 boxes of berries. I cut the grass on Uncle Hugh’s plot this p.m. Took a bath to-night. July 10 - Sat. - Went to town with Mr. Warner’s. Saw Mr. Gordon on the market. Went up the river with Annie, Mary & Willard on the Citizen’s Band Excursion to Alex. Bay. It rained all the p.m. Left Brockvill 1.30 p.m. arrived 7 p.m. I stayed at Aunt Jane Newell’s all night. July 11 - Sun. - It has been a warm day. Henry & Elsie came in for me this Eve. We bid Ethel Rath goo-bye she is to start West Tues. July 12 - Mon. - I picked 32 boxes of berries. Came home this Eve. Willard went to the Orange Walk at Perth. July 13 - Tues. - We washed. Went to Mr. Walker’s woods for ferns this p.m. Elsie, Minnie Throop & Ethel were here this p.m. Mr. Cordingley was here this p.m. agent for pianos. Laura was over this Eve. July 14 - Wed. - I ironed. Mama went to the Ladie’s Aid at Mrs. V. Well’s this p.m. Papa went up for her this Eve. July 15 - Thur. - I ironed this a.m. Raked with the horse-rake after tea. Went over to Mrs. Knapp’s after tea this Eve. 5 �July 16 - Fri. - Picked 6 boxes of berries at Mrs. Warner’s. It rained. Mary came up with me this Eve for choir practice but no one came so she stayed here all night. July 17 - Sat. - Mary went home on the milk-rig this morning. Elsie & Hyde went to town this p.m. & left the children here. Florence Manhard was here this Eve. She came out to her grandfather’s this p.m. July 18 - Sun - Mama & Laura went to Presbyterian church this a.m. There was a heavy electric storm this noon. Went to church this Eve. July 19 - Mon. - We washed. Mama went raspberrying this p.m. Jean Robertson was here for tea. Mama & Henry went up to Grandma’s this Eve. Papa went over to Mr. Kyle’s & I went over to Mrs. Knapp’s. Art McGanity came out to Mr. A. P. Bissell’s this Eve also P. Dales came out to Mrs. Beattie’s July 20 - Tues. - I ironed. Mama went down to Annie’s this a.m. Went to a meeting to arrange for our annual social which is to be July 29. July 21. - Wed. - I raked Mrs. J. Beattie. P. Dales. also A.McGanity] & Edgar Bissell were here this Eve playing croquet. July 22. - Thur. - Mrs. R. Bishop, Mama, & I went berrying this a.m. back of Mr. Wright’s. Mama & I went over to Knapp’s for ice-cream to-night. It is raining. July 23. - Fri. - It rained all day. I went up to Mr. R. Bishop’s & Mr. Lockwood’s this Eve on an errand. 6 �July 24. - Sat. - Papa went to town this p.m. It has been showery to-day. G. L. Riches called this p.m. Eva Easton came home to-day for 2 weeks. July. 25. Sun. - Went to church & S.S. this p.m. Went over to Mrs. Knapp’s this Eve. July 26. - Mon. - Mama & I went berrying down to Ferguson’s to-day- Also, Mrs. J. Beattie Pearl Wales, Mrs. J. Walton, Mrs. Warner & Annie. We got 10 quarts. A load of gypsies went past this p.m. Went to choir practise this Eve at the church. Mr. G. L. Riches was here this Eve. July 27. - Tues. - We washed & scrubbed. July 28. - Wed. - We have been cooking for our social. Mama went up to Mrs. R. Bishop’s to make candy for the Ladies Aid booth. I raked this p.m. July. 29. - Thur. - It has been a rainy but is a fine night for our social. They took in about $ 75.00 at the social this Eve. Bethel Social July 30. - Fri. - We went up to the hall to straighten up this a.m. Arthur McGanity was here for tea. July 31. - Sat. - I went up to Mrs. Orr’s this Eve. Henry went to town & Mama went up to Mr. Walker’s. August 1909. Aug 1. - Sun. - I went to S.S. Elsie Hyne. & children came out this p.m. Went to church this Eve. Annie, Willard & Mary stopped here after church. Will Orr. & wife came out to Mr. Orr’s this p.m. Aug. 2. - Mon. - Mrs. J. Beattie, Mary Warner & I went berryiny this morning. Will Orr. his wife & 7 �little Helen were here this Eve. This is Mason’s Night. Aug. 3. - Tues. - I raked this p.m. Aug. 4. - Wed. - We finished haying 1.30. p.m. Mr. G. L. Riches, wife & little boy came here this p.m. The Rifle Contest was held this p.m. between Brockville & S. Augusta. Brockvill won by 60 points. They had supper in [continued from last page] the Mason’s Hall. Aug. 5. - Thur. - We went to picnic at Perry’s Point 1. p.m. Had several rides in a put-putAug. 6. - Fri. - Papa & mama went to Algonquin this a.m. Henry & I went to the Baptist Social. Algonquin this Eve. It has been very warm all week. Mr. Thorp died this morn. aged 86. Aug. 7. - Sat. - It is very warm. Papa went to town this a.m. Choir practise at the church this Eve. Aug 8. - Sun. - Annie & Howard came up this a.m. Henry, Annie, & I went to Mr. Thorp’s funeral 1.30 p.m. at the house, 2nd concession. It is a very warm day. Mrs. J. Dalton & I went to St. George’s church this Eve. Aug. 9. Mon. - We washed. I took a lesson this p.m. Went down to Mrs. G. Landon‘s this Eve. Mrs. Landon took sick the night after of the picnic at Perry’s Point & She is not much better. Aug. 10. - Tues. - Mama went down to Mrs. Landon‘s this p.m. I received a post-card from Myrtle Mylks this Eve. Aug. 11. - Wed. - Mama went up to Mrs. S. Wright‘s this a.m. Papa went to Algonquin this p.m. I was talking to Elsie at Mr. C. John’s 6.30 p.m. Aug 12. - Thur. - Papa & mama went to town this a.m. Mama bought me a white waist. 8 �[continued from last page] Mr. & Mrs. R. Bishop, Mrs. Bishop. Sr. & Ruby came down this Eve. Aug. 13. - Fri. - Mama washed my plaid dress. I swept upstairs also the parlor. Mama went up to Mrs. Walker’s this Eve. I wrote a letter to Luella Daniels. this Eve. Aug. 14. - Sat. - I have had a head-ache to-day. Henry went to town this Eve. Elsie, Hyne, & children went to town this p.m. Charlie & Ethel had their pictures taken. Aug. 15. - Sun. - I went to S.S. this p.m. Rev. A. B. Johnston was here for tea & he stayed all night. Church was to be to-night but there was not many there as it was a rainy night. Henry went up to Grandma’s this a.m. Aug. 16. - Mon. - It is raining this a.m. the Rev. Mr. Johnston went away this a.m. Took a lesson this p.m. Henry was up to the shooting range to-day. They are practising for the shooting match which is to be held to-morrow, between Brockville & South Augusta. School started to-day. We have no teacher for Read’s yet as Miss Fox is going to normal. Aug. 17. - Tues. - Annie Howard & I went up to Grandma Manhard’s this a.m. Papa came up for us this Eve. The Shooting Contest was held this p.m. at the Brockville Shooting Range. South Augusta won by 79 points. The teams had their supper at the St. Lawrence Hall. Recieved a letter from Luella Daniels this morn saying she can come up Sat. to visit us. Aug. 18. - Wed. - This is Ruby Bishop’s birthday. We washed. Papa went to [continued from last page] town this p.m. Algonquin Methodist Social is held this Eve on the church grounds. We did not go. Aug. 19. - Thur. - We ironed. Was talking to Elsie this p.m. Mr. W. Kyle cut our first piece of oats this p.m. 9 �Aug 20 - Fri. - I swept to-day. Mary Warner came up for choir practise this Eve but no one came. We played croquet. Aug. 21. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Henry & I went over to the cemetery this a.m. Henry & I went in Brockville this Eve for Miss Daniels. Aug. 22. - Sun. - Luella & I went over to the cemetery this a.m. Annie came up this a.m. We went to church this p.m. Elsie, Hyne & children were here for tea. Luella & I went to St. Georg’s this Eve. Aug. 23. - Mon. - We washed. Went down to Warner’s for tea. Our school started to-day. Mrs. Beattie is teaching. Aug. 24. - Tues. - Went down to Mr. G. Landon’s for tea. Stopped to see Mrs. Dalton on the way home. Aug. 25. - Wed. - We ironed. Went to “St. George’s Annual Picnic” this p.m. Brockville Citizen’s Band gave music. Proceeds $186.00. “St. Georg’s Picnic” Bertie Donnelly was married 12. O’Clock. Aug. 26. - Thur. - Went to Mrs. Beattie’s for tea. Aug. 27. - Fri. - Luella & I went up to Mrs. Bissell’s this pm. but did not stay for tea. Elsie, Hyne & family came out this p.m. We had ice cream for tea. Mr. Wm. Kyle was here for tea also as he cut a piece of grain for us. Aug 28. - Sat. - Luella & I went to the factory this a.m. Papa took Luella in 10 �[continued from last page] town after dinner & brought Miss Mary Edwards out. Miss Edwards & I went to the factory to-nightAug 29. - Sun. - We had a heavy shower of rain 5.30 a.m. Papa took Miss Edwards home this p.m. We went to church this Eve. Annie & Willard were in after church. Mr. W. Wright from Prescott preached. Aug. 30. - Mon. - We washed. This is Mason‘s night. Henry is helping Johnnie Dalton draw in grain this p.m. Mr. Stephen Hemmingway came out to Mr. G. Landon’s Sat. He was over to Laura’s for dinner. It is quite cold to-night. Aug. 31. - Tues. - Papa went to town this a.m. I ironed. I had a pain in my head this p.m. There was a heavy thunder storm 7.30 p.m. Theodore St. Johny Beattie were here this Eve.- the boys went duck hunting 9.30 p.m. Henry went with them. September. 1909. Sept. 1. - Wed. - Mama went up to Mrs. Wm. Easton‘s this a.m. & to The Ladies Aid at Mrs. Geo. Dudley’s (Jr.) this p.m. Henry came home to-night but did not get any ducks. The boys got 4. Sept. 2. - Thur. - I went town this a.m. Had my teeth treated. Mama & I went to our S.S. Picnic in Mr. Wm. Kyle’s woods this p.m. Sept. 3. - Fri. - Norris & Rowe Circus is in town to-day. We did not go. Hyne took Charlie, Elsie, Ethel, & Agnes (Hart) Bancroft were here this p.m. We finished drawing in grain to-day. We put 11 �up the box stove in the dining-room this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. J. Walker’s this p.m. Sept. 4. - Sat. - John Dalton is threshing this a.m. It rained all day. We separated the milk tonight. Sept 5. - Sun. - It is quite cold. We went to church this p.m. Laura & I went to St. George’s this Eve. Sept. 6. - Mon. - We washed. Labor Day. Henry went up to Brockville to see the shooting contest. Laura & I went to the woods this p.m. Labor Day. Sept. 7. - Tues. - This is the 1st. Day of Brockville Fair. Mama went up to Grandma’s this a.m. I ironed all day. Dr. T. Johnston stayed here all night & went to the Fair the next morning to show his colt. &quot;Brockville Fair&quot; Sept. 7. 8. 9. Sept. 8. - Wed. - It is a lovely day Henry & I went to the Fair this p.m. Elsie & Hyne went also & left the children her. Dr. T. Johnston [continued from last page] came out here & stayed all night. Sept. 9. Thur. - I swept upstairs to-day. It is quite cold. Took sick to-night. Sept 10. - Fri. - Dr. Scanlon came 6.30 a.m. Annie & Howard came up this a.m. I am better tonight. Annie went home this Eve. Mr. M. Manhard died this a.m. Sept. 11. - Sat. - I got up this a.m. The St. Lawrence Association went to Prescott this a.m. & shot against that team. they We won by 7 points. Sept. 12. - Sun. - Elsie & Hyne went to Mr. Manhard’s funeral this p.m. & left the children here. Mama & Henry went to church this Eve. I have a bad cold. 12 �Sept. 13. - Mon. - Mama washed. We set out our plants this p.m. We got a new pump put in [continued from last page] our well this p.m. Sept. 14. - Tues. - We scrubbed & churned this a.m. I took Mrs. Orr some buttermilk .. This is the first day of Prescott Fair. Sept 15. - Wed. - It is a nice warm day. We shelled beans to-night. Papa & Mr. J. Easton went up to Mr. Robt. Wood’s to see about the corn.-cutters. It rained to-night Sept. 16. - Thur. - Papa & I went to Algonquin this a.m. Mama went up to Mrs. R. Bishop’s for dinner. Henry was threshing at Mr. J. Easton‘s this a.m. Mr. A. Wright came down here this Eve. Sept 17. - Fri. - Mr. Knapp‘s threshed this p.m. Mama, Laura & I gathered wild grapes this p.m. Choir practise at the church this Eve. Sept. 18. - Sat. - Papa & I went to town this p.m. I had two teeth filled to-day Sept. 19. Sun. - Went to church this p.m. Elsie, Hyne & children were here this p.m. I went to church at St. George’s this Eve. Sept 20. - Mon. - Mr J. Corbett went to Ogdensburg to attend the Fair. We washed. I took a lesson this p.m. Sept. 21. - Tues. - Mrs. R. Bishop, Mama & I went gathering wild grapes this p.m. I took Mrs. Orr some buttermilk this Eve. Sept 22. - Wed. - Papa & Henry went up to Mr. Chas. Stagg’s this morning to cut corn. I went down to Annie’s on the milk-rig & stayed till 5. p.m. Edith Murray & Helen were here this a.m. Sept 23. - Thur. - I ironed. They are cutting corn at Mr. Robt. Wood’s to-day. There was a thunder 13 �[continued from last page] storm 3. p.m. The men came home 4. p.m. as it rained. Sept. 24. - Fri. - The corn-cutters moved down to Mr. S. Cole’s this p.m. It is a lovely day. Sept. 25. - Sat. - Howard was not very well to-day & Mama went down there. Elsie & Children were here for dinner. The corn-cutters moved to Mr. J. Easton‘s this noon. Henry went to town to-night. Mary Warner went home with Elsie to stay until to-morrow. Mrs. Bristol came over to Lauras this p.m. Sept. 26. - Sun. - Elsie, Hyne, 1 children came out this p.m. & to church this Eve. It rained tonight. Sept. 27. - Mon. - We washed. It rained this a.m. They finished cutting corn at Mr. J. Easton’s this p.m. & moved to Mr. Lombard’s. This is Mason’s night. Mrs. Chas. Murray & Mrs. Jas. Simpson were here this Eve. Sept. 28. - Tues. - I went up to Mrs. Bishop’s this a.m. for some [continued from last page] buttermilk. We are cooking to-day for the corn-cutters. Annie & Howard came up this p.m. Ms. U. Bishop (Dr.) & Miss Electa A. Bissell were here for tea. Sept. 29. - Wed. - The corn-cutters moved down here 10. a.m. from Mr. Lombard’s. We had 12 men for dinner. Charlie came out this noon to stay till Sat. Annie went home to-night. Mr. McCallum, the engineer stayed here all night. We had 16. men for supper. Sept. 30. - Thur. It is raining, this a.m. We finished cutting this p.m. & they moved to Jno. Waltons. October. 1909. Oct. 1. - Fri. - We gathered our tomatoes to-day. The corn-cutters moved to Jno. Beattie’s. 14 �Oct. 2. - Sat. - I went to town with Elsie & Hyne this p.m. to get some teeth filled. There was a funeral at Bethel Church this p.m. Mr. James Saunders of Brockville. I received a letter from Miss Daniels to-night. Oct. 3. - Sun. - Went to church to the Presbyterian church this Eve. They had their Anniversary Services to-day. Rev. Mr. Cameron Brockville preached morn & Eve. Oct. 4. - Mon. - I went to Mrs. P. Barton’s on the milk-rig & helped her get dinner & supper for the corn-cutters. We went to Oct. 5. Tues. the Lantern Lecture on “Canada, from Coast to Coast given by Rev. Mr. Cameron, this Eve with Mr. J. Easton’s. Oct. 5. - Tues. - They finished cutting at Mr. H. McKinley’s to-night. We washed & made grape catsup this p.m. Bessie Ross was worse yesterday, but is much easier to-night. Oct. 6. - Wed. - I went up to Grandma’s this morning on a milk-rig. Will stay tiill to-morrow Eve. Was down to Mr. S. Cole’s & telephoned to mama this p.m. Oct. 7. - Thur. - We gathered milk-weeds this p.m. Henry came up to-night & I came home. Oct. 8. - Fri. - It is beautful out these days & quite warm. “The Sisters” were here to-day collecting for the hospital. Mrs. R. Bishop & I gathered milk-weeds this p.m. Henry was threshing at Will Read’s to-day. Oct. 9. - Sat. - I had my head washed this p.m. We were talking to Elsie this a.m. Henry went to town this Eve. Oct. 10. - Sun. - Mama & I went down to St. George’s to service this p.m. Rev. J. Anderson 15 �preached. I went down to Annie’s for tea & we all came up to church at Bethel this Eve. It is very warm. Oct. 11. - Mon. - We washed. I took a lesson this p.m. It is quite cloudy to-night. Oct. 12. - Tues. - I went to town 8. a.m. with Jessie Bissell & Bruce Knapp as they went to school. Had my tooth filled this p.m. Was at Aunt Jane Newell’s for dinner. It rained & the wind blew terrible when we came home 4. p.m. I went to see Oct. 13. Bessie Ross. She will have an operation to-morrow. Oct. 13. - Wed. - Bessie had an operation 9. a.m. & is very low to-night. The Ladies Aid met at the [continued from last page] church this p.m. but mama did not go. Mrs. J. Earner was here on her way to the it. We were cooking for the threshers . . Oct. 14. - Thur. - The threshers were here this a.m. There was a shooting match between our team & Prescott this p.m. & I went up to the hall to help prepare supper. Bessie October 15 Ross is just about the same. Not out of danger yet. Oct. 15. - Fri. - Mr. Lockwood is quite sick. Mama was up there this p.m. & stayed all night. Bessie Ross is very bad. Choir practise was here to-night. Oct. 16.- Sat. - It was raining this morn. Mama came home & Mr. Lockwood is some better. We had a letter from Aunt Sarah to-night. We went to “The Surprise [continued from last page] Party” to-night at Mr. Ralph Bishop’s. It was at tin wedding. Oct. 17. - Sun. - Went to church this p.m. Rev. Mr. Scanlon preached. Laura & I went down to St. George’s this Eve to service. Elsie & Hyne were out this p.m. 16 �Oct. 18. - Mon. - We washed. Oct. 19. - Tues. - I took a lesson this a.m. as Jean was in town yesterday. I ironed. Papa has been helping Mr. Bishop pick up potatoes. They are digging with a potato-digger. It is cold weather. Oct. 20. - Wed. - Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. Earnie McDougall & Mrs. Jno. Walker were here for dinner & tea. I helped Mrs. Knapp this p.m. to cook for their “husking Bee” to-night. Mama & I went over to-night to help her. Oct. 21. - Thur. - It rained. Oct. 22. - Fri. - Rev. Mr. Johnston was here for dinner. It is a rainy day. We are cooking & getting [continued from last page] ready for Thanksgiving. Oct. 23. - Sat. - We are were cooking to-day. Mrs. R. Bishop & I decorated the church this p.m. for the Thanksgiving service to-morrow Eve. Papa went to town 2. p.m. & brought Aunt Jane & Uncle Hugh out. Oct. 24. - Sun. - We went to church this Eve. Oct. 25. - Mon. - Elsie, Hyne, & children, Annie, & Howard were here all day. It is a lovely day. There was a Scouting party composed of 20 on a side, Brockville Soldiers, to-day. Annie, Elsie Aunt Jane & I went to Mrs. J. Dalton this p.m. & Mrs. Dalton & Miss Latham, a nurse at the asylum, went over to the cemetary with us. Papa took Auntie & Uncle Hugh home 4 p.m. They were digging potatoes at Johnie Beattie’s to-day. “Thanksgiving Day” [continued from last page] This is Mason’s night. Oct. 26. - Tues. - It is a damp misty day. We washed. Mrs. R. Bishop & I went to Mr. Walker’s 17 �woods to gather beech-nuts this p.m. It is a lovely night. Mrs. & Mrs. P.W. Barton were here this Eve. Oct. 27. - Wed. - Papa went to Algonquin this a.m. to get some apples. Henry helped John Dalton dig potatoes to-day. I packed my valise to-night to go down to Miss Daniel’s tomorrow p.m. Theo. Shipman was here this Eve. Oct. 28. - Thur.- Went in town with Jessie Bissell this morning. to Aunt Jane’s. Went to Prescott 2.30 to visit Miss Daniels. We went to the J.W.A. meeting to-night. Oct. 29. - Fri. - We went down street this p.m. Went to the library this Eve. Oct. 20. - Sat. - Went to an auction sale this p.m. & up street. Stayed in to-night. Oct. 31. - Sun. - We went to St. John’s Anglican church this a.m. & to S.S. this p.m. & to the Methodist church this Eve with Mrs. Glasford. Herbert is here & went with us November 1909. Nov. 1. - Mon. - Wrote a letter to mama this a.m. Went to Dr. Brown, dentist this p.m. Bessie went with us. Went to a meeting in the St. John’s S.S. this Eve. Received a letter from Mama this p.m. Nov. 2. - Tues. - Went to & “The Guild Meeting” at Miss Rosebrooks this Eve. Nov. 3. - Wed. - We went over to Mrs. Geo Lane’s this a.m. also over to Jack Smith’s for horseradish. Bessie, Miss Daniels & I went to Ogdensburg 2. this 2 p.m. & stayed till 5.30 p.m. Hildred McGregor. & Edna Carmichael were here this Eve. Nov. 4. - Thur. - Received a letter from Elsie. She is at our place & mama is up to Grandma’s at Aunt Stacia is very sick. Also received a postal from Mrs. R. Bishop this p.m. 18 �[continued from last page] Miss Daniels & I made pickles this a.m. We went down street this p.m. Bessie went with us. We went to the J.W.A. Meeting in S.S. room 7. p.m. Nov. 5. Friday. - W. Bessie, Miss. L. Kelly, Mrs. J. Glasford. Miss Daniels & I walked to the Blue Church this p.m. We went to Sacred Heart Service in the R.C. Church & Bessie & I went to the Theotorium. Miss Daniel’s went to look over some books in the S.S. Library. Hildred & Edna were in this Eve. Nov. 6. Sat. - Took a bath in the a.m. Went Came home on the 1:40 train, Aunt Jane met me. & we went down street. Papa came in 1.30 p.m. & we went home 5. p.m. I am all alone as Mama is up to [continued from last page] Grandma’s yet & Elsie & children went home this 3. p.m. I made a cake this Eve. Annie & Willard stopped here about 9. p.m. Nov. 7. Sun. - Theo. Shipman was over this a.m. I went up to S.S. this p.m. but they did not have any. Papa went up to Grandma’s this p.m. & mama came home. Papa, Henry, & I went to church this Eve. I played the organ as Mary was is not home yet from Oxford Mills. Annie & Willard were in here after church. Nov. 8. - Mon. - It has been a rainy day. We put the apples down cellar. also the cabbage. We finished making our milk-weed cushion this Eve. Lorne Dalton & bride came out to Jno.’s tonight. Nov. 9. - Tues. - We washed Grandma’s clothes this a.m. We scrubbed the wood-shed this p.m. 19 �also washed the windows on the outside. Nov. 10. - Wed. - We washed the storm-windows this a.m. Papa & I went up to Grandma’s this Eve. Aunt is better but not able to get up yet. Lorne Dalton & bride called here this p.m. Nov. 11. Thur. - I cleaned my bed-room this p.m. Mama went up to Mrs. Lockwood’s this p.m. Henry & I went up to Mr. R. Bishop’s this Eve. I got the Eyelet Pin-cushion Pattern this Eve from Mrs. B. Nov. 12. - Fri. - Mama made cookies this a.m. We cleaned Henry’s & Mama’s bed-rooms this p.m. Mr. D. Orr is having a husking Bee to-night. Mama & I are alone. Isa Throop died to-day. I wrote a letter to Luella Daniels this Eve. Nov. 13. - Sat. - Hyne went to town & brought Charlie out here. Papa went to town. Henry went in town this Eve. Nov. 14. - Sun. - Annie, Willard & Howard came up this a.m. We went to church this p.m. I played the organ as Mary did not come up. Willard & Annie went home after church. Laura &I went down to St. Georg’s this Eve. Nov. 15. - Mon. - We washed & cleaned the cellar to-day. Papa went to town this a.m. with Will & Frank, as they met the 12 O’clock Ferry Boat & brought Isa’ s corpse out to Algonquin. Nov. 16. - Tues. - Papa put the storm-windows on downstairs this a.m. Papa & Mama, Henry, Annie & Willard & I went out to Isa’s funeral in a double buggy. It was 1. O’clock at the M. Church & then to Carpenter’s Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Clarence Hastings preached her funeral sermon. 20 �He was her pastor. Nov. 17. - Wed. - Uncle was down this p.m. Nov. 18. - Thur. - Henry was up to Grandma’s this a.m. helping Uncle draw in Corn-stalks. Papa & I went to town this p.m. I finished getting my teeth filled this p.m. We did not get home till 6.30 Annie & Willard & Mr. Mrs. R. Bishop were over to Mr. Bissell’s for oysters to-night. Nov. 19. - Fri. - We killed our pig this a.m. Cleaned the pantry this forenoon. Mama went up to Mrs. Wright’s this p.m. The men clipped Rev. Mr. Johnston’s horse this p.m. & Mr. Johnston & Louden were here for tea. It snowed to-day. Nov. 20. - Sat. - Papa & Mama went to Algonquin this p.m.. We separated the milk to-night for the first. Nov. 21. - Sun. - It is a rainy day. Mama went up to Mr. Walker’s this p.m. We went to church [continued from last page] this Eve. It is a nice night. Nov. 22. Mon. - It has rained all day. Henry went up to Grandma’s this a.m. & got the sausage grinder & we made sausage this p.m. Mr. Knapp has a sick horse to-night & the men are over there. Nov. 23. - Tues. - Mr. Knapp’s horse is better this morning. We washed. I went up to Mr. Bishop’s & Mr. Lockwood’s on an errand this p.m. Mr. Uriah Bishop, Algonquin died 2. a.m. Henry & I went down to Mrs. Beattie’s to-night- I am making Christmas presents. Nov. 24. - Wed. - I went to Mrs. T. Binn’s funeral at St. George’s Church 10.30 a.m. She died Sun. Morn at 2. Papa took 2 of our cows to town this a.m. as he sold them yesterday. Henry 21 �went up to Grandma’s this a.m. & killed a pig for them. We churned this p.m. “The Mason’s Box Social” is to-night. but mama & I did not go. They made about $50 Nov. 25. - Thur. - Mr. Uriah Bishop’s funeral was 1.30 at Algonquin Church. Papa & Henry went. Nov. 26. - Fri. - We killed an old pig this p.m. I went down to Mrs. Beatt 4.30 p.m. Pearl came out withh Johnny 5.p.m. Nov. 27. - Sat. - Papa took our pig in town this a.m. Annie & Willard went to town to-night. We were talking to Elsie at the Central this a.m. & Charlie has the mumps & Ethel is better. Nov. 28. - Sun. - Annie & Willard & Howard came up this a.m. We had spare-ribs for dinner. Rev. Mr. Johnston preached a special sermon to the men this p.m. Our men went. Wrote a letter to Miss Daniels this Eve. Nov. 29. - Mon. - We churned. I took a lesson this p.m. Received a letter from Elva McGanity this Eve. This is Mason’s Night. Laura was over this evening. We sugared off when Laura went home. Nov. 30. - Tues. - We cleaned the spare bedroom, the hall upstairs & also the hall downstairs today. No December 1909. Dec. 1. - Wed. - Mama & Henry went up to Grandma’s this a.m. Howard & Reggie are quite sick to-day. Mr. P. Barton was here this Eve. Dec. 2. - Thur. - I cleaned the parlor this p.m. Laura was over. Henry & I went down to Mrs. J. 22 �Beattie’s this Eve. Dec. 3. - Fri. - Papa & Mama went to Brockville this a.m. Papa went to the cider mill this p.m. We were talking to Elsie at Mr. Wm. Dawson’s store this p.m. I am learning to milk these nights. Dec. 4. - Sat. - Papa went to market this a.m. & to the cider mill this p.m. Henry was shooting at the Range to-day. Uncle Horace was down this p.m. Henry & I went to town this Eve. I went up to see Bessie Ross. She is getting better slowly. Dec. 5. - Sun. - It is a dark day. Theo Shipman was over this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. Walker’s [continued from last page] this p.m. We went to church this Eve. Annie, Willard & Mary came in after church. Dec. 6. - Mon. - We washed. Rev. A.B. Johnston was here for dinner. I took a lesson this p.m. Went up to Mrs. Wright’s this p.m. Mrs. Wright (Sr.) is quite sick. Franklin Boyd. is no better. There was an Association Meeting in the Masonic Hall this Eve. Little Franklin Boyd died 10. p.m. Dec. 7. - Tues. - We churned. Papa drove me down to Annie’s this a.m. It rained hard this p.m. & I stayed all night. Dec. 8. - Wed. - There is a ‘Shooting Contest’, to-day. Willard was here for dinner. Mama, Mrs. J. Walker & Mrs. Bishop (Dr.) are at Mr. H. Lockwood’s to-day for dinner. Henry & I picked out butter-nuts this Eve. I came home from Annie’s this a.m. Dec. 9. - Thur. - I ironed & made Banberries this p.m. Laura was over this p.m. Franklin Boyd 23 �was buried this p.m. [continued from last page] I worked on my pin-cushion this Eve. Dec. 10. - Fri. - Papa & I went out to Algonquin this p.m. to get the horses sharpened. I stopped at Warner’s on my way home as Mr. Chas. Murray & I stayed with Howard & Reggie while they went to an oyster supper at the Asylum. Dec. 11. - Sat. - Henry came down for me this morning & Papa went to town. We cleaned the dining-room to-day. We went to choir practise at Mrs. V. Wells this Eve. We cut our cheese tonight. Dec. 12. - Sun. - Rev. Mr. Pinel. Maynard preached here this p.m. Annie & Mary were in a while before church. Gordon Walker was down this Eve. Dec. 13. - Mon. - Mama washed some things. I took a lesson this p.m. It is raining & snowing. [continued from last page] Johnie Beattie came up this Eve. Dec. 14. - Tues. - Mama finished mending horse-blankets to-day. She helped Mrs. Knapp make her Christmas Cake. Henry went up to Grandma’s this p.m. I cleaned part of the kitchen, Dec. 15. - Wed. - Mama went down to Annie’s this a.m. Papa & Mr. R. Bishop went out to Fairfield looking for wood; but did not get any. Dec. 16. - Thur. - Papa & Mama went to Brockville this a.m. We churned & put up the curtains in the kitchen this p.m. Dec. 17. - Fri. - Henry helped S. Wright kill pigs this a.m. Papa & R. Bishop went down the road 24 �looking for wood this a.m. I went up to Mrs. Walker’s this a.m. Mr. Wm. Knapp’s mother died this p.m. [continued from last page] There was a Lecture on Eve’s Daughters given by Rev. A. B. Johnston to-night in Bethel Church. The Choir practised here just before the lecture. Dec. 18. