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=== Dominion
== Scribbling
==Diary
=== 1919 === == ===
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== CALENDER FOR 1919 ==
<table style="height: 454px; width: 960px;">
<tr>
<td style="width: 34px;">1919</td>
<td style="width: 48px;">Sunday</td>
<td style="width: 51px;">Monday</td>
<td style="width: 54px;">Tuesday</td>
<td style="width: 75px;">Wednesday</td>
<td style="width: 61px;">Thursday</td>
<td style="width: 45px;">Friday </td>
<td style="width: 60px;">Saturday</td>
<td style="width: 34px;">1919</td>
<td style="width: 49.375px;">Sunday</td>
<td style="width: 50.625px;">Monday</td>
<td style="width: 54px;">Tuesday</td>
<td style="width: 75px;">Wednesday</td>
<td style="width: 61px;">Thursday</td>
<td style="width: 41px;">Friday</td>
<td style="width: 60px;">Saturday</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 34px;">
<p>JAN.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>FEB.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>MAR.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>APRIL.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>MAY.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>JUNE.</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 48px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 51px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 54px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 75px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 61px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p> </p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 45px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 60px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1 </p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 34px;">
<p>JULY. </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>AUG.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>SEPT.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>OCT.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>NOV.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>DEC.</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 49.375px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 50.625px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 54px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 75px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 61px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p> </p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 41px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width: 60px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
</tr>
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== DOMINON SCRIBBLING DIARY ..FOR.. 1919 ==
SHOWING A WEEK AT AN OPENING PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE COPP, CLARK CAMPPANY, LIMITED 495-517 WELLINGTON ST. WEST - - TORONTO
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== MEMORANDUM FORM 1918 ==
<table style="height: 301px;" width="856">
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">Jan. 3</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">By 8 pigs 1760 lbs @ 17.75</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">314.</td>
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<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 4</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 9 lambs</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">121.50</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 7</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 17 geese to {Jew?} 190 lbs @ 22</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">41.80</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">Feb.14</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 3 pigs 6 50 lbs @ 67.00</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">109.95</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 25</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 46 lbs hide @ 15 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">6.90</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 41px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 41px;">" 15</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 41px;">" 1 quarter beef to Watt. 110 lbs @ 20 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 41px;">22.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">Mar 7</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 7 pigs 1630 lbs @ 17.00</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">275.70</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 26</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" cash for Molly sold to {Jim?} Ritch</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">160.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">Apr. 4</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" cash " Mary + calf. - H. Booth</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">110.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">May. 23</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 8 pigs 1860 lbs @ {cents sign} 22</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">345.--</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">June 16</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 12 cattle 133060 lbs @ {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">1567.22</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">July 7</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 6 sheep @ {$ or cents sign} 13. cwt</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">94.95</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 8</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 131 ibs wool @ 70</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">91.75</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 21</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">cash for patatoes to Mr. Thompson</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">10.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">Aug 1</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" " 3 pigs 780 lbs @ $23.50</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">183.30</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 4</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 3 bags potatoes A. Flath, D. Roberts</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">5.25</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 11</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 4 " " J. Kaplan @ 1.75</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">7.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">Nov. 3</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" Lambs to Booth</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">137.--</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 14</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" 11 pigs 2160 lbs @ 16.50 " </td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">354.--</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21.9219px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21.9219px;">" 17</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21.9219px;">" Spot Cow "</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21.9219px;">110.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;">
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" _</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">" Chickens & ducks sold to Falkner</td>
<td style="width: 278px; height: 21px;">18.--</td>
</tr>
</table>
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1919
1878
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== Furs of Beauty---Furs of Quality ==
The above is one of the many beautiful creations that we keep in stock, but do not show in Hallam's Fur Fashin Book. If you cannot find what you want--write us We have special lines--no advertised--that will please the most critical. LATEST IN STYLES----- LOWEST IN PRICE SATISFACTION GURANTEED JohnHallam Toronto Limited THE LARGEST IN OUT LINE IN CANADA
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== MEMORANDUM FROM 1918 ==
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== MEMORANDUM FROM 1918 ==
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">Jan. 13</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">To 1 bbl. salt</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">2.75</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 4</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 5 galo coal oil + 255 gasolene</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;"> </td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">Feb. 14</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 5 " " " + 5 "</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;"> </td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 5</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 1 rooster</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">3.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 25</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 1 Cwt Purity</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">5.90</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">Mar. 4</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" plate for Harry</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">5.75</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 22</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" boots for Clara</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">7.50</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">May 8</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" linoleum</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">10.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" seed to Simmers</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">5.75</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Levots</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">9.50</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Flour</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">5.90</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" T. Henderson chair</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">15.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">May. 23</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Clarke for grain</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">42.-</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">June 21</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Elwin for grain</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">60.25</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 18</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Kinade for windmill</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">96.95</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">July 7</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 319 lbs Sugar @ 11.60</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">33.81</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 3</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 100 cakes Sunny Monday</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">7.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 23</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 17 Iles tea @ 70 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">10.50</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">Aug 18</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">1 Cwt Fine Roses</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">5.90</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 18</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 1 Hay cow</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">15.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 1 Suit of clothes</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">25.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"><s>" wool to Herwich</s></td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;"> </td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 28</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 6 bks Tomatoes @ 60 1 lombard 1.60</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">5.20</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">Sept. 5</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">"2pears 2.90 2 peaches3.00 .1 plumms 1.75</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">7.65</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 23</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Threshing 13 hrs @ 2.75</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">35.75</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">Oct 10</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 6 bks. grapes 50 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">3.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 7</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 5 gals Coal oil 25 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">1.25</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">Nov. 8</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Dr. Cassidy bal. on ace.</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">5.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" {Laurance?} </td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">10.95</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 3</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Clara</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">500.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 15</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 2bbls apples</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">11.-</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Dr. Ferrier</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">22.75</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 4 ton 270 lbs Coal @ $ 13.50</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">54.65</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 20</td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Taxes</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">131.16</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 40 lbs cheese @ 26</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">10.40</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">Dec. 9 </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" Closet from Buchman</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">47.50</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">" 1 drake</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;">2.00</td>
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<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 279.656px; height: 16px;">5 gals coal oil + 5 gal gasolene</td>
<td style="width: 279.688px; height: 16px;"> </td>
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== January NEW YEAR'S DAY (Dominion) WEDNESDAY, 1==
Choring. Foggy and dull started to rain about ten o'clock and raining most of day. Vance and Art Garneau here for an hour. Harry Philp and Della Stinson married
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== January, THURSDAY, 2 ==
Choring and chopping in afternoon. Harry Booth called. Brock to town at night. Neary fall of snow in P.M. Fine night.
== FRIDAY, 3 ==
Da choring and sifted ashes. Brock took 8 pigs to Morrefeild in morning. Helped up churn in P.M. Lizzie here in afternoon. Mother sick with cold. Fine and bright but cold.
== SATURDAY, 4 ==
Da done chores. Brock took 9 lambs to Moorefield in morning. Very stormy morning and cold. Brock and I to town at night.
== SUNDAY, 5 ==
Brock to church at night. Fine and cold.
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== January EPIPHANY (Quebec) MONDAY, 6 ==
Brock done chores. We picked 16 geese. Mr. Henderson called to say Grace Brett died this morning and stayed for supper. Milder. Snowy at times in P.M.
== TUESDAY, 7 ==
Da done chores. Brock took down 17 geese to Herwich and a few bags of chop in morning. at Tom Speers sale in afternoon. rather mild and fine.
== WEDNESDAY, 8 ==
Done chores. Mother, Brock and I to Grace Brett's funeral in afternoon. Fine in morning but cold and quite stormy by night
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== January THURSDAY,9 ==
Men choring. Very stormy day and cold with wind.
== FRIDAY, 10 ==
Men choring. Da started to flail the bit of flax. Very stormy day from N.W but finer to-words night.
== SATURDAY, 11 ==
Men choring. Da finished flailing the flax and Brock drew a load of corn. We to town at night. Grace Mason came out with us. Mr. Thompson very sick lovely bright day but sharp.
== SUNDAY, 12 ==
Brock to church at night, Grace went with him. Fine but cold east wind.
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== Januray MONDAY, 13 X ==
Da done chores. Brock to town with chop and cream can and sent a box to Clara. Killed pig in afternoon. Very mild bright day.
== TUESDAY, 14 ==
Men choring and started to draw ot manure. Brock took me to morning train. Going to Elora. Dull but fine.
== WEDDNESDAY, 15 ==
Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Fine day. Harry Carson at Bonn Germny.
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== January, THURSDAY, 16 ==
Men choring and drawing out manure. Brock met me at night train. Hoshel and Sadie here in evening. Mother up to Roy's to see Harry. He sick with flu. Fine bright day.
== FRIDAY, 17 ==
Me choring. finished drawing out manure and bought in a load of corn. Brock up to Roys in evening. Fine but not very bright. Had a letter from Betty saying that Robt. Alvies is dead.
== SATURDAY, 18 ==
Men choring and chopped nine bags in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Bill Gaso here for dinner. Mild and foggy.
== SUNDAY, 18 ==
Brock to church at night. Da up to Roy's to see how Harry was. Fine bright day.
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== January MONDAY, 20 ==
men choring. Then fanning up the flax that was flailed. Da sifted ashes and we cleaned furnace. Lovely brightwarm day.
== TUESDAY, 21 ==
Choring in morning. Brock and Da at AnthonyKirkpatrick's sale in afternoon We over to M<u>c</u> Isaac's in evening. Very fogy and mild. Mrs. Wm Lowery died.
== WEDNESDAY, 22 ==
Done chores. Brock down with some chop in forenoon, aslo took black pig. Cleaning hen & pig pens in aftenoon. Very mild and foggy. Snow almost gone.
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== January THURSDAY, 23==
Choring and clipping sheep and cattles backs. mild and foggy almost rain at times.
== FRIDAY, 24 ==
Choring in morning. Chopped 21 bags in afternoon. I up to Roy's for tea. Fine but cold north wind.
== SATURDAY, 25 ==
Choring and drawing out Manure. Brock and I to town at night. Fine bright day.
== SUNDAY, 26 ==
Brock to church at night. Fine day bright at times and not cold.
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== January MONDAY, 27 ==
Done chores and brought in a load of corn in forenoon. Cutting wood in bush on other place in afternoon. Lovely fine day.
== TUESDAY, 28 ==
Done chores and chopping for pigs in forenoon. Cutting wood in back bush in afternoon. Fine and mild. Wonderful winter weather and very little frost, some wheels.
== WEDNESDAY, 29 ==
Done chores brought in the rest of corn from the field. Cutting wood in the afternoon. Beautiful fine mild day.
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== January THURSDAY, 30==
Done chores and trying to chop in morning but engine was unsteady. Da at back bush in afternoon. Brock mother and I to town. Got Wiley shod. Fine bright day. Had buggy to town.
== FRIDAY, 31 ==
Done chores and at bush in afternoon.Fine morning but quite stormy at times. Quite a little snow fell.
== February SATURDAY, 1 ==
Done chores and making engine solid in morning. at bush in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Fine but colder and a little windy.
== SUNDAY, 2 ==
Brock to church at night Beautiful bright day.
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== February MONDAY, 3 ==
Done chores and drawing out manure. Finished about three o' clock. Beautiful bright day. east wind.
== TUESDAY, 4 ==
Done chores and chopping a little in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Raining in morning. Got quite foggy and dull in afternoon. Colder.
== WEDNESDAY, 5 ==
Choring in forenoon At bush in afternoon. I up to Roy's in afternoon. Colder and quite stormy at times.
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== February THURSDAY, 6 ==
Choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Beautiful brigt day with a few flurries of snow. <s>Olive 29 years old</s>
== FRIDAY, 7 ==
Choring in forenoon and killed beef in afternoon. Matt helped. Brock over to see Hoshel in Evg. He sick with flu. Beautiful bright day and a lovely night. Olive 29 yrs. old.
== SATURDAY, 8 ==
Done chores and cut beef into quarters and chopping in morning. At bush in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine bright day.
== SUNDAY, 9 ==
Brock & I over to George Thompsons for dinner and Tea. Mrs. Jack Walker here in afternoon. Fine day. a little flurry of snow in afternoon. Cold north wind.
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== February MONDAY, 10 X==
Done chores and at back bush in afternoon. Beautiful day.
== TUESDAY, 11 ==
Choring and chopping some in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock & I down in evening for cream corn and a leghorn rooster. mild and a little snow at night.
== WEDNESDAY, 12 ==
Men choring and at bush in afternoon. Lizzie and Sarah Hilborn here in afternoon for a couple of hours. Fine and very mild and foggy.
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== February THURSDAY, 13 ==
Men choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock and I down to Ritches in evening. mild but vey strong east wind and rain about ten o'clock.
== FRIDAY, 14 ==
Men choring. Brock to moorfield with 3 pigs. Chopping in afternoon. Very foggy dull day. A little rain at times.
== SATURDAY, 15 ==
Done chores. Brock took Da and Ma to morning train. They gone down to see Mr. Thompson. Came home at night. Brock choring & sifting ashes. We to town at night. Flurries of snow all day cold wind.
== SUNDAY, 16 ==
Brock to church at night Bright and sharp.
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== February MONDAY, 17 ==
Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock and I to town to concert at night. Fine morning but quite a fine snow falling in afternoon and at night.
== TUESDAY, 18 ==
Done Chores. Brock to Arthur horse fair in afternoon. Da cleaning hen house. Fine & bright but cold north wind.
== WEDNESDAY, 19 ==
Done chores. Brock drove me to town in morning. Had dinner at Fox's. Men chopping in aftenoon. Uncle Rich here about marrow business. Elwin called with invitations to Alex M<u>c</u> Kellan's dance. Brock and I over at night. Fine bright day but sharp.
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== February THURSDAY, 20 ==
Done chores and sifted ashes. Cutting wood in back bush in afternoon. Mother over to Wilmott's in P.M. Fine and milder. Strong east wind at night.
== FRIDAY, 21 ==
Choring and at bush in afternoon. Strong east wind foggy and dull.
== SATURDAY, 22 ==
Done chores and chopping in morning. At bush in afternoon. Strong east wind with rain and sleet at night. Uncle Rich {symbol?} called this a.m.
== SUNDAY, 23 ==
Brock to church at night. Rather blustry all day but not cold.
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== February MONDAY, 24==
Choring and chopping in morning At bush in afternoon. Beautiful bright day.
== TUESDAY, 25 ==
Choring and sifted ashes. Break down with hide and cream can in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Dull rainy morning. Soft snow in P.M. Colder and stormy to-wards evening. Jack Noecker brought home from Toronto hospital dead. Age 50 years.
== WEDNESDAY, 26 ==
Choring all day. Da down to Noeckers in afternoon. Quite stormy all day and very cold wind.
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== February THURSDAY, 27 ==
Done chores. Men chopping in morning At bush in afternoon. Brock took mother & I down to Noeckers in evening. Fine with a little snow to-wards evening.
== FRIDAY, 28 ==
Done chores. Pa took Brock tomorning train. He gone to Chatsworth. Capt. Brian came on morning train. He and I up to Gaso's in afternoon and for tea. Mr. Craig here in afternoon and all night. Very mild and bright. Neary rain in evening with thunder and lightning. Turned colder in night. Mrs. Leo Shant died very suddenly to-night
== March SATURDAY, 1 ==
Da choring. Billie & I to town in afternoon. Very icy blustry all day colder.
== SUNDAY, 2 ==
Home all day Fine bright day.
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== March MONDAY, 3 ==
Da choring. I took Billie to 6.09 train and Brock came home from Chatsworth. Fine mild day.
== TUESDAY, 4 ==
Men choring and chopping in forenoon. Da sifting ashes in P.M. We to Mrs. Leo Shant funeral in afternoon. Dull morning. Quite a leary rain in afternoon and evening. foggy.
== ASH WEDNESDAY (Quebec & N.W.T.) WEDNESDAY, 5==
Choring and drawing out manure. Brock and I over to Hoshel's in Evening. Quite a fall of snow in night cold north wind and blustry at times
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== March THURSDAY, 6 ==
Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Then went back to bush and cut three logs. Beautiful bright day milder.
== FRIDAY, 7 ==
Da done chores. Brock to Moorefield with 7 pigs. At lunch in afternoon cutting logs. Brock took mother to six train. She gone to Guelph. Beautiful bright day.
== SATURDAY, 8 ==
Done chores and chopping. Back to bush and put on a load of logs. Brock took them to town and brought home the lumber. Da sifted ashes then went to bed about five. Feeling very misreable. Nellie telephoned to say mother was sick with the cold. Brock to town at night. Cold last wind. Started to storm about twelve o'clock.
== SUNDAY, 9 ==
Very stormy morning but mild. A great quantity of snow fell. Wind in the west after dinner. Da some better.
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== March MONDAY, 10X ==
Done chores and cleaning hen pens in afternoon. Brock to town in forenoon for 1/2 ton of fertilizer. Letter from Nellie saying mother is improving. Soft snow at time. mild.
== TUESDAY, 11 ==
Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Brock & I to town in forenoon. Fine afternoon but very stormy in morning for a time. Colder at night.
== WEDNESDAY, 12 ==
Done chores and drawing up the wood from back bush. Sadie .neer in P.M. for an hour. Mr. Isaac Hilborn here in Evening to inqurie about the sick. Brock to town for mail. Mother improving. Fine bright day mild. Snow going very quickly.
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== March THURSDAY, 13==
Choring and drawing up wood. I down to Jack's for an hour. Fune day but cold N.E wind. Mother had to go back to bed again.
== FRIDAY, 14 ==
Done chores and chopping in aftenoon. Da took another weak spell and had to go to bed. I neer to {name or place?} to phone how mother as. She a little better. Very strong and cold east wind but clear & bright.
== SATURDAY, 15 ==
Brock done chores, cleaned pens and sifted ashes. Da in bed until noon and in house all day. Brock & I to town at night. East wind with rain at times, Freezing.
== SUNDAY, 16 ==
Jack Walker up in morning. Da out to barn a couple times. heavy rain in forenoon from east. Very foggy and dull all P.M. Roy down with message saying that mother would be home in morning.
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== March MONDAY, 17==
Done chores. Brock and I took buggy and went to meet mother. She came home from Guelph. Etta came with her. She still quite miserable and weak. Da took another weak spell about supper time. Very foggy day. rained hard at night.
== TUESDAY, 18 ==
Brock done chores and down with cream can for Dr. in afternoon. Dr. Ferrier came out about nine o' clock. Da has kidney trouble and put mother to bed. She very much run down. Soft snow in morning and rather dull.
== WEDNESDAY,19 ==
Brock done chores and to town for medicine in forenoon Lovely bright day and warm.
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== March THURSDAY, 20==
Doing chores Brock chopping and Da trimming spruce. Feeling some better. Brock to meet Clara at six train. Beautiful bright day.
== FRIDAY, 21 ==
Doing chores and Da trimming a few spruce. Dr. Ferrier here in forenoon. Brock to concert at night. Rather dull morning but finer in afternoon.
== SUNDAY, 23 ==
Mr & Mrs. Thompson here. Brock to church at night. Mr. M<u>c</u> Isaac here in evening Fine bright day.
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== March MONDAY, 24==
choring. Brock took Mr. and Mrs. Thompson to town this afternoon. Beautiful bright warm day. Dr. Ferrier called this morning and found mother much better. She got up to-day.
== TUESDAY, 25 ==
Choring. Brock took Clara to morning train then down to Boyd's with a pig. At Thos. Riddals sale in afternoon. Da trimming spruce Fine warm day. Looking a little like rain in afternoon.
== WEDNESDAY, 26 ==
Done chores and took Molly to Ritches. Mr. Ritch bo't her $160. in forenoon <s>Then cleaning up seed barley for Frank Short in a</s> Went back to bush in afternoon and cut up some taps and brought up the saw. Fine warm day. Heard Mr. Craig died on train on his way west.
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== March THURSDAY, 27==
Done chores and Brock chopping some in forenoon. Da sifted ashes. Cleaned up seed barley for Frank Short in afternoon. Dull and cold. Wind very high towards evening.
== FRIDAY, 28 ==
Brock done chores. Then drawing out manure in afternoon to other place. Da not feeling very well. Very strong north wind all day. Bright but cold.
== SATURDAY, 29 ==
Done chores and Brock drawing out manure. We to town at night. Fine day but very strong north wind
== SUNDAY, 30 ==
Brock to church at night. Fine day and not quite so windy.
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== March MONDAY, 31==
Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Then chopping some. Mrs. Jack Walker here in afternoon. Fine day but very strong cold north wind.
== April TUESDAY, 1==
Brock done chores and cleaning pens. Da in bed unil five o' clock. Hoshel here in forenoon. Fine but very windy and cold.
== WEDNESDAY, 2 ==
Brock done chores and took barley to station for Frank Short in Forenoon. Choring in afternoon Fine not as windy and warmer I up to Roy's in Evening.
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== April THURSDAY, 3==
Choring and rock choping im afternoon. Mrs. Henry Hilborn here for a while in afternoon.
== FRIDAY, 4 ==
Done Chores. Brock led mary to moorefield and Da took calf in the buggy. Choring and Brock to Jack Boyd's in afternoon with pig. Smoky and dull warm.
== SATURDAY,5 ==
Done chores and Brock chopping in forenoon. Hitched up Lion an put put away sleighs & Drew manure off drain in afternoon We to town at night. Put meat in pickle, Fine & very warm.
== SUNDAY, 6 ==
Brock to church at night. Quite a heavy shower in morning but turned out a nice day.
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== April MONDAY, 7X==
Done chores and Brock chopping. Cutting up some trees in old archard on other place in afternoon. Fine morning but dull after dinner and a shower about five. A little thunder and lightening.
== TUESDAY, 8 ==
Done chores and cleaned up a bin of seed oats in aftrnoon. Da not as well again this evening. Dull. Quite a shower in afternoon Thunder and lightening
== WEDNESDAY, 9 ==
Done chores and Brock chopping. Rather fine but looking like rain.
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== April THURSDAY, 10 ==
Choring and chopping in forenoon. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Horse show postponed. Uncle Rich {symbol} and Aunt Emma here in afternoon. Very rainy dull morning, Warm and bright for a time in afternoon but turned dull again.
== FRIDAY, 11 ==
Done chores and cleaning up seed wheat and barley in afternoon. Rained in the night Dull day but mild.
== SATURDAY, 12 ==
Done chores and chopping. Da sifted ashes. Brock & I to town at night. Colder but fine.
== SUNDAY, 13 ==
Brock to town at night. Fine day. Mrs. Masser here in afternoon.
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== April MONDAY, 14==
Done chores and sawing up wood in old orchard and burning bush. Ma down to Jack Walkers in afternoon to see Mrs. Jim Murphy. Beautiful warm bright day.
== TUESDAY, 15 ==
Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Helping take off the kitchen paper in afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Lowes came about five o' clock and stayed for tea. Brock & I down to concert at night "Valley Farm" Cold and dull. Snow & a little rain Towards evening.
== WEDNESDAY, 16 ==
Done chores and cleaning up barley. Rained very hard in morning and strong east wind. Dull in afternoon.
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== April THURSDAY, 17==
Done chores. Brock chopped 12 bags. Da feeling miserable. We papered Kitchen. Dull and raining at times.
== GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 18==
Choring all day. Uncle Willie came up for the day. Brock took him to evening train. Lovely bright day.
== SATURDAY, 19 ==
Brock took down cream can and egg case. Cutting up some trees in low rchard and then some fence. Brock and I to town at night Fine day.
== Easter Sunday. SUNDAY, 20 ==
Da down to Jack Walkers in P.M. Brock to church at night. Rainy morning but bright afternoon.
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== April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 21==
Done chores building fence on other place. Beautiful warm day.
== TUESDAY, 22 ==
Done chores and fencing on other place. Beautiful warm day.
== WEDNESDAY, 23 ==
Done chores and Da finished fence Brock down to help Jonh Walker {lugg?} wood. Went about eleven. To town at night to see "Hearts of The World" Rather dull started to rain about six o'clock.
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== April THURSDAY, 24==
Done chores. Brock washing and greasing harness. Da choring. Turned much colder in night cold north wind and flurries of snow all day.
== FRIDAY, 25 ==
Robt + Brock choring. Brock chopped ten bags of grain forenoon. Brock greased his harness afternoon and took Olive to evening train to go to Elora for a few days. Snowing all day and much worse at night real cold
== SATURDAY, 26 ==
Men choring. Very cold + Stormy getting finer Brock started To draw out manure. drawing all afternoon gone down town at night
== SUNDAY, 26 ==
Beautiful forenoon Mr. + Mrs Pollack & Becca here To get Olive to go to Church much duller in the aft Brock gone to church Eve.
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== April MONDAY, 28==
Robt not feeling very good forenoon. After the chores were done Brock chopped grain till noon then ,, some more afternoon and Set up the wire fence in the little {illegible} and piled up the threshing wood dull in the morning but brighted up through the day
== TUESDAY, 29 ==
Robt + Brock choring and gone back to build fence round the piece of new land by the bush forenoon. Threw out road fence on other place in aft. I came home this morning Mr. Henderson called in P.M. beautiful day
== WEDNESDAY, 30 ==
Done Chores and building at the road fence. Started down at M<u>c</u> Ewings line. Fine and bright but strong east wind and looking like rain at night.
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== May THURADAY, 1 ==
Done chores and chopping in morning. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Rainy morning but cleared up in afternoon.
== FRIDAY, 2 ==
Choring round barn all day. Rainy in morning Dull & cold.
== SATURDAY, 3 ==
Done chores and working at road fence. Threw out some more but had to stop about three o'clock. It came on a heavy rain and rained hard all evening.
== SUNDAY, 4 ==
Dull forenoon. Thunder storm about noon and rained very hard in afternoon. Foggy at night.
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== May MONDAY, 5 ==
Done chores and working at road fence on fornt of other place. Dull morning but turned out nice and bright.
== TUESDAY, 6 ==
Done chores and finished road fence in forenoon. Then fixing fence on other place and taking off barb wire. I up to Harry's in <s>aft</s> evening Mr. Henderson called with a chair for mother from Da. She 56 yrs old. Fine but very high wind all day
== WEDNESDAY, 7 ==
Done chores. Brock to town in morning to get horses shod. Da fixing some fence back of barn. Fixing fence on other place in afternoon. Brock + I to town at night Fine but a little breezy. Took off storm windows in evening.
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== May THURSDAY, 8==
Done chores and digging out a plugged drain on other place in forenoon. Fixing line fence beleive Jack + us and fence round pasture. Mr. Henderson and a Mr. Carrigan Called.. Fine but very dull and a little cool.
== V FRIDAY, 9 X ==
Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Started to work on land for the first. Cultivating in afternoon back by maple tree. Brock had Lion and Dan. Rather bright in morning and breezy but dull and east wind in afternoon.
== SATURDAY, 10 ==
Done chores. Cleaning pens and chopping and mincing seed. Brock to town at night Rainy day.
== SUNDAY, 11 ==
Raining at times all day. East wind.
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== May MONDAY, 12 ==
Done chores. Da pickig up brush in orchard and clipping up spruce trees. Brock to M<u>c</u> Isaacs with a heifer in forenoon. Cultivating back by maple tree also sowed and harrowed it to wheat. Dull in morning and a little misty but brightened up after dinner. fine night.
== TUESDAY, 13 ==
Done chores and cultivated rape ground on other place in forenoon. Then harrowed and sowed it in afternoon 7 ac. Mrs. Bill Anderson here for dinner and tea. Beatiful warm day.
== WEDNESDAY, 14 ==
Done chores. Then cultiating in field next to windmill in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Fine and very warm.
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== May THURSDAY, 15==
Done chores and cultivate sod next Jack's line fence in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Della here for duck eggs. A little showery early in morning. Cleared and quite sultry. Looking like rain.
== FRIDAY, 16 ==
Done chores. Then Da cultivated sod for corn in forenoon. Brock went to cultivate back by Roy's line fence but had to stop about eleven as it came on a shower. Da cultivated little patch on other place and garden patches in afternoon. Brock cultivating on 4 ac on other place. Dull all day and a heavy mist a rain at times. Rained steady for a couple of hours in evening.
== SATURDAY, 17 ==
Doing chores then drew out flax straw and burned it in forenoon. Brock chopping in afternoon and Da moving potatoes root house. Brock + I to town at night Raining at times
== SUNDAY, 18 ==
Brock to church at night. Mr. Davis and family called in afternoon. Fine breezy day.
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== May MONDAY, 19==
Done chores. Cultivating back by ditch and in corner field in afternoon. Fine but looking like rain towards evening. Mrs. John Corbett buried.
== TUESDAY, 20 ==
Done chores. Brock to town in forenoon for gasolene and cream can. Chopping in afternoon, We up to harry's in evening. Rainy and misty. Da sprouting potatoes.
== WEDNESDAY, 21 ==
Done chores. Cleaned hen houses and choring. Quite a heavy rain at times all afternoon.
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== May THURSDAY, 22==
Done chores. Brock digging up a pugged drain in Corner field. Da picking up along road fence and others in the Marshall place. Dull and showery. Rainy at times {symbol for and?} dull. Brock to town at night to call up {pen scratch} Harry Booth. Dull {with pen scratch} and wet.
== FRIDAY, 23 ==
Brock took pigs to Moorefield in morning and got soem grain Da clipping trees. Then workng at drains in corner field in afternoon Brock + I to town at night Harry {last name} in town. He home from the front. Dull in morning and a little shower but cleared off and came out hot. Another little shower about six.
== VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 25 ==
Done chores and digging at drain in forenoon. Cultivating, harrowed and sowed the remainder of sod that was intended for corn in field next. I Jacks. in afternoon. Fine and quite hot. Willa + Har here in evg.
== SUNDAY, 25 ==
Put young cattle out to grass. Brock to church at night. Nice bright day.
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== May MONDAY, 26==
Done chores. Then cultivating this side of ditch in forenoon. Harrowing and sowed it in afternoon. Brock got Elwins fertilizer drill and worked late. Beautiful warm day.
== TUESDAY, 27 ==
Done chores. Cultivating back by line fence next Roy in forenoon. Da finifhed some harrowing this side of ditch and cultivated garden and little patch on other place. Sowing and harrowing at line fence in P.M also strip of garden at road and The little patch. Beautiful day.
== WEDNESDAY, 28 ==
Done chores and cultivated a piece in 3r<u>d</u> field back on other place. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Then Da worked up garden patch and riged it up. Put wire fence round it after supper. Beautiful day and warm. I walked to town in forenoon. Mr. Henderson brought me out.
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== May ASCENSION DAY (Quecbec) THURSDAY, 29==
Done chores and finished The drain in corner field put in new tile. Then started to plough corn ground. Ploughing in afternoon. Fine and very warm.
== FRIDAY, 30 ==
Done chores. Finished corn ground and harrowed it. Then cultivatd and sowed a wet patch up by line fence next Roy. fine and warm.
== SATURDAY, 31 ==
Done chores. Harrowed, rolled and sowed corn ground and also a wet patch in sod field next Jack. Brock + I to town at night. Very sultry day.
== June SUNDAY, 1 ==
Mr. + Mrs. Thompson here for tea. Brock to church at night Very warm day. Roy and Georgie called. Gerald expected at Guelph to-night.
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== June MONDAY, 2==
Done chores and ploughed, cultivated, rolled, and harrowed groud for mangels. Sowed them in afternoon. Da picking up on some land down by bush after he had the ridges set up. A very sultry hot day. extreme heat.
== TUESDAY, 3 ==
Da Cultivated and sowed another wet spot that was left. Brock planted a few potatoes in garden and chopping. Washed the sheep in afternooon. Started to plough in corner field about five o'clock. Harry Booth here. Fine and very hot.
== WEDNESDAY, 4 ==
Ploughing in corner field Lou Booth came for 5 bags of potatoes. Brock to town at night. Very sultry hot day. Thunder in Evg.
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== June THURSDAY, 5 ==
Ploughing in corner field. Very sultry day. Storms going round all day. A heavy rain about five.
== FRIDAY, 6 ==
Ploughing in corner field. Mr. Kincade from Moorefield here to see back windmill in afternoon. Quite a shower in afternoon. Sultry.
== SATURDAY, 7 ==
Finished ploughing corner field in forenoon. Cultivating turnip ground in afternoon. We to town at night. Gerald here for dinner. A little cooler but looking like rain at times.
== SUNDAY, 8 ==
Brock to church at night. Heavy rain about noon. Thunder + lightening.
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== June MONDAY, 9==
Brock done chores and cultivating rape ground on other place in forenoon. Da very miserable lame hip. and crass cultivating in afternoon. Beautiful day.
== TUESDAY, 10 ==
Brock finished cultivating rape ground. in forenoon then cultivating for corn in corner field in afternoon. Da cultivating + harrowing on corn ground too. Brock to town at night. Mr. Henderson here in evening. Beautiful day but hot.
== WEDNESDAY, 11 ==
Done chores. Drawing out manure for potatoes in forenoon and planting them in afternoon Brock and I to town at night. Dr. Ferrier out to see Da. His hip very painful. Lovely day.
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== THURSDAY, 12 ==
Done chores and sheared 24 sheep. Mrs. M<u>c</u> Ewing and Loyd here in afternoon. Beauiliful day. Cool breeze.
== FRIDAY, 13 ==
Cultivating and rolling corn ground in forenoon. Brock got Hoshels drill and sowed it in afternoon. Harrowed it. Very hot sultry day. A little thunder shower about six.
== SATURDAY, 14 ==
Cultivating and harrowing rest of corner field. Brock chopped a little. He and I to town at night. Fine and warm.
== SUNDAY, 15 ==
Brock to church at night. Fine and hot.
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== June MONDAY, 16 ==
Took 12 fat cattle to Moorefield in forenoon. Drawing out manure in afternoon for turnips. Fine and hot.
== TUESDAY, 17 ==
Drawing out manure for turnips. Mr. Kincade, Woodissee and Oakman here babbitting back windmill. Brock to town at night with the the buggy wheels. Mr. Henderson called. Fine and hot.
== WEDNESDAY, 18 ==
Fixing fence and back windmill and drawing out manure the rest of day. Fine and very hot.
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== June THURSDAY, 19==
Ploughing the manure in for turnips and Brock harrowed it. Very hot sultry day. Thunder storms going all round. a little shower about six. Myrille Burrows and Mrs. Humpries here in afternoon.
== FRIDAY, 20 ==
Men cultivating rest of corner field in forenoon. Cultivating and {illegible} turnip ground in afternoon. Brock to town at night with cream can. Sadie here in morning. Heavy rain early in morning, but a nice day.
== SATURDAY, 21 ==
Rolled, harrowed and ridged up turnip ground. and sowed them in afternoon. Da ploughing strip back by ditch in afternoon. Elwin brought load of oats in forenoon. Fine and cooler. We to town at night.
== SUNDAY, 22 ==
Brock to church at night. Beautiful day. Cool breeze.
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== June MONDAY, 23 ==
Brock cultivating on rape ground in forenoon. To town in afternoon get team and Wiley shod. Da finished ploughing the strip by ditch. Beautiful day.
== TUESDAY, 24 ==
Cultivating rest of corner field in morning Rolled, harrowed and sowed it to millet in afternoon. Ma and I to town in afternoon Fine and hot. Storm went round about seven o'clock but only a little shower here.
== WEDNESDAY, 25 ==
Scuffled and hoed 11 rows of mangels in forenoon. Brock chopping in afternoon and choring. Dull and misting turning to rain about noon. Rained all afternoon and evening.
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== June THURSDAY, 26 ==
Scuffled rest of mangels and hoeing all day. Brock to garden party at Moorefield. Cloudy in morning but cleared in afternoon and a nice night
== FRIDAY, 27 ==
Finished hoeing mangels about ten. Da started to scuffle corn and Brock working on strip back by ditch. Brock to {Gashen/Goshen?} in evening. I up to Roys. Fine bright day. Cool breeze.
== SATURDAY, 28 ==
Da finished scuffling corn by noon. Brock harrowed rape ground and burning roots. Both Ploughing on other place in afternoon.
== SUNDAY, 29 ==
Brock to church at night. Fine day.
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== June MONDAY, 30 ==
Men doing roadwork with two teams. Mother took me to train. Going to Elora. Fine and hot.
== July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 1==
Doing roadwork. Brock to town at night. Very hot.
== WEDNESDAY, 2 ==
Ploughing rape ground on other place. Mr. + Mrs. John Thompson brought me home this morning and stayed for dinner. Very hot and calm. Had to dip water for young cattle at low well. Mrs. Jas. M<u>c</u> Ewing died this morning.
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== July X THURSDAY, 3==
Ploughing rape ground. Brock to Waters raising in afternoon. We at Methodist garden party at night. Fine warm day. Very dry time.
== FRIDAY, 4 ==
Ploughing on rape ground in morning. Da working in afternoon and Brock at Leo Waters raising. Mother + I to Mrs. M<u>c</u> Ewings funeral. Fine and hot.
== SATURDAY, 5 ==
Da working rape ground. Brock at Waters until about five o'clock. We to town at night, Fine, a little sprinkle about five o'clock.
== SUNDAY, 6 ==
Mr. + Mrs. M<u>c</u>Isaac here for dinner and tea. Dr. M<u>c</u> Gregor here for tea. Brock to church at night Mist in morning but a nice day
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== July MONDAY, 7==
Brock took 6 sheep to Moorefield in morning and for hayloader in afternoon. Da Cultivated and harrowed rape ground. Fine day. I to Moorefield with Mr. Henderson.
== TUESDAY, 8 ==
Brock fixing car on hay fork track and did some chopping and mowing side of road in morning. Da cultivating and discing strip back by bush in forenoon. Went for load of gravel in P.M. Mr. Perkin here fixing back windmill and silling up hay loader. Herwich came for wool. $91.75 Aunt Sarah Chambers died this morning Fine and a little cloudy.
== WEDNESDAY, 9 ==
To bush for sleepers for barn and fixing floor. I to town in morning. Took Da + Ma to seven train. They gone to Aunt Sarah's funeral. Brock and I to town for rape seed. Fine warm day.
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== July THURSDAY, 10 ==
Brock rolled. sowed and harrowed rape ground. Very dull windy cold day.
== FRIDAY, 11 ==
Brock putting down barn floor. Clara, Melville, mother and father came about six o'clock. Fine but quite windy.
== SATURDAY, 12 ==
Sowed strip of rape back by ditch in morning. Finished barn floor and made cement sill. Brock down in afternoon for side delivery rake. We to town at night. Da cutting hay behind driving house. Fine in morning but a little mizzle in afternoon. Melville at Fergus.
== SUNDAY, 13 ==
Clara and Melville left for home about seven. Melville + Hoshel to Harriston in a.m. Home for dinner. Roy and Georgie called. Brock to church at night. Fine warm day.
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== July MONDAY, 14==
Da cutting hay corner field. Brock choring and raking back of barn. Drew it in afternoon. Mr. Perkins here setting up side delivery rake. Fine warm day.
== TUESDAY, 15 ==
Cutting hay on other place in forenoon and until about four o'clock. Brock cleaned pens and tedded hay in corner field. Raked it after dinner and started to draw in. I down to Massers in evening. Misty in morning but a fine cool day.
== WEDNESDAY, 16 ==
Finished drawing hay from corner field in morning. Then Da second raked it and Brock Drawing it in after noon. Beautiful day.
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== July THUSRDAY, 17==
Da cuttng hay on other place in forenoon. Brock unloaded a load and leveled hay in driving house then raking rest of hay on other place that was cut Tuesday. Drawing in afternoon. Ma up to Elwins in P.M. Fine warm day. Brock 26 yrs old.
== FRIDAY, 18 ==
Moving engine + chopper and getting ready to draw into barn. Then drawing and raking. Hay loader working well. I to town in afternoon. Fine and very hot.
== SATURDAY, 19 ==
Drawing in hay and raking. We to town at night. Peace celebration. Fine and warm.
== SUNDAY, 20 ==
Brock to church at night Got quite dull in afternoon and a little shower about five o'clock.
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== July MONDAY, 21 ==
Scuffling mangels. hoeing potatoes and greening potatoes. Brock to Woodissee's with Lily I over to Hilbours in evening Dull. shower about ten and again in afternoon about three. Heavy storms going around.
== TUESDAY, 22 ==
Brock to town for gasolene in morning. Getting the engine out and chopping and hoeing mangels. Mr. Thompson came for six bags of potatoes. Raking and drawing in hay in afternoon. Dull in morning but brightened ans was a nice day.
== WEDNESDAY, 23 ==
Cutting hay in back field on other place Raking and drawing in. Mrs. Hill here in afternoon and for tea. Fine hot day.
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== July THURSDAY, 24==
Finished cutting hay this forenoon. Then raking and drawing in. Mr. Fielding called with tea. Fine and quite breezy.
== FRIDAY, 25 ==
Finished haying. Drawing in and second raking back field. Fine but hot. Quite a heavy thunder storm in the night
== SATURDAY, 26 ==
Putting rake and loader down in low driving house in forenoon and fixing some gaps. Getting ready to cement in front of barn door in afternoon. Brock + I to town at night. Showery in forenoon but fine afternoon
== SUNDAY, 27 ==
Brock to church at night. Harry, Della Miss Roe and little Charlie Peters called and took me for a ride in car. Fine but very windy and warm.
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== July MONDAY, 28==
Cementing in front of barn door in morning. Brock chopping in afternoon. Da hoeing in garden. Hoeing mangels after tea. I over to Hoshels with some beans. Fine but windy.
== XTUESDAYX29 ==
Men hoeing mangels and scuffling. Brock + I to celebration Old boys re-union in Palmerston afternoon and evening. Fine but very windy.
== WEDNESDAY, 30 ==
Men hoeing and scuffling turnips. Mr. Henderson called in evening. Fine and warm.
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== July THURSDAY, 31 ==
Men hoeing and scuffling turnips. I to kitchener with Mr. Henderson. Brock to Goldstone garden party at night. Dull and misty in morning but cloudy all day.
== August FRIDAY,1 ==
Hoeing and scuffing turnips. Brock to moorefield in morning with 3 pigs. Lionel Hamilton here for tea. Fine day.
== SATURDAY, 2 ==
Finished hoeing then Da scuffling. Brock brought up sheep and divided them. Chopped some in afternoon. He + I to town to night. Fine and warm.
== SUNDAY, 3 ==
Brock to church. Dull and a little shower about five.
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== August MONDAY, 4==
Men started to dig ditch on other place. Took team after dinner. Very hard and stony. Warm and sultry.
== TUESDAY, 5 ==
Working at ditch all day with team. Very hot & sultry. A little sprinkle about five.
== WEDNESDAY, 6 ==
Men working at ditch all day. I to town in morning to meet Lillian. Mother and she up to Roy's in afternoon. Misty & hot in morning. Brightened by noon but still hot.
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== August THURSDAY, 7 ==
Men working at ditch all day. Brock, mother and Lillian at Presley. garden party. Cloudy in morning but brightened up.
== FRIDAY, 8 ==
Men working at ditch all day. To Pike Lake in afternoon with Ross & Florence. Fine and warm.
== SATURDAY, 9 ==
Got out binder and started harvest. Cut little patch of road on other place and barley on other place. We to town at night. Fine and warm.
== SUNDAY, 10 ==
Brock & I to Chatsworth with Harry. Roy's up too. <s>Fine</s> and warm.
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== August MONDAY, 11 ==
Cutting grain on other place. Da shocking. Joe Kaplan here for 4 bags of potatoes @ 1.75. Fine and warm.
== TUESDAY, 12 ==
Finished cutting on other place at noon Then started in field next bush and Jack's line fence in afternoon. Fine and breezy. Stanley Ellis's barn burned. Windmill set it on fire.
== WEDNESDAY, 11 ==
Finished cutting down by Jack's line fence in forenoon. Then started back of maple tree in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Emerson Walker's barn burned. Gasoline engine set it on fire. Fine but very windy.
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== August THURSDAY, 14 ==
Brock chopping and moving straw to make room for grain. Brock took waggon to town in afternoon too get tires set. Da cleaning and spraying hen house. Mr. + Mrs. Thompson brought Evelyn up to stay a week. rained through the night fine afternoon.
== FRIDAY, 15 ==
Cutting and shocking back by bush. Fine and warm. Evelyn weighs 58 lbs. Lillian - 66 " Olive 100 "
== SATURDAY, 16 ==
<u>Terrible hail storm</u> Getting ready to draw in. Got the load of wheat in little patch in morning. Then it came on a little rain Went back after dinner for load of barely and just got up when a heavy rain + wind storm started with thunder & lightening and a little hail. Terrible storm in Drayton hail as large as eggs. Brock, Evelyn + I town in evening.
== SUNDAY, 17 ==
Brock to church at night Cloudy and very heavy storms going round. We had a little rain in the morning and in evening.
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== August MONDAY, 18 ==
Clean out root house in forenoon. Da pulling weeds in afternoon and Brock to town in afternoon for waggon. Got bag of flour and some roofing. Heavy down pour in morning and another heavy shower at noon. Then brighter
== TUESDAY, 19 ==
Grinding knives in morning. Then working at ditch in afternoon. Dull morning. rained through night. Shower about noon and again at two. Then very fine and breezy rest of day.
== WEDNESDAY, 20 ==
Cutting grain back by ditch and in afternoon Finished the other piece next bush and Jack's line fence. Da shocking. Brock + I took Evelyn to town. Fine warm day. Ploughing a strip for rape on other side of turnips in morning until it was dry Enough to cut.
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== August THURSDAY, 21 ==
Went back to cut the wheat but it came on rain about nine so had to stop. Rained very hard most of forenoon. Tried cutting againe after dinner but came on rain. Brock to town at night. I Took Lillian to morning train.
== FRIDAY, 22 ==
Finished ploughing strip for rape and cut the rest of wheat in forenoon. Sowed rape after dinner and got in three loads of grains. Mother up to Harry's in afternoon. Fine drying day.
== SATURDAY, 23 ==
Drawing in all day from other place barley and oats. Brock & I to town at night. Fine but a little cloudy.
== X SUNDAY, 24 ==
Brock to church at night. Cloudy in morning but a fine day.
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== August MONDAY, 25 ==
Finished drawing in from other place about ten then drawing barley from back of barn and mixed grain. Uncle Will came on night train. Quite showery in morning. Fine and windy in afternoon. Shower in evening & cloudy.
== TUESDAY, 26 ==
Drawing in all day from back at Roy's line fence. Misting at times in forenoon. High wind in afternoon. Dr. M<u>c</u> Gregor here.
== WEDNESDAY, 27 ==
Drew in five loads in morning. Then fixing gaps + chopping. Making a ladder in afternoon. Quite heavy showers at times. Too wet to draw in.
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== August THURSDAY, 28 ==
Finished making lader and cut weeds in forenoon. Ron Walker and Elwin here with team in afternoon helping draw in from field next Jacks. Uncle Will over to cemetry and Uncle Sams. Fine but a little cloudy and a few drops of rain at times.
== FRIDAY, 29 ==
Drawing in all day. <u>Finished harvest</u>. Roy helping in afternoon. Uncle Will + I down for plums and tomatoes in morning. Ma and he down in afternoon. Sara Hilborn and Gladys here in Evening. Fine and warm.
== SATURDAY, 30 ==
Da and Brock went back to work at ditch in forenoon. Trying to fix back windmill in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Hoshel, Sadie, Uncle Will + I motored to Chatsworth. Cloudy + dull. rain in night but brightened up during day.
== SUNDAY, 30 ==
Brock to Church at night. We got home from Chatsworth about 8.30 P.M. Grace Thiloen Came with us. Fine but cool. Mr. Hastings killed in auto accident.
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== September LABOUR DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 1 ==
Working at windmill in forenoon at the ditch in afternon. Brock over to borrow Hoshel's pipe vice. I took Uncle Will to morning train. Fine day. 7
== TUESDAY, 2 ==
Men working at ditch all day. Grace + I to town in afternoon. Fine day.
== WEDNESDAY, 3 ==
Digging ditch on other place. Brock, Grace + I to town. Fine and warm. Mr. Thompson got 1/2 bu. of clover seed.
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== September THURSDAY, 4 ==
Digging ditch on other place. Grace here for tea. Hoshel and Sadie here in evening. Fine and warm.
== FRIDAY, 5 ==
Digging ditch on other place. Fine and warm. Grace + I down in morning for fruit.
== SATURDAY, 6 ==
Digging ditch. Brock went to Moores threshing about three o'clock. Brock Grace and I to town. Fine and warm, breezy.
== SUNDAY, 7 ==
Brock, Grace + I to Presby. church at night. Gerald here. Windy and very hot.
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== September MONDAY, 8==
Brock at Moores threshing for a couple of hours in morning. At ditch rest of day. Grace + I down to M<u>c</u> Ewings in evening. Fine and very warm high wind.
== TUESDAY, 9 ==
Digging ditch all day. I took Grace to seven train. She gone to Hanover. Quite dull and smoky all day. a little like rain.
== WEDNESDAY, 10 ==
Digging ditch all day. Mrs. Brown and miss Ritch here in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Quite dull and looking like rain. Misty from about five o'clock.
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== September THUSRDAY, 11==
Digging ditch all day. Mother took me to morning train to go to London.
Fine morning but a shower about noon.
== FRIDAY, 12 ==
Finished ditch in forenoon. Brock at Wilmott's threshing in afternoon and at Hoshels. Da Drew wood out of old orchard. Fine day.
== SATURDAY, 13 ==
Brock at Hod's threshing until about three o'clock then chopping. Da started to cut corn. Brock to town at night. Fine day
== SUNDAY, 14 ==
Mr. + Mrs. Thompson brought me home in afternoon. Brock to church at night Harry Coran and Willa here in evening.
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== September MONDAY, 15==
Da and Brock at Jack Walkers threshing until about ten. Ground the binder knife and cleaning pens. Cutting corn after dinner. A little shower in forenoon very fine afternoon and Evening.
== TUESDAY, 16 ==
Cutting corn all day. Brock at Harry's threshing from eleven until four. Fine bright day.
== WEDNESDAY, 17 ==
Cutting corn until about ten. Then Brock started to cut the millet. Da cutting corn. Mother + I to town in afternoon. Fine and a cold wind. Front at night.
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== September THURSDAY, 18 ==
Cutting corn all day. Brock to town at night. Beautiful day.
== FRIDAY, 19 ==
Finished cutting corn early in forenoon then shocking the millet, finished it after dinner and fixing fence + gaps on other place. Mr. Sterling drove Clara and Joyce over. They come to Arthur with Mrs. & Mrs. Milson. Misty in morning. Quite a heavy shower after dinner and again about five.
== XSATURDAY, 20 ==
Men trying to fix back windmill pump. Working at it all day. Mother + Clara to town in afternoon. Brock + I down at night. Fine and very hot.
== SUNDAY, 21 ==
Raining all day. Very heavy at times.
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== September MONDAY, 22 ==
Da getting ready to thresh. Brock chopping and helping Hoshel fill silo. Mr. + Mrs. Milson came about 11.30 and left for Chatsworth about 3 P.M. with Clara. Burts came with machine about six o'clock. Cloudy in morning but turned out a fine day.
== TUESDAY, 23 ==
Threshing all day. A little sprinkle of rain in forenoon. but rather fine.
== WEDNESDAY, 24 ==
Fnished threshing about ten o'clock. Then Brock at Roy's threshing until about 5 P.M. Da cleaning up barn floor and yard. A couple of heavy showers in forenoon but fine and very windy in P.M. Brock + I to town at night.
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== September THURSDAY, 25 ==
Brock at Lung's threshing until 11 a.m. for Isaac Hilborns. Then cleaning pens. Da tiling and shocking the loose millet. Took cattle to back field in P.M. and choring. Brock and I to dance at night. Crank's {orchetus?}. Misty + showery at noon. Fine P.M.
== FRIDAY, 26 ==
Chopping in forenoon. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Fine cool day.
== SATURDAY, 27 ==
Drawing out manure all day. Brock + I to town at night Lovely warm day.
== SUNDAY, 28 ==
Mr. Harvey Bell here for tea. Brock to church at night. Beautiful warm day.
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== September MONDAY, 29==
Drawing out manure. Brock helping Mr. Burrows put in culvert from three o’clock. Over to Dane {Frhuston's?} in the evening. Rather misty in morning. Dull and cool.
== TUESDAY, 30 ==
Cleaning ditch on this place down by bush. Ross & Elwin helping in afternoon. Raining at times a little all day. Colder to-wards evening. dull.
== October WEDNESDAY, 1 ==
Working at ditch down by bush cleaning out tiles. Brock down to Boyds in forenoon with pig. We at show in afternoon and to the concert. Cool but a bright afternoon.
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== October THURSDAY, 2 ==
Ploughing on barley ground on other place in forenoon. Drawing millet in afternoon. 5 loads. Beautiful warm day. high wind in afternoon
== FRIDAY, 3 ==
Ploughing in forenoon. Finished drawing in millet in afternoon.
A little shower <s>in evening</s> last night Foggy in morning but brightened and was very warm.
== SATURDAY, 4 ==
on other place Finished ploughing barley ground in morning Cultivated it in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine and very warm.
== SUNDAY, 5 ==
Brock to town at night. Raining and dull all day. Thunder & lightening about six o’clock.
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== October MONDAY, 6 ==
Started to plough at home this side of ditch and ploughing all day. Rather dull and cloudy in morning but turned out a bright day.
== TUESDAY, 7 ==
Ploughing this side of ditch. Mother & I to town in afternoon. Fine but very cold wind.
== WEDNESDAY, 8 ==
Ploughing on barley ground. Started about ten o’clock. Brock & I to Arthur show concert with Seth. Beautiful bright day. Finished this side of ditch in forenoon.
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== October THURSDAY, 9 ==
Ploughing for a short time in morning then came on rain and rained hard until four. Cleaning hen house and Chopping. Brock + I to dance at night. Warm evening.
== FRIDAY, 10 ==
Finished ploughing barely ground in morning and started on stubble next Jack's line fence. Ploughing until about 4.30 then a heavy thunder and rain storm. Brock took parcel to express to Clara. Very dull damp air and warm. Cooler to-wards night.
== SATURDAY, 11 ==
Ploughing next Jack's all day. I went to night train to meet Uncle Jim, Nellie + Lillian. Brock to town at night. Cool and cloudy.
== SUNDAY, 12 ==
At home all day. Uncle Jims here. Fine day.
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== October MONDAY, 13==
Thanksgiving Day. Took up the potatoes. Very large and a good crop. I took Uncle Jim, Nellie + Lillian to five train. Brock to town at night Beautiful brigt day.
== TUESDAY, 14 ==
Taking up mangels. Got 8 loads in. Fine but smoky and looking like rain to-wards Evening. Mr. Masser brought a bag of tomlin sweets.
== WEDNESDAY,15 ==
Finished taking up mangels and brought in two loads of corn. Misty in morning but a beautiful bright warm day.
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== October THURSDAY, 16 ==
Unloaded corn. Da levelled clay along by ditch then ploughing in field next Jack. Brock cleaning pens and ploughing until about five then at Watts threshing. I to town in morning for gasalene. Showery early, then a heavy wet mist about noon. Dull and raw. Brock to town at night.
== FRIDAY, 17 ==
Brock at Watt’s threshing until about 3 p.m. Da ploughing in forenoon and drawing in corn in afternoon. Fine bright day.
== XSATURDAY, 18 ==
Drawing in corn. Brock helping until noon then at Elwins threshing on Bell farm. We to town at night. Fine but cool.
== SUNDAY, 19 ==
Brock to church at night Rather dull but a nice evening.
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== October MONDAY, 20 ==
Da and Brock. drawing in corn. Over to vote. Brock to town at night to hear returns of election. Bright but cool. Mr. Henderson here in evening.
== TUESDAY, 21 ==
Brock at Elwin’s threshing until 4 p.m. Then chopping. Da ploughing stubble next Jack’s. Shower in night and early morning brightened and was a fine day. Prince of Wales visited Guelph.
== WEDNESDAY, 22 ==
Da ploughing all day on stubble next Jack’s Brock ploughing until evening then struck out some in corner field. Fine and mild.
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== October THURSDAY, 23 ==
Brock ploughing in corner field all day. Da finished field next Jack’s at noon. Then ploughing in corner field in afternoon. Roy, Georgie, Elwin, Ross + Rose here for supper. Beautiful warm day.
== FRIDAY, 24 ==
Ploughing in corner field. Brock took me down to dance in town at night. Fine but hazy and looking like rain.
== SATURDAY, 25 ==
Started to plough but only out a short time when heavy rain started. Raining nearly all day. Brock chopping and choring We to town at night. Ma came down for me this morning. Stayed with Beckie.
== SUNDAY, 26 ==
Brock to church at night. Dull and cloudy. Da over to M<u>c</u> Isaacs in afternoon but they were away.
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== October MONDAY, 27 ==
Ploughing in corner field. Dull and little squalls of rain and almost snow.
== TUESDAY, 28 ==
Ploughing in corner field. Finished about three o’clock and started to plough sod behind low driving house. Terrible wind in forenoon, moderating in aft.
== WEDNESDAY, 29 ==
Topping turnips and harrowing them out in forenoon. Brock chopped some.
Drawing in turnips in afternoon. Mr. {Elesworth/Ellsworth} of {Alvins?} Harbor here all night Fine bright day but cool wind.
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== October THURSDAY, 30==
Choring all day. Brock to Fred Wilson’s in afternoon. Ike M<u>c</u> Isaac here in forenoon. Very rainy day. Foggy to-wards evening.
== FRIDAY, 31 ==
Men ploughing sod back of low driving house. Brock to town at night.
Ma took me to morning train. I going to Elora. A little rain at times & mild.
== November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) SATURDAY, 1 ==
Finished ploughing sod behind low driving house in forenoon. Then taking in turnips in afternoon. Brock to town at night. I came home with him. Fine and colder.
== SUNDAY, 1 ==
Clara and Melville came about eleven o’clock. Fine and bright.
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== November MONDAY, 3 ==
Brock to moorefield with lambs and sheep in morning. Da topping and harrowing out turnips. Drawing in afternoon. Clara and Melville started home about 3.30P.M. Very cold now east wind.
== TUESDAY, 4 ==
Men choring & throwing back turnips in forenoon. Started to plough wheat ground back by mangels in afternoon. Rainy morning but bright after dinner snow at night.
== WEDNESDAY, 5 ==
Ploughing on wheat and mangel ground all day. {Sends?} of snow at times all day.
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== November THURSDAY, 6==
Topping and drawing in turnips all day. Mrs. Walker here in afternoon. Ma and I to town in morning. Dull and cloudy. cool wind Mr Henderson called in evening.
== FRIDAY, 7 ==
Finished the turnips by noon. Put on storm windows after dinner and finished ploughing mangel ground. Dull but dry. milder.
== SATURDAY, 8 ==
Started to plough back 14 ac. next M<u>c</u> Ewings. Brock + I to town at night. Dull cool east wind Tabby one year dead.
== SUNDAY, 9 ==
Brock to church at night. Bright and warmer.
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== November MONDAY, 10 ==
Ploughing in back 14 ac. Fine morning but dull in afternoon and a few drops of rain to-wards evening. distant Thunder.
== TUESDAY, 11 ==
<u>Peace Day</u>. Ploughing all day in 14 ac field Brock to Methodist Hot supper. Beautiful bright warm day.
== WEDNESDAY, 12 ==
Men finshed ploughing back 14 ac field I took mother down town in morning to visit Mary Ritch and Hilborns. Brock went for her after supper. Heavy mist in morning but cleared + was fine until about four. Then got dull and very windy and colder.
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== November XTHURSDAY, 13 ==
Chopping + cleaning hen pens in forenoon. Killed a pig this afternoon. Snowing all day and frozen too hard to plough.
== FRIDAY, 14 ==
Brock to Moorefield with 11 pigs and Da cut up pig in forenoon. Brock took a load of coal down town for Adam Flath and brought me home. Da drew in a load of corn and choring. Flurries of snow and real cold wind.
== SATURDAY, 15 ==
Brock chopping and went for another load of coal early in morning. Took down garden fence in afternoon and duck pens and choring. We to town at night Quite bright day and a little milder
== SUNDAY, 16 ==
Brock to church at night Bright and not very cold.
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== November MONDAY, 17 ==
Da led old Spot to town. Sold her to Harry Booth for $110. Brock choring and drew out some manure. Both ploughing on other place in 14 ac. field this side of windmill. Beautiful bright day.
== TUESDAY, 18 ==
Ploughing in 14 ac. field. Mr. Bowman The Surveyer came about nine a.m. and Brock went over ditch with him. He here for dinner. Accepted ditch. Dull morning. Soft Snow about noon and all afternoon.
== WEDNESDAY, 19 ==
Went back to plough but frozen too hard. Mr. Henderson here for dinner and Brock + he went to {Tardwich/Tordwich} after dinner to buy a lamb. Da choring. Frosty and cold north wind but bright.
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== November THURSDAY, 20 ==
Choring. Brock up and paid taxes and got cheese in morning. Then back digging out a corner of the ditch in afternon. Mr Henderson + I went to Chatsworth. left about 3.15 P.M. Fine and milder.
== FRIDAY, 21 ==
Choring and drawing out manure all day. We got home about 7.30 Brock to town for 1 cwt. flour. Dull and a little misty at times. rain in night.
== SATURDAY, 22 ==
Ploughing in 14 ac. field. Dull and misty at times. Soft snow + mist at night.
== SUNDAY, 23 ==
Mr. + Mrs. Thompson motored up for dinner. Brock to church at night Heavy fall of snow at times and hail.
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== November MONDAY, 24 ==
Men choring and tied up young cattle. Cleaned hen pens and chopping. Drew in a load of corn. Heavy snow fall at times but not very cold.
== TUESDAY, 25 ==
Done chores. Brock + I to town in morning. Cutting wood in afternoon.
Mild, soft snow in morning.
== WENESDAY, 26 ==
Done chores. Drew up load of wood from back bush. Colder but fine.
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== November THURSDAY, 27 ==
Choring in morning. Brock brought up a load of wood from back bush. Both cutting wood in home bush in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Rather dull but cold north wind.
== FRIDAY, 28 ==
Done chores and drew up two loads of green maple from home bush. Cutting wood in afternoon. Rather dull, cold.
== SATURDAY, 29 ==
Done chores. Brock went to town to draw gravel for sidewalk but it came on rain abou ten a.m. so he came home. Da splitting + piling wood in wood house. Brock + I to town in P.M. Heavy rain all day. About seven o'clock a very heavy wind got up blowing down fences & ventilators off barn. Blowing all night turning colder.
== SUNDAY, 30 ==
Snowing and blowing all day. Brock to church at night. A great deal of damage down by wind
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== December MONDAY, 1 ==
Done chores and repairing barn where boards were off. Chopping.
Mr. Henderson, Janet and Mr. Dorkin here for tea. Blustery at times but not very cold.
== TUESDAY, 2 ==
Done chores. Da brought up plough + got in corn. Brock over to see Hod's barn. Ground axes + saw, cleaned pens. Brock to town at night. Blustery at times and colder.
== WEDNESDAY, 3 ==
Done chores and cutting wood. Fine but rather dull,
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== December THURSDAY, 4 ==
Done chores. Men at bush morning and afternoon. Mother + I to town in afternoon. Brock + I over to Hoshels in evening Beautiful bright day but cold.
== FRIDAY, 5 ==
Da done chores and cleaning pens and hen house in afternoon. Brock at town all day drawing filling ofr sidewalk. Bright but quite stormy at times cold wind.
== SATURDAY, 6 ==
Done chores and fixing up a crate to put hens in Brock took a dog down to sale. At bush in afternoon. We to town at night. Hens sold for 54 {cent sign} each. Fine soft snow from east mostly all day.
== SUNDAY, 7 ==
Brock to town at night Beautiful day.
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== December CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) MONDAY, 8==
Done chores. Brock chopping in forenoon. Drawing up wood in afternoon.
Mild and rather foggy.
== TUESDAY, 9 ==
Done chores. Brock down town for closet in afternoon. Drove to Goldstone in afternoon for <s>duck</s> drake but got one at Ildy’s. Mild and very dense fog.
== XWEDNESDAY, 10 ==
Men choring and banking up north house windows. Very stormy day and cold.
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== December THURSDAY, 11 ==
Done chores in forenoon. Brock over to Hoshel's to help with roof but the man never came. Drawing out manure in afternoon to Brock’s little orchard. Fine but cold. East wind nearly all day.
== FRIDAY, 12 ==
Done chores. Brock over helping Hoshel with roof from nine until about five. Da stuffing big door in shed with straw in afternoon. We to town to concert but they didn’t have it. Mild and dull.
== SATURDAY, 13 ==
Done chores and chopping. Wilmot here for rooster. Brock at Hoshel in afternoon. Da choring & cleaning pens. Cold and quite stormy at times
== SUNDAY, 14 ==
Brock to town at night. Stormy day and cold.
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== December MONDAY, 15 ==
Brock choring. We picked 19 geese. Terrible stormy cold day. Roy here for gander and {misspelling of ask?} to trade a goose. Dan died to-night 12 yrs old.
== TUESDAY, 16 ==
Choring and picked 7 more geese and dry picked 9 rock roosters in afternoon. Quite stormy at times but not so cold.
== WEDNESDAY, 17 ==
Da done chores. Brock & I to town in morning to send geese to Griffens and Hunters. Brock to Arthur in afternoon with 15 geese and 8 chickens. Got 33 {cent sign?} per lb. Fine but very sharp.
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== December THURSDAY, 18 ==
Choring and Brock chopping. Brock to town at night. Bright but very cold.
== FRIDAY, 19 ==
Done chores and drawing out manure. Mother & I to town in afternoon. Very bright and cold.
== SATURDAY, 20 ==
Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Beautiful bright day.
== SUNDAY, 21 ==
Brock to church at night. Fine day.
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== December MONDAY, 22==
Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Wilmot brought over turkey and got his gander. Dull and misty. hore frost on everything. Norman Flath married
== TUESDAY, 23 ==
Da choring. Brock to town in forenoon and helping Hoshel with roof in afternoon. Down to train to meet Clara and Melville but they didn't come. Very dull and foggy: Snowing at night.
== WEDNESDAY, 24 ==
Done chores and Da sifted ashes. Brock + I to town in afternoon with buggy but roads getting heavy. Took team and sleigh and went to meet Clara + Melville. Uncle Willie came up on night train. Very cold north wind and blustry.
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== December CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) THURSDAY, 25 ==
Beautiful bright day. Norm Flath & his wife here in afternoon.
== FRIDAY, 26 ==
Done chores. Uncle Willie went home this morning. Brock chopping. Brock to town at night and took Meville to night train. Rather dull + milder.
== SATURDAY, 27 ==
Done chores. Brock, Clara & I to town in afternoon. Quite stormy at times and colder.
== SUNDAY, 28 ==
Home all day. Bright but quite cold.
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== December MONDAY, 29 ==
• Choring and at bush cutting wood in afternoon.
Norm & Mrs. Flath here for tea. Hoshel & Sadie here
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Fine but storming in evening from the east.
== TUESDAY, 30 ==
Choring and at bush in afternoon. Brock took Clara and Joyce to morning train. Snowing at times all day.
== WEDNESDAY, 31 ==
Choring and at bush in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Snowy at times and cold.
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== MEMORANDUM ==
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<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">1 Can Creame</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">weight 79</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">test 37</td>
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<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">16.36</td>
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<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">" 78</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 35</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 56</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">15.29</td>
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<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">" 77</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 28</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 56</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">12.07</td>
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<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">" 81</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 29</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 56</td>
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<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">" 80</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 30</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 54</td>
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<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 32</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 63</td>
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<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">" 80</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 30</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 55</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">13. 20</td>
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<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">" 79</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 32</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 54</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">13.65</td>
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<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 39.</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 50</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">15.21</td>
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<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">82</td>
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<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 48</td>
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<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">" 35</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 48</td>
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<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 9</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">1</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">14.41</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">Sept 1</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">77</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">40</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">55</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">16.94</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">" 13</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40px;">79 </td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40px;">40</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">55</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40px;">17.74</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">" 24</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">80</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">39</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">55</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">17.16</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">Oct 4</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">78</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">38</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">55</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">16.30</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">" 11</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">76</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">35</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">55</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">14.63</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">" 18</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">81</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">.34</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">57</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">15.70</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">" 25</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">81</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">34</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">60</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">16.52</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">Nov 6</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">81</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">34</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">60</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">16.52</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">" 15</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">80</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">34</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">63</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">17.13</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">Dec 3</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1" "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">80</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">35</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">68</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">19.04</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">" 19</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;">80</td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;">31</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">69</td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">17.01</td>
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<tr style="height: 40.6875px;">
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 143.469px; height: 40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 142.531px; height: 40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 143px; height: 40.6875px;">$ 437.42</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">Mar. 29</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">By 22 doz eggs</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">to Pollack</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">@ 38</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">8.36</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">Apr. 10</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">@ 40</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">12.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 19</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">@ 44</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">13.20</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">Apr" 26</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">@ 44</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">13.20</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">May 7</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" Gibb</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">45</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">13.50</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 10</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" Lung</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">45</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">13.50</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 17</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" Pallock</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">46</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">13.80</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">June {pen scratch?} 1</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">"30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" Gibb</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">48</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">14.40</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 7</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" Pallock</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">39</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">11.70</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 14</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 26 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">36</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">9.36</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 21 </td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 12 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">34</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">4.08</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 27</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 13 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">34</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">4.52</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">July 5</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 11 1/2 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">37</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">4.25</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 26</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">48</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">14.40</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">Aug 9</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" Wismers</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">46</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">13.80</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">Sept 6</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" Pallock</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">50</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">15.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27.5px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27.5px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27.5px;">12 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27.5px;">Clara</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27.5px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27.5px;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 24</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">Shosenbery</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">52</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">15.60</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">Oct 4</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">" 6 " "</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">Pollack</td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;">54</td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">324</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 27px;">
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 180.195px; height: 27px;"> </td>
<td style="width: 180.219px; height: 27px;">$ 197.81</td>
</tr>
</table>
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== MEMORANDUM ==
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{symbol or scratched out number}16
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Title
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Philp Family Diary Collection
Subject
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19th & 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
19th & 20th Century, Wellington County, Maryborough Township, Ontario
Table Of Contents
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Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1897
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1898
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1899
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1900
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1901
Clara, Olive, & Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1902
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1903
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1904
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1905
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1906
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1907
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1908
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1909
Clara, Brock, Elizabeth & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1910
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1911
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1912
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1913
Clara & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1914
Olive & Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1915
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1916
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1917
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1918
Olive Philp Diary, 1919
Olive Philp Diary, 1920
Olive Philp Diary, 1921
Source
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Courtesy of Private Donor
Date
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1897-1918
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Olive Philp Diary, 1919
Creator
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Olive Philp
Source
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Courtesy of Private Donor
Date
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1919
Language
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English
Coverage
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20th Century, Wellington County, Maryborough Township, Ontario
Date Created
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Janaury 1, 1919
Medium
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Scanned Manuscript
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<p>=== Dominion == Scribbling ==Diary</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">1919 === ==</span></h3>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">CALENDER FOR 1919</span></h2>
<table style="height:454px;width:960px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width:34px;">1919</td>
<td style="width:48px;">Sunday</td>
<td style="width:51px;">Monday</td>
<td style="width:54px;">Tuesday</td>
<td style="width:75px;">Wednesday</td>
<td style="width:61px;">Thursday</td>
<td style="width:45px;">Friday </td>
<td style="width:60px;">Saturday</td>
<td style="width:34px;">1919</td>
<td style="width:49.375px;">Sunday</td>
<td style="width:50.625px;">Monday</td>
<td style="width:54px;">Tuesday</td>
<td style="width:75px;">Wednesday</td>
<td style="width:61px;">Thursday</td>
<td style="width:41px;">Friday</td>
<td style="width:60px;">Saturday</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:34px;">
<p>JAN.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>FEB.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>MAR.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>APRIL.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>MAY.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>JUNE.</p>
</td>
<td style="width:48px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
</td>
<td style="width:51px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
</td>
<td style="width:54px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width:75px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width:61px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p> </p>
<p>27</p>
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
<td style="width:34px;">
<p>JULY. </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>AUG.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>SEPT.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>OCT.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>NOV.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>DEC.</p>
</td>
<td style="width:49.375px;">
<p>..</p>
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<p>6</p>
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<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
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<p>24</p>
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<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
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<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
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<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
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<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
</td>
<td style="width:50.625px;">
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<p>14</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
</td>
<td style="width:54px;">
<p>..</p>
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<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
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<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
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<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
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<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
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<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
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<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
</td>
<td style="width:75px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
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<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
</td>
<td style="width:61px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p> </p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width:41px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>17</p>
<p>24</p>
<p>31</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>21</p>
<p>28</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
<td style="width:60px;">
<p>..</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>12</p>
<p>19</p>
<p>26</p>
<p>.. </p>
<p>2</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>30</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>11</p>
<p>18</p>
<p>25</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>1</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>15</p>
<p>22</p>
<p>29</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>13</p>
<p>20</p>
<p>27</p>
<p>..</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DOMINON SCRIBBLING DIARY ..FOR.. 1919</span></h2>
<p>SHOWING A WEEK AT AN OPENING PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE COPP, CLARK CAMPPANY, LIMITED 495-517 WELLINGTON ST. WEST - - TORONTO</p>
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<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM FORM 1918</span></h2>
<table style="height:301px;">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">Jan. 3</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">By 8 pigs 1760 lbs @ 17.75</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">314.</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 4</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 9 lambs</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">121.50</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 7</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 17 geese to {Jew?} 190 lbs @ 22</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">41.80</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">Feb.14</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 3 pigs 6 50 lbs @ 67.00</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">109.95</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 25</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 46 lbs hide @ 15 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">6.90</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:41px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:41px;">" 15</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:41px;">" 1 quarter beef to Watt. 110 lbs @ 20 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:41px;">22.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">Mar 7</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 7 pigs 1630 lbs @ 17.00</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">275.70</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 26</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" cash for Molly sold to {Jim?} Ritch</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">160.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">Apr. 4</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" cash " Mary + calf. - H. Booth</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">110.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">May. 23</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 8 pigs 1860 lbs @ {cents sign} 22</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">345.--</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">June 16</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 12 cattle 133060 lbs @ {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">1567.22</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">July 7</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 6 sheep @ {$ or cents sign} 13. cwt</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">94.95</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 8</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 131 ibs wool @ 70</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">91.75</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 21</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">cash for patatoes to Mr. Thompson</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">10.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">Aug 1</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" " 3 pigs 780 lbs @ $23.50</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">183.30</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 4</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 3 bags potatoes A. Flath, D. Roberts</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">5.25</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 11</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 4 " " J. Kaplan @ 1.75</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">7.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">Nov. 3</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" Lambs to Booth</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">137.--</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 14</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" 11 pigs 2160 lbs @ 16.50 " </td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">354.--</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21.9219px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21.9219px;">" 17</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21.9219px;">" Spot Cow "</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21.9219px;">110.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:21px;">
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" _</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">" Chickens & ducks sold to Falkner</td>
<td style="width:278px;height:21px;">18.--</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>1919</p>
<p>1878</p>
<p>____</p>
<p>41</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Furs of Beauty---Furs of Quality</span></h2>
<p>The above is one of the many beautiful creations that we keep in stock, but do not show in Hallam's Fur Fashin Book. If you cannot find what you want--write us We have special lines--no advertised--that will please the most critical. LATEST IN STYLES----- LOWEST IN PRICE SATISFACTION GURANTEED JohnHallam Toronto Limited THE LARGEST IN OUT LINE IN CANADA</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM FROM 1918</span></h2>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM FROM 1918</span></h2>
<table style="height:251px;">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">Jan. 13</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">To 1 bbl. salt</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">2.75</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 4</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 5 galo coal oil + 255 gasolene</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">Feb. 14</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 5 " " " + 5 "</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 5</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 1 rooster</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">3.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 25</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 1 Cwt Purity</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">5.90</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">Mar. 4</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" plate for Harry</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">5.75</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 22</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" boots for Clara</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">7.50</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">May 8</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" linoleum</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">10.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;"> </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" seed to Simmers</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">5.75</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;"> </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Levots</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">9.50</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;"> </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Flour</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">5.90</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;"> </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" T. Henderson chair</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">15.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">May. 23</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Clarke for grain</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">42.-</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">June 21</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Elwin for grain</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">60.25</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 18</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Kinade for windmill</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">96.95</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">July 7</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 319 lbs Sugar @ 11.60</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">33.81</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 3</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 100 cakes Sunny Monday</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">7.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 23</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 17 Iles tea @ 70 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">10.50</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">Aug 18</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">1 Cwt Fine Roses</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">5.90</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 18</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 1 Hay cow</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">15.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;"> </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 1 Suit of clothes</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">25.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;"> </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" wool to Herwich</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 28</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 6 bks Tomatoes @ 60 1 lombard 1.60</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">5.20</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">Sept. 5</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">"2pears 2.90 2 peaches3.00 .1 plumms 1.75</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">7.65</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 23</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Threshing 13 hrs @ 2.75</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">35.75</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">Oct 10</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 6 bks. grapes 50 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">3.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 7</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 5 gals Coal oil 25 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">1.25</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">Nov. 8</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Dr. Cassidy bal. on ace.</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">5.00</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:16px;">
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;"> </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" {Laurance?} </td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">10.95</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 3</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Clara</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">500.00</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 15</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 2bbls apples</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">11.-</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Dr. Ferrier</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">22.75</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 4 ton 270 lbs Coal @ $ 13.50</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">54.65</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 20</td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Taxes</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">131.16</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;"> </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 40 lbs cheese @ 26</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">10.40</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">Dec. 9 </td>
<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" Closet from Buchman</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">47.50</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">" 1 drake</td>
<td style="width:279.688px;height:16px;">2.00</td>
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<td style="width:279.656px;height:16px;">5 gals coal oil + 5 gal gasolene</td>
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<p>Choring. Foggy and dull started to rain about ten o'clock and raining most of day. Vance and Art Garneau here for an hour. Harry Philp and Della Stinson married</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January.2C_THURSDAY.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January, THURSDAY, 2</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 3</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 4</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 5</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January, THURSDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Choring and chopping in afternoon. Harry Booth called. Brock to town at night. Neary fall of snow in P.M. Fine night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Da choring and sifted ashes. Brock took 8 pigs to Morrefeild in morning. Helped up churn in P.M. Lizzie here in afternoon. Mother sick with cold. Fine and bright but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock took 9 lambs to Moorefield in morning. Very stormy morning and cold. Brock and I to town at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine and cold.</p>
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<p>Brock done chores. We picked 16 geese. Mr. Henderson called to say Grace Brett died this morning and stayed for supper. Milder. Snowy at times in P.M.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock took down 17 geese to Herwich and a few bags of chop in morning. at Tom Speers sale in afternoon. rather mild and fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Mother, Brock and I to Grace Brett's funeral in afternoon. Fine in morning but cold and quite stormy by night</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_THURSDAY.2C9"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January THURSDAY,9</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 10</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 12</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY,9</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Very stormy day and cold with wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Da started to flail the bit of flax. Very stormy day from N.W but finer to-words night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Da finished flailing the flax and Brock drew a load of corn. We to town at night. Grace Mason came out with us. Mr. Thompson very sick lovely bright day but sharp.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night, Grace went with him. Fine but cold east wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Januray MONDAY, 13 X</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock to town with chop and cream can and sent a box to Clara. Killed pig in afternoon. Very mild bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and started to draw ot manure. Brock took me to morning train. Going to Elora. Dull but fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDDNESDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Fine day. Harry Carson at Bonn Germny.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January.2C_THURSDAY.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January, THURSDAY, 16</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 17</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 18</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 18</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January, THURSDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and drawing out manure. Brock met me at night train. Hoshel and Sadie here in evening. Mother up to Roy's to see Harry. He sick with flu. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Me choring. finished drawing out manure and bought in a load of corn. Brock up to Roys in evening. Fine but not very bright. Had a letter from Betty saying that Robt. Alvies is dead.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and chopped nine bags in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Bill Gaso here for dinner. Mild and foggy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Da up to Roy's to see how Harry was. Fine bright day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>men choring. Then fanning up the flax that was flailed. Da sifted ashes and we cleaned furnace. Lovely brightwarm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Choring in morning. Brock and Da at AnthonyKirkpatrick's sale in afternoon We over to Mc Isaac's in evening. Very fogy and mild. Mrs. Wm Lowery died.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock down with some chop in forenoon, aslo took black pig. Cleaning hen & pig pens in aftenoon. Very mild and foggy. Snow almost gone.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_THURSDAY.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January THURSDAY, 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 24</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 25</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_26"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 26</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Choring and clipping sheep and cattles backs. mild and foggy almost rain at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Choring in morning. Chopped 21 bags in afternoon. I up to Roy's for tea. Fine but cold north wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out Manure. Brock and I to town at night. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine day bright at times and not cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and brought in a load of corn in forenoon. Cutting wood in bush on other place in afternoon. Lovely fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping for pigs in forenoon. Cutting wood in back bush in afternoon. Fine and mild. Wonderful winter weather and very little frost, some wheels.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Done chores brought in the rest of corn from the field. Cutting wood in the afternoon. Beautiful fine mild day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_THURSDAY.2C_30"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January THURSDAY, 30</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_31"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 31</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_SATURDAY.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">February SATURDAY, 1</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 2</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and trying to chop in morning but engine was unsteady. Da at back bush in afternoon. Brock mother and I to town. Got Wiley shod. Fine bright day. Had buggy to town.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 31</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and at bush in afternoon.Fine morning but quite stormy at times. Quite a little snow fell.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February SATURDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and making engine solid in morning. at bush in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Fine but colder and a little windy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Beautiful bright day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Finished about three o' clock. Beautiful bright day. east wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping a little in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Raining in morning. Got quite foggy and dull in afternoon. Colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Choring in forenoon At bush in afternoon. I up to Roy's in afternoon. Colder and quite stormy at times.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_6"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">February THURSDAY, 6</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 7</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 9</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Beautiful brigt day with a few flurries of snow. Olive 29 years old</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Choring in forenoon and killed beef in afternoon. Matt helped. Brock over to see Hoshel in Evg. He sick with flu. Beautiful bright day and a lovely night. Olive 29 yrs. old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cut beef into quarters and chopping in morning. At bush in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Brock & I over to George Thompsons for dinner and Tea. Mrs. Jack Walker here in afternoon. Fine day. a little flurry of snow in afternoon. Cold north wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 10 X</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and at back bush in afternoon. Beautiful day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Choring and chopping some in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock & I down in evening for cream corn and a leghorn rooster. mild and a little snow at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and at bush in afternoon. Lizzie and Sarah Hilborn here in afternoon for a couple of hours. Fine and very mild and foggy.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_13"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">February THURSDAY, 13</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 14</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 15</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 16</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Men choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock and I down to Ritches in evening. mild but vey strong east wind and rain about ten o'clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Brock to moorfield with 3 pigs. Chopping in afternoon. Very foggy dull day. A little rain at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock took Da and Ma to morning train. They gone down to see Mr. Thompson. Came home at night. Brock choring & sifting ashes. We to town at night. Flurries of snow all day cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Bright and sharp.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock and I to town to concert at night. Fine morning but quite a fine snow falling in afternoon and at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Done Chores. Brock to Arthur horse fair in afternoon. Da cleaning hen house. Fine & bright but cold north wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock drove me to town in morning. Had dinner at Fox's. Men chopping in aftenoon. Uncle Rich here about marrow business. Elwin called with invitations to Alex Mc Kellan's dance. Brock and I over at night. Fine bright day but sharp.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">February THURSDAY, 20</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_21"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 21</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_22"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 22</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 23</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and sifted ashes. Cutting wood in back bush in afternoon. Mother over to Wilmott's in P.M. Fine and milder. Strong east wind at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Choring and at bush in afternoon. Strong east wind foggy and dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping in morning. At bush in afternoon. Strong east wind with rain and sleet at night. Uncle Rich {symbol?} called this a.m.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Rather blustry all day but not cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Choring and chopping in morning At bush in afternoon. Beautiful bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Choring and sifted ashes. Break down with hide and cream can in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Dull rainy morning. Soft snow in P.M. Colder and stormy to-wards evening. Jack Noecker brought home from Toronto hospital dead. Age 50 years.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Choring all day. Da down to Noeckers in afternoon. Quite stormy all day and very cold wind.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_27"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">February THURSDAY, 27</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_28"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 28</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_SATURDAY.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">March SATURDAY, 1</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 2</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Men chopping in morning At bush in afternoon. Brock took mother & I down to Noeckers in evening. Fine with a little snow to-wards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Pa took Brock tomorning train. He gone to Chatsworth. Capt. Brian came on morning train. He and I up to Gaso's in afternoon and for tea. Mr. Craig here in afternoon and all night. Very mild and bright. Neary rain in evening with thunder and lightning. Turned colder in night. Mrs. Leo Shant died very suddenly to-night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March SATURDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Da choring. Billie & I to town in afternoon. Very icy blustry all day colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Home all day Fine bright day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Da choring. I took Billie to 6.09 train and Brock came home from Chatsworth. Fine mild day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and chopping in forenoon. Da sifting ashes in P.M. We to Mrs. Leo Shant funeral in afternoon. Dull morning. Quite a leary rain in afternoon and evening. foggy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">ASH WEDNESDAY (Quebec & N.W.T.) WEDNESDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure. Brock and I over to Hoshel's in Evening. Quite a fall of snow in night cold north wind and blustry at times</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 7</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 9</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Then went back to bush and cut three logs. Beautiful bright day milder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock to Moorefield with 7 pigs. At lunch in afternoon cutting logs. Brock took mother to six train. She gone to Guelph. Beautiful bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping. Back to bush and put on a load of logs. Brock took them to town and brought home the lumber. Da sifted ashes then went to bed about five. Feeling very misreable. Nellie telephoned to say mother was sick with the cold. Brock to town at night. Cold last wind. Started to storm about twelve o'clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Very stormy morning but mild. A great quantity of snow fell. Wind in the west after dinner. Da some better.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 10X</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cleaning hen pens in afternoon. Brock to town in forenoon for 1/2 ton of fertilizer. Letter from Nellie saying mother is improving. Soft snow at time. mild.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Brock & I to town in forenoon. Fine afternoon but very stormy in morning for a time. Colder at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing up the wood from back bush. Sadie .neer in P.M. for an hour. Mr. Isaac Hilborn here in Evening to inqurie about the sick. Brock to town for mail. Mother improving. Fine bright day mild. Snow going very quickly.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 14</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 15</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 16</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing up wood. I down to Jack's for an hour. Fune day but cold N.E wind. Mother had to go back to bed again.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping in aftenoon. Da took another weak spell and had to go to bed. I neer to {name or place?} to phone how mother as. She a little better. Very strong and cold east wind but clear & bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores, cleaned pens and sifted ashes. Da in bed until noon and in house all day. Brock & I to town at night. East wind with rain at times, Freezing.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Jack Walker up in morning. Da out to barn a couple times. heavy rain in forenoon from east. Very foggy and dull all P.M. Roy down with message saying that mother would be home in morning.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock and I took buggy and went to meet mother. She came home from Guelph. Etta came with her. She still quite miserable and weak. Da took another weak spell about supper time. Very foggy day. rained hard at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores and down with cream can for Dr. in afternoon. Dr. Ferrier came out about nine o' clock. Da has kidney trouble and put mother to bed. She very much run down. Soft snow in morning and rather dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY,19</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores and to town for medicine in forenoon Lovely bright day and warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Doing chores Brock chopping and Da trimming spruce. Feeling some better. Brock to meet Clara at six train. Beautiful bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Doing chores and Da trimming a few spruce. Dr. Ferrier here in forenoon. Brock to concert at night. Rather dull morning but finer in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Mr & Mrs. Thompson here. Brock to church at night. Mr. Mc Isaac here in evening Fine bright day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>choring. Brock took Mr. and Mrs. Thompson to town this afternoon. Beautiful bright warm day. Dr. Ferrier called this morning and found mother much better. She got up to-day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Brock took Clara to morning train then down to Boyd's with a pig. At Thos. Riddals sale in afternoon. Da trimming spruce Fine warm day. Looking a little like rain in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and took Molly to Ritches. Mr. Ritch bo't her $160. in forenoon Then cleaning up seed barley for Frank Short in a Went back to bush in afternoon and cut up some taps and brought up the saw. Fine warm day. Heard Mr. Craig died on train on his way west.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_28"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 28</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 29</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Brock chopping some in forenoon. Da sifted ashes. Cleaned up seed barley for Frank Short in afternoon. Dull and cold. Wind very high towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores. Then drawing out manure in afternoon to other place. Da not feeling very well. Very strong north wind all day. Bright but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Brock drawing out manure. We to town at night. Fine day but very strong north wind</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine day and not quite so windy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 31</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Then chopping some. Mrs. Jack Walker here in afternoon. Fine day but very strong cold north wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April TUESDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores and cleaning pens. Da in bed unil five o' clock. Hoshel here in forenoon. Fine but very windy and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores and took barley to station for Frank Short in Forenoon. Choring in afternoon Fine not as windy and warmer I up to Roy's in Evening.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 4</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C5"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY,5</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_6"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 6</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Choring and rock choping im afternoon. Mrs. Henry Hilborn here for a while in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Done Chores. Brock led mary to moorefield and Da took calf in the buggy. Choring and Brock to Jack Boyd's in afternoon with pig. Smoky and dull warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY,5</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Brock chopping in forenoon. Hitched up Lion an put put away sleighs & Drew manure off drain in afternoon We to town at night. Put meat in pickle, Fine & very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Quite a heavy shower in morning but turned out a nice day.</p>
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<p>Done chores and Brock chopping. Cutting up some trees in old archard on other place in afternoon. Fine morning but dull after dinner and a shower about five. A little thunder and lightening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cleaned up a bin of seed oats in aftrnoon. Da not as well again this evening. Dull. Quite a shower in afternoon Thunder and lightening</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Brock chopping. Rather fine but looking like rain.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 12</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Choring and chopping in forenoon. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Horse show postponed. Uncle Rich {symbol} and Aunt Emma here in afternoon. Very rainy dull morning, Warm and bright for a time in afternoon but turned dull again.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cleaning up seed wheat and barley in afternoon. Rained in the night Dull day but mild.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping. Da sifted ashes. Brock & I to town at night. Colder but fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town at night. Fine day. Mrs. Masser here in afternoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April MONDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and sawing up wood in old orchard and burning bush. Ma down to Jack Walkers in afternoon to see Mrs. Jim Murphy. Beautiful warm bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Helping take off the kitchen paper in afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Lowes came about five o' clock and stayed for tea. Brock & I down to concert at night "Valley Farm" Cold and dull. Snow & a little rain Towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cleaning up barley. Rained very hard in morning and strong east wind. Dull in afternoon.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#GOOD_FRIDAY_.28Dominion.29_FRIDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 18</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_19"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 19</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Easter_Sunday._SUNDAY.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Easter Sunday. SUNDAY, 20</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock chopped 12 bags. Da feeling miserable. We papered Kitchen. Dull and raining at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Choring all day. Uncle Willie came up for the day. Brock took him to evening train. Lovely bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Brock took down cream can and egg case. Cutting up some trees in low rchard and then some fence. Brock and I to town at night Fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Easter Sunday. SUNDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Da down to Jack Walkers in P.M. Brock to church at night. Rainy morning but bright afternoon.</p>
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<p>Done chores building fence on other place. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and fencing on other place. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Da finished fence Brock down to help Jonh Walker {lugg?} wood. Went about eleven. To town at night to see "Hearts of The World" Rather dull started to rain about six o'clock.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 25</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_26"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 26</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock washing and greasing harness. Da choring. Turned much colder in night cold north wind and flurries of snow all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Robt + Brock choring. Brock chopped ten bags of grain forenoon. Brock greased his harness afternoon and took Olive to evening train to go to Elora for a few days. Snowing all day and much worse at night real cold</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Very cold + Stormy getting finer Brock started To draw out manure. drawing all afternoon gone down town at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Beautiful forenoon Mr. + Mrs Pollack & Becca here To get Olive to go to Church much duller in the aft Brock gone to church Eve.</p>
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<p>Robt not feeling very good forenoon. After the chores were done Brock chopped grain till noon then ,, some more afternoon and Set up the wire fence in the little {illegible} and piled up the threshing wood dull in the morning but brighted up through the day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Robt + Brock choring and gone back to build fence round the piece of new land by the bush forenoon. Threw out road fence on other place in aft. I came home this morning Mr. Henderson called in P.M. beautiful day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Done Chores and building at the road fence. Started down at Mc Ewings line. Fine and bright but strong east wind and looking like rain at night.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 2</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 3</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 4</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURADAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping in morning. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Rainy morning but cleared up in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Choring round barn all day. Rainy in morning Dull & cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and working at road fence. Threw out some more but had to stop about three o'clock. It came on a heavy rain and rained hard all evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Dull forenoon. Thunder storm about noon and rained very hard in afternoon. Foggy at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and working at road fence on fornt of other place. Dull morning but turned out nice and bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished road fence in forenoon. Then fixing fence on other place and taking off barb wire. I up to Harry's in aft evening Mr. Henderson called with a chair for mother from Da. She 56 yrs old. Fine but very high wind all day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock to town in morning to get horses shod. Da fixing some fence back of barn. Fixing fence on other place in afternoon. Brock + I to town at night Fine but a little breezy. Took off storm windows in evening.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#V_FRIDAY.2C_9_X"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">V FRIDAY, 9 X</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 10</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURSDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and digging out a plugged drain on other place in forenoon. Fixing line fence beleive Jack + us and fence round pasture. Mr. Henderson and a Mr. Carrigan Called.. Fine but very dull and a little cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">V FRIDAY, 9 X</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Started to work on land for the first. Cultivating in afternoon back by maple tree. Brock had Lion and Dan. Rather bright in morning and breezy but dull and east wind in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Cleaning pens and chopping and mincing seed. Brock to town at night Rainy day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Raining at times all day. East wind.</p>
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<p>Done chores. Da pickig up brush in orchard and clipping up spruce trees. Brock to Mc Isaacs with a heifer in forenoon. Cultivating back by maple tree also sowed and harrowed it to wheat. Dull in morning and a little misty but brightened up after dinner. fine night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cultivated rape ground on other place in forenoon. Then harrowed and sowed it in afternoon 7 ac. Mrs. Bill Anderson here for dinner and tea. Beatiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Then cultiating in field next to windmill in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Fine and very warm.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 16</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 17</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURSDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cultivate sod next Jack's line fence in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Della here for duck eggs. A little showery early in morning. Cleared and quite sultry. Looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Then Da cultivated sod for corn in forenoon. Brock went to cultivate back by Roy's line fence but had to stop about eleven as it came on a shower. Da cultivated little patch on other place and garden patches in afternoon. Brock cultivating on 4 ac on other place. Dull all day and a heavy mist a rain at times. Rained steady for a couple of hours in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Doing chores then drew out flax straw and burned it in forenoon. Brock chopping in afternoon and Da moving potatoes root house. Brock + I to town at night Raining at times</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Mr. Davis and family called in afternoon. Fine breezy day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Cultivating back by ditch and in corner field in afternoon. Fine but looking like rain towards evening. Mrs. John Corbett buried.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock to town in forenoon for gasolene and cream can. Chopping in afternoon, We up to harry's in evening. Rainy and misty. Da sprouting potatoes.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Cleaned hen houses and choring. Quite a heavy rain at times all afternoon.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#VICTORIA_DAY_.28Dominion.29_SATURDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 25</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURSDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock digging up a pugged drain in Corner field. Da picking up along road fence and others in the Marshall place. Dull and showery. Rainy at times {symbol for and?} dull. Brock to town at night to call up {pen scratch} Harry Booth. Dull {with pen scratch} and wet.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Brock took pigs to Moorefield in morning and got soem grain Da clipping trees. Then workng at drains in corner field in afternoon Brock + I to town at night Harry {last name} in town. He home from the front. Dull in morning and a little shower but cleared off and came out hot. Another little shower about six.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and digging at drain in forenoon. Cultivating, harrowed and sowed the remainder of sod that was intended for corn in field next. I Jacks. in afternoon. Fine and quite hot. Willa + Har here in evg.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Put young cattle out to grass. Brock to church at night. Nice bright day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Then cultivating this side of ditch in forenoon. Harrowing and sowed it in afternoon. Brock got Elwins fertilizer drill and worked late. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Cultivating back by line fence next Roy in forenoon. Da finifhed some harrowing this side of ditch and cultivated garden and little patch on other place. Sowing and harrowing at line fence in P.M also strip of garden at road and The little patch. Beautiful day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cultivated a piece in 3rd field back on other place. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Then Da worked up garden patch and riged it up. Put wire fence round it after supper. Beautiful day and warm. I walked to town in forenoon. Mr. Henderson brought me out.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_31"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 31</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May ASCENSION DAY (Quecbec) THURSDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished The drain in corner field put in new tile. Then started to plough corn ground. Ploughing in afternoon. Fine and very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Finished corn ground and harrowed it. Then cultivatd and sowed a wet patch up by line fence next Roy. fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 31</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Harrowed, rolled and sowed corn ground and also a wet patch in sod field next Jack. Brock + I to town at night. Very sultry day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June SUNDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Mr. + Mrs. Thompson here for tea. Brock to church at night Very warm day. Roy and Georgie called. Gerald expected at Guelph to-night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June MONDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and ploughed, cultivated, rolled, and harrowed groud for mangels. Sowed them in afternoon. Da picking up on some land down by bush after he had the ridges set up. A very sultry hot day. extreme heat.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Da Cultivated and sowed another wet spot that was left. Brock planted a few potatoes in garden and chopping. Washed the sheep in afternooon. Started to plough in corner field about five o'clock. Harry Booth here. Fine and very hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in corner field Lou Booth came for 5 bags of potatoes. Brock to town at night. Very sultry hot day. Thunder in Evg.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 7</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in corner field. Very sultry day. Storms going round all day. A heavy rain about five.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in corner field. Mr. Kincade from Moorefield here to see back windmill in afternoon. Quite a shower in afternoon. Sultry.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Finished ploughing corner field in forenoon. Cultivating turnip ground in afternoon. We to town at night. Gerald here for dinner. A little cooler but looking like rain at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Heavy rain about noon. Thunder + lightening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June MONDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores and cultivating rape ground on other place in forenoon. Da very miserable lame hip. and crass cultivating in afternoon. Beautiful day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished cultivating rape ground. in forenoon then cultivating for corn in corner field in afternoon. Da cultivating + harrowing on corn ground too. Brock to town at night. Mr. Henderson here in evening. Beautiful day but hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Drawing out manure for potatoes in forenoon and planting them in afternoon Brock and I to town at night. Dr. Ferrier out to see Da. His hip very painful. Lovely day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 14</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and sheared 24 sheep. Mrs. Mc Ewing and Loyd here in afternoon. Beauiliful day. Cool breeze.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Cultivating and rolling corn ground in forenoon. Brock got Hoshels drill and sowed it in afternoon. Harrowed it. Very hot sultry day. A little thunder shower about six.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Cultivating and harrowing rest of corner field. Brock chopped a little. He and I to town at night. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine and hot.</p>
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<p>Took 12 fat cattle to Moorefield in forenoon. Drawing out manure in afternoon for turnips. Fine and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure for turnips. Mr. Kincade, Woodissee and Oakman here babbitting back windmill. Brock to town at night with the the buggy wheels. Mr. Henderson called. Fine and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Fixing fence and back windmill and drawing out manure the rest of day. Fine and very hot.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_21"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 21</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing the manure in for turnips and Brock harrowed it. Very hot sultry day. Thunder storms going all round. a little shower about six. Myrille Burrows and Mrs. Humpries here in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Men cultivating rest of corner field in forenoon. Cultivating and {illegible} turnip ground in afternoon. Brock to town at night with cream can. Sadie here in morning. Heavy rain early in morning, but a nice day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Rolled, harrowed and ridged up turnip ground. and sowed them in afternoon. Da ploughing strip back by ditch in afternoon. Elwin brought load of oats in forenoon. Fine and cooler. We to town at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Beautiful day. Cool breeze.</p>
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<p>Brock cultivating on rape ground in forenoon. To town in afternoon get team and Wiley shod. Da finished ploughing the strip by ditch. Beautiful day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Cultivating rest of corner field in morning Rolled, harrowed and sowed it to millet in afternoon. Ma and I to town in afternoon Fine and hot. Storm went round about seven o'clock but only a little shower here.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Scuffled and hoed 11 rows of mangels in forenoon. Brock chopping in afternoon and choring. Dull and misting turning to rain about noon. Rained all afternoon and evening.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_28"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 28</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Scuffled rest of mangels and hoeing all day. Brock to garden party at Moorefield. Cloudy in morning but cleared in afternoon and a nice night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Finished hoeing mangels about ten. Da started to scuffle corn and Brock working on strip back by ditch. Brock to {Gashen/Goshen?} in evening. I up to Roys. Fine bright day. Cool breeze.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Da finished scuffling corn by noon. Brock harrowed rape ground and burning roots. Both Ploughing on other place in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June MONDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Men doing roadwork with two teams. Mother took me to train. Going to Elora. Fine and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Doing roadwork. Brock to town at night. Very hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing rape ground on other place. Mr. + Mrs. John Thompson brought me home this morning and stayed for dinner. Very hot and calm. Had to dip water for young cattle at low well. Mrs. Jas. Mc Ewing died this morning.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 4</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 5</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July X THURSDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing rape ground. Brock to Waters raising in afternoon. We at Methodist garden party at night. Fine warm day. Very dry time.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on rape ground in morning. Da working in afternoon and Brock at Leo Waters raising. Mother + I to Mrs. Mc Ewings funeral. Fine and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Da working rape ground. Brock at Waters until about five o'clock. We to town at night, Fine, a little sprinkle about five o'clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Mr. + Mrs. McIsaac here for dinner and tea. Dr. Mc Gregor here for tea. Brock to church at night Mist in morning but a nice day</p>
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<p>Brock took 6 sheep to Moorefield in morning and for hayloader in afternoon. Da Cultivated and harrowed rape ground. Fine day. I to Moorefield with Mr. Henderson.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Brock fixing car on hay fork track and did some chopping and mowing side of road in morning. Da cultivating and discing strip back by bush in forenoon. Went for load of gravel in P.M. Mr. Perkin here fixing back windmill and silling up hay loader. Herwich came for wool. $91.75 Aunt Sarah Chambers died this morning Fine and a little cloudy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>To bush for sleepers for barn and fixing floor. I to town in morning. Took Da + Ma to seven train. They gone to Aunt Sarah's funeral. Brock and I to town for rape seed. Fine warm day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 12</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July THURSDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Brock rolled. sowed and harrowed rape ground. Very dull windy cold day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Brock putting down barn floor. Clara, Melville, mother and father came about six o'clock. Fine but quite windy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Sowed strip of rape back by ditch in morning. Finished barn floor and made cement sill. Brock down in afternoon for side delivery rake. We to town at night. Da cutting hay behind driving house. Fine in morning but a little mizzle in afternoon. Melville at Fergus.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Clara and Melville left for home about seven. Melville + Hoshel to Harriston in a.m. Home for dinner. Roy and Georgie called. Brock to church at night. Fine warm day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July MONDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Da cutting hay corner field. Brock choring and raking back of barn. Drew it in afternoon. Mr. Perkins here setting up side delivery rake. Fine warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Cutting hay on other place in forenoon and until about four o'clock. Brock cleaned pens and tedded hay in corner field. Raked it after dinner and started to draw in. I down to Massers in evening. Misty in morning but a fine cool day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing hay from corner field in morning. Then Da second raked it and Brock Drawing it in after noon. Beautiful day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July THUSRDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Da cuttng hay on other place in forenoon. Brock unloaded a load and leveled hay in driving house then raking rest of hay on other place that was cut Tuesday. Drawing in afternoon. Ma up to Elwins in P.M. Fine warm day. Brock 26 yrs old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Moving engine + chopper and getting ready to draw into barn. Then drawing and raking. Hay loader working well. I to town in afternoon. Fine and very hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in hay and raking. We to town at night. Peace celebration. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Got quite dull in afternoon and a little shower about five o'clock.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July MONDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Scuffling mangels. hoeing potatoes and greening potatoes. Brock to Woodissee's with Lily I over to Hilbours in evening Dull. shower about ten and again in afternoon about three. Heavy storms going around.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town for gasolene in morning. Getting the engine out and chopping and hoeing mangels. Mr. Thompson came for six bags of potatoes. Raking and drawing in hay in afternoon. Dull in morning but brightened ans was a nice day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Cutting hay in back field on other place Raking and drawing in. Mrs. Hill here in afternoon and for tea. Fine hot day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 25</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_26"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 26</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July THURSDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting hay this forenoon. Then raking and drawing in. Mr. Fielding called with tea. Fine and quite breezy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Finished haying. Drawing in and second raking back field. Fine but hot. Quite a heavy thunder storm in the night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Putting rake and loader down in low driving house in forenoon and fixing some gaps. Getting ready to cement in front of barn door in afternoon. Brock + I to town at night. Showery in forenoon but fine afternoon</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Harry, Della Miss Roe and little Charlie Peters called and took me for a ride in car. Fine but very windy and warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July MONDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Cementing in front of barn door in morning. Brock chopping in afternoon. Da hoeing in garden. Hoeing mangels after tea. I over to Hoshels with some beans. Fine but windy.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">XTUESDAYX29</span></h2>
<p>Men hoeing mangels and scuffling. Brock + I to celebration Old boys re-union in Palmerston afternoon and evening. Fine but very windy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Men hoeing and scuffling turnips. Mr. Henderson called in evening. Fine and warm.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#August_FRIDAY.2C1"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">August FRIDAY,1</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 2</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 3</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July THURSDAY, 31</span></h2>
<p>Men hoeing and scuffling turnips. I to kitchener with Mr. Henderson. Brock to Goldstone garden party at night. Dull and misty in morning but cloudy all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August FRIDAY,1</span></h2>
<p>Hoeing and scuffing turnips. Brock to moorefield in morning with 3 pigs. Lionel Hamilton here for tea. Fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Finished hoeing then Da scuffling. Brock brought up sheep and divided them. Chopped some in afternoon. He + I to town to night. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church. Dull and a little shower about five.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Men started to dig ditch on other place. Took team after dinner. Very hard and stony. Warm and sultry.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Working at ditch all day with team. Very hot & sultry. A little sprinkle about five.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Men working at ditch all day. I to town in morning to meet Lillian. Mother and she up to Roy's in afternoon. Misty & hot in morning. Brightened by noon but still hot.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 9</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Men working at ditch all day. Brock, mother and Lillian at Presley. garden party. Cloudy in morning but brightened up.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Men working at ditch all day. To Pike Lake in afternoon with Ross & Florence. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Got out binder and started harvest. Cut little patch of road on other place and barley on other place. We to town at night. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Brock & I to Chatsworth with Harry. Roy's up too. Fine and warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Cutting grain on other place. Da shocking. Joe Kaplan here for 4 bags of potatoes @ 1.75. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting on other place at noon Then started in field next bush and Jack's line fence in afternoon. Fine and breezy. Stanley Ellis's barn burned. Windmill set it on fire.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting down by Jack's line fence in forenoon. Then started back of maple tree in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Emerson Walker's barn burned. Gasoline engine set it on fire. Fine but very windy.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 15</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 16</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Brock chopping and moving straw to make room for grain. Brock took waggon to town in afternoon too get tires set. Da cleaning and spraying hen house. Mr. + Mrs. Thompson brought Evelyn up to stay a week. rained through the night fine afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Cutting and shocking back by bush. Fine and warm. Evelyn weighs 58 lbs. Lillian - 66 " Olive 100 "</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Terrible hail storm Getting ready to draw in. Got the load of wheat in little patch in morning. Then it came on a little rain Went back after dinner for load of barely and just got up when a heavy rain + wind storm started with thunder & lightening and a little hail. Terrible storm in Drayton hail as large as eggs. Brock, Evelyn + I town in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Cloudy and very heavy storms going round. We had a little rain in the morning and in evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Clean out root house in forenoon. Da pulling weeds in afternoon and Brock to town in afternoon for waggon. Got bag of flour and some roofing. Heavy down pour in morning and another heavy shower at noon. Then brighter</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Grinding knives in morning. Then working at ditch in afternoon. Dull morning. rained through night. Shower about noon and again at two. Then very fine and breezy rest of day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Cutting grain back by ditch and in afternoon Finished the other piece next bush and Jack's line fence. Da shocking. Brock + I took Evelyn to town. Fine warm day. Ploughing a strip for rape on other side of turnips in morning until it was dry Enough to cut.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_22"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 22</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#X_SUNDAY.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">X SUNDAY, 24</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Went back to cut the wheat but it came on rain about nine so had to stop. Rained very hard most of forenoon. Tried cutting againe after dinner but came on rain. Brock to town at night. I Took Lillian to morning train.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Finished ploughing strip for rape and cut the rest of wheat in forenoon. Sowed rape after dinner and got in three loads of grains. Mother up to Harry's in afternoon. Fine drying day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in all day from other place barley and oats. Brock & I to town at night. Fine but a little cloudy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">X SUNDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Cloudy in morning but a fine day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing in from other place about ten then drawing barley from back of barn and mixed grain. Uncle Will came on night train. Quite showery in morning. Fine and windy in afternoon. Shower in evening & cloudy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in all day from back at Roy's line fence. Misting at times in forenoon. High wind in afternoon. Dr. Mc Gregor here.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Drew in five loads in morning. Then fixing gaps + chopping. Making a ladder in afternoon. Quite heavy showers at times. Too wet to draw in.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 29</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_30"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 30</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Finished making lader and cut weeds in forenoon. Ron Walker and Elwin here with team in afternoon helping draw in from field next Jacks. Uncle Will over to cemetry and Uncle Sams. Fine but a little cloudy and a few drops of rain at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in all day. Finished harvest. Roy helping in afternoon. Uncle Will + I down for plums and tomatoes in morning. Ma and he down in afternoon. Sara Hilborn and Gladys here in Evening. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock went back to work at ditch in forenoon. Trying to fix back windmill in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Hoshel, Sadie, Uncle Will + I motored to Chatsworth. Cloudy + dull. rain in night but brightened up during day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Church at night. We got home from Chatsworth about 8.30 P.M. Grace Thiloen Came with us. Fine but cool. Mr. Hastings killed in auto accident.</p>
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<p>Working at windmill in forenoon at the ditch in afternon. Brock over to borrow Hoshel's pipe vice. I took Uncle Will to morning train. Fine day. 7</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Men working at ditch all day. Grace + I to town in afternoon. Fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Digging ditch on other place. Brock, Grace + I to town. Fine and warm. Mr. Thompson got 1/2 bu. of clover seed.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 5</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_6"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 6</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Digging ditch on other place. Grace here for tea. Hoshel and Sadie here in evening. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Digging ditch on other place. Fine and warm. Grace + I down in morning for fruit.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Digging ditch. Brock went to Moores threshing about three o'clock. Brock Grace and I to town. Fine and warm, breezy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Brock, Grace + I to Presby. church at night. Gerald here. Windy and very hot.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September MONDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Moores threshing for a couple of hours in morning. At ditch rest of day. Grace + I down to Mc Ewings in evening. Fine and very warm high wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Digging ditch all day. I took Grace to seven train. She gone to Hanover. Quite dull and smoky all day. a little like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Digging ditch all day. Mrs. Brown and miss Ritch here in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Quite dull and looking like rain. Misty from about five o'clock.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 12</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_13"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 13</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THUSRDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Digging ditch all day. Mother took me to morning train to go to London. Fine morning but a shower about noon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Finished ditch in forenoon. Brock at Wilmott's threshing in afternoon and at Hoshels. Da Drew wood out of old orchard. Fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Hod's threshing until about three o'clock then chopping. Da started to cut corn. Brock to town at night. Fine day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Mr. + Mrs. Thompson brought me home in afternoon. Brock to church at night Harry Coran and Willa here in evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September MONDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock at Jack Walkers threshing until about ten. Ground the binder knife and cleaning pens. Cutting corn after dinner. A little shower in forenoon very fine afternoon and Evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Cutting corn all day. Brock at Harry's threshing from eleven until four. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Cutting corn until about ten. Then Brock started to cut the millet. Da cutting corn. Mother + I to town in afternoon. Fine and a cold wind. Front at night.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_19"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 19</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#XSATURDAY.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">XSATURDAY, 20</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Cutting corn all day. Brock to town at night. Beautiful day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting corn early in forenoon then shocking the millet, finished it after dinner and fixing fence + gaps on other place. Mr. Sterling drove Clara and Joyce over. They come to Arthur with Mrs. & Mrs. Milson. Misty in morning. Quite a heavy shower after dinner and again about five.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">XSATURDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Men trying to fix back windmill pump. Working at it all day. Mother + Clara to town in afternoon. Brock + I down at night. Fine and very hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Raining all day. Very heavy at times.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September MONDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Da getting ready to thresh. Brock chopping and helping Hoshel fill silo. Mr. + Mrs. Milson came about 11.30 and left for Chatsworth about 3 P.M. with Clara. Burts came with machine about six o'clock. Cloudy in morning but turned out a fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Threshing all day. A little sprinkle of rain in forenoon. but rather fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Fnished threshing about ten o'clock. Then Brock at Roy's threshing until about 5 P.M. Da cleaning up barn floor and yard. A couple of heavy showers in forenoon but fine and very windy in P.M. Brock + I to town at night.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#September_THURSDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">September THURSDAY, 25</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_26"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 26</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_27"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 27</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Lung's threshing until 11 a.m. for Isaac Hilborns. Then cleaning pens. Da tiling and shocking the loose millet. Took cattle to back field in P.M. and choring. Brock and I to dance at night. Crank's {orchetus?}. Misty + showery at noon. Fine P.M.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Chopping in forenoon. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Fine cool day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure all day. Brock + I to town at night Lovely warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Mr. Harvey Bell here for tea. Brock to church at night. Beautiful warm day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September MONDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure. Brock helping Mr. Burrows put in culvert from three o’clock. Over to Dane {Frhuston's?} in the evening. Rather misty in morning. Dull and cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Cleaning ditch on this place down by bush. Ross & Elwin helping in afternoon. Raining at times a little all day. Colder to-wards evening. dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October WEDNESDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Working at ditch down by bush cleaning out tiles. Brock down to Boyds in forenoon with pig. We at show in afternoon and to the concert. Cool but a bright afternoon.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 3</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 4</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on barley ground on other place in forenoon. Drawing millet in afternoon. 5 loads. Beautiful warm day. high wind in afternoon</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in forenoon. Finished drawing in millet in afternoon. A little shower in evening last night Foggy in morning but brightened and was very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>on other place Finished ploughing barley ground in morning Cultivated it in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine and very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town at night. Raining and dull all day. Thunder & lightening about six o’clock.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Started to plough at home this side of ditch and ploughing all day. Rather dull and cloudy in morning but turned out a bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing this side of ditch. Mother & I to town in afternoon. Fine but very cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on barley ground. Started about ten o’clock. Brock & I to Arthur show concert with Seth. Beautiful bright day. Finished this side of ditch in forenoon.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 11</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing for a short time in morning then came on rain and rained hard until four. Cleaning hen house and Chopping. Brock + I to dance at night. Warm evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Finished ploughing barely ground in morning and started on stubble next Jack's line fence. Ploughing until about 4.30 then a heavy thunder and rain storm. Brock took parcel to express to Clara. Very dull damp air and warm. Cooler to-wards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing next Jack's all day. I went to night train to meet Uncle Jim, Nellie + Lillian. Brock to town at night. Cool and cloudy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>At home all day. Uncle Jims here. Fine day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Thanksgiving Day. Took up the potatoes. Very large and a good crop. I took Uncle Jim, Nellie + Lillian to five train. Brock to town at night Beautiful brigt day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Taking up mangels. Got 8 loads in. Fine but smoky and looking like rain to-wards Evening. Mr. Masser brought a bag of tomlin sweets.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY,15</span></h2>
<p>Finished taking up mangels and brought in two loads of corn. Misty in morning but a beautiful bright warm day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 17</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#XSATURDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">XSATURDAY, 18</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Unloaded corn. Da levelled clay along by ditch then ploughing in field next Jack. Brock cleaning pens and ploughing until about five then at Watts threshing. I to town in morning for gasalene. Showery early, then a heavy wet mist about noon. Dull and raw. Brock to town at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Watt’s threshing until about 3 p.m. Da ploughing in forenoon and drawing in corn in afternoon. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">XSATURDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in corn. Brock helping until noon then at Elwins threshing on Bell farm. We to town at night. Fine but cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Rather dull but a nice evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock. drawing in corn. Over to vote. Brock to town at night to hear returns of election. Bright but cool. Mr. Henderson here in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Elwin’s threshing until 4 p.m. Then chopping. Da ploughing stubble next Jack’s. Shower in night and early morning brightened and was a fine day. Prince of Wales visited Guelph.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Da ploughing all day on stubble next Jack’s Brock ploughing until evening then struck out some in corner field. Fine and mild.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 24</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 25</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Brock ploughing in corner field all day. Da finished field next Jack’s at noon. Then ploughing in corner field in afternoon. Roy, Georgie, Elwin, Ross + Rose here for supper. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in corner field. Brock took me down to dance in town at night. Fine but hazy and looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Started to plough but only out a short time when heavy rain started. Raining nearly all day. Brock chopping and choring We to town at night. Ma came down for me this morning. Stayed with Beckie.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Dull and cloudy. Da over to Mc Isaacs in afternoon but they were away.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in corner field. Dull and little squalls of rain and almost snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in corner field. Finished about three o’clock and started to plough sod behind low driving house. Terrible wind in forenoon, moderating in aft.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Topping turnips and harrowing them out in forenoon. Brock chopped some. Drawing in turnips in afternoon. Mr. {Elesworth/Ellsworth} of {Alvins?} Harbor here all night Fine bright day but cool wind.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_31"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 31</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#November_ALL_SAINTS.27_DAY_.28Quebec.29_SATURDAY.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) SATURDAY, 1</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Choring all day. Brock to Fred Wilson’s in afternoon. Ike Mc Isaac here in forenoon. Very rainy day. Foggy to-wards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 31</span></h2>
<p>Men ploughing sod back of low driving house. Brock to town at night. Ma took me to morning train. I going to Elora. A little rain at times & mild.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) SATURDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Finished ploughing sod behind low driving house in forenoon. Then taking in turnips in afternoon. Brock to town at night. I came home with him. Fine and colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Clara and Melville came about eleven o’clock. Fine and bright.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November MONDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Brock to moorefield with lambs and sheep in morning. Da topping and harrowing out turnips. Drawing in afternoon. Clara and Melville started home about 3.30P.M. Very cold now east wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Men choring & throwing back turnips in forenoon. Started to plough wheat ground back by mangels in afternoon. Rainy morning but bright after dinner snow at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on wheat and mangel ground all day. {Sends?} of snow at times all day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 7</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 8</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November THURSDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Topping and drawing in turnips all day. Mrs. Walker here in afternoon. Ma and I to town in morning. Dull and cloudy. cool wind Mr Henderson called in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Finished the turnips by noon. Put on storm windows after dinner and finished ploughing mangel ground. Dull but dry. milder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Started to plough back 14 ac. next Mc Ewings. Brock + I to town at night. Dull cool east wind Tabby one year dead.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Bright and warmer.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November MONDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in back 14 ac. Fine morning but dull in afternoon and a few drops of rain to-wards evening. distant Thunder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Peace Day. Ploughing all day in 14 ac field Brock to Methodist Hot supper. Beautiful bright warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Men finshed ploughing back 14 ac field I took mother down town in morning to visit Mary Ritch and Hilborns. Brock went for her after supper. Heavy mist in morning but cleared + was fine until about four. Then got dull and very windy and colder.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 14</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 15</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November XTHURSDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Chopping + cleaning hen pens in forenoon. Killed a pig this afternoon. Snowing all day and frozen too hard to plough.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Moorefield with 11 pigs and Da cut up pig in forenoon. Brock took a load of coal down town for Adam Flath and brought me home. Da drew in a load of corn and choring. Flurries of snow and real cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Brock chopping and went for another load of coal early in morning. Took down garden fence in afternoon and duck pens and choring. We to town at night Quite bright day and a little milder</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Bright and not very cold.</p>
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<p>Da led old Spot to town. Sold her to Harry Booth for $110. Brock choring and drew out some manure. Both ploughing on other place in 14 ac. field this side of windmill. Beautiful bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in 14 ac. field. Mr. Bowman The Surveyer came about nine a.m. and Brock went over ditch with him. He here for dinner. Accepted ditch. Dull morning. Soft Snow about noon and all afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Went back to plough but frozen too hard. Mr. Henderson here for dinner and Brock + he went to {Tardwich/Tordwich} after dinner to buy a lamb. Da choring. Frosty and cold north wind but bright.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_21"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 21</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November THURSDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Brock up and paid taxes and got cheese in morning. Then back digging out a corner of the ditch in afternon. Mr Henderson + I went to Chatsworth. left about 3.15 P.M. Fine and milder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure all day. We got home about 7.30 Brock to town for 1 cwt. flour. Dull and a little misty at times. rain in night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in 14 ac. field. Dull and misty at times. Soft snow + mist at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Mr. + Mrs. Thompson motored up for dinner. Brock to church at night Heavy fall of snow at times and hail.</p>
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<p>Men choring and tied up young cattle. Cleaned hen pens and chopping. Drew in a load of corn. Heavy snow fall at times but not very cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock + I to town in morning. Cutting wood in afternoon. Mild, soft snow in morning.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WENESDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Drew up load of wood from back bush. Colder but fine.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November THURSDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Choring in morning. Brock brought up a load of wood from back bush. Both cutting wood in home bush in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Rather dull but cold north wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drew up two loads of green maple from home bush. Cutting wood in afternoon. Rather dull, cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock went to town to draw gravel for sidewalk but it came on rain abou ten a.m. so he came home. Da splitting + piling wood in wood house. Brock + I to town in P.M. Heavy rain all day. About seven o'clock a very heavy wind got up blowing down fences & ventilators off barn. Blowing all night turning colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Snowing and blowing all day. Brock to church at night. A great deal of damage down by wind</p>
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<p>Done chores and repairing barn where boards were off. Chopping. Mr. Henderson, Janet and Mr. Dorkin here for tea. Blustery at times but not very cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da brought up plough + got in corn. Brock over to see Hod's barn. Ground axes + saw, cleaned pens. Brock to town at night. Blustery at times and colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Fine but rather dull,</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#December_THURSDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">December THURSDAY, 4</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 5</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_6"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 6</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 7</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December THURSDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Men at bush morning and afternoon. Mother + I to town in afternoon. Brock + I over to Hoshels in evening Beautiful bright day but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores and cleaning pens and hen house in afternoon. Brock at town all day drawing filling ofr sidewalk. Bright but quite stormy at times cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and fixing up a crate to put hens in Brock took a dog down to sale. At bush in afternoon. We to town at night. Hens sold for 54 {cent sign} each. Fine soft snow from east mostly all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town at night Beautiful day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) MONDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock chopping in forenoon. Drawing up wood in afternoon. Mild and rather foggy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock down town for closet in afternoon. Drove to Goldstone in afternoon for duck drake but got one at Ildy’s. Mild and very dense fog.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">XWEDNESDAY, 10</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and banking up north house windows. Very stormy day and cold.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#December_THURSDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">December THURSDAY, 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 12</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_13"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 13</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 14</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December THURSDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Done chores in forenoon. Brock over to Hoshel's to help with roof but the man never came. Drawing out manure in afternoon to Brock’s little orchard. Fine but cold. East wind nearly all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock over helping Hoshel with roof from nine until about five. Da stuffing big door in shed with straw in afternoon. We to town to concert but they didn’t have it. Mild and dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and chopping. Wilmot here for rooster. Brock at Hoshel in afternoon. Da choring & cleaning pens. Cold and quite stormy at times</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town at night. Stormy day and cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December MONDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Brock choring. We picked 19 geese. Terrible stormy cold day. Roy here for gander and {misspelling of ask?} to trade a goose. Dan died to-night 12 yrs old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Choring and picked 7 more geese and dry picked 9 rock roosters in afternoon. Quite stormy at times but not so cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock & I to town in morning to send geese to Griffens and Hunters. Brock to Arthur in afternoon with 15 geese and 8 chickens. Got 33 {cent sign?} per lb. Fine but very sharp.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#December_THURSDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">December THURSDAY, 18</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_19"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 19</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 20</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_21"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 21</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December THURSDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Choring and Brock chopping. Brock to town at night. Bright but very cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Mother & I to town in afternoon. Very bright and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Beautiful bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December MONDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Wilmot brought over turkey and got his gander. Dull and misty. hore frost on everything. Norman Flath married</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Da choring. Brock to town in forenoon and helping Hoshel with roof in afternoon. Down to train to meet Clara and Melville but they didn't come. Very dull and foggy: Snowing at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Da sifted ashes. Brock + I to town in afternoon with buggy but roads getting heavy. Took team and sleigh and went to meet Clara + Melville. Uncle Willie came up on night train. Very cold north wind and blustry.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#December_CHRISTMAS_DAY_.28Dominion.29_THURSDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">December CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) THURSDAY, 25</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_26"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 26</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_27"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 27</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_28"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 28</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) THURSDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Beautiful bright day. Norm Flath & his wife here in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Uncle Willie went home this morning. Brock chopping. Brock to town at night and took Meville to night train. Rather dull + milder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock, Clara & I to town in afternoon. Quite stormy at times and colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Bright but quite cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December MONDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>• Choring and at bush cutting wood in afternoon.</p>
<p>Norm & Mrs. Flath here for tea. Hoshel & Sadie here</p>
<p>• in evening also.</p>
<p>Fine but storming in evening from the east.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Choring and at bush in afternoon. Brock took Clara and Joyce to morning train. Snowing at times all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 31</span></h2>
<p>Choring and at bush in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Snowy at times and cold.</p>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">Jan. 13</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 Can Creame</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">weight 79</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">test 37</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">price . 56 {cents sign}</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">16.36</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 25</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">" 78</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 35</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 56</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">15.29</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">Feb 8</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">" 77</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 28</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 56</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">12.07</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 25</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">" 81</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 29</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 56</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">13.15</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">Mar. 18</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">" 80</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 30</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 54</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">12.96</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">Apr. 19</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">" 79</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 32</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 63</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">15.92</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">May 8</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">" 80</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 30</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 55</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">13. 20</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 17</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">" 79</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 32</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 54</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">13.65</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">Ju " 31</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">"</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1{illegible/4?}.--</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> June 7</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> 1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;"> "</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> 14. -</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 21</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">" 78</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 39.</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 50</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">15.21</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 26</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">82</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 35</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 48</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">13.77</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 20</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">81</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">" 35</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 48</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">13.60</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">July 5</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">13.00</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 12</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">14.00</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 18</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> 1 -----</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">------</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">14.56</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">Aug 2</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 ----</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">--------</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">------</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">14.38</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 9</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">14.41</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">Sept 1</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">77</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">40</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">55</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">16.94</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">" 13</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40px;">79 </td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40px;">40</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">55</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40px;">17.74</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">" 24</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">80</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">39</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">55</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">17.16</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">Oct 4</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">78</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">38</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">55</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">16.30</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">" 11</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">76</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">35</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">55</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">14.63</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">" 18</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">81</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">.34</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">57</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">15.70</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">" 25</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">81</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">34</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">60</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">16.52</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">Nov 6</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">81</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">34</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">60</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">16.52</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">" 15</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">80</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">34</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">63</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">17.13</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">Dec 3</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1" "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">80</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">35</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">68</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">19.04</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">" 19</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">1 " "</td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;">80</td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;">31</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">69</td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">17.01</td>
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<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143.469px;height:40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width:142.531px;height:40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;"> </td>
<td style="width:143px;height:40.6875px;">$ 437.42</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">Mar. 29</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">By 22 doz eggs</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">to Pollack</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">@ 38</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">8.36</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">Apr. 10</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">@ 40</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">12.00</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">@ 44</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">13.20</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">@ 44</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">13.20</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" Gibb</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">45</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">13.50</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" Lung</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">45</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">13.50</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 30 " "</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">46</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">13.80</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">"30 " "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" Gibb</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">48</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">14.40</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" Pallock</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">39</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">11.70</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 26 " "</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">36</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">9.36</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 21 </td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 12 " "</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">34</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">4.08</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 27</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 13 " "</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">34</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">4.52</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 11 1/2 " "</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">37</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">4.25</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 26</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 30 " "</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">48</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">14.40</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">Aug 9</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" Wismers</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">46</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">13.80</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">Sept 6</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" Pallock</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">50</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">15.00</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27.5px;">Clara</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 24</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 30 " "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">Shosenbery</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">52</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">15.60</td>
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<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">" 6 " "</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">Pollack</td>
<td style="width:180.195px;height:27px;">54</td>
<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">324</td>
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<td style="width:180.219px;height:27px;">$ 197.81</td>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM</span></h2>
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<p>100 x 2160</p>
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Bronte 1889 10 {circled}
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Jan 1<u>st</u>.. New Years day. very warm; mild day, busy all A.M. In P. M. called for Bertha D. to go for a skate on creek but thot it hardly safe so gave it up then tho't we would try the basin so we went and she stayed on edge, broke through & got her feet wet, so went back & got permission to go on river so we went had a splendid skate quite a large crowd on ice. Bertha skated with Walter J. & I with F. Horning Went up & had tea & had an invitation to spend eve, at Mrs W. but I declined but B. went & I came home met Dave K & he came back with me & we had a very pleasant eve. Arthur B. called & we Had cider oranges, grapes, chestnuts etc. They went at 12. & Ida & I dreampt on Man Belyeas wedding cake which Dave & Arthur tied up for us.
It is over 2 months since I last wrote in diary & great many changes have taken place, Through November we had revival meetings in our church & Dave K Arthur B & Bertha D. all got converted & have become very much changed. By those meetings I realized much goodness and learned to try & help those who are retrying to help themselves. I got better acquainted with Dave & began to look upon him as a brother.
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{in dark ink} January 1st 1889 Apr 9 1890
Through December we were busy getting up a tea-meeting for the benefit of S.S. Had C. O. Johnston to lecture at tea-meeting which was held on 9<u>th</u>.. Dec. Hadn't a very large crowd but made over $40. It was a lovely night. - Dave Bertha & I were waiters at one table and Ida Charlotte & Arthur B. at another & Annie, Ada B. & Ed. Blanchard at the centre table Six of us went over to church to-gether & sat up in front. Xmas day passed very quitely with out either skating or sleighing was at home all day. Started to write to Frank but Dave & Arthur came & Archie S here we cracked butter nuts & played games had a lively evening after all.
Sun 23<u>rd</u>.. before Xmas Joe B. came down to church & he & Dave walked up road together & come in for tea Archie S also. Dave so comical kept us all laughing. Max C. called & all in parlor talking they all went at 10.30. I gave Joe B. a shaving tidy.
On Mon 24<u>th</u>.. E.M. drove a load of us up to M P. Xmas tree. 2 from Brays & A. I & I & Arthur B. Joe B. there he took us to a slat. E.M. & Jane sat beside Joe B. & I. I got a nice plush perfume bottle off tree, Had a nice programme & tree. Got home at 12. Saw Mr. Jeeter there he gave a speech. All through Xmas hollidays it very quiet. Frid eve Arthur B. drove Ida up to Appleby litterary society entertainment. Sat eve Annie C. came from Toronto over Sun.
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Wed 2<u>nd</u>.. Busy all day Ida making a dress for her self just finished one for Annie & she went to Toronto on {?} evening train with Annie C.
Thur 3<u>rd</u>.. Jan / 89. So busy all day In evening Gertie Alton Wolsley, George, Philus & Mr Pond there cousin from {Naeple?} all came down to spend the eve. We sang played cards & had violin music with mouth organ till 12.
Frid 4<u>th</u>.. Very warm day up to 50. haven't had scarcely any cold weather yet this winter. Annie bo't me a dress & expressed it up & girls making it for expect to go to a wedding next weak. Ah! it has come at last the long looked for, wedding. The day is set for the 9<u>th</u>.. Jan to be E.M. wedding day to Jane Bray. therefore we have so much sewing to do as had rather short notice. Felt rather {timid? tired?}
Sat 5<u>th</u>.. Got through work by noon & getting dress fitted when Mandia H. called. Blondie had a tea party in Pa's bed room, May Mc & Artie & Mandia's little errand girl are at party. It rainy Arthur B. called in eve.
Sun 6<u>th</u>.. It raining but M.L. & I went to SS Hadn't any S.S. but sang & Mr Stuart talked to scholars. Bertha played for church & M.L. Dave K & I in choir. Not many to church B. or D. didn't stay for after meeting so when I was walking home B. called me over to go in but I declined Dave came out & we came up road togeter He came in for tea & we had a sing but <s>didn't</s> he said he was going to church but changed
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his mind & we had a pleasant eve sitting on sofa in parlor We had chest-nuts & apples & talked till 11 Tho't it would be out last sun eve in parlor for awhile so took the good of it.
Mon 7<u>th</u>.. Bertha D came up in P.M. & stayed till 5. had a good sing Annie came home on noon train & bro't new music so we trying it. I walked home with her & went on errand for Pa. E.M. went to Hamilton & came back Tuesday.
Tues. 8<u>th</u>.. Jan / 89. Recd parcel from M.G. to E.M. for wedding P. box of common knives & forks & silver knives also & carving knives A. bo't lot of present up from Toronto for E.M. No singing till 10.30
Wed 9<u>th</u>.. Raining all day steady an awful day for E.M.'s wedding day. We all getting ready. E.M. M.W. & Blondie drove over 1<u>st</u>.. Then Tommy (our man) drove democrat & us girls & Pa went Got there in good time, ceremony not until about 4 O'clock Just Blanchards Clines & us folks. Then Archie S & Charlotte stood up with them. No one seemed to feel as bad as they did at Sarahs wedding. Jane got some very pretty present. Had a richly laden table of almost every thing imaginable. Just finished tea & got on things & drove to station. E.M. Jane & I in 1<u>st</u>.. buggy then Archie S. Annie & Charlotte then Ada Ida & Ed. Blanchard behind. It dreadful muddy. We just showered them with rice. Had to wait half hr for train I drove Ida home, & Annie went back to Brays & spent evening.
Thurs 10<u>th</u>.. Very blustry day with snow. Us house cleaning & busy all day.
Frid 11<u>th</u>.. P.M. out cleaning carpet when Dave rode in on horseback & had quite a chat. He went to P.O. & bro't our male back
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& when he gave me the mail he put out his foot & said philopean. Mrs Williams called in P.M. Gave Dave a piece of E.M. wedding cake.
Sat 12<u>th</u>.. Lovely day busy all day preparing for wedding couple. I went to P.O. & Dave walked down with me & back then Annie & I went over & called on Man Belyea. E.M. & Jane came on 7 train. {home?} they came from Woodstock.
Sun 13<u>th</u>.. Lovely day went to S.S. stayed for church Mr Yorston preached. I walked up road with Mr McGillvey. Charlotte B. called to see Jane. Archie S. hear for tea. Before got work done Philus came. Us having a good sing when Joe B. rapped. Was rather surprised Annie got talking to Joe about Camfield. I got playing & singing with Philus. He went at 10.30 & Archie & Joe went about 11, "said we would have a settlement B4 long."
Mon 14<u>th</u>.. Lovely day Jane & E.M. went over to Brays in P.M. Philus came down to go to Baptist tea-meeting to help us girls sing. So had tea then a little practise & we went Pa us 3 girls & Philus. Had quite a crowd. Had a splendid programme. Made $33.75. Had quite a procession coming across side walk. Dave & Bertha, Ida & Arthur, Philus & I. Annie & Archibald Philus & I stood on stoop & talked for quite a while then went in house & got warm & talked at door till after 12. Couldn't make a very decided agreement. It 1 O'clock.
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Tues 15<u>th</u>.. Jan / 89. Us washing S & Alf down all day. Had been down for 3 week. S never knew about EMs wedd.
Wed 16<u>th</u>.. I making petticoat E.M. & Jane hear. It raining in P.M. Ida E.M. & Jane drove to Oakville. Had music on violin & organ.
Thur 17<u>th</u>.. Jan / 89. E.M. Jane & Annie drove up to Alf's.
Frid 18<u>th</u>.. M.W. & I washing very busy all day. M.W. drove M.L. up to station. Then she drove over to Brays. Emma came back with her & I going to walk to P.O. with Emma when Bertha D. came. So I went & came back & had a nice time with " " Mr Kennedy came as Pa was eating tea then B. & I had ours then Jane & E.M. came & had theirs. Dave called to tell his father to go home for company their. Then Archie S. came Then Ida & Geo Williams came Geo wanted me to go skating so Bertha & I went The ice just lovely only us there on ice Had a jolly time got home at 11.
Sat 19<u>th</u>.. Very busy all day putting up <s>to</s> coal stove. Afa & Emma B. called so Ada & I went & called for Bertha & us all skating ice just lovely quite a crowd on ice. When got home Arthur B. here. Geo walked up with us. Arthur talked till 12.
Sun 20<u>th</u>.. It stormy Mr Kettlewell preached missionary meeting for Mr Stuart. Not very many out. John Dotty drove Mr K up to our place for tea Mr S. also. Had a sing. Then us all alone the rest of evening. Went to bed early.
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Mon 21<u>st</u>.. Jan / 89. Done washing. Arthur B. called to invite us to Oyster Supper.
Tues 22<u>nd</u>.. M.W. went to Toronto. I drove Ida over to Dan Brays to go to supper. So he called B.4. going for Bertha & asked me what to do so he tossed copper to see if she should go so he went & they called for me. Had a lovely time. Just us there at Dan B with Arthur. Had supper then Arthur washed dishes & Dave helped wipe & we had a jolly time Had nuts & taffy & sang & laughed till 12. It moon light coming home.
Wed 23<u>rd</u>.. Dan came over in morn & I cleaning windows & he talked to me then he came in & helped peal potatoes Then he went out & was going but talked till dinner was ready so came in and ate dinner. Then went down to see Janes presents & talked all P.M. till 5. telling me his trouble about B.D. his father etc. I went to bed at 10.30 Archie S came & He & I went to teachers meeting only 6 their.
Thur 24<u>th</u>.. Had callers to see Jane. Harry, Gusy & Charlotte Bray. It lovely day. Arthur & Dave came & us had a big sing. They stayed till 11.30.
Frid 25th.. Jan Done churning & got through. Then after dinner Jane E.M. & I drove up to Burlington It lovely day then went to Will Clines for tea. They sent over for Kate Blanchard & we had a nice time just through tea when Will Alton came for Kate to go to Litterary meeting but didn't go we Had violin music & stayed till 10.30 Had a nice time. Got home at 11.
Sat 26<u>th</u>.. Hurly burly to get E.M. breakfast to go to Toronto on 1<u>st</u> train. Jane went over home & took Blondie all day. We got through work and E.M. came home for tea. John Forfar with him. Intended going to temperance lecture but to late. I sang then went to bed 10.
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Sun 27<u>th</u>.. / 89. Jan. It very stormy. went to S.S. sang in choir stayed for church. Called in Berthas a little while. Ida & E.M. & Jane went over home for tea. Us all alone just going to write a letter when Dave & Arthur came through storm. Had a good sing till 10.30. Then Dave went to get his coat on & Ida took him in pantry then Arthur & I went in other pantry & had cookies etc. then I made ginger tea & it 12 B.4 they went.
Mon 28<u>th</u>.. A & I washed I went to bed 7.30.
Tues 29<u>th</u>.. Lovely sleighing. Mr & Mrs Williams called on Jane Arthur B called through & asked us to go for sleigh ride up to Alfs I upstairs talking out of window to him He & Dave called for us at 6.30. Johnie F. & Ida & I went called for Bertha & Geo Williams. Had mouth organ & singing all the way. It 8.30 when got there. S & A just going to bed so had to "fire up" once more & we stayed till 1 O'clock. Had splendid time. Dave & Geo kept us laughing all the time. It 2.30 when got home.
Wed 30<u>th</u>.. Baking & ironing very busy Annie & Will came off noon train to go to Viola Curtis wedding. I went to bed & slept from 2 till 4. Our Annie went also to wedding. I writing to bed. 9.
Thur 31<u>st</u>.. Jan. Stormy. Meals all hrs. Annie & Will went home on noon train. Jane & E.M. went to Oakville I went to P.O. Mr & Mrs Cline & Kate Blanchard came for tea & evening. Had a nice time it 10. when they left.
Frid 1<u>st</u>.. Afa & Charlotte B. called in P.M. I rode over to Annies B. to see if Arthur would take a load up to literary. Arthur came along when I was there & I got a ride home. Geo W. in sleigh coming home from School so he drove through our place. Said that he tho't he would take
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team & load so he came along & got our sleighs & called at Brays & got Ada & Ida Annie Johnie F & I went & we called for Bertha & Frank & Arthur drove, got there a little late. School house full talking to Will Alton he & Kate B. there. Joe B. there came & told me Frank W. was home I so surprised said he would bring him down Sat P.M. They had a debate on "Resolved that circumstances tend more to success than ability." Horace W. one debater. The Ability won by 2 points. Had mouth organ music got home ay 12. Ada stayed all night here.
Sat 2<u>nd</u>.. Feb / 89 The sun shone for old Bear to see his shadow, but stormy. E.M. & Jane went to H. & took Blondie us 3 girls to do work oh so busy till 3 P.M. Joe B. & Frank drove up. My it seemed good to see Franks face one more time but I rather disappointed because he doesnt look as well as he did when he went away. He seemed taller. They here for tea & didn't stay only until 8. Had a little singing.
Sun 3<u>rd</u>.. Feb / 89. It lovely day. Hurrying around for to go to church it quarterly meeting. Coal stove went out & I had to light it. Quite a lot on. Frank Ed & Horace there. Expected F & Joe down for dinner but didn't come in. Only had Archie for dinner. It 2 when got home. Had a nap. Then Archie & Annie went to Palermo church. E.M. & Jane went home. Arthur B. called & took Ida to Oakville church. I went to be at 9.
Mon 4<u>th</u>.. Busy washing until 3. Went to P.O. & called in to see B.
Tues 5<u>th</u>.. Rather mild turned very cold suddenly. Archie S came & he & Annie went for drive to Oakville.
Wed 6<u>th</u>.. 4 below zero. Dave called & cracked butter nuts & Ida painting he daubed my face & I did his. I writing in this.
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Thur 7<u>th</u>.. Feb / 89. S. & Alf. came down for dinner & took Ida back with them.
Frid 8<u>th</u>.. Men here, cutting wood. Arthur B. asked Annie & I to go to M.P. tea-meeting. So we went sat behind Frank & Dave Had a splendid time. Church full. Didn't get much supper. Oakville choir sang. It very hot, when got home 12.
Sat 9<u>th</u>.. Annie went to Toronto. Jane & I had men to get dinner for. E. M. & Jane drove to Oakville in P.M. It 3 when got through work. Will Giles & Mr McGilvery bo't home dishes Then Frank came. Annie came home & bo't new games so we playing till 9.30.
Sun 10<u>th</u>.. Feb. Lovely day, E.M. drove Jane, Annie, Johnie, & I up to M.P. church. Mr Stuart preached on text "I can do all thing through Christ which strengtheneth me." Frank drove home with us & we got dinner & went to SS. Stayed for church & class. A. F. & I got a drive up home with Kennedy's Archie S. & Frank & Joe hear for tea. Had a good sing & Archie played on violin Joe waited for Archie to get a ride home it 12 when went.
Mon 11<u>th</u>.. Feb. F. hear. washing done at dinner time.
Tues 12<u>th</u>.. Baking. Jane & E.M. went home for tea. A over to see Edith Had a song in evening.
Wed 13<u>th</u>.. / 89. E.M. & Jane started for Michigan on noon train F. & I drove up to Street, met Joe going to draw ice. Had tea at S. then we started for Appleby tea-meeting. Got a good seat. church full made $76.77. Ida Philus & Gertie there. Arthur B. & Charlotte B. Joe was waiter with C. Bumby. It lovely night but cold. Got home at 12.30
Thur 14<u>th</u>.. Valentine day. John drove F. home. A & I alone. Emma Belyea called in P.M. Then Dave K. hear for tea. Pa all out of sorts scolding all day thinks we don't look after things properly. To bed 9.
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Frid 15<u>th</u>.. Feb / 89. Annie & I hear alone. A went to P.O. Dave called to see about going to literary. intended taking a load bu Pa wouldn't let one of our horses go so Dave said he would contrive a rig of his own to go if that would suit me, he would call at 6.30 he & his friend Miss Jackson so they came & I went Pa tried to frighten us by saying it was going to storm by didn't see any storm that night. Got there in good time Joe, Frank, Philus Ida & Gertie there. Palermo finished the programme. Had a splendid time. Miss Jackson rather a nice girl. We made arrangements to go up to hill & sleigh ride next night. Got home 11.30.
Sat 16<u>th</u>.. Rather busy. M.L. came home on 6 train. It raining through the day so couldn't go sleigh riding at night.
Sun 17<u>th</u>.. Feb. Went to SS. Alf & S. down for dinner. I cam home from SS. & layed down & had a nap when Arthur B. came he drove me home from SS. then drove back for his folks & came in again. Wanted me to go to Oakville church but I expected Joe down to take me so he didn't come by 8 so I went to bed & Arthur B came & stayed till 10.
Mon 18<u>th</u>.. Stormy. sunny most all day.
Tues 19<u>th</u>.. Washing It blustry day Dave & Miss Jackson came I playing when they came lit fire & we played cards then Had a short sing & I gave them cake & they went at 11.30.
Wed 20<u>th</u>.. Got work done & went to store in cutter then went <s>to</s> over to see Edith Mitchell. stayed quite a while she looks very tired. Archie S came & A went for a drive.
Thurs 21<u>st</u>.. / 89. Pa cleaning stove pipe & I cleaning room. very busy all day. Emily Triller & her father came then C. Bray. Annie & C. went to church & sing for childs funeral Mrs Lands Ella called. M.W. came home. I very tired done baking after got through cleaning.
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Frid 22<u>nd</u>.. Feb /89 Rather stormy. Snowing. In P.M. (Tommy our man) drove M.W. Annie & Jny to Sarah's to get Ida. Got back at 6. left Annie & bro't Ida. It very cold Mrs Foster here stayed all night.
Sat 23<u>rd</u>.. baking all A.M. Mrs Foster went home on 5 train. Dave called. It very cold below zero. Ida getting ready to go to Scarboro on Mon.
Sun 24<u>th</u>.. Feb. / 89. Went to S.S. & church sat in choir Bertha played Dave K went home with B. then he came up to our place for tea. Josh Hixon called to see if Pa would be pall bearer for his mother's funeral on Mon. 25<u>th</u>.. Joe came while he hear so had Dave & Joe for tea. Then Dave went directly after tea. Ida & I done the dishes. Two Marias went over to Hixons Joe talked to Pa until we done work. Then Joe & I went down in parlor after while heard bells. It was Philus Alton so Ida let him in. I had to go out for wood so spoke to him. But shortly Ida & Philus came down had a good sing then came out in room & talked until Archie & Annie came he went up to Stret for Annie. She said I had to go to Street so I got ready & went Joe drove with Archie to the top of hill then he got in our cutter. It dreadfully cold. Philus gave me his shawl to put around me. Had a great talk going up . It 1 Oclock Joe had to wake Alf up to get in.
Mon 25<u>th.. </u> Nice day but cold. Alf went to Hamilton to help with ice.
Tues 26<u>th</u>.. Philus came over in evening & S. had him instead of Alf.
Wed 27<u>th</u>.. Feb. S & I went over to Mr J. Altons in P.M. Stev. & Mary Ezard. there & baby. Had oysters for tea. got home early Neil Alton came in evening & helped {mind?} off yard until 11.
Thur 28<u>th</u>.. / 89. Just got dressed when who should drive up but Frank & Joe. Had a lively P.M. They played checkers. Philus & Gertie called to take us up to P.O. for a drive so S. went & I stayed with
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boys. They snow balling one another. Had tea. then F. & Joe went over to Mr McCarleys till 8. Gertie & Philus came he played on mouth organ & I on Jew harp then Gertie blew horn for boys & they hurried over. We played games & passed candies. Had magic music. Had puzzle & F. trying to sell tickets for concert It 11. when they went. I couldn't get a private word to Joe at all. Philus asked me to go to literary (after they went) over at Palermo.
Frid 1<u>st</u>.. March / 89. Lovely day. Philus called in P.M. then came along in evening & I went over to Palermo with him. Just in time to get a good seat behind Applyby crowd. Horace W. took a load of 20. Bumbys Joe, Woods, Lucy Matthew man & F. sat with Lucy, & Joe beside Miss Husband & Miss Wood. The programme pretty good. It closed at 10. Arthur & Dave there. Snowing a little when going home. A big pig crossed in front of us going home. Had a great talk going home. It 12. when got home. He came to the conclusion that he would quit so left it at that.
Sat 2<u>nd</u>.. Just going to paint floor when Gertie & Philus called for me to go to choir to practise & I ran in S. bedroom & he ran after me so I changed dress & went. It at Mrs Springers. Had a lovely time got acquainted with Mr & Miss Gunby Mr Watson & Miss Laura & Emily Springer & Miss Wilson Croft. It 10.30 when got home Last sleigh ride of the season.
Sun 3<u>rd</u>.. March. Lovely day. S & Alf drove to Bronte & I kept house. Max & Wes Curtis called. P.M. I had a nap. folks got back at 5. Had tea & went "over home" & had a sing. Then talking. Mrs Alton heard I was at Mrs J. Sherwoods oyster supper which Joe got up, & she teasing me. Philus walked home with me & had to both walk on on path, rather close
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together I tho't. Had another talk he wanted to take back what was said Frid. eve but I didn't say I would. He let his feeling grow to quick, said he would have to some for the more he saw of me better he liked me. He wanted to have another talk before I came home It 10.
Mon 4<u>th</u>.. March / 1889. Up early Mr J. Alton came when us at Bkft to butcher. S & I doing washing etc I felt rather homesick after talking with Philus.
Tues 5<u>th</u>.. Had men cutting wood. Baking & cooking dinner. Just 6 men for
Wed 6<u>th</u>.. March. Lovely day. S. rendering out lard. P.M. covered buggy went passed tho't it Dr but turned out to be Geo Bumby & Joe B. didn't called but went to Geo Altons & Josephs Alton. Saw P. driving 4 girls on a manure wagon along Street. He told us about Joe being over there expected them to call but didn't. Phil came over in eve from P.O. & put his horse in stable, supposed he was intending to have a good talk. Had mouth organ music & Jew harp & doing puzzles on table with matches when Mr Alton stepped in so strange Phil asked him if he was lost. He so angry could hardly speak cause had to come over to find Phil. His mother imagined the colt he went to P.O. on had throwed him off & killed him so she couldn't rest until Mr A got up out of bed & went to look for him. Phil soon got out his colt & went home. Well I couldn't help laughing to think his father had to come to tell him to go home. I was so thankful that he & I wasn't sitting up alone talking. He got fooled out of his talk after all. I rather glad.
Thur 7<u>th</u>.. Geo Alton came over for S & I to go over there for the PM. so we went he {pioletted?} us over the muddy roads. Sarah Alton there & Ella Breckon & Gertie & Maggie Had a lively time stayed for tea then got home 6.30. Got Alfs tea & Phil called with Gertie to take me up to Helson library. Not many out. Had a short progamme. Home at 10.30. After a tight squeeze sitting 3 on a seat.
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Frid 8<u>th</u>.. March 1889. Expected Maggie Alton Sarah Alton & Ella Breckon over they came & S & I met with them over to see Lila Alton. Stayed about an hour. Then they came in for tea & went at 6. I painted floor after they went home. Had good time.
Sat 9<u>th</u>.. After work done, I painted floor all over. It 9. when got through.
Sun 10<u>th</u>.. Lovely day. I coaxing Alf to bring me home. He sleeping on sofa & I started to dress him put on his pants. Had great fun. Alf drove S & I up to Methodist church. Gertie her Ma & Pa out Gertie made me sing in choir. After tea we went "over home". Had a good sing. Stev & Mary Ezard & baby there & Josie & Lila. When coming home Phil holding lantern for Stev so couldn't walk home with me. I laughed to myself for escaping the talk.
Mon 11<u>th</u>.. Alf drove me home. found Mary Thompson here. M.W. & Mary drove to Oakville. didn't get back until 3. P.M. suppose they went to fortune teller but couldn't find out for sure. Annie & I went over to see Edith & called in P.O. coming home. Dave & Arthur there & they walked up with us & came in house & went in pantry & ate pie etc. They just full of mischief. Archie hear talking & playing cards with girls Annie talked to him until 2 A.M.
Tues 12<u>th</u>.. M.W. & Mary drove up to Street. Annie & I washing. Mrs McC & Ella called. A & M.L. went to teachers meeting. Dave & Arthur walked up home with girls & I up stairs & Arthur climbed up varendia post & right up to window & gave me candy.
Wed 13<u>th</u>.. Very busy {berry?} baking. Frank came went over to see Arthur in P.M. Us singing in P M. F. stayed all evening. I out hot irons in his bed E.M. birthday 38 years old.
Thursday 14<u>th</u>.. Frank went home at 10. after he & Annie had some gymnasium exersise. In eve, who should come but Arthur & Joe B. They stayed till 12. Annie & I playing cards with them.
Frid 15<u>th</u>.. Mary went home at noon. I sewing all P.M. To bed. 10.
Sat 16<u>th</u>.. Nice day through work in good time Dave called but I didn't see him. I writing in this. To bed at 10.
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Sun 17<u>th</u>.. March / 89. Lovely day but roads very muddy. A. M.L. & I to S.S. Had a splendid S.S. quite a lot of helpers. Stayed for church. Sat in choir stayed for class. Dave stayed also. He walked up road with me A. got ride with Mr Stuart. Dave came in tho't he intended coming, so asked him in. Us walking up lane when Joe came around corner of house. Archie Dave Joe & Mr Stewart here for tea. Dave talking to Archie. I done dishes. Then Dave went & Archie Annie & M.L. started on ahead to go to M. church where B. minister was to preach to Orangemen & Joe. M.W. & I behind. Joe found Archie's rubber in lane. Had great laugh about it. Church full all centre of seats full of Orangemen with there galias on looked real nice. Got home at 9. Lovely & moonlight, took a stroll around garden then came in. Archie a little vexed because didn't tell him we found his rubber. I lit fire in parlor & Joe & I went down & had a great talk. "Said he would come down if Philus came or not, until I told him to quit." It 1 Oclock when he went.
Mon 18<u>th</u>.. Done washing & I sewing at night dress. A & I went down to see Bertha D. Willi D. home so had lots of music violin organ guitar & mouth organ. Stayed until 10.
Tues 19<u>th</u>.. Dave over helping cut wood & I baking. He took my sun bonnet & wore it out to work all day. M.L. A & I went down to Bible class meeting in church. Had the S.S. lesson explained by Mr Kennedy & Harris. Dave walked up with A & I & M.L. & Mr. K.
Wed 20<u>th</u>.. Snowing. M.L. went over to visit Mrs K. & stayed for tea D came home with her & A & I went over to see Mrs Brod. & D. went along found Arthur keeping house all folks over to Annie B. to the baby's birthday party. They got home before we came home & had some singing. Then came home D & I behind & A & A ahead. It 10.00. Large fire in Toronto. chair factory burnt.
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Thur 21<u>st</u>.. March 1889. A went to Toronto I drove her to station then went to P.O. & took Bertha for a drive when got back to her place met Dave & I drove him home. Then stood at gate & talked he told me something that Joe said over at Brays which I didn't like Wouldn't tell me all. Then I drove him to Miss Wrights & gave Ada B. a ride down to P.O. & back I sang all eve.
Frid 22<u>nd</u>.. Lovely day. Mrs Adams called, Mandia & {Carl?} Jones called Archie came to go to literary & A not home so asked M.L. to go.
Sat 23<u>rd</u>.. One year ago on 23<u>rd</u> I had the great talk with Dave. Lovely clear day cleaning pipes etc. Washed head. Writing in this & to bed.
Sun 24<u>th</u>.. S & Alf came I singing went to S.S. Bertha & I in choir large choir, no anthem, Emily awfully melancholy Villa Curtis & her husband out another unknown bride out also. Bumbys out. Frank out to church he walked up with us. Dave not out to S.S. but to church with S. Peacock. Had Frank, Archie & Alf & S. for tea. Archie got drive home with Alf so F. & I went to B. church. Dave came in church with Austin S. Quite a lot down from Weston. F. stayed till 11.
Mon 25<u>th</u>.. Lovely day, got through washing & I washing buggy in creek & Mrs McCay came along & helped me draw buggy up to barn. After dinner I drove <s>went</s> to Bronte & called for Bertha & drove to Oakville we went to "Old Mrs Jackland the fortune teller" So I got mine told 1<u>st</u>.. took 1 hr. Then B. had hers for 1/2 hr felt quite satisfied with mine she told me such a lot of past truth. We had such laughing going in Oakville B. told me part of hers & I told her part of mine. Done shoping & got home 7.30. We had quite a big talk coming home.
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Tues 26<u>th</u>.. March 1889. Went to Bible class. Dave & B. there {closing?} I seemed to be about last coming out so was " " & I said to D. "<u>whats the matter</u>" & he said <u>"Nothing"</u> very cooly & short so I just walked on & left him he caught up to & grabbed my hand & said "come back here" so he saw I felt offended. Expected he & B. over on Thur to spend evening.
Wed 27<u>th</u>.. Tommy (our man) went to Toronto with apples
Thur 28<u>th</u>.. Girls drove over to see Edith in eve Bertha & Frank came but Dave didn't. Had singing & playing & game of cards B asked me for the essay D. wrote for me she wanted a copy of it. To bed. 10.30.
Frid 29<u>th</u>.. I went over to Kennedy's with some carrot pudding for them, as they gave us the carrots. Didn't see D. he cutting wood I sewing all P.M. went to P.O. in eve.
Sat 30<u>th</u>.. Nice day. Got through work after dinner. Annie came home of 6 train. She showing her purchasing & talking so didn't get this done till 10.30.
Sun 31<u>st</u>.. Mar. Terrible snow storm all day but went to S.S. M.L. A & I Not many out to church. Mr Stuarts, brother preached, very good. Dave out I tho't he was angry but I spoke to him & rather angry at myself afterwards for shaking hands with him. I walked up rode with Arthur B. & Annie & Archie behind. All alone in eve reading went to bed early.
Mon 1<u>st</u>.. April. Snow about a foot deep. Felt rather out of sorts expected to have to help Pa to fan up grain so didn't get only part washing done. It a lovely day. Went out to barn P.M. & turned fanning mill. just got through & coming to house as Archie drove up he saw me. He stayed & talked to Annie till 5 P.M. a final talk I guess.
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Tues 2<u>nd</u>.. April 1889. Nice day. A & I drove over to see Edith.M. she better. Had nice time come home in time to catch 4.30 train. Annie went to Toronto. M.L. & I went to Bible class not many out. Had a big talk to Dave sort of squaring up matters He stayed till after 11. He apologized for the way he spoke to me the previous week at the church door & when I asked him "what the matter was" he said he felt rather unwell. heard bad news about George his brother Told me why he couldn't take Annie S. class
Wed 3<u>rd</u>.. April. I sewing. Girls quilting It Pa birthday 77 years old.
Thur 4<u>th</u>.. S & Alf came. Just finished washing blankets. Franke W. he came also they hear for dinner. Alf & Frank to P.O. I sewing & talked to F. S & Alf went at 3. Bertha D. came up with music & F. B. & I singing sang till 7. When came out no supper ready so B couldn't stay, till tea ready I sorry to see her go I played checkers with F. all eve.
Frid 5<u>th</u>.. April. F. reading & I sweeping. He went over to see Arthur B. B.4. dinner didn't come back until 5 P.M. & Arthur driving to station so F. went with him. Didn't hardly look for him back. I went to P.O. & waited in Dorlands till male came in Had a good play & got home at 9. F. & Arthur B. hear. So had to have a game of cards played till 11. F. stayed all eve.
Sat 6<u>th</u>.. Busy till after noon. F. went to P.O. & Geo Williams came back with him. I finished cleaning floor. They went just after wards I finished chemises & reading got card from Ida saying she coming home Mon.
Sun 7<u>th</u>.. Lovely day, nice & warm. Finished book "Between two loves" went to S.S. Lot out. Stayed for church. Bertha & I in choir Joe at church. F & Frank Horning sat together Dave & Geo W. Austin S also. stayed for class. Joe & I walked up together. Just him for tea. We went for
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walk up to concession & I told him part of my fortune came back & sitting in parlor. Had a sing then talked till 11. he went
Mon 8<u>th</u>.. 1889. Got through washing early. I went to Station to meet Ida. She came. I rather sick all P.M.
Tues 9<u>th</u>.. April. I finished ironing Alf hear for dinner. Two Marias went over to Mrs Williams. Ida & I raking yard, I went down to bible class. called in for Bertha & just coming away when Dave called for her so we came on & waited at corner & all went together. Had a pretty good lesson. Dave came home with M.L & I. He came in & saw Ida. Then when he went I got him some pie & we talked out in kitchen until after 12. Had a great talk & laugh he seemed like he used to be. so lively & o{division sign}
Wed 10<u>th</u>.. I raking yard. Ida & I went over to Mrs Brodericks for lime saw Dave drawing brush with sleigh. Arthur came home with us & went on to P.O. It lovely & moonlight. We got on Mr Wilsons swing & had a swing. any thing for mischief. Ida got letter with her proofs for Photo in. We played game till 11.
Thur 11<u>th</u>.. I cleaning Tom bed room when Emily Triller came for dinner Then I cleaned pantry & kitchen P.M. Ella McCay called & it 6 when got through ate tea in sitting room. Listened to Emily talk till 10.
Frid 12<u>th</u>.. April. Churning. Emily & M.L. went collecting. I finished cleaning yard P.M. M.W. painting walls in kitchen. To bed 9. I so tired.
Sat 13<u>th</u>.. I painted floor in kitchen.
Sun 14<u>th</u>.. Walked down to S.S. with Ada R. met Bertha she looked rather sad so I asked her what was the matter she told me her father had been talking to her, about she must go play in the B church & she didn't want to. Quite a lot out to church. Bertha walked up with me & Frank & Mr McGillvray behind then came in for tea us having a good sing when Dave came hear for tea. Then Dave making us all laugh we all went to B. church.
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Mon 15<u>th</u>.. April 1889. Washing Pa & Tommy (our man) hunting a house for expecting his wife out from Ireland. Ida painted floor again Men folks butchering.
Tues 16<u>th</u>.. Tommy & I up early drove to Hamilton got there at 9. Emma Mr Mc & I went shoping. Blondie & I went down Street & bo't a mouth organ after dinner. I studying phymology {phrenology}till Tom called with his wife & we got home at 8. Annie B. & Dan hear Kept folks all night 2 children & her father.
Wed 17<u>th</u>.. I cleaned wood shed. Tom got moved over in with Miss Okley.
Thurs 18<u>th</u>..Moving out stove in kitchen cleaning dining room & pantry very tired when got through. Annie came home from Toronto
Frid 19<u>th</u>.. "Good Friday" Mabel & Gordon came off 1<u>st</u>.. train then A. drove to meet Ga. Lizzie & Annie came. Then Sarah, Wolsley & Gertie came, all hear for dinner Ida & I waiting for dinner. Had some singing & talking It was very warm in P.M. Folks all went away but Mabel & Gordon
Sat 20<u>th</u>.. M.W. & I sewing vegetable seed very warm. Had a lot of work to do. Ida fixing Annie's things. Mable, Gordon & I went to church. Met Albert Peacock & went through bush got flowers & winter green boxes. Got home at 5. Emma & Baby came off noon train.
Sun 21<u>st</u>.. Easter Sunday. Went to SS & sat with Mable & Emma B. Archie hear for tea. Late getting tea over S & Alf came down. Mable & I went to B. church. Heard good singing. Coming home Arthur B. drove up to us & asked me to get in so Mabel & I got in & had a nice drive. When got home Ella & Arthur hear Austin & Archie Alf & S. Quite a house full. Arthur B. didn't stay Austin & Archie Ida A & I & Mabel had a good sing They went at 11. I slept with Mabel.
Mon 22<u>nd</u>.. April. Washing. I drove A up to 5. train but missed it so she went over to see Edith Then I took Mabel up to 6.. & came back passed Bertha Annie J. & Ella W. on road gave them a ride to Bronte. Met Annie on hill & bro't B. home with me to go to station but Ida wanted to go for a drive so she went with Annie & B. Dave called in evening & had a nice chat.
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Tues 23<u>rd</u>.. April 1889. Ida & I <s>{?staking?}</s> went over to Mrs Williams in P.M. stayed for tea & went to B. class. Frank & McGillvery out walked up with us & came in. Gave each a piece of pie. Had a great laugh about some white cotton some body put in a tree in garden found out who put it there. Tho't it was Dave 1<u>st</u>.. but found out it Frank & M<u>c</u> they string it in tree the Sun. eve they were both down.
Wed 24<u>th</u>.. April / 89. I went to P.O. & saw B. In there place had lots of music she came home with me & we walked up & down lane she telling me some comical mistakes she made with Dave. I just roared. Ida over to D. Brays & I just got back as Ida got home & Dave with her. So I asked him why he wasn't out to Bible class & he said I know cause I had seen B. but I wouldn't tell him if I saw him or not. We had a rambling time he trying to force me to tell.
Thur 25<u>th</u>.. Mr Sherchion & Celena called P.M. for plants.
Frid 26<u>th</u>.. M.W. & Ida out in garden Ella up for milk.
Sat 27<u>th</u>.. I baking & doing work got through & went over to Kennedys for onions. men folks came home for supper I came away. I asked D. if he found out of B & I were to gether Wed. eve. He satisfied he said.
Sun 28<u>th</u>.. Rainy all day. M.L. & I to S.S. quite a few out. Mr Stuart for tea. Ida & I went to B S.S. at eve. Arthur B. walked up with us. Had a sing then he went.
Mon 28<u>th</u>.. Busy all day
Tues. 30<u>th</u>.. Rather a cold week. Wallis Walton came stayed all night. He working on rail road. M.L. & I to B. Class. Frank & McG. then came up with us. It very cold could hardly keep warm in church. B. & I sat together & couldn't keep from laughing at Dave & Geo W. in front both under one over coat F & Mc stayed till after 12. us so tired & sleepy
Wed Wed 1<u>st</u>.. May / 89. Men folks butchering & preparing to go to Toronto. Wallis came again & stayed all night he went over to see Ingledews. I to bed early.
Thurs 2<u>nd</u>.. Dave came in evening & told us all the story which was in the Globe about "Found Guilty" It 11 when he got through. Early in morning at 2. A.M. got up & got breakfast for M.W. & Tomy going to Toronto. Stayed up until 5. then layed down till 7. got up & worked all day. They took calf, pork, chickens, potatoes, apples etc.
Frid 3<u>rd</u>.. I baking & boiling soap. Washed my hair. In parlor after tea singing & Ida came down bro't light & no singing when rap came to door & Ida went I turned down lamp & was out step door & up stairs & got my dress changed & hair combed for it hanging down my back drying. It was Joe B & Frank who came. Hadn't seen Joe for nearly 4 week terrible long time the reason was I think, he having to attend his poor sister's funeral at Canfield Mrs Shapland died of a tumor buried on Sat Easter. They stayed until 11.30. Got talking about Phrenology & Joe bound to feel the back of my head as we had tussel but he did,
Sat 4<u>th</u>.. I done baking & cleaning. M.W. came home on 6 train. I went to P.O. saw B. out side & stood talking then Dave & Mr Youstone came along & all went to P.O. I left D. & B. & came on home playing mouth organ when Dave run up behind me & scared me terribly. He came in & I gave him pie & rasp vinegar.
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Sun 5<u>th</u>.. May 1889. It lovely morning so got up pretty good time & Ida & I drove up to Appleby Church the re opening of it. Dr Stone preached lot out passed Joe on road. sat with Mrs Matthewmen She invited us over for dinner. So we over took Joe on road & he drove us in. Stayed for dinner. Had a real nice time after dinner singing & Harris B came & us all out on lawn. Mr Matthewmen reading us a letter from a missionary in China a friend of theres. We stayed for tea, & then Harris B & Lucy (M.L. & Ida drove with him to A. church & Joe drove me with our horse. Lot out. Sat in front seat. M.L. up with Trillers. Choir lovely. Felt sorry I stayed all day up there because I wasn't at all well & felt so disagreeable. Harris drove Ida home & Joe me at 11. When got home
Mon 6<u>th</u>.. Washing {sewing?} out making garden.
Tues 7<u>th</u>.. Ironing. Alf came & I finished.. He wanted me to go home with him but couldn't. Ida & I went to B I also met D. at gate. Frank out {about?} 13 out. Walked up with D. F. & Arthur B. Bertha not out. Frank went on home. Dave & Arthur came in D. feeling rather fresh, gave me my first lesson on sitting two in a rocking chair. Gave them some pie & they went.
Wed 8<u>th</u>.. I churned then got ready & Pa & I drove to Hamilton. 27 awful hot. I bot shoes slippers etc. Got back at 8.30 as came passed Matthewmans they had a large bon fire & Lucy & Sarah sitting on fence.
Thur 9<u>th</u>.. House cleaning cellar Pa bedroom & cellar way. Alf bro't ML home so tired he wanted me to go back but couldn't to busy. S. not very well. Had John McMillian hear for tea. I got dressed & went down to P.O. to meet Ida to go over to Ellas met B. so we walked across creek to met Ida coming from Williams so Geo Ida & I went. Had a nice time but Oh so sleepy.
Frid 10<u>th</u>.. Making garden baking house cleaning upstairs & cleaning straw bery plants & I wrote a card to Annie, M.W. & M.L. down to see Ellie I writing in this got so far behind nearly lost track.
Sat 11<u>th</u> May. Rather busy. Ida came home from Mrs Williams & we walked over to get some eggs from Mr Kennedy she alone stayed & talked till 10. When got home found Dave here. Just as we got to door I said to Ida How different it might have been if I had went alone cause I could have had a good talk to Mrs K herself and could have put in a good word for Bertha as D. asked me to: so when opened door there stood Dave & heard what I was saying. I didn't know what to do or look. Where to put my self. He stayed till after 12. we looking through phrenology.
Sun 12<u>th</u>.. May. Up in good time. Having a nap when called one as S. & Alf here & Frank & Geo W. aso so had to get up & get dressed. had some singing & they all hear for dinner. Had SS. at 3 P.M. so we went F. & Geo went home after S.S., Met. D & B. going for a walk. Had no one for tea Dave called to go to B. church so Ida & I went F. & Geo out but didn't speak to them. We waited for B out side church & Mr Dorland walked alone sidewalk with Ida & I & D with B. behind. B came all way home with us & sat in hammock & talk & fooled till 11. Then D went home with B.
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Mon 13<u>th</u>.. May. Washing & I digging in garden in P.M. & heard some body called & looked around house there it Mandia Jennie Wild Miss Fleming from Erie & Cal Jones they stayed a short time Jenny had her baby with her. Had great laughing. Pa away to Palermo I promised Bertha I would be down so I went but it started to rain & I met her & Dave so B & I went on to P.O. & then D. B & I walked up road & they came in with. But I went in to unlock parlor door & just opening door & Pa came out rear door to empty something & there was B & D sitting on stoop I didn't know what to do so we went in & I light lamp & we had a sing. D. sang some of his pieces. It 10.30 when they went & Wesley D. came up to see if B was here.
Tues 14<u>th</u>.. Went to B. class called for Bertha F. & Mr McG. down cracked up road with Frank & Ida & Mr Mc & M.L. & Mr Kennedy It lovely & moon light. Dave not out.
Wed 15<u>th</u>.. Cleaning sitting room. Alf came down for me to go up but it rained so he stayed all night.
Thur 16<u>th</u>.. Got up at 5 & Alf & I drove up to Street got there at 6. So I helped S. clean her front room I painted ceiling Went to bed at 9.
Frid 17<u>th</u>.. Very hot cleaning kitchen. Phil stoped in & I had nearly all my close off & working away so hot. Alf finished cleaning floor while S. & I milked for a change. Alf & Phil went ball playing but called in coming back & Phil & I had some music on mouth organ & Jew harp. He didn't stay long. Rather tired.
Sat 18<u>th</u>.. baking & ironing & putting up curtains for S. Busy all day. Alf went to ball playing & got back at 6, & we done work & started for Bronte at 7. When got home Ada & Emma B. here & Dave Dave & I in hammock talking till 11. Alf went fishing & S waiting
Sun 19<u>th</u>.. Went to S.S. stayed for church. B. played & I in choir Dave walked up with Ida & Archie & I. It rained in P.M. They hear for tea. Then all in a hurry to get off to Oakville church so Dave hitched our horse & went home done his chores & we met him at gate & he drove us to church in Presbyterian Mr Fraser preached a lot out. Got home at 10. rather cold I had D. handkerchief tied around my head to keep warm looked like an "old granny" He came in till 11. He let me read his paper he composed out to Ida.
Mon 20<u>th</u>.. Washing. very tired I cut out basque. B. walked up with Ida, from P.O. & I out looking to her. Went to bed. at 9.30
Tues 21<u>st</u>.. sewing carpet & busy all day. Went to B. class. lot out about 30 called for B. & met D. so went to gether. Mr Kennedy & Mr Cranston his brother-in law adressed meeting. B & I sat to gether found out D. told her about us going to O. church Sun. & about handkerchief.
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Folks all got out of church 1<u>st</u>.. but D. B. & I so I left them & walked up all alone & it very dark but not far behind so kept back. Didn't care about the meeting. Mr Le rather conceited over his way of believing & thought no one else should be alike.
Wed 22<u>nd</u>.. May / 89. Put down dining room carpet awful busy Annie C. came of 6 train. I writing in this & to bed. 9. Our big pig died & left 8 little ones & we feeding them with spoon.
Thurs 23<u>rd</u>.. May. Nice cool day rather windy in P.M. I baking & busy. M L & Annie C. went over to see Edith Then Annie drove up to meet our Annie of 6 train. I trimmed hat.
Frid 24<u>th</u>.. May Us girls sewing. Just 2 Annies' extra for dinner Boat came in & Blandina folks all came up. Aunt Eliza came of train. Mandia Hixson called & Call Jones Dave here he tho't so many coming he would go to P.O. S & Alf drove down for few minutes Quite a crowd here Very quiet. Boat went to Hamilton at 5 & Ida went with them. Archie drove two Annie's to see boat & I walked with Mabel down. Will Alton came down to boat just as it was leaving S. in a hurry to go so hadn't much talk I walked up with Dave & Bertha. They came as far as gate & we fooling when Tom Annie & Archie came down to gate & said tea was ready so they came in & we had singing & I washed dishes & they played ball. Then us all singing & playing cards till 11. Aunty stayed over.
Sat 25<u>th</u>.. Aunty & I drove to Bronte to do some shoping Then Two Annie drove up to Sarahs in P.M. Aunty went home on noon train. I busy all day. Sewing P.M. Went to Bronte P.O. saw
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Dave & Arthur B. at a distance talking to Bertha. Saw some vagabond on road tho't he inclined to follow one so went through Adams & B stood at fence till I got at gate then whistled when I got there all right.
Sun 26<u>th</u>.. May After work done having a nap when 2 Annies & S came down. Went to S.S. Quite a lot out to church Joe B & Harris B. there. Sat with Ada Emma B & Bertha D. Frank & Mr Mc there. I stayed for class Mr Cranston Mr Kennedy's brother-in-law there & Miss Amot from Oakville & Miss Vaicre from Toronto They all believe in holiness. Had a good class meeting only long. M.W. & I walked up road with Arthur B. Found Joe B. here & Archie Arthur wanted me to go to church but I declined as had company. After tea <s>Joe & I</s> us all in parlor. Archie talking to Annie C & I he showing us his ring which he bo't for some lady Had great time talking. Then Joe & I started to go to B. church Got there rather late & church full so didn't want to go in Dave came out & wanted us to go in choir but didn't care to so we went for a walk across creek down to Lake & back home Joe got a rail of Adams fence & made a seat in side of gate & we talked till nearly 10. Just got to house as Archie was going so Joe went too about 10.30.
Mon 21<u>st</u>.. Our Annie went to Toronto on 1<u>st</u>.. train. S & Annie C. drove her up. I went to P.O. saw B. had a long talk about the holiness question. Alf bo't down some pigs for us & S. went back with him. I drove Annie C to station she went on 6 train saw Frank & his sister at station they going to Toronto. Rather cold
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Teus 28<u>th</u>.. May. Went to B. class. Called for Bertha & Mrs Wilson & we went over to gether. Mr Cranston there & Miss Arnot & Miss Varcoe friends of Kennedy's. Had quite a meeting. B. said we were in for a talking from them. M.L. & I walked up alone.
Wed 29<u>th</u>.. I out in garden all A.M. Bertha came up in P.M. It started to rain Miss Hallowern & Lucy Mathewman called. Had to drive them home through rain. Then met Pa at train from Toronto. Then B & I drove over to bring M.L. home from Kennedys. She just going to have tea. Dave wanted us to go in but I didn't see any use going in for so short a stay. Drove out front way & Dave had to run wagon out of road & open gate for me. He looked so desolated. I felt sorry for him. B. went home early after we had tea.
Thur 30<u>th</u>.. Raining & no sewing. Ida came home from H at eve.
Frid 31<u>st</u>.. I rather sick in night, & all day but I doing work all A.M. & sewing at wrapper in eve. Went to bed a 8.
Sat 1<u>st</u>.. June / 89 Rather cool. I done baking & cleaning & sewing at wrapper. John Mc hear to see Pa & Ed. Minch also called I finished wrapper. Dave came in & stayed till 12.
Sun 2<u>nd</u>.. Went to S.S. stayed for church B & I in choir. F & Mr McG. walked up with me & came in Mr Stuart also for tea. We went to church D & B. not out. They went at 10. F & I talking about pic-nic M.P. S.S. going to Lorne Park & invited our S.S. Want to go if can only get a driver.
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Mon 3<u>rd</u>.. June / 89. Washing out in garden all P.M.
Tues 4<u>th</u>.. P.M. cut out wrapper M.W. & M L out driving looking for pickers I ready to go to B. S.S. when it looked liked rain then Dave called, so I went to have a sing when came out of room D. had gone. I tho't he couldn't go to pic-nic he said on Frid. Suppose he didn't like it of me to go & sing.
Wed 5<u>th</u>.. June Sewing. Bertha D. up to get Ida cut her dress
Thur 6<u>th</u>.. June M.L. & Pa drove to Oakville Nice day. Ida sewing at our print dresses. Bertha came up again. Alf & Sarah came Alf went to Bronte to hear about law suit between Easton & H. Breckon about dog killing sheep. When he came back bro't Joe B. & Frank with him. Man. Belyea's wife hear a little while. F. J. B. & I playing croquey till T. Joe & I against Bertha & F. Then finished game after tea & I milked & Arthur B. came along on sulky the other folks playing croquey so I talking to Arthur about pic-nic to Lorne Park M.P. & Palermo S.S. going so invited B S.S. I asked F. to drive Ida & I. Ida, Bertha, & I got on Or. sulky & "Blind Charlies" & drove down lane & took B. home such fun riding on it. Ida & Arthur went for drive after we got back & Joe & I talking in hammock. Then went in & played cards till 10.30 F. stayed all night to help drive up to pic-nic.
Frid 7<u>th</u>.. Nice in A.M, but raining after. I asked Pa for horse but he going to use it to go to Palermo so tho't we would wait till he came back so F. & I out in garden planting seed when AB Broderick came out & asked me to go with him & Ida to pic-nic
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but I couldn't leave F. after asking him to drive us. So Arthur & Ida went & took the basket that I baked. I got ready to go on train but it started to rain again so gave up the notion of going. Then Pa came cback with horse & I asked him again to let us a horse to drive to station but no he wouldn't. so I just felt hurt. F. {?ound} to go since I prevented him from going & he prevented me from going so I borrowed Biggs horse & took our buggy & harness & went out back way & got there after a terrible struggle. It 3.30 when arrived It raining every little while. found Dave & Bertha Ida & Arthur & Emma Bray there. It rather a dull pic-nic & Merton & Palermo folks rather stuff when we were to eat out tea there they had stolen all our stuff so had to come home for our supper. Boys treated us girls to lemonade Wouldn't have had any fun if it hadn't been for Dave. Came home a new way followed B & D quit a long road It 9.30 home.
Sat 8<u>th</u>.. June I out in garden didn't
Sun 9<u>th</u>.. Went to S.S. & church no organ to sing by It out of tune Mr. Yorstone preached. B. & I sat together. I stayed for class Had a great meeting another Hollinessman there & he arguing with Mr Yorstone so Mr Williams started up a time to stop them when got home 5.30. Dave here for tea. Then he went home & Arthur B came & us all reading then D. came back again & we talked then went down in Parlor & sang & combed D. hair & we talked out side till 11. Then they went at 12.
Mon 10<u>th</u>.. Sewing To bed early. Bertha went to Toronto I boiled soap. Tom's wife over helping to sew.
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Tues 11<u>th</u>.. June / 89. ML & I went to B. class I walked on a head & Mr McGilvrey over took then Dave a little behind him. Not very many out. D. & I sat to-gether. He & Mr Mc came in & we talked on varendia till 11. Ida writing letter to Flo S.
Wed 12<u>th</u>.. Girls went to Palermo to see Drs. I in hammock & Ida sitting out doors, some body throwing stone at me looked up & saw Dave. He talked till girls came home then he put in horse.
Thur 13<u>th</u>.. I in garden all A.M. sewing P.M. Salvation army fellow called on his {division sign} Miss Hallowern here for tea. Ida & I ready to go to P.O. in eve when {?} & Miss Kennedy came I played & we sang. They seemed very sociable with me.
Frid 14<u>th</u>.. June My Birthday. 20 summers have passed It a lovely clear day. I baking in A.M. & churning. M.L. & I drove up to Trillers called at P.O. got letter from Annie. Had a lovely time at Triller only Emily & her Pa & Uncle home. Had such a nice tea. Got home at 9.30 Emily Trillers birthday on 13<u>th</u>.. June & Jake Lucas's on 14<u>th</u>..
Sat 15<u>th</u>.. After work done all up stairs getting dressed & some one throwing stones in window. So hurried down & it Dave wanted some butter. Went to P.O. & called coming back sat & talked till 6. He got a letter from Bertha. After tea I in parlor playing when he came over. D & I on sofa & Ida on chair talking till 11.
Sun 16<u>th</u>.. Went to SS. but rained stayed for church but
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no minister came so came up road with Charlotte B & Dave & Arthur B. Arthur came in & Dave went on with C.B. A & I in singing when Dave came Ida asley she got up & us all singing then D. & Ida got tea & we had our eaten when folks came home from boat so Arthur nursed baby while D & Ida cleaned table & I attended to milk. Us all singing then talking on sofa. Arthur went at 10 but Dave wasn't ready to go so we talked till it rained. They he waited till after rain slacked. It 1.30 when he went. Had a big talk etc.
Mon 17<u>th</u>.. June Emma hear & baby I cleaning parlor Alf came for Ida. Mandia & Jennie called in P.M. & I in parlor untidy. Dave came as I was milking in barn said I looked tired he sorry. I went down to call for Mabel at boat to go to temperance meeting but her Pa wouldn't let her go so I went it in our church Had some speakers from a distance It awful hot so didn't stay till out. Emma & Ada Bray came up road with me.
Tues 18<u>th</u>.. I washing curtains then cleaned out cellar Dave called to go to B. class. M.L. & I went not many out only 7 Dave went home with his father from gate.
Wed 19<u>th</u>.. Raining but washing I picked a few berries for tea then finished fixing parlor. Writing
Thur 20<u>th</u>.. Emma Blondie & baby and all hands out picking goose berries. Got 4 baskets full. I dressed in eve & walked over to see Annie Belyea & talked till 10. She came as far as gate stood talking when Dave came down lane & then came back with me & we talked till 11. Came in & hunting cake but couldn't find it so got Emma boat came in & Emma & folks went down to it.
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Frid 21<u>st</u>.. June. Raining boat went to H. I baking & sweeping & cleaning stove pipes & coloring. Then had a sing & writing in this. Two Marias went to P.O. to tell pickers.
Sat 22<u>nd</u>.. / 89. Picked 1<u>st</u>.. lot of berries all A.M. got 3 cases I done work after dinner.
Sun 23<u>rd</u>.. June Lovely day. Had nap in A. M. but bothered some what with a bell ringing up in cherry tree to kept cherry birds away. When I awoke S. & Alf hear & boat folks all hear for dinner. Went to S.S. Large attendence 68 I went out side after wards & saw Dave told him S & A down we intended to have gone up if they hadn't come down. I stayed for church. Sat in choir but no organ it broke. Had splendid sermon. Lot strangers out Ernest there. Spoke to him after church. Max & Anne L. there too Dave walked up with Charlotte & I. He hear for tea Mr Stuart S & Alf & Sam. Archie in but went home before T. boat folks went home but Mabel. D went home & hitched up & we went for a drive to late for church so went on up to Street. I rather surprised to see us come to soon. Ida not there so didn't stay on 3/4 hr. Had a big talk coming home at 12. D.' a little despondant but living in hopes.
Mon 24<u>th</u>.. Washed in P.M. I out in garden all PM. so tired, To bed 8.
Tues 25<u>th</u>.. Picking. D came over in patch & telling me about Bertha she came home on Mon. he showed me her gem. She gave him a surprise. about not wanting to be (any more) intimate. M.L. & I went to B. class D & B. there when we there, Not many out. Gordon came & tired us they wanted us home so didn't wait till it was out. When got home found
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Ida & Philus Alton. Had a good sing & out in garden with lamp. Gave him a dish of berries. Ida & I went out to barn with lamp for him to hitch up.
Wed 26<u>th</u>.. June / 89. Rather rainy. Ida & I drove to Oakville I got 2 teeth out got home 5.30. Dave called in eve. He not in very good spirit & my face so sore couldn't talk. But other girls talked till 10.30
Thur 27<u>th</u>.. Picking I got sick came in house all A.M. Boat came down in eve. Mr K. hear & a organ tuner girls singing but I writing in this.
Frid 28<u>th</u>.. Busy all day. I went to P.O. & got card from Annie she coming home on 6 train. Mandia called Annie Bray called. I baking till dark. Went to gate for a walk got cooled off & went to bed 10.
Sat 29<u>th</u>.. Picking all A.M. Then expect Ga's up so preparing extra for them. I terribly tired. I out milking Archie going down road he asked me if I was going to practise I said yes so he came through. Annie wouldn't hurry so Archie & I went on. Met Charlotte at corner Emily & Ida & Andie Fleming there Andie so comical. Had a good practise got home at 10. Annie & I sitting talking when Dave looked in window so he came in till Ga's & M.L. came of Blandina at 11. D & I locked out side till folks all went to bed. Will came off midnight train.
Sun 30<u>th</u>.. Lovely day. Had a nap just got dressed when Will came up & No girls singing in parlor but Annie came up to awake me so we talked I telling her about D & all {through?} Went to SS. stayed for church lot out. Will Alton there came with the Brays. Will Annie C. Ida & I went to boat after church & bro't baby & Mabel up. Had such a lot for tea all GA's & Watsons Ida & I out picking berries when D came along but he {page torn} around corner
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of house while we were cleaning berries & never came back after tea I got very dissy. Joe B. here for a long time before I knew it. then Phil Alton came. I too sick to talk to either. Girls & boys went out to patch & when they came back I on ladder vomiting so they came & spoke to me but I didn't get better until they going home. Stayed on lounge. Then after they gone. Will missed me. But awful week.
Mon 1<u>st</u>.. July. rained 1<u>st</u>.. thing. M.W. went down to boat to go to Ham- & G.A. & Will went home on 1<u>st</u>.. train. I churning & picking berries all A.M. Went to P.O. & home all eve S. & Alf came down us all out picking for them. To bed 10
Tues 2<u>nd</u>. July / 89. Picking all day very tired got 75. Annie went to Toronto on 6 train. Mr McGillvray called to go to B class so Ida & I went only us & Bertha & Mr K there. Listing to concert in hall afterwards
Wed 3<u>rd</u>.. Very warm picking all day. D. came in eve while I was playing he telling us about his trip to Toronto on 1<u>st</u>. July. To bed at 11.
Thur 4<u>th</u>.. Warm day. picking all day. Blandina came in eve. folks up Mrs Bray called after dinner for a few minutes she taking care of Annie baby. {?} Wilds' wedding day. Ida & I wanted to go to garden party up on Street at {Springers?} but no horse.
Frid 5<u>th</u>.. July. Picking strawberries racing with {F?} W. Then hurried & got dressed & started to go to Oakville dentist had to run to get a ride with Tommy (our man) Maud Biggs went down with me. Got 8 teeth filled & run all the way to station & missed the train so turned around & walked all the way home it 7.30 & ate my dinner & supper when got home Ida & I got ready to go up to Palermo to Minnie Sherdians party but Pa cross so wouldn't let horse go after hitching it up we so cross & went to bed.
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Sat 6<u>th</u>.. July. Busy all day & so tired & stiff after my walk M.L. & I went to practise. Archie drove us home it lovely & moon light.
Sun 7<u>th</u>.. Archie S. birthday. Lovely day but hot. Had Mr Deason to preach. Rather nice for a change. Pa got boys & came out of church. Had Arthur B. for tea. Then Ida & he went to Oakville church. I alone Archie hear he & M.L. went for a long drive I singing when F. S. W. came we went out in garden & talked I afraid Pa would see him. Told him what Pa said about no going to pic-nic It 10.30
Mon 8<u>th</u>.. Picking all day very tired
Tues 9<u>th</u>.. Lizzie Forfar came off boat in eve. Laying in hammock & heard some whistling so went around block for walk. It lovely & moonlight
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Thur 11<u>th</u>.. Picking goose berries hurried & got ready Annie & Nellie came of 6 train from Toronto. Arthur B called & Ida & I got ready & went to Garden party up at Thomas Altons. Such a delightful night & such a lot there. Arthur took Ida & Emma Bray to tea & Frank W. took me. Had the Milton brass band in attendance & ice cream & lemmade stands. Joe B there but he promenading with Alice his sister, I excused my self from F went with Gertie Alton to get on my coat so afterwards got talking to Minnie Sherdian & Joe B. then Joe & Minnie went off & Phil. & I went & I promenading with Phil Alton all eve. Music just grand. Phil treated me to ice cream. Had a lovely time. Got acquainted with lot of people. It 2 A.M. when got home. Didn't get with Joe at all. Nellie & Annie drove our horse we got home together then eating onions & it 2.20 A M & to bed. Will was with Clara Lucas. Max & Annie Lucas together. Such fun watching couples. promenading.
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Frid 12<u>th</u>.. July / 89. Nice day finished picking strawberries. Early to bed.
Sat 13<u>th</u>.. I churning down cellar. Dave called 1<u>st</u>.. time for over a week. Busy all day Willie Walton came up from Toronto. Folks up from boat. Minnie Sherdian Walter & a Miss Smith from Palermo down. Arthur B. called & we all went down to have a row but Mr McMichael wouldn't let the boat go so we set down on deck & talking about garden party, till W.G. & Emma came & then Watson let us have the boat & we went for a boat ride it lovely & moon light. Arthur went up to see if he could get another boat & we went before he got back. Got home at 11. Went in parlor had refreshments & singing then went at 12.
Sun 14<u>th</u>.. Cloudy & raining went to S.S. & church. felt terribly tired Marlon S at church. Walked up road with Dave & Annie V Marlon D & Charlotte B. came in only D. stayed for tea. Arthur came after tea. Lizzie Forfar & M.W. down at boat for there tea. Arthur went at 10. D & I had an old fashioned talk "no. 2." It rather late when he went but Willie not home yet. Max C took him away in P.M. I talked to Annie & told her aboout D. & his prospects.
Mon 15<u>th</u>.. Annie & Will went down on 1<u>st</u>.. train. Folks up from boat shooting cherrie birds. Alf & W Coley came. Us all picking. Couple of Jerrerly pedlars called. Emma & I hoeing garden. Charlotte B. called I got letter from D Burns about going to College in Ham.
Thur 16<u>th</u>.. M.W. drove Lizzie to Oakville to take boat to Toronto. Dave came over to see if we wanted any more pickers as he had some from Palermo & they nothing to pick. Us busy washing. Mabel here helping us. Arthur B. called & took Ida to concert at Palermo. Dave called for a little while. Mandia & Jennie came after there S. berries To bed 9.30.
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Wed 17<u>th</u>.. July. Picking all A.M. Ironing all P.M. Mabel & I went down to lake to have a swim. Had a fine bath. Got home 9.30
Thur 18<u>th</u>. / 89 Picking all day. Maggie James & her little english girl here for dinner & tea came after berries. It very hot. Writing in this.
Frid 19<u>th</u>.. Picking cherries. It looked like rain & did a little. M.W. canning fruit. Maria W. birthday. Sarah & Wolsley drove down in eve. Dave called & had some singing & then gave Wolsley some berries & D a piece of cherry pie. D walked all the way up to gate with lantern Talked .
Sat 20<u>th</u>.. Rather cool picking rasps. Then cleaning floor & c. in P.M. Expect Manuel & Jane home to night on Blandina. I writing in this. Folks all went to boat but Mabel & I kept house. E.M. & Jane got home 9 Oclock.
Sun 21<u>st</u>.. July. Nice day went to S.S. but didn't stay to church Had W.G. Walton & familly & E.M. & Jane all for dinner. None of them went to church. E.M. & Jane went over home for tea. Us all alone I tho't perhaps Philus would be down so sat in shanty & read till dark then Ida Mabel & I singing.
Mon 22<u>nd</u>.. July / 89. Picking & so dull. Bertha & I picking to gether & I found out quite a lot of news from her. D. he at her place Sun eve. & she teasing me about Philus which I'm about sure D. told her then when she tho't I tho't D told her, she tryed to make me believe different. I didn't think he would tell so much confidential news.
Tues 23<u>rd</u>.. Us picking all A.M. Bertha didn't come up in P.M. I waited for her & layed down & went to sleep at gate. Mr Sherdian came along for his beries so I got up & went & picked. M.L. & I went down to B. class only Mr K & us there.
Wed 24<u>th</u>.. July. Washing all A.M. picking P.M. In eve went to P.O. saw D. & Bertha talking so walked pass, only said "Good evening." when came out of P.O. They walked on & B. I guess went nearly home with D. I called in to see Mrs Dorland to ask her if B. could come to pick didn't stay. Marlon & Ada Shaw took Ida for a drive. I talking to them
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after they came back. He asked Ida & I if we could go to Toronto on boat with them some Sat. Expect to go next Sat.
Thur 25<u>th</u>.. July. Bertha never came to pick as promised. She came up in eve & we alone. The reason said she was sick. Told me about Dave having a sun stroke he told her but never came near me for my sympathy. Had Mrs Alton & Sarah all day picking felt quite cheered after S. telling me all the news. Had them for tea also. Ada Bray.
Frid 26<u>th</u>.. July. Picking A.M. Ironing P.M. Mr Sherdian hear for tea Ida & I went over to Biggs to call on Mrs Best & Mrs John Biggs.
Sat 27<u>th</u>.. Picking all A.M. Then baking & doing work.P.M. Ida & Jane went over home for goose berries. Had a good bath & Mrs Jones Willie & his wife hear for tea. M.L. & I went to practise. Emily down had Frank & Willie Dorland & Geo Williams & Bertha Charlotte B. M.L. & I. Got home at 10.
Sun 28<u>th</u>.. Mrs Jones hear all night. Went to SS. after having nap & stayed for church. Archie walked in but only Frank W. here for tea. It rained. Us singing two Marias & Mrs Jones over to Mrs Williams for tea. Geo drove them home & took Ida F. & I out for drive around Bronte. then home. To bed quite early F. went home with Geo.
Mon 29<u>th</u>.. I not well. Tryed to pick but couldn't. In house baking bread. Jane M. W. drove Mrs Jones over to Brays. Mrs Wild & Josh called I up on house top writing Mosquitoes so awfully can't half write,
Tues 30<u>th</u>.. I picking rasps Bertha D. picking we get talking very confidential & she told me about her being up to Kennedy's Sun eve & I asked her how she was received. she said better than she expected Mrs K telling her all about her daughter dying & feeling so bad cause she <s>tho't</s> had no one that cared for her now, & made B. feel like trying to fill the vacancy. She told me about her engagement etc . & I told her I was awfully glad to hear it. Tho't it would be about a year from now. M.L. & I went to B. class. Marlon there he walked up road with us & Mr K & Mr Monis. Had a a great talk with Mr Kennedy & Marlon. Marlon wanted to know if Ida & I
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could go on boat to Toronto on Sat. In after noon Had Mrs Jones & Mr Stuart for tea. I went out to milk & walked on over to Kennedy berry patch just coming away so as Dave saw me he came over to me with a big plug hat on. He ready to go to station so hadn't time to talk much. I only wanted to see his face to see if he looked Happy!
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Thur Aug 1<u>st</u>.. Picking in A.M. Ada Shaw came in P. M. Jennie Wild & Mount's Wife called & we waited tea till they went It very late tea Marlon came in eve. B4 we had tea over. No singing & I played mouth organ. Had a quiet time Dick called for them about 10. & drove them home.
Frid Aug 2<u>nd</u>.. Picking they Ida & I doing Sat. work Folks drove up to Alfs in P.M. Dave came over we dressing to go over to their place. but looked like rain so we talked to D. I just felt like shaking him so shook him in hammock & found pipe in pocket he said it D. Brays Got talking as usual & didn't know when to stop. I waiting to see if he would be manly enought to tell me about B & himself but he didn't until I let him know I knew. Guess he afraid I go back on him cause I had to give him an answer in a months time. But when I told him what I heard He denyed it & said I'd never see the day when he would Marry B. Dorland. Before he went he rather gave in that their was something between them but not soundly. He wanted me to just be the same to him as I had been. I told him what did he want to be trifling with her affections if he didn't intend anything He said he just going to have some fun now. But guess he just fooling me. I talked pretty plain to him. It struck me B4 he left.
Sat Aug 3<u>rd</u>.. / 89. Up 6 Got ready & E.M. drove Ida & I down to Oakville to go on boat. Had a lovely sail. But steam pipe twisted
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so was delayed some minutes on lake. Got in 10.40 went up to office but Will not there so done shoping & went up to GA's for dinner found Eliz Forfar there & Will sick. After dinner helped Annie then it time to go to boat. Marlon & Ada on it to come home together Had a lovely sail Annie & Will came up with us & Will very sick. E.M. & Jane & Blondie met us & Will & E.M. went in dry store & got some stimulent. To bed soon as could get there terribly tired.
Sun Aug 4<u>th</u>.. It Quarterly meeting Sun. Mr W. Pa & Annie drove to Palermo. S. & Alf came for dinner. Had a sing then they went at 3 I had a sleep & all alone in eve. Ida & I went for walk in eve then all in garden Will Annie & I on sofa talking . It 11 & to bed.
Mon 5<u>th</u>.. They went down on 1<u>st</u>.. train. Done washing. Ida over to A Brays & I called for her & we went to Kennedy's to see Mrs Jackson Dave came home with us. Wanted to know if we could go on excursion to Grimsby.
Tues 6<u>th</u>.. Went to B class M.L. & I saw B on street she not going to class she seemed very stiff just as if D. had warned her not to tell me any news. Only Mrs R & us there.
Wed 7<u>th</u>.. Alf came down for Ida to go up to help S. thrash. I went to Bronte to get ride down to B with him. Went in to Dorlands & spent the evening Lila Dudley there They came up road with me.
Thur 8<u>th</u>.. Picking berries on shares Lila & Bertha came up late. Pa & Mr W started for Toronto & Scarboro & New Castle driving with Kittise. E.M. & Jane & I wanted to go to M.P. garden party but had no buggy. Ada B called & I walked 1/2 way home with her. I so lonely sat down on road & thinking. Got to bed 9.
Frid 9<u>th</u>.. Busy all day trying to catch up with work.
Sat 10<u>th</u>.. E.M. & Jane went up to Street to help thrash. M.L. not well so I kept very busy all day baking & making raspberry vinegar till 4. Annie came home off 6 train. M.L. & I went to practise. Had a good sing. Arthur came home with me he hunting Dave & Archie drove ML home. Dave here but didn't
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speal to him so Arthur & I talking out side till Dave went. Arthur didn't want to go in as he cross with D.
Sun 11<u>th</u>.. Aug. / 89. Nice day Went to S.S. Stayed for church not many out. Had a nice anthem. Dave walked up with me. Marlon drove his Mother & Miss Bleses out to church. Us standing at gate when gray horse drove up tho't it was Marlons but it was Joe N. so I got in at gate & Dave & Jane walked up. Archie drove E.M. home. Ida & Philus came B.4 tea so had Archie Dave Joe & Phil for tea. Dave went soon after tea & Joe & Phil hitched up to go to Oakville camp meeting but Joe didn't ask me to go till he came in & by this time Archie asked me so I told Joe I had just then asked just to see what he would say. he only colored up a little I got on hat & Phil & Ida went 1<u>st</u>.. then Joe & I. Camp meeting held in Lucas park. Had good singing & speeking. Moon light. Lots of folks there. Arthur B. there. Joe & I had a little talk coming home. I nearly forgot how to talk to him so long since he was down. But he just as pleased that I should have Phil come down as not. so left it at that. It 11 when got home. Annie home from Ingledews & getting ready to go up with Phil to Sarahs. Phil, Ida & I talking out side while Annie & Joe talking.
Mon 12<u>th</u>.. Washing. Girls said I cross at tea table. S Annie & Wolsley Alton came B4 we through tea. When Marlon came & us singing in parlor when Will Walton & Max C came Will stayed over Sun up there They all went but Marlon early. Will & I talking & laughed till 11. awfully tired & sleepy
Tues 13<u>th</u>.. Ironing & busy. Went to bed early. Annie went down on Tues eve
Wed 14<u>th</u>.. Lovely day picking a few more berries. Ida & I got ready &
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walked up to Mr Shaw. I very tired too. Saw Dick & Marlon in field turning peas so gave them some apples. Got there after a good long time. Had a nice time stayed till 10.30 Marlon & I had a game of checkers & singing & talking. It lovely night when got in orchard got some apples for Marlon. It 11.
Thur 15<u>th</u>.. I baking A.M. sewing in P.M. Boys picking apples I started to write in this when Horace Frank & Aggie Wrinch came. Then Joe B. drove Ada & Alice his sisters Lucy Mathew Miss Earl got here about 9. Had a nice time played cards magic music & passed a few refreshments & apples around. It 1 Oclock B.4 they went.
Frid 16<u>th</u>.. Rather cold. Jane & Blondie over to Mr Brays to see & help thrash. Ida & I alone. Busy all day straightening We all had a short nap in P.M. I went to Bronte.& E.M. & Ida drove over for Jane to go to Oakville Band Concert. I all alone with Gordon & Willie. Writing in this late.
Sat 17<u>th</u>.. Aug I done baking & then cleaning after dinner M.L. walked home from Trillers in A.M. Ida & Jane sewing at my dress to finish it. M.L. & I went to practise. Bertha played had a good practise. Archie drove us home. He asked me to go to Oakville camp meeting Sun eve. He fooling with my hand & {wished?} ring on & we had a "tussel" Arthur B. called just as we got in house to see about borrowing dishes.
Sun 18<u>th</u>.. Nice day. Dave over all A.M. us picking berries & then we talking under apple tree till dinner time. S. & Alf here for dinner When we went in they through dinner but we had lunch then he went home & I got ready for S.S. Wore new dress. Had splendid sermon Walked part way up road with Bray girls then Archie asked me to have a ride so I did. He hear for tea & S. & Alf. They just going home as Phil drove up so then Phil & Archie Ida & I had a sing & Archie went
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to hitch up Phil asked me to go to Oakville camp meeting so then I had to tell him that I expected to go with Archie so he said all right then he asked Ida to go with him. E.M. & Jane & M.L. went in one buggy & Archie Blondie & I in another & Phil & Ida Heard some fine speeking Mrs Bradley from Eng. spoke 1 hr. Had good singing. Lot their in park. Blondie went with M.L. after got there We came rather slow home. Archie had so much to say. "Wanted me to go home with him etc. etc." Phil had gone & other folks home when I got home. Archie wanted me to think about "<u>it</u>." That I would suit."
Mon 19<u>th</u>.. Aug / 89. Washing Ida sewing at her lace dress. Pa & M.L. went to Ham_ carnival.
Tues 20<u>th</u>.. I picking currants black. Baked pies etc. Went over to see Mr Kennedy to tell him didn't expect to go to B.S. class. Saw flowers came home & picked cucumbers. E.M. & Jane drove to Burlington to see fire works wanted Ida or I to go but we couldn't as Frank W. came & Bertha & Lila Dudley called till after 9. Had singing & games then a coquey. F. stayed till 10.
Wed 21<u>st</u>.. I washing Blondie's head Gordon -1 my own. Mrs Douglas called I cleaning Black currants & canning. Then Arthur B. called talked till 4 30
Thurs 22<u>nd</u>.. I baking for garden party, E.M, Jane & Gordon drove over to Ham- carnival. Ida & I alone. I busy all day. Late getting work done. Dave called to take Ida to garden party. Mr Stuart put his horse in & Archie S. put his horse in. We all went down to gether. Folks just got home as we leaving. The gourds just lighted up lovely at Mr Wilsons. Had Oakville band & the park a camp fire & light stand & large shanty all in park selling lemmade Ice cream candies etc. Lot their. B. had Emma & Ada B. Ida & Dave & Archie & I all at one table. Had a good time. No promenading in park got talking to Ida & Dave & us laughing &
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teetering over a chair trying to have fun. Didn't Archie have to tell me about it coming home how he thought it "so childish" Dave & I got to gether & he telling me about his trouble How B. had gone back on him with out any apparent reason. She there but rather stiff wouldn't speak hardly. He treated me to lemmade. Got with Archie coming home Ida & John Doty walked home together It 12. when got in Dave came up behind us & came in Archie rather angry because I left him a while & went with Dave. Said he felt he was in the wrong place & wouldn't do it again. He so sedate & whimsical. I out of patience with him. Dave stayed & talked til.... Had a great talk. He stayed all night & slept in Pa's bed.
Frid 23<u>rd</u>.. Aug, I baking bread & got down cooking then went to bed sick. got up at 4 PM. Mrs McCay & McCraney cakked I busy till 8 Oclock. Annie came home on noon train. Pa on eve train home. Writing in this.
Sat 24<u>th</u>.. Aug. I baking Annie helping. Ida sewing I not very able to do much work but got through early. Ida drove to Station to meet Floe Skison she came. Then Annie E.M. & Jane went to Oakville. I going to practise & Ida & Floe walked down lane with me & we met Dave coming & he said no lights in church so I didn't go. We had some singing I done most of playing. Dave sang a few pieces Then Dave started to go & we all came out in dining room & had some taffy. Dave in cupboard eating pie & I talking to him said he got home 5.30 changed his clothes & woke folks up & his folks never knew but that he in all night. Thur eve. He went at 10.30 us girls all talked till 12.
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To Lottie & Nettie __ Ask Mr 5. 84. Received the 12th.
Received your "surprise party" but am not one of those who fret, therefore to made it easy on all I hope - I guess I can say - I believe - "that none of us care and I should like if you two young ladies (you are such are you) would explain to me what caused this Racket. Did I cause it If so in what way or how _. Your poetical intellect is very powerful indeed but as for the mitten don't think it is <s>not</s> at Bronte's disposal as you two were the first to show us respect in any way. Now in retaeliation I can say - that your correspondence is similar to one as were the crows to the man when he had eaten some of those cragthu<s>r</s>s. His remark was that he could eat them but <s>no</s> would not hanker after them and so it is with your correspondence for though I can bear it or have patience with it, I will not hanker after it. Now Lottie you advised me to place my mind on all good thought. I hope I am as capable of managing my own affairs as you are to advise and dictated to me. I think I am. Though the following is second handed I find it to fit me exactly and hope to be pardoned for insecting without first receiving the author's consent. Happy is the cat Happy is the kitten Happy is the "Little boy" Since he received little mitten.
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You seem to have acquired your anger in an exceedingly short time I always thought you were quick at most any thing. Now I know it.
Now Nettie & Lottie answer my question of so little importance, on page "I" and send my letter up in smoke and I'll do as much for you two daisies.
"A forced friend is worse than an open enemy"
Yours etc.
CmBowman
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"Little Boy"
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Sun 25<u>th</u>.. Aug / 89. Nice day Had bkft at 10. Floe Ida & I singing then got ready & we drove up to Sarahs It very hot & dusty had apples & eat along road. Got there at 2.30. After tea saw Philus & his father going past so I told him a lady from Toronto would like to see him so he came in & Alf went with his father down to Appleby church we all went over home with Philus no one home so went in & had a good sing came back to Alfs & hitched up Phil took Alf horse & buggy & Floe & I got in & S & Ida in our own so coming home met Alf & his father so Sarah got out & got in with them & Floe got out of our buggy & went with Ida. so Phil & I alone had a square talk coming down. Annie Ida Floe & I all had his {just?} put horse in stable . We had a lunch & he waited to say when he'd come again so we talked till 11.30. Then Annie & I talking she telling me about having Dave come & telling her all about Bertha & him she feeling sorry for him. It 1 when got to sleep.
Mon 26<u>th</u>.. Aug Floe hear all day only doing house work & getting dinner Ida talking to Floe all day after dinner M.L. lecturing me about D. staying all night while I getting dressed up stairs. Then Floe Ida & I in parlor tickling one another & laughing. We all went over to call on Mrs Broderick & Annie. former received us very coolly. Floe went home on eve train. Went to bed. 8.30
Tues 27<u>th</u>.. Washing Mrs Bray called Dr Wild had pic nic up to farm girls all went over. Ida went to station to meet Mabel Covery & Ina Steels they came up to spend a few days Blondie & Gordon hear also. I wrote letter to Allen Lovekin Arthur B. called but I to bed at 10.
Wed 28<u>th</u>.. I {sewing?} & busy all day. Ida & Annie went over to Mrs Williams I playing singing to get rested. {?} Dave stepped in & us talking, till E.M. Jane & all the children came over from Brays bringing Jane home. Then they went to bed at 10. We talked in parlor till Annie & Ida came home. He telling me about Bertha & how
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she acted with him Sun when he went to get articles she had of his. She tho't he acted anything but a gentleman the night of the garden party tho't he sneered at her. Said no matter what she did think of him she thought nothing of him now. It 12 when he went. He wished Ida & I would go or be with him any time we hadn't any one else just to show B. he could go with someone else.
Thur 29<u>th</u>.. Mabel, Ina, Gordon & Pa all went fishing. I done all ironing. S & Alf came down Mrs Best & Ada Biggs called. I met him with Sarah Tho't folks glad to get me away for a while they tho't I tho't nothing could get done with out me so I thought I'd show them & I went & stayed got back last night Tues night.
Frid 30<u>th</u>.. Aug Helping Sarah churn bake etc. Eliza Ruth Ireland in for dinner & tea & she talked all after noon. I so sleepy. Alf S. & I drove down to Josiah Alton Alf went coon hunting. We had nice time. Had magic lantern show & we talked till 10. S had a sleep. It 12 then got home.
Sat 31<u>st</u>.. Aug. Arthur B. birthday Got work done early Had a bath. Wolsley came over to get hair cut, us singing & playing when Phil came. Had a great sing then Alf made me go to get a drink of water Just as I could get alone with Phil & Wolsley in the mean time just up stairs & decorated my bed with every thing then they went 10.30
Sun 1<u>st</u>.. Sep / 89.
Up at Sarah's. Very hot day laying around. I asleep, up stairs & heard some quacking so got up & it Wolsley & Phil. we had a good sing they wanted us to go home with them for dinner but Alf wouldn't so S. wouldn't. We all went to sleep & heard a noise & who should it be but Dave & Arthur B. drove up. S & I got dinner. They said they never knew I was there. We got ready & went to M church & Dave & Arthur followed till there horse locked so they didn't get to church. Had a song service very nice. Lila & Josie out & Phil & Wolsley Gertie wanted me to ride home with them but didn't so she came in for me
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after I got in from church & took me over for tea. Got some thing in my throat. Went out to barn to see milk. Then we got ready & went to church presbyterian. Wolsley, Gertie, Phil & I Mr McIntyre preached & had another song service. Got home at 9.30 Phil came in & we talked till 12. Planning about him coming down Sun & going to Exhibition etc.
Mon 2<u>nd</u>.. Sep / 89. S & I busy washing. Phil called on errand. I layed down undress on sofa & Gertie called & caught me asleep. Wanted me to go with them up to Springers so Wolsley came & we drove up to Laura Springers. She alone & had a nice quite time singing & playing mouth organ. Then after tea we walked up to Church & had a commitee meeting. Only 11 there to see about getting up a band concert in drill shed. Had a very nice time. Expected Phil up but he didn't get there It 11.30
Tues 3<u>rd</u>.. Sep. S & I busy when Pa drove up & Uncle William & Aunt Ann from Walpole. There for dinner & tea It very hot. Then they made me come home with them. S. didn't want me to come. It 7 when got home. Ida & I talked when Dave & Arthur walked through house & us talking on stoop, heard a buggy, so all came in kitchen, It Mr Triller & Emily. M.L. at Bronte but got home B4 they went Ida Arthur Dave & I talking in kitchen Dave asked me to go to Garden Party with him up at Mr Hornings Frid eve. & Arthur asked Ida. It after 10 when they went then Ida & I had to talk in W.C. Then M.L. & us talked up stairs till 11.30.
Wed 4<u>th</u>.. Sep. Very hot had rain in P.M. I had a generall bath in tub, head, & all over. Picked cucumbers then had a sing & finished writing this 9.
Thur 5<u>th</u>.. Raining cleaning shelves down cellar S & Alf here in P.M. & tea Ida & I went over to see Mrs {Fran?} Belyeas baby.
Frid 6<u>th</u>.. Nice cool day. I went to Bronte & down front street saw a dog "fight" & men quarrel. Baking cake etc. Dave called through after tea
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to see if I very particular about going to Garden party at Mr Hornings He said much rather go to one on Street next week, so I agreeable. But after 8 O'clock he & Arthur B came alone with there buggies after we had given up about going. So got ready & went. They had Oakville Brass band & some sword dancing. Had Jacob's well etc such a lot of people I never expected to see. Joe B. & Harris B. there. All of Wrinches Sherdians the 2 Drs. & wives. & last Bertha D. & Geo Williams. It 1 O'clock when to bed.
Sat 7<u>th</u>.. Sep / 89. Philus Altons birthday 22. Lovely cool day. Got through work in A.M. Then Had a nap in P.M. & writing in this. Ida & I went to practise but Dave called for us, met Emma Bray & Ada Johnston coming to our place so took them to church but they only waited a little while. We finished practising then Bertha & I started off home & met Dave on side walk so Dave & I walked home with B. just to tease Geo W. After we got home talked for a while then went in & had pie etc. & Ida & I Dave just fooling & I went off up stairs When I looked out stair door Dave through some water in my face Just I going to speak Then Ida went & he & I talked till got cold standing outside **. to bed at 12.
Sun 8<u>th</u>.. Just as Ida & I getting breakfast Watson, Emma, Gordon Blondie & baby all came off boat. Then after while S. & Alf came Went to S.S. & church. Us washing dishes when Phil came. Us having a sing when Arthur B. came then Frank & Geo W. came so had a good sing. Phil & I went to get a drink of water as to have a chat. They went 11. F. got ride with Phil.
Mon 9<u>th</u>.. Done washing had Emma Bray, & Ada Johnston for tea & evening. Uncle William Atkinson & Aunty came from Toronto so had violin music
Tues 10<u>th</u>.. Ironing & I canning peaches. Busy all day. Went to bed early.
Wed 11<u>th</u>.. Sep. Uncle & Aunt went home. Frank called. picking plums etc. E.M. Jane, & I called for M.L. at Mrs Williams & drove up to Alf got their at tea time.
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as they leaving for home. Phil Wolsley & Marlon came over. I stayed. Mr Alton wanted Phil to go home with him but he stayed & asked me to go to concert next night.
Thur 12<u>th</u>.. Sep. / 89. S & I were busy all day. Got ready for concert at eve. Alf drove us. Phil & Gertie passed us we racing for a while. Concert at Nelson drill shed & promenading to Milton band. It very nice had ice cream & pea nuts Then Phil & I drove down to Burlington station for to meet Wolsley off mid-night. Had a fine talk & lovely & moonlight. Got home at 1 O'clock.
Frid 13<u>th</u>.. Busy all day went to bed at 8.
Sat 14<u></u>.. Sep. Got through at 4 & finish facing a quilt {hanging?} for Sarah. Mr Alton came but S & I got ready to go over home so we went & had a lovely sing & <s>I</s> Phil played mouth organ. Mr Alton "remarked" they go very well together I wonder if they will always go <u>as well</u> together" Had to strike for another time quick as possible. Phil came home with me & S & Alf together. He stayed till 10.
Sun 15<u>th</u>.. Lovely day very hot. Had a good sleep in A.M. S combed my hair & I hers. Ate dinner & went to church. Mr Williamson from Hamilton preached a very good sermon. About the gathering at pentecost. Got home at 4. Had tea & not quite through when Phil came so Alf & S got ready & went to Bronte while I finished work. & I packed my clothes to go home but we went to Appleby church 1<u>st</u>.. Joe B. there he not very nice. said he was down to B. church but none of us out so he went back again home. Had quite a chat while Phil was getting horse. We met Alf & S & they said I needn't go home till Tues so we drove on home & talked at gate after driving up & down street. He gave me his Photo & wanted some thing in return but I refused.
Mon 16<u>th</u>.. S & I preparing for thrashers. They came at 3 . P.m. Just there for tea. Wolsley & Gertie & Phil all over in eve. helping wash dishes then blacking faces
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& such laughing. S. had the Job to wash it off boys faces. & in the mean time we putting some stuff in her bed. & when I went to bed there mine was all up set & pillows put to foot of bed.
Tues 17<u>th</u>.. Gertie over in A.M. to help S & I with thrashers & Wolsley helped chuck. Just had them for dinner. Then I went over home for my shawl strap which I forgot Sun eve. with my valice too but Phil carried valice over after having horse put away Sun eve. Alf drove me home & I had so much to plan & think about then got sick in night & couldn't sleep. Ida & I got ready for
Wed 18<u>th</u>.. Toronto & E.M. drove us up & such a terrible crowd at station to go to Exh. Frank & Ed. Joe Dave Arthur & two more. It very cold. We got with Bray girls, & could hardly get a seat but did. I not well but went. We found Allie Lovekin so went through fancy walk & had a glorious time met Liz Forfar & Wes. was with them. Then Annie came up after 4 O'clock & Ida, Allie, Annie, & I all stayed for fire works. Ida & Dave, & Arthur & <s>{Annie?}</s> & Allie & Frank & Joe & I, had reserve seats It rather cold. Then all went to city together but Allie & F. Arthur Dave & Joe put us girls in street car to go up to G.A.'s Had to sleep on floor. Eliz. has fever. M.W. sitting up all eve.
Thurs 19<u>th</u>.. Ida & I went down town shoping till noon then I took valice & went to Union Station to go to Exib. while Ida went to Aunt Eliza's I to late to find Phil so found Frank & went through {poultry?} with him & Mrs McCraney & Mrs McCay It started to rain so went to office & Phil & Archie S. came along so went to catch 5 O'clock train but couldn't get through gate so went & stayed for 7. Phil & I walked through palace & had our tea & went to 7 train. & it raining had to wait so long met Geo & Charlotte Bumby so got together & had a good time coming home. It very dark & raining so Mr Tayberell lent his lantern to us saw a man in fence corner & he cross said what was we looking at, would give us a peck in the nose if we didn't go on.
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It 10 Oclock when got home. Phil stayed all night
Frid 20<u>th</u>.. Sep. Cold & raining. Phil got up & went home with out his breakfast. Us not very busy only cleaning out clothes I nearly ruined my dress. Ada & Charlotte Bray called. I writing in this got so far behind It 9.30.
Sat 21<u>st</u>.. / 89. Archie called & E.M. & I walked down to Bronte with him. I met Charlotte B. & Bertha D. so went in Dorlands & had choir practise there. It very cold night. After got home stood & talked to Archie out side till I took cold. He giving me a curtain lecture about the Garden party at Wilsons & Dave connected with it He so down on Dave for his actions that night.
Sun 22<u>nd</u>.. Sep / 89. Went to SS. & church. Ada B came in from church with us for tea. Us singing & talking & Ida & I went nearly home with her
Mon 23<u>rd</u>.. Us picking pears. Jane E.M. & I nearly all day.
Tues 24<u>th</u>.. Washing In eve who should come but Anson W Then Dave came before we got through supper. Us in parlor singing & talking until Anson went to bed. Then us talked by kitchen stove he telling me about Frank Dorland & him self quarrling, Said he tho't I might hear about it so would tell me himself. I sorry it happened. It 11.
Wed 25<u>th</u>.. I <s>sewing</s> baking Jane sewing carpet for her bed room Then having it just down & moving bureaus upstairs & one down. Had a good sing & Anson played mouth organ to bed 11. Ida & I trying to guess Anson's girl's name.
Thur 26<u>th</u>.. Sep. E.M. Jane & Anson drove to Hamilton fair. Ironing Ida & I just going to bed as Archie S came so had to sit to talk to him. I had a very bad cold could hardly speak It raining hard & Archie went
Frid 27<u>th</u>.. Sep /.89. I baking. Folks came home at dark. Us talking to Anson. Ida & I made some ginger yea & trying to guess Anson girl name.
Sat 28<u>th</u>.. I hurried through work & got ready & Anon & I drove up to Sarah's took kitty Had a lovely drive got there and stayed all night
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Alf & Anson went for a coon hunt. Philus called in so us talking & gave them some coffee to drink. They all to bed but Philus & I
Sun 29<u>th</u>.. Sep Lovely day. Drove home from Alfs about 10. Ida & Pa alone as Jane & E.M. over to Brays but they came home for dinner & Charlotte with them. C. & I went to SS. When got home from church Will & Sarah C in there at our place alon with Pa. Had Frank & " " " " for tea. Then Philus & Wolsley came so had good sing & passed grapes & pears around. Philus & I arranging for he & Gertie & Laura Springer to come down some night. They all went at 10.
Mon 30<u>th</u>.. Anson went home. Ida & I drove him to station & had quite a nice talk & walk B4. train came. Then Kissed good bye I missed him he is so nice around house.
Tues 1<u>st</u>.. Oct Dave passed through on his way home from Biggs thrashing so Ida asked him to come over on Frid eve. John Forfar came & dog.
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Frid 4<u>th</u>.. I baking In eve Gertie Phlus & Laura Springer came. It very cold so lighted parlor stove. Dave came also. We had some fun singing & talking. Passed grapes & pears It 12 when they went.
Sat 5<u>th</u>.. Oct I had very bad cough but went to pracrise It very dark but went alone called in at Dorlands & Geo W. there then Emily Triller called for key of church, so we all went over, & had a good sing. Bertha & Geo. walked home with me. I gave them some grapes
Sun 6<u>th</u>.. Archie S. & Mr Stuart for tea. I had to milk & get tea them Jane talking to Archie while I changing dress went down in bed room found Dave in parlor talking to Ida. Archie & Arthur B. & Dave in parlor then all went out to cover up tomatoes but Archie & Jane. No singing Dave sitting near Organ after while Archie & E.M. & ourselves went out of room. I didn't come back. Then Ida & I & Dave & Arthur talking & {looking?} around. Ida & Arthur went out in pantry then D. & I talking for a while he very affectionate thinks of me as his sister.
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Mon 7<u>th</u>.. Oct / 89. Busy all day cleaning <s>stoal</s> stove & putting it up
Tues 8<u>th</u>.. Oct. Washing cleaned garret & baked pies Jane went home In evening had Miller from Shaws Mill down to play violin. Jane & I intended going to prayer meeting Had he not come. I had to play compliments to his music. Then he went 8.30 so I got ready & run down to P.O. saw Bertha in P.O. & Dave outside with buggy so I walked up with B. Then Dave over took & asked me to get in & have a ride so I did we went around block & then home. sat in buggy & talked then he came in few minutes. Folks tho't it was Archie S.
Wed 9<u>th</u>.. Oct Ironing & baking
Thur 10<u>th</u>.. Ida & I house cleaning upstairs etc. Dave came in eve & he reading story out of paper for us. He talking on door step till 10.30
Frid 11<u>th</u>.. E.M. & Jane up at 4 E.M. getting off for Toronto. Ida cleaning Pa bedroom.
Sat 12<u>th</u>.. E.M. got back at noon with groceries etc. I went to practise only Geo. W. there keeping on fires so talked to him then singing when Dorlands came. We had a splendid sing. Bertha D & Geo coming home with me when Dave stepped up so he came up home with me. I sat down & talked & red paper
Sun 13<u>th</u>.. Oct. Went to S.S. it nice day. Lot out to church. Harris Bumby, Charlie Stevenson & Joe B. at church. Mr Clark from Milton preached missionary sermon. very good. We had lots of singing. Had both ministers for tea & S & Alf hear so I going home with them so left B4 tea. Just getting over tea up on Street when Philus came in & so gave him some chillysause which I bro't up from Bronte Then we got through work we all went over home, & had a sing then Philus came back with me & we talked till 11. on that terrible subject "Tobacco chewing" etc. He willing to quit it if for somebody's sake, so he knew I disliked it very much.
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Mon 14<u>th</u>.. Oct / 89. I helping S. wash & church etc.
Tues 15<u>th</u>.. I cleaned stove then sitting room. Had Lila over in P.M. just got through cleaning room Then Win Dodson & her Aunt called. Then Gertie came then Philus & they just going home at 9, when rap came to door & who should it be but Dave & Arthur. It Daves birthday he 23 years old. They didn't put horse in for quite a while then Phil & Dave did while they out to barn Gertie & I put cup of water over door with string tied to it. they came back. Dave came in 1<u>st</u>.. then Phil had on plug hat & he hit it & down it came. Then we had refreshments then Dave doing some tricks made a piece penny spin on a cork in a bottle with two forks ballooning it. Gertie & I went out to barn & Alf told us where to look in hay for some thing they bro't up with them so we found a skirt, bussel, & cap which they intended to dress up in so Dave came running out & we made him dress up & go to house. They said they called for Ida & wanted her to dress up in boys clothes & Dave in girls clothes & Arthur would be preacher & marry them, but Ida didn't go with them. While Dave went to house dress up to show Sarah, Gertie & I stayed & was going to take wheel off wagon but couldn't find winch. so we filled cushion with pins & when they came back & let us out they suspected something so they looked & found pins then they hitched up ready to go & when got at house Gertie unwrapped line so Arthur had to get out & fix it We didn't care what we done for mischief on Dave for it his birthday It 11.30 when they went.
Wed 16<u>th</u>.. Oct. "Proceeds of evening on next page! I washed curtains & Alf butchering then I cleaning window
Thur 17<u>th</u>.. I cleaning pantry & all up set when Emma from Hamilton & Wallace's Sarah drove out from H. with baby so hurried & got straightened up & got dinner & they stayed all night. I put up curtains in P.M. They doing some sewing. I went to be early at 9. They sit up laughing.
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Frid 18<u>th</u>.. Oct. Sarah from H. very sick Emma waiting on her They got ready & went home at 11. Then S & I went to work at dining room I white washed it & {?} bedroom. I writing in this when Louise Alton & Phil & Gertie came over & I ran up stairs with book & hid it under bed & they all came running after me & shut us in bedroom & Phil hung his hat on nail which my night dress was on. Then we went down stairs & had some music & Louise got dancing so she had us all up dancing. I so tired to bed 10. I should have mentioned that Wed night last 16<u>th</u>.. that Mr Alton had a small party & invited us over, Miss Laura Springer Miss Susan Springer Miss Stuart, Miss Plethesson & Louise Gertie & I & Dave & Arthur & Phil were the boys we played games & had a big time. It 12 when it broke up & Phil came home with me & we talked about tobacco, but he not willing to promise faithfully to stop he would try with out.
Sat 19<u>th</u>.. Oct I finishing cleaning bedroom & pantry & it 3 P.M. B4 got through & I going to paint floor but couldn't get brush to work. Geo Alton called to get his hair cut then Wolsley Gertie & Louisa came & Gertie etc. put on Alf over coats buttoned up behind & went down to Geo Altons & found them all in bed but Maggie got up & lit lamp & we talked then Phil came, Louise just kept us all a laughing. We girls ran nearly all the way home from boys. Went in & had a sing & play then to bed 10.
Sun 20<u>th</u>.. Mr Alton over for a while in morn. S & I got ready & Alf drove is home to B. but I didn't bring any clothes for Sarah intended to stay instead. When got home wouldn't let me go again back with Alf. Archie Forfar hear over Sun. I went to S.S. & church. Only Ida Archie Pa & I for tea E.M. & Jane up to Blanchards. Evening so long us singing then I ready to go to bed when Dave came walked in so talked to him Ida & I till 10. Street folks expected me back there in evening as they expected company.
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Mon 21<u>st</u>.. Oct. Ida's birthday Busy all day. Jane & I out sorting apples.
Tues 22<u>nd</u>.. " / 89. Washed, then Jane & I out at apples. Go bed early.
Wed 23<u>rd</u>.. Got ironing done Then out all day sorting apples
Thur 24<u>th</u>.. Oct Alf bro't Johny down. Jane & I picking wine grapes in A.M. Ida fixing my dress. Then I got ready & went up with Alf so had tea with Sarah. Alf he went to Burlington to meet Wolsley for they going to have a party over home so S. & I got ready & started such a crowd there all these brothers & wives cousins & Aunts off M{?} road had a lovely time Jane & E.M. & Ida drove up & Ida stayed but I came home with them. It 3 A.M. when got home had to set bread. They played magic music, the miller, {grount?}, guessing games & last of all chrades which was splendid. Will Alton walked over with Ida & I to Alf's.
Frid 25<u>th</u>.. Very tired & sleepy, baking. Wallace Atkinson here drove down for apples, so I had to talk to him till 10.30 after E.M. & Jane playing on violin & organ.
Sat 26<u>th</u>.. Johny Forfar went home on 1<u>st</u>.. train & Wallace drove home at 9. Didn't get through work till 3. Then Jane & I out sorting apples in barn M.L. came home. I went to practise, Archie called for me & Dave hear so I went with Archie we drove but I excused myself from Dave. Boys fixing organ when got there but Had a practise Emily down. Archie drove Bertha home we went around block B4. going home. Then he drove me around block after taking her home. Had a great talk about him leaving so abruptly the Sunday night when D & Arthur here.
Sun 27<u>th</u>.. Up at 9 & I doing work up stairs when Philus drove Ida home & called for me to go to Oakville to John Altons so we got ready & went got there at dinner time. Found Louisa, Sarah & Niece home & John Robert B. & John Alton home. We had a lovely time, had a good sing in P.M. after T all got ready & drove to Oakville church Heard Mr Kettlewell preach. When out side saying Gord might be there & said Good night <u>"Mr Doty"</u> They all laugh
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It 9.30 when got home. Phils put his horse in & got warm he went at 10.
Mon 28<u>th</u>.. Oct / 89 Jane & I out sorting apples got nearly done. I down in lane getting crate when Dave same along so he helped me carry it up to house. He only stayed few minutes & they went to lodge. I finished cap & to bed 10.
Tues 29<u>th</u>.. Oct Ida over to Mrs <s>Ingledews</s> Williams sewing. Jane & I washing. Arthur B called for me to go to prayer meeting & only got outside when met D. But Dave walked over to church but didn't go in. Quite a lot out. Dave caught up to us coming home. Said he'd been trying to see me for so long to have a talk but couldn't. He accusing me for sending him that receipt for a moustache but I think Arthur told him but he wouldn't let out on Arthur.
Wed 30<u>th</u>.. Baking & ironing. Had Mrs Bray call & Oliver Horning Ida & M.L. went to Dr. I went to B. in P.M. called in at Dorland Mr D said "it a wonder I did call at all." Didn't stay long. Alf came for Ida so she went.
Thur 31<u>st</u>.. It raining. In eve went to bed early. It Halloween. I crochet a pair of cuffs for Pa
Frid 1<u>st</u>.. Nov. Up early out milking when saw cows discovered my name in large letters painted on white cow & Ida name on the other & the chimney stuffed up with vines so that the house full of smoke & the shed doors blocked up. We suppose it Dave & Arthur who done it. Jane went over home just M.L. & I hear she making pickles. In eve I writing in this I got 1 month behind so just caught up to night.
Sat 2<u>nd</u>.. Nov / 89. Rainy all day. boiling cider etc. baking. I had good sing after tea. I writing in this when E.M. called me to look when their he had Jane dressed up in his clothes & I nearly took a fit she so comical in his clothes.
Sun 3<u>rd</u>.. Nov / 89. Lovely day. We hurried & got bkft over then M.L. & I got ready & drove up to M.P. church quarterly meeting. As we drove up Austin S. put our horse away. & met Frank outdoor. Mr Kettlewell preached good sermon. Joe B. there & I talking to him awhile. He said he
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heard I was at party at Mr Altons etc. We gave Mrs Ingledew a ride home she had walked up. She came in & we had a lunch & I went to S.S. with her. When got home S & Alf hear. & Dave for tea Us in parlor talking & Bertha D. called but Dave didn't care to go out to see her so she went & E.M. went home with her & went on Dorlands vessel to Toronto. Dave & I talked tll 10.30. He tho't he had come once to often for he could tell by my actions that I didn't care so much to talk to him, he telling me about expecting to go away for the winter. He let me have the essay he wrote on courtship to keep & He just looking at me all the time I asked him what he was looking for, & he said he wondered what it was he loved so much in me. He said I only friend he had left.
Mon 4<u>th</u>.. Nov / 89. Monday I had to leave washing & go & collect quarterage for Pa so I went around village & got home dinner time. Then Pa wanted me to go over to corner & give money to Mr Triller I went but didn't see him went to P.O.
Tues 5<u>th</u>.. Nov In P.M. Jane & I drove to Oakville It rather cold got back in time to go to prayer meeting. I went early & called for Bertha but she couldn't go as she having practise there for tea meeting. I went & Archie, Dave, Bray girls there but no one to lead so I gave out hymn books & started tunes & Archie read the hymn. Ada & Charlotte & Dave & I walked up road then Dave came through with me. To bed at 10.
Wed 6<u>th</u>.. Nov Jane & I working at our Organ we tuned & cleaning it but didn't get through till Jane went to station to meet E.M. & Annie. So no talking in parlor till bedtime.
Thur 7<u>th</u>.. Thanksgiving day. & a lovely day so warm & fine Joe Correy Arthur & Herbert came then Alf Sarah & Ida in morning but men folks all took there dinners &
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went shooting so just us girls. We finished fixing organ It seemed so nice for us 4 to meet together again. We cooked a hot supper for shooters & then Alf & S went home & Annie, Ida. & I had a sing then got ready & went to tea meeting in Our church but for Baptist benefit. Archie S. there & Dave & Arthur & Charlotte so Dave & Arthur showed us to a seat up in front. Mrs Jeffrey recited & it splendid Mr Stuart spoke & Mr Williams chairman but came out B.4. it quite out. It 11 when got home.
Frid 8<u>th</u>.. Nov /.89. Jane & Ida sewing at Jane dress. I doing house work. Had Mr Abram & Mr Dorland hear with violin's so had some fine music. They went at 10,
Sat 9<u>th</u>.. Nov Nice calm day. I baking & doing house work so tired Charlotte Bray & Ada called to go to practise also Archie so M.L. & us went. Only Bertha her bro. & Geo W. there had a practise. Archie walked up with me I teasing him about Miss Hallet. Herbert & Arthur went home on evening train. Got letter from Allie.
Sun 10<u>th</u>.. Nov. Went to S.S. & church. Stayed for class Got ride up with Preacher. Had Mr Stuart, & Frank W. & Mr McGilvery for tea but they all went to church with preacher. Jane Ida & I having a sing when Philus came. So Phil & I had a small chat then he took Ida home at 10 to Street. He promised to stop chewing for 2 months.
Mon 11<u>th</u>.. I not very well so didn't wash. I making snow apple Jelly
Tues 12<u>th</u>.. Washing Alfs birthday. Lovely day. I boiling soap in P.M. M.L. & I went down to prayer-meeting. Dave & Arthur there but they didn't stay till it out.
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Wed 13<u>th</u>.. Ironing. Charlotte B. called in P.M. & Bertha D. also. Bertha gave us some nice music she went home at dark. No pealing apples.
Thur 14<u>th</u>.. Pa M.L. & Jane drove up to Street to shoting match. I alone ironing & went to P.O. in P.M. Jane & Pa got home for tea.
Frid 15<u>th</u>.. Nov / 89. Jane & I busy all day I baking pies. & churning Charlotte B. & Miss Smoke called in A.M. I went to P.O. Dave came over in evening & had a talk but he very quiet. E.M. playing on violin.. D. talking about Bertha & her having a false note showing to her friends about Dave with his name signed to it. He wanted to know if I had seen the note. He went at 10.30 It very cold & frosty.
Sat 16<u>th</u>.. Nov Jane & I hear to do work. Got through at 2 P.M. I went to meet M.W. on 6 train. Dave there he going on train & coming on 7 train back. Archie called to go to pracrise so I went. M.L. not home she in Street. Emily there all but Dorlands brothers. Had Mr Abrey there to fix organ. Archie & I went for a drive around block & to P.O. He wanted to know if he could come Sun eve. & I said not to come if he wasn't at church.
Sun 17<u>th</u>.. Nov / 89. Nice day. S. & Alf drove M.L. home. Jane & I got dinner. I went to S.S. & styed for church. Joe Frank & Harris there Had such a spell of laughing at some children coughing Joe laughing too. Hurried out of church expected to go home with Alf but Joe Frank & Harris up for tea so folks didn't want me to go. Alf didn't like it because he waited for me. I entertaining them in parlor while girls got tea. Then after tea us all in parlor when rap came to door & there it Archie but he wouldn't tale off his coat. So had a sing & Joe wanted to go to church but Frank didn't but I didn't want to go being the only girl to go with them 3 fellows. Had a real nice time. Joe asked to take me up to Street on Mon eve. if fine. To bed 10.
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Mon 18<u>th</u>.. Nov / 89. Raining. we washed & sewing in P.M. Joe didn't come
Tues 19<u>th</u>.. first salute was Alf called for bkft he had arrived from Street by 6.30. he came after me, we all tho't something the matter with S. I got ready & went. It rather rainy. Got up at 8.30. <s>Wed 20<u>th</u>.. Nov / 89.</s> Alf & Mr Alton drove in to Ham. to have a duck shoot It rained very hard. Philus came over in evening & had a nice time.
Wed 20<u>th</u>.. Nov. Ida & I helping S. wash. Ida put quilt on frame I baking in P.M. S. went over home. Alf got home at dark only got 2 ducks.
Thur 21<u>st</u>.. Nov / 89. Had Gertie over to help quilt. Had turkey for dinner. In eve Phil came & us girls dancing & Singing we pop corn & Ida & Phil down cellar after turkey so I went down & Ida locked Phil & I in cellar. Then after we got out he malling her on floor. Gertie & I got dressed up in Alfs clothes & came down & jigged around. I broke S. glass pitcher in my fooling.
Frid 22<u>nd</u>.. Ida & I finished quilt & put on another & finished it before returning.
Sat 23<u>rd</u>.. Got work done. In eve. Gertie Wolsley & Phil came over & we had a real nice time playing & fooling. Alf barbaring
Sun 24<u>th</u>.. Up pretty good time. Ida & I went over home to Gertie's intending to go & bush but just got behind barn when it rained so went in barn & got weighed. Then went in house & ate hickory nuts & played & sang till dinner Then after dinner we went back to S. & got dressed & Phil & Gertie & Mrs A called for us to go with them to Old Mrs Clines funeral but Alf took Ida home so I went. Very large funeral went to house first then drove to church Appleby church full. Prof Cline
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sang beautifully & Mr Forman preached from text "We spend our years as a tale told c<u>XIX</u> Ps. Then we all walked to grave. Saw Joe & he wanted to know how I got up St. Got home at 5. Alf back. After tea I reading & Phil came He stayed "Said he'd quit chewing." if that would be one point nearer perfection.
Mon 25<u>th</u>.. I washed & mending in P.M.
Tues 26<u>th</u>.. / 89 Alf butchering I baking & Ironing in P.M. Maggie A came in P.M. & stayed couple hrs.
Wed 27<u>th</u>.. Nov. / 89. S. & I rendering out lard etc. all day Geo Alton called in few minutes. Snow rather deep.
Thur 28<u>th</u>.. Nov. Busy all day with lard etc. Phil came over in eve. Us reading & laughing. He went to P.O. brought me a card from M.L. telling us about tea meeting at Bronte.
Frid 29<u>th</u>.. Phil called for Alf & they went fox hunting away all day I baking & very busy all day. I washed my hair.
Sat 30<u>th</u>.. Nov / 89. Hurring all A.M. to get through. Had 2 extra men for dinner. Alf drove me home in P.M. Phil drove his Ma over to stay with Sarah while Alf away. We got home about 3. Girls all sewing. I glad to get home. M.W. went back with Alf. M.L. Ida & I went to choir practise & his. meeting Had a good sing. Archie drove M.L. & I home. Ida & Charlotte walked.
Sun 1<u>st</u>.. Dec / 89. Went to S.S. & church. Stayed for class & Archie S drove me home & hear for tea. E.M. & Jane Went up to M.P. church. Archie & I having a sing Dave came but Dave didn't stay long went out in kitchen to get a drink & I talking to him. Archie & E.M. in kitchen smoking. Dave telling me about having got a letter from George he in New Jersey.
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Mon 2<u>nd</u>.. Dec / 89. Washing & baking for tea-meeting. I baking tarts. M.L. Ida & I went to practise Emily down & her Pa. Had to wait a long time for boys to come they over in Mr McE practising band music. B. Ida & I went to meet them. It raining very hard when going home. Charlotte & Emma here.
Thurs 3<u>rd</u>.. Ironing Dave called in A.M. Jane & Ida went down to Hall to help fix tables. Arthur B. called. It nice day. Philus & Gertie came down to go to tea-meeting It awful cold night. We had our tea at first tables didn't do any visiting. Then Ida & I went over to sing in church & left Phil & Gertie & Arthur & Emma to go to a seat. Had Mr Wakefield to adress the people. Got home at 11. Bronte boys played couple of pieces on band. Mr Wakefield stayed all night. Phil & Gertie left 11.30. Dave & Arthur hear. Dave walked up with Maria & Arthur with Gertie & Phil I Ida & Mr. Wakefield. Made $31. Roads very rough.
Wed 4<u>th</u>.. churning. Went down to Mr Wilsons they having a social for S.S. Dave & Arthur walked down with us. Quite a lot out. Archie S there. Dorlands & no song. Made over $4. Got home 11. We played games E.M. had his violin Dave & Arthur didn't stay.
Thurs 5<u>th</u>.. E.M. & Jane went to Oakville in P.M. & bo't a new stove.
Frid 6<u>th</u>.. Lovely day. I baking Jane drove over home, for sausage machine. We made sausage. Brays girls & Gussy Bray came in P.M. hear for tea. & had violin music in eve. they went early. I writing in this not very well.
Sat 7<u>th</u>.. / 89. Joe B.'s birthday. It a lovely warm day got through early had Mr Abery for dinner he played on violin.
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Sun 8<u>th</u>.. Dec / 89. Rainy sunday. I slept from 11. to 3. didn't go out at all. E.M. & Jane went to church Mr Yorstone preached. We eating tea when Dave & Arthur walked in us having a sing & Dave playing on mouth organ. Arthur started before D. did, as D. walked in room & wanted to ask me if I was still the same. But he went at 10.
Mon 9<u>th</u>.. Washing everything as usual.
Tues 10<u>th</u>.. I baking Alf bro't M.W. home I went to P.O. & saw Bertha D. she showing me her dialogue bonnet & dress & music. M.L. went back with Alf.
Wed 11<u>th</u>.. Girls sewing at wrappers.
Thur 12<u>th</u>.. E.M. Jane & M.W. drove to Hamilton got off at 10. Ida & I left to keep house. It lovely day. I went for ferns over to Hixsons.
Frid 13<u>th</u>.. Dec / 89 Baking Folks got back at dark such a lot of purchasing coats; hat, groceries etc. I sent Floe a birthday card of dried pansys & ferns.
Sat 14<u>th</u>.. Dec. Floe Skinners birthday she 18. Us all flying around cleaning dining room, & it a very stormy snowy day got all done before dark I playing & singing Archie S. called & I went to practise called at Bertha's & we went over to church Archie came out of P.O. & we walked over together only Geo W. there Frank & Willie D. we talked & sang B telling me some secrets & Archie wanted to know what it was us sitting around stove getting warm Geo blew out lamps. Got home at 10.30.
Sun 15<u>th</u>.. Nice day reading about Crossley & Hunter went to S.S. & church Clarence Lucas & his wife out to church Frank. W Mr McGilvery & Dick Shaw. Charlotte & Bertha walked up to gate. Had Will Alton Kate Blanchard & Ada B & Charlotte for tea. Had a quiet eve they went home early.
Mon 16<u>th</u>.. Dec. Very busy washing & cleaning. M.W. & Ida papering up stairs It raining I writing in this. Laughing about me trying to tell sermon on Sun.
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Tues 17<u>th</u>.. Dec / 89. Bertha D's birthday she 18. Raining E.M. & I went to S.S. & prayer meeting (called in hall & saw Bertha & Ida Triller they practising for concert. Got home 10.
Wed 18<u>th</u>.. Dec Ironing when Alf came through rain & told us about S's little baby girl. We had to guess it first B.4. he told us. M.W. went back with him. Us girls couldn't hardly work. E.M. Jane & I went to Band concert sat beside Austin & Archie. Frank there & Horace. Had a splendid time the lodge got it up & had a splendid programme dialogue, singing & instrumental music. Dave walked home with me & he not very well so I gave him some thing to eat It 12 to bed.
Thur 19<u>th</u>.. Dave called in A.M. with my rubber which he found in the hall & a bustle spring which didn't belong to me. Ada Bray hear in P.M. I went down to see Alice Joyce she very sick. Us girls all stirring raisins for Xmas cake then had some violin music, & organ & Ada stayed all night.
Frid 20<u>th</u>.. I baking pies. Jane & Ida making Xmas cake.
Sat 21<u>st</u>.. Nice day. Ida went to Ham- 9 E.M. to Toronto 1<u>st</u>.. train I baking & crocheting in P.M. Jane finished her coat. I drove up to station to meet Annie & E.M. Saw lots of folks but not to speak too. Ida & Gordon came. She gave me slippers & {croits?} etc.
Sun 22<u>nd</u>.. Very windy day I went to S.S. & church I gave my class all a handkerchief a piece. Only Bertha & I in choir with boys & Archie came in choir. I hardly knew him as he shaved clean Geo W. drew his picture in {took?}. Had a S.S. meeting after church & it late when got home. Archie walked up with me but didn't come in had Minister for tea. All eve alone. I wrote letter to Allie to bed 9.
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Mon 23<u>rd</u>.. Dec / 89. Very busy washing, cleaning, & churning. I very tired & making hat crown for Philus. Jane cleaning silver ware etc. Dave called on his way to lodge. I making Xmas cards of pansys.
Tues 24<u>th</u>.. Dec Baking & Ironing & Ida & Annie making Xmas presents It raining all day. Dave called in P.M. & he helping to decorate parlor with evergreens. I making perfume bags upstairs then I in Pa room writing on Xmas cards & Dave came in & he set down on bed & talking told me Bertha had joined lodge. I went to milk & he came in barn & talked while I milking. Us girls decorating sitting room & Xmas tree. To bed 11.
Wed 25<u>th</u>.. Dec Xmas day. Lovely bright day. E.M. & I drove to Bronte & to Mrs Joyces & Wrights with Xmas loaf of bread went in P.O. & I got Xmas card from Frank & I bot one there & sent to him & send one to Ella McCay also. Then took one over to road for Mail Johny to post at Merton for Joe. Ate Xmas dinner with Ida, Annie, Pa & I.
Thur 26<u>th</u>.. Dec Jane E.M. & Annie drove up to Street it a very windy day Annie stayed & M.W. came home. Telling us about S. baby & showing M.W. here Xmas presents. In A.M. E.M. at school meeting so didn't start for Street until after noon. I dying some moss green for decorating
Frid 27<u>th</u>.. E.M. to Kennedys helping kill pigs In P.M. I decorating verandia post when Geo W. came on horse back for collecting I showed him our Xmas tree. He just going away when Dave K came over to help our pigs. Jane & I cleaning the intestines Had some fun in shop with them & Dave
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Sat 28<u>th</u>.. Dec / 89 Very busy all day washing frying out fat baking moving stoves & pipes etc. Hurring up as Annie C came on noon train & us not half through work. Archie S called to go to practise & Dave also called as I going in room to speak to Archie S. & going to take Annie she back out & I went alone. Ida Archie Dave & I went down to P.O. together. Archie acting so silly let the gate go slam on Dave & Ida's face. I cross & tired wouldn't let him help me alone Emily down & had practise Archie walked up with me Ida Dave & Arthur Archie didn't come in Dave reading over some of his dialogues to me. M.W. & Annie went to bed & left Ida & I.
Sun 29<u>th</u>.. Dec It raining Had Mr <s>Jakes</s> Page to preach for us a new student in Mr Stuarts place. It very windy Stayed for class. Dave walked up with me & my hat blew off he had to run to catch it. Had Walter Sherdian & Minister for tea. Had a sing before they went. Then I done milking Annie C & I had a good sing till bed time.
Mon 30<u>th</u>.. Dec / 89. Making sausages & had meat, churning etc. baking cake for New Years in kitchen all day
Tues 31<u>st</u>.. Dec Working in kitchen all day so sick of it Jane baking tarts & Ida lemon pies. Mercy & Wesley & 3 children came on noon train. Had to get their dinner after ours Mr Stuart came for tea Had tabel full He He going to prayer meeting I going to bed at 10. & band struck up at our place & played two or three pieces I went down in my drawers & Elizabeth Walton & Annie C. tryed to put me out so band boys came to see me. By the time band boys through playing I got dressed.
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Wed 1<u>st</u>.. Jan 18.90 New Years day rather a very rainy day Willie W. came on mid night train & had lot for breakfast as E.M. went to meet Watsons family & they there for breakfast then G.A. came too so had all home as we intended once more. Pa read & prayed a nice prayer with all his family He feeling very thankful they all spared to meet again. W.G. started shooting clay pigeons & it raining. Alf drove M.L. & Annie down I helped get dinner & E.M. went to station to meet wedding & they came Eliz Forfar Archie & Bella first in time for dinner Ida & I had to wait on table & I so tired. Had a large turkey & goose for dinner celery & cran berries etc. It after 3 when got through dishes. Ida & I talking to Bella. Alf started home at 5. & Eliz Forfar & I came up with him. Saw the baby think it looks just like Sarah. Raining nearly all the way up.
Thur 2<u>nd</u>.. Jan / 90. I churning & helping S. she not very strong.
Frid 3<u>rd</u>.. Baking & E.M. drove Wesley Mercy Archie Bella M.W. & Annie C. up & us nearly done dinner so had to get another dinner. Had Irelands girls to call. Folks didn't stay for tea roads so bad. Annie C stayed & Eliz went back. Had Mr & Mrs Walker in evening.
Sat 4<u>th</u>.. Jan. Had Mr Alton call with Bride & Groom Mr & Mrs Bosfield in morning 1<u>st</u>.. thing. Had work to go after dinner Annie C talking & entertained us all evening so well. Expected Phil over but didn't come.
Sun 5<u>th</u>.. Raining part of day. Phil came over 1<u>st</u>.. I had seen him for a month. Alf drove Annie to Bronte Phil went home for dinner. I had a good sleep, all P.M. In eve Phil came over & Had a good talk. He said he found out what he tho't of one after not seeing me for so long. He Homesick over me.
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He gave me a large package of candies & some oranges & telling me all about the wedding up at Walpole he & Gertie attended.
Mon 6<u>th</u>.. Jan / 90. I baking. so nothing else happened except Alfs man cut his foot & Mr Alton over to bind it up I bound it up first. Alf away it election day.
Tues 7<u>th</u>.. Jan / 90. In morn Had Mrs Geo Alton call & Mrs Joseph too to see baby. Phil & Gertie hear & us cutting up when Dr Buck & Herbert from Milton came to see Ed sore foot. I rather tired as I washing.
Wed 8<u>th</u>.. Ironing. I got ready & went over to Philuos' Gertie alone but Josie & Lila there. Us having a sing. I stayed for tea Mr & Mrs Alton home for tea. Then we had another sing & Phil came home with me. Very cold.
Thur 9<u>th</u>.. Jan Geo Alton & Mr Geo McCarley came in evening. Had accordian music & mouth organ too. It 10 & to bed.
Frid 10<u>th</u>.. Butchering Baking & sweeping. Phil came over I glad he did for it so lone some Had a good talk It 10. when he went. Then I got Alf breakfast ready after ch{ores?}
Sat 11<u>th</u>.. Jan Alf & Mr Alton drove to Hamilton with pigs etc. It rained nearly all day. Alf said Maria W. was in Hamilton.
Sun 12<u>th</u>.. Nice day. Phil came over in A.M. to see if I would go to Bronte then he went home & got ready & we started about 10. Got there at 12. Had a nice drive & they got dinner rather glad to see us. Lois Jones there boarding while teaching school. M.L. E.M. Jane & I went to S.S. Mr Hallet superintendant & it much better. Stayed for church all choir there but Charlotte Phil & Ida & Lois came together. Had splendid sermon & good singing Walked over to corner with Bertha then Dave caught up to us & came in with Phil. We had a small sing then Dave went home to do chores but I told him to come back after wards so we had tea & I going to light fire in parlor when Dave sitting in arm chair alone. He & I sang & couldn't get the rest to have a sing as they planning who was to go
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back with Phil & I didn't want Ida to go & leave me, & M.L. intended going only to cold for her so it feel to my lot to go back again with Phil so we started about 8.30. Dave rather surprised to see me go. Had a lovely drive so warm & talking about Ninna Dent & Joe B. etc. Got back 10.30 Phil said he could not forget that day.
Mon 13<u>th</u>.. Jan / 90. A terrible windy day us washing couldn't put clothes out. I working hat crown etc. when Phil walked up to window with his colt he very near saw it.
Tues 14<u>th</u>.. Jan Lovely day & fine I getting out clothes when Phil went past. Just got our dinner over when E.M. Jane & Ida came bro't Pa's new lounge. Had to get them their dinner. Baby very cross. Ida sewing at Jacket. She & I up stairs talked she telling me about Sun I wasn't home Joe & Frank at church & inquiring about me being home. She & I hadn't very much time to talk as E.M. drove home at 4. She expecting to go to Hamilton to stay. Phil & Gertie came over in eve & Geo McC. No reading & laughing & singing & playing. Then set head at 10. They went.
Wed 15<u>th</u>.. Jan A very dull day baking & ironing & very tired & had a nap in P.M. baby has a bad cold. I writing in this not since Xmas.
Thur 16<u>th</u>.. Jan. Phil & Gertie called to take me up to Literary at Nelson so I went. But they didn't have any as not enough out. Got home at 8.30
Frid 17<u>th</u>.. Expected Phil & Geo to go down to Bronte to have a skate but had a snow storm all day so I dissipointed. Alf over home butchering <s>Sat 18<u>th</u>.. Got work done up quite early</s>. Sarah took baby and walked down to Geo Altons. Then Gertie called & Phil & we all went to Geo Altons had a nice time singing S & Alf went home B4. us Gertie went home alone & Phil came in with me. I asked him to come over Sat eve & wear Christy hat so he took the hint I had something for him. I had Lila Alton called in afternoon she wanted to know if she could leave her baby with Sarah on Sat while she went to Hamilton.
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Sat 18<u>th</u>.. Jan 1890 1<u>st></u>.. noise I heard was baby crying It Lila's Alton baby she left it with S. about 5.30 A.M. & we had to mind both & do our work on Sat we had a terrible time I baking & had to leave it & nurse child. It very cross I so tired it 5 O'clock PM when they came for it. Wolsley came home with them.
Sun 19<u>th</u>.. / 90. S. & Alf got ready & drove to Bronte 1<u>st</u>.. ttime since 8 weeks for Sarah to be at Bronte. It lovely day. I laying down to have a nap when Wolsley came to ask me over to go to church with them but I hadn't my hat with me so couldn't go. I slept all P.M. Then Alf came back we had tea & we went over to Mr Altons to have a sing. Alf went home and left me so Phil came home with me through rain and he stayed and talked till nearly 12. Alf said he met Joe & Frank walking down to church.
Mon 20<u>th</u>.. Jan I keeping house for Alf Had Mr John Breckon call & Phil brot over my hat. I wrote letter to Anson Mr Geo Mc came & talked till 10 about tobacco, dancing & painting.
Tues 21<u>st</u>.. I put out clothes to get dry when Gertie came over & asked me to go over to Josie in P.M. so I went & called for her & had a nice time she & Josie made taffy we stayed for tea then Phil came over in eve & us looking at cards then having some music. It very cold. took Gertie home 1<u>st</u>.. then he came over to Alf with me. They had a laugh at me over to Josies for when I went to kiss their baby I said "won't you kiss your <u>Auntie</u>?" & they said now I know which one it is.
Wed 22<u>st</u>.. Jan / 90. S . & I. talking could hardly get work done she telling me news from Bronte.
Thur 23<u>nd</u>.. Nothing more than usual Phil bro't his photos from P.O. to show us.
Frid 24<u>rd</u> / 90. Alf away all day killed chicken for market after tea & us picking them when Phil & Geo Alton came Hurried & got done then us had some music & talking Geo Alton picked up Sarah's breast glass off window & looking at it but didn't ask what it was. S & I didn't know what to say. They making arrangements to go to Bronte to have a skate Sat eve.
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Sat 25<u>th</u>.. Jan / 90. Nice day Just washing dinner dishes when Geo & Phil came over to say they would go to Bronte if wind decreased: But just got work done when E.M. Jane & M.L. drove up so I came home with them didn't wait for Geo & Phil to call got home 7.
Sun 26<u>th</u>.. Sitting studying S.S. lesson. Mr Shephard from Millgrove preached a very young man in Mr Stewarts place. Had Mr Sheph and & Mr Johnson another young man for tea Then they went to MP in eve. Us all reading in even no one hear went to bed early. Archie drove me home from church.
Mon 27<u>th</u>.. Washing Jane & E.M. went up to Will Clines in P.M. & I called on Dave K he very sick in bed with La Grippe. Sat in his bed room talking quite a while seemed very pleased that I called on him I then went over to Mr Brays to see Ada & Charlotte they both sick. Didn't stay long.
Tues 28<u>th</u>.. Jan It lovely night Archie called to go down for a skate so we called for Bertha & went Had a lovely skate. Geo Alton & Birdie Lucas came also so we played "crack the whip" on skates. They went home early We went home with Bertha & had some music & played & sang <s>till 12</s> till 12. Didn't know it was so late. Archie tho't he struck it right for once. He having a tussel again.
Wed 29<u>th</u>.. Nice day but thawed ice so couldn't skate. I rather tired all day.
Thur 30<u>th</u>.. Jane sewing at my dress. Dave came in P.M. sat & talked tiill tea time then he went home He getting better he said. Lois & I made taffy in eve.
Frid 31<u>th</u>.. Doing house work. Us sitting around working in eve & hear some thing like a stone being throwed at window so it Dave & Arthur outside Jane went to door & spoke rather sharp so they came in they said tho't she was mad so came in to see. They sat & talked till after 10. I gave them tarts & cake.
Sat 1<u>st</u>.. Feb. M.W. baking. I drove to Bronte & done some shoping saw F.S. W. & called on Mrs McKay she very sick. Came home & washed my head. Frank came & hear for tea He helped me milk. Arthur called to go to skate but I couldn't go. Archie also called to go to skate or practise so Frank & Arthur went ahead & Archie & I behind. Had a very good Practise. Frank at practise. I thanked him for Xmas card.
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Sun 2<u>nd</u>.. Feb 1890. Quarterly meeting Sun. A very nice Sun. Up rather early & All went to church at 10.30. Alf drove M.L. home in time for church. Quite a lot out Wrinches Joe B. Sherdians from Palermo bro't Lois down she went up friday night. The choir had lots of singing to do. We didn't get home from church till 2 P.M. Joe walked up with me just he & Alf for dinner. Us washing dishes when Dave came E.M. talking to Joe in room so I told Dave to go in too till after we had work done. Then I asked them all down in parlor but Joe only came so we talked about Xmas card etc. & about his trip to Buffalo then Dave came down & talked a little while but said he had to go home to do chores so he went. I didn't go out to see him off as I usually do. Guess he angry cause he hasn't been over <u>since</u>, and it over a week now, at the time I over visiting. Joe hear for tea I got tea ready, at 6. M.W. didn't intend to get any when I came out of parlor but I soon got it ready seems as if she didn't care about getting meals when Joe hear. E.M. played some on his violin & I on organ after tea. Then Joe & I had a fine talk on sofa. he apologize that he hadn't use me right. Tho't no one suited him as well so that he would come I didn't say whether he could or not. He seemed to show his feeling more than B.4. It 11.30.
Mon 3<u>rd</u>.. Feb / 90 Jane not home she went up to street with Alf, we washed E.M. making fence. Arthur B. called to go to tea-meeting at Oakville Methodist church. It lovely night so I went Had a very nice tea & drive Dr Carman lectured on "Trade & get Rich." Mr McGilvey had Lizzie White there. Not many I knew. Got home at 12.
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Tues 4<u>th</u>.. Feb / 90. E.M. drove up to Street for Jane & took M.L.
Wed 5<u>th</u>.. Feb Very windy. Lottie Breckon married to Will King Joe was going up he going to be groom man.
Thur 6<u>th</u>.. Feb I went down for skate in P.M. called for Bertha we had a splendid skate down by mill.
Frid 7<u>th</u>.. Snowed all day. Ada Bray came she stayed all night Bronte Brass Band had a concert but no one went. We had singing & playing on organ & violin in our hall.
Sat 8<u>th</u>.. Feb. Hurried & done work. E.M. & M.W. went to Bronte in sleigh. Then he drove Lois, Jane, Ada & I to Oakville just had a lovely drive Got back at 12. Finished work. I went down to practise only me there at Dorlands we sang till ever so late I didn't know what it was till I got home it 11. Willie & Bertha came home with me.
Sun 9<u>th</u>.. Feb Nice day. S & Alf came down for dinner & baby. E.M. Jane & I to S.S. Lot of scholars there. Only 4 of us in choir not many out. Mr Stewart hear for tea. Phil drove M.L. home in eve got them their supper after they came. We had organ in hall so no singing there & Phil played mouth organ. Then we had a talk by coal stove. When I told him about Joe wanting to come. He said <u>let him come & I don't come</u>. He spoke very sharp & quick Tho't I wouldn't go with him if I could with Joe. He went at 12. ask him if he would accept the hat band & he did I have him back his photo which I bargained too if any thing transpired between <u>I</u> sorry for the way I used us.
Mon 10<u>th</u>.. / 90 Sewing. Had Lottie Ingledew & her sister Allice for tea they came to see Jane. It sleighing snow. Jane got home 4. M.W. {coloring?}
Tues 11<u>th</u>.. Feb. Washing. very tired crocheting in P.M. Writing after tea.
Wed 12 Feb Nice day Pa & M.W. went to Oakville got quarter of beef. I baking Sewing carpet rags in P.M. Went to P.O. saw Bertha she going up to Palermo to join temperance.
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Thur 13<u>th</u>.. Feb / 90. I making mince meat all A.M. Willie Dorland & Bertha called in evening and we had music he bro't his guitar with him. It 11 when they went.
Frid 14<u>th</u>.. Valentines day. Gertie Altons birthday 17. I working at rug. Dave called in a few minutes he hadn't been over for couple of weeks. I got letter from John Forfar.
Sat 15<u>th</u>.. Jane & M.L. went down to Mrs McCays. Then M.L. & I went to practise.
Sun 16<u>th</u>.. Feb. Went to S.S. & church. It thawed and very bad walking. I expected Joe but didn't come. Frank W. came up from church with me. He went to jump some water and fell flat. He went to M.P. church after tea. Dave & Arthur came we talked and had a sing & then we went in pantry & eat It 11 when they went
Mon 17<u>th</u>.. I working at rug. Dave came over to sharp a saw & stayed for dinner helped me put ear or {beaver?} on rug.
Tues 18<u>th</u>.. Baking and washing. It very stormy and cold M.W. drove Lois to school.
Wed 19<u>th</u>.. Blustry but a little finer day. Girls had rags all scattered around dining room & Kate Blanchard & H. Eager from Horning came so they stayed for tea and took Jane back with them Mr Stewart hear also for tea. Geo W. called in eve bro't song book which Ida had sent.
Thur 20<u>th</u>.. Had rail road man hear to buy land & Pa rather <u>{worried?}</u> about it as E.M. not home. In eve rather milder so {Mcleans?} team called for us & we called at Dorlands & drove over for Geo W. and then all drove up to Mr Trillers to practise Got there B.4. 8. Archie came after we got there. Had a splendid practise & refreshmets got home at 2. Archie had his cutter and he asked M.L. & I both to ride home with him he asked me 1<u>st</u>.. but I didn't care too. Geo W. pretended he was surprised to think I wouldn't accept a cutter ride. Triller girls both laughing in their "sleeves" at Archie.
Frid 21<u>st</u>.. Feb. Sweeping. I going to bed so early & Dave came so sat up & talked to him after folks had all gone. He raking up past actions. We talked till 12. I so sleepy for was up late the night before. He talking about Bertha & losing faith in anything good after her acting so
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Sat 22<u>nd</u>.. Feb / 90. Ed. Blanchard bro't Jane home. I finished rug. Then Jane & Lois drove up to Street thought E.M. would come home but didn't then stayed all night. In morning M.W. drove M.L. over to Mrs Williams. Lois & I drove over to Mr Brays I to tell Charlotte about practise. I called at Dorlands and Charlotte there we had a practise then walked over to Mr Williams & Emily & Ida & Mr Triller there so had a splendid practise. Ida T. very comical. We walked home got home at 12. Charlotte stayed all night.
Sun 23<u>rd</u>.. Nice morning. Got bkft at 9. Then Charlotte went home I had a nap till 12. Jane & Lois drove home. I went to S.S. & church. It rained after church. The choir had practise after class meeting. Archie drove Charlotte M.L. & I home through rain. Mr Stuart hear for tea. In evening us all alone I went to bed early.
Mon 24<u>th</u>.. Rather rainy. Jane & M.W. went to Oakville. I went down to Dorlands to have a practise. Then Williams called & changed wagons took ours with 3 seats, & Charlotte Bray Lois J. M.L. & I went from hear & Mr & Mrs Williams Mr Yorstone & three of Dorlands & Willie Bain the driver. 11 of us. Had a fine time going up. No {early?}. The church crowded We got through singing very nicely. Joe B not there do not know the reason. Choir got in free they made 45. F.S.W. & Jennie Mitchell waited on choir. I wore a boquey of cream rose buds and green leaves which Lois made of paper & perfumed them. Every body smelling them thot they were so nice. Bertha had a boquey which Geo bo't in Hamilton for her Girls said mine looked as nice as hers.
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Tues 25<u>th</u>.. Feb / 90. Churning & sewing carpet rags Rather rainy.
Wed 26<u>th</u>.. Feb. Jane & M.W. washing. M.L. & I not very well I laying around all morning. Got letter from Ida said Phil was in Hamilton over Sunday & had a good time.
Thur 27<u>th</u>.. I ironing. M.W. & Jane coloring rags eetc. Got letter from Annie & her opinion about Joe & Phil. I writing in this to bed 10. feeling very lonely P.M.
Frid 28<u>th</u>.. Baking & sweeping.
Sat 1<u>st</u> March 1890. I got work done & Jane drove me up to Station & I took noon train to Hamilton. Saw Frank W. in station & I talked to him. I found Ida & Mabel home. Emma down town taking painting lesson Ida glad to see me.
Sun 2<u>nd</u>.. March. Nice fine day. No singing after breakfast Then Mabel Ida & I went to Centenary church heard Mr Ross preach. Splendid sermon about doing everything "to the glory of God." Then Mabel Blondie & I went to S.S. at John Street church. Saw Ada Johnston & Edna & Lila Had our dinner & went to church at eve. to Knox church went up in Gallery ever so high. Ida & I had a fine talk after got in bed.
Mon 3<u>rd</u>.. Very cold. Sarah & Wolsley Alton came about 10.30 Wolsley didn't stay. Sarah had the baby with her. I stayed in all day Mon. S. & Ida done shopping.
Tues 4<u>th</u>.. While Ida & S. down Street, Emma tryed to clip the baby hair off. Alf came & saw it before we had it finished & he didn't like it. We girls walked down to the station with Sarah & took turns in carrying baby but missed the train. Felt sorry for Sarah she took car back. Ida & I went on to Jennie Wilds found the place & stayed for our tea. Then her & her husband going to Theatre so all came up town to gether.
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Wed 5<u>th</u>.. March / 90. In P.M. Emma S. Ida & I started early & done some shoping then went in Farmers bro. & got an ambertites {ambrotypes} taken. S. Ida & I & baby. Then I went to station with S. & Ida & emma went to get picture frames. I forgot baby buggy in station so Ida & I went back for it. Then Emma Ida & I went through new City hall. We set up till 12. Then I posted card Emma & I did.
Thur 6<u>th</u>.. In P.M. Ida & I carried valice down to College for Geo. W. to bring home on train & he not there so carried it down to Station & waited for him. It terribly cold below zero. I played & sang a little then to bed.
Frid 7<u>th</u>.. Mabel & I went down to Mr Johnston after 4 O'clock It a long walk. Stayed for tea took car home. It 10. When got home.
Sat 8<u>th</u>.. Mabel Dora McMichell & I down to market saw Josie A. Then we went throug City hall again. Mabel & I & Gordon went to Mattinee in P.M. It just splendid never was at one before. Just got home in time to go to train. We took Blondie with us. Mabel came to train with us. M.L. & I went to practise after tea. Emily down.
Sun 9<u>th</u>.. March. Went to S.S. & church. Had good sermon on "As we sow so shall we reap." Had Mr McGilvery hear for tea & eve. Ida had newaligy {neuralgia} in her face so couldn't entertain him Lois & I singing & talking to him he went at 9 Mrs Jones & Mr Sherdian bro't Lois down & took M.L. back.
Mon 10<u>th</u>.. Washing. M.W. & Jane went to Oakville. It raining in P.M.
Tues 11<u>th</u>.. Raining dreary day I ironing. M.W. & Jane drove up to Ingleharts in P.M. Ida sewing at her dress.
Wed 12<u>th</u>.. Rainy. I finished ironing. Philus Alton drove up in P.M. I got dressed & came down. Sarah sent him down for one of us girls. I made fire on in parlor. He & I down singing Ida got ready & went with him after tea. He just as friendly as ever, although he told Ida he never would come down to see <u>me</u> again but would come to see <u>her</u>. If he came so I let him take her.
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Thur March 12<u>th</u>.. / 90 Emma Bray came. Girls all quilting down in parlor I baking & cooking dinner. Then I quilting in P.M.
Frid 13<u>th</u>.. E.M. birthday. Girls finished quilting. I baking cake & doing Sat. work. M.W. cleaning parlor & hanging Ida's paintings
Sat 14<u>th</u>.. March. Rather cold & windy. M.L. & Blondie went to Ham. Mr Bray hear for tea. I writing in this.
Sun 15<u>th</u>.. Very windy went to S.S. & church. Dave walked up with me & hear for tea but went home to do chores. I reading in eve to bed early.
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Tues 17<u>th</u>.. I called for Bertha D. to go to Bible class but she had head ache so I went alone. Had a very good meeting studyiing S.S. lesson. Arthur B. walked home with me & we sat & talked till 10. Had Phoebe Binkley come on eve. train & stayed all night.
Wed 18<u>th</u>.. Jane & Phoebe went over to Brays for dinner then back here & Jane drove her up to station. Just as we had tea ready who should walk up but Frank W. & Joe B. so set table over & I did work & dressed my self before eating tea. They stayed the evening. Geo. W. came & us playing cards. It 10.30 when they went Joe said he would be down Sun.
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Frid 20<u>th</u>.. I drove Lois up to station & talking to Arthur B. coming back then I went to P.O. & Geo. W. got out of stage & walked down with me. I went to store & coming back Dave caught up to me & came in he had new washing machine to show us. He stayed & talked till 1. O'clock tell me of his the past experience with B.
Sat 21<u>st</u>.. Got through work good time I went to P.O. couldn't keep from laughing when I thought of what Dave had told me about her.
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Sun 22<u>nd</u>.. March. Went to S.S. & church. Joe came in church rather late. Had splendid sermon. The walking very muddy. In morning Janes cow calved & us all out to barn before breakfast. Had a {pie?} one cow afraid of her calf. So after tea I left Maria to talk to Joe while I went & milked. Joe & I had a fine talk in parlor he telling me he had ordered a new buggy & bot a colt etc. I told him how Phil & I stood.
Mon 23<u>rd</u>.. March 18.0. Just got through washing as Alf & Sarah came. they went home after noon.
Tues 24<u>th</u>.. I sick all A.m. Dave called for me to go to Bible class but I couldn't go I sent word with him to tell Bertha that I couldn't be down.
Wed 25<u>th</u>.. M.W. went up to train to meet Laura Walton from NewCastle I covering box with tin foil.
Thurs 26<u>th</u>.. Jane went over home & to Annie Brays. It lovely day. Emma & baby & Blondie & M.L. came on eve. train.
Frid 27<u>th</u>.. Terrible snowstorm & windy from the east. All the road blocked
Sat 28<u>th</u>.. March. E.M. came home on noon train from Orilla. In eve. Laura & I went down to practise through snow. Stayed at Dorlands all eve. Boys went to band practise. Got home 11.
Sun 29<u>th</u>.. March. Went to SS. & church Archie there he drove Laura & I home & stayed for tea. Then he drove us up to M.P. church got terribly splashed with mud going. Had splendid choir. When got home Dave & Arthur hear & Lois talking to them in hall so we had music Archie played on violin & I organ. He went at 10. Laura fooling with Arthur & Dave. It 11 before they went.
Mon 30<u>th</u>.. Alf bro't Ida home. She said they had Joe, Harris, Gertie & Philus there at Sarahs for tea. She & Laura went over to Mrs Williams in P.M. but didn't stay. E.M. drove. Jane, Lois, Laura, Ida & I all over to Mrs Bray & we spent the evening.
Tues 1<u>st</u>.. April / 90 I fooled the girls 1<u>st</u>.. thing by looking down lane to see if any one was coming. When Lois came from school she bro't a letter for me from Josie Gilters & the girls all thought it was from Dave so I went down
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in parlor to read it & they came down & Jane read it out & laughing making fun but it was a good April fool on the girls. Expected Dorlands up but didn't come Lois got dressed & Laura & got fooled again
Wed April 2<u>nd</u>.. Pa's birthday he 78. Dave & Arthur called in evening & we went Ida, Laura & I down to Open temperance meeting in hall. We walked on snow banks had great sport. Meeting very good but lengthy. It after 11 Laura & Arthur fooling & running around. Dave & I talking in dining room. It 12.
Thur 3<u>rd</u>.. April Ma's birthday 61. Lois went home on train & Jane with her. Annie came home I met her. It raining. E.M. & Jane & Annie playing & singing Ida & I crocheting etc.
Frid 4<u>th</u>.. Good Friday. Girls sewing at Annie dress. Annie reading on hands around table in evening no body hear all day.
Sat 5<u>th</u>.. Baking. expect a crowd over Sun. Laura & Mabel came on noon train. M.L. & I went to practise I called at Dorlands early & Archie came then after I there a while then Annie came she had been over to see Edith. Us all over at church singing. Ida, Laura & Mable stayed in very quiet then Ernest W. & Arthur Biggs came too. Had great sport practising It lovely & moon light Archie partly asked me to drive up with him but I said he would catch up to us & then I'd see but he never asked me when he caught up to us. There were 6 of us girls all in a string coming home It 10.
Sun 6<u>th</u>.. April Easter Sunday. Cloudy day. S & Alf came I took a nap in morning. Then went to S.S. & church not as many out as I expected to see. Had Sarahs baby christened Estella May after church. Mr Stewart here for tea Had a large table full I waited. Just for tea over when Alf went & Philus & Wosley came. Sarah stayed. Then Joe B. came. He has a swollen hand said his cold kicked him. Us singing in parlor & then E.M. talking to Joe then Annie got talking to him so I never got a word said at all to him they went at 10.31. I never even asked when he would be down again. Us reading there hands {?}
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Mon 7<u>th</u>.. April Easter Monday. Girls painting & Ida finishing Annies dress Bertha called & Laura Mabel & I all went to Woods got winter greens walked over to rail road bridge & had a narrow escape to get off track before train came. Bertha hardly off track before train passed Got home at 5. Annie just about ready to stay with her trunk. Edith Mitchell hear for tea. Jane had baby over home with Kate B. Bertha went home for tea. After tea Geo W. Frank. Willi D. & Bertha came up & we had fine music singing etc. They went at 10.30.
Tues 8<u>th</u>.. Raining. Arthur B. called in morning to see S. baby. Ida & Laura painting so I tryed my hand also. The dog barked & Pa says now girls the fellows are coming just then Arthur tapped on window & we all had such a laugh. He called to go to B. class but it to late to go. It 10.30 when I went to retire & left Arthur & Laura talking.
Wed 9<u>th</u>.. April. I finished painting on satin etc. Writing in this got so far behind. To bed 10.