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Mama went up to Mrs. S. Wright’s this p.m. Mrs. Wright (Sr.) is much better. Henry took Aunt Annie to Brockville this Eve & I stayed with Grandma. Papa has a bad cold. Dec. 19. - Sun. - Papa is quite bad with a cold. We went to the Temperance Lecture this Eve given by Rev. A. B. Johnston in Bethel Church. Dec. 20. - Mon. - We washed. Henry got my Christmas Tree this p.m. Papa is better. Laura was over this Eve. There was a Rifle Association Meeting held in the Mason’s Hall. [continued from last page] to night. Papa & Henry went. Dec. 21. - Tues. - Elsie & Hyne went to Brockville this a.m. & left the children here. Henry helped Mr. S. Wright kill pigs this a.m. & I went to the woods this p.m. with Mr. Bishop Papa went to Maitland with a wagon for a load of coal this p.m. I went up to Mrs. Wright’s this p.m. [also] to Mr. Bishop’s. Dec. 22. - Wed. - I went over to Mrs. Beattie’s Christmas Tree in the school this p.m. Henry &I went to the Christmas tree on the 2nd this Eve. Dec. 23. - Thur. - I swept upstairs to-day. Mama did some cooking. Papa & Henry went to Mr. J. Napper’s sale this p.m. We started our coal-stove to-day. Dec. 24. - Fri. - We have been getting ready for Christmas. Mr. Lockwood was here this 25 �[continued from last page] p.m. also Laura was over. Decorated our Christmas tree this Eve. Dec. 25. - Sat. - Elsie, Hyne, Charlie & Ethel, Annie, Willard & Little Howard came this a.m. Received some lovely presents. Christmas Day. Dec. 26. - Sun. - We went to church this p.m. Dec. 27. - Mon. - We churned. I went down to Annie’s this p.m. Mary stamped the large rose centre-piece this p.m. for me & I started to work it this Eve. This is St. John’s Night. (Masons meeting) Dec. 28. - Tues. Henry was chopping wood in the woods this a.m. Dec. 29. - Wed. - Henry & papa went to the woods this p.m. It is quite cold weather. Dec. 30. - Thur. - Electa Bissell came down for dinner & tea. Mabel Landon came up this p.m. Marshal Cook came here this Eve. He & Henry went down to Annie’s this Eve. [continued from last page] Jessie Bissell came down this Eve. We played games. Dec. 31. - Fri. - Marshal was here all day & Henry took him to town 4.30. I took Mrs. Orr some butter-milk 5 p.m. Warner’s Orchestra went to Mallorytown to play for a ball to-night. Annie & Mrs. Chas. Murray watched the Old Year out & the New Year in. January. 1910. Jan. 1. Sat. - Henry took mama up to Grandma’s to stay till to-morrow Laura was over this p.m. The men were in the woods. Jan. 2. Sun. - I went up to the church & put up the hymns. Also was in to Mrs. Orr’s. Laura & I went down to St. George’s this p.m. Henry went up for Mama this p.m. We all went to church 26 �this Eve. Annie & Willard were in after church. Five years to-night since Annie’s Birthday Party. She was 21. Jan. 3. Mon. - We washed today. I went over to Laura’s this Eve & papa had to come for me as it was snowing & blowing, a regular blizzard. This is Election Day. Jan. 4. - Tues. - It is 15° below zero to-day. Very cold. I ironed this p.m. Henry & I went [continued from last page] down to J. Dalton’s this Eve. Mrs. Dalton helped me to passe partout a picture. 50 Years ago to-night Mr. & Mrs. Geo. Dalton were married. Jan. 5. - Wed. - It is cold & stormy to-day. Pa went down to Beattie’s this p.m. Jan. 6. - Thur. - Henry helped Mr. P. Barton saw to-day. Laura was over this p.m. It is much warmer to-day. Mrs. Beattie (Sr.), Johnie, & Gay were here for tea & this Eve. Jan. 7. - Fri. - Mr. Lockwood came down this p.m. I went up to Mary Easton’s this p.m. with a dress, that Mary is going to make for me. Received 2 music books to-night from Eaton’s, Toronto which I sent for Wed. morning. Jan. 8. - Sat. - Papa went to town [continued from last page] this a.m. Mr. Bishop, papa & Henry went to the woods this p.m. Annie & Mary walked up about 5.30. p.m. & stayed for tea & Henry took us over to Mabel Shaver’s for choir-practise. Jan. 9. - Sun. - Mrs. McLean (Mattie Fulford) is to be buried this p.m. She died Friday. Olie McNish came here for dinner & went to church this p.m. Annie, Willard, & Howard stayed here for tea. Laura came over this Eve. It snowed some to-night. Jan. 10. - Mon. - We washed some this a.m. & churned. Took a lesson this p.m. 27 �Jan. 11. - Tues. - I ironed 3 white waists this p.m. We have been been cooking some to-day. The men were working in the woods. It is lvoely weather, not very cold. Jan. 12. Wed. - Mr. C. J. Johns was here for dinner. He was collecting the phone taxes. Ladies Aid was here this p.m. Mrs. R. Bishop, Miss. P. Bissell, Mrs. D. Wells, Mrs. Geo. Dudley Jr., Mrs. Jno. Warner, (Rev), Mrs. Johnston & Elsie, Ethel, & Winston, Mrs. Jno. Dalton were here. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is in town to-night. Jan. 13. - Thur. - Mama went up to Mrs. Wright’s for dinner. I went up to Mr. J. Easton’s to get my dress fitted. Jan. 14. - Fri. - Did my upstairs work. We churned. Laura was over this p.m. Jan. 15. - Sat. - This was a lovely day. Aunt Jane’s birthday. Papa & Mama were in to Uncle Hugh’s for dinner & tea. Laura was over this p.m. I have been busy all day. Papa & Mama came home 9.30 p.m. Jan. 16. - Sun. - Henry & I went up to Grandma Manhard’s this a.m. & stayed for dinner. [continued from last page] Will Throop & Minnie were here for dinner. Mama phoned up to Mr. S. Cole’s & told them to tell us to come right after dinner. We went to church this Eve. I played as Mary is away up to Hastings. Jan. 17. - Mon. - We washed. I went down to Annie’s this p.m. & stayed all night. There was a dance at Maitland & Warner’s all went but Annie & Grandma Warner. We made fudge & did not go to bed till 11.30. Jan. 18. - Tues. - It rained & I stayed all day. Came up with Willard & Charlie Simpson tonight. 28 �Jan. 19. - Wed. - It is nice & warm out. I have not felt very well to-day- Cleaned the stars on my blue sailor-suit this Eve. Jan. 20. Thur. - Henry went up to R. Woods this a.m. to help saw. Papa went to town for coal &I went up to Mr. J. Eastons with him to get my dress fitted. Came home 2. p.m. after dinner & brought my dress. Mr. R. Bishop took Mr. A. P. Bissell’s. Mr. Lockwoods & their his own family, Mama & I & Laura Shipman, down to Mr. F. Landon’s to a Parlor Social. They cleared $11.00. Did not get home till 12.15. Jan. 21. - Fri. - I ironed. J. Dalton came up this p.m. Mr. Bishop & Mr. Bissell went in town for the hew lamps. This p.m. also put them up ready for use. Gay Beattie started back to the West 12.30. noon. It rained all day. J. Jan. 22. - Sat. - Henry went up & helped Mr. S. Woods saw this p.m. It is a terrible windy p.m. [continued from last page] I went up to Mrs. Orr’s this p.m. also went into the church to see the new lamps. Jan. 23. - Sun. - Annie, Willard, Little Howard & Mary came up this a.m. & we went to church this p.m. Annie stayed here with Howard. Rev. A. B. Johnston gave out cards, this p.m., to each one to mark down every Sunday they go to church Willard & Annie stayed for tea & also this Eve. Jan. 24. - Mon. - Henry was sawing wood at Mr. S. Woods to-day. This is Mason’s Meeting Night. Mama & I are alone. Laura was over this p.m. 29 �Jan. 25. - Tues. - We went over to Wesley Wood’s this Eve to a parlor social. Saw the comet tonight. Jan. 26. - Wed. - Papa was talking to Mr. Gordon Manhard this Eve. Jan. 27. - Thur. - I have a bad cold. Johnie Beattie was here this Eve. Henry went down to Warners. Jan. 28. - Fri. - We killed a pig this a.m. Papa went to North Augusta to a Telephone Meeting & Mama went out Elsie’s. They left here 11.30 a.m. Mary Warner came up this p.m. & stayed for choir practise here this Eve. Mrs. Wm. Easton came down this Eve with Maud & Leonard. Jan. 29. - Sat. - Henry went up to Uncle’s this a.m. to draw his wood & I went with him. Papa went to town this a.m. Elsie & Hyne went to town also. & left the children here. It stormed this p.m. Jan. 30. - Sun. - It is a beautiful day. Maggie Read was very low yesterday & Fri but is a little better today. [continued from last page] I went up to the church this a.m. & put up the hymns also I went over to Mrs. Orr’s. Went to church this Eve. Used our new lights the Angle Lamps for the first. There was a large congregation & good choir. Maud Easton, Leonard E. & Bessie Lombard sang in the choir for the first. Jan. 31. - Mon. - We washed & I took a lesson. Papa & Henry were working in the woods all day. I went down to the post.-office allso down to Annie’s 3. p.m. on the sleigh. & came back on a 30 �load of wood. February. 1910. Feb. 1. - Tues. - I sent away the Surprise Soap Rappers this morning. Annie & Howard came up this a.m. to stay a few days. We played games this Eve. Feb. 2. Wed. - It is a lovely day. I helped papa do the chores. Henry is in the woods. They finishing chopping to-day. All but one tree. Papa & Mr. R. Bishop went out to Gordon Manhard’s this Eve. Feb. 3. - Thur. - Mama has got the La Grippe. It is a stormy day. Papa went to town this a.m. for Jessie Bissell as she has the measels. Feb. 4. - Fri. - Mama feels better to-day. We made ice cream this p.m. Henry took Annie & Howard [continued from last page] home this Eve. Feb. 5. - Sat. - Mr. Whittmore tipped over to-night just at our little gate. Mary Warner invited the choir in to-night to practise. I went down with Mr. & Mrs. V. Wells. We had lunch. Got home 12.30. Feb. 6. - Sun. - Rev. A. B. Johnston was here for dinner & tea. We went to church this p.m. It is a very cold day. Jessie Bissell is much better to-night as she has broken out. Feb. 7. - Mon. - It is very cold. I took a lesson this p.m. The men finished drawing wood tonight. Received the Stamping outfit to-night. Feb. 8. - Tues. - Papa went to Algonquin this p.m. Mr. & Mrs. P. W. Barton came up this Eve for butter. 31 �[continued from last page] I have a dreadful cold. Feb. 9. - Wed. - Papa & Mr. Bishop went out to Mr. A. Bissell’s this a.m. to see Mr. Snider’s saw working. Mama went to the Ladie’s Aid at Mrs. J. Warner. this p.m. Feb. 10. - Thur. - Mama mended bags this p.m. This is Cheese Meeting night in the Mason’s Hall. Mrs. Corbett & Mrs. J. Dalton came here. Feb. 11. - Fri. - I swept upstairs. Mrs. A. P. Bissell came down this p.m. & gave me an order for Eaton‘s. I went down to Mrs. Dalton‘s this Eve. & Mrs. Dalton & Mrs. Beattie & I made out our order to send to Eaton’s. which was $37. 59. Feb. 12. - Sat. - It has stormed all day. Received a Valentine post-card from Elva to-night. Feb. 13. - Sun. - It is a nice bright day but the roads are heavy. There will be no preaching service at Bethel to-night as Rev. Mr. Johnston has a severe cold. Elsie, Hyne, & Charlie & Ethel came out this a.m. Also Annie, Willard, & Howard came up this p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Wood came over to church. but as there was none they spent the evening here. Feb. 14. - Mon. - We washed Mr. R. Bishop sawed to-day. I took a lesson this p.m. Went over to Laura’s this Eve. Feb. 15. - Tues. - It is a nice day. We churned. Mr. Lockwood came down for butter-milk. [continued from last page] I was talking to Hyne at Mr. Dawson’s 6.30. p.m. & told him I would go out to-morrow p.m. if all was well. Feb 16 – Wed - Olie McNish came to our place 8. p.m. & stayed all night. Feb. 16. - Wed. - Olie went down the road this p.m. I came out to Elsie’s this p.m. with Mr. R. Earl’s. Feb. 17. - Thur. - We all went over to Lorne Shepherd’s for dinner. Was talking out home. 32 �Feb. 18. - Fri. - I went up to Uncle Fayette’s this a.m. & Minnie came a piece with me 8. 30. p.m. Was talking to Annie at our place 10 p.m. Feb. 19. - Sat. - Went over to Mr. Dawson’s and talked to mama. Elsie & Hyne went over to Mrs. R. Earls’s for tea & Miss Pinel & I kept house. Feb. 20. - Sun. - Miss Pinel, Hyne, & I went to church this a.m. [continued from last page] We layed down this p.m. Miss Pinel & I went to S.S. this Eve. Feb. 21. - Mon. - It is a rainy morning. I went up to Sarah’s for dinner. Henry came for me this p.m. It is colder to-night. This is Mason’s night. Feb. 22. - Tues. - The sawers came here in mistake, this morning & were here for the breakfast. We were cooking to-day. Feb. 23. - Wed. - We had the sawers here for dinner & supper to-day. Feb. 24. - Thur. - Mama & Mrs. Bishop (Sr.) went up to Mr. J. Walker’s & stayed for dinner & tea & I went up to-night. Papa went to Mr. H. Smith’s sale at Maitland this p.m. & went down to Annie’s to stay till he came back. Feb. 25. - Fri. - I did the upstairs work this a.m. We churned & I took Mrs. Orr some buttermilk. Henry & I went to town this p.m. I got 3 more names for the quilt. Feb. 26. - Sat - Papa went to town for a load of coal this a.m. Henry helped Mr. S. Wright saw to-day. It is a windy night. 33 �Feb. 27. - Sun. - It has been a rainy morning but stopped about 1.30 p.m. Mr. R. Bishop drove Mr. Pearson around to-day as he is preaching the missionary services. We all went to church this Eve. Olie came here after church to stay all night. Also Annie & Willard came in. Feb. 28. - Mon. - This is mama’s birth-day. We washed. It is a lovely warm day. Jean has the measels, so could not take a lesson. Olie went up to Mr. Lockwood’s for dinner. Feb. March. 1910. March 1. - Tues. - Mama went up to Mrs. S. Wrights this a.m. Henry & I went down to Dalton’s this Eve & got our things that we sent for at Eaton’s. March. 2. - Wed. - This has been a beautiful Spring day. Henry helped Mr. D. Wells saw today. Papa brought out a load of furniture for Mr. A. Manhard’s this a.m. Mrs. R. Bishop & Ruby came down this p.m. & Mr. Bishop rode drove down for them to-night. March 3. - Thur. - Mrs. J. Walker, & Mrs. Hilyard Walker came down this a.m. & stayed all day. Finished stamping my [continued from last page] blocks for Ladies Aid Quilt to-night. March 4. - Fri - Sarah McNish came here from Mr. Bishop’s this a.m. & stayed till this p.m. I swept upstairs. March 5. - Sat. - This is a beautiful Spring day. Henry took me over to Mrs. D. Well’s for choir practise & he went on to town. March 6. - Sun. - Our anniversary services are held to-day. Rev. B. W. Thompson M.A. Ottawa preached. Henry & I went this a.m. 10.30. George Manhard, Kit, Edith, Maggie & Carleton, 34 �Annie & Howard & Mary were here for dinner. We all went up to church 2.30 p.m. “Manhard’s” Choir sang this p.m. Mary W. was here for tea. We went to service this Eve. Bethel choir, sang to-night. “Anniversary Services” [continued from last page] It was a lovely day & the collections were $15.16. March 7. - Mon. - We churned & washed a little. Laura was over this p.m. also Mr. H. Lockwood. It snowed 3.30 p.m. March 8. - Tues. - It is a nice bright day but much colder. Henry is sawing down to Warner’s. We went to our Anniversary social at Mr. A. P. Bissell’s this Eve. & had a fine time They made $18.00 Mary Warner came home with me & stayed all night. May 9. - Wed. - Mary & I went over to Mabel Shaver’s this p.m. & Henry came for us 8.30 p.m. Mr. R. Frew’s sale was this p.m. Howard W. is 2 years old to-day. March 10. - Thur. - It has been a nice day. Henry helped Mr. W. Ross saw to-day. March 11. - Fri. - We churned & I took Mrs. Wm. Kyle some buttermilk 10.30 then went up to Mr. R. Bishop’s for dinner. Will & Minnie, Hyne & Elsie & children were these for dinner. Mrs. R. Bishop came a piece with me to-night, we went into Mr. Bissell’s also to Mr. H. Lockwood’s. March 12. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. & mama went up to Grandma’s with him to stay till to-morrow. I have been busy all day. Papa went to Algonquin to get Gypsie shod this p.m. & he thinks she has the distemper. so I could not go to choir [continued from last page] practise at Wesley Wood’s. It has been a lovely day. 35 �March 13. - Sun. - It rained this p.m. & is snowing to-night. Henry went up to Grandma’s this a.m. & brought mama home this p.m. Laura came over this p.m. Annie, Willard & Mary came up for church to-night, but there was none, so they stayed here a while. March 14. - Mon. - It stormed all night last night last night & the snow is quite deep this morning. I took a lesson this p.m. Papa & Henry took 4 pigs to town on a sleigh this p.m. Tues. - March 15. - We washed. Laura was over this p.m. It is a lovely winter day. Received a St. Patrick post-card [continued from last page] from Aunt Jane to-night also a “Simpson’s Spring & Summer Catalogue. Wed. - March 16. - Henry drove me down to Annie’s this a.m. & I stayed all night also as they all went to the Masquerade Ball at the Asylumn at night. Mrs. U. Bishop. (Sr.) & Miss Electa A. Bissell were here all day. March 17. - Thur. - I came home with Mrs. Jno. Warner this a.m. as he was going to town. These are lovely days. I went up to Mr. Jno. Walker’s this p.m. to get a drink of sap. Mrs. Beattie & Johnie were here this Eve. I went over to the hall this Eve to a meeting to try to organize a Library Society there was not many there. I have a bad cold March. - I went to choir practise at Mr. Wm. Easton’s this Eve. It is a cold night. March. 18. - Fri. - It is a lovely day. Mrs. Mama & Laura went to town 10.30 a.m. Mrs. Hilyard Walker came down this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Beattie (Jr.) & Johnie came up this Eve, I went over to the hall to a meeting which they organized a Literary Society, There was not many out. I have a bad cold. 36 �March 19. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. I have a terrible cold & went to bed. 7. p.m. Pa went up to Mr. Lockwood’s this Eve. March 20. - Sun. - My cold is not much better. Annie, Willard, Mary, & Little Howard came up this p.m. & Howard stayed here with us while the rest went to church. Hyne came out this p.m. Annie & Willard stayed for tea. March 21. - Mon. - This is a lovely day. My cold is some better but did not take a lesson. Receiv. an Easter Card from Mary W. March 22. - Tues. - Received a card from L. Daniels also one from Annie (Easter) March 23. - Wed. - My cold is a great deal better to-day. Johnie Beattie was here for dinner as they men were clipping his horse. It is a fine night. March 24. - Thur. - This has been a nice Spring Day. Henry went up to Grandma’s this Eve. March 25. - Fri. – “Good Friday.” Laura was over this p.m. Choir practise here to-night. March 26. - Sat. - Papa went to Brockville this a.m. Mama went upto Mr. J. Walker’s this p.m. [continued from last page] Mrs. Barton came for butter to-night. Received 2 postals tonight. Tried my first burning this Eve. Mrs. R. Bishop came down this Eve as the men went to an Assc. Meeting in the Hall. March 27 - Sun. - Easter Sun’. - Annie Willard & Howard came up this a.m. but Elsie’s could not come as Mrs. Jno. Orr & children came there Thur. Papa, Henry & I went to church to-night. I took up some plants. 37 �March 28. - Mon. - We washed. I did not take a lesson. This is Mason’s Night. They had sugar. March 29. - Tues. - A few people were invited down to Mrs. P. Barton’s to-night for sugar. Henry & I went. Annie & Howard were up all day as Mrs. Jno Orr & little Florence were here for dinner. March 30. - Wed. - I went down to [continued from previous page] Mrs. Dalton’s this p.m. Papa is cleaning & greasing harness today. Wrote out an order for flower seeds for Mrs. Dalton & myself, at Eaton’s to-night. March 31. - Thur. - Sent the order to Eaton’s this a.m. It is a very windy day. Mr. R. Biship took Mrs. Bishop & I up to Nellie Caldwell’s this p.m. to visit & Henry came for us this Eve. Choir practise this Eve at Mabel S.’s but I did not go. Elsie got a phone in this a.m. April. 1910. April 1. - Fri. - Have been fooled a few times. Mr. J. Walker was down this p.m. The men are clipping horses. April 2. - Sat. - Papa & Henry clipped Old Fred” this a.m. Mary Easton & Myrtle Mylks came down this p.m. & stayed till 8.30. p.m. [continued from last page] Papa went to Algonquin this p.m. to get the horses shod & Charlie came home with him to stay till to-morrow. Henry went to town this Eve. April 3. - Sun. - Papa, Henry & I went to church this p.m. ELsie, Hyne & Ethel came out this p.m. & Charlie went home with them after tea. Laura, Mrs. J. Dalton, Emma, Hannah, & I went to St. George’s this Eve. 38 �April 4. - Mon. - Mama washed some curtain‘s & I took Mr. Lockwood some buttermilk. Took a lesson this p.m. I raked this p.m. April 5. - Tues. - I raked this a.m. Went down to Mrs. Beattie’s this Eve. Received a letter from Luella D. to-night. Very warm. April April 6. - Wed. - Mrs. R. Bishop Mama & I swept the church this a.m. & Mrs. Bishop & I dusted & washed the lamps this p.m. I went up to Mrs. Walker’s this Eve. Mrs. Watson came there Mon. Eve. to help them as Mrs. Walker is quite bad. April 7. - Thur. - It is rainy & much colder. I went up to Mr. Walker’s after tea. Mrs. Walker is some better to-night. Henry took me up to Mrs. W Well’s to choir practise this Eve. It is very cold. April. 8. - Fri. - Took Mrs. Walker some buttermilk this a.m. She is about the same. Elsie & Hyne went to town 12.30 & left the children here. They were here for tea. It is warmer to-night. Laura was over just before dark. April 9 - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Henry was up to the Range, Shooting this p.m. It has been a dark day. Took a bath this Eve. April 10. - Sun. - Annie & Howard came up this a.m. as Willard went to Mr. Jno. Chapman’s funeral. N. Augusta, 2. p.m. We went to S.S. this p.m. but there was none. I went up to Electa’s after S.S. It is quite cold to-day. We came down to church this Eve. April 11. - Mon. - Mama & papa went to town this p.m. & Mama had her teeth extracted. 39 �The gums are sore to-night. Took a lesson this p.m. April 12. - Tues. - Mrs. R. Bishop & I put a quilt on at the hall this a.m. I went up to Mr. Jno. Walker‘s this p.m. April 13. - Wed. - The Ladie‘s Aid had a quilting at the Hall to-day. I went up for dinner & supper. April 14 Laura & I went up to Mrs. S. Wright’s this Eve. April 14. - Thur. - We churned I took Mrs. Kyle & Mrs Walker some butter-milk this p.m. Papa & Henry clipped Mr. S. Cole’s horse this p.m. April 15. - Fri. - I raked some this p.m. & Eve. Halley’s Comet has been seen Wed. & Thur. mornings at 4 a.m. but we did not see it. April 16. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Henry went to the Shooting Range this p.m. April 17. - Sun. - Henry, Mary W. & I went to Algonquin this a.m. to the Anniversary Services there & were at Elsie’s for dinner & tea. It rained this p.m. & Eve. April 18. - Mon. - It is a rainy day. April 19. - Tues. - It is a very nice day. Annie, Mary & Willard were at Mr. Lockwood’s for tea. April 20. - Wed. - We washed, & churned. Hyne & Charlie came out to-night to get the horse clipped. April 21.