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{Back cover in black quilted (diamond pattern) cloth}
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Sarah Walton Diary & Transcription, 1883
Annie and Minetta Walton Diary, 1883-1884
Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary & Transcription, 1883 Part 1
Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1883 Part 2
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<p>Jan 1st.. New Years day. very warm; mild day, busy all A.M. In P. M. called for Bertha D. to go for a skate on creek but thot it hardly safe so gave it up then tho't we would try the basin so we went and she stayed on edge, broke through & got her feet wet, so went back & got permission to go on river so we went had a splendid skate quite a large crowd on ice. Bertha skated with Walter J. & I with F. Horning Went up & had tea & had an invitation to spend eve, at Mrs W. but I declined but B. went & I came home met Dave K & he came back with me & we had a very pleasant eve. Arthur B. called & we Had cider oranges, grapes, chestnuts etc. They went at 12. & Ida & I dreampt on Man Belyeas wedding cake which Dave & Arthur tied up for us.</p>
<p>It is over 2 months since I last wrote in diary & great many changes have taken place, Through November we had revival meetings in our church & Dave K Arthur B & Bertha D. all got converted & have become very much changed. By those meetings I realized much goodness and learned to try & help those who are retrying to help themselves. I got better acquainted with Dave & began to look upon him as a brother.</p>
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<p>Through December we were busy getting up a tea-meeting for the benefit of S.S. Had C. O. Johnston to lecture at tea-meeting which was held on 9th.. Dec. Hadn't a very large crowd but made over $40. It was a lovely night. - Dave Bertha & I were waiters at one table and Ida Charlotte & Arthur B. at another & Annie, Ada B. & Ed. Blanchard at the centre table Six of us went over to church to-gether & sat up in front. Xmas day passed very quitely with out either skating or sleighing was at home all day. Started to write to Frank but Dave & Arthur came & Archie S here we cracked butter nuts & played games had a lively evening after all.</p>
<p>Sun 23rd.. before Xmas Joe B. came down to church & he & Dave walked up road together & come in for tea Archie S also. Dave so comical kept us all laughing. Max C. called & all in parlor talking they all went at 10.30. I gave Joe B. a shaving tidy.</p>
<p>On Mon 24th.. E.M. drove a load of us up to M P. Xmas tree. 2 from Brays & A. I & I & Arthur B. Joe B. there he took us to a slat. E.M. & Jane sat beside Joe B. & I. I got a nice plush perfume bottle off tree, Had a nice programme & tree. Got home at 12. Saw Mr. Jeeter there he gave a speech. All through Xmas hollidays it very quiet. Frid eve Arthur B. drove Ida up to Appleby litterary society entertainment. Sat eve Annie C. came from Toronto over Sun.</p>
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<p>Wed 2nd.. Busy all day Ida making a dress for her self just finished one for Annie & she went to Toronto on {?} evening train with Annie C.</p>
<p>Thur 3rd.. Jan / 89. So busy all day In evening Gertie Alton Wolsley, George, Philus & Mr Pond there cousin from {Naeple?} all came down to spend the eve. We sang played cards & had violin music with mouth organ till 12.</p>
<p>Frid 4th.. Very warm day up to 50. haven't had scarcely any cold weather yet this winter. Annie bo't me a dress & expressed it up & girls making it for expect to go to a wedding next weak. Ah! it has come at last the long looked for, wedding. The day is set for the 9th.. Jan to be E.M. wedding day to Jane Bray. therefore we have so much sewing to do as had rather short notice. Felt rather {timid? tired?}</p>
<p>Sat 5th.. Got through work by noon & getting dress fitted when Mandia H. called. Blondie had a tea party in Pa's bed room, May Mc & Artie & Mandia's little errand girl are at party. It rainy Arthur B. called in eve.</p>
<p>Sun 6th.. It raining but M.L. & I went to SS Hadn't any S.S. but sang & Mr Stuart talked to scholars. Bertha played for church & M.L. Dave K & I in choir. Not many to church B. or D. didn't stay for after meeting so when I was walking home B. called me over to go in but I declined Dave came out & we came up road togeter He came in for tea & we had a sing but didn't he said he was going to church but changed</p>
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<p>his mind & we had a pleasant eve sitting on sofa in parlor We had chest-nuts & apples & talked till 11 Tho't it would be out last sun eve in parlor for awhile so took the good of it.</p>
<p>Mon 7th.. Bertha D came up in P.M. & stayed till 5. had a good sing Annie came home on noon train & bro't new music so we trying it. I walked home with her & went on errand for Pa. E.M. went to Hamilton & came back Tuesday.</p>
<p>Tues. 8th.. Jan / 89. Recd parcel from M.G. to E.M. for wedding P. box of common knives & forks & silver knives also & carving knives A. bo't lot of present up from Toronto for E.M. No singing till 10.30</p>
<p>Wed 9th.. Raining all day steady an awful day for E.M.'s wedding day. We all getting ready. E.M. M.W. & Blondie drove over 1st.. Then Tommy (our man) drove democrat & us girls & Pa went Got there in good time, ceremony not until about 4 O'clock Just Blanchards Clines & us folks. Then Archie S & Charlotte stood up with them. No one seemed to feel as bad as they did at Sarahs wedding. Jane got some very pretty present. Had a richly laden table of almost every thing imaginable. Just finished tea & got on things & drove to station. E.M. Jane & I in 1st.. buggy then Archie S. Annie & Charlotte then Ada Ida & Ed. Blanchard behind. It dreadful muddy. We just showered them with rice. Had to wait half hr for train I drove Ida home, & Annie went back to Brays & spent evening.</p>
<p>Thurs 10th.. Very blustry day with snow. Us house cleaning & busy all day.</p>
<p>Frid 11th.. P.M. out cleaning carpet when Dave rode in on horseback & had quite a chat. He went to P.O. & bro't our male back</p>
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<p>& when he gave me the mail he put out his foot & said philopean. Mrs Williams called in P.M. Gave Dave a piece of E.M. wedding cake.</p>
<p>Sat 12th.. Lovely day busy all day preparing for wedding couple. I went to P.O. & Dave walked down with me & back then Annie & I went over & called on Man Belyea. E.M. & Jane came on 7 train. {home?} they came from Woodstock.</p>
<p>Sun 13th.. Lovely day went to S.S. stayed for church Mr Yorston preached. I walked up road with Mr McGillvey. Charlotte B. called to see Jane. Archie S. hear for tea. Before got work done Philus came. Us having a good sing when Joe B. rapped. Was rather surprised Annie got talking to Joe about Camfield. I got playing & singing with Philus. He went at 10.30 & Archie & Joe went about 11, "said we would have a settlement B4 long."</p>
<p>Mon 14th.. Lovely day Jane & E.M. went over to Brays in P.M. Philus came down to go to Baptist tea-meeting to help us girls sing. So had tea then a little practise & we went Pa us 3 girls & Philus. Had quite a crowd. Had a splendid programme. Made $33.75. Had quite a procession coming across side walk. Dave & Bertha, Ida & Arthur, Philus & I. Annie & Archibald Philus & I stood on stoop & talked for quite a while then went in house & got warm & talked at door till after 12. Couldn't make a very decided agreement. It 1 O'clock.</p>
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<p>Tues 15th.. Jan / 89. Us washing S & Alf down all day. Had been down for 3 week. S never knew about EMs wedd.</p>
<p>Wed 16th.. I making petticoat E.M. & Jane hear. It raining in P.M. Ida E.M. & Jane drove to Oakville. Had music on violin & organ.</p>
<p>Thur 17th.. Jan / 89. E.M. Jane & Annie drove up to Alf's.</p>
<p>Frid 18th.. M.W. & I washing very busy all day. M.W. drove M.L. up to station. Then she drove over to Brays. Emma came back with her & I going to walk to P.O. with Emma when Bertha D. came. So I went & came back & had a nice time with " " Mr Kennedy came as Pa was eating tea then B. & I had ours then Jane & E.M. came & had theirs. Dave called to tell his father to go home for company their. Then Archie S. came Then Ida & Geo Williams came Geo wanted me to go skating so Bertha & I went The ice just lovely only us there on ice Had a jolly time got home at 11.</p>
<p>Sat 19th.. Very busy all day putting up to coal stove. Afa & Emma B. called so Ada & I went & called for Bertha & us all skating ice just lovely quite a crowd on ice. When got home Arthur B. here. Geo walked up with us. Arthur talked till 12.</p>
<p>Sun 20th.. It stormy Mr Kettlewell preached missionary meeting for Mr Stuart. Not very many out. John Dotty drove Mr K up to our place for tea Mr S. also. Had a sing. Then us all alone the rest of evening. Went to bed early.</p>
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<p>Mon 21st.. Jan / 89. Done washing. Arthur B. called to invite us to Oyster Supper.</p>
<p>Tues 22nd.. M.W. went to Toronto. I drove Ida over to Dan Brays to go to supper. So he called B.4. going for Bertha & asked me what to do so he tossed copper to see if she should go so he went & they called for me. Had a lovely time. Just us there at Dan B with Arthur. Had supper then Arthur washed dishes & Dave helped wipe & we had a jolly time Had nuts & taffy & sang & laughed till 12. It moon light coming home.</p>
<p>Wed 23rd.. Dan came over in morn & I cleaning windows & he talked to me then he came in & helped peal potatoes Then he went out & was going but talked till dinner was ready so came in and ate dinner. Then went down to see Janes presents & talked all P.M. till 5. telling me his trouble about B.D. his father etc. I went to bed at 10.30 Archie S came & He & I went to teachers meeting only 6 their.</p>
<p>Thur 24th.. Had callers to see Jane. Harry, Gusy & Charlotte Bray. It lovely day. Arthur & Dave came & us had a big sing. They stayed till 11.30.</p>
<p>Frid 25th.. Jan Done churning & got through. Then after dinner Jane E.M. & I drove up to Burlington It lovely day then went to Will Clines for tea. They sent over for Kate Blanchard & we had a nice time just through tea when Will Alton came for Kate to go to Litterary meeting but didn't go we Had violin music & stayed till 10.30 Had a nice time. Got home at 11.</p>
<p>Sat 26th.. Hurly burly to get E.M. breakfast to go to Toronto on 1st train. Jane went over home & took Blondie all day. We got through work and E.M. came home for tea. John Forfar with him. Intended going to temperance lecture but to late. I sang then went to bed 10.</p>
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<p>Sun 27th.. / 89. Jan. It very stormy. went to S.S. sang in choir stayed for church. Called in Berthas a little while. Ida & E.M. & Jane went over home for tea. Us all alone just going to write a letter when Dave & Arthur came through storm. Had a good sing till 10.30. Then Dave went to get his coat on & Ida took him in pantry then Arthur & I went in other pantry & had cookies etc. then I made ginger tea & it 12 B.4 they went.</p>
<p>Mon 28th.. A & I washed I went to bed 7.30.</p>
<p>Tues 29th.. Lovely sleighing. Mr & Mrs Williams called on Jane Arthur B called through & asked us to go for sleigh ride up to Alfs I upstairs talking out of window to him He & Dave called for us at 6.30. Johnie F. & Ida & I went called for Bertha & Geo Williams. Had mouth organ & singing all the way. It 8.30 when got there. S & A just going to bed so had to "fire up" once more & we stayed till 1 O'clock. Had splendid time. Dave & Geo kept us laughing all the time. It 2.30 when got home.</p>
<p>Wed 30th.. Baking & ironing very busy Annie & Will came off noon train to go to Viola Curtis wedding. I went to bed & slept from 2 till 4. Our Annie went also to wedding. I writing to bed. 9.</p>
<p>Thur 31st.. Jan. Stormy. Meals all hrs. Annie & Will went home on noon train. Jane & E.M. went to Oakville I went to P.O. Mr & Mrs Cline & Kate Blanchard came for tea & evening. Had a nice time it 10. when they left.</p>
<p>Frid 1st.. Afa & Charlotte B. called in P.M. I rode over to Annies B. to see if Arthur would take a load up to literary. Arthur came along when I was there & I got a ride home. Geo W. in sleigh coming home from School so he drove through our place. Said that he tho't he would take</p>
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<p>team & load so he came along & got our sleighs & called at Brays & got Ada & Ida Annie Johnie F & I went & we called for Bertha & Frank & Arthur drove, got there a little late. School house full talking to Will Alton he & Kate B. there. Joe B. there came & told me Frank W. was home I so surprised said he would bring him down Sat P.M. They had a debate on "Resolved that circumstances tend more to success than ability." Horace W. one debater. The Ability won by 2 points. Had mouth organ music got home ay 12. Ada stayed all night here.</p>
<p>Sat 2nd.. Feb / 89 The sun shone for old Bear to see his shadow, but stormy. E.M. & Jane went to H. & took Blondie us 3 girls to do work oh so busy till 3 P.M. Joe B. & Frank drove up. My it seemed good to see Franks face one more time but I rather disappointed because he doesnt look as well as he did when he went away. He seemed taller. They here for tea & didn't stay only until 8. Had a little singing.</p>
<p>Sun 3rd.. Feb / 89. It lovely day. Hurrying around for to go to church it quarterly meeting. Coal stove went out & I had to light it. Quite a lot on. Frank Ed & Horace there. Expected F & Joe down for dinner but didn't come in. Only had Archie for dinner. It 2 when got home. Had a nap. Then Archie & Annie went to Palermo church. E.M. & Jane went home. Arthur B. called & took Ida to Oakville church. I went to be at 9.</p>
<p>Mon 4th.. Busy washing until 3. Went to P.O. & called in to see B.</p>
<p>Tues 5th.. Rather mild turned very cold suddenly. Archie S came & he & Annie went for drive to Oakville.</p>
<p>Wed 6th.. 4 below zero. Dave called & cracked butter nuts & Ida painting he daubed my face & I did his. I writing in this.</p>
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<p>Thur 7th.. Feb / 89. S. & Alf. came down for dinner & took Ida back with them.</p>
<p>Frid 8th.. Men here, cutting wood. Arthur B. asked Annie & I to go to M.P. tea-meeting. So we went sat behind Frank & Dave Had a splendid time. Church full. Didn't get much supper. Oakville choir sang. It very hot, when got home 12.</p>
<p>Sat 9th.. Annie went to Toronto. Jane & I had men to get dinner for. E. M. & Jane drove to Oakville in P.M. It 3 when got through work. Will Giles & Mr McGilvery bo't home dishes Then Frank came. Annie came home & bo't new games so we playing till 9.30.</p>
<p>Sun 10th.. Feb. Lovely day, E.M. drove Jane, Annie, Johnie, & I up to M.P. church. Mr Stuart preached on text "I can do all thing through Christ which strengtheneth me." Frank drove home with us & we got dinner & went to SS. Stayed for church & class. A. F. & I got a drive up home with Kennedy's Archie S. & Frank & Joe hear for tea. Had a good sing & Archie played on violin Joe waited for Archie to get a ride home it 12 when went.</p>
<p>Mon 11th.. Feb. F. hear. washing done at dinner time.</p>
<p>Tues 12th.. Baking. Jane & E.M. went home for tea. A over to see Edith Had a song in evening.</p>
<p>Wed 13th.. / 89. E.M. & Jane started for Michigan on noon train F. & I drove up to Street, met Joe going to draw ice. Had tea at S. then we started for Appleby tea-meeting. Got a good seat. church full made $76.77. Ida Philus & Gertie there. Arthur B. & Charlotte B. Joe was waiter with C. Bumby. It lovely night but cold. Got home at 12.30</p>
<p>Thur 14th.. Valentine day. John drove F. home. A & I alone. Emma Belyea called in P.M. Then Dave K. hear for tea. Pa all out of sorts scolding all day thinks we don't look after things properly. To bed 9.</p>
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<p>Frid 15th.. Feb / 89. Annie & I hear alone. A went to P.O. Dave called to see about going to literary. intended taking a load bu Pa wouldn't let one of our horses go so Dave said he would contrive a rig of his own to go if that would suit me, he would call at 6.30 he & his friend Miss Jackson so they came & I went Pa tried to frighten us by saying it was going to storm by didn't see any storm that night. Got there in good time Joe, Frank, Philus Ida & Gertie there. Palermo finished the programme. Had a splendid time. Miss Jackson rather a nice girl. We made arrangements to go up to hill & sleigh ride next night. Got home 11.30.</p>
<p>Sat 16th.. Rather busy. M.L. came home on 6 train. It raining through the day so couldn't go sleigh riding at night.</p>
<p>Sun 17th.. Feb. Went to SS. Alf & S. down for dinner. I cam home from SS. & layed down & had a nap when Arthur B. came he drove me home from SS. then drove back for his folks & came in again. Wanted me to go to Oakville church but I expected Joe down to take me so he didn't come by 8 so I went to bed & Arthur B came & stayed till 10.</p>
<p>Mon 18th.. Stormy. sunny most all day.</p>
<p>Tues 19th.. Washing It blustry day Dave & Miss Jackson came I playing when they came lit fire & we played cards then Had a short sing & I gave them cake & they went at 11.30.</p>
<p>Wed 20th.. Got work done & went to store in cutter then went to over to see Edith Mitchell. stayed quite a while she looks very tired. Archie S came & A went for a drive.</p>
<p>Thurs 21st.. / 89. Pa cleaning stove pipe & I cleaning room. very busy all day. Emily Triller & her father came then C. Bray. Annie & C. went to church & sing for childs funeral Mrs Lands Ella called. M.W. came home. I very tired done baking after got through cleaning.</p>
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<p>Frid 22nd.. Feb /89 Rather stormy. Snowing. In P.M. (Tommy our man) drove M.W. Annie & Jny to Sarah's to get Ida. Got back at 6. left Annie & bro't Ida. It very cold Mrs Foster here stayed all night.</p>
<p>Sat 23rd.. baking all A.M. Mrs Foster went home on 5 train. Dave called. It very cold below zero. Ida getting ready to go to Scarboro on Mon.</p>
<p>Sun 24th.. Feb. / 89. Went to S.S. & church sat in choir Bertha played Dave K went home with B. then he came up to our place for tea. Josh Hixon called to see if Pa would be pall bearer for his mother's funeral on Mon. 25th.. Joe came while he hear so had Dave & Joe for tea. Then Dave went directly after tea. Ida & I done the dishes. Two Marias went over to Hixons Joe talked to Pa until we done work. Then Joe & I went down in parlor after while heard bells. It was Philus Alton so Ida let him in. I had to go out for wood so spoke to him. But shortly Ida & Philus came down had a good sing then came out in room & talked until Archie & Annie came he went up to Stret for Annie. She said I had to go to Street so I got ready & went Joe drove with Archie to the top of hill then he got in our cutter. It dreadfully cold. Philus gave me his shawl to put around me. Had a great talk going up . It 1 Oclock Joe had to wake Alf up to get in.</p>
<p>Mon 25th.. Nice day but cold. Alf went to Hamilton to help with ice.</p>
<p>Tues 26th.. Philus came over in evening & S. had him instead of Alf.</p>
<p>Wed 27th.. Feb. S & I went over to Mr J. Altons in P.M. Stev. & Mary Ezard. there & baby. Had oysters for tea. got home early Neil Alton came in evening & helped {mind?} off yard until 11.</p>
<p>Thur 28th.. / 89. Just got dressed when who should drive up but Frank & Joe. Had a lively P.M. They played checkers. Philus & Gertie called to take us up to P.O. for a drive so S. went & I stayed with</p>
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<p>boys. They snow balling one another. Had tea. then F. & Joe went over to Mr McCarleys till 8. Gertie & Philus came he played on mouth organ & I on Jew harp then Gertie blew horn for boys & they hurried over. We played games & passed candies. Had magic music. Had puzzle & F. trying to sell tickets for concert It 11. when they went. I couldn't get a private word to Joe at all. Philus asked me to go to literary (after they went) over at Palermo.</p>
<p>Frid 1st.. March / 89. Lovely day. Philus called in P.M. then came along in evening & I went over to Palermo with him. Just in time to get a good seat behind Applyby crowd. Horace W. took a load of 20. Bumbys Joe, Woods, Lucy Matthew man & F. sat with Lucy, & Joe beside Miss Husband & Miss Wood. The programme pretty good. It closed at 10. Arthur & Dave there. Snowing a little when going home. A big pig crossed in front of us going home. Had a great talk going home. It 12. when got home. He came to the conclusion that he would quit so left it at that.</p>
<p>Sat 2nd.. Just going to paint floor when Gertie & Philus called for me to go to choir to practise & I ran in S. bedroom & he ran after me so I changed dress & went. It at Mrs Springers. Had a lovely time got acquainted with Mr & Miss Gunby Mr Watson & Miss Laura & Emily Springer & Miss Wilson Croft. It 10.30 when got home Last sleigh ride of the season.</p>
<p>Sun 3rd.. March. Lovely day. S & Alf drove to Bronte & I kept house. Max & Wes Curtis called. P.M. I had a nap. folks got back at 5. Had tea & went "over home" & had a sing. Then talking. Mrs Alton heard I was at Mrs J. Sherwoods oyster supper which Joe got up, & she teasing me. Philus walked home with me & had to both walk on on path, rather close</p>
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<p>together I tho't. Had another talk he wanted to take back what was said Frid. eve but I didn't say I would. He let his feeling grow to quick, said he would have to some for the more he saw of me better he liked me. He wanted to have another talk before I came home It 10.</p>
<p>Mon 4th.. March / 1889. Up early Mr J. Alton came when us at Bkft to butcher. S & I doing washing etc I felt rather homesick after talking with Philus.</p>
<p>Tues 5th.. Had men cutting wood. Baking & cooking dinner. Just 6 men for</p>
<p>Wed 6th.. March. Lovely day. S. rendering out lard. P.M. covered buggy went passed tho't it Dr but turned out to be Geo Bumby & Joe B. didn't called but went to Geo Altons & Josephs Alton. Saw P. driving 4 girls on a manure wagon along Street. He told us about Joe being over there expected them to call but didn't. Phil came over in eve from P.O. & put his horse in stable, supposed he was intending to have a good talk. Had mouth organ music & Jew harp & doing puzzles on table with matches when Mr Alton stepped in so strange Phil asked him if he was lost. He so angry could hardly speak cause had to come over to find Phil. His mother imagined the colt he went to P.O. on had throwed him off & killed him so she couldn't rest until Mr A got up out of bed & went to look for him. Phil soon got out his colt & went home. Well I couldn't help laughing to think his father had to come to tell him to go home. I was so thankful that he & I wasn't sitting up alone talking. He got fooled out of his talk after all. I rather glad.</p>
<p>Thur 7th.. Geo Alton came over for S & I to go over there for the PM. so we went he {pioletted?} us over the muddy roads. Sarah Alton there & Ella Breckon & Gertie & Maggie Had a lively time stayed for tea then got home 6.30. Got Alfs tea & Phil called with Gertie to take me up to Helson library. Not many out. Had a short progamme. Home at 10.30. After a tight squeeze sitting 3 on a seat.</p>
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<p>Frid 8th.. March 1889. Expected Maggie Alton Sarah Alton & Ella Breckon over they came & S & I met with them over to see Lila Alton. Stayed about an hour. Then they came in for tea & went at 6. I painted floor after they went home. Had good time.</p>
<p>Sat 9th.. After work done, I painted floor all over. It 9. when got through.</p>
<p>Sun 10th.. Lovely day. I coaxing Alf to bring me home. He sleeping on sofa & I started to dress him put on his pants. Had great fun. Alf drove S & I up to Methodist church. Gertie her Ma & Pa out Gertie made me sing in choir. After tea we went "over home". Had a good sing. Stev & Mary Ezard & baby there & Josie & Lila. When coming home Phil holding lantern for Stev so couldn't walk home with me. I laughed to myself for escaping the talk.</p>
<p>Mon 11th.. Alf drove me home. found Mary Thompson here. M.W. & Mary drove to Oakville. didn't get back until 3. P.M. suppose they went to fortune teller but couldn't find out for sure. Annie & I went over to see Edith & called in P.O. coming home. Dave & Arthur there & they walked up with us & came in house & went in pantry & ate pie etc. They just full of mischief. Archie hear talking & playing cards with girls Annie talked to him until 2 A.M.</p>
<p>Tues 12th.. M.W. & Mary drove up to Street. Annie & I washing. Mrs McC & Ella called. A & M.L. went to teachers meeting. Dave & Arthur walked up home with girls & I up stairs & Arthur climbed up varendia post & right up to window & gave me candy.</p>
<p>Wed 13th.. Very busy {berry?} baking. Frank came went over to see Arthur in P.M. Us singing in P M. F. stayed all evening. I out hot irons in his bed E.M. birthday 38 years old.</p>
<p>Thursday 14th.. Frank went home at 10. after he & Annie had some gymnasium exersise. In eve, who should come but Arthur & Joe B. They stayed till 12. Annie & I playing cards with them.</p>
<p>Frid 15th.. Mary went home at noon. I sewing all P.M. To bed. 10.</p>
<p>Sat 16th.. Nice day through work in good time Dave called but I didn't see him. I writing in this. To bed at 10.</p>
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<p>Sun 17th.. March / 89. Lovely day but roads very muddy. A. M.L. & I to S.S. Had a splendid S.S. quite a lot of helpers. Stayed for church. Sat in choir stayed for class. Dave stayed also. He walked up road with me A. got ride with Mr Stuart. Dave came in tho't he intended coming, so asked him in. Us walking up lane when Joe came around corner of house. Archie Dave Joe & Mr Stewart here for tea. Dave talking to Archie. I done dishes. Then Dave went & Archie Annie & M.L. started on ahead to go to M. church where B. minister was to preach to Orangemen & Joe. M.W. & I behind. Joe found Archie's rubber in lane. Had great laugh about it. Church full all centre of seats full of Orangemen with there galias on looked real nice. Got home at 9. Lovely & moonlight, took a stroll around garden then came in. Archie a little vexed because didn't tell him we found his rubber. I lit fire in parlor & Joe & I went down & had a great talk. "Said he would come down if Philus came or not, until I told him to quit." It 1 Oclock when he went.</p>
<p>Mon 18th.. Done washing & I sewing at night dress. A & I went down to see Bertha D. Willi D. home so had lots of music violin organ guitar & mouth organ. Stayed until 10.</p>
<p>Tues 19th.. Dave over helping cut wood & I baking. He took my sun bonnet & wore it out to work all day. M.L. A & I went down to Bible class meeting in church. Had the S.S. lesson explained by Mr Kennedy & Harris. Dave walked up with A & I & M.L. & Mr. K.</p>
<p>Wed 20th.. Snowing. M.L. went over to visit Mrs K. & stayed for tea D came home with her & A & I went over to see Mrs Brod. & D. went along found Arthur keeping house all folks over to Annie B. to the baby's birthday party. They got home before we came home & had some singing. Then came home D & I behind & A & A ahead. It 10.00. Large fire in Toronto. chair factory burnt.</p>
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<p>Thur 21st.. March 1889. A went to Toronto I drove her to station then went to P.O. & took Bertha for a drive when got back to her place met Dave & I drove him home. Then stood at gate & talked he told me something that Joe said over at Brays which I didn't like Wouldn't tell me all. Then I drove him to Miss Wrights & gave Ada B. a ride down to P.O. & back I sang all eve.</p>
<p>Frid 22nd.. Lovely day. Mrs Adams called, Mandia & {Carl?} Jones called Archie came to go to literary & A not home so asked M.L. to go.</p>
<p>Sat 23rd.. One year ago on 23rd I had the great talk with Dave. Lovely clear day cleaning pipes etc. Washed head. Writing in this & to bed.</p>
<p>Sun 24th.. S & Alf came I singing went to S.S. Bertha & I in choir large choir, no anthem, Emily awfully melancholy Villa Curtis & her husband out another unknown bride out also. Bumbys out. Frank out to church he walked up with us. Dave not out to S.S. but to church with S. Peacock. Had Frank, Archie & Alf & S. for tea. Archie got drive home with Alf so F. & I went to B. church. Dave came in church with Austin S. Quite a lot down from Weston. F. stayed till 11.</p>
<p>Mon 25th.. Lovely day, got through washing & I washing buggy in creek & Mrs McCay came along & helped me draw buggy up to barn. After dinner I drove went to Bronte & called for Bertha & drove to Oakville we went to "Old Mrs Jackland the fortune teller" So I got mine told 1st.. took 1 hr. Then B. had hers for 1/2 hr felt quite satisfied with mine she told me such a lot of past truth. We had such laughing going in Oakville B. told me part of hers & I told her part of mine. Done shoping & got home 7.30. We had quite a big talk coming home.</p>
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<p>Tues 26th.. March 1889. Went to Bible class. Dave & B. there {closing?} I seemed to be about last coming out so was " " & I said to D. "whats the matter" & he said "Nothing" very cooly & short so I just walked on & left him he caught up to & grabbed my hand & said "come back here" so he saw I felt offended. Expected he & B. over on Thur to spend evening.</p>
<p>Wed 27th.. Tommy (our man) went to Toronto with apples</p>
<p>Thur 28th.. Girls drove over to see Edith in eve Bertha & Frank came but Dave didn't. Had singing & playing & game of cards B asked me for the essay D. wrote for me she wanted a copy of it. To bed. 10.30.</p>
<p>Frid 29th.. I went over to Kennedy's with some carrot pudding for them, as they gave us the carrots. Didn't see D. he cutting wood I sewing all P.M. went to P.O. in eve.</p>
<p>Sat 30th.. Nice day. Got through work after dinner. Annie came home of 6 train. She showing her purchasing & talking so didn't get this done till 10.30.</p>
<p>Sun 31st.. Mar. Terrible snow storm all day but went to S.S. M.L. A & I Not many out to church. Mr Stuarts, brother preached, very good. Dave out I tho't he was angry but I spoke to him & rather angry at myself afterwards for shaking hands with him. I walked up rode with Arthur B. & Annie & Archie behind. All alone in eve reading went to bed early.</p>
<p>Mon 1st.. April. Snow about a foot deep. Felt rather out of sorts expected to have to help Pa to fan up grain so didn't get only part washing done. It a lovely day. Went out to barn P.M. & turned fanning mill. just got through & coming to house as Archie drove up he saw me. He stayed & talked to Annie till 5 P.M. a final talk I guess.</p>
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<p>Tues 2nd.. April 1889. Nice day. A & I drove over to see Edith.M. she better. Had nice time come home in time to catch 4.30 train. Annie went to Toronto. M.L. & I went to Bible class not many out. Had a big talk to Dave sort of squaring up matters He stayed till after 11. He apologized for the way he spoke to me the previous week at the church door & when I asked him "what the matter was" he said he felt rather unwell. heard bad news about George his brother Told me why he couldn't take Annie S. class</p>
<p>Wed 3rd.. April. I sewing. Girls quilting It Pa birthday 77 years old.</p>
<p>Thur 4th.. S & Alf came. Just finished washing blankets. Franke W. he came also they hear for dinner. Alf & Frank to P.O. I sewing & talked to F. S & Alf went at 3. Bertha D. came up with music & F. B. & I singing sang till 7. When came out no supper ready so B couldn't stay, till tea ready I sorry to see her go I played checkers with F. all eve.</p>
<p>Frid 5th.. April. F. reading & I sweeping. He went over to see Arthur B. B.4. dinner didn't come back until 5 P.M. & Arthur driving to station so F. went with him. Didn't hardly look for him back. I went to P.O. & waited in Dorlands till male came in Had a good play & got home at 9. F. & Arthur B. hear. So had to have a game of cards played till 11. F. stayed all eve.</p>
<p>Sat 6th.. Busy till after noon. F. went to P.O. & Geo Williams came back with him. I finished cleaning floor. They went just after wards I finished chemises & reading got card from Ida saying she coming home Mon.</p>
<p>Sun 7th.. Lovely day, nice & warm. Finished book "Between two loves" went to S.S. Lot out. Stayed for church. Bertha & I in choir Joe at church. F & Frank Horning sat together Dave & Geo W. Austin S also. stayed for class. Joe & I walked up together. Just him for tea. We went for</p>
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<p>walk up to concession & I told him part of my fortune came back & sitting in parlor. Had a sing then talked till 11. he went</p>
<p>Mon 8th.. 1889. Got through washing early. I went to Station to meet Ida. She came. I rather sick all P.M.</p>
<p>Tues 9th.. April. I finished ironing Alf hear for dinner. Two Marias went over to Mrs Williams. Ida & I raking yard, I went down to bible class. called in for Bertha & just coming away when Dave called for her so we came on & waited at corner & all went together. Had a pretty good lesson. Dave came home with M.L & I. He came in & saw Ida. Then when he went I got him some pie & we talked out in kitchen until after 12. Had a great talk & laugh he seemed like he used to be. so lively & o{division sign}</p>
<p>Wed 10th.. I raking yard. Ida & I went over to Mrs Brodericks for lime saw Dave drawing brush with sleigh. Arthur came home with us & went on to P.O. It lovely & moonlight. We got on Mr Wilsons swing & had a swing. any thing for mischief. Ida got letter with her proofs for Photo in. We played game till 11.</p>
<p>Thur 11th.. I cleaning Tom bed room when Emily Triller came for dinner Then I cleaned pantry & kitchen P.M. Ella McCay called & it 6 when got through ate tea in sitting room. Listened to Emily talk till 10.</p>
<p>Frid 12th.. April. Churning. Emily & M.L. went collecting. I finished cleaning yard P.M. M.W. painting walls in kitchen. To bed 9. I so tired.</p>
<p>Sat 13th.. I painted floor in kitchen.</p>
<p>Sun 14th.. Walked down to S.S. with Ada R. met Bertha she looked rather sad so I asked her what was the matter she told me her father had been talking to her, about she must go play in the B church & she didn't want to. Quite a lot out to church. Bertha walked up with me & Frank & Mr McGillvray behind then came in for tea us having a good sing when Dave came hear for tea. Then Dave making us all laugh we all went to B. church.</p>
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<p>Mon 15th.. April 1889. Washing Pa & Tommy (our man) hunting a house for expecting his wife out from Ireland. Ida painted floor again Men folks butchering.</p>
<p>Tues 16th.. Tommy & I up early drove to Hamilton got there at 9. Emma Mr Mc & I went shoping. Blondie & I went down Street & bo't a mouth organ after dinner. I studying phymology {phrenology}till Tom called with his wife & we got home at 8. Annie B. & Dan hear Kept folks all night 2 children & her father.</p>
<p>Wed 17th.. I cleaned wood shed. Tom got moved over in with Miss Okley.</p>
<p>Thurs 18th..Moving out stove in kitchen cleaning dining room & pantry very tired when got through. Annie came home from Toronto</p>
<p>Frid 19th.. "Good Friday" Mabel & Gordon came off 1st.. train then A. drove to meet Ga. Lizzie & Annie came. Then Sarah, Wolsley & Gertie came, all hear for dinner Ida & I waiting for dinner. Had some singing & talking It was very warm in P.M. Folks all went away but Mabel & Gordon</p>
<p>Sat 20th.. M.W. & I sewing vegetable seed very warm. Had a lot of work to do. Ida fixing Annie's things. Mable, Gordon & I went to church. Met Albert Peacock & went through bush got flowers & winter green boxes. Got home at 5. Emma & Baby came off noon train.</p>
<p>Sun 21st.. Easter Sunday. Went to SS & sat with Mable & Emma B. Archie hear for tea. Late getting tea over S & Alf came down. Mable & I went to B. church. Heard good singing. Coming home Arthur B. drove up to us & asked me to get in so Mabel & I got in & had a nice drive. When got home Ella & Arthur hear Austin & Archie Alf & S. Quite a house full. Arthur B. didn't stay Austin & Archie Ida A & I & Mabel had a good sing They went at 11. I slept with Mabel.</p>
<p>Mon 22nd.. April. Washing. I drove A up to 5. train but missed it so she went over to see Edith Then I took Mabel up to 6.. & came back passed Bertha Annie J. & Ella W. on road gave them a ride to Bronte. Met Annie on hill & bro't B. home with me to go to station but Ida wanted to go for a drive so she went with Annie & B. Dave called in evening & had a nice chat.</p>
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<p>Tues 23rd.. April 1889. Ida & I {?staking?} went over to Mrs Williams in P.M. stayed for tea & went to B. class. Frank & McGillvery out walked up with us & came in. Gave each a piece of pie. Had a great laugh about some white cotton some body put in a tree in garden found out who put it there. Tho't it was Dave 1st.. but found out it Frank & Mc they string it in tree the Sun. eve they were both down.</p>
<p>Wed 24th.. April / 89. I went to P.O. & saw B. In there place had lots of music she came home with me & we walked up & down lane she telling me some comical mistakes she made with Dave. I just roared. Ida over to D. Brays & I just got back as Ida got home & Dave with her. So I asked him why he wasn't out to Bible class & he said I know cause I had seen B. but I wouldn't tell him if I saw him or not. We had a rambling time he trying to force me to tell.</p>
<p>Thur 25th.. Mr Sherchion & Celena called P.M. for plants.</p>
<p>Frid 26th.. M.W. & Ida out in garden Ella up for milk.</p>
<p>Sat 27th.. I baking & doing work got through & went over to Kennedys for onions. men folks came home for supper I came away. I asked D. if he found out of B & I were to gether Wed. eve. He satisfied he said.</p>
<p>Sun 28th.. Rainy all day. M.L. & I to S.S. quite a few out. Mr Stuart for tea. Ida & I went to B S.S. at eve. Arthur B. walked up with us. Had a sing then he went.</p>
<p>Mon 28th.. Busy all day</p>
<p>Tues. 30th.. Rather a cold week. Wallis Walton came stayed all night. He working on rail road. M.L. & I to B. Class. Frank & McG. then came up with us. It very cold could hardly keep warm in church. B. & I sat together & couldn't keep from laughing at Dave & Geo W. in front both under one over coat F & Mc stayed till after 12. us so tired & sleepy</p>
<p>Wed Wed 1st.. May / 89. Men folks butchering & preparing to go to Toronto. Wallis came again & stayed all night he went over to see Ingledews. I to bed early.</p>
<p>Thurs 2nd.. Dave came in evening & told us all the story which was in the Globe about "Found Guilty" It 11 when he got through. Early in morning at 2. A.M. got up & got breakfast for M.W. & Tomy going to Toronto. Stayed up until 5. then layed down till 7. got up & worked all day. They took calf, pork, chickens, potatoes, apples etc.</p>
<p>Frid 3rd.. I baking & boiling soap. Washed my hair. In parlor after tea singing & Ida came down bro't light & no singing when rap came to door & Ida went I turned down lamp & was out step door & up stairs & got my dress changed & hair combed for it hanging down my back drying. It was Joe B & Frank who came. Hadn't seen Joe for nearly 4 week terrible long time the reason was I think, he having to attend his poor sister's funeral at Canfield Mrs Shapland died of a tumor buried on Sat Easter. They stayed until 11.30. Got talking about Phrenology & Joe bound to feel the back of my head as we had tussel but he did,</p>
<p>Sat 4th.. I done baking & cleaning. M.W. came home on 6 train. I went to P.O. saw B. out side & stood talking then Dave & Mr Youstone came along & all went to P.O. I left D. & B. & came on home playing mouth organ when Dave run up behind me & scared me terribly. He came in & I gave him pie & rasp vinegar.</p>
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<p>Sun 5th.. May 1889. It lovely morning so got up pretty good time & Ida & I drove up to Appleby Church the re opening of it. Dr Stone preached lot out passed Joe on road. sat with Mrs Matthewmen She invited us over for dinner. So we over took Joe on road & he drove us in. Stayed for dinner. Had a real nice time after dinner singing & Harris B came & us all out on lawn. Mr Matthewmen reading us a letter from a missionary in China a friend of theres. We stayed for tea, & then Harris B & Lucy (M.L. & Ida drove with him to A. church & Joe drove me with our horse. Lot out. Sat in front seat. M.L. up with Trillers. Choir lovely. Felt sorry I stayed all day up there because I wasn't at all well & felt so disagreeable. Harris drove Ida home & Joe me at 11. When got home</p>
<p>Mon 6th.. Washing {sewing?} out making garden.</p>
<p>Tues 7th.. Ironing. Alf came & I finished.. He wanted me to go home with him but couldn't. Ida & I went to B I also met D. at gate. Frank out {about?} 13 out. Walked up with D. F. & Arthur B. Bertha not out. Frank went on home. Dave & Arthur came in D. feeling rather fresh, gave me my first lesson on sitting two in a rocking chair. Gave them some pie & they went.</p>
<p>Wed 8th.. I churned then got ready & Pa & I drove to Hamilton. 27 awful hot. I bot shoes slippers etc. Got back at 8.30 as came passed Matthewmans they had a large bon fire & Lucy & Sarah sitting on fence.</p>
<p>Thur 9th.. House cleaning cellar Pa bedroom & cellar way. Alf bro't ML home so tired he wanted me to go back but couldn't to busy. S. not very well. Had John McMillian hear for tea. I got dressed & went down to P.O. to meet Ida to go over to Ellas met B. so we walked across creek to met Ida coming from Williams so Geo Ida & I went. Had a nice time but Oh so sleepy.</p>
<p>Frid 10th.. Making garden baking house cleaning upstairs & cleaning straw bery plants & I wrote a card to Annie, M.W. & M.L. down to see Ellie I writing in this got so far behind nearly lost track.</p>
<p>Sat 11th May. Rather busy. Ida came home from Mrs Williams & we walked over to get some eggs from Mr Kennedy she alone stayed & talked till 10. When got home found Dave here. Just as we got to door I said to Ida How different it might have been if I had went alone cause I could have had a good talk to Mrs K herself and could have put in a good word for Bertha as D. asked me to: so when opened door there stood Dave & heard what I was saying. I didn't know what to do or look. Where to put my self. He stayed till after 12. we looking through phrenology.</p>
<p>Sun 12th.. May. Up in good time. Having a nap when called one as S. & Alf here & Frank & Geo W. aso so had to get up & get dressed. had some singing & they all hear for dinner. Had SS. at 3 P.M. so we went F. & Geo went home after S.S., Met. D & B. going for a walk. Had no one for tea Dave called to go to B. church so Ida & I went F. & Geo out but didn't speak to them. We waited for B out side church & Mr Dorland walked alone sidewalk with Ida & I & D with B. behind. B came all way home with us & sat in hammock & talk & fooled till 11. Then D went home with B.</p>
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<p>Mon 13th.. May. Washing & I digging in garden in P.M. & heard some body called & looked around house there it Mandia Jennie Wild Miss Fleming from Erie & Cal Jones they stayed a short time Jenny had her baby with her. Had great laughing. Pa away to Palermo I promised Bertha I would be down so I went but it started to rain & I met her & Dave so B & I went on to P.O. & then D. B & I walked up road & they came in with. But I went in to unlock parlor door & just opening door & Pa came out rear door to empty something & there was B & D sitting on stoop I didn't know what to do so we went in & I light lamp & we had a sing. D. sang some of his pieces. It 10.30 when they went & Wesley D. came up to see if B was here.</p>
<p>Tues 14th.. Went to B. class called for Bertha F. & Mr McG. down cracked up road with Frank & Ida & Mr Mc & M.L. & Mr Kennedy It lovely & moon light. Dave not out.</p>
<p>Wed 15th.. Cleaning sitting room. Alf came down for me to go up but it rained so he stayed all night.</p>
<p>Thur 16th.. Got up at 5 & Alf & I drove up to Street got there at 6. So I helped S. clean her front room I painted ceiling Went to bed at 9.</p>
<p>Frid 17th.. Very hot cleaning kitchen. Phil stoped in & I had nearly all my close off & working away so hot. Alf finished cleaning floor while S. & I milked for a change. Alf & Phil went ball playing but called in coming back & Phil & I had some music on mouth organ & Jew harp. He didn't stay long. Rather tired.</p>
<p>Sat 18th.. baking & ironing & putting up curtains for S. Busy all day. Alf went to ball playing & got back at 6, & we done work & started for Bronte at 7. When got home Ada & Emma B. here & Dave Dave & I in hammock talking till 11. Alf went fishing & S waiting</p>
<p>Sun 19th.. Went to S.S. stayed for church. B. played & I in choir Dave walked up with Ida & Archie & I. It rained in P.M. They hear for tea. Then all in a hurry to get off to Oakville church so Dave hitched our horse & went home done his chores & we met him at gate & he drove us to church in Presbyterian Mr Fraser preached a lot out. Got home at 10. rather cold I had D. handkerchief tied around my head to keep warm looked like an "old granny" He came in till 11. He let me read his paper he composed out to Ida.</p>
<p>Mon 20th.. Washing. very tired I cut out basque. B. walked up with Ida, from P.O. & I out looking to her. Went to bed. at 9.30</p>
<p>Tues 21st.. sewing carpet & busy all day. Went to B. class. lot out about 30 called for B. & met D. so went to gether. Mr Kennedy & Mr Cranston his brother-in law adressed meeting. B & I sat to gether found out D. told her about us going to O. church Sun. & about handkerchief.</p>
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<p>Folks all got out of church 1st.. but D. B. & I so I left them & walked up all alone & it very dark but not far behind so kept back. Didn't care about the meeting. Mr Le rather conceited over his way of believing & thought no one else should be alike.</p>
<p>Wed 22nd.. May / 89. Put down dining room carpet awful busy Annie C. came of 6 train. I writing in this & to bed. 9. Our big pig died & left 8 little ones & we feeding them with spoon.</p>
<p>Thurs 23rd.. May. Nice cool day rather windy in P.M. I baking & busy. M L & Annie C. went over to see Edith Then Annie drove up to meet our Annie of 6 train. I trimmed hat.</p>
<p>Frid 24th.. May Us girls sewing. Just 2 Annies' extra for dinner Boat came in & Blandina folks all came up. Aunt Eliza came of train. Mandia Hixson called & Call Jones Dave here he tho't so many coming he would go to P.O. S & Alf drove down for few minutes Quite a crowd here Very quiet. Boat went to Hamilton at 5 & Ida went with them. Archie drove two Annie's to see boat & I walked with Mabel down. Will Alton came down to boat just as it was leaving S. in a hurry to go so hadn't much talk I walked up with Dave & Bertha. They came as far as gate & we fooling when Tom Annie & Archie came down to gate & said tea was ready so they came in & we had singing & I washed dishes & they played ball. Then us all singing & playing cards till 11. Aunty stayed over.</p>
<p>Sat 25th.. Aunty & I drove to Bronte to do some shoping Then Two Annie drove up to Sarahs in P.M. Aunty went home on noon train. I busy all day. Sewing P.M. Went to Bronte P.O. saw</p>
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<p>Dave & Arthur B. at a distance talking to Bertha. Saw some vagabond on road tho't he inclined to follow one so went through Adams & B stood at fence till I got at gate then whistled when I got there all right.</p>
<p>Sun 26th.. May After work done having a nap when 2 Annies & S came down. Went to S.S. Quite a lot out to church Joe B & Harris B. there. Sat with Ada Emma B & Bertha D. Frank & Mr Mc there. I stayed for class Mr Cranston Mr Kennedy's brother-in-law there & Miss Amot from Oakville & Miss Vaicre from Toronto They all believe in holiness. Had a good class meeting only long. M.W. & I walked up road with Arthur B. Found Joe B. here & Archie Arthur wanted me to go to church but I declined as had company. After tea Joe & I us all in parlor. Archie talking to Annie C & I he showing us his ring which he bo't for some lady Had great time talking. Then Joe & I started to go to B. church Got there rather late & church full so didn't want to go in Dave came out & wanted us to go in choir but didn't care to so we went for a walk across creek down to Lake & back home Joe got a rail of Adams fence & made a seat in side of gate & we talked till nearly 10. Just got to house as Archie was going so Joe went too about 10.30.</p>
<p>Mon 21st.. Our Annie went to Toronto on 1st.. train. S & Annie C. drove her up. I went to P.O. saw B. had a long talk about the holiness question. Alf bo't down some pigs for us & S. went back with him. I drove Annie C to station she went on 6 train saw Frank & his sister at station they going to Toronto. Rather cold</p>
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<p>Teus 28th.. May. Went to B. class. Called for Bertha & Mrs Wilson & we went over to gether. Mr Cranston there & Miss Arnot & Miss Varcoe friends of Kennedy's. Had quite a meeting. B. said we were in for a talking from them. M.L. & I walked up alone.</p>
<p>Wed 29th.. I out in garden all A.M. Bertha came up in P.M. It started to rain Miss Hallowern & Lucy Mathewman called. Had to drive them home through rain. Then met Pa at train from Toronto. Then B & I drove over to bring M.L. home from Kennedys. She just going to have tea. Dave wanted us to go in but I didn't see any use going in for so short a stay. Drove out front way & Dave had to run wagon out of road & open gate for me. He looked so desolated. I felt sorry for him. B. went home early after we had tea.</p>
<p>Thur 30th.. Raining & no sewing. Ida came home from H at eve.</p>
<p>Frid 31st.. I rather sick in night, & all day but I doing work all A.M. & sewing at wrapper in eve. Went to bed a 8.</p>
<p>Sat 1st.. June / 89 Rather cool. I done baking & cleaning & sewing at wrapper. John Mc hear to see Pa & Ed. Minch also called I finished wrapper. Dave came in & stayed till 12.</p>
<p>Sun 2nd.. Went to S.S. stayed for church B & I in choir. F & Mr McG. walked up with me & came in Mr Stuart also for tea. We went to church D & B. not out. They went at 10. F & I talking about pic-nic M.P. S.S. going to Lorne Park & invited our S.S. Want to go if can only get a driver.</p>
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<p>Mon 3rd.. June / 89. Washing out in garden all P.M.</p>
<p>Tues 4th.. P.M. cut out wrapper M.W. & M L out driving looking for pickers I ready to go to B. S.S. when it looked liked rain then Dave called, so I went to have a sing when came out of room D. had gone. I tho't he couldn't go to pic-nic he said on Frid. Suppose he didn't like it of me to go & sing.</p>
<p>Wed 5th.. June Sewing. Bertha D. up to get Ida cut her dress</p>
<p>Thur 6th.. June M.L. & Pa drove to Oakville Nice day. Ida sewing at our print dresses. Bertha came up again. Alf & Sarah came Alf went to Bronte to hear about law suit between Easton & H. Breckon about dog killing sheep. When he came back bro't Joe B. & Frank with him. Man. Belyea's wife hear a little while. F. J. B. & I playing croquey till T. Joe & I against Bertha & F. Then finished game after tea & I milked & Arthur B. came along on sulky the other folks playing croquey so I talking to Arthur about pic-nic to Lorne Park M.P. & Palermo S.S. going so invited B S.S. I asked F. to drive Ida & I. Ida, Bertha, & I got on Or. sulky & "Blind Charlies" & drove down lane & took B. home such fun riding on it. Ida & Arthur went for drive after we got back & Joe & I talking in hammock. Then went in & played cards till 10.30 F. stayed all night to help drive up to pic-nic.</p>
<p>Frid 7th.. Nice in A.M, but raining after. I asked Pa for horse but he going to use it to go to Palermo so tho't we would wait till he came back so F. & I out in garden planting seed when AB Broderick came out & asked me to go with him & Ida to pic-nic</p>
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<p>but I couldn't leave F. after asking him to drive us. So Arthur & Ida went & took the basket that I baked. I got ready to go on train but it started to rain again so gave up the notion of going. Then Pa came cback with horse & I asked him again to let us a horse to drive to station but no he wouldn't. so I just felt hurt. F. {?ound} to go since I prevented him from going & he prevented me from going so I borrowed Biggs horse & took our buggy & harness & went out back way & got there after a terrible struggle. It 3.30 when arrived It raining every little while. found Dave & Bertha Ida & Arthur & Emma Bray there. It rather a dull pic-nic & Merton & Palermo folks rather stuff when we were to eat out tea there they had stolen all our stuff so had to come home for our supper. Boys treated us girls to lemonade Wouldn't have had any fun if it hadn't been for Dave. Came home a new way followed B & D quit a long road It 9.30 home.</p>
<p>Sat 8th.. June I out in garden didn't</p>
<p>Sun 9th.. Went to S.S. & church no organ to sing by It out of tune Mr. Yorstone preached. B. & I sat together. I stayed for class Had a great meeting another Hollinessman there & he arguing with Mr Yorstone so Mr Williams started up a time to stop them when got home 5.30. Dave here for tea. Then he went home & Arthur B came & us all reading then D. came back again & we talked then went down in Parlor & sang & combed D. hair & we talked out side till 11. Then they went at 12.</p>
<p>Mon 10th.. Sewing To bed early. Bertha went to Toronto I boiled soap. Tom's wife over helping to sew.</p>
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<p>Tues 11th.. June / 89. ML & I went to B. class I walked on a head & Mr McGilvrey over took then Dave a little behind him. Not very many out. D. & I sat to-gether. He & Mr Mc came in & we talked on varendia till 11. Ida writing letter to Flo S.</p>
<p>Wed 12th.. Girls went to Palermo to see Drs. I in hammock & Ida sitting out doors, some body throwing stone at me looked up & saw Dave. He talked till girls came home then he put in horse.</p>
<p>Thur 13th.. I in garden all A.M. sewing P.M. Salvation army fellow called on his {division sign} Miss Hallowern here for tea. Ida & I ready to go to P.O. in eve when {?} & Miss Kennedy came I played & we sang. They seemed very sociable with me.</p>
<p>Frid 14th.. June My Birthday. 20 summers have passed It a lovely clear day. I baking in A.M. & churning. M.L. & I drove up to Trillers called at P.O. got letter from Annie. Had a lovely time at Triller only Emily & her Pa & Uncle home. Had such a nice tea. Got home at 9.30 Emily Trillers birthday on 13th.. June & Jake Lucas's on 14th..</p>
<p>Sat 15th.. After work done all up stairs getting dressed & some one throwing stones in window. So hurried down & it Dave wanted some butter. Went to P.O. & called coming back sat & talked till 6. He got a letter from Bertha. After tea I in parlor playing when he came over. D & I on sofa & Ida on chair talking till 11.</p>
<p>Sun 16th.. Went to SS. but rained stayed for church but</p>
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<p>no minister came so came up road with Charlotte B & Dave & Arthur B. Arthur came in & Dave went on with C.B. A & I in singing when Dave came Ida asley she got up & us all singing then D. & Ida got tea & we had our eaten when folks came home from boat so Arthur nursed baby while D & Ida cleaned table & I attended to milk. Us all singing then talking on sofa. Arthur went at 10 but Dave wasn't ready to go so we talked till it rained. They he waited till after rain slacked. It 1.30 when he went. Had a big talk etc.</p>
<p>Mon 17th.. June Emma hear & baby I cleaning parlor Alf came for Ida. Mandia & Jennie called in P.M. & I in parlor untidy. Dave came as I was milking in barn said I looked tired he sorry. I went down to call for Mabel at boat to go to temperance meeting but her Pa wouldn't let her go so I went it in our church Had some speakers from a distance It awful hot so didn't stay till out. Emma & Ada Bray came up road with me.</p>
<p>Tues 18th.. I washing curtains then cleaned out cellar Dave called to go to B. class. M.L. & I went not many out only 7 Dave went home with his father from gate.</p>
<p>Wed 19th.. Raining but washing I picked a few berries for tea then finished fixing parlor. Writing</p>
<p>Thur 20th.. Emma Blondie & baby and all hands out picking goose berries. Got 4 baskets full. I dressed in eve & walked over to see Annie Belyea & talked till 10. She came as far as gate stood talking when Dave came down lane & then came back with me & we talked till 11. Came in & hunting cake but couldn't find it so got Emma boat came in & Emma & folks went down to it.</p>
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<p>Frid 21st.. June. Raining boat went to H. I baking & sweeping & cleaning stove pipes & coloring. Then had a sing & writing in this. Two Marias went to P.O. to tell pickers.</p>
<p>Sat 22nd.. / 89. Picked 1st.. lot of berries all A.M. got 3 cases I done work after dinner.</p>
<p>Sun 23rd.. June Lovely day. Had nap in A. M. but bothered some what with a bell ringing up in cherry tree to kept cherry birds away. When I awoke S. & Alf hear & boat folks all hear for dinner. Went to S.S. Large attendence 68 I went out side after wards & saw Dave told him S & A down we intended to have gone up if they hadn't come down. I stayed for church. Sat in choir but no organ it broke. Had splendid sermon. Lot strangers out Ernest there. Spoke to him after church. Max & Anne L. there too Dave walked up with Charlotte & I. He hear for tea Mr Stuart S & Alf & Sam. Archie in but went home before T. boat folks went home but Mabel. D went home & hitched up & we went for a drive to late for church so went on up to Street. I rather surprised to see us come to soon. Ida not there so didn't stay on 3/4 hr. Had a big talk coming home at 12. D.' a little despondant but living in hopes.</p>
<p>Mon 24th.. Washed in P.M. I out in garden all PM. so tired, To bed 8.</p>
<p>Tues 25th.. Picking. D came over in patch & telling me about Bertha she came home on Mon. he showed me her gem. She gave him a surprise. about not wanting to be (any more) intimate. M.L. & I went to B. class D & B. there when we there, Not many out. Gordon came & tired us they wanted us home so didn't wait till it was out. When got home found</p>
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<p>Ida & Philus Alton. Had a good sing & out in garden with lamp. Gave him a dish of berries. Ida & I went out to barn with lamp for him to hitch up.</p>
<p>Wed 26th.. June / 89. Rather rainy. Ida & I drove to Oakville I got 2 teeth out got home 5.30. Dave called in eve. He not in very good spirit & my face so sore couldn't talk. But other girls talked till 10.30</p>
<p>Thur 27th.. Picking I got sick came in house all A.M. Boat came down in eve. Mr K. hear & a organ tuner girls singing but I writing in this.</p>
<p>Frid 28th.. Busy all day. I went to P.O. & got card from Annie she coming home on 6 train. Mandia called Annie Bray called. I baking till dark. Went to gate for a walk got cooled off & went to bed 10.</p>
<p>Sat 29th.. Picking all A.M. Then expect Ga's up so preparing extra for them. I terribly tired. I out milking Archie going down road he asked me if I was going to practise I said yes so he came through. Annie wouldn't hurry so Archie & I went on. Met Charlotte at corner Emily & Ida & Andie Fleming there Andie so comical. Had a good practise got home at 10. Annie & I sitting talking when Dave looked in window so he came in till Ga's & M.L. came of Blandina at 11. D & I locked out side till folks all went to bed. Will came off midnight train.</p>
<p>Sun 30th.. Lovely day. Had a nap just got dressed when Will came up & No girls singing in parlor but Annie came up to awake me so we talked I telling her about D & all {through?} Went to SS. stayed for church lot out. Will Alton there came with the Brays. Will Annie C. Ida & I went to boat after church & bro't baby & Mabel up. Had such a lot for tea all GA's & Watsons Ida & I out picking berries when D came along but he {page torn} around corner</p>
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<p>of house while we were cleaning berries & never came back after tea I got very dissy. Joe B. here for a long time before I knew it. then Phil Alton came. I too sick to talk to either. Girls & boys went out to patch & when they came back I on ladder vomiting so they came & spoke to me but I didn't get better until they going home. Stayed on lounge. Then after they gone. Will missed me. But awful week.</p>
<p>Mon 1st.. July. rained 1st.. thing. M.W. went down to boat to go to Ham- & G.A. & Will went home on 1st.. train. I churning & picking berries all A.M. Went to P.O. & home all eve S. & Alf came down us all out picking for them. To bed 10</p>
<p>Tues 2nd. July / 89. Picking all day very tired got 75. Annie went to Toronto on 6 train. Mr McGillvray called to go to B class so Ida & I went only us & Bertha & Mr K there. Listing to concert in hall afterwards</p>
<p>Wed 3rd.. Very warm picking all day. D. came in eve while I was playing he telling us about his trip to Toronto on 1st. July. To bed at 11.</p>
<p>Thur 4th.. Warm day. picking all day. Blandina came in eve. folks up Mrs Bray called after dinner for a few minutes she taking care of Annie baby. {?} Wilds' wedding day. Ida & I wanted to go to garden party up on Street at {Springers?} but no horse.</p>
<p>Frid 5th.. July. Picking strawberries racing with {F?} W. Then hurried & got dressed & started to go to Oakville dentist had to run to get a ride with Tommy (our man) Maud Biggs went down with me. Got 8 teeth filled & run all the way to station & missed the train so turned around & walked all the way home it 7.30 & ate my dinner & supper when got home Ida & I got ready to go up to Palermo to Minnie Sherdians party but Pa cross so wouldn't let horse go after hitching it up we so cross & went to bed.</p>
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<p>Sat 6th.. July. Busy all day & so tired & stiff after my walk M.L. & I went to practise. Archie drove us home it lovely & moon light.</p>
<p>Sun 7th.. Archie S. birthday. Lovely day but hot. Had Mr Deason to preach. Rather nice for a change. Pa got boys & came out of church. Had Arthur B. for tea. Then Ida & he went to Oakville church. I alone Archie hear he & M.L. went for a long drive I singing when F. S. W. came we went out in garden & talked I afraid Pa would see him. Told him what Pa said about no going to pic-nic It 10.30</p>
<p>Mon 8th.. Picking all day very tired</p>
<p>Tues 9th.. Lizzie Forfar came off boat in eve. Laying in hammock & heard some whistling so went around block for walk. It lovely & moonlight</p>
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<p>Thur 11th.. Picking goose berries hurried & got ready Annie & Nellie came of 6 train from Toronto. Arthur B called & Ida & I got ready & went to Garden party up at Thomas Altons. Such a delightful night & such a lot there. Arthur took Ida & Emma Bray to tea & Frank W. took me. Had the Milton brass band in attendance & ice cream & lemmade stands. Joe B there but he promenading with Alice his sister, I excused my self from F went with Gertie Alton to get on my coat so afterwards got talking to Minnie Sherdian & Joe B. then Joe & Minnie went off & Phil. & I went & I promenading with Phil Alton all eve. Music just grand. Phil treated me to ice cream. Had a lovely time. Got acquainted with lot of people. It 2 A.M. when got home. Didn't get with Joe at all. Nellie & Annie drove our horse we got home together then eating onions & it 2.20 A M & to bed. Will was with Clara Lucas. Max & Annie Lucas together. Such fun watching couples. promenading.</p>
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<p>Frid 12th.. July / 89. Nice day finished picking strawberries. Early to bed.</p>
<p>Sat 13th.. I churning down cellar. Dave called 1st.. time for over a week. Busy all day Willie Walton came up from Toronto. Folks up from boat. Minnie Sherdian Walter & a Miss Smith from Palermo down. Arthur B. called & we all went down to have a row but Mr McMichael wouldn't let the boat go so we set down on deck & talking about garden party, till W.G. & Emma came & then Watson let us have the boat & we went for a boat ride it lovely & moon light. Arthur went up to see if he could get another boat & we went before he got back. Got home at 11. Went in parlor had refreshments & singing then went at 12.</p>
<p>Sun 14th.. Cloudy & raining went to S.S. & church. felt terribly tired Marlon S at church. Walked up road with Dave & Annie V Marlon D & Charlotte B. came in only D. stayed for tea. Arthur came after tea. Lizzie Forfar & M.W. down at boat for there tea. Arthur went at 10. D & I had an old fashioned talk "no. 2." It rather late when he went but Willie not home yet. Max C took him away in P.M. I talked to Annie & told her aboout D. & his prospects.</p>
<p>Mon 15th.. Annie & Will went down on 1st.. train. Folks up from boat shooting cherrie birds. Alf & W Coley came. Us all picking. Couple of Jerrerly pedlars called. Emma & I hoeing garden. Charlotte B. called I got letter from D Burns about going to College in Ham.</p>
<p>Thur 16th.. M.W. drove Lizzie to Oakville to take boat to Toronto. Dave came over to see if we wanted any more pickers as he had some from Palermo & they nothing to pick. Us busy washing. Mabel here helping us. Arthur B. called & took Ida to concert at Palermo. Dave called for a little while. Mandia & Jennie came after there S. berries To bed 9.30.</p>
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<p>Wed 17th.. July. Picking all A.M. Ironing all P.M. Mabel & I went down to lake to have a swim. Had a fine bath. Got home 9.30</p>
<p>Thur 18th. / 89 Picking all day. Maggie James & her little english girl here for dinner & tea came after berries. It very hot. Writing in this.</p>
<p>Frid 19th.. Picking cherries. It looked like rain & did a little. M.W. canning fruit. Maria W. birthday. Sarah & Wolsley drove down in eve. Dave called & had some singing & then gave Wolsley some berries & D a piece of cherry pie. D walked all the way up to gate with lantern Talked .</p>
<p>Sat 20th.. Rather cool picking rasps. Then cleaning floor & c. in P.M. Expect Manuel & Jane home to night on Blandina. I writing in this. Folks all went to boat but Mabel & I kept house. E.M. & Jane got home 9 Oclock.</p>
<p>Sun 21st.. July. Nice day went to S.S. but didn't stay to church Had W.G. Walton & familly & E.M. & Jane all for dinner. None of them went to church. E.M. & Jane went over home for tea. Us all alone I tho't perhaps Philus would be down so sat in shanty & read till dark then Ida Mabel & I singing.</p>
<p>Mon 22nd.. July / 89. Picking & so dull. Bertha & I picking to gether & I found out quite a lot of news from her. D. he at her place Sun eve. & she teasing me about Philus which I'm about sure D. told her then when she tho't I tho't D told her, she tryed to make me believe different. I didn't think he would tell so much confidential news.</p>
<p>Tues 23rd.. Us picking all A.M. Bertha didn't come up in P.M. I waited for her & layed down & went to sleep at gate. Mr Sherdian came along for his beries so I got up & went & picked. M.L. & I went down to B. class only Mr K & us there.</p>
<p>Wed 24th.. July. Washing all A.M. picking P.M. In eve went to P.O. saw D. & Bertha talking so walked pass, only said "Good evening." when came out of P.O. They walked on & B. I guess went nearly home with D. I called in to see Mrs Dorland to ask her if B. could come to pick didn't stay. Marlon & Ada Shaw took Ida for a drive. I talking to them</p>
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<p>after they came back. He asked Ida & I if we could go to Toronto on boat with them some Sat. Expect to go next Sat.</p>
<p>Thur 25th.. July. Bertha never came to pick as promised. She came up in eve & we alone. The reason said she was sick. Told me about Dave having a sun stroke he told her but never came near me for my sympathy. Had Mrs Alton & Sarah all day picking felt quite cheered after S. telling me all the news. Had them for tea also. Ada Bray.</p>
<p>Frid 26th.. July. Picking A.M. Ironing P.M. Mr Sherdian hear for tea Ida & I went over to Biggs to call on Mrs Best & Mrs John Biggs.</p>
<p>Sat 27th.. Picking all A.M. Then baking & doing work.P.M. Ida & Jane went over home for goose berries. Had a good bath & Mrs Jones Willie & his wife hear for tea. M.L. & I went to practise. Emily down had Frank & Willie Dorland & Geo Williams & Bertha Charlotte B. M.L. & I. Got home at 10.</p>
<p>Sun 28th.. Mrs Jones hear all night. Went to SS. after having nap & stayed for church. Archie walked in but only Frank W. here for tea. It rained. Us singing two Marias & Mrs Jones over to Mrs Williams for tea. Geo drove them home & took Ida F. & I out for drive around Bronte. then home. To bed quite early F. went home with Geo.</p>
<p>Mon 29th.. I not well. Tryed to pick but couldn't. In house baking bread. Jane M. W. drove Mrs Jones over to Brays. Mrs Wild & Josh called I up on house top writing Mosquitoes so awfully can't half write,</p>
<p>Tues 30th.. I picking rasps Bertha D. picking we get talking very confidential & she told me about her being up to Kennedy's Sun eve & I asked her how she was received. she said better than she expected Mrs K telling her all about her daughter dying & feeling so bad cause she tho't had no one that cared for her now, & made B. feel like trying to fill the vacancy. She told me about her engagement etc . & I told her I was awfully glad to hear it. Tho't it would be about a year from now. M.L. & I went to B. class. Marlon there he walked up road with us & Mr K & Mr Monis. Had a a great talk with Mr Kennedy & Marlon. Marlon wanted to know if Ida & I</p>
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<p>could go on boat to Toronto on Sat. In after noon Had Mrs Jones & Mr Stuart for tea. I went out to milk & walked on over to Kennedy berry patch just coming away so as Dave saw me he came over to me with a big plug hat on. He ready to go to station so hadn't time to talk much. I only wanted to see his face to see if he looked Happy!</p>
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<p>Thur Aug 1st.. Picking in A.M. Ada Shaw came in P. M. Jennie Wild & Mount's Wife called & we waited tea till they went It very late tea Marlon came in eve. B4 we had tea over. No singing & I played mouth organ. Had a quiet time Dick called for them about 10. & drove them home.</p>
<p>Frid Aug 2nd.. Picking they Ida & I doing Sat. work Folks drove up to Alfs in P.M. Dave came over we dressing to go over to their place. but looked like rain so we talked to D. I just felt like shaking him so shook him in hammock & found pipe in pocket he said it D. Brays Got talking as usual & didn't know when to stop. I waiting to see if he would be manly enought to tell me about B & himself but he didn't until I let him know I knew. Guess he afraid I go back on him cause I had to give him an answer in a months time. But when I told him what I heard He denyed it & said I'd never see the day when he would Marry B. Dorland. Before he went he rather gave in that their was something between them but not soundly. He wanted me to just be the same to him as I had been. I told him what did he want to be trifling with her affections if he didn't intend anything He said he just going to have some fun now. But guess he just fooling me. I talked pretty plain to him. It struck me B4 he left.</p>
<p>Sat Aug 3rd.. / 89. Up 6 Got ready & E.M. drove Ida & I down to Oakville to go on boat. Had a lovely sail. But steam pipe twisted</p>
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<p>so was delayed some minutes on lake. Got in 10.40 went up to office but Will not there so done shoping & went up to GA's for dinner found Eliz Forfar there & Will sick. After dinner helped Annie then it time to go to boat. Marlon & Ada on it to come home together Had a lovely sail Annie & Will came up with us & Will very sick. E.M. & Jane & Blondie met us & Will & E.M. went in dry store & got some stimulent. To bed soon as could get there terribly tired.</p>
<p>Sun Aug 4th.. It Quarterly meeting Sun. Mr W. Pa & Annie drove to Palermo. S. & Alf came for dinner. Had a sing then they went at 3 I had a sleep & all alone in eve. Ida & I went for walk in eve then all in garden Will Annie & I on sofa talking . It 11 & to bed.</p>
<p>Mon 5th.. They went down on 1st.. train. Done washing. Ida over to A Brays & I called for her & we went to Kennedy's to see Mrs Jackson Dave came home with us. Wanted to know if we could go on excursion to Grimsby.</p>
<p>Tues 6th.. Went to B class M.L. & I saw B on street she not going to class she seemed very stiff just as if D. had warned her not to tell me any news. Only Mrs R & us there.</p>
<p>Wed 7th.. Alf came down for Ida to go up to help S. thrash. I went to Bronte to get ride down to B with him. Went in to Dorlands & spent the evening Lila Dudley there They came up road with me.</p>
<p>Thur 8th.. Picking berries on shares Lila & Bertha came up late. Pa & Mr W started for Toronto & Scarboro & New Castle driving with Kittise. E.M. & Jane & I wanted to go to M.P. garden party but had no buggy. Ada B called & I walked 1/2 way home with her. I so lonely sat down on road & thinking. Got to bed 9.</p>
<p>Frid 9th.. Busy all day trying to catch up with work.</p>
<p>Sat 10th.. E.M. & Jane went up to Street to help thrash. M.L. not well so I kept very busy all day baking & making raspberry vinegar till 4. Annie came home off 6 train. M.L. & I went to practise. Had a good sing. Arthur came home with me he hunting Dave & Archie drove ML home. Dave here but didn't</p>
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<p>speal to him so Arthur & I talking out side till Dave went. Arthur didn't want to go in as he cross with D.</p>
<p>Sun 11th.. Aug. / 89. Nice day Went to S.S. Stayed for church not many out. Had a nice anthem. Dave walked up with me. Marlon drove his Mother & Miss Bleses out to church. Us standing at gate when gray horse drove up tho't it was Marlons but it was Joe N. so I got in at gate & Dave & Jane walked up. Archie drove E.M. home. Ida & Philus came B.4 tea so had Archie Dave Joe & Phil for tea. Dave went soon after tea & Joe & Phil hitched up to go to Oakville camp meeting but Joe didn't ask me to go till he came in & by this time Archie asked me so I told Joe I had just then asked just to see what he would say. he only colored up a little I got on hat & Phil & Ida went 1st.. then Joe & I. Camp meeting held in Lucas park. Had good singing & speeking. Moon light. Lots of folks there. Arthur B. there. Joe & I had a little talk coming home. I nearly forgot how to talk to him so long since he was down. But he just as pleased that I should have Phil come down as not. so left it at that. It 11 when got home. Annie home from Ingledews & getting ready to go up with Phil to Sarahs. Phil, Ida & I talking out side while Annie & Joe talking.</p>
<p>Mon 12th.. Washing. Girls said I cross at tea table. S Annie & Wolsley Alton came B4 we through tea. When Marlon came & us singing in parlor when Will Walton & Max C came Will stayed over Sun up there They all went but Marlon early. Will & I talking & laughed till 11. awfully tired & sleepy</p>
<p>Tues 13th.. Ironing & busy. Went to bed early. Annie went down on Tues eve</p>
<p>Wed 14th.. Lovely day picking a few more berries. Ida & I got ready &</p>
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<p>walked up to Mr Shaw. I very tired too. Saw Dick & Marlon in field turning peas so gave them some apples. Got there after a good long time. Had a nice time stayed till 10.30 Marlon & I had a game of checkers & singing & talking. It lovely night when got in orchard got some apples for Marlon. It 11.</p>
<p>Thur 15th.. I baking A.M. sewing in P.M. Boys picking apples I started to write in this when Horace Frank & Aggie Wrinch came. Then Joe B. drove Ada & Alice his sisters Lucy Mathew Miss Earl got here about 9. Had a nice time played cards magic music & passed a few refreshments & apples around. It 1 Oclock B.4 they went.</p>
<p>Frid 16th.. Rather cold. Jane & Blondie over to Mr Brays to see & help thrash. Ida & I alone. Busy all day straightening We all had a short nap in P.M. I went to Bronte.& E.M. & Ida drove over for Jane to go to Oakville Band Concert. I all alone with Gordon & Willie. Writing in this late.</p>
<p>Sat 17th.. Aug I done baking & then cleaning after dinner M.L. walked home from Trillers in A.M. Ida & Jane sewing at my dress to finish it. M.L. & I went to practise. Bertha played had a good practise. Archie drove us home. He asked me to go to Oakville camp meeting Sun eve. He fooling with my hand & {wished?} ring on & we had a "tussel" Arthur B. called just as we got in house to see about borrowing dishes.</p>
<p>Sun 18th.. Nice day. Dave over all A.M. us picking berries & then we talking under apple tree till dinner time. S. & Alf here for dinner When we went in they through dinner but we had lunch then he went home & I got ready for S.S. Wore new dress. Had splendid sermon Walked part way up road with Bray girls then Archie asked me to have a ride so I did. He hear for tea & S. & Alf. They just going home as Phil drove up so then Phil & Archie Ida & I had a sing & Archie went</p>
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<p>to hitch up Phil asked me to go to Oakville camp meeting so then I had to tell him that I expected to go with Archie so he said all right then he asked Ida to go with him. E.M. & Jane & M.L. went in one buggy & Archie Blondie & I in another & Phil & Ida Heard some fine speeking Mrs Bradley from Eng. spoke 1 hr. Had good singing. Lot their in park. Blondie went with M.L. after got there We came rather slow home. Archie had so much to say. "Wanted me to go home with him etc. etc." Phil had gone & other folks home when I got home. Archie wanted me to think about "it." That I would suit."</p>
<p>Mon 19th.. Aug / 89. Washing Ida sewing at her lace dress. Pa & M.L. went to Ham_ carnival.</p>
<p>Tues 20th.. I picking currants black. Baked pies etc. Went over to see Mr Kennedy to tell him didn't expect to go to B.S. class. Saw flowers came home & picked cucumbers. E.M. & Jane drove to Burlington to see fire works wanted Ida or I to go but we couldn't as Frank W. came & Bertha & Lila Dudley called till after 9. Had singing & games then a coquey. F. stayed till 10.</p>
<p>Wed 21st.. I washing Blondie's head Gordon -1 my own. Mrs Douglas called I cleaning Black currants & canning. Then Arthur B. called talked till 4 30</p>
<p>Thurs 22nd.. I baking for garden party, E.M, Jane & Gordon drove over to Ham- carnival. Ida & I alone. I busy all day. Late getting work done. Dave called to take Ida to garden party. Mr Stuart put his horse in & Archie S. put his horse in. We all went down to gether. Folks just got home as we leaving. The gourds just lighted up lovely at Mr Wilsons. Had Oakville band & the park a camp fire & light stand & large shanty all in park selling lemmade Ice cream candies etc. Lot their. B. had Emma & Ada B. Ida & Dave & Archie & I all at one table. Had a good time. No promenading in park got talking to Ida & Dave & us laughing &</p>
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<p>teetering over a chair trying to have fun. Didn't Archie have to tell me about it coming home how he thought it "so childish" Dave & I got to gether & he telling me about his trouble How B. had gone back on him with out any apparent reason. She there but rather stiff wouldn't speak hardly. He treated me to lemmade. Got with Archie coming home Ida & John Doty walked home together It 12. when got in Dave came up behind us & came in Archie rather angry because I left him a while & went with Dave. Said he felt he was in the wrong place & wouldn't do it again. He so sedate & whimsical. I out of patience with him. Dave stayed & talked til.... Had a great talk. He stayed all night & slept in Pa's bed.</p>
<p>Frid 23rd.. Aug, I baking bread & got down cooking then went to bed sick. got up at 4 PM. Mrs McCay & McCraney cakked I busy till 8 Oclock. Annie came home on noon train. Pa on eve train home. Writing in this.</p>
<p>Sat 24th.. Aug. I baking Annie helping. Ida sewing I not very able to do much work but got through early. Ida drove to Station to meet Floe Skison she came. Then Annie E.M. & Jane went to Oakville. I going to practise & Ida & Floe walked down lane with me & we met Dave coming & he said no lights in church so I didn't go. We had some singing I done most of playing. Dave sang a few pieces Then Dave started to go & we all came out in dining room & had some taffy. Dave in cupboard eating pie & I talking to him said he got home 5.30 changed his clothes & woke folks up & his folks never knew but that he in all night. Thur eve. He went at 10.30 us girls all talked till 12.</p>
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<p>To Lottie & Nettie __ Ask Mr 5. 84. Received the 12th.</p>
<p>Received your "surprise party" but am not one of those who fret, therefore to made it easy on all I hope - I guess I can say - I believe - "that none of us care and I should like if you two young ladies (you are such are you) would explain to me what caused this Racket. Did I cause it If so in what way or how _. Your poetical intellect is very powerful indeed but as for the mitten don't think it is not at Bronte's disposal as you two were the first to show us respect in any way. Now in retaeliation I can say - that your correspondence is similar to one as were the crows to the man when he had eaten some of those cragthurs. His remark was that he could eat them but no would not hanker after them and so it is with your correspondence for though I can bear it or have patience with it, I will not hanker after it. Now Lottie you advised me to place my mind on all good thought. I hope I am as capable of managing my own affairs as you are to advise and dictated to me. I think I am. Though the following is second handed I find it to fit me exactly and hope to be pardoned for insecting without first receiving the author's consent. Happy is the cat Happy is the kitten Happy is the "Little boy" Since he received little mitten.</p>
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<p>You seem to have acquired your anger in an exceedingly short time I always thought you were quick at most any thing. Now I know it.</p>
<p>Now Nettie & Lottie answer my question of so little importance, on page "I" and send my letter up in smoke and I'll do as much for you two daisies.</p>
<p>"A forced friend is worse than an open enemy"</p>
<p>Yours etc.</p>
<p>CmBowman</p>
<p>alias</p>
<p>allas</p>
<p>"Little Boy"</p>
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<p>Sun 25th.. Aug / 89. Nice day Had bkft at 10. Floe Ida & I singing then got ready & we drove up to Sarahs It very hot & dusty had apples & eat along road. Got there at 2.30. After tea saw Philus & his father going past so I told him a lady from Toronto would like to see him so he came in & Alf went with his father down to Appleby church we all went over home with Philus no one home so went in & had a good sing came back to Alfs & hitched up Phil took Alf horse & buggy & Floe & I got in & S & Ida in our own so coming home met Alf & his father so Sarah got out & got in with them & Floe got out of our buggy & went with Ida. so Phil & I alone had a square talk coming down. Annie Ida Floe & I all had his {just?} put horse in stable . We had a lunch & he waited to say when he'd come again so we talked till 11.30. Then Annie & I talking she telling me about having Dave come & telling her all about Bertha & him she feeling sorry for him. It 1 when got to sleep.</p>
<p>Mon 26th.. Aug Floe hear all day only doing house work & getting dinner Ida talking to Floe all day after dinner M.L. lecturing me about D. staying all night while I getting dressed up stairs. Then Floe Ida & I in parlor tickling one another & laughing. We all went over to call on Mrs Broderick & Annie. former received us very coolly. Floe went home on eve train. Went to bed. 8.30</p>
<p>Tues 27th.. Washing Mrs Bray called Dr Wild had pic nic up to farm girls all went over. Ida went to station to meet Mabel Covery & Ina Steels they came up to spend a few days Blondie & Gordon hear also. I wrote letter to Allen Lovekin Arthur B. called but I to bed at 10.</p>
<p>Wed 28th.. I {sewing?} & busy all day. Ida & Annie went over to Mrs Williams I playing singing to get rested. {?} Dave stepped in & us talking, till E.M. Jane & all the children came over from Brays bringing Jane home. Then they went to bed at 10. We talked in parlor till Annie & Ida came home. He telling me about Bertha & how</p>
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<p>she acted with him Sun when he went to get articles she had of his. She tho't he acted anything but a gentleman the night of the garden party tho't he sneered at her. Said no matter what she did think of him she thought nothing of him now. It 12 when he went. He wished Ida & I would go or be with him any time we hadn't any one else just to show B. he could go with someone else.</p>
<p>Thur 29th.. Mabel, Ina, Gordon & Pa all went fishing. I done all ironing. S & Alf came down Mrs Best & Ada Biggs called. I met him with Sarah Tho't folks glad to get me away for a while they tho't I tho't nothing could get done with out me so I thought I'd show them & I went & stayed got back last night Tues night.</p>
<p>Frid 30th.. Aug Helping Sarah churn bake etc. Eliza Ruth Ireland in for dinner & tea & she talked all after noon. I so sleepy. Alf S. & I drove down to Josiah Alton Alf went coon hunting. We had nice time. Had magic lantern show & we talked till 10. S had a sleep. It 12 then got home.</p>
<p>Sat 31st.. Aug. Arthur B. birthday Got work done early Had a bath. Wolsley came over to get hair cut, us singing & playing when Phil came. Had a great sing then Alf made me go to get a drink of water Just as I could get alone with Phil & Wolsley in the mean time just up stairs & decorated my bed with every thing then they went 10.30</p>
<p>Sun 1st.. Sep / 89. Up at Sarah's. Very hot day laying around. I asleep, up stairs & heard some quacking so got up & it Wolsley & Phil. we had a good sing they wanted us to go home with them for dinner but Alf wouldn't so S. wouldn't. We all went to sleep & heard a noise & who should it be but Dave & Arthur B. drove up. S & I got dinner. They said they never knew I was there. We got ready & went to M church & Dave & Arthur followed till there horse locked so they didn't get to church. Had a song service very nice. Lila & Josie out & Phil & Wolsley Gertie wanted me to ride home with them but didn't so she came in for me</p>
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<p>after I got in from church & took me over for tea. Got some thing in my throat. Went out to barn to see milk. Then we got ready & went to church presbyterian. Wolsley, Gertie, Phil & I Mr McIntyre preached & had another song service. Got home at 9.30 Phil came in & we talked till 12. Planning about him coming down Sun & going to Exhibition etc.</p>
<p>Mon 2nd.. Sep / 89. S & I busy washing. Phil called on errand. I layed down undress on sofa & Gertie called & caught me asleep. Wanted me to go with them up to Springers so Wolsley came & we drove up to Laura Springers. She alone & had a nice quite time singing & playing mouth organ. Then after tea we walked up to Church & had a commitee meeting. Only 11 there to see about getting up a band concert in drill shed. Had a very nice time. Expected Phil up but he didn't get there It 11.30</p>
<p>Tues 3rd.. Sep. S & I busy when Pa drove up & Uncle William & Aunt Ann from Walpole. There for dinner & tea It very hot. Then they made me come home with them. S. didn't want me to come. It 7 when got home. Ida & I talked when Dave & Arthur walked through house & us talking on stoop, heard a buggy, so all came in kitchen, It Mr Triller & Emily. M.L. at Bronte but got home B4 they went Ida Arthur Dave & I talking in kitchen Dave asked me to go to Garden Party with him up at Mr Hornings Frid eve. & Arthur asked Ida. It after 10 when they went then Ida & I had to talk in W.C. Then M.L. & us talked up stairs till 11.30.</p>
<p>Wed 4th.. Sep. Very hot had rain in P.M. I had a generall bath in tub, head, & all over. Picked cucumbers then had a sing & finished writing this 9.</p>
<p>Thur 5th.. Raining cleaning shelves down cellar S & Alf here in P.M. & tea Ida & I went over to see Mrs {Fran?} Belyeas baby.</p>
<p>Frid 6th.. Nice cool day. I went to Bronte & down front street saw a dog "fight" & men quarrel. Baking cake etc. Dave called through after tea</p>
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<p>to see if I very particular about going to Garden party at Mr Hornings He said much rather go to one on Street next week, so I agreeable. But after 8 O'clock he & Arthur B came alone with there buggies after we had given up about going. So got ready & went. They had Oakville Brass band & some sword dancing. Had Jacob's well etc such a lot of people I never expected to see. Joe B. & Harris B. there. All of Wrinches Sherdians the 2 Drs. & wives. & last Bertha D. & Geo Williams. It 1 O'clock when to bed.</p>
<p>Sat 7th.. Sep / 89. Philus Altons birthday 22. Lovely cool day. Got through work in A.M. Then Had a nap in P.M. & writing in this. Ida & I went to practise but Dave called for us, met Emma Bray & Ada Johnston coming to our place so took them to church but they only waited a little while. We finished practising then Bertha & I started off home & met Dave on side walk so Dave & I walked home with B. just to tease Geo W. After we got home talked for a while then went in & had pie etc. & Ida & I Dave just fooling & I went off up stairs When I looked out stair door Dave through some water in my face Just I going to speak Then Ida went & he & I talked till got cold standing outside **. to bed at 12.</p>
<p>Sun 8th.. Just as Ida & I getting breakfast Watson, Emma, Gordon Blondie & baby all came off boat. Then after while S. & Alf came Went to S.S. & church. Us washing dishes when Phil came. Us having a sing when Arthur B. came then Frank & Geo W. came so had a good sing. Phil & I went to get a drink of water as to have a chat. They went 11. F. got ride with Phil.</p>
<p>Mon 9th.. Done washing had Emma Bray, & Ada Johnston for tea & evening. Uncle William Atkinson & Aunty came from Toronto so had violin music</p>
<p>Tues 10th.. Ironing & I canning peaches. Busy all day. Went to bed early.</p>
<p>Wed 11th.. Sep. Uncle & Aunt went home. Frank called. picking plums etc. E.M. Jane, & I called for M.L. at Mrs Williams & drove up to Alf got their at tea time.</p>
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<p>as they leaving for home. Phil Wolsley & Marlon came over. I stayed. Mr Alton wanted Phil to go home with him but he stayed & asked me to go to concert next night.</p>
<p>Thur 12th.. Sep. / 89. S & I were busy all day. Got ready for concert at eve. Alf drove us. Phil & Gertie passed us we racing for a while. Concert at Nelson drill shed & promenading to Milton band. It very nice had ice cream & pea nuts Then Phil & I drove down to Burlington station for to meet Wolsley off mid-night. Had a fine talk & lovely & moonlight. Got home at 1 O'clock.</p>
<p>Frid 13th.. Busy all day went to bed at 8.</p>
<p>Sat 14.. Sep. Got through at 4 & finish facing a quilt {hanging?} for Sarah. Mr Alton came but S & I got ready to go over home so we went & had a lovely sing & I Phil played mouth organ. Mr Alton "remarked" they go very well together I wonder if they will always go as well together" Had to strike for another time quick as possible. Phil came home with me & S & Alf together. He stayed till 10.</p>
<p>Sun 15th.. Lovely day very hot. Had a good sleep in A.M. S combed my hair & I hers. Ate dinner & went to church. Mr Williamson from Hamilton preached a very good sermon. About the gathering at pentecost. Got home at 4. Had tea & not quite through when Phil came so Alf & S got ready & went to Bronte while I finished work. & I packed my clothes to go home but we went to Appleby church 1st.. Joe B. there he not very nice. said he was down to B. church but none of us out so he went back again home. Had quite a chat while Phil was getting horse. We met Alf & S & they said I needn't go home till Tues so we drove on home & talked at gate after driving up & down street. He gave me his Photo & wanted some thing in return but I refused.</p>
<p>Mon 16th.. S & I preparing for thrashers. They came at 3 . P.m. Just there for tea. Wolsley & Gertie & Phil all over in eve. helping wash dishes then blacking faces</p>
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<p>& such laughing. S. had the Job to wash it off boys faces. & in the mean time we putting some stuff in her bed. & when I went to bed there mine was all up set & pillows put to foot of bed.</p>
<p>Tues 17th.. Gertie over in A.M. to help S & I with thrashers & Wolsley helped chuck. Just had them for dinner. Then I went over home for my shawl strap which I forgot Sun eve. with my valice too but Phil carried valice over after having horse put away Sun eve. Alf drove me home & I had so much to plan & think about then got sick in night & couldn't sleep. Ida & I got ready for</p>
<p>Wed 18th.. Toronto & E.M. drove us up & such a terrible crowd at station to go to Exh. Frank & Ed. Joe Dave Arthur & two more. It very cold. We got with Bray girls, & could hardly get a seat but did. I not well but went. We found Allie Lovekin so went through fancy walk & had a glorious time met Liz Forfar & Wes. was with them. Then Annie came up after 4 O'clock & Ida, Allie, Annie, & I all stayed for fire works. Ida & Dave, & Arthur & {Annie?} & Allie & Frank & Joe & I, had reserve seats It rather cold. Then all went to city together but Allie & F. Arthur Dave & Joe put us girls in street car to go up to G.A.'s Had to sleep on floor. Eliz. has fever. M.W. sitting up all eve.</p>
<p>Thurs 19th.. Ida & I went down town shoping till noon then I took valice & went to Union Station to go to Exib. while Ida went to Aunt Eliza's I to late to find Phil so found Frank & went through {poultry?} with him & Mrs McCraney & Mrs McCay It started to rain so went to office & Phil & Archie S. came along so went to catch 5 O'clock train but couldn't get through gate so went & stayed for 7. Phil & I walked through palace & had our tea & went to 7 train. & it raining had to wait so long met Geo & Charlotte Bumby so got together & had a good time coming home. It very dark & raining so Mr Tayberell lent his lantern to us saw a man in fence corner & he cross said what was we looking at, would give us a peck in the nose if we didn't go on.</p>
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<p>It 10 Oclock when got home. Phil stayed all night</p>
<p>Frid 20th.. Sep. Cold & raining. Phil got up & went home with out his breakfast. Us not very busy only cleaning out clothes I nearly ruined my dress. Ada & Charlotte Bray called. I writing in this got so far behind It 9.30.</p>
<p>Sat 21st.. / 89. Archie called & E.M. & I walked down to Bronte with him. I met Charlotte B. & Bertha D. so went in Dorlands & had choir practise there. It very cold night. After got home stood & talked to Archie out side till I took cold. He giving me a curtain lecture about the Garden party at Wilsons & Dave connected with it He so down on Dave for his actions that night.</p>
<p>Sun 22nd.. Sep / 89. Went to SS. & church. Ada B came in from church with us for tea. Us singing & talking & Ida & I went nearly home with her</p>
<p>Mon 23rd.. Us picking pears. Jane E.M. & I nearly all day.</p>
<p>Tues 24th.. Washing In eve who should come but Anson W Then Dave came before we got through supper. Us in parlor singing & talking until Anson went to bed. Then us talked by kitchen stove he telling me about Frank Dorland & him self quarrling, Said he tho't I might hear about it so would tell me himself. I sorry it happened. It 11.</p>
<p>Wed 25th.. I sewing baking Jane sewing carpet for her bed room Then having it just down & moving bureaus upstairs & one down. Had a good sing & Anson played mouth organ to bed 11. Ida & I trying to guess Anson's girl's name.</p>
<p>Thur 26th.. Sep. E.M. Jane & Anson drove to Hamilton fair. Ironing Ida & I just going to bed as Archie S came so had to sit to talk to him. I had a very bad cold could hardly speak It raining hard & Archie went</p>
<p>Frid 27th.. Sep /.89. I baking. Folks came home at dark. Us talking to Anson. Ida & I made some ginger yea & trying to guess Anson girl name.</p>
<p>Sat 28th.. I hurried through work & got ready & Anon & I drove up to Sarah's took kitty Had a lovely drive got there and stayed all night</p>
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<p>Alf & Anson went for a coon hunt. Philus called in so us talking & gave them some coffee to drink. They all to bed but Philus & I</p>
<p>Sun 29th.. Sep Lovely day. Drove home from Alfs about 10. Ida & Pa alone as Jane & E.M. over to Brays but they came home for dinner & Charlotte with them. C. & I went to SS. When got home from church Will & Sarah C in there at our place alon with Pa. Had Frank & " " " " for tea. Then Philus & Wolsley came so had good sing & passed grapes & pears around. Philus & I arranging for he & Gertie & Laura Springer to come down some night. They all went at 10.</p>
<p>Mon 30th.. Anson went home. Ida & I drove him to station & had quite a nice talk & walk B4. train came. Then Kissed good bye I missed him he is so nice around house.</p>
<p>Tues 1st.. Oct Dave passed through on his way home from Biggs thrashing so Ida asked him to come over on Frid eve. John Forfar came & dog.</p>
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<p>Frid 4th.. I baking In eve Gertie Phlus & Laura Springer came. It very cold so lighted parlor stove. Dave came also. We had some fun singing & talking. Passed grapes & pears It 12 when they went.</p>
<p>Sat 5th.. Oct I had very bad cough but went to pracrise It very dark but went alone called in at Dorlands & Geo W. there then Emily Triller called for key of church, so we all went over, & had a good sing. Bertha & Geo. walked home with me. I gave them some grapes</p>
<p>Sun 6th.. Archie S. & Mr Stuart for tea. I had to milk & get tea them Jane talking to Archie while I changing dress went down in bed room found Dave in parlor talking to Ida. Archie & Arthur B. & Dave in parlor then all went out to cover up tomatoes but Archie & Jane. No singing Dave sitting near Organ after while Archie & E.M. & ourselves went out of room. I didn't come back. Then Ida & I & Dave & Arthur talking & {looking?} around. Ida & Arthur went out in pantry then D. & I talking for a while he very affectionate thinks of me as his sister.</p>
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<p>Mon 7th.. Oct / 89. Busy all day cleaning stoal stove & putting it up</p>
<p>Tues 8th.. Oct. Washing cleaned garret & baked pies Jane went home In evening had Miller from Shaws Mill down to play violin. Jane & I intended going to prayer meeting Had he not come. I had to play compliments to his music. Then he went 8.30 so I got ready & run down to P.O. saw Bertha in P.O. & Dave outside with buggy so I walked up with B. Then Dave over took & asked me to get in & have a ride so I did we went around block & then home. sat in buggy & talked then he came in few minutes. Folks tho't it was Archie S.</p>
<p>Wed 9th.. Oct Ironing & baking</p>
<p>Thur 10th.. Ida & I house cleaning upstairs etc. Dave came in eve & he reading story out of paper for us. He talking on door step till 10.30</p>
<p>Frid 11th.. E.M. & Jane up at 4 E.M. getting off for Toronto. Ida cleaning Pa bedroom.</p>
<p>Sat 12th.. E.M. got back at noon with groceries etc. I went to practise only Geo. W. there keeping on fires so talked to him then singing when Dorlands came. We had a splendid sing. Bertha D & Geo coming home with me when Dave stepped up so he came up home with me. I sat down & talked & red paper</p>
<p>Sun 13th.. Oct. Went to S.S. it nice day. Lot out to church. Harris Bumby, Charlie Stevenson & Joe B. at church. Mr Clark from Milton preached missionary sermon. very good. We had lots of singing. Had both ministers for tea & S & Alf hear so I going home with them so left B4 tea. Just getting over tea up on Street when Philus came in & so gave him some chillysause which I bro't up from Bronte Then we got through work we all went over home, & had a sing then Philus came back with me & we talked till 11. on that terrible subject "Tobacco chewing" etc. He willing to quit it if for somebody's sake, so he knew I disliked it very much.</p>
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<p>Mon 14th.. Oct / 89. I helping S. wash & church etc.</p>
<p>Tues 15th.. I cleaned stove then sitting room. Had Lila over in P.M. just got through cleaning room Then Win Dodson & her Aunt called. Then Gertie came then Philus & they just going home at 9, when rap came to door & who should it be but Dave & Arthur. It Daves birthday he 23 years old. They didn't put horse in for quite a while then Phil & Dave did while they out to barn Gertie & I put cup of water over door with string tied to it. they came back. Dave came in 1st.. then Phil had on plug hat & he hit it & down it came. Then we had refreshments then Dave doing some tricks made a piece penny spin on a cork in a bottle with two forks ballooning it. Gertie & I went out to barn & Alf told us where to look in hay for some thing they bro't up with them so we found a skirt, bussel, & cap which they intended to dress up in so Dave came running out & we made him dress up & go to house. They said they called for Ida & wanted her to dress up in boys clothes & Dave in girls clothes & Arthur would be preacher & marry them, but Ida didn't go with them. While Dave went to house dress up to show Sarah, Gertie & I stayed & was going to take wheel off wagon but couldn't find winch. so we filled cushion with pins & when they came back & let us out they suspected something so they looked & found pins then they hitched up ready to go & when got at house Gertie unwrapped line so Arthur had to get out & fix it We didn't care what we done for mischief on Dave for it his birthday It 11.30 when they went.</p>
<p>Wed 16th.. Oct. "Proceeds of evening on next page! I washed curtains & Alf butchering then I cleaning window</p>
<p>Thur 17th.. I cleaning pantry & all up set when Emma from Hamilton & Wallace's Sarah drove out from H. with baby so hurried & got straightened up & got dinner & they stayed all night. I put up curtains in P.M. They doing some sewing. I went to be early at 9. They sit up laughing.</p>
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<p>Frid 18th.. Oct. Sarah from H. very sick Emma waiting on her They got ready & went home at 11. Then S & I went to work at dining room I white washed it & {?} bedroom. I writing in this when Louise Alton & Phil & Gertie came over & I ran up stairs with book & hid it under bed & they all came running after me & shut us in bedroom & Phil hung his hat on nail which my night dress was on. Then we went down stairs & had some music & Louise got dancing so she had us all up dancing. I so tired to bed 10. I should have mentioned that Wed night last 16th.. that Mr Alton had a small party & invited us over, Miss Laura Springer Miss Susan Springer Miss Stuart, Miss Plethesson & Louise Gertie & I & Dave & Arthur & Phil were the boys we played games & had a big time. It 12 when it broke up & Phil came home with me & we talked about tobacco, but he not willing to promise faithfully to stop he would try with out.</p>
<p>Sat 19th.. Oct I finishing cleaning bedroom & pantry & it 3 P.M. B4 got through & I going to paint floor but couldn't get brush to work. Geo Alton called to get his hair cut then Wolsley Gertie & Louisa came & Gertie etc. put on Alf over coats buttoned up behind & went down to Geo Altons & found them all in bed but Maggie got up & lit lamp & we talked then Phil came, Louise just kept us all a laughing. We girls ran nearly all the way home from boys. Went in & had a sing & play then to bed 10.</p>
<p>Sun 20th.. Mr Alton over for a while in morn. S & I got ready & Alf drove is home to B. but I didn't bring any clothes for Sarah intended to stay instead. When got home wouldn't let me go again back with Alf. Archie Forfar hear over Sun. I went to S.S. & church. Only Ida Archie Pa & I for tea E.M. & Jane up to Blanchards. Evening so long us singing then I ready to go to bed when Dave came walked in so talked to him Ida & I till 10. Street folks expected me back there in evening as they expected company.</p>
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<p>Mon 21st.. Oct. Ida's birthday Busy all day. Jane & I out sorting apples.</p>
<p>Tues 22nd.. " / 89. Washed, then Jane & I out at apples. Go bed early.</p>
<p>Wed 23rd.. Got ironing done Then out all day sorting apples</p>
<p>Thur 24th.. Oct Alf bro't Johny down. Jane & I picking wine grapes in A.M. Ida fixing my dress. Then I got ready & went up with Alf so had tea with Sarah. Alf he went to Burlington to meet Wolsley for they going to have a party over home so S. & I got ready & started such a crowd there all these brothers & wives cousins & Aunts off M{?} road had a lovely time Jane & E.M. & Ida drove up & Ida stayed but I came home with them. It 3 A.M. when got home had to set bread. They played magic music, the miller, {grount?}, guessing games & last of all chrades which was splendid. Will Alton walked over with Ida & I to Alf's.</p>
<p>Frid 25th.. Very tired & sleepy, baking. Wallace Atkinson here drove down for apples, so I had to talk to him till 10.30 after E.M. & Jane playing on violin & organ.</p>
<p>Sat 26th.. Johny Forfar went home on 1st.. train & Wallace drove home at 9. Didn't get through work till 3. Then Jane & I out sorting apples in barn M.L. came home. I went to practise, Archie called for me & Dave hear so I went with Archie we drove but I excused myself from Dave. Boys fixing organ when got there but Had a practise Emily down. Archie drove Bertha home we went around block B4. going home. Then he drove me around block after taking her home. Had a great talk about him leaving so abruptly the Sunday night when D & Arthur here.</p>
<p>Sun 27th.. Up at 9 & I doing work up stairs when Philus drove Ida home & called for me to go to Oakville to John Altons so we got ready & went got there at dinner time. Found Louisa, Sarah & Niece home & John Robert B. & John Alton home. We had a lovely time, had a good sing in P.M. after T all got ready & drove to Oakville church Heard Mr Kettlewell preach. When out side saying Gord might be there & said Good night "Mr Doty" They all laugh</p>
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<p>It 9.30 when got home. Phils put his horse in & got warm he went at 10.</p>
<p>Mon 28th.. Oct / 89 Jane & I out sorting apples got nearly done. I down in lane getting crate when Dave same along so he helped me carry it up to house. He only stayed few minutes & they went to lodge. I finished cap & to bed 10.</p>
<p>Tues 29th.. Oct Ida over to Mrs Ingledews Williams sewing. Jane & I washing. Arthur B called for me to go to prayer meeting & only got outside when met D. But Dave walked over to church but didn't go in. Quite a lot out. Dave caught up to us coming home. Said he'd been trying to see me for so long to have a talk but couldn't. He accusing me for sending him that receipt for a moustache but I think Arthur told him but he wouldn't let out on Arthur.</p>
<p>Wed 30th.. Baking & ironing. Had Mrs Bray call & Oliver Horning Ida & M.L. went to Dr. I went to B. in P.M. called in at Dorland Mr D said "it a wonder I did call at all." Didn't stay long. Alf came for Ida so she went.</p>
<p>Thur 31st.. It raining. In eve went to bed early. It Halloween. I crochet a pair of cuffs for Pa</p>
<p>Frid 1st.. Nov. Up early out milking when saw cows discovered my name in large letters painted on white cow & Ida name on the other & the chimney stuffed up with vines so that the house full of smoke & the shed doors blocked up. We suppose it Dave & Arthur who done it. Jane went over home just M.L. & I hear she making pickles. In eve I writing in this I got 1 month behind so just caught up to night.</p>
<p>Sat 2nd.. Nov / 89. Rainy all day. boiling cider etc. baking. I had good sing after tea. I writing in this when E.M. called me to look when their he had Jane dressed up in his clothes & I nearly took a fit she so comical in his clothes.</p>
<p>Sun 3rd.. Nov / 89. Lovely day. We hurried & got bkft over then M.L. & I got ready & drove up to M.P. church quarterly meeting. As we drove up Austin S. put our horse away. & met Frank outdoor. Mr Kettlewell preached good sermon. Joe B. there & I talking to him awhile. He said he</p>
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<p>heard I was at party at Mr Altons etc. We gave Mrs Ingledew a ride home she had walked up. She came in & we had a lunch & I went to S.S. with her. When got home S & Alf hear. & Dave for tea Us in parlor talking & Bertha D. called but Dave didn't care to go out to see her so she went & E.M. went home with her & went on Dorlands vessel to Toronto. Dave & I talked tll 10.30. He tho't he had come once to often for he could tell by my actions that I didn't care so much to talk to him, he telling me about expecting to go away for the winter. He let me have the essay he wrote on courtship to keep & He just looking at me all the time I asked him what he was looking for, & he said he wondered what it was he loved so much in me. He said I only friend he had left.</p>
<p>Mon 4th.. Nov / 89. Monday I had to leave washing & go & collect quarterage for Pa so I went around village & got home dinner time. Then Pa wanted me to go over to corner & give money to Mr Triller I went but didn't see him went to P.O.</p>
<p>Tues 5th.. Nov In P.M. Jane & I drove to Oakville It rather cold got back in time to go to prayer meeting. I went early & called for Bertha but she couldn't go as she having practise there for tea meeting. I went & Archie, Dave, Bray girls there but no one to lead so I gave out hymn books & started tunes & Archie read the hymn. Ada & Charlotte & Dave & I walked up road then Dave came through with me. To bed at 10.</p>
<p>Wed 6th.. Nov Jane & I working at our Organ we tuned & cleaning it but didn't get through till Jane went to station to meet E.M. & Annie. So no talking in parlor till bedtime.</p>
<p>Thur 7th.. Thanksgiving day. & a lovely day so warm & fine Joe Correy Arthur & Herbert came then Alf Sarah & Ida in morning but men folks all took there dinners &</p>
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<p>went shooting so just us girls. We finished fixing organ It seemed so nice for us 4 to meet together again. We cooked a hot supper for shooters & then Alf & S went home & Annie, Ida. & I had a sing then got ready & went to tea meeting in Our church but for Baptist benefit. Archie S. there & Dave & Arthur & Charlotte so Dave & Arthur showed us to a seat up in front. Mrs Jeffrey recited & it splendid Mr Stuart spoke & Mr Williams chairman but came out B.4. it quite out. It 11 when got home.</p>
<p>Frid 8th.. Nov /.89. Jane & Ida sewing at Jane dress. I doing house work. Had Mr Abram & Mr Dorland hear with violin's so had some fine music. They went at 10,</p>
<p>Sat 9th.. Nov Nice calm day. I baking & doing house work so tired Charlotte Bray & Ada called to go to practise also Archie so M.L. & us went. Only Bertha her bro. & Geo W. there had a practise. Archie walked up with me I teasing him about Miss Hallet. Herbert & Arthur went home on evening train. Got letter from Allie.</p>
<p>Sun 10th.. Nov. Went to S.S. & church. Stayed for class Got ride up with Preacher. Had Mr Stuart, & Frank W. & Mr McGilvery for tea but they all went to church with preacher. Jane Ida & I having a sing when Philus came. So Phil & I had a small chat then he took Ida home at 10 to Street. He promised to stop chewing for 2 months.</p>
<p>Mon 11th.. I not very well so didn't wash. I making snow apple Jelly</p>
<p>Tues 12th.. Washing Alfs birthday. Lovely day. I boiling soap in P.M. M.L. & I went down to prayer-meeting. Dave & Arthur there but they didn't stay till it out.</p>
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<p>Wed 13th.. Ironing. Charlotte B. called in P.M. & Bertha D. also. Bertha gave us some nice music she went home at dark. No pealing apples.</p>
<p>Thur 14th.. Pa M.L. & Jane drove up to Street to shoting match. I alone ironing & went to P.O. in P.M. Jane & Pa got home for tea.</p>
<p>Frid 15th.. Nov / 89. Jane & I busy all day I baking pies. & churning Charlotte B. & Miss Smoke called in A.M. I went to P.O. Dave came over in evening & had a talk but he very quiet. E.M. playing on violin.. D. talking about Bertha & her having a false note showing to her friends about Dave with his name signed to it. He wanted to know if I had seen the note. He went at 10.30 It very cold & frosty.</p>
<p>Sat 16th.. Nov Jane & I hear to do work. Got through at 2 P.M. I went to meet M.W. on 6 train. Dave there he going on train & coming on 7 train back. Archie called to go to pracrise so I went. M.L. not home she in Street. Emily there all but Dorlands brothers. Had Mr Abrey there to fix organ. Archie & I went for a drive around block & to P.O. He wanted to know if he could come Sun eve. & I said not to come if he wasn't at church.</p>
<p>Sun 17th.. Nov / 89. Nice day. S. & Alf drove M.L. home. Jane & I got dinner. I went to S.S. & styed for church. Joe Frank & Harris there Had such a spell of laughing at some children coughing Joe laughing too. Hurried out of church expected to go home with Alf but Joe Frank & Harris up for tea so folks didn't want me to go. Alf didn't like it because he waited for me. I entertaining them in parlor while girls got tea. Then after tea us all in parlor when rap came to door & there it Archie but he wouldn't tale off his coat. So had a sing & Joe wanted to go to church but Frank didn't but I didn't want to go being the only girl to go with them 3 fellows. Had a real nice time. Joe asked to take me up to Street on Mon eve. if fine. To bed 10.</p>
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<p>Mon 18th.. Nov / 89. Raining. we washed & sewing in P.M. Joe didn't come</p>
<p>Tues 19th.. first salute was Alf called for bkft he had arrived from Street by 6.30. he came after me, we all tho't something the matter with S. I got ready & went. It rather rainy. Got up at 8.30. Wed 20th.. Nov / 89. Alf & Mr Alton drove in to Ham. to have a duck shoot It rained very hard. Philus came over in evening & had a nice time.</p>
<p>Wed 20th.. Nov. Ida & I helping S. wash. Ida put quilt on frame I baking in P.M. S. went over home. Alf got home at dark only got 2 ducks.</p>
<p>Thur 21st.. Nov / 89. Had Gertie over to help quilt. Had turkey for dinner. In eve Phil came & us girls dancing & Singing we pop corn & Ida & Phil down cellar after turkey so I went down & Ida locked Phil & I in cellar. Then after we got out he malling her on floor. Gertie & I got dressed up in Alfs clothes & came down & jigged around. I broke S. glass pitcher in my fooling.</p>
<p>Frid 22nd.. Ida & I finished quilt & put on another & finished it before returning.</p>
<p>Sat 23rd.. Got work done. In eve. Gertie Wolsley & Phil came over & we had a real nice time playing & fooling. Alf barbaring</p>
<p>Sun 24th.. Up pretty good time. Ida & I went over home to Gertie's intending to go & bush but just got behind barn when it rained so went in barn & got weighed. Then went in house & ate hickory nuts & played & sang till dinner Then after dinner we went back to S. & got dressed & Phil & Gertie & Mrs A called for us to go with them to Old Mrs Clines funeral but Alf took Ida home so I went. Very large funeral went to house first then drove to church Appleby church full. Prof Cline</p>
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<p>sang beautifully & Mr Forman preached from text "We spend our years as a tale told cXIX Ps. Then we all walked to grave. Saw Joe & he wanted to know how I got up St. Got home at 5. Alf back. After tea I reading & Phil came He stayed "Said he'd quit chewing." if that would be one point nearer perfection.</p>
<p>Mon 25th.. I washed & mending in P.M.</p>
<p>Tues 26th.. / 89 Alf butchering I baking & Ironing in P.M. Maggie A came in P.M. & stayed couple hrs.</p>
<p>Wed 27th.. Nov. / 89. S. & I rendering out lard etc. all day Geo Alton called in few minutes. Snow rather deep.</p>
<p>Thur 28th.. Nov. Busy all day with lard etc. Phil came over in eve. Us reading & laughing. He went to P.O. brought me a card from M.L. telling us about tea meeting at Bronte.</p>
<p>Frid 29th.. Phil called for Alf & they went fox hunting away all day I baking & very busy all day. I washed my hair.</p>
<p>Sat 30th.. Nov / 89. Hurring all A.M. to get through. Had 2 extra men for dinner. Alf drove me home in P.M. Phil drove his Ma over to stay with Sarah while Alf away. We got home about 3. Girls all sewing. I glad to get home. M.W. went back with Alf. M.L. Ida & I went to choir practise & his. meeting Had a good sing. Archie drove M.L. & I home. Ida & Charlotte walked.</p>
<p>Sun 1st.. Dec / 89. Went to S.S. & church. Stayed for class & Archie S drove me home & hear for tea. E.M. & Jane Went up to M.P. church. Archie & I having a sing Dave came but Dave didn't stay long went out in kitchen to get a drink & I talking to him. Archie & E.M. in kitchen smoking. Dave telling me about having got a letter from George he in New Jersey.</p>
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<p>Mon 2nd.. Dec / 89. Washing & baking for tea-meeting. I baking tarts. M.L. Ida & I went to practise Emily down & her Pa. Had to wait a long time for boys to come they over in Mr McE practising band music. B. Ida & I went to meet them. It raining very hard when going home. Charlotte & Emma here.</p>
<p>Thurs 3rd.. Ironing Dave called in A.M. Jane & Ida went down to Hall to help fix tables. Arthur B. called. It nice day. Philus & Gertie came down to go to tea-meeting It awful cold night. We had our tea at first tables didn't do any visiting. Then Ida & I went over to sing in church & left Phil & Gertie & Arthur & Emma to go to a seat. Had Mr Wakefield to adress the people. Got home at 11. Bronte boys played couple of pieces on band. Mr Wakefield stayed all night. Phil & Gertie left 11.30. Dave & Arthur hear. Dave walked up with Maria & Arthur with Gertie & Phil I Ida & Mr. Wakefield. Made $31. Roads very rough.</p>
<p>Wed 4th.. churning. Went down to Mr Wilsons they having a social for S.S. Dave & Arthur walked down with us. Quite a lot out. Archie S there. Dorlands & no song. Made over $4. Got home 11. We played games E.M. had his violin Dave & Arthur didn't stay.</p>
<p>Thurs 5th.. E.M. & Jane went to Oakville in P.M. & bo't a new stove.</p>
<p>Frid 6th.. Lovely day. I baking Jane drove over home, for sausage machine. We made sausage. Brays girls & Gussy Bray came in P.M. hear for tea. & had violin music in eve. they went early. I writing in this not very well.</p>
<p>Sat 7th.. / 89. Joe B.'s birthday. It a lovely warm day got through early had Mr Abery for dinner he played on violin.</p>
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<p>Sun 8th.. Dec / 89. Rainy sunday. I slept from 11. to 3. didn't go out at all. E.M. & Jane went to church Mr Yorstone preached. We eating tea when Dave & Arthur walked in us having a sing & Dave playing on mouth organ. Arthur started before D. did, as D. walked in room & wanted to ask me if I was still the same. But he went at 10.</p>
<p>Mon 9th.. Washing everything as usual.</p>
<p>Tues 10th.. I baking Alf bro't M.W. home I went to P.O. & saw Bertha D. she showing me her dialogue bonnet & dress & music. M.L. went back with Alf.</p>
<p>Wed 11th.. Girls sewing at wrappers.</p>
<p>Thur 12th.. E.M. Jane & M.W. drove to Hamilton got off at 10. Ida & I left to keep house. It lovely day. I went for ferns over to Hixsons.</p>
<p>Frid 13th.. Dec / 89 Baking Folks got back at dark such a lot of purchasing coats; hat, groceries etc. I sent Floe a birthday card of dried pansys & ferns.</p>
<p>Sat 14th.. Dec. Floe Skinners birthday she 18. Us all flying around cleaning dining room, & it a very stormy snowy day got all done before dark I playing & singing Archie S. called & I went to practise called at Bertha's & we went over to church Archie came out of P.O. & we walked over together only Geo W. there Frank & Willie D. we talked & sang B telling me some secrets & Archie wanted to know what it was us sitting around stove getting warm Geo blew out lamps. Got home at 10.30.</p>
<p>Sun 15th.. Nice day reading about Crossley & Hunter went to S.S. & church Clarence Lucas & his wife out to church Frank. W Mr McGilvery & Dick Shaw. Charlotte & Bertha walked up to gate. Had Will Alton Kate Blanchard & Ada B & Charlotte for tea. Had a quiet eve they went home early.</p>
<p>Mon 16th.. Dec. Very busy washing & cleaning. M.W. & Ida papering up stairs It raining I writing in this. Laughing about me trying to tell sermon on Sun.</p>
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<p>Tues 17th.. Dec / 89. Bertha D's birthday she 18. Raining E.M. & I went to S.S. & prayer meeting (called in hall & saw Bertha & Ida Triller they practising for concert. Got home 10.</p>
<p>Wed 18th.. Dec Ironing when Alf came through rain & told us about S's little baby girl. We had to guess it first B.4. he told us. M.W. went back with him. Us girls couldn't hardly work. E.M. Jane & I went to Band concert sat beside Austin & Archie. Frank there & Horace. Had a splendid time the lodge got it up & had a splendid programme dialogue, singing & instrumental music. Dave walked home with me & he not very well so I gave him some thing to eat It 12 to bed.</p>
<p>Thur 19th.. Dave called in A.M. with my rubber which he found in the hall & a bustle spring which didn't belong to me. Ada Bray hear in P.M. I went down to see Alice Joyce she very sick. Us girls all stirring raisins for Xmas cake then had some violin music, & organ & Ada stayed all night.</p>
<p>Frid 20th.. I baking pies. Jane & Ida making Xmas cake.</p>
<p>Sat 21st.. Nice day. Ida went to Ham- 9 E.M. to Toronto 1st.. train I baking & crocheting in P.M. Jane finished her coat. I drove up to station to meet Annie & E.M. Saw lots of folks but not to speak too. Ida & Gordon came. She gave me slippers & {croits?} etc.</p>
<p>Sun 22nd.. Very windy day I went to S.S. & church I gave my class all a handkerchief a piece. Only Bertha & I in choir with boys & Archie came in choir. I hardly knew him as he shaved clean Geo W. drew his picture in {took?}. Had a S.S. meeting after church & it late when got home. Archie walked up with me but didn't come in had Minister for tea. All eve alone. I wrote letter to Allie to bed 9.</p>
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<p>Mon 23rd.. Dec / 89. Very busy washing, cleaning, & churning. I very tired & making hat crown for Philus. Jane cleaning silver ware etc. Dave called on his way to lodge. I making Xmas cards of pansys.</p>
<p>Tues 24th.. Dec Baking & Ironing & Ida & Annie making Xmas presents It raining all day. Dave called in P.M. & he helping to decorate parlor with evergreens. I making perfume bags upstairs then I in Pa room writing on Xmas cards & Dave came in & he set down on bed & talking told me Bertha had joined lodge. I went to milk & he came in barn & talked while I milking. Us girls decorating sitting room & Xmas tree. To bed 11.</p>
<p>Wed 25th.. Dec Xmas day. Lovely bright day. E.M. & I drove to Bronte & to Mrs Joyces & Wrights with Xmas loaf of bread went in P.O. & I got Xmas card from Frank & I bot one there & sent to him & send one to Ella McCay also. Then took one over to road for Mail Johny to post at Merton for Joe. Ate Xmas dinner with Ida, Annie, Pa & I.</p>
<p>Thur 26th.. Dec Jane E.M. & Annie drove up to Street it a very windy day Annie stayed & M.W. came home. Telling us about S. baby & showing M.W. here Xmas presents. In A.M. E.M. at school meeting so didn't start for Street until after noon. I dying some moss green for decorating</p>
<p>Frid 27th.. E.M. to Kennedys helping kill pigs In P.M. I decorating verandia post when Geo W. came on horse back for collecting I showed him our Xmas tree. He just going away when Dave K came over to help our pigs. Jane & I cleaning the intestines Had some fun in shop with them & Dave</p>
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<p>Sat 28th.. Dec / 89 Very busy all day washing frying out fat baking moving stoves & pipes etc. Hurring up as Annie C came on noon train & us not half through work. Archie S called to go to practise & Dave also called as I going in room to speak to Archie S. & going to take Annie she back out & I went alone. Ida Archie Dave & I went down to P.O. together. Archie acting so silly let the gate go slam on Dave & Ida's face. I cross & tired wouldn't let him help me alone Emily down & had practise Archie walked up with me Ida Dave & Arthur Archie didn't come in Dave reading over some of his dialogues to me. M.W. & Annie went to bed & left Ida & I.</p>
<p>Sun 29th.. Dec It raining Had Mr Jakes Page to preach for us a new student in Mr Stuarts place. It very windy Stayed for class. Dave walked up with me & my hat blew off he had to run to catch it. Had Walter Sherdian & Minister for tea. Had a sing before they went. Then I done milking Annie C & I had a good sing till bed time.</p>
<p>Mon 30th.. Dec / 89. Making sausages & had meat, churning etc. baking cake for New Years in kitchen all day</p>
<p>Tues 31st.. Dec Working in kitchen all day so sick of it Jane baking tarts & Ida lemon pies. Mercy & Wesley & 3 children came on noon train. Had to get their dinner after ours Mr Stuart came for tea Had tabel full He He going to prayer meeting I going to bed at 10. & band struck up at our place & played two or three pieces I went down in my drawers & Elizabeth Walton & Annie C. tryed to put me out so band boys came to see me. By the time band boys through playing I got dressed.</p>
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<p>Wed 1st.. Jan 18.90 New Years day rather a very rainy day Willie W. came on mid night train & had lot for breakfast as E.M. went to meet Watsons family & they there for breakfast then G.A. came too so had all home as we intended once more. Pa read & prayed a nice prayer with all his family He feeling very thankful they all spared to meet again. W.G. started shooting clay pigeons & it raining. Alf drove M.L. & Annie down I helped get dinner & E.M. went to station to meet wedding & they came Eliz Forfar Archie & Bella first in time for dinner Ida & I had to wait on table & I so tired. Had a large turkey & goose for dinner celery & cran berries etc. It after 3 when got through dishes. Ida & I talking to Bella. Alf started home at 5. & Eliz Forfar & I came up with him. Saw the baby think it looks just like Sarah. Raining nearly all the way up.</p>
<p>Thur 2nd.. Jan / 90. I churning & helping S. she not very strong.</p>
<p>Frid 3rd.. Baking & E.M. drove Wesley Mercy Archie Bella M.W. & Annie C. up & us nearly done dinner so had to get another dinner. Had Irelands girls to call. Folks didn't stay for tea roads so bad. Annie C stayed & Eliz went back. Had Mr & Mrs Walker in evening.</p>
<p>Sat 4th.. Jan. Had Mr Alton call with Bride & Groom Mr & Mrs Bosfield in morning 1st.. thing. Had work to go after dinner Annie C talking & entertained us all evening so well. Expected Phil over but didn't come.</p>
<p>Sun 5th.. Raining part of day. Phil came over 1st.. I had seen him for a month. Alf drove Annie to Bronte Phil went home for dinner. I had a good sleep, all P.M. In eve Phil came over & Had a good talk. He said he found out what he tho't of one after not seeing me for so long. He Homesick over me.</p>
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<p>He gave me a large package of candies & some oranges & telling me all about the wedding up at Walpole he & Gertie attended.</p>
<p>Mon 6th.. Jan / 90. I baking. so nothing else happened except Alfs man cut his foot & Mr Alton over to bind it up I bound it up first. Alf away it election day.</p>
<p>Tues 7th.. Jan / 90. In morn Had Mrs Geo Alton call & Mrs Joseph too to see baby. Phil & Gertie hear & us cutting up when Dr Buck & Herbert from Milton came to see Ed sore foot. I rather tired as I washing.</p>
<p>Wed 8th.. Ironing. I got ready & went over to Philuos' Gertie alone but Josie & Lila there. Us having a sing. I stayed for tea Mr & Mrs Alton home for tea. Then we had another sing & Phil came home with me. Very cold.</p>
<p>Thur 9th.. Jan Geo Alton & Mr Geo McCarley came in evening. Had accordian music & mouth organ too. It 10 & to bed.</p>
<p>Frid 10th.. Butchering Baking & sweeping. Phil came over I glad he did for it so lone some Had a good talk It 10. when he went. Then I got Alf breakfast ready after ch{ores?}</p>
<p>Sat 11th.. Jan Alf & Mr Alton drove to Hamilton with pigs etc. It rained nearly all day. Alf said Maria W. was in Hamilton.</p>
<p>Sun 12th.. Nice day. Phil came over in A.M. to see if I would go to Bronte then he went home & got ready & we started about 10. Got there at 12. Had a nice drive & they got dinner rather glad to see us. Lois Jones there boarding while teaching school. M.L. E.M. Jane & I went to S.S. Mr Hallet superintendant & it much better. Stayed for church all choir there but Charlotte Phil & Ida & Lois came together. Had splendid sermon & good singing Walked over to corner with Bertha then Dave caught up to us & came in with Phil. We had a small sing then Dave went home to do chores but I told him to come back after wards so we had tea & I going to light fire in parlor when Dave sitting in arm chair alone. He & I sang & couldn't get the rest to have a sing as they planning who was to go</p>
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<p>back with Phil & I didn't want Ida to go & leave me, & M.L. intended going only to cold for her so it feel to my lot to go back again with Phil so we started about 8.30. Dave rather surprised to see me go. Had a lovely drive so warm & talking about Ninna Dent & Joe B. etc. Got back 10.30 Phil said he could not forget that day.</p>
<p>Mon 13th.. Jan / 90. A terrible windy day us washing couldn't put clothes out. I working hat crown etc. when Phil walked up to window with his colt he very near saw it.</p>
<p>Tues 14th.. Jan Lovely day & fine I getting out clothes when Phil went past. Just got our dinner over when E.M. Jane & Ida came bro't Pa's new lounge. Had to get them their dinner. Baby very cross. Ida sewing at Jacket. She & I up stairs talked she telling me about Sun I wasn't home Joe & Frank at church & inquiring about me being home. She & I hadn't very much time to talk as E.M. drove home at 4. She expecting to go to Hamilton to stay. Phil & Gertie came over in eve & Geo McC. No reading & laughing & singing & playing. Then set head at 10. They went.</p>
<p>Wed 15th.. Jan A very dull day baking & ironing & very tired & had a nap in P.M. baby has a bad cold. I writing in this not since Xmas.</p>
<p>Thur 16th.. Jan. Phil & Gertie called to take me up to Literary at Nelson so I went. But they didn't have any as not enough out. Got home at 8.30</p>
<p>Frid 17th.. Expected Phil & Geo to go down to Bronte to have a skate but had a snow storm all day so I dissipointed. Alf over home butchering Sat 18th.. Got work done up quite early. Sarah took baby and walked down to Geo Altons. Then Gertie called & Phil & we all went to Geo Altons had a nice time singing S & Alf went home B4. us Gertie went home alone & Phil came in with me. I asked him to come over Sat eve & wear Christy hat so he took the hint I had something for him. I had Lila Alton called in afternoon she wanted to know if she could leave her baby with Sarah on Sat while she went to Hamilton.</p>
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<p>Sat 18th.. Jan 1890 1st>.. noise I heard was baby crying It Lila's Alton baby she left it with S. about 5.30 A.M. & we had to mind both & do our work on Sat we had a terrible time I baking & had to leave it & nurse child. It very cross I so tired it 5 O'clock PM when they came for it. Wolsley came home with them.</p>
<p>Sun 19th.. / 90. S. & Alf got ready & drove to Bronte 1st.. ttime since 8 weeks for Sarah to be at Bronte. It lovely day. I laying down to have a nap when Wolsley came to ask me over to go to church with them but I hadn't my hat with me so couldn't go. I slept all P.M. Then Alf came back we had tea & we went over to Mr Altons to have a sing. Alf went home and left me so Phil came home with me through rain and he stayed and talked till nearly 12. Alf said he met Joe & Frank walking down to church.</p>
<p>Mon 20th.. Jan I keeping house for Alf Had Mr John Breckon call & Phil brot over my hat. I wrote letter to Anson Mr Geo Mc came & talked till 10 about tobacco, dancing & painting.</p>
<p>Tues 21st.. I put out clothes to get dry when Gertie came over & asked me to go over to Josie in P.M. so I went & called for her & had a nice time she & Josie made taffy we stayed for tea then Phil came over in eve & us looking at cards then having some music. It very cold. took Gertie home 1st.. then he came over to Alf with me. They had a laugh at me over to Josies for when I went to kiss their baby I said "won't you kiss your Auntie?" & they said now I know which one it is.</p>
<p>Wed 22st.. Jan / 90. S . & I. talking could hardly get work done she telling me news from Bronte.</p>
<p>Thur 23nd.. Nothing more than usual Phil bro't his photos from P.O. to show us.</p>
<p>Frid 24rd / 90. Alf away all day killed chicken for market after tea & us picking them when Phil & Geo Alton came Hurried & got done then us had some music & talking Geo Alton picked up Sarah's breast glass off window & looking at it but didn't ask what it was. S & I didn't know what to say. They making arrangements to go to Bronte to have a skate Sat eve.</p>
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<p>Sat 25th.. Jan / 90. Nice day Just washing dinner dishes when Geo & Phil came over to say they would go to Bronte if wind decreased: But just got work done when E.M. Jane & M.L. drove up so I came home with them didn't wait for Geo & Phil to call got home 7.</p>
<p>Sun 26th.. Sitting studying S.S. lesson. Mr Shephard from Millgrove preached a very young man in Mr Stewarts place. Had Mr Sheph and & Mr Johnson another young man for tea Then they went to MP in eve. Us all reading in even no one hear went to bed early. Archie drove me home from church.</p>
<p>Mon 27th.. Washing Jane & E.M. went up to Will Clines in P.M. & I called on Dave K he very sick in bed with La Grippe. Sat in his bed room talking quite a while seemed very pleased that I called on him I then went over to Mr Brays to see Ada & Charlotte they both sick. Didn't stay long.</p>
<p>Tues 28th.. Jan It lovely night Archie called to go down for a skate so we called for Bertha & went Had a lovely skate. Geo Alton & Birdie Lucas came also so we played "crack the whip" on skates. They went home early We went home with Bertha & had some music & played & sang till 12 till 12. Didn't know it was so late. Archie tho't he struck it right for once. He having a tussel again.</p>
<p>Wed 29th.. Nice day but thawed ice so couldn't skate. I rather tired all day.</p>
<p>Thur 30th.. Jane sewing at my dress. Dave came in P.M. sat & talked tiill tea time then he went home He getting better he said. Lois & I made taffy in eve.</p>
<p>Frid 31th.. Doing house work. Us sitting around working in eve & hear some thing like a stone being throwed at window so it Dave & Arthur outside Jane went to door & spoke rather sharp so they came in they said tho't she was mad so came in to see. They sat & talked till after 10. I gave them tarts & cake.</p>
<p>Sat 1st.. Feb. M.W. baking. I drove to Bronte & done some shoping saw F.S. W. & called on Mrs McKay she very sick. Came home & washed my head. Frank came & hear for tea He helped me milk. Arthur called to go to skate but I couldn't go. Archie also called to go to skate or practise so Frank & Arthur went ahead & Archie & I behind. Had a very good Practise. Frank at practise. I thanked him for Xmas card.</p>
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<p>Sun 2nd.. Feb 1890. Quarterly meeting Sun. A very nice Sun. Up rather early & All went to church at 10.30. Alf drove M.L. home in time for church. Quite a lot out Wrinches Joe B. Sherdians from Palermo bro't Lois down she went up friday night. The choir had lots of singing to do. We didn't get home from church till 2 P.M. Joe walked up with me just he & Alf for dinner. Us washing dishes when Dave came E.M. talking to Joe in room so I told Dave to go in too till after we had work done. Then I asked them all down in parlor but Joe only came so we talked about Xmas card etc. & about his trip to Buffalo then Dave came down & talked a little while but said he had to go home to do chores so he went. I didn't go out to see him off as I usually do. Guess he angry cause he hasn't been over since, and it over a week now, at the time I over visiting. Joe hear for tea I got tea ready, at 6. M.W. didn't intend to get any when I came out of parlor but I soon got it ready seems as if she didn't care about getting meals when Joe hear. E.M. played some on his violin & I on organ after tea. Then Joe & I had a fine talk on sofa. he apologize that he hadn't use me right. Tho't no one suited him as well so that he would come I didn't say whether he could or not. He seemed to show his feeling more than B.4. It 11.30.</p>
<p>Mon 3rd.. Feb / 90 Jane not home she went up to street with Alf, we washed E.M. making fence. Arthur B. called to go to tea-meeting at Oakville Methodist church. It lovely night so I went Had a very nice tea & drive Dr Carman lectured on "Trade & get Rich." Mr McGilvey had Lizzie White there. Not many I knew. Got home at 12.</p>
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<p>Tues 4th.. Feb / 90. E.M. drove up to Street for Jane & took M.L.</p>
<p>Wed 5th.. Feb Very windy. Lottie Breckon married to Will King Joe was going up he going to be groom man.</p>
<p>Thur 6th.. Feb I went down for skate in P.M. called for Bertha we had a splendid skate down by mill.</p>
<p>Frid 7th.. Snowed all day. Ada Bray came she stayed all night Bronte Brass Band had a concert but no one went. We had singing & playing on organ & violin in our hall.</p>
<p>Sat 8th.. Feb. Hurried & done work. E.M. & M.W. went to Bronte in sleigh. Then he drove Lois, Jane, Ada & I to Oakville just had a lovely drive Got back at 12. Finished work. I went down to practise only me there at Dorlands we sang till ever so late I didn't know what it was till I got home it 11. Willie & Bertha came home with me.</p>
<p>Sun 9th.. Feb Nice day. S & Alf came down for dinner & baby. E.M. Jane & I to S.S. Lot of scholars there. Only 4 of us in choir not many out. Mr Stewart hear for tea. Phil drove M.L. home in eve got them their supper after they came. We had organ in hall so no singing there & Phil played mouth organ. Then we had a talk by coal stove. When I told him about Joe wanting to come. He said let him come & I don't come. He spoke very sharp & quick Tho't I wouldn't go with him if I could with Joe. He went at 12. ask him if he would accept the hat band & he did I have him back his photo which I bargained too if any thing transpired between I sorry for the way I used us.</p>
<p>Mon 10th.. / 90 Sewing. Had Lottie Ingledew & her sister Allice for tea they came to see Jane. It sleighing snow. Jane got home 4. M.W. {coloring?}</p>
<p>Tues 11th.. Feb. Washing. very tired crocheting in P.M. Writing after tea.</p>
<p>Wed 12 Feb Nice day Pa & M.W. went to Oakville got quarter of beef. I baking Sewing carpet rags in P.M. Went to P.O. saw Bertha she going up to Palermo to join temperance.</p>
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<p>Thur 13th.. Feb / 90. I making mince meat all A.M. Willie Dorland & Bertha called in evening and we had music he bro't his guitar with him. It 11 when they went.</p>
<p>Frid 14th.. Valentines day. Gertie Altons birthday 17. I working at rug. Dave called in a few minutes he hadn't been over for couple of weeks. I got letter from John Forfar.</p>
<p>Sat 15th.. Jane & M.L. went down to Mrs McCays. Then M.L. & I went to practise.</p>
<p>Sun 16th.. Feb. Went to S.S. & church. It thawed and very bad walking. I expected Joe but didn't come. Frank W. came up from church with me. He went to jump some water and fell flat. He went to M.P. church after tea. Dave & Arthur came we talked and had a sing & then we went in pantry & eat It 11 when they went</p>
<p>Mon 17th.. I working at rug. Dave came over to sharp a saw & stayed for dinner helped me put ear or {beaver?} on rug.</p>
<p>Tues 18th.. Baking and washing. It very stormy and cold M.W. drove Lois to school.</p>
<p>Wed 19th.. Blustry but a little finer day. Girls had rags all scattered around dining room & Kate Blanchard & H. Eager from Horning came so they stayed for tea and took Jane back with them Mr Stewart hear also for tea. Geo W. called in eve bro't song book which Ida had sent.</p>
<p>Thur 20th.. Had rail road man hear to buy land & Pa rather {worried?} about it as E.M. not home. In eve rather milder so {Mcleans?} team called for us & we called at Dorlands & drove over for Geo W. and then all drove up to Mr Trillers to practise Got there B.4. 8. Archie came after we got there. Had a splendid practise & refreshmets got home at 2. Archie had his cutter and he asked M.L. & I both to ride home with him he asked me 1st.. but I didn't care too. Geo W. pretended he was surprised to think I wouldn't accept a cutter ride. Triller girls both laughing in their "sleeves" at Archie.</p>
<p>Frid 21st.. Feb. Sweeping. I going to bed so early & Dave came so sat up & talked to him after folks had all gone. He raking up past actions. We talked till 12. I so sleepy for was up late the night before. He talking about Bertha & losing faith in anything good after her acting so</p>
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<p>Sat 22nd.. Feb / 90. Ed. Blanchard bro't Jane home. I finished rug. Then Jane & Lois drove up to Street thought E.M. would come home but didn't then stayed all night. In morning M.W. drove M.L. over to Mrs Williams. Lois & I drove over to Mr Brays I to tell Charlotte about practise. I called at Dorlands and Charlotte there we had a practise then walked over to Mr Williams & Emily & Ida & Mr Triller there so had a splendid practise. Ida T. very comical. We walked home got home at 12. Charlotte stayed all night.</p>
<p>Sun 23rd.. Nice morning. Got bkft at 9. Then Charlotte went home I had a nap till 12. Jane & Lois drove home. I went to S.S. & church. It rained after church. The choir had practise after class meeting. Archie drove Charlotte M.L. & I home through rain. Mr Stuart hear for tea. In evening us all alone I went to bed early.</p>
<p>Mon 24th.. Rather rainy. Jane & M.W. went to Oakville. I went down to Dorlands to have a practise. Then Williams called & changed wagons took ours with 3 seats, & Charlotte Bray Lois J. M.L. & I went from hear & Mr & Mrs Williams Mr Yorstone & three of Dorlands & Willie Bain the driver. 11 of us. Had a fine time going up. No {early?}. The church crowded We got through singing very nicely. Joe B not there do not know the reason. Choir got in free they made 45. F.S.W. & Jennie Mitchell waited on choir. I wore a boquey of cream rose buds and green leaves which Lois made of paper & perfumed them. Every body smelling them thot they were so nice. Bertha had a boquey which Geo bo't in Hamilton for her Girls said mine looked as nice as hers.</p>
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<p>Tues 25th.. Feb / 90. Churning & sewing carpet rags Rather rainy.</p>
<p>Wed 26th.. Feb. Jane & M.W. washing. M.L. & I not very well I laying around all morning. Got letter from Ida said Phil was in Hamilton over Sunday & had a good time.</p>
<p>Thur 27th.. I ironing. M.W. & Jane coloring rags eetc. Got letter from Annie & her opinion about Joe & Phil. I writing in this to bed 10. feeling very lonely P.M.</p>
<p>Frid 28th.. Baking & sweeping.</p>
<p>Sat 1st March 1890. I got work done & Jane drove me up to Station & I took noon train to Hamilton. Saw Frank W. in station & I talked to him. I found Ida & Mabel home. Emma down town taking painting lesson Ida glad to see me.</p>
<p>Sun 2nd.. March. Nice fine day. No singing after breakfast Then Mabel Ida & I went to Centenary church heard Mr Ross preach. Splendid sermon about doing everything "to the glory of God." Then Mabel Blondie & I went to S.S. at John Street church. Saw Ada Johnston & Edna & Lila Had our dinner & went to church at eve. to Knox church went up in Gallery ever so high. Ida & I had a fine talk after got in bed.</p>
<p>Mon 3rd.. Very cold. Sarah & Wolsley Alton came about 10.30 Wolsley didn't stay. Sarah had the baby with her. I stayed in all day Mon. S. & Ida done shopping.</p>
<p>Tues 4th.. While Ida & S. down Street, Emma tryed to clip the baby hair off. Alf came & saw it before we had it finished & he didn't like it. We girls walked down to the station with Sarah & took turns in carrying baby but missed the train. Felt sorry for Sarah she took car back. Ida & I went on to Jennie Wilds found the place & stayed for our tea. Then her & her husband going to Theatre so all came up town to gether.</p>
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<p>Wed 5th.. March / 90. In P.M. Emma S. Ida & I started early & done some shoping then went in Farmers bro. & got an ambertites {ambrotypes} taken. S. Ida & I & baby. Then I went to station with S. & Ida & emma went to get picture frames. I forgot baby buggy in station so Ida & I went back for it. Then Emma Ida & I went through new City hall. We set up till 12. Then I posted card Emma & I did.</p>
<p>Thur 6th.. In P.M. Ida & I carried valice down to College for Geo. W. to bring home on train & he not there so carried it down to Station & waited for him. It terribly cold below zero. I played & sang a little then to bed.</p>
<p>Frid 7th.. Mabel & I went down to Mr Johnston after 4 O'clock It a long walk. Stayed for tea took car home. It 10. When got home.</p>
<p>Sat 8th.. Mabel Dora McMichell & I down to market saw Josie A. Then we went throug City hall again. Mabel & I & Gordon went to Mattinee in P.M. It just splendid never was at one before. Just got home in time to go to train. We took Blondie with us. Mabel came to train with us. M.L. & I went to practise after tea. Emily down.</p>
<p>Sun 9th.. March. Went to S.S. & church. Had good sermon on "As we sow so shall we reap." Had Mr McGilvery hear for tea & eve. Ida had newaligy {neuralgia} in her face so couldn't entertain him Lois & I singing & talking to him he went at 9 Mrs Jones & Mr Sherdian bro't Lois down & took M.L. back.</p>
<p>Mon 10th.. Washing. M.W. & Jane went to Oakville. It raining in P.M.</p>
<p>Tues 11th.. Raining dreary day I ironing. M.W. & Jane drove up to Ingleharts in P.M. Ida sewing at her dress.</p>
<p>Wed 12th.. Rainy. I finished ironing. Philus Alton drove up in P.M. I got dressed & came down. Sarah sent him down for one of us girls. I made fire on in parlor. He & I down singing Ida got ready & went with him after tea. He just as friendly as ever, although he told Ida he never would come down to see me again but would come to see her. If he came so I let him take her.</p>
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<p>Thur March 12th.. / 90 Emma Bray came. Girls all quilting down in parlor I baking & cooking dinner. Then I quilting in P.M.</p>
<p>Frid 13th.. E.M. birthday. Girls finished quilting. I baking cake & doing Sat. work. M.W. cleaning parlor & hanging Ida's paintings</p>
<p>Sat 14th.. March. Rather cold & windy. M.L. & Blondie went to Ham. Mr Bray hear for tea. I writing in this.</p>
<p>Sun 15th.. Very windy went to S.S. & church. Dave walked up with me & hear for tea but went home to do chores. I reading in eve to bed early.</p>
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<p>Tues 17th.. I called for Bertha D. to go to Bible class but she had head ache so I went alone. Had a very good meeting studyiing S.S. lesson. Arthur B. walked home with me & we sat & talked till 10. Had Phoebe Binkley come on eve. train & stayed all night.</p>
<p>Wed 18th.. Jane & Phoebe went over to Brays for dinner then back here & Jane drove her up to station. Just as we had tea ready who should walk up but Frank W. & Joe B. so set table over & I did work & dressed my self before eating tea. They stayed the evening. Geo. W. came & us playing cards. It 10.30 when they went Joe said he would be down Sun.</p>
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<p>Frid 20th.. I drove Lois up to station & talking to Arthur B. coming back then I went to P.O. & Geo. W. got out of stage & walked down with me. I went to store & coming back Dave caught up to me & came in he had new washing machine to show us. He stayed & talked till 1. O'clock tell me of his the past experience with B.</p>
<p>Sat 21st.. Got through work good time I went to P.O. couldn't keep from laughing when I thought of what Dave had told me about her.</p>
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<p>Sun 22nd.. March. Went to S.S. & church. Joe came in church rather late. Had splendid sermon. The walking very muddy. In morning Janes cow calved & us all out to barn before breakfast. Had a {pie?} one cow afraid of her calf. So after tea I left Maria to talk to Joe while I went & milked. Joe & I had a fine talk in parlor he telling me he had ordered a new buggy & bot a colt etc. I told him how Phil & I stood.</p>
<p>Mon 23rd.. March 18.0. Just got through washing as Alf & Sarah came. they went home after noon.</p>
<p>Tues 24th.. I sick all A.m. Dave called for me to go to Bible class but I couldn't go I sent word with him to tell Bertha that I couldn't be down.</p>
<p>Wed 25th.. M.W. went up to train to meet Laura Walton from NewCastle I covering box with tin foil.</p>
<p>Thurs 26th.. Jane went over home & to Annie Brays. It lovely day. Emma & baby & Blondie & M.L. came on eve. train.</p>
<p>Frid 27th.. Terrible snowstorm & windy from the east. All the road blocked</p>
<p>Sat 28th.. March. E.M. came home on noon train from Orilla. In eve. Laura & I went down to practise through snow. Stayed at Dorlands all eve. Boys went to band practise. Got home 11.</p>
<p>Sun 29th.. March. Went to SS. & church Archie there he drove Laura & I home & stayed for tea. Then he drove us up to M.P. church got terribly splashed with mud going. Had splendid choir. When got home Dave & Arthur hear & Lois talking to them in hall so we had music Archie played on violin & I organ. He went at 10. Laura fooling with Arthur & Dave. It 11 before they went.</p>
<p>Mon 30th.. Alf bro't Ida home. She said they had Joe, Harris, Gertie & Philus there at Sarahs for tea. She & Laura went over to Mrs Williams in P.M. but didn't stay. E.M. drove. Jane, Lois, Laura, Ida & I all over to Mrs Bray & we spent the evening.</p>
<p>Tues 1st.. April / 90 I fooled the girls 1st.. thing by looking down lane to see if any one was coming. When Lois came from school she bro't a letter for me from Josie Gilters & the girls all thought it was from Dave so I went down</p>
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<p>in parlor to read it & they came down & Jane read it out & laughing making fun but it was a good April fool on the girls. Expected Dorlands up but didn't come Lois got dressed & Laura & got fooled again</p>
<p>Wed April 2nd.. Pa's birthday he 78. Dave & Arthur called in evening & we went Ida, Laura & I down to Open temperance meeting in hall. We walked on snow banks had great sport. Meeting very good but lengthy. It after 11 Laura & Arthur fooling & running around. Dave & I talking in dining room. It 12.</p>
<p>Thur 3rd.. April Ma's birthday 61. Lois went home on train & Jane with her. Annie came home I met her. It raining. E.M. & Jane & Annie playing & singing Ida & I crocheting etc.</p>
<p>Frid 4th.. Good Friday. Girls sewing at Annie dress. Annie reading on hands around table in evening no body hear all day.</p>
<p>Sat 5th.. Baking. expect a crowd over Sun. Laura & Mabel came on noon train. M.L. & I went to practise I called at Dorlands early & Archie came then after I there a while then Annie came she had been over to see Edith. Us all over at church singing. Ida, Laura & Mable stayed in very quiet then Ernest W. & Arthur Biggs came too. Had great sport practising It lovely & moon light Archie partly asked me to drive up with him but I said he would catch up to us & then I'd see but he never asked me when he caught up to us. There were 6 of us girls all in a string coming home It 10.</p>
<p>Sun 6th.. April Easter Sunday. Cloudy day. S & Alf came I took a nap in morning. Then went to S.S. & church not as many out as I expected to see. Had Sarahs baby christened Estella May after church. Mr Stewart here for tea Had a large table full I waited. Just for tea over when Alf went & Philus & Wosley came. Sarah stayed. Then Joe B. came. He has a swollen hand said his cold kicked him. Us singing in parlor & then E.M. talking to Joe then Annie got talking to him so I never got a word said at all to him they went at 10.31. I never even asked when he would be down again. Us reading there hands {?}</p>
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<p>Mon 7th.. April Easter Monday. Girls painting & Ida finishing Annies dress Bertha called & Laura Mabel & I all went to Woods got winter greens walked over to rail road bridge & had a narrow escape to get off track before train came. Bertha hardly off track before train passed Got home at 5. Annie just about ready to stay with her trunk. Edith Mitchell hear for tea. Jane had baby over home with Kate B. Bertha went home for tea. After tea Geo W. Frank. Willi D. & Bertha came up & we had fine music singing etc. They went at 10.30.</p>
<p>Tues 8th.. Raining. Arthur B. called in morning to see S. baby. Ida & Laura painting so I tryed my hand also. The dog barked & Pa says now girls the fellows are coming just then Arthur tapped on window & we all had such a laugh. He called to go to B. class but it to late to go. It 10.30 when I went to retire & left Arthur & Laura talking.</p>
<p>Wed 9th.. April. I finished painting on satin etc. Writing in this got so far behind. To bed 10.</p>
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Tues 3<u>rd</u>.. Annie C drove down with Annie & brot Lois Jones over from Brays. Spent a quiet day. E.M. & I drove Annie up to 6 train & Lois got on 7 to go to H. When we got back Dave K came but I didn't go in room until 9 Oclock he stayed & talked until 11. Rather interesting to hear him tell about his cousins down in Africa. Got talking about life insurance said he had his life insured for $2.000 got it done in 1885 the time the N.W. battle was flourishing Don't know what I have done or said but Dave hasn't been over since. It is now 16<u>th</u>.. April. Wed, Thur, & Frid, & Sat, all as usual
Sat 7<u>th</u>.. Saw a stranger walking <s>around</s> down concession It was Dave K's Minnie from Guelph she came down to stay over Sunday. He (Dave) had her out for a drive on Sun. night Mandia H. called here for tea she told me my fortune said a fair & Dark gentleman in cups. Said fair one had most money. E.M. drove her home.
Tues 10<u>th</u>.. All as usual can't put down every little item space to{o} small. Wed morning all day I making fine shirt.
Thur 12<u>th</u>.. Ida & I house cleaning S & Alf came down caught us in the midst said they brought Joes boots down to him saw him on road had his moustache cut off:
Frid 13 Ida & I doing kitchen & very tired Annie got letter & photo from Henry Hammond. I went to P.O. met Archie S.
Sat 14<u>th</u>.. I doing baking Mrs Miliam called.
Sun 15<u>th</u>.. Nice day Quite a lot out to church Mr & Mrs Matherman out Edith & Will Mitchell also. Saw Davd over to Hall he not to church. Ida got tea & no singing in parlor, saw Joe B coming so I let him in at hall door. Ate our tea & sat in tonight & talked around coal stove. Then in parlor & singing. Ida & A went to bed & Joe & I talked until 11.30. He quite lovely had so much to say hadn't seen him for 4 weeks. told him a little about Dave but not all.
Mon 16<u>th</u>.. Washing. Alf come & he & E.M. went to Sale. Dave over to see Sam but I didn't see him. Guess he's angry at something. Ida painting floor.
Tues 17. Ida went over to Brays to take a painting lesson so after tea I went over for her it snowed quite a lot in P.M. We got home at 9. I teasing Charlotte about going to get married.
Wed. Very windy Ida went to Williams. Just M.L. & I here so lonesome so I dug some parsnips & took them over to Kennedys Mr K melting bees wax for Mr Bray. Coming home across the orchard met Dave as I was climbing over fence so he came over & we had a talk. Said he had been sick not able to get over it wasn't his old Friend Minnie from Guelph he had out for a drive but another, Minnie Davis his 2<u>nd</u> cousin from Berlin. he asked me if I would go up to Alfs with him on Sun so I said yes after SS. We had a great talk. Said he'd come over & see about it Frid eve
Frid 20<u>th</u>.. Alf down for to take Annie up to go to H with them on Sat Alf & E.M. went shooting & late getting back for tea. M.L. & I doing dishes when Dave came & had on blue wrapper & my hair banged. Then Archie S came. I made fire on in parlor. Dave in kitchen
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talking to San. He wanted to know what ailed me I looked so queer with hair banged. He wanted to know if I had to take cholorform to get them cut. They went at 11 before having some music In violin & organ. I mixed bread at 12 to bake
Sat 21<u>st</u>.. I tryed to finish baking just got it done & had to go to bed at 11 & got up at 1 P.M. & cleaned floor. Ida got home at 2. Went to bed at 8.
Sun. 22<u>nd</u>.. Lovely day. Went to SS. came home after SS. Lottie Bray with me so turned corner & went home back way cause she saw Dave coming. He met me & gave me a drive home & I left my <s>shoes</s> books in house & we started for Sarah's it lovely drive Had quite a talk going up about "Walton {girls?} champion" & chewing tobacco etc. Got there at 4 P.M. girls to church but got soon got home after we got there. Alf & I {mombing?) he kissing me before Dave. Had tea then Alf milked & Dave out to barn with him after got dishes done us singing & talking we came home at 9. Had a lovely drive home moonlight but Annie with us & rather crowded Got home at 10.30 We thanked him for drive & I said I enjoyed it so he said he hoped we would enjoy another before the summer was over if I was willing & I said I didn't know I would see if I was living
Mon 23<u>rd</u>.. I drove Annie to school then washing Annie walked home
Tues 24 I drove her to school saw Dave working making on a fire he said the room felt a little chilly wanted me to get warm too. We walked he came over to buggy said he had stopped chewing tobacco & took winter greens instead. ML & Emily missionary collecting
Wed 25<u>th</u>.. Nice day but {chilly?} I felt awfully tired Had a nap after dinner I writing in this when E.M. brot Dave in house so talked to him till 10. I lent him "Aunt Jane's {?}" to read. He said when ever he wanted to chew he would take out my gem & look at it instead of chewing tobacco. Thot it was time to play croquey soon.
Thur 26<u>th</u>.. Warmest day I fixing {?} & sewing seed in {pans?frames?} & potatoe also Emily Triller called for M.L. to go collecting. I making rug, Went to P.O. met M.L. & talking in front of Dollonds Dave came along but he went on to P.O. & we came home. {Ivy?) Wily up at Bronte & took sick not expected to {cut off}
Frid 27<u>th</u> April. I cleaning yard in A.M. Then working my P.M. it a very warm day. E.M. went to station to meet Maria W coming home I got work done & went to lane got playing mouth organ Dave went past whistling but I too late to see him. I stayed there & he came whistling back so stood talking He walked up lane with me & telling me his dream about me & himself. Folks teasing me when I went in house. Maria bot Isa & I new dress. We sent our money {cut off}
Sat 28<u>th</u>.. Very busy. Girls moved out stove I busy in garden.
Sun 29<u>th</u>.. Nice day A & I walked to SS. saw Dave in the distance not to speak Had a new preacher not very good stayed for class came up road {? cut off} In evening up to concession reading "Beulah" came in at 7 & went to bed. Ida & Annie went to B church. A Brod came home with them. Thot it {? cut off} Sarah & Alf down for dinner & back {cut off}
Mon 30<u>th</u>.. Washing. Mr Lucas here all day his birthday. Emma Bray called I walked to Bronte with her went to see Ivey Wiley she very sick. Went to bed at 8.
Tues. 1st May Rather cold day. M.W. sick & M.L. in Doing housework
Wed 2<u>nd</u>.. May. Gus Skinons birthday. Housecleaning dining room. Dr Rush called to see M.L. toothache. He saw Ida & I white washing. I went to bed at 7.15. Dave came but never knew he came until morning.
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& met Ireland girls going to Sarahs so we went back with them & then Theoph & Will Alton came then Josie & Alf & Will Ireland so had quite a house full. Theoph & I playing mouth organ. Then we all got chasing pigs & had such laughing till I got sick. Then told riddles & they went at 6. Will & Theoph waited until girls would get nearly home B4. they went.
Thur 17<u>th</u>.. May Fine day. Hurried & got sink done & got ready & we came down home got here at 8. A.M. I made yeast & iron busy all day. Ida making wrapper & sunbonnet. They went after tea. Pa & Alf fished all day & cot amost two full pe{cut off}.
Frid 18<u>th</u>.. Ida & I out doors tying up grapes then she cleaned parlor & I done hall rather tired at night.
Sat 19<u>th</u>..Maria & Annie trimming straw berries Ida doing baking & I cleaning then after dinner putting down carpet in dining room & busy till 6. Girls said Dave was over Wed. eve when I was away on Street
Sun 20<u>th</u>.. May. Nice day went to SS. E.M. Annie & Maria drove down to Oakville new presbyerian church They not home in time for S.S. Had Mr Husband for dinner. No person here for tea. Ida & I went over to see Annie B. hurried of before any would come & when got there who should be there but Dave he & Dan were to Oakville in P.M. so he there for tea. We had quite a chat then Ida & I went over to Brodericks & Dave went home to feed horse & he came back & Brod & we had a sing & he came home with us. Went at 10.
Mon 21<u>st</u>.. Washing & I planting melon seed when Dave drove over with his horse & buggy & wanted some body to go to Oakville tea-meeting. I went on out to finish planting & he came out & asked me. I didn't care about going but didn't like to refuse when he came over all prepared. So I got ready & went he forgot to get robe so we drove in his place for it. Had a great talk going & coming. The church shed was full of horses so had to go to hotel with horse. We got sit down to tea table & spyed Annie eating at another table. Emma Belyea came & spoke to me & Maggie Gailee also. Had a nice tea. Got a front seat near some of Nuddlewad folks. Charlie Eazard in front of us. Mr & Mrs Waldie behind & Mary Flemming & Andia. Had lots of good speakers. Mr McKay from Parkdale was there & Mr Cochrean from Brantford etc. Got out after 11. It lovely moonlight night We walked up to shed & he made me acquainted with Charlie Ezard. Poor Jane I had to tell him just about my thots were towards him we had a terrible long talk. We sat at lane gate & then at house in buggy It 1 O'clock when got home. Dave said I needn't expect him over very often now.
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Tues 22<u>nd</u>.. May 1888. Pa & Ida started for the street Mr Altons going to have there new barn raised. I ironing had a early dinner & E.M. & I drove up to Street got there at 1 O'clock. Ida fixing Sarah's bedroom Gertie over. Such a crowd working at building. Maggie Alton & Kate Blanchard & Miss Dolson & 2 Miss Springer & such a lot of women. Had a good time. Set the tables out side in lawn. Over 100 for tea. So many girls around that only in one anothers road so some of us in parlor singing. Then after tea was over Some boys put swing up in new barn for us girls & we had a splendid swing. Other boys playing base ball. We got home at 10.30. Pa started 1<u>st</u>.. alone.
Wed 23<u>rd</u>..May. Nice day Baking & ironing, churning etc. Archie & Austin Speers came in evening. Had a splendid time then played cards they went at 11.
Thurs 24<u>th</u>.. May Nice day also. Aunt & Uncle came up on 1<u>st</u>..train & walked down. Had dinner early then Sarah Gertie & Wolsley drove down at 1 O'clock Us girls got dressed & Alf & Theophilus came & we all went down fishing. Blandina came in but Emma came on train & just got at house same as boat Such a lot down fishing those that couldn't fish went on boat & had music. Wolsley & Theo & I played & sang. Then when going home Charlotte & Ada B. walked up road in the middle of road like the Army with fishing poles in the air. Saw Dave standing in P.O. We all went to ship yard & fished & fooled around not many fish to be caught. Sarah looking for Alf so Brays & Annie went home & rest of us went over on point. Then came home & had tea the other folks had their tea before us. Us in parlor singing & playing. When George Bumby & Joe B. drove up. Then us all out side shooting rockets & fire crackers. Then got started to play some games & Will Alton & Theo went to Bronte for more crackers, & us all played until they got back. Had a lively time Then Alf & Sarah started home & the Alton boys followed. There were three buggies of them Then Joe & I went in garden to get a boquet & then went for a walk moonlight through orchard & up to concession & barn. I told him about going with Dave to tea-meeting. We had quite a talk. If I wanted to go with Dave he said to go but that there were nicer fellows than Dave but if I wanted to go al right. He wants me to not depend on him entirely but to go with any one I wanted to go with. They went at 10.30 P.M.
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Frid 20<u>th</u>.. May I out planting corn Emma Mable & Blondie here Mable drove A to school then she helping me plant. Then Ida & I out tying grape vines we so sleepy & tired could hardly see vines. I going to bed & heard Mable played so went down to have a sing for 15 min & before I got to bed Marlon & Ada Shard came so had to get dressed. It raining & they stayed until 12. Had a good sing & then E.M. got violin & Ada played with him. We lent them rubber boots & rubbers to go home in for they wouldn't stay all night as we asked them to.
Sat 26<u>th</u>.. Annie & Mable went to H & I drove them to station. Busy in garden after dinner then had a bath & washed my head & went to station for Annie saw Mandia & Jenni McGalleshy got of train. Go bed at 10.
Sun 27<u>th</u>.. Got up at 5.30 & milked cow, got 4 calves in 2 {done?} then after done work went to bed again & slept till 11.30. Went to SS. & church not many out Marlon at S.S. again. Walked up road with him after church. After tea I went around garden for walked. Archie S came & Annie went for a drive with him. I went to bed early feeling sorry for {Dave?}
Mon 28, Helped with Washing then out planting corn E.M. & M.W. drove to H.
Tues 29<u>th</u>.. Sam went to H. In garden hoeing & ironing went for Annie.
Wed 30<u>th</u>.. Baking after dinner Gertie Alton & Mrs Hixson children came for strawberry plants so while waiting Ida Gertie & I had 3 games of croquey. I went for Annie.
Thur 31<u>st</u>.. I took Annie down it raining saw Will Giles & talked to him on road & Geo Kennedy & Belyea boys etc. I sorting potatoes then cleaning straw plants. Went for Annie saw Austin Speers talking to Geo K. Sarah & Alf drove down in eve Alf went fishing. Bray girls called & M.L. Annie & I went to teachers meeting in Church. Saw Dave K in P.O. then when come out of church he there walked up with us. Rather friendly. We had one of the surveyors at our place on Wed eve. he a great talker good as a lecture to hear him tell about his surveys. We desided to have a pic-nic for SS. at home in grove on 12 of June
Frid 1<u>st</u> June / 1888.
Nice fine day I baking bread & cleaning cellar Edith & Mrs Ingledew came Edith here for tea. Us in garden when Archie came up. Maria making garden. I writing in this & very tired. Ida making M.L. a dress.
Sat 2<u>nd</u> June Busy. M.W. & I sewing cucumber seeds it raining. Jennie Wild had a daughter.
Sun 3<u>rd</u> Nice day Stayed for SS church & class when got home Joe B. sitting in hammock & Austin S & Ida
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beside. They here for tea. Had a good sing then Austin went to M.P. {Mount Pleasant} church. Joe & I went over to {?} for a walk. Sarah & Alf came & Girls all over to Brodericks & I went too, Joe & I sitting in hammock together. Archie S & M.L. drove up to Trillers for tea. Alf & I went but Joe stayed & took a ride up with Archie. When came in from the Hammock passed around apples.
Mon 4<u>th</u>.. June 1888.
Tues 5<u>th</u>.. M.L. & M.W. drove up to Alfs Ida & I very busy Blandina came down & Annie Toronto came & Emma Didn't get much done & we had to talk to Annie C. Ida went to Hamilton on boat & M.W. stayed up to Alfs but Alf drove M.L. home & went fishing & stayed here all night.
Wed 6<u>th</u>.. Alf up early & had me up at 5 to get breakfast & so long B4. any others got up for there breakfast. Alf went home about 8 & Annie C with him. We all went down to teachers meeting to see about pic-nic. It very windy day almost a blizzard. Dave came over to church Just as we were coming home & he walked up road with Annie & I. He very cool.
Thur 7<u>th</u>.. Our time taken up getting meals etc.
Frid 8<u>th</u>.. I cleaned cellar way P.M. Annie & I drove to Oakville & brot our Annie with us home. Alf "The." & Mill & Mer. Alton down fishing.
Sat 9<u>th</u>.. Blandina came down B4. dinner & Ida on her. Annie C went home on 7 train & Ida & I took her to train gave Jane B. a ride home saw quite a number at station.
Sun 10<u>th</u>.. June. Went to S.S. Came home after church Mr. Hollinrake preached. Came home & had a new preacher & his driver here for tea. Had a nice rain. I wrote letter to Frank.
Mon 11<u>th</u>.. Baking for pic-nic. I washed print dresses etc. Then bread in P.M. Went for Annie Called in at Bray for butter. Nice cool day for pic-nic. Baking cakes in A.M. S Alf & Gertie down to pic-nic.
Tues 12 June Not many strangers there Blandina came in. I helped with tea table Gertie Alton Geo W. & I went for a row then came back & got Annie, S & Ada B. went for another row. When got back all folks gone home. Ada came in. All tired.
Wed 13<u>th</u>.. Didn't do much for so tired
Thur. 14<u>th</u>.. Washing. It my 19th..birthday. A & I went to Bronte went to Mrs McCay. A gave me {? hairpin?}
Frid 15<u>th</u>.. Merton S.S. pic-nic went to Bronte house it very hot Ida & I drove to Oakville & took Annie got our new hats etc. Was eating our supper when Joe B. stept up to window he had been to pic-nic & came down on train. So he & I went out to have a game of croquey then Will Giles came. So then Mill & I & Annie & Joe played sides. Joe & Annie came in house & A played & we talked until 10. Joe & I went to get a drink he asked me to go up with Annie {Sartere?}
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Sat 16<u>th</u>..June I very busy hoed garden baked cake & cleaned etc. Boat come in so M.W. Ida & I went down & we went out for a sail to Oakville E.M. & Jane B. too. Will Walton was on boat & he tormenting me all the time. Only stayed in Oakville 20 min It lovely & cool on water. I hurried home & Annie & I walked in to Breckons as we had promised Joe & horses all tired so had to walk. Got there at 8. Met Mrs Shapland & Will King there from Cornfield us all playing croquey. Horace Wrinch & Joe were captains & Annie Mr & Mrs S. on one side & Lottie B & Will King & I on other It long game Annie side won. Weavers in house & had music & refreshments. Dry throat so horse could hardly sing We left at 11.20. Joe drove us home we were asked over to Henery Breckons & he drive from there. It lovely moon light night.
Sun 17<u>th</u>.. Went to S.S. wore white dress come home & undressed & Slept. Had Archie & Mrs {Dorning?} for tea. I went down to gate & reading library book then got organ on stoop & us all singing. A & E.M. (too?}
Mon 18<u>th</u>.. Washing & I so tired couldn't half work.
Tues 19<u>th</u>.. Ida stayed up on Street came home at night A & S not here
Wed 20<u>th</u>.. / 88 Mandia Hixson & Bella McPherson called. Two Marias away to Hixsons. Arthur B came over in eve. & we talked. Wanted one or two of us girls to go up to S.'s on Sun.
Thur 21<u>st</u>.. In cellar cleaning etc. Very hot all week. Dave called through 1<u>st</u> time for a month. asked him over to have game croquey.
Frid 22<u>nd</u>.. Washing blankets etc. Boat came & M .W. went to H. on her. Ida making over dresses. Archie Speers & Ella Ecclestrine & Mrs McCay called.
Sat 23<u>rd</u>.. So busy & hot expected Gus S. up but didn't come after all. I went to Brays for butter & E.M. & A to Oakville M.L. to Bronte. It a little cooler this eve. Gus never came missed the train. Ida lonesome. We down at gate M L & Ella talking Ida & I walked nearly home with Ella. Arthur B & Dave K at corner when we came back so had a little chat we came on home & left them there. It 11 & to bed.
Sun 24<u>th</u>.. Got ready for S.S. & it started to rain so none of us went. I had a good sleep Pa went to church. E.M. drove M.L. & I up to M.P. church. had no organist. Joe B. not there D.V. {Trexas?} preached at Appleby. I wore my fawn nuns veiling for 1st time.
Mon 25<u>th</u>.. I went to B. to tell pickers to come. Some picked in P.M. got Scrotes.
I got letter from Frank Tues 26<u></u>
Tues 26<u>th</u>.. Washing & Sewing
Wed 27<u>th</u>.. Very cool. us picking Mrs Aston & Sarah drove themselves down here for dinner. Palermo had their S.S. pic-nic at Bronte. Sarah & Mrs A. went home at 8.30. A & M.L. went to pic-nic. e.m. took Annie to Ganders social at Merton church. M.W. came & brot Blondie. Ida did not
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come to go & didn't want me to go, cause she would be alone then M.W. came home & I hadn't time to get ready. Annie had a good time she said with Joe B.
Thur 28<u>th</u>.. June. I ironing all day It a very rainy day from East.
Frid 29<u>th</u>.. Cleared up a little I went to B to do shoping we picked after dinner.
Sat 30<u>th</u>.. June Picking till 11. Then very busy {washing?} baking & cleaning. Annie C from G. came in even train. very tired writing in this.
July 1<u>st</u>.. Sun
Beautiful day. lot out to Church. Bray girls had 2 gents out from St George. Choir full Ella in choir. Marlon & Dick S. out. I walked up road with Marlon he couldn't come in. Just had Annie C. for tea. We were Just agoing to see Jennie Gillespe & baby when Theo. Acton & Wolsley & S. & Alf come. We out to patch then went in & had berries with cream etc. then had a good sing & they went home at 10.
Mon 2<u>nd</u>.. Lovely cool day. Hurried & got work done & Pa drove to station & brot G.A. & Eliz. Mr & Mrs Kent & Adrienna & her two boys. Had a pleasant time. The older folks went down fishing & had a boat ride after dinner. S & Alf came down. Ida & I got tea & they all went home on to train & S Ida A & I went to station to see them off. Pa drove. Saw E.W. his wife & two children , us all got weighed S only 117 I 128. Saw Edith M. & had a good talk. When got back Austin S here & had a game of croquey. he went at 11.
Tues 3<u>rd</u>.. E.M. rather cross as I late getting out to pick We had the busiest yet. I pick a crate, I so tired at night
Wed 4<u>th</u>.. Up early Every body to get off to Sarahs. Adrienna her two boys M.W. & M.L. Pa blondie & I went took berries to 1<u>st</u>.. train & E.M. went to Toronto. Got up to S. at 8.25. She rather surprised to see us so early. It very hot. We helped her bake & I ironed then after dinner we all got stretched out on floor with clothes off & I had on Alf night shirt & he came in & cot me. We had tea early etc. we home at 6. got bed at 7.
Thur 5<u>th</u>.. Picking again. Adrienna went home on evening train. I went to P.O. & posted letter to Frank. Marlon here when got back. a Ida & I & Marlon had a game of croquey Then us singing Mrs Mc le & Ella called about 10. P.M. Got M.L. up & she went out & talked to them Ida & I out too. Then us getting some straw berries cleaned for Marlon & he came out in Kitchen & waited. So we set table & had raspberry vinegar & berries
Frid 6<u>th</u>.. Us busy washing baking etc. & cleaning. Ella came up then Mr & Mrs Jim James from Milton came & Ella took our picture out on lawn. Jamese here for tea. Then Archie S came & we had a game of croquey. He brot a {g?} down for us. I to bed at 10.
Sat 7<u>th</u>.. I started to pick before pickers come went all over the patch B4. dinner. Then baking after dinner. Mr Hammond from Buffalo came of noon train to stay over Sunday. Busy till 5. got dressed & went in parlor {?} M.L. & I went over to Kennedys to get some
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peas. Saw Dave. he took us across road to Mr K & then we came back & went & picked peas. Dave came back when got peas picked & carried basket into house. We looking at garden & sat down on <s>ground</s> verandia & talk. Then Dave came home with us & carried basket & shelled peas. he sat down & thot was going to have a good talk when the girls all asked him to come in & then he went. I was dissapointed. We all made a bee & shelled peas B4. going to bed.
Sun 8<u>th</u>.. July. Nice day. I had bkft at 10. Mt H. went to S.S. with us. Marlon there. Not many to church. In choir. Walked up road with Marlon & Mr H. Marlon went home. Archie cot up to us at gate & came in for tea. Mr H. & Stewart here also for tea. Archie & I out walking and in garden had a fine talk. Ida & A & Mr H went to lake when got back had a splendid sing & to bed at 10.30.
Mon 9<u>th</u>.. S & Alf drove down when we were eating bkft. they anxious to see Mr H. Mr H. helped me churn & Alf did also. Then us out picking berries & corn.Annie & Mr H went fishing also Pa & Alf went too. Mrs. Gillespy & Bella McPherson called had baby too. Mr H. went home on 6 train. A took him to station. Alf went home & took Ida & left S. down to do her fruit.
Tues 10<u>th</u>.. July Picking here shipped one crate the last of season
Wed 11<u>th</u>.. Washing & I baking & S picking goose berries to do up M.L. went to P.O. & She came up with Ella us in parlor cleaning Berries It very windy & had a heavy shower of rain Ella was up a little while.
Thur 12<u>th</u>.. S ironing. A & Pa went to Oakville & Postville in P.M. S went over to Mrs Brodericks. Marias' & I picking goose berries I got all ready to drive S. home, Whe Alf & Ida drove her. Then Marlon came. Alf took Annie & S home with him. Marlon & I had a game of croquey ourselves. Then had a sing he went at 10.
Frid 13<u>th</u>.. I baking bread etc. shipped 3 baskets of gooseberries. Ida & I went to pick some peas in our field when met Annie & Dan going over with baby.) get up had cramps so bad.. Got up at 11. & made a cake
Sat 14<u>th</u>.. I took sick & {?} helped a little bit. Not able to do much. Boys haying.
Sun 15<u>th</u>.. July 1888. Got up early & M.L. & I walked up to the M.P. S.S. It rather hot day & smokey. We went to Speers' for dinner. Had a nice time Austin Speers showed me their garden. Then Archie drove us down in time for our S.S. Stayed for church. Then Archie drove me home but didn't stay. Had Mr & Mrs Stuart for tea. I went out in garden to read & Joe B. came along. Hadn't been down for 4 weeks. I rather vexed. Had a nice talk when going home. Made arrangements to go to Street.
Mon 16<u>th</u>.. Ida got letter from Floe asking if it would be convenient for her & Gus to come up next Sun. Washing.
Tues 17-Wed 18<u>th</u>.. Cleaning up stairs & busy when Alf & S brot Annie home it raining. I picked 2 baskets straw berries & gave one to Sarah. I wrote letter to Joe
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Thur 19<u>th</u>.. July 1888. Miss Stuart here for goose berries I posted letter to Frank. M.L. went to Williams & stayed all night. Annie & M.W. went over in evg. Ida & I went over to pick some peas & left Pa E.M. & Sam to keep house then we went on over to Dan Brays. only there a little while when Joe B. came over to find us. He had Alice (his sister) with him so we all drove over in buggy 4 of us. Joe & I got out at Barn gate & walked over to bery shanty to get basket of peas but Sam had got there B4. us. But we had a talk I told him I sent him a letter to come down on Sun as we expected Floe & Gus up. So he thot he could get horse & we would drive up to Sarah's & Ida & Gus take our horses. When we got to house Josie Alton & Wolsley there. We sat & talked on Varendia it lovely & moonlight. Then had some singing & E.M. played his violin. We {past.?} cake & a drink of (cr?} nectar They went at 11.
Frid 20<u>th</u>.. July busy making point basque. Mandia here in evening
Sat 21<u>str</u>.. Busy preparing for company. I finished basque & got clean up & Ida went to meet Floe & Gus with "folks" After tea. Ida & I & Floe walked over to see Annie Bray & Arthur there nursing baby. Got back at 9. It lovely night.
Sun 22<u>nd</u>.. Had breakfast at 9. It started to rain So we singing & eating chocolate candies. Floe helped me get dinner (Folks went to SS & church but Ida & Gus Floe & I Ida & I put on white dresses & Gus hitched dobbin up to buggy. I wanted Gus Ida & Floe to go to street but they wouldn't so Floe & I went for drive we just got nearly Mr. Morrises when we met Joe so he got in buggy & we went on up to Middle road & down town line & down lakeshore & then home at 5. Folks quite surprized to see Joe with us. We nearly went to street but thot it going to rain so didn't go: It raining after tea. No singing & playing trying to get Ida to play her piece. We all sat up to watch eclipse on moon. I went to sleep once & Gus put his hankerchief on my face & Joe threw a sofa cushion at me & then I woke quickly. Us outdoors looking at moon. Joe & I in hammock for awhile. Then Annie, Floe, Joe & I all in it Had such fun Joe kept us all awake laughing. Had a piece of cherry pie in kitchen B.4 he went at 1.30 when went to bed. Had a great time, made a great noise. Joe fell over chair twice on stoop.
Mon 23<u>rd</u>.. July Gus went home on 1<u>st</u>.. train Ida drove him to station. Us picking berries, Floe helping. Annue & Pa drove to Hamilton. Blandina came in It raining ½ hr. Hurried & got tea then Ida & I drove Floe up to station had to wait for train. Dave K over to meet his pa. Had a chat with him.
Tues 24<u>th</u>.. Pa & Annie got home from Hamilton at 6. E. M. & M.L. & Jane Bray went to Dr Bricks garden party. I wanted to go but couldn't. I started to write letter to Frank but didn't finish it.
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Wed 25<u>th</u>.. July M.L. keeping store & P.O. for McCraneys Us baking & busy Mrs Ed Lucas & children here for dinner Gilly & I picked some berries for dinner she telling me all about Curtises girls & fellows. M.W. canning fruit. Artie & Gilly singing for us. Then went over to Mrs Brod. for tea.
Thur 26<u>th</u>.. Picking berries all day
Frid 27<u>th</u>.. Just eating breakfast when Sarah & Alf drove down They helping us pick cherries. Sarah doing her fruit. Busy.
Sat 28<u>th</u>.. picking berries. Then cleaning after dinner. All so tired. Ida & I went to P.O. in evng & bot some meat. Dave K walked home with us to gate & we talked quite a while.
Sun 29<u>th</u>.. Nice day. Had a good sleep went to S.S. very noisy S.S. stayed for church & class. Biggs & Bests out. No stranger for tea. Hurried it over & E.M. got horse for us & Ida & I going to drive when Josie & Philip Alton drove up as we ready to start so went & ate strawberries & then Josie & Annie took our horse & buggy & Philip & Ida & I went for a drive down to lake & then away up the shore & came back. Had splendid drive singing & eating candies. It 9 when got back. Had some more singing & they went after he watered his horse. To bed 10.30.
Mon. 30<u>th</u>.. July. Picking all day. Got 4 cases. M.W. baking & washing & A ironing & we got Sam to churn after tea. All tired.
Tues 21<u>st</u>.. July Baking. Blandina came & left Blondie & Gordon & Annie went on her to New Castle. Alf came to get berries took Gordon home with him.
Wed Aug 1<u>st</u>.. - 1888.
Hot & dry day. Picking getting very monotonous nothing fresh to talk about. I feel nearly crazy sometimes. I run down to P.O. in eve. saw Annie Lucas & Lucy Matthews in P.O.
Thur 2<u>nd</u>.. Picking again Ida & I drove over to Wilds to see Jennie in eve. Mrs Hixson very sick. Had a nice time with Jennie & Baby. it 10 when got home.
Frid 3<u>rd</u>.. washing then picking berries in P.M.
Sat 4<u>th</u>.. up early & picking all A.M. Then baking cleaning & churning in P.M. & picking cucumbers didn't get through until 8.30 Ida went down with B. collecting quarterly money Got letter from F.
Sun 5<u>th</u>.. 1999 Nice day. No church at B. M.L. & M.W. & Pa drove up to Palermo church. Sarah & Alf came at 11 Got dinner then I had a sleep I got tea & they went at 6. I went over to grove to read when got back Joe B. here talking to Ida. He went at 10.
Mon 6<u>th</u> Picking. Emily & her pa called. After tea Marias went to see Mrs Firtiles baby it dead & to see Destimmmy L. I "singing".
Tues 7<u>th</u>.. S. & Gertie came in A.M. Helping to pick currants. then we picking for them in P.M. Got letter from Annie.
Wed 8<u>th</u>.. Mrs Joyce came & told us Mrs Kennedy's daughter (Mrs Wright) died in Guelph. She only her a short time ago. We all feel so bad. Saw Dave drive along concession.
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& I went up to gate when he came back & I asked if it was true about his sister & he crying so hard could hardly tell me. Poor fellow I feel so sorry for him. He took his mother up to noon train to go to Guelph & George & him going in A.M. E.M. went over after dinner to K. to see if we could do any thing so Ida & I picking in orchard & George K came up rather startled me at first & he asked me if I would do him a favor & I said yes & he handed me a parcel with two collers to wash & then he busted out crying, Ask me not to think strange of him asking me. So I drove them & Ida & I took them over after tea. We had cows all to milk as E.M. & Sam & M.W. all went to Street in P.M. We met Annie & Dan on our way over to K. We sat & talked a long time boys got letter saying their sister died with inflammation on lungs Emma Biggs br'ot over a cross of flowers for Dave & talked with him. They went then Dave showed us pictures & walked home with us. I do feel so sorry for him & his Mother . To bed at 11. Very tired.
Thur 9<u>th</u>.. Aug 1888. I not well but picking a little. Ida washing. Mr Hyram Ribble burried today. E.m. & M.W. went Mr Stuart to preach sermon (Mrs Wright ) or Kennedy) also to be burried at Guelph. Dave & G went up. M.L. went up to Hagersville on Wed. 8<u>th</u>..
Frid 10<u>th</u>.. Aug M.W. & I finished washing. Ironing when Ada Bray & Lois Jones came to spend evening. Ida & I went part of way home with them. I had on E.M.'s coat & hat & Ida also. We laughing & talking all the way over. Geo Kennedy come along Just as we were standing he telling us about his sister's death. Geo or Dave never saw her cause she discolored. Dave came back Frid eve
Sat. 11<u>th</u>.. In evening I went to P.O. " walked down behind me. I waited for mail & Dave came up with me & we went in parlor & I played & sang & Pa called me "hello girl beter stop playing & come & make my bed hasn't been made for two days! Dave had a good laugh at that. I gave Dave the music book & he started to go at 10. I went to door with him & we got talking about his sister he told me what she thought of me. He asked me once more if there was any chance for him to go with me I told him kindly that I was his friend but couldn't be any more to him. He felt very bad & I felt very sorry for him. We talked until clock struck twelve. Then he went.
Sun 12<u>th</u>.. Had Archie & Mr Stewart for tea. I very tired & sleepy. It raining.
Mon 13<u>th</u>.. Picking berries for our own use. Jennie & Mandia called Had Ada Johnson for dinner. E.m. drove Ida & I down to Oakville to meet Annie put our horse in Will Speers. Then went up to park heard political speeches & looking for Annie found her about 4 P.M. with Lottie Clauson & brothers. Had a nice time we all went to {Sways?} for tea. We left Annie there & Ida & I came home. Max called in evening.
Tues 14<u>th</u>.. M.W. drove down for Annie. Then Ida & I went down in evening to get valise.
{page folded over} 15<u>th</u>.. washing
{page folded over} 16<u>th</u>.. {Amy Pickens?} here for last time. A & I went up to Mrs Shaws It 7 after we got these. Stayed till after 10 then Marlon drove us home it a real nice time playing cards etc.
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Frid Aug 17<u>th</u>.. / 88. S & Alf down in A.M. Annie & I drove up to see Alice Breckon in afternoon. We played two games of croquey 3 girls on each side. Mrs B at Oakville came home for tea & Mrs Smith & her son Hubert. We left early & brot Alice down with us & Lottie & Mr Smith drove behind us. When we got home, folks (Ada & Marlon & Bray girls & Miss Pinkley) all starting for the lake for a row. So we hurried up & went. It a lovely night moonlight & so calm on lake. about 15 of us in boat, us singing & Marlon playing mouth organ & {?} also. It nearly 11 when got home. Just passed around apples Joe B couldn't get away as he was thrashing at {Mastermans?}
Sat 18<u>th</u>.. M.W. & Ida went down to Toronto on Masassa. Ida stayed. Annie & I left to do the work. Mr & Mrs Davidson called in evening. Archie S came & wanted me to go to Oakville so I went. Heard Army band & had ice cream & chocolates. Had a lovely moonlight drive. Elz Forfar came home with {MJP?}
Sun 19<u>th</u>.. It windy bright day. I went to S.S. & came home Joe hear with buggy to take me up to Sarahs, So got there at 4. They laying around. After tea we all went over to Mrs Altons & went out to see the new barn it lovely building. Then went in house & had a good sing. Mr Alton teasing me about Joe, said he could see now why he was so willing to help Alf in spring. We left for home at 9.30. Got home at 11.30. We eating aples coming home & moon as bright. Had a fine talk.
Mon 20<u>th</u>.. M.W. & Eliz & children drove up to Sarahs
Tues 21<u>st</u>.. nothing new.
Wed 22<u>nd</u>.. Washing It election day between Waldie & Henderson Waldie got elected. Eliz. sick in bed all day.
Thur 23<u>rd</u>.. Ironing.
Frid 24<u>th</u>.. I wrote letter to Josie Gibert & went down in evening & posted it. saw Bertha {Dewent?} in & heard her play for awhile
Sat 25<u>th</u>.. Annie drove Eliz. to station to go to Ham. & she drove on & called for 7 train & brot M.L. & Eliz. home. Sarah was away.
Sun 26<u>th</u>.. Went to S.S. Had Mr Deacon to preach. He preached splendid sermon. Lot of strangers there Joe B & Hannie B & Mr R Blanchard & Austin & Marlon S. & I sat with Mr Kennedy. Just had Archie for tea. Then he drove Annie & I up to M.P. church, it very warm in church. Heard anither good sermon. It very dark & lightning coming home.
Mon 27<u>th</u>.. Washing & E.M. getting load of apples to drive to Toronto.
Tues 28<u>th</u>.. Ironing churning baking. Peach festival at Bronte. Annie Eliz. & M.W. went & I ran to P.O. & back up then went in house Joe B. & Horace W. there. We talked & then I got lantern & we went out & got a melon & ate it. Then Pa & M.L. went to bed. I had to entertain them. They went at 11. We went in parlor & I played & sang for them.
Wed 29. Pa drove Eliz. down to Oakville to go home on boat. S & Alf came down in P.M. I drove down to Oakville after 4 & went to Dentist & had {2?} teeth out then went to Lucy Sheers for tea. Then went to meet Masassah met Ida I a little to late for boat. Ida came. My face ached all the way home & I couldn't get hardly any sleep all night.
Thur 30<u>th</u>.. Blondie sick. I choring around. My face ached all the day. I writing in this. Ida over helping Mrs {W?} sew. A gone to P.O.
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Sat 1<u>st</u>.. Sep / 1888. It cool nice day. Hurried & got through work & Annie & I just ready to start for the Street & watch base ball match between Oakville & St Anns when Allie Larkin came in from Newcastle so we took her along. Such a lot at the match. Geo K drove Ada & Charlotte B. over to see it. Had a nice time then <s>drove</s> Josie Alton drove Annie & I to Sarahs, while Allie drove with Sarah & Alf after tea Philus. & Geo Alton came in. We had music & water melon & played "truth & honesty" It 11 when got to bed & I sick.
Sun 2<u>nd</u>.. Annie & I drove home about 10 & Allie S & Alf got down for dinner. I had a nap then went to S.S. Marlon here for tea. After tea S. Alf & I started for street. met church folks going to church.
Mon 3<u>rd</u>.. I helping Sarah wash & churn in eve went over home
Tues 4<u>th</u>.. Ironing & baking. I went over home for pumpkin in P.M. Sarah went over in eve & Philus came back with her. He stayed & we had a fine talk. He offered to take me up to mountain & then home.
Wed 5<u>th</u>.. Expecting thrashers so busy all day.
Thur 6<u>th</u>.. Sep Thrashers came at noon & Allie M.L. & Pa drove up Pa went home before tea so I not ready to go home so Allie went & <s>Paid</s> brot her back on Frid morn. In evening Thrashers all in house & got Mr Alton's man Fred to sing & dance. Had a great time laughing. In the afternoon M.L. & Sarah & I out to see them thrash so I helped Philus carry boxes for awhile so he helped me wash the tea dishes. He washed all himself.
Frid 7<u>th</u>.. Philus Alton's birthday 21 years 1888. Finished thrashing after dinner. Theo A. & M.L. went home. It started to rain & we had intended to have gone over home, but Philus & Wolsely came over & we had mouth organ & singing. Alf went to bed but we had Water melon which Pa brot up in A.M. a very large one so gave it to Philus for his birthday present. Had a great feed & Wolsley & I shooting seeds.
Sat 8<u>th</u>.. After work done, in evening Allie Sarah & I went over home Alf wouldn't go. We had a splendid sing. Mr & Mrs Hixson there. Sang for 2 hours steady. Philus came home with me & Allie & Josie on ahead & then Gertie & Sarah. Had to go to patch to get water melon after got home. It 11 when they went.
Sun 9<u>th</u>.. Got work done & I got dressed when Philus came along. We drove up to mountain Had a lovely drive Saw Lake {M?} It lovely scenery coming home got home at 11. When Had dinner Will Alton there also. Sarah & Alf & Allie went to church & Philus & I came to Bronte, only E.M. home Archie for tea. Then after tea, all went to Oakville to hear Hunter & Crosely preach in new presbyterian church. Philus & I in one buggy & Annie Ida & Archie & E.M. M.W. & Jane B. in the other. It lovely meeting. Got home at 11. one the other folks home B.4 us. Philus & I had a great talk. He wants to keep my company If I would not go with any other fellow. I know Sarah & Alf just put him up to it. He telling all about his property as if that should tempt me. I was to give him an answer the next time I see him. Had water musk melon after got home.
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Mon 10<u>th</u>.. Sep 1888. Us washing & churning & busy. M.L. told me Joe was down on Sun when we were all to church but he didn't stay but went to M.P. church. I felt sorry I Sarah & Alf drove Allie home. I drove to P.O. with Alf to get Ida wasn't home.
Tues 11<u>th</u>.. Sep Allie teaching School for Aggie Curtis Max C called on Mon eve to get me to teach his I too busy <s>Wed 12<u>th</u>.. </s> Had Mr Hale from Woodstock come to stay all night He an old Friend of E.M. We had quite a sing & lovely 1st water melon of the season.
Wed 12<u>th</u>.. E.M. & Mr Hale away to Oakville in P.M. I just got my dress changed B4 tho & as I came down who should be at the table but Joe B. He been to Toronto & came off train. We had a walk out around the garden, & to lane gate & a great talk. It nearly 11 when got in & folks just coming out of parlor. Mr Hale going to put his Jewerley on in kitchen as he is an agent for jewerly so M.W. & Ida & Annie chose broches & I got ear rings & E.M. cuff buttons & M.L. collar button. Had a large water melon it after 11 before Joe went. Joe had been to Toronto to see a man about going out to North West but didn't see him so decided not to go until 25<u>th</u>..
Thur 13<u>th</u>.. Mr Hale went to Toronto after dinner. He a great tease. E.M. droive M.W. Allie & Ida & 3 of Bray girls down to Oakville to Crosley & Hunters meeting & I started to write to Frank but got too sleepy so went to bed. The folks didn't get home untill 1.30 as they had to walk all the way hime for E.M. broke the {tung saw?} again when he was backing out of shed.
Frid 14<u>th</u>.. Girls all tired & sleepy didn't get up till late I baking bread & making soap Archie hear in evening Had Mrs McCauley for tea she going to Oakville & then home. Annie going to Toronto to see Exhibition so M.W. drove both up to station.I went to P.O. in bare head met Bertha D & she came up road with me & I went back with her we had a great talk. Folks wondered where I had been. I went to bed & left Archie Allie & Ida singing.
Sat 15<u>th</u>.. Busy. M.L. & Allie went over to Hixsons & Ida & Allie went over to Brays in P.M. after tea Annie came home & Annie C. with her. Expect Will up to night.
Sun 16<u>th</u>.. Rainy day. Ida Annie C & I kept house while they went to church. Will went up shore to see Curtises & Mr Taylor Arthur B & Mr Christie here to spend the evening. To bed at 11.
Mon 17<u>th</u>.. Washing. Hurried tea over & Allie & I drove up to see Mrs Wrinch & family. Aggie just returned from North West. Had a very nice time indeed. Had grapes & singing etc. Went at 10.
Thur 18<u>th</u>.. Looked like rain but Allie Pa & I went down to Toronto on noon train. Allie & I to Aunt Eliza's. Went shoping in P.M. Adrienna & Oscar there & Anson Walton in evening. Had a good sing.
Wed 19<u>th</u>.. Mon. 17<u>th</u>.. was Frank W. birthday he 21. Allie & I up early took train to Exhibition. Got there at 9. Went through building ground Alf Sarah Jane & E.M. in palace
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Then met Dave K & Arthur B in out gallery. We went together for a little while until we met Joe B. Philus & Josie A then Dave left us. We all got together after eating our dinner in Skinns office (with Brays Mrs McC. & Kate B.) & Joe & I went over to King but came on shower of rain so waited a while then left. I with Joe most of P.M. We ( 5 couple) went to tea to gether. Joe & I S. & Alf E.M. & Jane, Emma B & Ed Blanchard, Kate B & Chris Stevenson. Then we all went to see fire works together. Had a lovely time. After boys sat beside us all went to train station together. Had a great time getting on train. Such terrible crowds. Left folks at station & never said good bye to everyone. I walked up street with S. & Alf & took car to Aunties.
Thur 19<u>th</u>.. Helping Aunties all day. Saw Floe about 1 min. I went up town with {Anson?} & called for Will & we went up to Ga.s S. & Pa & Archie Forfar & Anson & I for tea. Watson here all night. Will took Annie Anson S. & I out driving. It lovely & moonlight. In at 10.
Frid 21<u>th</u> Stayed at Ga's till after dinner. I reading & singing all A.M. Annie & I drove down for Will at noon. I walked down to Aunties & took car to station for Bronte. Anson went with me. He going home to New Castle also Annie met me. To bed at 9.
Sat 22<u>st</u>.. churning & busy. S. came off noon train & Pa off 6. S. & A went over to see Edith Ingledew. She sick in bed. I writing in this.
Sun 23<u>nd</u> Went to S.S. In choir through service. Marlon S. & his Ma out. Quite a number of strangers A & Alf & Archie here for tea. Hurried up & got work done & went out to Melon patch. Then Joe B. came along & we had quite a talk. He telling me about Minnie Stevinson getting married When S & Alf came along. I put melon in buggy. We had melon in dining room. Archie S. here. They went at 10.30.
Mon 24<u>th</u>.. Girls sewing & I doing house work.
Tues 25<u>th</u>.. Heard Ella McCauley died in A.M.
Wed 26<u>th</u>.. Drove Annie to School & then went to P.O. E.M. & M.W. & Pa went to Hamilton show. Ida sewing tor Ella Eccleston.
Thur 27<u>th</u>.. I very sick all A.M. but sewing & busy all P.M.
Frid 28<u>th</u>.. I went down to see Bertha D in evening & Ida called for me on her way home from Ella's. I took down 2 musk melons Had a real nice time. Very cold coming home.
Sat 29<u>th</u>.. I baking & A also. M.W. & Pa came home on evening train.
Sun 30<u>th</u>.. Very cool weather. Had a splendid sermon went to S.S. Dave K out to Church. I drove home with Archie S. He here for tea. Then I got tea & He took Annie & I to Oakville church to hear Crosley & Hunter in Meth. church. Had a splendid meeting. Rather expected to see Joe B. then but didn't. It so crowded.
Mon 1<u>st</u>.. Oct. 1888. Rainy day. Two Maria's & Sam went to Oakville
Tues 2 Oct. Another rainy day. Mrs Gilespy's birthday. It cleared up at night. So E.M. took A. Ida & I & called ar Brays & took Ada & Jane down to Oakville church to hear Crosley & Hunter for last time they going to Winsor to hold meeting. Had a {pand?} meeting Ada & Jane went forward. Church full. It 10 O'clock when got home.
Wed 3<u>rd</u>.. Oct. Washing & it {?} day. I very sleepy all day. Drove down for Annie met her getting a ride home with John Biggs. I went to bed at 7.30 so tired & sleepy.
Thurs 4<u>th</u> Ironing. It raining in A.M. After done bailing up apples for E.M. to take to Toronto, Ella called this evening Got a new man to work. Came on Mon. noon.
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Frid 5<u>th</u>.. Ida & Annie drove themselves to Oakville fair. M.W. & I drying apples in evening.
Sat. 6<u>th</u>.. Geo Kennedy came over in A.M. & sat & talked & I took him out & got some grapes. He helped lift our stove to black. Us busy all day & I rather out of humor.
Sun 7<u>th</u> S. & Alf down. M.L. went home with them after tea. I out to church & SS. Dave K. then I in choir Had a good look at him. {?} I home alone in evening I reading & A singing folks went to B. church. I {?} don't read for thinking about Dave
Mon 8<u>th</u>.. M.W. & I out sorting apples. Sam went along to P.o. He not well nor able to work so he brot our Mail for us & came in. I got dressed & we went & got some grapes then I drove him back.
Tues 9<u>th</u>.. Folks getting ready to go to street to have a shoot Will & Ted Eaton were there & W.G.'s family also at Street.
Wed 10<u>th</u>.. Oct I up early to get E.M. off to train. In evening I went to bed at 8 got sound asleep then Annie called me the Altons came down. Gertie Louisa W {?} & Philus. So I got up & we had music & singing until 12 O'Clock.
Thur 11<u>th</u>.. Annie went with Altons them to go to convention at Milton. Picking apples. Ida & I went for chestnuts down to Kennedy place on Wed it rather late when we got there so only got a few quarts. Had a good time laughing at Geo about the "Island girls."
Frid 12<u>th</u>.. It rainy
Sat 13<u>th</u>.. Rainy again. done work I hurried & got dressed & just got to gate as Dave K did so we had a little talk & he asked to come with me I went to P. O. & came back he in orchard so came up to house with me & layed down & we had quite a talk until 6. Then he went.
Sun 14<u>th</u>.. Went to s.S. & church. Mr Stuart & Husband came up to tree Clarence Lucas & his bride out to church Married on Thur 11. When got home Joe B. here. He stayed till 11. Waiting for Archie to bring Annie home from Alfs so then Joe got a ride home with Archie.
Mon 15<u>th</u>.. Dave K birthday 23rd year. Lovely day. I helping E.M. out doors. I got through work & went up stairs & put on E.M. panse & coat & hat & climbed out window & got down off roof & went over to give Dave K. birthday surprise. Had a moustache manufactured out of feathers. I walked passed front door & looked in Kitchen window saw Geo lightening lantern as I went in front of house to wrap at door & saw Dave K there just as I going to wrap & I felt terrible he said good evening in a disguised way but he couldn't know me & I said I was a particular friend of Mr K & then he came down to me & my moustache gave me {?} & he found out who I was so I wished him a happy New Year just then his mother came to door & called him & I light out for home climbed on house & got my clothes changed & went down stairs as if nothing had happened, I sit tho had could hardly keep my face straight folks all thinking I was in bed. I was only an hour gone.
Tues 16<u>th</u>.. Washing Dr Brick called to see Ida's sore throat. S & Alf down a little while.
Wed 17<u>th</u>.. I churning & made a cake. Dave K came here for dinner I looked to him while I pealing potatoes. He here all after noon I sitting in parlor talking to him. It a great talk. He hear for tea. went down cellar with me & I weighed him to 180. Then after tea he went at 2. for B. & Gus Bumby came & here till 11.
Thur 18<u>th</u>.. E.M. had me up at 15 to 5. cause I up late. Out helping {corner turned) barrel up apples. Miss Jones came a little while. M.W. M.L. went with Mrs W up to hear D.V. Lucas lecture on Palermo on "home grown things in Australia."
Frid 19<u>th</u>.. Rainy Annie didn't go to school so she doing house work.
(corner turned) {Sat?} 20<u>th</u>.. Watson & Gordon came to stay over. {page turned up unable to decipher possibly Annie & I very tired in } P.M.
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I went over to see Dave K on Frid took him a loaf of brown bread. He getting better.
Sun 21<u>st</u>.. Oct. Ida birthday she 21 S & Alf down. Had Archie here for tea. I went to SS. but not to church for not feeling well. To bed early.
Mon 22<u>nd</u>.. M.W. & I out sorting apples all day I reading "A young gilrls wooing " by EP Roe which Dave K lent me.
Teus 23<u>rd</u>.. Ict. Out helping E.M. churned 1<u>st</u>.. It's snowed.
Wed 24<u>th</u>.. Nice day washing & out picking apples. Mrs. Kenn. over & said Dave took a bad spell. Ida making over a dress for me.
Thur 25<u>th</u>.. Alf & Josiah here for dinner done cleaning & busy Annie's birthday 24.
Frid 26<u>th</u>.. Boiling soap & reading book. It raining after noon.
Sat 27<u>th</u>.. baking pies & busy till 3. then had a bath in tub. Pa returned from Hamil.
Sun 28<u>th</u>.. Had a nap & went to S.S. stayed for church. Villa C & her intended Mr Husband with her. Stayed for fellowship. Had no stranger for tea. Annie & I went to B. church saw Dave there he went home with Bertha D. Charlotte & Geo K there.
Mon 29<u>th</u>.. I making snow apple Jelly expecting Geo K to come & say Goodbye before he going away but didn't come in house Come & seen E.M. & went away after from telling me Sun eve he were going. Us out picking apples when Bertha D came up she here for tea. I changed dress & showed her fancy work & had a nice time. I got through work after tea & in parlor playing & singing for 2 or 3 hrs. Bertha played such a lot of pieces. Then her & I went out to W.C. & had a talk B4 she went. told her about giving D.K. the birthday surprise & she had a great laugh Wesley D. came up for her. I went to lane gate with her at 10. P.M. When she went home.
Tues 30<u>th</u>.. Nice day out <s>out</s> doors all day sorting apples. Mr Stuart here for tea going to prayer meeting. I writing in this.
{in larger black ink} Apr 3 1888
<br> Oct 31 1888
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<p>Tues 3rd.. Annie C drove down with Annie & brot Lois Jones over from Brays. Spent a quiet day. E.M. & I drove Annie up to 6 train & Lois got on 7 to go to H. When we got back Dave K came but I didn't go in room until 9 Oclock he stayed & talked until 11. Rather interesting to hear him tell about his cousins down in Africa. Got talking about life insurance said he had his life insured for $2.000 got it done in 1885 the time the N.W. battle was flourishing Don't know what I have done or said but Dave hasn't been over since. It is now 16th.. April. Wed, Thur, & Frid, & Sat, all as usual</p>
<p>Sat 7th.. Saw a stranger walking around down concession It was Dave K's Minnie from Guelph she came down to stay over Sunday. He (Dave) had her out for a drive on Sun. night Mandia H. called here for tea she told me my fortune said a fair & Dark gentleman in cups. Said fair one had most money. E.M. drove her home.</p>
<p>Tues 10th.. All as usual can't put down every little item space to{o} small. Wed morning all day I making fine shirt.</p>
<p>Thur 12th.. Ida & I house cleaning S & Alf came down caught us in the midst said they brought Joes boots down to him saw him on road had his moustache cut off:</p>
<p>Frid 13 Ida & I doing kitchen & very tired Annie got letter & photo from Henry Hammond. I went to P.O. met Archie S.</p>
<p>Sat 14th.. I doing baking Mrs Miliam called.</p>
<p>Sun 15th.. Nice day Quite a lot out to church Mr & Mrs Matherman out Edith & Will Mitchell also. Saw Davd over to Hall he not to church. Ida got tea & no singing in parlor, saw Joe B coming so I let him in at hall door. Ate our tea & sat in tonight & talked around coal stove. Then in parlor & singing. Ida & A went to bed & Joe & I talked until 11.30. He quite lovely had so much to say hadn't seen him for 4 weeks. told him a little about Dave but not all.</p>
<p>Mon 16th.. Washing. Alf come & he & E.M. went to Sale. Dave over to see Sam but I didn't see him. Guess he's angry at something. Ida painting floor.</p>
<p>Tues 17. Ida went over to Brays to take a painting lesson so after tea I went over for her it snowed quite a lot in P.M. We got home at 9. I teasing Charlotte about going to get married.</p>
<p>Wed. Very windy Ida went to Williams. Just M.L. & I here so lonesome so I dug some parsnips & took them over to Kennedys Mr K melting bees wax for Mr Bray. Coming home across the orchard met Dave as I was climbing over fence so he came over & we had a talk. Said he had been sick not able to get over it wasn't his old Friend Minnie from Guelph he had out for a drive but another, Minnie Davis his 2nd cousin from Berlin. he asked me if I would go up to Alfs with him on Sun so I said yes after SS. We had a great talk. Said he'd come over & see about it Frid eve</p>
<p>Frid 20th.. Alf down for to take Annie up to go to H with them on Sat Alf & E.M. went shooting & late getting back for tea. M.L. & I doing dishes when Dave came & had on blue wrapper & my hair banged. Then Archie S came. I made fire on in parlor. Dave in kitchen</p>
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<p>April talking to San. He wanted to know what ailed me I looked so queer with hair banged. He wanted to know if I had to take cholorform to get them cut. They went at 11 before having some music In violin & organ. I mixed bread at 12 to bake</p>
<p>Sat 21st.. I tryed to finish baking just got it done & had to go to bed at 11 & got up at 1 P.M. & cleaned floor. Ida got home at 2. Went to bed at 8.</p>
<p>Sun. 22nd.. Lovely day. Went to SS. came home after SS. Lottie Bray with me so turned corner & went home back way cause she saw Dave coming. He met me & gave me a drive home & I left my shoes books in house & we started for Sarah's it lovely drive Had quite a talk going up about "Walton {girls?} champion" & chewing tobacco etc. Got there at 4 P.M. girls to church but got soon got home after we got there. Alf & I {mombing?) he kissing me before Dave. Had tea then Alf milked & Dave out to barn with him after got dishes done us singing & talking we came home at 9. Had a lovely drive home moonlight but Annie with us & rather crowded Got home at 10.30 We thanked him for drive & I said I enjoyed it so he said he hoped we would enjoy another before the summer was over if I was willing & I said I didn't know I would see if I was living</p>
<p>Mon 23rd.. I drove Annie to school then washing Annie walked home</p>
<p>Tues 24 I drove her to school saw Dave working making on a fire he said the room felt a little chilly wanted me to get warm too. We walked he came over to buggy said he had stopped chewing tobacco & took winter greens instead. ML & Emily missionary collecting</p>
<p>Wed 25th.. Nice day but {chilly?} I felt awfully tired Had a nap after dinner I writing in this when E.M. brot Dave in house so talked to him till 10. I lent him "Aunt Jane's {?}" to read. He said when ever he wanted to chew he would take out my gem & look at it instead of chewing tobacco. Thot it was time to play croquey soon.</p>
<p>Thur 26th.. Warmest day I fixing {?} & sewing seed in {pans?frames?} & potatoe also Emily Triller called for M.L. to go collecting. I making rug, Went to P.O. met M.L. & talking in front of Dollonds Dave came along but he went on to P.O. & we came home. {Ivy?) Wily up at Bronte & took sick not expected to {cut off}</p>
<p>Frid 27th April. I cleaning yard in A.M. Then working my P.M. it a very warm day. E.M. went to station to meet Maria W coming home I got work done & went to lane got playing mouth organ Dave went past whistling but I too late to see him. I stayed there & he came whistling back so stood talking He walked up lane with me & telling me his dream about me & himself. Folks teasing me when I went in house. Maria bot Isa & I new dress. We sent our money {cut off}</p>
<p>Sat 28th.. Very busy. Girls moved out stove I busy in garden.</p>
<p>Sun 29th.. Nice day A & I walked to SS. saw Dave in the distance not to speak Had a new preacher not very good stayed for class came up road {? cut off} In evening up to concession reading "Beulah" came in at 7 & went to bed. Ida & Annie went to B church. A Brod came home with them. Thot it {? cut off} Sarah & Alf down for dinner & back {cut off}</p>
<p>Mon 30th.. Washing. Mr Lucas here all day his birthday. Emma Bray called I walked to Bronte with her went to see Ivey Wiley she very sick. Went to bed at 8.</p>
<p>Tues. 1st May Rather cold day. M.W. sick & M.L. in Doing housework</p>
<p>Wed 2nd.. May. Gus Skinons birthday. Housecleaning dining room. Dr Rush called to see M.L. toothache. He saw Ida & I white washing. I went to bed at 7.15. Dave came but never knew he came until morning.</p>
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<p>& met Ireland girls going to Sarahs so we went back with them & then Theoph & Will Alton came then Josie & Alf & Will Ireland so had quite a house full. Theoph & I playing mouth organ. Then we all got chasing pigs & had such laughing till I got sick. Then told riddles & they went at 6. Will & Theoph waited until girls would get nearly home B4. they went.</p>
<p>Thur 17th.. May Fine day. Hurried & got sink done & got ready & we came down home got here at 8. A.M. I made yeast & iron busy all day. Ida making wrapper & sunbonnet. They went after tea. Pa & Alf fished all day & cot amost two full pe{cut off}.</p>
<p>Frid 18th.. Ida & I out doors tying up grapes then she cleaned parlor & I done hall rather tired at night.</p>
<p>Sat 19th..Maria & Annie trimming straw berries Ida doing baking & I cleaning then after dinner putting down carpet in dining room & busy till 6. Girls said Dave was over Wed. eve when I was away on Street</p>
<p>Sun 20th.. May. Nice day went to SS. E.M. Annie & Maria drove down to Oakville new presbyerian church They not home in time for S.S. Had Mr Husband for dinner. No person here for tea. Ida & I went over to see Annie B. hurried of before any would come & when got there who should be there but Dave he & Dan were to Oakville in P.M. so he there for tea. We had quite a chat then Ida & I went over to Brodericks & Dave went home to feed horse & he came back & Brod & we had a sing & he came home with us. Went at 10.</p>
<p>Mon 21st.. Washing & I planting melon seed when Dave drove over with his horse & buggy & wanted some body to go to Oakville tea-meeting. I went on out to finish planting & he came out & asked me. I didn't care about going but didn't like to refuse when he came over all prepared. So I got ready & went he forgot to get robe so we drove in his place for it. Had a great talk going & coming. The church shed was full of horses so had to go to hotel with horse. We got sit down to tea table & spyed Annie eating at another table. Emma Belyea came & spoke to me & Maggie Gailee also. Had a nice tea. Got a front seat near some of Nuddlewad folks. Charlie Eazard in front of us. Mr & Mrs Waldie behind & Mary Flemming & Andia. Had lots of good speakers. Mr McKay from Parkdale was there & Mr Cochrean from Brantford etc. Got out after 11. It lovely moonlight night We walked up to shed & he made me acquainted with Charlie Ezard. Poor Jane I had to tell him just about my thots were towards him we had a terrible long talk. We sat at lane gate & then at house in buggy It 1 O'clock when got home. Dave said I needn't expect him over very often now.</p>
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<p>Tues 22nd.. May 1888. Pa & Ida started for the street Mr Altons going to have there new barn raised. I ironing had a early dinner & E.M. & I drove up to Street got there at 1 O'clock. Ida fixing Sarah's bedroom Gertie over. Such a crowd working at building. Maggie Alton & Kate Blanchard & Miss Dolson & 2 Miss Springer & such a lot of women. Had a good time. Set the tables out side in lawn. Over 100 for tea. So many girls around that only in one anothers road so some of us in parlor singing. Then after tea was over Some boys put swing up in new barn for us girls & we had a splendid swing. Other boys playing base ball. We got home at 10.30. Pa started 1st.. alone.</p>
<p>Wed 23rd..May. Nice day Baking & ironing, churning etc. Archie & Austin Speers came in evening. Had a splendid time then played cards they went at 11.</p>
<p>Thurs 24th.. May Nice day also. Aunt & Uncle came up on 1st..train & walked down. Had dinner early then Sarah Gertie & Wolsley drove down at 1 O'clock Us girls got dressed & Alf & Theophilus came & we all went down fishing. Blandina came in but Emma came on train & just got at house same as boat Such a lot down fishing those that couldn't fish went on boat & had music. Wolsley & Theo & I played & sang. Then when going home Charlotte & Ada B. walked up road in the middle of road like the Army with fishing poles in the air. Saw Dave standing in P.O. We all went to ship yard & fished & fooled around not many fish to be caught. Sarah looking for Alf so Brays & Annie went home & rest of us went over on point. Then came home & had tea the other folks had their tea before us. Us in parlor singing & playing. When George Bumby & Joe B. drove up. Then us all out side shooting rockets & fire crackers. Then got started to play some games & Will Alton & Theo went to Bronte for more crackers, & us all played until they got back. Had a lively time Then Alf & Sarah started home & the Alton boys followed. There were three buggies of them Then Joe & I went in garden to get a boquet & then went for a walk moonlight through orchard & up to concession & barn. I told him about going with Dave to tea-meeting. We had quite a talk. If I wanted to go with Dave he said to go but that there were nicer fellows than Dave but if I wanted to go al right. He wants me to not depend on him entirely but to go with any one I wanted to go with. They went at 10.30 P.M.</p>
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<p>Frid 20th.. May I out planting corn Emma Mable & Blondie here Mable drove A to school then she helping me plant. Then Ida & I out tying grape vines we so sleepy & tired could hardly see vines. I going to bed & heard Mable played so went down to have a sing for 15 min & before I got to bed Marlon & Ada Shard came so had to get dressed. It raining & they stayed until 12. Had a good sing & then E.M. got violin & Ada played with him. We lent them rubber boots & rubbers to go home in for they wouldn't stay all night as we asked them to.</p>
<p>Sat 26th.. Annie & Mable went to H & I drove them to station. Busy in garden after dinner then had a bath & washed my head & went to station for Annie saw Mandia & Jenni McGalleshy got of train. Go bed at 10.</p>
<p>Sun 27th.. Got up at 5.30 & milked cow, got 4 calves in 2 {done?} then after done work went to bed again & slept till 11.30. Went to SS. & church not many out Marlon at S.S. again. Walked up road with him after church. After tea I went around garden for walked. Archie S came & Annie went for a drive with him. I went to bed early feeling sorry for {Dave?}</p>
<p>Mon 28, Helped with Washing then out planting corn E.M. & M.W. drove to H.</p>
<p>Tues 29th.. Sam went to H. In garden hoeing & ironing went for Annie.</p>
<p>Wed 30th.. Baking after dinner Gertie Alton & Mrs Hixson children came for strawberry plants so while waiting Ida Gertie & I had 3 games of croquey. I went for Annie.</p>
<p>Thur 31st.. I took Annie down it raining saw Will Giles & talked to him on road & Geo Kennedy & Belyea boys etc. I sorting potatoes then cleaning straw plants. Went for Annie saw Austin Speers talking to Geo K. Sarah & Alf drove down in eve Alf went fishing. Bray girls called & M.L. Annie & I went to teachers meeting in Church. Saw Dave K in P.O. then when come out of church he there walked up with us. Rather friendly. We had one of the surveyors at our place on Wed eve. he a great talker good as a lecture to hear him tell about his surveys. We desided to have a pic-nic for SS. at home in grove on 12 of June</p>
<p>Frid 1st June / 1888. Nice fine day I baking bread & cleaning cellar Edith & Mrs Ingledew came Edith here for tea. Us in garden when Archie came up. Maria making garden. I writing in this & very tired. Ida making M.L. a dress.</p>
<p>Sat 2nd June Busy. M.W. & I sewing cucumber seeds it raining. Jennie Wild had a daughter.</p>
<p>Sun 3rd Nice day Stayed for SS church & class when got home Joe B. sitting in hammock & Austin S & Ida</p>
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<p>beside. They here for tea. Had a good sing then Austin went to M.P. {Mount Pleasant} church. Joe & I went over to {?} for a walk. Sarah & Alf came & Girls all over to Brodericks & I went too, Joe & I sitting in hammock together. Archie S & M.L. drove up to Trillers for tea. Alf & I went but Joe stayed & took a ride up with Archie. When came in from the Hammock passed around apples.</p>
<p>Mon 4th.. June 1888.</p>
<p>Tues 5th.. M.L. & M.W. drove up to Alfs Ida & I very busy Blandina came down & Annie Toronto came & Emma Didn't get much done & we had to talk to Annie C. Ida went to Hamilton on boat & M.W. stayed up to Alfs but Alf drove M.L. home & went fishing & stayed here all night.</p>
<p>Wed 6th.. Alf up early & had me up at 5 to get breakfast & so long B4. any others got up for there breakfast. Alf went home about 8 & Annie C with him. We all went down to teachers meeting to see about pic-nic. It very windy day almost a blizzard. Dave came over to church Just as we were coming home & he walked up road with Annie & I. He very cool.</p>
<p>Thur 7th.. Our time taken up getting meals etc.</p>
<p>Frid 8th.. I cleaned cellar way P.M. Annie & I drove to Oakville & brot our Annie with us home. Alf "The." & Mill & Mer. Alton down fishing.</p>
<p>Sat 9th.. Blandina came down B4. dinner & Ida on her. Annie C went home on 7 train & Ida & I took her to train gave Jane B. a ride home saw quite a number at station.</p>
<p>Sun 10th.. June. Went to S.S. Came home after church Mr. Hollinrake preached. Came home & had a new preacher & his driver here for tea. Had a nice rain. I wrote letter to Frank.</p>
<p>Mon 11th.. Baking for pic-nic. I washed print dresses etc. Then bread in P.M. Went for Annie Called in at Bray for butter. Nice cool day for pic-nic. Baking cakes in A.M. S Alf & Gertie down to pic-nic.</p>
<p>Tues 12 June Not many strangers there Blandina came in. I helped with tea table Gertie Alton Geo W. & I went for a row then came back & got Annie, S & Ada B. went for another row. When got back all folks gone home. Ada came in. All tired. Wed 13th.. Didn't do much for so tired</p>
<p>Thur. 14th.. Washing. It my 19th..birthday. A & I went to Bronte went to Mrs McCay. A gave me {? hairpin?}</p>
<p>Frid 15th.. Merton S.S. pic-nic went to Bronte house it very hot Ida & I drove to Oakville & took Annie got our new hats etc. Was eating our supper when Joe B. stept up to window he had been to pic-nic & came down on train. So he & I went out to have a game of croquey then Will Giles came. So then Mill & I & Annie & Joe played sides. Joe & Annie came in house & A played & we talked until 10. Joe & I went to get a drink he asked me to go up with Annie {Sartere?}</p>
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<p>Sat 16th..June I very busy hoed garden baked cake & cleaned etc. Boat come in so M.W. Ida & I went down & we went out for a sail to Oakville E.M. & Jane B. too. Will Walton was on boat & he tormenting me all the time. Only stayed in Oakville 20 min It lovely & cool on water. I hurried home & Annie & I walked in to Breckons as we had promised Joe & horses all tired so had to walk. Got there at 8. Met Mrs Shapland & Will King there from Cornfield us all playing croquey. Horace Wrinch & Joe were captains & Annie Mr & Mrs S. on one side & Lottie B & Will King & I on other It long game Annie side won. Weavers in house & had music & refreshments. Dry throat so horse could hardly sing We left at 11.20. Joe drove us home we were asked over to Henery Breckons & he drive from there. It lovely moon light night.</p>
<p>Sun 17th.. Went to S.S. wore white dress come home & undressed & Slept. Had Archie & Mrs {Dorning?} for tea. I went down to gate & reading library book then got organ on stoop & us all singing. A & E.M. (too?}</p>
<p>Mon 18th.. Washing & I so tired couldn't half work.</p>
<p>Tues 19th.. Ida stayed up on Street came home at night A & S not here</p>
<p>Wed 20th.. / 88 Mandia Hixson & Bella McPherson called. Two Marias away to Hixsons. Arthur B came over in eve. & we talked. Wanted one or two of us girls to go up to S.'s on Sun.</p>
<p>Thur 21st.. In cellar cleaning etc. Very hot all week. Dave called through 1st time for a month. asked him over to have game croquey.</p>
<p>Frid 22nd.. Washing blankets etc. Boat came & M .W. went to H. on her. Ida making over dresses. Archie Speers & Ella Ecclestrine & Mrs McCay called.</p>
<p>Sat 23rd.. So busy & hot expected Gus S. up but didn't come after all. I went to Brays for butter & E.M. & A to Oakville M.L. to Bronte. It a little cooler this eve. Gus never came missed the train. Ida lonesome. We down at gate M L & Ella talking Ida & I walked nearly home with Ella. Arthur B & Dave K at corner when we came back so had a little chat we came on home & left them there. It 11 & to bed.</p>
<p>Sun 24th.. Got ready for S.S. & it started to rain so none of us went. I had a good sleep Pa went to church. E.M. drove M.L. & I up to M.P. church. had no organist. Joe B. not there D.V. {Trexas?} preached at Appleby. I wore my fawn nuns veiling for 1st time.</p>
<p>Mon 25th.. I went to B. to tell pickers to come. Some picked in P.M. got Scrotes.</p>
<p>I got letter from Frank Tues 26</p>
<p>Tues 26th.. Washing & Sewing</p>
<p>Wed 27th.. Very cool. us picking Mrs Aston & Sarah drove themselves down here for dinner. Palermo had their S.S. pic-nic at Bronte. Sarah & Mrs A. went home at 8.30. A & M.L. went to pic-nic. e.m. took Annie to Ganders social at Merton church. M.W. came & brot Blondie. Ida did not</p>
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<p>come to go & didn't want me to go, cause she would be alone then M.W. came home & I hadn't time to get ready. Annie had a good time she said with Joe B.</p>
<p>Thur 28th.. June. I ironing all day It a very rainy day from East.</p>
<p>Frid 29th.. Cleared up a little I went to B to do shoping we picked after dinner.</p>
<p>Sat 30th.. June Picking till 11. Then very busy {washing?} baking & cleaning. Annie C from G. came in even train. very tired writing in this.</p>
<p>July 1st.. Sun Beautiful day. lot out to Church. Bray girls had 2 gents out from St George. Choir full Ella in choir. Marlon & Dick S. out. I walked up road with Marlon he couldn't come in. Just had Annie C. for tea. We were Just agoing to see Jennie Gillespe & baby when Theo. Acton & Wolsley & S. & Alf come. We out to patch then went in & had berries with cream etc. then had a good sing & they went home at 10.</p>
<p>Mon 2nd.. Lovely cool day. Hurried & got work done & Pa drove to station & brot G.A. & Eliz. Mr & Mrs Kent & Adrienna & her two boys. Had a pleasant time. The older folks went down fishing & had a boat ride after dinner. S & Alf came down. Ida & I got tea & they all went home on to train & S Ida A & I went to station to see them off. Pa drove. Saw E.W. his wife & two children , us all got weighed S only 117 I 128. Saw Edith M. & had a good talk. When got back Austin S here & had a game of croquey. he went at 11.</p>
<p>Tues 3rd.. E.M. rather cross as I late getting out to pick We had the busiest yet. I pick a crate, I so tired at night</p>
<p>Wed 4th.. Up early Every body to get off to Sarahs. Adrienna her two boys M.W. & M.L. Pa blondie & I went took berries to 1st.. train & E.M. went to Toronto. Got up to S. at 8.25. She rather surprised to see us so early. It very hot. We helped her bake & I ironed then after dinner we all got stretched out on floor with clothes off & I had on Alf night shirt & he came in & cot me. We had tea early etc. we home at 6. got bed at 7.</p>
<p>Thur 5th.. Picking again. Adrienna went home on evening train. I went to P.O. & posted letter to Frank. Marlon here when got back. a Ida & I & Marlon had a game of croquey Then us singing Mrs Mc le & Ella called about 10. P.M. Got M.L. up & she went out & talked to them Ida & I out too. Then us getting some straw berries cleaned for Marlon & he came out in Kitchen & waited. So we set table & had raspberry vinegar & berries</p>
<p>Frid 6th.. Us busy washing baking etc. & cleaning. Ella came up then Mr & Mrs Jim James from Milton came & Ella took our picture out on lawn. Jamese here for tea. Then Archie S came & we had a game of croquey. He brot a {g?} down for us. I to bed at 10.</p>
<p>Sat 7th.. I started to pick before pickers come went all over the patch B4. dinner. Then baking after dinner. Mr Hammond from Buffalo came of noon train to stay over Sunday. Busy till 5. got dressed & went in parlor {?} M.L. & I went over to Kennedys to get some</p>
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<p>peas. Saw Dave. he took us across road to Mr K & then we came back & went & picked peas. Dave came back when got peas picked & carried basket into house. We looking at garden & sat down on ground verandia & talk. Then Dave came home with us & carried basket & shelled peas. he sat down & thot was going to have a good talk when the girls all asked him to come in & then he went. I was dissapointed. We all made a bee & shelled peas B4. going to bed.</p>
<p>Sun 8th.. July. Nice day. I had bkft at 10. Mt H. went to S.S. with us. Marlon there. Not many to church. In choir. Walked up road with Marlon & Mr H. Marlon went home. Archie cot up to us at gate & came in for tea. Mr H. & Stewart here also for tea. Archie & I out walking and in garden had a fine talk. Ida & A & Mr H went to lake when got back had a splendid sing & to bed at 10.30.</p>
<p>Mon 9th.. S & Alf drove down when we were eating bkft. they anxious to see Mr H. Mr H. helped me churn & Alf did also. Then us out picking berries & corn.Annie & Mr H went fishing also Pa & Alf went too. Mrs. Gillespy & Bella McPherson called had baby too. Mr H. went home on 6 train. A took him to station. Alf went home & took Ida & left S. down to do her fruit.</p>
<p>Tues 10th.. July Picking here shipped one crate the last of season</p>
<p>Wed 11th.. Washing & I baking & S picking goose berries to do up M.L. went to P.O. & She came up with Ella us in parlor cleaning Berries It very windy & had a heavy shower of rain Ella was up a little while.</p>
<p>Thur 12th.. S ironing. A & Pa went to Oakville & Postville in P.M. S went over to Mrs Brodericks. Marias' & I picking goose berries I got all ready to drive S. home, Whe Alf & Ida drove her. Then Marlon came. Alf took Annie & S home with him. Marlon & I had a game of croquey ourselves. Then had a sing he went at 10.</p>
<p>Frid 13th.. I baking bread etc. shipped 3 baskets of gooseberries. Ida & I went to pick some peas in our field when met Annie & Dan going over with baby.) get up had cramps so bad.. Got up at 11. & made a cake</p>
<p>Sat 14th.. I took sick & {?} helped a little bit. Not able to do much. Boys haying.</p>
<p>Sun 15th.. July 1888. Got up early & M.L. & I walked up to the M.P. S.S. It rather hot day & smokey. We went to Speers' for dinner. Had a nice time Austin Speers showed me their garden. Then Archie drove us down in time for our S.S. Stayed for church. Then Archie drove me home but didn't stay. Had Mr & Mrs Stuart for tea. I went out in garden to read & Joe B. came along. Hadn't been down for 4 weeks. I rather vexed. Had a nice talk when going home. Made arrangements to go to Street.</p>
<p>Mon 16th.. Ida got letter from Floe asking if it would be convenient for her & Gus to come up next Sun. Washing.</p>
<p>Tues 17-Wed 18th.. Cleaning up stairs & busy when Alf & S brot Annie home it raining. I picked 2 baskets straw berries & gave one to Sarah. I wrote letter to Joe</p>
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<p>Thur 19th.. July 1888. Miss Stuart here for goose berries I posted letter to Frank. M.L. went to Williams & stayed all night. Annie & M.W. went over in evg. Ida & I went over to pick some peas & left Pa E.M. & Sam to keep house then we went on over to Dan Brays. only there a little while when Joe B. came over to find us. He had Alice (his sister) with him so we all drove over in buggy 4 of us. Joe & I got out at Barn gate & walked over to bery shanty to get basket of peas but Sam had got there B4. us. But we had a talk I told him I sent him a letter to come down on Sun as we expected Floe & Gus up. So he thot he could get horse & we would drive up to Sarah's & Ida & Gus take our horses. When we got to house Josie Alton & Wolsley there. We sat & talked on Varendia it lovely & moonlight. Then had some singing & E.M. played his violin. We {past.?} cake & a drink of (cr?} nectar They went at 11.</p>
<p>Frid 20th.. July busy making point basque. Mandia here in evening</p>
<p>Sat 21str.. Busy preparing for company. I finished basque & got clean up & Ida went to meet Floe & Gus with "folks" After tea. Ida & I & Floe walked over to see Annie Bray & Arthur there nursing baby. Got back at 9. It lovely night.</p>
<p>Sun 22nd.. Had breakfast at 9. It started to rain So we singing & eating chocolate candies. Floe helped me get dinner (Folks went to SS & church but Ida & Gus Floe & I Ida & I put on white dresses & Gus hitched dobbin up to buggy. I wanted Gus Ida & Floe to go to street but they wouldn't so Floe & I went for drive we just got nearly Mr. Morrises when we met Joe so he got in buggy & we went on up to Middle road & down town line & down lakeshore & then home at 5. Folks quite surprized to see Joe with us. We nearly went to street but thot it going to rain so didn't go: It raining after tea. No singing & playing trying to get Ida to play her piece. We all sat up to watch eclipse on moon. I went to sleep once & Gus put his hankerchief on my face & Joe threw a sofa cushion at me & then I woke quickly. Us outdoors looking at moon. Joe & I in hammock for awhile. Then Annie, Floe, Joe & I all in it Had such fun Joe kept us all awake laughing. Had a piece of cherry pie in kitchen B.4 he went at 1.30 when went to bed. Had a great time, made a great noise. Joe fell over chair twice on stoop.</p>
<p>Mon 23rd.. July Gus went home on 1st.. train Ida drove him to station. Us picking berries, Floe helping. Annue & Pa drove to Hamilton. Blandina came in It raining ½ hr. Hurried & got tea then Ida & I drove Floe up to station had to wait for train. Dave K over to meet his pa. Had a chat with him.</p>
<p>Tues 24th.. Pa & Annie got home from Hamilton at 6. E. M. & M.L. & Jane Bray went to Dr Bricks garden party. I wanted to go but couldn't. I started to write letter to Frank but didn't finish it.</p>
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<p>Wed 25th.. July M.L. keeping store & P.O. for McCraneys Us baking & busy Mrs Ed Lucas & children here for dinner Gilly & I picked some berries for dinner she telling me all about Curtises girls & fellows. M.W. canning fruit. Artie & Gilly singing for us. Then went over to Mrs Brod. for tea.</p>
<p>Thur 26th.. Picking berries all day</p>
<p>Frid 27th.. Just eating breakfast when Sarah & Alf drove down They helping us pick cherries. Sarah doing her fruit. Busy.</p>
<p>Sat 28th.. picking berries. Then cleaning after dinner. All so tired. Ida & I went to P.O. in evng & bot some meat. Dave K walked home with us to gate & we talked quite a while.</p>
<p>Sun 29th.. Nice day. Had a good sleep went to S.S. very noisy S.S. stayed for church & class. Biggs & Bests out. No stranger for tea. Hurried it over & E.M. got horse for us & Ida & I going to drive when Josie & Philip Alton drove up as we ready to start so went & ate strawberries & then Josie & Annie took our horse & buggy & Philip & Ida & I went for a drive down to lake & then away up the shore & came back. Had splendid drive singing & eating candies. It 9 when got back. Had some more singing & they went after he watered his horse. To bed 10.30.</p>
<p>Mon. 30th.. July. Picking all day. Got 4 cases. M.W. baking & washing & A ironing & we got Sam to churn after tea. All tired.</p>
<p>Tues 21st.. July Baking. Blandina came & left Blondie & Gordon & Annie went on her to New Castle. Alf came to get berries took Gordon home with him.</p>
<p>Wed Aug 1st.. - 1888. Hot & dry day. Picking getting very monotonous nothing fresh to talk about. I feel nearly crazy sometimes. I run down to P.O. in eve. saw Annie Lucas & Lucy Matthews in P.O.</p>
<p>Thur 2nd.. Picking again Ida & I drove over to Wilds to see Jennie in eve. Mrs Hixson very sick. Had a nice time with Jennie & Baby. it 10 when got home.</p>
<p>Frid 3rd.. washing then picking berries in P.M.</p>
<p>Sat 4th.. up early & picking all A.M. Then baking cleaning & churning in P.M. & picking cucumbers didn't get through until 8.30 Ida went down with B. collecting quarterly money Got letter from F.</p>
<p>Sun 5th.. 1999 Nice day. No church at B. M.L. & M.W. & Pa drove up to Palermo church. Sarah & Alf came at 11 Got dinner then I had a sleep I got tea & they went at 6. I went over to grove to read when got back Joe B. here talking to Ida. He went at 10.</p>
<p>Mon 6th Picking. Emily & her pa called. After tea Marias went to see Mrs Firtiles baby it dead & to see Destimmmy L. I "singing".</p>
<p>Tues 7th.. S. & Gertie came in A.M. Helping to pick currants. then we picking for them in P.M. Got letter from Annie.</p>
<p>Wed 8th.. Mrs Joyce came & told us Mrs Kennedy's daughter (Mrs Wright) died in Guelph. She only her a short time ago. We all feel so bad. Saw Dave drive along concession.</p>
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<p>1888 & I went up to gate when he came back & I asked if it was true about his sister & he crying so hard could hardly tell me. Poor fellow I feel so sorry for him. He took his mother up to noon train to go to Guelph & George & him going in A.M. E.M. went over after dinner to K. to see if we could do any thing so Ida & I picking in orchard & George K came up rather startled me at first & he asked me if I would do him a favor & I said yes & he handed me a parcel with two collers to wash & then he busted out crying, Ask me not to think strange of him asking me. So I drove them & Ida & I took them over after tea. We had cows all to milk as E.M. & Sam & M.W. all went to Street in P.M. We met Annie & Dan on our way over to K. We sat & talked a long time boys got letter saying their sister died with inflammation on lungs Emma Biggs br'ot over a cross of flowers for Dave & talked with him. They went then Dave showed us pictures & walked home with us. I do feel so sorry for him & his Mother . To bed at 11. Very tired.</p>
<p>Thur 9th.. Aug 1888. I not well but picking a little. Ida washing. Mr Hyram Ribble burried today. E.m. & M.W. went Mr Stuart to preach sermon (Mrs Wright ) or Kennedy) also to be burried at Guelph. Dave & G went up. M.L. went up to Hagersville on Wed. 8th..</p>
<p>Frid 10th.. Aug M.W. & I finished washing. Ironing when Ada Bray & Lois Jones came to spend evening. Ida & I went part of way home with them. I had on E.M.'s coat & hat & Ida also. We laughing & talking all the way over. Geo Kennedy come along Just as we were standing he telling us about his sister's death. Geo or Dave never saw her cause she discolored. Dave came back Frid eve</p>
<p>Sat. 11th.. In evening I went to P.O. " walked down behind me. I waited for mail & Dave came up with me & we went in parlor & I played & sang & Pa called me "hello girl beter stop playing & come & make my bed hasn't been made for two days! Dave had a good laugh at that. I gave Dave the music book & he started to go at 10. I went to door with him & we got talking about his sister he told me what she thought of me. He asked me once more if there was any chance for him to go with me I told him kindly that I was his friend but couldn't be any more to him. He felt very bad & I felt very sorry for him. We talked until clock struck twelve. Then he went.</p>
<p>Sun 12th.. Had Archie & Mr Stewart for tea. I very tired & sleepy. It raining.</p>
<p>Mon 13th.. Picking berries for our own use. Jennie & Mandia called Had Ada Johnson for dinner. E.m. drove Ida & I down to Oakville to meet Annie put our horse in Will Speers. Then went up to park heard political speeches & looking for Annie found her about 4 P.M. with Lottie Clauson & brothers. Had a nice time we all went to {Sways?} for tea. We left Annie there & Ida & I came home. Max called in evening.</p>
<p>Tues 14th.. M.W. drove down for Annie. Then Ida & I went down in evening to get valise.</p>
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<p>{page folded over} 16th.. {Amy Pickens?} here for last time. A & I went up to Mrs Shaws It 7 after we got these. Stayed till after 10 then Marlon drove us home it a real nice time playing cards etc.</p>
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<p>Frid Aug 17th.. / 88. S & Alf down in A.M. Annie & I drove up to see Alice Breckon in afternoon. We played two games of croquey 3 girls on each side. Mrs B at Oakville came home for tea & Mrs Smith & her son Hubert. We left early & brot Alice down with us & Lottie & Mr Smith drove behind us. When we got home, folks (Ada & Marlon & Bray girls & Miss Pinkley) all starting for the lake for a row. So we hurried up & went. It a lovely night moonlight & so calm on lake. about 15 of us in boat, us singing & Marlon playing mouth organ & {?} also. It nearly 11 when got home. Just passed around apples Joe B couldn't get away as he was thrashing at {Mastermans?}</p>
<p>Sat 18th.. M.W. & Ida went down to Toronto on Masassa. Ida stayed. Annie & I left to do the work. Mr & Mrs Davidson called in evening. Archie S came & wanted me to go to Oakville so I went. Heard Army band & had ice cream & chocolates. Had a lovely moonlight drive. Elz Forfar came home with {MJP?}</p>
<p>Sun 19th.. It windy bright day. I went to S.S. & came home Joe hear with buggy to take me up to Sarahs, So got there at 4. They laying around. After tea we all went over to Mrs Altons & went out to see the new barn it lovely building. Then went in house & had a good sing. Mr Alton teasing me about Joe, said he could see now why he was so willing to help Alf in spring. We left for home at 9.30. Got home at 11.30. We eating aples coming home & moon as bright. Had a fine talk.</p>
<p>Mon 20th.. M.W. & Eliz & children drove up to Sarahs</p>
<p>Tues 21st.. nothing new.</p>
<p>Wed 22nd.. Washing It election day between Waldie & Henderson Waldie got elected. Eliz. sick in bed all day.</p>
<p>Thur 23rd.. Ironing.</p>
<p>Frid 24th.. I wrote letter to Josie Gibert & went down in evening & posted it. saw Bertha {Dewent?} in & heard her play for awhile</p>
<p>Sat 25th.. Annie drove Eliz. to station to go to Ham. & she drove on & called for 7 train & brot M.L. & Eliz. home. Sarah was away.</p>
<p>Sun 26th.. Went to S.S. Had Mr Deacon to preach. He preached splendid sermon. Lot of strangers there Joe B & Hannie B & Mr R Blanchard & Austin & Marlon S. & I sat with Mr Kennedy. Just had Archie for tea. Then he drove Annie & I up to M.P. church, it very warm in church. Heard anither good sermon. It very dark & lightning coming home.</p>
<p>Mon 27th.. Washing & E.M. getting load of apples to drive to Toronto.</p>
<p>Tues 28th.. Ironing churning baking. Peach festival at Bronte. Annie Eliz. & M.W. went & I ran to P.O. & back up then went in house Joe B. & Horace W. there. We talked & then I got lantern & we went out & got a melon & ate it. Then Pa & M.L. went to bed. I had to entertain them. They went at 11. We went in parlor & I played & sang for them.</p>
<p>Wed 29. Pa drove Eliz. down to Oakville to go home on boat. S & Alf came down in P.M. I drove down to Oakville after 4 & went to Dentist & had {2?} teeth out then went to Lucy Sheers for tea. Then went to meet Masassah met Ida I a little to late for boat. Ida came. My face ached all the way home & I couldn't get hardly any sleep all night.</p>
<p>Thur 30th.. Blondie sick. I choring around. My face ached all the day. I writing in this. Ida over helping Mrs {W?} sew. A gone to P.O.</p>
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<p>Sat 1st.. Sep / 1888. It cool nice day. Hurried & got through work & Annie & I just ready to start for the Street & watch base ball match between Oakville & St Anns when Allie Larkin came in from Newcastle so we took her along. Such a lot at the match. Geo K drove Ada & Charlotte B. over to see it. Had a nice time then drove Josie Alton drove Annie & I to Sarahs, while Allie drove with Sarah & Alf after tea Philus. & Geo Alton came in. We had music & water melon & played "truth & honesty" It 11 when got to bed & I sick.</p>
<p>Sun 2nd.. Annie & I drove home about 10 & Allie S & Alf got down for dinner. I had a nap then went to S.S. Marlon here for tea. After tea S. Alf & I started for street. met church folks going to church.</p>
<p>Mon 3rd.. I helping Sarah wash & churn in eve went over home</p>
<p>Tues 4th.. Ironing & baking. I went over home for pumpkin in P.M. Sarah went over in eve & Philus came back with her. He stayed & we had a fine talk. He offered to take me up to mountain & then home.</p>
<p>Wed 5th.. Expecting thrashers so busy all day.</p>
<p>Thur 6th.. Sep Thrashers came at noon & Allie M.L. & Pa drove up Pa went home before tea so I not ready to go home so Allie went & Paid brot her back on Frid morn. In evening Thrashers all in house & got Mr Alton's man Fred to sing & dance. Had a great time laughing. In the afternoon M.L. & Sarah & I out to see them thrash so I helped Philus carry boxes for awhile so he helped me wash the tea dishes. He washed all himself.</p>
<p>Frid 7th.. Philus Alton's birthday 21 years 1888. Finished thrashing after dinner. Theo A. & M.L. went home. It started to rain & we had intended to have gone over home, but Philus & Wolsely came over & we had mouth organ & singing. Alf went to bed but we had Water melon which Pa brot up in A.M. a very large one so gave it to Philus for his birthday present. Had a great feed & Wolsley & I shooting seeds.</p>
<p>Sat 8th.. After work done, in evening Allie Sarah & I went over home Alf wouldn't go. We had a splendid sing. Mr & Mrs Hixson there. Sang for 2 hours steady. Philus came home with me & Allie & Josie on ahead & then Gertie & Sarah. Had to go to patch to get water melon after got home. It 11 when they went.</p>
<p>Sun 9th.. Got work done & I got dressed when Philus came along. We drove up to mountain Had a lovely drive Saw Lake {M?} It lovely scenery coming home got home at 11. When Had dinner Will Alton there also. Sarah & Alf & Allie went to church & Philus & I came to Bronte, only E.M. home Archie for tea. Then after tea, all went to Oakville to hear Hunter & Crosely preach in new presbyterian church. Philus & I in one buggy & Annie Ida & Archie & E.M. M.W. & Jane B. in the other. It lovely meeting. Got home at 11. one the other folks home B.4 us. Philus & I had a great talk. He wants to keep my company If I would not go with any other fellow. I know Sarah & Alf just put him up to it. He telling all about his property as if that should tempt me. I was to give him an answer the next time I see him. Had water musk melon after got home.</p>
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<p>Mon 10th.. Sep 1888. Us washing & churning & busy. M.L. told me Joe was down on Sun when we were all to church but he didn't stay but went to M.P. church. I felt sorry I Sarah & Alf drove Allie home. I drove to P.O. with Alf to get Ida wasn't home.</p>
<p>Tues 11th.. Sep Allie teaching School for Aggie Curtis Max C called on Mon eve to get me to teach his I too busy Wed 12th.. Had Mr Hale from Woodstock come to stay all night He an old Friend of E.M. We had quite a sing & lovely 1st water melon of the season.</p>
<p>Wed 12th.. E.M. & Mr Hale away to Oakville in P.M. I just got my dress changed B4 tho & as I came down who should be at the table but Joe B. He been to Toronto & came off train. We had a walk out around the garden, & to lane gate & a great talk. It nearly 11 when got in & folks just coming out of parlor. Mr Hale going to put his Jewerley on in kitchen as he is an agent for jewerly so M.W. & Ida & Annie chose broches & I got ear rings & E.M. cuff buttons & M.L. collar button. Had a large water melon it after 11 before Joe went. Joe had been to Toronto to see a man about going out to North West but didn't see him so decided not to go until 25th..</p>
<p>Thur 13th.. Mr Hale went to Toronto after dinner. He a great tease. E.M. droive M.W. Allie & Ida & 3 of Bray girls down to Oakville to Crosley & Hunters meeting & I started to write to Frank but got too sleepy so went to bed. The folks didn't get home untill 1.30 as they had to walk all the way hime for E.M. broke the {tung saw?} again when he was backing out of shed.</p>
<p>Frid 14th.. Girls all tired & sleepy didn't get up till late I baking bread & making soap Archie hear in evening Had Mrs McCauley for tea she going to Oakville & then home. Annie going to Toronto to see Exhibition so M.W. drove both up to station.I went to P.O. in bare head met Bertha D & she came up road with me & I went back with her we had a great talk. Folks wondered where I had been. I went to bed & left Archie Allie & Ida singing.</p>
<p>Sat 15th.. Busy. M.L. & Allie went over to Hixsons & Ida & Allie went over to Brays in P.M. after tea Annie came home & Annie C. with her. Expect Will up to night.</p>
<p>Sun 16th.. Rainy day. Ida Annie C & I kept house while they went to church. Will went up shore to see Curtises & Mr Taylor Arthur B & Mr Christie here to spend the evening. To bed at 11.</p>
<p>Mon 17th.. Washing. Hurried tea over & Allie & I drove up to see Mrs Wrinch & family. Aggie just returned from North West. Had a very nice time indeed. Had grapes & singing etc. Went at 10.</p>
<p>Thur 18th.. Looked like rain but Allie Pa & I went down to Toronto on noon train. Allie & I to Aunt Eliza's. Went shoping in P.M. Adrienna & Oscar there & Anson Walton in evening. Had a good sing.</p>
<p>Wed 19th.. Mon. 17th.. was Frank W. birthday he 21. Allie & I up early took train to Exhibition. Got there at 9. Went through building ground Alf Sarah Jane & E.M. in palace</p>
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<p>Then met Dave K & Arthur B in out gallery. We went together for a little while until we met Joe B. Philus & Josie A then Dave left us. We all got together after eating our dinner in Skinns office (with Brays Mrs McC. & Kate B.) & Joe & I went over to King but came on shower of rain so waited a while then left. I with Joe most of P.M. We ( 5 couple) went to tea to gether. Joe & I S. & Alf E.M. & Jane, Emma B & Ed Blanchard, Kate B & Chris Stevenson. Then we all went to see fire works together. Had a lovely time. After boys sat beside us all went to train station together. Had a great time getting on train. Such terrible crowds. Left folks at station & never said good bye to everyone. I walked up street with S. & Alf & took car to Aunties.</p>
<p>Thur 19th.. Helping Aunties all day. Saw Floe about 1 min. I went up town with {Anson?} & called for Will & we went up to Ga.s S. & Pa & Archie Forfar & Anson & I for tea. Watson here all night. Will took Annie Anson S. & I out driving. It lovely & moonlight. In at 10.</p>
<p>Frid 21th Stayed at Ga's till after dinner. I reading & singing all A.M. Annie & I drove down for Will at noon. I walked down to Aunties & took car to station for Bronte. Anson went with me. He going home to New Castle also Annie met me. To bed at 9.</p>
<p>Sat 22st.. churning & busy. S. came off noon train & Pa off 6. S. & A went over to see Edith Ingledew. She sick in bed. I writing in this.</p>
<p>Sun 23nd Went to S.S. In choir through service. Marlon S. & his Ma out. Quite a number of strangers A & Alf & Archie here for tea. Hurried up & got work done & went out to Melon patch. Then Joe B. came along & we had quite a talk. He telling me about Minnie Stevinson getting married When S & Alf came along. I put melon in buggy. We had melon in dining room. Archie S. here. They went at 10.30.</p>
<p>Mon 24th.. Girls sewing & I doing house work.</p>
<p>Tues 25th.. Heard Ella McCauley died in A.M.</p>
<p>Wed 26th.. Drove Annie to School & then went to P.O. E.M. & M.W. & Pa went to Hamilton show. Ida sewing tor Ella Eccleston.</p>
<p>Thur 27th.. I very sick all A.M. but sewing & busy all P.M.</p>
<p>Frid 28th.. I went down to see Bertha D in evening & Ida called for me on her way home from Ella's. I took down 2 musk melons Had a real nice time. Very cold coming home.</p>
<p>Sat 29th.. I baking & A also. M.W. & Pa came home on evening train.</p>
<p>Sun 30th.. Very cool weather. Had a splendid sermon went to S.S. Dave K out to Church. I drove home with Archie S. He here for tea. Then I got tea & He took Annie & I to Oakville church to hear Crosley & Hunter in Meth. church. Had a splendid meeting. Rather expected to see Joe B. then but didn't. It so crowded.</p>
<p>Mon 1st.. Oct. 1888. Rainy day. Two Maria's & Sam went to Oakville</p>
<p>Tues 2 Oct. Another rainy day. Mrs Gilespy's birthday. It cleared up at night. So E.M. took A. Ida & I & called ar Brays & took Ada & Jane down to Oakville church to hear Crosley & Hunter for last time they going to Winsor to hold meeting. Had a {pand?} meeting Ada & Jane went forward. Church full. It 10 O'clock when got home.</p>
<p>Wed 3rd.. Oct. Washing & it {?} day. I very sleepy all day. Drove down for Annie met her getting a ride home with John Biggs. I went to bed at 7.30 so tired & sleepy.</p>
<p>Thurs 4th Ironing. It raining in A.M. After done bailing up apples for E.M. to take to Toronto, Ella called this evening Got a new man to work. Came on Mon. noon.</p>
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<p>Frid 5th.. Ida & Annie drove themselves to Oakville fair. M.W. & I drying apples in evening.</p>
<p>Sat. 6th.. Geo Kennedy came over in A.M. & sat & talked & I took him out & got some grapes. He helped lift our stove to black. Us busy all day & I rather out of humor.</p>
<p>Sun 7th S. & Alf down. M.L. went home with them after tea. I out to church & SS. Dave K. then I in choir Had a good look at him. {?} I home alone in evening I reading & A singing folks went to B. church. I {?} don't read for thinking about Dave</p>
<p>Mon 8th.. M.W. & I out sorting apples. Sam went along to P.o. He not well nor able to work so he brot our Mail for us & came in. I got dressed & we went & got some grapes then I drove him back.</p>
<p>Tues 9th.. Folks getting ready to go to street to have a shoot Will & Ted Eaton were there & W.G.'s family also at Street.</p>
<p>Wed 10th.. Oct I up early to get E.M. off to train. In evening I went to bed at 8 got sound asleep then Annie called me the Altons came down. Gertie Louisa W {?} & Philus. So I got up & we had music & singing until 12 O'Clock.</p>
<p>Thur 11th.. Annie went with Altons them to go to convention at Milton. Picking apples. Ida & I went for chestnuts down to Kennedy place on Wed it rather late when we got there so only got a few quarts. Had a good time laughing at Geo about the "Island girls."</p>
<p>Frid 12th.. It rainy</p>
<p>Sat 13th.. Rainy again. done work I hurried & got dressed & just got to gate as Dave K did so we had a little talk & he asked to come with me I went to P. O. & came back he in orchard so came up to house with me & layed down & we had quite a talk until 6. Then he went.</p>
<p>Sun 14th.. Went to s.S. & church. Mr Stuart & Husband came up to tree Clarence Lucas & his bride out to church Married on Thur 11. When got home Joe B. here. He stayed till 11. Waiting for Archie to bring Annie home from Alfs so then Joe got a ride home with Archie.</p>
<p>Mon 15th.. Dave K birthday 23rd year. Lovely day. I helping E.M. out doors. I got through work & went up stairs & put on E.M. panse & coat & hat & climbed out window & got down off roof & went over to give Dave K. birthday surprise. Had a moustache manufactured out of feathers. I walked passed front door & looked in Kitchen window saw Geo lightening lantern as I went in front of house to wrap at door & saw Dave K there just as I going to wrap & I felt terrible he said good evening in a disguised way but he couldn't know me & I said I was a particular friend of Mr K & then he came down to me & my moustache gave me {?} & he found out who I was so I wished him a happy New Year just then his mother came to door & called him & I light out for home climbed on house & got my clothes changed & went down stairs as if nothing had happened, I sit tho had could hardly keep my face straight folks all thinking I was in bed. I was only an hour gone.</p>
<p>Tues 16th.. Washing Dr Brick called to see Ida's sore throat. S & Alf down a little while.</p>
<p>Wed 17th.. I churning & made a cake. Dave K came here for dinner I looked to him while I pealing potatoes. He here all after noon I sitting in parlor talking to him. It a great talk. He hear for tea. went down cellar with me & I weighed him to 180. Then after tea he went at 2. for B. & Gus Bumby came & here till 11.</p>
<p>Thur 18th.. E.M. had me up at 15 to 5. cause I up late. Out helping {corner turned) barrel up apples. Miss Jones came a little while. M.W. M.L. went with Mrs W up to hear D.V. Lucas lecture on Palermo on "home grown things in Australia."</p>
<p>Frid 19th.. Rainy Annie didn't go to school so she doing house work.</p>
<p>(corner turned) {Sat?} 20th.. Watson & Gordon came to stay over. {page turned up unable to decipher possibly Annie & I very tired in } P.M.</p>
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<p>I went over to see Dave K on Frid took him a loaf of brown bread. He getting better.</p>
<p>Sun 21st.. Oct. Ida birthday she 21 S & Alf down. Had Archie here for tea. I went to SS. but not to church for not feeling well. To bed early.</p>
<p>Mon 22nd.. M.W. & I out sorting apples all day I reading "A young gilrls wooing " by EP Roe which Dave K lent me.</p>
<p>Teus 23rd.. Ict. Out helping E.M. churned 1st.. It's snowed.</p>
<p>Wed 24th.. Nice day washing & out picking apples. Mrs. Kenn. over & said Dave took a bad spell. Ida making over a dress for me.</p>
<p>Thur 25th.. Alf & Josiah here for dinner done cleaning & busy Annie's birthday 24.</p>
<p>Frid 26th.. Boiling soap & reading book. It raining after noon.</p>
<p>Sat 27th.. baking pies & busy till 3. then had a bath in tub. Pa returned from Hamil.</p>
<p>Sun 28th.. Had a nap & went to S.S. stayed for church. Villa C & her intended Mr Husband with her. Stayed for fellowship. Had no stranger for tea. Annie & I went to B. church saw Dave there he went home with Bertha D. Charlotte & Geo K there.</p>
<p>Mon 29th.. I making snow apple Jelly expecting Geo K to come & say Goodbye before he going away but didn't come in house Come & seen E.M. & went away after from telling me Sun eve he were going. Us out picking apples when Bertha D came up she here for tea. I changed dress & showed her fancy work & had a nice time. I got through work after tea & in parlor playing & singing for 2 or 3 hrs. Bertha played such a lot of pieces. Then her & I went out to W.C. & had a talk B4 she went. told her about giving D.K. the birthday surprise & she had a great laugh Wesley D. came up for her. I went to lane gate with her at 10. P.M. When she went home.</p>
<p>Tues 30th.. Nice day out out doors all day sorting apples. Mr Stuart here for tea going to prayer meeting. I writing in this.</p>
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Minetta Walton
Bronte. Nov 16th 1884.
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Sun. 16<u>th</u>.. Nov/84 Got up late & S. & I had to do everything for Ida did not get up till 10 & Mr Broderick came B4 (we had dishes done & Ida went to Bronte to Johnstons for Ma's meat. Stayed down & got up & looked at Our <s>Nov 19<u>th../84.</u></s> new dresses which E.M. & M.. brot home Sat night. Ida & I went to S S. & such a lot out to church. Bumby's down & Spears & every body, had a good sermon & E.W. walked up road with Ida & I alone. He came in & I lite fire in parlor & Frank away so I did all milking & Mrs Williams here also for tea Had a good talk & sing & E.W. gave me a birth day ring, very odd.
Mon 17<u>th</u> Nov. Washing. Frank went to Station to meet Uncle William & Aunt Ann from Toronto & I finished washing & straightening up. I picked up apples out of Franks road. I made a fire in parlor & us all in there in evening. Had grapes & us girls singing for Ma. I showed Ma my ring & M.L. said that it was an Alaska diamond.
Thurs 18<u>th</u> Uncle & Aunt went home. I got in cabbages & got some manure for sage & pansy's & boiled soap M.W. & I in P.M. put up little stove in dining room. I mendid E.M. coat & to bed. Very cold.
Wed. 19<u>th</u>.. We churned & it <u>very</u> thick & Dr's come B4 dishes done & M.W. & I emptyed vinegar barrel & I emptyed sage kettle. I pealed apples P.M. cleaned floor Miss Halloween here M.L. to Bronte & I making mittens & I went to Bronte about 5 for diary book: I finished mittens & Max came & us diging for coals.
Thurs. 20<u>th</u> Nov/84. After work done I sat by coal stove & mended drawers & not well. I went to Joyces with her Jacket. I got dinner. I went to burn rubbish while
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I went to Bronte for Pa. After tea I darned Franks mitten & M.W. M.J. & I went to Teachers meeting. I fell down in lane. S & Ida both wanted to go but stayed with Ma. Had a pretty good meeting. E.W. there. I bundled up awful when I came away. We came home alone. Arthur B. here.
Frid. 21<u>th</u>.. 84. I swept & I husked a shook of sweet corn & got some cabbages in. P.M. I mended mittens & gloves Mrs McCauley come to see Ma & E.M. wanted me out so I went to pick up potatoes forthright We to bed early.
Sat 22<u>nd</u>.. Nov/84. I went out after Brkft & finished potatoes very damp & cold. I did work & sorted them. P.M. did scribbling & dishes & black shoes. M.W. finished S. dress & coat. I washed & to bed at 11.
Sun 23<u>rd</u> Nov/84. Pa has us up at 7 & it a raining very hard. I slept till 1. & I did not go to SS. B.4 did dinner dishes & dress & played for Ma. Archie S. & he here for tea. Mr Davidson called B.4. tea. I in parlor singing Max & R.W. came E.W. came in parlor but Max in Swing door. Got M.L. to play & then me & had a good talk with E.W. All went early.
Mon. 24<u>th</u>.. It very cold. M.W. & I carrie in 2 tubbs full of water. I helped with dinner. I sewing my drawers. I wrote post<s>ed</s> card to Lottie Brimston & Ida posted it.
Teus 25<u>th</u> Nov. Snowed all day. I had a skate on our creek for 1<u>st</u> P.M. We all went down to practise for Xmas tree. In hall just to go for a
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their. Had very little fire. Very cold. Went on to Wilson's after seeing Max & Davidsons in P.O. I finished crocheting on drawers.
Wed 26<u>th</u>..84. Washing large & finished at 2 & it late when I got down to practise in church. M.L. helped us & it dark when I got home. E.M. & Frank breaking in colt & they drove it up tp Burlington. All come in evening & invited us up to a Surprise party. I leaned to crochet my fastinator.
Thur 27<u>th</u>.. Nov/84. Rather warm & I ironing & I greasing bolts etc. I cleaned woodshed out & We all went to practise Edith late Lottie their & all the rest. Had long talk with Lottie Frank milked all. Mrs Williams came & E.W. & his pa after. Us girls all crocheting fastinator & had a good talk & song pm.
Friday 28<u>th</u>.. / 84 Ida & I went over to Broderick to help them peal but not ready to peal so we went in house & Mrs Coats there & had a little boy (4 yr) named Clarence & he just looked like Wilcox. Stayed little while & came home. Dr here & Amandia also. I swept up stairs & down in hall. B.4 dinner I getting ready for to go to party at Thompsons.
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Dr said Ma getting worse & would suffer more. I sewing buttons on my coat & Rose Chap. came on errand for Mrs B. I finished coat. Mrs. Ing & Johnston came & stayed awhile Mrs John. for tea. I ironed a little. Had nice time. Frank drove S. up to party. I set bread. & crocheting.
Sat. 29<u>th</u>.. Nov. Ida went to help B. peal. I doing work when S. came home. She stayed at Brays all night. got their at 5 am. I scrubbed upstairs & cleaned windows. & I dusted P.M. very tired. Us all tired. S. said E.W. at party No talking about old time of B44.
Sun 30<u>th</u>.. Nov. All up at 8. I sang & I looking at poetry & I layed down ½ hr & all went to SS & church but Ida. Mrs Williams come after SS. to see Ma. Had missionary sermon & Minister drove M.W. & M.L. got a ride home. Mr & Mrs Bray here after church. I walked up with Mr Bk. Frank when {went?} with Minister to church. Alf came & S & him went for a drive in cutter. Ida & I singing for Ma when E.W. came us in dining & sitting room all time. Alf didn't stay long. E.W. here for prayers. He told one language Myrtle on stepts. Lovely night
Mon. 1<u>st</u>.. Washing flannels. I went to Mrs Mc{Cauley's?} in P.M. & Went to P.O. E.M. & M.L. there with buggy & E.W. come along & I had a talk. Come home.
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men did shoes & did milking. I got ready for party. Ada Biggs called for to go to practise. Brays called for us. 3 girls & Dan Went to store. Got at Wixson B.4 rest. Over 60 there Dan made me dance & I danced with Alf & Mr Jeeland. Got home 3.15 Am. & up at 7.
Tues 2<u>st</u> Dec./84. S. slept till 10. I got work done & went to P.O. & there went skating on creek all alone ½ hr. Home for to get dinner ready. M.W. made {sittorn?} preserves. I layed down for ½ hr. then S. & I went over to Bk to peal apples Rosie & Jim & us singing. had a talk with Annie. Coming home, E.W. over took us & gave us a ride to lane gate & he carryed me. I crochet a little & went to bed 8.
Wed. Dec 3<u>nd</u>.. Had us up at 5. I felt ferful sleep. Us washing. Minister came after we got done dinner. had a sleep. I combed my hair on top of head & we churned. I wrote in this. Miss Carson here for tea.
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We went in parlor a little while & then we all went to practise. E.W. came home with me. {Looked?} out to bed at 10.
Thur. Dec 4<u>rd</u>../84 I did work & then helped Frank with apples in shop. Ate large dinner & finished apples. Got dressed & went to Bronte. Mrs Ing & Mrs Brick here for tea. S. Ida & I went to practise;
Frid 4<u>th</u>../84 Warm & very muddy. I cleaned stove pipes varnised them P.M. M.W. helped me clean stoves. Ida went to practise. Us cleaning in hall Frank drive us up to Debate but was none & then went to church. E.M. went to Burlington in morning {Was?} to Hamilton.
Sat. 6<u>th</u>..Dec. Ma very bad. I swept up stairs, & I cleaned stoop. Crochet a little & got potatoes for dinner. It raining got work done Mrs Mowatt came & stayed for tea & all night. I singing for Ma. M.L. came home from Toronto through rain.
Sun 7<u>th</u>../84. Done breakfast 9.20. had a sleep M.L. trying on new Dog skin coat she bot. All went to S.S. I come home after S.S. Just home a little while when E.W. came stayed 1 hr. talking & then went out back door to escape Mrs Spears
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coming here after church. He went to Milissa's I reading & to bed at nine.
Mon 8<u>th</u>../84. Up early & I churned & went over to Peal at Brodk. I ran to get a ride. M.W. come over & brot our dinner. Rosa come home & stayed all night. It rained & we did not go to practise but read dialogues & crocheted.
Thurs 9<u>th</u>../84 Dec. Over again to peal, finished at noon came home at 2. Mr Bray here. I crochet B.4 milking. S. & M.L. went to meeting Ida & I crocheting. Max came, telling us about being at Toronto. He went at nine.
Wed. 10<u>th</u>.. Dec. Washing till 3. I cleaned floor & dressed Mrs McCauley came. I wrote off dialogues for E.W. Pa got letter from G.A. about Max. Ida went over to Biggs Box tea. S had an invitation to a party up to Langtrys but not going. Us crocheting.
Thur 11<u>th</u>..Dec/84. Us girls went up to barn at 8 to husk corn & sorting husks for beds we finished at 2.30. Got ready in a hurry & went down to practise. Mr Johnston was there helping us. Had a good practise, dialogues, & every thing. Got home, milking was done. Ida & I went over to Brays for yeast had company with Rosa Chapman & Hattie & Effie Broderick. Got back 9. Crocheted & to bed at 11.
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Frid. 12<u>th</u> Dec./84. Did work & S & I started to get ready for to go to Oakville but E.M. told us to wait till after dinner so had dinner early & we drove our selves. We went to Dr. Urquehart & got our teeth out. He pulled mine 1st & it broke & I had such a time & never got it out after all. S. gave such another scream & it all over. I had tooth ache very bad till I got home. E.W. came for me to go to Debate E.M. took M.W. & M.L. & Frank & E.W. took Ida & I. Got a good seat & debate pretty fair but I could not enjoy it on account of my tooth {root?} & head ache. There was a lot their. 11.30 when got home. Directly to bed.
Sat. Dec 13<u>th</u>.. Breakfast at 8.00 S & I churned. Dr came & I peal apples pies & did some work & had dinner. I slept till 3. & got up swept & dusted & did work & E.M. playing on violin. M.L. went to P.O. & got letter from Laura Jones with hair band & I one for me from Annie. E.M. went away & us darning & {?}
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Sun. Dec. 14<u>th</u>../84. We sat around I played on Mouth Organ which I bot for E.M. at Oakville. I layed down & slept till 7 & got up & cleared dinner table for Delia & Miss Bouncil came to see Ma, & I ate my dinner in pantry & straightened around. I dressing when folks come from church. Archie & Minister for tea here: Archie drove M.L. & E.M. M.W. & Ida all went to church. Will Spears & his mother came. Had fire in parlor & it smoked awful could scarcely sit in room.
Mon 15<u>th</u>.. Dec. It raining & blowing & us all sitting sewing. Rosa & 2 Brodericks came & we all went to practise. Had a pretty practise such a lot of fellows there Had quite a time coming home I got my feet wet. E.W. came home with us. He lent me his flower book.
Tues 16<u>th</u>..Washing, got through early & I had all straightening up to do. Very tired. Wrote a letter to Annie & posted it. Ida & S. went to practise at Wilson I crochet. Ma very bad in P.M. To bed at 11.
Wed. 17<u>th</u>..Dec. Up early. I went over to get SS. prize money at Williams. Back by 9.15. E.M. M.W. & M.L. drove up to Hamil. I washed ribbons & I got dinner. I ironed Mrs Williams came to see Ma. Brot us money, for pealing at there place. Ida making pig.
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Thur. 18<u>th</u>.. /84. Churning. It very cold. P.M. I wrote letter to Josie G.S. & Ida went to practise Rosa C. called for them & I stayed to wait on Ma. Ma fretting because folks not coming home. I sat up & crocheted untill Ida & S. come home at 11. I went to door & E.W. & J.I. there with them. E. W. & J.I. took all the girls that were at practise consisting of 7, to the "darky" cake walk. It 12 when got to bed.
Frid 19 Dec/84. I ironed wrapper & swept up stairs B.4 dinner. Ida & I finished dishes when Joe come up to see us. I dressed & to P.O. Cobblers & down skating. Had a splendid skate with E.W. He broke his skate. When Got home, E.M. & Maria's had just arrived. Everybody in a bustle. I got S. to write a card to Annue I crocheted a little & to bed.
Sat. 20<u>th</u>../84. Snowy. Busy all day. Ma worse & stayed in bed all day. Max came. E.M. brot home mail 1 letter for Frank 1 for M.W. & M.L. & himself & a card for S. from A. Us all looking at prizes & cards. I fixing corsets. After tea Ada R. & Mandia came & I just putting there things away when E.W. came, & went in kitchen & sewed & combed my hair. John Ing. came all came to practise dialogue. E.W. gave ma an ambertite {ambrotype} of his which he got in Hamilton to day, & also a Xmas present of a knife. Arthur called for Ada & all went 9.30 Mr Curtis came to see Annie about school. M.L. saw in Globe that Annie passed.
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Sun 21<u>st</u> Dec/84. I got washed & ready early for S.S. Ida stayed at home. I taught Villa's class & stayed for church. It a good sermon. No one for tea. Mrs Hixson & Josh. here in Eve. Us reading.
Mon. 22<u>nd</u>.. Dec./84. They killed pigs I helped sew our dresses. Ed Lucas came early in morning to see Ma. I went down to P.O. & got <s>letter</s> card, for Annie from Mr Hodgins congratulating her for M.L. saw her name in paper. M.W. & I finished intestines B.4 dinner. Mrs. Williams came & Mrs McCauley. We went down to practise in church. E.W. W. S. J. I. & A. C. got home. Max came & went to meet Annie at train. Just got home. Sarah went over with Edith & brot all the teachers up home.
Tues. 23<u>rd</u>../84. Us sewing trying to get our dresses done. Annue & E.M. went over to Brodericks then to P.O. church & school examination I got dinner & I fixing fasten after Ida & M.L. went to church after dinner. Minister for tea. Max & Agnetta called to take Annie down to Xmas tree. Rosa & S. & Ida & I went. Ida & I met Alf at gate & he drove us down. It very warm & Church very crowded. Had very {fair? fine?} time. choir got treated off tree. Max came with Annie Alf with S. E.W. with me. & Minister after his box so at at once. It 12 & to bed.
Wed. 24<u>th</u>.. Dec. Snowing all day. S.
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baking bread & I washing. Ida went down to help clean church. Annie cleaning lamps. Archie S. come from P.O. with E.M. & had his tea here. They sang & played. Ida & I wanted to go to Baptist tree but it a bad night. I went to bed <s>early</s> at 10.
Thur 25<u>th</u> Dec. Christmas day. Very fine day. We all very busy all morning, Cleaning. Had dinner at 2. & E.M. took us all for a drive But Max came & took A. for drive. E.M. drove us in to Curtises we stayed a little while & had a nice time called in Williams's & not at home. When they came they made Ida. S. & I stay. Had a lovely time when we were thinking about going Max & A. came & it 10 when we came home. E.W. & Herbert drove us home. Spent a very Merry Xmas.
Frid. 26<u>th</u>.. Dec. Snowy, churning & I fixing clothes E.M. drove to Oakville & M.W. Annie & I went Took Jane & Lottie got home at dark. I bot Mouth Organ. M.W. sewing at Joe. shirt. To bed at 10. Ma not so well.
Sat 27<u>th</u> Dec./84 M.W. & I started to take up carpet in dining room when Dr. came. Mabel & Gordon came when at dinner. I cleaning woodwork & we got boys to help carry in stove & it took
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till after dark. B.4 got done cleaning. Emily Triller & her father came & I playing mouth organ out doors. All very tired washed & to be at 10.
Sun 28<u>th</u>.. It very late when we had breakfast I played & sang & got ready for S.S. Came home after S.S. & kept house with ma. Mrs Jones, Lottie Bray called after church. Got tea early. Alf came when Frank & E.M. hitched up & Frank drove Mabel & Ida, S & Alf. Joe & I. Had good meeting it 9.25 when we got home. Max came & took A. away so Alf & S. went to meet them after we got home. Max & A. came 5 m. after S & A left Ida & I came to bed & left A & Max.
Mon 29<u>th</u>.. Dec. Washing. I finished cleaning, I layed down a few minutes to rest then got up & fixing belt & did work. Joe came up. E.M. came home from Hamilton, & he & M.L. went over to Brays party. I sewed fur on coat & to bed at 10.
Tues 30<u>th</u> Dec./84. Rater a warmed temperature got up late. Joe come up George Carpenter his Wife & child (Eddie) came for dinner & E.M. drove Joe up to train he going home. E.W. drove through on horseback. Annie & E.M. playing. I singing. Ida popped corn. Ma a little better. We made sausage A.M. I working hat band. All the snow gone. S. & I up stairs she is working band & I playing
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mouth organ. Mr Brs. came & took E.m. to Trustee meeting. S & A & frank drove to Mount Pleasant church.
Wed. 31<u>st</u> Dec./84. I went to P.O. for {M.W.?} {Annie?} back help churn. I looking at my school books B.4 dinner. P.M. S., Annie & I cleaned floor every one busy baking. Mabel & Gordon went home on 2 train. I learn a new piece from Mable B.4 she went. Mandia Hixson called. Frank drove Annie & I up to church. Good meeting. Got home 9.30 Bed 10. Didn't watch old year out.
Tues 1<u>st</u>.. Jan 1885. } A vey Happy new Year work all done got dressed & I went down to Big creek to try ice B.4 dinner Got back had good dinner roast beef & whip cream & baked apples {meringe?} pie. I said I was as sick as sick when I got up from dinner & they all {malled?} me. I did dishes & {?} & Annie & I went down skating. Alf & Mr Skinah down. I came down & he skated with A. But I was alone so we came home. Ida & S. came down. When we got home Max their. M.W. helped milk, for Frank away. Max for tea. After tea we went in room & E.W. came & I had tooth ache. E.W. & Pa telling yarns. I had a nice evening playing games. E.W. said he going to begin letter for the new year. M.W. & M.L. fixed for party next night.
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E.W. made bargain with Sarah for her to let him see A page of my diary for a quarter.
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Frid 2nd Jan/<u>85</u>. S. & I washed flannels. ML & E.M. went to Oakville for kid gloves to go to Joe Wilds reception party. I Got dressed Mr Ing & Willie come. Annie went to P.O. & I went over to Tailor Joyces for W M. frame. E M. M.W. & M L. went to party, quite a time fixing.
Sat 3<u>rd</u>..Jan/85. Girls got home 3.30. M.W. up at 9. & M.L. at 11. I washed dishes swept upstairs & went back & washed more, dinner time. E.M. & F. killed pig. They telling us all about party dall day. S & A got dressed & went over to Ing & I went to Bronte with E.M. & Ing. Mrs Hixson & Josh here when got back. M L got card from Ella McKay. Alf came went to meeting with E.M. came home stayed got his horse went, came back with A & S & J.I. along came in house sat quite awhile. S put hat band in Alf cap. Ida & I fixing our dresses. 12.30 & to bed. writing my diary.
Sun 4<u>th</u>.. Jan/85 Had breakfast at 9. I slept till 15 min 1 hr. Had to hurry to get dressed for SS. we were late. Came home after SS. I played & sang for Ma. She took a walk to hen house. Folks came home from church Max & Mrs Curtis here for tea. Max A & I in
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parlor when E.W. came. A & Max in hall talking while & I talking in room. We sang & played & Curtises went. E.W. stayed till after Pa read & then we all Sang for ma. Then he went at 10.
Mon 5<u>th</u>.. Jan/85. Washing got through by dinner I cleaned stoop when Melissa & Tom & family came. It election day. Mrs Williams, McCauley & Wilson all came. Us girls singing for children. Then S & I went down skating at 4. A had ½ holiday. Thompson girls all down & Villa Wilson & quite a lot nice day. E.W. engaged in election. I started hat band.
Teus 6<u>th</u>.. Jan Rainy. I ironing baking, P.M. I got out old letters & reading them, ironing a little more. I playing on mouth organ & girls singing. M.L. & E.M. went over to Brays to practise. Emily Triller called for them. I read a little & to bed.
Wed 7<u>th</u>.. Jan/85 boys went bushing. M.W. & I drove to Oakville very bad roads. Got back at dinner time. Finished & Pa & I doing chors. E.W. came for to go skating S & I went after a great while. It splendid.
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skating. Had good talk. E.W. asked me questions on letters. I mending horse <s>shoe</s> blankets, & writing in this. Girls all sewing & mending. Ma helping. I called in at Melissa & got Jenny's P. doll to dress. Carnival in Oakville to night
Thur 8<u>th</u>.. Jan/85. Churning <s>I went to</s> I cleaned floor Mrs Bray came & Mrs Ing also. I went to Bronte with Mrs Ing. I saw Lottie B. & then A & I went down skating just Villa & E.W. Hattia B. & Al. there. Wasn't down long. When I was going down to P.O. met Aggie & Delia Curtis coming to our place. They here for tea. Had nice time. Max came for them at 8.
Frid 9<u>th</u>..Jan /85. I mending & fixing shoes {galoshes?}. I went up stairs. Got dressed & working at hat band. Amandia Hixson came to sew on our machine. I cleaning out side board. S & A went down skating about 5. Amandia here for tea. I had toothache & laid on sofa {all the time?.}
Sat 10<u>th</u>.. Jan /85. I worked hat band in parlor B.4 dinner P.M. got dressed & was ready to go skating when Edith & George Ing. came to go skating so A & I went quite a lot there. Max Emma Lottie & Ada Bray, E.W., Bob Joyce & a lot of fisherman had nice time. I killed chicken & pick it when Willie & Annie {Carry?} came. I couldn't write in diary for Willie making so much noise.
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Sun 11<u>th</u>.. Jan/85. I playing mouth organ A. & Williie malling. We all went to S.S. I stayed for church. Ida & I walked home with George Peacock. Lottie Bray with Bert Langtry, & Jane & Albert Inglehart. Us girls singing B.4 tea & after tea B.4 done dishes & after dishes when E.W. came B.4 went in parlor & after went in parlor. Just tired of singing E.W. told us A & I all about sailing. Had nice time when E.W. was going Max drove Willie home. Go bed at 11.
Mon 12<u>th</u>.. Jan/85. The 2 A.'s drove Willie to Depot We washed. Gordon come on 12 train. Bob Joyce walked in from corner with him. I slept till 4. Gordon come & malled me. A & I in to organ. Then tryed to do rick rack & to bed.
Tues 13<u>th</u>.. Jan M.W. putting out clothes & I washed flannels. Ida went to P.O. I went down to see what the ice was like & went to P.O. E.W. down it very cold. Zillah & Nellie G. down I came home at 4 & Mrs Williams here I started to take G. & A skates down to them but I met them in lane so didn't go. I slept all evening for had toothache.
Wed 14<u>th</u>.. Jan. E.M. went with Dan Bray to Hamilton. I hlep get dinner cut up pumpkin
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& ironing. {Clarry?} has been sick got up at 11. Ma not so well. P.M. started to write in diary Mrs Wilson & Taylor Granny Joyce & Edith Thompson called for me to go skating & Jane Bray came. It lovely day. Had splendid skate. Max John Ing. E.W. Charlie O. Al. Hare & lot more down Annie came down after 4. Had splendid time. Frank had work all done when I came home. I mending & writing. 10 & to bed.
Thur 15<u>th</u>..Jan/85. I darning most of morning & cleaning windows. It a <s>lovely</s> cold day. I had tooth ache after dinner so layed down Mrs McCauley & Ing. came. I got up & did work. Then Dr called. I pottering around. E.M. to Oakville. E.M. brot Jane over to go to practise M.L. & A. went
Frid 16<u>th</u>.. Jan/85 E.W. birthday aged 21. It a very stormy day. S & I churned. I cleaned floor & swept stairs B.4 dinner. I made S. bed played mouth organ & then dressed, mending. popped corn. Ma up. Tea late just got done when E.W. came I forgot to wish him -- Us in parlor talking about school times He stayed for prayers & then He & I in parlor & he showing me letters from A.R.R.M.E.B. I gave him hat band &
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some pop corn. He got card from Villa C. for his birthday. Had hot drink then 12 go to bed,
Sat 17<u>th</u> Jan It still drifting. I went to go out to P.O. Johnson Mrs M & D. came very bad walking. John McD. called & took Carrie up to 12 train. S. went to see her on train S late getting back I was mending corsets. {Talear?}over came for E.M. to go to Hamilton M.W. & I drove him up to 7 train had good cutter ride. Carrie left her muff at station. To bed at 10. Ida trimming hat.
Sun 18<u>th</u>../85. Jan Nice fine morning. Got work done us girls sitting around stove singing & I playing mouth organ Mrs Wilson & Mr & Mrs Bray. I played mouth organ till I was dizzy. Got reddy in good time & Frank drove us to S.S. & I drove M.W. to church. Saw Sal. A. I put horse in my self. Max drove folks home from Church & here for tea. E.W. drove come when we were eating our tea. I hurried up & We went up to David Lucas {two words blotted out} & got warm & then we went to Appleby church Max & A. there. Had splendid meeting. Had nice time coming home talking. Boys came in & got warm & Annie made them some hot drink & to bed at 12.
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S. Ida & Frank drove up to Mount P. M. cutter shake gave way coming home with 1 colt.
Mon 19<u>th</u>.. Jan. Sewing on machine E.M. & Dan B. started to <u>cut</u> ice. Pa went to see Mr Colton & he wanted cidar to drink so Pa sent me down with some. He looked very bad. Girls all went to Army {Salvation Army} but me & I set Bread & did rick rack.
Tues. 20<u>th</u>.. Jan. Washing flannels. I hitched horse & drove to Bronte shoping & home for dinner. I making Hair Pins tollet {toilette?} when Annie come home & she had letter for S from S.J.G & 1 for me from Grant such fun reading it. Coming in from barn when Alf came was going to church but we hadn't had our T. so we stayed & we singing in hall had nice time. Lost his mit. S. found it.
Wed 21<u>st</u>.. Jan. Washing again. I doing fancy work when A came & said E.W. was taking a <s>lot</s> load up tonight to Appleby so he came at 6 with a load & S. Ida & I Edith Ing. 3 boys {?} to Mrs Williams Mrs Spears Lizzie Carpenter, 3 Williams boys. Had a very happy time of it. Singing going & coming. Alf went to After E.M. & I also. But E.W. said he didn't feel any different. I enjoyed the meeting Max driving alone & took Edith Ing. back with him & {Co?} at home we got there were {dre?}
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Annie & Edith <u>all</u> sitting <u>com</u>fortable in room. It 11 when got home after driving all the rest home. Pa up when we got home. Very cold 10 below zero.
Thur 22<u>nd</u>.. Jan. I layed down after bkft & then little of everything. Ida making rug. S ironing Frank doing some Natural Philosophy. We just got through when Mr Brod. came & then Mr & Mrs Johnson & Mrs Fletcher came Here for tea. Then all the choir came. I had tooth ache very bad. Then writing & to bed.
Frid 23<u>rd</u>.. Some what milder Dr. & his niece called while I was upstairs & I helping M.W. make twisty cakes when Mr Collamore here for dinner. Ida got letter from Eliz. Faylor & M.L. from Admina. I dusted after dinner in hall & then I swept upstairs & reading book got dressed mending & after T. mending Franks mit.
Sat 24<u>th</u>../85. Nice warm day. Churning M.L. drove M.W. & Gordon to station & they went on 2 train. Had Dan Bray & E.M. for dinner after 2. E.M. & Frank went to Oakville. Edith Ing. came & we had work quite done. When we were eating our tea E.W. & Alf came. Then sat in cutter quite a while & came & Alf came straight to table with overcoat & all on. Alf & S
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went for a drive. After Ida & I finished dishes Edith was going so Ida & A went a piece with her while E.W. & I went to Sal. army. But 2 early & went over creek & back in time. S & Alf came & we went in to gether, very fair meeting. Then proposed going to Appleby church. Go bed at 12.
Sun 25<u>th</u>.. Jan. Up at 7 us hurrying around to get work done. I had mine done B.4 pa read after Bkft. Ma not in favor of us going up to Altons for dinner so Alf come with E.W. & then I thought E.W. wasn't coming so I was helping S. to get dressed when E.W. came & we kept them waiting for us that we were late. Had nice sermon by Mr Perrott for the seekers. Got home at 8. Boys put their horses in & had dinner They S. & I went to S.S. Ida taught my class so I sat down at stove & came home after S.S. met John Biggs with sleigh load. E.W. in parlor & Alf on lounge asleep & Ma sitting reading. I entertaining them in parlor & folks came home & E.W. Ida & I went over to Melissa's for tea. Will Lucas there had nice time. left at 7 & we went sleigh riding around block & home
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at 8. Then S. came at 9. & A. & Max at 10.
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Mon 26<u>th</u>.. Jan. We washed had difficulty getting enough water But got through & cleaned at 8. We were working fancy work & singing for Ma. Sal. pieces. Ida & I curling bangs P.M.
Tues 27<u>th</u>.. Jan/85. Cold. I ironing & mending coat & Jersey. Ella Mc came B. 4 had work done. I had bangs on & had my hair combed back. Annie came home & wanted Frank to drove & take a load up to Appleby. I helping him do chores & such flying around. After tea I helped him & it snowing. We went to Wilson But Villa up at Hopecott & Edith so then we went 7 got Ernest & George & they called at Hopecott & got Villa, Edith, Zillah & 3 Hopecott. John Ing. & Alfred S took home. B4 they were ready E.W. Annie Frnak & I playing tag around sleigh had such fun We had 15 of a load & it 8 at house & had to go to meeting. E.W. went to alter & felt so happy. It very cold coming home but had nice time. Frank got left & E.W. driving folks for T. & he don't know it But we told him
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It twelve when we got home & Ma very uneasy. But E.W. Alf & Frank got ears froze.
Wed 28<u>th</u>.. Jan./85. S. got up at 5 to get E.M. his breakfast & I slept till 8. & Frank milking done. It very cold. After work done I mending Frank's panse when Sarah Jarvis came for dinner. I layed down with tooth ache & slept till 4. Annie came home & told us about Harris going to take load to Appleby tomorrow Eve. Archie Jarvis came for tea then Archie Spears called & took M.L. & A. up to Trillers to practise Ma just middling. I playing I writing Ida covered box.
Thur 29<u>th</u>.. Jan. Very cold. I got beans & took them to barn & Frank thrashed them. I nearly froze. Coming to house the colt bothering me & bean cart came apart & such a time. S. came home from P.O. I mending my dress & combing hair when Will Lucas came. Ida scrapping C. horns. He stayed for tea. I had tooth ache & he went at 9. I reading cook book afternoon.
Frid 30<u>th</u>.. Jan. Very busy. Ida up early to get E.M.'s bkft. I melting snow to wash flannels. Frank & Ida went to Oakville. P.M. I swept stairs & dusted. M.L. drove E.M. to 2 train & she bot Mrs Douglas back when I was shaking rugs. Miss Hallem came also.
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S & Ida counting eggs. Villa Wison came & I dressed & was working Hair pins "(toilet" Ida went to P.O. with her. M.L. & Ida drove to station for M.W. I playing & A & I singing. It mild & beautiful evening so A. & I went down to P.O. & met John Ing. & went over to Hall for an hour & then He come home with A. & I walked up road with A. B. & Arthur. I sat up till 11. all alone.
Sat 31<u>th</u>.. Jan/85 I bot 2 crates of apples in from barn & did work went to P.O. & Decker got card from Adrienna about coming up I had tooth very bad after dinner. got up at 3 & worked. Mrs Ing & Willie came got washed & went to P.O. got card from E.M. coming home on 6. Frank got horse hitched for M.W. to go to meet Ad. but E.M. come home & slipped off with it to J. McDuffies party (supposed) so girls walked up to meet Ad. Josh H gave them a drive home. Us girls laughing at tea. I working fancy work & to bed at 10.
Sun 1<u>st</u>.. Feb/85 I took sick early in morning & had very bad time. I layed till 12 & got dressed felt very weak. All went to SS & church so I got Ma some dinner & was reading when folks come from church. But Max called when Ma eating B. 4 she got up & he went <s>& talt</s> & talked to her. Mrs Williams in room.
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& Minister here for tea. I ate none. I took some medicine (when E.W. & Herbert come & went to bed. Mrs W. fixing me & then I went & talked to E.W. in hall. He went at 10, after we had a scuffle over ginger tea.
Mon. Feb 2<u>nd</u>../85. I felt better & help churn & was crocheting between times. I reading to Ma. {Spercins?} sermon B.4 dinner. Us girls combing our hair. P.M. Got chores done & I was just going to go to tea-meeting at Mount Pleasant with E.W. But A. told me he told her he couldn't come. I got ready & Expected A E.A. but only Max came if couse when we didn't expect him & he & A. went while Frank drove two Maria's & Adrienna. S & I home. Frank went up {J?} to his brother.
Tues. Feb 3<u>rd</u> ../85. Washing finished up while other eating dinner. I had tooth ache & was very sleepy slept till 4. Us girls down in hall singing & Ida doing rick-rack & I crocheting
Wed Feb 4<u>th</u>.. I layed in house with tooth ache after bkft. I did Ida's work while she cleaned floors. Will S came to get E.M. to go to his bee. I had tooth ache after dinner & after it better helped go & hitch up horse for M.W. & Adrienna & they drove up to see Tilda.
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I have short drive. 3 & they were ready Got dressed S & Ida comoing {combing} each other hair. I reading Flower book when E.W. came for he had been out shooting & shot large cat owl & S got wings off it & he & I deckorating each other & he got me to shoot his gun off & he went at 4.30. Had our tea when M.W. & Ad & Frank came & us girls in hall learning to dance. & it very warm in house so Ida & I went down to Army. Had a fair meeting got home 11 E.W. & J.I. came home with us had a good talk. A & S up still at 11.
Thur. 5<u>th</u>..Feb. I had toothache & layed after bkft till 10, & then helped Frank fan buckwheat till dinner. Dr came, & Mrs Wright. Frank drove M.W. & Adriena over to Brays while S & I went with him to Oakville. It very cold went & seen Delia Mc she treated us & we went to Dentist & I got my awful tooth out such a wonder & did more shopping & called in Brays & Brod. coming home & left word at Brod. for Annie & Arthur to be ready to go in our load to Appleby but it so cold & Eliz. Farfor & Wes drove up so we
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concluded not to go & there Jim I drove M.W. & A home <s>so we</s> or we were going to tell Annie & Arthur we couldn't go & got M.W. & Ad at Brays so Annie & Arthur came <s>home</s> over to see if we had gone or not but wouldn't stay 1 min. Ida & I drove to Bronte after tea for sugar & I made a little taffy. Wes doctoring his horse Frank angry because I got him to hitch horse for the girls trying to write in this but had to wait till all in bed and it after 11 to bed.