- Thur. - Annie & Howard & Willard were here for dinner. I ironed this a.m. Annie & I did passe-partout 4 pictures this p.m. Henry took Mary W. & I over to Wesley Woods’ for choirpractise this Eve. April 21 - Fri - Mama has been tearing off all the paper in her bed-room to-day. & I took up my carpet & did the up-stairs work. Mr. R. Bishop & Mr. A. P. Bissell were here this Eve. 40 �April 23. - Sat. - Mrs. A. P. Bissell was talking to Edgar Kingston & he has passed his exams. I went up to Mrs. Bishop’s for some eggs after tea & we set a hen. It is rainy. April 24. - Sun. - It rained this p.m. Elsie, Hyne & children were up to Mr. Orrs for tea. Etta Dalton came down to Johns this a.m. & was up to Bethel church to-night. Mama, Henry & I went to church to-night. April 25. - Mon. - It rained some so we did not wash. Mama painte This is Mason’s night. April 26. - Tues. - We washed & Mama painted my bed-room floor. April 27. - Wed. - Mrs. A. P. Bissell & Mr James Bissell went to Kingston this a.m. as Edgar received his degree. April 28. - Thur. - Henry went up to Grandma’s this Eve, & I went to Lombard’s for choir practise with him. April 29. - Fri. - Papa went to Algonquin this p.m. to get Gypsie shod. Mr. Jno. Beattie Jr. went out to the concert in the Baptist Church Algonquin to-night with Henry & I. There was a good crowd. April 30. - Sat. - Papa & I went to town this morning. I stayed at the McNish Girls for dinner. Elsie, Hyne & Charlie came in this p.m. & Elsie & I picked out my new hat. I came home with Mr. & Mrs. Jno. Warner 5.p.m. Papa got a new lawn-mower to-day, & we tried it to-night. {back cover of diary - pink, several torn spots} For more information on Mary Edith Throop, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 41 � 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>No. 2. Memorandum</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1909.</p> <p>June 1 - Tues. - We cleaned the parlor</p> <p>June 2 - Wed - Started to clean the dining room &amp; also stitch- ched our curtains. Irene Mallory &amp; Allen Bissell were married 9 p.m.</p> <p>June 3 - Thur. - Papered the dining- room to-day. Mrs. Beattie (Jr.) came up to-night &amp; we made the frame for my embroidy hat</p> <p>June 4 - Fri. - We finished our dining-room to-day. It rained this Eve</p> <p>June 5 - Sat. - It rained some &amp; has been cloudy all day. We put our stove out to-day I went to the factory to-night (as it is the first night they made butter this summer) &amp; I stopped at Mrs. Beatties Mrs. J. Beattie finished my hat to-night. Henry Willard &amp; Mr. Geo. Tassey went fishing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to-night but did not catch any fish.</p> <p>June 6 - Sun. - Laura &amp; I went to Presbyterian church this a.m. I laid down this p.m. &amp; wrote a letter to Lulla Daniels this Eve. The new preach, Mr. Wright preached at St. Georgs this Eve for the first.</p> <p>June 7 - Mon. - We washed this is Mason’s night.</p> <p>June 8 - Tues. - I went down to Annies this a.m. &amp; came back with Mary (as she drove up to Mr. E. Dudleys (she) to practise with Mrs Lambert Dudley to sing on Sun.</p> <p>June 9 - Wed. - I ironed to-day</p> <p>June 10 - Thur. - I washed the wood work in the kitchen. Gordon Walker came down this Eve.</p> <p>June 11 - Fri. - Went up to Mrs. J Wrights this p.m. Mary came up &amp; Mrs. E. Dudley came down to the church</p> <p>to practise for Sun. I trained my sweet peas this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>mama started painting the kitchen wood-work to-day</p> <p>June 12 - Sat. - Elsie &amp; Hyne went to town 6:30 p.m. &amp; left the children here. They stayed all night but Elsie &amp; Hyne went home. I took the children to the factory to-night.</p> <p>June 13 - Sun. - Elsie &amp; Hyne came out this p.m. Mrs. E. Dudley sang two solos at Bethel Church this p.m. there was a thunder storm 1.30 to-night &amp; the lightning struck Manley Field’s barn &amp; burnt it.</p> <p>June 14 - Mon. - We washed Papa went to Algoma to get his horses shod I took a music lesson this p.m. Mama’s eyes took sore to-day.</p> <p>June 15 - Tues. - I ironed this a.m</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Laura was over this a.m. Mama + I pulled up all the dandelions + weeds in our front yard this Eve.</p> <p>June 16. - Wed. - Mama went to the ladies aid this past.m. at Mrs. Jno. Corbett's. Her eyes are no better.</p> <p>June 17. - Thur. - Mrs. Wm. Easton. Ethel Rath &amp; Baby Egerton were here this past.m. also Annie + Howard. It rained this past.m. + Eve.</p> <p>June 18. - Fri. - I went to Mrs. Wright's this p.m. + brought my skirt home. There was a hail shower this p.m. Mr. J. Easton invited the Presbytterian choir to his place for ice cream this Eve.</p> <p>June 19. - Sat. - I planted potatoes.</p> <p>June 20. - Sun.- Laura + I went to Presbyterian church this a.m. Henry went up to Grandma's this afternoon.m. Mr. + Mrs. Meyer. came here before church + left there horse. They stayed a while after church. {Unintelligible}. Meyer preached his farewell sermon this Eve at Bethel. I wore my new dress this Eve for the first.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>up to Grandma's this a.m. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Meyer came here before church &amp; left there horse. They stayed a while after church. Dr. Meyer preached his farewell sermon this Eve at Bethel. I wore my new dress this Eve for the first.</p> <p>June 21 - Mon - We washed this a.m. I went down to Jean's this p.m. &amp; took my lesson &amp; stayed for tea.</p> <p>June 22 - Tues - I ironed. Mama painted the kitchen floor to-day. The pupils from our school went to Prescott to-day to try the Entrance</p> <p>June 23 - Wed - Mama went up to Mr. Lockwood's this p.m. Papa took a load of good to Prescott for Dr. Meyer. Our new minister Rev. A. B. Johnston arrived at Algonquin 5 p.m. &amp; the Ladies had</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a reception tea for him at the parsonage. I went up to Mary Easton's this p.m. Elicta Bissell came up after school. We walked up to the Corner after tea to see the Entrance papers</p> <p>June 24 - Thur - Buffalo Bill Circus is in town to-day. We did not go. Henry clipped Jack out dog this Eve. Mama talked to Elsie at Central p.m.</p> <p>June 25 - Fri - Mama went up to Grandma Manhard's this a.m. &amp; Henry &amp; I went for her this Eve. Papa &amp; J. Dalton went away this Eve also.</p> <p>June 26 - Sat - Papa went to town this a.m. I had a sick - headache all day &amp; cannot hear out of my right ear. Henry went to town this Eve. We moved into the kitchen this p.m.</p> <p>June 27 - Sun - We separated the milk this a.m. Went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 28. - Mon. - We washed. I went up to Mrs. Bishop's this a.m. Mr. Lockwood was here this past p.m. Hyne + Charlie came out for a little pig this Eve.</p> <p>June 29. - Tues. - I ironed this a.m. Went down to Warner's this past a.m. Miss Daniels + Miss H. Byers came there 4.p.m. + stayed till Eve then they brought me home.</p> <p>June 30.- Wed. - I ironed this a.m. Will Throop + Effie drove through the yard this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1 - Thur - Dominion Day. Elsie and Hyne went to the Blue Church Cemetery to the unveiling of Barbara Hick's Monument, &amp; left the children here. I cleaned the cupboard this a.m. Our bees swarmed this a.m. but went back to the hive again.</p> <p>July 2 - Fri. - I picked 59 boxes of straw-berries at Mr. Warner's to-day. Our bees swarmed &amp; we hived them.</p> <p>July 3 - Sat. - I swept the chamber to day, Went up to Mrs. R. Bishop's this Eve for butter - milk. Papa went to town this Eve. My hearing is better now.</p> <p>July 4 - Sun. - Annie, Willard &amp; Howard came up this a.m. Mama, Annie &amp; I went to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>S.S. this p.m. We all went to church this Eve &amp; papa kept Howard.</p> <p>July 5 - Mon. - I picked 54 boxes of berries to-day. This is Mason's night. Papa &amp; Henry started to do road work to-day.</p> <p>July 6 - Tues. - We washed &amp; churned.</p> <p>July 7 - Wed. - I picked 35 boxes of berries. Elsie &amp; children &amp; Minnie Throop came out to Mr. Warner's this a.m. Bishop Mills preached at St. Georges's this Eve. Mama &amp; Mrs. J. Dalton went down &amp; I came home with them.</p> <p>July 8 - Thurs. - I ironed. Mrs. Beattie (Sr.) was here this p.m. I went down to Mrs. Beattie's this Eve also over to the cemetery &amp; Mrs. Kyle's with Mrs. Beattie.</p> <p>July 9 - Fri. - I picked 27 boxes of berries. I cut the grass</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>on Uncle Hugh's plot this p.m. Took a bath to-night.</p> <p>July 10 - Sat. - Went to town with Mr. Warner's. Saw Mr. Gordon on the market. Went up the river with Annie, Mary &amp; Willard on the Citizen's Band Excursion to Alex. Bay. It rained all the p.m. Left Brockvill 1.30 p.m. arrived 7 p.m. I stayed at Aunt Jane Newell's all night.</p> <p>July 11 - Sun. - It has been a warm day. Henry &amp; Elsie came in for me this Eve. We bid Ethel Rath goo-bye she is to start West Tues.</p> <p>July 12 - Mon. - I picked 32 boxes of berries. Came home this Eve. Willard went to the Orange Walk at Perth.</p> <p>July 13 - Tues. - We washed. Went to Mr. Walker's woods for ferns this p.m. Elsie, Minnie Throop &amp; Ethel were here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>this p.m. Mr. Cordingley was here this p.m. agent for pianos. Laura was over this Eve.</p> <p>July 14 - Wed. - I ironed. Mama went to the Ladie's Aid at Mrs. V. Well's this p.m. Papa went up for her this Eve.</p> <p>July 15 - Thur. - I ironed this a.m. Raked with the horse-rake after tea. Went over to Mrs. Knapp's after tea. This Eve.</p> <p>July 16 - Fri. - Picked 6 boxes of berries at Mrs. Warner's. It rained. Mary came up with me this Eve for choir practice but no one came so she stayed here all night.</p> <p>July 17 - Sat. - Mary went home on the milk-rig this morning. Elsie &amp; Hyde went to town this p.m. &amp; left the children here. Florence Manhard was here this Eve. She came out to her grand-father's this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 18 - Sun - Mama &amp; Laura went to Presbyterian church this a.m. There was a heavy electric storm this noon. Went to church this Eve.</p> <p>July 19 - Mon. - We washed. Mama went raspberrying this p.m. Jean Robertson was here for tea. Mama &amp; Henry went up to Grandma's this Eve. Papa went over to Mr. Kyle's &amp; I went over to Mrs. Knapp's. Art McGanity came out to Mr. A. P. Bissell's this Eve also P. Dales came out to Mrs. Beattie's</p> <p>July 20 - Tues. - I ironed. Mama went down to Annie's this a.m. Went to a meeting to arrange for our annual social which is to be July 29.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 21. - Wed. - I raked Mrs. J. Beattie. P. Dales. also A.M. [McIanity] + Edgar Bissell were here this Eve playing croquet.</p> <p>July 22. - Thur. - Mrs. R. Bishop, Mama, + I went berrying this a.m. back of Mr. Wright's. Mama + I went over to Knapp's for ice-cream to-night. It is raining.</p> <p>July 23. - Fri. - It rained all day. I went up to Mr. R. Bishop's + Mr. Lockwood's this Eve on an errand.</p> <p>July 24. - Sat. - Papa went to town this p.m. It has been showery to-day- G. L. Riches called this p.m. Eva Easton came home to-day for 2 weeks.</p> <p>July. 25. Sun. - Went to church + S.S. this p.m. Went over to Mrs. Knapp's this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 26. - Mon. - Mama + I went berrying down to Ferguson's to-day- Also, Mrs. J. Beattie Pearl Wales, Mrs. J. Walton, Mrs. Warner + Annie. We got 10 quarts. A load of gypsies went past this p.m. Went to choir practise this Eve at the church. Mr. G. L. Riches was here this Eve.</p> <p>July 27. - Tues. - We washed + scrubbed.</p> <p>July 28. - Wed. - We have been cooking for our social. Mama went up to Mrs. R. Bishop's to make candy for the Ladies Aid booth. I raked this p.m.</p> <p>July. 29. - Thur. - It has been a rainy but is a fine night for our social. They took in about $ 75.00 at the social this Eve. Bethel Social</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 30. - Fri. - We went up to the hall to straighten up this a.m. Arthur [McGanity] was here for tea.</p> <p>July 31. - Sat. - I went up to Mrs. Orr's this Eve. Henry went to town + mama went up to Mr. Walker's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1909.</span></h2> <p>Aug 1. - Sun. - I went to S.S. Elsie Hyne. + children came out this p.m. Went to church this Eve. Annie, Willard + Mary stopped here after church. Will Orr. + wife came out to Mr. Orr's this p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 2. - Mon. - Mrs. J. Beattie, Mary Warner + I went berryiny this morning. Will Orr. his wife + little Helen were here this Eve. This Mason's night.</p> <p>Aug. 3. - Tues. - I raked this p.m.</p> <p>Aug. 4. - Wed. - We finished haying 1.30. p.m. Mr. G. L. Riches, wife + little boy came here this p.m. The Rifle Contest was held this p.m. between Brockville + S. Augusta. Brockvill won by 60 points. They had supper in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] the Mason's Hall.</p> <p>Aug. 5. - Thur. - We went to picnic at Perry's Point 1. p.m. Had several rides in a put-put-</p> <p>Aug. 6. - Fri. - Papa + mama went to Algonquin this a.m. Henry + I went to the Baptist Social. Algonquin this Eve. It has been very warm all week. Mr. Thorp died this morn. aged 86.</p> <p>Aug. 7. - Sat. - It is very warm. Papa went to town this a.m. Choir practise at the church this Eve.</p> <p>Aug 8. - Sun. - Annie + Howard came up this a.m. Henry, Annie, + I went to Mr. Thorp's funeral 1.30 p.m. at the house, 2nd concession. It is a very warm day. Mrs. J. Walton + I went to St. George's church this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 9. Mon. - We washed. I took a lesson this p.m. Went down to Mrs. [J.] Landon's this Eve. Mrs. Landon took sick the night after of the picnic at Perry's Point + She is not much better.</p> <p>Aug. 10. - Tues. - Mama went down to Mrs. Landon's this p.m. I received a post-card from Myrtle Mylks this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 11. - Wed. - Mama went up to Mrs. S. Wright's this a.m. Papa went to Algonquin this p.m. I was talking to Elsie at Mr. C. John's 6.30 p.m.</p> <p>Aug 12. - Thur. - Papa + mama went to town this a.m. Mama bought me a white waist.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Mr. + Mrs. R. Bishop, Mrs. Bishop. Sr. + Ruby came fown this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 13. - Fri. - Mama washed my plaid dress. I swept upstairs also the parlor. Mama went up to Mrs. Walker's this Eve. I wrote a letter to Luella Daniels. this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 14. - Sat. - I have had a head-ache to-day. Henry went to town this Eve. Elsie, Hyne, + children went to town this p.m. Charlie + Ethel had their pictures taken.</p> <p>Aug. 15. - Sun. - I went to S.S. this p.m. Rev. A. B. Johnston was here for tea + he stayed all night. Church was to be to-night but there was not many there as it was a rainy night. Henry went up to Grandma's this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 16. - Mon. - It is raining this a.m. Lv. Rev. Mr. Johnston went away this a.m. Took a lesson this p.m. Henry was up to the shooting range to-day. They are practising for the shooting match which is to be held to-morrow, between Brockville + South Augusta. School started to-day. We have no teacher for Read's yet as Miss Fox is going to normal.</p> <p>Aug. 17. - Tues. - Annie ^ Howard + I went up to Grandma Manhard's this a.m. Papa came up for us this Eve. The Shooting Contest was held this p.m. at the Brockville Shooting Range. South Augusta won by 79 points. The teams had their supper at the St. Lawrence Hall. Recieved a letter frtom Luella Daniels this morn saying she can come up Sat. to visit us.</p> <p>Aug. 18. - Wed. - This is Ruby Bishop's birthday. We washed. Papa went to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] town this p.m. Algonquin Methodist Social is held this Eve on the church grounds. We did not go.</p> <p>Aug. 19. - Thur. - We ironed. Was talking to Elsie this p.m. Mr. W. Kyle cut our first piece of oats this p.m.</p> <p>Aug 20 - Fri. - I swept to-day. Mary Warner came up for choir practise this Eve but no one came. We played croquet.</p> <p>Aug. 21. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Henry + I went over to the cemetery this a.m. Henry + I went in ^ Brockville this Eve for Miss Daniels.</p> <p>Aug. 22. - Sun. - Luella + I went over to the cemetery this a.m. Annie came up this a.m. We went to church this p.m. Elsie, Hyne + children were here for tea. Luella + I went to St. Georg's this Eve.</p> <p>Aug. 23. - Mon. - We washed. Went down to Warner's for tea. Our school started to-day. Mrs. Beattie is teaching.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug. 24. - Tues. - Went down to Mr. G. Landon's for tea. Stopped to see Mrs. Dalton on the way home.</p> <p>Aug. 25. - Wed. - We ironed. Went to "St. George's Annual Picnic." this p.m. Brockville Citizen's Band gave music. Proceeds $186.00. +St. Georg's Picnic." Bertie Donnelly was married 12. O'Clock.</p> <p>Aug. 26. - Thur. - Went to Mrs. Beattie's for tea.</p> <p>Aug. 27. - Fri. - Luella + I went up to Mrs. Bissell's this pm. but did not stay for tea. Elsie, Hyne + family came out this p.m. We had ice cream for tea. Mr. Wm. Kyle was here for tea also as he cut a piece of grain for us.</p> <p>Aug 28. - Sat. - Luella + I went to the factory this a.m. Papa took Luella in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] town after dinner + brought Miss Mary Edwards out. Miss Edwards + I went to the facotry to-night-</p> <p>Aug 29. - Sun. - We had a heavy shower of rain 5.30 a.m. Papa took Miss Edwards home this p.m. We went to church this Eve. Annie + Willard were in after church. Mr. W. Wright from Prescott preached.</p> <p>Aug. 30. - Mon. - We washed. This is Mason's night. Henry is helping Johnnie Dalton draw in grain this p.m. Mr. Stephan Hemmingway came out to Mr. G. Landon's Sat. He was over to Laura's for dinner. It is quite cold to-night.</p> <p>Aug. 31. - Tues. - Papa went to town this a.m. I ironed. I had a pain in my head this p.m. There was a heavy thunder storm 7.30 p.m. Theodore St. Jogny Beattie were here this Eve.- the bosy went duck hunting 9.30 p.m. Henry went with them.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September. 1909.</span></h2> <p>Sept. 1. - Wed. - Mama went up to Mrs. Wm. Easton's this a.m. + to The Ladies Aid at Mrs. Geo. Dudley's (Jr.) this p.m. Henry came home to-night but did not get any ducks. The boys got 4.</p> <p>Sept. 2. - Thur. - I went town this a.m. Had my teeth treated. Mama + I went to our S.S. Picnic in Mr. Wm. Kyle's woods this p.m.</p> <p>Sept. 3. - Fri. - Norris + Rowe Circus is in town to-day. We did not go. Hyne took Charlie, Elsie, Ethel, + Agnes (Hart) Bancroft were here this p.m. We finished drawing in grain to-day. We put up the box stove in the dining-room this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. J. Walker's this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 4. - Sat. - John Dalton is threshing this a.m. It rained all day. We separated the milk to-night.</p> <p>Sept 5. - Sun. - It is quite cold. We went to church this p.m. Laura + I went to St. George's this Eve.</p> <p>Sept. 6. - Mon. - We washed. Labor Day. Henry went up to Brockville to see the shooting contest. Laura + I went to the woods this p.m. Labor Day.</p> <p>Sept. 7. - Tues. - This is the 1st. Day of Brockville Fair. Mama went up to Grandma's this a.m. I ironed all day. Dr. T. Johnston stayed here all night + went to the Fair the next morning to show his colt. "Brockville Fair" Sept. 7. 8. 9.</p> <p>Sept. 8. - Wed. - It is a lovely day Henry + I went to the Fair this p.m. Elsie + Hyne went also + left the children her. Dr. T. Johnston</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] came out here + stayed all night.</p> <p>Sept. 9. Thur. - I swept upstairs to-day. It is quite cold. Took sick to-night.</p> <p>Sept 10. - Fri. - Dr. Scanlon came 6.30 a.m. Annie ^ + Howard came up this a.m. I am better to-night. Annie went home this Eve. Mr. M. Manhard died this a..m.</p> <p>Sept. 11. - Sat. - I got up this a.m. The St. Lawrence Association went to Prescott this a.m. + shot against that team. they We won by 7 points.</p> <p>Sept. 12. - Sun. - Elsie + Hyne went to Mr. Manhard's funeral this p.m. + left the children here. Mama + Henry went to church this Eve. I have a bad cold.</p> <p>Sept. 13. - Mon. - Mama washed. We set out our plants this p.m. We got a new pump put in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] our well this p.m.</p> <p>Sept. 14. - Tues. - We scrubbed + churned this a.m. I took Mrs. Orr some buttermilk .. This is the first day of Prescott Fair.</p> <p>Sept 15. - Wed. - It is a nice warm day. We shelled beans to-night. Papa + Mr. J. Easton went up to Mr. Robt. Wood's to see about the corn.-cutters. It rained to-night</p> <p>Sept. 16. - Thur. - Papa + I went to Algonquin this a.m. Mama went up to Mrs. R. Bishop's for dinner. Henry was threshing at Mr. J. Easton's this a.m. Mr. A. Wright came down here this Eve.</p> <p>Sept 17. - Fri. - Mr. Knapp's threshed this p.m. Mama, Laura + I gathered wild grapes this p.m. Choir practise at the church this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 18. - Sat. - Papa + I went to town this p.m. I had two teeth filled to-day</p> <p>Sept. 19. Sun. - Went to church this p.m. Elsie, Hyne + children were here this p.m. I went to church at St. George's this Eve.</p> <p>Sept 20. - Mon. - Mr J. Corbett went to Ogdensburg to attend the Fair. We washed. I took a lesson this p.m.</p> <p>Sept. 21. - Tues. - Mrs. R. Bishop, Mama + I went gathering wild grapes this p.m. I took Mrs. Orr some buttermilk this Eve.</p> <p>Sept 22. - Wed. - Papa + Henry went up to Mr. Chas. Stagg's this morning to cut corn. I went down to Annie's on the milk-rig + stayed till 5. p.m. Edith Murray + Helen were here this a.m.</p> <p>Sept 23. - Thur. - I ironed. They are cutting corn at Mr. Robt. Wood's to-day. There was a thunder</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] storm 3. p.m. The men came home 4. p.m. as it rained.</p> <p>Sept. 24. - Fri. - The corn-cutters moved down to Mr. S. Cole's this p.m. It is a lovely day.</p> <p>Sept. 25. - Sat. - Howard was not very well to-day + Mama went down there. Elsie + Children were here for dinner. The corn-cutters moved to Mr. J. Easton's this noon. Henry went to town to-night. Mary Warner went home with Elsie to stay until to-morrow. Mrs. Bristol came over to Laurras this p.m.</p> <p>Sept. 26. - Sun. - Elsie, Hyne, 1 children came out this p.m. + to church this Eve. It rained to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 27. - Mon. - We washed. It rained this a.m. They finished cutting corn at Mr. J. Easton's this p.m. ^ + moved to Mr. Lombard's. This is Mason's night. Mrs. Chas. Murray + Mrs. Jas. Simpson were here this Eve.</p> <p>Sept. 28. - Tues. - I went up to Mrs. Bishop's this a.m. for some</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] buttermilk. We are cooking to-day for the corn-cutters. Annie ^+Howard came up this p.m. Ms. U. Bishop (Dr.) + Miss Electa A. Bissell were here for tea.</p> <p>Sept. 29. - Wed. - The corn-cutters moved down here 10. a.m. from Mr. Lombard's. We had 12 men for dinner. Charlie came out this noon to stay till Sat. Annie went home to-night. Mr. McCallum, the engineer stayed here all night. We had 16. men for supper.</p> <p>Sept. 30. - Thur. It is raining, this a.m. We finished cutting this p.m. + they moved to Jno. Waltons.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October. 1909.</span></h2> <p>Oct. 1. - Fri. - We gathered our tomatoes to-day. The corn-cutters moved to Jno. Beattie's.</p> <p>Oct. 2. - Sat. - I went to town with Elsie + Hyne this p.m. to get some teeth filled. There was a funeral at Bethel Church this p.m. Mr. James Saunders of Brockville. I received a letter from Miss Daniels to-night.</p> <p>Oct. 3. - Sun. - Went to church to the Presbyterian church this Eve. They had their Anniversary Services to-day. Rev. Mr. Cameron Brockville preached morn + Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 4. - Mon. - I went to Mrs. P. Barton's on the milk-rig + helped her get dinner + supper for the corn-cutters. We went to Oct. 5. Tues. the Lantern Lecture on "Canada, from Coast to Coast fiven by Rev. Mr. Cameron, this Eve with Mr. J. Easton's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 5. - Tues. - They finished cutting at Mr. H. McKinley's to-night. We washed + made grape catsup this p.m. Bessie Ross was worse yesterday, but is much easier to-night.</p> <p>Oct. 6. - Wed. - I went up to Grandma's this morning on a milk-rig. Will stay tiill to-morrow Eve. Was down to Mr. S. Cole's + telephoned to mama this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 7. - Thur. - We gathered milk-weeds this p.m. Henry came up to-night + I came home.</p> <p>Oct. 8. - Fri. - It is beautful out these days + quite warm. "The sisters" were here to-day collecting for the hospital. Mrs. R. Bishop + I gathered milk-weeds this p.m. Henry was threshing at Will Read's to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 9. - Sat. - I had my head washed this p.m. We were talking to Elsie this a.m. Henry went to town this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 10. - Sun. - Mama + I went down to St. George's to service this p.m. Rev. J. Anderson preached. I went down to Annie's for tea + we all came up to church at Bethel this Eve. It is very warm.</p> <p>Oct. 11. - Mon. - We washed. I took a lesson this p.m. It is quite cloudy to-night.</p> <p>Oct. 12. - Tues. - I went to town 8. a.m. with Jessie Bissell + Bruce Knapp as they went to school. Had my tooth filled this p.m. Was at Aunt Jane Newell's for dinner. It rained + the wind blew terrible when we came home 4. p.m. I went to see Oct. 13. Bessie Ross. She will have an operation to-morrow.</p> <p>Oct. 13. - Wed. - Bessie had an operation 9. a.m. + is very low to-night. The Ladies Aid met at the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] church this p.m. but mama did not go. Mrs. J. Earner was here on her way to the it. We were cooking for the threshers . .