Frid 6<u>th</u>../85 <s>Jan</s> Feb. After work done, I dressed my self & cracked some nuts for Ad. Then Wes & I drove her up to station & also to Bronte & come home as far as corner, met mail, so went back, but nothing, Ma bought candies. Ironing very busy & baking pies. I swept stairs & S. practising & Ida & I very busy after tea we played authors had good time.& to bed. Frank <u>angry</u> because didn't go but soon enough
Sat 7<u>th</u>.. Feb. Rather busy E.M. came home on noon train very nice day. M.L. M.W. went down to church & A. & I went at 4 down skating met Wes & E.M. coming back from dinner so <s>they</s> Wes drove us down, & he came back & got a pair of skates & came & stayed ½ hr. I had tooth ache & girls singing & to bed
Sun 8<u>th</u>.. Fed./85. Folks all went to church quartly meeting at 10. but Ida & I & Pa home. I had short nap & then dressed Ma & helped Ida with dinner. Got washed but ate no dinner but played. S & I done dishes. While
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E.M. took M.W. M.L. A. Ma & Elly for a drive they went to Williams. I got dress out & Wess was going to take Ida S. & I on a drive when E.M. came & I went with hm , we went to Oakville met Wes & {?} E.M. & I went in Jessie Williams & stayed for tea. Had nice time, left after tea got home at 8. Nice warm eve. All the girls away. A & Max driving & S & Alf & Ida to Army with Wes & E.M. Alf & Max here for to see Ma & Alf came in {?} {line above: ?? home with me & Alf went home}
Mon 9<u>th</u>.. Very stormy morning. All up but Wes A. & I. we heard a crackling but thought it rats when Ida come up staaris & said house afire. Every one busy handing up water & after a great difficulty got it out but burnt a great hole top of house. Ma was frightened. Us sewing. I making hankerchiefs. Us girls down in hall singing & dancing. Had Wes helping us. Went to bed early. It raining.
Tues 10<u>th</u>..Feb. Very cold. Washing. Got through early. I cleaned floors off. Watson came. I dressed b4 working at hankerchief. E.M. drove Watson to 7 train. I went to sleep when a reading, got {wit?} drink & to bed.
Wed 11<u>th</u>.. Feb/85. Still cold. Had tooth ache after bkft. Did work & churning {?} Josh H came. Wes & Mr H went to school {Ma?} got her {?} {home?}. Ironing. Wes & I in hall playing. I showed Wes my gems.
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& he <u>took</u> mine & one of Alfs. Max came to see E.M. I went to barn for chick. feed & saw him. Got dressed & writing in this Ida busy preparing to go home with Eliz. L & Frank went after Annie. M.W. made Eliz. a print dress. Us all busy at some thing. After tea I had toothache very bad. Wes & E.M. went to Army but E.W. came as they were going. He got me up & us girls & Frank & E.W. all ravelling old stocking for rug had fine time. Then M.W. made taffy & Pa read & after we all had a taffy pull. I got ferful dobbed & E.W. took off his coat & I got ... too. Had such fun. Never witnessed taffy pull B4.
Thurs 12<u>th</u>.. Feb/85. Eliz. working at rug & finished it. I started another & Ida finished hers also. Wes & E.M. went to Oakville I had T.A. very bad. I getting dressed when Wes called me to go for a drive so Ida & I went down to school for Annue, but too early so drove around blocks met E.W. spoke. Max drove down in eve. E.M. & Ma went for drive after tea & M.W. Eliz & I drove down to Army. Horse fell down going in church gate & M.W. frightened Had a good meeting. E.W. there. Came home B.4 it was out.
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Frid 13<u>th</u>.. Feb/85. S. finished hooked rug. I had all Ida's & my own work I busy all morning sweeping. S & I dressing when Mrs Williams came & M.L. sleeping so no one went to door. I darning & S. Ironing. M.W. went to P.O.
Sat. 14<u>th</u>.. Feb/85. Valentine day. Nice day very busy baking all morn & cleaning stove pipes in P.M. busy cleaning. M.L. went to P.O. in morn. I had T.A. after dinner. Eliz & George came drove up at 5. I went to P.O. after tea S got Valentine very ugly & M.L. very pretty. Got bed at 11.
Sun 15<u>th</u>..Fen. Sang & slept all went to S.S. I stayed for church & after went in Sal. Army. Had Mrs Spiers & Minister for tea. Hurry to do dishes & E.M. drove M.W. Eliz. A. S. & I up to Lillies but we were going on to Appleby church & leave Eliz at Lillies but thot it 2 late so stayed there 1 hr. & drove home. Sang with G.A. & to bed 11.
Mon 16<u>th</u>.. Feb/85. Hurry to get off G.A.'s. started at 8. Stormy. I learnt how to hem hankerchief new way. Mr Johnston called to see pa. I helped pa put bob sleighs in barn. Pa came in in a hurry for he had found part of GA's harness which he had left by mistake & he wanted me to go to Station so I started
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on a walk but Mr. Skirrat over took me & gave me drive up there. He taking up their Boys. Minister so he said he {?} of take the parcel & deliver it so I let him. I cutting a quilt blocks out for to begin a quilt of my own. S & I went to P.O. & Army but not a public meeting so did not stay but went to Wilson's & we had a skate above Sal. {Lass.?} & S & home at 9. It very cold. A & {D?} up to
Rues. 17<u>th</u>.. Feb. Very cold: I caught a cold & sore throat. M.W. has also. Churning & S & I had every thing to do & it noon when got done. I cut patches. S went down & got Annie & they went over to Mrs Ing. & got home 10. Max & Ed. Lucas came & stayed till 12. I talked to Max till 10 & they went to bed. I very sick
Wed 18<u>th</u>.. I got work done & slept till dinner & melting snow. Miss Ha{? ink blurred} came & I mending a boiler when {?} agent came. A. had a letter from Ida {Taty?} to me I did chores & writing O playing & A making dress. <s>Wed 18th..Feb /85.</s> I wrote letter to Ida.
Thur 19<u>th</u>.. Feb. S & I washing all alone she & the girls doing house work. I went & got apples to barn & we finished at 8. Mrs Wilson & Oliver Horning came B.4 us through. Very tired just got set down when Army's came home. Horning stayed all <s>day</s> left at 2. S went to {baking?} all alone. I busy. I & S done a little while & sewed. Mrs {?} & {?} in a {?} O.L. went over {?}
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S. ironing & I ironing till 6. E.M. took load Brays & A. & S. went but he said I was too sick. I had tooth ache & slept till 10. on Pa's bed. I slept on sofa but did sleep till they came home 12.15. M.W. Ma & I coughing all night.
Sat 21<u>st</u>.. Feb. Very busy I sweeping downstairs just got through when Mrs Jones & Millie came & then Willie went over to see E.W. & then took his mother over to Brays for dinner & back here for tea. Had it at 4.30. Us girls got dressed & singing for them. Mrs McCauley came & they all went. Jones's going to drive home to Hamilton. Doing night work when Willie W. & Aunt Eliza came & I finished hankerchiefs. Max & E.W. drove up to see Willie. I did not see them. They did not stay 5 min. To bed at 10.30.
Sun 22<u>nd</u>.. Feb. Ella Mc..Cauley's birthday Late getting work done just done & {ink blurred} to SS. All went a little late. I came home after met E.W. & his Pa at church gate spoke & I came home layed down had tooth ache. Had Archie S. & Willie & Aunt were the strange one. After T I did work & A & I combed our hair & Max came & took Archie for Alf. Then E.W. came & A & Max went for drive. Us singing, all evening then
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S played & we eating apples Pa read & Max went & Archie & E.W. at 10.30. We talked about religion, & A & I {flap?} & to bed 11.
Mon 23<u>rd</u>.. Lovely day. Willie went down to S with A & come back & started for home at 10.30. Got work done & I finished name <s>with</s> in hanker. I brot some wood from barn on hand sleigh & then hitched on E.M. sleigh & went to P.O. Saw Jokias Skinah. Williams, John I. & several other I watched boys sleigh ride down hill for a while just lovely day. I melted snow & was darning when Max drove A. home from school, & Maggie Mc came & stayed for tea & S A & I went home parte with her & we took hand sleigh & rode each other & I steared them all down hill by mill & came home tired, & went to bed at 9.
Tues 24<u>th</u>.. Feb. Washing , very tired. Mrs. Williams came B.4. were done & I got cleaned up at 4. A came & said E.W. skating on Lake & wanted us to go to Army but I didn't want to go so after tea I did, But A. wouldn't go then & Archie S. came to go but no one went with him. I was just out so I went & had 2 or 3 sleigh rides & writing in this. I put some 2 blots in this just for me scratching a little on cover of her. To bed 9.30.
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Wed 25<u>th</u>.. Feb./85. A very lovely day I ironing & I carried meat out of cellar to smoke house to smoke & Emily Triller came for dinner had an early dinner & M.L. & her went mission, driving around Bronte while S. & I got work done early & went with hand sleigh behind bob sleigh up to Hixson's for a few snow apples for Ma. I had <s>(fun?}</s> good time coming down hill on sleigh. Mrs Belyea & Emma & Sandie came to see Ma & Mr Bray here also. S. not ready to go with me skating so she got me to get her coat & hood for her so, I did. We had a lovely skate on the <u>"Lake."</u> I was with Bob Joyce & S. with J.I. We were out about 1 mile got ride up to corner with Archie & he asked us to go with him to carnival. Annie had school girls up singing for Ma Sal. songs. S & I doing dishes when Alf come & S & he went a driving while E.W. & I went to Army had pretty good meeting. J.I. with A. & G I were going home. Mrs McCraney & Jim Joyce here.
Thurs 26<u>th</u>.. /85. Ironing done B.4 dinner East Wind & not so warm. S & I went down about 3 & had just a grand skate S & J.I. & I alone went down to Orr's barn & up <s>to</s> in front Ing. could see the bottom & plain as day
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I never saw the like B.$. I never skating on such nice ice. The School Bell rang when we were down at Orr's so went back & Annie came down to skate & I had mouth organ & the wind blew me up while I played it. I came up by Ing. & home but A stayed for tea. We had Mrs Hixson & Wild for tea. M.W. very sick. After tea talking Archie came, M.L. & Emily came for practise books & Hixsons cutter & ours making 4 cutters in all at once in yard. Archie coaxing Ma to let us go with him but she wouldn't consent untill Pa was asked so he said he didn't care. A. E.M. went to practise M.L. fixing the sick. I mending mitt.
Frid 27<u>th</u>.. Feb./85. Stormy in morn. but nice after. S. finished ironing. I sweeping in hall & stairs B.4 dinner. I got dressed & went to P.O. purchising & waited till A. came from School. She got letter from E.I. & we reading it coming. After tea S & I getting ready for carnival when J. Ing. came & Arthur & Annie & Mr Hodgins came to take a load to Palermo so A.M.L.
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& J. Ing. went. S. I. waiting patiently for Archie so after a little while we went Lovely night He treated us to candies <s>to can</s> in Delia's & E. M. & Jane Bray went to rink also. Had nice time I fell down twice. After it over we walked up to Tailers Temperance house & had oysters. Got home 12 & to bed B.4. E.M.
Sat 28c Feb/85. Nice warm day. Had several children coming for milk. Busy all day. George Williams here for ½ hr after dinner & <s>Ita</s> hitched horse for Ma to go over to Brays M.L. & M.W. went to S & I darning A. went to P.O. Had a Gent come to see E.M. away to Oakville with Dollie & Hetty. I got new stockings home & fixing them & I got letter from Ida. busy writing to bed at 11
Sun March 1<u>st</u>../85. It a mild day. I got washed & dress & we all went to S.S. I got my feet wet & I came home after S.S. but stayed till church commenced & when I came out E.W. & Max standing talling out side. I singing & playing when they come but I did not speak to them untill folks come from church & we were singing B.4 went to church. Had Minister for tea. E.W. & I in parlor
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talking about Sal. lasses etc. I played & sang & then A. played & E.W. S & I went down to Army. Mr & Mrs Johnston came up. Had a good meeting John I. came home with S. & I 11 when got home.
Monday 2 March./85. We washing got through at noon. I started to write to Ida. E. M. with colt & M.W. went for a drive. I went to bed B.4 rest. Us girls singing for Ma Mar came to see A for 10. min.
Tues 3<u>rd</u>.. Mar/85. Ironing finished it I helped with dinner but ate none I had head ache & I slept a little while. E.M. missed his train & he went around the house & in the house & Ma got so {excited?} that she couldn't finish his dinner & we all got sick. <s>I went to bed & slept</s> We got work done & was dressed when Mrs Williams, Mrs Wilson & 2 Sal. lasses came & had a good meeting & we just getting tea early & Alf came. I getting dressed when Edith came & then Max came & we all went to Appleby tea-meeting Alf & S ahead Max & A & then E.W. & I We sat behind Sarah. I had a nice cosy little corner & we were early enough too. Church just full. They made $85.
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I had a splendid time. Singers were Bessy Appleby. Harris Bro. from Milton & Miss Galtaway from Burlington & Mary Morris from Milton recited several pieces very good. A load of Middleroad folks come & could hardly get a seat. We left at 11 for home & E.W. & I had a race with 2 loads & we passed them fair but one of the other load when {went?} to pass us & one came nearly on top of us & so we turned out but it wasn't fair for they should have turned out & not come over us. But we escaped all right. & we sat talking after we got home & when E.W. turned around he up set quietly & we had such a laugh for he was joking about up setting but I had the laugh on him, Because I wasn't in it. S & A later coming. To bed at 1.
Wed 4<u>th</u>.. March. Up at 7 & did work & churning & E.M. going to Hamilton so I got ready & went along. He driving colt & taking Buggy on top of Sleighs. We got up their at 2. Had a lunch, & I nursed baby till Mable came from school & her & I went over to Dairy & took Frank Wright's coller to him but did not see him so I left it with his father & Mable & I went in fire brigade & fireman showed us
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all around everything it just grand something never saw B.4. We went home, had our tea & Jennie & I went down to Roller skating rink & I put a pair on & Will Jones there & he lernt me to go. He introduced me to another gent & he went skating with a girl I soon lernt how to go I had 1 or 2 tumbles but soon succeeded in learning. Got home at 10.30 & did not get to sleep till 1.
Thur 5<u>th</u>.. Jennie Mable & I went down shoping & I went in McCrae & bot rubber where S.J. Gallegher is & saw him & then went away <s>to</s> down to Eckersons new gallery & asked for Grant & had quite a talk & came away. It 11 when got home so Mable & I went down to Wallaces till 12 & came back got dinner & went over to Dairy to go home but E.M. not ready so went down to Wallaces again} she came back with me & E.M. & I started home 3. but didn't reach home untill 7. Girls went to practise & Aunt E. Walton here. Go bed at 9.
Frid 6<u>th</u>.. March. I wrote or finished my letter to Ida Mr & Mrs Bray called. M.W. put quilt on frame in parlor & they finished it. I layed down after work was done in P.M. & then got up at 4 & played & sang for Ma She not so well today. Had tea early & M.W. & E.M. went to Oakvulle at 6 & back at 8. S & I
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writing when Josh & Amandia came. To bed at 9.
Sat 7<u>th</u>.. March / 85 I was sick early in morn. Stormy. Did work & went to Bronte P.O. & Deckers for Pa, shoes. I walked back with Ada Biggs, & I walked home slowly. I got 5 letters. 1 for A. 3 for M.L. & 1 for S. M.L. & E.M. drove the colt up to Palermo A.M. P.M. Aunt went up to Hamilton on 2 train. I sweeping & dusting all after noon. I ate my supper with Pa & had a short skate on our pond.
Sun 8<u>th</u>.. /85 March. Got work done. I caught a fresh cold. S & A went & waited on Ma while others went to S.S. I got dressed then folks came home from church we had Archie for tea only. Ma very bad all day. I playing & then A & Archie came & sang & then E.W. came & played & I & E talked. then M.L. & M.W. Archie & E.W. went to Army E.W. & I had a good talk & S playing. I got out letters & let E see one & he got them & went off. Then I went to get them & E.W. ready to go so we went out in kitchen & he started to smoke & we girls went for him & we had a pillar fight such fun. He just went when folks came from Army. S & I in pantry & Archie saw us. To bed at 11.
Mon 9<u>th</u>.. March. Fine in morning after work done I got dinner my self It very stormy after dinner E.M. went to Palermo. Us Girls quilting. Ma pretty bad. Mack. drive A. home from school & stayed a little while & I quilted till 7. After T I mended wrapper & quilted a little & writing J. I. came & girls singing in hall. Mr Just. came & E.M. talking. Got quilt done. Blew so hard in night.
Tues 10<u>th</u>.. M. Fine morn but windy. We washed got through at 3 & dressed at 4. I wrote letter to Jennie W. & A wrote some also. Mr & Mrs Broderick here & I had tooth ache but got up & going for them & E.M. & A played organ & violin. They went at 7. Ma a little Easier tonight. Very cold. Pa made pen Coop for setting hens. E.M. went to Palermo in P.M. with potatoes.
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{Calendar for 1881 & 1882 with Months, Days and Dates}
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Minetta, Sarah and Annie Walton
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Sarah Walton Diary & Transcription, 1883
Annie and Minetta Walton Diary, 1883-1884
Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary & Transcription, 1883 Part 1
Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1883 Part 2
Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1884-1885
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<p>Sun. 16th.. Nov/84 Got up late & S. & I had to do everything for Ida did not get up till 10 & Mr Broderick came B4 (we had dishes done & Ida went to Bronte to Johnstons for Ma's meat. Stayed down & got up & looked at Our Nov 19th../84. new dresses which E.M. & M.. brot home Sat night. Ida & I went to S S. & such a lot out to church. Bumby's down & Spears & every body, had a good sermon & E.W. walked up road with Ida & I alone. He came in & I lite fire in parlor & Frank away so I did all milking & Mrs Williams here also for tea Had a good talk & sing & E.W. gave me a birth day ring, very odd.</p>
<p>Mon 17th Nov. Washing. Frank went to Station to meet Uncle William & Aunt Ann from Toronto & I finished washing & straightening up. I picked up apples out of Franks road. I made a fire in parlor & us all in there in evening. Had grapes & us girls singing for Ma. I showed Ma my ring & M.L. said that it was an Alaska diamond.</p>
<p>Thurs 18th Uncle & Aunt went home. I got in cabbages & got some manure for sage & pansy's & boiled soap M.W. & I in P.M. put up little stove in dining room. I mendid E.M. coat & to bed. Very cold.</p>
<p>Wed. 19th.. We churned & it very thick & Dr's come B4 dishes done & M.W. & I emptyed vinegar barrel & I emptyed sage kettle. I pealed apples P.M. cleaned floor Miss Halloween here M.L. to Bronte & I making mittens & I went to Bronte about 5 for diary book: I finished mittens & Max came & us diging for coals.</p>
<p>Thurs. 20th Nov/84. After work done I sat by coal stove & mended drawers & not well. I went to Joyces with her Jacket. I got dinner. I went to burn rubbish while</p>
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<p>I went to Bronte for Pa. After tea I darned Franks mitten & M.W. M.J. & I went to Teachers meeting. I fell down in lane. S & Ida both wanted to go but stayed with Ma. Had a pretty good meeting. E.W. there. I bundled up awful when I came away. We came home alone. Arthur B. here.</p>
<p>Frid. 21th.. 84. I swept & I husked a shook of sweet corn & got some cabbages in. P.M. I mended mittens & gloves Mrs McCauley come to see Ma & E.M. wanted me out so I went to pick up potatoes forthright We to bed early.</p>
<p>Sat 22nd.. Nov/84. I went out after Brkft & finished potatoes very damp & cold. I did work & sorted them. P.M. did scribbling & dishes & black shoes. M.W. finished S. dress & coat. I washed & to bed at 11.</p>
<p>Sun 23rd Nov/84. Pa has us up at 7 & it a raining very hard. I slept till 1. & I did not go to SS. B.4 did dinner dishes & dress & played for Ma. Archie S. & he here for tea. Mr Davidson called B.4. tea. I in parlor singing Max & R.W. came E.W. came in parlor but Max in Swing door. Got M.L. to play & then me & had a good talk with E.W. All went early.</p>
<p>Mon. 24th.. It very cold. M.W. & I carrie in 2 tubbs full of water. I helped with dinner. I sewing my drawers. I wrote posted card to Lottie Brimston & Ida posted it.</p>
<p>Teus 25th Nov. Snowed all day. I had a skate on our creek for 1st P.M. We all went down to practise for Xmas tree. In hall just to go for a</p>
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<p>their. Had very little fire. Very cold. Went on to Wilson's after seeing Max & Davidsons in P.O. I finished crocheting on drawers.</p>
<p>Wed 26th..84. Washing large & finished at 2 & it late when I got down to practise in church. M.L. helped us & it dark when I got home. E.M. & Frank breaking in colt & they drove it up tp Burlington. All come in evening & invited us up to a Surprise party. I leaned to crochet my fastinator.</p>
<p>Thur 27th.. Nov/84. Rather warm & I ironing & I greasing bolts etc. I cleaned woodshed out & We all went to practise Edith late Lottie their & all the rest. Had long talk with Lottie Frank milked all. Mrs Williams came & E.W. & his pa after. Us girls all crocheting fastinator & had a good talk & song pm.</p>
<p>Friday 28th.. / 84 Ida & I went over to Broderick to help them peal but not ready to peal so we went in house & Mrs Coats there & had a little boy (4 yr) named Clarence & he just looked like Wilcox. Stayed little while & came home. Dr here & Amandia also. I swept up stairs & down in hall. B.4 dinner I getting ready for to go to party at Thompsons.</p>
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<p>Dr said Ma getting worse & would suffer more. I sewing buttons on my coat & Rose Chap. came on errand for Mrs B. I finished coat. Mrs. Ing & Johnston came & stayed awhile Mrs John. for tea. I ironed a little. Had nice time. Frank drove S. up to party. I set bread. & crocheting.</p>
<p>Sat. 29th.. Nov. Ida went to help B. peal. I doing work when S. came home. She stayed at Brays all night. got their at 5 am. I scrubbed upstairs & cleaned windows. & I dusted P.M. very tired. Us all tired. S. said E.W. at party No talking about old time of B44.</p>
<p>Sun 30th.. Nov. All up at 8. I sang & I looking at poetry & I layed down ½ hr & all went to SS & church but Ida. Mrs Williams come after SS. to see Ma. Had missionary sermon & Minister drove M.W. & M.L. got a ride home. Mr & Mrs Bray here after church. I walked up with Mr Bk. Frank when {went?} with Minister to church. Alf came & S & him went for a drive in cutter. Ida & I singing for Ma when E.W. came us in dining & sitting room all time. Alf didn't stay long. E.W. here for prayers. He told one language Myrtle on stepts. Lovely night</p>
<p>Mon. 1st.. Washing flannels. I went to Mrs Mc{Cauley's?} in P.M. & Went to P.O. E.M. & M.L. there with buggy & E.W. come along & I had a talk. Come home.</p>
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<p>men did shoes & did milking. I got ready for party. Ada Biggs called for to go to practise. Brays called for us. 3 girls & Dan Went to store. Got at Wixson B.4 rest. Over 60 there Dan made me dance & I danced with Alf & Mr Jeeland. Got home 3.15 Am. & up at 7.</p>
<p>Tues 2st Dec./84. S. slept till 10. I got work done & went to P.O. & there went skating on creek all alone ½ hr. Home for to get dinner ready. M.W. made {sittorn?} preserves. I layed down for ½ hr. then S. & I went over to Bk to peal apples Rosie & Jim & us singing. had a talk with Annie. Coming home, E.W. over took us & gave us a ride to lane gate & he carryed me. I crochet a little & went to bed 8.</p>
<p>Wed. Dec 3nd.. Had us up at 5. I felt ferful sleep. Us washing. Minister came after we got done dinner. had a sleep. I combed my hair on top of head & we churned. I wrote in this. Miss Carson here for tea.</p>
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<p>We went in parlor a little while & then we all went to practise. E.W. came home with me. {Looked?} out to bed at 10.</p>
<p>Thur. Dec 4rd../84 I did work & then helped Frank with apples in shop. Ate large dinner & finished apples. Got dressed & went to Bronte. Mrs Ing & Mrs Brick here for tea. S. Ida & I went to practise;</p>
<p>Frid 4th../84 Warm & very muddy. I cleaned stove pipes varnised them P.M. M.W. helped me clean stoves. Ida went to practise. Us cleaning in hall Frank drive us up to Debate but was none & then went to church. E.M. went to Burlington in morning {Was?} to Hamilton.</p>
<p>Sat. 6th..Dec. Ma very bad. I swept up stairs, & I cleaned stoop. Crochet a little & got potatoes for dinner. It raining got work done Mrs Mowatt came & stayed for tea & all night. I singing for Ma. M.L. came home from Toronto through rain.</p>
<p>Sun 7th../84. Done breakfast 9.20. had a sleep M.L. trying on new Dog skin coat she bot. All went to S.S. I come home after S.S. Just home a little while when E.W. came stayed 1 hr. talking & then went out back door to escape Mrs Spears</p>
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<p>Mon 8th../84. Up early & I churned & went over to Peal at Brodk. I ran to get a ride. M.W. come over & brot our dinner. Rosa come home & stayed all night. It rained & we did not go to practise but read dialogues & crocheted.</p>
<p>Thurs 9th../84 Dec. Over again to peal, finished at noon came home at 2. Mr Bray here. I crochet B.4 milking. S. & M.L. went to meeting Ida & I crocheting. Max came, telling us about being at Toronto. He went at nine.</p>
<p>Wed. 10th.. Dec. Washing till 3. I cleaned floor & dressed Mrs McCauley came. I wrote off dialogues for E.W. Pa got letter from G.A. about Max. Ida went over to Biggs Box tea. S had an invitation to a party up to Langtrys but not going. Us crocheting.</p>
<p>Thur 11th..Dec/84. Us girls went up to barn at 8 to husk corn & sorting husks for beds we finished at 2.30. Got ready in a hurry & went down to practise. Mr Johnston was there helping us. Had a good practise, dialogues, & every thing. Got home, milking was done. Ida & I went over to Brays for yeast had company with Rosa Chapman & Hattie & Effie Broderick. Got back 9. Crocheted & to bed at 11.</p>
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<p>Frid. 12th Dec./84. Did work & S & I started to get ready for to go to Oakville but E.M. told us to wait till after dinner so had dinner early & we drove our selves. We went to Dr. Urquehart & got our teeth out. He pulled mine 1st & it broke & I had such a time & never got it out after all. S. gave such another scream & it all over. I had tooth ache very bad till I got home. E.W. came for me to go to Debate E.M. took M.W. & M.L. & Frank & E.W. took Ida & I. Got a good seat & debate pretty fair but I could not enjoy it on account of my tooth {root?} & head ache. There was a lot their. 11.30 when got home. Directly to bed.</p>
<p>Sat. Dec 13th.. Breakfast at 8.00 S & I churned. Dr came & I peal apples pies & did some work & had dinner. I slept till 3. & got up swept & dusted & did work & E.M. playing on violin. M.L. went to P.O. & got letter from Laura Jones with hair band & I one for me from Annie. E.M. went away & us darning & {?}</p>
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<p>Sun. Dec. 14th../84. We sat around I played on Mouth Organ which I bot for E.M. at Oakville. I layed down & slept till 7 & got up & cleared dinner table for Delia & Miss Bouncil came to see Ma, & I ate my dinner in pantry & straightened around. I dressing when folks come from church. Archie & Minister for tea here: Archie drove M.L. & E.M. M.W. & Ida all went to church. Will Spears & his mother came. Had fire in parlor & it smoked awful could scarcely sit in room.</p>
<p>Mon 15th.. Dec. It raining & blowing & us all sitting sewing. Rosa & 2 Brodericks came & we all went to practise. Had a pretty practise such a lot of fellows there Had quite a time coming home I got my feet wet. E.W. came home with us. He lent me his flower book.</p>
<p>Tues 16th..Washing, got through early & I had all straightening up to do. Very tired. Wrote a letter to Annie & posted it. Ida & S. went to practise at Wilson I crochet. Ma very bad in P.M. To bed at 11.</p>
<p>Wed. 17th..Dec. Up early. I went over to get SS. prize money at Williams. Back by 9.15. E.M. M.W. & M.L. drove up to Hamil. I washed ribbons & I got dinner. I ironed Mrs Williams came to see Ma. Brot us money, for pealing at there place. Ida making pig.</p>
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<p>Thur. 18th.. /84. Churning. It very cold. P.M. I wrote letter to Josie G.S. & Ida went to practise Rosa C. called for them & I stayed to wait on Ma. Ma fretting because folks not coming home. I sat up & crocheted untill Ida & S. come home at 11. I went to door & E.W. & J.I. there with them. E. W. & J.I. took all the girls that were at practise consisting of 7, to the "darky" cake walk. It 12 when got to bed.</p>
<p>Frid 19 Dec/84. I ironed wrapper & swept up stairs B.4 dinner. Ida & I finished dishes when Joe come up to see us. I dressed & to P.O. Cobblers & down skating. Had a splendid skate with E.W. He broke his skate. When Got home, E.M. & Maria's had just arrived. Everybody in a bustle. I got S. to write a card to Annue I crocheted a little & to bed.</p>
<p>Sat. 20th../84. Snowy. Busy all day. Ma worse & stayed in bed all day. Max came. E.M. brot home mail 1 letter for Frank 1 for M.W. & M.L. & himself & a card for S. from A. Us all looking at prizes & cards. I fixing corsets. After tea Ada R. & Mandia came & I just putting there things away when E.W. came, & went in kitchen & sewed & combed my hair. John Ing. came all came to practise dialogue. E.W. gave ma an ambertite {ambrotype} of his which he got in Hamilton to day, & also a Xmas present of a knife. Arthur called for Ada & all went 9.30 Mr Curtis came to see Annie about school. M.L. saw in Globe that Annie passed.</p>
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<p>Sun 21st Dec/84. I got washed & ready early for S.S. Ida stayed at home. I taught Villa's class & stayed for church. It a good sermon. No one for tea. Mrs Hixson & Josh. here in Eve. Us reading.</p>
<p>Mon. 22nd.. Dec./84. They killed pigs I helped sew our dresses. Ed Lucas came early in morning to see Ma. I went down to P.O. & got letter card, for Annie from Mr Hodgins congratulating her for M.L. saw her name in paper. M.W. & I finished intestines B.4 dinner. Mrs. Williams came & Mrs McCauley. We went down to practise in church. E.W. W. S. J. I. & A. C. got home. Max came & went to meet Annie at train. Just got home. Sarah went over with Edith & brot all the teachers up home.</p>
<p>Tues. 23rd../84. Us sewing trying to get our dresses done. Annue & E.M. went over to Brodericks then to P.O. church & school examination I got dinner & I fixing fasten after Ida & M.L. went to church after dinner. Minister for tea. Max & Agnetta called to take Annie down to Xmas tree. Rosa & S. & Ida & I went. Ida & I met Alf at gate & he drove us down. It very warm & Church very crowded. Had very {fair? fine?} time. choir got treated off tree. Max came with Annie Alf with S. E.W. with me. & Minister after his box so at at once. It 12 & to bed.</p>
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<p>baking bread & I washing. Ida went down to help clean church. Annie cleaning lamps. Archie S. come from P.O. with E.M. & had his tea here. They sang & played. Ida & I wanted to go to Baptist tree but it a bad night. I went to bed early at 10.</p>
<p>Thur 25th Dec. Christmas day. Very fine day. We all very busy all morning, Cleaning. Had dinner at 2. & E.M. took us all for a drive But Max came & took A. for drive. E.M. drove us in to Curtises we stayed a little while & had a nice time called in Williams's & not at home. When they came they made Ida. S. & I stay. Had a lovely time when we were thinking about going Max & A. came & it 10 when we came home. E.W. & Herbert drove us home. Spent a very Merry Xmas.</p>
<p>Frid. 26th.. Dec. Snowy, churning & I fixing clothes E.M. drove to Oakville & M.W. Annie & I went Took Jane & Lottie got home at dark. I bot Mouth Organ. M.W. sewing at Joe. shirt. To bed at 10. Ma not so well.</p>
<p>Sat 27th Dec./84 M.W. & I started to take up carpet in dining room when Dr. came. Mabel & Gordon came when at dinner. I cleaning woodwork & we got boys to help carry in stove & it took</p>
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<p>till after dark. B.4 got done cleaning. Emily Triller & her father came & I playing mouth organ out doors. All very tired washed & to be at 10.</p>
<p>Sun 28th.. It very late when we had breakfast I played & sang & got ready for S.S. Came home after S.S. & kept house with ma. Mrs Jones, Lottie Bray called after church. Got tea early. Alf came when Frank & E.M. hitched up & Frank drove Mabel & Ida, S & Alf. Joe & I. Had good meeting it 9.25 when we got home. Max came & took A. away so Alf & S. went to meet them after we got home. Max & A. came 5 m. after S & A left Ida & I came to bed & left A & Max.</p>
<p>Mon 29th.. Dec. Washing. I finished cleaning, I layed down a few minutes to rest then got up & fixing belt & did work. Joe came up. E.M. came home from Hamilton, & he & M.L. went over to Brays party. I sewed fur on coat & to bed at 10.</p>
<p>Tues 30th Dec./84. Rater a warmed temperature got up late. Joe come up George Carpenter his Wife & child (Eddie) came for dinner & E.M. drove Joe up to train he going home. E.W. drove through on horseback. Annie & E.M. playing. I singing. Ida popped corn. Ma a little better. We made sausage A.M. I working hat band. All the snow gone. S. & I up stairs she is working band & I playing</p>
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<p>mouth organ. Mr Brs. came & took E.m. to Trustee meeting. S & A & frank drove to Mount Pleasant church.</p>
<p>Wed. 31st Dec./84. I went to P.O. for {M.W.?} {Annie?} back help churn. I looking at my school books B.4 dinner. P.M. S., Annie & I cleaned floor every one busy baking. Mabel & Gordon went home on 2 train. I learn a new piece from Mable B.4 she went. Mandia Hixson called. Frank drove Annie & I up to church. Good meeting. Got home 9.30 Bed 10. Didn't watch old year out.</p>
<p>Tues 1st.. Jan 1885. } A vey Happy new Year work all done got dressed & I went down to Big creek to try ice B.4 dinner Got back had good dinner roast beef & whip cream & baked apples {meringe?} pie. I said I was as sick as sick when I got up from dinner & they all {malled?} me. I did dishes & {?} & Annie & I went down skating. Alf & Mr Skinah down. I came down & he skated with A. But I was alone so we came home. Ida & S. came down. When we got home Max their. M.W. helped milk, for Frank away. Max for tea. After tea we went in room & E.W. came & I had tooth ache. E.W. & Pa telling yarns. I had a nice evening playing games. E.W. said he going to begin letter for the new year. M.W. & M.L. fixed for party next night.</p>
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<p>Frid 2nd Jan/85. S. & I washed flannels. ML & E.M. went to Oakville for kid gloves to go to Joe Wilds reception party. I Got dressed Mr Ing & Willie come. Annie went to P.O. & I went over to Tailor Joyces for W M. frame. E M. M.W. & M L. went to party, quite a time fixing.</p>
<p>Sat 3rd..Jan/85. Girls got home 3.30. M.W. up at 9. & M.L. at 11. I washed dishes swept upstairs & went back & washed more, dinner time. E.M. & F. killed pig. They telling us all about party dall day. S & A got dressed & went over to Ing & I went to Bronte with E.M. & Ing. Mrs Hixson & Josh here when got back. M L got card from Ella McKay. Alf came went to meeting with E.M. came home stayed got his horse went, came back with A & S & J.I. along came in house sat quite awhile. S put hat band in Alf cap. Ida & I fixing our dresses. 12.30 & to bed. writing my diary.</p>
<p>Sun 4th.. Jan/85 Had breakfast at 9. I slept till 15 min 1 hr. Had to hurry to get dressed for SS. we were late. Came home after SS. I played & sang for Ma. She took a walk to hen house. Folks came home from church Max & Mrs Curtis here for tea. Max A & I in</p>
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<p>parlor when E.W. came. A & Max in hall talking while & I talking in room. We sang & played & Curtises went. E.W. stayed till after Pa read & then we all Sang for ma. Then he went at 10.</p>
<p>Mon 5th.. Jan/85. Washing got through by dinner I cleaned stoop when Melissa & Tom & family came. It election day. Mrs Williams, McCauley & Wilson all came. Us girls singing for children. Then S & I went down skating at 4. A had ½ holiday. Thompson girls all down & Villa Wilson & quite a lot nice day. E.W. engaged in election. I started hat band.</p>
<p>Teus 6th.. Jan Rainy. I ironing baking, P.M. I got out old letters & reading them, ironing a little more. I playing on mouth organ & girls singing. M.L. & E.M. went over to Brays to practise. Emily Triller called for them. I read a little & to bed.</p>
<p>Wed 7th.. Jan/85 boys went bushing. M.W. & I drove to Oakville very bad roads. Got back at dinner time. Finished & Pa & I doing chors. E.W. came for to go skating S & I went after a great while. It splendid.</p>
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<p>skating. Had good talk. E.W. asked me questions on letters. I mending horse shoe blankets, & writing in this. Girls all sewing & mending. Ma helping. I called in at Melissa & got Jenny's P. doll to dress. Carnival in Oakville to night</p>
<p>Thur 8th.. Jan/85. Churning I went to I cleaned floor Mrs Bray came & Mrs Ing also. I went to Bronte with Mrs Ing. I saw Lottie B. & then A & I went down skating just Villa & E.W. Hattia B. & Al. there. Wasn't down long. When I was going down to P.O. met Aggie & Delia Curtis coming to our place. They here for tea. Had nice time. Max came for them at 8.</p>
<p>Frid 9th..Jan /85. I mending & fixing shoes {galoshes?}. I went up stairs. Got dressed & working at hat band. Amandia Hixson came to sew on our machine. I cleaning out side board. S & A went down skating about 5. Amandia here for tea. I had toothache & laid on sofa {all the time?.}</p>
<p>Sat 10th.. Jan /85. I worked hat band in parlor B.4 dinner P.M. got dressed & was ready to go skating when Edith & George Ing. came to go skating so A & I went quite a lot there. Max Emma Lottie & Ada Bray, E.W., Bob Joyce & a lot of fisherman had nice time. I killed chicken & pick it when Willie & Annie {Carry?} came. I couldn't write in diary for Willie making so much noise.</p>
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<p>Sun 11th.. Jan/85. I playing mouth organ A. & Williie malling. We all went to S.S. I stayed for church. Ida & I walked home with George Peacock. Lottie Bray with Bert Langtry, & Jane & Albert Inglehart. Us girls singing B.4 tea & after tea B.4 done dishes & after dishes when E.W. came B.4 went in parlor & after went in parlor. Just tired of singing E.W. told us A & I all about sailing. Had nice time when E.W. was going Max drove Willie home. Go bed at 11.</p>
<p>Mon 12th.. Jan/85. The 2 A.'s drove Willie to Depot We washed. Gordon come on 12 train. Bob Joyce walked in from corner with him. I slept till 4. Gordon come & malled me. A & I in to organ. Then tryed to do rick rack & to bed.</p>
<p>Tues 13th.. Jan M.W. putting out clothes & I washed flannels. Ida went to P.O. I went down to see what the ice was like & went to P.O. E.W. down it very cold. Zillah & Nellie G. down I came home at 4 & Mrs Williams here I started to take G. & A skates down to them but I met them in lane so didn't go. I slept all evening for had toothache.</p>
<p>Wed 14th.. Jan. E.M. went with Dan Bray to Hamilton. I hlep get dinner cut up pumpkin</p>
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<p>& ironing. {Clarry?} has been sick got up at 11. Ma not so well. P.M. started to write in diary Mrs Wilson & Taylor Granny Joyce & Edith Thompson called for me to go skating & Jane Bray came. It lovely day. Had splendid skate. Max John Ing. E.W. Charlie O. Al. Hare & lot more down Annie came down after 4. Had splendid time. Frank had work all done when I came home. I mending & writing. 10 & to bed.</p>
<p>Thur 15th..Jan/85. I darning most of morning & cleaning windows. It a lovely cold day. I had tooth ache after dinner so layed down Mrs McCauley & Ing. came. I got up & did work. Then Dr called. I pottering around. E.M. to Oakville. E.M. brot Jane over to go to practise M.L. & A. went</p>
<p>Frid 16th.. Jan/85 E.W. birthday aged 21. It a very stormy day. S & I churned. I cleaned floor & swept stairs B.4 dinner. I made S. bed played mouth organ & then dressed, mending. popped corn. Ma up. Tea late just got done when E.W. came I forgot to wish him -- Us in parlor talking about school times He stayed for prayers & then He & I in parlor & he showing me letters from A.R.R.M.E.B. I gave him hat band &</p>
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<p>Sat 17th Jan It still drifting. I went to go out to P.O. Johnson Mrs M & D. came very bad walking. John McD. called & took Carrie up to 12 train. S. went to see her on train S late getting back I was mending corsets. {Talear?}over came for E.M. to go to Hamilton M.W. & I drove him up to 7 train had good cutter ride. Carrie left her muff at station. To bed at 10. Ida trimming hat.</p>
<p>Sun 18th../85. Jan Nice fine morning. Got work done us girls sitting around stove singing & I playing mouth organ Mrs Wilson & Mr & Mrs Bray. I played mouth organ till I was dizzy. Got reddy in good time & Frank drove us to S.S. & I drove M.W. to church. Saw Sal. A. I put horse in my self. Max drove folks home from Church & here for tea. E.W. drove come when we were eating our tea. I hurried up & We went up to David Lucas {two words blotted out} & got warm & then we went to Appleby church Max & A. there. Had splendid meeting. Had nice time coming home talking. Boys came in & got warm & Annie made them some hot drink & to bed at 12.</p>
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<p>Mon 19th.. Jan. Sewing on machine E.M. & Dan B. started to cut ice. Pa went to see Mr Colton & he wanted cidar to drink so Pa sent me down with some. He looked very bad. Girls all went to Army {Salvation Army} but me & I set Bread & did rick rack.</p>
<p>Tues. 20th.. Jan. Washing flannels. I hitched horse & drove to Bronte shoping & home for dinner. I making Hair Pins tollet {toilette?} when Annie come home & she had letter for S from S.J.G & 1 for me from Grant such fun reading it. Coming in from barn when Alf came was going to church but we hadn't had our T. so we stayed & we singing in hall had nice time. Lost his mit. S. found it.</p>
<p>Wed 21st.. Jan. Washing again. I doing fancy work when A came & said E.W. was taking a lot load up tonight to Appleby so he came at 6 with a load & S. Ida & I Edith Ing. 3 boys {?} to Mrs Williams Mrs Spears Lizzie Carpenter, 3 Williams boys. Had a very happy time of it. Singing going & coming. Alf went to After E.M. & I also. But E.W. said he didn't feel any different. I enjoyed the meeting Max driving alone & took Edith Ing. back with him & {Co?} at home we got there were {dre?}</p>
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<p>Annie & Edith all sitting comfortable in room. It 11 when got home after driving all the rest home. Pa up when we got home. Very cold 10 below zero.</p>
<p>Thur 22nd.. Jan. I layed down after bkft & then little of everything. Ida making rug. S ironing Frank doing some Natural Philosophy. We just got through when Mr Brod. came & then Mr & Mrs Johnson & Mrs Fletcher came Here for tea. Then all the choir came. I had tooth ache very bad. Then writing & to bed.</p>
<p>Frid 23rd.. Some what milder Dr. & his niece called while I was upstairs & I helping M.W. make twisty cakes when Mr Collamore here for dinner. Ida got letter from Eliz. Faylor & M.L. from Admina. I dusted after dinner in hall & then I swept upstairs & reading book got dressed mending & after T. mending Franks mit.</p>
<p>Sat 24th../85. Nice warm day. Churning M.L. drove M.W. & Gordon to station & they went on 2 train. Had Dan Bray & E.M. for dinner after 2. E.M. & Frank went to Oakville. Edith Ing. came & we had work quite done. When we were eating our tea E.W. & Alf came. Then sat in cutter quite a while & came & Alf came straight to table with overcoat & all on. Alf & S</p>
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<p>went for a drive. After Ida & I finished dishes Edith was going so Ida & A went a piece with her while E.W. & I went to Sal. army. But 2 early & went over creek & back in time. S & Alf came & we went in to gether, very fair meeting. Then proposed going to Appleby church. Go bed at 12.</p>
<p>Sun 25th.. Jan. Up at 7 us hurrying around to get work done. I had mine done B.4 pa read after Bkft. Ma not in favor of us going up to Altons for dinner so Alf come with E.W. & then I thought E.W. wasn't coming so I was helping S. to get dressed when E.W. came & we kept them waiting for us that we were late. Had nice sermon by Mr Perrott for the seekers. Got home at 8. Boys put their horses in & had dinner They S. & I went to S.S. Ida taught my class so I sat down at stove & came home after S.S. met John Biggs with sleigh load. E.W. in parlor & Alf on lounge asleep & Ma sitting reading. I entertaining them in parlor & folks came home & E.W. Ida & I went over to Melissa's for tea. Will Lucas there had nice time. left at 7 & we went sleigh riding around block & home</p>
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<p>at 8. Then S. came at 9. & A. & Max at 10. jan. Mon 26th.. Jan. We washed had difficulty getting enough water But got through & cleaned at 8. We were working fancy work & singing for Ma. Sal. pieces. Ida & I curling bangs P.M.</p>
<p>Tues 27th.. Jan/85. Cold. I ironing & mending coat & Jersey. Ella Mc came B. 4 had work done. I had bangs on & had my hair combed back. Annie came home & wanted Frank to drove & take a load up to Appleby. I helping him do chores & such flying around. After tea I helped him & it snowing. We went to Wilson But Villa up at Hopecott & Edith so then we went 7 got Ernest & George & they called at Hopecott & got Villa, Edith, Zillah & 3 Hopecott. John Ing. & Alfred S took home. B4 they were ready E.W. Annie Frnak & I playing tag around sleigh had such fun We had 15 of a load & it 8 at house & had to go to meeting. E.W. went to alter & felt so happy. It very cold coming home but had nice time. Frank got left & E.W. driving folks for T. & he don't know it But we told him</p>
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<p>It twelve when we got home & Ma very uneasy. But E.W. Alf & Frank got ears froze.</p>
<p>Wed 28th.. Jan./85. S. got up at 5 to get E.M. his breakfast & I slept till 8. & Frank milking done. It very cold. After work done I mending Frank's panse when Sarah Jarvis came for dinner. I layed down with tooth ache & slept till 4. Annie came home & told us about Harris going to take load to Appleby tomorrow Eve. Archie Jarvis came for tea then Archie Spears called & took M.L. & A. up to Trillers to practise Ma just middling. I playing I writing Ida covered box.</p>
<p>Thur 29th.. Jan. Very cold. I got beans & took them to barn & Frank thrashed them. I nearly froze. Coming to house the colt bothering me & bean cart came apart & such a time. S. came home from P.O. I mending my dress & combing hair when Will Lucas came. Ida scrapping C. horns. He stayed for tea. I had tooth ache & he went at 9. I reading cook book afternoon.</p>
<p>Frid 30th.. Jan. Very busy. Ida up early to get E.M.'s bkft. I melting snow to wash flannels. Frank & Ida went to Oakville. P.M. I swept stairs & dusted. M.L. drove E.M. to 2 train & she bot Mrs Douglas back when I was shaking rugs. Miss Hallem came also.</p>
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<p>S & Ida counting eggs. Villa Wison came & I dressed & was working Hair pins "(toilet" Ida went to P.O. with her. M.L. & Ida drove to station for M.W. I playing & A & I singing. It mild & beautiful evening so A. & I went down to P.O. & met John Ing. & went over to Hall for an hour & then He come home with A. & I walked up road with A. B. & Arthur. I sat up till 11. all alone.</p>
<p>Sat 31th.. Jan/85 I bot 2 crates of apples in from barn & did work went to P.O. & Decker got card from Adrienna about coming up I had tooth very bad after dinner. got up at 3 & worked. Mrs Ing & Willie came got washed & went to P.O. got card from E.M. coming home on 6. Frank got horse hitched for M.W. to go to meet Ad. but E.M. come home & slipped off with it to J. McDuffies party (supposed) so girls walked up to meet Ad. Josh H gave them a drive home. Us girls laughing at tea. I working fancy work & to bed at 10.</p>
<p>Sun 1st.. Feb/85 I took sick early in morning & had very bad time. I layed till 12 & got dressed felt very weak. All went to SS & church so I got Ma some dinner & was reading when folks come from church. But Max called when Ma eating B. 4 she got up & he went & talt & talked to her. Mrs Williams in room.</p>
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<p>& Minister here for tea. I ate none. I took some medicine (when E.W. & Herbert come & went to bed. Mrs W. fixing me & then I went & talked to E.W. in hall. He went at 10, after we had a scuffle over ginger tea.</p>
<p>Mon. Feb 2nd../85. I felt better & help churn & was crocheting between times. I reading to Ma. {Spercins?} sermon B.4 dinner. Us girls combing our hair. P.M. Got chores done & I was just going to go to tea-meeting at Mount Pleasant with E.W. But A. told me he told her he couldn't come. I got ready & Expected A E.A. but only Max came if couse when we didn't expect him & he & A. went while Frank drove two Maria's & Adrienna. S & I home. Frank went up {J?} to his brother.</p>
<p>Tues. Feb 3rd ../85. Washing finished up while other eating dinner. I had tooth ache & was very sleepy slept till 4. Us girls down in hall singing & Ida doing rick-rack & I crocheting</p>
<p>Wed Feb 4th.. I layed in house with tooth ache after bkft. I did Ida's work while she cleaned floors. Will S came to get E.M. to go to his bee. I had tooth ache after dinner & after it better helped go & hitch up horse for M.W. & Adrienna & they drove up to see Tilda.</p>
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<p>I have short drive. 3 & they were ready Got dressed S & Ida comoing {combing} each other hair. I reading Flower book when E.W. came for he had been out shooting & shot large cat owl & S got wings off it & he & I deckorating each other & he got me to shoot his gun off & he went at 4.30. Had our tea when M.W. & Ad & Frank came & us girls in hall learning to dance. & it very warm in house so Ida & I went down to Army. Had a fair meeting got home 11 E.W. & J.I. came home with us had a good talk. A & S up still at 11.</p>
<p>Thur. 5th..Feb. I had toothache & layed after bkft till 10, & then helped Frank fan buckwheat till dinner. Dr came, & Mrs Wright. Frank drove M.W. & Adriena over to Brays while S & I went with him to Oakville. It very cold went & seen Delia Mc she treated us & we went to Dentist & I got my awful tooth out such a wonder & did more shopping & called in Brays & Brod. coming home & left word at Brod. for Annie & Arthur to be ready to go in our load to Appleby but it so cold & Eliz. Farfor & Wes drove up so we</p>
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<p>concluded not to go & there Jim I drove M.W. & A home so we or we were going to tell Annie & Arthur we couldn't go & got M.W. & Ad at Brays so Annie & Arthur came home over to see if we had gone or not but wouldn't stay 1 min. Ida & I drove to Bronte after tea for sugar & I made a little taffy. Wes doctoring his horse Frank angry because I got him to hitch horse for the girls trying to write in this but had to wait till all in bed and it after 11 to bed.</p>
<p>Frid 6th../85 Jan Feb. After work done, I dressed my self & cracked some nuts for Ad. Then Wes & I drove her up to station & also to Bronte & come home as far as corner, met mail, so went back, but nothing, Ma bought candies. Ironing very busy & baking pies. I swept stairs & S. practising & Ida & I very busy after tea we played authors had good time.& to bed. Frank angry because didn't go but soon enough</p>
<p>Sat 7th.. Feb. Rather busy E.M. came home on noon train very nice day. M.L. M.W. went down to church & A. & I went at 4 down skating met Wes & E.M. coming back from dinner so they Wes drove us down, & he came back & got a pair of skates & came & stayed ½ hr. I had tooth ache & girls singing & to bed</p>
<p>Sun 8th.. Fed./85. Folks all went to church quartly meeting at 10. but Ida & I & Pa home. I had short nap & then dressed Ma & helped Ida with dinner. Got washed but ate no dinner but played. S & I done dishes. While</p>
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<p>E.M. took M.W. M.L. A. Ma & Elly for a drive they went to Williams. I got dress out & Wess was going to take Ida S. & I on a drive when E.M. came & I went with hm , we went to Oakville met Wes & {?} E.M. & I went in Jessie Williams & stayed for tea. Had nice time, left after tea got home at 8. Nice warm eve. All the girls away. A & Max driving & S & Alf & Ida to Army with Wes & E.M. Alf & Max here for to see Ma & Alf came in {?} {line above: ?? home with me & Alf went home}</p>
<p>Mon 9th.. Very stormy morning. All up but Wes A. & I. we heard a crackling but thought it rats when Ida come up staaris & said house afire. Every one busy handing up water & after a great difficulty got it out but burnt a great hole top of house. Ma was frightened. Us sewing. I making hankerchiefs. Us girls down in hall singing & dancing. Had Wes helping us. Went to bed early. It raining.</p>
<p>Tues 10th..Feb. Very cold. Washing. Got through early. I cleaned floors off. Watson came. I dressed b4 working at hankerchief. E.M. drove Watson to 7 train. I went to sleep when a reading, got {wit?} drink & to bed.</p>
<p>Wed 11th.. Feb/85. Still cold. Had tooth ache after bkft. Did work & churning {?} Josh H came. Wes & Mr H went to school {Ma?} got her {?} {home?}. Ironing. Wes & I in hall playing. I showed Wes my gems.</p>
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<p>& he took mine & one of Alfs. Max came to see E.M. I went to barn for chick. feed & saw him. Got dressed & writing in this Ida busy preparing to go home with Eliz. L & Frank went after Annie. M.W. made Eliz. a print dress. Us all busy at some thing. After tea I had toothache very bad. Wes & E.M. went to Army but E.W. came as they were going. He got me up & us girls & Frank & E.W. all ravelling old stocking for rug had fine time. Then M.W. made taffy & Pa read & after we all had a taffy pull. I got ferful dobbed & E.W. took off his coat & I got ... too. Had such fun. Never witnessed taffy pull B4.</p>
<p>Thurs 12th.. Feb/85. Eliz. working at rug & finished it. I started another & Ida finished hers also. Wes & E.M. went to Oakville I had T.A. very bad. I getting dressed when Wes called me to go for a drive so Ida & I went down to school for Annue, but too early so drove around blocks met E.W. spoke. Max drove down in eve. E.M. & Ma went for drive after tea & M.W. Eliz & I drove down to Army. Horse fell down going in church gate & M.W. frightened Had a good meeting. E.W. there. Came home B.4 it was out.</p>
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<p>Frid 13th.. Feb/85. S. finished hooked rug. I had all Ida's & my own work I busy all morning sweeping. S & I dressing when Mrs Williams came & M.L. sleeping so no one went to door. I darning & S. Ironing. M.W. went to P.O.</p>
<p>Sat. 14th.. Feb/85. Valentine day. Nice day very busy baking all morn & cleaning stove pipes in P.M. busy cleaning. M.L. went to P.O. in morn. I had T.A. after dinner. Eliz & George came drove up at 5. I went to P.O. after tea S got Valentine very ugly & M.L. very pretty. Got bed at 11.</p>
<p>Sun 15th..Fen. Sang & slept all went to S.S. I stayed for church & after went in Sal. Army. Had Mrs Spiers & Minister for tea. Hurry to do dishes & E.M. drove M.W. Eliz. A. S. & I up to Lillies but we were going on to Appleby church & leave Eliz at Lillies but thot it 2 late so stayed there 1 hr. & drove home. Sang with G.A. & to bed 11.</p>
<p>Mon 16th.. Feb/85. Hurry to get off G.A.'s. started at 8. Stormy. I learnt how to hem hankerchief new way. Mr Johnston called to see pa. I helped pa put bob sleighs in barn. Pa came in in a hurry for he had found part of GA's harness which he had left by mistake & he wanted me to go to Station so I started</p>
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<p>on a walk but Mr. Skirrat over took me & gave me drive up there. He taking up their Boys. Minister so he said he {?} of take the parcel & deliver it so I let him. I cutting a quilt blocks out for to begin a quilt of my own. S & I went to P.O. & Army but not a public meeting so did not stay but went to Wilson's & we had a skate above Sal. {Lass.?} & S & home at 9. It very cold. A & {D?} up to</p>
<p>Rues. 17th.. Feb. Very cold: I caught a cold & sore throat. M.W. has also. Churning & S & I had every thing to do & it noon when got done. I cut patches. S went down & got Annie & they went over to Mrs Ing. & got home 10. Max & Ed. Lucas came & stayed till 12. I talked to Max till 10 & they went to bed. I very sick</p>
<p>Wed 18th.. I got work done & slept till dinner & melting snow. Miss Ha{? ink blurred} came & I mending a boiler when {?} agent came. A. had a letter from Ida {Taty?} to me I did chores & writing O playing & A making dress. Wed 18th..Feb /85. I wrote letter to Ida.</p>
<p>Thur 19th.. Feb. S & I washing all alone she & the girls doing house work. I went & got apples to barn & we finished at 8. Mrs Wilson & Oliver Horning came B.4 us through. Very tired just got set down when Army's came home. Horning stayed all day left at 2. S went to {baking?} all alone. I busy. I & S done a little while & sewed. Mrs {?} & {?} in a {?} O.L. went over {?}</p>
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<p>S. ironing & I ironing till 6. E.M. took load Brays & A. & S. went but he said I was too sick. I had tooth ache & slept till 10. on Pa's bed. I slept on sofa but did sleep till they came home 12.15. M.W. Ma & I coughing all night.</p>
<p>Sat 21st.. Feb. Very busy I sweeping downstairs just got through when Mrs Jones & Millie came & then Willie went over to see E.W. & then took his mother over to Brays for dinner & back here for tea. Had it at 4.30. Us girls got dressed & singing for them. Mrs McCauley came & they all went. Jones's going to drive home to Hamilton. Doing night work when Willie W. & Aunt Eliza came & I finished hankerchiefs. Max & E.W. drove up to see Willie. I did not see them. They did not stay 5 min. To bed at 10.30.</p>
<p>Sun 22nd.. Feb. Ella Mc..Cauley's birthday Late getting work done just done & {ink blurred} to SS. All went a little late. I came home after met E.W. & his Pa at church gate spoke & I came home layed down had tooth ache. Had Archie S. & Willie & Aunt were the strange one. After T I did work & A & I combed our hair & Max came & took Archie for Alf. Then E.W. came & A & Max went for drive. Us singing, all evening then</p>
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<p>S played & we eating apples Pa read & Max went & Archie & E.W. at 10.30. We talked about religion, & A & I {flap?} & to bed 11.</p>
<p>Mon 23rd.. Lovely day. Willie went down to S with A & come back & started for home at 10.30. Got work done & I finished name with in hanker. I brot some wood from barn on hand sleigh & then hitched on E.M. sleigh & went to P.O. Saw Jokias Skinah. Williams, John I. & several other I watched boys sleigh ride down hill for a while just lovely day. I melted snow & was darning when Max drove A. home from school, & Maggie Mc came & stayed for tea & S A & I went home parte with her & we took hand sleigh & rode each other & I steared them all down hill by mill & came home tired, & went to bed at 9.</p>
<p>Tues 24th.. Feb. Washing , very tired. Mrs. Williams came B.4. were done & I got cleaned up at 4. A came & said E.W. skating on Lake & wanted us to go to Army but I didn't want to go so after tea I did, But A. wouldn't go then & Archie S. came to go but no one went with him. I was just out so I went & had 2 or 3 sleigh rides & writing in this. I put some 2 blots in this just for me scratching a little on cover of her. To bed 9.30.</p>
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<p>Wed 25th.. Feb./85. A very lovely day I ironing & I carried meat out of cellar to smoke house to smoke & Emily Triller came for dinner had an early dinner & M.L. & her went mission, driving around Bronte while S. & I got work done early & went with hand sleigh behind bob sleigh up to Hixson's for a few snow apples for Ma. I had (fun?} good time coming down hill on sleigh. Mrs Belyea & Emma & Sandie came to see Ma & Mr Bray here also. S. not ready to go with me skating so she got me to get her coat & hood for her so, I did. We had a lovely skate on the "Lake." I was with Bob Joyce & S. with J.I. We were out about 1 mile got ride up to corner with Archie & he asked us to go with him to carnival. Annie had school girls up singing for Ma Sal. songs. S & I doing dishes when Alf come & S & he went a driving while E.W. & I went to Army had pretty good meeting. J.I. with A. & G I were going home. Mrs McCraney & Jim Joyce here.</p>
<p>Thurs 26th.. /85. Ironing done B.4 dinner East Wind & not so warm. S & I went down about 3 & had just a grand skate S & J.I. & I alone went down to Orr's barn & up to in front Ing. could see the bottom & plain as day</p>
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<p>I never saw the like B.$. I never skating on such nice ice. The School Bell rang when we were down at Orr's so went back & Annie came down to skate & I had mouth organ & the wind blew me up while I played it. I came up by Ing. & home but A stayed for tea. We had Mrs Hixson & Wild for tea. M.W. very sick. After tea talking Archie came, M.L. & Emily came for practise books & Hixsons cutter & ours making 4 cutters in all at once in yard. Archie coaxing Ma to let us go with him but she wouldn't consent untill Pa was asked so he said he didn't care. A. E.M. went to practise M.L. fixing the sick. I mending mitt.</p>
<p>Frid 27th.. Feb./85. Stormy in morn. but nice after. S. finished ironing. I sweeping in hall & stairs B.4 dinner. I got dressed & went to P.O. purchising & waited till A. came from School. She got letter from E.I. & we reading it coming. After tea S & I getting ready for carnival when J. Ing. came & Arthur & Annie & Mr Hodgins came to take a load to Palermo so A.M.L.</p>
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<p>& J. Ing. went. S. I. waiting patiently for Archie so after a little while we went Lovely night He treated us to candies to can in Delia's & E. M. & Jane Bray went to rink also. Had nice time I fell down twice. After it over we walked up to Tailers Temperance house & had oysters. Got home 12 & to bed B.4. E.M.</p>
<p>Sat 28c Feb/85. Nice warm day. Had several children coming for milk. Busy all day. George Williams here for ½ hr after dinner & Ita hitched horse for Ma to go over to Brays M.L. & M.W. went to S & I darning A. went to P.O. Had a Gent come to see E.M. away to Oakville with Dollie & Hetty. I got new stockings home & fixing them & I got letter from Ida. busy writing to bed at 11</p>
<p>Sun March 1st../85. It a mild day. I got washed & dress & we all went to S.S. I got my feet wet & I came home after S.S. but stayed till church commenced & when I came out E.W. & Max standing talling out side. I singing & playing when they come but I did not speak to them untill folks come from church & we were singing B.4 went to church. Had Minister for tea. E.W. & I in parlor</p>
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<p>talking about Sal. lasses etc. I played & sang & then A. played & E.W. S & I went down to Army. Mr & Mrs Johnston came up. Had a good meeting John I. came home with S. & I 11 when got home.</p>
<p>Monday 2 March./85. We washing got through at noon. I started to write to Ida. E. M. with colt & M.W. went for a drive. I went to bed B.4 rest. Us girls singing for Ma Mar came to see A for 10. min.</p>
<p>Tues 3rd.. Mar/85. Ironing finished it I helped with dinner but ate none I had head ache & I slept a little while. E.M. missed his train & he went around the house & in the house & Ma got so {excited?} that she couldn't finish his dinner & we all got sick. I went to bed & slept We got work done & was dressed when Mrs Williams, Mrs Wilson & 2 Sal. lasses came & had a good meeting & we just getting tea early & Alf came. I getting dressed when Edith came & then Max came & we all went to Appleby tea-meeting Alf & S ahead Max & A & then E.W. & I We sat behind Sarah. I had a nice cosy little corner & we were early enough too. Church just full. They made $85.</p>
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<p>I had a splendid time. Singers were Bessy Appleby. Harris Bro. from Milton & Miss Galtaway from Burlington & Mary Morris from Milton recited several pieces very good. A load of Middleroad folks come & could hardly get a seat. We left at 11 for home & E.W. & I had a race with 2 loads & we passed them fair but one of the other load when {went?} to pass us & one came nearly on top of us & so we turned out but it wasn't fair for they should have turned out & not come over us. But we escaped all right. & we sat talking after we got home & when E.W. turned around he up set quietly & we had such a laugh for he was joking about up setting but I had the laugh on him, Because I wasn't in it. S & A later coming. To bed at 1.</p>
<p>Wed 4th.. March. Up at 7 & did work & churning & E.M. going to Hamilton so I got ready & went along. He driving colt & taking Buggy on top of Sleighs. We got up their at 2. Had a lunch, & I nursed baby till Mable came from school & her & I went over to Dairy & took Frank Wright's coller to him but did not see him so I left it with his father & Mable & I went in fire brigade & fireman showed us</p>
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<p>all around everything it just grand something never saw B.4. We went home, had our tea & Jennie & I went down to Roller skating rink & I put a pair on & Will Jones there & he lernt me to go. He introduced me to another gent & he went skating with a girl I soon lernt how to go I had 1 or 2 tumbles but soon succeeded in learning. Got home at 10.30 & did not get to sleep till 1.</p>
<p>Thur 5th.. Jennie Mable & I went down shoping & I went in McCrae & bot rubber where S.J. Gallegher is & saw him & then went away to down to Eckersons new gallery & asked for Grant & had quite a talk & came away. It 11 when got home so Mable & I went down to Wallaces till 12 & came back got dinner & went over to Dairy to go home but E.M. not ready so went down to Wallaces again} she came back with me & E.M. & I started home 3. but didn't reach home untill 7. Girls went to practise & Aunt E. Walton here. Go bed at 9.</p>
<p>Frid 6th.. March. I wrote or finished my letter to Ida Mr & Mrs Bray called. M.W. put quilt on frame in parlor & they finished it. I layed down after work was done in P.M. & then got up at 4 & played & sang for Ma She not so well today. Had tea early & M.W. & E.M. went to Oakvulle at 6 & back at 8. S & I</p>
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<p>writing when Josh & Amandia came. To bed at 9.</p>
<p>Sat 7th.. March / 85 I was sick early in morn. Stormy. Did work & went to Bronte P.O. & Deckers for Pa, shoes. I walked back with Ada Biggs, & I walked home slowly. I got 5 letters. 1 for A. 3 for M.L. & 1 for S. M.L. & E.M. drove the colt up to Palermo A.M. P.M. Aunt went up to Hamilton on 2 train. I sweeping & dusting all after noon. I ate my supper with Pa & had a short skate on our pond.</p>
<p>Sun 8th.. /85 March. Got work done. I caught a fresh cold. S & A went & waited on Ma while others went to S.S. I got dressed then folks came home from church we had Archie for tea only. Ma very bad all day. I playing & then A & Archie came & sang & then E.W. came & played & I & E talked. then M.L. & M.W. Archie & E.W. went to Army E.W. & I had a good talk & S playing. I got out letters & let E see one & he got them & went off. Then I went to get them & E.W. ready to go so we went out in kitchen & he started to smoke & we girls went for him & we had a pillar fight such fun. He just went when folks came from Army. S & I in pantry & Archie saw us. To bed at 11.</p>
<p>Mon 9th.. March. Fine in morning after work done I got dinner my self It very stormy after dinner E.M. went to Palermo. Us Girls quilting. Ma pretty bad. Mack. drive A. home from school & stayed a little while & I quilted till 7. After T I mended wrapper & quilted a little & writing J. I. came & girls singing in hall. Mr Just. came & E.M. talking. Got quilt done. Blew so hard in night.</p>
<p>Tues 10th.. M. Fine morn but windy. We washed got through at 3 & dressed at 4. I wrote letter to Jennie W. & A wrote some also. Mr & Mrs Broderick here & I had tooth ache but got up & going for them & E.M. & A played organ & violin. They went at 7. Ma a little Easier tonight. Very cold. Pa made pen Coop for setting hens. E.M. went to Palermo in P.M. with potatoes.</p>
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Mary Agnes “Aggie” Cooper (1877-1964)
1908
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rectangular format} 1908 Pond Lilies {font of "Pond Lilies" in dark green with white highlights
and extra large cursive-like font used}
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{Circular image of a map of the world with text " TO MY VALENTINE" spread diagonally
across it and a red sideways heart in the middle}
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side of the unfolded part with text " To the Sweetest Girl in the World" in red font with red
hearts above and below the text," and an illustration of a white woman in a white dress, a
beige hat and blue flowers}
{ripped piece of printed paper with text} Cemetary.
Dr. T. S. Schofield {Name printed in bold} dr. Thomas C Schofield died at the residence of
his daughter, following a stroke of paralysis suffered six weeks ago. He was in his 79th year.
He was a graduate in arts and medicine of McGill, University, Montreal, and the greater part
of his professional career was spent in Bond Head and Thornhill, Ont. This funeral will take
place on Saturday afternoon from 52 Avenue road to Thornhill.
Miss Anna Lillian Riddell {Name printed in bold} Tuesday, February 27, Anna Lil{Ripped up triangle piece of paper with text written in pencil} 14 Pineapples 1.75
Road 1908
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5.1.1909
MISCELLANEOUS FARM PROPERTIS.
91. Boyd Farm. 71 Acres; Cramp Farm. 29 acres; bought by Robins, Ltd., and not to be
subdivided.
92. A. Grant Farm, 90 acres; bought by Robins, Ltd., not for immediate suvdivision.
93. P. Milne Farm, 180 acres; bought by Robins Ltd., not for immediate subdivision.
94. Mrs. Bell Farm of 110 acres; bought by Robins Ltd., not for immediate subdivision.
95. S. Turner Farm of 60 acres; bought by Robins, Ltd., and not for immediate subdivision.
96. A. Mather Farm of 160 acres; bought by Home Smith at $500 an acre.
97. Jesse Cain Farm of 30 acres; sold at $1,000 an acre.
98. James Wardlaw Farm of 100 acres; sold to Dr. Irwin of Weston for $20,000..
99. J. Watson Farm of 150 acres; sold to the Dovercourt Land & Savings Co., at $1,800 an
acre, or $270,000.
100 and 101. Gracey and Coulter Farms; option held by Goulding & Hamilton.
102. Marshall Farm; bought by C. Garfunkel of Neepawa street, 40 acres.
103. Six farms, comprising 600 acres; bought by Sir Henry Pellatt, including farms of S.
Maclean, H. Wardlaw, T. Riley, Weston Improvement Co., Th. Hally, and D. Rowntree.
104. O. Bales Farm; sold to Dr. Bruce Maccdonald for $60,000; in all 126 acres.
105. Block of about 1,200 acres of land, said to be held by Canadian Northern Railway for
purposes of a freight yard and model townsite.
106. Donlands, property of W. F. Maclean, M.P.; about 1,00 acres.
107. Major Wadsworth Farm, 300 acres; bought by Securities, Ltd.
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�108. Jackson Farm, 95 acres; sold to Col. A. E. Gooderham.
109. A. Mercer Farm, 150 acres; sold for $27,000.
110. C. Mercer Farm, 90 acres; sold for $25,000.
111. Jno. Jefferson Farm, 100 acres; sold for $16,000.
112. A. Kingdom Farm, 100 acres; sold for $23,000.
113. Newlove Bros.' Farm, 100 acres; sold for $20,000.
115. Jas. Nesbitt Farm; sold to Robins, Ltd., 200 acres, for $43,800.
116. A. G. Goulding Farm; sold at about $45,000, in all 200 acres, now reselling at from $300
to $400 an acre.
117. T. A. Russell property, 40 acres; bought from Isaac Harrison.
118. Grandview, laid out and sold by Jackson & James 22 years ago at the time of the boom
for garden plotsat from $250 to $300 an acre.
119. The Hartley Farm, 225 acres; sold to Sir H. M. Pollatt for $40,000.
120. F. McMahon Farm. 100 acres; sold at $500 per acre.
121. Mason Estate, 132 acres; sold for $39,600.
130. Block B, Plan 1255. To be opened by A. O. White of the Commerical Realty Co., at $30
per foot.
131. T. Johnson Farm, 12 acres; sold to Mrs. E. Ewing for $16,000.
132. Wells Farm, 11 acres; sold to Keystone Land Co. for $16,000.
133. Cook Estate, 50 acres; sold to H. A. Scott of Listowel for $50,000.
134. Farm of Fred and David Mulholland, 150 acres; sold to syndicate for $110,000.
135. F. & D. Mulholland property, 150 acres; syndicatehas option for $115,000.
136. Armour Estate, 70 acres; sold to Robins, Limited; not on market.
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�138. Umbleby Farm, 30 acres; sold by Keystone Lands, Ltd.
139. C. Cockshutt farm of 100 acres; sold at $800 an acre, or $80,000.
141. Scott Estaet of 70 acres; sold by Messrs. Goulding & Hamilton at $150,000.
142. A five acre subidivision, owned by W. N. McEachren & Co., selling at $20 per foot.
(SEE ALSO NEXT PAGE.)
Diary 1908
Wed Jan 1. New Years Day._, fine day a little colder. Mother and the girls also Willie and his
family here to spend the day. Austin Robinson and Miss Richardson here for tea. Aunt
Mattie not at home.
Thurs Jan 2. Fine day a little colder. Uncle took Auntie to W. A. and brought Annie back. Mr
and Mrs Johnson here for tea.
{Dark X marked to the left, above the date} Fri Jan 3. Fine day thawing a little. I went to call
and see Annie Teasdale. Fred Reid helping Uncle.
Sat Jan 4. Rather stormy in the morning. Uncle took me to the Rink, the ice rather soft.
Sun Jan 5, Beautiful day. frosty. Uncle and Auntie at Church. I went to League and for a
drive. Tom Reid came out at night.
Mon Jan 6. Fine day. Tom in Toronto with barley. Tom Farr here for tea.
Tue Jan 7. Fine and quilt mild. Aunt Nellie went to Toronto and Aunt Mattie and she came
home in the evening. The men at Willie's thrashing in the afternoon.
Wed Jan 8. Fine and mild. Willie's finished thrashing. the Machine came over here the men
did not stay at night.
Thurs Jan 9. Fine but very cold. {"zero first time" written between the lines, above} We
thrashed. finished early.
Fri Jan 10. Fine but cold East wind. Men cutting feed untill noon.
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�Sat Jan 11. Uncle away at Keswick. I went to Mothers for tea, and . to the Rink. came home
with C_,S.
Sun. Jan 12 Snowing all day, very rough and sleeting. We were not out all day.
Mon Jan 13. Fine day. good sleighing. Uncle and Auntie took the clock to Richmond Hill.
Tue Jan 14. Fine day. Uncle brought Mr Watson and Mary also Mother for tea. Aunt Nellie
went over to keep the children while Mary and Willie were in Toronto.
Wed Jan 15. Fine day. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon.
Thurs Jan 16. High wind, and blistery. Aunt Nellie at Willies in the afternoon.
Fri Jan 17. Fine _day and moderately cold. I went to Toronto.
Sat Jan 18. Fine but high wind and drifting. our lane pretty full. We all went to Mothers for
tea and to the Rink. Aunt Mattie and I walked up lane.
Sun Jan 19. Fine but cold. I went to Fisherville. Uncle. Aunt Mattie and I at evening Church.
Auntie and I walked to the road.
Mon Jan 20. Fine day and milder. Lizzie walked out to spend the day. We took her home in
the evening.
Tue Jan 21. Fine, but very mild all sloppy. Mr Woods and Miss Northgraves here. Mr and Mrs
Atkinson also Mr and Mrs and Gibson here for tea.
Wed Jan 22. Find a little colder. Caught the mink. Uncle took it down to George Teasdale
{Ink blotch}. Uncle took me to the Carnival. a big crowd. Auntie at Willies in eve. Marjorie
came home with them.
Thurs Jan 23. Very stormy all day. we were at home.
Fri Jan 24. Fine day. 2 below zero. this morning. We all were at Mr Teasdales for tea.
Sat Jan 25. Fine and moderately cold. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon. I went out to the
Rink in Percy Fishers load.
Sun Jan 26. Storming all day. Uncle aunt Nellie at Church. Willies here for tea. not very good
getting out lane.
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�{Dark X marked to the left of the date} Mon Jan 27. Blowing and drifting, all day the lane is
full of snow. very cold at night. I have cold. {written above and between the lines “started to
wash in the house for first.}
Tue Jan 28. Blowing and snowing a little. Uncle dug the lane ends out and made road
through the fields.
Wed Jan 29. Fine but very cold about 10 below zero. Uncle at M rs Cross' funeral. Mr and Miss
White called in the evening. I have a bad cold.
Thurs Jan 30. Fine but very cold. 19 below zero. Aunties over helping Mary in the afternoon
Uncle at Thornhill. I went out to Mothers. Only 14 below at observatory.
Fri Jan 31. Fine and milder, untill evening an East wind got up. My cold better.
Sat Feb 1. Very stormy at first then cleared and a little milder. very deep snow Uncle making
tracks. started to drift in the evening could not go to the Rink too stormy.
Sun Feb 2. Drifting and blowing all day. too bad to go to Church. Filled in the cut at this end.
Mon Feb 3. A little blustery. Uncle digging snow in the morning then took Aunt Mattie and
Mary to Miss Johnsons the third very bad. I walked to Thornhill to get some wool. roads
heavy walking.
Tue Feb 4. Very. Very cold. 18 below zero at the Observatory and 20 and 22 below some
places out here. Uncle and Aunt Mattie went to Toronto in the afternoon the latter
remained.
Wed Feb 5. Dreadful storm and cold east wind ,drifting ,and snowing all day. Willie and May
went to Toronto in the morning. no train up at night.
Thurs Feb 6. Drifting a little all day. No train up in the morning. our roadways all full. We have
no road out. Willie got home at night.
Fri Feb 7. Fine but cold. Uncle dug gateways out. the tram up we got out about five o'clock
Aunt Mattie came to Thornhill in the afternoon on the first passenger car up.
Sat Feb 8. Very, very cold. Aunt Mattie walked home in the morning. Uncle took me out in
the afternoon I went to the Rink and remained at Mothers. this sideroad fairly good but the
others dreadful.
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�Sun Feb 9. Fine bright day a little milder. I went up to Church. Uncle and Aunt Nellie there. I
went to Fisherville in the afternoon.
Mon Feb 10. Fine ,day quite mild. I went to Toronto. we churned in the house first time.
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Tue Feb 11. Find mild day. the snow settling a little. Aunt Mattie called over at Willies for a
little while.
Wed Feb 12. Fine untill evening it came a little rain. Uncle in Toronto. I went to the Hacing
Carnival. Jim Fisher took the load.
Thurs Feb 13. Fine but very mild and sloppy.
Fri Feb 14. Very mild started to rain about three O'clock and continued nearly all night. We
had our Social. $46.25 cleared. St Valentines night. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I went.
Sat Feb 15. Rained a little then colder and very stormy all afternoon.and evening.
Sun Feb 16. Fine, and moderately cold. I went to Fisherville. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at
evening church.
Mon Feb 17. Fine day. we washed and churned outside. I was over at Willies for a while in the
afternoon.
Tue Feb 18. Fine day moderately cold. I have a cold.
Wed Feb 19. A very bad East Storm. blocked our laneway up.
Thurs Feb 20. Fine day. Uncle digging Snow nearly all day.
Fri Feb 21. A little squawly. Uncle and Aunt Mattie took the butter out 25 cts.
Sat Feb 22. Fine day cold and bright. We all went to Willies to dinner at night it being their
ninth anniversary I went out with them to the Rink and came home in the load.
Sun Feb 23. Fine day. Uncle and Aunties at church. I did not go out.
Mon Feb 24. Fine day cold. I went to Mr Teasdales to skate and stayed tea.
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�Tue Feb 25. Fine day, east wind, Auntie went to Toronto, Aunt Nellie remained to go to
Whitby to-morrow. Willie have to help Uncle.
Wed Feb 26. Mild day came a heavy fall of snow last night very wet. Uncle in Toronto. Willie
came over to do the chores. Mr and Mrs Gibson called.
Thur Feb 27. Fine and quite cold Uncle in Toronto. We went over to help Mary to quilt. in the
afternoon.
Fri Feb 28. Fine quite cold. Amie came out for a little while in the afternoon. Amie, Clara and
Frank Teasdale also Lily, Maggie and Charlie Snider here for tea.
Sat Feb 29. Fine and moderately cold. Uncle and I at Thornhill brought Mother home for the
afternoon. I went to the Leap Year Carnival in the load.
Sun Mar 1. East storm blowing and drifting all day. Uncle and Auntie at Church.
Mon Mar 2. Fine but cold. Uncle digging snow. We went in the sleigh when he was making
the road.
Tues Mar 3. Fine but cold. Uncle took Auntie to Mr Whites collecting Missionary Money.
Wed Mar 4. Fine day a little milder. Willies here for tea. I went for to skate. in the load. Hard
Times Carnival.
Thurs Mar 5. Beautiful day. Uncle took us to W. A. Meeting.
Fri Mar 6. Rained and Snowed, very Soft. then turned a little colder at night.
Sat Mar 7. Fine day. the children here in the afternoon. Uncle in Toronto. I walked out to the
Rink then Uncle brought Lizzie and I home.
Sun Mar 8. Fine day mild. Uncle and Auntie at Church. Lizzie and I at Concord and at League
in the evening. Uncle and Auntie at Willies in the evening.
Mon Mar 9. Fine but much colder. We took Lizzie home in the evening. I have a sore eye.
Tue Mar 10. Fine day and mild. men here for straw.
Wed Mar 11. Fine day. Aunt Mattie and I went to Toronto met Aunt Nellie. who had came
from Whitby.
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�Thur Mar 12. Fine day and mild. Uncle at Thornhill in the eve.
Fri Mar 13. Fine and mild, roads a little sloppy. Aunt M. and I at
Sat Mar 14. At Thornhill in afternoon Uncle in Toronto. had tea at Mothers rained in the
evening. I did not stay for the Rink. Aunt Mattie finished collecting in the Village.
Sun Mar 15. Rained heavily most of the day. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at evening Church. water
over the road. our field very bad.
Mon Mar 16. A little colder and blustery. water still over the road. I got to the store by
walking on the field side.
Tue Mar 17. Fine and cold. We went for a little drive in the sleigh in the afternoon.
Wed Mar 18. Fine until evening came a little East rain. Mr. Martime Sale. Uncle and Auntie at
Mr. Atkinisme.
Thur Mar 19. Fine but cold. men here digging the lane out Uncle took Aunties to an extra W.
A. quitting. Armie came back with him for the afternoon.
Fri Mar 20. Fine bright day. Went for a little drive in the afternoon. Aunt Mattie went to Aunt
Lizzie. Charlie out hie head on the ice. First egg today.
Sat Mar 21. Fine bright day. Uncle in Toronto. I walked out in the Rink and came home with
Uncle. the ice fairly good for skating.
Sun Mar 22. Fine and mild. the roads sloppy and watery. Robin here Uncle and Auntie at Mr.
Bales for tea. I went to Mothers. some buggies out on Yonge Street.
Mon Mar 23. Fine day, water over the road. but {eurld?} get across. Uncle at Willies and
brought Grant home. Some buggies out. Tom Reid here to hire.
Tue Mar 24. Fine and colder at home with exception of going to the store. over friet eggs for
tea.
Wed Mar 25. Fine but very cold East wind. We took Grant home. then went for Coral {Dil?}
and flour.
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�Thur Mar 26. Fine warm day. water highest of the season. I went to Toronto in the afternoon.
brought silk for blouse and a hat.
Fri Mar 27. Fine until evening came a sleet storm. Mick came out and Uncle went to Toronto
to stay over night.
Sat Mar 28. Fine moderately warm. water over the road. Mick letting water off on the road.
Uncle came home in the afternoon. I went to store in the evening water not very deep.
Uncle took Mick home. skating at the Rink.
Sun Mar 29. Fine day. Uncle and I at Church. we went over to Willies and brought them for
tea. water not running over the roads. The black birds here. Charlie Stayed.
Mon Mar 30. Fine day moderately warm. Annie came out. Uncle brought a pup home.
Tue Mar 31. Rained a little. We took Annie home in the afternoon quite mild.
Wed Apr 1. April Fool Day. cold East wind. Uncle took me to Miss Johnsons with Material
Thur Apr 2. A very cold wind and snow flurries. too blustery to go to W. A. I went to Willies
and Charlie went home.
Fri Apr 3. Fine but very, very, cold. We went out to meet Aunt Mattie. A hard frost at night.
Sat Apr 4. Fine but cold. Mr Larose here for peas. good skating the last of the Season. I went
to Pollie Johnsons to be fitted.
Sun Apr 5. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at Church. I went to Fisherville it rained heavily. in the
afternoon.
Mon Apr 6. Fine day. Washed for house. cleaning.
Tue Apr 7. Fine warm day. We cleaned our cellar. I went to Mr Teasdales for tea. night of.
Thornhill robbers.
Wed Apr 8. Cold East rain and Sleet. We cleaned clothes Closets. and bureau Drawers. froze
hard at night.
Thur Apr 9. Fine .day. cold but bright. I went to Toronto. had my tooth filled, stayed at Alices
over night.
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�Fri Apr 10. Fine day a little warmer. I came home in the afternoon. from Toronto.
Sat Apr 11. Fine but very cold windy day.
Sun Apr 12. Fine moderately cold. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at Church. We went to Willies for
tea. Charlie came.
Mon Apr 13. Fine day. We cleaned the chamber. Charlie went home Tue Apr 14. Fine and
warm. we put in a little garden.
Tue Apr 14. Fine and warm. Washed and cleaned back Kitchen. We went to Mr Jakes in the
evening. the frogs are out. for the first.
Wed Apr 15. Came a little shower. Aunties went to Toronto. for the day. got my mauve
blouse home.
Thur Apr 16. Fine but not very warm. I went to Mary's in the afternoon. Marjorie came over to
stay.
Fri Apr 17. Good Friday. fine bright day. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and Marjorie at Church. at home
rest of the day.
Sat Apr 18. Rained in the morning. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon.
Sun Apr 19. Cold and black. Easter Sunday too muddy and dull to wear Easter hat and suit.
at home rest of day. let Coal feeder out.
Mon Apr 20. Easter Monday. About four or five inches of snow Uncle at Vestry Meeting.
Tom started work at noon. We cleaned spare room upstairs. and took down Coal pipes. too
snowy to take up Carpets.
Tue Apr 21. Fine but cold. We cleaned and took up Uncles carpet and ours. finished upstairs.
Wed Apr 22. Rained in the morning cleared and turned warm Uncle and Tom helping to
move Church . Shed. We cleaned the parlor and spare bed room.
Thur Apr 23. Fine and warm. took Coal feeder out cleaned. pantry etc. Aunt Nellie has a sore
eye.
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�Fri Apr 24. Fine and warm. We cleaned dining room all done now but Kitchen. The men
taking the roots out. I took a basket of apples to Miss Phillips.
Sat Apr 25. Rained heavily in the morning. I went over to help Mary. Uncle in Toronto.
Sun Apr 26. Fine day. beautiful and warm. We went to morning Church. I went to Fisherville.
Clara Teasdale came home with me and we went to League in the evening. Dr Campbell
here for tea. I wore my new suit. (1. C.)
Mon Apr 27. Came a little shower. Uncle in Toronto. Aunt Nellie over at Mary's _ Washed a
big washing after cleaning. Tom started to work on the land.
Tue Apr 28. Dull and colder. men working on the land.
Wed Apr 29. Dull and cold, the men doing a little seeding but is not very fit. Aunt Nellie at
Mary's in the afternoon, the boys here for dinner.
Thur Apr 20. Cold and at noon, started to snow, very slushy. I went to Toronto. Uncle met
me at the car.
Fri May 1. Fine but cool. Uncle in Toronto.
Sat May 2. Rained heavily all morning then cleared. I went over to help Mary. Lizzie there.
Sun May 3. Fine day. Aunt Mattie out to Mothers. I went to Fisherville. Went to evening
Church. I walked home with Aunt Mattie.
Mon May 4. Fine and warmer. Men seeding again. washed quilts.
Tue May 5. Fine day. we did up parlor Curtains.
Wed May 6. Cold and showery. Aunt Nellie went to W. A. Meeting in Toronto. Uncle brought
Mother and Minni Appelbe out to spend the day.
Thur May 7. Rained heavily all day. Cold East rain. men in all day.
Fri May 8. Rained heavily then cleared at noon. everything very wet.
Sat May 9. Fine but windy. Willie came for me and Mary is in bed. I stayed over night.
Marjorie came over.
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�Sun May 10. Fine bright day. I came home in the morning. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Church.
Willies all here for tea.
Mon May 11. Fine warm day high wind. churned the first time. 10 lb
Tue May 12. Rained a little. high wind then cleared and fine and warm at night. We went to
Mr Browns for Duck eggs. went in our dress waists. done seeding all but peas.
Wed May 13. Fine with gust a little shower. Auntie at Mary's in the afternoon. Uncle cut lawn
for the first.
Thur May 14. A little shower in the morning. Aunt Nellie came home in the afternoon.
Wed Fri May 15. Rained heavily in the morning. Auntie at Mary s for a while helping. I walked
to Mothers in the afternoon and got my Muslin blouse tucked
Sat May 16. Fine and warmer. I finished my blouse. came a thunder storm in the evening.
Sun May 17. Beautiful warm day. Willie and Uncle went for a walk in the morning. Lizzie came
out. I went to Fisherville. the rest went for a walk. We all went to evening Church. Lizzie and I
walked out, and Aunt Mattie and I walked home.
Mon May 18. Fine and very warm. We took our Stove out at noon. Mr Teasdale and Annie
called in the morning. Miss Phillips brought Rhubarb. we took her a basket of Apples in the
eve.
Tue May 19. Rained in the afternoon and evening. We cleaned the Kitchen. Uncle at Mr
Gaby's funeral. We went to Confirmation. 19 Candidates. 12 from Thornhill.
Wed May 20. Dull and very damp. we helped Mary clean her back Kitchen. Uncle brought
Pineapples home. 14 for 1.75.
Thur May 21. Rained heavily then cleared. we canned Pineapples.
Fri May 22. Rained a little then cleared and very warm.
Sat May 23. Fine and quite warm. Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto. went in blouse without
Jackets. We called at Mrs Charltons. 127. Beatrice St. we had tea at Alices. Mrs Charlton Sr got
hurt.
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�Sun May 24. Fine warm day sitting out on Verandah. Aunt Nellie Uncle and I at church. Lizzie
came home with us we went to League with Lizzie. Mr and Mrs Jakes here for tea. took L.
home.
Mon May 25. Fine warm day. We all spent the day at Mothers.
Tue May 26. Warm and Showery a thunder storm in the evening, Aunt Mattie went to had
Lunch at Aunt Lizzies with Emma.
Wed May 27. Fine with extreme head and Sultry.
Thur May 28. Fine but very, very warm. I drove with Mary to Mrs Poole's. The girls and Miss
Beatty here to tea.
Fri May 29. Very warm. at noon a thunder storm. Uncle and I at Thornhill in the evening.
butter down to 20 cts a lb.
Sat May 30. Dull and showery, very heavy thunder Storm in the evening.
Sun May 31. Cooler and showery at times. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at Church.
Mon June 1. Nomination Day. fine and cool. Annie came out in the afternoon she and I went
to a Social at Henry Fishers.
Tue June 2. Fine and cool. Annie went home. Aunt Mattie and I walked out to call at M iss
Breakey's and Mrs John's. C. Teasdale called in eve.
Wed June 3. Fine and cool. Aunt Mattie went over to help Mary. Uncle up North on the cars.
Charlie Teasdale here in the evening. Put in the last of our peas.
Thur June 4. Fine and a little warmer. Aunties at W. A. at Mrs Dury's. The boy's over for a
while.
Fri June 5. Fine and moderately warm. Butcher called for first.
Sat June 6. Fine but warm. The men planted the Roots we put our seeds and Tomatoes in.
Sun June 7. Fine but extremely warm. Whit Sunday we did not have any rain. Mr and Mrs
Bales and little boy here for tea. also little Charlie Cooper. no rain for a week. roads dusty
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�Mon June 8. Fine but very, very warm. Election Day Dr Golfrey elected with 1500 Majority.
Premier Whitney 70.
Tue June 9. Fine day cool. Alice came in the evening.
Wed June 10. Fine and quite cold. Aunt Lizzie and Ethel came to spend the day. Uncle took
Aunt Lizzie to Station and I walked with Ethel.
Thur June 11. Fine and cool. Mary and the children here for tea Alice went home.
Fri June 12. Fine and cool. Aunt Mattie over helping Mary. Mrs Gibson Sr here for tea, roads
frightfully dusty.
Sat June 13. Fine but warmer. We called at Mrs Clarkes in eve.
Sun June 14. Dull and Sultry. came shower in the afternoon. Mr and Mrs Reive here to spend
the day. I went to League in the evening.
Mon June 15. Fine and very cool. I went to Toronto, called to see Aunt Nancy. I got fathers
picture.
Tue June 16. Fine and cool. Aunt Mattie and I called at Mr Teasdales in the evening.
Wed June 17. Fine and cool. Uncle went to the Synod. Auntie took him to the Car, and
brought mother out. Lizzie came in the afternoon.
Thur June 18. Fine and moderately cool. Mary and the children here for tea. Mr Teasdale and
the boys here in the evening.
Fri June 19. Very hot. I walked to Thornhill intending to go to Bonds Lake with the M. S. S. but
they did not go. Came a thunder storm in the eve.
Sat June 20. Fine but very warm. I went over to help Mary.
Sun June 21. Rained heavily for a short time about four O clock, we were all over at Willies.
Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at church in eve.
Mon June 22. Fine and very warm then turned cooler in the afternoon. Rained at night.
Tue June 23. Rained very heavily and dreadful storm about 2 O'clock our men started in the
barn-yard.
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�Wed June 24. Fine and quite cool in the afternoon. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon. Tom
at Gordons. Raising Mary and the children here for a while. Mrs Teasdale and Annie here for
tea, Uncle got our Strawberries 6 1/2 cts beautiful berries.
Thur June 25. Fine and quite cool.
Fri June 26. Fine a little warmer. We all went to Mr Teasdales for tea for berries.
Sat June 27. Fine but very warm. I went to Maple with the SS. Picnic. 38 went in all. Tom at
Mr Wittys raising. Twins at Pearsons.
Sun June 28. Fine but very, very warm. Uncle and Auntie at morning Church. Then Uncle,
Aunt Mattie and I at evening church.
Mon June 29. Fine but warm.
Tue June 30. SS. excursion to Jacksons Pt. Fares 70_ 35 cts. We all went to Edgely Picnic. I
went with Willie.
Wed July 1. Fine but warm. Lizzie here to spend the day. Mr and Mrs Breakey called in the
evening picked green peas. Ella Heron married
Thur July 2. Fine and warm. Aunties called on Mrs Grainger.
Fri July 3. Fine and moderately cool. Aunt Mattie and Mother in Toronto. Uncle and I went to
meet her in the evening.
Sat July 4. Rained a little in the morning. very Sultry. Tom at Mr Reul Keffers raising in
afternoon. men finished manure, Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Thornhill in the evening. A very
heavy storm through the night.
Sun July 5. Fine very warm. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church. I went to Fisherville and to
League Uncle and Aunt Nellie at evening church.
Mon July 6. Very, very warm. Men cut the yard and Orchard.
Tue July 7. Hottest day this year. Uncle in Toronto. A thunder storm in the afternoon then
very cool in the evening.
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�Wed July 8. Very cool and fine. went to Willies bush in the afternoon. got 3 qts berries. I
walked out to Mrs Gibsons in the evening. Mr and Mrs Longstaff and Mrs Little here in the
evening. Marjorie here for tea. Mr Gibson called in eve.
Thur July 9. Fine and moderately warm. Aunt Nellie and I went to Wrights bush, picked 5 qts
1pt berries not very plentiful.
Fri July 10. Fine and warm. Annie called over and had tea.
Sat July 11. Very warm. Uncle at Thornhill in the morning. cut hay in the afternoon the first in
field.
Sun July 12. Very warm untill evening. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mr. Reives. Aunt Nellie at
church. Orangemens Sermon. I want to League. Willie here in the evening.
Mon July 13. Men working at hay. Mick here. Aunt Nellie picking berries, nearly 4 qts.
Tue July 14. Fine and moderately cool. at the hay.
Wed July 15. Fine day Aunt Mattie and I went berrying we got 6 qts. very cool.
Thur July 16. Fine a little warmer. Iwent to Toronto got my white Skirt. $1.90- I went to Mr
Teasdales for tea and up to Camp Meeting. Men haying
Thur July 17. Rained heavily all day. Mick went home at night. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Camp
Meeting.
Sat July 18. Very hot and Sultry. Tom went to Toronto everything wet. Uncle went to
Thornhill in the evening to meet Tom Farr. I rode out and walked home. called to ask for
Miss Wilcox, Aunt Nellie picked a few berries
Sun July 19. Fine and moderately warm. I went to Camp Meeting with Willies Stella. Witty
emersed. Aunties and I went in the evening. Uncle took Tom home.
Mon July 20. Fine a little warmer. I went picking berries and got 4 qts. the men at the hay
again.
Tue July 21. Rained in the morning. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Thornhill in the afternoon
brought Annie home. She, Aunt Mattie and I at Camp Meeting they closed.
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�Wed July 22. Fine but warm Auntie went home. the boys here for tea. picked Cherries.
Thur July 23. Fine day moderately warm. Aunt Nellie walked to Thornhill in the evening. got
black Currants at Mary Watsons.
Fri July 24. Fine day. men finished haying and got the binder out.
Sat July 25. Fine. Started cutting Wheat. Annie came out, Mother and Lizzie left for Parry
Sound.
Sun July 26. Fine but warm. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at church. Annie and I at Concord. Willies
all here for tea also. Mr and Mrs Bassingthwaite. Annie and I at League.
Mon July 27. Fine but very warm. Charlie and Grant here. Aunt Nellie and Annie called at M rs
McDonalds in the evening.
Tue July 28. Fine but very warm. 90 Degrees. Mrs Heron and Miss Gray here for tea.
Wed July 29. Very hot 92 Degrees Men cutting barley. Annie went to Willies we called at Miss
Duncans in the evening.
Thur July 30. Fine and still warm.
Fri July 31. Fine and turning cool in the evening. Willies men all here drawing Wheat. we went
over to Willies in the evening.
Sat Aug 1. Fine and moderately warm. men at Willies drawing wheat. Mrs Teasdale and Annie
called in the afternoon.
Sun Aug 2. Fine . day very . dusty. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at church. Fisherville in the
afternoon myself. went over to Willies in the evening.
Mon Aug 3. Fine and very warm. men finished cutting Barley, then .went to Willies in
afternoon.
Tue Aug 4. Fine untill night very Sultry men finished hauling Wllies barley and came over
here at four Oclock.
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�Wed Aug 5. Rained heavily all last night. We thought it was too wet to go to the Falls. Uncle
and I took butter out to Thornhill. Miss Wilcox also Mrs Stran buried. Annie and Marjorie
here for tea. Uncle went to Toronto in the evening.
Thur Aug 6. Fine and moderately warm, Aunties also Annie, Mary and the children at
Scarboro Beech. Men started to cut Oats in the afternoon.
Fri Aug 7. Fine with the exception of a little shower in the afternoon. Frank and Clara
Teasdale brought us a basket of apples in the evening.
Sat Aug 8. Fine and very cool. finished cutting Oats and put the binder away in the middle
of the afternoon, it was out just two weeks.
Sun Aug 9. Fine and moderately warm Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at Church. I went to
Fisherville. I walked out to Thornhill. M. Church at night.
Mon Aug 10, Fine day, mean finished hauling our barley.
Tue Aug 11, Very warm, Aunt Mattie went to Toronto in the afternoon to Auntie Lizzies.
Wed Aug 12, Rained heavily all afternoon. Aunt Mattie came home in the evening.
Thur Aug 13. Rained a little and dull all day.
Fri Aug 14, Very warm and Sultry. too wet to harvest.
Sat Aug 15. Fine and cool. Arthur Appelbe here for the day, Lizzie here for tea. also Annie
Teasdale. Our men got a few loads Oats,
Sun Aug 16. Fine dull and cool, We went to evening church.
Mon Aug 17. Fine day. Willies are thrashing turned cool at night.
Tue Aug 18. Fine and very cool. We are thrashing. Arther Appelbe here. Mr and Mrs Gibson
here for to call. Mrs Clarke brought corn.
Wed Aug 19. Cool and came a little shower, hauling in Oats in the afternoon. We have a Calf.
Thur Aug 20. Fine and cool. finished hauling in Oats at noon and went to Willies. Cut our
Hungarian.yesterday
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�Fri Aug 21. Fine and cool, men at Willies. I walked out to Mothers in the afternoon, Charlie
here all night.
Sat Aug 22. Fine and cool. finished Willies Oats.
Sun Aug 23. Fine and cool. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church. I went to Fisher ville. Tom Farr
and Mr Peron here for tea.
Mon Aug 24. Fine and very cool Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto drawing in Hungarian and
pulling Willies peas.
Tue Aug 25. Fine and cool. Pulled our peas. Arthur Appelle came out. We were at M r Gibsons
for tea.
Wed Aug 26. Fine and cool. Uncle and Auntie took butter out. Mother came out. Willies
finished harvest.
Thur Aug 27. Fine a little warmer, drawing our peas in. Arthur came to say good bye. all done
but late peas. We took apples to Mrs Clark.
Fri Aug 28. Fine a little warmer.
Sat Aug 29. Fine day. Exhibition Preparation Day. Pulled Peas. Mick left to-night.
Sun Aug 30. Fine day very warm. did not go to Church untill evening Uncle, Aunt Mattie and
I at Church.
Mon Aug 31. Fine day. very warm. Worville started of the stack.
Tue Sept 1. Formal Opening of Exhibition. Men finished peas. came a little shower in the
evening. Uncle and I at Thornhill.
Wed Aug Sept.2. Fine day, but cold and windy. Our men at Mrs Clarkes thrashing in
afternoon.
Thur Aug Sept.3. Fine day. Tom at Mrs Clarkes thrashing.
Fri Aug Sept.4. Fine and milder, Aunt Mattie and I called on Miss Wilcox's and had tea at
Mothers.
Sat Aug Sept.5, Fine and warm. Mr Worville finished hay. Charlie here.
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�Sun Aug Sept 6, Fine and cooler. very windy. and dusty. Willie here for tea. Uncle Aunt
Mattie and I at Church.
Mon Aug Sept 7. Uncle in Toronto, fine day, moderately warm.
Tue Aug 8. Fine day. roads very dusty. grass drying up.
Wed Aug 9. Fine and moderately warm. We went to the Exhibition Auntie and I met Cousin
Alice and Maggie and spent the day with them. A beautiful day. We came home on the late
train got home about a quarter to twelve.
Thur Aug Sept 10. Fine but very warm. Our men at Mrs Dewlens thrashing, they finished. I
called at Willies in the morning.
Fri Aug Sept 11. Fine but very hot and smoky. Uncle went to Toronto in the morning. Lizzie
came out in the morning and Uncle and I took her home at night. We got two baskets of
tomatoes from Mr Whitmore 15 cts.
Sat Aug Sept 12. Fine but hot and dusty. We made Catsup and Chetney Sauce. I have a cold.
Sun Aug Sept 13. Fine but hot and dusty. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Church. I did not go as I
have a cold. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Willies. they came over in eve.
Mon Aug Sept 14. Fine day and warm. We were at home all day.
Tue Aug 15. Fine day. dry and dusty. Killed our first chickens.
Wed Sept. 16. Fine day. Aunt Lizzie and Emma here to spend the day. Mary here for tea.
Thurs Aug Sept. 17 Fine. Uncle took Aunties to W. A. and he went to Richmond Hill. Our colds
a little better,
Fri Aug Sept 18. High wind and dusty. Mr Devlin brought us {illegible text}. I went to Mr
{illegible text} for tea. Came a little {illegible text} in the night. first drop of rain here since
Watermelons down. I went to Mr Teasdales for tea. came a little shower in the night. First
drop of rain here since September 1st Tom Bowes cut our corn with Harvester.
Sat Sept 19. Fine but dull and cool. East wind. Charlie here came last night. Cistern dry.
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�Sun Sept 20. Fine day, I went to Fisherville. vert dusty but cool. Willies all here for tea. could
not go to Church as Mr James came down.
Mon Sept 21. Fine day and very warm. Mary here for apples. our men hauling in corn. M r
Gibson and Mr. Breakey's here to tea.
Tue Sept 22. Fine but very warm. Aunt Mattie and I had tea at Mothers after decorating at
the church. Uncle came for us, Mr. Griffiths here in their Automobile. Men cleaned the
Cistern
Wed Sept. 23 Fine very warm the dust is dreadful. Aunt Mattie went to Mrs Gibsons to help.
We all went to Thanksgiving Service.
Thur Sept 24. Fine but extremely warm. Annie and the children here for tea.
Fri Sept 25. Fine day. Mrs Graingers called.
Sat Sept 26 Fine and very hot; at home all day.
Sun Sept 27. Fine and warm. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church, Dr Campbell here for dinner.
Uncle and Aunt Mattie at evening Church. warm we sat out in the eve,
Mon Sept 28. Rained a little in the morning and in the afternoon poured down. plenty of soft
water.
Tue Sept 29. Fine and very cold and windy. The men went to Carsons Sale. Mr James also
Marjorie here for tea picked tomatoes last before frost,
Wed Sept 30. Fine and cold. First while frost and Ice. We went to Willie Cooks in the
afternoon a little squawl of rain. Mr Knight died this A. M.
Thurs Sept Oct 1. Fine but cold and windy. Uncle took Auntie to W. A. and he went to
Richmond Hill, Parlor stove up.
Fri Aug Oct 2. Cold and windy. we went to Mr Knights funeral frost again last night.
Sat Aug Oct 3. Fine and a little warmer. Kruger killed,
Sun Aug Oct 4. Fine and warm, Uncle and Auntie at Church. I went to Mothers for tea and
to Methodist Church. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at evening Church and they called for me.
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�Mon Aug Oct 5. Fine day bright. We washed. Ironed and churned and cleaned mans room.
Tue Aug Oct 6. Fine but a thick fog. Aunt Mathie and I went to Toronto I got my fur home
$6.50 and a hat.
Wed Aug Oct 7. Fine and very warm. Marjorie came over after School to stay over night.
Thur Aug Oct 8. Came a little shower. Uncle in Toronto.
Fri Aug 9. Fine but cooler. We went to Markham Fair. Marjorie went home. beautiful bright
day.
Sat Aug Oct 10. Cold East wind. Kathie St. Clair, Alice and. Edith here to spend the day.
came a little shower in the eve.
Sun Aug Oct 11. Fine but cold wind. had parlor fire light yesterday and to day. Uncle, Aunt
Nellie and I at church. We had. Mr Teasdale for tea.
Mon Aug Oct 12. Very heavy frost leaves dropping. plants frozen in wood shed, beautiful
day. We cleaned up stairs and spare room.
Tue Aug Oct 13. Fine and warmer. Aunt Mattie and I went to Brandford, fare. 85 cts. Single
beautiful day.
Wed Aug Oct 14. Fine warm day. cleaned parlor and dining Room.
Thur Aug 15. Woodbridge Fair. Uncle. Aunt Nellie and I went. very warm. took off jacket and
went in blouse waist. Aunt Mattie washed.
Fri Aug Oct 16. Fine and very warm. Aunt Nellie at Mothers
Sat Aug 17. Fine and very warm. the children here and we went picking Beech Nuts. Uncle
went to Toronto to remain.
Sun Oct 18. Fine and warm. Tom stayed untill after dinner. Lizzie walked out to spend the
afternoon I went to Fisher ville. Smoky. Everyone out in white waists.
Mon Oct 19. Fine but cooler. Nomination Day. Uncle and Tom went and up to Richmond Hill
in the evening. Aunties raked leaves. Everything very dry.
{Written between lines: Put up the Coal Feeder.}
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�Tue Oct 20. Fine but cool. The men brought in Pumpkins
Wed Oct 21. Fine but cool. Uncle and I at Mary Watsons in the evening. Men brought in the
few turnips. Aunties called at Mr Gollands in the eve.
{Written in margin, under Wed Oct 21.: Dug garden
Thur Oct 22. Fine day. Aunties in Toronto. Annie came out and she and I went to Mary
Gollands funeral.
Fri Oct 23. Fine and warmer. Auntie cleaned Kitchen. We killed a pair of Ducks. 10 lbs the
pair.
Sat Oct 24. Warm East wind. Rained heavily in the afternoon then cleared,
Sun Oct 25. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church. Warm all day just had Coal Oil Stove light for
a little while. Sitting on the Verandah in the afternoon. Willies all here for tea had Ducks.
Mon Oct 26. Fine with exception of a little shower. Election Day. Tom Wallace had Majority
45. We cleaned back kitchen.
Tue Oct 27. Fine day. we were at home.
Wed Oct 28. Fine day and mild for October.
Thur Oct 29_ Fine and mild. Aunt Nellie and I called to see Miss Keffer. and at M rs
McDonalds. Tom Farr here for tea.
Fri Oct 30. Fine but cold and windy. I was at mr McDonalds in the evening. the first cold
snap.
Sat Oct 31. First fall of Snow. and cold at night. Halloween Uncle and I at Thornhill in
afternoon. We took a Jack. O'Lantern over for the children.
Sun Nov 1. Fine but very cold. freezing a little all day. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at Church. I
went to Fisherville_ Willies family and Elsie and Mr Matheson here for tea.
Mon Nov 2. Fine and a little milder after a heavy frost.
Tue Nov 3. Fine and mild, we were at home.
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�Wed Nov 4. Fine but very cold. Uncle helping Mr McDonald to move. he got home about half
past four and we brought in Coal Range at night.
Thur Nov 5. Brought in old Iron Duke. and cleaned up. another skiff of snow. and cold.
Aunties at WA
Fri Nov 6. The ground had another skiff of snow. and rather dirty.
Sat Nov 7. Fine and a little warmer. Alice Shanklin came out and stayed at Mothers for
dinner and came here in afternoon. Uncle took her back in the evening.
Sun Nov 8. Dull and cool. did not go to morning church. We went to evening Church.
Mon Nov 9. Fine day and moderately cold.
Tue Nov 10. Fine day, our people ploughing. We went to Mr Jakes to spend the evening. Mr
White killed this morning.
Wed Nov 11. Mild and raining a little. I went to Toronto to stay with Alice a few days. Uncle
and Aunt Mattie called at Mrs Whites.
Thur Nov 12. Cold with squawls of Snow Aunt Mattie at the Flower Show then came to Alices
in the evening. I was at Dr McLean $1. Mc White buried to-day.
Fri Nov 13. Fine. day cold. Aunt Mattie and I came home. Our men finished ploughing.
Sat Nov 14. Snowed heavily in the afternoon. about 4 inches. our men helping Mrs Clarke to
cut feed.
Sun Nov 15. Fine but very cold We spent the day at Willies. all day.
Mon Nov 16. Fine with exception of a little snow in the afternoon. Uncle and Willie at Maple.
Lizzie here for dinner Frank Teasdale called for Walnuts.
Tue Nov 17. Fine but cold. Uncle and I at Thornhill in the morning. Tom went to Maple with
grain.
Wed Nov 18. Fine day Tom away with a load at Maple.
Thur Nov 19. Fine day a little milder. Tom at Maple.
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�Fri Nov 20. Fine and beautiful day like Indian Summer. the Snow nearly all gone. Aunt Mattie
and I called at Mrs Whites.
Sat Nov 21. Fine and very mild. Tom took the last load to Maple. he left to. night.
Sun Nov 22. Fine and very mild, roads sloppy. Uncle and Auntie at Church. I went to
Fisherville. Clara Teasdale came home with me for tea. Mrs Clarke and Ida called in the
afternoon. Like Indian Summer.
Mon Nov 23. Fine and quite warm. I walked to Thornhill in the afternoon and called at
Mothers.
Tue Nov 24. A little showery in the morning. Uncle helping Willie to kill a pig. very mild.
Wed Nov 25. Fine and mild. Aunt Nellie went to Oak Ridge WA in the afternoon.
Thur Nov 26. Fine and mild, roads getting dry. Aunt Mattie and I called at Mr Devlins in the
afternoon.
Fri Nov 27. Fine but cold West Wind. Uncle at the mill. Aunt Mattie and I walked to Thornhill
called at Mothers and went to see Mrs Reamans house.
Sat Nov 28. Fine mild day, roads good. Sydia Wibon here for tea and Mr Wilson came for her.
Sun Nov 29. Fine bright day. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at morning Church. M r Devlin and Miss
Phillips here for tea.
Mon Nov 30. Fine with exception of little showers. high wind. I was at Willies for a little while
in the afternoon Marjorie came over to stay over night.
Tue Dec 1. Cold west wind, very high. Uncle in Toronto the last day any one able to plough
as freezes hard
Wed Dec 2. Fine but very cold. all froze up finally. Uncle took Apples in the cellar and
brought Grant over. We went to Thornhill in the afternoon.
Thurs Dec 3. Fine but cold. Aunties up at W.A. Meeting. Uncle took them out and went to
Richmond Hill on the car.
Fri Dec 4. Fine and milder coming little flurries of snow. I went to Mr Teasdales for tea.
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�Sat Dec 5. Fine but extremely cold. Uncle took the children to their Grandmothers. then he
went to Toronto in the afternoon.
Sun Dec 6. Fine but very, very cold. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church. came Snow at night.
Mon Dec 7. Fine day quite a debth of snow. loto of cuters out but Sleighing not very good.
Our cutter not out.
Tue Dec 8. Fine but very, very cold. We butchered to-day, got all done up. George Charlton
died.
Wed Dec 9. Fine and moderately cold. Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto she went to Dr.
{McSean?}.
Thurs Dec 10. Fine day down below Zero this morning. Emmanuel Bowes called. We made
Standing pies. Mr and Mrs Poole here for tea. Down to 4 below Zero.
Fri Dec 11. Fine and mild slushy. I called at Mr Devlins in the afternoon. Uncle and Willie at
George Charltons funeral.
Sat Dec 12. Fine and colder. Uncle and I drove to Thornhill in the afternoon.
Sun Dec 13. Fine and moderately cold. good wheeling but poor Sleighing. Uncle, Aunt Mattie
and I at Church. I went to Fisherville. Uncle and I at Willies in the evening.
Mon Dec 14. Fine and mild Sloppy. Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto to meet Aunt Jennie. I called
at Alices.
Tue Dec 15. Fine and very mild. We went to Willies butchering came home about half past
three. Charlie came with us. Grant has Sore throat.
Wed Dec 16. Fine and mild. Uncle in Toronto. Mr and Mrs Breakey called. Auntie called over at
Willies in eve_
Thur Dec 17. Cold and blustery. Uncle took Aunt Nellie to W. A. an extra meeting. Aunt M. not
well.
Fri Dec 18. Cold and a little Stormy. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mr Breakeys to spend the eve.
Sat Dec 19. Fine day. Mr Rupert here for dinner. I walked out to Mothers for tea.
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�Sun Dec 20. Fine day a little cold good wheeling. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at evening church. I
went to Fisherville. Charlie came over at night.
Mon Dec 21. Fine and moderately cold. Aunt Nellie took Charlie to Toronto. Aunt Mattie and I
called on Mrs Carson. We went to meet the car in big sleigh. Skating at the Rink.
Tue Dec 22. Fine day, we were at home. got first egg
Wed Dec 23. Fine day. Aunt Mattie and I out decorating all day. Uncle in Toronto in the
afternoon. Dan {illegible} married.
Thur Dec 24. Fine but very mild. Uncle, Aunt and I went went out to decorate.
Fri Dec 25. Fine and very mild. Christmas Day. all at mothers I stayed out to skate, ice very
soft.
Sat Dec 26. Fine and colder, I went to the Rink and came home with Willie afterwards.
Sun Dec 27. Fine in the morning. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church. Blustery in afternoon.
Uncle at Willies for tea.
Mon Dec 28. Fine day and bright. we were at home all day. Uncle and Willie at Nomination.
Tue Dec 29. Fine and mild, Aunt Mattie and I called up at Mrs Risebroughs, Mr Risebrough
dead. Uncle and Willie out at Edgely getting some pigs,
Wed Dec 30. Fine day after a little sleet in the morning. Uncle helping Willie to put on a load
of hay. He and Aunt Mattie went to Thornhill in the evening got the goose.
Thur Dec 31. Cold west wind, Fred Denison here for dinner. Uncle and Auntie helping Willie
put up their Store.
End of Year 1908.