</p> <p>Oct. 14. - Thur. - The threshers were here this a.m. There was a shooting match between our team + Prescott this p.m. + I went up to the hall to help prepare supper. Bessie October 15 Ross is just about the same. Not out of danger yet.</p> <p>Oct. 15. - Fri. - Mr. Lockwood is quite sick. Mama was up there this p.m. + stayed all night. Bessie Ross is very bad. Choir practise was here to-night.</p> <p>Oct. 16.- Sat. - It was raining this morn. Mama came home + Mr. Lockwood is some better. We had a letter from Aunt Sarah to-night. We went to "The Surprise</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Party", to-night at Mr. Ralph Bishop's. It was at tin wedding.</p> <p>Oct. 17. - Sun. - Went to church this p.m. Rev. Mr. Scanton preached. Laura + I went down to St. George's this Eve to service. Elsie + Hyne were out this p.m.</p> <p>Oct. 18. - Mon. - We washed.</p> <p>Oct. 19. - Tues. - I took a lesson this a.m. as Jean was in town yesterday. I ironed. Papa has been helping Mr. Bishop pick up potatoes. They are digging with a potato-digger. It is cold weather.</p> <p>Oct. 20. - Wed. - Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. Earnie McDougall + Mrs. Jno. Walker were here for dinner + tea. I helped Mrs. Knapp this p.m. to cook for their "husking Bee" ^to-night. Mama + I went over to-night to help her.</p> <p>Oct. 21. - Thur. - It rained.</p> <p>Oct. 22. - Fri. - Rev. Mr. Johnston was here for dinner. It is a rainy day. We are cooking + getting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] ready for Thanksgiving.</p> <p>Oct. 23. - Sat. - We are were cooking to-day. Mrs. R. Bishop + I decorated the church this p.m. for the Thanksgiving service to-morrow Eve. Papa went to town 2. p.m. + brought Aunt Jane + Uncle Hugh out.</p> <p>Oct. 24. - Sun. - We went to church this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 25. - Mon. - Elsie, Hyne, + children, Annie, + Howard were here all day. It is a lovely day. There was a Scouting party composed of [2s] on a side, Brockville Soldiers, to-day. Annie, Elsie Aunt Jane + I went to Mrs. J. Dalton this p.m. + Mrs. Dalton + Miss Latham, a nurse at the asylum, went over to the cemetary with us. Papa took Auntie + Uncle Hugh home 4 p.m. They were digging potatoes at Johnie Beattie's to-day. "Thanksgiving Day."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] This is Mason's night.</p> <p>Oct. 26. - Tues. - It is a damp misty day. We washed. Mrs. R. Bishop + I went to Mr. Walker's woods to gather beech-nuts this p.m. It is a lovely night. Mrs. " Mrs. P.W. Barton were here this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 27. - Wed. - Papa went to Algonquin this a.m. to get some apples. Henry helped John Dalton dig potatoes to-day. I packed my valise to-night to go down to Miss Daniel's to-morrow p.m. Theo. Shipman was here this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 28. - Thur.- Went in town with Jessie Bissell this morning. to Aunt Jane's. Went to Prescott 2.30 to visit Miss Daniels. We went to the J.W.A. meeting to-night.</p> <p>Oct. 29. - Fri. - We went down street this p.m. Went to the library this Eve.</p> <p>Oct. 20. - Sat. - Went to an auction sale this p.m. + up street. Stayed in to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 31. - Sun. - We went to St. John's Anglican church this a.m. + to S.S. this p.m. + to the Methodist church this Eve with Mrs. Glasford. Herbert is here + went with us</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1909.</span></h2> <p>Nov. 1. - Mon. - Wrote a letter to mama ths a.m. Went to Dr. Brown, dentist this p.m. Bessie went with us. Went to a meeting in the St. John's S.S. this Eve. Received a letter from Mama this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 2. - Tues. - Went to "The Guild Meeting" at Miss Rosebrook this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 3. - Wed. - We went over to Mrs. [Leo] Lanie's this a.m. also over to Jack Smith's for horseradish. Bessie, Miss Daniels + I went to Ogdensburg 2. this 2 p.m. + stayed till 5.30 p.m. Hildred McGregor. + Edna Carmichael were here this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 4. - Thur. - Received a letter from Elsie. She is at our place + mama is up to Grandma's at Aunt Stacia is very sick. Also received a postal from Mrs. R. Bishop this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Miss Daniels + I made pickles this a.m. We went down street this p.m. Bessie went with us. We went to the J.W.A. Meeting in S.S. room 7. p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 5. Friday. - W. Bessie, Miss. L. Kelly, Mrs. J. Glasford. Miss Daniels + I walked to the Blue Church this p.m. We went to Sacred Heart Service in the R.C. Church + Bessie + I went to the Theotorium. Miss Daniel's went to look over some books in the S.S. Library. Hildred + Edna were in this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 6. Sat. - Took a bath in the a.m. Went Came home on the 1:40 train, Aunt Jane met me. + we went down street. Papa came in 1.30 p.m. + we went home 5. p.m. I am all alone as Mama is up to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Grandma's yet + Elsie + children went home this 3. p.m. I made a cake this Eve. Annie + Willard stopped here about 9. p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 7. Sun. - Theo. Shipman was over this a.m. I went up to S.S. this p.m. but they did not have any. Papa went up to Grandma's this p.m. + mama came home. Papa, Henry, + I went to church this Eve. I played the organ as Mary was is not home yet from Oxford Mills. Annie + Willard were in here after church.</p> <p>Nov. 8. - Mon. - It has been a rainy day. We put the apples down cellar. also the cabbage. We finished making our milk-weed cushion this Eve. Lorne Dalton + bride came out to Jno.'s to-night.</p> <p>Nov. 9. - Tues. - We washed Grandma's clothes this a.m. We scrubbed the wood-shed this p.m. also washed the windows on the outside.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 10. - Wed. - We washed the storm-windows this a.m. Papa + I went up to Grandma's this Eve. Aunt is better but not able to get up yet. Lorne Dalton + bride called here this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 11. Thur. - I cleaned by bed-room this p.m. Mama went up to Mrs. Lockwood's this p.m. Henry + I went up to Mr. R. Bishop's this Eve. I got the Eyelet Pin-cushion Pattern this Eve from Mrs. B.</p> <p>Nov. 12. - Fri. - Mama made cookies this a.m. We cleaned Henry's + Mama's bed-rooms this p.m. Mr. D. Orr is having a husking Bee to-night. Mama + I are alone. Isa Thropp died to-day. I wrote a letter to Luella Daniels this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 13. - Sat. - Hyne went to town + brought Charlie out here. Papa went to town. Henry went in town this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 14. - Sun. - Annie, Willard + Howard came up this a.m. We went to church this p.m. I played the organ as Mary did not come up. Willard + Annie went home after church. Laura + I went down to St. Georg's this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 15. - Mon. - We washed + cleaned the cellar to-day. Papa went to town this a.m. with Will + Frank, as they met the 12 O'clock Ferry Boat + brought Isa's corpse out to Algonquin.</p> <p>Nov. 16. - Tues. - Papa put the storm-windows on downstairs this a.m. Papa + Mama, Henry, Annie + Willard + I went out to Isa's funeral in a double buddy. It was 1. o'clock at the M. Church + then to Carpenter's Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Clarence Hastings preached her funeral sermon. He was her pastor.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 17. - Wed. - Uncle was down this p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 18. - Thur. - Henry was up to Grandma's this a.m. helping Uncle draw in Corn-stalks. Papa + I went to town this p.m. I finished getting my teeth filled this p.m. We did not get home till 6.30 Annie + Willard + Mr. Mrs. R. Bishop were over to Mr. Bissell's for oysters to-night.</p> <p>Nov. 19. - Fri. - We killed our pig this a.m. Cleaned the pantry this forenoon. Mama went up to Mrs. Wright's this p.m. The men clipped Rev. Mr. Johnston's horse this p.m. + Mr. Johnston + louden were here for tea. It snowed to-day.</p> <p>Nov. 20. - Sat. - Papa + Mama went to Algonquin this p.m.. We separated the milk to-night fror the [fort].</p> <p>Nov. 21. - Sun. - It is a rainy day. Mama went up to Mr. Walker's this p.m. We went to church</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] this Eve. It is a nice night.</p> <p>Nov. 22. Mon. - It has rained all day. Henry went up to Grandma's this a.m. + got the sausage grinder + we made sausage this p.m. Mr. Knapp has a sick horse to-night + the men are over there.</p> <p>Nov. 23. - Tues. - Mr. Knapp's horse is better this morning. We washed. I went up to Mr. Bishop's + Mr. Lockwood's on an errand this p.m. Mr. Uriah Bishop, Algonquin died 2. a.m. Henry+ I went down to Mrs. Beattie's to-night- I am making Christmas presents.</p> <p>Nov. 24. - Wed. - I went to Mrs. T. Binn's funeral at St. George's Church 10.30 a.m. She died Sun. Morn at 2. Papa took 2 of our dows to town this a.m. as he sold them yesterday. Henry went up to Grandma's this a.m. + killed a pig for them. We churned this p.m. The Mason's Box Social" is to-night. but mama + I did not go. They made about $50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 25. - Thur. - Mr. Uriah Bishop's funeral was 1.30 at Algonquin Church. Papa + Henry went.</p> <p>Nov. 26. - Fri. - We killed an old pig this p.m. I went down to Mrs. Beatt 4.30 p.m. Pearl came out withh Johnny 5.p.m.</p> <p>Nov. 27. - Sat. - Papa took our pig in town this a.m. Annie + Willard went to town to-night. We were talking to Elsie at the Central this a.m. + Charlie has the mumps + Ethel is better.</p> <p>Nov. 28. - Sun. - Annie + Willard + Howard came up this a.m. We had spare-ribs for dinner. Rev. Mr. Johnston preached a special sermon to the men this p.m. Our men went. Wrote a letter to Miss Daniels this Eve.</p> <p>Nov. 29. - Mon. - We churned. I took a lesson this p.m. Received a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>letter from Elva McIanity this Eve. This is Mason's Night. Laura was over this evening. We sugared off when Laura went home.</p> <p>Nov. 30. - Tues. - We cleaned the spare bedroom, the hall upstairs + also the hall downstairs to-day.</p> <p>No</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1909.</span></h2> <p>Dec. 1. - Wed. - Mama + Henry went up to Grandma's this a.m. Howard + Reggie are quite sick to-day. Mr. P. Barton was here this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 2. - Thur. - I cleaned the parlor this p.m. Laura was over. Henry + I went down to Mrs. J. Beattie's this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 3. - Fri. - Papa + Mama went to Brockville this a.m. Papa went to the cider mill this p.m. We were talking to Elsie at Mr. Wm. Dawson's store this p.m. I am learning to milk these nights.</p> <p>Dec. 4. - Sat. - Papa went to market this a.m. + to the cider mill this p.m. Henry was shooting at the Range to-day. Uncle Horace was down this p.m. Henry + I went to town this Eve. I went up to see Bessie Ross. She is getting better slowly.</p> <p>Dec. 5. - Sun. - It is a dark day. Theo Shipman was over this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. Walker's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] this p.m. We went to church this Eve. Annie, Willard + Mary came in after church.</p> <p>Dec. 6. - Mon. - We washed. Rev. A.B. Johnston was here for dinner. I took a lesson this p.m. Went up to Mrs. Wright's this p.m. Mrs. Wright (Sr.) is quite sick. Franklin Boyd. is no better. There was an Association Meeting in the Masonic Hall this Eve. Little Franklin Boyd died 10. p.m.</p> <p>Dec. 7. - Tues. - We churned. Papa drove me down to Annie's this a.m. It rained hard this p.m. + I stayed all night.</p> <p>Dec. 8. - Wed. - There is a 'Shoorting Contest', to-day. Willard was here for dinner. Mama. Mrs. J. Walker + Mrs. Bishop (Dr.) are at Mr. H. Lockwood's to-day for dinner. Henry + I picked out butter-nuts this Eve. I came home from Annie's this a.m.</p> <p>Dec. 9. - Thur. - I ironed + made Banberries this p.m. Laura was over this p.m. Franklin Boys was buried this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] I worked on my pin-cushion this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 10. - Fri. - Papa + I went out to Algonquin this p.m. to get the horses sharpened. I stopped at Warner's on my way home as Mr. Chas. Murray + I stayed with Howard + Reggie while they went to an oyster supper at the Asylum.</p> <p>Dec. 11. - Sat. - Henry came down for me this morning + Papa went to town. We cleaned the dining-room to-day. We went to choir practise at Mrs. D. Wells this Eve. We cut our cheese to-night.</p> <p>Dec. 12. - Sun. - Rev. Mr. Pinel. Maynard preached here this p.m. Annie + Mary were in a while before church. Gordon Walker was down this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 13. - Mon. - Mama washed some things. I took a lesson this p.m. It is raining + snowing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Johnie Beattie's came up this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 14. - Tues. - Mama finished mending horse-blankets to-day. She helped Mrs. Knapp make her Christmas Cake. Henry went up to Grandma's this p.m. I cleaned part of the kitchen,</p> <p>Dec. 15. - Wed. - Mama went down to Annie's this a.m. Papa + Mr. R. Bishop went out to Fairfield looking for wood; but did not get any.</p> <p>Dec. 16. - Thur. - Papa + Mama went to Brockville this a.m. We churned + put up the curtains in the kitchen this p.m.</p> <p>Dec. 17. - Fri. - Henry helped S. Wright kill pigs this a.m. Papa + R. Bishop went down the road looking for wood this a.m. I went up to Mrs. Walker's this a.m. Mr. Wm. Knapp's mother died this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] There was a Lecture on Eve's Daughters given by Rev. A. B. Johnston to-night in Bethel Church. The Choir practised here just before the lecture.</p> <p>Dec. 18. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Mama went up to Mrs. S. Wright's this p.m. Mrs. Wright (Sr.) is much better. Henry took Aunt Annie to Brockville this Eve +I stayed with Grandma. Papa has a bad cold.</p> <p>Dec. 19. - Sun. - Papa is quite bad with a cold. We went to the Temperance Lecture this Eve given by Rev. A. B. Johnston in Bethel Church.</p> <p>Dec. 20. - Mon. - We washed. Henry got my Christmas Tree this p.m. Papa is better. Laura was over this Eve. There was a Rifle Association Meeting held in the Mason's Hall.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] to night. Papa + Henry went.</p> <p>Dec. 21. - Tues. - Elsie + Hyne went to Brockville this a.m. + left the children here. Henry helped Mr. S. Wright kill pigs this a.m. + I went to the woods this p.m. with Mr. Bishop Papa went to Maitland with a wagon for a load of coal this p.m. I went up to Mrs. Wright's this p.m. [also] to Mr. Bishop's.</p> <p>Dec. 22. - Wed. - I went over to Mrs. Beattie's Christmas Tree in the school this p.m. Henry + I went to the Christmas tree on the 2nd this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 23. - Thur. - I swept upstairs to-day. Mama did some cooking. Papa + Henry went to Mr. J. Napper's sale this p.m. We started our coal-stove to-day.</p> <p>Dec. 24. - Fri. - We have been getting ready for Christmas. Mr. Lockwood was here this</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] p.m. also Laura was over. Decorated our Christmas tree this Eve.</p> <p>Dec. 25. - Sat. - Elsie, Hyne, Charlie + Ethel, Annie, Willard + Little Howard came this a.m. Received some lovely presents. Christmas Day.</p> <p>Dec. 26. - Sun. - We went to church this p.m.</p> <p>Dec. 27. - Mon. - We churned. I went down to Annie's this p.m. Mary stamped the large rose centre-piece this p.m. for me + I started to work it this Eve. This is St. John's Night. (Masons meeting)</p> <p>Dec. 28. - Tues. Henry was chopping wood in the woods this a.m.</p> <p>Dec. 29. - Wed. - Henry + papa went to the woods this p.m. It is quite cold weather.</p> <p>Dec. 30. - Thur. - Electa Bissell came down for dinner + tea. Mabel Landon came up this p.m. Marshal Cook came here this Eve. He + Henry went down to Annie's this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Jessie Bissell came down this Eve. We played games.</p> <p>Dec. 31. - Fri. - Marshal was here all day + Henry took him to town 4.30. I took Mrs. Orr some butter-milk 5 p.m. Warner's Orchestra went to Mallorytown to play for a ball to-night. Annie + Mrs. Chas. Murray watched the Old Year out + the New Year in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January. 1910.</span></h2> <p>Jan. 1. Sat. - Henry took mama up to Grandma's to stay till to-morrow Laura was over this p.m. The men were in the woods.</p> <p>Jan. 2. Sun. - I went up to the church + put up the hymns. Also was in to Mrs. Orr's. Laura + I went down to St. George's this p.m. Henry went up for Mama this p.m. We all went to church this Eve. Annie + Willard were in after church. Five years to-night since Annie's Birthday Party. She was 21.</p> <p>Jan. 3. Mon. - We washed today. I went over to Laura's this Eve + papa had to come for me as it was snowing + blowing, a regular blizzard. This is Election Day.</p> <p>Jan. 4. - Tues. - It is 15° below zero to-day. Very cold. I ironed this p.m. Henry + I went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] down to J. Dalton's this Eve. Mrs. Dalton helped me to passapartout a picture. 50 Years ago to-night Mr. + Mrs. Geo. Dalton were married.</p> <p>Jan. 5. - Wed. - It is cold + stormy to-day. Pa went down to Beattie's this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 6. - Thur. - Henry helped Mr. P. Barton saw to-day. Laura was over this p.m. It is much warmer to-day. Mrs. Beattie (Sr.), Johnie, + Day were here for tea + this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 7. - Fri. - Mr. Lockwood came down this p.m. I went up to Mary Eason's this p.m. with a dress, that Mary is going to make for me. Received 2 music books to-night from Eaton's, Toronto which I sent for Wed. morning.</p> <p>Jan. 8. - Sat. - Papa went to town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] this a.m. Mr. Bishop, papa + Henry went to the woods this p.m. Annie + Mary walked up about 5.30. p.m. + stayed for tea + Henry took us over to Mabel Shaver's for choir-practise.</p> <p>Jan. 9. - Sun. - Mrs. McLean (Mattie Fulford) is to be buried this p.m. She died Friday. Olie McNish came here for dinner + went to church this p.m. Annie, Willard, + Howard stayed here for tea. Laura came over this Eve. It snowed some to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 10. - Mon. - We washed some this a.m. + churned. Took a lesson this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 11. - Tues. - I ironed 3 white waists this p.m. We have been been cooking some to-day. The men were working in the woods. It is lvoely weather, not very cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 12. Wed. - Mr. C. J. Johns was here for dinner. He was collecting the phone tories. Ladies Aid was here this p.m. Mrs. R. Bishop, Miss. P. Bissell, Mrs. D. Wells, Mrs. Geo. Dudley Jr., Mrs. Jno. Warner, (Rev), Mrs. Johnston + Elsie, Ethel, + Winston, Mrs. Jno. Dalton ^were here. Uncle Tom's Cabin is in town to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 13. - Thur. - Mama went up to Mrs. Weight's for dinner. I went up to Mr. J. Easton's to get my dress fitted.</p> <p>Jan. 14. - Fri. - Did my upstairs work. We churned. Laura was over this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 15. - Sat. - This was a lovely day. Aunt Jane's birthday. Papa + Mama were in to Uncle Hugh's for dinner + tea. Laura was over this p.m. I have been busy all day. Papa + Mama came home 9.30 p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 16. - Sun. - Henry + I went up to Grandma Manhard's this a.m. + stayed for dinner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Will Throop + Minnie were here for dinner. Mama phoned up to Mr. S. Colis + told them to tell us to come right after dinner. We went to church this Eve. I played as Mary is away up to Hastings.</p> <p>Jan. 17. - Mon. - We washed. I went down to Annie's this p.m. + stayed all night. There was a dance at Maitland + Warner's all went but Annie + Grandma Warner. We made fudge + did not go to bed till 11.30.</p> <p>Jan. 18. - Tues. - It rained + I stayed all day. Came up with Willard + Charlie [Dornpson] to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 19. - Wed. - It is nice + warm out. I have not felt very well to-day- Cleaned the [stais] on my blue sailor-suit this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 20. Thur. - Henry went up to R. Woods this a.m. to help saw. Papa went ot town for coal + I went up to Mr. J. Eastons with him to get my dress fitted. Came home 2. p.m. after dinner + brought my dress. Mr. R. Bishop took Mr. A. P. Bissell's. Mr. Lockwoods + their his own family, Mama + I + Laura Shipman, down to Mr. F. Landon's to a Parlor Social. They cleared $11.00. Did not get home till 12.5.</p> <p>Jan. 21. - Fri. - I ironed. J. Dalton came up this p.m. Mr. Bishop + Mr. Bissell went in town for the hen lamps. This p.m. also put them up ready for use. Gay Beattie started back to the West 12.30. noon. It rained all day.</p> <p>J.</p> <p>Jan. 22. - Sat. - Henry went up + helped Mr. S. Woods saw this p.m. It is a terrible windy p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] I ent up to Mrs. Orr's this p.m. also went into the church to see the new lamps.</p> <p>Jan. 23. - Sun. - Annie, Willard, Little Howard + Mary came up this a.m. + we went to church this p.m. Annie stayed here with Howard. Rev. A. B. Johnston gave out cards, this p.m., to each one to mark down every Sunday they go to church Willard + Annie stayed for tea + also this Eve.</p> <p>Jan. 24. - Mon. - Henry was sawing wood at Mr. S. Woods to-day. This is Mason's Meeting Night. Mama + I are alone. Laura was over this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 25. - Tues. - We went over to Wesley Wood's this Eve to a parlor social. Saw the comet to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 26. - Wed. - Papa was talking to Mr. Gorgon Manhard this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 27. - Thur. - I have a bad cold. Johnie Beattie was here this Eve. Henry went down to Warners.</p> <p>Jan. 28. - Fri. - We killed a pig this a.m. Papa went to North Augusta to a Telephone Meeting + Mama went out Elsie's. They left here 11.30 a.m. Mary Warner came up this p.m. + stayed for choir practise here this Eve. Mrs. Wm. Easton came down this Eve with Maud + Leonard.</p> <p>Jan. 29. - Sat. - Henry went up to Uncle's this a.m. to draw his wood + I went with him. Papa went to town this a.m. Elsie + Hyne went to town also. + left the children here. It stormed this p.m.</p> <p>Jan. 30. - Sun. - It is a beautiful day. Maggie Read was very low yesterday + Fine but is a little better today.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] I went up to the church this a.m. + put up the hymns also I went over to Mrs. Orr's. Went to church this Eve. Used our new lights the Angle Lamps for the first. There was a large congregation + good choir. Maud Easton, Leonard E. + Bessie Lombard sang in the choir for the first.</p> <p>Jan. 31. - Mon. - We washed + I took a lesson. Papa + Henry were working in the woods all day. I went down to the post.-office allso down to Annie's 3. p.m. on the sleigh. + came back on a load of wood.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">February. 1910.</span></h2> <p>Feb. 1. - Tues. - I sent away the [Surprise Soap Rappers] this morning. Annie + Howard came up this a.m. to stay a few days. We played games this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 2. Wed. - It is a lovely day. I helped papa do the chores. Henry is in the woods. They finishing chopping to-day. All but one tree. Papa + Mr. R. Bishop went out to Gordon Manhard's this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 3. - Thur. - Mama has got the La Grippe. It is a stormy day. Papa went to town this a.m. for Jessie Bissell as she ahs the measels.</p> <p>Feb. 4. - Fri. - Mama feels better to-day. We made ice cream this p.m. Henry took Annie + Howard</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] home this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 5. - Sat. - Mr. Whittmore tipped over to-night just at our little gate. Mary Warner invited the choir in to-night to practise. I went down with Mr. + Mrs. U. Wells. We had lunch. Got home 12.30.</p> <p>Feb. 6. - Sun. - Rev. A. B. Johnston was here for dinner + tea. We went to church this p.m. It is a very cold day. Jessie Bissell is much better to-night as she has broken out.</p> <p>Feb. 7. - Mon. - It is very cold. I took a lesson this p.m. The men finished drawing wood to-night. Received the Stamping outfit to-night.</p> <p>Feb. 8. - Tues. - Papa went to Algonquin this p.m. Mr. + Mrs. P. W. Barton came up this Eve for butter.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] I have a dreadful cold.</p> <p>Feb. 9. - Wed. - Papa + Mr. Bishop went out to Mr. A. Bissell's this a.m. to see Mr. Snider's saw working. Mama went to the Ladie's Aid at Mrs. J. Warner. this p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 10. - Thur. - Mama mended bags this p.m. This is Cheese Meeting night in the Mason's Hall. Mrs. Corbett + Mrs. J. Dalton came here.</p> <p>Feb. 11. - Fri. - I swept upstairs. Mrs. A. P. Bissell came down this p.m. + gave me an order for Eaton's. I went down to Mrs. Dalton's this Eve. + Mrs. Dalton + Mrs. Beattie + I made out our order to send to Eaton's. which was $37. 59.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 12. - Sat. - It has stormed all day. Received a Valentine post-card from Elva to-night.</p> <p>Feb. 13. - Sun. - It is a nice bright day but the roads are heavy. There will be no preachy service at Bethel to-night as Rev. Mr. Johnston has a severe cold. Elsie, Hyne, + Charlie + Ethel came out this a.m. Also Annie, Willard, + Howard came up this p.m. Mr. + Mrs. Wesley Wood came over to church. but as there was none they spent the evening here.</p> <p>Feb. 14. - Mon. - We washed Mr. R. Bishop sawed to-day. I took a lesson this p.m. Went over to Laura's this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 15. - Tues. - It is a nice day. We churned. Mr. Lockwood came down for butter-milk.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] I was talking to Hyne at Mr. Dawson's 6.30. p.m. + told him I would go out to-morrow p.m. if all was well. Olie McNish came to our place 8. p.m. + stayed all night.</p> <p>Feb. 16. - Wed. - Olie went down the road this p.m. I came out to Elsie's this p.m. with Mr. R. Earl's.</p> <p>Feb. 17. - Thur. - We all went over to Lorne Shepherd's for dinner. Was talking out home.</p> <p>Feb. 18. - Fri. - I went up to Uncle Fayette's this a.m. + Minnie came a piece with me 8. 30. p.m. Was talking to Annie at our place 10 p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 19. - Sat. - Went over to Mr. Dawson's and talked to mama. Elsie + Hyne went over to Mrs. R. Earls's for tea + Miss Pinel + I kept house.</p> <p>Feb. 20. - Sun. - Miss Pinel, Hyne, + I went to church this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] We layed down this p.m. Miss Pinel + I went to S.S. this Eve.</p> <p>Feb. 21. - Mon. - It is a rainy morning. I went up to Sarah's for dinner. Henry came for me this p.m. It is colder to-night. This is Mason's night.</p> <p>Feb. 22. - Tues. - The sawers came here in mistake, this morning + were here for the breakfast. We were cooking to-day.</p> <p>Feb. 23. - Wed. - We had the sawers here for dinner + supper to-day.</p> <p>Feb. 24. - Thur. - Mama + Mrs. Bishop (Sr.) went up to Mr. J. Walker's + stayed for dinner + tea + I went up to-night. Papa went to Mr. H. Smith's sale at Maitland this p.m. + went down to Annie's to stay till he came back.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 25. - Fri. - I did the upsaits work this a.m. We churned + I took Mrs. Orr some buttermilk. Henry + I went to town this p.m.. I got 3 more names for the quilt.</p> <p>Feb. 26. - Sat - Papa went to town for a load of coal this a.m. Henry helped Mr. S. Wright saw to-day. It is a windy night.</p> <p>Feb. 27. - Sun. - It has been a rainy morning but stopped about 1.30 p.m. Mr. R. Bishop drove Mr. Pearson around to-day as he is preaching the missionary services. We all went to church this Eve. Olie came here after church to stay all night. Also Annie + Willard came in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 28. - Mon. - This is mama's birth-day. We washed. It is a lovely warm day. Jean has the measels, so could not take a lesson. Olie went up to Mr. Lockwood's for dinner.</p> <p>Feb.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March. 1910.</span></h2> <p>March 1. - Tues. - Mama went up to Mrs. S. Wrights this a.m. Henry + I went down to Dalton's this Eve + got our things that we sent for at Eaton's.</p> <p>March. 2. - Wed. - This has been a beautiful Spring day. Henry helped Mr. D. Wells saw to-day. Papa brought out a load of furniture for Mr. A. Manhard's this a.m. Mrs. R. Bishop + Ruby came down this p.m. + Mr. Bishop rode drove down for them to-night.</p> <p>March 3. - Thur. - Mrs. J. Walker, + Mrs. Hilyard Walker came down this a.m. + stayed all day. Finished stamping my</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] blocks for Ladies Aid Quilt to-night.</p> <p>March 4. - Fri - Sarah McNish came here from Mr. Bishop's this a.m. + stayed till this p.m. I swept upstairs.</p> <p>March 5. - Sat. - This is a beautiful Spring day. Henry took me over to Mrs. D. Well's for choir practise + he went on to town.</p> <p>March 6. - Sun. - Our anniversary services are held to-day. Rev. B. W. Thompson M.A. Ottawa preached. Henry + I went this a.m. 10.30. George Manhard, Kit, Edith, Maggie + Carleton, Annie + Howard + Mary were here for dinner. We all went up to church 2.30 p.m. "Manhard's" Choir sang this p.m. Mary W. was here for tea. We went to service this Eve. Bethel choir, sang to-night. "Anniversary Services"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] It was a lovely day + the collections were $10.16.</p> <p>March 7. - Mon. - We churned + washed a little. laura was over this p.m. also Mr. H. Lockwood. It snowed 3.30 p.m.</p> <p>March 8. - Tues. - It is a nice bright day but much colder. Henry is sawing down to Warner's. We went to our Anniversary social at Mr. A. P. Bissell's this Eve. + had a fine time They made $18.00 Mary Warner came home with me + stayed all night.</p> <p>May 9. - Wed. - Mary + I went over to Mabel Shaver's this p.m. + Henry came for us 8.30 p.m. Mr. R. Frew's sale was this p.m. Howard W. is 2 years old to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 10. - Thur. - It has been a nice day. Henry helped Mr. W. Ross saw to-day.</p> <p>March 11. - Fri. - We churned + I took Mrs. Wm. Kyle some buttermilk 10.30 then went up to Mr. R. Bishop's for dinner. Will + Minnie, Hyne + Elsie + children were these for dinner. Mrs. R. Bishop came a piece with me to-night, we went into Mr. Bissell's also to Mr. H. Lockwood's.</p> <p>March 12. - Sat. - Papa went to town this p a.m. + mama went up to Grandma's with him to stay till to-morrow. I have been busy all day. Papa went to Algonquin to get [Gupsie] shod this p.m. + he thinks she has the distemper. so I could not go to choir -</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] practise at Wesley Wood's. It has been a lovely day.</p> <p>March 13. - Sun. - It rained this p.m. + is snowing to-night. Henry went up to Grandma's this a.m. + brought mama home this p.m. Laura came over this p.m. Annie, Willard + Mary came up for church to-night, but there was none, so they stayed here a while.</p> <p>March 14. - Mon. - It stormed all night last night last night + the snow is quite deep this morning. I took a lesson this p.m. Papa + Henry took 4 pigs to town on a sleigh this p.m.</p> <p>Tues. - March 15. - We washed. Laura was over this p.m. It is a lovely ^winter day. Received a St. Patrick post-card</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] from Aunt Jane to-night also a "Simpson's Spring + Summer Catalogue.</p> <p>Wed. - March 16. - Henry drove me down to Annie's this a.m. + I stayed all night also as they all went to the Masquerade Ball at the Asylumn at night. Mrs. U. Bishop. (Sr.) + Miss Electa A. Bissell were here all day.</p> <p>March 17. - Thur. - I came home with Mrs. Jno. Warner this a.m. as he was going to town. These are lovely days. I went up to Mr. Jno. Walker's this p.m. to get a drink of sap. Mrs. Beattie + Johnie were here this Eve. I went over to the hall this Eve to a meeting to try to organize a Library Society there was not many there. I have a bad cold</p> <p>March. - I went to choir practise at Mr. Wm. Easton's this Eve. It is a cold night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March. 18. - Fri. - It is a lovely day. Mrs. Mama + Laura went to town 10.30 a.m. Mrs. Hilyard Walker came down this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Beattie (Jr.) + Johnie came up this Eve, I went over to the hall to a meeting which they organized a Literary Society, There was not many out. I have a bad cold.</p> <p>March 19. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. I have a terrible cold + went to bed. 7. p.m. Pa went up to Mr. Lockwood's this Eve.</p> <p>March 20. - Sun. - My cold is not much better. Annie, Willard, Mary, + Little howard came up this p.m. + Howard stayed here with us while the rest went to church. Hyne came out this p.m. Annie + Willard stayed for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 21. - Mon. - This is a lovely day. My cold is some better but did not take a lesson. Receiv. an Easter Card from Mary W.</p> <p>March 22. - Tues. - Received a card from L. Daniels also one from Annie (Easter)</p> <p>March 23. - Wed. - My cold is a great deal better to-day. Johnie Beattie was here for dinner as they men were dipping his horse. It is a fine night.</p> <p>March 24. - Thur. - This has been a nice Spring Day. Henry went up to Grandma's this Eve.</p> <p>March 25. - Fri. - "Good Friday.." Laura was over this p.m. Choir practise here to-night.</p> <p>March 26. - Sat. - Papa went to Brockville this a.m. Mama went upto Mr. J. Walker's this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Mrs. Barton came for butter to-night. Received 2 postals to-night. Tried my first burning this Eve. Mrs. R. Bishop came down this Eve as the men went to an Assc. Meeting in the Hall.</p> <p>March 27 - Sun. - Easter Sun'. - Annie Willard + Howard came up this a.m. but Elsie's could not come as Mrs. Jno. Orr + children came there Thur. Papa, Henry + I went to church to-night. I took up some plants.</p> <p>March 28. - Mon. - We washed. I did not take a lesson. This is Mason's Night. They had sugar.</p> <p>March 29. - Tues. - A few people were invited down to Mrs. P. Barton's to-night for sugar. Henry + I went. Annie + Howard were up all day as Mrs. Jno Orr + little Florence were here for dinner.</p> <p>March 30. - Wed. - I went down to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from previous page] Mrs. Dalton's this p.m. Papa is cleaning + greasing ahrness to-day. Wrote out an order for flower seeds for Mrs. Dalton + myself, at Eaton's to-night.</p> <p>March 31. - Thur. - Sent the order to Eaton's this a.m. It is a very windy day. Mr. R. Biship took Mrs. Bishop + I up to Nellie Caldwell's this p.m. to visit + Henry came for us this Eve. Choir practise this Eve at Mabel S.'s but I did not go. Elsie got a phone in this a.m.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April. 1910.</span></h2> <p>April 1. - Fri. - Have been fooled a few times. Mr. J. Walker was down this p.m. The men are clipping horses.</p> <p>April 2. - Sat. - Papa + Henry clipped Old Fred" this a.m. Mary Easton + Myrtle Mylks came down this p.m. + stayed till 8.30. p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Papa went to Algonquin this p.m. to get the horses shod + Charlie came home with him to stay till to-morrow. Henry went to town this Eve.</p> <p>April 3. - Sun. - Papa, Henry + I went to church this p.m. ELsie, Hyne + Ethel came out this p.m. + Charlie went home with them afte rtea. Laura, Mrs. J. Dalton, Emma, Hannah, + I went to St. George's this Eve.</p> <p>April 4. - Mon. - Mama washed some curtain's + I took Mr. Lockwood some buttermilk. Took a lesson this p.m. I taked this p.m.</p> <p>April 5. - Tues. - I raked this a.m. Went down to Mrs. Beattie's this Eve. Recceived a letter from Luella D. to-night. Very warm.</p> <p>April</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 6. - Wed. - Mrs. R. Bishop Mama + I swept the church this a.m. + Mrs. Bishop + I dusted + washed the lamps this p.m. I went up to Mrs. Walker's this Eve. Mrs. Watson came there Mon. Eve. to help them as Mrs. Walker is quite bad.</p> <p>April 7. - Thur. - It is rainy + much colder. I went up to Mr. Walker's after tea. Mrs. Walker is some better to-night. Henry took me up to Mrs. W Well's to choir practise this Eve. It is very cold.</p> <p>April. 8. - Fri. - Took Mrs. Walker some buttermilk this a.m. She is about the same. Elsie + yne went to town 12.30 + left the children here. They were here for tea. It is warmer to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Laura was over just before dark.</p> <p>April 9 - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Henry was up to the Range, Shooting this p.m. It has been a dark day. Took a bath this Eve.</p> <p>April 10. - Sun. - Annie + Howard came up this a.m. as Willard went to Mr. Jno. Chapman's funeral. N. Augusta, 2. p.m. We went to S.S. this p.m. but there was none. I went up to Electa's after S.S. It is quite cold to-day. We came down to church this Eve.</p> <p>April 11. - Mon. - Mama + papa went to town this p.m. + Mama had her teeth extracted. They gums are sore to-night. Took a lesson this p.m.</p> <p>April 12. - Tues. - Mrs. R. Bishop + I</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>put a quilt on at the hall this a.m. I went up to Mr. Jno. Walker's this p.m.</p> <p>April 13. - Wed. - The Ladie's Aid had a quilting at the Hall to-day. I went up for dinner + supper. April 14 Laura + I went up to Mrs. S. Wright's this Eve.</p> <p>April 14. - Thur. - We churned I took Mrs. Kyle + Mrs Walker some butter-milk this p.m. Papa + Henry clipped Mr. S. Cole's horse this p.m.</p> <p>April 15. - Fri. - I taked some this p.m. + Eve. Halley's Comet has been seen Wed. + Thur. mornings at 4 a.m. but we did not see it.</p> <p>April 16. - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. Henry went to the Shoorting Range this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 17. - Sun. - Henry, Mary W. + I went to Algonquin this a.m. to the Anniversary Services there + were at Elsie's for dinner + tea. It rained this p.m. + Eve.</p> <p>April 18. - Mon. - It is a rainy day.</p> <p>April 19. - Tues. - It is a very nice day. Annie, Mary + Willard were at Mr. Lockwood's for tea.</p> <p>April 20. - Wed. - We washed, + churned. hyne + Charlie came out to-night to get the horse clipped.</p> <p>April 21.- Thur. - Annie + Howard + Willard were here for dinner. I ironed this a.m. Annie + I ^did passe-partout 4 pictures this p.m. Henry took Mary W. + I over to Wesley Woods' for choir-practise this Eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 21 - Fri - Mama has been tearing off all the paper in her bed-room to-day. + I took up my carpet + did the up-stairs work. Mr. R. Bishop + Mr. A. P. Bissell were here this Eve.</p> <p>April 23. - Sat. - Mrs. A. P. Bissell was talking to Edgar Kingston + he has passed his exams. I went up to Mrs. Bishop's for some eggs after tea + we set a hen. It is rainy.</p> <p>April 24. - Sun. - It rained this p.m. Elsie, Hyne + children were up to Mr. Orrs for tea. Etta Dalton came down to Johns this a.m. + was up to Bethel church to-night. Mama, Henry + I went to church to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 25. - Mon. - It rained some so we did ^not wash. Mama painte This is Mason's night.</p> <p>April 26. - Tues. - We washed + Mama painted my bed-room floor.</p> <p>April 27. - Wed. - Mrs. A. P. Bissell + Mr James Bissell went to Kingston this a.m. as Edgar received his degree.</p> <p>April 28. - Thur. - Henry went up to Grandma's this Eve, + I went to Lombard's for choir practise with him.</p> <p>April 29. - Fri. - Papa went to Algonquin this p.m. to get Gypsee shod. Mr. Jno. Beattie Jr. went out to the concert in the Baptist Church Algonquin to-night with Henry + I. There was a good crowd.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 30. - Sat. - Papa 1 I went to town this morning. I stayed at the McNish Girls for dinner. Elsie, Hyne + Charlie came in this p.m. + Elsie + I picked out my new hat. I came home with Mr. + Mrs. Jno. Warner 5.p.m. Papa got a new lawn-mower to-day, + we tried it to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{back cover of diary - pink, several torn spots}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/80d5b0a891f7589bd5761817127fc1d3.pdf d7bfed7971d3f1b08b5bf90274e47a87 PDF Text Text ����������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ba0b24bebf368a62698ed253d25d5aa6.pdf 9c6e5b3561efff0fb8f71dcb81fe1979 PDF Text Text Mary Edith Throop (1892-1955) 1909 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {black faux leather front cover of diary} No. 1 January. 1909. Jan 1. - Fri. There was a shooting contest Friday here & an oyster supper. Mama & Laura went up to Grandma’s Henry had the jaundice. Jan 2. - Mr Wm. Ross died. Jan. 3 - Mr. Wright, Prescott preached here in the evening. Jan 4 - Ellection Day. Mrs. Dave Perrin & sisters came here. Choir practice here at night. Mason’s night. Jan. 5 - Mr. Wm Ross was buried. Rainy & sloppy. Mama went up to Mrs. Wrights after dinner. Jan. 10 - Sunday Anna & Willard & Howard came up in the morning. I kept Howard & the rest went to church in the afternoon. Jan. 11 - Monday - Geo Philip ‘s arrived Jan. 12 - Tuesday Papa took George {continued from last page} Philips out to Sheppard’s at night. Jan. 13 - Wednesday We started a fire in our coal-stove. Mama went to the Ladies Aid & Mary Easton came down here. Uncle Horace came down this P.M. Jan. 14 - Thur. - Mama went up to Mrs. Wright ‘s. 1 �Jan. 15. - Fri - Papa & Mama went into Uncle Hugh ‘s in the morning & I went down to Annie ‘s in the afternoon & stayed for choir practise. Jan 16. - Sat - Was very cold & Henry went to town after dinner. Jan. 17 - Sun - No church here as Anniversary services were held at Manhard. Jan. 18 - Mon - Jean came up & gave me a lesson. It was very cold. Jan. 19 - Tuesday Practise for Mrs. Beattie ‘s concert at Mr. Kyle ‘s. We did not go as it was so stormy. Mrs. Wm. Newel, Algonquin, died to-night. Jan. 20 - Wednesday It was a lovely warm day. Mrs. H. Everetts & Mrs. Pearson came up & Aunt Lib stayed up. Papa took lame back yesterday. Mason ‘s Lodge to-night. Mr. Walker came down. Jan. 21 - Thursday Elsie Hyne & children came out, Elsie & Hyne went to town. Mrs. Beattie Sr. was here for tea. Aunt Lib Pearson & I went over to Laura ‘s after tea. Papa & Henry were unloading a car of grain in town. Jan. 22 - Friday - Aunt Lib went to Mr. Geordie Landon ‘s. John George was here for dinner. Henry & I went over to practice at Mr. Wm. Kyle ‘s. It rained all {continued from last page} day & was awfully icy. Jan. 23. - Sat. - It has rained all day. Mr. Lockwood came down this afternoon. Papa went down to John Walton ‘s to-night. Henry went down for the mail. Jan. 24. - Sun. There was quite a thunder storm 3 p.m. We went to church in the afternoon. Jan. 25. - Mon. Jean came up & gave me a lesson. We went to practise at Mr. Kyle ‘s in the evening. 2 �Jan. 26. - Tues. Went up to grandma Manhardt ‘s after dinner. Cheese meeting was held in the Mason ‘s Hall. Florena Manhard was here in the evening. Mrs. Jno. Walton was here also. It was a lovely bright night. Jan. 27. - Wed. - It has been a stormy day. Mr. Meyer was here for tea. There was is a meeting at Bethel Church to-night to arrange for the Anniversary Social. Jan. 28. - Thur. - It has been a nice bright day. Papa went to town this afternoon. & he & John Walton went out to Algonquin to-night & mama & I were alone. I had my hair washed today. Jan. 29. - Fri. - It was quite stormy but cleared off at night. Went to practise at Mr. Kyle ‘s. U Jan. 30. - Sat. - Stormy. Choir practise here at night. Johnie Beattie was here in the afternoon. Jan. 31. - Sun. - Bright & cold. We went to church at night. Jan. 31. - Mon - We washed. Took my lesson this afternoon. Went to concert practise at Mr. Kyle ‘s. Laura was over this p.m. February. 1909. Feb. 1st - Mon. We washed. Took my lesson this afternoon. Laura was over this p.m. Went to concert practise at Mr. Kyle ‘s. Feb. 2. - Tues. - Mama put on a quilt. I ironed. Papa & Henry drove the colt. There was a pedler here this p.m. Feb. 3. - Wed. - It has been a lovely day. Annie, Howard & Mrs. Warner were came up & stayed all day. They helped Mama quilt. George Philips ‘s came out from Sheppard ‘s this p.m. The girls 3 �went to Mrs. Alex Landon ‘s this p.m. to make their sunbonnets for the concert. I went also. Got a letter from Elva McGarrity to-night. Feb. 4 - Thur. - George, papa & Henry drove the colt this p.m. Aunt Vic was called this p.m. I painted my little chest. Went to concert practice at Mr. Kyle ‘s. Laura was over 4 p.m. Was talking to Lillian Daniels, Prescott this P.M. Feb. 5 - Fri. - We had a cow die this noon. John Walton Johnie Beattie & Mr. P. Bissell were here for dinner. George went down to Annie ‘s this a.m. & mama & papa went down for him in the evening. We cleaned & decorated the Temperance Hall for the concert this p.m. Choir practise here this evening. Warm. Feb. 6 - Sat. - warm & quite sloppy. Papa went to town this A.M. & out to Algonquin this p.m. Laura was over 4 p.m. Car of grain arrived in Brockville to-night at noon. Feb. 7. - Sun. - Papa & mama went to Algonquin after dinner. Annie Willard, Mary & little Howard came up. We all went to church p.m. in the afternoon 3 p.m. & Annie & Howard stayed here. Feb. 8. - Mon. - We washed. Mama went up to Mrs. Wright ‘s & I took my lesson. I went down to Annie ‘s 3 p.m. & stayed for tea & went to the hall for concert practise. Recieved a letter from Luella Daniels. Mason ‘s night. Unloading the car. Mrs. Beattie gave me a pretty brooch. Feb. 9. - Tues. - Papa & Henry were in town unloading the car of grain. Mama went out {continued from last page} to Elsie ‘s as Elsie has the jaundice. I have been all alone. Laura 4 �came over this p.m. Mama phoned to me. P.M. Feb. 10. - Wed. - Stormed all forenoon. John Walton was here this A.M. The men finished unloading the care this P.M. Concert practise in the hall to-night. Mama phoned me this p.m. Feb. 11. - Thur. - I swept & dusted up stairs to-today. Mama phoned me this p.m. & said Elsie was not any better. I am keeping house alone these days. Feb. 12. Fri. - We all went to the concert at night, given by the “South Augusta Glee Club” in aid of Mrs. Wm. Ross. Nearly $100.00 was raised by selling tickets. All the young people on the 3rd took part. Mama phoned me in the afternoon. Elsie was not much better. Papa & Henry went to town in the morning. Feb. 13. - Sat. - Papa went to town this A.M. I have been busy cooking & doing the Saturday ‘s work. Went over to Laura ‘s after tea. Elsie was some better. Mama phoned me. Feb. 14. - Sun. Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Easton called in & gave papa the proceeds from the concert to keep for Mrs. Ross. Henry went down to the post office. I received a letter post card from Mary Warner. Feb. 14. - Sun. - There was no church here this evening as it was {continued from last page} so stormy. Two young men & two girls stopped at our place about 8:30 p.m. as the horse was tired out. Feb Mama came home this p.m. Feb. 15 - Mon. - We washed for Elsie this morning & Hyne came out for me this afternoon. Elsie was some better. 5 �Feb. 16. - Tues. - It is still storming & drifting but cleared up in the night. I went over to Mr. Dawson ‘s & phoned out home. Feb. 17. - Wed. - Went over to Mr. Dawson ‘s 12.30 p.m. & phoned out home. Ethel & Charlie went with me. It has been a lovely bright day. Elsie is gaining splendidly. I sugared off this evening. Feb. 18. - Thur. - Elsie is on the gain. Went over to Mr. Dawson ‘s & phoned out home 12.30: Annie, & Howard came up home this morning & stayed all night. Mrs. Jno Beattie Jr. & Willie Simpson came up to-night. Feb. 19. - Fri- - Elsie is a great deal better. Hyne brought me home this morning. It has been a nice warm day & has been thawing. It started to rain about 4.30 & rained quite hard all night. so Annie & Howard has to stay all night. Warner ‘s went to Lyn to play for the Oddfellows “At Home” Papa & Mr. Wm. Kyle each brought a load of ice this p.m. & put it in Mr. Kyle ‘s shed. {continued from last page} Mr. Kyle ‘s sister Mrs. Beverage who has been visiting at Mr. Kyle ‘s has been very ill threatened with typhoid fever is on the gain. Feb. 20. - Sat. - Mama cooked pies for the social. Annie & Howard were here all day but went home at night after choir practice. Willard & {Melville} Corbett were here for tea. Choir practise here in the evening. Papa & Mr. Kyle drew another load of ice this p.m. Papa went down to John Dalton ‘s this evening. Feb. 21. - Sun. - Hyne & Charlie came out & went home after dinner. Mr. Earnest Thomas, 6 �Merrickville, preached the Anniversary Services this afternoon & evening. We went to church this afternoon. Willard & Melville & Mr. J. Washer played the instruments for both services. Mrs. Jas Simpson, Miss Christina Byers, Mrs. Jno. Warner & Mary Warner were here for tea. We all went to church in the evening. Feb. 22. - Mon. - We cooked this morning & went to the hall 3. p.m. to set tables etc. for the Anniversary social. The programme consisted of Speeches by Dr. Meyer, Mr. Thomas, & Mrs. Clifford gave a talk on her trip to Rome. Warner ‘s orchestra & music by the choir. {continued from last page} Mr. Will Barton was taken sick at the social & the following day. the doctor pronounced it appenticetis. The proceeds from the social were $27.00 clear. Feb. 23. - Tues. - We went to the hall & washed the dishes etc. Papa went to town this p.m. It started to snow & rain to-gether about 5 p.m. so we could not go down to Warner ‘s to skate this evening. Feb. 25. - Thur - Papa went to Freeland ‘s sale after dinner & I went down to Annie ‘s & we went skating after tea Henry came down. There was about 12 there. Feb. 26 - Fri - papa went to Mr. Braden Bisell ‘s sale & mama went down to Mrs. Jas. Simpson ‘s. It is a lovely day. I swept the chamber. Mr. Warner took us to choir practise at Mabel Shaver ‘s. Feb. 27 - Sat. - Theodore Shipman came out this afternoon. Henry went to town this p.m. & brought George Philip ‘s home with him. We all went down to Warner ‘s to skate in the evening. 