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Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1897
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1898
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1899
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1901
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1902-1903
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1904
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1905
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1906
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1907
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1908
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1909
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1910
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1910-1911
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1912
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1913-1914
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1915
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1916
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1917
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1918
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary & Transcription, 1919
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1920
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1921
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1922-1923
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1924-1925
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1926-1927
Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1928-1929
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<p>{lime green title page with white and dark green lilies and lily ponds bordering title in rectangular format} 1908 Pond Lilies {font of "Pond Lilies" in dark green with white highlights and extra large cursive-like font used}</p>
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<p>{Circular image of a map of the world with text " TO MY VALENTINE" spread diagonally across it and a red sideways heart in the middle}</p>
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<p>{ripped piece of printed paper with text} Cemetary.</p>
<p>Dr. T. S. Schofield {Name printed in bold} dr. Thomas C Schofield died at the residence of his daughter, following a stroke of paralysis suffered six weeks ago. He was in his 79th year. He was a graduate in arts and medicine of McGill, University, Montreal, and the greater part of his professional career was spent in Bond Head and Thornhill, Ont. This funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon from 52 Avenue road to Thornhill.</p>
<p>Miss Anna Lillian Riddell {Name printed in bold} Tuesday, February 27, Anna Lil-</p>
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<p>{Ripped up triangle piece of paper with text written in pencil} 14 Pineapples 1.75</p>
<p>Road 1908</p>
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<p>5.1.1909</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">MISCELLANEOUS FARM PROPERTIS.</span></h2>
<p>91. Boyd Farm. 71 Acres; Cramp Farm. 29 acres; bought by Robins, Ltd., and not to be subdivided.</p>
<p>92. A. Grant Farm, 90 acres; bought by Robins, Ltd., not for immediate suvdivision.</p>
<p>93. P. Milne Farm, 180 acres; bought by Robins Ltd., not for immediate subdivision.</p>
<p>94. Mrs. Bell Farm of 110 acres; bought by Robins Ltd., not for immediate subdivision.</p>
<p>95. S. Turner Farm of 60 acres; bought by Robins, Ltd., and not for immediate subdivision.</p>
<p>96. A. Mather Farm of 160 acres; bought by Home Smith at $500 an acre.</p>
<p>97. Jesse Cain Farm of 30 acres; sold at $1,000 an acre.</p>
<p>98. James Wardlaw Farm of 100 acres; sold to Dr. Irwin of Weston for $20,000..</p>
<p>99. J. Watson Farm of 150 acres; sold to the Dovercourt Land & Savings Co., at $1,800 an acre, or $270,000.</p>
<p>100 and 101. Gracey and Coulter Farms; option held by Goulding & Hamilton.</p>
<p>102. Marshall Farm; bought by C. Garfunkel of Neepawa street, 40 acres.</p>
<p>103. Six farms, comprising 600 acres; bought by Sir Henry Pellatt, including farms of S. Maclean, H. Wardlaw, T. Riley, Weston Improvement Co., Th. Hally, and D. Rowntree.</p>
<p>104. O. Bales Farm; sold to Dr. Bruce Maccdonald for $60,000; in all 126 acres.</p>
<p>105. Block of about 1,200 acres of land, said to be held by Canadian Northern Railway for purposes of a freight yard and model townsite.</p>
<p>106. Donlands, property of W. F. Maclean, M.P.; about 1,00 acres.</p>
<p>107. Major Wadsworth Farm, 300 acres; bought by Securities, Ltd.</p>
<p>108. Jackson Farm, 95 acres; sold to Col. A. E. Gooderham.</p>
<p>109. A. Mercer Farm, 150 acres; sold for $27,000.</p>
<p>110. C. Mercer Farm, 90 acres; sold for $25,000.</p>
<p>111. Jno. Jefferson Farm, 100 acres; sold for $16,000.</p>
<p>112. A. Kingdom Farm, 100 acres; sold for $23,000.</p>
<p>113. Newlove Bros.' Farm, 100 acres; sold for $20,000.</p>
<p>115. Jas. Nesbitt Farm; sold to Robins, Ltd., 200 acres, for $43,800.</p>
<p>116. A. G. Goulding Farm; sold at about $45,000, in all 200 acres, now reselling at from $300 to $400 an acre.</p>
<p>117. T. A. Russell property, 40 acres; bought from Isaac Harrison.</p>
<p>118. Grandview, laid out and sold by Jackson & James 22 years ago at the time of the boom for garden plotsat from $250 to $300 an acre.</p>
<p>119. The Hartley Farm, 225 acres; sold to Sir H. M. Pollatt for $40,000.</p>
<p>120. F. McMahon Farm. 100 acres; sold at $500 per acre.</p>
<p>121. Mason Estate, 132 acres; sold for $39,600.</p>
<p>130. Block B, Plan 1255. To be opened by A. O. White of the Commerical Realty Co., at $30 per foot.</p>
<p>131. T. Johnson Farm, 12 acres; sold to Mrs. E. Ewing for $16,000.</p>
<p>132. Wells Farm, 11 acres; sold to Keystone Land Co. for $16,000.</p>
<p>133. Cook Estate, 50 acres; sold to H. A. Scott of Listowel for $50,000.</p>
<p>134. Farm of Fred and David Mulholland, 150 acres; sold to syndicate for $110,000.</p>
<p>135. F. & D. Mulholland property, 150 acres; syndicatehas option for $115,000.</p>
<p>136. Armour Estate, 70 acres; sold to Robins, Limited; not on market.</p>
<p>138. Umbleby Farm, 30 acres; sold by Keystone Lands, Ltd.</p>
<p>139. C. Cockshutt farm of 100 acres; sold at $800 an acre, or $80,000.</p>
<p>141. Scott Estaet of 70 acres; sold by Messrs. Goulding & Hamilton at $150,000.</p>
<p>142. A five acre subidivision, owned by W. N. McEachren & Co., selling at $20 per foot.</p>
<p>(SEE ALSO NEXT PAGE.)</p>
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<p>Wed Jan 1. New Years Day._, fine day a little colder. Mother and the girls also Willie and his family here to spend the day. Austin Robinson and Miss Richardson here for tea. Aunt Mattie not at home.</p>
<p>Thurs Jan 2. Fine day a little colder. Lunch took auntie to W.A. and brought Auntie back. Mr and Mrs Johnson here for tea.</p>
<p>{Dark X marked above the date to the left}Fri Jan 3. Fine day thawing a little. I went to call and see Annie Teasdale. Fred Reid helping Ernele.</p>
<p>Sat Jan 4. Rather stormy in the morning. Lunch took me to the Rink, the ice rather soft.</p>
<p>Sun Jan 5, Beautiful day. Frosty. Uncle and Aunti at church. I went to League and for a drive. From Reid came {rot?} at night.</p>
<p>Mon Jan 6. Fine day. Tom in Toronto with Farley. Jim Fazz here for tea.</p>
<p>Tue Jan 7. Fine and quilt mild. Aunt Nellie went to Toronto and Aunt Mattie and she came home in the evening. The men at Willie's thrashing in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Wed Jan 8. Fine and mild. Willie's finished thrashing The machine came over here the men did not stay at night.</p>
<p>Thurs Jan 9. Fine but very cold. We thrashed.{Words "zero first time" written above We thrashed.} finished early.</p>
<p>Fri Jan 10. Fine but cold East wind. Men cutting feed until noon.</p>
<p>Sat Jan 11. Uncle away at Hesrick. I went to mother for tea, and to the Rink. came home with her.</p>
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<p>Sun. Jan 12 Snowing all day very rough and sleeting. We were not out all day.</p>
<p>Mon Jan 13. Fine day. Good sleighing. uncle and auntie took the clock to Richmond Hill.</p>
<p>Tue Jan 14. Fine day. Uncle brought Mr. Waltom and Mary also Mother for tea. Aunt Nellie went over to keep the children while Mary and Willie were in Toronto.</p>
<p>Wed Jan 15. Fine day. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Thurs Jan 16. High wind, and blistery. Aunt Nellie at Willys in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Fri Jan 17. Fine day and moderately cold. I went to Toronto.</p>
<p>Sat Jan 18. Fine day but high wind and drifting. Our lane pretty full we all went to mothers for tea and to the Rink. Maddie and I walked up lane.</p>
<p>Sun Jan 19. Fine but cold. I went to Fishermille. Aunt mother and I at evening church. Aunt and I walked to the road.</p>
<p>Mon Jan 20. Fine day and milder. Sizzie walked out to spend the day. We took her home in the evening.</p>
<p>Tue Jan 21. Fine, but very mild and all sloppy. Mr. Wurds and Miss Morthgrarse here. Mr. and Mrs. Attison also Mr and Mrs. and Gibson here for tea.</p>
<p>Wed Jan 22. Find a little colder caught the mink. Uncle took it down to George Teasdale uncle took me to the carnival. a big crowd. Auntie at Willie's in eve. Mayini came home with them.</p>
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<p>Thurs Jan 23. Very stormy all day. We were at home.</p>
<p>Fri Jan 24. Fine day. 2 below zero this morning. We all were at Mr. Teasdales for tea.</p>
<p>Sat Jan 25. Fine and moderately cold. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon. I went out to the rink in Percy Fishers Road.</p>
<p>Sun Jan 26. Storming all day. And aunt Nelly at church. Willie's here for tea not very good getting out lane.</p>
<p>{darkly written X marked to the left of date} Mon Jan 27. Blowing and drifting, all day the lane is full of snow. Very cold at night. I have cold.</p>
<p>Tue Jan 28. Blowing and snowing a little. Uncle dug the lane {under?} out and made road through the fields.</p>
<p>Wed Jan 29. Fine but very cold. About 10 below zero. Uncle at Ms Brass' finished. Mr and Miss White called in the evening. I have a bad cold.</p>
<p>Thurs Jan 30. Fine but very cold. 19 below zero. Aunti over helping Mary in the afternoon Uncle at Thornhill. I went out to Mothers. Only 14 below at observatory.</p>
<p>Fri Jan 31. Fine and milder, until evening an East wind got up. Cold better.</p>
<p>Sat Feb 1. Very stormy at first then cleared and a little milder. Very deep snow Uncle making trackers. Started to drift in the evening could not go to the Rink too stormy.</p>
<p>Sun Feb 2. Drifting and blowing all day. Too bad to go to church. Filled in the cut at the end.</p>
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<p>Mon Feb 3. A little flustery. Uncle digging snow in the morning then took Aunt Mattie and Mary to Miss Johnsons the third very bad, I walked to Thornhill to get some wool. roads heavy walking.</p>
<p>Tue Feb 4. Very very cold. 18 below zero at the observatory and 20 and 22 below some places out here. Uncle and Aunt Mattie went to Toronto in the afternoon the latter remained.</p>
<p>Wed Feb 5. Dreadful storm and cold east wind drifting and snowing all day. Willie and May went to Toronto in the morning. No train up at night.</p>
<p>Thurs Feb 6. Drifting a little all day. No train up in the morning our roadways all full. We have no road out. Willie got home at night.</p>
<p>Fri Feb 7. Fine but cold. Uncle dug galiways out. The tram up to we got out about five o'clock Aunt Mattie came to Thornhill in the afternoon on the first passenger car up.</p>
<p>Sat Feb 8. Very, very cold. Aunt Mattie walked home in the morning. Uncle took me out in the afternoon I went to the Rink and remained at Mothers. This side road fairly good but the other dreadful.</p>
<p>Sun Feb 9. Fine bright day a little milder. I went up to church. Uncle and Aunt Nellie there. I went to Fisherville in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>Mon Feb 10. Fine day quite mild. I went to Toronto. We churned in the house first time. Butter 25.</p>
<p>tue Feb 11. Find mild day. The snow setting a little. Aunt Maddie called over at Willie's for a little while.</p>
<p>Wed Feb 12. Fine untill evening. It came a little rain. Uncle in Toronto. I went to the racing carnival. Jim Fisher took the load.</p>
<p>Thurs Feb 13. Fine, but very mild and sloppy.</p>
<p>Fri Feb 14. Very mild started to snow about 3 o'clock and continued mearly all night. We had our social. 46. 23. St Valentines night. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I went.</p>
<p>Sat Feb 15. Rained a little then colder and very stormy all afternoon and evening.</p>
<p>Sun Feb 16. Fine, and moderately cold. I went to Fisherville. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at evening church.</p>
<p>Mon Feb 17. Fine day. We washed and churned outside. I was over at Willie's for a while in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Tue Feb 18. Fine day moderately cold. I have a cold.</p>
<p>Wed Feb 19. A very bad East storm. Blocked our laneway up.</p>
<p>Thurs Feb 20. Fine day uncle digging snow nearly all day.</p>
<p>Fri Feb 21. A little sqwawly. Uncle and aunt Mattie took the butter out 25 clo'.</p>
<p>Sat Feb 22. Fine day cold and bright. We all went to Willie's to dinner at night, to being their ninth anniversary. I went out with them to the Rink and Came home in the load.</p>
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<p>Sun Feb 23. Fine day, uncle and auntie at church. I did not go out.</p>
<p>Mon Feb 24. Fine day cold, I went to mr {Teasdalis?} to {skats?} and stayed tea.</p>
<p>Tue Feb 25. Fine day, east wind, auntie went to Toronto, aunt nelli remained to go to Whitby tomoorow. Willi have to help uncle.</p>
<p>Wed Feb 26. Mild day came a heavy fall of snow last night very wet. Uncle in Toronto. Willi came over to do the chores. Mr and Mrs Sibom called.</p>
<p>Thur Feb 27. Fine and quite cold uncle in Toronto. We went over to help mary to quilt. in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Fri Feb 28. Fine quite cold. Amie came over for a little while in the afternoon. Amie, Clara and Frank Teasdale also Lily, maggie and Charlie Snides here for tea.</p>
<p>Sat Feb 29. Fine and moderatily cold. Uncle and I at Thornhill brought mother home for the afternoon. I went to the kap year carnival in the load.</p>
<p>Sun Mar 1. East storm flowing and drifting all day. Uncle and Aunie at church.</p>
<p>Mon Mar 2. Fine but cold. Uncle digging snow. We went in the sleigh when he was making the road.</p>
<p>Tues Mar 3. Fine but cold. Uncle took Auntie to mr Whites collecting misoionary monsy.</p>
<p>Wed Mar 4. Fine day a little milder. Nellis here for tea. I went for my skate, in the load. Hard jines carnival.</p>
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<p>Thurs Mar 5. Beautiful day. Uncle took us to W. A. Meeting.</p>
<p>Fri Mar 6. Rained and snowed, very soft, then turned a little colder at night.</p>
<p>Sat Mar 7. Fine day. the children here in the afternoon. Uncle in Toronto. I walked out to the Rink then Uncle brought Lizzie and I home.</p>
<p>Sun Mar 8. Fine day mild. Uncle and Auntie at church. Lizzie and I at {Grueurd?} and at League in the evening. Uncle and Auntie at Willies in the evening.</p>
<p>Mon Mar 9. Fine but much colder. We took Lizzie home in the evening. I have a sore eye.</p>
<p>Tue Mar 10. Fine day and mild. men here for straw.</p>
<p>Wed Mar 11. Fine day. Aunt Mattie and I went to Toronto met Aunt Nellie who had came from Whitby.</p>
<p>Thur Mar 12. Fine day and mild. Uncle at Thornhill in the eve.</p>
<p>Fri Mar 13. Fine and mild, {oader?} a little sloppy. Aunt M. and I at At</p>
<p>Sat Mar 14. Thornhill in afternoon Uncle in Toronto. had tea at Mothers rained in the evening. I did not stay for the Rink. Aunt Mattie finished collecting in the Village.</p>
<p>Sun Mar 15. Rained heavily most of the day. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at evening church. water over the road. ran filed very bad.</p>
<p>Mon Mar 16. A little colder and blustery. water still over the road. I got to the store by walking on the field side.</p>
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<p>Tue Mar 17. Fine and cold. We went for a little drive in the sleigh in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Wed Mar 18. Fine until evening came a little East rain. Mr. Martime Sale. Uncle and Auntie at Mr. Atkinisme.</p>
<p>Thur Mar 19. Fine but cold. men here digging the lane out Uncle took Aunties to an extra W. A. quitting. Armie came back with him for the afternoon.</p>
<p>Fri Mar 20. Fine bright day. Went for a little drive in the afternoon. Aunt Mattie went to Aunt Lizzie. Charlie out hie head on the ice. First egg today.</p>
<p>Sat Mar 21. Fine bright day. Uncle in Toronto. I walked out in the Rink and came home with Uncle. the ice fairly good for skating.</p>
<p>Sun Mar 22. Fine and mild. the roads sloppy and watery. Robin here Uncle and Auntie at Mr. Bales for tea. I went to Mothers. some buggies out on Yonge Street.</p>
<p>Mon Mar 23. Fine day, water over the road. but {eurld?} get across. Uncle at Willies and brought Grant home. Some buggies out. Tom Reid here to hire.</p>
<p>Tue Mar 24. Fine and colder at home with exception of going to the store. over friet eggs for tea.</p>
<p>Wed Mar 25. Fine but very cold East wind. We took Grant home. then went for Coral {Dil?} and flour.</p>
<p>Thur Mar 26. Fine warm day. water highest of the season. I went to Toronto in the afternoon. brought silk for blouse and a hat.</p>
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<p>Fri Mar 27. Fine until evening came a sleet storm. Mick came out and Uncle went to Toronto to stay over night.</p>
<p>Sat Mar 28. Fine moderately warm. water over the road. Mick letting water off on the road. Uncle came home in the afternoon. I went to store in the evening water not very deep. Uncle took Mick home. Skating at the Rink.</p>
<p>Sun Mar 29. Fine day. Uncle and I at church. we went over to Willies and brought them for tea. water not running over the roads. The black birds here. Charlie stayed.</p>
<p>Mon Mar 30. Fine day moderately warm. Armie came out. Uncle brought a pup home.</p>
<p>Tue Mar 31. Rained a little. We took Armie home in the afternoon quite mild.</p>
<p>Wed Apr 1. April Fool Day. Cold East Wind. Uncle took me to Miss Johnsons with Material.</p>
<p>Thur Apr 2. A very cold wind and snow flurries. too blustery to go to W. A. I went to Willies and Charlie went home.</p>
<p>Fri Apr 3. Fine but very, very, cold. We went out to meet Aunt Mattie. A hard frost at night.</p>
<p>Sat Apr 4. Fine but cold. Mr Larose here for peas. good skating the last of the season. I went to Pollie Johnsons to be fitted.</p>
<p>Sun Apr 5. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church. I went to Fisherville it rained heavily in the afternooon.</p>
<p>Mon Apr 6. Fine day. Washed for house. cleaning.</p>
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<p>Tue Apr 7. Fine warm day. We cleaned our cellar. I went to Mr Teasdales for tea. night of Thornhill robbers.</p>
<p>Wed Apr 8. Cold East rain and sleet. We cleaned clothes Closets and bureau Drawers. Froze hard at night.</p>
<p>Thur Apr 9. Fine day. Cold but bright. I went to Toronto. had my tooth filled, stayed at Alices over night.</p>
<p>Fri Apr 10. Fine day a little warmer. I came home in the afternoon from Toronto.</p>
<p>Sat Apr 11. Fine but very cold windy day.</p>
<p>Sun Apr 12. Fine moderately cold. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church. We went to Willie for tea. Charlie came.</p>
<p>Mon Apr 13. Fine day. We cleaned the chamber. Charlie went home.</p>
<p>Tue Apr 14. Fine and warm. We put in a little garden</p>
<p>Tue Apr 14. Fine and warm. Washed and cleaned back Kitchen. We went to Mr Jakes in the evening. the frogs are out for the first.</p>
<p>Wed Apr 15. Came a little shower. Auntie went to Toronto for the day. got my mauve blouse home.</p>
<p>Thur Apr 16. Fine but not very warm. I went to Mary's in the afternoon. Mayorie came over to stay.</p>
<p>Fri Apr 17. Good Friday Fine bright day. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and Mayorie at church. at home rest of the day.</p>
<p>Sat Apr 18. Rained in the morning. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Sun Apr 19. Cold and black. Easter Sunday too muddy and dull to wear Easter hat and suit at home rest of the day. let Coal feeder out.</p>
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<p>Mon Apr 20. Easter Monday. About four or five inches of snow Uncle at Vestry Meeting. Tom started work at noon. We cleaned spare room upstairs. and took down Coal pipes. too snowy to take up Carpets.</p>
<p>Tue Apr 21. Fine but cold. We cleaned and took up Uncle carpet and {illegible} finished upstairs.</p>
<p>Wed Apr 22. Rained in the morning cleared and turned warm Uncle and Tom helping to more church {illegible}. We cleaned the parlor and spare bed room.</p>
<p>Thur Apr 23. Fine and warm. took Coal feeders out cleaned pantry etc. Aunt Nellie has a sore eye.</p>
<p>Fri Apr 24. Fine and warm. We cleaned dining room all done now but Kitchen. The men taking the roots out. I took a basket of apples to Miss Phillips.</p>
<p>Sat Apr 25. Rained heavily in the morning. I went over to help Mary. Uncle in Toronto.</p>
<p>Sun Apr 26. Fine day. beautiful and warm. We went to morning church. I went to Fisherville. Clara Leasdale came home with me and we went to League in the evening. Dr. Campbell here for tea. I {illegible} my new suit. (1.6.)</p>
<p>Mon Apr 27. Came a little shower. Uncle in Toronto. Aunt Nellie over at Mary's - Washed a big washing after cleaning. Tom started to work on the land.</p>
<p>Tue Apr 28. Dull and colder. men working on the land.</p>
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<p>Wed Apr 29. Dull and cold, the men doing a little seeding but is not very fit. Aunt Nellie at Mary's in the afternoon, the boys here for dinner.</p>
<p>Thur Apr 20. Cold and at noon, started to snow, very slushy. I went to Toronto. Uncle met me at the car.</p>
<p>Fri May 1. Fine but cool. Uncle in Toronto.</p>
<p>Sat May 2. Rained heavily all morning then cleared. I went over to help Mary. Lizzie there.</p>
<p>Sun May 3. Fine day. Aunt Mattie out to Mothers. I went to Fisherville. Went to evening church. I walked home with Aunt Mattie.</p>
<p>Mon May 4. Fine and warmer. Men seeding again. washed quill.</p>
<p>Tue May 5. Fine day. we did up parlor Curtains.</p>
<p>Wed May 6. Cold and showery. Aunt Nellie went to W. A. Meeting in Toronto. Uncle brought Mother and Minni Appelle out to spend the day.</p>
<p>Thur May 7. Rained heavily all day. Cold East Rain. men in all day.</p>
<p>Fri May 8. Rained heavily then cleared at noon. everything very wet.</p>
<p>Sat May 9. Fine but windy. Willie came for me and Mary is in bed. I stayed over night. Mayorie came over.</p>
<p>Sun May 10. Fine bright day. I came home in the morning. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Church. Willies all here for tea.</p>
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<p>Mon May 11. Fine warm day high wind. churned the first time. 10 lb</p>
<p>Tue May 12. Rained a little. high wind then cleared and fine and warm at night. We went to Mr Browns for Duck eggs. went in our dress waists. done seeding all but peas.</p>
<p>Wed May 13. Fine with gust a little shower. Auntie at Mary's in the afternoon. Uncle cut lawn for the first.</p>
<p>Thur May 14. A little shower in the morning. Aunt Nellie came home in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Wed Fri May 15. Rained heavily in the morning. Auntie at Marys for a while helping. I walked to Mothers in the afternoon and got my {illegible} blouse tucked.</p>
<p>Sat May 16. Fine and warmer. I finished my blouse. came a thunder storm in the evening.</p>
<p>Sun May 17. Beautiful warm day. Willie and Uncle went for a walk in the morning. Lizzie came out. I went to Fisherville. the rest ewnt for a walk. We all went to evening church. Lizzie and I walked out, and Aunt Mattie and I walked home.</p>
<p>Mon May 18. Fine adn very warm. We took our stove out at noon. Mr Leasdale and Armie called in the morning. Miss Phillips brought Rhulard. We took here a basket of apples in the eve.</p>
<p>Tue May 19. Rained in the afternoon and evening. We cleaned the Kitchen. Uncle at Mr Galey's funeral. We went to Confirmation. 19 Candidates. 12 from Thornhill.</p>
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<p>Wed May 20. Dull adn very damp. We helped Mary clean her back Kitchen. Uncle brought Pineapples home. 14 for 1.75</p>
<p>Thur May 21. Rained heavily then cleaned. We canned Pineapples.</p>
<p>Fri May 22. Rained a little then cleared and very warm.</p>
<p>Sat May 23. Fine and quite warm. Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto. went in blouse without jackets. We called at Mrs. Charltons. 127 Beatrice St. We had tea at Alices. Mr. Charlton got hurt.</p>
<p>Sun May 24. Fine warm day sitting out on Verandah. Aunt Nellie Uncle and I at church. Lizzie came home with us we went to League with Lizzie. Mr and Mrs Jakes here for tea. took L. home.</p>
<p>Mon May 25. Fine warm day. We all spent the day at Mothers.</p>
<p>Tue May 26. Warm and showery a thunder storm in the evening, Aunt Mattie went to had Lunch at Aunt Lizzies with Emma.</p>
<p>Wed May 27. Fine with extreme head and sultry.</p>
<p>Thur May 28. Fine but very, very warm. I drove with Mary to Mrs Poolis. The girls and Miss Beatty here to tea.</p>
<p>Fri May 29. Very warm at noon a thunder storm. Uncle and I at Thornhill in the evening. butter down to 20 cts a lb.</p>
<p>Sat May 30. Dull and showery, very heary thunder storm in the evening.</p>
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<p>Sun May 31. Cooler and showery at times. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church.</p>
<p>Mon June 1. Nomination Day. Fine and cool. Armie came out in the afternoon she and I went to a Social at Henry Fishers.</p>
<p>Tue June 2. Fine and cool. Armie went home. Aunt Mattie and I walked out to call at Miss Breakey's and Mrs. John's. C. Teasdale called in eve.</p>
<p>Wed June 3. Fine and cool. Aunt Mattie went over to help Mary. Uncle up North on the cars. Charlie Teasdale here in the evening. Put in the last of our peas.</p>
<p>Thur June 4. Fine and a little warmer. Aunties at W. A. at Mrs. Dury's. The boys over for a while.</p>
<p>Fri June 5. Fine and moderately warm. Butcher called for first.</p>
<p>Sat June 6. Fine but warm. The men planted the Roots we put our seeds and Tomatoes in.</p>
<p>Sun June 7. Fine but extremely warm. Whit Sunday we did not have any rain. Mr and Mrs Bales and little boy here for tea. {illegible} little Charlie Cooper. no rain for a week. roads dusty.</p>
<p>Mon June 8. Fine but very, very warm. Election Day Dr. Golfrey elected with 1500 Majority. Premier Whitney 70.</p>
<p>Tue June 9. Fine day cool. Alice came in the evening.</p>
<p>Wed June 10. Fine and quite cold. Aunt Lizzie and Ethel came to spend the day. Uncle took Aunt Lizzie to station and I walked with Ethel.</p>
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<p>Thur June 11. Fine and cool. Mary and the children here for tea Alice went home.</p>
<p>Fri June 12. Fine and cool. Aunt Mattie over helping Mary. Mrs Gibson Sr here for tea, roads frightfully dusty.</p>
<p>Sat June 13. Fine but warmer. We called at Mrs Clarkes in eve.</p>
<p>Sun June 14. Dull and sultry, came shower in the afternoon. Mr and Mrs Reive here to spend the day.I went to League in the evening.</p>
<p>Mon June 15. Fine and very cool. I went to Toronto, called to see Aunt Nancy. I got fathers picture.</p>
<p>Tue June 16. Fine and cool. Aunt Mattie and I called at Mr Jeasdales in the evening.</p>
<p>Wed June 17. Fine and cool. Uncle went to the Synod.Auntie took him to the car, and brought mother out. Lizzie came in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Thur June 18. Fine and moderately cool. Mary and the children here for tea. Mr Jeasdale and the boys here in the evening.</p>
<p>Fri June 19. Very hot. I walked to Shornhill intending to go to Bonds Lake with the M. S. S. but they did not go. came a thunder storm in the eve.</p>
<p>Sat June 20. Fine but very warm. I went over to help Mary.</p>
<p>Sun June 21. Rained heavily for a short time about four O clock, we were all over at Willies. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at church in eve.</p>
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<p>Mon June 22. Fine and very warm then turned cooler in the afternoon. Rained at night.</p>
<p>Tue June 23. Rained very heavily and dradful storm about 2 O'clock our men started in the farm-yard.</p>
<p>Wed June 24. Fine and quite cool in the afternoon. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon. Tom at Gordons. Raising Mary and the children here for a while. Mrs. Teasdale and Annie here for tea, Uncle got our strawberries 6 1/2 cts- beautiful berries.</p>
<p>Thur June 25. Fine and quite cool.</p>
<p>Fri June 26. Fine a little warmer. We all went to Mr. Teasdale. {illegible} tea for berries</p>
<p>Sat June 27. Fine but very warm. I went to Maple with the SS. Picnic. {illegible} went in all. Tom at Mr Wittye raising Twins at Peasons.</p>
<p>Sun June 28. Fine but very, very warm. Uncle and Auntie at morning church. Then Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at evening church.</p>
<p>Mon June 29. Fine but warm.</p>
<p>Tue June 30. SS. excursion to Jackson Pt. farm 70-35 cts-. We all went to Edgely Picnic. I went with Willie.</p>
<p>Wed July 1. Fine but warm. Lizzie here to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. Breakey called in the evening picked green peas. Ella Heron married</p>
<p>Thur July 2. Fine and warm. Aunties called on Mrs Grainger.</p>
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<p>Fri July 3. Fine and moderately cool. Aunt Mattie and Mother in Toronto. Uncle and I went to meet her in the evening.</p>
<p>Sat July 4. Rained a little in the morning. very sultry. Tom at Mr Reel Jeffers raising in afternoon. men finished manure, Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Thornhill in the evening. A very heavy storm through the night.</p>
<p>Sun July 5. Fine very warm. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church. I went to Fisherville and to {illegible}. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at evening church.</p>
<p>Mon July 6. Very, very warm. men cut the yard and Orchard.</p>
<p>Tue July 7. Hottest day this year. Uncle in Toronto. A thunder storm in the afternoon then very cool in the evening.</p>
<p>Wed July 8. Very cool and fine. went to Willies bush in the afternoon. got 3 qts berries. I walked out to Mrs. Gibsons in the evening. Mr and Mrs Longstaff and Mrs Little here in the evening. Marjorie here for tea, Mr Gibson called in eve.</p>
<p>Thur July 9. Fine and moderately warm. Aunt Nellie and I went to Wrights bush, picked 5 qts berries not very plentiful.</p>
<p>Fri July 10. Fine and warm, Annie called over and had tea.</p>
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<p>Sat July 11. Very warm. Uncle at Thornhill in the morning. cut hay in the afternoon the first in field.</p>
<p>Sun July 12. Very warm untill evening. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mr. {Reise}. Aunt Nellie at church. {Orange... (rest is illegible)} sermon. I want to League. Willie here in the evening.</p>
<p>Mon July 13. Men working at hay. Mick here. Aunt Nellie picking berries, nearly 4 qts.</p>
<p>Tue July 14. Fine and moderately cool. at the hay.</p>
<p>Wed July 15. Fine day Aunt Mattie and I went berrying we got 6 qts. very cool.</p>
<p>Thur July 17. Rained heavily all day. Mick went home at night. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Camp Meeting.</p>
<p>Sat July 18. Very hot and sultry. Tom went to Toronto everything wet. Uncle went to Thornhill in the evening to meet Tom Farr. I rode out and walked home. called to ask for Miss Wilson, Aunt Nellie picked a few berries</p>
<p>Sun July 19. Fine and moderately warm. I went to Camp Meeting with Willies Stella. Witty {immersed?} Aunties and I went in the evening. Uncle took Tom home.</p>
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<p>Mon July 20. Fine a little warmer. I went picking berries and got 4 qts. the men at the hay again.</p>
<p>Tue July 21. Rained in the morning. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Thornhill in the afternoon brought Annie home. She, Aunt Mattie and I at Camp Meeting they closed.</p>
<p>Wed July 22. Fine but warm Auntie went home. the boys here for tea. picked Cherries.</p>
<p>Thur July 23. Fine day moderately warm. Aunt Nellie walked to Thornhill in the evening. got black Currant at Mary Watsons.</p>
<p>Fri July 24. Fine day. men finished haying and got the finder nut.</p>
<p>Sat July 25. Fine. Started cutting Wheat. Annie came out, Mother and Lizzie left for Parry Sound.</p>
<p>Sun July 26. Fine but warm. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at church. Annie and I at {illegible}. Willies all here for tea also. Mr and Mrs Bassingthwaite Annie and I at League.</p>
<p>Mon July 27. Fine but very warm. Charlie and Grant here. Aunt Nellie and Annie called at Mrs McDonalds in the evening.</p>
<p>Tue July 28. Fine but very warm. 90 Degrees. Mrs Herm and Miss Gray here for tea.</p>
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<p>Wed July 29. Very hot 92 Degrees. Men cutting barley. Annie went to Willies we called at Miss Duncans in the evening.</p>
<p>Thur July 30. Fine and still warm.</p>
<p>Fri July 31. Fine and turning cool in the evening. Willies men all here drawing Wheat. we went over to Willies in the evening.</p>
<p>Sat Aug 1. Fine and moderately warm. men at Willies drawing wheat. Mrs Jeasdale and Annie called in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Sun Aug 2. Fine day very dusty. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at church. Fisherville in the afternoon myself. went over to Willies in the evening.</p>
<p>Mon Aug 3. Fine and very warm. men finished cutting Barley, then went to Willies in afternoon.</p>
<p>Tue Aug 4. Fine untill night very sultry men finised hauling Wllies barley and came over here at four Oclock.</p>
<p>Wed Aug 5. Rained heavily all last night. We thought it was too wet to go to the falls. Uncle and I took butter out to thornhill. Miss Wilery also Mrs Stran buried. Annie and Marjorie here for tea. Uncle went to Toronto in the evening.</p>
<p>Thur Aug 6. Fine and moderately warm, Auntia also Annie, Mary and the children at Scarboro Beech. Men started to cut Oats in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>Fri Aug 7. Fine with the exception of a little shower in the afternoon. Frank and Clara Jeasdale brought us a basket of apples in the evening.</p>
<p>Sat Aug 8. Fine and very cool. finished cutting Oats and put the binder away in the middle of the afternoon, it was out just two weeks.</p>
<p>Sun Aug 9. Fine and moderately warm Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at Church, I went to Fisherville. I walked out to Thornhill. M. Church at night.</p>
<p>Mpn Aug 10, Fine day, mean finished hauling our barley.</p>
<p>Tue Aug 11, Very warm, Aunt Mattie went to Toronto in the afternoon to Auntie Lizzie.</p>
<p>Wed Aug 12, Rained heavily all afternoon. Aunt Mattie came home in the evening.</p>
<p>Thur Aug 13. Rained a little and dull all day.</p>
<p>Fri Aug 14, Very warm and sultry. too wet to harvest.</p>
<p>Sat Aug 15. Fine and cool. Arthur Appelbe here for the day, Lizzie here for tea. also Annie Jeasdale. Our men got a few loads Oats.</p>
<p>Sun Aug 16. Fine dull and cool, We went to evening church.</p>
<p>Mon Aug 17. Fine day. Willies are thrashing turned cool at night.</p>
<p>Tue Aug 18. Fine and very cool. We are thrashing. Arther Appelbe here. Mr. and Mrs Gibson here for to call. Mrs Clarke brought corn.</p>
<p>Wed Aug 19. Cool and came a little shower, hauling in Oats in the afternoon. We have a Calf!</p>
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<p>Thur Aug 20. Fine and cool. finished hauling in Oats at noon and went to Willies. Cut our Hungarian {illegible}</p>
<p>Fri Aug 21. Fine and cool, men at Willies. I walked out to Mothers in the afternoon, Charlie here all night.</p>
<p>Sat Aug 22. Fine and cool. finished Willies Oats.</p>
<p>Sun Aug 23. Fine and cool. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church. I went to Fisherville. Tom Farr and Mr. Peron here for tea.</p>
<p>Mon Aug 24. Fine and very cool Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto drawing in Hungarian and pulling Willies peas.</p>
<p>Tue Aug 25. Fine and cool. Pulled our peas. Arthur Appelle came out. We were at Mr Gibsons for tea.</p>
<p>Wed Aug 26. Fine and cool. Uncle and Auntie took butter out. Mother came out. Willies finished harvest.</p>
<p>Thur Aug 27. Fine a little warmer, drawing our peas in. Arthur came to say good bye. all done but late peas. We took apples to Mrs. Clark.</p>
<p>Fri Aug 28. Fine a little warmer.</p>
<p>Sat Aug 29. Fine day. Exhibition Preparation Day. Pulled Peas. Mick left to-night.</p>
<p>Sun Aug 30. Fine day very warm. did not go to Church untill evening Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at Church.</p>
<p>Mon Aug 31. Fine day. very warm. Wosville started of the stack.</p>
<p>Tue Sept 1. Formal Opening of Exhibition. Men finished peas. came a little shower in the evening. Uncle and I at Thornhill.</p>
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<p>Wed Aug Sept. 2. Fine day, but cold and windy. Our men at Mrs. Clarkes thrashing in afternoon.</p>
<p>Thur Aug Sept. 3. Fine day. Tom at Mrs. Clarkes thrashing.</p>
<p>Fri Aug Sept 4. Fine and milder, Aunt Mattie and I called on Miss Wilem's and had tea at Mothers.</p>
<p>Sat Aug Sept 5, Fine and warm. Mr Worville finished hay. Charlie here.</p>
<p>Sun Aug Sept 6, Fine and cooler. very windy and dusty. Willie here for tea. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at Church.</p>
<p>Mon Aug Sept 7. Uncle in Toronto, fine day, moderately warm.</p>
<p>Tue Aug 8. Fine day. roads very dusty, grass drying up.</p>
<p>Wed Aug 9. Fine and moderately warm. We went to the Exhibition Auntie and I met Cousin Alice and Maggie and spent the day with them. A beautiful day. We came home on the late train got home about a quarter to twelve.</p>
<p>Thur Aug Sept 10. Fine but very warm. Our men at Mrs Dewlens thrashing, they finished. I called at Willies in the morning.</p>
<p>Fri Aug Sept 11. Fine but very hot and smoky. Uncle went to Toronto in the morning. Lizzie came out in the morning and Uncle and I took her home at night. We got two baskets of tomatoes from Mr Whitnose 15 cts.</p>
<p>Sat Aug Sept 12. Fine but hot and dusty. We made Gatsup and Chetney Sauce. I have a cold.</p>
<p>Sun Aug Sept 13. Fine but hot and dusty. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Church. I did not go as I have a cold. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Willies. they came over in eve.</p>
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<p>Tue Sept. 15. Fine day. dry and dusty. Killed our first chickens.</p>
<p>Wed Sept. 16. Fine day. Aunt Suzzie and Emma here to spend the day. Mary here for tea.</p>
<p>Thurs Sept. 17 Fine. Uncle {illegible text} to W. A. and he went to Richmond Hill. Our {illegible text} a little better.</p>
<p>Fri Sept 18. High wind and dusty. Mr Devlin brought us {illegible text}. I went to Mr {illegible text} for tea. Came a little {illegible text} in the night. first drop of rain here since September 1st Inn {illegible text} cut our corn with {illegible text}</p>
<p>Sat Sept 19. Fine but dull and cool. East wind. Charlie here came last night. {illegible text} dry.</p>
<p>Sun Sept 20. Fine day, I went to Fisherville. vert dusty but cool. {illegible text} all here for tea. Could not go to Church as Mr James came down</p>
<p>Mon Sept 21. Fine day and very warm. Mary here for apples. Our men hauling in corn. Mr Gibson and Mr.{illegible text} here to tea.</p>
<p>Tue Sept 22. Fine but very warm. Aunt Mattie and I had tea at Mothers after decorating at the church. Uncle came for us, Mr. {illegible text} here in their Automobile. Men cleaned the {}</p>
<p>Wed Sept. 23 Fine very warm the dust is dreadful. Aunt Mattie went to Mr Gibson to help. We all went to {illegible text}</p>
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<p>Thur Sept 24. Fine but extremely warm. Annie and the children here for tea.</p>
<p>Fri Sept 25. Fine day. Mrs. {illegible text} called.</p>
<p>Sat Sept 26 Fine and very hot; at home all day.</p>
<p>Sun Sept 27. Fine and warm. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church, Dr Camp here for dinner. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at {illegible text} Church. warm we sat not in the we</p>
<p>Mon Sept 28. Rained a little in the morning and in the afternoon poured down. plenty of {illegible text} water.</p>
<p>Tue Sept 29. Fine and very cold and windy. The men went {illegible text}. Mr James also Marjorie here for tea picked tomatoes last before frost.</p>
<p>Wed Sept 30. Fine and cold. First while frost and ice. We went to {illegible text} in the afternoon a little {illegible text} of rain. Mr Knight died this A. M.</p>
<p>Thurs Oct 1. Fine but cold and windy. Uncle {illegible text} Auntie to W. A. and he went to Richmond Hill, Parlor {illegible text} up.</p>
<p>Fri Oct 2. Cold and windy. we went to Mr. Knights funeral frost again last night.</p>
<p>Sat Oct 3. Fine and a little warmer. {illegible text} killed.</p>
<p>Sun Oct 4. Fine and warm, Uncle and Auntie at Church. I went to Mothers for tea and to Methodist Church. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at evening Church and they called for me.</p>
<p>Mon Oct 5. Fine day bright. We washed {illegible text} and churned and cleaned maws room.</p>
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<p>Tue Aug Oct 6. Fine but a thick fog. Aunt Mathie and I went to Toronto I got my fur {Illegible} $6.50 and a hat.</p>
<p>Wed Aug Oct 7. Fine and very warm. Marjorie came over after school to stay over night.</p>
<p>Thur Aug Oct 8. {Came?} a little shower. Uncle in Toronto.</p>
<p>Fri Aug 9. Fine but {colder?}. We went to Markham fair. Marjorie went home. beautiful bright day.</p>
<p>Sat Aug Oct 10. Cold East wind. Kathie {M?} Clair, {Alven?} and Edith here to spend the day. came a little shower in the {Illegible}.</p>
<p>Sun Aug Oct 11. Fine but cold wind. had {parlor fire?} light yesterday and to day. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church. We had mr {illegible} for tea.</p>
<p>Mon Aug Oct 12. Very heavy frost leaves dropping. plants frozen in wood shed, beautiful day. We cleaned up stairs and spare room.</p>
<p>Tue Aug Oct 13. Fine and warmer. Aunt Mattie and I went to Brandford, {Illegible}. beautiful day.</p>
<p>Wed Aug Oct 14. Fine warm day. cleaned parlor and dining room.</p>
<p>Thur Aug 15. Woodbridge fair. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I went. very warm. took off jacket and went in {blouse?} waist. Aunt Mattie washed.</p>
<p>Fri Aug Oct 16. Fine and very warm. Aunt Nellie at mothers.</p>
<p>Sat Aug 17. Fine and very warm. the children here and we went picking {Beech?} nuts. Uncle went to Toronto {to remain?}.</p>
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<p>Sun Oct 18. Fine and warm. Tom stayed untill after dinner. Lizzie {walked?} out to spend the afternoon I went to Fisher ville. {smoky?}. Everyone out in white {waists?}.</p>
<p>Mon Oct 19. Fine but cooler. {nomination?} Day. Uncle and Tom {went?} and up to Richmond Hill in the evening. {Illegible} leaves. Everything very okay.</p>
<p>{In between lines} Put up the Coal {feeder?}.</p>
<p>Tue Oct 20. Fine but cool. The men brought in Pumpkins.</p>
<p>Wed Oct 21. Fine but cool. Uncle and I at Mary {watsons?} in the evening. Men brought in the few turnips. {Aunties?} called at mr Gollands in the eve.</p>
<p>{Under Wed Oct 21.} {Dug?} garden</p>
<p>Thur Oct 22. Fine day. {Aunties?} in Toronto. Annie came out and she and I went to Mary Gollands funeral.</p>
<p>Fri Oct 23. Fine andwarmer. {Auntie?} cleaned kitchen. We killed a pair of Ducks. {Illegible} the {pair?}.</p>
<p>Sat Oct 24. Warm East wind. Rained heavily in the afternoon then cleared.</p>
<p>Sun Oct 25. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church. {illegible} all day just had {coal?} oil store light for a little while. Sitting on the {verandah?} in the afternoon. {Willies?} all here for tea had Ducks.</p>
<p>Mon Oct 26. Fine with exception of a little shower. Election Day. Tom Wallace had Majority 45. We cleaned back kitchen.</p>
<p>Tue Oct 27. Fine day. we were at home.</p>
<p>Wed Oct 28. Fine day and mild for {October?}.</p>
<p>Thur Oct 29. Fine and mild. Aunt Nellie and I called to see miss {Keffer?}, and at Mrs McDonalds. Tom {Illegible} here for tea.</p>
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<p>Fri Oct 30. Fine but cold and windy. I was at mr McDonalds in the evening. the first cold snap.</p>
<p>Sat Oct 31. First fall of snow, and cold at night. Halloween Uncle and I at Thornhill in afternoon. We took a Jack. O'lantern over for the children.</p>
<p>Sun Nov 1. Fine but very cold. freezing a little all day. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church. I went to Fisherville. Willies family and Elsie and mr Matheson here for tea.</p>
<p>Mon Nov 2. Fine and a little milder after a heavy frost.</p>
<p>Tue Nov 3. Fine and mild, we were at home.</p>
<p>Wed Nov 4. Fine but very cold. Uncle helping mr McDonald to move. he got home about half past four and we brought in Coal Range at night.</p>
<p>Thur Nov 5. Brought in old {iron?} Duke. and cleaned up. another stiff of snow . and cold. Aunties at {Illegible}.</p>
<p>Fri Nov 6. The ground had another stiff of snow. and rather dirty.</p>
<p>Sat Nov 7. Fine and a little warmer. Alice {illegible} came out and stayed at mothers for dinner and came here in afternoon. Uncle took her back in the evening.</p>
<p>Sun Nov 8. Dull and cool did not go to morning church. we went to evening church.</p>
<p>Mon Nov 9. Fine day and moderately cold.</p>
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<p>Tue Nov 10. Fine day, our people ploughing. We went to mr {Illegible} to spend the evening. Mr White killed this morning.</p>
<p>Wed Nov 11. Mild and raining a little. I went to Toronto to stay with Alice a few days. Uncle and Aunt Mattie called at mrs White.</p>
<p>Thur Nov 12. Cold with {Illegible} of snow Aunt Mattie at the flower show then came to Alices in the evening. I was at {Dr?} McSean $1. Mr White buried today.</p>
<p>Fri Nov 13. Fine day cold. Aunt Mattie and I came home. Our men finished ploughing.</p>
<p>Sat Nov 14. Snowed heavily in the afternoon. about 4 inches. our men helping mr {Lelarke?} to cut {feed?}.</p>
<p>Sun Nov 15. Fine but very cold We spent the day at Willies. all day.</p>
<p>Mon Nov 16. Fine with exception of a little snow in the afternoon. Uncle and Willie at maple. Lizzie here for dinner Frank Leasdale called for walnuts.</p>
<p>Tue Nov 17. Fine but cold. Uncle and I at Thornhill in the morning. Tom went to maple with grain.</p>
<p>Wed Nov 18. Fine day Tom away with a load at maple.</p>
<p>Thur Nov 19. Fine day a little milder. Tom at maple.</p>
<p>Fri Nov 20. Fine and beautiful day like Indian Summer. the Snow nearly all gone. Aunt Mattie and I called at mrs Whites.</p>
<p>Sat Nov 21. Fine and very mild. Tom took the last load to maple. he left to night.</p>
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<p>Sun Nov 22. Fine and very mild, roads sloppy. Uncle and Auntie at church. I went to Fisherville. Clara {Teasdale?} came home with me for tea. mrs {illegible} and Ida called in the afternoon. {Like?} Indian Summer.</p>
<p>Mon Nov 23. Fine and quite warm. I walked to Thornhill in the afternoon and called at mothers.</p>
<p>Tue Nov 24. A little showery in the morning. Uncle helping Willie to kill a pig. very mild.</p>
<p>Wed Nov 25. Fine and mild. Aunt Nellie went to Oak Ridge {WA?} in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Thur Nov 26. Fine and mild, roads getting dry. Aunt Mattie and I called at mr. {Derlins?} in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Fri Nov 27. Fine but cold west wind. Uncle at the mill. Aunt Mattie and I walked to Thornhill called at mothers and went to see mrs Reamans house.</p>
<p>Sat Nov 28. Fine mild day, roads good. Sydia Wibon here for tea and mr Wibon came for her.</p>
<p>Sun Nov 29. Fine bright day. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at morning church. mr {Derlin?} and miss Phillips here for tea.</p>
<p>Mon Nov 30. Fine with exception of little showers. high wind. I was at Willies for a little while in the afternoon marjorie came over to stay over night.</p>
<p>Tue Dec 1. Cold west wind, very high. Uncle in Toronto the last day any one able to plough as {freezes?} hard.</p>
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<p>Wed Dec 2. Fine but very cold. all froze up finally. Uncle took apples in the cellar and brought Grant over. We went to Thornhill in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Thurs Dec 3. Fine but cold. Aunties up at W.A. meeting. Uncle took them out and went to Richmond Hill on the car.</p>
<p>Fri Dec 4. Fine and milder coming little flurries of snow. I went to {Teasdale?} for tea.</p>
<p>Sat Dec 5. Fine but extremely cold. Uncle took the children to their Grandmothers. then he went to Toronto in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Sun Dec 6. Fine but very, very cold. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church. came snow at night.</p>
<p>Mon Dec 7. Fine day quite a {defth?} of snow. loto of {outers?} out but slightly not very good. Our cutter not {out?}.</p>
<p>Tue Dec 8. Fine but very, very cold. We butchered to-day, got all done up. George Charlton died.</p>
<p>Wed Dec 9. Fine and moderately cold. Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto she went to Dr. {McSean?}.</p>
<p>Thurs Dec 10. Fine day down below zero this morning. Emmanuel {Bowre?} called. we made standing pies. Mr and mrs Poole here for tea. Down to 4 below zero.</p>
<p>Fri Dec 11. Fine and mild slushy. I called at mr. {Illegible} in the afternoon. Uncle and Willie at George Charltons funeral.</p>
<p>Sat Dec 12. Fine and colder. Uncle and I drove to Thornhill in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>Sun Dec 13. Fine and moderately cold. good wheeling but poor sleighing. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at Church. I went to Fisherville. Uncle and I at Willies in the evening.</p>
<p>Mon Dec 14. Fine and mild sloppy. Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto to meet Aunt Jennie . I called at Alices.</p>
<p>Tue Dec 15. Fine and very mild. We went to {Willies?} butchering came home about half past three. Charlie came with me. Grant has sore throat.</p>
<p>Wed Dec 16. Fine and mild. Uncle in Toronto. Mr and mrs {illegible} called. Auntie called over at Willies in eve.</p>
<p>Thur Dec 17. Cold and blustery. Uncle took Aunt Nellie to W. A. an {illegible} meeting. Aunt M. not well.</p>
<p>Fri Dec 18. Cold and a little stormy. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at mr {Breakeys?} to spend the eve.</p>
<p>Sat Dec 19. Fine day. Mr. Rupert here for dinner. I walked out to mothers for tea.</p>
<p>Sun Dec 20. Fine day a little cold good wheeling. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at evening church. I went to Fisherville. Charlie came over at night.</p>
<p>Mon Dec 21. Fine and moderately cold. Aunt Nellie took Charlie to Toronto. Aunt Mattie and I called on mrs Carson. We went to meet the {car?} in {big?} sleigh. Skating at the rink.</p>
<p>Tue Dec 23. Fine day, we were at home. got first egg</p>
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<p>Wed Dec 23. Fine day. Aunt Mattie and I out {Illegible} all day. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon. Dan {Illegible} married.</p>
<p>Thur Dec 24. Fine but very mild. Uncle, Aunt and I went went to {deerrate?}.</p>
<p>Fri Dec 25. Fine and very mild Christmas Day. all at mothers I stayed out to skate, ice very soft.</p>
<p>Sat Dec 26. Fine and colder, I went to the Rink and came home with Willie afterward.</p>
<p>Sun Dec 27. Fine in the morning. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at Church. Blustery in afternoon. Uncle at Willies for tea.</p>
<p>Mon Dec 28. Fine day and bright. we were at home all day. Uncle and Willie at nomination.</p>
<p>Tue Dec 29. Fine and mild, Aunt Mattie and I called up at mrs Risebroughs, mr Risebrough dead. Uncle and Willie out at Edgely getting some pigs.</p>
<p>Wed Dec 30. Fine day after a little sleet in the morning. Uncle helping Willie to put on a load of hay. He and Aunt Mattie went to Thornhill in the morning got the goose.</p>
<p>Thur Dec 31. Cold west wind, Fred Denism here for dinner. Uncle and Auntie helping Willie put up their store.</p>
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Ella Maurer's Diary For the Year 1927
We were living on the farm in North Woolwich. Happy Days!
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January, 1927
1 <u>Saturday</u>. Fine and very cold. We had New Year's dinner here and the following company - Mr & Mrs Sim. Weaver, Mr. & Mrs Lincoln Weaver, Willard, Mildred, Doris and Howard and Aubrey Lawson. Walter took Mr. Bergman's meat to Floradale this morning.
2 <u>Sunday</u>. Changeable weather We drove to church & S. School with Enoch's in the sleigh.
3 <u>Monday</u>. Fair and not very cold. Ella did the washing and Vernon was drawing manure. Walter went to Floradale to vote. The old council were elected namely - Alex Forbes reeve, N Snider d. reeve, W Veitch, Almon Snider and Tom Hemmerich councillors. Callers here today were - Jno. Stange, Addison Reist, Noah Miller, Esther and Ruth Miller.
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January, 1927
<u>4</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Quite mild.
Snowed all day. Walter was away
butchering at Jos. Gingrich all day.
Vernon took a load of grist to Addison
Riest, and got it chopped. Mrs. Conrad
Schmidt died at Elmira today.
<u>5</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Colder & snowing
and blowing. Walter visited Farncombe's
and Edler's this p.m. Ella visited Mrs.
Elmer King and Walter & Ella were both
there for tea.
<u>6</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Very stormy.
Walter went to Elmira this morning.
Ezra Maurer brought 4 pigs home for
him and was here for dinner.
<u>7</u> <u>Friday</u>. Clear and very cold.
10 below zero this morning. We
butchered a pig for ourselves today.
Noah Miller helped this forenoon
and was here for dinner. Clarence
and Lloyd Farncombe called on
Walter this p.m. Mrs. Schwindt
was buried this afternoon.
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January, 1927.
<u>8</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Ideal winter's day. Clear and cold. Lincoln Edler brought a cow Walter bought from him and he and his father were here for dinner. Other callers - Clarence & Lloyd Farncombe, Andrew and Norman Henderson, Norman and Laura Miller and Aubrey Lawson.
<u>9</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Fair and cold east wind blowing. We went to Woolwich church and S. School this afternoon and to Earl Miller's for tea.
<u>10</u> <u>Monday</u>. Lovely morning Started to snow this afternoon. Walter went to Elmira Monthly Fair today and when he returned he went over to Otto Miller's and skinned a horse that died last night, also went up to Henderson's. Wesley Witzel called this afternoon. Sam Weber died suddenly today. Louis {Ludwig} Schmermund was buried yesterday.
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=== January, 1927 ===
<u>11 Tuesday.</u> Fine and cold. Walter went to Sim's and Linc's this morning and to Moses Reists sale this afternoon. Vernon was drawing manure. Callers - Harvey Reist, Andrew & Norman Henderson, Norman Atkinson and Whitney Fenton.
<u>12 Wednesday</u> Cold & raw. Walter butchered 2 pigs at Otto Miller's today and killed a beef when he got home. Vernon was drawing manure. Annie Schneider and her two cousins Edna & Margaret Walter from Wallace visited Ella and were here for tea. Other callers - Enoch & Irwin Schneider & Geo. Edler.
<u>13 Thursday</u> Milder. Snowed all day. Walter shipped hogs and attended Sam Weber's funeral. Ella visited at Edmund Schwindts and we were all there for supper and the evening.
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January, 1927.
<u>14</u> <u>Friday</u>. Clear and cold. We butchered 2 pigs here for Grandpa Maurer. Grandpa, Grandma and Ezra Maurer were here all day and helped. Emerson Grove called this afternoon. Noah Miller and Walter Adler spent the evening here.
<u>15</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Clear and very cold. 14 to 20 below zero this morning Addison & Harvey Reist were our callers.
<u>16</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cold. Snowflurries We went to church and to S. School this morning and rested, read and slept the rest of the day.
<u>17</u> <u>Monday</u>. Milder. Ella did her washing this morning and Walter took her up to Grandma Krauter's where she is staying for a few days. Vernon had these callers at home here - Clarence Farncombe, John Maurer, Harvey Reist, and Norman Weigel.
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<u>18</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Not very cold. Heavy snowfall. Gingrich Bros called here and brought 2 cows from Walter.
<u>19</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Mild, Rained all day. Noah Miller and Walter Adler visited my men.
<u>20</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Fine day. Eckart Otterbein, Grandpa's hired man took Ella to the station at St. Jacobs this morning and she drove home from Elmira with Walter. Tonight their neighbours and friends had a party for John Schwindt's who are moving to near New Dundee next week. Walter, Ella and Vernon were there and had a very good time.
<u>21</u> <u>Friday</u>. Mild and foggy. Walter butchered 2 beeves here this morning and he and Enoch delivered the meat and took the piano over to Emanuel Bowman's this p.m.
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January, 1927.
<u>22</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Colder. The men did the stable work this morning and Walter was gadding this afternoon. Callers - Louis Miller Laura and Norman Miller.
<u>23</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Fair and cold. Snowflurries. Walter & Vernon went to church & S. School this afternoon Ella felt sick so she stayed home.
<u>24</u> <u>Monday</u>. Somewhat changeable. Walter butchered 1 pig for Geo. Schneider's at Enoch's and killed 2 for Enoch's and cut them up. Vernon was drawing manure this afternoon. Charles Miller was our caller.
<u>25</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Fair and cold. Walter made Enoch Schneider's sausage this forenoon and he and Enoch went to Ed. Morris's sale on the Clayton Stewart farm. Walter brought three head of cattle.
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January, 1927.
<u>26</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Clear and very cold. 24 below zero this morning and kept cold all day. Walter and Enoch got the cattle they bought yesterday. Vernon has a bad cold.
<u>27</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Clear and cold although milder than yesterday. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira and got the brooder he bought at Harry Klinck's. Callers - Jake Bender and Ed Bolender.
<u>28</u> <u>Friday</u>. Milder and very windy. Walter went to Creekbank this morning and killed a beef this afternoon. Aaron K. Snyder called on him. Charles Miller spent the evening here.
<u>29</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Mild and dreary. Walter delivered some beef in Elmira this afternoon. Callers - Noah Miller and Willard Weaver.
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January, 1927.
<u>30</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Colder with fierce wind blowing. We went to Sunday school this morning and were at Lincoln Weaver's for dinner. Sim's and Aubrey were there too.
<u>31</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cold. Snowflurries. Walter butchered a cow this morning and took some meat to Alma this afternoon, also down to Herman Ziegler's and his Dad's. Callers were - Earl Miller, Wesley Miller, Jack Bolender, Jeremiah Bauman, Harold & E. Bell.
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February, 1927.
<u>1</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Cloudy and windy. Ella did her washing. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale. Israel Weber was our caller.
<u>2</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Windy. Snowflurries. Walter has a bad cold and feels tough. We had company for tea - Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schmidt, Mr. & Mrs. Earl Miller and Mr. Cornelius Klassen. Leon Wagner called on Walter this p.m.
<u>3</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Foggy and drizzly. Fierce wind blowing tonight. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira today Callers - Sam Brunkard & Israel Good.
<u>4</u> <u>Friday</u>. Beautiful day. Vernon hauled manure this afternoon. Callers - Elmo King, Addison Reist, Nick & Howard Hoffer, Absolam Frey.
<u>5</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cold. Raw east wind. Our company for tea tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Louis Miller, Norman & Laura Miller. Eva Schneider visited us this afternoon.
Ella's birthday. She is 36 now. Good night!
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<u>6</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Dreary and milder. We went to Woolwich church and Sunday school this afternoon.
<u>7</u> <u>Monday</u>. Lovely day. Walter went to Elmira Monthly Fair today and brought home Harry the new horse from Ed. Bender. Callers - Earl Miller & Lazarus Borovoy. Walter killed a beef when he got home and then went up to Creekbank.
<u>8</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Beautiful day just like spring. We butchered 2 big sows here for Sam Brunkard Noah Miller and Ezra Maurer helped. Other callers - Elmo King, Louis Miller, Enoch Schneider, Harvey & Addison Reist.
<u>9</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fair and somewhat colder. The men did the chores this morning and went to Grandpa's swamp and got some poles. Callers - Sam Brunkard, Christ. Clements and another Wandering Jew pedlar.
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<u>10</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Beautiful, clear cold day. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira, had his dinner at Earl's and went to Addison Stahlbaum's sale this afternoon. We spent the evening at Otto Miller's and had a fine time.
<u>11</u> <u>Friday</u>. Clear, cold and windy Walter went to Creekbank and Alma this morning and he and Vernon cut some poles in the swamp this p.m. Callers - Noah Miller, Walter Adler, Sam Bird and Lincoln Edler.
<u>12</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Clear, cold & windy The men brought another load of poles from the swamp this afternoon. Callers - Joe Gingrich, Almon Snider, Otto Miller and Allen Wagner.
<u>13</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cold, raw, east wind blowing. We went to church & S. School this morning and to Noah Miller's for dinner.
Fred Soehner died yesterday at Floradale of cancer and stroke.
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<u>14</u> <u>Monday</u>. Snowed and stormed last. Milder, raw and foggy today. Walter took a load of grist to Floradale this afternoon. Callers - Peter Martin John Schweitzer, Lincoln Edler and Louis Miller.
<u>15</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Snowflurries this morning. Turned out lovely this afternoon. We butchered 2 pigs here for Edler's and Lincoln Edler was here all day and helped. Clarence Farncombe was here for dinner. Other callers - Earl Miller, Henry Atkinson, Norman & Homer Henderson and Louis Miller. Fred Soehner was buried this afternoon at Floradale.
<u>16</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Stormy this morning Mild & foggy. Rain tonight. Walter butchered 3 pigs at Louis Miller's today and Vernon and Ella went down for supper and the evening. Grandpa Maurer was our caller.
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<u>17</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Dull, mild and foggy. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira Ella helped to quilt at Noah Miller's this afternoon and stayed for tea. Noah brought her home and spent the evening with Walter.
<u>18</u> <u>Friday</u>. Clear, cold & windy. Walter went to Alma this morning and got a pig for Mr. Gilmour and we butchered it this afternoon. Callers - Earl Miller & Eph. Snyder. Mr. Jake Bender and daughter Ruby spent the evening here.
<u>19</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Very cold. East wind blowing. Walter went to Conrad Schwindt's sale at Elmira this afternoon. Callers today were - Henry Atkinson, Joe Hall, Louis Miller and Jacob Brubacher.
<u>20</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Stormy & very cold from the east. We all went to S. School this p.m. A half-witted hobo Charlie Miller by name was here for supper and the night.
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<u>21</u> <u>Monday</u>. Fair and cold. We butchered a pig here for Hy. Atkinson's today and Joe Hall helped all day and was here for dinner. George Keopke and Roy Bolender were cutting wood in our bush this afternoon and were here for supper. Roy stayed for the night.
<u>22</u> <u>Tuesday</u>.
Beautiful morning. Walter butchered a cow for Enoch Schneider this morning and went to Jonathan Martin's sale this afternoon. Callers were - Enoch & Geo. Schneider Louis Miller, Joe Hall & Sim. Weaver. George Keopke and Roy Bolender were cutting wood. Noah Miller & Walter Adler spent the evening here.
<u>23</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Beautiful spring-like day. Walter was butchering at John Kuhl's today and killed a cattle beast when he got home. George & Roy were cutting wood. Callers - Sim. Weaver, Enoch and Jno. Kuhl & Clarence Stone. Annie Schneider spent the afternoon with Ella.
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<u>24</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Beautiful spring-like day. Vernon took Burnett's and Bender's meat to Alma this morning. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira and went to Lorck's sale this afternoon: He brought Grandma Krauter home with him. A motorist came up as far as our lane but had to turn around there as this piece of road up to the corner is bad. Simeon Burkhart was our caller.
<u>25</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cloudy. Raw east wind blowing. Walter butchered 4 pigs at Jake Bender's today. Mrs. Noah Miller and Orpha visited, us this afternoon. Margaret came over after school and they were all here for supper.
<u>26</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Fierce snow storm. The men worked around the barn and Charlie Miller called on them this afternoon. Ezra Maurer was here for dinner yesterday and he and Vernon got the pigs at Lorck's.
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<u>27</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Fair. Snowflurries. We went to church & S. School this morning and Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Krauter, Marie and Erla were here for dinner and supper.
<u>28</u> <u>Monday</u>. Fair. Snowflurries Ella did her washing & ironing. Vernon took Grandma Krauter up to Lincoln's this afternoon. Walter went to Alma this morning and to Floradale and Elmira this afternoon. Callers - Charlie Miller, Quincy Whale, and another man off the 8th. who is drawing gravel and broke the tongue on the sleigh out here.
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<u>1</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Clear and cold. We were busy butchering here today one big sow for Quincy Whale, one pig for Wm. Cullum and made summer sausage for Roy Norris. Ezra Maurer was here all day and helped. Lincoln brought Grandma here this afternoon.
<u>2</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Cold and windy. We had a quilting here today and the following ladies were here - Mrs. George Schneider, Mrs. C. Wagner, Mrs. Chas. Koepke, Mrs. Sim Weaver, Mrs. Lincoln Weaver, Doris and Howard. Mrs. Geo. Maurer, Mrs. Philip Bonn, Mrs. Ben Miller, Mrs. Earl Miller, Mrs. N. Hoffer, Mrs. Louis Miller and Grandma Krauter.
Quincy Whale and Roy Norris called for their sausage, etc.
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<u>3</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Clear, cold & windy Walter took Grandma Krauter down to Emerson's this morning and shipped hogs at Elmira. There was a church finance meeting here tonight and the following were here - Otto Miller, Enoch Schneider and Edwin Bender. Norman Miller came over and he and Vernon played crokinole. Wm. Cullum called for his meat and sausage.
<u>4</u> <u>Friday</u>. Fair. Not as cold as yesterday. Walter walked around the stables and Vernon was drawing manure. Noah Miller and Ruth were here for supper. Other callers - Leon and Eldon Wagner, Homer and Norman Henderson.
<u>5</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Fine day. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale and 2 sows to Norman Snider's for the sale Vernon was drawing manure. Callers - Addison, Harvey & Lorne Reist, Clarence Farncombe and Noah Shoemaker
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<u>6</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Foggy & dull. We went to church and S. School this afternoon. Lincoln's called in after church. Charles Miller and Emerson Stange spent the evening here
<u>7</u> <u>Monday</u>. Changeable. Lovely morning. Turned dull & cloudy and snowed heavily this afternoon. Walter went to Elmira Fair this morning and to Floradale with a load of grist this afternoon. Ella did her washing & ironing.
<u>8</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Stormy this morning Very windy with snowflurries all day. Walter & Ella went to Norman Snider's sale today and had a very nice time.
<u>9</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fine, sunny day. Walter was butchering at Leon Wagner's today. Vernon was drawing wood home from the bush. Callers were - Geo. Edler, Norman & Laura Miller, and Rev. E. H. Bean.
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<u>10</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Fair and milder. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Vernon was drawing wood from the bush. Wm. Stewart called in this afternoon.
<u>11</u> <u>Friday</u>. Warm spring-like day. Vernon drew wood home from the bush and Walter did the chores. Callers - Enoch Schneider and Charles Miller. Enoch & Irvin came down tonight to trade roosters.
<u>12</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cloudy & mild. Walter helped Noah take a wild cattle beast from Ferguson's to Alma and had his dinner at Geo. Bender's. Callers - Noah Miller and Walter Adler, Will King and Mr. Gingrich.
<u>13</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Mild & showery We drove to church & S. School with the buggy today. Walter pulled a motorist out of the snow and water. Willard & Vernon Schwindt visited Vernon this afternoon.
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<u>14</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cloudy & dull. Somewhat colder. Ella did her washing. Walter called at Stange's and Earl Miller's and had the following callers - Otto Miller, Chas. Miller, Eli Gingrich and his hired man. Eli Gingrich got the Edler cow and her calf.
<u>15</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Fair and mild. Walter was butchering at Will King's today.
<u>16</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fine and mild. We butchered 2 pigs here for Archie Letson. Earl Miller helped this a.m. and was here for dinner
<u>17</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cloudy & mild Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Ella had a quilting today. Mr. & Mrs. N. Snyder and Mrs. M. Eix came this morning and were here for dinner. Others here were - Mrs. Sim. Weaver, Mrs. Lincoln Weaver, Howard & Doris, Mrs. Geo. Schwindt and Melba, Mrs. Wesley Miller, Mrs. Chas. Koepke, and Mrs. Harvey Schmidt.
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<u>18 <u> </u>Friday</u>. Rained this morning Fine the rest of the day. The men were choring around the barn and butcher house today.
<u>19</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cloudy & colder. Noah Miller visited Walter this p.m. Manley Koch, one of Vernon's High School chums was buried this p.m.
<u>20</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Colder. Snowing & storming. We went to church & S. School this afternoon. Aubrey Lawson was here for tea.
<u>21</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cloudy & drizzly. The men were cleaning seed grain. Callers - Almon Snider, Ozias Bauman, Irvin Schneider, N.E. Miller & Walter Adler
<u>22</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Cold and clear. We butchered a pig here for Noah Miller. Noah was here and helped. Sam Thompson, a cattle buyer from Guelph was here for dinner. Eph. Snyder called this morning.
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<u>23</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fair. Cold east wind blowing. Walter callers - George Schneiders, Clarence Farnecombe. Vernon went to Elmira with Allen Wagner. Mrs. Sam Bird was here for supper. We went down to Earl's tonight and had our fill of fresh maple syrup.
<u>24</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Fair. Raw east wind. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. George Koepke & Vernon were cutting wood in the bush all day. We went to a surprise party at Norman Snider's tonight and had a real good time.
<u>25</u> <u>Friday</u>. Lovely spring day. We butchered a pig here for Allen Wagner and he was here helping. George Koepke & Vernon were cutting wood. Callers - Absolem Frey, Noah Miller, Mrs. Atkinson and Albert and Louis Miller.
<u>26</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Snowed & stormed from the east all day. The men were working around the barn.
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<u>27</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Fair. We drove to church & S. School this morning in the cutter but it was scratchy coming home. We had our dinner at Wesley Miller's today.
<u>28</u> <u>Monday</u>. Fine day. Ella did her washing. Walter took a load of grist to Elmira and went to Levi Horst's sale. George Koepke & Roy Bolender were cutting wood and stayed for the night.
<u>29</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Fine day. George, Roy and Vernon were cutting wood. We had a quilting here and the following folks were here - Mrs. Ed. Bender, Mrs. Sol. Bender, Mrs. Edmund Schwindt, Mrs. Noah Miller and Orpha, Mrs. Otto Miller, Mrs. Leon Wagner, Mrs. Enoch Schneider, Mrs. Sam Bird, Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Maurer, Miss Miriam Maurer and Miss Tillie Mohr. Eva Schneider and Margaret Miller came after school and were here for tea too.
Oscar Schneider visited Walter this p.m.
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<u>30</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fair. Cold wind. Walter was butchering at Farncombe's today. Enoch Schneider's were chopping and Vernon helped there this afternoon. George & Roy were in the bush. Callers - Christ. Clements & Sam Thompson.
<u>31</u> <u>Thursday</u> Fair. Cold wind. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira today. Sam Spies moved his chopping outfit here this p.m. and they chopped for awhile. George & Roy finished cutting wood in the bush today.
Born - Mar. to Mr. & Mrs. Eph. Snyder, twins, son and daughter Mabel and Malcolm.
Died - Near Jerusalem, Mrs. Onies Bauman on Mar. 29.
Born - On Apr 1. to Mr. & Mrs. Allen Wagner, a daughter. Verna May. <s>Alice Margaret</s>.
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<u>1</u> <u>Friday</u>. Nasty cold east wind blowing. Sam Spies was here and they chopped this forenoon. They were sawing wood this afternoon and Noah Miller helped.
<u>2</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Clear, cold & windy. Walter & Vernon took Princess 7th to Elmira today. He sold her to Hy. Hedrich for 6 cts. a lb.
<u>3</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cloudy & windy. We went to church & S. School this afternoon. Charles Miller and Walter Adler visited us this forenoon.
<u>4</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cloudy & windy. Sam Spies was sawing wood here today. Walter Adler and Ezra Maurer helped. Bert came up with Ezra and they were here for dinner and supper. Callers - Mr. Cromar, Jos. Gingrich, Gordon Bonn and Eldon Wagner, Art and Joe Tutton.
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<u>5</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Showery & drizzly. We butchered a pig here for Art. Tutton. Our company tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Miller, Mr. Noah Miller, Charles Miller, Walter Adler, Cornelius Klassen.
<u>6</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Clear & windy this morning. Showers this p.m. Ella did her washing. Walter attended the Annual Business Meeting at the church this morning. Callers tonight - Noah Miller, Clarence, Lloyd & Russell Farncombe.
<u>7</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Clear and cold. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Lincoln Weaver came down with his team and wagon and he and Vernon were drawing wood into the woodshed till dinner-time. Ella boiled soap this afternoon.
<u>8</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cold. Nasty east wind. The men finished filling up the woodshed with wood. Vernon & Ella walked over to Reists' tonight and had some taffy.
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<u>9</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cold east wind. The men put a new piece of fence between the lawn & raspberry patch
<u>10</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cold & windy. We went to Woolwich church & S.S. this morning. Our company for dinner were - Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln Weaver Mildred, Doris and Howard. Walter Adler and Cornelius Klassen were here for supper. Vernon & Ella went to practice tonight.
<u>11</u> <u>Monday</u>. Beautiful spring day. Walter went to Elmira Monthly Fair today and took 25 dozen eggs down to Sieling's to hatch. Ella did her washing this morning. This p.m. she boiled soap, cleaned the yard. Vernon helped to clean up the garden and had a bonfire
<u>12</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Cloudy. Emerson came up this morning and Ella went down to Grandpa's for the day to help paper the parlor Rachel, Edna, Mildred, Doris & Howard went too. The men worked at the garden fence and pulled out the {currant bushes?}.
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<u>13</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Clear, cold & windy Vernon was plowing this afternoon. Ella dug along the new garden fence and planted some rose bushes. Walter's callers - Geo. Bender, Ed. Bolender and Sam Thompson and Mr. Dunn.
<u>14</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Clear and not quite as cold as yesterday. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Vernon took 5 pigs and a calf down to Elmira this morning They worked at the garden fence this afternoon. David Horst visited us this p.m. and Noah, Esther & Ruth Miller tonight.
<u>15</u> <u>Friday</u>. Good Friday. Fine day. The men plowed the garden. Vernon brought a bouquet of hepaticas from the bush today. Ella was at a quilting at Grandpa's today and Vernon & Walter came down for supper too. Lawrence Doering of Chesterville, Ont. took us by surprise today and was here for dinner. He & Walter went to Quinn's sale for awhile this p.m.
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<u>16</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Mild. Some showers. Vernon was cultivating. Walter harrowed the garden. After supper we went over to King's to see the new baby and up to Henderson's store.
<u>17</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Easter Sunday. Fine warm day. We went to practice this morning, to S. School and church this p.m. and to the Easter entertainment tonight. Mr. & Mrs. Israel Shoemaker and family and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Snyder called here this afternoon.
<u>18</u> <u>Monday</u>. Very warm & windy Vernon was cultivating this morning This p.m. he was plowing and Walter harrowed. Ella dug around the perennials and planted some sweet cherry trees. Vernon went to a party at Edmund. Schwindt's tonight.
Born - On April 9, to Mr. & Mrs. Elmo King, a daughter, Helen Joyce.
Born - On April 11, to Mr. & Mrs. L.H. Doering Chesterville Ont. a son, Charles Ellis.
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<u>19</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Very warm & sultry. Ella was raking the plowed part of the garden today. Vernon was plowing. Walter took 4 head of fat cattle to Elmira this forenoon and was harrowing this p.m. Walter & Ella went to a Concert at the Regent Theatre at Elmira tonight It was given by local talent and was very good. There was a heavy thunderstorm accompanied by wind & rain tonight.
<u>20</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Clear, cold & windy. Vernon was plowing. Noah Miller visited Walter this morning and they went to Lambke's sale this p.m. Ella did her washing.
<u>21</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cool & breezy. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Tonight Walter, Ella & Vernon went to the Mennonite church at Elmira where a chorus composed of singers from Kitchener, Waterloo & Elmira rendered an Easter Cantata entitled "Jesus Lives" which was very good.
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<u>22</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cloudy & cold. Snowflurries. Vernon went down to Schwindt's for some lilac bushes this morning and got some spruce seedlings at Earl's and we planted them and a Balm of Gilead this afternoon. Vernon was cultivating this p.m. Walter was cleaning seed grain. Noah Miller visited him this morning.
<u>23</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cold & windy. Vernon was cultivating all day. Walter was spreading Manure.
<u>24</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cold & cloudy. Snowflurries. Walter Ella & Vernon went to S. School this morning and as Mr. Bean was away to Conference at Sebringville we had prayer-meeting instead of preaching service. This afternoon we went up to Grandpa Krauter's and stayed for tea
<u>25</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cold & windy. We cleaned the store room today. The men started tearing down Mogk's house today. Wesley & Esther called tonight.
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<u>26</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Cold & showery. The men were working at the old house Grandpa Krauter came up here this afternoon and he is helping them. Mrs. Louis Miller and Mrs. Chas. Koepke visited Ella this afternoon. Our visitors tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Noah Miller, Orpha and Margaret.
<u>27</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Cold & windy. The men worked at the old house. Vernon was sowing oats this afternoon. Ella did her washing. <s>{blotted out}</s> Weaver was here for dinner and grafted some trees.
<u>28</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Fair and not quite as cold as yesterday. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. They started putting up the chicken house today. Vernon was sowing this afternoon. Ella cleaned three rooms upstairs. Walter Snider died very suddenly at Conestogo last night. Peter Mattusch and Oscar Vogt died at Elmira.
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<u>29</u> <u>Friday</u>. Fair. Walter & Dad were working at the chicken house. Vernon was sowing this forenoon and harrowing this p.m.
<u>30</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Clear. Cold wind blowing Walter & Dad were working at the chicken house. Vernon was harrowing Walter took Grandpa Krauter home after supper tonight. Oscar Vogt and Peter Mattusch were buried at Elmira this afternoon.
<u>May. 1927.</u>
<u>1</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Clear. Cold wind. Vernon & Ella went to church & S. School this afternoon. Walter attended Walter Snider's funeral at the house at Conestoga and <s>to</s> the service in the Bloomingdale church. He went down with Eph. Snyder. Our company for supper - Mr. & Mrs. Colson Jefferson Roy and Lois.
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<u>2</u> <u>Monday</u>. Lovely day and warmer. Ella did her washing. Walter went to Elmira this morning to pay the interest Vernon was cultivating this a.m. This afternoon they worked at the chicken house. Esther & Wesley called for some eggs. Tonight Walter went to a finance meeting at Ed. Bender's.
<u>3</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Cloudy with showers The men finished the brooder house and started the fire today. Ella dug a piece in the garden yesterday and planted some onions. Today she was doing up some apples.
<u>4</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Showery Morning Fine this afternoon. Walter dug a bed in the garden and Ella planted onions, beets, carrots, beans, nigella and marigold also planted her dahlia roots. This p.m. Vernon plowed and Walter was sowing grain. Noah Miller and Allen Wagner visited us tonight.
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<u>5</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cloudy & rather cool. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira this a.m. and was sowing Mammoth Cluster Oats, fertilizer and grass seed this p.m. Vernon was plowing. Ella planted the early potatoes in the garden, also her peas. Walter brought home 210 chicks from Elmira.
<u>6</u> <u>Friday</u>. Fair and cool. Walter was sowing and Vernon was plowing. Vernon dug the two flower beds at noon. Walter went to Creekbank and to choir practice tonight. Callers - Geo. Snider and T.B. Meyer.
<u>7</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Fine and warmer. The men were plowing today and Vernon harrowed tonight after tea.
<u>8<u> </u>Sunday</u>. Cool and windy. Mr. Bean's last Sunday at Woolwich Rev. Wagner of Alberta preached today. Mr. Knechtal of Kitchener, sang. Our company for tea - Mr. & Mrs. Albert Krauter, Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Krauter, Marie & Erla. Mr. & Mrs. Sim Weaver visited us tonight.
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<u>9</u> <u>Monday</u>. Thunderstorm and heavy rain this forenoon. Very sultry this p.m. Walter went to Elmira this afternoon. Laura & Norman Miller spent the evening here. Other callers - Noah Miller, Sam Umbach and H. Hednich.
<u>10</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Rain this morning Very windy this p.m. Walter, Ella & Vernon went to Kitchener this p.m. and did some shopping.
<u>11</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Rain this morning Cool, dreary and windy. Ella did her washing & ironing. Walter finished seeding - sowed about 3 acres of barley.
<u>12</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cloudy & cool. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira and stayed all day. He had his dinner ar Milton Eix's. Ella cleaned the cellar today.
<u>13</u> <u>Friday</u>. Fair and warmer. The men were making fence today.
<u>Born</u> - On May 10, to Mr. & Mrs. Dave Bott, a daughter - Blossom
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<u>14</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Rain this morning Cloudy & cool all day. The men took 5 head of cattle to Elmira today. Noah Miller helped them and was here for dinner. Lincoln Edler called tonight.
<u>15</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Dull, dreary & drizzly. We went to church & S. School this afternoon. Rev. Becker, the new pastor late of Hanover, preached his first sermon here. We did up our chores and went to Emerson Krauter's at Balsam Grove for tea. Christ. Weber was buried at Heidelberg today.
<u>16</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cold & showery. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale this morning. This p.m. he went over to Noah Miller's. Ella transplated some cabbage, cauliflower and aster plants. Our company tonight were - Mr. & Mrs. Earl Miller and Sam Bird.
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<u>17</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Changeable. Rain tonight. Walter brought 3 loads of gravel from Louis Miller's. Vernon was gang plowing. Ella did her washing and planted her gladioli bulbs. Orpha Miller visited Ella this afternoon.
<u>18</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Cold & windy Vernon & Ella finished digging the garden today. Walter was drawing gravel. Vernon plowed this p.m. Grandpa Krauter came tonight to help build the garage. Callers tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Miller, and Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Feil.
<u>19</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cold & drizzly. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. They started making the wall for the garage today. Ella cleaned the little parlor Callers - Sam Thompson, Ewart Davidson Addison Reist & Irvin Schneider.
<u>20</u> <u>Friday</u>. Fine sunshiny day. The men worked at the garage. Ella cleaned her bedroom. Callers - Noah Miller, Eva Schneider & Geo. Schneider
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<u>21</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cloudy & cold. The men got the frame ready for the garage and Grandpa went home this afternoon. Ella finished cleaning her dining room. Callers - Otto Miller & Addison Reist. Vernon was cultivating.
<u>22</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Very warm day. We went to church & S. School this morning and over to Milton Eix's for dinner and supper. Our company tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Maurer, Miriam Maurer & Wilfrid Underwood
<u>23</u> <u>Monday</u>. Rained last night and rained all day. Miserable weather Walter was gadding all day, had his dinner at Koepke's and supper at Sim Weaver's. Ella did her washing this morning and canned rhubarb this afternoon.
<u>24</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Miserable drizzly day. We were at a wiener supper and ice cream feed at Israel Shoemaker's tonight and had a very good time.
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<u>25 Wednesday.</u> Heavy showers this morning. Clear and windy p.m. Started to rain again tonight. Walter & Ella went to Kitchener today and had their dinner at Edith's. Walter went to choir practice tonight.
<u>26 Thursday.</u> Cloud, cold & drizzly. Walter shipped hogs this morning, had his dinner at Norman Sniders and helped dig sewers at the parsonage this p.m. Ella did her ironing and varnished the linoleum.
<u>27 Friday.</u> Clear, cool fine day. Frost last night. Grandpa Krauter came up this morning and Grandpa Maurer after dinner and they helped at the garage. Ella cleaned the kitchen.
<u>28 Saturday.</u> Fair and warmer. Grandpa Maurer came up here again this morning and they were working at the garage. Grandpa Krauter went home tonight. Ella sowed everlastings, zinnias, gaillardias and Oriental mixture.
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<u>29 Sunday.</u> Cloudy. Cold east wind. We went to church & S.School this afternoon. Our company for tea - Mr & Mrs. Otto Miller and Norman. Otto took us all for a ride in his new McLaughlin.
<u>30 Monday.</u> Changeable. The men plowed and worked up the mangel ground. Ella hoed in the garden and planted corn, beans, muskmelons, pumpkins, sunflowers, hollyhocks, annual chrysanthemums, columbines, canterbury bells and four o'clocks.
<u>31 Tuesday.</u> Cold, windy & drizzly. Walter sowed the mangels today. Ella worked in the garden and planted beets, radishes, cucumbers, watermelons and soup beans also calendula and dwarf hollyhocks. Grandpa Krauter came here tonight. Vernon plowed this p.m.
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<u>1 Wednesday.</u> Clear, cool & windy
Grandpa and Walter worked at the garage. Vernon was plowing. Ella did her washing. Callers tonight - Geo Stone, Mrs. A. Wagner and Beatrice.
<u>2 Thursday.</u> Lovely day. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira this morning and they worked at the garage this p.m. Ella did her ironing and boiled Grandpa Maurer's soap. Callers - Noah Miller, Enoch Schneider and Mr. Stuckey.
<u>3 Friday.</u> Fair. East wind. The men made the garage door today and finished the floor. Noah Miller blasted stones here this morning and was here for dinner. Vernon plowed this p.m.
<u>4 Saturday.</u> Showers all day. The men made the concrete foundation for the porch this afternoon and Grandpa Krauter went home.
<u>5 Sunday.</u> Cloudy & cold. We went to church & S.School today and were at Mrs. Thur's for dinner & supper.
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<u>6 Monday.</u> Fine day. Ella did her washing and cleaned up the washhouse. The men fixed the pasture field fence this morning and this p.m. Walter was drawing manure and Vernon plowed.
<u>7 Tuesday.</u> Fine day. Ella cleaned the dairy, boiled Grandpa's soap for the third time and transplanted her stocks. The men were drawing manure and plowing. Otto Miller & Norman visited us last night and Noah Miller tonight. Walter & Jno. Stange spent the evening at Jno's place.
<u>8 Wednesday.</u> Wonderful morning. Sultry and thunderstorms all day. Ella went to the District S. S. Convention at North East Hope with Ed. Bender's and had her dinner & suppoer at the Jno. Mohr's. We came home in a succession of thunderstorms but managed to keep dry.
<u>9 Thursday.</u> Sultry with thundershowers all day. Walter shipped hogs and cleaned up the slaughterhouse. Callers - Edwin & Wilfrid Thur and Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Miller.
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<u>10 Friday.</u> Sultry & showery. Cleared up tonight. Walter took a load of grist to Floradale. We went to church tonight where Rev J. P. Hauch preached. Walter attended the Quarterly Board Meeting. First night of beef ring.
<u>11 Saturday.</u> Fair and windy. Walter & Enoch went up to Dorking this morning. Mr. & Mrs. Norman King and children Blanche, Phyllis, Graham, Claire and Jean visited us tonight.
<u>12 Sunday.</u> Fine, cool day. Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Hilliard came up before dinner and went to church & S.S. with us this afternoon.
<u>13 Monday.</u> Lovely day. Grandpa and Grandma Krauter came up here this morning and Grandpa fixed the front porch. Mr. & Mrs. Hilliard went home this afternoon. Our company tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Israel Shoemaker, Angus, Ivan, Clarence, Cecil and Ella, and Mr. & Mrs. Earl Miller.
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<u>14 Tuesday.</u> Fair and cool. Walter & Vernon were plowing corn ground. Walter & Ella went to choir practice tonight.
<u>15 Wednesday.</u> Fair and cool. The men were plowing & rolling. Walter & Ella went to League and practice tonight.
<u>16 Thursday.</u> Fair and cool. Walter shipped hogs this morning. They were plowing. Ella went to practice tonight to play for the Bethel quartette. We had an ice cream party at Harvey Schmidt's in honour of Earl's fifth wedding anniversary. Edna, Lois and Howard visited us today and were here for dinner. Other callers - Jonas Basinger and Mr. Dunn.
<u>17 Friday.</u> Fine day. The men were plowing corn ground. Ella went to practice with Irvin & Annie
<u>18 Saturday.</u> Showery. The men disked and harrowed the corn ground. We went to Elmira, to Angus Weber's tonight to practice a quartette.
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<u>19 Sunday.</u> Cloudy & drizzly. We went to S. School this morning. Vernon had his dinner at Edmund Scwindt's. Mr & Mrs. Colson Jefferson, Roy & Lois were here for tea. We had our Children's Day service tonight.
<u>20 Monday.</u> Sultry & threatening. The men planted 6 rows of potatoes and sowed some of the corn. Tonight we went to the Township S.S. Convention at Conestogo with Louis Miller's. Walter sang in two quartettes with Charlie Miller, Angus, Weber and Norman Snyder.
<u>21 Tuesday.</u> Sultry & threatening. The men finished planting the corn and potatoes.
<u>22 Wednesday.</u> Sultry. Walter went to Kitchener today with Noah Miller and they had their dinner at Edna's. (Walter's sister, Mrs. Frank Hamel)
<u>23 Thursday.</u> Sultry & windy. Turned cool tonight. Walter shipped hogs. They worked on the flax & turnip ground. Callers = Norman Henderson, Nelas Stickney, Annie & Eva Schneider.
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<u>24 Friday.</u> Fair. The men prepared the ground and sowed the turnips today Edna brought Aunt Barbara (Mrs. Sitler, of Alliance, Alberta) down here this p.m.
<u>25 Saturday.</u> Sultery. Thunderstorms and rain. Cooler tonight. The men sowed some more of the flax. The Union S.S. picnic was postponed on accouunt of the rain. We took Aunt Barbara down to Grandpa's tonight. Walter went to Creekbank tonight.
<u>26 Sunday.</u> Fine, cool day. We went to church & S. School this morning and went to Alec Wagner's for dinner and to Lincoln Weaver's for tea.
<u>27 Monday.</u> Lovely day. The men finished sowing the flax and were plowing buckwheat ground. Ella did her washing and picked a few berries in Schwindt's bush this afternoon. Callers were - Norman Miller, Jno. Stange, and Wesley Miller. Vernon went over to Reist's tonight to get the buckwheat and Walter went to Creekbank.
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<u>28 Tuesday.</u> Lovely warm day. The men finished plowing the buckwheat ground. We went to the Alma Presbyterian Garden Party tonight. Bob Wilson and his Co. rendered the programme. Fred Hodgson of Tavistock, champion boy orator of Canada, gave an address on "Canada." The programme was excellent.
<u>29 Wednesday.</u> Hot weather. The men were working up the buckwheat ground. Walter went to choir practice tonight.
<u>30 Thursday.</u> Hot & sultry. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira this morning. Vernon harvested the buckwheat ground and they sowed the buckwheat this afternoon. Walter went to a finance meeting at church tonight.
Married - On June 23 at Elmira, Grace Schwindt and Harry Jarvis
Married - On June 30 at Elmira, Alberta Allegeier and Aaron Miller.
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<u>July, 1927</u>.
<u>1 Friday</u>. Intensely hot (60th. Anniversary of Confederation) Vernon scuffled the mangels this morning and went fishing this p.m. Walter & Ella went to the Union S.S. Picnic held in Wright's Grove at Conestogo.
<u>2 Saturday.</u> Not as hot as yesterday. The men were cutting thistles.
<u>3 Sunday.</u> Cloudy & cool. We went to Woolwich S.S. and church this morning and this afternoon we went to Heidelberg Children's Day Services. We were at Grandpa Krauter's for tea. Aunt Barbara (Alliance, Alberta), Aunt Fanny (Rochester, N.Y.), Aunt Lizzie (Hamilton) and Aunt Katie (Heidelberg) were there also a host of other company from Detroit, Hamilton, Naperville, etc.
<u>Born</u> - On July 3, to Mr & Mrs Lincoln Weaver a daughter - <u>Lila Jean</u>. (Betty)
<u>4 Monday</u> Fine and cool. The men hoed some of the mangels today and Vernon harrowed the corn this p.m. Ella picked berries in Schwindt's bush this p.m.
<u>5 Tuesday.</u> Lovely day. The men finished the mangels. Walter took grist to Floradale. Ella did washing and picked strawberries.
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<u>6 Wednesday.</u> Cloudy & showery. Callers = Frank Bristow, Otto & Norman Miller and Enoch Schneider.
Married - On July 5, at Kitchener Rev. C.F. Derstine and Miss Mary Kalb.
<u>7 Thursday.</u> Fine day. Walter shipped hogs today and Vernon rolled the buckwheat. Ella went berry picking in Schwindt's bush this p.m. We went up to Lincoln Weaver's tonight to see the new baby.
<u>8 Friday.</u> Lovely day. Walter cut some sweet clover this forenoon and we all went to the Woolwich S.S. picnic in Schwindt's field this afternoon.
<u>9 Saturday.</u> Fair. Walter cut some more sweet clover and they were cutting thistles.
<u>10 Sunday.</u>Fine and warm. We went to church & S. School this afternoon and to Floradale Children's Day tonight. Grandpa & Grandma Krauter and Aunt Elizabeth called here this morning.
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<u>11 Monday.</u> Hot Day. Walter cut the rest of the sweet clover and they brought in 7 loads of sweet clover this afternoon. Ella hoed in the garden this morning and picked berries this p.m.
<u>12 Tuesday.</u> Very hot. The men brought in 7 loads of sweet clover. Mildred Weaver spent the day here and she & Ella picked berries this p.m. Tonight we took Mildred home and Aunt Barbara came home with us.
<u>13 Wednesday.</u> Sultry with fierce thunder and rain storms. The men brought in 1 load of sweet clover rakings Rev. Ed. Becker was here for dinner. This afternoon we took Aunt Barbara down to Grandpa Krauter's.
<u>14 Thursday.</u> Fair and cloudy. Walter shipped hogs this morning and they made some fence this afternoon. We went up to Lincoln Weaver's tonight.
<u>15 Friday.</u> Showery & sultry. The men got some cabbage plants at Wesley's and planted them.
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<u>16 Saturday.</u> Sultry & threatening. The men were drawing manure.
<u>17 Sunday.</u> Showery. We went to church & S. School this morning and to Sim. Weaver's for supper, also called at Linc's.
<u>18 Monday.</u> Beautiful day. Ella did her washing, also Edna's and did some ironing. The men hauled manure all day and finished their field.
<u>19 Tuesday.</u> Perfect day. Walter cut some hay this morning and they were scuffling roots & corn the rest of the day. Ella hoed the garden.
<u>20 Wednesday.</u>Another perfect day. The men finished the scuffling and brought in 5 loads of hay this afternoon. Marjorie & Hilda Hoffman visited Ella today and were here for dinner.
<u>21 Thursday.</u> Fair. Heavy rain tonight. Walter shipped hogs this morning and they brought in 4 loads of hay this afternoon. Ella picked some strawberries in Schwindt's bush. Tonight we went up to Grandpa Krauter's and got some cherries. Ed's, Allen's & Aunt Barbara were there.
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<u>22 Friday.</u> Drizzly & showery. The men plowed this morning. Walter went down to Grandpa's this evening and brought Allen, Marie and little Albert home with him.
<u>23 Saturday.</u> Rained practically all day.
<u>24 Sunday.</u> Cloudy, Walter & Vernon went to S. School and church this afternoon and Walter took Allen's up to Grandpa Krauter's tonight.
<u>25 Monday.</u> Fair. Ella did her washing and picked berries in Schwindt's bush this p.m. Walter cut some grass this morning and they were plowing this p.m.
<u>26 Tuesday.</u> <u>Sultry.</u> This morning Vernon plowed and Walter was cutting grass. This afternoon they brought in 7 loads of hay.
<u>27 Wednesday.</u> Sultry. Thunderstorm last night. Walter finished cutting this a.m. and Vernon plowed. This afternoon Addison Reist helped and they brought in 7 loads of hay.
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<u>28 Thursday.</u> Sultry & threatening. Waler shipped hogs at Elmira this a.m. Lincoln Weaver came home with him and was here for dinner. They finished up the hay today. Addison Reist helped and they brought in 7 loads. Earl & Ella spent the evening here.
<u>29 Friday.</u> Fine cool day. The men were scuffling corn & turnips. Ella picked some raspberries in Reist's bush this p.m.
<u>30 Saturday.</u> Fine day. The men finished scuffling and hoed some of the mangels. Allen, Marie and little Albert were here for tea.
<u>31 Sunday.</u> Perfect day. We wen to church & S. School this morning and up to Grandpa Krauter's for dinner & supper. They had a Krauter Re-Union and there were over fifty people there. The five children - Allen, Edwin, Edna, Emerson & Ella were home together for the first time in fifteen years.
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August, 1927.
<u>1 Monday.</u> Changeable. Walter, Ella & Vernon were picking raspberries in Reist's bush this morning. This p.m. they finished hoeing the mangels.
<u>2 Tuesday.</u> Lovely cool day. Ella did her washing and the men were hoeing turnips. Callers - Elijah Bridge, Wm. Stewart & Noah Miller.
<u>3 Wednesday.</u> Lovely day. The men hoed turnips all day and finished them. Ella picked beries in Reist's bush. Our callers tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Louis Miller, Mrs. Arthur Snyder, Wilma & Dorothy of Glen Tay, Ont.
<u>4 Thursday.</u> Fine day. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira and they were plowing. Our visiters tonight - Eph Synder & Arthur Thomas.
<u>5 Friday.</u> Fair. Walter took a load of grist to Floradale this a.m. and started cutting the wheat this afternoon.
<u>6 Saturday.</u> Fine warm day. Walter finished cutting the wheat today and Vernon & Charles Koepke stooked it. Ella's visitors this afternoon. Esther, Ruth, Margaret and Orpha Miller & Annie Schneider. Annie brought me a crockful of lovely raspberries.
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<u>7 Sunday.</u> Hot and sultry. We went to church & S. School this morning and visited at Sam Bird's today. Colson brought Edith, Roy, Lois and Sonny tonight and they are staying a week.
<u>8 Monday.</u> Hot. Turned cool & windy tonight. Edith & Ella went berry-picking this morning. Walter went to Elmira this morning and they were cutting barley this afternoon.
<u>9 Tuesday.</u> Lovely cool day. Ella did her washing. The men finished cutting the barley this a.m. and were plowing this p.m. Walter, Ella, Edith & Lois went to Creekbank tonight.
<u>10 Wednesday.</u> Lovely day. The men were plowing. We all went up to Sim. Weaver's tonight as the boys wanted to see Aubrey.
<u>11 Thursday.</u> Fine day. Roy & Sonny went to Elmira with Walter. Vernon finished plowing. Mr. Fairweather moved his threshing outfit here.
<u>12 Friday.</u> Hot. Maurer's were threshing wheat today and finished about 3 p.m. The following men helped - Enoch & Irvin Schneider, Addison & Harvey Reist, Eph Snyder, Elmo King, Frank Fairweather and Arthur Thomas. The men helped thresh Enoch Schneider's wheat.
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<u>13 Saturday.</u> Fair. Showers last night. Walter helped to thresh at Elmo King's this p.m. Colson came up for tea and Edith, Roy, Lois and Sonny went home with him.
<u>14 Sunday.</u> Sultry this morning. Very cool by tonight. We went to church & S. School this morning then went to Charles Hilliard's near Conestogo for dinner & supper. Ella went to Church at Conestogo with Charlie & Ida.
<u>15 Monday.</u> Fair and very cool. The men were scuffling corn & roots today. We were at Louis Miller's tonight.
<u>16 Tuesday.</u> Clear and cool. Walter & Vernon brought in 7 loads of barley today. Ella did her washing.
<u>17 Wednesday.</u> Clear and cool. The men were cutting barley this a.m. and helped to thresh at Eph. Snyder's. Edna and her five children visited Ella and were here for tea. Mr. & Mrs. Norman Snider, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Howden, Carol, Elizabeth & Elaine Snider called here tonight.
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<u>18 Thursday.</u> Fair and cool. Walter shipped hogs this a.m. and they were cutting grain this p.m. Norman Snyder's brought Aunt Barbara up here tonight.
<u>19 Friday.</u> Cloudy & dull. The men were cutting & stooking all day.
<u>20 Saturday.</u> Fine and warm. The men were cutting & stooking.
<u>21 Sunday.</u> Ideal day. Walter, Vernon & Aunt Barbara went to church this morning, to Lincoln Weavers for dinner and Peter Schmehls for tea. Ella went to Belfountain, Erin, Credit Forks, Caledon Hills, etc with Hilliard's.
<u>22 Monday.</u> Fair and warm. Walter finished cutting grain today. Walter & Ella took Aunt Barbara down to Emerson's and were there for tea.
<u>23 Tuesday.</u> Dull with rain this p.m. Walter & Vernon were threshing at Enoch's today. Mrs. Louis Miller visited Ella this p.m. and stayed for tea. We were at an ice cream feed at Harvey Schmidt's tonight.
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<u>24 Wednesday.</u> Fair and quite cool. The men were threshing at Enoch's this p.m. Beulah Hilliard & Ethel Burlingame of Buffalo, N.Y. visited Ella and were here for tea.
<u>25 Thursday.</u> Fair and cool. Walter shipped hogs this a.m. and helped to thresh at Addison Reist's this p.m. Vernon helped all day. Eva Schneider visited Ella this afternoon.
<u>26 Friday.</u> Fair and cool. The men were stooking. Clifford Snider of Conestogo got a truck load of wheat this afternoon.
<u>27 Saturday.</u> Fair. The men helped to thresh at Addison Reist's till about 3:30 p.m. Eph. Synder & Arthur Thomas helped to stook here the rest of the afternoon and were here for tea.
<u>28 Sunday.</u> Cloudy & cool. We went to S.S. this morning. Our company - Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Hahn, Reta, Wilma and Hilda & Mrs. Sattler of Waterloo.
<u>29 Monday.</u> Dull & drizzly. Walter took grist to Floradale. F. Fairweather moved his outfit here tonight.
<u>30 Tuesday.</u> Dull & drizzly. Vernon rolled the wheat ground.
<u>31 Wednesday.</u> Maurer's threshed Help - F. Fairweather, Mr. Martin, Eph. Snyder, Art Thomas, Enoch & Irvin Schneider, Addison & Harvey Reist & Elmo King.
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<u>1 Thursday.</u> Lovely warm day. We threshed all day and had the same help as yesterday, also Earl Miller and Lorne Reist.
<u>2 Friday.</u> Warm. The men helped to thresh at Enoch Schneider's all day.
<u>3 Saturday.</u> Threatening. The men helped to thresh at Elmo King's all day
<u>4 Sunday.</u> Beauitful cool day. Walter & Vernon went to church & S.S. this morning. Our company - Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Young. Ethel, Helen, Clifford & Donald all of Durham, Ont. We were at Grandpa Maurer's for tea.
<u>5 Monday.</u> Lovely & cool. The men helped to thresh at Eph. Snyder's all day. Ella & Pearl went to Toronto today with Bert & Charlie. Milton took us down to Hilliard's and we had our dinner there and had our supper at the Sanitary Cafe on Yonge St. We went to the Uptown Threatre tonight. "Hula".
<u>6 Tuesday.</u> Fine & warmer. Ella & Pearl spent the day at the Exhibition.
<u>7 Wednesday.</u> Hazy & warm. We took a boat trip to Lewiston and came back to HIlliard's tonight.
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<u>8 Thursday. </u> Lovely day. Ella came home from Elmira with Walter today. Vernon was drawing manure. Enoch & Irwin Schneider visited us tonight.
<u>9 Friday.</u> Fair. The men finished drawing out manure.
<u>10 Saturday.</u> Hot. Shower at noon. The men were gang plowing.
<u>11 Sunday.</u> Fine cool day. We went to church & S. School this a.m. Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Scheifele, Bruce & Glen were here for dinner. Mr. & Mrs. Addison Reist, Percy, Edgar, Alma, Vera & Adella Reist were here for supper. Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Schierholtz called after supper also Eph. Snyder's.
<u>12 Monday.</u> Beautiful day. Walter went to the Elmira Monthly Fair and got his fertilizer at Alma. Vernon were rolling & harrowing. Our company for tea - Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Maurer and Miss Clara Klemmer of Clifford, Ont and Lillian Maurer & Harry B. Williams of Detroit, Mich.
<u>13 Tuesday.</u> Lovely day. Walter got his wheat at Grandpa Maurer's and stayed for dinner. Our company for tea - Mrs. Arthur Cragg and Julia of Fergus, Ont.
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<u>14 <s>Thursday</s> Wednesday.</u> Sultry. Walter sowed the wheat. We went to the opening of the new wing at the Creamery tonight. The programme was good and the ice cream excellent.
<u>15 Thursday.</u> Very hot and sultry. Walter shipped hogs this a.m. They were plowing.
<u>16 Friday.</u> Hot. The men were plowing.
<u>17 Saturday.</u> Sultry. Walter took a load of grist to Floradale. Vernon went fishing with Colson & Ray. They were all here for tea.
<u>18 Sunday.</u> Hot & threatening. We went to church & S. School. Ezra, Berta & Vera Gowing were here for tea.
<u>19 Monday.</u> Cold & windy. <s>Showers</s> We went to the School Fair at Alma this afternoon. We went to Otto Miller's for supper & the evening.
<u>20 Tuesday.</u> Cold & windy. Showers. Walter & Ella went to Kitchener today had their dinner at Hilliard's and supper at Jefferson's.
<u>21 Wednesday. </u> Fine cool day. The men plowing. Walter went to practice & prayer meeting tonight.
<u>22 Thursday.</u> Cool. Walter shipped hogs. Vernon was cultivating. Walter went to Elmira Mennonite church with Eph. Snyder's tonight.
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<u>23 Friday.</u> Cold. Walter cut the buckwheat and Vernon plowed. Walter went to church with Eph's.
<u>24 Saturday.</u> Hard frost last night. No damage done here. Walter dug post holes and Vernon plowed. We went over Ezra's to see Bert. She had her tonsils out last {Tues.?}
<u>25 Sunday.</u> Fair. We went to church & S.S. today. Mr. & Mrs. Albert Krauter were here for dinner. We were at Geo. Schwindts for supper.
<u>26 Monday.</u> Fair. The men plowed. Israel Lichty fixed the roof on the house.
<u>27 Tuesday.</u> Dull, measly, foggy day. Grandpa Maurer was here all day and helped to stretch some wire fence. Vernon helped cut corn at S.Bird's.
<u>28 Wednesday.</u> Heavy rain this morning. We went to the School Fair at Winterbourne also called on Adler's.
<u>29 Thursday.</u> Dull. Thunderstorms & heavy rain this afternoon. Walter shipped hogs and Vernon plowed. Max & Louis {Bieman?} were here for supper.
<u>30 Friday.</u> Very windy. Walter helped cut corn at Earl's until the cutting box broke. Clarence O. Bean of Kitchener was here for dinner.
Born - On Sept. 24. at Balsam Grove, to Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Krauter, a son, Roy Milton.
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<u>1</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Dull & sultry. Vernon was plowing. Walter cut corn at Earl's this p.m.
<u>2</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Warm summery day. Walter & Ella went to Bridgeport S. School & church this morning, had their dinner at Vic's and supper at Edna's. Willard Schwindt visited Vernon & they went to Bethel League Rally.
<u>3</u> <u>Monday</u>. Rained this afternoon. Ella did her washing & ironing. The men plowed this a.m. and took a load of buckwheat to Earl's. We called at Lincoln Weaver's tonight.
<u>4</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Cool. Walter was cutting corn with the binder this afternoon. They plowed this a.m. Our company tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Sim. Weaver and Noah Miller.
<u>5</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fair and warm The men finished cutting the corn today Mr. & Mrs. Jake Spies and Irene spent the evening here.
<u>6</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Warm. Vernon helped to cut corn at Eph. Snyder's today. Walter shipped hogs. Mrs. Ezra Maurer and Vera Gowing visited Ella and were here for dinner. We were at a birthday surprise party at Angus Weber's tonight.
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<u>7</u> <u>Friday</u>. Thunderstorm & heavy rain last night. Showery & drizzly today. Vernon & Walter helped cut corn at Elmo King's this afternoon.
<u>8</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Fine cool day. They finished cutting corn at King's and started here before 11. and finished tonight. Our help - Frank Fairweather Jack Martin, Alf. Shantz, Art. Thomas, Elmo King, Howard, Hoffer, Walter Adler, Sam Bird, Harvey Reist & Otto Miller
<u>9</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Beautiful a.m. Drizzly p.m. We went to church and S. School this morning and to Elmira S.S. Rally this afternoon, went to Norman Snider's for tea and to the W. M. S. Rally tonight. Vernon spent the evening at Enoch Schneider's.
<u>10</u> <u>Monday</u>. Fair and cool. Ella washed this morning and the men plowed. This afternoon we went to Kitchener to do some shopping and had our tea with Mrs.Hoffman at Bridgeport.
<u>11</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Fine day. Walter & Vernon helped to take up potatoes all day at Grandpa Maurer's.
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<u>12</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Showers all day. The men got soaked twice. Ella shelled beans
<u>13</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cold & showery. Ella finished shelling the beans. Walter shipped hogs. Vernon plowed all day.
<u>14</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cold & cloudy. The men plowed all day. Ella cleaned the cellar.
<u>15</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Fine. Vernon helped to saw wood at Earl's this forenoon. We took up the potatoes today. Our company for tea - Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hamel, Sonny, Betty & Constance & Ray Jefferson and Mervin Smith of Kitchener.
<u>16</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cold & fine. We went to church & S. School this p.m. and went to Grandpa Krauter's for supper. Vernon went to League Rally at Floradale with Irvin
<u>17</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cold & clear. Ella did her washing. Walter cut the rest of the flax. This pm. Vernon took a load of flax to Floradale and Walter took grist. Ella dug her gladiolus and dahlia roots.
<u>18</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Fine. Walter took a load of flax to Floradale this a.m. Vernon plowed all day. Walter & Ella took Annie Schneider along to the County S.S. Convention. We had our tea at Angus Weber's.
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<u>19</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Cold & windy. Walter & Noah Miller went to Guelph this morning and Noah was here for dinner. Walter took another load of flax to Floradale this p.m. Vernon plowed
<u>20</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cold & windy. Walter shipped hogs. Ella went as far as Milton Eix's with him. and they were there for dinner. Lincoln, Edna, Doris, Howard, & Lila were here for dinner & supper.
<u>21</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cloudy, cold & windy. The men topped the mangels. Walter & Ella went to League & practice
<u>22</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Fine and milder. The men brought in the mangels 8 big loads today.
<u>23</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Beautiful day. We had our S.S. Rally & Harvest Home at Woolwich and the church was crowded. Bishop Seager of La Mars, Iowa and Rev. Guenther of Algeria spoke. The Bridgeport Orchestra furnished the music. Our company for tea - Mr. & Mrs Israel Shoemaker, Ella, Angus, Ivan, Clarence & Cecil, Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Maurer, Mr. & Mrs. Norman Snider, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Hahn and Isaac Lachman.
<u>24</u> <u>Monday</u> . Wonderful day. Ella did her washing. The men were topping turnips.
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<u>25</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Another perfect day. The men brought in 8 loads of turnips today. Ella was at a rag bee at Ezra Maurer's today.
<u>26</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fine and mild. The men brought in 9 loads of turnips today. Ella cleaned three rooms upstairs and made mincemeat.
<u>27</u> <u>Thursday</u> Fine and summery. Walter shipped hogs. They brought in 7 loads of turnips. We had the beef ring meeting here tonight and a fairly good crowd.
<u>28</u> <u>Friday</u>. Fine and somewhat cooler. They brought in the last load of turnips. Vernon & Walter butchered a pig at Henry Atkinson's.
<u>29</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cloudy. Vernon plowed. Walter helped to thresh at Elmo King's for a few hours
<u>30</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cloudy & raw. We went to S. School and prayer meeting. Our company for dinner - Mr. & Mrs. Leon Wagner, Eldon, Ruby and Gordon Wagner and Norman Miller. We went to the League Rally tonight. Ruth Schwindt won the oratorical contest. Laura Miller & Irvin Schneider also spoke. Rev. G. Epp of Cleveland, Ohio gave an excellent address.
<u>31</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Fair and Milder. Walter helped finish Elmo's threshing this morning. Vernon plowed. Elam Weber and his brother were our callers tonight.
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<u>1</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Warm summery day. Walter took chopping to Floradale and hides to Elmira. Some of our friends had a birthday party for Walter here tonight. Those here were - Mr. & Mrs. Norman Snider, Mr. & Mrs. Angus Weber, Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Schmidt, Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Schmidt Rhoda & Gladys Mr. & Mrs. Earl Miller, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Miller & Norman, Mr. & Mrs. Josiah Schmitt & Norma, Mr. & Ms. Sim Weaver, Philip & Alice Beisel, Alma Stewart, Israel, Ella, Angus Ivan, Clarence & Cecil Shoemaker.
<u>2</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Rain this morning. Cloudy & cold The men plowed. Walter went to choir practice at Alma with Charlie.
<u>3</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cold & windy. Walter shipped hogs. Vernon plowed all day. Walter went to Alma again tonight with Charlie. Sim & Rachel spent the evening here and helped make the sauerkraut.
<u>4</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cold & windy. The men plowed. Walter & Charlie went to Alma again tonight.
<u>5</u> <u>Saturday</u>. First snow on the ground this morning. The men plowed.
<u>6</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cold & stormy. Ella & Vernon went to Woolwich church with Enoch's. We went to Charles Halls at Alma with Charlie for tea and to the Alma Presbyterian Anniversary service tonight.
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<u>7</u> <u>Monday</u>. Clear and very cold. We went down to Edith's at Kitchener for Thanksgiving dinner. Walter took Ella to Grandpa Krauter's and she is staying a few days.
<u>8</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Cloudy and cold. Grandma & Ella cleaned her upstairs today and moved into the winter kitchen.
<u>9</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Cloudy & cold. Grandma and Ella cleaned the parlor, bedroom and storm windows today. Lucinda Brubacher was married yesterday.
<u>10</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cloudy & milder. Rain Grandma & Ella did the washing Walter came up to Grandpa's and Ella came home with him. Vernon plowed.
<u>11</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cloudy, sultry dismal day The men were plowing all day.
<u>12</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Windy and cold. The men plowed all day.
<u>13</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Fine day. We went to Woolwich church & S. School this p.m. and to Ezra Maurer's for tea. Colson's were there
<u>14</u> <u>Monday</u>. Mild. Rain. Walter went to Elmira Monthly Fair. Ella did her washing. Vernon plowed this a.m.
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<u>15</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Windy. Rained hard tonight The men plowed all day. Ella called on Mrs. Stange, helped Ella Miller hook mat and stayed for tea. We went to Linc's tonight
<u>16</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Cold and drizzly. Walter helped to thresh at Earl's this p.m. Vernon plowed.
<u>17</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cold. Snowflurries. Walter shipped hogs. Ella spent the day at Lincoln Weaver's and helped to sew. Vernon plowed. Lizzie Koepke and Walter Geisal were married today. Henry Atkinson had a stroke on Tuesday.
<u>18</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cold. The men plowed all day.
<u>19</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cloudy & cold. Walter took grist to Floradale this morning. They were plowing. Walter & Vernon went to Elmira tonight.
<u>20</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cloudy. Snowflurries. We went to Woolwich church & S.S. this morning and down to Peter Musselman's at Conestogo with Charlie Miller. We went to the Conestogo United Church this p.m. Walter, Angus, Norman and Charlie sang a quartette. We went to Elmira Evangelical church tonight.
<u>21</u> <u>Monday</u>. Showery. Ella did her washing The men plowed.
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<u>22</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Misty & mild. The men plowed this a.m. Walter took Ella to Waterloo and went up to Grandpa Krauter's Ella went to Kitchener
<u>23</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fair. The men lathed the garage. Ella went to the Catholic Bazaar tonight with Edith, Vic. and Thelma Scheifele.
<u>24</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Rained this a.m. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Vernon got sand at Sim. Weaver's. Ella went out to Edna's today and went to the K & W Hospital this p.m. to see Margaret.
<u>25</u> <u>Friday</u>. Mild. Showers. The men plowed this p.m. Ella came back to Edith's for the night.
<u>26</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Showers. The men plowed Ella went to the market with Edith this morning and went out to Vic's at Bridgeport before dinner. Tonight Vic and Ella went to the Lyric Theatre and saw Tom Mix in "The Circus Ace".
<u>27</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Rain this morning. Cleared this p.m. We went to Bridgeport church & S. School with Vic this morning. Walter & Vernon came down to Vic's for tea and Ella came home with them
<u>28</u> <u>Monday</u>. Rained all day.
<u>29</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Fine day. Ella did her washing Walter went to Dave Temple's sale. Menno Frey & Israel Musselman puton a new chimney.
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<u>Nov. 30</u>.<u>Wednesday</u>. Raw and cloudy. Snowing <u>and storming</u> this <u>p.m.</u> The men finished plowing <u>this morning</u>
<u>1</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cold and stormy. Walter shipped hogs. Edna & Doris visited Ella this p.m.
<u>2</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cold & <s>stormy</s>. raw. Walter got a pig at his Dad's this a.m. Walter Ella & Vernon went to a miscellaneous shower at Koepke's for Lizzie.
<u>3</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cold. We butchered a pig here for ourselves today. Walter went to Elmira tonight. Elvira Metz of Waterloo came up with him.
<u>4</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cold east wind. Walter ella, Elvira and Vernon went to S. School this morning. Emerson Stange was here for dinner We took Elvira down to Elmira tonight and went to choir practice.
<u>5</u> <u>Monday</u>. Lovely day. Walter & Ella went to Kitchener and had their dinner and supper at Edith's. This afternoon we went to the Capitol Theatre and saw "Ben-Hur" and it was wonderful.
<u>6</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Fair. Ella did her washing. Mr. & Mrs. Milton Eix were here for dinner & supper. Walter & Milton went to Herb. Norris sale. Ella Miller spent the afternoon here and was here for tea. Vernon went to Guelph with Charlie Miller.
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<u>7</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Mild & drizzly. Walter was butchering today at Jos. Gingrich’s.
<u>8</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Very cold & stormy. Walter went to Elmira in the car. Vernon took 3 pigs out in the wagon.
<u>Born</u> - On Dec. 8, to Mr. & Mrs. Milton Eix, near Floradale, a son – Harry Hilliard.
<u>9</u> <u>Friday</u>. Cold & blustery. We butchered a pig here for Eph. Snyder and Eph. was here for dinner.
<u>10</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Fair. We butchered 2 pigs here today, one for Mr. Brent and one for Kennedy Bros. and Walter took them to Elmira this afternoon.
<u>11</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Mild. Walter & Elva went up to Grandpa Krauter’s for dinner. Grandma is sick in bed. We went to Woolwich church & S. School this p.m. Harvey Reist was here for tea. Walter skinned a cattlebeast at Otto Miller’s and stayed for tea. We went to choir practice tonight.
<u>12</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cloudy & raw. Ella washed. Walter went to Elmira and stayed all day. Vernon & Harvey Reist worked in the bush and Harvey was here for dinner and supper.
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<u>18</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Mild and very foggy. We butchered 2 pigs here today for Alf. Shantz.
<u>14</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Fine, clear & windy. We butchered a big pig here today for Roy Norris. Ella was up at Lincoln's this p.m. helping to get ready for the sale.
<u>15</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Cold east wind blowing Walter shipped hogs. Ella helped at Lincoln's all day. Lincoln had his sale today and a fairly good crowd.
<u>Married</u> - On Wednesday, Dec. 14. Mr. Sam Umbach and Mrs. Robt. Atkinson.
<u>16</u> <u>Friday</u>. Heavy rain last night Snowing & storming today. Walter went up to Lincoln's and Willard came home with him and is staying for the night.
<u>17</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Cold & stormy. Walter & Ella went to Floradale this p.m. in the cutter to do some shopping and called at Milton Eix's to see the baby.
<u>18</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Cold and stormy. We went to church & S.School this morning and Vernon took Willard home this afternoon. Walter & Ella went to choir practice tonight.
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December, 1927.
<u>19</u> <u>Monday</u>. Cold & stormy.
<u>20</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Cold & windy. Walter & Ella did the washing. Vernon was drawing manure. Vernon went down to Louis Miller's tonight.
<u>21</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Cloudy & raw. We went to the Creekbank school concert and to Henderson's store this afternoon.
<u>22</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Fair. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira today. We all went to the Woolwich school concert tonight.
<u>23</u> <u>Friday</u>. Snowing. Sam Spies brought his chopping outfit here before noon and was here for dinner and supper Jack Spies was here for supper too.
<u>24</u> <u>Saturday</u>. Beautiful clear cold day. Walter took the chopping to Floradale and had his dinner at Chas. Bergman's Vernon feels sick today.
<u>25</u> <u>Sunday</u>. Another fine day. We went down to Grandpa Krauter's for Christmas dinner in the car today. Emerson's and Lincoln's were all there too. We came home in the afternoon and Willard came home with us Tonight Walter & Ella went to the Floradale entertainment
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December, 1927.
<u>26</u> <u>Monday</u>. Fine day. We went to rehearsal at church this morning and to our entertainment at Woolwich tonight.
<u>27</u> <u>Tuesday</u>. Lovely day. Ella went to Heidelberg with Lincoln & Edna in Dad's car. We had our dinner & supper at Grandma's and went to Albert Scheifele's sale this afternoon. Tonight we were over at Otto Miller's as Walter helped to audit the school books.
<u>28</u> <u>Wednesday</u>. Mild & dreary. Rained hard tonight. We butchered 2 pigs here for Norman's & Angus's and Norman, Edna, Angus, Ada were here all day. Harvey Reist & Vernon worked in the bush this afternoon and all day Tuesday.
<u>29</u> <u>Thursday</u>. Mild, springlike day. Ella did her washing and Walter shipped hogs at Elmira.
<u>30</u> <u>Friday</u>. Mild & cloudy. Walter butchered a pig today for Vincent Herman. Charles Miller spent the evening here.
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December, 1927
<u>31</u> Saturday. Colder. Snowing. Ella spent the afternoon at Noah Miller's
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Bird Calendar. 1927. 721/15
All Winter - Blue Jays, Nuthatches, Downy Woodpeckers & Snowbuntings.
<br>Feb. 11 - Crow</br>
<br>Feb. 13 - Cedar Waxwings. </br>
<br>Feb. 14 - Red-Headed Woodpecker. </br>
<br>Feb. 14 - Tree Sparrows</br>
<br>Feb. 16 - Northern Shrike </br>
<br>Feb. 23 - Sea Gull. </br>
<br>Mar. 3 - Fox Sparrows </br>
<br>Mar 6 - Horned Lark.</br>
<br>Mar 11 - Robin </br>
<br>Mar 12 - Wild Geese. </br>
<br>Mar 13 - Meadow Larks </br>
<br>Mar 13 - Killdeer. </br>
<br>Mar 14 - Hawk. </br>
<br>Mar 18 - Song Sparrows. </br>
<br>Mar 22 - Bluebird. </br>
<br>April 6 - Phoebe. </br>
<br>April 18 - Flicker </br>
<br>April 18 - Chipping Sparrow. </br>
<br>May 5 - Cow Birds </br>
<br>May 5 - Swallows. </br>
<br>May 8 - Bobolinks. </br>
<br>May 18 - Baltimore Oriole. </br>
<br>June 3 - Humming Bird & Wild Canary </br>
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{Black leather back cover}
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Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary & Transcription, 1918-1919
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary & Transcription, 1919
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary & Transcription, 1920
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary & Transcription, 1921
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary & Transcription, 1922
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary & Transcription, 1923-1925
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary, 1925
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary, 1926-1927
Ellamanda Krauter Maurer Diary, 1927
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<p>Ella Maurer's Diary For the Year 1927</p>
<p>We were living on the farm in North Woolwich. Happy Days!</p>
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<p>January, 1927</p>
<p>1 Saturday. Fine and very cold. We had New Year's dinner here and the following company - Mr & Mrs Sim. Weaver, Mr. & Mrs Lincoln Weaver, Willard, Mildred, Doris and Howard and Aubrey Lawson. Walter took Mr. Bergman's meat to Floradale this morning.</p>
<p>2 Sunday. Changeable weather We drove to church & S. School with Enoch's in the sleigh.</p>
<p>3 Monday. Fair and not very cold. Ella did the washing and Vernon was drawing manure. Walter went to Floradale to vote. The old council were elected namely - Alex Forbes reeve, N Snider d. reeve, W Veitch, Almon Snider and Tom Hemmerich councillors. Callers here today were - Jno. Stange, Addison Reist, Noah Miller, Esther and Ruth Miller.</p>
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<p>January, 1927</p>
<p>4 Tuesday. Quite mild. Snowed all day. Walter was away butchering at Jos. Gingrich all day. Vernon took a load of grist to Addison Riest, and got it chopped. Mrs. Conrad Schmidt died at Elmira today.</p>
<p>5 Wednesday. Colder & snowing and blowing. Walter visited Farncombe's and Edler's this p.m. Ella visited Mrs. Elmer King and Walter & Ella were both there for tea.</p>
<p>6 Thursday. Very stormy. Walter went to Elmira this morning. Ezra Maurer brought 4 pigs home for him and was here for dinner.</p>
<p>7 Friday. Clear and very cold. 10 below zero this morning. We butchered a pig for ourselves today. Noah Miller helped this forenoon and was here for dinner. Clarence and Lloyd Farncombe called on Walter this p.m. Mrs. Schwindt was buried this afternoon.</p>
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<p>January, 1927.</p>
<p>8 Saturday. Ideal winter's day. Clear and cold. Lincoln Edler brought a cow Walter bought from him and he and his father were here for dinner. Other callers - Clarence & Lloyd Farncombe, Andrew and Norman Henderson, Norman and Laura Miller and Aubrey Lawson.</p>
<p>9 Sunday. Fair and cold east wind blowing. We went to Woolwich church and S. School this afternoon and to Earl Miller's for tea.</p>
<p>10 Monday. Lovely morning Started to snow this afternoon. Walter went to Elmira Monthly Fair today and when he returned he went over to Otto Miller's and skinned a horse that died last night, also went up to Henderson's. Wesley Witzel called this afternoon. Sam Weber died suddenly today. Louis {Ludwig} Schmermund was buried yesterday.</p>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January, 1927</span></h3>
<p>11 Tuesday. Fine and cold. Walter went to Sim's and Linc's this morning and to Moses Reists sale this afternoon. Vernon was drawing manure. Callers - Harvey Reist, Andrew & Norman Henderson, Norman Atkinson and Whitney Fenton.</p>
<p>12 Wednesday Cold & raw. Walter butchered 2 pigs at Otto Miller's today and killed a beef when he got home. Vernon was drawing manure. Annie Schneider and her two cousins Edna & Margaret Walter from Wallace visited Ella and were here for tea. Other callers - Enoch & Irwin Schneider & Geo. Edler.</p>
<p>13 Thursday Milder. Snowed all day. Walter shipped hogs and attended Sam Weber's funeral. Ella visited at Edmund Schwindts and we were all there for supper and the evening.</p>
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<p>January, 1927.</p>
<p>14 Friday. Clear and cold. We butchered 2 pigs here for Grandpa Maurer. Grandpa, Grandma and Ezra Maurer were here all day and helped. Emerson Grove called this afternoon. Noah Miller and Walter Adler spent the evening here.</p>
<p>15 Saturday. Clear and very cold. 14 to 20 below zero this morning Addison & Harvey Reist were our callers.</p>
<p>16 Sunday. Cold. Snowflurries We went to church and to S. School this morning and rested, read and slept the rest of the day.</p>
<p>17 Monday. Milder. Ella did her washing this morning and Walter took her up to Grandma Krauter's where she is staying for a few days. Vernon had these callers at home here - Clarence Farncombe, John Maurer, Harvey Reist, and Norman Weigel.</p>
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<p>January, 1927.</p>
<p>18 Tuesday. Not very cold. Heavy snowfall. Gingrich Bros called here and brought 2 cows from Walter.</p>
<p>19 Wednesday. Mild, Rained all day. Noah Miller and Walter Adler visited my men.</p>
<p>20 Thursday. Fine day. Eckart Otterbein, Grandpa's hired man took Ella to the station at St. Jacobs this morning and she drove home from Elmira with Walter. Tonight their neighbours and friends had a party for John Schwindt's who are moving to near New Dundee next week. Walter, Ella and Vernon were there and had a very good time.</p>
<p>21 Friday. Mild and foggy. Walter butchered 2 beeves here this morning and he and Enoch delivered the meat and took the piano over to Emanuel Bowman's this p.m.</p>
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<p>22 Saturday. Colder. The men did the stable work this morning and Walter was gadding this afternoon. Callers - Louis Miller Laura and Norman Miller.</p>
<p>23 Sunday. Fair and cold. Snowflurries. Walter & Vernon went to church & S. School this afternoon Ella felt sick so she stayed home.</p>
<p>24 Monday. Somewhat changeable. Walter butchered 1 pig for Geo. Schneider's at Enoch's and killed 2 for Enoch's and cut them up. Vernon was drawing manure this afternoon. Charles Miller was our caller.</p>
<p>25 Tuesday. Fair and cold. Walter made Enoch Schneider's sausage this forenoon and he and Enoch went to Ed. Morris's sale on the Clayton Stewart farm. Walter brought three head of cattle.</p>
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<p>January, 1927.</p>
<p>26 Wednesday. Clear and very cold. 24 below zero this morning and kept cold all day. Walter and Enoch got the cattle they bought yesterday. Vernon has a bad cold.</p>
<p>27 Thursday. Clear and cold although milder than yesterday. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira and got the brooder he bought at Harry Klinck's. Callers - Jake Bender and Ed Bolender.</p>
<p>28 Friday. Milder and very windy. Walter went to Creekbank this morning and killed a beef this afternoon. Aaron K. Snyder called on him. Charles Miller spent the evening here.</p>
<p>29 Saturday. Mild and dreary. Walter delivered some beef in Elmira this afternoon. Callers - Noah Miller and Willard Weaver.</p>
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<p>January, 1927.</p>
<p>30 Sunday. Colder with fierce wind blowing. We went to Sunday school this morning and were at Lincoln Weaver's for dinner. Sim's and Aubrey were there too.</p>
<p>31 Monday. Cold. Snowflurries. Walter butchered a cow this morning and took some meat to Alma this afternoon, also down to Herman Ziegler's and his Dad's. Callers were - Earl Miller, Wesley Miller, Jack Bolender, Jeremiah Bauman, Harold & E. Bell.</p>
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<p>February, 1927.</p>
<p>1 Tuesday. Cloudy and windy. Ella did her washing. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale. Israel Weber was our caller.</p>
<p>2 Wednesday. Windy. Snowflurries. Walter has a bad cold and feels tough. We had company for tea - Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schmidt, Mr. & Mrs. Earl Miller and Mr. Cornelius Klassen. Leon Wagner called on Walter this p.m.</p>
<p>3 Thursday. Foggy and drizzly. Fierce wind blowing tonight. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira today Callers - Sam Brunkard & Israel Good.</p>
<p>4 Friday. Beautiful day. Vernon hauled manure this afternoon. Callers - Elmo King, Addison Reist, Nick & Howard Hoffer, Absolam Frey.</p>
<p>5 Saturday. Cold. Raw east wind. Our company for tea tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Louis Miller, Norman & Laura Miller. Eva Schneider visited us this afternoon. Ella's birthday. She is 36 now. Good night!</p>
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<p>February, 1927.</p>
<p>6 Sunday. Dreary and milder. We went to Woolwich church and Sunday school this afternoon.</p>
<p>7 Monday. Lovely day. Walter went to Elmira Monthly Fair today and brought home Harry the new horse from Ed. Bender. Callers - Earl Miller & Lazarus Borovoy. Walter killed a beef when he got home and then went up to Creekbank.</p>
<p>8 Tuesday. Beautiful day just like spring. We butchered 2 big sows here for Sam Brunkard Noah Miller and Ezra Maurer helped. Other callers - Elmo King, Louis Miller, Enoch Schneider, Harvey & Addison Reist.</p>
<p>9 Wednesday. Fair and somewhat colder. The men did the chores this morning and went to Grandpa's swamp and got some poles. Callers - Sam Brunkard, Christ. Clements and another Wandering Jew pedlar.</p>
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<p>February, 1927.</p>
<p>10 Thursday. Beautiful, clear cold day. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira, had his dinner at Earl's and went to Addison Stahlbaum's sale this afternoon. We spent the evening at Otto Miller's and had a fine time.</p>
<p>11 Friday. Clear, cold and windy Walter went to Creekbank and Alma this morning and he and Vernon cut some poles in the swamp this p.m. Callers - Noah Miller, Walter Adler, Sam Bird and Lincoln Edler.</p>
<p>12 Saturday. Clear, cold & windy The men brought another load of poles from the swamp this afternoon. Callers - Joe Gingrich, Almon Snider, Otto Miller and Allen Wagner.</p>
<p>13 Sunday. Cold, raw, east wind blowing. We went to church & S. School this morning and to Noah Miller's for dinner. Fred Soehner died yesterday at Floradale of cancer and stroke.</p>
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<p>February, 1927</p>
<p>14 Monday. Snowed and stormed last. Milder, raw and foggy today. Walter took a load of grist to Floradale this afternoon. Callers - Peter Martin John Schweitzer, Lincoln Edler and Louis Miller.</p>
<p>15 Tuesday. Snowflurries this morning. Turned out lovely this afternoon. We butchered 2 pigs here for Edler's and Lincoln Edler was here all day and helped. Clarence Farncombe was here for dinner. Other callers - Earl Miller, Henry Atkinson, Norman & Homer Henderson and Louis Miller. Fred Soehner was buried this afternoon at Floradale.</p>
<p>16 Wednesday. Stormy this morning Mild & foggy. Rain tonight. Walter butchered 3 pigs at Louis Miller's today and Vernon and Ella went down for supper and the evening. Grandpa Maurer was our caller.</p>
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<p>February, 1927.</p>
<p>17 Thursday. Dull, mild and foggy. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira Ella helped to quilt at Noah Miller's this afternoon and stayed for tea. Noah brought her home and spent the evening with Walter.</p>
<p>18 Friday. Clear, cold & windy. Walter went to Alma this morning and got a pig for Mr. Gilmour and we butchered it this afternoon. Callers - Earl Miller & Eph. Snyder. Mr. Jake Bender and daughter Ruby spent the evening here.</p>
<p>19 Saturday. Very cold. East wind blowing. Walter went to Conrad Schwindt's sale at Elmira this afternoon. Callers today were - Henry Atkinson, Joe Hall, Louis Miller and Jacob Brubacher.</p>
<p>20 Sunday. Stormy & very cold from the east. We all went to S. School this p.m. A half-witted hobo Charlie Miller by name was here for supper and the night.</p>
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<p>February, 1927.</p>
<p>21 Monday. Fair and cold. We butchered a pig here for Hy. Atkinson's today and Joe Hall helped all day and was here for dinner. George Keopke and Roy Bolender were cutting wood in our bush this afternoon and were here for supper. Roy stayed for the night.</p>
<p>22 Tuesday. Beautiful morning. Walter butchered a cow for Enoch Schneider this morning and went to Jonathan Martin's sale this afternoon. Callers were - Enoch & Geo. Schneider Louis Miller, Joe Hall & Sim. Weaver. George Keopke and Roy Bolender were cutting wood. Noah Miller & Walter Adler spent the evening here.</p>
<p>23 Wednesday. Beautiful spring-like day. Walter was butchering at John Kuhl's today and killed a cattle beast when he got home. George & Roy were cutting wood. Callers - Sim. Weaver, Enoch and Jno. Kuhl & Clarence Stone. Annie Schneider spent the afternoon with Ella.</p>
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<p>24 Thursday. Beautiful spring-like day. Vernon took Burnett's and Bender's meat to Alma this morning. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira and went to Lorck's sale this afternoon: He brought Grandma Krauter home with him. A motorist came up as far as our lane but had to turn around there as this piece of road up to the corner is bad. Simeon Burkhart was our caller.</p>
<p>25 Friday. Cloudy. Raw east wind blowing. Walter butchered 4 pigs at Jake Bender's today. Mrs. Noah Miller and Orpha visited, us this afternoon. Margaret came over after school and they were all here for supper.</p>
<p>26 Saturday. Fierce snow storm. The men worked around the barn and Charlie Miller called on them this afternoon. Ezra Maurer was here for dinner yesterday and he and Vernon got the pigs at Lorck's.</p>
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<p>February, 1927.</p>
<p>27 Sunday. Fair. Snowflurries. We went to church & S. School this morning and Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Krauter, Marie and Erla were here for dinner and supper.</p>
<p>28 Monday. Fair. Snowflurries Ella did her washing & ironing. Vernon took Grandma Krauter up to Lincoln's this afternoon. Walter went to Alma this morning and to Floradale and Elmira this afternoon. Callers - Charlie Miller, Quincy Whale, and another man off the 8th. who is drawing gravel and broke the tongue on the sleigh out here.</p>
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<p>March, 1927.</p>
<p>1 Tuesday. Clear and cold. We were busy butchering here today one big sow for Quincy Whale, one pig for Wm. Cullum and made summer sausage for Roy Norris. Ezra Maurer was here all day and helped. Lincoln brought Grandma here this afternoon.</p>
<p>2 Wednesday. Cold and windy. We had a quilting here today and the following ladies were here - Mrs. George Schneider, Mrs. C. Wagner, Mrs. Chas. Koepke, Mrs. Sim Weaver, Mrs. Lincoln Weaver, Doris and Howard. Mrs. Geo. Maurer, Mrs. Philip Bonn, Mrs. Ben Miller, Mrs. Earl Miller, Mrs. N. Hoffer, Mrs. Louis Miller and Grandma Krauter. Quincy Whale and Roy Norris called for their sausage, etc.</p>
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<p>March, 1927.</p>
<p>3 Thursday. Clear, cold & windy Walter took Grandma Krauter down to Emerson's this morning and shipped hogs at Elmira. There was a church finance meeting here tonight and the following were here - Otto Miller, Enoch Schneider and Edwin Bender. Norman Miller came over and he and Vernon played crokinole. Wm. Cullum called for his meat and sausage.</p>
<p>4 Friday. Fair. Not as cold as yesterday. Walter walked around the stables and Vernon was drawing manure. Noah Miller and Ruth were here for supper. Other callers - Leon and Eldon Wagner, Homer and Norman Henderson.</p>
<p>5 Saturday. Fine day. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale and 2 sows to Norman Snider's for the sale Vernon was drawing manure. Callers - Addison, Harvey & Lorne Reist, Clarence Farncombe and Noah Shoemaker</p>
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<p>March, 1927.</p>
<p>6 Sunday. Foggy & dull. We went to church and S. School this afternoon. Lincoln's called in after church. Charles Miller and Emerson Stange spent the evening here</p>
<p>7 Monday. Changeable. Lovely morning. Turned dull & cloudy and snowed heavily this afternoon. Walter went to Elmira Fair this morning and to Floradale with a load of grist this afternoon. Ella did her washing & ironing.</p>
<p>8 Tuesday. Stormy this morning Very windy with snowflurries all day. Walter & Ella went to Norman Snider's sale today and had a very nice time.</p>
<p>9 Wednesday. Fine, sunny day. Walter was butchering at Leon Wagner's today. Vernon was drawing wood home from the bush. Callers were - Geo. Edler, Norman & Laura Miller, and Rev. E. H. Bean.</p>
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<p>March, 1927.</p>
<p>10 Thursday. Fair and milder. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Vernon was drawing wood from the bush. Wm. Stewart called in this afternoon.</p>
<p>11 Friday. Warm spring-like day. Vernon drew wood home from the bush and Walter did the chores. Callers - Enoch Schneider and Charles Miller. Enoch & Irvin came down tonight to trade roosters.</p>
<p>12 Saturday. Cloudy & mild. Walter helped Noah take a wild cattle beast from Ferguson's to Alma and had his dinner at Geo. Bender's. Callers - Noah Miller and Walter Adler, Will King and Mr. Gingrich.</p>
<p>13 Sunday. Mild & showery We drove to church & S. School with the buggy today. Walter pulled a motorist out of the snow and water. Willard & Vernon Schwindt visited Vernon this afternoon.</p>
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<p>March, 1927.</p>
<p>14 Monday. Cloudy & dull. Somewhat colder. Ella did her washing. Walter called at Stange's and Earl Miller's and had the following callers - Otto Miller, Chas. Miller, Eli Gingrich and his hired man. Eli Gingrich got the Edler cow and her calf.</p>
<p>15 Tuesday. Fair and mild. Walter was butchering at Will King's today.</p>
<p>16 Wednesday. Fine and mild. We butchered 2 pigs here for Archie Letson. Earl Miller helped this a.m. and was here for dinner</p>
<p>17 Thursday. Cloudy & mild Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Ella had a quilting today. Mr. & Mrs. N. Snyder and Mrs. M. Eix came this morning and were here for dinner. Others here were - Mrs. Sim. Weaver, Mrs. Lincoln Weaver, Howard & Doris, Mrs. Geo. Schwindt and Melba, Mrs. Wesley Miller, Mrs. Chas. Koepke, and Mrs. Harvey Schmidt.</p>
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<p>March, 1927.</p>
<p>18 Friday. Rained this morning Fine the rest of the day. The men were choring around the barn and butcher house today.</p>
<p>19 Saturday. Cloudy & colder. Noah Miller visited Walter this p.m. Manley Koch, one of Vernon's High School chums was buried this p.m.</p>
<p>20 Sunday. Colder. Snowing & storming. We went to church & S. School this afternoon. Aubrey Lawson was here for tea.</p>
<p>21 Monday. Cloudy & drizzly. The men were cleaning seed grain. Callers - Almon Snider, Ozias Bauman, Irvin Schneider, N.E. Miller & Walter Adler</p>
<p>22 Tuesday. Cold and clear. We butchered a pig here for Noah Miller. Noah was here and helped. Sam Thompson, a cattle buyer from Guelph was here for dinner. Eph. Snyder called this morning.</p>
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<p>March, 1927.</p>
<p>23 Wednesday. Fair. Cold east wind blowing. Walter callers - George Schneiders, Clarence Farnecombe. Vernon went to Elmira with Allen Wagner. Mrs. Sam Bird was here for supper. We went down to Earl's tonight and had our fill of fresh maple syrup.</p>
<p>24 Thursday. Fair. Raw east wind. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. George Koepke & Vernon were cutting wood in the bush all day. We went to a surprise party at Norman Snider's tonight and had a real good time.</p>
<p>25 Friday. Lovely spring day. We butchered a pig here for Allen Wagner and he was here helping. George Koepke & Vernon were cutting wood. Callers - Absolem Frey, Noah Miller, Mrs. Atkinson and Albert and Louis Miller.</p>
<p>26 Saturday. Snowed & stormed from the east all day. The men were working around the barn.</p>
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<p>27 Sunday. Fair. We drove to church & S. School this morning in the cutter but it was scratchy coming home. We had our dinner at Wesley Miller's today.</p>
<p>28 Monday. Fine day. Ella did her washing. Walter took a load of grist to Elmira and went to Levi Horst's sale. George Koepke & Roy Bolender were cutting wood and stayed for the night.</p>
<p>29 Tuesday. Fine day. George, Roy and Vernon were cutting wood. We had a quilting here and the following folks were here - Mrs. Ed. Bender, Mrs. Sol. Bender, Mrs. Edmund Schwindt, Mrs. Noah Miller and Orpha, Mrs. Otto Miller, Mrs. Leon Wagner, Mrs. Enoch Schneider, Mrs. Sam Bird, Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Maurer, Miss Miriam Maurer and Miss Tillie Mohr. Eva Schneider and Margaret Miller came after school and were here for tea too. Oscar Schneider visited Walter this p.m.</p>
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<p>March , 1927.</p>
<p>30 Wednesday. Fair. Cold wind. Walter was butchering at Farncombe's today. Enoch Schneider's were chopping and Vernon helped there this afternoon. George & Roy were in the bush. Callers - Christ. Clements & Sam Thompson.</p>
<p>31 Thursday Fair. Cold wind. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira today. Sam Spies moved his chopping outfit here this p.m. and they chopped for awhile. George & Roy finished cutting wood in the bush today.</p>
<p>Born - Mar. to Mr. & Mrs. Eph. Snyder, twins, son and daughter Mabel and Malcolm. Died - Near Jerusalem, Mrs. Onies Bauman on Mar. 29. Born - On Apr 1. to Mr. & Mrs. Allen Wagner, a daughter. Verna May. Alice Margaret.</p>
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<p>April, 1927.</p>
<p>1 Friday. Nasty cold east wind blowing. Sam Spies was here and they chopped this forenoon. They were sawing wood this afternoon and Noah Miller helped.</p>
<p>2 Saturday. Clear, cold & windy. Walter & Vernon took Princess 7th to Elmira today. He sold her to Hy. Hedrich for 6 cts. a lb.</p>
<p>3 Sunday. Cloudy & windy. We went to church & S. School this afternoon. Charles Miller and Walter Adler visited us this forenoon.</p>
<p>4 Monday. Cloudy & windy. Sam Spies was sawing wood here today. Walter Adler and Ezra Maurer helped. Bert came up with Ezra and they were here for dinner and supper. Callers - Mr. Cromar, Jos. Gingrich, Gordon Bonn and Eldon Wagner, Art and Joe Tutton.</p>
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<p>April, 1927.</p>
<p>5 Tuesday. Showery & drizzly. We butchered a pig here for Art. Tutton. Our company tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Miller, Mr. Noah Miller, Charles Miller, Walter Adler, Cornelius Klassen.</p>
<p>6 Wednesday. Clear & windy this morning. Showers this p.m. Ella did her washing. Walter attended the Annual Business Meeting at the church this morning. Callers tonight - Noah Miller, Clarence, Lloyd & Russell Farncombe.</p>
<p>7 Thursday. Clear and cold. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Lincoln Weaver came down with his team and wagon and he and Vernon were drawing wood into the woodshed till dinner-time. Ella boiled soap this afternoon.</p>
<p>8 Friday. Cold. Nasty east wind. The men finished filling up the woodshed with wood. Vernon & Ella walked over to Reists' tonight and had some taffy.</p>
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<p>April, 1927.</p>
<p>9 Saturday. Cold east wind. The men put a new piece of fence between the lawn & raspberry patch</p>
<p>10 Sunday. Cold & windy. We went to Woolwich church & S.S. this morning. Our company for dinner were - Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln Weaver Mildred, Doris and Howard. Walter Adler and Cornelius Klassen were here for supper. Vernon & Ella went to practice tonight.</p>
<p>11 Monday. Beautiful spring day. Walter went to Elmira Monthly Fair today and took 25 dozen eggs down to Sieling's to hatch. Ella did her washing this morning. This p.m. she boiled soap, cleaned the yard. Vernon helped to clean up the garden and had a bonfire</p>
<p>12 Tuesday. Cloudy. Emerson came up this morning and Ella went down to Grandpa's for the day to help paper the parlor Rachel, Edna, Mildred, Doris & Howard went too. The men worked at the garden fence and pulled out the {currant bushes?}.</p>
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<p>April, 1927</p>
<p>13 Wednesday. Clear, cold & windy Vernon was plowing this afternoon. Ella dug along the new garden fence and planted some rose bushes. Walter's callers - Geo. Bender, Ed. Bolender and Sam Thompson and Mr. Dunn.</p>
<p>14 Thursday. Clear and not quite as cold as yesterday. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Vernon took 5 pigs and a calf down to Elmira this morning They worked at the garden fence this afternoon. David Horst visited us this p.m. and Noah, Esther & Ruth Miller tonight.</p>
<p>15 Friday. Good Friday. Fine day. The men plowed the garden. Vernon brought a bouquet of hepaticas from the bush today. Ella was at a quilting at Grandpa's today and Vernon & Walter came down for supper too. Lawrence Doering of Chesterville, Ont. took us by surprise today and was here for dinner. He & Walter went to Quinn's sale for awhile this p.m.</p>
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<p>April, 1927.</p>
<p>16 Saturday. Mild. Some showers. Vernon was cultivating. Walter harrowed the garden. After supper we went over to King's to see the new baby and up to Henderson's store.</p>
<p>17 Sunday. Easter Sunday. Fine warm day. We went to practice this morning, to S. School and church this p.m. and to the Easter entertainment tonight. Mr. & Mrs. Israel Shoemaker and family and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Snyder called here this afternoon.</p>
<p>18 Monday. Very warm & windy Vernon was cultivating this morning This p.m. he was plowing and Walter harrowed. Ella dug around the perennials and planted some sweet cherry trees. Vernon went to a party at Edmund. Schwindt's tonight.</p>
<p>Born - On April 9, to Mr. & Mrs. Elmo King, a daughter, Helen Joyce. Born - On April 11, to Mr. & Mrs. L.H. Doering Chesterville Ont. a son, Charles Ellis.</p>
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<p>April, 1927.</p>
<p>19 Tuesday. Very warm & sultry. Ella was raking the plowed part of the garden today. Vernon was plowing. Walter took 4 head of fat cattle to Elmira this forenoon and was harrowing this p.m. Walter & Ella went to a Concert at the Regent Theatre at Elmira tonight It was given by local talent and was very good. There was a heavy thunderstorm accompanied by wind & rain tonight.</p>
<p>20 Wednesday. Clear, cold & windy. Vernon was plowing. Noah Miller visited Walter this morning and they went to Lambke's sale this p.m. Ella did her washing.</p>
<p>21 Thursday. Cool & breezy. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Tonight Walter, Ella & Vernon went to the Mennonite church at Elmira where a chorus composed of singers from Kitchener, Waterloo & Elmira rendered an Easter Cantata entitled "Jesus Lives" which was very good.</p>
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<p>April, 1927.</p>
<p>22 Friday. Cloudy & cold. Snowflurries. Vernon went down to Schwindt's for some lilac bushes this morning and got some spruce seedlings at Earl's and we planted them and a Balm of Gilead this afternoon. Vernon was cultivating this p.m. Walter was cleaning seed grain. Noah Miller visited him this morning.</p>
<p>23 Saturday. Cold & windy. Vernon was cultivating all day. Walter was spreading Manure.</p>
<p>24 Sunday. Cold & cloudy. Snowflurries. Walter Ella & Vernon went to S. School this morning and as Mr. Bean was away to Conference at Sebringville we had prayer-meeting instead of preaching service. This afternoon we went up to Grandpa Krauter's and stayed for tea</p>
<p>25 Monday. Cold & windy. We cleaned the store room today. The men started tearing down Mogk's house today. Wesley & Esther called tonight.</p>
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<p>April, 1927.</p>
<p>26 Tuesday. Cold & showery. The men were working at the old house Grandpa Krauter came up here this afternoon and he is helping them. Mrs. Louis Miller and Mrs. Chas. Koepke visited Ella this afternoon. Our visitors tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Noah Miller, Orpha and Margaret.</p>
<p>27 Wednesday. Cold & windy. The men worked at the old house. Vernon was sowing oats this afternoon. Ella did her washing. {blotted out} Weaver was here for dinner and grafted some trees.</p>
<p>28 Thursday. Fair and not quite as cold as yesterday. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. They started putting up the chicken house today. Vernon was sowing this afternoon. Ella cleaned three rooms upstairs. Walter Snider died very suddenly at Conestogo last night. Peter Mattusch and Oscar Vogt died at Elmira.</p>
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<p>April, 1927</p>
<p>29 Friday. Fair. Walter & Dad were working at the chicken house. Vernon was sowing this forenoon and harrowing this p.m.</p>
<p>30 Saturday. Clear. Cold wind blowing Walter & Dad were working at the chicken house. Vernon was harrowing Walter took Grandpa Krauter home after supper tonight. Oscar Vogt and Peter Mattusch were buried at Elmira this afternoon.</p>
<p>May. 1927.</p>
<p>1 Sunday. Clear. Cold wind. Vernon & Ella went to church & S. School this afternoon. Walter attended Walter Snider's funeral at the house at Conestoga and to the service in the Bloomingdale church. He went down with Eph. Snyder. Our company for supper - Mr. & Mrs. Colson Jefferson Roy and Lois.</p>
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<p>May, 1927.</p>
<p>2 Monday. Lovely day and warmer. Ella did her washing. Walter went to Elmira this morning to pay the interest Vernon was cultivating this a.m. This afternoon they worked at the chicken house. Esther & Wesley called for some eggs. Tonight Walter went to a finance meeting at Ed. Bender's.</p>
<p>3 Tuesday. Cloudy with showers The men finished the brooder house and started the fire today. Ella dug a piece in the garden yesterday and planted some onions. Today she was doing up some apples.</p>
<p>4 Wednesday. Showery Morning Fine this afternoon. Walter dug a bed in the garden and Ella planted onions, beets, carrots, beans, nigella and marigold also planted her dahlia roots. This p.m. Vernon plowed and Walter was sowing grain. Noah Miller and Allen Wagner visited us tonight.</p>
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<p>May, 1927.</p>
<p>5 Thursday. Cloudy & rather cool. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira this a.m. and was sowing Mammoth Cluster Oats, fertilizer and grass seed this p.m. Vernon was plowing. Ella planted the early potatoes in the garden, also her peas. Walter brought home 210 chicks from Elmira.</p>
<p>6 Friday. Fair and cool. Walter was sowing and Vernon was plowing. Vernon dug the two flower beds at noon. Walter went to Creekbank and to choir practice tonight. Callers - Geo. Snider and T.B. Meyer.</p>
<p>7 Saturday. Fine and warmer. The men were plowing today and Vernon harrowed tonight after tea.</p>
<p>8 Sunday. Cool and windy. Mr. Bean's last Sunday at Woolwich Rev. Wagner of Alberta preached today. Mr. Knechtal of Kitchener, sang. Our company for tea - Mr. & Mrs. Albert Krauter, Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Krauter, Marie & Erla. Mr. & Mrs. Sim Weaver visited us tonight.</p>
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<p>May, 1927</p>
<p>9 Monday. Thunderstorm and heavy rain this forenoon. Very sultry this p.m. Walter went to Elmira this afternoon. Laura & Norman Miller spent the evening here. Other callers - Noah Miller, Sam Umbach and H. Hednich.</p>
<p>10 Tuesday. Rain this morning Very windy this p.m. Walter, Ella & Vernon went to Kitchener this p.m. and did some shopping.</p>
<p>11 Wednesday. Rain this morning Cool, dreary and windy. Ella did her washing & ironing. Walter finished seeding - sowed about 3 acres of barley.</p>
<p>12 Thursday. Cloudy & cool. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira and stayed all day. He had his dinner ar Milton Eix's. Ella cleaned the cellar today.</p>
<p>13 Friday. Fair and warmer. The men were making fence today.</p>
<p>Born - On May 10, to Mr. & Mrs. Dave Bott, a daughter - Blossom</p>
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<p>May, 1927.</p>
<p>14 Saturday. Rain this morning Cloudy & cool all day. The men took 5 head of cattle to Elmira today. Noah Miller helped them and was here for dinner. Lincoln Edler called tonight.</p>
<p>15 Sunday. Dull, dreary & drizzly. We went to church & S. School this afternoon. Rev. Becker, the new pastor late of Hanover, preached his first sermon here. We did up our chores and went to Emerson Krauter's at Balsam Grove for tea. Christ. Weber was buried at Heidelberg today.</p>
<p>16 Monday. Cold & showery. Walter took a load of chopping to Floradale this morning. This p.m. he went over to Noah Miller's. Ella transplated some cabbage, cauliflower and aster plants. Our company tonight were - Mr. & Mrs. Earl Miller and Sam Bird.</p>
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<p>May, 1927.</p>
<p>17 Tuesday. Changeable. Rain tonight. Walter brought 3 loads of gravel from Louis Miller's. Vernon was gang plowing. Ella did her washing and planted her gladioli bulbs. Orpha Miller visited Ella this afternoon.</p>
<p>18 Wednesday. Cold & windy Vernon & Ella finished digging the garden today. Walter was drawing gravel. Vernon plowed this p.m. Grandpa Krauter came tonight to help build the garage. Callers tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Miller, and Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Feil.</p>
<p>19 Thursday. Cold & drizzly. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. They started making the wall for the garage today. Ella cleaned the little parlor Callers - Sam Thompson, Ewart Davidson Addison Reist & Irvin Schneider.</p>
<p>20 Friday. Fine sunshiny day. The men worked at the garage. Ella cleaned her bedroom. Callers - Noah Miller, Eva Schneider & Geo. Schneider</p>
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<p>May, 1927.</p>
<p>21 Saturday. Cloudy & cold. The men got the frame ready for the garage and Grandpa went home this afternoon. Ella finished cleaning her dining room. Callers - Otto Miller & Addison Reist. Vernon was cultivating.</p>
<p>22 Sunday. Very warm day. We went to church & S. School this morning and over to Milton Eix's for dinner and supper. Our company tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Maurer, Miriam Maurer & Wilfrid Underwood</p>
<p>23 Monday. Rained last night and rained all day. Miserable weather Walter was gadding all day, had his dinner at Koepke's and supper at Sim Weaver's. Ella did her washing this morning and canned rhubarb this afternoon.</p>
<p>24 Tuesday. Miserable drizzly day. We were at a wiener supper and ice cream feed at Israel Shoemaker's tonight and had a very good time.</p>
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<p>May, 1927.</p>
<p>25 Wednesday. Heavy showers this morning. Clear and windy p.m. Started to rain again tonight. Walter & Ella went to Kitchener today and had their dinner at Edith's. Walter went to choir practice tonight.</p>
<p>26 Thursday. Cloud, cold & drizzly. Walter shipped hogs this morning, had his dinner at Norman Sniders and helped dig sewers at the parsonage this p.m. Ella did her ironing and varnished the linoleum.</p>
<p>27 Friday. Clear, cool fine day. Frost last night. Grandpa Krauter came up this morning and Grandpa Maurer after dinner and they helped at the garage. Ella cleaned the kitchen.</p>
<p>28 Saturday. Fair and warmer. Grandpa Maurer came up here again this morning and they were working at the garage. Grandpa Krauter went home tonight. Ella sowed everlastings, zinnias, gaillardias and Oriental mixture.</p>
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<p>May 1927.</p>
<p>29 Sunday. Cloudy. Cold east wind. We went to church & S.School this afternoon. Our company for tea - Mr & Mrs. Otto Miller and Norman. Otto took us all for a ride in his new McLaughlin.</p>
<p>30 Monday. Changeable. The men plowed and worked up the mangel ground. Ella hoed in the garden and planted corn, beans, muskmelons, pumpkins, sunflowers, hollyhocks, annual chrysanthemums, columbines, canterbury bells and four o'clocks.</p>
<p>31 Tuesday. Cold, windy & drizzly. Walter sowed the mangels today. Ella worked in the garden and planted beets, radishes, cucumbers, watermelons and soup beans also calendula and dwarf hollyhocks. Grandpa Krauter came here tonight. Vernon plowed this p.m.</p>
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<p>June, 1927</p>
<p>1 Wednesday. Clear, cool & windy Grandpa and Walter worked at the garage. Vernon was plowing. Ella did her washing. Callers tonight - Geo Stone, Mrs. A. Wagner and Beatrice.</p>
<p>2 Thursday. Lovely day. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira this morning and they worked at the garage this p.m. Ella did her ironing and boiled Grandpa Maurer's soap. Callers - Noah Miller, Enoch Schneider and Mr. Stuckey.</p>
<p>3 Friday. Fair. East wind. The men made the garage door today and finished the floor. Noah Miller blasted stones here this morning and was here for dinner. Vernon plowed this p.m.</p>
<p>4 Saturday. Showers all day. The men made the concrete foundation for the porch this afternoon and Grandpa Krauter went home.</p>
<p>5 Sunday. Cloudy & cold. We went to church & S.School today and were at Mrs. Thur's for dinner & supper.</p>
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<p>June, 1927.</p>
<p>6 Monday. Fine day. Ella did her washing and cleaned up the washhouse. The men fixed the pasture field fence this morning and this p.m. Walter was drawing manure and Vernon plowed.</p>
<p>7 Tuesday. Fine day. Ella cleaned the dairy, boiled Grandpa's soap for the third time and transplanted her stocks. The men were drawing manure and plowing. Otto Miller & Norman visited us last night and Noah Miller tonight. Walter & Jno. Stange spent the evening at Jno's place.</p>
<p>8 Wednesday. Wonderful morning. Sultry and thunderstorms all day. Ella went to the District S. S. Convention at North East Hope with Ed. Bender's and had her dinner & suppoer at the Jno. Mohr's. We came home in a succession of thunderstorms but managed to keep dry.</p>
<p>9 Thursday. Sultry with thundershowers all day. Walter shipped hogs and cleaned up the slaughterhouse. Callers - Edwin & Wilfrid Thur and Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Miller.</p>
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<p>June, 1927.</p>
<p>10 Friday. Sultry & showery. Cleared up tonight. Walter took a load of grist to Floradale. We went to church tonight where Rev J. P. Hauch preached. Walter attended the Quarterly Board Meeting. First night of beef ring.</p>
<p>11 Saturday. Fair and windy. Walter & Enoch went up to Dorking this morning. Mr. & Mrs. Norman King and children Blanche, Phyllis, Graham, Claire and Jean visited us tonight.</p>
<p>12 Sunday. Fine, cool day. Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Hilliard came up before dinner and went to church & S.S. with us this afternoon.</p>
<p>13 Monday. Lovely day. Grandpa and Grandma Krauter came up here this morning and Grandpa fixed the front porch. Mr. & Mrs. Hilliard went home this afternoon. Our company tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Israel Shoemaker, Angus, Ivan, Clarence, Cecil and Ella, and Mr. & Mrs. Earl Miller.</p>
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<p>June, 1927</p>
<p>14 Tuesday. Fair and cool. Walter & Vernon were plowing corn ground. Walter & Ella went to choir practice tonight.</p>
<p>15 Wednesday. Fair and cool. The men were plowing & rolling. Walter & Ella went to League and practice tonight.</p>
<p>16 Thursday. Fair and cool. Walter shipped hogs this morning. They were plowing. Ella went to practice tonight to play for the Bethel quartette. We had an ice cream party at Harvey Schmidt's in honour of Earl's fifth wedding anniversary. Edna, Lois and Howard visited us today and were here for dinner. Other callers - Jonas Basinger and Mr. Dunn.</p>
<p>17 Friday. Fine day. The men were plowing corn ground. Ella went to practice with Irvin & Annie</p>
<p>18 Saturday. Showery. The men disked and harrowed the corn ground. We went to Elmira, to Angus Weber's tonight to practice a quartette.</p>
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<p>June, 1927.</p>
<p>19 Sunday. Cloudy & drizzly. We went to S. School this morning. Vernon had his dinner at Edmund Scwindt's. Mr & Mrs. Colson Jefferson, Roy & Lois were here for tea. We had our Children's Day service tonight.</p>
<p>20 Monday. Sultry & threatening. The men planted 6 rows of potatoes and sowed some of the corn. Tonight we went to the Township S.S. Convention at Conestogo with Louis Miller's. Walter sang in two quartettes with Charlie Miller, Angus, Weber and Norman Snyder.</p>
<p>21 Tuesday. Sultry & threatening. The men finished planting the corn and potatoes.</p>
<p>22 Wednesday. Sultry. Walter went to Kitchener today with Noah Miller and they had their dinner at Edna's. (Walter's sister, Mrs. Frank Hamel)</p>
<p>23 Thursday. Sultry & windy. Turned cool tonight. Walter shipped hogs. They worked on the flax & turnip ground. Callers = Norman Henderson, Nelas Stickney, Annie & Eva Schneider.</p>
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<p>June, 1927.</p>
<p>24 Friday. Fair. The men prepared the ground and sowed the turnips today Edna brought Aunt Barbara (Mrs. Sitler, of Alliance, Alberta) down here this p.m.</p>
<p>25 Saturday. Sultery. Thunderstorms and rain. Cooler tonight. The men sowed some more of the flax. The Union S.S. picnic was postponed on accouunt of the rain. We took Aunt Barbara down to Grandpa's tonight. Walter went to Creekbank tonight.</p>
<p>26 Sunday. Fine, cool day. We went to church & S. School this morning and went to Alec Wagner's for dinner and to Lincoln Weaver's for tea.</p>
<p>27 Monday. Lovely day. The men finished sowing the flax and were plowing buckwheat ground. Ella did her washing and picked a few berries in Schwindt's bush this afternoon. Callers were - Norman Miller, Jno. Stange, and Wesley Miller. Vernon went over to Reist's tonight to get the buckwheat and Walter went to Creekbank.</p>