7 �Feb. 28. - Sun. - Wesley Tottin & Mr. Thomas Johnston came here this a.m & stayed till 4 p.m. Hyne came out after dinner & George Philips ‘ went out to Sheppard ‘s {continued from last page} with him. Went to church this Eve. Mary Warner stayed up here all night. Feb. 2 March 1909 March 1 - Mon - Mary Warner helped me trim my box for the box-social, also we trimmed Mrs. Ralph Bishop ‘s box. Mrs. R. Bishops brother, Willie Barton is much better to-day & was able to sit up all the afternoon. Mrs. Bishop is down there. Jean gave me a lesson this p.m. Mary went home with Jean about 4. p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Phlander Barton came up this Eve. March 2 - Tues. - We washed this a.m. Uncle Horace came down this p.m. Henry went down to Lord ‘s Mills to-night to a concert. Mr. Seaman Wright took {continued from last page} the load. Mrs. Ralph Bishop came home to-day. March 3. Wed. - Went down to Warner ‘s this a.m. also up to Mrs. R. Bishop ‘s this p.m. to exchange cooking for our boxes. Mary Warner came up 2.30 p.m. & went to the box social with us. Jean Robertson came up 6 p.m. to go to the social & stayed here all night. Went to the Mason ‘s Box Social at night. Mr. Howard Francis got my box. March 4. - Thur. - Mr. Robertson came up for Jean this morning. I went up to the hall this morning. Papa took the piano in town. George Philips came here 6:30 p.m. It is quite stormy. 8 �March 6. - Fri. - Papa, George, & I went down to Warner ‘s this p.m. Papa took George in town after dinner & I stayed for choir practise there at night. Mrs.Warner made my underwaists for me. It is a lovely sunny day. March 6. - Sat. - We have a sick cow & Mr. T. Johnston was here for dinner. George Philips started for Toronto 1.30 a.m. & intended staying in Toronto over Sunday. It is a beautiful day. Henry went to the post-office to-night. Pearl Dales telephone to mama 10.30 p.m. to have some music but I was in bed. March 7. - Sun. - Dr. T. Johnston was here for dinner. Our cow is not much better. Elsie, Hyne & children came out this p.m & stayed for tea. I went to church this p.m. A student from St. Albans ‘s School preached in St. George ‘s church this evening. March 8. - Mon. - We washed this a.m. papa helped Wm. Read break his colts to-day. I took my lesson this p.m. This is Mason ‘s night. Dr. Johnston came here 8.30 p.m. & I went over to the Hall for papa. March 9. - Tues. - Dr. Johnston stayed all night. Laura was over this a.m. I went down to John Walton ‘s for milk this a.m. There is a parlor Social at the parsonage, Algonquin, to-night. Our cow died to-night. March 10 - Wed. - Dr. Johnston went home this a.m. Ladie ‘s Aid was here this p,m. Mr. & Corbett; Mr. & Mrs. Bissel; Mr. & Mrs. Bishop & Ruby; Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. G. Dudley, Nellie Caldwell, Mr. & Mrs. V Wells & Vivian; Mrs. Meyer & Minnie Throop were present at it. Mr. 9 �Rob Steward Sr. gave a reception for Flora to-night. March 11. - Thur. - Mr. Ralph Bishop & papa went to Mr. Wm. Newell ‘s sale this p.m. I went down to the store. [continued from last page] with Laura this p.m. Mama & Laura went up to Grandma Manhard ‘s this p.m. I have been working on my underwaist this p.m. March 12. - Fri. - Papa & Henry went down the road & brought Annie & Howard up this a.m. Elsie Hyne, & children were here for dinner & went to town after dinner. Mrs. Jno. Walker, & Mrs. Hillyard Walker came down this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Tousley & Mrs. Chas. Simpson were here this p.m. also. mama went over to Laura ‘s after tea. March 13. - Sat. - I went down to the post-office after tea & stopped at Mrs. Beattie ‘s. Mr. & Mrs. Robt. Woods came down to Mrs. Beattie ‘s to-night. Papa is down there also. Mama & I are all alone. Electa Bissell telephone to-night & asked me up to-morrow afternoon for tea. March 14. - Sun. - Wrote a letter to Luella Daniels this a.m. Went up to Electa ‘s this p.m. & came down to church this evening. Annie & Willard went in to Aunt Jane Newell ‘s this p.m. March 15. - Mon. - We washed this a.m. Elsie & Hyne went to town this a.m. & left the children here. Jean gave me a lesson this p.m. I have been working on my underwaist this evening. Laura was over a little while to-night. March. 16. - Tues. - Papa & Henry went to town this a.m. & mama & Mrs. Jas. Simpson went over to Mrs. Jno. Corbett ‘s. I am all alone. I made a cake after dinner & practised my music 10 �lesson all this p.m. Mrs. Warner & Annie went to town this p.m. I got my embroidery hat from Eaton ‘s. Toronto to-night. Etta Bissell had a little birthday-party this p.m. March 17. - Wed. - Mama put Elsie ‘s quilt on this a.m. & I ironed. Henry helped Mr. R. Bishop kill pigs this a.m. Mrs. Beattie & John went to North Augusta to the Masons. At Home tonight. Henry is staying all night with Mrs. Beattie Sr. & will do the chores for them. I am working on my underwaist this evening. Recieved a St. Patrick ‘s post-card from Elisa McGarrity to-night. March 18. - Thur. - I did my Friday ‘s work to-day. Mrs. R. Bishop & I were talking to Elsie & Minnie Throop at Mrs. Uriah Bishopŝ this afternoon. I have been working on my underwaist. Laura was over 4 p.m. also Mr. Jno. Walker was down. Mama went up to Mrs. Walker ‘s 5.30 p.m. March 19. - Fri. - It is a lovely morning. Laura & I went up to Grandma Manhard ‘s this a.m. & Laura & Aunt went to town. I stayed [continued from last page] with Grandma. Choir practise was here to-night. It is a stormy night. March 20. - Sat. - It is a nice morning. Papa went to town this a.m. We have been busy cooking. Ollie McNish came here to-night & stayed all night. March 21. - Sun. - Went to church this afternoon. Annie, Willard, Little Howard & Mary were here for tea. Also Elsie & Hyne & children Mrs J. Beattie Jr. came up 6.30 p.m. for a book to read. Had a chat with Mrs. R. Bishop & Nellie Caldwell this evening. March. 22. - Mon. - It has been a lovely bright day which means “An early Spring” so they say. 11 �March 22 Took my lesson this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Walker was down to-night. I was over to Laura ‘s a little while. Mama took the quilt off this p.m. We killed two pigs this pm. March 23. - Tues. - Mr & Mrs. H. Lockwood & mama went down to Annie ‘s this a.m. They got home about 5. p.m. I swept & dusted the parlor to-day. Was talking to Aunt Lib Pearson at Mr. Gus. Whitney ‘s. Henry clipped Mr. P. Bissells “old Fred” this p.m March 24. - Wed. - Papa & Mr. Kyle went to the saw mill at Algonquin for a load of sawdust this a.m. [continued from last page] Henry helped Mr. Sim Wright kill pigs this p.m. Mama & Mrs. Jno. Corbett went to Mrs. Leo Corbett ‘s this p.m. Laura was over a little while. Warner ‘s went to a Masquerade at the Asylum to-night. March 25 - Thur. - It has rained all day, but it is snowing some now to-night. Warner ‘s & Mr. Bishop ‘s are at Mrs. Jno. Beattie ‘s to-night. to a for tea. March 26. - Fri. - It is a stormy day. I swept the chamber this a.m. Papa & Henry killed 2 pigs this p.m. It has cleared off to-night. Willard took us all to Mrs. W. Wood ‘s for choir practise. March 27 - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. The men clipped a horse for Mr. P. Bissel this p.m. It has been a stormy afternoon. March 28 - Sun. I laid down this p.m. & mama went over to Laura ‘s a little while. Went to church this Eve. Annie & Willard came in after church. Mr. Brock Cowan came down for mama as Grandma had a poor spell. Mama went up & stayed. 12 �March 29 - Mon. - Papa went up for mama this p.m. & we churned this p.m. I took a lesson this p.m. March 30. Tues. - We washed this a.m. Papa Henry helped Mr. Jno. Corbett saw this morning. I went down to Annie ‘s this p.m & started my embroidery hat. I worked at it this Eve. March 31. - Wed. - Papa put a new back in our stove this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. Walker ‘s this p.m. They are boiling for the first to-day. Henry has been down helping John Beattie chop wood. Papa took down the boards in the wood-shed this p.m. & I straightened the shed. April April 1. - Thur - Mr. R. Bishop april-fooled me this morning. I went up to Mr. Jno. Walker ‘s this p.m. & Mama & I went down to Mr. F. Barton ‘s to-night for sugar. Had my last cutter ride to-night. April 2. - Fri. - Papa went to down this a.m. Papa & I went out to Elsie ‘s this p.m. April 3 - Sat - It has been a lovely day. Papa & Henry went away looking for to buy a cow but did not get any. Choir practise was here to-night. April 4 - Sun. Went to church this p.m Rather Meyer came here for tea. April 5 - Mon. - Went up to Mr. Jno. Walkers after dinner. Took my lesson this p.m. [continued from last page] This is Mason ‘s night. William Warner is joining to-night. Mama & I “sugared off.” April 6 - Tues. Mr. & Mrs. H. Lockwood were here for dinner. It rained this p.m. & eve. Henry went to the post-office this Eve. April 7 - Wed. We churned this a.m. The men clipped Laura ‘s horse this a.m. Gordon Walker 13 �was down in the evening. April 8. - Thur. - Henry helped Johny Beattie split wood all day. Papa went to town this a.m. Nellie Caldwell came down this p.m. I have been working on my hat. Mr. Lockwood was down this a.m. Henry went to the office this Eve. April 9 - Fri. - I swept & dusted the chamber this a.m. Annie & Howard came up this a.m. & stayed for choir practise this Eve. Mrs. R. Bishop came down this p.m. Choir practise here this Eve. April 10. - Mama & I went up to Mrs. Lockwood ‘s this Eve. Mrs. R. Bishop, Mrs. U. Bishop & Ruby were there also. Henry went to the Rifle Association meeting to-night. I received 3 Easter postals to-night. April 11. Sun. - & “Easter Sunday” Willard & Annie, Little Howard Elsie, Hyne & children came this a.m. & stayed all day. Papa. [continued from last page] stayed at home with Howard & we went to church this Eve. April 12. - Mon - We churned & cleaned the kitchen pipes this a.m. Aunt Annie Manhard came down this a.m. & stayed for dinner. Papa & Fred Warner went away looking for 2 cows this p.m. but did not buy any. April 13. - Tues. - We washed this a.m. Electa Bissell came down this p.m. Papa & Henry went out to Fairfield & bought 2 cows from Mr. W. McDougall. It has been a terrible windy day & is raining to-night. 14 �April 14 - Wed - Mama went to the Ladie ‘s Aid this p.m. at Mrs. A. P. Bissell ‘s. I went down to Mrs. Beattie ‘s this p.m. & up to Mr. Bissell ‘s this Eve. April 15 . Thur. - Papa & mama went to market this a.m. Mary Easton, Myrtle Mylks & I went to Nellie Caldwell ‘s this p.m. I went to choir practise at the church this Eve. Mary Warner stayed here all night. April 16. - Fri. - I ironed this a.m. We washed the dishes at the hall after dinner. April 17 - Sat. - Elsie & Hyne went to town this p.m. & left the children here. They came back here & stayed all night. [continued from last page] I took my new dress up to Mrs. Wright ‘s this p.m. to get made. Charlie went with me. April 18. - Sun. - Went to church this p.m. Elsie & Hyne went home after tea. April 19. - Mon. - It has been a rainy day. We started to clean the closets upstairs to-day. Myrtle Spicer died this a.m. April 20. - Tues - We churned this a.m. & I took a pail of butter-milk up to Mrs. Orr. I finished cleaning the closets to-day. Johnie Beattie was here this Eve. Willard Kirkby died this a.m. April 21. - Wed. - We washed this a.m. Mr. Wm. Collier & A Mr. Squier were here for dinner. Laura was over after tea. Willard was here to-night. Myrtle Spicer was buried 1.30 p.m. Mrs. G. Smith who was taken out of the vault, Prescott was buried to-day at Manhard ‘s. April 22 - Thur - Papa & Mama went up to Grandma Manhard ‘s this a.m. Mr. T. Johnston was 15 �here for tea. I went out to milk to-night. Willard & Henry went to town to-night. April 23. - Fri. - Mama & papa went to town this a.m. Mama went up to see Willard Kirkby. Choir practise at the church this Eve. Hyne came out & they clipped his horse this Eve. James Bissell was operated for appenticitis to-night. April 24. - Sat. - Laura & I went up to Mrs. S. Wright ‘s to-night. April 25. - Sun. - Olive & Sarah McNish were here for dinner. Mama went down with them to Mrs. Beattie ‘s & to Read ‘s Cemetery this p.m. Papa & I went to church to-night. There was just 14 present. James Bissell has the pneumonia besides the appenticitis but is getting along nicely. Walter Trew was taken to the asylum this a.m. as he is insane. April 26. - Mon. - We churned this a.m. & I took Mrs. Beattie some buttermilk. Laura & I went up to Grandma ‘s this p.n. & I also collected missionary money. April 27. - Tues. - We washed this a.m. I went up to Mrs. S. Wright ‘s this p.m. to get my dress fitted. James Bissell was quite bad to-night. Mr. & Mrs. Bissell are staying all night with him. Laura was over this Eve. April 28. - Wed. - Mama went up to Mr. Walker ‘s this p.m. & I went up to Mr. Bishop ‘s to change a setting of eggs. We set a hen to-night. April 29. - Thur. - James Bissell died 2.30 this morning. Mama & I swept the church this p.m: Henry went to town to-night. Papa went up to Mr. P. Bissell ‘s to-night. They brought the corpse out 5 p.m. Mr Sheridan is the undertaker. Papa & Floyd Bissell stayed there all night. I got a new 16 �pair of shoes. April 30. - Fri. - Mama went up to Mr. Bissel ‘s this p.m. Mary W. came up & she & I went up also. Choir practise here to-night. May. 1. - Sat. May 1909. May 1. - Sat. - I dusted the church this a.m. James was buried this p.m. I went down to Mrs. Beattie ‘s to-day. It was a rainy day. May 2. - Sun. - It is very cold to-day. Had a snow squall this a.m. Papa Henry & I went to church this p.m. Elsie, Hyne & children came out this p.m. I wrote to Elva this Eve. May 3. - Mon. - It rained this p.m. Papa went to town. p.m. This is Mason ‘s night. Mama & I are alone. May 4. - Tues. - Mama went up to Mr. R. Bishop ‘s this a.m. & stayed with the two Mrs. Bishop ‘s as they [continued from last page] are in bed with La gripp. I finished my hat this p.m. I started my collar & cuffs this p.m. May 5. - Wed. - I took Mrs. Beattie some butter-milk this a.m. I did my hat up this p.m. Mama went down to Mrs. Beattie ‘s this Eve. May 6 - Thur. - Papa & I went to market this a.m. I went up to Mrs. Bishop ‘s for a setting of eggs this p.m We set two hens to-day. May 7. Fri. - It has rained all day. Annie, Mary & Howard came up this p.m. & stayed for tea. May 8. - Sat. - Papa went to market this a.m. & for feed this p.m. We sold our rags to-day. Had a 17 �bon-fire to-night. May 9. - Sun. - Mama went up to Mr. Lockwood ‘s this p.m. Elsie Hyne & children came out this p.m. Mary Warner came up also. I played the organ at church to-night as Mary has a pain in her side. There was a thunder storm during church this Eve. May 10. - Mon - We washed this a.m. Willard came up this p.m. It has rained all day. May 11 - Tues. - It rained this a.m. but cleared up near noon. Mama went up to Mr. Walkers this p.m. & put our our clothes out when she came home. Jean was here to-night for a music book of mine. I was over to Mr. Knapp ‘s before dark. Mrs. H. Daniels, Prescott, died 2. p.m. Jean was here this Eve for one of my music books. May 12. - Wed. - We churned this a.m. & I took Mrs. Beattie some buttermilk. Papa went to Algonquin this a.m. for seed potatoes. Mama went to the Ladie ‘s Aid this p.m & I raked the yard. Received a card from Luella Daniels this Eve about her mother ‘s death. I sowed sweetpeas to-day. May 13. - Thur. - Annie, Henry & I went to the funeral. We left here at 11. a.m. Arrived at Prescott 12.30. Funeral was 2. p.m. at the church & then to the Blue Church Cemetery. We got home 5.15 p.m. May 14. - Fri. - We ironed this a.m. I went down to Annie ‘s this p.m. Choir practise at the church this Eve. Theodore Shipman came out to-day. May 15. Sat. - Mrs. Warner took Mary to Dr. Jones Prescott to-day & he advised her to have an operation as soon as possible. May 15. - Sat. - Theodore & Laura were over this p.m. Henry went to town this Eve. 18 �May 16. - Sun. - Theodore was over this a.m. Went to church this p.m. I played the organ. Elsie & Hyne & children came out this p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Walker came down this Eve. May 17. - Mon. - We cleaned the spare bed-room to-day. Mrs. Warner took Mary to the hospital to-day. [continued from last page] will not operate on her for a few days. It has been a rainy day. May 18 - Tues. - We cleaned my room to-day. Henry, John Walton & Johnie Beattie went fishing to-day. Henry & I went up to Grandma ‘s to-night. Mr. S. Mylkes died to-night. May 19. - Wed. - We cleaned the hall upstairs to-day. Was up to Mrs. Orr ‘s this Eve. May 20. - Thur. - We washed to-day. Dusted & draped the church this p.m. Mabel Shaver & Willie McCoy came over for choir practise. No one else came. It rained to-night. May. 21. - Fri. - We went to Mr. Mylks ‘ funeral 10 a.m. I played the organ. Mrs. Jas. Throop & Miss Everetts were here for dinner. I raked this p.m. Leonard Easton came down for some catala trees this Eve. May 22. - Sat. - I took Mrs. Orr some buttermilk this a.m. I went to town to-night with Henry to see Mary Warner. She is able to sit up & is coming home Monday. Was back to Aunt Jane Newell ‘s. May 23. - Sun. - Annie, Willard & Howard came up this a.m. Elsie, Hyne & children came out this p.m. We went to church this Eve. It has been a lovely day & is a fine night. May 24. - Mon. - We washed this a.m. Started to clean Mama ‘s room this p.m. Mama went up to Mr. Walker ‘s after milking. Mrs. J. Warner brought Mary home this Eve. They called in here. It 19 �has been a lovely day. May 25. - Tues. - We finishing cleaning Mama ‘s room this p.m. I ironed this a.m. Went up to Mrs. S. Wright ‘s to-night. Ellie Watts & baby started from Cal. to-day. May 26. - Wed. - We cleaned the pantry to-day. My locust tree is just budding. We are having fine weather now. May 27. - Thur. - We cleaned the hall downstairs to-day. It rained this p.m. May 28. - Fri. - We cleaned the cellar this a.m. Mama & papa went to town this p.m. We got a new mattress for Henry ‘s bed. I went down to Mrs. Beattie ‘s this Eve & we made out our bill to send to Eaton ‘s, Toronto. She will help me make my hat. May 29. - Sat. - Cleaned Henry ‘s room to-day. Annie & Willard went to town to-night. Received a letter from L. Daniel ‘s to-night also a memorium card from her. May 30. - Sun. - It is a lovely day. Went to church this p.m. Annie, Willard & little Howard came here from church & stayed for tea. May 31. - Mon. - We washed & cleaned the wood-shed to-day. Mr. J. Walker came down tonight. Mrs. J. Walker was here this p.m. Battersea. Ont {black faux leather black cover of diary} For more information on Mary Edith Throop, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 20 � 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>{black faux leather front cover of diary}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>No. 1</p> <p>January. 1909.</p> <p>Jan 1. . Fri. There was a shooting contest Friday here &amp; an oyster supper. Mama &amp; Laura went up to Grandma's Henry had the jaundice.</p> <p>Jan 2. - Mr Wm. Ross died.</p> <p>Jan. 3 - Mr. Wright. Prescott preached here in the evening.</p> <p>Jan 4 - Ellection Day. Mrs. Dave Perrin &amp; sisters came here. Choir practice here at night. Mason's night.</p> <p>Jan. 5 - Mr. Wm Ross was buried. Rainy &amp; sloppy. Mama went up to Mrs. Wrights after dinner.</p> <p>Jan. 10 - Sunday Anna &amp; Willard &amp; Howard came up in the morning. I kept Howard &amp; the rest went to church in the afternoon.</p> <p>Jan. 11 - Monday - Geo Philip's arrived</p> <p>Jan. 12 - Tuesday Papa took George</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} Philips out to Sheppard's at night.</p> <p>Jan. 13 - Wednesday We started a fire in our coal-stove. Mama went to the Ladies Aid + Mary Easton came down here. Uncle Horace came down this P.M.</p> <p>Jan. 14 - Thur. - Mama went up to Mrs. Wright's.</p> <p>Jan. 15. - Fri - Papa &amp; Mama went into Uncle Hugh's in the morning &amp; I went down to Annie's in the afternoon &amp; stayed for choir practise.</p> <p>Jan 16. - Sat - Was very cold &amp; Henry went to town after dinner.</p> <p>Jan. 17 - Sun - No church here as Anniversary services were held at Manhand.</p> <p>Jan. 18 - Mon - Jean came up &amp; gave me a lesson. It was very cold.</p> <p>Jan. 19 - Tuesday Practise for Mrs. Beattie's concert at Mr. Kyle's. We did not go as it was so stormy. Mrs. Wm. Newel, Algonquin, died to-night.</p> <p>Jan. 20 - Wednesday It was a lovely warm day. Mrs. H. Everetts &amp; Mrs. Pearson came up &amp; Aunt Lib stayed up. Papa took lame back yesterday. Mason's Lodge to-night. Mr. Walker came down.</p> <p>Jan. 21 - Thursday Elsie Hyne &amp; children came out, Elsie &amp; Hyne went to town. Mrs. Beattie Sr. was here for tea. Aunt Lib Pearson &amp; I went over to Laura's after tea. Papa &amp; Henry were unloading a car of grain in town.</p> <p>Jan. 22 - Friday - Aunt Lib went to Mr. Geordie Landon's. John George was here for dinner. Henry &amp; I went over to practice at Mr. Wm. Kyle's. It rained all</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} day + was awfully icy.</p> <p>Jan. 23. - Sat. - It has rained all day. Mr. Lockwood came down this afternoon. Papa went down to John Waltson's to-night. Henry went down for the mail.</p> <p>Jan. 24. - Sun. There was quite a thunder storm 3 p.m. We went to church in the afternoon.</p> <p>Jan. 25. - Mon. Jean came up + gave me a lesson. We went to practise at Mr. Kyle's in the evening.</p> <p>Jan. 26. - Tues. Went up to grandma Manhardt's after dinner. Cheese meeting was held in the Mason's Hall. Floerena Manhard was here in the evening. Mrs. {Jno.} Walton was here also. It was a lovely bright night.</p> <p>Jan. 27. - Wed. - It has been a stormy day. Mr. Meyer was here for tea. There was is a meeting at Bethel Church to-night to arrange for the Anniversary Social.</p> <p>Jan. 28. - Thur. - It has been a nice bright day. Papa went to town this afternoon. + he + John Walton went out to Algonquin to-night + mama + I were alone. I had my hair washed to-day.</p> <p>Jan. 29. - Fri. - It was quite stormy but cleared off at night. Went to practise at Mr. Kyle's. To</p> <p>Jan. 30. - Sat. - Stormy. Choir practise here at night. Johnie Beattie was here in the afternoon.</p> <p>Jan. 31. - Sun. - Bright + cold. We went to church at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan. 31. - Mon - We washed. Took my lesson this afternoon. Went to concert practise at Mr. Kyle's. Laura was over this p.m.</p> <p>February. 1909.</p> <p>Feb. 1st - Mon. We washed. Took my lesson this afternoon. Laura was over this p.m. Went to concert practise at Mr. Kyle's.</p> <p>Feb. 2. - Tues. - Mama put on a quilt. I ironed. Papa &amp; Henry drove the colt. There was a pedler here this p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 3. - Wed. - It has been a lovely day. Annie, Howard &amp; Mrs. Warner were came up &amp; stayed all day. They helped Mama quilt. George Philips's came out from Sheppard's this p.m. The girls went to Mrs. Alex Landon's this p.m. to make their sunbonnets for the concert. I went also. Got a letter from Elva McGarrity to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb. 4 - Thur. - George, papa + Henry drove the cold this p.m. Aunt Vic called this p.m. I painted my little chest. Went to concert practice at Mr. Kyle's. Laura was over 4 p.m. Was talking to Lillian Wanhills, Prescott this P.M.</p> <p>Feb. 5 - Fri. - We had a cow die this noon. John Walton Johnie Beattie + Mr. P. Bissell were here for dinner. George went down to Annie's this a.m. + mama + papa went down for him in the evening. We cleaned + decorated the Temperance Hall for the concert this p.m. Choir practise here this evening. Warm.</p> <p>Feb. 6 - Sat. - warm + quite sloppy. Papa went to town this A.M. + out to Algonquin this p.m. Laura was over 4 p.m. Car of grain arrived in Brockville to-night at noon-</p> <p>Feb. 7. - Sun. - Papa + mama went to Algonquin after dinner. Annie Wellard, Mary + little Howard came up. We all went to church p.m. in the afternoon 3 p.m. + Annie + Howard stayed here.</p> <p>Feb. 8. - Mon. - We washed. Mama went up to Mrs. Wright's + I took my lesson. I went down to Annie's 3 p.m. + stayed for tea + went to the hall for concert practise. Recieved a letter from Luella Daniels. Mason's night. Unloading the car. Mrs. Beattie gave me a pretty brooch.</p> <p>Feb. 9. - Tues. - Papa + Henry were in town unloading the car of grain. Mama went out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} to Elsie's as Elsie has the jaundice. I have been all alone. Laura came over this p.m. Mama phoned to me. P.M.</p> <p>Feb. 10. - Wed. - Stormed all forenoon. John Walton was here this A.M. The men finished unloading the care this P.M. Concert practise in the hall to-night. Mama phoned me this p.m.</p> <p>Feb. 11. - Thur. - I swept + dusted up stairs to-today. Mama phoned me this p.m. + said Elsie was not any better. I am keeping house alone these days.</p> <p>Feb. 12. Fri. - We all went to the concert at night, given by the "South Augusta Glee Club.' in aid of Mrs. Wm. Ross. Nearly $100.00 was raised by selling tickets. All the young people on the 3rd took part. Mama phoned me in the afternoon. Elsie was not much better. Papa + Henry went to town in the morning.</p> <p>Feb. 13. - Sat. - Papa went to town this A.M. I have been busy cooking + doing the Saturday's work. Went over to Laura's after tea. Elsie was some better. Mama phoned me.</p> <p>Feb. 14. - Sun. Mr. + Mrs. Jesse Easton called in + gave papa the proceeds from the concert to keep for Mrs. Ross. Henry went down to the post office. I received a letter post card from Mary Warner.</p> <p>Feb. 14. - Sun. - There was no church here this evening as it was</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} so stormy. Two young men + two girls stopped at our place about 8:30 p.m. as the horse was tired out. Mama came home this p.m.</p> <p>Feb</p> <p>Feb. 15 - Mon. - We washed for Elsie this morning + Hyne came out for me this afternoon. Elsie was some better.</p> <p>Feb. 16. - Tues. - It is still storming + drifting but cleared up in the night. I went over to Mr. Dawson's + phoned out home.</p> <p>Feb. 17. - Wed. - Went over to Mr. Dawson's 12.30 p.m. + phoned out home. Ethel + Charlie went with me. It has been a lovely bright day. Elsie is gaining splendidly. I sugared off this evening.</p> <p>Feb. 18. - Thur. - Elsie is on the gain. Went over to Mr. Dawson's + phoned out home 12.30: Annie, + Howard came up home this morning &amp; stayed all night. Mrs. {Jns.} Beattie Jr. + Willie Simpson came up to-night.</p> <p>Feb. 19. - Fri- - Elsie is a great deal better. Hyne brought me home this morning. It has been a nice dawm day 1 has been thawing. It started to rain about 4.30 + rained quite hard all night. so Annie + Howard has to stay all night. Warner's went to Lyn to play for the Oddfellows "At Home". Papa + Mr. Wm. Kyle each brought a load of ice this p.m. + put it in Mr. Kyle's shed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} Mr. Kyle's sister Mrs. Beverage who has been visiting at Mr. Kyle's has been very ill threatened with typhoid fever is on the gain.</p> <p>Feb. 20. - Sat. - Mama cooked pies for the social. Annie + Howard were here all day but went home at night after choir practice. Willard + {Melville} Corbett were here for tea. Choir practise here in the evening. Papa + Mr. Kyle drew another load of ice this p.m. Papa went down to John Walton's this evening.</p> <p>Feb. 21. - Sun. - Hyne + Charlie came out + went home after dinner. Mr. Earnest Thomas, Merrickville, preached the Anniversary services this afternoon + evening. We went to church this afternoon. Willard + {Melville} + Mr. J. Washer played the instruments for both services. Mrs. Jas Simpson, Miss Christina Beyers, Mrs. {Jno} Warner + Mary Warner were here for tea. We all went to church in the evening.</p> <p>Feb. 22. - Mon. - We cooked this morning + went to the hall 3. p.m. to set tables etc. for the Anniversary social. The programme consisted of Speeches by Mr. Meyer, Mr. Thomas, + Mis. Clifford gave a talk on her trip to Rome; Warner's orchestra + music by the choir.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} Mr. Will Barton was taken sick at the social + the following day. the doctor pronounced it appenticatis. The proceeds from the social were $27.00 dear.</p> <p>Feb. 23. - Tues. - We went to the hall + washed the dishes etc. Papa went to town this p.m. It started to snow + rain to-tegether about 5 p.m. so we could not go down to Warner's to skate this evening.</p> <p>Feb. 25. - Thur - Papa went to Freeland's sale after dinner + I went down to Annie's + we went skating after tea Henry came down. There was about 12 there.</p> <p>Feb. 26 - Fri - papa went to Mr. Braden Biesell's sale + mama went down to Mrs. Jas. Simpson's. It is a lovely day. I swept the chamber. Mr. Warner took us to choiur practise at Mabel Shaver's.</p> <p>Feb. 27 - Sat. - Theodore Shipman came out this afternoon. Henry went to town this p.m. + brought George Philip's home with him. We all went down to Warner's to skate in the evening.</p> <p>Feb. 28. - Sun. - Wesley Tottin &amp; Mr. Thomas Johnston came here this a.m + stayed till 4 p.m. Hyne came out after dinner + George Philips' went out to Sheppard's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} with him. Went to church this Eve. Mary Warner stayed up here all night.</p> <p>Feb. 2</p> <p>March 1909</p> <p>March 1 - Mon - Mary Warner helped me trim my box for the box-social. also we trimmed Mrs. Ralph Bishop's box. Mrs. R. Bishops brother, Willie Barton is much better to-day + was able to sit up all the afternoon. Mrs. Bishop is down there. Jean gave me a lesson this p-m. Mary went home with Jean about 4. p.m. Mr. + Mrs. Phlander Barton came up this Eve.</p> <p>March 2 - Tues. - We washed this a.m. Uncle Horace came down this p.m. Henry went down to Lord's Mills to-night to a concert. Mr. Seaman Wright took</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{continued from last page} the load. Mrs. Ralph bishop came home to-day.</p> <p>March 3. Wed. - Went down to Warner's this a.m. also up to Mrs. R. Bishop's this p.m. to exhance cooking for our boxes. Mary Warner came up 2.30 p.m. + went to the box social with us. Jean Robertson came up 6 p.m. to go to the social + stayed here all night. Went to the Mason's Box Social at night. Mr. Howard Francis got my box.</p> <p>March 4. - Thur. - Mr. Robertson came up for Jean this morning. I went up to the hall this morning. Papa took the piano in town. George Philips came here 6:30 p.m. It it qutie stormy.</p> <p>March 6. - Fri. - Papa, George, + I went down to Warner's this p.m. Papa took George in town after dinner + I stayed for choir practise there at night. Mrs.Warnet made my underwaists for me. It is a lovely sunny day.</p> <p>March 6. - Sat. - We have a sick cow + Mr. T. Johnston was here for dinner. George Philips started for Toronto 1.30 a.m. + intended staying in Toronto over Sunday. It is a beautiful day. Henry went to the post-office to-night. Pearl Wales telephone to mama 10.30 p.m. to have some music but I was in bed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 7. - Sun. - Mr. T. Johnston was here for dinner. Our cow is not much better. Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m + stayed for tea. I went to church this p.m. A student from St. Albans's School preached in St. George's church this evening.</p> <p>March 8. - Mon. - We washed this a.m. papa helped Wm. Read break his colts to-day. I took my lesson this p.m. This is Mason's night. Dr. Johnston came here 8.30 p.m. + I went over to the Hall for papa.</p> <p>March 9. - Tues. - Dr. Johnston stayed all night. Laura was over this a.m. I went down to John Walton's for milk this a.m. There is a parlor Social at the parsonage, Algonquin, to-night. Our cow died to-night.</p> <p>March 10 - Wed. - Dr. Johnston went home this a.m. ladie's Aid was here this p,m. Mr. + Corbett; Mr. + Mrs. Bissel; Mr. + Mrs. Bishop + Ruby; Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. G. Dudley, Nellie Caldwell, Mr. + Mrs. {D} Wells + {Durian}; Mrs.. Meyer + Minnie Throop were present at it. Mr. Rob Steward Sr. gave a reception for Flora to-night.</p> <p>March 11. - Thur. - Mr. Ralph Bishop + papaa went to Mr. Wm. Revell's sale this p.m. I went down to the store.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] with Laura thia p.m. Mama + Laura went up to Grandma Manhard's this p.m. I have been working on my underwaist this p.m.</p> <p>March 12. - Fri. - Papa + Henry went down the road + brought Annie ^+ Howard up this a.m. Elsie Hyne, + children were here for dinner + went to town after dinner. Mrs. [Jno] Walker, + Mrs. Hillward Walker came down this p.m. Mrs. [Jno] Tousley + Mrs. Chas. Simpson were here this p.m. also. mama went over to Laura's after tea.</p> <p>March 13. - Sat. - I went down to the post-office after tea + stopped at Mrs. Beattie's. Mr. + Mrs. Robt. Woods came down to Mrs. Beattie's to-night. Papa is down there also. Mama + I are all alone. Electa Bissell telephone to-night + asked me up to-morrow afternoon for tea.</p> <p>March 14. - Sun. - Wrote a letter to Luella Daniels this a.n. Went up to Electa's this p.m. + came down to church this evening. Annie + Willard went in to Aunt Jane Newell's this p.m.</p> <p>March 15. - Mon. - We washed this a.m. Elsie + Wyne went to town this a.m. + left the children here. Jean gave me a lesson this p.m. I have been working on my underwaise this evening. laura was over a little while to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March. 16. - Tues. - Papa + Henry went to town this a.m. + mama + Mrs. Jas. Simpson went over to Mrs. Jno. Corbett's. I am all alone. I made a cake after dinner + practised my music lesson all this p.m. Mrs. Warner + Annie went to town this p.m. I got my embroidery hat from Eaton's. Toronto to-night. Etta Bissell had a little birthday-party this p.m.</p> <p>March 17. - Wed. - Mama put Elsie's quilt on this a.m. + I ironed. Henry helped Mr. R. Bushop kill pigs this a.n. Mrs. Beattie + John went to North Augusta to the Masons. At Home to-night. Henry is staying all night with Mrs. Beattie Sr. + will do the chores for them. I am working on my underwaise thie Evening. Recieved a St. Patrick's post-card from Elisa McGanity to-night.</p> <p>March 18. - Thur. - I did my Friday's work to-day. Mrs. R. Bishop + I were talking to Elsie + Minnie Throop at Mrs. Uriah Bishopŝ this afternoon. I have been working on my underwaist. Laura was over 4 p.m. also Mr. Jno. Walker was down. Mama went up to Mrs. Walker's 5.30 p.m.</p> <p>March 19. - Fri. - It is a lovely morning. Laura + I went up to Grandma Manhard's this a.m. + Laura + Aunt went to town. I stayed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] with Grandma. Choir practise was here to-night. It is a stormy night.</p> <p>March 20. - Sat. - It is a nice morning. Papa went to town this a.m. We have been busy cooking. Ollie McNish came here to-night + stayed all night.</p> <p>March 21. - Sun. - Went to church this afternoon. Annie, Willard, Little Howard + Mary were here for tea. Also Elsie + Hyne + children Mrs J. Beattie Jr. came up 6.30 p.m. for a book to read. Had a chat with Mrs. R. Bishop + Nellie Caldwell this evening.</p> <p>March. 22. - Mon. - It has been a lovely bright day which means "An early Spring." so they say. ^ March 22 Took my lesson this p.m. Mrs. Jno. Walker was down to-night. I was over to Laura's a little while. Mama took the quilt off this p.m. We killed two pigs this pm.</p> <p>March 23. - Tues. - Mr + Mrs. H. Lockwood + mama went down to Annie's this a.m. They got home about 5. p.m. I swept + dusted the parlor to-day. Was talking to Aunt Lib Pearson at Mr. Gus. Whitney's. Henry clipped Mr. P. Bissells "old Fred" this pm.m</p> <p>March 24. - Wed. - Papa + Mr. Kyle went to the saw mill at Algonquin for a load of saw-dust this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] Henry helped Mr. Sim Wright kill pigs this p.m. Mama + Mrs. Jns. Corbett went to Mrs. Leo Corbett's this p.m. Laura was over a little while. Warner's went to a Masquerade at the Asylum to-night.</p> <p>March 25 - Thur. - It has rained all day. but it is snowing some now to-night. Warner's + Mr. Bishop's are at Mrs. Jno. Beattie's to-night. to a for tea.</p> <p>March 26. - Fri. - It is a stormy day. I sweept the chamber this a.m. Papa + Henry killed 2 pigs this p.m. It has cleared off to-night. Willard took us all to Mrs. W. Wood's for choir practise.</p> <p>March 27 - Sat. - Papa went to town this a.m. The men clipped a horse for Mr. P. Bissel this p.m. It has been a stormy afternoon.</p> <p>March 28 - Sun. I laid down this p.m. + mama went over to Laura's a little while. Went to church this Eve. Annie + Willard came in after church. Mr. Brock Cowan came down for mama as Grandma had a poor spell. Mama went up + stayed.</p> <p>March 29 - Mon. - Papa went up for mama this p.m. + we churned this p.m. I took a lesson this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 30. Tues. - We washed this a.m. Papa Henry helped Mr. Jns. Corbett saw this morning. I went down to Annie's this p.m + started my embroidery hat. I worked at it this Eve.</p> <p>March 31. - Wed. - Papa ^put a new back in our stove this a.m. Mama went up to Mr. Walker's this p.m. They are boiling for the first to-day. Henry has been down helping John Beattie chop wood. papa took down the boards in the wood-shed this p.m. + I straightened the shed.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April</span></h2> <p>April 1. - Thur - Mr. R. Bishop april-fooled me this morning. I went up to Mr. Jno. Walker's this p.m. + Mama + I went down to Mr. F. Barton's to-night for sugar. Has my last cutter ride to-night.</p> <p>April 2. - Fri. - Papa went to down this a.m. Papa + I went out to Elsie's this p.m.</p> <p>April 3 - Sat - It has been a lovely day. Papa + Henry went away looking for to buy a cow but did not get any. Choir practise was here to-night.</p> <p>April 4 - Sun. Went to church this p.m Rather Meyer came here for tea.</p> <p>April 5 - Mon. - Went up to Mr. Jno. Walkers after dinner. Took my lesson this p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] This is Mason's night. William Warner is joining to-night. Mama + I "sugared off."</p> <p>April 6 - Tues. Mr. + Mrs. H. Lockwood were here for dinner. It rained this p.m. + eve. Henry went to the post-office this Eve.</p> <p>April 7 - Wed. We churned this a.m. The men clipped Laura's horse this a.m. Gordon Walker was down in the evening.</p> <p>April 8. - Thur. - Henry helped Johny Beattie split wood all day. Papa went to town this a.m. Nellie Caldwell came down this p.m. I have been working on my hat. Mr. Lockwood was down this a.m. Henry went to the office this Eve.</p> <p>April 9 - Fri. - I swept + dusted the chamber this a.m. Annie + Howard came up this a.m. + stayed for choir practise this Eve. Mrs. R. Bishop came down this p.m. Choir practise here this Eve.</p> <p>April 10. - Mama + I went up to Mrs. Lockwood's this Eve. Mrs. R. Bishop, Mrs. U. Bishop + [Rubry] were there also. Henry went to the Rifle Association meeting to-night. I received 3 Easter pestals to-night.</p> <p>April 11. Sun. - "Easter Sunday"- Willard + Annie, Little Howard Elsie, Hyne + children came this a.m. + stayed all day. Papa.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] stayed at home with Howard + we went to church this Eve.</p> <p>April 12. - Mon - We churned + cleaned the kitchen pipes this a.m. Aunt Annie Manhard came down this a.m. + stayed for dinner. Papa + Fred Warner went away looking for 2 cows this p.m. but did not buy any.</p> <p>April 13. - Tues. - We washed this a.m. Electa Bissell came down this p.mm. Papa + Henry went out to Fairfield + bought 2 cows from Mr. W. McDougald. It has been a terrible windy day + is raining to-night.</p> <p>April 14 - Wed - Mama went to the Ladie's Aid this p.m. at Mrs. A. P. Bissell's. I went down to Mrs. Beattie's this p.m. + up to Mr. Bissell's this Eve.</p> <p>April 15 . Thur. - Papa + mama went to market this a.m. Mary Easton, Myrtle Mylks + I went to Nellie Caldwell's this p.m. I went to choir practise at the church this Eve. Mary Warner stayed here all night.</p> <p>April 16. - Fri. - I ironed this a.m. We washed the dishes at the hall after dinner.</p> <p>April 17 - Sat. - Elsie + Hyne went to town this p.m. + left the children here. They came back here + stayed all night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] I took my new dress up to Mrs. Wright's this p.m. to get made. Charlie went with me.</p> <p>April 18. - Sun. - Went to church this p.m. Elsie + Hyne went home after tea.</p> <p>April 19. - Mon. - It has been a rainy day. We started to clean the closets upstairs to-day. Myrtle Spicer died this a.m.</p> <p>April 20. - Tues - We churned this a.m. + I took a pail of butter-milk up to Mrs. Orr. I finished cleaning the closets to-day. Johnie Beattie was here this Eve. Willard [Kinkley] died this a.m.</p> <p>April 21. - Wed. - We washed this a.m. Mr. Wm. [Collier] + A Mr. Squeer were here for dinner. Laura was over after tea. Willard was here to-night. Myrtle Spicer was buried 1.30 p.m. Mrs. [G.] Smith who was taken outof the vault. Prescott was buried to-day at Manhard's.</p> <p>April 22 - Thur - Papa + Mama went up to Grandma Manhard's this a.m. Mr. T. Johnston was here for tea. I went out to milk to-night. Willard + Henry went to town to-night.</p> <p>April 23. - Fri. - Mama + papa went to town this a.m. Mama went up to see Willard [Kinkley]. Choir practise at the church this Eve. Hyne came out + they clipped his horse this Eve. James Bissell was operated for appentictis to-night.</p> <p>April 24. - Sat. - Laura + I went up to Mrs. S. Wright's to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 25. - Sun. - Olive + Sarah McNish were here for dinner. Mama went down with them to Mrs. Beattie's + to Read's Cemetery this p.m. Papa 1 I went to church to-night. There was just 14 present. James Bissell has the pneumonia [bad] the appenticitis but is getting along nicely. Walter [theu] was taken to the asylum this a.m. as he is insane.</p> <p>April 26. - Mon. - We churned this a.m. + I took Mrs. Beattie some buttermilk. Laura + I went up to Grandma's this p.n. + I also collected missionary money.</p> <p>April 27. - Tues. - We washed this a.m. I went up to Mrs. S. Wright's this p.m. to get my dress fitted. James Bissell was quite bad to-night. Mr. + Mrs. Bissell are staying all night with him. Laura was over this Eve.</p> <p>April 28. - Wed. - Mama went up to Mr. Walker's this p.m. + I went up to Mr. Bishop's to change a setting of eggs. We set a hen to-night.</p> <p>April 29. - Thur. - James Bissell died 2.30 this morning. Mama + I swept the church this p.m: Henry went to town to-night. Papa went up to Mr. P. Bissell's to-night. They brought the corpse out 8 p.m. Mr Sheridan is the undertaker. Papa + Floyd Bissell stayed there all night. I got a new pair of shoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>M April 30. - Fri. - Mama went up to Mr. Bissel's this p.m. Mary W. came up + she + I went up also. Choir practise here to-night.</p> <p>May. 1. - Sat.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May 1909.</span></h2> <p>May 1. - Sat. - I dusted the church this a.m. James was buried this p.m. I went down to Mrs. Beattie's to- [illegible]. It was a rainy day.</p> <p>May 2. - Sun. - It is very cold to-day. Had a snow squall this a.m. Papa Henry + I went to church this p.m. Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. I wrote to Elva this Eve.</p> <p>May 3. - Mon. - It rained this p.m. Papa went to town. p.m. This is Mason's night. Mama + I are alone.</p> <p>May 4. - Tues. - Mama went up to Mr. R. Bishop's this a.m. + stayed with the two Mrs. Bishop's as they</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] are in bed with la gripp. I finished my hat this p.m. I started my collar + cuffs this p.m.</p> <p>May 5. - Wed. - I took mrs. Beattie some butter-milk this a.m. Mama went down to Mrs. Beattie's this Eve.</p> <p>May 6 - Thur. - Papa + I went to market this a.m. I went up to Mrs. Bishop's for a-getting of eggs this pm.m We set two hens to-day.</p> <p>May 7. Fri. - It has rained all day. Annie, Mary + Howard came up this p.m. + stayed for tea.</p> <p>May 8. - Sat. - Papa went to market this a.m. + for feed this p.m. We sold our rags to-day. Had a bon-fire to-night.</p> <p>May 9. - Sun. - Mama went up to Mr. Lockwood's this p.m. Elsie Hyne + children came out this p.m. Mary Warner came up also. I played the organ at church to-night as Mary has a pain in her side. There was a thunder storm during church this Eve.</p> <p>May 10. - Mon - We washed this a.m. Willard came up this p.m. It has rained all day.</p> <p>May 11 - Tues. - It rained this a.m. but cleared up near noon. Mama went up to Mr. Walkers this p.m. + put [unintelligible] oour clothes out when she came home. Jean was here to-night for a music book of mine. I was over to Mr. Knapp's before dark. Mrs. H. Daniels, Prescott, died 2. p.m. Jean was here this Eve for one of my music books.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 12. - Wed. - We churned this a.m. + I took Mrs. Beattie some buttermilk. Papa went to Algonquin this a.m. for [sud] potatoes. Mama went to the Ladie's Aid this pm.m + I raked the yard. Received a card from Luella Daniels this Eve about her mother's death. I sowed sweet-peas to-day.</p> <p>May 13. - Thur. - Annie, Henry + I went to the funeral. We left here at 11. a.m. Arrived [at in] Prescott 12.30. Funeral was 2. p.m. at the church + then to the Blue Church Cemetery. We got home 5.15 p.m.</p> <p>May 14. - Fri. - We ironed this a.m. I went down to Annie's this p.n. Choir practise at the church this Eve. Theodore Shipman came out to-day. May 15. Sat. - Mrs. Warner took Mary to Dr. Jones Prescott to-day + he advised her to have an operation as soon as possible.</p> <p>May 15. - Sat. - Theodore + Laura were over this p.m. Henry went to town this Eve.</p> <p>May 16. - Sun. - Theodore was over this a.m. Went to church this p.m. I played the organ. Elsie + Hyne + children came out this p.m. Mr. + Mrs. Walker came down this Eve.</p> <p>May 17. - Mon. - We cleaned the spare bed-room to-day. Mrs. Warner took Mary to the hospital to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[continued from last page] will not operate on her for a few days. It has been a rainy day.</p> <p>May 18 - Tues. - We cleaned my room to-day. Henry, John Walton + Johnie Beattie went fishing to-day. Henry + I went up to Grandma's to-night. Mr. S. Mylkes died to-night.</p> <p>May 19. - Wed. - We cleaned the hall upstairs to-day. Was up to Mrs. Orr's this Eve.</p> <p>May 20. - Thur. - We washed to-day. Dusted + draped the church this p.m. Mabel Shaver + Willie McCoy came over for choir practise. No one else came. It rained to-night.</p> <p>May. 21. - Fri. - We went to Mr. Mylks' funeral 10 a.m. I played the organ. Mrs. Jas. Throop + Miss Everetts were here for dinner. I raked this p.m. Leonard Easton came down for some [catala] trees this Eve.</p> <p>May 22. - Sat. - I took Mrs. Orr some buttermilk this a.n. I went to town to-night with Henry to see Mary Warner. She is able to sit up + is coming home Monday. Was back to Aunt Jane Newell's.</p> <p>May 23. - Sun. - Annir, Willard + Howard came up this a.n. Elsie, Hyne + children came out this p.m. We went to church this Eve. It has been a lovely day + is a fine night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 24. - Mon. - We washed this a.m. Started to clean Mama's room this p.m. Mama went up to Mr. Walker's after milking. Mrs. J. Warner brought Mary home this Eve. They called in here. It has been a lovely day.</p> <p>May 25. - Tues. - We finishing cleaning Mama's room this p.m. I ironed this a.m. Went up to Mrs. S. Wright's to-night. Ellie Watts + baby started from Cal. to-day.</p> <p>May 26. - Wed. - We cleaned the pantry to-day. My locust tree is just budding. We are having fine weather now.</p> <p>May 27. - Thur. - We cleaned the hall downstairs to-day. It rained this p.m.</p> <p>May 28. - Fri. - We cleaned the cellar this a.m. Mama + papa went to town this p.m. We got a new mattress for Henry's bed. I went down to Mrs. Beattie's this Eve + we made out our bill to send to Eaton's, Toronto. She will help me make my hat.</p> <p>May 29. - Sat. - Cleaned Henry's room to-day. Annie + Willard went to town to-night. Recieved a letter from [L.] Daniel's to-night also a memorium card from her.</p> <p>May 30. - Sun. - It is a lovely day. Went to church this p.m. Annie, Willard + little Howard came here from church + stayed for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 31. - Mon. - We washed + cleaned the wood-shed to-day. Mr. J. Walker came down to-night. Mrs. J. Walker was here this p.m.