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<p>June, 1927</p>
<p>28 Tuesday. Lovely warm day. The men finished plowing the buckwheat ground. We went to the Alma Presbyterian Garden Party tonight. Bob Wilson and his Co. rendered the programme. Fred Hodgson of Tavistock, champion boy orator of Canada, gave an address on "Canada." The programme was excellent.</p>
<p>29 Wednesday. Hot weather. The men were working up the buckwheat ground. Walter went to choir practice tonight.</p>
<p>30 Thursday. Hot & sultry. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira this morning. Vernon harvested the buckwheat ground and they sowed the buckwheat this afternoon. Walter went to a finance meeting at church tonight.</p>
<p>Married - On June 23 at Elmira, Grace Schwindt and Harry Jarvis</p>
<p>Married - On June 30 at Elmira, Alberta Allegeier and Aaron Miller.</p>
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<p>July, 1927.</p>
<p>1 Friday. Intensely hot (60th. Anniversary of Confederation) Vernon scuffled the mangels this morning and went fishing this p.m. Walter & Ella went to the Union S.S. Picnic held in Wright's Grove at Conestogo.</p>
<p>2 Saturday. Not as hot as yesterday. The men were cutting thistles.</p>
<p>3 Sunday. Cloudy & cool. We went to Woolwich S.S. and church this morning and this afternoon we went to Heidelberg Children's Day Services. We were at Grandpa Krauter's for tea. Aunt Barbara (Alliance, Alberta), Aunt Fanny (Rochester, N.Y.), Aunt Lizzie (Hamilton) and Aunt Katie (Heidelberg) were there also a host of other company from Detroit, Hamilton, Naperville, etc.</p>
<p>Born - On July 3, to Mr & Mrs Lincoln Weaver a daughter - Lila Jean. (Betty)</p>
<p>4 Monday Fine and cool. The men hoed some of the mangels today and Vernon harrowed the corn this p.m. Ella picked berries in Schwindt's bush this p.m.</p>
<p>5 Tuesday. Lovely day. The men finished the mangels. Walter took grist to Floradale. Ella did washing and picked strawberries.</p>
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<p>July, 1927.</p>
<p>6 Wednesday. Cloudy & showery. Callers = Frank Bristow, Otto & Norman Miller and Enoch Schneider.</p>
<p>Married - On July 5, at Kitchener Rev. C.F. Derstine and Miss Mary Kalb.</p>
<p>7 Thursday. Fine day. Walter shipped hogs today and Vernon rolled the buckwheat. Ella went berry picking in Schwindt's bush this p.m. We went up to Lincoln Weaver's tonight to see the new baby.</p>
<p>8 Friday. Lovely day. Walter cut some sweet clover this forenoon and we all went to the Woolwich S.S. picnic in Schwindt's field this afternoon.</p>
<p>9 Saturday. Fair. Walter cut some more sweet clover and they were cutting thistles.</p>
<p>10 Sunday.Fine and warm. We went to church & S. School this afternoon and to Floradale Children's Day tonight. Grandpa & Grandma Krauter and Aunt Elizabeth called here this morning.</p>
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<p>July, 1927.</p>
<p>11 Monday. Hot Day. Walter cut the rest of the sweet clover and they brought in 7 loads of sweet clover this afternoon. Ella hoed in the garden this morning and picked berries this p.m.</p>
<p>12 Tuesday. Very hot. The men brought in 7 loads of sweet clover. Mildred Weaver spent the day here and she & Ella picked berries this p.m. Tonight we took Mildred home and Aunt Barbara came home with us.</p>
<p>13 Wednesday. Sultry with fierce thunder and rain storms. The men brought in 1 load of sweet clover rakings Rev. Ed. Becker was here for dinner. This afternoon we took Aunt Barbara down to Grandpa Krauter's.</p>
<p>14 Thursday. Fair and cloudy. Walter shipped hogs this morning and they made some fence this afternoon. We went up to Lincoln Weaver's tonight.</p>
<p>15 Friday. Showery & sultry. The men got some cabbage plants at Wesley's and planted them.</p>
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<p>July, 1927.</p>
<p>16 Saturday. Sultry & threatening. The men were drawing manure.</p>
<p>17 Sunday. Showery. We went to church & S. School this morning and to Sim. Weaver's for supper, also called at Linc's.</p>
<p>18 Monday. Beautiful day. Ella did her washing, also Edna's and did some ironing. The men hauled manure all day and finished their field.</p>
<p>19 Tuesday. Perfect day. Walter cut some hay this morning and they were scuffling roots & corn the rest of the day. Ella hoed the garden.</p>
<p>20 Wednesday.Another perfect day. The men finished the scuffling and brought in 5 loads of hay this afternoon. Marjorie & Hilda Hoffman visited Ella today and were here for dinner.</p>
<p>21 Thursday. Fair. Heavy rain tonight. Walter shipped hogs this morning and they brought in 4 loads of hay this afternoon. Ella picked some strawberries in Schwindt's bush. Tonight we went up to Grandpa Krauter's and got some cherries. Ed's, Allen's & Aunt Barbara were there.</p>
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<p>July, 1927.</p>
<p>22 Friday. Drizzly & showery. The men plowed this morning. Walter went down to Grandpa's this evening and brought Allen, Marie and little Albert home with him.</p>
<p>23 Saturday. Rained practically all day.</p>
<p>24 Sunday. Cloudy, Walter & Vernon went to S. School and church this afternoon and Walter took Allen's up to Grandpa Krauter's tonight.</p>
<p>25 Monday. Fair. Ella did her washing and picked berries in Schwindt's bush this p.m. Walter cut some grass this morning and they were plowing this p.m.</p>
<p>26 Tuesday. Sultry. This morning Vernon plowed and Walter was cutting grass. This afternoon they brought in 7 loads of hay.</p>
<p>27 Wednesday. Sultry. Thunderstorm last night. Walter finished cutting this a.m. and Vernon plowed. This afternoon Addison Reist helped and they brought in 7 loads of hay.</p>
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<p>July, 1927.</p>
<p>28 Thursday. Sultry & threatening. Waler shipped hogs at Elmira this a.m. Lincoln Weaver came home with him and was here for dinner. They finished up the hay today. Addison Reist helped and they brought in 7 loads. Earl & Ella spent the evening here.</p>
<p>29 Friday. Fine cool day. The men were scuffling corn & turnips. Ella picked some raspberries in Reist's bush this p.m.</p>
<p>30 Saturday. Fine day. The men finished scuffling and hoed some of the mangels. Allen, Marie and little Albert were here for tea.</p>
<p>31 Sunday. Perfect day. We wen to church & S. School this morning and up to Grandpa Krauter's for dinner & supper. They had a Krauter Re-Union and there were over fifty people there. The five children - Allen, Edwin, Edna, Emerson & Ella were home together for the first time in fifteen years.</p>
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<p>August, 1927.</p>
<p>1 Monday. Changeable. Walter, Ella & Vernon were picking raspberries in Reist's bush this morning. This p.m. they finished hoeing the mangels.</p>
<p>2 Tuesday. Lovely cool day. Ella did her washing and the men were hoeing turnips. Callers - Elijah Bridge, Wm. Stewart & Noah Miller.</p>
<p>3 Wednesday. Lovely day. The men hoed turnips all day and finished them. Ella picked beries in Reist's bush. Our callers tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Louis Miller, Mrs. Arthur Snyder, Wilma & Dorothy of Glen Tay, Ont.</p>
<p>4 Thursday. Fine day. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira and they were plowing. Our visiters tonight - Eph Synder & Arthur Thomas.</p>
<p>5 Friday. Fair. Walter took a load of grist to Floradale this a.m. and started cutting the wheat this afternoon.</p>
<p>6 Saturday. Fine warm day. Walter finished cutting the wheat today and Vernon & Charles Koepke stooked it. Ella's visitors this afternoon. Esther, Ruth, Margaret and Orpha Miller & Annie Schneider. Annie brought me a crockful of lovely raspberries.</p>
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<p>August, 1927.</p>
<p>7 Sunday. Hot and sultry. We went to church & S. School this morning and visited at Sam Bird's today. Colson brought Edith, Roy, Lois and Sonny tonight and they are staying a week.</p>
<p>8 Monday. Hot. Turned cool & windy tonight. Edith & Ella went berry-picking this morning. Walter went to Elmira this morning and they were cutting barley this afternoon.</p>
<p>9 Tuesday. Lovely cool day. Ella did her washing. The men finished cutting the barley this a.m. and were plowing this p.m. Walter, Ella, Edith & Lois went to Creekbank tonight.</p>
<p>10 Wednesday. Lovely day. The men were plowing. We all went up to Sim. Weaver's tonight as the boys wanted to see Aubrey.</p>
<p>11 Thursday. Fine day. Roy & Sonny went to Elmira with Walter. Vernon finished plowing. Mr. Fairweather moved his threshing outfit here.</p>
<p>12 Friday. Hot. Maurer's were threshing wheat today and finished about 3 p.m. The following men helped - Enoch & Irvin Schneider, Addison & Harvey Reist, Eph Snyder, Elmo King, Frank Fairweather and Arthur Thomas. The men helped thresh Enoch Schneider's wheat.</p>
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<p>August, 1927.</p>
<p>13 Saturday. Fair. Showers last night. Walter helped to thresh at Elmo King's this p.m. Colson came up for tea and Edith, Roy, Lois and Sonny went home with him.</p>
<p>14 Sunday. Sultry this morning. Very cool by tonight. We went to church & S. School this morning then went to Charles Hilliard's near Conestogo for dinner & supper. Ella went to Church at Conestogo with Charlie & Ida.</p>
<p>15 Monday. Fair and very cool. The men were scuffling corn & roots today. We were at Louis Miller's tonight.</p>
<p>16 Tuesday. Clear and cool. Walter & Vernon brought in 7 loads of barley today. Ella did her washing.</p>
<p>17 Wednesday. Clear and cool. The men were cutting barley this a.m. and helped to thresh at Eph. Snyder's. Edna and her five children visited Ella and were here for tea. Mr. & Mrs. Norman Snider, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Howden, Carol, Elizabeth & Elaine Snider called here tonight.</p>
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<p>August, 1927.</p>
<p>18 Thursday. Fair and cool. Walter shipped hogs this a.m. and they were cutting grain this p.m. Norman Snyder's brought Aunt Barbara up here tonight.</p>
<p>19 Friday. Cloudy & dull. The men were cutting & stooking all day.</p>
<p>20 Saturday. Fine and warm. The men were cutting & stooking.</p>
<p>21 Sunday. Ideal day. Walter, Vernon & Aunt Barbara went to church this morning, to Lincoln Weavers for dinner and Peter Schmehls for tea. Ella went to Belfountain, Erin, Credit Forks, Caledon Hills, etc with Hilliard's.</p>
<p>22 Monday. Fair and warm. Walter finished cutting grain today. Walter & Ella took Aunt Barbara down to Emerson's and were there for tea.</p>
<p>23 Tuesday. Dull with rain this p.m. Walter & Vernon were threshing at Enoch's today. Mrs. Louis Miller visited Ella this p.m. and stayed for tea. We were at an ice cream feed at Harvey Schmidt's tonight.</p>
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<p>August, 1927.</p>
<p>24 Wednesday. Fair and quite cool. The men were threshing at Enoch's this p.m. Beulah Hilliard & Ethel Burlingame of Buffalo, N.Y. visited Ella and were here for tea.</p>
<p>25 Thursday. Fair and cool. Walter shipped hogs this a.m. and helped to thresh at Addison Reist's this p.m. Vernon helped all day. Eva Schneider visited Ella this afternoon.</p>
<p>26 Friday. Fair and cool. The men were stooking. Clifford Snider of Conestogo got a truck load of wheat this afternoon.</p>
<p>27 Saturday. Fair. The men helped to thresh at Addison Reist's till about 3:30 p.m. Eph. Synder & Arthur Thomas helped to stook here the rest of the afternoon and were here for tea.</p>
<p>28 Sunday. Cloudy & cool. We went to S.S. this morning. Our company - Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Hahn, Reta, Wilma and Hilda & Mrs. Sattler of Waterloo.</p>
<p>29 Monday. Dull & drizzly. Walter took grist to Floradale. F. Fairweather moved his outfit here tonight.</p>
<p>30 Tuesday. Dull & drizzly. Vernon rolled the wheat ground.</p>
<p>31 Wednesday. Maurer's threshed Help - F. Fairweather, Mr. Martin, Eph. Snyder, Art Thomas, Enoch & Irvin Schneider, Addison & Harvey Reist & Elmo King.</p>
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<p>September, 1927</p>
<p>1 Thursday. Lovely warm day. We threshed all day and had the same help as yesterday, also Earl Miller and Lorne Reist.</p>
<p>2 Friday. Warm. The men helped to thresh at Enoch Schneider's all day.</p>
<p>3 Saturday. Threatening. The men helped to thresh at Elmo King's all day</p>
<p>4 Sunday. Beauitful cool day. Walter & Vernon went to church & S.S. this morning. Our company - Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Young. Ethel, Helen, Clifford & Donald all of Durham, Ont. We were at Grandpa Maurer's for tea.</p>
<p>5 Monday. Lovely & cool. The men helped to thresh at Eph. Snyder's all day. Ella & Pearl went to Toronto today with Bert & Charlie. Milton took us down to Hilliard's and we had our dinner there and had our supper at the Sanitary Cafe on Yonge St. We went to the Uptown Threatre tonight. "Hula".</p>
<p>6 Tuesday. Fine & warmer. Ella & Pearl spent the day at the Exhibition.</p>
<p>7 Wednesday. Hazy & warm. We took a boat trip to Lewiston and came back to HIlliard's tonight.</p>
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<p>September, 1927</p>
<p>8 Thursday. Lovely day. Ella came home from Elmira with Walter today. Vernon was drawing manure. Enoch & Irwin Schneider visited us tonight.</p>
<p>9 Friday. Fair. The men finished drawing out manure.</p>
<p>10 Saturday. Hot. Shower at noon. The men were gang plowing.</p>
<p>11 Sunday. Fine cool day. We went to church & S. School this a.m. Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Scheifele, Bruce & Glen were here for dinner. Mr. & Mrs. Addison Reist, Percy, Edgar, Alma, Vera & Adella Reist were here for supper. Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Schierholtz called after supper also Eph. Snyder's.</p>
<p>12 Monday. Beautiful day. Walter went to the Elmira Monthly Fair and got his fertilizer at Alma. Vernon were rolling & harrowing. Our company for tea - Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Maurer and Miss Clara Klemmer of Clifford, Ont and Lillian Maurer & Harry B. Williams of Detroit, Mich.</p>
<p>13 Tuesday. Lovely day. Walter got his wheat at Grandpa Maurer's and stayed for dinner. Our company for tea - Mrs. Arthur Cragg and Julia of Fergus, Ont.</p>
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<p>September, 1927</p>
<p>14 Thursday Wednesday. Sultry. Walter sowed the wheat. We went to the opening of the new wing at the Creamery tonight. The programme was good and the ice cream excellent.</p>
<p>15 Thursday. Very hot and sultry. Walter shipped hogs this a.m. They were plowing.</p>
<p>16 Friday. Hot. The men were plowing.</p>
<p>17 Saturday. Sultry. Walter took a load of grist to Floradale. Vernon went fishing with Colson & Ray. They were all here for tea.</p>
<p>18 Sunday. Hot & threatening. We went to church & S. School. Ezra, Berta & Vera Gowing were here for tea.</p>
<p>19 Monday. Cold & windy. Showers We went to the School Fair at Alma this afternoon. We went to Otto Miller's for supper & the evening.</p>
<p>20 Tuesday. Cold & windy. Showers. Walter & Ella went to Kitchener today had their dinner at Hilliard's and supper at Jefferson's.</p>
<p>21 Wednesday. Fine cool day. The men plowing. Walter went to practice & prayer meeting tonight.</p>
<p>22 Thursday. Cool. Walter shipped hogs. Vernon was cultivating. Walter went to Elmira Mennonite church with Eph. Snyder's tonight.</p>
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<p>September, 1927.</p>
<p>23 Friday. Cold. Walter cut the buckwheat and Vernon plowed. Walter went to church with Eph's.</p>
<p>24 Saturday. Hard frost last night. No damage done here. Walter dug post holes and Vernon plowed. We went over Ezra's to see Bert. She had her tonsils out last {Tues.?}</p>
<p>25 Sunday. Fair. We went to church & S.S. today. Mr. & Mrs. Albert Krauter were here for dinner. We were at Geo. Schwindts for supper.</p>
<p>26 Monday. Fair. The men plowed. Israel Lichty fixed the roof on the house.</p>
<p>27 Tuesday. Dull, measly, foggy day. Grandpa Maurer was here all day and helped to stretch some wire fence. Vernon helped cut corn at S.Bird's.</p>
<p>28 Wednesday. Heavy rain this morning. We went to the School Fair at Winterbourne also called on Adler's.</p>
<p>29 Thursday. Dull. Thunderstorms & heavy rain this afternoon. Walter shipped hogs and Vernon plowed. Max & Louis {Bieman?} were here for supper.</p>
<p>30 Friday. Very windy. Walter helped cut corn at Earl's until the cutting box broke. Clarence O. Bean of Kitchener was here for dinner.</p>
<p>Born - On Sept. 24. at Balsam Grove, to Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Krauter, a son, Roy Milton.</p>
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<p>October, 1927.</p>
<p>1 Saturday. Dull & sultry. Vernon was plowing. Walter cut corn at Earl's this p.m.</p>
<p>2 Sunday. Warm summery day. Walter & Ella went to Bridgeport S. School & church this morning, had their dinner at Vic's and supper at Edna's. Willard Schwindt visited Vernon & they went to Bethel League Rally.</p>
<p>3 Monday. Rained this afternoon. Ella did her washing & ironing. The men plowed this a.m. and took a load of buckwheat to Earl's. We called at Lincoln Weaver's tonight.</p>
<p>4 Tuesday. Cool. Walter was cutting corn with the binder this afternoon. They plowed this a.m. Our company tonight - Mr. & Mrs. Sim. Weaver and Noah Miller.</p>
<p>5 Wednesday. Fair and warm The men finished cutting the corn today Mr. & Mrs. Jake Spies and Irene spent the evening here.</p>
<p>6 Thursday. Warm. Vernon helped to cut corn at Eph. Snyder's today. Walter shipped hogs. Mrs. Ezra Maurer and Vera Gowing visited Ella and were here for dinner. We were at a birthday surprise party at Angus Weber's tonight.</p>
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<p>October, 1927.</p>
<p>7 Friday. Thunderstorm & heavy rain last night. Showery & drizzly today. Vernon & Walter helped cut corn at Elmo King's this afternoon.</p>
<p>8 Saturday. Fine cool day. They finished cutting corn at King's and started here before 11. and finished tonight. Our help - Frank Fairweather Jack Martin, Alf. Shantz, Art. Thomas, Elmo King, Howard, Hoffer, Walter Adler, Sam Bird, Harvey Reist & Otto Miller</p>
<p>9 Sunday. Beautiful a.m. Drizzly p.m. We went to church and S. School this morning and to Elmira S.S. Rally this afternoon, went to Norman Snider's for tea and to the W. M. S. Rally tonight. Vernon spent the evening at Enoch Schneider's.</p>
<p>10 Monday. Fair and cool. Ella washed this morning and the men plowed. This afternoon we went to Kitchener to do some shopping and had our tea with Mrs.Hoffman at Bridgeport.</p>
<p>11 Tuesday. Fine day. Walter & Vernon helped to take up potatoes all day at Grandpa Maurer's.</p>
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<p>October, 1927</p>
<p>12 Wednesday. Showers all day. The men got soaked twice. Ella shelled beans</p>
<p>13 Thursday. Cold & showery. Ella finished shelling the beans. Walter shipped hogs. Vernon plowed all day.</p>
<p>14 Friday. Cold & cloudy. The men plowed all day. Ella cleaned the cellar.</p>
<p>15 Saturday. Fine. Vernon helped to saw wood at Earl's this forenoon. We took up the potatoes today. Our company for tea - Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hamel, Sonny, Betty & Constance & Ray Jefferson and Mervin Smith of Kitchener.</p>
<p>16 Sunday. Cold & fine. We went to church & S. School this p.m. and went to Grandpa Krauter's for supper. Vernon went to League Rally at Floradale with Irvin</p>
<p>17 Monday. Cold & clear. Ella did her washing. Walter cut the rest of the flax. This pm. Vernon took a load of flax to Floradale and Walter took grist. Ella dug her gladiolus and dahlia roots.</p>
<p>18 Tuesday. Fine. Walter took a load of flax to Floradale this a.m. Vernon plowed all day. Walter & Ella took Annie Schneider along to the County S.S. Convention. We had our tea at Angus Weber's.</p>
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<p>October, 1927.</p>
<p>19 Wednesday. Cold & windy. Walter & Noah Miller went to Guelph this morning and Noah was here for dinner. Walter took another load of flax to Floradale this p.m. Vernon plowed</p>
<p>20 Thursday. Cold & windy. Walter shipped hogs. Ella went as far as Milton Eix's with him. and they were there for dinner. Lincoln, Edna, Doris, Howard, & Lila were here for dinner & supper.</p>
<p>21 Friday. Cloudy, cold & windy. The men topped the mangels. Walter & Ella went to League & practice</p>
<p>22 Saturday. Fine and milder. The men brought in the mangels 8 big loads today.</p>
<p>23 Sunday. Beautiful day. We had our S.S. Rally & Harvest Home at Woolwich and the church was crowded. Bishop Seager of La Mars, Iowa and Rev. Guenther of Algeria spoke. The Bridgeport Orchestra furnished the music. Our company for tea - Mr. & Mrs Israel Shoemaker, Ella, Angus, Ivan, Clarence & Cecil, Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Maurer, Mr. & Mrs. Norman Snider, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Hahn and Isaac Lachman.</p>
<p>24 Monday . Wonderful day. Ella did her washing. The men were topping turnips.</p>
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<p>October, 1927.</p>
<p>25 Tuesday. Another perfect day. The men brought in 8 loads of turnips today. Ella was at a rag bee at Ezra Maurer's today.</p>
<p>26 Wednesday. Fine and mild. The men brought in 9 loads of turnips today. Ella cleaned three rooms upstairs and made mincemeat.</p>
<p>27 Thursday Fine and summery. Walter shipped hogs. They brought in 7 loads of turnips. We had the beef ring meeting here tonight and a fairly good crowd.</p>
<p>28 Friday. Fine and somewhat cooler. They brought in the last load of turnips. Vernon & Walter butchered a pig at Henry Atkinson's.</p>
<p>29 Saturday. Cloudy. Vernon plowed. Walter helped to thresh at Elmo King's for a few hours</p>
<p>30 Sunday. Cloudy & raw. We went to S. School and prayer meeting. Our company for dinner - Mr. & Mrs. Leon Wagner, Eldon, Ruby and Gordon Wagner and Norman Miller. We went to the League Rally tonight. Ruth Schwindt won the oratorical contest. Laura Miller & Irvin Schneider also spoke. Rev. G. Epp of Cleveland, Ohio gave an excellent address.</p>
<p>31 Sunday. Fair and Milder. Walter helped finish Elmo's threshing this morning. Vernon plowed. Elam Weber and his brother were our callers tonight.</p>
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<p>November, 1927.</p>
<p>1 Tuesday. Warm summery day. Walter took chopping to Floradale and hides to Elmira. Some of our friends had a birthday party for Walter here tonight. Those here were - Mr. & Mrs. Norman Snider, Mr. & Mrs. Angus Weber, Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Schmidt, Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Schmidt Rhoda & Gladys Mr. & Mrs. Earl Miller, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Miller & Norman, Mr. & Mrs. Josiah Schmitt & Norma, Mr. & Ms. Sim Weaver, Philip & Alice Beisel, Alma Stewart, Israel, Ella, Angus Ivan, Clarence & Cecil Shoemaker.</p>
<p>2 Wednesday. Rain this morning. Cloudy & cold The men plowed. Walter went to choir practice at Alma with Charlie.</p>
<p>3 Thursday. Cold & windy. Walter shipped hogs. Vernon plowed all day. Walter went to Alma again tonight with Charlie. Sim & Rachel spent the evening here and helped make the sauerkraut.</p>
<p>4 Friday. Cold & windy. The men plowed. Walter & Charlie went to Alma again tonight.</p>
<p>5 Saturday. First snow on the ground this morning. The men plowed.</p>
<p>6 Sunday. Cold & stormy. Ella & Vernon went to Woolwich church with Enoch's. We went to Charles Halls at Alma with Charlie for tea and to the Alma Presbyterian Anniversary service tonight.</p>
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<p>November, 1927.</p>
<p>7 Monday. Clear and very cold. We went down to Edith's at Kitchener for Thanksgiving dinner. Walter took Ella to Grandpa Krauter's and she is staying a few days.</p>
<p>8 Tuesday. Cloudy and cold. Grandma & Ella cleaned her upstairs today and moved into the winter kitchen.</p>
<p>9 Wednesday. Cloudy & cold. Grandma and Ella cleaned the parlor, bedroom and storm windows today. Lucinda Brubacher was married yesterday.</p>
<p>10 Thursday. Cloudy & milder. Rain Grandma & Ella did the washing Walter came up to Grandpa's and Ella came home with him. Vernon plowed.</p>
<p>11 Friday. Cloudy, sultry dismal day The men were plowing all day.</p>
<p>12 Saturday. Windy and cold. The men plowed all day.</p>
<p>13 Sunday. Fine day. We went to Woolwich church & S. School this p.m. and to Ezra Maurer's for tea. Colson's were there</p>
<p>14 Monday. Mild. Rain. Walter went to Elmira Monthly Fair. Ella did her washing. Vernon plowed this a.m.</p>
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<p>November, 1927.</p>
<p>15 Tuesday. Windy. Rained hard tonight The men plowed all day. Ella called on Mrs. Stange, helped Ella Miller hook mat and stayed for tea. We went to Linc's tonight</p>
<p>16 Wednesday. Cold and drizzly. Walter helped to thresh at Earl's this p.m. Vernon plowed.</p>
<p>17 Thursday. Cold. Snowflurries. Walter shipped hogs. Ella spent the day at Lincoln Weaver's and helped to sew. Vernon plowed. Lizzie Koepke and Walter Geisal were married today. Henry Atkinson had a stroke on Tuesday.</p>
<p>18 Friday. Cold. The men plowed all day.</p>
<p>19 Saturday. Cloudy & cold. Walter took grist to Floradale this morning. They were plowing. Walter & Vernon went to Elmira tonight.</p>
<p>20 Sunday. Cloudy. Snowflurries. We went to Woolwich church & S.S. this morning and down to Peter Musselman's at Conestogo with Charlie Miller. We went to the Conestogo United Church this p.m. Walter, Angus, Norman and Charlie sang a quartette. We went to Elmira Evangelical church tonight.</p>
<p>21 Monday. Showery. Ella did her washing The men plowed.</p>
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<p>November, 1927</p>
<p>22 Tuesday. Misty & mild. The men plowed this a.m. Walter took Ella to Waterloo and went up to Grandpa Krauter's Ella went to Kitchener</p>
<p>23 Wednesday. Fair. The men lathed the garage. Ella went to the Catholic Bazaar tonight with Edith, Vic. and Thelma Scheifele.</p>
<p>24 Thursday. Rained this a.m. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira. Vernon got sand at Sim. Weaver's. Ella went out to Edna's today and went to the K & W Hospital this p.m. to see Margaret.</p>
<p>25 Friday. Mild. Showers. The men plowed this p.m. Ella came back to Edith's for the night.</p>
<p>26 Saturday. Showers. The men plowed Ella went to the market with Edith this morning and went out to Vic's at Bridgeport before dinner. Tonight Vic and Ella went to the Lyric Theatre and saw Tom Mix in "The Circus Ace".</p>
<p>27 Sunday. Rain this morning. Cleared this p.m. We went to Bridgeport church & S. School with Vic this morning. Walter & Vernon came down to Vic's for tea and Ella came home with them</p>
<p>28 Monday. Rained all day.</p>
<p>29 Tuesday. Fine day. Ella did her washing Walter went to Dave Temple's sale. Menno Frey & Israel Musselman puton a new chimney.</p>
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<p>Nov. 30.Wednesday. Raw and cloudy. Snowing and storming this p.m. The men finished plowing this morning</p>
<p>1 Thursday. Cold and stormy. Walter shipped hogs. Edna & Doris visited Ella this p.m.</p>
<p>2 Friday. Cold & stormy. raw. Walter got a pig at his Dad's this a.m. Walter Ella & Vernon went to a miscellaneous shower at Koepke's for Lizzie.</p>
<p>3 Saturday. Cold. We butchered a pig here for ourselves today. Walter went to Elmira tonight. Elvira Metz of Waterloo came up with him.</p>
<p>4 Sunday. Cold east wind. Walter ella, Elvira and Vernon went to S. School this morning. Emerson Stange was here for dinner We took Elvira down to Elmira tonight and went to choir practice.</p>
<p>5 Monday. Lovely day. Walter & Ella went to Kitchener and had their dinner and supper at Edith's. This afternoon we went to the Capitol Theatre and saw "Ben-Hur" and it was wonderful.</p>
<p>6 Tuesday. Fair. Ella did her washing. Mr. & Mrs. Milton Eix were here for dinner & supper. Walter & Milton went to Herb. Norris sale. Ella Miller spent the afternoon here and was here for tea. Vernon went to Guelph with Charlie Miller.</p>
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<p>December, 1927</p>
<p>7 Wednesday. Mild & drizzly. Walter was butchering today at Jos. Gingrich’s.</p>
<p>8 Thursday. Very cold & stormy. Walter went to Elmira in the car. Vernon took 3 pigs out in the wagon.</p>
<p>Born - On Dec. 8, to Mr. & Mrs. Milton Eix, near Floradale, a son – Harry Hilliard.</p>
<p>9 Friday. Cold & blustery. We butchered a pig here for Eph. Snyder and Eph. was here for dinner.</p>
<p>10 Saturday. Fair. We butchered 2 pigs here today, one for Mr. Brent and one for Kennedy Bros. and Walter took them to Elmira this afternoon.</p>
<p>11 Sunday. Mild. Walter & Elva went up to Grandpa Krauter’s for dinner. Grandma is sick in bed. We went to Woolwich church & S. School this p.m. Harvey Reist was here for tea. Walter skinned a cattlebeast at Otto Miller’s and stayed for tea. We went to choir practice tonight.</p>
<p>12 Monday. Cloudy & raw. Ella washed. Walter went to Elmira and stayed all day. Vernon & Harvey Reist worked in the bush and Harvey was here for dinner and supper.</p>
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<p>December, 1927.</p>
<p>18 Tuesday. Mild and very foggy. We butchered 2 pigs here today for Alf. Shantz.</p>
<p>14 Wednesday. Fine, clear & windy. We butchered a big pig here today for Roy Norris. Ella was up at Lincoln's this p.m. helping to get ready for the sale.</p>
<p>15 Thursday. Cold east wind blowing Walter shipped hogs. Ella helped at Lincoln's all day. Lincoln had his sale today and a fairly good crowd.</p>
<p>Married - On Wednesday, Dec. 14. Mr. Sam Umbach and Mrs. Robt. Atkinson.</p>
<p>16 Friday. Heavy rain last night Snowing & storming today. Walter went up to Lincoln's and Willard came home with him and is staying for the night.</p>
<p>17 Saturday. Cold & stormy. Walter & Ella went to Floradale this p.m. in the cutter to do some shopping and called at Milton Eix's to see the baby.</p>
<p>18 Sunday. Cold and stormy. We went to church & S.School this morning and Vernon took Willard home this afternoon. Walter & Ella went to choir practice tonight.</p>
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<p>December, 1927.</p>
<p>19 Monday. Cold & stormy.</p>
<p>20 Tuesday. Cold & windy. Walter & Ella did the washing. Vernon was drawing manure. Vernon went down to Louis Miller's tonight.</p>
<p>21 Wednesday. Cloudy & raw. We went to the Creekbank school concert and to Henderson's store this afternoon.</p>
<p>22 Thursday. Fair. Walter shipped hogs at Elmira today. We all went to the Woolwich school concert tonight.</p>
<p>23 Friday. Snowing. Sam Spies brought his chopping outfit here before noon and was here for dinner and supper Jack Spies was here for supper too.</p>
<p>24 Saturday. Beautiful clear cold day. Walter took the chopping to Floradale and had his dinner at Chas. Bergman's Vernon feels sick today.</p>
<p>25 Sunday. Another fine day. We went down to Grandpa Krauter's for Christmas dinner in the car today. Emerson's and Lincoln's were all there too. We came home in the afternoon and Willard came home with us Tonight Walter & Ella went to the Floradale entertainment</p>
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<p>December, 1927.</p>
<p>26 Monday. Fine day. We went to rehearsal at church this morning and to our entertainment at Woolwich tonight.</p>
<p>27 Tuesday. Lovely day. Ella went to Heidelberg with Lincoln & Edna in Dad's car. We had our dinner & supper at Grandma's and went to Albert Scheifele's sale this afternoon. Tonight we were over at Otto Miller's as Walter helped to audit the school books.</p>
<p>28 Wednesday. Mild & dreary. Rained hard tonight. We butchered 2 pigs here for Norman's & Angus's and Norman, Edna, Angus, Ada were here all day. Harvey Reist & Vernon worked in the bush this afternoon and all day Tuesday.</p>
<p>29 Thursday. Mild, springlike day. Ella did her washing and Walter shipped hogs at Elmira.</p>
<p>30 Friday. Mild & cloudy. Walter butchered a pig today for Vincent Herman. Charles Miller spent the evening here.</p>
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<p>31 Saturday. Colder. Snowing. Ella spent the afternoon at Noah Miller's</p>
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<p>Bird Calendar. 1927. 721/15</p>
<p>All Winter - Blue Jays, Nuthatches, Downy Woodpeckers & Snowbuntings.</p>
<p><br />Feb. 11 - Crow<br /><br />Feb. 13 - Cedar Waxwings. <br /><br />Feb. 14 - Red-Headed Woodpecker. <br /><br />Feb. 14 - Tree Sparrows<br /><br />Feb. 16 - Northern Shrike <br /><br />Feb. 23 - Sea Gull. <br /><br />Mar. 3 - Fox Sparrows <br /><br />Mar 6 - Horned Lark.<br /><br />Mar 11 - Robin <br /><br />Mar 12 - Wild Geese. <br /><br />Mar 13 - Meadow Larks <br /><br />Mar 13 - Killdeer. <br /><br />Mar 14 - Hawk. <br /><br />Mar 18 - Song Sparrows. <br /><br />Mar 22 - Bluebird. <br /><br />April 6 - Phoebe. <br /><br />April 18 - Flicker <br /><br />April 18 - Chipping Sparrow. <br /><br />May 5 - Cow Birds <br /><br />May 5 - Swallows. <br /><br />May 8 - Bobolinks. <br /><br />May 18 - Baltimore Oriole. <br /><br />June 3 - Humming Bird & Wild Canary</p>
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William Neynoe MacLeod Diary, 1870
William Neynoe MacLeod Diary, 1917
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James Cameron (1824 - 1912)
1871
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
{In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of
the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a
note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.}
4 Page of This Leaf
Mr James Cameron Island Jany 20 1871
Some cold went to the Bush came home John Hamilton came to Draw Drew 3 loads took Dinner at
Hamiltons turned milder a change in the moon a Great many EEl Fishers spearing a Great many
crossing the ice a circle around the sun Livinia not well
21st a Fine Day Went to Summerston John Drew a Load of Wood to the house a Frenchman here
got Fire to cook on the ice their EEls took Dinner Laflesh is his name high Wind to night changed to
the north a Treat at summerston {Summerstown} from Art Baker
Sunday 22nd cold and Windy
23rd very very cold and Frosty
24th charles Tuppers Birth Day a cold Day chopping 2 Beeches in the Bush
25th Went to Art Bakers Bought Flour 100 Tin Kettle A Pair of Boots for Gordon 8 lb Pork 1 Dozen
of Herring 2 lb Butter a Bottle of ink Lead pencil Took supper at Hamiltons a fine night a circle
around the sun to Day seen Archy McArthur at hamiltons Helping andrew with the Wine
No 5 James Cameron Island Jany 26th 1871
very cold and stormy the cat Kicked the Bucket
27th John Hamilton came down with my Flour Pork and Herring Mr Stebbins Niles and Jim Hopkins
came with 2 span of horses for the hay John took 2 Loads Blustery weather to Day
28th John Drew 2 Loads took a Load of Wood
29th sunday snowing Began to use the marsh hay of the East mow
30th John Hamilton and William Lavelette and Boy here took 5 Loads Isacc Blondeau Married to
day
�31st Fine Day William Lavelette got some Fine Hay William and his Boy Chopping Went to
Summerston Bought of art Baker 1 lb Tea 2/6 took Dinner at Hamiltons got a Ride Down from Dan
Rookey
1st of Febry splitting the Big Beech Logs Gordon and I John took a Load him and Tommy choppin
stove Wood
2nd Went to summerston Bought of AJ Baker 10 lb Pork 1 Doz Herring 2 yds of Cotton 1 Pint HW
Pepper 1 Bunch of Matches pins 1 Plug Tole sundries spool Thread the Mill at Hamiltons Mill at
Kenneths seen Colquhoun
6#
Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3 1871
Fine Day snowing East Wind Wind changed to the West stormy Drifting in the Bush Gordon and I
cut Down and chopped a Beech (Got a Paper from Dan yesterday)
4th very cold and Frosty North Wind and cold to night
Sunday the 5th Very Frosty and Windy Freezing hard Full Moon this morning but no change only
Cold West Wind house Warm But Burning wood
6th very Cold and Frosty cutting Hemlog stove Wood Mr Urquhart the Presbeterian minister
Departed in Cornwall
7th not so cold a Fine Day the water Raising some near shore Peter Bosell came with Gordons axehandle I went to the Post Office sent some Papers to charlie and funeral Card Left 3 papers for Tom
Davis got Postage Stamps put on sent a Letter to John got a Letter from him with 5 Dollars in it
Registered signed my name to the P Office Books ½ Gallon of oil seen Mr Phillips spoke to him
about the Duty of the Gun a Treat at Davids sundries at AJ Bakers 10 cents Went over with Walter
Colquhoun to George Renshaws stopt at John Hamiltons coming home took supper there John
and his Wife in the concession seen Mrs Cattanach
7 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 8 1871
Feb 8 1871
8th Gordon's Birth Day in the Bush chopping Stove Wood
9th in the Bush Kind of soft went Down to the Sturgeon Island to Look for the Pot we Gave to an
EEl fisher with Fire in it to Keep themselves warm or cook their EEls on the ice his name is Laflesh
did not find it
10th Jim Hopkins here and George Grant
�11th Went to AJ Bakers Bought 2 yds of Calico 18 cents 36" 2 yds 18 cents 36 Thread Black and
White 10 cents cash 3 Quarts of syrup 56 cents Got a Ride Down from J Hamilton he is Drawing a
Load of Hay for Tom Kennedy Did not wait for the mail to Day Got a Hooker of Gin from John
Hamilton
Sunday 12th Preaching on the Front a change in the moon 3 Quarter East Wind cold some
13 Drawing Wood Went to the Stove Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3
14th St-Valentines Day Bought of AJ Baker Treat 10 cents 1 plug Tobaco 5 cents the Ball at
Summers’s {Above it reads: Tom Davis here got Flour}
15th Roses got a Load of Marsh hay 1 ½ Tons got 2 Bags of Potatoes gave Willie Moore {Carew?}
and the Story of the Red Fox
Mr James Cameron Island 16th Feby 1871 8
Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From John Hamilton Brought the Tin Kettle home to AJ Baker
Bought 100 lb Flour 4 Dollars 9 lb Pork 1-12 ½ 1 Doz Herrings 25 cents 4 yds Calico at 15 60 cents
1 ½ Wincey at 10d {‘d’ likely refers to ‘pence’} 25 cents 1 spool 7 cents 6" 22 ½ called at John
Hamiltons to tell him to take Down my Flour From the store
17th John Hamilton took Down my Flour Bonville and son and Dupee here Fishing EEls Wanting to
Buy Hay a Fine Day seen 4 Wild Geese going Down Flying very Low very Early for the Geese to go
Down allen Roys wife at Lancaster Buried to Day
18th James Hughs Birth Day Raining High Wind this Morning Gordon Went to Bosells Paid Peggy
10 cents for the Tobacco Got some Tobacco Fixing sticks under the Boat
19th Sunday a Fine Day seen a Man coming Down the River skating crossed over to Brunstons
20th in the Bush cutting a Load of Wood not very well
21st Went to Summerstown thinking of Going to salmon River Bought of AJ Baker 10 cents of Fine
salt seen Barney Baker a Treat 20 cents Maggie Summers Poorly had the Doctor from Cornwall got
a Ride Down from John Hamilton took Peter's Fanning Mill Down Mr Grimshaw at Hamiltons told
William Lavellette Boys to come for Hay Got a Book about the Eyesight From John James in at
Kenneths
9 James Cameron Island Feby 22nd 1871
Ash Wednesday Washingtons Birthday William Lavellets Wife here for Hay I went to George Bosells
for his coat got some Tobacco from George cutting Stove Wood
�23rd Went to F {Fort} Covington Taking up the Remains of old Mr Donald Cameron Carpenter and
his Wife taking Them to Lancaster to Be Buried in his Fathers Grave speaking to Mr Ward about a
stove Went up to the Grist Mill to Get a Ride home from J Hamilton Wrote a Letter in Congdons to
John in N York at Mr Craigs Meeting at Summerstown the Minstrels there {Above it reads: seen
angus at summers} Got My Book from Mrs Rose Robert Bruce in to see John the Gun to Be sent to
John Cameron Fort Covington took James Grants Grist and andrew Roses Grist home
24th in the Bush Gordon went home with George Bosells coa{t} a Fine Day
25th A Fortunate Day not very well
26th sunday Begginning to take the ice Down to Lancaster
27th in the Bush went to head of the Islan{d} Windy
28th Last Day of Feby Dan cameron and A Cameron Captain here Looking for oak I Went to
Summersto{wn} Bought of AJ Baker 17 lb Pork 1 ½ Doz Herrings 1 lb Tea ½ yd Calico ½ Gal syrup
got a Ride Down to Bosells with the Mail Bag took Dinner at Bosel{ls} got the Loan of Georges
hand sleigh got a Peice of Tobacco from the old Lady Mr Craigs Meeting in Williamstown to night
Mr McPhee took over a Drove of Horses to the Boston Market
10 Mr James Cameron Island 1st March 1871
St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh March came in very Windy hail Rain and snow and Fine I
am very unwell to Day in Bed Most of the Day after coming from the Bush cut 10 Blocks for
Troughs had to come home as I am very unwell
2nd Fine in the Morning turned stormy East Wind Heard crows this Morning Gordon went with the
Handsleigh for a peice of cedar for spoils ice slippery salting the cattle these Days as they are
continually eating the old Grass I not very well
3rd not very well Raining snowing Made a Rocker for the cradle of Oak
4th a Very Fine Day Went to Summerstown got a Paper From Charlie some Better to Day a Good
Deal of Travelling on the Ice to Lancaster 3 Loads of hay came up water Raising on the salmon
River Frank Semo came across I Broke in close to the shore up above the Marsh caribous men
Drawing a stack from George Renshaws Expecting mr Ward to come to Day with the Stove Did not
come
5th Sunday a Fine Day Thawing some some cutters crossing summers's Road and some to
Lancaster Gordon and I Put some Bushes so to Keep any one going the way of the hole at the
shore
11 Mr James Cameron Island March 6th 1871
�Raining snowing Bonville and Dufren here the Dog stole their Bag of Provision I Gave them a Loaf
of Bread I went to Peter Grants for to see if I would Get his sugar Pot went to the store Seen
Francis the Indian Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton Heard
about William McLeod and his servant Girl A Great Deal of hay Going over the River the ice on
salmon River Broke Down to the Lines Barbara Cameron Poorly now Heard Mr Gadbois in
Williamstown Departed
7th Peter Bosell came to tell me to wait till the afternoon and George would come over for the hay
George did not come nor Peter Grant did not come waiting all Day for them
8th George Bosell came for a load of hay about a ½ a Ton charged him 2 Dollars cut 3 ash Logs for
Troughfs went to Summerstown Measured the Wood went to Peters Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Salts
1 Pint of H Wines a Treat from Pete Mr Gatbeau in Williamstown Buried to Day Black Birds and
Wild Geese came
9th George Bosell came to Make trough made 35 or 36 and has Blocks cut to Make 50 A Fine Day
soft Maples Runs Races on Salmon River to Day and tomorrow
Mr James Cameron Island March 10th 1871 12
Raining Went to the Bush George did not come till the afternoon to cut wood for the sugar camp
John Hamilton and Willie Rose here gave John some Poles with George and Peter in the Bush
11th Went to Summerston Bought of AJ Baker 10 yds Cotton 3/4 yd of surge ½ lb Tea 2 Doz
Herrings 3 Bunches Matches told Andrew to Pay Peter 2/1½ Seen Bill Morris with a Waggon
Looking for hay Promised to come Down for hay Took Dinner at Hamiltons John came Down with 2
Bags of Potatoes albout 3 ½ Bushels took me home some wood Ice Getting Bad near shore Good
in the channel George Began to Tap and Drawing wood to the sugar camp digging out some of the
Troughfs Gordon and I Old Angus M Donald on the Point Poorly Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty Grey
Birds and Black Birds came Gulls Flying to the east
12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island Gathering sap with George
in the Bush about 17 Pails Raining Foggy
13th Peggy and George came sugared 19 lb we got 7 ½ lb and George got 11 ½ Drawing Troughfs
13 Mr James Cameron Island March 14th 1871
nomination Day for Members George went for Peters Pot in the Morning Gordon in the Bush all Day
ice opened at Francis Island Made Sugar in the Bush Broke the Big Black canoe Keeping the cattle
in so they will not go to the Bush Heard Peter Baker went off yesterday Heard that Walter Baker
Bought the House on Suples Place for 300 Dollars Heard that William McLeods wife would not
come Back to live with him
�15th chopping stove woo{d} Took some Boards to the Bush Frosty cold some East Wind ice
opening slow Fixing the Fence at the West shed as the sheep Jumps over sugared of to Day some
Ducks Wild Geese and Grey Birds and Black Birds crows came
16th in the Bush sugared of
17th St Patrick Fishing EEls got 2 sugared off Hughann came
18th in the Bus{h} with George HughAnn and Gordon in the Bush a Great sap Day Runs well
George and I Boiling at night The Fox Left on the Island Heard him to night Keeping in the sheep
and Heifer for fear of them Going to the sap
Mr James Cameron Island March 19th 1871 14
19th Sunday Made sugar to Day Took home 34 lb of sugar to Day and 11 ½ lb the First time which
makes 45 ½ lb he got George and Peggy crossed in a canoe ice going Down very slow seen
{Above it reads: a Lamb} Fan-Tailed–Blackbirds this is the Last Day of Winter Spring commences
tomorrow and a Fine Winter Day it is Seen no Muskrats yet as the ice is not clear from the shore
20th First Day of Spring a Fine Day E Wind Gordon and I Gathered 12 Pails of sap George could
not cross
21st Election in Williamstown I crossed for the first time this spring in a canoe to Summerstown Left
my Canoe at Hamiltons Island George Bosell Brought me 2 Letters this Morning and a Paper Got
another Letter to Day with 3 Dollars inclosed sent a Letter to John Bought of AJ Baker postage
stamps paper and envelopes starch Raining and Blowing the ice Good Between Renshaws and
summerstown Mr Craig elected for Member
22nd Livinia Birth Day sugaring off in the Bush
15 Mr James Cameron Island March 23rd 1871
one of the White Ewes a Black Lamb snowing some made 2 Gallons of Mollasses for us Gordon
and I to the Sturgeon Island Lashey and George Fishing EEls ice going Down snow George and
Peter crossed Peggy stopt all night
24th Gordon and I to the Head of the Island some snow George and Peter came cutting Brush a
Fortunate Day they went home to night
25th Old Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary I Gathered 20 Pails of sap High West Wind
cutting Brush Gordon Down at the apple Trees ice all round the shore could not come to the sugar
to Day with the high Wind
26th 2 Lambs to Day 1 Black one set Fire to the south part of the Island in or about the centre near
shore Went to the Black Horse Island Henery in the Bush Duval son in the Bush and Georges Wife
�Peggy not Well George took what sugar that was weighed home East wind a fine Day Gordon in the
Bush all Day
27th stormy East Wind and snow a young Winter Gathered 4 pails of snow sap
28th Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Toba{cco} Tea Matches paid sold my 20 lb of
sugar to Peter Grant at 12 ½ 24 lb Flour 1 pair Hens 16 Eggs a Dollar to Be paid yet small Boat
crossed to Salmon River Sunday
16# Mr James Cameron Island March 29th 1871
Went to Fort Covington Peter Bosell a I Got the Do”ble {Double} Barrelld Gun Paid for the Freight 2
½ Dollars to James Cameron Went Down to John Cameron's House he was not around Home
Bought at Dundee 65 lb of Flour From {Dell?} Rae Bought of D Baker or Robert ½ lb sugar 7 ½
cents 11 lb Pork ½ lb crackers 2 Gimlets in to see Donald Suple Entered the Gun at the Custom
House to Mr Phillips Isacc HolingBacks Wife Buried to Day The Water very Low in Salmon River a
Great Deal of ice Going Down the Lake Mr Phillip and some other Gentlemen shooting at a Mark on
the Water From the Custom House Down about 300 yards would think some Pretty Good shots
made about 42 lbs sugar to Day
30th Fixed the Pine saw Log Moved the Double Stove in the House Bruce and another Indian Here
all night Gave Bruce 2 sticks for Fork Handles sold them 2 lb sugar 15 a lb Got 2 EEls from him
Wrote a Letter for George Bosell to Mr Kain Gave George 5 cents to Pay the Postage Fired the First
shot out of the DB Gun shoots well did not sugar off to Day a Great Deal of sap tried to take up the
Boat But it Leaks too much Peggy here
31st in the Bush a While Got the 5 cents from George took away some more of his sugar thats 443
lb he says is made now made to Day about 80 lbs
17 Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1871
Wrote a Letter to send to John But I Did not Go to the P.O to Day all Fools Day
2nd a Fine Day Mr Gray and Mr Empy here sold 8 lb of sugar to Mr Gray Wanting a canoe Peggy
alone in the Bush Georges wi{fe} there in the Morning Gordon and I went around the Island in t{he}
small canoe Palm Sunday to Day
3rd Monday Put out 2 canoes took home a Load of Wood in the Fishing {ink splotch} EEls Got 4 a
Lamb one of the Black Sheep made abou{t} 48 or 50 lbs of Sugar to Day set Fire to the Sturgeon
Island Gordon and I a Great many Fishing EEls East Wind
4th Went with my Letter to the P.O a Great Day in Summerstow{n} a Fighting and Quarrelling a Dirty
Muddy Fight in the Mud Jos Laplant and Murdy Grant such another 2 Looking objects with mud all
�over the Face Eyes nose ears mouth and Body head and hair no Man or Woman ever seen the Like
—
Mr James Cameron Island April 4th 1871 18
4th continued Gray and Tom Summers had some Words would be a Fight only for McLeod
Threatening to Put a Heavy fine on them Duncan Cameron Ben Doren and John Mangum going to
Fight its a Story Day at Summerstown to Day Bought of AJ Baker sugar crackers and Cheese 5 1 lb
shot 10 Box of caps /9 got them for 10 cents 1 plug of Tobacco 4 cents Got Dollar from Mr Gray in
his house seen Mr Stebbins and Mr Spooner Got a Paper from Andrew seen Dans {DogerS?} in at 2
Men here to Day Drove down with the Wind one of them is Empy a Rainbow tonight Rained Blew
and hailed to Day 6 cents Postage for the Letter made 2 Gallons of Mollasses ½ for us Frosze some
to night Jos Laplante Bought a cow From George snider for 4 Dollars as she has a Sore Foot got
2/6 on the Bargain
5th Fixing my Gun Riggings Tom Munroe- -came home
19# Mr James Cameron Island april 6th 1871
6th Fishing EEls Gordon and I got 5 Gathering their sap in the Bu{sh} On the Kitt Kitt Island
7th Went to Summerstown Brought home Peter Grants Bag Got a Paper from Charlie Went out to A
Camerons 1 for Downs Elixir {Rev. N.H. Down’s Vegetable Balsamic Colonial Elixir?} they had none
then went to Williamstown in at James McDonald McRory in the Glen Got 2 Bottles of the Elixir at
Mr Burtons Mary Poorly with the Rheumatism at Treat at A Camerons and he Treated 3 or 4 Times
10 cents to AJ Baker Angus on the Front Good Friday and a Fine Day it is the sap runs well to Day
East Wind and changed to West
8th came from Williamstown Got a lb of Tea from EEle{ry?} took Dinner at Walter Bakers A Treat at
Summerss Walter and I seen Angus came from Cornwall Skinned 2 Rats {muskrats} for Tom
Summers Came Down to Henerys stopt all night
Mr James Cameron Island april 9th 1871 20#
Henerys 3 Boys put me across Let my canoe at Summerstown as the wind was too high
Easter Sunday the sap dont run very well today Did not see the sun this morning {A?} Dont Dance a
sighn of a hard year Rained some East Wind changed to the West in a squall
10th George and Peggy and Peter Boiling in the Bush a Gallon a Peice nearly Gordon and I Burning
on the inside of the Pitt Point Fence Ticks came and snakes Loons came Pewits or Revey came ice
Going Down in cakes yet ice in the Bay and marsh George took home his sugar Gave him a stick
for an oar Lent them a Bag eat Wild Onions to Day Wounded 2 Ducks Dugt a Peice at the stable
�some Frost in the Ground Began the Good Hay on Sunday for the cattle shut up Set 3 Traps for
MusKrats for the first this Spring
11th snowing Rain East Wind Got a Rat for the First
12th Got a Rat Fixing Lane Fence Frost to night
13th Lashey here Crossed with Peggy to sugar Bush Henerys Boys wanting wood Gave him a stick
for spear handle shot a Duck did not Get it
21 Mr James Cameron Island April 14th 1871
crossed for my canoe to Summerstown left the canoe I crossed in at the head of Hamiltons Island
Heard that Mr George McGillivrays wife Departed to Day the Sessor {as in assessor?} or Collector
on the Front to Day Bought of AJ Baker 1 Bottle of RR Relief 25 nutmegs 3 Tole -4 Barley 10
Thread -7 Paint 37 ½ sundries 10 oil 12 ½ Raisins 2 H Wines 25 Pot 25 Mat 1 Handkerchief 12
Bought of James Grant 1 Bushel of Lime 12 ½ Got for 10 cents Got 2 Boxes from AJ Bakers Wife
to carry the Lime took Down the 2 canoes
15th Gordon and I to Jo Lamays the Watchmaker Living on the Brunston Place Left my watch with
him to fix to charge me 6/3 Bought 1 ½ Bushels of Potatoes at 40 cents a Bushel 60 got them By
weight Kept us to Dinner seen a Wild Turkey he had shot the First ever seen it must been one that
strayed away from its nature Place its Weight is 11 lbs as it Travelled a Great ways and its eye out 1
of them its must Lost a Good Deal of its Weight shot a Duck
16th Low Sunday Sandy & Jo semo henerys 2 Boys 1 of Williams Boys here wanting a canoe and
Gun Gave Sandy semo My Dog Bruce snow to Day hail East Wind and West
Mr James Cameron Island 17th April 1871 22
Put out my Boat Went to G Renshaws with 13 lbs of sugar Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes at Hamiltons
of Georges Potatoes Paid A.J Baker 25 cents for the Pot R Quit making the sugar made 1 Quart of
syrup for the Last they made Frost to night seen Peter Spink on the Front Bought Pat Purcells Farm
for 4000-500 Dollars
18th Our Duncans Birth Day Painting my Boat Gordon Gathering sap Tapt 12 Trees for him
19th First Steamer went Down the St Helens Gordon and I Boiling in the sap {Above it reads: Light
in the Light houses} 6 Pails ½ Gallon HughAnn Randolph in the Bush Let out the Heifer and sheep
Fixing the Fence setting Fires found a ½ of a Barrel Burnt 3 Good hoops on it set Fire to the Back
marsh on the north West side of the Island shot a Duck did not get it Lightning tonight
20th Went with Lashey to his Line Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning took the Pine Log to the Front
of the Door Put out my Boat a Lot of shooting to Day Something took away 1 of my Traps Last
�night got the chain I think it must be the Fox got his Leg in it and Broke the chain Found a Ducks
egg in the Front march Got a sturgeon from Lashey Sent him my Gaff
21st Highlander went Down no Tow Finished Digging the Back Garden Shot a Duck
22nd Passport went Down First Raft went down before the Door took the heifer and sheep home to
salt them Towing Propeller went Down and came up
23 Mr James Cameron Island 23rd April 1871
St George's Day the Festival of the English High north By west wind 3 Propellers went Down Seen
a Large White owl eating a Duck at the East End of the Island the small Ash canoe went of by not
being Drawn up enough but caught it this side of the sturgeon Island very cold to Day Found a few
Ticks Kingston went Down Froze hard to night ice in the canoes
24th Plastering the house Went to Summerstown Got 2 Papers from Dan On this Day of the month
Granny Departed 1869 Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/6 2 gal salt 8 cents plug Tob 4 cents 2
Bunches Matches 2 cents pipes 0/0 the Enterprize went in to Salmon River this Morning then the
Brittish America went in Left my Boat at the head of Hamiltons Island took my Wheelbarrow home
from Hamiltons Propeller Dominion went down
25th St Marks Day whatever Way the Weather is to Day it will mostly be all the year its East Wind
and Rain changed to the West Gloomy shot a Duck got a Rat Planted 2 Pailfull of seed ends in
Garden at the shed Dug some in the Garden set a Trap
26th Went to Summerstow{n} Plastering some City of Ottawa came up Went in to Salmon River the
Osprey went up James Grant putting his Potash on Board the Brittish America Peter Grants wife a
young Daughter Brought Peter the pay for his Pot
Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1871 24
East Wind Began to Whitewash the House Raining some a strange crafte sailed up to the foot of
the Island got aground Wind changed saild down to Ross’s Island stopt all night and took a Tow
next Day from the highlander
28th Went to Summertown took 12 lb ¾ of sugar at 10 cents Bought Flour oatmeal got 3 ½ Bushels
of Potatoes at John Hamiltons of George Renshaws Potatoes Raining
29th Set the Leach for the Lie for soap Set Traps for the Big White owl he is Flying around Killing
Ducks cutting Fat Pine in the marsh Raining East Wind spartan Went Down Passport Went Down 2
Big Tows went Down
30th Went to the Pitt Point found a Ducks nest 10 Eggs in the Back Marsh The L Renaud came up
First Trip the City of Ottawa in to Dundee on the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I
�1st May a Fine Day a Part of the Time wind changed every Direction in the afternoon a very very
Brilliant Green Yellow & Blue more of a yellow shone on the south end of the Kitt Kitt Island it was
very very handsome it must Be from the Rainbow Began the soap it hailed very cold very warm L
Renaud went Down Ice Going Down Shot a Squirrel Wild geese Plenty
2nd at the soap Finished it went to try the Perch they would not Bite caught a succour with my
hand at the Little Island Found a nest 8 Eggs in it set Fire to the hay on the Island Fishing at night
Fine Day went around Island set hen to hatch 15 eggs under her
25 Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1871
Planting and Digging some taking the Banking from the West End of the hous{e}
4th Raining Digging some
5th Finished Digging this Piece Raining 6th got a rat
6th Fine the Highlander went Down with a Large Tow 15 Barges Went to Summerstown Bought of
AJ Baker 5/- worth of Flour 2 plugs Tobacco 3 Bunches of Matches got Paid From Peter B Grant
5/- helping AJ Baker Barreling up his Beans John Hamilton and I James Grant Working at the
Potash himself Got my Tongs from Tom Kennedy Seen Dan Campbell on the Front got a Paper
from Charlie the L Renau{d} Got smashed some not up to Day
7th Sunday Windy North Wind
8th Finished H Planting Before the old House Planting five Hills in the Bush clearing a Piece in the
Bush
9th at the Garden put up Beds cut out to Day put manure of the Banking on the Potatoes fixing the
Garden Fence
10th Dug at the old House planted it with Potatoes planted 15 Hills in the Bush Little Livinia in the
Bush with Gordon and I the Magnet Went Down a Great many Boats going to Day tried for Fish out
Before the door got none
Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1871 26
Windy time Fixing the Lane fence cold a change in the moon - Windy
12th a Fine Day Went up to George Renshaws to Fix his Ram Lambs took over a Bale of Wall Paper
to aJ Baker from The Wharf Went over to Renshaws Island with andrew to Measure his Wood sold
it to the Brittish America Took Tea at aJ Baker took some iron to Tom Kennedy Borrowed 2 Dollars
from Mr Norman Abrams Bought ½ lb Tea matches
�13th Making the Gate North Wind high L Renaud came up after Being Fixed started to go across
turned Back Wind high started again and crossed Bought of AJ Baker 48 lb of Flour took home a
Load of Wood from the Bay
14th Rogation Sunday Blowing North Wind
15th This morning hard ice Walter Bakers Sale of all his Property caught 4 Perch plan-ted a few hills
of Potatoes in the Bush put more onions in the Garden Found a hat put up the Pittition Picking wool
of the Briers cold Windy
16th Shearing 6 of the sheep
17th Sheared 4 and Marking the Lambs and altering them
18th Gordon and I to Paul Jo’s the first time ever i was there Went across to Luke Bowens took
Dinner at Lukes Henery Bosell came home with the Round adze
19th Fishing
20th Fishing taking home Wood a Great many Boats going up and Down to Day cutting Fat Pine
21 Went to alexis na houta's Christees Gordon HughAnn and Randolph
27 Mr James Cameron Island 22nd May 1871
Washing the Wool a squally evening with wind and Rain
23rd weighed of our own wool what I was going to sell and what was to be sent to Be carded for
stockings & mits Crossed to Summerstown Walter Baker put out to Day Bought of Andrew on
account of the Wool ½ lb Tea 1/3 53 lb Flour 1 lb Butter and plate helping Walter to put his things in
Barbara Camerons Room
24th Queens Birth Day Fired a volley crossed to AJ Bakers with the Wool 20 lb had paid 25 cents
and if he gets any more he is to Give it to me Gave me 20 cents a piece for 5 Rats paid him 2
Dollars for Norman Abrams got Bought Kerosene oil Salt helping Walter to move his Things to A
Grants house George Renshaw took his Wife and all the Family in the Boat in at A Roses, Andrew
Harrowing Wheat Went across with G Renshaw stopt all night to help him with the scow
25th helping George taking the scow out {Above it reads: Corsican aground} seen Maxims
Daughter going to Montreal and Galernea Donald McRae across to the Renaud high Wind
26 Digging a piece for corn at the old house
27th Went to Summerston Brought Mrs Spink Butternut Cherry Alder Wild onions Brought Thomas
Munroes Wool Ronald angus and Thomas a Bottle as I was starting away
�1880 1844 / 36 Mr James Cameron Island May 28th 1871 Whit Sunday
Went to Mr To Lemay or Jo Delorme Gordon and for my watch Paid him 5/- for the Repairing it
stopt at the Foot of Christees Island seen Jacob and his Boy Got two EEls from him Thunder
Lightning and Rain Wind very fine real hot sun Mr Lashey here with my spea{r} Got it Fixed at Mr
McLeans in Lancaster the change Back a Plug of Tobacco i Took Thom{as} Munroe Mr Oxly
{Oxley} and Mrs Oxly here crossing over {to} see their People and Murdy Grant with t{hem} Lent
them my Boat to go from here had a Bo{ttle?}
25th Royal Oak Day very windy Making {a} Box for to hold Fish caught some Perch
30th {Mr} Oxly and Mrs and Murdy Grant came crossed over them Gave him some Perch he had
some {Illegible} of his own Left a Peice of cheese with Liv{inia?} Norman McPhee putting or Laying
th{e} Foundation of his stone House yesterday B{ought?} of AJ Baker Trowling Line 20 cents File 10
ce{nts} Took Dinner with Thomas Munroe came Down {with} Walter Baker stopt at Andrew Rose
got Basket of Potatoes from her seen Bella W{Illegible} Son up with the Mail Boy Ann and John
Cameron {Illegible} his horse to Kenneth for 20 Dollars
31st Planted some {Illegible} and corn
Mr James Cameron Island 1st of June 1871
The Glorious First of June Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point the Ticks most awful Bad very warm
Day
2nd Taking home Wood cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes in the Bush Planted 2 Rows of Garnot
chilies above the currant Bushes cutting Weeds in the Pota{toes?} hilled some of them Grubs very
Bad cutting onion{s} and Potatoes the Hen commenced to Lay agaion {again} Put the Bell on the
heifer Looking at the sugar it Begginning to crack Trowling commen{ced?}
3rd Went Down to Kitt Kitt Gordon Randolp{h} and myself Got a chub and Perch very stormy for a
Little while fine cutting the Weeds in the Back Garden seen henry Fishing Perch
4th of June old George the 3rd Thirds Birth Day Trinity Sunday Trowling Randolph Gordon and T
Jacobs wife here yesterday with Fish to sell Found 2 nests one with 6 Eggs the other with 9 a very
very wa{rm?} warm hot sun to Day
5th crossed to Summerstown Got the carrot seed Mr Oxley Left at Thomas Munroes Alex Jim Roy
putting a Lot of Cattle on the Boat Brittish America
6th Brought some cherry Bark over for Mrs Baker Brought a cake of sugar to Peter and Brought it
home would not sell it for 10 cents Thomas Fixing his Boat Bought of AJ Baker 2 ½ lb crac{kers?}
helping George Renshaw to put out his scow Mr Craig putting his horses Down to Francis Island
Big John Grant Departed this Life
�Mr James Cameron Island June 7th 1871
very Windy Fixing my ashes in Bags 7 to go to Dundee Tyler Lincoln here and 4 more men in his
cedar Boat had 5 casks of stuff got some stuff he had in a Bottle from him they started Found a
Birch Log Drove in to shore
8th Went to Bosells Gordon and I for a canoe Got the Loan of 10 lb of Flour from Mrs McIntosh at
Archys Big John Grant up the Front Buried to Day Jo Laplante and wife at Bosells Henery Bosell
got a Large Maskinonge {Muskellunge} to Day high Wind Gordon and I coming home 2 {Illegible}
wind Bound on the Pitt Point Goyette and Son slept in the Barn all night got some salt to salt their
Fish
9th our Marys Birth Day wind high caught some perch Brought home the Birch saw Log started for
salmon River Gordon and I as soon as the Wind is Down a Little 8 Bushels of Ashes 56 lb of iron 12
lb of Rags 12 ½ lb of sugar {ink splotch; Bought?} at old Mayvilles Gordon and I Mayvills Girl sick
the Doctor there
10th started it up to the store from Mayvills forgot about 16 lb of iron Left it on the store took
Breakfast Gordon at Jat{Illegible} Donald DMcDonell Suple Bought of Robert Baker to 2 Dollars of
Flour 50 lbs got it at M Ra{Illegible}s ¼ lb Tob ½ lb Tea Matc{hes} Got 25 cents for 40 lb of iron 3
cents for Cotton Rags 20 cents for Ashes 10 cents for sugar Got 2 Gallons of soft soap from Mr
Baker he came Down with us to the mayville farm catching his horses sailed home the Adolphus
went up to Day for to take the Dundee folks to procession to Williamstown I crossed {wi}th Bosells
canoe got a Bottle of milk from Georges Wife paid Mrs McIntosh {for?} the Flour I got from her Mr
Baker taking Down a Raft of Rails to the Farm
Mr James Cameron Island June 11th 1871
Sunday June 11th Tote a Dice Grand Procession Corpus Christie and so on high Wind to Day
heavy Rain Thunder an{d} Lightning the adolphus went Down with a Load Going t{o} Williamstown
procession the Picton came out of Lancaster whatever she was Doing there Got some Papers from
Mrs Norman MDonald yesterday
12th Hoeing Potatoes Planted some where the corn and Beans
{Between the lines it reads: 13th Lost a Maskinonge} were taking up the Potatoes in the Bush hoed
cutting Weeds around the Lower Point and Pitt Point
14th Lashey setting his Line him and Pete Bosell here with the Rain and Wind Gave him some
Matches Gordon caught the First Dory or Pickerel or Wall eyed Pike
15th Fishing caught 23 3 Pickerel 1 chub and the Rest Perch took home a Load of Wood Peal{ed}
some Basswood and Elm Bark Lost our anchor the Rope Brok{e} A Fortunate Day very warm
strawberries Ripe
�16th Picking Be{rries}
17th Made strawberries Preserves Henery Bosell here go{t} his spoon I Gave him mine to fix Went
to Summersto{wn} Got 2 Papers from Dan Thomas Munroe supine{Illegible} to {Loreginal?} Went to
George Renshaws got 1 Bushel of Potatoes from him George Bosell Left the Renaud and is on the
Brittish America Bought crackers the L Renaud a Pleasure Trip from Cornwall went wi{th} Lashey at
night to his Line Lashey here all night got 2 EEls from him Henery got a Lunge {Muskellunge} about
20 lb weight sold to John Carey
18th The Memorable Battle of Waterloo Went Down to Ross Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 Green
on a crew of French on christees Island playing the Fiddle and yelling the Kingston takes 13
minutes fr{om} The Pitt Point to the Lower end of Butternut Island The Magnet takes 12 minutes the
corsican takes 15 the Spartan takes 10 minutes the Passport 12 minutes the Corinthian takes
{blank space} minutes
19th Went to George Rensha{ws} working at the Fence got 50 cents from George Worki{ng} on the
Roads in Summertown Rafts a Going Down
Mr James Cameron Island June 20th 1871
In the upper Field Picking strawberries for to make Preserves Gordon HughAnn and Randolph
21st Went to AJ Bakers Bought 75 cents of Flour Matches
22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Went out to see them in Williamstown Brought out Strawberries and a
cake of Maple sugar the court in Cornwall now about Mr Craig trying to unseate him But I Rather
think they cant Do it
23rd in Williamsto{wn} Word came that Mr Craig got all right Angus and Duncan FMcLennan a Row
Pushed him of ofthe steps Firing the cannon and Burning a Barrel of Tar in celebrating for Mr Craig
Bought at Galbeaus a Bottle of Pain Killer as I am awful Bad with the Toothache Angus on the
Bosure
24th came home from Williamstown wind high the Renaud a Pleasure trip
25th GSunday Gordon and I went to Mr Hopkins with a Letter to George Grant took Dinner there
Bill and Emmanuel there spoke to Jim about Fixing my Boat I told him I would Give him ½ Ton of
hay for fixing it Got 4 Books sicilian Romance, A Days Ride, Innocents abroad, Leslie Tyrrell, I got
from Jims Wife
26th Hoeing the Potatoes in the Bush all the children in the Bush very warm George Bosell here
Bargained for his hens took my Bag to Bring me 2 Dollars worth of Flour from Cornwall on the Boat
27th Windy Day
�28th Windy
29th Went to summerstown took home my plain {plane} and Drawing Knife from George Renshaws
stopt at Hamilton's to see if John had any Potatoes to sell
30th crossed to Dundee with Thom{as} and Peter Spink a McLennan a Provender of a man {l}eft
him twice on Jacobs Island Bought on Credit 25 lb of Flour from AJ Baker Bought (2 ½ yds Calico
spool soda paid this) Mrs Fitzpatrick young son
Mr James Cameron Island July 1st 1871
Dominion Day Livinia, Gordon, - and Bismarck went to Bosells Got 5 hens and a Rooster a Dollar I
have to pay George for them 3 of them Got smothered in the Bag coming home a Pleasure trip on
the L Renau{d} Tall Brittish Flags Floating to Day
2nd Passport passed down the champion Going Down
Sunday 3rd I went up to Summerstown helped them over with the scow from George Renshaws
and AJ Bakers salt crockery Syrup and sugar Gorge took his cow over stopt at Peters Kenneth
Down to Roses with me in the Boat Got my Book from Mrs Rose got my Flour at Bosells AJ Baker
and Thomas Munroe took Mr Millers horses to Pasture
4th american Independence Day Rain and Fine Great Racing and so on at Fort covington
5th Our Johns Birth Day Transplanted 11 plants of Tobacco
6th Went with my Boat to Jim Hopkins to Fix Lashey here at night Mr Mr Mears and Mr credden Col
stiles son-in Law slept in the Barn heavy Rain to night
7th Mr Mears and his men here all Day as the wind Blows very hard went off this evening Lashey
and I to his line Got 38 cents from them
8th Jimmy Grants Birth Day had a Treat from him on that Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 4 Quarts salt
1 plug Tobacco 4 cents postage on 2 papers I sent to Mr slack Tailor Williamstown 1 for matches I
owe AJB 9 cents on this )
Mr James Cameron Island July 9th 1871
Sunday salted the horses Windy
10th Jo Galerneau here Gave me some hooks gave me some hooks Mowed some thistles Before
the Door Semo came for his scythe Got it put the Marsh hay on the East Mow of the stable loft
Lashey here Jim Hopkins wife went to Williamstown
�11th Fishing Down near the Kit Kit Got a good many suck{ers} Bass Pickerel chub and Perch Quite
a variety to Day
12th of July Orangemans Day Drew some Rails a party out of Dundee on the Brittish America
13th Went to Summerstown Seen Angus had a new Buggy Bought yesterday Andrew Baker and
Tom Summers went to Montreal the Americans surveying the River showed my sample of stav{es}
to the Cooper thought them Dear for his work
14th caught a stick of Pine Went to Dundee met Mr Stebbins Mr Creed and Mr Turner the Egg
Peddler Met Galernea spoke to me about Greenwood coming to Buy a peice of Hay Rain Wind
Thunder and Lightning stopt at a small{Illegible} took some Biscuit seen the Drudge working went
up to see the Cooper Laflesh Thomas Munroe crossed with 4 men the Schoolmistress and
Rebecca had something to Drink at Tyo's met Don Suple going across had a Treat from John
Creed my tin Bashin stol out of my Canoe By some of the Indians Got one from Frank Mayvilles
wife D Baker and I Buried a Large Lizard
Mr James Cameron Island July the 15th 1871
Fishing Caught a small Maskinonge 20 lb weight mow{ed} a swath Down to the River St Swithins
Day no rain if it rains to Day it will rain for 40 Days the saying is, a Pleasure Trip on the L Renaud of
the Indian
16th Sunday Mrs James Hopkins and George Grant here coming from Williamstown Walter Baker
and his Wife and Willie Rose here
17th Mowed some in the Grove at the River side Raining hard Thunder and Lightning Lashey here
to nig{ht} went with him to his Lines the champion came up to Day and Went Down yesterday there
must be something wrong with the Banshee as it is her Day to come up
18th Raining started for to go Turned Back with the storm Left my canoe up in the Bay
19th I crossed to summerstown Bought 100 Weight of Flour got on William McLeod’s account Got
2 Papers from Dan Seen the Passed the Examination in them as attorney at Law Took Dinner at
Thomas Munroe's
20th Smoking a Maskinonge made a few cocks of Hay
21st Harnessed the hor{ses} Drew a few Drags Drew in some hay 7 cocks in the Barn Mr Stebbins
here going to Lancast{er}
22nd Went to Mr Hopkins for my Boat Got my cleevises from Jim Went to Summersto{wn} Bought
of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 Tobacco 4 cen{ts} 30 cents on credit Heavy Rain Thunder seen Long
John son George Renshaw sold his La{mbs} to John Carey for 2 ¼ - each
�23rd Sunday Fishing
Mr James Cameron Island 24th July 1871
Mr Stebbins Payne Rockhill Creed came J Creed stopt the Rest went home creed Mowing in the
Grove very warm to Day Gordon and J Trowling got none put in some of the sheep
25th (St James Day Battle of Bannockburn) {Above it reads: helping AJ Baker with his hay got salt} I
crossed with 4 Lambs to John Carey the men Came to mow
26th Dog Days commenced Drawin Wood
27th started to go to Henery Genie's went as far as Rankins Point the Wind Rose I turned Back
Seen old Mr Vondell working on Dan McLeans Barge had a hard time coming up around shor{e}
Rained some stopt on the Foot of Christees Island Mowed some in Front of the house
28th Raining all the Men Fishing got a peice of sturgeon on Alexis Island Niles and Dighton Payne
Stebbing Fishing Got 2 Perch had a Row about them Putting the Greese on their heads
29th Doctor Gillis and a Boatload with him of Women 2 3 men Niles Park and another man here
they all went off to night
30th Went to Na Houtas Island as it is Raining Gordon and I
31st I crossed with 3 Dozen Eggs Bought ½ lb Tea Matches starch Tobacco Thread Mrs Hamilton
called me in as Tom Davis went up to meet me at the store I went to Carey Tom Lying Down on the
Island near the Bridge wakened him up he would not Rest if I would not take ½ Dollar from him I
took it came home then crossed with John Creed gave tom Pap{er?}
Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1871
Lammas Day Mowing on the Pitt Point Fixing Fence caught a Good many Pickerel Creed sick the 2
Boys mowing and cocked 37 cocks very warm
2nd Gave them the upper Field on the haves Stebbin and Josey came Creed went home with Josey
Gordon Randolph and I went to see if the Scow was on Alexis Island Mary's Birth Day 1864
commenced to Stack help them to stack
3rd commence{d} a stack Payne Charlie and I went to Summerstown for 1 Gallon of H Wines
Cannons Firing to Day seen Sandy Snider on the Front Payne Treated me in Summerss
4 went to Alex{is} Island
5th stocking I went to Summerstown went to see John Carey got 7 Dollars from him he owes me 2
on the Lambs yet Gave AJ Baker 3 ½ to Give to Bill McLeod the other 3 ½ I gave to Thomas
�Munroe Got 50 lb of Flour on Credit) from AJ Baker Bought 2 lb Butter at 17 cents 1 Bowl 7 cent
Matches 1 cent Tobacco 4 cents paid this with 50 cents - a White Bowl)
6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Sunday a Fine Day Lis Laflesh and John snider here had a Bottle
stopt till evening
7th Gathered 6 cocks about Finished all the stacks They took up all their Rigging and went off
Forgot their Hay fork about 5 40 cocks in Paynes stack I put 8 cocks of My own in an{d} 5 40 cocks
of Payns 55 cocks in the Barn now
Mr James Cameron Island Augt 8th 1871
Found a Pine tree in the upper Feild above the House its about 2 feet high now payne and I found it
when clearing a place to Build his stock yesterday the 7th) the Herricks here camping at the head of
the island a Large Party of them some from N.Y and some of them from chicago they came on
Monday the seventh 7th a very Windy time to Day heavy Rain Loud thunder and sharp Lightning
when Herricks party was coming from christees Island they very near got swamped Christopher
McRae and Josey Galernea Fishing I showed them the spot for Pickerel Mowed the road in Rushes
Beside the Marsh on Monday the 7th Caught 1 Bass 2 Perch 2 Pickerel or Wall Eyed Pike as some
call them
9th I went to Fish caught one Gordon and I to Head of the Island Met the Party coming to the
House to get eggs onions Gave 25 cents Gave Gordon some soda a Good many cap Berries or
scotch Bonnets Long Black Berries some Ripe
10th Gordon and I to the head of the Island the herricks went off Lost a vest George Bosell came
with his horse {we?} went with the Ark for the Bull on Alexis Island and this morning Jim Hopkins
took him away I Knew nothing about it till Josey Galernea told us after going up to the horse Island
Josey put me across I Gave him stuff for a Paddle
Mr James Cameron Island Augt 11th 1871
Went to AJ Bakers my Foot very sore Bought 2 lb butter 3 lb Pork 2 Bunches Black Thread 1 spoll
Kerosene oil ½ lb Powder 2 lb shot seen Dr Shaver Fishing settled with x andrew for Mr Millers
horses Paid the 50 lb x of Flour I got from him on the 5th the men on christees cutting hay, came
home with the Jar Payne got, took a Barrel home for to hold ashes I got at the end of AJ Bakers
store a Barge the Tug one of the Little Propellers run on the Bar at the squaw Island
12th my Foot very sore Fishing
13th sunday my Foot I cannot put und{er} me very sore and Badly swelled
14th Pulled out the Potato onions Found herricks vest Down in the Bay
�15th tried or Begun the Potatoes at the Door Gordon Found a Bun went around the Island Fishing
at the Pickerel holes not Biting very well
16th opened one of my Boils and put soap and sugar to Draw it and it almost set me Raving it is so
very sore
17th shot a yellow hammer Plugged up a squirrel in one of the Hicory Trees cleaning my 3 Guns
18th Got 7 Ducks Went to the head of the Island seen Roses sheep I suppose they Put them on
yesterday
19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1 year old to Day Got 5 Ducks a Pleasure Party on the L Renaud one of
the Hens wanting to hatch Dipped her in the Water The City of Hamilton Towing here now eating
Tomatoes Horse Beans Ripe cucumbers plenty stertions {nasturtiums?}
Good Sunday the 20th East Wind Fine Day hazelnuts some Good Butternuts some meat in them
Randolphs Foot sore and Bismarcks Bad with Boils and myself Bad with Boils its the Dog Days
now and People should Physick themselves Before they Begin
Mr James Cameron Island Augt 21st 1870 {1871}
Shooting Ducks Took home Wood in the canoe
22nd Bad with Boils on My ancle and Leg Dan and Mr Lonagan came in the evening Brought me 2
plugs of Tobacco some Powder shot & caps Tea and sugar they went out swimming and Rowing in
the Boat
23rd this is the Day the Great Boat Race at St Johns Renforth Dies to Day Dan and Lonagan
through the Woods swimming and Rowing on the wat{er} Throwing the 11 lb Ball Dan Throws it
{blank space} Feet they Went off this Evening home Races in Lancaster
24th I crossed to Summerstown (Bought on credit 50 lb Flour) (Bought ¼ lb Tea Matches 3 yds
Cotton paid this) Got a Letter from Charlie heard of the Boat Race Mr Spencer and Christoph{er}
McRae here stopt in the Barn
25th Went to James Hopkins for the Bull Jim and George Grant Came Down with me in the scow
Left the scow till tomorrow James B Grant Died
26th Making an oar took away the scow East Wind
27th Heavy Rain all Day Old James B Grant Buried to Day
28th crossed to AJ Bakers Mr Spencer and Paul Grant here to night
�29 Wind changed heavy from {small ink splotch} the West started to Go to Ross’s Island turned
Back Fishing in the Back channel
30th Drew some Wood
31st Bismarck commencing to stand up put in 2 Bushels of Potatoes eating new corn very unwell
to night Alexander Ocean McDonald Buried to Day
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 1st 1871
Went to AJ Bakers to 1 ½ Dozen of Eggs one plug Tobacco the rest in Tea (to 2 lb of shot on credit)
took Dinner at T Munroes speaking to Captain Newton of the Barge Griswold about the manure Let
him have my Boat to go and meet the Adolphus she passed up here this morning to go for Fort
Covingto{n} Lacross club to play in Lancaster I crossed with Thomas Munroe to Dundee with the 4
or 5 of the connors Tyo Fixing his shed George and Pete Bosell here seen Mr Herrick told him I
found his vest
2nd a very warm fine Day very warm Gordon and I to Kitt Kit Island Ross’s and Butternut shot a
Duck did not Get it Found a couple of staves took Dinner on Ross’s Island) Killed some Black
snakes But I Did not Look after them much as it was shoes I had on if it was my Boots I would look
after them more a Great Deal of shooting around Christees and Alexis’s
3rd Dans Birth Day and a Fine Day it is very Warm
4th Went to Cornwall with AJ Baker William McLeod's Wife Poorly Doctor Shaver attending
5th John Angus's Birth Day commenced taking up the Potatoes Got ½ lb Tea 1 lb Sugar from AJ
Baker the Day I went to Cornwall took my Dinner and supper there
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 5th 1871 {This ink on this page is more faded than the others}
Commence the Potatoes took up 20 Bushels to Day
6th this is the Last of the Dog Days at the Potatoes took up 10 Bushels to Day Shot some Ducks
7th very Windy Babel and his wife called here as they were going to co{Illegible} Gave them Some
Potatoes took 10 Bushels thats 40 Bushels out of this Peice Besides what we eat since Killed some
Ducks Shot a Hawk
8th Fishing Got a Duck Fixing the ashes in Bags went around the Island seen Captain Newtons
Barge aground Loaded with Hops and Leach-ed Ashes Sneaking to the Boy Smith the steamer
Adolphus came up and assisted in taking them off
10th Sunday George and Jim Nicholson here B{Illegible}ting to B{Illegible} Timber for Sticklers Boat
and Wanting to Buy Marsh Bay although it is Sunday
�11th Went out with my ashes to James Grant had 3 ½ Bushels 15 cents a Bushel I Bought of AJ
Baker 2 lb Shot 20 cents ½ lb Powder 20 cent 1 plug Tobacco 4 cents Tin Cup 7 cents a Great Pic
Nic on Burnt House Point for Sunday school Children Peter B Grant Wanting his Pot seen Luke
Bowen crossed for Thomas to Renshaws as John Barrett was wanting him 40 Days Devotion in
Williamstown now
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 12th 1871
Raising Potatoes in the Back Garden 3 ½ Bushels Randolph and I
13th The Fair in Fort Covington Commences to Day Cut some Marsh Hay
14th at Summerst{own} seen Angus took over Peter B Grants Pot Went to see John Carey seen
Hugh Fraser (McKinney) at Carey{s} {Between the lines it reads: Great Frost Last night} a Great
many crossing to the fair the Brittish america Down with a Raft with tents on it Put a Ring in
Barretts Bulls nose to Day at Paris{h} minister Rap came across with I home a man By the name of
Wesley Died very sudden to Day going a{cross?} to the Fair he was a schoolmaster seen Jim
Hopkins over with a Passenger
15th Took up some of the Pota{toes} in the Bush, and they are very smal{l} what Done that is the
tops Being cropp{ed} off and Grew and Blossomed the second Time a Handsome Large squash
the Frost Killed the vines in the Bush But not around the House Bought of AJ Bake{r} 50 lb Flour at
3 ¼ on Credit left an note for him Blowing seen Tom Davis an J Baker Fixing Before his Door with
Ground
Sept 16th 1871 Mr James Cameron Island
Mr Luke Brown here Got the Loan of my Brittish Musket Gave him some envelopes Luke told me I
would Get his spear Besid{es?} Went to Alexis Island 3Shot 3 Ducks got 1 the shanty that was in
Na Houtas Island is Burnt Indians catching Rats since some time in August I think the Drudge came
out With the Brittish American to Day about 52 Bushels in the cellar now of Potatoes
17th Sunday Writing to Charlie a Letter Rain high Wind
18th Began to Cut in Front Marsh cut 8 cocks hard Frost and ice Last night The Ram along with the
Little Nannie a Great many canoe{s} and Boats on the Water to Day cut some in the Back Marsh
shot a Duck Magnet went Down
19th Henery Genie's Barge sailed Down passed the Door his Boy called to se me about the Timber
he told me he was married in January his Father is coming up next Week HughAnn and Gordon
Gathering Grapes gather 2 Tubs full Raining high Wind Got 2 very small Turtles Lost one of Them
out of my Pocket 2 of the hens hatching Ducked them in the Water and shut them up to take the
hatching of them
�20th Shows in Lancaster Charlie and Willie Rose after the Ram and Wedder {wether} to Kill Made
13 cocks in the Back Marsh Shot Black Duck Drew some chips and Wood Livinia Bad with
Toothache and earache Raining some Water very Low
Mr James Cameron Island Sept 21st 1871
St Matthew's Day Frost Last Night Livinia very Bad with the Toothache a Barge sailed across in to
salmon River
22nd Got a Rat for the First setting a very fine Day put in the sheep thinking of Going over
tommorrow
23rd Windy Let the sheep go Gathering Butternuts some oak nuts Ducks not plenty
24th Sacrament in Williamstown some Rain here not much Thunder and Lightning more heavy to
the north Fishing a Man and a Woman stopt Last night up in the Bay I seen their Fire this morning
they had a Good many Boats a Going to Day Renaud went Down
25th I crossed to Summerstown AJ Baker in Montreal Bought ½ lb Tea ¼ lb cut Tobacco 1 Quart
of Kerosen oil Got the Loan of Fitspatrick scythe from Jim Nichols{on} Got a Treat of Ale From
George Renshaws Water Low Raising some now 1 pennys worth of Matches cut some Rushes
Beat William Lavellets a Racing coming Down to Hamiltons as they said Hurra for a Race Got a
Paper from Charlie
26th Began to mow with fitsPatricks scythe Got a Rat commenced to Rain Raining all Day East
Wind cold Rain putting the onions in Boxes spreading the nuts on the Floor up stairs
27th Gathering nuts Gordon and I
28th Drew some Wood Raining
29th St Michael Mowing Back Marsh East End Made 28 cocks
1st of October Sunday Gordon and I to Ross's Island and Charlies Island Found a stave eat some
Grapes and Cranberries took our Dinner on Charlies or Butternut Island no Butternuts seen
Lamay's Boat at Ross Island Getting Grapes and cranberries shot a very Large Eagle in the Grove
Mr James Cameron Island Oct 2nd 1871
Got a Rat Went to Summerstown Called at John Hamiltons to see the Well Depth about 32 Feet
and about 12 feet of water in it now Heard old Mrs John Summers was very poorly Heard Murdock
F McLennan was Laird of Williamstown AJ Baker in cornwall signed the papers again Bought of AJ
Baker on credit 1 peck of salt Got 50 cents to Give to Thomas Munroe the pay of the sheep
Kenneth Lost a 5 Dollar Bill Heard Willia{m} McLeod Lost his Grey mare seen Dan Ross from the
�Kings Road he is taking up Large stones with a patent Machine seen George of Athol at
Summerstown a very fine Day East Wind
3rd Raining West Wind went to Fish got none Lashey here Fishing minnows and pickerel
4th Drew some Wood Gathering nuts set some Traps
5th Fair commences in Williamstown I crossed to P.O. – called to see John H{Illegible} W{Illegible}
– took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Kenneth McDonald Heard of John his son was one of them
either got Killed or Got wounded in the mines AJ Baker scowing his salt Bought a pair of Boots
1"40 Bottle of castor oil 10 AJ Baker got 2 Dollars from John Carey for me ½ Dollar of this I got to
Give Thomas Munroe
6th crossed with 2 Lambs to John Carey got as I thought pay for the sheep x Bought of AJ Baker
50 lb Flour paid this 40 cent worth Pork I owe 7 cents on the Pork helping Andrew with the Porker
Mr James Cameron Island Octoby 7th 1871
Saturday thinking thomas Munroe would be after the sheep gathered some nuts piling some wood
cut a few swarths of marsh Hay set 2 Traps A fine Day Wind West Ducks scarce Rats not Plenty
Burning on Na-Houtas Island Keeping in the sheep thinking he will come for them water very low
snakes plenty Bismarck very sick
8th a Race up the Princess Louise and the City of Ottawa
9th a Fine Morning Gordon and I Went to Lukes Bow{en} for the EEl spear got the spear and a
Broken one Luke Thrashing at Bills seen Mr Lesslie and James Hopkins at Paul Jo's Hunting
partridge had a chat with them and a Good coo of old Rye coming Down the chann{el} we had a
Pretty strong Breeze did not like to stop on the Hog Island for fear the wind wo{uld} be worse so we
kept on in the Gale Landed sa{fe} cut some hay in the Front marsh
10th HughAnns Birth Day smoky windy Big Fires over on the south side of us in the Marsh I think
there must Be some stacks Burnt
11th Games Williamstown Boat Racing in Dundee James Hopkins and Peter Buchanan 1111
Henery Genies son and Johnston of the Cherry Island Lighthouse Wind high or else I was Going to
see them
12th Raining smoky Windy Mowing some
13th Making a stack put 51 Cocks in it
14th go{t a} Rat cut the Wings of the Eagle set some Traps Water very Low Heard Geese But Did
not see the{m} Raining to night thought to cross but did not go Bismarck very sick Gave him spirits
of Turpentine new moon this D{ay} morning a Great many Boats and a Good lot of Towing
�Mr James Cameron Island Oct 15th 1871
Sunday Seen Wild geese High High very high Wind very Bad with Pain I took in my side
16th very unwell in Bed all Day
17th not very well took Down the Petition took in the carrots and Beets
18th St Lukes Day First snow very stormy Raining
19th very heavy Thunder and Lightning to night
20th a change in the moon splitting some wood
21st Went to summerstown crossed to George Renshaws with Fitspatrick all Day on the Island very
cold and no Fire made out Georges steamboat Bills crossed with Fitspatrick and Jessamas Wife to
Summerstown stopt at Georges all night Babell here stopt on the Pitt Point Fishing with his
nets Sunday 22nd Bought of AJ Baker 1 Quart of Kerosene oil ½ lb Tea on Credit) (1 plug of
(Tobacco matches paid this)
Sunday 22 came home Just got home when the wind commenced to Blow went to the P Point to
give Babell some Tobacco Found a canoe
23rd Little Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing a place with rails for to Build a stack or putting up the hay
that was Blowed Down Tried for EEls got none took Round the canoe
Mr James Cameron Island October 24th 1871
24th Our Hugh’s Birth Day Went to Summerstown Paid Thomas Munroe for the Lambs Gave me a
7 ½ on them Give him 2 Dollars in Bills wrote a Letter to Heneri Genie a Meeting of the Cheese
Factory Folks up at Mr Craigs John Hamilton and I came home together in the Boat the horse
slipped his headstall at Summerss Door Looking for the horse Found him in the Pasture harness off
25th My Birth Day Banking the house the West End
26th Drawing wood Laduke and Peter Shetla here looking for Timber a Great Deal of shooting to
Day went to the Little Island to Try for EEls wind Raised came home
27th Piling some wood
28th Went to Fort Covington with my Rats and the Wool 6 lbs Bag and all sold my Rats to Mr
Streeter Bow{cut off} of Mr Cangdon Pink and {Seenna?} Paid the carding men got a Dring of Cider
under the carding mill got a Treat from Donald Suple Bought of A Smallman 1 lb Crack{ers} Bought
of R Baker 1 lb shot ¼ lb Tobacc{o} 2 Bunches of matches 2 hanks of Thread got a Treat from one
McRae a Gacheman Rowed Pretty hard coming up the River as there is a Boat Putting after me
�hard did not catch me till I stopt at the Custom house it was William McLean and John Richard
Grant
Sunday 29th Blowing hard
30th Working at Banking the East End of the house Gordon Found my Knife at the shore that had
Been Lost 10 years it is as good as ever
31 Holy Eve cracking nuts put a Letter in the PO to Charlie and a paper seen Ellen on the Front
Mr James Cameron Island OcNovember 1st 1871
Raining hard East Wind working at the corner cubbord
2nd at the cubbord Fxing the stacks
3rd cutting poles for a Fence to put around the stacks
4th hard Frost Last night Jim Hopkins here for an ash Runner and a Yoke East Wind the EEl Fishers
the Mayhews came up I crossed to Roses with the wool to spin got 2 Dollars from norman abrams
Bought of AJ Baker 7/6 worth of Flour ½ lb Tea 1 Doz of Herrings 2 Dollars) Bought matches and
Tobacco went up with Thomas Munroe to supper as he is going to the shanty next Week The
Nashes Steamer came in to Summerstown Heard the Brittish America was sold
5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Blowing snowing Got a Rat
6th chopping stove Wood
7th Helens Birth Day set 2 Traps for the Weasel
8th Got 2 Ducks chopping and piling Wood
9th put out the Long canoe at the Lower Point Raising the Pine Stick {Between the lines it reads:
Prince of Wales Birth Day} at the Water Log Thinking of sawing it in 2 for Logs
10th Windy the Mayhues crossed from Christees Island to this Island and camped in the Bell Bay
one of them came to the house snowing a Steamer got aground up at Hamiltons to night with a
Tow
11th the Mayhues went of Snowing and Blowing I caught 4 EEls for the first I caught this fall hard
Frost to night Gordon Found another Knife at the shore with the water so very Low
Martinmas 12th Sunday Blowing hard
13th crossed to PO Fine Turned high East Wind took a Muskrat to 1 Quart of oil Went over with G
Renshaw Mr Craig taking his cattle from Jacobs Island ice Froze in Salmon River
�14th caught 5 EEls Got a Rat East Wind Rain Blowing hard
15th Drew some Wood —
Mr James Cameron Island Nov th 15th 1871
– high East Wind a Great many Boats coming up as the canal is Likley to be Fixed now The
Corinthian Kingston spartan osprey and Propeller America a Race Both together The Magnet St
Helen the Picton Went Down another Propeller went up and another Tow went up Keeping in the
Horses this Week Back Feeding with Good Hay high Wind to night Raining
16th Raining {Between the lines it reads: Thanksgiving Day} snowing East Wind cutting hay Put in
Roses old sheep again Keeping in the Hens a small Tug went up with a Tow a very Raw Wind of
Weather
17th a Fine Day the Man to be hung in Montreal to Day for the Murder of Mrs Foster his name
{blank space} Went to Fish EEls got 3 West Wind Turned some cold towards evening set 5 Traps in
the Front Marsh Fixing springs to some of My Traps to night
18th Went to AJ Bakers to 1 RAt 12 ½ cents Boug{ht} salt to cut Tobacco Got 2 Papers from
Andrew Found a night Line near Hamiltons Island with a horse sho{e} and a Bent clevis tied on it I
think it must Belong to old Tom Davis as that supperstitious Rigging is on to it took Down a Load of
Wood in the Boat George Renshaw went to Lancaster Great shooting over the Way of Christees
Island I think it must be Jim Hopkins with Decoys there seen a Great many Wild Geese to night and
Last night I never seen suck {such} Flocks of Ducks as ment {went} Down an immence Lot of them
19th Sunday East Wind some cold a Good many Boats a Going
20th Went to Christees to Fish EEls in the Mud and Down to the Kit Kit Island all Day {Between the
lines it reads: Heard Great Blowing of Horns to night} and only got a Lizard not 1 aEEl and in the
Best of Mud to Get them
21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 1846 Drew some wood Drew up 2 of
the canoes took the Boards from the sugar Bush came home for the Gun thought I seen Wild
Geese in the Bay But they we{re} Big Black Ducks
22n chopping at the Door Keeping in the Horses Lots of Boats a Going the ottawa city went into
salmon River the Renaud passed Down did not Go into Lancaster 23rd shot a duck Fixing at Stoves
took out the Doubl Stove to the cook house took in the cook stove to the hous{e}
Mr James Cameron Island Nov 23rd,, 1871
This is Thanksgiving Day in the States shot a Duck at the Lower end of the island Fixing a Fence
around the stacks as the cattle is at them pretty cold to Day the Enterprize went in to salmon River
and came out to night as it is Freezing very hard to night a circle around the moon East Wind put
�our sheep in the shed shut them up Feeding them 2 Barges Towed up By the Highlander went in
sailing to Lancaster Lot of Boats coming up and Going Down {T}owing and Going
24th chopping stove Wood cold time
25th 2 Men came up in a Boat stopt on the sturgeon Island thought it was Jim Hopkins Horses got
out By the Pin coming out of the stable Door got them in a cold night
26th Fine Day commenced to Rain and Wind strong to night
27th Took the Long canoe from the Lower Point cold north Wind
28th Tow Boats and Propellers a Going yet Walter Baker and George Bosell after their Horses not
Pleased at me feeding hay and Keeping them in Got 2 Dollars and 65 cents from George and I Paid
or Allowed a Dollar for the Hens Highlander up to night with a Big Tow Europe went up cut some
Wood for the First Gordon and I cold to night
29th a small Propeller I went Down with something like a Drudge in tow the John A McDonald went
up with a schooner in Tow Light in the Light Houses to night and its very Windy Cold and very
Frosty to night chopping Stove Wood Broke on the Piles of Wood Before the Door Feeding and
Keeping in the Cattle this is St Andrews Eve a Ball at McRae’s at the Depot the Big White owl
coming around – and St andrew Dinner
30th St Andrews Day very cold high Wind Frosty Ground hard no snow Froze to the outside of the
Rushes Last night Could not see any Light in any of the Lighthouses
1st of December a Tug Propeller went up nothing in Tow very cold and Windy cutting stove Wood
and Piling in the cookhouse Water commencing to Raise
2nd Taking up the Boat and canoes Raising the Pine stack and it Rolled over after having it high
enough Killed a sheep a very Good one she is Hens a Freezing the Heifer and Bull Picking but set
Fire to the Back Marsh it dont Burn well south-West Wind
Mr James Cameron Island Decr 3rd 1871
William Lavelle here got the Big Barrel Sunday Gordon going Round Down to the Lower Point
Found and old Indian Hatchet one of the Largest I Found yet a very fine Day sun shining wind Kind
of Warm snowed some this morning Lots of snow birds First Sunday in advent
4th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bough{t} of AJ Baker 1 Pair of Boots 3 ¾ Gave him 2 Dollars
on the Boots (½ lb soda 5 cents 53 lb of Flour on credit) (Paid -/4 for 2 Plugs of Tobacco ½ lb Tea
1/3 Thread 6 cents salt 10 cents oil 12 ½ cents paid this) Went over with George Renshaw to Kill a
sheep a Treat from Walter at Summers Got some Papers from Dan some Papers from Charlie Got
some sarsaparilla from Tom Davis
�5 very Cold and Windy cutting stove Wood Frosty
6th very Cold and Windy wind Fell in the afternoon and its Frosty the ice took across to christees
and the Kit Kit about Dark I think the Fox left to night on the ice Hens Freezing
7th ice Broke as its Kind of soft all gone Got a Weasel in the Trap Chopping a Birch in the Bush
8th Chopping in the Bush Gordo{n} and I Windy snowing Drifting snowed Last night very unwell still
Knocking aroun{d} seen the Big Black Eagle coming around Ducks Plenty in the channel no Rats
nor minks
9th Went for a Broom to the Bush Raising the square Pine stick on the ice high West Wind stormy
and cold one of the sheep sick Foolish like
10th Stormy Drifting snowing Blowing
Mr James Cameron Island Dec 11th 1871
in the Bush cut ½ cord of Birch cold
12th a Fine Day Killed the Little Nannie crossed with the Boat had to Leave it at the head of
hamiltons Island as the Little channel is all Froze went Down to Mr Roses for the yarn Got 5 skains
{skeins} Left ½ Skain and a Ball of Gray yarn to make me a Pair of Mits went to AJ Bakers Bought
47 lb of Flour on Credit ) (Spool of Thread Paid this) John Hamilton Taking in one of his Stacks of
Hay Andrew Baker Getting hay from archy McDonald
13th Stormy East Wind ice making some a Good Deal going Down
14th ice Taken to Francis Island to night Lifting Troughfs in the Bush went to the Head of the Island
to see how the ice was not taken at the head nor away up chopping some
15th I crossed over to Hamilton Island But its awful Bad {Between the lines it reads: got 2 EEls} I
think now after crossing it only took about Daylight this morning as I never was so Frightened on
the ice Before But in case of a snow storm coming want to mark out the Best of the ice as there is a
Great many air holes But I made Tracks home Quick it was not ¼ of an inch thick
16th Drew up the Boat and 2 of the canoes crossed to AJ Bakers Seen Mr Spinks treated me at
Davids Bought of AJ Baker 8 yds wincy 15 a yd 1-20 1 Black spool 5 cents 8 yds Cotton 7d 93 cent
1 spool 5 cents ½ lb Tea 25 1 Bottle of Radways RR 25 3 Plugs of Tobacco 10) (Matches Paid)
called in at Hamiltons Got some Tobacco From John a Debate on the Front Last night AJ Baker
Killing the Cow he Traded with George Renshaw cold East Wind
Mr James Cameron Island Dec 17th 1871
�Sunday Kind of soft Mild wind south West and north snowing Drifting and Fine seen 2 Foxes
crossing from Christees Island to this on another Fox in the Back Bay on the North side a Great
many of those white Back Eagles Flying around the ice to get Ducks and muskrats that are caught
in the ice water Raising near shore took up the Traps as the water is Raising
18th Fine Morning spearing EEls turned stormy East Wind and snow Raising the Rest of the
Troughfs in the sugar Bush
19th a Fortunate Day Went to AJ Bakers Bought 3 Quarts of Ker-osene oil Brought To Hamiltons
some English Papers for Tom Davis Killing their Hogs at Hamiltons Got a Hooker from Margaret
East Wind turned very stormy could Hardly see coming home its slo stormy a Great many going to
Cornwall Mills From the Coteau and cedar’s
20th a Fortunate Day chopping in the Bush cold Turned very cold towards night very Frosty night to
night cut a Water hole Feeding the cattle extra West Wind piling up some Boards
21st First Day of Winter and a cold Frosty Day it is st Thomas
22nd a Fortunate Day West win{d} Fine turned to East Wind Got John Hamiltons hors{e/s} to Go to
AJ Bakers for 100 of Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons in at Roses John Drawing some hay out of the
Stack Got the Loan of the hand-sleigh from Ferry antwine Bosells wife to ta{ke} my Flour across the
ice
23rd White washing Raised the Pine stick some more Wind Raised very very high to night from the
West Rain Horse cutter crossed at Summerss
Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th 1871
Sunday Went around the Island Gordon and I seen horse and cutter coming to Hog Island turned
Back to Summerstown this is Christmas Eve
25 Christmas Day a Fine Day Fished some EEls
26th Chopping in the Bush East Wind Frosty {B}osells crossed over to Christees Island to Fish EEls
{St} Stephens Day Full Moon seen a sleigh crossing the Lancaster Road I dont see any at
Summers’s crossing the crack over ner Hopkins must be Bad
27th St John the Evangelist Day cold West Wind stormy went to Henerys and William Lavelletes
come and chop Henery working at Donald McDonalds hewing
28th William and his 2 Boys came to chop I went to AJ Bakers Bought 1 lb Tea 50 lb Pork 1" ½ lb
Pepper 10 Pint of H Wines 25 2 plugs of Tob 8 Bunches of Matches 2 cents 3 lb 2 oz of Butter at
18 cents per lb 8 Mr Streeter Buying Andrews Rats Fox mink skins Got 4 Dotographs from Charlie
and 2 Letters and 2 Papers an Austraulia Paper and the Budget William Lavellete Got the Loan of
our churn {cut off}ld some
�29th Our Angus's Birth Day William {a}nd his 3 Boys came to chop Gave them an order {o}n AJ
Baker for 2 Dollars Drew 2 Loads of Wood with his horse William took some Potatoes and 2 Dozen
of Herring for his Dinner Drew my Boat up From the River to the Barn chopped {s}ome Firewood
along the Bank
30th cold stormy East Wind chopping and sawing stove Wood the Dinner in aid of Mr Watson Last
night they will have {i}t cold Going home this morning
31st set 2 Traps Kind of {s}oft Rained to night East Wind Last night of the year
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<p>Mr James Cameron plan Jany 20 1871 Some cold went to the Bush came home John Hamilton came to Draw Drew 3 loads took Dinner at Hamiltons turned milder a change in the moon a Great many EEl Fishing spearing A Great many crofsing the ice a circle around the sun Livinca not well</p>
<p>21st A Fine Day went to Sumerston John Drew a Load of Wood to the house a Frenchman here got fire to cook on the ice their EEls took Dinner Lafleshes his name high Wind to night changed to the north A Treat at summerston from Art Baker</p>
<p>Sunday 22nd cold and Windy</p>
<p>23rd very very cold and Frosty</p>
<p>24th Charles Tuppers Birthday a cold Day chopping 2 Beeches in the Bush</p>
<p>25th Went to Art Bakers Bought Flour 100 Tin Kettle A Pair of Boots for Gordon 8 lbs Pork 1 Dozen of Herring 2lb Butter a Bottle of ink Lead pencil took supper at Hamiltons a fine night a circle around the sun to Day seen Andy McArthur at hamiltons Helping Andrew with the Wine</p>
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<p>No 5</p>
<p>James Cameron Island Jny 26th 1871 very cold and stormy the cat kicked the Bucket</p>
<p>27th John Hamilton came down with my Flour Pork and Herring Mr Stebbins came with 2 span of horses for the hay John took 2 Loads Blustery weather to Day</p>
<p>28th John Drew 2 loads took a Load of Wood</p>
<p>29th Sunday snowing Began to use the marsh hay of the East mow</p>
<p>30th John Hamilton and William Lavelette and Boy here took 5 loads Isacc Blondeau Married to day</p>
<p>31st Fine Day William Lavelette got some Fine Hay William and his Boy Chopping Went to Summerston Bought of Art Baker 1 lb Tea 2/6 took Dinner at Hamiltons got a Ride Down from Dan Rookey</p>
<p>1st of Feby splitting the Big Beech Logs Gordon and I John took a Load him and Tommy choppin stove Wood</p>
<p>2nd Went to Summerston Bought of A J Baker 10 lbs Pork 1 Doz Herring 2 yds of Cotton 1 Pint HW Pepper 1 Bunch of Matches {illegible} 1 Plug Yole sundries spool Thread the Mill at Hamiltons Mill at Kenneths seen Colquhoun</p>
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<p>6#</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island Feb 3 1871</p>
<p>Fine Day snowing East Wind Wind changed to the West stormy Drifting in the Bush Gordon and I cut Down and chopped a Beech (got a Paper from Dan yesterday)</p>
<p>4th very cold and Frosty North Wind and cold to night</p>
<p>Sunday the 5th Very Frosty and Windy Freezing hard Full Moon this morning but no change only Cold West Wind house Warm But Burning wood</p>
<p>6th very Cold and Frosty cutting Hemlog stove Wood Mr Urquhart the Presbyterian minister Departed in Cornwall</p>
<p>7th not so cold a Fine Day the water Raising some near shore Peter Bosell came with Gordons axe handle I went to the Post Office sent some Papers to Charlie and funeral Card Left 3 papers for Tom Davis got Postage Stamps put on sent a Letter to John got a Letter from him with 5 Dollars in it Registered signed my name to the Post Office Books 1/2 Gallon of oil seen Mr Phillips spoke to him about the Duty of the Gun a Treat at Davids sundries at A J Bakers 10 cents Went over with Walter Colquhoun to George Renshaws stopt at John Hamiltons coming home took supper there John and his Wife in the concefsion seen Mrs Cattanach</p>
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<p>ury 7 James Camerson Island</p>
<p>Feb 8 1871</p>
<p>8th Gordon's Birth Day in the Bush chopping stove wood</p>
<p>9th in the Bush Kind of soft went Down to the Sturgeon pland to Look for the Pot we gave to an EEl fisher with Fire in it to keep themselves warm or cook their EEls on the ice his name is Laflesh did not find it</p>
<p>10th Jim Hopkins here and George Grant</p>
<p>11th Went to Art Bakers Bought 2 yds of Calico 18 cents 36" 2 Yds 18 cents 36 Thread Black and White 10 cents cash 3 Quarts of syrup 56 cents Got a Ride Down from I Hamilton he is Drawing a Load of Hay for Tom Kennedy Did not wait for the mail to Day Got a Hooker of Gin from John Hamilton</p>
<p>Sunday 12th Preaching on the Front a change in the moon 3 Quarter East Wind cold some</p>
<p>13 Drawing Wood Went to the Store Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/3</p>
<p>14th St Valentines Day Bought of AJ Baker Treat 10 cents 1 plug Tobaco 5 cents the Balla{cut off} Tom David here got their John {illegible}</p>
<p>15th Roses got a Load of Marsh hay 1 1/2 Tons got 2 Bags of Potatoes gave Willie Moore Carew and the Story of the Red Fox</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>16th Feby 1871 8</p>
<p>Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From John Hamilton Brought the Tin Kettle home to AJ Baker Bought 100 lbs Flour 4 Dollars 9 lbs Pork 1-12 1/2 1 Doz Herrings 25 cents 4 yds Calico at 15 60 cents 1 1/2 Wincey at 10d 25 cents 1 spool 7 cents 6" 22 1/2 Called at John Hamiltons to tell him to take Down my Flour From the store</p>
<p>17th John Hamilton took Down my Flour Bonville and son and Dupee here Fishing EEls Wanting to Buy Hay a Fine Day seen 4 Wild Geese going Down Flying very Low very Early for the Geese to go Down Allen Roys wife at Lancaster Buried to Day</p>
<p>18th James Hughs Birth Day Raining High Wind this Morning Gordon went to Bosells Paid Peggy 10 cents for the Tobacco Got some Tobacco Fixing sticks under the Boat</p>
<p>19th Sunday A Fine Day seen a Man coming Down the River skating crossed over to Brunstons</p>
<p>20th in the Bush cutting a Load of Wood not very well</p>
<p>21st Went to Summerstown thinking of Going to salmon River Bought of AJ Baker 10 cents of Fine salt seen Barney Baker a Treat 20 cents Maggie Summers Poorly had the Doctor from Cornwall got a Ride Down from John Hamilton took Peter's Fanning Mill Down Mr Grimshaw at Hamiltons told William Lavellette to come for Hay Got a about the Eyesight from John James in at Kenneths</p>
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<p>ury 9</p>
<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feb 22nd 1871</p>
<p>Ash Wednesday Washingtons Birthday William Lavellets Wife here for Hay I went to George Bosells for his coat got some Tobacco from George cutting Stove Wood</p>
<p>23rd Went to Hovington Taking up the Remains of old Mr Donald Cameron Carpenter and his Wife taking Them to Lancaster to Be Buried in his Fathers Grave speaking to Mr Ward about a stove Went up to the Grist Mill to Get a Ride home from J Hamilton Wrote a Letter in Congdons to John in N York at Mr Craigs Meeting at Summerston the Minstrels there Got My Book from Mrs Rose Robert Bruce in to see John the Gun to Be sent to John Cameron Fort Covington took James Grants Grist and Andrew Roses Grist home seen Angus at Summers</p>
<p>24th in the Bush Gordon went home with George Bosells coat A Fine Day</p>
<p>25th A Fortunate Day not very well</p>
<p>26th Sunday Begginning to take the ice Down to Lancaster</p>
<p>27th in the Bush went to head of the Island Windy</p>
<p>28th last Day of Feby Dan Cameron and A Cameron Captain here Looking for oak I went to Sumerstown Bought of AJ Baker 17 lbs Pork 1 1/2 Doz Herrings 1 lb Tea 1/2 yd Calico 1/2 Gal syrup got a Ride Down to Bosells with the Mail Boy took Dinner at Bosells got the Loan of Georges hand sleigh got a Peice of Tobacco from the old Lady Mr Craigs Meeting in Williamstown to night Mr McPhee took over a Drove of Horses to the Boston Market</p>
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<p>Mr James Camerson Island</p>
<p>1st March 1871 St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh March came in very Windy hail Rain and snow and Fine I am very unwell to Day in Bed Most of the Day after coming from the Bush cut 10 Blocks for Troughs had to come home as I am very unwell</p>
<p>2nd Fine in the Morning turned stormy East wind Heard crows this Morning Gordon went with the Handsleigh for a peice of Cedar for spoils ice slippery salting the cattle these Days as they are continually eating the old Grafs I not very well</p>
<p>3rd not very well Raining Snowing Made a Rocker for the cradle of Oak</p>
<p>4th a Very Fine Day Went to Summerstown got a Paper From Charlie some Better to Day a Good Deal of Travelling on the Ice to Lancaster 3 Loads of hay came up water Raising on the salmon River Frank Semo came arofs J Broke in close to the shore up above the Marsh Caribous men Drawing a stack from George Renshaws Expecting Mr Ward to come to Day with the Stove Did not come</p>
<p>5th Sunday A fine Day Thawing some some cutters crofsing Summers's Road and some to Lancaster Gordon and I Put some Bushes so to Keep any one going the way of the hole at the shore</p>
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<p>11</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>March 6th 1871</p>
<p>Raining snowing Bonville and Dufren here the Dog stole their Bag of Provision I Gave them a Loaf of Bread I went to Peter Grants for to see if I would Get his sugar Pot went to the store Seen Francis the Indian Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton Heard about William McLeod and his servant Girl A Great Deal of hay Going over the River the ice on salmon River Broke Down to the Lines Barbara Cameron Poorly now Heard Mr Gadbois in Williamstown Departed</p>
<p>7th Peter Bosell came to tell me to wait till the afternoon and George would come over for the hay George did not come nor Peter Grant did not come waiting all Day for them</p>
<p>8th George Bosell came for a load of hay about a 1/2 a Ton charged him 2 Dollars cut 3 ash Logs for Troughs went to Sumerstown Measured the Wood went to Peters Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb Salts 1 Pint of H Wines a Treat from Pete Mr Gatbeau in Williamstown Buried to Day Blackbirds and Wild Geese cem</p>
<p>9th George Bosell came to Make trough made 35 or 36 and has Blocks cut to Make 50 A Fine Day soft Maples Runs Races on Salmon River to Day and tomorrow</p>
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<p>12</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>March 10th 1871</p>
<p>Raining went to the Bush George did not come till the afternoon to cut wood for the sugar camp John Hamilton and Willie Rose here gave John some Poles with George and Peter in the Bush</p>
<p>11th Went to Summerston Bought of J I Baker 10 yrds Cotton 3/4 yd of surge 1/2 lb Tea 2 Doz Herrings 3 Bunches Matches told Andrew to Pay Peter 2/1/2 seen Bill Morris with a Waggon Looking for hay Promised to come Down for hay Took Dinner at Hamilton John Came Down with 2 Bags of Potatoes albout 3 1/2 Bushels took me home some wood Ice Getting Bad near shore Good in the channel George Began to Tap and Drawing wood to the sugar camp digging out some of the Troughs Gordon and I Old Angus M Donald on the Point Poorly Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty grey Birds and Black Birds came Gulls Flying to the east</p>
<p>12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island Gathering sap with George in the Bush about 17 Pails Raining Foggy</p>
<p>13th Peggy and George came sugared 19 lbs we got 7 1/2 lb and George got 11 1/2 Drawing Troughs</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>March 14th 1871 nomination Day for Members George went for Peters Pot in th Morning Gordon in the Bush all Day ice opened at Francis Island Made Sugar in the Bush Broke the Big Black canoe Keeping the catle in so they will not go to the Bush Heard Peter Baker went off yesterday Heard that Walter Baker Bought the House on Suples Place for 300 Dollars Heard that Willim McLeods wife would not come Back to live with him</p>
<p>15th chopping stove wood Took some Boards to the Bush Frosty cold some East Wind ice opening slow Fixing the Fence at the West shed as the sheep jumps over sugared of to Day some Ducks Wild Geese and Grey Birds and Black Birds crows came</p>
<p>16th in the Bush sugared of</p>
<p>17th St Patrick Fishing EEls got 2 sugared off Hughann came</p>
<p>18th in the Bush with George HughAnn and Gordon in the Bush a Great sap Day Runs well George and I Boiling at night The Fox Left on the Island Heard him tonight Keeping in the sheep and Heifer for fear of them Going to the sap</p>
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<p>March 19th 1871 19 Sunday Made sugar to Day Took home 34 lbs of sugar to Day and 11 1/2 lb the First time which makes 45 1/2 lb he got George and Peggy crofsed in a canoe ice going Down very slow seen Fan Tailed Blackbirds this is the Last Day of Winter Spring commences tomorrow and a Fine Winter Day it is Seen no Muskrats yet as the ice is not clear from the shore A Lamb</p>
<p>20 First Day of Spring a Fine Day E Wind Gordon and I Gathered 12 Pails of sap George could not crofs</p>
<p>21st Election in Williamstown I crofsed for the first time this spring in a canoe to Summerstown Left my Canoe at Hamilton Island George Bosell Brought me 2 Letters this Morning and a Paper Got another Letter to Day with 3 Dollars inclosed sent a Letter to John Bought of AI Baker postage stamps paper and envelopes starch Raining and Blowing the ice Good Between Renshaws and Summerstown Mr Craig elected for Member</p>
<p>22nd Levinia Birth Day sugaring off in the Bush</p>
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<p>one of the White Ewes a Black Lamb snowing some made 2 Gallons of Mollasses for us Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Lashey and George Fishing EEls ice going Down snow George and Peter crofsed Peggy stopt all night</p>
<p>24th Gordon and I to the Head of the Island some snow George and Peter came cutting Brush a Fortunate Day they went home to night</p>
<p>25th Old Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary I Gathered 20 Pails of samp High West Wind cutting Brush Gordon Down at the apple Trees ice all round the shore could not come to the sugar to Day with the high Wind</p>
<p>26th 2 Lambs to Day 1 Black one set Fire to the south part of the Island in or about the centre near shore Went to the Black Horse Island Henery in the Bush Duval son in the Bush and Georges Wife Peggy not Well George took what sugar that was weighed home East wind a fine Day Gordon in the Bush all Day</p>
<p>27th stormy East Wind and snow a young Winter Gathered 4 pails of snow sap</p>
<p>28th Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Tobacco Tea Matches paid sold my 20 lbs of sugar to Peter Grant at 12 1/2 24 bls Flour 1 pair Hens 16 Eggs A Dollar to Be paid yet small Boat crofsed to Salmon River Sunday</p>
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<p>March 29th 1871 Went to Fort Covington Peter Bosell a I Got the Doble Barrell Gun Paid for the Freight 2 1/2 Dollars to james Cameron Went Down to John Cameron's House he was not around Home Bought at Dundee 65 lbs of Flour From Dell Rae Bought of D Baker or Robert 1/2 lb sugar 7 1/2 cents 11 lb Pork 1/2 lb crackers 2 Gimlets in to see Donald Suple Entered the Gun at the Custom House to Mr Phillips Isacc Hoingbacks Wife Buried to Day The water very Low in Salmon River a Great Deal of ice Going Down the Lake Mr Phillip and some other Gentlemen shooting at a Mark on the Water From the Custom House Down about 300 yards would think some Pretty Good shots made about 42 lbs sugar to Day</p>
<p>30th Fixed the Pine saw Log Moved the Double Stove in the House Bruce and another Indian Here all night gave Bruce 2 sticks for Fork Handles sold them 2lbs sugar 15 a lb Got 2 EEls from him Wrote a Letter for George Bosell to Mr Kain Gave George 5 cents to Pay the Postage Fired the First shot out of the DB Gun shoots well did not sugar off to Day a Great Deal of sap tried to take up the Boat But it Leaks too much Peggy here</p>
<p>31st in the Bush A White Got the 5 cents from George took away some more of his sugar thats 443 lb he says is made now made to Day about 80 lbs</p>
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<p>April 1st 1871 Wrote a Letter to send to John But I Did not Go to the P.O to Day all Fools Day</p>
<p>2nd a Fine Day Mr Gray and Mr Empy here sold 8 lb of sugar to Mr Gray Wanting a canoe Peggy alone in the Bush Georges wife there in the Morning Gordon and I went around the Island in the small canoe</p>
<p>Palm Sunday to Day</p>
<p>3rd Monday Put out 2 canoes took home a Load of Wood in the Fishing EEls Got 4 a Lamb one of the Black Sheep made about 48 or 50 lbs of Sugar to Day set Fire to the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I a great many Fishing EEls East Wind</p>
<p>4th Went with m y Letter to the P.O a Great Day in Summerstown a Fighting and Quarrelling a Dirty Muddy Fight in the Mud Jos Laplant and Murdy Grant such another 2 Looking objects with mud all over the Face Eyes nose ears mouth and Body head and hair no Man or Woman ever seen the Like</p>
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<p>April 4th 1871 continued Gray and Tom Summers had some Words would be a Fight may for McLeod threatening to Put a Heavy fine on them Duncan Cameron Ben Doren and John Mangum going to Fight it s a Story Day at Summerstown to Day Bought of AI Baker sugar crackers and Cheese 5 lb shot 10 Box of Caps I got them for 10 cents 1 plug of Tobacco 4 cents Got Dollar frim Mr Gray in his house seen Mr Stebbins and Mr Spooner Got a Paper from Andrew sen Dans Doghers in at {illegible} Men here to Day Drove down with the Wind one of them is Empy Rainbow tonight Rained Blew and hailed to Day 6 cents Postage for the Letter made 2 Gallons of Molasses 1/2 for us Frose some to night J Laplante Bought a cow from George Snider for 4 Dollars as she has a sore Foot got 2/6 on the Bargain</p>
<p>5th Fixing my Gun Riggings Tom Munroe came home</p>
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<p>6th Fishing EEls Gordon and I got 5 Gathering their sap in the Bush On the Kitt Kitt Island</p>
<p>7th Went to Summerstown brought home Peter Grants Bag Got A Paper from Charlie Went out to A Camerons for Downs Elixir they had none then went to Williamstown in at James McDonald McRory in the Glen Got 2 Bottles of the Elixer at Mr Burtons Mary Poorly with the Rheumatism at treat at A Camerons and he treated 3 or 4 times 10 cents to AI Baker Angus on the Front</p>
<p>Good Friday and a Fine Day it is the sap runs well to Day East Wind and changed to West</p>
<p>8th came from Williamstown Got a lb of Tea from EElery took Dinner at Walter Bakers A treat at Summerss Walter and I seen Angus came from Cornwall Skinned 2 Rats for Tom Sumners Came Down to Henerys stopt all night</p>
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<p>April 5th Henery 3 Boys put me acrofs Let my canoe at Summerston as the wind was too high</p>
<p>Easter Sunday the sap dont run very well today Did not see the sun this morning A Dont Dance a sighn of a hard year Rained some East Wind changed to the West in a squall</p>
<p>10th George and Peggy and Peter Boiling in the Bush A Gallon a Peice nearly Gordon and I Burning on the inside of the Pitt Point Fence Ticks came and snaked Loons canoe Pewits or Revey came ice Going Down in cakes yet ice in the Bay and marsh George took home his sugar Gave him a stick for an oar Lent them A Bag eat Wild Onions to Day Wounded 2 Ducks Dugt a Peice at the stable some Frost in the Ground Began the Good Hay on Sunday for the cattle shut up Set 3 Traps for Muskrats for the first this Spring</p>
<p>11th snowing Rain East Wind Got a Rat for the First</p>
<p>12th Got a Rat Fixing Lane Fence Frost to night</p>
<p>13th Lashey here Crofsed with Peggy to sugar Bush Henerys Boys wanting wood Gave him a stick for spear handle shot a Duck did not Get it</p>
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<p>April 14 1871 crofsed for my canoe to Summerstown left the canoe I crofsed in at the head of Hamiltons Island Heard that Mr George McGilvrarys wife Departed to Day the Sef{illegible} Collector on the Front to Day Bought of AI Baker 1 Bottle of R R Relief 25 nutmegs 3 Tole -4 Barley 10 Thread - 7 Paint 37 1/2 sundries 10 oil 12 1/2 Raisins 2 H Wines 25 Pot 25 Mat1 Handkerchief 12 Bought of James Grant Bushel of Lime 12 1/2 Got for 10 cents Go 2 Boxes from A I Bakers Wife to carry the Lime took Down the 2 campes</p>
<p>15th Gordon and I to Is Lamays the Watchmaker Living on the Brunston Place Left my watch with him to fix to charge me 6/3 Bought 1 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes at 40 cents a Bushel 60 got them By weight Kept us to Diner seen a Wild Turkey he had shot the First ever seen it must have bee one that strayed away from it nature Place it Weight is 11 lbs as it Travelled a Great ways and it eye out 1 of them it must Lost a Good Deal of its Weight shot a Duck</p>
<p>16th Low Sunday Sandy & Is semo henerys 2 Boys 1 of Williams Boys here wanting a canoe and Gun Gave Sandy semo My Dog Bruce snow to Day hail East Wind and West</p>
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<p>17th April 1871 Put out my Boat Went to G Renshaws with 13 lbs of sugar Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes at Hamiltons of Georges Potatoes Paid AI Baker 25 cents for the Pot R Quit making the sugar made 1 Quart of syrup for the Last they made Frost tonight seen Peter Spink on the Front Bought Pat Purcells Farm for 4000-500 Dollars</p>
<p>18th Our Duncans Birth Day Painting my Boat Gordon Gathering sap Tapt 12 Trees for him</p>
<p>19th First Steamer went Down the St Helens Gordon Andrews Boiling in the sap 6 Pails Light in the Lighthouses 1/2 Gallon Hugh Ann Randolph in the Bush Let out the Heifer and sheep Fixing the Fence setting Fires found a 1/2 of a Barrel Burnt 3 Good hoops on it set Fire to the Backmarsh on the north West side of the Island shot a Duck did not get it Lightning tonight</p>
<p>20th Went with Lashey to his Line Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning took the Pine Log to the Front of the Door Put out my Boat a Lot of shooting to Day something took away 1 of my Traps Last night got the chain I think it must be the Fox got his Leg in it and Broke the chain Found a Ducks egg in the Front march Got a sturgeon from Lashey Sent him my Gaff</p>
<p>21st Highlander went Down no Tow Finished Digging the Back Garden Shot a Duck</p>
<p>22nd Passport went Down First Raft went down before the Door took the heife and sheep home to salt them Towing Propeller went Down and came up</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island 23rd April 1871 St George's Day the Festival of the English High North by West Wind 3 Propellers went down seen a Large White owl eating a Duck at the East End of the Island the small Ash canoe went off by not being drawn up enough but caught it this side of the sturgeon Island very cold to day found a few ticks Kingston went down froze hard tonight ice in the Canoes</p>
<p>24th Plastering the house went to Summerstown got 2 papers from Dan On this day of the month Granny departed 1869 Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/6 2 gal salt 8 cents plug Tob 4 cents 2 Bunches Matches 2 cents pipes ofo the Enterprise went in to Salmon River this morning then the British America went in Left my Boat at the head of Hamiltons Island took my Wheelbarrow home from Hamiltons Propeller Dominion went down</p>
<p>25th St Marks Day whatever way the weather is today it will most likely be all the year it's East Wind and Rain changed to the West gloomy shot a Duck got a Rat Planted 2 Pailfull of seed ends in Garden at the shed Dug some in the Garden set a trap</p>
<p>26th Went to Summerstown Plastering some City of Ottawa came up went into Salmon River the Osprey went up Grant pulling his Potash on Board the British America Peter Grants wife a young daughter Brought Peter the pay for his Pot</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1871 24 East Wind Began to Whitewash the house Raining some a strange craft sailed up to the foot of the Island got aground Wind changed sailed down to Ross Island stopped all night and took a Tow next Day from the Highlander</p>
<p>28th Went to Summertown took 12 lbs 3/4 of sugar at 10 cents Bought flour oatmeal got 3 1/2 bushels of potatoes at John Hamiltons of George Renshaws potatoes Raining</p>
<p>29th Set the Leach for the Lie for soap Set Traps for the Big White owl he is Flying around killing Ducks Cutting Fat Pine in the marsh Raining East Wind Spartan Went Down Passport Went Down 2 Big Tows Went Down</p>
<p>30th Went to the Pitt Point found a Duck's Nest 10 eggs in the Back Marsh the L Renaud came up First Trip the City of Ottawa in to Dundee on the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I</p>
<p>1st May Fine Day a Part of the time wind changed every direction in the afternoon a very very Brilliant Green Yellow and Blue more of a Yellow Shone on the south end of the Kitt Kitt Island it was very handsome it must Be from the Rainbow Began the soap it hailed very cold very warm Renaud went down ice going Down shot a Squirrel wild geese Plenty</p>
<p>2nd at the soap Finished it went to try the perch they would not Bite caught a succour with my hand at the Little Island found a nest 8 eggs Set Fire to the hay on the Island Fishing at night Fine Day went around Island Set hen to hatch 15 eggs under her</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1871 Planting and Digging some taking the Banking from the West End of the house</p>
<p>4th Raining Digging some</p>
<p>5th Finished digging this Piece Raining got a rat</p>
<p>6th Fine the Highlander went Down with a large Tow 15 Barges Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 5/- worth of Flour 2 Plugs Tobacco 3 Bunches of Matches got Paid from Peter B Grant 5/- helping AJ Baker barreling up his Beans John Hamilton and I James Grant working at the Potash himself got my Tongs from Tom Kennedy seen Dan Campbell on the Front got a paper from Charlie the L Reynard got smashed some not up to Day</p>
<p>7th Sunday Windy North Wind</p>
<p>8th Finished Planting Before the old House Planting five Hills in the Bush clearing a Piece in the Bush at the Garden put up Beds cut out today put manure of the Banking on the Potatoes fixing the Garden fence Dug at the old House Planted it with Potatoes planted 15 Hills in the Bush Little Livinia in the Bush with Gordon and I the Magnet Went Down a great many Boats going to Day tried for Fish out Before the door got none</p>
<p><br />26 {page two} Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1871 Windy time fixing the lane fence cold a change in the Moon Windy</p>
<p>12th a Fine Day went up to George Renshaw's to fix his Ram Lambs took over a Bale of Wall Paper to AJ Baker from The Wharf Went over to Renshaws Island with Andrew to measure his wood sold it to the British America took tea at J Baker took some iron to Tom Kennedy Borrowed 2 Dollars from Mr Norman Abrams Bought 1/2 pound tea matches</p>
<p>13th Making the gate North when high L Renard came up after Being Fixed started to go across turned Back wind High started again and crofsed Bought of AJ Baker 48 lb of flour took home a load of wood from the Bay</p>
<p>14th Rogation Sunday blowing North Wind</p>
<p>15th This morning hard ice Walter Baker Sale of all his Property caught 4 Perch planted a few Hills of Potatoes in the Bush put more onions in the Garden Found a hat put up the Rittition Picking wool of the Briars cold Windy</p>
<p>16th Shearing 6 of the Sheep</p>
<p>17th Sheared 4 and Marking the Lambs and altering them</p>
<p>18th Gordon and I to Paul's for the first time ever was there Went acrofs to Luke Bowens took Dinner at Luke's Henry Bosell came home with the Round Adze</p>
<p>19th Fishing</p>
<p>20th Fishing taking home Wood a great many Boats going up and down today cutting Fat Pine</p>
<p>21 Went to Alexis na houta's Christies Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph</p>
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<p>22nd May 1871 Washing the Wool a squally evening with wind and rain</p>
<p>23rd Weighed of our own wool what I was going to sell and what was to be sent to Be carded for stockings and Mits crofsed to Summerstown Walter Baker put out to Day Bought of Andrew on account of the wool 1/2 lb tea 1/3 53 lb flour 1 lb butter and plate helping Walter to put his things in Barbara Camerons room</p>
<p>24th Queen's Birth Day Fired a volley crofsed to AJ Bakers with the wool 20 lb had paid 25 cents and if he gets any more he is to give it to me gave me 20 cents a piece for five rats paid him 2 Dollars for Norman Abrams got Bought Kerosene oil Salt helping Walter to move his things to Grans house George Renshaw took his wife and all the family in the Boat at a Roses Andrew harrowing wheat went across with G Renshaw stopt all night to help him with the scow</p>
<p>25th helping George taking the scow out seeing Maxims daughter going to Montreal and Galerna Corsican aground Donald McRae acrofs to the Renaud high Wind</p>
<p>26 Digging a piece for corn at the old house</p>
<p>27th Went to Summerstown Brought Mrs Spink Butternut Cherry Alder Wild onions Brought Thomas Monroe Wool Ronald Angus and Thomas a Bottle as I was starting away</p>
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<p>May 28th 1871 Whit Sunday went to Mr T Lemay or J DeLorme Gordon and for my watch Paid him 5/- for the Repairing it stopt at the foot of Christies Island seen Jacob and his Boy got two EEls from him thunder lightning and Rain Wind very fine real hot sun Mr Lashey here with my spear got it fixed at Mr McLeans in Lancaster then change Back a plug of tobacco I took Thomas Monroe Mr Oxby and Mrs Oxby here crofsing over to see their people Murdy Grant with them Lent them my Boat to go from here had a Bottle</p>
<p>25th Royal Oak Day very windy Making a Box for to hold fish caught some perch</p>
<p>30th Mr Oxby and Mrs and Murdy Grant came crofsed over them Gave him some Perch he had some of his own left a piece of cheese with Livinia Norman McPhee putting or Laying the foundation of his Stone House yesterday of AJ Baker trolling line 20 cents file 10 cents took Dinner with Thomas Monroe came down with Walter Baker stopt at Andrew Rose got basket of potatoes from her scene Bella eligible Son up with the Mail Boy and and John Cameron sold his horse to Kenneth for 20 Dollars</p>
<p>31st planted some oats and corn</p>
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<p>1st of June 1871 the Glorious First of June Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point the Ticks most awful Bad very warm Day walking home Wood cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes in the bush planted two rows of Garnot Chilies above the current Bushes cutting Weeds in the Potatoes hilled some of them grubs very Bad cutting onions and potatoes the Hens commenced to lay again put the Bell on the heifer Looking at the sugar it Begginning to crack Trowling {illegible}</p>
<p>3rd went down to Kitt Kitt Gordon Randolph and myself got a chub and Perch very stormy for a little while fine cutting the Weeds in the Back Garden seen Henry fishing Perch</p>
<p>4th of June old George the 3rd Thirds Birth Day Trinity Sunday trowling Randolph Gordon and T Jacobs wife here yesterday with Fish to sell Found 2 nests 1 with 6 eggs the other with 9 a very very warm hot sun to day</p>
<p>5th crofsed to Summerstown got the carrot seed Mr Oxbey Left at Thomas Monroe's Alex Jim Roy Putting a Lot of Cattle on the Boat British America</p>
<p>6th Brought some Cherry Bark over for Mrs Baker brought a cake of sugar to Peter and brought it home would not sell it for 10 cents Thomas fixing his Boat Bought off AJ Baker 2 1/2 lbs crac{illegible} helping George Renshaw to put out his scow Mr Craig putting his horses Down to Francis Island Big John Grant departed this life</p>
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<p>June 7th 1871 very Windy fixing my ashes in Bags to go to Dundee Tyler Lincoln here and four more men in his Cedar Boat had 5 casks of stuff got some stuff he had in a Bottle from him they started found a birch log Drove in to Shore</p>
<p>8th Went to Bosells Gordon and I for a canoe got the loan of 10 lb of flour from Mrs McIntosh at Archie's Big John Grant up the Front Buried today J Laplante and wife at Bosells Henry Bosell got a large Masknonge {muskalung) to Day high Wind Gordon and I coming home Q Allen wind Bound on the Pitt Point Joyete and Son slept in the Barn all night got some salt to Salt their fish</p>
<p>9th our Marys Birth Day wind High caught some Perch Brought home the Birch saw log started for Salmon River Gordon and I as soon as the wind is Down a little 8 Bushels of Ashes 56 lb of iron 12 lb of rags 12 and 1/2 lb of sugar Bought at old Marysville Gordon and I Mayvells girl sick the Doctor there</p>
<p>10th started it up to the store from Mayvills forgot about 16 lb of iron left it on the shore took breakfast Gordon at Jac{cut off} McDonald McDonell Super Bought of Robert Baker to 2 Dollars of flour 50 lb got it at {illegible} 1/4 lb Tob 1/2 lb tea matches Lot 25 cents for sale 40 lb of iron 3 cents for Cotton Rags 20 cents for Ashes 10 cents for sugar got 2 gallons of soft soap from Mr Baker he came down with us to the Mayville Farm catching his horses sailed home the Adolphus went up to Day for to take the Dundee folks to procefsion to Williamstown with Bosells canoe got a Bottle of milk from Georges wife heard Mrs McIntosh {illigible} the flour and got from her Mr Baker taking down a Raft of Rails to the Farm</p>
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<p>June 11th 1871 Sunday June 11th Tote a Dice Grand Procefsion Corpus Christie and so on high Wind to Day heavy Rain thunder and lightning the Adolphus went Down with a load going to Williamstown procefsion the Picton came out of Lancaster whatever she was doing there got some papers from Mrs Norman McDonald yesterday</p>
<p>12th Hoeing Potatoes Planted somewhere the corn and beans were taking up the Potatoes in the Bush hoed cutting Weeds around the Lower Point and Pitt Point</p>
<p>13th lost a Maskinounge</p>
<p>14th Lashey setting his Line him and Pete Bosell here with the Rain and Wind gave him some matches Gordon caught the first Dory or Pickerel or Wall eyed Pike</p>
<p>15th fishing caught 233 Pickerel and chubs and the rest Perch took home a Load of Wood Pealed some Basswood and Elm Bark lost our anchor the Rope Broke a Fortunate Day very warm strawberries Ripe</p>
<p>16th Picking Berries</p>
<p>17th Made Strawberries Preserves Henry Bosell here got his spoon I gave him mine to fix went to Summerstown got 2 papers from Dan Thomas Monroe supeaned to Longinal Went to George Renshaws got 1 Bushel of Potatoes from him George Bosell left the Renaud and is on the British America bought crackers the L Renaud a pleasure trip from Cornwall went with Lashey at night to his Line Lashey here all night got two EEls from him Henry got a Lunge about 20 lb weight sold to John Carey</p>
<p>18th the memorable Battle of Waterloo Went Down to Rofs Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 Green on a crew of French on Christies Island playing the Fiddle and yelling the Kingston takes 13 minutes from The Pitt Point to the Lower end of Butternut Island the Magnet takes 12 minutes the Corsican takes 15 the Spartan takes 10 minutes the Passport 12 minutes the Corinthian takes minutes</p>
<p>19th went to George Renshaws working at the Fence got 50 cents from George working on the roads in summertime Summertown Rafts a Going Down</p>
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<p>June 20th 1871 in the upper Field Picking strawberries for to make Preserves Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph</p>
<p>21st went to AJ Bakers bought 75 cents of flour matches</p>
<p>22nd our Dan's Birth Day went out to see them in Williamstown Brought out strawberries and the cake of maple sugar the court in Cornwall now about Mr Craig trying to unseate him But I Rather think they can't do it</p>
<p>23rd in Williamstown word came that Mr Craig got all right Angus and Duncan McLennan A Row Pushed him off the steps firing the cannon and Burning a Barrel of Tar and celebrating for Mr Craig Bought at Galbeaus a Bottle of Pain Killer as I am awful Bad with the Toothache Angus on the Bosure</p>
<p>24th came home from Williamstown wind High the Renaud a Pleasure trip</p>
<p>25th Sunday Gordon and I went to Mr Hopkins with a letter to George Grant took dinner there Bill and Emmanuel there spoke to Jim about fixing my Boat told him I would give him 1/2 ton of hay for Fixing it got four books Sicilian romance A Days Ride Innocence Abroad Leslie Tyrell, I got from Jim's wife</p>
<p>26th Hoeing the potatoes in the Bush all the children in the Bush very warm George Bosell here Bargained for his hens took my Bag to bring me 2 Dollars worth of flour from Cornwall on the Boat</p>
<p>27th Windy Day</p>
<p>28th Windy</p>
<p>29th Went to Summerstown took home my plain {plane} and drawing knife from George Renshaws stopt at Hamilton's to see if John had any Potatoes to sell</p>
<p>30th crofsed to Dundee with Thomas and Peter Spink a McLennan a Provender of a man left him twice on Jacobs Island Bought on Credit 25 lb of flour from AJ Baker bought (2 1/2yds Calico spool soda paid this) Mrs Fitzpatrick young son</p>
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<p>July 1st 1871 Dominion Day Livinia Gordon and Bismarck went to Bosells got 5 hens and a Rooster a Dollar I have to pay George for them 3 of them got smothered in the Bag coming home a pleasure trip on the L Renaud all British Flags Floating to Day</p>
<p>2nd Passport passed down the Champion going Down</p>
<p>Sunday 3rd I went up to Summerstown helped them over with the Scout from George Renshaws and AJ Baker salt Crockery syrup and sugar Gorge took his cow over stopt at Peters Kenneth down to Roses with me in the Boat Got my Book from Mrs Rose got my Flour at Bosells AJ Baker and Thomas Monroe took Mr Millers horses to Pasture</p>
<p>4th American Independence Day Rain and Fine Great Racing and so on at Fort Covington</p>
<p>5th our John's Birth Day transplanted 11 plants of tobacco</p>
<p>6th went with my Boat to Jim Hopkins to fix Lashey here at night Mr Mears and Mr Credden Col Stiles son-in Law slept in the Barn heavy rain tonight</p>
<p>7th Mr Mears and his men here all day as the wind blows very hard went off this evening Lashey and I to his line Got 38 cents from them</p>
<p>8th Jimmy Grants Birth Day had a treat from him on that Bought off AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 4 Quarts salt one plug tobacco 4 cents postage on 2 papers I sent to Mr Black Tailor Williamstown 1 for matches (I owe AJB 9 cents on this</p>
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<p>July 9th 1871 Sunday salted the horses Windy</p>
<p>10th to Galerneau here Gave me some hooks gave me some hooks Mowed some thistles Before the door Semo came for his scythe got it put the Marsh hay on the East Mow of the stable Loft Lashey here Jim Hopkins wife went to Williamstown</p>
<p>11th Fishing Down near the Kit Kit got a good many suckers Bass Pickerel chub and Perch Quite a variety to Day</p>
<p>12th of July Orangemans Day Drew some rails a party out of Dundee on the British America</p>
<p>13th went to Summerstown seen Angus had a new Buggy Bought yesterday Andrew Baker and Tom Summers went to Montreal the American serving the river showed my sample of staves to the Cooper thought them Dear for his work</p>
<p>14th caught a stick of Pine Went to Dundee met Mr Stebbins Mr Creed and Mr Turner the Egg Peddler Met Galernea spoke to me about Greenwood coming to buy a piece of Hay Rain Wind Thunder and Lightning stopt at a small {illegible} took some Biscuit seen The Drudge working went up to see the Cooper Laflesh Thomas Monroe crofsed with 4 men the Schoolmistrefs and Rebecca had something to Drink at Tyo's met Don Suple going acrofs had a Treat from John Creed my tin Bashion stol out of my Canoe by some of the Indians got one from Frank Mayvilles wife D Baker and I Buried a Large Lizard</p>
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<p>July the 15th 1871 Fishing Caught a small Makinounge 20 lb weight mowed a swath down to the river St Swithins Day no rain if it rains to Day it will rain for 40 Days the saying is a pleasure trip on the L Renaud of the Indian</p>
<p>16th Sunday Mrs James Hopkins and George Grant here coming from Williamstown Walter Baker and his wife and Willie Rose here</p>
<p>17th Mowed some in the Grove at the Riverside Raining hard Thunder and Lightning Lashey here tonight went with him to his Lines the Champion came up today and Went Down yesterday there must be something wrong with the Banshee as it is her day to come up</p>
<p>18th Raining started for to go turn the Back with the storm left my canoe up in the Bay</p>
<p>19th I crossed to Summerstown bought 100 weight of Flour got on William McLeods account got 2 Papers from Dan seen the Passed the Examination in them as attorney at law took dinner at Thomas Monroe's</p>
<p>20th smoking a Maskinounge made a few cocks of Hay</p>
<p>21st Harnefsed the horses Drew a few Drags Drew in some hay seven cocks in the Barn Mr Stebbins here going to Lancaster</p>
<p>22nd went to Mr Hopkins for my boat got my cleevises from Jim went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/3 tobacco 4 cents 30 cents on credit Heavy Rain Thunder seen Long John son George Renshaw sold his land to John Carey for 2 1/4 each</p>
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<p>24th July 1871 Mr Stebbins Payne Rockhill Creed came J Creed stopt the rest went home Creed mowing in the Grove very warm to Day Gordon and J trowling got none put in some of the Sheep</p>
<p>25th St James Day Battle of Bannockberry helping AJ Baker with his hay got salt I crofsed with 4 lambs to John Carey the men came to mow</p>
<p>26th Dog Days commenced drawing wood</p>
<p>27th started to go to Henry Genie's went as far as Rankins Point the Wind Rose I turned back seen old Mr Vondell working on Dan McLeans Barge had a hard time coming up around Shore Rained some stopt on the foot of Christees Island Mowed some in Front of the house</p>
<p>28th Raining all the Men Fishing got a piece of sturgeon on Alexis Island Niles and Dighton Payne Stebbing Fishing got 2 Perch had a Row about them putting the grease on their heads</p>
<p>25th Doctor Gillis and a boatload with him of women 3 men Niles Park and another man here they all went off tonight</p>
<p>30th Went to Na Houtas Island as it is raining Gordon and I</p>
<p>31st I crofsed with 3 Dozen Eggs Bought 1/2 lb Tea matches starch tobacco thread Mrs Hamilton called me in as Tom Davis went up to meet me at the store I went to Carey Tom lying down on the island near the Bridge wakened him up he would not Rest if I would not take 1/2 Dollar from him I took it came home then crofsed with John Creed gave Tom Paper</p>
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<p>August 1st 1871 Lammas Day Mowing on the Pitt Point Fixing Fence caught a good many pickerel Creed sick the 2 Boys Mowing and cocked 37 cocks very warm</p>
<p>2nd gave them the upper Field on the haves Stebbin and Josey came Creed went home with Josey Gordon Randolph and I went to see if the scow was on Alexis Island Mary's birthday 1864 commenced to stack help them to stack</p>
<p>3rd commenced Payne Charlie and I went to Summerstown for 1 gallon of H Wines Cannons Firing to Day seen Sandy Snider on the Front Payne treated me in Summerss</p>
<p>4 went to Alexis Island</p>
<p>5th stocking I went to Summerstown I went to see John Carey got 7 Dollars from him he owes me 2 on the Lambs yet gave AJ Baker 3 1/2 to give to Bill McLeod the other 3 1/2 I gave to Thomas Monroe got 50 lb of flour on credit from AJ Baker Bought 2 lb butter at 17 cents 1 Bowl 7 cents matches 1 cent tobacco 4 cents paid this with 50 cents - a White Bowl)</p>
<p>6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Sunday a fine day Liz Laflesh and John Snider here had a Bottle stopt till evening</p>
<p>7th Gathered 6 cocks about finished all the stacks they took up all their Rigging and went off Forgot their hay Fork about 40 cocks in Paynes stack I put 8 cocks of my own in and 40 cocks of Paynes 55 cocks in the Barn now</p>
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<p>August 8th 1871 Found a Pine tree in the upper Feild above the house its about 2 ft high now Payne and I found it when clearing a place to Build his stock yesterday the 7th the Herricks here camping at the head of the island a Large Party of them some from New York and some of them from Chicago they came on Monday the seventh</p>
<p>7th a very Windy time day heavy rain loud thunder and sharp Lightning when Herricks party was coming from Christees Island they very near got swamped Christopher McRae and Josey Galernea Fishing I showed them the spot for Pickerel Mowed the road in Rushes Beside the Marsh on Monday the 7th caught 1 bass 2 perch 2 pickerel or Wall Eyed Pike as some call them</p>
<p>9th I went to Fish caught 1 Gordon and I to head of the Island the Herricks went off lost a vest George Bosell came with his horse we went with the Ark for the bull on Alexis Island and this morning Jim Hopkins took him away I knew nothing about it till Josey Galernea told us after going up to the horse Island Josey put me acrofs I gave him stuff for a Paddle</p>
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<p>August 11th 1871 went to AJ Bakers my Foot very sore Bought 2 lb butter 3 lb pork 2 Bunches Black thread 1 spoll kerosene oil 1/2 lb powder 2 lb shots seen Dr Shaver Fishing settled with Andrew for Mr Millers horses Paid the 50 lb X of flour I got from him on the 5th the men on Christees cutting hay came home with the Jar Payne got took a Barrel home for to load ashes L got at the end of AJ Baker store a Barge the Tug one of the Little Propellers run on the bar at the Squaw Island</p>
<p>12th my Foot very sore Fishing</p>
<p>13th Sunday my Foot I cannot put under me very sore and Badly swelled</p>
<p>14th Pulled out the Potato onions found herricks vest Down in the Bay</p>
<p>15th tried or Begun the Potatoes at the door Gordon found a Bun went around the Island fishing at the Pickerel holes not Biting very well</p>
<p>16th opened one of my Boils and put soap and sugar to draw it and it almost set me raving it is so very sore</p>
<p>17th shot a yellow Hammer Plugged up a squirrel in one of the Hicory trees cleaning my three guns</p>
<p>18th Got 7 Ducks went to the head of the Island seen Roses sheep I suppose they put them on yesterday</p>
<p>19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1 year old today got 5 Ducks a Pleasure Party on the L Renaud 1 of the hens wanting to hatch Dipped her in the Water the City of Hamilton Towing here now eating Tomatoes horse Beans Ripe cucumbers plenty stertions {nasturtiums?} Good</p>
<p>Sunday the 20th East wind Fine Day hazelnuts some Good Butternuts some meat in them Randolphs Foot sore and Bismarcks Bad with Boils and myself Bad with Boils it's the Dog Days now and people should Physick themselves Before they Begin</p>
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<p>August 21st 1870 shooting Ducks took home wood in the canoe</p>
<p>22nd Bad with Boils on my ancle and leg Dan and Mr Lonagan came in the evening Brought me 2 plugs of tobacco some Powder shot and caps tea and sugar they went out swimming and Rowing in the Boat</p>
<p>23rd this is the Day the great Boat Race at St John's Renforth Dies to Day Dan and Lonagan Through the Woods swimming and Rowing on the water Throwing the 11 lb ball Dan Throws it Feet they Went off this Evening home Races in Lancaster</p>
<p>24th I crofsed to Summerstown (Bought on credit 50 lb flour) (Bought 1/4 lb tea matches 3 yd cotton paid this) got a letter from Charlie heard of the Boat Race Mr Spencer and Christopher McRae here stopt in the Barn</p>
<p>25th Went to James Hopkins for the Bulll Jim and George Grant Came Down with me in the scowl left the Scow till tomorrow James B Grant Died</p>
<p>26th making an oar took away the scow East Wind</p>
<p>27th Heavy Rain all day old James B Grant Buried to Day</p>
<p>28th crofsed to AJ Bakers Mr Spencer and Paul Grant here night</p>
<p>29 Wind changed heavy from the West started to Go to Rofs Island turned back fishing in the Back Channel</p>
<p>30th Drew some wood</p>
<p>31st Bismarck commencing to stand up put in 2 Bushels of Potatoes eating new corn very unwell to night Alexander Ocean McDonald Buried to Day</p>
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<p>September 1st 1871 went to AJ Bakers to 1 1/2 Dozen of Eggs one Plug tobacco the rest in tea (to 2 lb of shot on credit) took dinner at T Monroes speaking to Captain Newton of the Barge Griswold about the manure let him have my Boat to go and meet the Adolphus she passed up here this morning to go for Fort Covington Lacrofs Club to play in Lancaster I crofsed with Thomas Monroe to Dundee with the 4 or 5 of the Connors Tyo Fixing his shed George and Pete Bosell here seen Mr Herrick told him I found his vest</p>
<p>2nd very warm fine Day very warm Gordon and I left Kit Island Rofs and Butternut shot a Duck did not get it found a couple of staves took dinner on Rofs Island killed some Black snakes But I did not look after them much as it was shoes I had on if it was my Boots I would look after them more a Great Deal of shooting around Christees and Alexis</p>
<p>3rd Dans Birth Day and a fine Day it is very warm</p>
<p>4th Went to Cornwall with AJ Baker William McLeod's wife Poorly Dr Shaver attending</p>
<p>5th John Angus's Birth Day commenced taking up the Potatoes got 1/2 lb tea 1 lb sugar from AJ Baker the Day I went to Cornwall took my Dinner and supper there</p>
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<p>September 5th 1871 commence the Potatoes took up 20 Bushels to Day</p>
<p>6th this is the Last of the Dog Days at the Potatoes took up 10 bushels to Day shot some Ducks</p>
<p>7th very Windy Babel and his wife called here as they were going to {illegible} gave them some Potatoes took 10 Bushels thats 40 bushels out of this Peice Besides what we eat since Killed some Ducks shot a hawk</p>
<p>8th Fishing got Duck Fixing the ashes in Bags went around the island seen Captain Newton at Barge aground loaded with hops and Leach and Ashes sneaking to the Bay Smith the steamer Adolphus came up and assisted in taking them off</p>
<p>10th Sunday George and Jim Nicholson here {illegible} 6 {illegible} timber for Stickland Boat and wanting to Buy Marsh Bay although it is Sunday</p>
<p>11th Went out with my ashes to James Grant had 3 1/2 bushels 15 cents a bushel I bought of AJ Baker 2 lb shot 20 cents 1/2 lb powder 20 cents 1 {illegible} tobacco 4 cents Tin Cup 7 cents a great Pic Nic on Burnt House Point for Sunday school children Peter B Grant wanted his Pot seen Luke Bowen crofsed for Thomas {illegible} shares as John Barretts was wanting him 40 Days Devotion in Williamstown now</p>
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<p>Sept 12th 1871 Raising Potatoes in the Back Garden 3 1/2 Bushels Randolph and I</p>
<p>13th The Fair in Fort Covington Commences to Day Cut some Marsh Hay</p>
<p>14th Great Frost Last night at Summerstown seen Angus took over Peter B Grants Pt Went to see John Carey seen Hugh Fraser (McKinney) at Carey a Great many crofsing to the fiar the British superior Down with a Raft with tents on it Put a Ring in Barretts Bulls nose to Day at Parish minister Rap came accrofs with I home a man By the name of Wesley Died very sudden to Day going to the Fair he was a schoolmaster seen Jim He taking over with a Passenger</p>
<p>15th Took up some of the Potatoes in the Bush and they are very small & what Done that is the tops Being cropped off and Grew and Blossomed the second time a Handsome Large Squash the Frost Killed the vines in the Bush But not around the House Bought of AJ Baker 50 lbs Flour at 3 1/4 on Credit left an note for him Blowing seen Tom Davis and A Baker Fixing Before his Door with Ground</p>
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<p>Sept 16th 1871 Mr Luke Brown here Got the Loan of my British Musket gave him some envelopes Luke told me I would get his spear Beside Went to Alexis Island Shot 3 Ducks got 1 the shanty that was in Na Houtas Island is Burnt Indians catching Rats since some time in August I think the Drudge came out With the British American to Day about 59 Bushles in the cellar now of Potatoes</p>
<p>17th Sunday Writing to Charlie a Letter Rain high Wind</p>
<p>18th Began to Cut in Front Marsh cut 8 cocks hard Frost and ice Last night The Rain along with the Little Nannie a Great many canoes and Boats on the Water to Day cut some in the Back Marsh shot a Duck Magnet went Down</p>
<p>19th Henery Genie's Barge sailed Down passed the Door his Boy called to se me about the Timbe he told me he was married in January his Father is coming up next Week Hugh Ann and Gordon Gathering Grapes gather 2 Tubs full Raining high Wind Got 2 very small Turtles Lost one of them out of my Pocket 2 of the hens hatching Ducked them in the Water and shut them up to take the hatching of them</p>
<p>20th Shows in Lancaster Charlie and Willie Rose after the Ram and Wedder to Kill Made 13 cocks in the Back Marsh Shot Black Duck Drew some chips and Wood Livinia Bad with Tooth ache and earache Raining some Water very Low</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island Sept 21st 1871</p>
<p>St Mathews Day Frost Last Night Livinia very Bad with the Toothache a Barge sailed acrofs in to Salmon River</p>
<p>22nd Got a Rat for the Frist setting a very fine Day put in the sheep thinking of Going over tommorrow</p>
<p>23rd Windy Let the sheep go Gathering Butternuts some Oak nuts Ducks not plenty</p>
<p>24th Sacrament in Williamstown some Rain here not much Thunder and Lightning more heavyto the north Fishing a Man and a Woman stopt Last night up in the Bay I seen their a Going to Day Renaud went Down</p>
<p>25th I crofsed to Summerstown AJ Baker in Montreal Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/4 lb cut Tobacca 1 Quart of Keroseen oil Got the Loan of Fitspatrick scythe from Jim Nicholson Got a Treat of Ale From George Renshaws cut some Rushes Beat William Lancllets a Racing coming Down to Hamiltons as they said Hurra for a Race Got a Paper from Charlie</p>
<p>26th Began to mow with fitsPatricks scythe Got a Rat commenced to Rain Raining all Day East Wind cold Rain putting the onions in Boxes spreading the nuts on the Floor up stairs</p>
<p>27th Gathering nuts Gordon and I</p>
<p>28th Drew some Wood Raining</p>
<p>29th St Michael Mowing Back Marsh East End Made 28 cocks</p>
<p>1st of October Sunday Gordon and I to Rofs's Island and Charlies Island Found a stave eat some Grapes and Cranberries took our Dinner on Charlies or Butternut Island no Butternuts seen Lamay's Boat at Rofs Island Getting Grapes and cranberries shot a very Large Eagle in the Grove</p>
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<p>Oct 2nd 1871 Got a Rat Went to Summerstown Called at John Hamiltons to see the Well Depth about 32 Feet and about 12 feet of water in it now Heard old Mrs John Summers was very poorly Heard Murdock F McLennan was Laird of Williamstown AJ Baker in Cornwall signed the papers again Bought of AJ Baker on credit 1 Peck of salt Got 50 cents to Give to Thomas Munroe the pay of the sheep Kenneth Lost a 5 Dollar Bill Heard William McLeod Lost his Grey mare seen Dan Rofs from the Kings Road he is taking up Large stones with a patent Machine seen George of Athal at Summerstown a very fine Day East Wind</p>
<p>3rd Raining West Wind went to Fish got none Lashey here Fishing minnows and pickerel</p>
<p>4th Drew some Wood gathering nuts set some Traps</p>
<p>5th Fiar commences in Williamstown I crofsed to P.O. called to see John Hopkins took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Kenneth McDonald Heard of John his son was one of them either got Killed or Got wounded in the mines AJ Baker Scowing his salt Bought a pair of Boots 1"40 Bottle of castor oil 10 AJ Baker got to Give Thomas Munroe</p>
<p>6th crofsed with 2 Lambs to John Carey got as I thought pay for the sheep Bought of AJ Baker 50 lbs Flour paid this 40 cents worth Pork I owe 7 cents on the Pork helping Andrew with the Porker</p>
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<p>October 7th 1871 Saturday thinking Thomas Munroe would be after the sheep gathered some nuts piling some wood cut a few swarths of marsh Hay set 2 Traps A fine Day Wind West Ducks scarce Rats not Plenty Burning on Na Houtas Island Keeping in the sheep thinking he will come for them water very low snakes plenty Bismark very sick</p>
<p>8th A Race up the Princep Louise and the City of Ottawa</p>
<p>9th A Fine Morning Gordon and I Went to Lukes Bow{cut off} for the EEl spear got the spear and a Broken one Luke thrashing at Bills seen Mr Lesslee and James Hopkins at Paul Id's Hunting partridge had a chat with them and a Good coo of old Rye coming Down the channel we had a Pretty strong Breeze did not like to stop on the Hog Island for fear the wind would be worse so we kept on in the Gale Landed safe cut some hay in the Trout marsh</p>
<p>10th Hugh Anns Birth Day smokey windy Big Fires over on the south side of us in the Marsh I think there must Be some stacks Burnt</p>
<p>11th Games Williamstown Boat Racing in Dundee James Hopkins and Peter Buchanan 1111 Henery Genies son and Johnston of the Cherry Island Lighthouse Wind high or else I was Going to see them</p>
<p>12th Raining smoky Windy Mowing some</p>
<p>13th Making a stack put 51 Cocks in it</p>
<p>14th got Rat cut the Wings of the Eagle set some Traps Water very Low Heard Geese But Did not see them Raining to night thought to crofs but did not go Bismark very sick gave him spirits of Turpentine new moon this Day morning a Great many Boats and a Good lot of Towing</p>
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<p>October 15th 1871 Sunday Seen Wild geese High High very high Wind very Bad with Pain I took in my side</p>
<p>16th very unwell in Bed all Day</p>
<p>17th not very well took Down the Petition took in the carrots and Beets</p>
<p>18th St Lukes Day First snow very stormy Raining</p>
<p>19th very heavy Thunder and Lightning to night</p>
<p>20th a change in the moon splitting some wood</p>
<p>21st Went to Summerstown crofsed to George Renshaws with Fitspatrick all Day on the Island very cold and no Fire made out Georges steamboat Bills crofsed with Fitspatrick and Jessamas Wife to Summerstown stopt at Georges all night Babell here stopt on the Pitt Point Fishing with his nets Sunday Bought of AJ Baker 1 Quart of Kerosene oil 1/2 lb Tea on Credit) ( 1 plug of Tobacco matches paid this)</p>
<p>Sunday 22 came home Just got home when the wind commenced to Blow went to the P Point to give Balsell some Tobacco Found a canoe</p>
<p>23rd Little Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing a place with rails for to Build a stack or putting up the hay that was Blowed Down Tried for EEls got none took Round the canoe</p>
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<p>October 24th 1871 24th Our Hughs Birth Day 1871 Went to Summerstown Paid Thomas Munroe for the Lambs Gave me a 7 1/2 on them Give him 2 Dollars in Bills wrote a Letter to Henery Genie a Meeting of the Cheese Factory Folks up at Mr Craigs John Hamilton and I came home together in the Boat the horse slipped his headstall at Summers Door Looking for the horse Found him in the Pasture harnefs off</p>
<p>25th My Birth Day Banking the house the West End</p>
<p>26th Drawing wood Laduke and Peter Shetla here looking for Timber a Great Deal of shooting to Day went to the Little Island to Try for EEls wind Raised came home</p>
<p>27th Piling some wood</p>
<p>28th Went to Fort Covington with my Rats and the Wool 6 lbs Bag and all sold my Rats to Mr Streeter Bow{cut off} of Mr Cangdon Pink and Seena Paid the carding men got a Dring of Cider under the carding mill Got a Treat from Donald Suple Bought of A Smallman 1 lb Crack Bought of R Baker 1 lb shot 1/4 lb Tobacco 2 Bunches of matches 2 hanks of Thread got a Treat from one McRae a Gacheman Rowed Pretty hard coming up the River as there is a Boat Putting after me hard did not catch me till I stopt at the Custom House it was William McLean and John Richard Grant</p>
<p>Sunday 29th Blowing hard</p>
<p>30th Working at Banking at the house Gordon Found my Knife at the shore that had Been Lost 10 years it is as good as ever</p>
<p>31 Holy Eve we cracking nuts put a Letter in the P.O. to Charlie and a paper seen Ellen on the Front</p>
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<p>November 1st 1871 Raining hard East Wind working at the corner cubbord</p>
<p>2n at the cubbord Fxing the stacks</p>
<p>3rd cutting poles for a Fence to put around the stacks</p>
<p>4th hard Frost Last night Jim Hopkins here for an ash Runner and a Yoke East Wind the EEl Fishers the Mayhews came up I crofsed to Roses with the wool to spin got 2 Dollars from Norman Abrams Bought of AJ Baker 7/6 worth of Flour 1/2 lb Tea 1 Doz of Herrings 2 Dollars) Bought molafses and Tobacco went up with Thomas Munroe to supper as he is going to the shanty next Week the Nashes Steamer came in to Summerstown Heard the British America was sold</p>
<p>5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Blowing snowing Got a Rat</p>
<p>6th chopping stove Wood</p>
<p>7th Helens Birth Day set 2 Traps for the Weasel</p>
<p>8th got 2 Ducks chopping and piling Wood</p>
<p>9th put out the Long canoe at the Lower Point Raising the Pine Stick at the Water Log Thinking of sawing it in 2 for Logs Prince of Wales Birth Day</p>
<p>10th Windy the Mayhues crofsed from Christees Island to this Island and camped in the Bell Bay one of them came to the house snowing a Steamer got aground up at Hamiltons to night with a Tow</p>
<p>11th the Mayhues went of Snowing and Blowing I caught 4 EEls for the first I caught this fall hard Frost to night Gordon Found another Knife at the shore with the water so very Low</p>
<p>Martinmas 12th Sunday Blowing hard</p>
<p>13th crofsed to P. O. Fine Turned high East Wind took a Muskrat to 1 Quart of oil Went over with G Renshaw Mr Craig taking his cattle from Jacobs Island ice Froze in Salmon River</p>
<p>14th caught 5 EEls Got a Rat East Wind Raining Blowing hard</p>
<p>15th Drew some Wood ----------------</p>
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<p>November 15th 1871 high East Wind a Great many Boats coming up as the canal is Likley to be Fixed now The Corinthian Kingston Spartan osprey and Propeller American a Race Both together The Magnet St Helen the Picton Went Down another Propeller went up and another Tow went up Keeping in the Horses this Week Back Feeding with Good Hay high Wind to night Raining</p>
<p>16th Raining Thanksgiving Day snowing East Wind cutting hay Put in Roses old sheep again Keeping in the Hens a small Tug went up with a Tow a very Raw Wind of Weather</p>
<p>17th a Fine Day the Man to be hung in Montreal to Day for the Murder of Mrs Foster his name Went to Fish EEls got 3 West Wind Turned some cold towards evening set 5 Traps in the Front Marsh Fixing springs to some of My Traps to night</p>
<p>18th Went to AJ Bakers to 1 RAt 12 1/2 cents Bought salt to cut Tobacco Got 2 Papers from Andrew Found a night Line near Hamiltons Island with a horse shoe and a Bent Cleves tied on it I think it must Belong to old Tom Davis as that supperstitious Rigging is on to took Down a Load of Wood in the Boat George Renshaw went to Lancaster Great shooting over the Way of Christees Island I think it must be Jim Hopkins with Decoys there seen a Great many Wild geese tonight and Last night I never seen such Flocks of Ducks as went Down an immence Lot of them</p>
<p>19th Sunday East Wind some cold a good many Boats a Going</p>
<p>20th Went to Christees to Fish EEls in the Mud and Down to the Kit Kit Island all Day and only got a Lizard not 1 EEl and in the Best of Mud to Get them</p>
<p>21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 1846 Drew some wood Drew up 2 of the canoes took the Boards from the sugar Bush came home for the Fun thought I seen Wild Geese in the Bay But they were Big Black Ducks</p>
<p>22nd chopping at the Door Keeping in the Horses Lots of Boats a Going the Ottawa City went into Salmon River the Renaud passed Down did not Go into Lancaster Fixing at Stoves took out the Doubl Stove to the cook house took in the cook stove to the house</p>
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<p>Nov 23rd, 1871 This is Thanksgiving Day in the States shot a Duck at the Lower end of the islant Fixing a Fence around the stacks as the Cattle is at them pretty cold to Day the Enterprize went in to Salmon River and came out to night as it is Freezing very hard night a circle around the moon East Wind put our sheep in the shed shut them up Feeding them Barges Towed up By the Highlander went in sailing to Lancaster Lot of Boats coming up and Going Down Towing and Going</p>
<p>24th chopping stove Wood cold time</p>
<p>25th Men came up in a Boat stopt on the sturgeon Island thought it was Jim Hopkins Horses got out By the Pin coming out of the stable Door got them in a cold night</p>
<p>26th Fine Day commenced to Rain and Wind strong to night</p>
<p>27th Took the Long canoe fromo the Lower Point cold north Wind</p>
<p>28th Tow Boats and Propellers a Going yet Walter Baker and George Bosell after their Horses not Pleased at me feeding hay and Keeping them in Got 2 Dollars and 65 cents from George and I Paid on Allowed a Dollar for the Hens Highlander up to night with a Big Tow Europe went up cut some Wood for the First Gordon and I cold to night</p>
<p>29th a small Propeller I went Down with something like a Drudge in tow the John A McDonald went up with a schooner in Tow Light in the Light Houses to night and its very Windy Cold and very Frosty to night chopping Stove Wood Broke on the Piles of Wood Before the Door Feeding and Keeping in the Cattle this is St Andrews Eve a Ball at McRaes at the Depot the Big White owl coming around and St Andrew Dinner</p>
<p>30th St Andrews Day very cold high Wind Frosty Ground hard no snow Froze to the outside of the Rushes Last night Could not see any Light in any of the Lighthouses</p>
<p>1st of December a Tug Propeller went up nothing in Tow very cold and Windy cutting stove Wood and Piling in the Cookhouse Water commencing to Raise</p>
<p>2nd Taking up the Boat and canoes Raising the Pine stick and it Rolled over after thawing it high enough Killed a sheep a very Good one she is Hens a Freezing the Heifer and Bull Picking but set Fire to the Back Marsh it dont Burns well south West Wind</p>
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<p>Dec 3rd 1871 William Lavelle here got the Big Barrel Sunday Gordon going Round Down to the Tower Point Found and old Judeau Hatchet one of the Largest I Found yet a very fine Day sun shining wind Kind of warm snowed some this morning Lots of Snow birds First Sunday in advent</p>
<p>4th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1 Pair of Boots 3 3/4 Gave him 2 Dollars on the Boots 1/2 lb soda 5 cents 53 lbs of Flour on credit ( Paid -/4 for 2 Plugs of Tobacco 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 Thread 6 cents salt 10 cents oil 12 1/2 cents paid this) Went over with George Renshaw to Kill a sheep a Treat from Walter at Summers Got some Papers from Dan some Papers from Charlie Got some sarsaparella from Tom Davis</p>
<p>5 very Cold and Windy cutting stove Wood Frosty</p>
<p>6th very Cold and Windy wind Fell in the afternoon and its Frosty the ice took acrofs to Christees and the Kit Kit about Dark I think the Foreleft to night on the ice Hens Freezing</p>
<p>7th ice Broke as its Kind of soft all gone Got a Weasel in the Trap Chopping a Birch in the Bush</p>
<p>8th Chopping in the Bush Gordon and I Windy snowing Drifting snowed Last night very unwell still Knocking around seen the Big Black Eagle coming around Ducks plenty in the channel no Rats nor minks</p>
<p>9th Went for a Broom to the Bush Raising the square Pine stick on the ice high West Wind stormy and cold one of the sheep sick Foolish like</p>
<p>10th Stormy Drifting snowing Blowing</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 11th 1871 in the Bush cut 1/2 cord of Birch cold</p>
<p>12th Fine Day Killed the Little Nannie crofsed with the Boat had to Leave it at the head of hamiltons Island as the Little channel is all Froze went Down to Mr Roses for the yarn Got 50 Kanes Left 5 Skain and a Ball of Gray yarn to make me a Pair of Mits went to AJ Bakers Bought 47 lbs of Flour on Credit ) (Spool of Thread {illegible}) John Hamilton Taking in one of his Stacks of Hay Andrew Baker Getting hay from Archy McDonald</p>
<p>13th Stormy East Wind ice making some a Good Deal going down</p>
<p>14h ice Taken to Francis Island to night Lifting Troughfs in the Bush went to the Head of the Island to see how the ice was not taken at the head nor away up chopping some</p>
<p>15th I crofsed over to Hamilton Island But its awful Bad I think now after crofsing it only took about Daylight this morning as I never was so Frightened on the ice Before But in case of a snow storm coming want to mark out the Best of the ice as there is a Great many air holes But I made Tracks home Quick it was not 1/4 of an inch thick got 2 EEls</p>
<p>16th Drew up the Boat and 2 of the canoes crofsed to AJ Bakers seen Mr Spinks treated me at Davids Bought of AJ Baker 8 yrds wincy 15 a yd 1- 20 Black spool 5 cents 8 yrds Cotton 93 cent 1 spool 5 cents 1/2 lb Tea 25 1 Bottle of Radways R R 25 3 Plugs of Tobacco 10 ) ( Matches Paint called in at Hamiltons Got some Tobacco From John a Debate on the Front Last night AJ Baker Killing the Cow he Traded with George Renshaw cold East Wind</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 17th 1871 Sunday Kind of soft Mild wind south West and north snowing Drifting and Fine seen 2 Foxes crofsing from Christees Island to this on another Fox in the Back Bay on the North side a Great many of those white Back Eagles Flying around the ice to get Ducks and muskrats that are caught in the ice water Raising near shore took up the Traps as the water is Raising</p>
<p>18th Fine Morning spearing EEls turned stormy East Wind and snow Raising the Rest of the Troughfs in the sugar Bush</p>
<p>19th a Fortunate Day Went to AJ Bakers Bought 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil Brought To Hamiltons some English Papers for Tom Davis Killing their Hogs at Hamiltons Got a Hooker from Margaret East Wind turned very stormy could Hardly see coming home its stopt stormy a Great many going to Cornwall Mills From the Coteque and Cedars</p>
<p>20th A Fortunate Day chopping in the Bush cold Turned very cold Toward night very Frosty night to night cut a Water hole Feeding the cattle extra West Wind piling up some Boards</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter and a cold Frosty Day it is St Thomas</p>
<p>22nd a Fortunate Day West wind Fine turned to East Wind Got John Hamiltons horse to go to AJ Bakers for 100 of Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons in at Roses John Drawing some hay out of the stack Got the Load of the hand sleigh from Ferry antwine Bosells wife to take my Flour acrofs the ice</p>
<p>23rd White washing Raised the Pine stick some more Wind Raised very very high to night from the West Rain Horse cutter crofsed at Summers</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 24th 1871 Sunday Went around the Island Gordon and I see horse and cutter coming to Hog Island turned Back to Summerstown this is Christmas Eve</p>
<p>25 Christmas Day a Fine Day Fished some EEls</p>
<p>26th chopping in the Bush East Wind Frosty Bosells crofsed over to Christee Island to Fish EEls St Stephens Day Full Moon seen a sleigh crofsing the Lancaster Road I dont see any at Summerss crofsing the crack over ner Hopkins must be Bad</p>
<p>27th St John the Evangelist Day cold West Wind Stormy went to Henerys and William Lavelletes come and chop Henery working at Donald McDonalds hewing</p>
<p>28th William and his 2 Boys came to chop I went to AJ Bakers Bought 1 lb Tea 50 lb Pork 1" 1/2 lb Pepper 10 Pint of H Wines 25 2 plugs of Tob 8 Bunches of Matches 2 cents 3 lbs 2 oz of Butter at 18 cents per lb Mr Streeter Buying Andrews Rats Fox mink skins Got 4 Dotographs from Charlie and 2 Letters and 2 Papers an Austraulia Paper and the Budget William Lavellete Got the Loan of our churn {cut off}ld some</p>
<p>29th Our Angus's Birth Day William and his 3 Boys came to chop Gave them an order on AJ Baker for 2 Dollars Drew 2 Loads of Wood with his horse William took some Potatoes and 2 Dozen of Herring for his Dinner Drew my Boat up From the River to the Barn chopped some Firewood along the Bank</p>
<p>30th cold stormy East Wind chopping and sawing stove Wood the Dinner in aid of Mr Watson Last night they will have it cold Going home this morning</p>
<p>31st set 2 Traps Kind of soft Rained to night East Wind Last night of the year</p>
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Franklin McMillan (1885-1966)
1922
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
{Front Cover} 1922
Diary
1922.
Frank McMillan
Burlington
Jan 1st Sunday, new Years Day, very cold this morning. zero.
Jan 2nd still cold below zero yet, no electric lights. no Radial cars till noon. Election Day: we
voted in both townships.
Jan 3rd milder this morning and snowing a little. Yesterdays Election returns are in East Flamboro
Peter Rae Reeve, and alt. Easterbrook. Deputy Reeve in Nelson Irving. Reeve By accl. H.T. Foster
one of the councillors , in Burlington Hobson again for mayor & Harris for Reeve. Burlington won
first of their O.H.A games with Ham. Tigers in overtime play score 4-2
Jan 4th Raining all day roads very icy
Jan 5th Rainting Raining yet this am ice all gone. turning cold again tonight
Jan 6th went to Burlington to Dr Pearts. have sore eyes, inflammation he says.
Jan 7th moderately cold fine winter weather. no snow.
Jan 8th Weather fine eyes very sore Lillies getting sore now. Dr says it is. Pink eye Jan 18th Eyes have been to sore to write anything since Jan 8th. they have been very bad. Dr
here 4 or 5 times also a nurse for 6 days Lillies did not get as sore as mine. Charlotte just had a
touch of it the weather has been fine and moderately cold
Jan 20th My Birthday eyes improving some but unable to go out yet.
Jan 21st Fine & Bright nice winter weather.
�Jan 22nd Sunday coldest & roughest day of the winter. Strong gales & snow flurries from the
west. up all last night. nurse & Dr arrived this morning nothing doing yet tonight.
Jan 23rd Bright and very cold
Jan 24th. very cold nurse here yet but nothing doing
Jan 25th Still very cold eyes not better yet.
Jan 26th. Doris Lillie McMillan arrived about 6.20 this morning weather fine & moderately cold.
Jan 27th Fine & moderately cold have not been able to do anything for a month nearly.
Jan 28th Fine & no snow. Burl. won last O Ha Game with Beaver of Ham. score 6-2. They won 6
out of 8 games. and win district Honors they lost one game to Grimsby and one to Ham. Tigers.
Jan 29th Sunday fine & warm had Lillies folks out to see the baby
Jan 30th Fine & mild no snow
Jan 31st Fine & mild. was out for the first took a walk down to Johns. have to wear goggles
Feby 1 cool & cloudy looks like rain Phoned for a couple of cars manure promised one next week
Feby 2nd Rained all night heavy wind today & turning cold again
Feby 3rd moderately cold had Chevrolet agent around trying too sell us a truck. they are to dear
$1950.
Feby 4th Fine & cold
Feby 5th snowing and raining a little had Stanley Long & wife & children in to see us
Feby 6th Fine & mild, wrote some letters ordering seeds, manure and fruit baskets & crates.
Feby 7th Fine & mild thawing again am afraid this winter will be hard on Strawberries no snow all
winter leaves all frozen brown now
Feby 8th Very cold again, had Ford agent around about a truck worth around $900.
�Feby 9th mild again Burlington lost Hockey game last night with Brantford score 4 to 2. Lehman.
Burlington goaler hit on nose badly cut. Received card car of manure shipped Feby 6th.
Feby 10th nurse left today charged $108 for 18 days some pay Eh.
Feby 11th Burl lost H. Game at Brantford 6 to 0 Ice soft. Game very rough Summers of Burl.
Knocked out and Wilson was drunk no wonder they lost. was down town this morning first since
Jan 7
Feby 12th Sunday cold with strong west winds & some snow
Feby 13th cold. car of manure car of manure arrived this P.M.
Feby 14th John had Mr Jordan helping unload car of manure
Feby 15th went to Hamilton got license for car. no 58892. also got. Tomato, Cabbages & Pepper
seeds. turning cold again
Feby 16th very cold. clear & frosty.
Feby 17th very cold coldest this winter about 6 below zero.
Feby 18th mild again today raining tonight.
Feby 19th mild had a thunder and lightning storm in the evening
Feby 20th Fine & mild like spring heard some crows. cleaning up barns getting ready to put
baskets in.
Feby 21st Fine, trimming trees, started getting in 1000 crates from Applefords. at 25¢ also berry
boxs at $7 00 per 1000.
Feby 22nd Rained & sleeted all night, and all day today. (applefords driver says the hill is very icey
Feby 23rd every thing all covered with ice yet, never saw so much on the trees. lots of limbs
broken also lots of wires down, no electric lights last night nor tonight rained today at noon and
warm this afternoon ice nearly all gone by night and every thing flooded. by bed time ground frozen
again and blowing heavy gales from the west. took 3 snapshots of the orchard with ice on trees
hope they are good. (note. turned out good)
�Feby 24th very cold this morning about zero, one of the Packing Houses all blown to pieces some
time last night.
Feby 25th Cutting down 40 more Clapps pear trees. now only about 15 left out of 200. all blighted
was down town at night first night since Jan 3rd.
Feby 26th mild & cloudy Sunday had Mr & Mrs B. Mr & Mrs Penn and Mr & Mrs Stan Long out.
Feby 27th Snowed a little this morning we all motored to Hamilton to see about a hired girl also
Electric Washer. went to Loews at night with Mr B. did not get home till after 11 oclock.
Feby 28 Turned very cold again last night getting in baskets. 11 qts crates $68 00 for 1000 slat
covers $20 + Leno's $22.
Mch 1st cold & cloudy. got two more loads baskets in.
Mch 2nd Fine & moderately cold trimming trees.
Mch 3rd. Fine & clear trimming apple trees. some job. a lot of dead in them.
Mch 4th Fine. started unloading car of manure this afternoon & making hotbeds. the car was 8
days on the road.
Mch 5th Fine & mild was down home for tea.
Mch 6th Fine & warm. like spring heard a robin. unloading manure and making hot beds
Mch 7th Rained all night showery this morning sowed part of our seeds some Peppers, Cabbages
& Tomatoes.
Mch 8th. Sowed balance of Tomato pepper & Cabbage Seeds. sowed 4 ozs. Ruby Giant pepper 2
ozs Pimento Pepper about 8 ozs our own hot pepper
4 ozs First & Best tomato
6 ozs John Baer
"
6 ozs Copenhagen Cabbages in forty four sashes. cold last night but clear & frosty today.
Mch 9th milder today East wind bright & clear fine hotbed weather
Mch 10th East winds & mild Cabbages up already sowed on Mch 7th, Trimming old orchard.
�Mch 11th. cold east wind fixing sash in the barn Mch 12th Sunday. motored to Ham. had dinner at Mrs Barlows & tea at Lillie's Mother's weather
fine just like April.
Mch 13th Fine, trimming trees.
Mch 14th. Fine & warm, ordered 40 new hotbed sashes at $1.65 each from Nicholsons and 3 boxs
glass from Mains at $6 00 per box ordered Ford Truck today. complete with License $9.25,
delivery May 1st
Mch 15th Fair & mild trimming trees
Mch 16th. Colder with very cold north west wind, finished trimming trees.
Mch 17th Very cold & frosty, north wind, fixing hot bed sashes in the barn.
Mch 18th Making more hotbeds for transplanting Cabbages
Mch 19th Sunday cold & cloudy heavy east wind, looks like a storm
Mch 20th. Rained all night and some showers this morning have a car of manure in but John and I
both have colds we are getting Geo H. & Mr Jordan to unload it tomorrow
Mch 21st First day of spring ground all covered with snow this morning, and had snow flurries all
morning, winds north west & colder - unloading manure
Mch 22nd Very cold with strong north west winds. finished car of manure and put Earth on
hotbeds.
Mch 23rd Sowed 4 sash of Chalks Jewel Tomatoes and started transplanting Cabbages
Mch 24th Finished transplanting Early Cabbages 40 sashes 200 to the sash... total about 8000
Mch 25th Have a bad cold did not go out all day.
Mch 26th Sunday cool and showery
Mch 27th. Cloudy & very mild transplanting tomatoes.
�Mch 28th Very cold again this morning, planted some
more Tomatoes in the afternoon
Mch 27th Raining all day went to Hamilton and got Electric Washer. Blue Bird cost $114 00
wholesale retail price was $155 00
Mch 30th One of the worst storms of the winter snowed all morning raining & sleeting this
afternoon man started work this morning at $14.00 per week.
Mch 31st Rained & snowed all night looks like real winter this morning ice & snow over everything
and cold north wind blowing hotbeds all covered with ice & snow frozen on them can't open them at
all.
April 1st. Very cold ground covered with snow, Transplanted one frame of Tomatoes too cold had
to stop
April 2nd Sunday cool & cloudy was down home for tea.
April 3rd Cool & East winds transplanting tomatoes.
April 4th made hotbeds for peppers & Transplanted Tomatoes about one half of what we done
before the ice storm have droped over April 5th The man that started last week only worked one day never came back. hired another one
today. Very cold & cloudy with strong East wind
April 6th. working at hotbeds cool & cloudy.
April 7th. Strong south west winds & very mild. fixing doors on barn and just finished transplanting
tomatoes 90 sashes.
April 8th started transplanting Peppers Harrowed Asparagus & men drawing brush out of the
orchard
April 9th Sunday.
turned very warm this afternoon. went over to Roy Bells for tea.
�April 10th Very warm transplanting some more peppers went to Hamilton for some Clover seed,
Corn etc. Paid $31.25 sash
April 11th Rained all night and till noon today. every thing flooded, turning cold tonight.
April 12th Very cold with high west winds. unloading car of manure.
April 13th Cool. Cleaned weeds off old strawberry patch
April 14th. Good Friday cold north east & East wind cloudy started raining in the evening finished
transplanting pepper & started uncovering strawberries they look good seem to have come through
winter alright, hired Geo Chapman to look after our berry pickers at $25 per week for 10 weeks
April 15 cool with north East wind. uncovering strawberries
April 16th Sunday Fine home all day. Doris has been sick for about a week.
April 17th Heavy thunder storms this morning every thing flooded made hot-beds in the afternoon
April 18th Cold with high winds uncovering strawberries started man plowing for the first it is
pretty wet yet.
April 19th Cold with high south west wind started raining again in the evening finished uncovering
Strawberries started filling up Blackberries
April 20th. Very cold and windy with some snow Flurries
April 21st. Sick in bed today with the Flu. & Bronchitis
May 2nd out of bed today first time since April 21st. have had some house with sickness
myself Lillie and both children also the first nurse took it and now Lillies mother in bed John & men
transplanted Tomatoes 2nd time on April 24th 25th 26th 27th. also put in Oats & Clover seed in the
orchards on April 27th & April 28th.. Sowed 3/4 lb Carrot seed on April 29th. on May 1st. started
planting some Strawberries, and May 2nd started putting out Cabbages down home: 6000 there.
May 2nd 3rd & 4th. Planted Strawberries back of cemetery. the weather has been fine. no rain.
�May 5th Cloudy. planted trees finished planting Cabbages May 6th Rows - 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, are
Grand Duke Rows 3, 5, 9, are Reine Claude Rows 2, 7, 11 are Bradshaw. starting next road..
Some plums Burbanks & Abundance out in blossom.
May 7th Sunday cool & windy had a light shower last night
May 8th Planting strawberries yet. also cut first asparagus 5 doz sold in Toronto at ______ $1.60
a doz
May 9th Planted Golden Bantam sweet corn & pumpkins also planting strawberries - weather,
cold & cloudy East winds
May 10th Finished planting SBerries filled up young Rasberry patch. poor prospects for Rasps.
this year, every thing frozen. only young patch left.
May 11th Very warm today sowed Late Cabbages 2 ozs Copenhagen. and Cauliflower 2 ozs.
Erfurts. shipped 8 baskets Grass. sold at $2 50
May 12th FIxing up sprayer men hoeing bushes
May 13th Planted Potatoes. Got new Ford Truck cost $925 bright & sunshiny today but very cold
wind. feels like frost tonight. some strawberries in blossom and all the plums pears & cherries in full
bloom. Have to catch the early train tomorrow morning it starts on daylight time at 550
May 14th. Sunday cool, with strong East winds.
May 15th Fine & warm hoeing old strawberries patch.
May 16th. Hoeing strawberries fine & warm
May 17th: Hoeing strawberries weather showery.
May 18th Dug Blackberries out which had Orange Rust also hoeing strawberries stopped at 4
oclock by rain.
May 19th. Hoeing strawberries showery again. Had Ida over to spend the day.
May 20th.. Rained again about 11 oclock and for the rest of the day, ground getting too wet now.
Asparagus $2 75 today.
�May 21st Sunday Fine & warm was down to see Uncle Archie he is pretty low. guess he will not
last much longer.
May 22nd Fine & warm. went to Hamilton to get some seeds. basket fasteners etc. men hoeing
Cabbages cut 12 bskts {baskets} asparagus sold at $3.25 bskt {basket} in Toronto
May 23rd Planted yellow corn & pumpkins, & marked ground for Tomatoes.
May 24th Planted cukes. also sowed carrots again too thin last time. sowed first 12 rows next
orchard and last part half way
past Radish hole in drill. 1 lb seed. started planting Tomatoes in the afternoon got about 4600 out.
May 25th Showery. planting Tomatoes
May 26th Fair & warm finished planting Tomatoes 17 500 plants
May 27th. Planting Peppers heavy & cold north wind blowing about 5000 Hot. 1500 Pimento 3500
Sweet Ruby Giant.
May 28th. Sunday Fine & warm was down to the Beach and over to see Will Bell.
May 29th. Started Spraying at noon. a little over 3½ gals Lime Sulphur & 5¼ lbs Lead (Powdered)
per tank. Men hoeing new strawberries
May 30th Spraying all day weather fine
May 31st Spraying yet
Good Prospects for fruit Lots of plums & apples. half crop pears & cherries.
June 1st. Finished spraying today 22 tanks - 2 lbls Lime sulphur 125 lbs Lead
June 2nd. Weeding & Hoeing started rain about 4 oclock.
June 3rd Fine & warm. all the crowd cleaning up hotbeds
June 4th Sunday Fine & warm was down at Hicks for tea
�June 5th. Hoeing & cultivating and finished cleaning up hot-beds. Dealt Ford Truck off for a Reo got what we paid for ford $925 Reo cost $2100.
June 6 Fine & warm. hoeing
Junr 7th Hoeing Cabbage second time ought to have Cabbages in a couple of weeks
June 8th Picked first strawberries 3 crates shipped to Toronto sold at 27¢ box
June 9th. Three men cultivating others hoeing. very warm over 90 in the shade
June 10th. Had a very heavy rain in the night. lightning and thunder. very bad. Sowed Turnip
seed. sowed half way past Turnip hole in the drill.
June 9th (cont) Uncle Archie died this afternoon funeral on Sunday.
June 11th Sunday. every thing flooded in the night. Thunder storm started about 10 oclock last
night and kept up one after another all night till after 4 this morning. it is now about 10 oclock and
Thundering again went to Uncle Archies funeral weather turned out fine.
June 12th Picked 30 crates strawberries
off the old patch. they were awful sandy. shipped to Toronto sold at 28¢ and 30¢
June 13th. Picked strawberries guess they dropped in price sold in Toronto at 20 and 22¢
June 14. Picked 41 crates. sold some north at $5.00 crate and some to Ross Hart at 15¢, Sold in
Toronto at 16¢
June 15 Picked 49 crates SB. today. only shipped 13 crates north Balance to Toronto. sold at 18¢
there
June 16th. Picked 66 crates but stopped by rain, did not get nearly over them sold 29 crates to
Smith at 14¢. 19 crates north at 15¢ and 18 crates to Toronto at 18¢
June 17th Had very heavy thunderstorms again in the night every thing flooded today nothing
doing
�June 18 Cold & cloudy looks like rain. Sunday
June 19th. Drove to Toronto with 80 crates Berries sold 40 at 10¢ here. Shipped balance north at
12¢ and to Toronto had a big day 254 crates in all.
June 20th. Fine & Cool picked 234 crates SB. Today getting very cheap. sold 83 crates north at
10¢ some here at $2 40 shipped balance to Toronto. sold at 9 & 10¢ {Side note} Reo Truck
delivered today it looks fine
June 21st Picked 125 crates shipped north at 10 cents box
June 22nd Picked 124 crates shipped north at 10¢ Crop a failure nearly done. could have sold
500 crates today
June 23 only picked 77 crates today sold at 12¢ north. have picked 1028 all told up till tonight
(Friday).
June 24 No picking today. was weeding carrots also planted out Cabbages very warm had to put
old berry boxs over them. also sowed turnip seed over again, last never came up. ground got all
hard & crusty after the big storms. sowed about half way past turnip hole in drill I drove to
Wabasso Park. with {Marocle?} crowd arrived from St Thomas, The Reo truck goes fine.
June 25 Sunday. clear & very cold.
June 26 Clear & cold picked 124 crates berries sold mostly at 15 cents. also 14 Richmond
cherries at $1.00 and 7 crates Cabbages for the first at $2 00.
June 27th Showery only picked 69 crates, planted out Cauliflower
June 28th. Picked 107 crates not very many orders
had to ship 100 54 crates to Toronto sold at 14¢ 50 crates nth {north} at 15¢
June 29th Picked 66 crates straw-berries. shipped mostly to Toronto. shipped 56 bskts Richmond
cherries & some Cabbages up north.
June 30th Very warm today. only picked 34 crates strawberries they are nearly done July 1st Saturday showery in the morning nothing doing all day
�July 2nd Fine & warm
July 3rd Picked 22 crates SBerries and a few cherries 29 bskts
July 4th Still picking Berries and Richmond cherries
July 5th Picked the last of the strawberries had 1484 crates: only a light crop.
July 6th Picked first Raspberries 2 crates shipped to Toronto sold at 27½¢ also finished picking
Richmond cherries averaged about 90¢ bskt. Started picking Montmorency 68 bskts at $1 00 per
bskt .
July 7th Cherry market all shut selling as low as 50 cts in Toronto only picked 58 bskts to ship
north. Blowing heavy gales from south west. blew alot of cherries off and bruised them on the trees
badly.
July 8th Fine & moderately warm Hoeing old strawberry Patch.
July 9th Sunday Fine & cool
10th Picking cherries selling north at 80 cents cut 28 crates Cabbages 80 & 90¢
July 11 Very warm, cherries badly bruised. picked 21 bskts Green Peppers
also 1 bskt tomatoes peppers sold at 90¢ tomatoes sold at $15.0 {$1.50} tomatoes very poor crop
this year.
July 12th Orangemans day pickers scarce. only picked 100 bskts Cherries. heavy rain at five
oclock.
July 13 Fine & warm picking cherries & cutting cabbages
July 14th Picking cherries Have picked 978 bskts up till today Friday night.
July 15 Cut 25 doz Cabbage for Hart at 50¢ doz. Picked 12 crates Rasps. went to market with 9
crates sold at 20¢
July 16th Fine & warm, home all day.
�July 17th Cut 25 crates cabbages & 6 sacks picked 130 cherries & 27 bskts tomatoes. shipped all
north. had a couple of light showers.
July 18th Picked cherries at 80¢ 14 Rasps at 21 cents 23¢ & 24¢
July 19. Picked cherries 80¢ 18 Rasps shipped Toronto sold at 23 & 24¢ 17 tomatoes at $1 50.
34 peppers @ $ 60 to $100 { $0.60 to $1.00} weather fine & warm.
July 20. Fine picking Cherries & Raspberries.
July 21 Picking cherries & Rasps fine & warm.
July 22 Sat picked Black Currants 9 baskets in all.
July 23rd Sunday. Showery. Lillie played organ at Meth. Church.
July 24th Picked last of Red Cherries. picked first apples 75 bskts sold @ 50¢.
July 25th Picked Rasps all day 28 crates, also picked first plums 6 bskts Willards shipped north at
75¢
July 26th Picked Rasps all day 29 crates.
July 27 Picked Morello Cherries & Raspberries
July 28th. Very warm. finished picking Morello cherries total cherries picked this year 1605. 350
less than last year. Picked first Lawtons 5½ crates shipped north at 20¢, also picked Rasps at 25¢
& 54 tomatoes at 60¢
July 29th Sowed some buckwheat on old strawberry bed, also planted some Cucumber seed am
afraid it is too late (it was no good) Have 1625 Berry crates & quart Boxs in now bot from Dalton
for 15¢ each delivered here.
July 30 Fine & very warm had dinner & supper at the beach.
July 31 Showery nearly all day. picked between Showers.
Aug 1st. Rained very hard in the early morning. picked rasps tomatos & plums. Red June & Shiro.
�Aug 2 Picked plums at 50¢ & 60¢ Rasps & Lawtons apples tomatoes Cukes & Peppers but every
thing cheap - raining again at 5 oclock.
Aug 3
Nothing doing today no orders only for Tomatoes. and we had none.
Aug 4 Picked tomatoes only about 90 bskts at 50¢ 75 plums at 40¢ & 50¢ A few Lawtons &
Rasps.
Aug 5 Sold Ross Hart 50 plums 12 Cukes & 15 doz Cabbages - Cutting oats rest of day -
Aug 6 Sunday Raining all afternoon & evening Lillie played organ at Church.
Aug 7. Picked 153 toms {tomatoes} sold 50¢ 70 plums 40¢ a few Cukes 25¢ Berries &
Cabbages. a shower at noon. and a big storm at 4.30 every thing flooded.
Aug 8th Picked the last of our Raspberries today only had 225 - crates this year.
Aug 9 Only 70 bskts tomatoes today at 50¢ Plums 30¢ apples 40, very cool nights.
Aug 10th Light to day no Tomatoes only a few plums & apples
Aug 11th. Busy today 190 toms {tomatoes} at 50¢. 90 plums 30¢ 15 appls 40¢ 70 doz corn 18¢
10 doz Cabb 50
Aug 12 Picked 300 bskts plums sold Smith 200 at 25¢ Hart 25 at 30¢ shipped Balance Aug 13 Sunday fine & warm
Aug 14. Very warm & very busy. sold Smith 50 plums @ 25 N.P.G. 88 toms @ 40 Picked 276
bskts toms and 275 plums, also 20 apples 80 doz corn and 10 pears & peppers
Aug 15 Another hot and busy day. picked 365 plums all together 595 bskts fruit besides 80 doz
corn 2 crates berries
Aug 16. Busy again today. John sick. very hot heavy thunder storms at Aldershot and Oakville.
had light storm here
Aug 17th only shipped 300 bskts today and 90 doz corn more showers went around very hot here
�Aug 18. Warm yet picked plums at 25 apples 40¢ Tomatoes 40. Cukes 22½ 100 doz corn 15¢
Aug 19. Picked 205 plums at 23¢, also some cukes corn etc.
Aug 20 Sunday fair & cold Lillie played organ at church had Dad. Effie Hattie & Lillies folks for
the day.
Aug 21 Fine & cool picked 519 bskts today tomatoes at 30¢ plums 25. Gages 40¢ Corn 12½.
Cabb 40 doz. pears 50¢ apples 35¢
Aug 22nd not so busy today orders dropping off Aug 23rd Picking plums and Tomatoes prices no good 25¢ up north. Toronto no good at all, prices
noted on the papers. say, Tomatoes as low as 15¢. plums 20¢ Cukes 10¢. Corn as low as 3¢
Aug 24 Started picking Tomatoes for Canning factory at 45¢ a bushel.
Aug 25. Shipped 200 bskts fruit north. also 3 loads toms {tomatoes} to Canning factory.
Aug 26th Sold Ross Hart 2 loads today, 160 plums at 20¢, 40 cukes 18¢, 19 crab apples at 30¢
25 sweet Peppers 35¢ 100 doz corn 12¢ 5 doz Pumpkins 1 00 {$1}
Aug 27 Sunday fair & cold Aug 28th not very busy for monday. picking Tomatoes for factory and a few plums & Tomatoes for
orders.
Aug 29th Raining all morning picked a few Pears & plums for orders.
Aug 30 Orders scarce and everything cheap Aug 31 orders a little better today about 250 bskt in all.
Sept 1 no orders at all hardly, raining in the afternoon.
Sept 2 Sold Hart 140 bskts fruit - and a few Pumpkins and some corn
Sept 3rd Sunday fine & warm.
�Sept 4th. Had quite a lot of orders today about 300 bskts but every thing cheap.
Sept 5th only orders for about 30 bskts, sold all the Bartlett pears down to 2¼ in at 2½ cts lb to
Harvest Co'y {Company}.
Sept 6th Picking tomatoes for cannery, and Pears for Harvest Co'y. hardly any orders.
Sept 7th. Finished Bartlett pears 145 bus. avereaged $1 45 per bushel, while we had only been
getting 35¢ per basket up north. Had more orders today. 178 bskts in all
Sept 8th Picked Howell pears only had 41 bskts this year no orders today total only 50 bskts
Sept 9th Saturday nothing doing at all.
Sept 10th Sunday. very warm for this time of year thunder shower in the night
Sept 11th. Rained all night and up till noon today picked tomatoes for canning factory in the
afternoon Sept 12th. Picked 180 bskts fruit for our orders. also tomatoes for factory, they close tonight put
283 bus in yesterday and today, all told 11 00 bus.
Sept 13th. shipped nearly 200 bskts on orders also 100 bskts plums to Toronto to try them and 50
peppers. also took a load Tomatoes to Aylmer Canning Co. Geo Chapman stopped work tonight.
Sept 14 Raining again all day took 35 bus tomatoes to Hamilton factory nothing else doing
Sept 15. Picking quite a few orders also 5 blls {barrels} Colvert apples.
Sept 16th Picked a couple loads for Ross Hart. 15 bags Carrots at 55¢ bag 25 doz Cabb at 35¢
Tomatoes @ 22¢. Peppers 30¢
Sept 17. Went up to Hamilton on the truck. had dinner & tea.
Sept 18th. Picked about 250 bskts & 5 more blls {barrels} apples. weather cool & cloudy.
Sept 19th. Rained all night and raining yet till noon fixed barrels in the barn and shipped a few
orders in the afternoon.
�Sept 20. Fine & warm. picked 50 bskts and 4 crates Cauliflower for Ross Hart @ $1 25 crate
Burlington Fair was today John and all the rest gone.
Sept 21 Fine & warm. not very many orders today moved McGrath back to Hamilton. brought 20
bus Rye out $1 25 bushel. started ploughing yesterday.
Sept 22nd First day for a long time that we have had no orders, very warm cutting out Blackberry
canes.
Sept 23 Fine & warm sold Ross Hart one load Cabbages 50 doz at 35¢ and one load mixed
Grapes 33¢ peaches 35 Tomatoes 23¢ Reine Claude plums 25 Cauliflower 1 25 crate Carrots
55¢ a bag
Sept 24 Sunday. cool & cloudy. home alone all day Sept 25 Ploughing tomato patch. picked some peppers & pears. and started picking apples. had a
light frost this morning but did not do any damage
Sept 26th Frost again this morn- but no damage done. picking Cranberry pippin apples no orders
at all today
Sept 27th. Finished picking Duchess & Sheldon pears also last 10 bskt tomatoes
Sept 28th. Sowing rye on tomato patch also picking apples. Fine & very warm
Sept 29th Picking Greening apples picked three trees 80 bushels Mrs Smythe buried today very
warm weather
Sept 30th Fine & very warm picking Greening apples
Oct 1 warm as summer went to Hamilton for tea.
Oct 2nd Very warm packing apples. picked two barrels Kieffer pears.
Oct 3 warm like Summer picking & packing Greening apples.
Oct 4. Picked 161 bskt peaches @ 30¢ 52 bskt Grapes 27¢ for Ross Hart. Shipped some Hot Red
peppers to Toronto we picked them all green and put in berry shanty, and the weather so warm,
they are nearly all red now.
�Oct 5 Warm & fine picked & packed 46 barrels Spy apples today. (four of us)
Oct 6. Fine & warm picked last of peaches & 24 bbls {barrels} Baldwin apples. Charlotte very sick
with summer complaint since Tuesday Oct 3rd has eaten nothing only water
Oct 7th Picking apples in the morning. packed in barn in the afternoon as it was raining very hard.
Oct 8 Sunday cool & cloudy Charlotte still very sick have a nurse now. had Dr Clark Specialist
tonight ordered Charlotte to Hospital
Oct 9. Lillie & Doris went to Hamilton to stay Charlotte very bad.
Oct 10th. Weather fine packing apples. Charlotte no better.
Ot 11th Loaded Car of apples for Hutchison Bros 174 blls {barrels} winter apples @ $3 25 30
Cranberry Pippins $2 50 6 pears at 325 {$3.25} - Raining in the afternoon
Oct 12th Picking apples Charlotte worse went to Hamilton before noon Dr only gives her 24 hrs.
Oct 13. stayed nearly all last night in Hospital Charlotte very low. Doris has it but not very bad.
Charlotte a little stronger tonight.
Oct 14th Charlotte about same John fell out of apple tree yesterday. has very bad ankle
Oct 15th. Charlotte seems a little stronger today.
Oct 16th Monday fine & warm packed apples (C just same
Oct 17th. Turned very cold in the night. packing apples
Oct 18th Weather fine & cool still packing apples.
Oct 19th. Loaded car of apples
83 bbls {barrels} for A E Johnston Sundridge @ $3 00
66
"
"
P J Mann Bracebridge @ $3 25
22
"
W J Troyer Magnetawan @ 3 25
�Oct 20 picking Kieffer pears for Harvest Canning Co Sold them at 1¢ per lb for {2 inchs} pears &
upwards.
Oct 21st Sold Ross Hart 176 bags Turnips at 30¢ 25 bags Carrots 50¢ and 4980 lbs Cabbages at
9 00 per ton. Charlotte improving.
Oct 22nd Spent all day in the city did not see Charlotte she now crys after leaving her. weather
fine took a walk up the mountain.
Oct 23rd Drawing pears to Hamilton & sending out a few orders showery in the morning cleared
up at noon.
Oct 24th Finished drawing pears got had 180 bushel to the Harvest Co. got Charlotte out of
Hospital went to Lillies mothers.
Oct 25. picking & packing apples yet. weather frosty.
Oct 26 Finished picking apples have some to pack yet weather cool.
Oct 27. Sold Ross Hart 87 bags Turnips & 52 bags Carrots 5230 lbs Cabbage worked till nearly
ten oclock tonight loading them.
Oct 28 star packing apples and started loading the last of the apples Oct 29. Sunday fine & cool. staying in Hamilton yet Charlotte improving but very thin & week yet
expect to come home on Tuesday.
Oct 30th. Finished packing apples. 53 bbls {barrels} to Hanna at $3.00 54 bbls to E B Farwell at
$300 {$3.00} and a few small orders
Oct 31st Brought Charlotte home from Hamilton this morning it sure is good to all be home again
still have a nurse. Drawing in corn stalks all day. looks like rain.
Nov 1st. Getting ready for market for the first time. looks like rain.
Nov 2 Went to market today had a few light showers got home at half past three every thing
cheap and hard to sell Turnips 30 & 35¢ Carrots 40¢. Peppers 30 & 35¢ Cauliflowers 50 to $1.50
box Cabbages about 35¢ doz.
�Nov 3rd Drawing in corn had over 150 bushel getting ready for market again
Nov 4th went to market again looked like rain but did not. got home at noon.
Nov 5 Sunday. Fine & warm was home all day.
Thanksgiving Day.
Nov 6th Raining all morning got load ready for market in the afternoon. Had Mr & Mrs B. out.
Nov 7th Went to market was home at noon. vegetables very cheap. Cabbages 30 to 40¢ dozen
Carrots 35 & 40¢ Turnips 25 & 30¢ Cauliflower 75 to $1.50 Peppers 30 to 40¢. We are going to
getting our mail R R Route in a few days Nov 8th Took two loads today to Hamilton 1 load Turnips 20¢ bus {bushel}. 1 load Carrots 35¢
and got load ready for Market
Nov 9th Went to market finished with Cauliflower & Peppers today
March 10th Took two loads to Hamilton today. heavy
frost this morning. Jerry Fishcarrier left Thursday noon - only Jack left and Geo Hammond
ploughing part of the time.
Nov 11th Was at market sold out at half past six. had nearly all Cabbages
Nov 12th Sunday. Had visitors Dean B. & Roy & Will Bell.
Nov 13th Heavy frost this morning cut load of Cabbages for market and started unloading m 2nd
car of manure. putting in Raspberries
Nov 14th went to market with last load of the year about 60 doz Cabbages made about $20.00
did not get home till 5 oclock, mild. rained at night
Nov 15. Started unloading 3rd car of manure with the truck, weather cool & cloudy Nov 16th Finished car of manure and started spreading on the ground Nov 17th. warm & very heavy south west wind drawing manure & cutting out Raspberry bushes.
�Nov 18 Rough & showery man ploughing.
Nov 19 Sunday. cloudy and a little cooler
Nov 20th Cool & cloudy turnning out Raspberry bushes.
Nov 21st Same job trimming berry bushes. Geo. H. ploughing.
Nov 22nd Looks like winter this morning
ground covered with snow for the first time at Berry bushes till afternoon started another car of
manure. Went up to City, Lillie & Myself to the Grand. saw. Chu Chin Chow. it was very good but
to high in price cost $550 {$5.50} for two seats but was the first show in 2 years for us.
Nov 23rd finished car of manure at noon. started on another we are getting from Alex Bell from
Hagersville. drawing from Freeman, as they never told the agent to send it down till way freight had
gone.
Nov 24th Cold and cloudy with snow flurries finished car of manure.
Nov 25th. Finished cutting out berry bushes. Geo. H. ploughing, ground frozen some moved Jack
Stevenson in to Hamilton.
Nov 26th. Cold & cloudy. snowing a little at night
Nov 27. Some snow on ground this morning unloaded another car of manure. Had Geo. H. & Mr
Jordan helping.
Nov 28th Unloaded another car today quite a lot of snow. and getting cold tonight.
Nov 29th Windy & milder unloaded another car of manure -
Nov 30 Milder, mowed down old blackberry patches another car of manure in for tomorrow.
Dec 1st Unloaded car of manure was bad day for the job very windy. turning very cold tonight.
Dec 2nd Burning & cleaning up Blackberry patch & Raspberries.
Dec 3rd Fine & mild. Had Grandpa up for dinner.
�Dec 4th Unloaded last car of manure this fall had 10 cars in fall 4 cars in Spring cost $960.03.
weather very fine in the morning but cloudy with east winds at night looks like rain.
Dec 5th. Rained a little in the night, but very cold all day with heavy north west wind. Finished
cleaning out berry bushes. also finished team ploughing and put in fence posts around hotbed
grounds. looks like freezing up now.
Dec 6th Ground frozen this morning. Covering strawberries have G. Hammond & F. Jordan
Dec 7th. Covering strawberries cold this morning ground frozen solid, a few snow flurries. and
rained & freezing all after noon Dec 8th. Raining & freezing all morning. Cleared
up at noon. Had Lavene Kerns helping to put on & fit storm sashes.
Dec 9th. Cold & cloudy finished putting on Storm sashes. cost $40.50 for sash $1.50 for paint
$6.00 for carpenter $48.00 in all for the 10 sash. three years married today.
Dec 10th. Cool & Bright ground frozen solid. Just like winter. Had Mr & Mrs B. out for the day.
Dec 11th. Covering strawberries finished tonight. covered about 6 acres and about 6 acres old
bed not covered beginning to look like a storm.
Dec 12th. Windy & cold this morning drawing manure into Raspberries stopped about 11 oclock
too windy John Chrissie Ida & Hattie and our family all down home for Chicken dinner. Very cold
tonight.
Dec 13th Very cold today nearly zero last night.
Dec 14th. not quite so cold today. but snowing all day.
Dec 15. Very cold again all day. with a couple of inches of snow on ground.
Dec 16. Cool & frosty. started fixing some of the crates in the barn. but Keeps me busy going twice
a day to Johns to do chores
as he is not able to put his foot down to the ground yet.
�Dec 17th snowing this morning (Sunday), turning cold tonight quiet a lot of snow arrived in Los
Angeles 3 years ago today.
Dec 18th Fair & very cold some sleighs out Dec 19th. Fair and not quite so cold. went up to the city for a few presents. also hunting up some
barrels & Orange boxs, have some promised.
Dec 20th Cloudy and a little milder trying to deal old car off but nothing doing yet.
Dec 21st Cleaning up the truck after drawing manure. weather milder.
Dec 22nd Went in to Hamilton to Carrolls and got 121 Orange Crates at 10¢ each. Got a load of
coal two tons from Fred Thomas Waterdown had to pay $20.00 per ton it seems an awful price.
weather milder tonight. looks like snow or rain.
Dec 23rd A little milder but cloudy drove around delivering some Xmas presents.
Dec 24th Sunday was home all day. had Bells drop in with a Xmas present
Dec 25th Xmas Day went up to Hamilton
for the day all had a good time I guess. Weather was mild thawing off the snow. got home about 8
oclock.
Dec 26th went up to the city for some barrels got 135 from McDougall at 25¢ he owes me some
money for carrots, looks like rain.
Dec 27th. Cloudy and getting colder.
Dec 28. Cold north East snow storm all day. looks like real winter
Dec 29th. Cold & clear real winter weather
Dec 30th. Have a bad cold inbed all day.
Dec 31st Sunday. Raining all day, and very icey.
Total Amounts of fruit And Vegetables sold during this season
�strawberries
1484
crates
Raspberries
225
"
Lawtons
50
"
cherries
1605
Apples
450
"
apples
516
barrels
Plums
4475
baskets
pears (all
varieties)
910
Baskets
"
" Bartletts
145
bushels
" Kieffers.
180
bushels
pears Kieffers.
11
barrels
peaches
313
baskets
Blk currants
9
baskets
Grapes
87
x 6 qt bskts
�Cabbages
175
orange crates
115
bags
"
sold loose
118
doz
"
sold loose
5 tons
120 lbs.
Asparagus
164
bskts
Tomatoes
3040
bskts
1194
bus.
Cucumbers
386
bskts
Cauliflowers
88
crates
Peppers
1068
bskts
1000
dozen
Turnips
263
bags
Carrots
102
"
Pumpkins loose
8.
"
"
Burlington Cannery
Corn
100 bags cont.
doz
�10
tons
1250
lbs
27 quart crates.
17
59
quart boxs
475
00
11 qt baskets with covers
12.5
00
apple barrels
5
27
orange crates
2
63
cabbage sacks
1
15
Sugar bags for corn & vegetables
4
65
"
Canning Co.
besides 9 truck loads of Turnips
Carrots Cabbages Cauliflowers &
peppers taken to Hamilton Market.
Packages
used
Total Gross Sales for year
Sales
Muskoka Sales
8.749.57
Sales
Commission House
3212.01
Sales
Local Dealers
1466.21
Sales
Canning Factories
894.94
�{Sales}
Hamilton Market
175.00
Total
$14,497.73
Net Sales
6900.00
Total Expenses
7597.73
some of the heavy expenses
Total
Daily wages were
1540.85
Total
Estimate Berry pickers SB {strawberries}
742.42
"
Estimate berry pickers Rasps
250.00
"
Estimate Plum
"
133.25
Pear
"
48.00
Total
Total
Total
$1173.67
Estimate cherry pickers
Total
320.00
$1493.67
Packages acct. as follows.
1759 crates 25¢
$450.00
�47.500 berry Boxs $7.00
$336.00
12.500 11 qt crates bskts
$1080.00
Brot from last page
1860.00
516 apple barrels 67¢
353.09
263 Cabbage crates 15¢
39.43
580 Sacks & bags 10
58.00
Total all packages
2310.52
14 cars manure
$960.03
Trees from Davidsons
276.50
Nelson Taxes
265.70
Flamboro Taxes
393.75
Hot Bed Sash & Lumber
77.00
Glass & Cotton
27.75
Spray Material
113.25
�Small seeds
20.36
Clover
36.25
"
Rye
"
25.00
Oat
"
20.00
Some Totals of expenses Year 1922
Manure total
960.03
all Fruit packages
2310.52
Total fruit picking piece work
1493.67
"
Daily wages
1540.85
"
trees
276.50
"
Taxes
659.45
"
Hotbeds fixtures
104.75
"
spraying expense
113.25
"
seeds
101.61
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<p>Diary 1922.</p>
<p>Frank McMillan Burlington</p>
<p>Jan 1st Sunday, new Years Day, very cold this morning. zero.</p>
<p>Jan 2nd and still cold below zero yet, no electric lights. no Radial cars till noon. Election Day: we voted in both townships.</p>
<p>Jan 3rd milder this morning and snowing a little. Yesterdays Election returns are in East Flamboro Peter Rae Reeve, and ult. Easterbrook. Deputy Reeve in Nelson Irving. Reeve {Ry aid,?} H.T. Foster one of the councillors , in Burlington Hobson again for mayor & Harris for Reeve. Burlington won first of their O.H.a game with Ham. Tigers in overtime play score 4-2</p>
<p>Jan 4th Raining all day roads very icy</p>
<p>Jan 5th Rainting Raining yet this am ice all gone. turning cold again tonight</p>
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<p>Jan 6th went to Burlington to Dr Pearts. have sore eyes, inflammation he says.</p>
<p>Jan 7th moderalety cold fine winter weather. no snow.</p>
<p>Jan 8th Weather fine eyes very sore Lillies getting sore now. Dr says it is. Pink eye.</p>
<p>Jan 18th Eyes have been to sore to write anything since Jan 8th. yhey have been very bad. Dr here 4 or 5 times also a nurse for 6 days Lillies did not get as sore as mine. Charlotte just had a touch of it the weather has been fine and moderately cold</p>
<p>Jan 20th My Birthday eyes improving some but unable to go out yet.</p>
<p>Jan 21st Fine & Bright nice winter weather.</p>
<p>Jan 22nd Sunday coldest & roughest day of the winter. Strong gales & snow flurries from the west. up all last night. nurse & Dr arrived this morning nothing doing yet tonight.</p>
<p>Jan 23rd Bright and very cold</p>
<p>Jan 24th. very cold nurse here yet but nothing doing</p>
<p>Jan 25th Still very cold eyes not better yet.</p>
<p>Jan 26th. Doris Lillie McMillan arrived about 6.20 this morning weather fine & moderately cold.</p>
<p>Jan 27th Fine & moderately cold have not been able to do anything for a month nearly.</p>
<p>Jan 28th Fine & no snow. Burl. won last 6 Ha Game with Beaver of Ham. score 6-2. They won 6 out of 8 games. and win district Honors they lost one game to Grimsby and one to Ham. Tigers.</p>
<p>Jan 29th sunday fine & warm had Lillies folks out to see the baby</p>
<p>Jan 30th Fine & mild no snow</p>
<p>Jan 31st Fine & mild. was out for the first took a walk down to Johns. have to wear goggles</p>
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<p>Feby 1 cool & cloudy looks like rain Phoned for a couple of cars manure promised one next week</p>
<p>Feby 2nd Rained all night heavy wind today & turning cold again</p>
<p>Feby 3rd moderately cold had chevrolet agent around trying too sell us a truck. they are to dear $1950.</p>
<p>Feby 4th Fine & cold</p>
<p>Feby 5th snowing and raining a little had Stanley Long & wife & children in to see us</p>
<p>Feby 6th Fine & mild, wrote some letters ordering seeds, manure and fruit baskets & crates.</p>
<p>Feby 7th Fine & mild thawing again am afraid this winter will be hard on Strawberries no snow all winter leaves all frozen brown now</p>
<p>Feby 8th Very cold again, had Ford agent around about a truck worth around $900.</p>
<p>Feby 9th mild again Burlington lost Hockey game last night with Brantford score 4 to 2. Lehman. Burlington goaler hit on nose badly cut. Received card car of manure shipped Feby 6th.</p>
<p>Feby 10th nurse left today charged $108 for 18 days some pay Eh.</p>
<p>Feby 11th Burl lost H. Game at Brantford 6 to 0 Ice soft. Game very rough Summers of Burl. Knocked out and Wilson was drunk no wonder they lost. was down town this morning first since Jan 7</p>
<p>Feby 12th Sunday cold with strong west winds & some snow</p>
<p>Feby 13th cold. car of manure car of manure arrived this P.M.</p>
<p>Feby 14th John had Mr Jordan helping unload car of manure</p>
<p>Feby 15th went to Hamilton got license for car. no 58892 . also got. Tomato, Cabbage & Pepper seeds. turning cold again</p>
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<p>Feby 16th very cold. clear & frosty.</p>
<p>Feby 17th very cold coldest this winter about 6 below zero.</p>
<p>Feby 18th mild again today raining tonight.</p>
<p>Feby 19th mild had a thunder and lightning storm in the evening</p>
<p>Feby 20th Fine & mild like spring heard some crows. cleaning up barns getting ready to put baskets in.</p>
<p>Feby 21st Fine, trimming trees, started getting in 1000 crates from applefords. at 25¢ also berry boxs at $7 00 per 1000.</p>
<p>Feby 22nd Rained & sleeted all night, and all day today. (applefords driver says the hill is very icey</p>
<p>Feby 23rd every thing all covered with ice yet, never saw so much on the trees. lots of limbs broken also lots of wires down, no electric lights last night nor tonight rained today at noon and warm this afternoon ice nearly all gone by night and every thing flooded. by bed time ground frozen again and blowing heavy gale from the west. took 3 snapshots of the orchard with ice on trees hope they are good. (note. turned out good)</p>
<p>Feby 24th very cold this morning about zero, one of the Packing Houses all blown to pieces some time last night.</p>
<p>Feby 25th Cutting down 40 more Clapps pear trees. now only about 15 left out of 200. all blighted was down town at night first night since Jan 3rd.</p>
<p>Feby 26th mild & cloudy Sunday had Mr & Mrs B. Mr & Mrs Penn and Mr & Mrs Stan Long out.</p>
<p>Feby 27th Snowed a little this morning we all motored to Hamilton to see about a hired girl also Electric Washer. went to {Locus?} at night with Mr B. did not get home till after 11 oclock.</p>
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<p>Feby 28 Turned very cold again last night getting in baskets. 11 qts crates $68 00 for 1000 slat covers $20 + {Leno's?} $22.</p>
<p>Mch 1st cold & cloudy. got two more loads baskets in.</p>
<p>Mch 2nd Fine & moderately cold trimming trees.</p>
<p>Mch 3rd. Fine & clear trimming apple trees. some job. a lot of dead in them.</p>
<p>Mch 4th Fine. started unloading car of manure this afternoon & making hotbeds. the car was 8 days on the road.</p>
<p>Mch 5th Fine & mild was down home for tea.</p>
<p>Mch 6th Fine & warm. like spring heard a robin. unloading manure and making hot beds</p>
<p>Mch 7th Rained all night showery this morning sowed part of our seeds some Pepper, Cabbage & Tomatoes.</p>
<p>Mch 8th. Sowed balance of Tomato pepper & Cabbage Seeds. sowed 4 ozs. Ruby Giant pepper 2 ozs Pimento Pepper about 8 ozs our own hot pepper 4 ozs First & Best tomato 6 ozs John Baer tomato 6 ozs Copenhagen Cabbage in forty four sashes. cold last night but clear & frosty today.</p>
<p>Mch 9th milder today East wind bright & clear fine hotbed weather</p>
<p>Mch 10th East winds & mild Cabbages up already sowed on Mch 7th, Trimming old orchard.</p>
<p>Mch 11th. cold east wind fixing sash in the barn.</p>
<p>Mch 12th Sunday. motored to Ham. had dinner at Mrs Barlows & tea at Lillie's Mother's weather fine just like April.</p>
<p>Mch 13th Fine, trimming trees.</p>
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<p>Mch 14th. Fine & warm, ordered 40 new hotbed sashes at $165 {he means $1.65} each from Nicholsons and 3 boxs glass from Mains at $6 00 per box ordered Ford Truck today. complete with License $9.25, delivery May 1st</p>
<p>Mch 15th Fair & mild trimming trees</p>
<p>Mch 16th. Colder with very cold north west wind, finished trimming trees.</p>
<p>Mch 17th Very cold & frosty, north wind, fixing hot bed sashes in the barn.</p>
<p>Mch 18th Making more hotbeds for transplanting Cabbages</p>
<p>Mch 19th Sunday cold & cloudy heavy east wind, looks like a storm</p>
<p>Mch 20th. Rained all night and some showers this morning have a car of manure in but John and I both have colds we are getting Geo H. & Mr Jordan to unload it tomorrow</p>
<p>Mch 21st First day of spring ground all covered with snow this morning, and had snow flurries all morning, winds north west & colder. unloading manure</p>
<p>Mch 22nd Very cold with strong north west winds. finished car of manure and put Earth on hotbeds.</p>
<p>Mch 23rd Sowed 4 sash of Chalks Jewel Tomatoes and started transplanting Cabbages</p>
<p>Mch 24th Finished transplanting Early Cabbages 40 sashes 200 to the sash... total about 8000</p>
<p>Mch 25th Have a bad cold did not go out all day.</p>
<p>Mch 26th Sunday cool and showery</p>
<p>Mch 27th. Cloudy & very mild transplanting tomatoes.</p>
<p>Mch 28th Very cold again this morning, planted some</p>
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<p>Mch 27th Raining all day went to Hamilton and got Electric Washer. Blue Bird cost $114 00 wholesale retail price was $155 00</p>
<p>Mch 30th One of the worst storms of the winter snowed all morning raining & sleeting this afternoon man started work this morning at $14.00 per week.</p>
<p>Mch 31st Rained & snowed all night looks like real winter this morning ice & snow over everything and cold north wind blowing hotbeds all covered with ice & snow frozen on them can't open them at all.</p>
<p>April 1st. Very cold ground covered with snow, Transplanted one frame of Tomatoes too cold had to stop</p>
<p>April 2nd Sunday cool & cloudy was down home for tea.</p>
<p>April 3rd Cool & East winds transplanting tomatoes.</p>
<p>April 4th made hotbeds for peppers & Transplanted Tomatoes about one half of what we done before the ice storm have droped over</p>
<p>April 5th The man that started last week only worked one day never came back, hired another one today. Very cold & cloudy with strong east wind</p>
<p>April 6th. working at hotbeds cool & cloudy.</p>
<p>April 7th. Strong south west winds & very mild. fixing doors on barn and just finished transplanting tomatoes 90 sashes.</p>
<p>April 8th started transplanting Peppers Harrowed Asparagus & men drawing brush out of the orchard</p>
<p>April 9th Sunday, turned very warm this afternoon. went over to Roy Bells for tea.</p>
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<p>April 10th Very warm transplanting some more peppers went to Hamilton for some Clover seed, Corn etc. Paid $31.25 each</p>
<p>April 11th Rained all night and till noon today. every thing flooded, turning cold tonight.</p>
<p>April 12th Very cold with high west winds. unloading car of manure.</p>
<p>April 13th Cool. Cleaned weeds off old strawberry patch</p>
<p>April 14th. Good Friday cold north east & East wind cloudy started raining in the evening finished transplanting pepper & started uncovering strawberries they look good seem to have come through winter alright, hired Geo Chapman to look after our berry pickers at $25 per week for 10 weeks</p>
<p>April 15 cool with north East wind. uncovering strawberries</p>
<p>April 16th Sunday Fine home all day. Doris has been sick for about a week.</p>
<p>April 17th Heavy thunder storms this morning every thing flooded made hot-beds in the afternoon</p>
<p>April 18th Cold with high winds uncovering strawberries started man plowing for the first it is pretty wet yet.</p>
<p>April 19th Cold with high south west wind started raining again in the evening finished uncovering Strawberries started filling up Blackberries</p>
<p>April 20th. Very cold and windy with some snow Flurries</p>
<p>April 21st. Sick in bed today with the Flu. & Bronchitis</p>
<p>May 2nd out of bed today first time since April 21st. have had some house with sickness</p>
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<p>myself Lillie and both children also the first nurse took it and now Lillies mother in bed John & men transplanted Tomatoes 2nd time on April 24th 25th 26th 27th. also put in Oats & Clover seed in the orchards on April 27th & April 28th.. Sowed 3/4 lb Carrot seed on April 29th. on May 1st. started planting some Strawberries, and May 2nd started putting out Cabbages down home: 6000 there.</p>
<p>May 2nd 3rd & 4th. Planted Strawberries back of cemetery. the weather has been fine. no rain.</p>
<p>May 5th Cloudy. planted trees finished planting Cabbages May 6th Rows - 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, are Grand Duke Rows 3, 5, 9, are Reine Claude Rows 2, 7, 11 are Bradshaw. starting next road.. Some plums Burbanks & Abundance out in blossom.</p>
<p>May 7th Sunday cool & windy had a light shower last night</p>
<p>May 8th Planting strawberries yet. also cut first asparagus 5 doz sold in Toronto at ______ $1.60 a doz</p>
<p>May 9th Planted Golden Bantam sweet corn & pumpkins also planting strawberries. weather, cold & cloudy East winds</p>
<p>May 10th Finished planting SBerries filled up young Rasberry patch. poor prospects for Rasps. this year, every thing frozen. only young patch left.</p>
<p>May 11th Very warm today sowed Late Cabbages 2 ozs Copenhagen. and Cauliflower 2 ozs. Erfurt. shipped 8 baskets Grass. sold at $2 50</p>
<p>May 12th FIxing up sprayer men hoeing bushes</p>
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<p>May 13th Planted Potatoes, Got new Ford Truck cost $925 bright & sunshiny today but very cold wind. feels like frost tonight. some strawberries in blossom and all the plums pears & cherries in full bloom. Have to catch the early train tomorrow morning it starts on daylight time at 550</p>
<p>May 14th. Sunday cool, with strong East winds.</p>
<p>May 15th Fine & warm hoeing old strawberries patch.</p>
<p>May 16th. Hoeing strawberries fine & warm</p>
<p>May 17th: Hoeing strawberries weather showery.</p>
<p>May 18th Dug Blackberries out which had Orange Rust also hoeing strawberries stopped at 4 oclock by rain.</p>
<p>May 19th. Hoeing strawberries showery again. Had Ida over to spend the day.</p>
<p>May 20th.. Rained again about 11 oclock and for the rest of the day, ground getting too wet now. Asparagus $1 75 today.</p>
<p>May 21st Sunday Fine & warm was down to see Uncle Archie he is pretty low. guess he will not last much longer.</p>
<p>May 22nd Fine & warm. went to Hamilton to get some seeds. basket fasteners etc. men hoeing Cabbages cut 12 bskts {baskets} asparagus sold at $3.25 bskt {basket} in Toronto</p>
<p>May 23rd Planted yellow corn & pumpkins, & marked ground for Tomatoes.</p>
<p>May 24th Planted cukes. also sowed carrots again too thin last time. sowed first 12 rows next orchard and last part half way</p>
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<p>past Radish hole in drill. 1 lb seed. started planting Tomatoes in the afternoon got about 4600 out.</p>
<p>May 25th Showery. planting Tomatoes</p>
<p>May 26th Fair & warm finished planting Tomatoes 17 500 plants</p>
<p>May 27th. Planting Peppers heavy & cold north wind blowing about 5000 Hot. 1500 Pimento 3500 Sweet Ruby Giant.</p>
<p>May 28th. Sunday Fine & warm was down to the Beach and over to see Will Bell.</p>
<p>May 29th. Started Spraying at noon. a little over 3 1/2 gals Lime Sulphur & 5 1/4 lbs Lead (Powdered) per tank. Men hoeing new strawberries</p>
<p>May 30th Spraying all day weather fine</p>
<p>May 31st Spraying yet Good Prospects for fruit Lots of plums & apples. half crop pears & cherries.</p>
<p>June 1st. Finished spraying today 22 tanks - 2 lbs Lime sulphur 125 lbs Lead</p>
<p>June 2nd. Weeding & Hoeing started rain about 4 oclock.</p>
<p>June 3rd Fine & warm. all the crowd cleaning up hotbeds</p>
<p>June 4th Sunday Fine & warm was down at Hicks for tea</p>
<p>June 5th. Hoeing & cultivating and finished cleaning up hot-beds. Dealt Ford Truck off for a Reo - got what we paid for ford $925 Reo cost $21 00 {$2100}.</p>
<p>June 6 Fine & warm. hoeing</p>
<p>Junr 7th Hoeing Cabbage second time ought to have Cabbages in a couple of weeks</p>
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<p>June 8th Picked first strawberries 3 crates shipped to Toronto sold at 27¢ box</p>
<p>June 9th. Three men cultivating others hoeing. very warm over 90 in the shade</p>
<p>June 10th. Had a very heavy rain in the night. lightning and thunder. very bad. Sowed Turnip seed. sowed half way past Turnip hole in the drill.</p>
<p>June 9th (con) {continued} Uncle Archie died this afternoon funeral on Sunday.</p>
<p>June 11th Sunday. every thing flooded in the night. Thunder storm started about 10 oclock last night and kept up one after another all night till after 4 this morning. it is now about 10 oclock and Thundering again went to Uncle Archies funeral weather turned out fine.</p>
<p>June 12th Picked 30 crates strawberries off the old patch. they were awful sandy. shipped to Toronto sold at 28¢ and 30¢</p>
<p>June 13th. Picked strawberries guess they dropped in price sold in Toronto at 20 and 22¢</p>
<p>June 14. Picked 41 crates. sold some north at $5.00 crate and some to Ross Hart at 15¢, Sold in Toronto at 16¢</p>
<p>June 15 Picked 49 crates SB. today. only shipped 13 crates north Balance to Toronto. sold at 18¢ there</p>
<p>June 16th. Picked 66 crates but stopped by rain, did not get nearly over them sold 29 crates to Smith at 14¢. 19 crates north at 15¢ and 18 crates to Toronto at 18¢</p>
<p>June 17th Had very heavy thunderstorms again in the night every thing flooded today nothing doing</p>
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<p>June 18 Cold & cloudy looks like rain. Sunday</p>
<p>June 19th. Drove to Toronto with 80 crates Berries sold 40 at 10¢ here. Shipped balance north at 12¢ and to Toronto had a big day 254 crates in all.</p>
<p>June 20th. Fine & Cool picked 234 crates SB. Today getting very cheap. sold 83 crates north at 10¢ some here at $240 {he means $2.40} shipped balance to Toronto. sold at 9 & 10¢ {Side note} Red Truck delivered today it looks fine</p>
<p>June 21st Picked 125 crates shipped north at 10 cents box</p>
<p>June 22nd Picked 124 crates shipped north at 10¢ Crop a failure nearly done. could have sold 500 crates today</p>
<p>June 23 only picked 77 crates today sold at 12¢ north. have picked 1028 all told up till tonight (Friday).</p>
<p>June 24 No picking today. was weeding carrots also planted out Cabbages very warm had to put old berry boxs over them. also sowed turnip seed over again, last never came up. ground got all hard & crusty after the big storms. sowed about half way pars turnip hole in drill I drove to Wabasso Park. with {Marocle?} crowd arrived from St Thomas, The Reo truck goes fine.</p>
<p>June 25 Sunday. clear & very cold.</p>
<p>June 26 Clear & cold picked 124 crates berries sold mostly at 15 cents. also 14 Richmond cherries at $1.00 and 7 crates Cabbages for the first at $200 {he means $2.00}.</p>
<p>June 27th Showery only picked 69 crates, planted out Cauliflowers</p>
<p>June 28th. Picked 107 crates not very many orders</p>
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<p>had to ship 100 54 crates to Toronto sold at 14¢ 50 crates nth {north} at 15¢</p>
<p>June 29th Picked 66 crates straw-berries. shipped mostly to Toronto. shipped 56 bskts {baskets} Richmond cherries & some Cabbages up north.</p>
<p>June 30th Very warm today. only picked 34 crates strawberries they are nearly done.</p>
<p>July 1st Saturday showery in the morning nothing doing all day</p>
<p>July 2nd Fine & warm</p>
<p>July 3rd Picked 22 crates SBerries and a few cherries 29 bskts {baskets}</p>
<p>July 4th Still picking Berries and Richmond cherries</p>
<p>July 5th Picked the last of the strawberries had 1484 crates, only a light crop.</p>
<p>July 6th Picked first Raspberries 2 crates shipped to Toronto sold at 27 1/2¢ also finished picking Richmond cherries averaged about 90¢ {basket}. Started picking Montmorency 68 bskts {baskets} at $1 00 per bskt {basket}.</p>
<p>July 7th Cherry market all shut selling as low as 50 cts in Toronto only picked 58 bskts {baskets} to ship north. Blowing heavy gales from south west. blew alot of cherries off and bruised them on the trees badly.</p>
<p>July 8th Fine & moderately warm Hoeing old strawberry Patch.</p>
<p>July 9th Sunday Fine & cool</p>
<p>10th Picking cherries selling north at 80 cents cut 28 crates Cabbages 80 & 90¢</p>
<p>July 11 Very warm, cherries badly bruised. picked 21 bskts {baskets} Green Peppers</p>
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<p>also 1 bskt {basket} tomatoes peppers sold at 90¢ tomatoes sold at $15.0 {$1.50} tomatoes very poor crop this year.</p>
<p>July 12th Orangemans day pickers scarce. only picked 100 bskts {baskets} Cherries. heavy rain at five oclock.</p>
<p>July 13 Fine & warm picking cherries & cutting cabbages</p>
<p>July 14th Picking cherries Have picked 978 bskts {baskets} up till today Friday night.</p>
<p>July 15 Cut 25 doz Cabbage for Hart at 50¢ doz. Picked 12 crates Rasps. went to market with 9 crates sold at 20¢</p>
<p>July 16th Fine & warm, home all day.</p>
<p>July 17th Cut 25 crates cabbages & 27 bskts {baskets} tomatoes. shipped all north. had a couple of light showers.</p>
<p>July 18th Picked cherries at 80¢ 14 Rasps at 21 cents 23¢ & 24¢</p>
<p>July 19. Picked cherries 80¢ 18 Rasps shipped Toronto sold at 23 & 24¢ 17 tomatoes at $1 50. 34 peppers @ $60 to $100 { $0.60 to $1.00?} weather fine & warm.</p>
<p>July 20. Fine picking Cherries & Raspberries.</p>
<p>July 21 Picking cherries & Rasps fine & warm.</p>
<p>July 22 Sat picked Black Currants 9 baskets in all.</p>
<p>July 23rd Sunday. Showery. Lillie played organ at Meth. Church.</p>
<p>July 24th Picked last of Red Cherries. picked first apples 75 bskts {baskets} sold @ 50¢.</p>
<p>July 25th Picked Rasps all day 28 crates, also picked first plums 6 bskts {baskets} Willards shipped north at 75¢</p>
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<p>July 26th Picked Rasps all day 29 crates.</p>
<p>July 27 Picked Morello Cherries & Raspberries</p>
<p>July 28th. Very warm. finished picking Morello cherries total cherries picked this year / 1605. 350 less than last year. Picked first Lawtons 5 1/2 crates shipped north at 20¢, also picked Rasps at 25¢ & 54 tomatoes at 60¢</p>
<p>July 29th Sowed some buckwheat on old strawberry bed, also planted some Cucumber seed am afraid it is too late (it was no good) Have 1625 Berrry crates quart & Boxs in now bot from Dalton for 15¢ each delivered here.</p>
<p>July 30 Fine & very warm had dinner & supper at the beach.</p>
<p>July 31 Showery nearly all day. picked between Showers.</p>
<p>Aug 1st. Rained very hard in the early mornning. picked rasps tomatoes & plums. Red June & Shiro.</p>
<p>Aug 2 Picked plums at 50¢ & 60¢ Rasps & Lawtons apples tomatoes Cukes & Peppers but every thing cheap. raining again at 5 oclock.</p>
<p>Aug 3 Nothing doing today no orders only for Tomatoes. and we had none.</p>
<p>Aug 4 Picked tomatoes only about 90 bskts {baskets} at 50¢ 75 plums at 40¢ & Rasps.</p>
<p>Aug 5 Sold Ross Hart 50 plums 12 Cukes & 15 doz Cabbages. Cutting oats rest of day.</p>
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<p>Aug 6 Sunday Raining all afternoon & evening Lillie played organ at Church.</p>
<p>Aug 7. Picked 153 toms {tomatoes} sold 50¢ 70 plums 40¢ a few Cukes 25¢ Berries & Cabbages. a shower at noon. and a big storm at 4.30 every thing flooded.</p>
<p>Aug 8th Picked the last of our Raspberries today only had 225 crates this year.</p>
<p>Aug 9 Only 70 bskts {baskets} tomatoes today at 50¢ Plums 30¢ apples 40, very cool nights.</p>
<p>Aug 10th Light to day no Tomatoes only a few plums & apples</p>
<p>Aug 11th. Busy today 190 toms {tomatoes} at 50¢. 90 plums 30¢ 15 apples 40¢ 70 doz corn 18¢ 10 doz Cabb 50{¢}</p>
<p>Aug 12 Picked 300 bskts {baskets} plums sold Smith 200 at 25¢ Hart 25 at 30¢ shipped Balance.</p>
<p>Aug 13 Sunday fine & warm</p>
<p>Aug 14. Very warm & very busy. sold Smith 50 plums @ 25 {N.P.G?}. 88 toms @ 40 Picked 276 bskts {baskets} toms {tomatoes} and 275 plums, also 20 apples 80 doz corn and 10 pears & peppers</p>
<p>Aug 15 Another hot and busy day. picked 365 plums all together 595 bskts {baskets} fruit besides 80 doz corn 2 crates berries</p>
<p>Aug 16. Busy again today. John sick. very hot heavy thunder storms at Aldershot and Oakville. had light storm here</p>
<p>Aug 17th only shipped 300 bskts {baskets} today and 90 doz corn more showers went around very hot here</p>
<p>Aug 18. Warm yet picked plums at 25 apples 40¢ Tomatoes 40. Cukes 22 1/2 100 doz corn 15¢</p>
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<p>Aug 19. Picked 205 plums at 23¢, also some cukes corn etc.</p>
<p>Aug 20 Sunday fair & cold Lillie played organ at church had Dad. Effie Hattie & Lillies folks for the day.</p>
<p>Aug 21 Fine & cool picked 519 bskts {baskets} today tomatoes at 30¢ plums 25. Gages 40¢ Corn 12 1/2. Cabb 40 doz. pears 50¢ apples 35¢</p>
<p>Aug 23rd not so busy today orders dropping off.</p>
<p>Aug 23rd Picking plums and Tomatoes prices no good 25¢ up north. Toronto no good at all, prices noted on the papers. say, Tomatoes as low as 15¢. plums 20¢ Cukes 10¢. Corn as low as 3¢</p>
<p>Aug 24 Started picking Tomatoes for Canning factory at 45¢ a bushel.</p>
<p>Aug 25. Shipped 200 bskts {baskets} fruit north. also 3 loads toms {tomatoes} to Canning factory.</p>
<p>Aug 26th Sold Ross Hart 2 loads today, 160 plums at 20¢, 40 cukes 18¢, 19 crab apples at 30¢ 25 sweet Peppers 35¢ 100 doz corn 12¢ 5 doz Pumpkins 100 {$1?}</p>
<p>Aug 27 Sunday fair & cold.</p>
<p>Aug 28th not very busy for monday. picking Tomatoes for factory and a few plums & Tomatoes for orders.</p>
<p>Aug 29th Raining all morning picked a few Pears & plums for orders.</p>
<p>Aug 30 Orders scarce and everything cheap.</p>
<p>Aug 31 orders a little better today about 250 bskt {basket} in all.</p>
<p>Sept 1 no orders at all hardly, raining in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>Sept 2 Sold Hart 140 bskts {baskets} fruit - and a few Pumpkins and some corn</p>
<p>Sept 3rd Sunday fine & warm.</p>
<p>Sept 4th. Had quite a lot of orders today about 300 bskts {baskets} but every thing cheap.</p>
<p>Sept 5th only orders for about 30 bskts {baskets}, sold all the Bartlett pears down to 2 1/4 in at 2 1/2 cts lb {pound} to Harvest Coy {Company}.</p>
<p>Sept 6th Picking tomatoes for cannery, and Pears for Harvest Coy. hardly any orders.</p>
<p>Sept 7th. Finished Bartlett pears 145 bus {bushel}. averaged $145 {$1.45?} per bushel, while we had only bein getting 35¢ per basket up north. Had more orders today. 178 bskts {baskets} in all</p>
<p>Sept 8th Picked Howell pears only had 41 bskts {baskets} this year no orders today total only 50 bskts {baskets}</p>
<p>Sept 9th Saturday nothing doing at all.</p>
<p>Sept 10th Sunday, very warm for this time of year thunder shower in the night</p>
<p>Sept 11th. Rained all night and up till noon today picked tomatoes for canning factory in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Sept 12th. Picked 180 bskts {baskets} fruit for our orders. also tomatoes for factory, they close tonight put 283 bus {bushel} in yesterday and today, all told 11 00 bus {bushels}.</p>
<p>Sept 13th. shipped nearly 200 bskts {baskets} on orders also 100 bskts {baskets} plums to Toronto to try them and 50 peppers. also took a load Tomatoes to Aylmer Canning Co. {Company} Geo Chapman stopped work tonight.</p>
<p>Sept 14 Raining again all day took 35 bus {bushels} tomatoes to Hamilton factory nothing else doing</p>
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<p>Sept 15. Picking quite a few orders also 5 blls {barrels} Colvert apples.</p>
<p>Sept 16th Picked a couple loads for Ross Hart. 15 bags Carrots at 55¢ bag 25 doz Cabb at 35¢ Tomatoes @ 22¢. Peppers 30¢</p>
<p>Sept 17. Went up to Hamilton on the truck. had dinner & tea.</p>
<p>Sept 18th. Picked about 250 bskts {baskets} & 5 more blls {barrels} apples. weather cool & cloudy.</p>
<p>Sept 19th. Rained all night and raining yet till noon fixed barrels in the barn and shipped a few orders in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Sept 20. Fine & warm. picked 50 bskts {baskets} and 4 crates Cauliflower for Ross Hart @ $125 {$1.25?} crate Burlington Fair was today John and all the rest gone.</p>
<p>Sept 21 Fine & warm. not very many orders today moved McGrath back to Hamilton. bought 20 bus {bushel} Rye at $125 {$1.25?} bushel. started ploughing yesterday.</p>
<p>Sept 22nd First day for a long time that we have had no orders, very warm cutting out Blackberry canes.</p>
<p>Sept 23 Fine & warm sold Ross Hart one load Cabbages 50 doz at 35¢ and one load. mixed Grapes 33¢ peaches 35 Tomatoes 23¢ Reine Claude plums 25 Cauliflowers 125{$1.25?} crate Carrots 55¢ a bag</p>
<p>Sept 24 Sunday. cool & cloudy. home alone all day.</p>
<p>Sept 25 Ploughing tomato patch. picked some peppers & pears. and started picking apples. had a light frost this morning but did not do any damage</p>
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<p>Sept 26th Frost again this morning but no damage done. picking Cranberry pippin apples no orders at all today</p>
<p>Sept 27th. Finished picking Duchess & Sheldon pears also last 10 bskt {baskets} tomatoes</p>
<p>Sept 28th. Sowing rye on tomato patch also picking apples. Fine & very warm</p>
<p>Sept 29th Picking Greening apples picked three trees 80 bushels Mrs Smythe buried today very warm weather</p>
<p>Sept 30th Fine & very warm picking Greening apples</p>
<p>Oct 1 warm as summer went to Hamilton for tea.</p>
<p>Oct 2nd Very warm packing apples. picked two barrels Kieffer pears.</p>
<p>Oct 3 warm like Summer picking & packing Greening apples.</p>
<p>Oct 4. Picked 161 bskt {baskets} peaches @ 30¢ 52 bskt {baskets} Grapes 27¢ for Ross Hart. Shipped some Hot Red peppers to Toronto we picked them all green and put in berry shanty, and the weather so warm, they are nearly all red now.</p>
<p>Oct 5 Warm & fine picked & packed 46 barrels Spy apples today. (four of us)</p>
<p>Oct 6. Fine & warm picked last of peaches & 24 blls {barrels} Baldwin apples. Charlotte very sick with {summer or stomach?} complaint since Tuesday Oct 3rd has eaten nothing only water</p>
<p>Oct 7th Picking apples in the morning. packed in barn in the afternoon as it was raining very hard.</p>
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<p>Oct 8 Sunday cool & cloudy Charlotte still very sick have a nurse now. had Dr Clark Specialist tonight ordered Charlotte to Hospital</p>
<p>Oct 9. Lillie & Doris went to Hamilton to stay Charlotte very bad.</p>
<p>Oct 10th. Weather fine packing apples. Charlotte no better.</p>
<p>Ot 11th Loaded Car of apples for Hutchison Bros {Brothers} 174 blls {barrels} winter apples @ $3 25 30 Cranberry Pippins $2 50 6 pears at 325 {$3.25}. Raining in the afternoon</p>
<p>Oct 12th Picking apples Charlotte worse went to Hamilton before noon Dr only gives her 24 brs {hours},</p>
<p>Oct 13. stayed nearly all last night in Hospital Charlotte very low. Doris has it but not very bad. Charlotte a little stronger tonight.</p>
<p>Oct 14th Charlotte about same John fell out of apple tree yesterday. has very bad ankle</p>
<p>Oct 15th. Charlotte seems a little stronger today.</p>
<p>Oct 16th Monday fine & warm packed apples (C {Charlotte} just same</p>
<p>Oct 17th. Turned very cold in the night. packing apples</p>
<p>Oct 18th Weather fine & cool still packing apples.</p>
<p>Oct 19th. Loaded car of apples 83 blls {barrels} for A E Johnston Sundridge @ $3 00 66 blls {barrels} for P J Mann Bracebridge @ $3 25 22 blls {barrels} W J {Troyer?} Magnetawan @ 3 25</p>
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<p>Oct 20 picking Kieffer pears for Harvest Canning Co {Company} Sold them at 1¢ per lb for {---ichs?} pears & upwards.</p>
<p>Oct 21st Sold Ross Hart 176 bags Turnips at 30¢ 25 bags Carrots 50¢ and 4980 lls {barrels} Cabbages at 9 00 per ton. Charlotte improving.</p>
<p>Oct 22nd Spent all day in the city did not see Charlotte she now crys after leaving her. weather fine took a walk up the mountain.</p>
<p>Oct 23rd Drawing pears to Hamilton & sending out a few orders showery in the morning cleared up at noon.</p>
<p>Oct 24th Finished drawing pears got had 180 bushel to the Harvest Co. {Company} got Charlotte out of hospital went to Lillies mothers.</p>
<p>Oct 25. picking & packing apples yet. weather frosty.</p>
<p>Oct 26 Finished picking apples have some to pack yet weather cool.</p>
<p>Oct 27. Sold Ross Hart 87 bags Turnips & 52 bags Carrots 5230 blls {barrels} Cabbage worked till nearly ten oclock tonight loading them.</p>
<p>Oct 28 star packing apples and started loading the last of the apples.</p>
<p>Oct 29. Sunday fine & cool. staying in Hamilton yet Charlotte improving but very thin & week yet expect to come home on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Oct 30th. Finished packing apples. 53 blls {barrels} to Hanna at $3.00 54 blls {barrels} to E B Farnell at $300 {$3.00} and a few small orders</p>
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<p>Oct 31st Brought Charlotte home from Hamilton this morning it sure is good to all be home again still have a nurse. Drawing in corn stalks all day. looks like rain.</p>
<p>Nov 1st. Getting ready for market for the first time. looks like rain.</p>
<p>Nov 2 Went to market today had a few light showers got home at half past three every thing cheap and hard to sell Turnips 30 & 35¢ Carrots 40¢. Peppers 30 & 35¢ Cauliflowers 50 to $1.50 box Cabbages about 35¢ doz.</p>
<p>Nov 3rd Drawing in corn had over 150 bushel getting ready for market again</p>
<p>Nov 4th went to market again looked like rain but did not. got home at noon.</p>
<p>Nov 5 Sunday. Fine & warm was home all day. Thanksgiving Day.</p>
<p>Nov 6th Raining all morning got load ready for market in the afternoon. Had Mr & Mrs B. out.</p>
<p>Nov 7th Went to market was home at noon. vegetables very cheap. Cabbages 30 to 40¢ dozen Carrots 35 & 40¢ Turnips 25 & 30¢ Cauliflower 75 to $1.50 Peppers 30 to 40¢. We are going to getting our mail R R Route in a few days.</p>
<p>Nov 8th Took two loads today to Hamilton 1 load Turnips 20¢ bus {bushel}. 1 load Carrots 35¢ and got load ready for Market</p>
<p>Nov 9th Went to market finished with Cauliflower & Peppers today</p>
<p>March 10th Took two loads to Hamilton today. heavy</p>
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<p>first this morning. Jerry Fishcarrier left Thursday noon - only Jack left and Geo Hammond ploughing part of the time.</p>
<p>Nov 11th Was at market sold out at half past six. had nearly all Cabbages</p>
<p>Nov 12th Sunday. Had visitors Dean B. & Roy & Will Bell.</p>
<p>Nov 13th Heavy frost this morning cut load of Cabbages for market and started unloading m 2nd car of manure. putting in Raspberries</p>
<p>Nov 14th went to market with last load of the year about 60 doz Cabbages made about $20.00 did not get home till 5 oclock, mild. rained at night</p>
<p>Nov 15. Started unloading 3rd car of manure with the truck, weather cool & cloudy.</p>
<p>Nov 16th Finished car of manure and started spreading on the ground.</p>
<p>Nov 17th. warm & very heavy south west wind drawing manure & cutting out Raspberry bushes.</p>
<p>Nov 18 Rough & showery man ploughing.</p>
<p>Nov 19 Sunday. cloudy and a little cooler</p>
<p>Nov 20th Cool & cloudy turning out Raspberry bushes.</p>
<p>Nov 21st Same job trimming berry bushes. Geo. H. ploughing.</p>
<p>Nov 22nd Looks like winter this morning</p>
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<p>ground covered with snow for the first time at Berry bushes till afternoon started another car of manure. Went up to City, Lillie & Myself to the Grand. saw. Chu Chin Chow. it was very good but to high in price cost $550 {$5.50} for two seats but was the first show in 2 years for us.</p>
<p>Nov 23rd finished car of manure at noon. started on another we are getting from Alex Bell from Hagersville. drawing from Freeman, as they never told the agent to send it down till way freight had gone.</p>
<p>Nov 24th Cold and cloudy with snow flurries finished car of manure.</p>
<p>Nov 25th. Finished cutting out berry bushes. Geo. H. ploughing, ground frozen som.e moved Jack Stevenson in to Hamilton.</p>
<p>Nov 26th. Cold & cloudy. snowing a little at night</p>
<p>Nov 27. Some snow on ground this morning unloaded another car of manure. Had Geo. H. & Mr Jordan helping.</p>
<p>Nov 28th Unloaded another car today quite a lot of snow. and getting cold tonight.</p>
<p>Nov 29th Windy & milder unloaded another car of manure.</p>
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<p>Nov 30 Milder, mowed down old blackberry patches another car of manure in for tomorrow.</p>
<p>Dec 1st Unloaded car of manure was bad day for the job very windy. turning very cold tonight.</p>
<p>Dec 2nd Burning & cleaning up Blackberry patch & Raspberries.</p>
<p>Dec 3rd Fine & mild. Had Grandpa up for dinner.</p>
<p>Dec 4th Unloaded last car of manure this fall had 10 cars in fall 4 cars in Spring cost $960.03. weather very fine in the morning but cloudy with east winds at night looks like rain.</p>
<p>Dec 5th. Rained a little in the night, but very cold all day with heavy north west wind. Finished cleaning out berry bushes. also finished team ploughing and put in fence posts around hotbed grounds. looks like freezing up now.</p>
<p>Dec 6th Ground frozen this morning. Covering strawberries have G. Hammond & F. Jordan</p>
<p>Dec 7th. Covering strawberries cold this morning ground frozen solid, a few snow flurries. and rained & freezing all after noon.</p>
<p>Dec 8th. Raining & freezing all morning. Cleared</p>
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<p>up at noon. Had Lavene Kerns helping to put on & fit storm sashes.</p>
<p>Dec 9th. Cold & cloudy finished putting on Storm sashes. cost $40.50 for sash $1.50 for paint $6.00 for carpenter $48.00 in all for the 10 sash. three years married today.</p>
<p>Dec 10th. Cool & Bright ground frozen solid. Just like winter. Had Mr & Mrs B. out for the day.</p>
<p>Dec 11th. Covering strawberries finished tonight. covered about 6 acres and about 6 acres old bed not covered beginning to look like a storm.</p>
<p>Dec 12th. Windy & cold this morning drawing manure with Raspberries stopped about 11 oclock too windy John Chrissie Ida & Hattie and our family all down home for Chicken dinner. very cold tonight.</p>
<p>Dec 13th Very cold today nearly zero last night.</p>
<p>Dec 14th. not quite so cold today. but snowing all day.</p>
<p>Dec 15. Very cold again all day. with a couple of inches of snow on ground.</p>
<p>Dec 16. Cool & frosty. started fixing some of the crates in the barn. but Keeps me busy going twice a day to Johns to do chores</p>
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<p>as he is not able to put his foot down to the ground yet.</p>
<p>Dec 17th snowing this morning (sunday), turning cold tonight quiet a lot of snow arrived in Los Angeles 3 years ago today.</p>
<p>Dec 18th Fair & very cold some sleighs out.</p>
<p>Dec 19th. Fair and not quite so cold. went up to the city for a few presents. also hunting up some barrels & Orange boxs, have some promised.</p>
<p>Dec 20th Cloudy and a little milder trying to deal old car off but nothing doing yet.</p>
<p>Dec 21st Cleaning up the truck after drawing manure. weather milder.</p>
<p>Dec 22nd Went in to Hamilton to Carrolls and got 121 Orange Crates at 10¢ each. Got a load of coal two tons from Fred Thomas Waterdown had to pay $20.00 per ton it seems an awful price. weather milder tonight. looks like snow or rain.</p>
<p>Dec 23rd A little milder but cloudy drove around delivering some Xmas presents.</p>
<p>Dec 24th Sunday was home all day. had Bells drop in with a Xmas present</p>
<p>Dec 25th Xmas Day went up to Hamilton</p>
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<p>for the day all had a good time I guess. Weather was mild thawing off the snow. got home about 8 oclock.</p>
<p>Dec 26th went up to the city for some barrels got 135 from McDougall at 25¢ he owes me some money for carrots, looks like rain.</p>
<p>Dec 27th. Cloudy and getting colder.</p>
<p>Dec 28. Cold north East snow storm all day. looks like real winter</p>
<p>Dec 29th. Cold & clear real winter weather</p>
<p>Dec 30th. Have a bad cold inbed all day.</p>
<p>Dec 31st Sunday. Raining all day, and very icey.</p>
<p>Total Amounts of fruit And Vegetables sold during this season</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>strawberries</td>
<td>1484</td>
<td>crates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Raspberries</td>
<td>225</td>
<td>crates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lawtons</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>crates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cherries</td>
<td>1605</td>
<td>Baskets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Apples</td>
<td>450</td>
<td>Baskets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>apples</td>
<td>516</td>
<td>barrels</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Plums</td>
<td>4475</td>
<td>baskets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pears (all varieties)</td>
<td>910</td>
<td>baskets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pears Bartletts</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>bushels</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pears Kieffers.</td>
<td>180</td>
<td>bushels</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pears Kieffers.</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>barrels</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>peaches</td>
<td>313</td>
<td>baskets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Blk currants</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>baskets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Grapes</td>
<td>87</td>
<td>x 6 qt bskts {baskets}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cabbages</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>orange crates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cabbages</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>bags</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cabbages sold loose</td>
<td>118</td>
<td>doz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cabbages sold loose</td>
<td>5 tons</td>
<td>120 lbs.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Asparagus</td>
<td>164</td>
<td>bskts {baskets}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Tomatoes</td>
<td>3040</td>
<td>bskts {baskets}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Tomatoes Burlington Cannery</td>
<td>1194</td>
<td>bus. {bushels}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Cucumbers</td>
<td>386</td>
<td>bskts {baskets}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Cauliflowers</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>crates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Peppers</td>
<td>1068</td>
<td>bskts {baskets}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Corn 100 bags cont.</td>
<td>1000</td>
<td>dozen</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Turnips</td>
<td>263</td>
<td>bags</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Carrots</td>
<td>102</td>
<td>bags</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Pumpkins loose</td>
<td>8.</td>
<td>doz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Pumpkins Canning Co. {Company}</td>
<td>10 tons</td>
<td>1250 lbs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>besides 9 truck loads of Turnips Carrots Cabbages Cauliflowers & peppers taken to Hamilton Market.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Packages used</td>
<td>27 quart crates.</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>quart boxs</td>
<td>475</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>11 qt baskets with covers</td>
<td>12.5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>apple barrels</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>orange crates</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>63</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>cabbage sacks</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Sugar bags for corn & vegetables</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>65</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Total Gross Sales for year
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Sales</td>
<td>Muskoka Sales</td>
<td>8.749.57</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sales</td>
<td>Commission House</td>
<td>3212.01</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sales</td>
<td>Local Dealers</td>
<td>1466.21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sales</td>
<td>Canning Factories</td>
<td>894.94</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{Sales}</td>
<td>Hamilton Market</td>
<td>175.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Total</td>
<td>$14,497.73</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Net Sales</td>
<td>6900.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Total Expenses</td>
<td>7597.73</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>some of the heavy expenses</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>Daily wages were</td>
<td>1540.85</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>Estimate Berry pickers SB {strawberries}</td>
<td>742.42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>Estimate berry pickers Rasps</td>
<td>250.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>Estimate Plum pickers</td>
<td>133.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>Estimate Pear pickers</td>
<td>48.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td></td>
<td>$1173.67</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>Estimate cherry pickers</td>
<td>320.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td></td>
<td>$1493.67</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Packages acct. as follows.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>1759 crates 25¢ $450.00</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>47.500 berry Boxs $7.00 $336.00</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>12.500 11 qt crates bskts {baskets} 1080.00</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Brot from last page</td>
<td>1860.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>516 apple barrels 67¢</td>
<td>353.09</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>263 Cabbage crates 15¢</td>
<td>39.43</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>580 Sacks & bags 10</td>
<td>58.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total all packages</td>
<td>2310.52</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14 cars manure</td>
<td>$960.03</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Trees from Davidsons</td>
<td>276.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nelson Taxes</td>
<td>265.70</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Flamboro Taxes</td>
<td>393.75</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hot Bed Sash & Lumber</td>
<td>77.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Glass & Cotton</td>
<td>27.75</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Spray Material</td>
<td>113.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Small seeds</td>
<td>20.36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Clover seeds</td>
<td>36.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rye seeds</td>
<td>25.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Oat seeds</td>
<td>20.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Some Totals of expenses Year 1922
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Manure total</td>
<td>960.03</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>all Fruit packages</td>
<td>2310.52</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total fruit picking {work?} piece</td>
<td>1493.67</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Totals Daily wages</td>
<td>1540.85</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Totals trees</td>
<td>276.50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Totals Taxes</td>
<td>659.45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Totals Hotbeds fixtures</td>
<td>104.75</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Totals spraying expense</td>
<td>113.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Totals seeds</td>
<td>101.61</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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Franklin McMillan (1885-1966)
1918-1919
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find
offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were
commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today.
FRANK MCMILLAN'S NOTES
1918 - 1919
Notes for
1918
& 1919
{blank page}
Jan 1st. New Years Day was clear and very cold.
Jan 11th weather has been clear and very cold.
Jan 12 weather very cold, snow drifting badly. Raddial Ry. Blocked.
Jan 13th Finished drawing second hand barrels and Orange Boxs from Hamilton. got 225 barrels
@ 15¢ 450 boxs @ 4¢ each -
was very cold this morning 10 below zero. lots of snow sleighing
all month Jan 30 very cold yet below zero nearly every night. ordered our hotbed manure to be shipped
Feby 18th March 10th and March 15th they say it will be scarce and hard to get this year.
Feby 1 very cold about 15 below zero. Got our Berry Boxs in today 20 000 at $6 per m. also
have about 10 000 left over from last year
Feby 4 ordered seeds today they are scarce and very high in price. also ordered 4 barrels of
Lime Sulphur and 200 lbs Arsenate of Lead
Feby 5th. Forgot to mention that the bear saw his shadow on Feby 2nd means six weeks more
winter they say. and it feels like it today. from 28 to 30 below zero this morning.
Feby 10th. very mild with rain this is only the third day that the thermometer has reached the 32
mark since Nov 15th
�Feby 13 weather has been mild the last couple of days.
Feby 14 Heavy rain with thunder and Lightning.
Feby 15 very cold again.
Feby 19 heavy rain with thunder again. every thing flooded.
Feby 20 decidedly cold again ran across an old account of Goods sold to Wm Carrol - of Hamilton
in years 1902 & 1903. prices very low - Onions 35¢ and 40¢ a bushel. Apples 10¢ bushel Turnips 20¢ bushel. Butter from 13¢ to 17¢ lb.
Eggs 12¢ a doz.
Feby 21 Every thing getting scarce and high in price. ordered 500 bags up north today. costing
9½ to 10¢ up there.
Feby 23rd & 24th. weather very mild just like spring. working. out. doors. making hot bed covers.
Feby 25 Fixing hot bed sash and getting in baskets - Heavy rain again to night with Thunder and
Lightning again.
Feby 26. Blowed a hurricane all last night had to get up and fasten some hot bed sash down.
one all smashed up. very cold and blowing yet today.
Feby 28.th Snowing today. Have no hot bed manure yet. phoned S. W. Marchment this morning,
promised to ship car today
March 1st 2nd & 3rd. weather fine & mild.
March 4th mild with a little rain.
March 5 Started unloading car of manure. for hot-beds. 36 ton 900 lbs.
March 7th putting earth on hot-beds.
March 6th Mike the Indian started work. Heard a Robin today
March 8th Sowed Onion. Cabbage Tomato & Pepper seed - weather fine & moderately cool.
March 9th Finished sowing Pepper seed. very cold north East Blizzard started at noon -
�March 10th Had some more Thunder and lightning last night. also blowed a gale with Rain and
Snow, and today extremely cold. cloudy and blowing from the north.
March 12th & 13th. Have been trimming apple trees weather is fine
March 13th nothing doing. snowed last night - and raining from N. East today
March 15th Fine & Bright but very cold north wind.
March 16 still cold, very cold last night
March 18th & 19th weather fine and mild trimming trees and looking after hot-beds.
March 21st First day of spring, fine and mild. winds South and East. looks showery ~. Trimming
appletrees yet.
March 23rd. Weather has been fine all week. Trimming trees yet.
March 25th started unloading car of manure for hot beds 30 tons on it. weather very cold
March 26. very cold finished car of manure and put dirt of hot-beds.
March 26 ordered 5000 SB. Plants from Stevensville Mich. $13.00
March 27. still working at hot beds very cold at night freezes hard.
March 28 started Transplanting Tomatoes. cold yet.
March 29th. Good. Friday. fine and warm. south wind nearly all day. finest day this Spring.
transplanting Peppers all day
March 30 Fine & warm. transplanting tomatoes and Cabbages.
March 31st Easter Sunday Fine and very warm south winds all day. changed to about west in
the evening.
April 1 Transplanting Peppers and Tomatoes. warm with a few light Showers.
April 2nd Finished Transplanting 4000 Cabbages 12 500 Peppers and 13.500 Tomatoes. Fine &
warm
April 3rd cold and cloudy.
�April 4th Heavy frost this morning. very cold with high north wind - but bright.
April 6th. weather has been Clear and cold. trimming trees yet. a big job this year so much
dead wood, also started the plough today.
April 10th very cold since Sunday heavy north East Winds. and heavy frosts at night. cleaning up
brush in the orchard.
April 11th Snowed last night and nearly all morning.
April 12th cold East winds with rain and snow.
April 13th turned very warm and fine this morning. started unloading third car of manure for hot
beds. also sowed 1 lb. Y. Danvers Onion seed. sowed just a little smaller than onion hole in the
drill. Land fine and dry April 15 Fine and very warm making hot-beds.
April 16th started uncovering strawberries.
April 17 uncovering strawberries started to rain about 3 oclock. ground dry a shower would do
good.
April 18 very cold and showery in the morning . . started snowing at night.
April 19. about one inch of snow this morning. and ground frozen hard. Burning brush in the
orchard.
April 20th very cold yet.
April 22nd and 23rd Transplanting tomatoes second time have 114 sashes. - over 11 500 plants.
weather cold. raining tonight
April 24th very cold with a few snow flurries
April 25th still very cold. got a lot of plants frozen last night
April 26th Sowed 3/4 lb. Parsnip seed. (A Little Smaller than Beet hole in drill. 1¾ lbs Carrot
Seed., Patch next Raspberries at Onion hole, other side the next larger one.
�May 1st. cold yet. hoeing Blackberries & Raspberries.
May 2. a little warmer but very high wind from S.West.
May 3rd Cold and cloudy planted Vegetable marrows and Squashes in hot-beds.
May 6th to 9th. planting strawberries about 4 acres - ground very dry May 10th had a heavy thunder shower. done a lot of good.
May 10 planted out Cabbages today. about 4000 plants.
May 11th turned very cold last night heavy frost this morning ground frozen. in some spots.
planted Herbert Raspberry Suckers.
May 10. shipped first Asparagus 4 bskts {baskets} to Toronto.
May 13 Sowed Cauliflower, Red Cabbage in hot beds.
May 14 and 15th. planting out Onions ground in fine shape
May 16th Cultivating seed Onions
May 17th Planting Early Corn and Pumpkins also Cultivating carrots with hand cultivator weather
FIne, warm & dry May 18th &19th Fine and very warm
May 20th & 21st Fine and very warm planted Pie Pumpkins & yellow Pumpkins. squash and
citron and Late Red & White Cabbages
May 22 Had a fine shower started weeding carrots.
May 23rd & 24th weeding carrots and Parsnips.
May 25 & 26 cold and showery also heavy thunder storm in the night.
May 26th apples in full blossom now Plums have been out about a week.
May 27 & 28th. Planted out Tomatos cool today had about 11 500 plants
�May 29th Planted Peppers out today about 12 000 started raining about night.
May 30 started spraying today put in 10 lbs lead and 3½ gal. lime sulphur - in tank May 31st very hot. spraying yet.
June 1st. spraying in morning stopped at noon. wind to high. finished putting out plants.
marrows & squash. very hot. they say nearly 100 in the shade.
June 6th Planted some yellow Corn & Pumpkins.
June 7 & 8th Weeding Onions very showery nearly every day but not very heavy.
June 9th heavy shower again tonight.
May June 10 Finished planting corn & Pumpkins. heavy thunder storm at night.
May June 13 sowed some Turnips today. half way past Turnip hole in drill
"
Planted Cucumber seed outdoors
May June 18th Planted Cauliflowers
June 21st Picked 5 crates SBerries would have picked more but it rained. Shipped to Orillia at
26¢
June 22 Picked 12 crates Strawberries shipped to Toronto Sold from 25¢ to 30¢ Planted Red &
White Cabbages out and sowed some more Turnips.
June 26 Sprayed apples. today put in 10 lbs lead. 3½ Gals Sulphur picking some strawberries
but crop will be very light.
June 29th Picking strawberries 44 crates yesterday and 44 today sold at $5 00 a crate July 1st largest picking strawberries 65 crates sold at $5.20 to $5.40 a crate. also picked 2
bskts Green Peppers sold in Toronto at $2.00 a bskt.
July 2nd picked some Early Richmond cherries sold at $1.00
July 3rd spraying cherries for the fly. 11 lbs lead and 3 lbs Soluble Sulphur per tank.
�July 5 Picked 9 boxs Rasps for the first. sold at 30¢ in Toronto.
July 9 Cut first bunch of Cabbages 22½ doz sold at $1.00 doz.
July 10 Picking SBerries yet picked 41 crates today sold at 5 75 and $6.00 a crate
July 11 Picked SBerries and Rasps. heavy shower in the afternoon.
July 12 Picked 10 crates Rasps this picking sold at 30 to 33¢ box
July 13 started Picking a few montmorency cherries - also cut 33 doz more cabbages sold at
$1.00 a dozen.
July 15 & 16. Picked 20 crates Rasps sold at 25 and 27¢ box at Station. also finished picking
strawberries had nearly 600 crates prices ranged from $5 00 to $6 00 a crate here
July 20 Rasps sold from 24 to 27¢ all week. montmorency cherries $1.35 to $1.50. Picked first
Vegetable marrows. Weather fine & warm but a little dry.
July 24 & 25 Picking cherries over 250 bskts the last two days sold at $1.50 a bskt. weather
very warm
July 27. Picked 26 bskts Tomatoes today. Sold at $1 00 and $1 10 heavy shower this afternoon.
done a lot of good.
July 31 Finished picking Marlboro Rasps. started picking Morello cherries.
Aug 2 picked 50 bskts tomatoes sold at 75¢
Aug 3 Finished picking the last cherries 30 bskts also picked 97 baskets Peppers.
Aug 7 Picked first Lawtons 5 crates sold at $7.00 crate the weather is extremely hot and dry.
about 98 in the shade the last few days.
Aug 9 & 10th Picked 150 bskt Tomatoes sold on the 9th at 75¢ on the 10th at $1.00 bskt
�Aug 10th. This is one of our berry pickers address
Mr Louie Armstrong Caughnawaga. P.O. Quebec
Mr Louie Armstrong 516½ Church St. W. Toronto. Ont.
________________________ _____________________
Aug 17th Picked about 1000 baskets Tomatoes sold at 60 to 75¢ the past week.
Aug 24th very busy picking Tomatoes about 1500 baskets sold at about 40¢ a few plums &
Lawtons but both plums & Lawtons a failure.
Aug 31 busy picking Tomatoes all week sold at 40¢ sold a few plums at $1.00 also picked
peppers and cukes. weather showery
Sept 7th. have been very busy picking Tomatoes nearly all the time selling at 40¢. weather
showery.
Sept 14th weather very showery picking some Tomatoes yet. and plums at 85¢ Bartlett pears at
85¢. today sold 6 team loads of squash marrows Pumpkins Carrots Corn etc. got done at 9 oclock
at night.
Sept 21st the Past week has been cool and showery nearly every day .. picking some Cranberry
Pippin apples, a few Tomatoes. lots of Peppers. finished plums on Sept 20th. started on Howell &
Duchess pears. selling at 80¢ bskt. also selling lots of Pumpkins to Ross Hart at $1 00 dozen. had
100 dozen in front patch of corn
Sept 28th have been just as busy as ever. Picked 600 to 800 bskts peppers this week also a lot
of pears. about 300 bags carrots and 100 bags Turnips, some Tomatoes yet. weather cold. rough
and windy but no frost yet
Oct 5th had a couple of heavy frost the past week. finished picking peppers & pears got Onions
& squash inside picked Cranberry Pippin apples and started on Greening apples. weather
showery rains about every day.
Oct 12 Have been picking and packing apples all week. this has been finest week for a long time
fine and warm and no Rain.
�Oct 16 Loaded Car of apples for Bracebridge today 155 barrels apples $3 00 15 bags Onions $1 50
bag weather fine and warm
Oct 17 finished picking apples tonight.
Oct 18 Fine but a little cool. pulling carrots Oct 26 Finished with apples shipped last 42 bbls to Powassan this morning had about 325
barrels. weather has been fine. sold the last 100 bags carrots to Ross Hart on the 24th.
Oct 31 Finished up with white Cabbages Sold to Ross Hart. 9 tons 590 lbs at $16 00 a ton.
Nov 2 Trimming out Blackberry bushes. weather cool Nov 7 started going to market. some time of the year to start & it was not very good Nov 9th was to market again verly slow market, rained, in the morning, also saw the Big Victory
Bond Parade.
Oct Nov 5 started unloading crates got 945 from Wagstaff at 15¢ each
Nov 11th. Good news this a.m. War Ended at 6 oclock this morning.
Nov 16th have been going to market weather is mild but market is very slow.
Nov 21 was at market again it is very slow.
Nov 22 Weather turning cooler had a few snow Flurries today for the first this year.
Nov 27th weather fine & mild unloading first car of manure this fall & cut the last of the
Cauliflowers about 10 boxs worth about $1 50 a box.
Nov 28 went to market with the car today. was home early. started to rain at noon.
Nov 29. Unloading Car of Hay 23590 lbs. at $23- per ton and $27.10 Freight, nearly $300 for the
car.
Nov 30 Turning very cold high wind and some snow flurries.
�Dec 2nd started covering strawberries and going to market yet.. not very cold as yet
Dec 5th started unloading second car of manure 48 tons 500 lbs. roads slippery quite a lot of
Snow.
Dec 9th started unloading third car of manure getting very cold
Dec 12 & 13 & 14 mild and showery Dec 19th Fine and mild, people ploughing yet. finished another car of manure yesterday
Dec 21st weather mild and cloudy as warm as spring no frost.
Dec 24th. unloading manure but stopped at noon by. big north east snow Storm
Dec 25 Xmas Day lots of snow on the ground and the storm not over yet.
Dec 27 Finished 2 cars of manure today. roads very bad neigther sleighing nor good waggoningDec 30th. Drawing Turnips to Biggs Evaporator
Dec 31 Finished drawing turnips had between 14 and 15 tons. and in the afternoon had three
cars of manure come in together. some way to finish the old year.
year 1919
Jan 1st Motored to the city and brought Mr & Mrs and Lillie B. out for the day. drove them home
again at night. Roads very bad. raining nearly all day.
Jan 2nd Unloading manure, have three cars in at once Jan 3rd Unloading manure. W. Cuttriss wanted me to go to Lodge. as it was Installation night, but
was tired and did not go.
Jan 4th Finished unloading manure at noon. had nine cars and they cost us $620.22.
Was down
town at night, things very hot over the coming Election on Monday next. This was the coldest night
this winter about 6 {froz} zero.
�Jan 5th Had Jake Brant over to see us would think he owned Nicholson's Mill. but guess he will be
around here in berry picking time. Motored to Hamilton in the evening met Lillie after church and
spent a very pleasant evening.
Jan 6. a.m. sent Marchment cheque for last five cars of manure also to Cannon for feed in full to
date and ordered our three cars of hot-bed manure to be shipped Feby 18th. March 5th & March
15th. Motored to Freeman and Aldershott to Vote.
P.M. went down town to hear Election returns. Dr Peart was elected Mayor and Hughes Cleaver
for Reeve - Nelson Township same as last year. but Reeve Emery was defeated in Flamboro by
Pete Ray.
Jan 7th Having a few holidays now
was up to Johns for dinner, was down town at night. Weather milder raining a little
Jan 8th Got a letter from L. B. saying she was sick with a touch of the Flu. Burlington Hockey
Team went to Ham {Hamilton}. tonight for first O H A Game, sure to get beaten.
Jan 9th Hockey Team trimmed score 17 to 3 at last nights game. p.m. went down to the P. Office.
coldest night this winter.
Jan 10th Very high west wind today p.m. went around to the Rink watched them skating for a
while
Jan 11th Very cold today must be nearly zero. was down town at night quite a turn out in
{Bush's} store
Jan 12th Motored up to the city. L. M. B. was better. was pretty cold driving
Jan 13 Feel rotten today. have a cold in my head. wonder if I am getting the Flu. p.m. was down
to Lodge first time since July. small crowd out (only. nine) Paid my Lodge Dues $4.50 up till July
1st.
Jan 14th Mild and Cloudy. like rain Burlington plays 1st O.H.A. Hockey Game at home with
McMasters College of Toronto. tonight if the ice is not to soft. wont be able to go have a bad cold.
�Jan 15th Burlington won Hockey Match last night score 4 to 3. Had J. A. Simmers Seed Agent
around already seeds higher in price than ever
Jan 16th Weather fine and very mild. have a peach of a cold Jan 17th Had Mr & Mrs Bell and Mrs Hicks to spend the Day. Got a letter from L. all well in Ham.
Jan 18th. Fine and mild. Just like spring big doings in Burlington the new mayor. Deputy Reeve
and four councillors resigned this a.m.
Jan 19th. Very fine weather. snow all gone.
Jan 20th Motored down town. feeling tough. yet. some way to spend your birthday. but the day
was just like spring. Nine (9) years ago I spent it in Havana
Jan 21st. Feeling tough. went down to get some medicine from Dr. Peart. was an awful fog.
Jan 22 Very mild and warm. some people ploughing. if it keeps warm and then turns cold it will
be very hard on fruit crops for this year.
Jan 23rd Mild and raining all day.
Jan 24th Turning a little colder Burlington won H. G. at McM. Toronto score 4 to 2 Jan 25th Went down town this afternoon, feeling a little better.
Jan 26th Motored to the city for tea was home at 7.30. weather fine no snow at all.
Jan 27th Walked down town this afternoon big doings tonight in Burl. nominations for mayor and
councillors.
Jan 28th. Cloudy today like rain.
Jan 29th. Cloudy and a little cooler today. Had Jack Ellis over all ready to borrow $23. (nothing
doing} and wants to work for us.
Jan 30th Motored to the city. for Motor License. the no. is (41783) also seeing about Empty
Bags. can buy at 10¢ each. went to the Grand at night to
�see (my Honolulu Girl) was very poor. more like a Burlesque show.
Jan 31st Motored down town. went to the bank and had the B. Books checked up and send a
letter to Condor Bros for seeds $10.04
Feby 1st Fair and cold. Received a Certificate of Protection from the Military to carry as a
protection against arrest as a deserter. {ink blot} Saw John Blair he got home from the war on last
Tuesday.
Feby 2nd Clear & cool. Bear saw his shadow. six weeks more winter they say. Motored to the
city for tea. went to church after
Feby 3rd Election Day in Burlington M. C. Smith elected Mayor. and Jarvis. Hobson. Allan and
Tufgar were the councillors elected. Went to Lodge had a pretty snappy meeting. had a few good
games cards. and a debate after that got home at 1.15 a.m
Feby 4th Very mild with a little rain. Was down town at night saw one of our old pals. Elliott
Anderson got home from the war today. after being gone about three years. guess he has had
some experiences.
Feby 5th Radial Cars started running again today. Burlington lost Hockey Match with Hamilton
tonight in overtime play score 5 to 4 but it was a good game.
{Radial cars were cars with radial engines, which are internal combustion engines with
cylinders arranged around a central crankshaft.}
Feby 6th. Weather cold and cloudy Had an offer from Mr Hall to buy his place. he wants to much
for it. asks $10.000 for five acres
Motored to the city in the after tea and spent a very pleasant evening.
Feby 7th Had Orme. Bush over wanting me to take over a mortgage for a party who wanted to buy
a car but did not think I could handle it.
Feby 8th was down town afternoon and evening, nothing doing weather fair and cool Feby 9 Motored to Hamilton for tea went to church. weather cold. radiator of car froze up coming
home. but no damage done.
�Feby 10th Have a Sore thumb, tried to stop motor fan with it. but not on purpose. John and I
motored to the city. got some Seeds at S.B. also bought 500 Empty Bags at 10¢ each. and tried to
buy some Orange boxs but they seem hard to get this year. was down to Lodge at night a pretty
good crowd out had a few games Pedro after.
Feby 11th was down town had a few games cards with the boys started to snow a little.
Feby 12th. mild and cloudy. snow all gone already.
Feby 13th
Motored to Hamilton for the evening. was a peach coming home. raining and an east
gale blowing
Feby 14th. Mild and rainy. nothing doing walked down town at night.
Feby 15th nothing doing was down town at night every thing quiet
Feby 16th. Fine & cool. had John & family Dean B. & family & Lillie out for tea.
Feby 17th Was down to Lodge tonight. had a few good games cards. Sir Wilfred Laurier died
tonight at Ottawa.
Feby 18th. Had quiet a snow storm in the night. Got 300 bags and 20 apple barrels from
Gravenhurst
Feby 19th Had Mrs & Miss B. for dinner sorry I had to work. putting in 11 