</p> <p>Battersea. Ont</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/40cb064949d743a53a839ca7beb369f0.pdf d16691fed25b9df00d7c1f73a93b0397 PDF Text Text John Strickland Diary 1843 Transcribed by Jan Roberton, the great-great-great-granddaughter of John Strickland the space between 1831 and 1843 I spent in Rosedale although I had left my Native Land once and it may be thought by some in a hard and unfeeling manner I just simply deny it by saying every hart know,s its own sorrow, although, not the same way of exprefsing it. I have no thought of writing my life as some may think but as my Friend,s desired me on my second setting out to keep account how we spent every day while on our journey I reluctantly Comply knowing that I am not able to write and spell Properly still for the sake of those I,m leaveing I,ll do my best and those that know better may mend it to connect my former voyage with the second I just give a slight run through the space between I shall not say much how I,ve live,d when I look back I see I might have done different and been no worse. on arriving a home I went to work with my Mother in latter part of 1831 one of my sisters Died and in the forepart of 1832 my youngest Brother died in 1832 on the 28 of April I was married and went to live in Old T. Peirsons house that we had bought, time rowl,d on and in 1835 or 6 I begun on the Thurgill Farm for my self in 1842 Mother was left with only one son I saw that if I ever return,d to America it was time I was going so in 1843 I sold the Farm to Brother Thomas and on May the 10th 1843 I again left Rosedale for America I shall not mention any thing respecting my feeling I know them my Family consisted of self Wife and 5 children all Girls we went to sister Elizabeth,s at Aiselby that day �21 11th visit,s cousin John Scoby at Wrelton where several of our Friend,s and Old acquaintance saw us most likley for the last time in this World 12th left Aiselby for York J. Watson accompani,d us to take back horse and Carr (carriage?) we arrived safe at York where we stay,d all night 13 Left York Railway station for Manchester at 1/4to 8 o,clock in the Morning the Children are all well between York and Manchester there are 12 Tunnels of which one is not lefs than 2 3/4 miles through the Children kept the Account of the Tunels and were delighted with the Country and scenery when we arrived at Manchester we had to waite 1 1/2 hours for a Train it would be 5 O,clock when we arrived in Liverpool we went through a Tunnel about 1 mile when we got the station Mr. Cafsin and 2 other men met us and afsisted us in going through the town we went to the Office and Left the Children and went to the Ship she was Lying just in the North end of Princes Dock we thought very well of her her Name is Carroll of Carrollton 695 tons Regester we then Paid our Balance and as our Lugage will not arrive till Monday we went to Lodge with Cafsins when we got into our Lodging Room we Parted what Money we had between us for fear either of us should be Robb,d as it is very good to see that money is a very usfull articual in Liverpool 14 sunday morning little Mannah is unwell gave her Pil she was soon better after Breakfast took a walk on the Pier head and saw 3 ships go out for New York with a great Number of Pafsengers on Board went on board our own Ship we liked her very well went to Seacome and Egermont while on Board our ship we found a man of the name of Pattrick Related to Old Wm. Jaques Munday 15 at Cafsins still our Lugage did not come as it ought so we were obliged to stay where we where though we did not like Tuesday 16 this morning our Lugage came got it on Board and was charged 2L9s for extra Lugage in the afternoon we got most of our Boxes to rights and some of our store this morning Little Hannah was unwell Wednesday 17 went to the Goverment officer to know if I was not imposed on he told me I was and he would look after it but has not this day and I think it is not likely he will we have been getting a few things on Board this day towards Night I wrote a letter to my mother. Watson from Pennyholm Wardle frome Hutton and others arrived today Thursday 18 it is afine morning many of the Pafsengers has been drawing there 1s/= per head for the ship staying over date. at Noon a ship of the name of Edenborough was going out for Qubec as they were going through the Dock Lock the second Mate fell over board and was drown,d in the evening we had some squabling on board. at Night me and another man that Pray last night went to Prayer again May the 19 afire Broke out a short Distance from where we are about 3,o,clock in the morning it burnt all day I wrote a letter to Robert in Northdale I was unwell all day �22 May 20th it is afine day if all is well we shall be out to day ll,o,clock got the ship into the Lock 2 to 3,o,clock went into the River it Blows Fresh the Pafsengers many of them are giddy the Anchor is lett go the Roll is call,d the Europe isout of sight a ship that came into the River at the same time in which Watson from Pennyholm, Wardle from Hutton Graystock from Farndale and others are going in we can get no water Boild had Prayer. some more Pafsengers a great Throng Children not very well Sunday May 21 f ine Morning Still at Anchor the Fire is still burning that broke out on Friday there is many ships come in to day we are very much Crowded almost to suffocation we had Prayer both forenoon and afternoon amay God bring us in safety to our destind place Prayer again at Night Monday May 22 under sail by 5 in the Morning it is a fine day the Children and Mother is sick by 10. sick myself many of the Pafsengers is sick out of sight of England by l0,o,clock Continues a fine day Came in sight of Isle of Man. Tuesday 23 fine morning very little wind but Fair Children a little better little hannah niver sick yet last Night I dream,t that I was in Company with Eleanor Peirson Brother Thomas Author Peacock and Wm. Peacock and John When I awoke it was a dream many a time I,ve dream,t of being on the sea and when I awoke I was still among Friends but how different I could not reconcile myself to sleep any more through the light Wedensday May 24 the Mother is sick and Margaret and Nancy it Rains most of the day we made good head way in the forenoon at noon the wind drop,t Thursday 25 this day we Pafs,t Cape Clear the ship Roll,d till we were nearly all sick toward night it was very stormey Friday 26 fine day but no wind so late as noon Mother and Children rather better the wind Blew by night and we went at a good rate Sterday 27 Ruff day many sick again saw some Purpises and 2 or 3 vefsels Sunday 28 afine day those that were sick the day before is alittle revived to day. feels the weight of Crofsing the Atlantic with a Family of small Children we have had Prayer at least Morning and Night till yesterday and to day the storm prevented us for 2 or 3 Nights I have been very much desturb,d in my mind about the safety of the Children oft I dream,t that they in there sleep had wander,d over the ship side and were lost when I awoke I could not rest till I had an answer from them all that they were safe had Prayer again and went to rest Munday 29 stormy day towards night we saw some Large Black Fish have seen ships almost every day the wind keeps very much a heard of us Tuesday 30 heavy sea but not so stormy have seen 3 ships to day Recolected Mother and and all our Friends the wind is the same as before the Cook backed us a Pudding the Children most of,em liked �it well 23 Wedensday 31 Calm in the morning the wind sprung up before noon but much to the heard of us. all well Thursday June 1st fine day and good wind got a Cake Baked which went of well Mrs sick in the morning got better soon all apears well Friday 2 morning Fair wind up by 4 o,clock stunsails out at 6 going a heard well Continued all day Saterday 3 the wind got Contrary towards night it came on a storm Sunday 4 soon this morning before it was light it took away our jibb sail some of the Catholic Faith lighted a Holy Candle and Call,d stoutly on the blefsed Virgin the storm continued all day in the afternoon it broke our Maintopgallant Yard I was standing underneath but it furtonatly mifs,t me and every body else Munday 5 storm continues towards night Clears a little Tuesday 6 Calm in the morning but soon as bad as ever toward Night it was a real storm after I got the Children to bed I went upon Deck I think I hardly ever saw it worse Wedensday 7 this day we expected to have had a spice cake it being Kirby Fair but Hannah falling unwell Prevented us it is a fine day but Wind Contrary Thursday 8 stormy heavy weather Hannah is unwell yet towards Night Real storm sea runing very high Friday 9 this day at noon we were 1460 miles from New York by what the mate said the wind is still Contrary the sea rough and very Cold Yesterday the Theometer was as low as 55 to day 50 Saterday 10 the cold is as low as 41 Hannah is still very unwell and little Hannah too we Pafs,t too ships the mate thought they were the Europe and Shakespear Sunday 11 stormey weather yet we have had a week of very heavy weather and to day it is if ought worse both Hannah,s is very ill at Night we had a Prayer meeting the wind has been Contrary almost all the way yet Munday 12 this Morning it is quite calm the wind is rising in the west again afternoon a real storm Tuesday 13 stormy day Hannah is geting better wind Contrary 14 Wedensday a fine day we Clean,d out the ship Elizabeth was rather unwell yesterday this day she grew worse at Night we thought she was dying but she recover,d again Thursday 15 thick fogg all day Elizabeth a little better �24 Friday 16 fine day but Contrary wind Elizabeth worse to day we wash,t our Cloths Saterday 17 fine day Elizabeth somethink better very little wind and that in the west Sunday 18 Fine day Wind in the west Elizabeth better and little Hannah worse Munday 19 very warm day. Calm in the fore part a breeze in the afternoon by which we sail,d on our course Tuesday 20 fine but cold this morning as I was laying awake I heard the mate call out Carpenter you must come upon deck Directly it struck me by the manner he expres,t himself that some thing was the matter I call,d Wm Peacock but he was to late there was the appearance of 2 Large Lamps at the head of the fore and main masts the day has been very cold but with all the bad Omen,s respecting the Light,s we still live the Children all of them have been afflicted with bowel Complaint Margaret and Nancy are now begun all of them are in a bad way and the mother too Wedensday 21 thick Fogg Children rather better Mother worse this day I should think we are about the George,s Banks but we know little about our course any further than the wind is generaly in the west 22,23,24 Thick Foggs with wind a head of us Children Continue better Sunday 25 fine day Fogg out wind Contrary Wm Peacock ill 5 week,s out and no Land to see Munday 26 very hot day no wind saw some Large Fish Tuesday 27 this morning we had a very strong wind but was Contrary it tore away our jibb and had very near taking our fore top sail Wm P. is geting better Wedensday 28 Thick Fogg in the morning Clear,d out in the Cours of the day went on our course saw 2 sherks and 1 Whale and several Large quantitis of wreck all well Thursday 29 Calm almost all day saw several sherks and other Fishes towards night the wind blew from the north east for the first time Friday June 30 and saterday July 1st the wind Continued well hopes we shall soon get over last night a young man was taken very sick but is better this morning Sunday July 2 very fine morning the little wind we have is fair we saw a great number of Fishing Boats and several ships Munday 3 Fine day and fair wind we made Land in the afternoon and got a Pilot in the evening we had got to the south of New York _ Tuesday July 4 out of sight of Land but it soon made its appearance again all is well but no wind by 10,o,clock we got a �25 Fair breeze and was soon at Quarranteen were the Docter came to Examin us we were counted over as I have done sheep after the Docter left us we Past the day at Anchor besides Stattan Island it being the 4th of July there was great doings on shore the American Flag was Flying in all directions and in the evening such a Display of Fireworks as I never saw before Wedensday July S Past the Costom and arrived in New York by noon got our lugage on board the Towboat and then got our dinners I then went to see Mr T. Cook Mr. and Mrs Cook,s come to see the Children on board the Towboat 5,o,clock the Boat begun to move off for Troy. Thursday 6 all well the scenery is delightful it is a fine day and the trouble ot Crofsing the Atlantic will soon be forgotten July 7 this morning we arrived at Troy we left Albany just in the Break of day it is a very Beauti[ul] City when we got to Troy the boat did not go off till late in the afternoon I took a walk in the city with Hannah and Children they were Delighted with the Grander of the place towards evening we left east Troy for West Troy and then went forward on the Erie Canal Saterday 8 this Morning when I awoke I got out of the Boat to take a walk alittle below the second Aquiduct saw a railway train pafs on the other side of the river the Towns we Past were Hansome and the Country scenery Delightful as England and more so. Sunday 9 the weather is very fine but warmer than in England this day we past through a delightful Country saw people going to Places of worship. 13 years has made a great alterations in the appearance of the Country in the way between York in England and Liverpool it is a fine Country but the scenery on the Erie Canal far exceeds it in my opinion 10 and 11 Pafsing on the Canal nothing of great importance the scenery much the same the eye,s is glutted with fresh sights most of us are not very well yet not so bad but, we can take pleasure our journey I have not kept account of the towns nor even the City,s that we have past through as I did in my former voyage. I could give in many instances a correct discreption of Both towns and Country before we came at them I could recolect almost every turn in the Canal there is a new canal in the way of making with Double Locks Wedensday 12 Landed this morning before daylight in Rochester took our fare to Toronto the steam Boat would not be of till 11 o,clock at night so we walked down to the Landing it is a very warm day we look,d about the town a little and went to see the Fall,s once more were Sam Patch jump,t down the Fall,s is greatly diminish,t in my eyes owing to the many Mill streams that is taken from the River and Fall,s in below the general Fall,s made some enqurie about Wm Wardel did not find him 11 o,clock at night the steamboat is come and will be of in too or 3 minutes all hurry throng and bustle and dark as a dungeon all on board and safe Lamps litt up and suffocating warm with the fire,s got Hannah and Children laid down to rest in a midling cool place the stuard show,d us a good deal of kindnefs in the way of getting a good place Allen Peirson and Family were in my mind �all the time we were on board the boat 26 13 Thursday Landed in Toronto by 7 o,clock this morning had to undergo the Custom once more then left Hannah and Children with the Boxes on the warf till I went into the town and took a house I should be an hour or more before I found one to my mind then got our Boxes in in the afternoon I got the Family some things that they were in want off 14 this morning I left my Family in Toronto and by steamboat to Creditt Port and on my feet from there to my old Companion J. Simpsons I found them all well saw Walter Davison Isaac Chapman and several more old Aquaintance 15 Simpson and I took a ride round the Countery to look at the apearance of thing I saw some places I liked very well I thought most likely I should settle somewere up there in the afternoon I went to see Joseph Rickaby his Family was in a middling state of health staid all night with them Isaac Garbutt of Farndale was there and well 16 came Back to J. Simpsons did not stay long came through the Township of Toronto got my diner at an Englishman,s house of the name of Blanchard J. Simpson set me with a horse saw Wm. Brown that used to run in England, and John Chapman from the Low end of Bransdale Past by the house were I. Petch used to live but now is dead was at his house when in America before Past on and came to were Robert Dawson did live when I was here before saw the log barn that we help,t him to raise when we got to Dundas street I got over took a light waggon I got to it and rode to within 9 miles of Toronto I walked out the rest and found the family much as I left them 17, 18 and 19 in Toronto the first day was spent in a fruitlefs atempt to get my Check Cash,t the 18 I managed to get it done throughthe afsistance of George Harbron the 19 was spent in doing nothing butwating for a ride the next day. I learnt in those 3 days that I could get almost any thing for money in Toronto. 20 this morning I set out on foot down the Kingston road and a man of the name of Thomas Gibson would over take me and give me a ride he over took me when I had got about 7 miles I have travell,d so much in America till I think its all of a seam lik,t lad Pie. Pines and Oaks swamps and dry Land hard wood and soft, Level and mountanious and so on Mr. Gibson overtook me on the top of some Pine Land just before entering into a middling good Country he has a farm in the Township of Pickering between George Days and I. Saddlers call,d to see days and then went to saddlers went with Saddler to a Prayer meeting and stay all night with him 21 went from Saddlers to John Watsons old Bobb Watsons son of Rosedale stay,d all day there and at Night J. Watson set me in the waggon to within a mile or so of Old Thomas Peirsons of Thorgill Rosedale England or Old Tom at Mill,s. it was late in the evening when I got there and Old Thomas was gone to bed but the new,s that I was come soon brought him out again my feelings just at time of meeting may be better imagined than told �27 22 this day me and Old Mr. Peirson spent our time in going to see the different Branches of his Family which is married and lives round in the neibourhood I could not have met with any one whose company I should have liked so well to hear his tales and exploits since he had become a Canadian was quite a treat to me we went to see Windsor Bay he had me to see the first house they slept in in america he told me of the first Black Bear he saw and manner in which they succeeded in killing him. he got himself so elate,d with telling over his Adventures that at times he forgot but what he was in England again Sunday 23 went to the Methodist Chapel in Oshawa in the forenoon it is a good Brick Building Galleri,d on both sides and one end it felt like home to hear them sing and pray and I felt I think in some measure like the Children of Iseral when they sat by the Rivers of Bablon they sun a tune known in England by the name of Susanna I tried to sing the Bafs but when I heard my own voice among straingers it almost made one shudder we had a very good discourse and in the evening a Mr. Ryerson was to Preach in the same Chapel went to hear him as we were returning home it begun to Lighten very much before morning it rain,d heavy 24 went to see James Blackburn in the Township of Clarke Robert Peirson went with men when we got there James Blackburn took a horse and went with us to look among the Farms that were for sale after spending the day in riding about the Country we spent the evening in talking and singing over old tunes. did not like the look,s of Clarke and Darlington as well as Whitby 25 left James Blackburn,s for old T. Peirson,s arrived there about noon after noon went to see a Farm or 2 at 2,o,clock took the stage at Whitby Post Office for Toronto when we had got about 5 or 6 miles one of the Pole(?) horses laid it self down the Coach would have upset had not me and another man jumpt out and prop,t her up with 2 rail,s of the fence after riding 18 miles from Blackburn,s and rambling 4 or 5 on foot and riding about 30 in Coach I arrived in Toronto about l0,o,clock at night almost wore out I found my Family well 26 had a restlefs night thought my travling had done me hurt not well kept the house all day 27,28 and 29 has been unwell all this time today I think I,me rather better it has been 2 or 3 days of rainy weather Sunday 30 went to the English Church in the forenoon spent the rest of the day in the house Munday 31 set out this morning for Hamelton by the steamboat arrived at Hambleton by noon from Hambleton to Dundas on foot 4 miles people are cuting wheat had a letter for a Martin Stonehouse met with Michael Stonehouse that left England just before us stay at Martin Stonehouses all night he live,s about 3 miles from Dundas on the top of the Mountain only went slowly between Hambleton and the top of the Mountain because it was ground that I had seen when in America before and reflection,s of bygone days made me loiter and look around when I got up to the �28 top of the mountain I had a good Prospect I could see as far as the fall,s of Niagra or nearly that is eastward and westward I had an extencive view this day I travil,d among Oak and Ickery it made me fancy my self in Michigan a well digger a gain Tuesday August lst set out from Martin Stonehouses for Guelph a distance of frome 24 to 30 miles I got there just in the dark I went through a rugged Countery I have been very unwell all this day and still I have walked from 24 to 30 miles I stop,t all Night at Joseph Jacksons son of Old Joseph Jackson that went from the Low end of Farndale Wedensday 2 Joseph Jackson set me with a horse was not much better arrive,d at Aunts about noon it is about 12 miles from Guelph I belive they call the Township Arymosey this day I took 2 oz of Bee,s was boil,d in milk with an egg in it. it was to cure any thing I thought it did me good Aunts are all well William has had a narrow escape from drownding Thursday 3 this morning my Cusin William and I took a ride round in the Countery we saw my Uncles grave he is buried besides the Methodist Chapel we saw some very good land but I have no thoughts of ever living up hear in the afternoon I help,t to make hay Friday 4 left Aunt,s this morning for Toronto again Cusin William set me with a horse about 16 or 18 miles Came through the township of Nafsiguaw I niver saw such a rugged Country in my life I think before I would settle in this part I would go to Vandeman,s Land and Back again After my Cousen left me I thought sometimes I would trie to give some description of the Countery but it baffels all description for Rock,s and trees the Land neither is nor niver will be good for anything saw some of the roughest scenery to day that I ever saw in my life I arrived at Night at Wellington Square in the Township of Nelson stopt there all night Saterday 5 has been very unwell all night left Wellington Square for Toronto by the steamboat arrive in Toronto about noon found the Family well John Simpson came into the house just as I went in Wm Peacock & Jame Ward has got to work. George Harbron came to see me advises me to go to the Docter Sunday 6 went to the Church in the forenoon is no better 7.8.9.&10 this time has been spent in Toronto I still am unwell we should have left Toronto to day but owing to my sicknefs Friday11th J. Simpson was in Toronto to day I think I,me geting better 12 left the house we took for a month and went to Harbron,s 13 went to the Chapel in the fore noon spent the rest of the day in the house. 14 left Harbron,s at noon for the Township of Whitby it rain,d in the morning & prevented us from starting sooner Hired G. Harbron Team to carry the Family & part of our Lugage �15 Arrived at Old T. Peirsons about 1 o,clock this morning 29 April 6th 1845 has been 1 year a Farmer in America we have had very good health at least as good as could be expected I have travel,d nothing of any concequence since we came to the township of Whitby we have had a deal of trouble ever-since we came with one thing or other the worst was the dispute with the Board of Work,s respecting the side line on the West side of our Land which is not yet settel,d April 25th 1847 still living on Lot No. 24 5 Con. of Whitby the Dispute mention,d above is settel,d in my Favour its a very backward spring has got very little Ploughed and nothing sown yet �ORDER BOOK 1840 Meat Box Onions Balm Sago Rice Prunes Raisons Peppers Caster Oile Tea Coffee Sug Treacle Biscits Beef Bacon Floor Itch Ointment Opening Pills Blackbear Lemmons Oranges Apples Vinegar Peppermint mint Candles Matches Sealing Wax Wafers Pen and Ink Tartaric Acid & C.b.s Nutmeg Cinnimon T.k.y. Rhubarb Ep. Salts Magnesia Pinefores Stuff Frocks Petticoats Bonnet,s Stays Stocking Shoes towels Shirts Nightgown,s Shift,s Umbrellas Fireiron,s China (?) Beds & Beding Tins & Needles Fishhook,s & Nets Warming Pan Steel Pins Jarr,s Screw Stock,s Book,s Strainer,s Flat Iron Talion Litre (?) Prickercase (?) Shoe Brushes Clock Stone Hammer Walling (?) Box No. 1 1 woman,s Saddle 1 man,s Do. skirts 1 Pillion Seat Mans coat Riding girths 3 Pair Bed Hangins 2 Pair Saddles & Dobble Do. 2 Rugs l Quilt 1 Jarr 6 spoons Cullender Old Cloths Table Cloth & Carpet at the top not wanted in the voyage Box No. 2 Clock Case 4 Quilts work Box Looking Glafs Blanket Riding whip Clock pendulum 1 Doz Listshoes 1 Frock 1 Pairskirts 3 Tippets 4 Pair Leather Slipers Toys a number of little Plates Both Delf (Z) & Glafs Book,s 1 shirts 2 Pair Skirts 1 Blind 3 Pair Skirts 1 shift 1 Frock 2 Pair stockings 3 Cloths 2 slips 1 Pair skirts �2 2 Pillow Cases not wanted in the voyage Punchen No. 12 2 Beds 6 Pillows 4 Quilts 6 Blankets 1 strainer not wanted in the voyage 3. Boulsters 2 sheets No. 6 1 Trunk 2 Setts of China 1 Bottle ½ Doz. Ching 1 spying Glafs 2 Frocks & Window Vallen wrapt in sack and not wanted in the voyage Shaving Box 14 Silver spoons 2 Pair Sug.Tongs and Pens 3 Pair sifsers l Raiser not wanted in the voyage Box 4 Brace & Bitt,s 2 Hitters (?) Clock weight Hack(?) Flat Stone Hammer walling Do. Hay spade 3 calf Chains sicle 2 Pair shears W. stones B. Needle Warming Pan & Tin,s Cutters Smoothing Box & c. saddle sturips. Hatt Pins Fireiron Knives & Forks Pattens Tailers Bag 1 Bible 1 Prayer Book & others 3 Candlesticks 2 Bridles Tallion Drink Tin & Glafses Milk Measure Plates Patches Cushens Ricken(?) Crock & Recken & C. 1 Hankf �3 Box S No . 1 Top coat 4 Pair Trowsers 1 Quilt l Top Coat 2 W. Coats 2 White Frock 2 Parcels of Infant,s Cloths 3 Dishes 3 Frocks 3 Dishes 1 Frock 7 Plates 1 Dish 1 Coat 10 Spoons 1 Testement 1 Silk Hankf. 1 Stuff(?) Apron 2 umbrellas 3 Pair Silk Gloves 1 Do. Leather 1 Cap 1 Collor schenel Hankf. 1 Hankf. 3 Pair Gloves 1 Coat 3 Cashme Hankf. 4 Parcels of Edgin Riband & Thread 1 Cloack 1 Work Box 1 Frock 1 Cloack 5 Pillow Cases l Cap 4 Hankf. 4 sheets No. 8 2 Blankets 12 Children Frocks 1 Basket Shaving Box little Trunk Parcel of Book,s 4 Dishes Tea Tray 5 Tea Pots 2 Waiter Fender 3 China Pitchers Bed Hanging Holland Slips and others of Light Collour slate NO. 10 Trunk Bonnets & C wrapt in a sack Floor Tub 1 sack 1 Brafs Pan with Sunderis(?) Copper Tea Kettle 1 sack Frying Pan 1 sack 1 little Pan 1 sack Almnack and other articles Box No. 7 1 Bed 4 Jarrs with Preserves 1 Do. with same 1 Pitcher & seasnings sampler 2 Blank �4 Peacock Box 1 sheet Man,s Coat aprons Tea pot,s Nightgowns Caster Oil in Locker drawer Letters in middle Locker Butter Claranet Knives & Forks Raiser in Near Locker (?) Bacon Coat and W.Coat and trowsers N. 9 Mensuration Scale Handsaw Gin (?) 8 Pair Mans Stockings 7 Pair Elizabeth Stockings 5 Do. Hannah,s (?) Pair 4 Pair Stays 16 Nightcaps 8 Shirts 2 Tea Caddys 1 Candlestick Mrs 6 shifts M & N 13 Do. 2 Flannels M & H 15 shifts E. 6 Do. 2 Nightgowns 5 Towels 2 Do. 12 Hankfs. 27 slips N N N N N N 12 N 4 N 3 2 N 5 N 15 Trunk 10 (?) 9 Barrel 11 Do. 3 2 Trunks 13 Boxes ’ 7 8 9 11 14 Do 6 Tub 13 Ball 1 3r Barrels 2 Bag s � 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 John Strickland Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource Migration from England to Upper Canada and initial settlement there. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Strickland Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1830-1831, 1843-1847 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 Ocean crossing, travel through New York State to Ontario County, Whitby Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. John Strickland Diary Transcription, 1831-1831 John Strickland Diary Transcription, 1843-1847 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 John Strickland Diary Transcription, 1843-1847 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Strickland Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1843-1847, largely 1843 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 Ocean crossing, travel through New York State, and searching for land in Upper Canada Date Created Date of creation of the resource. May 11th, 1843 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. John Strickland Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed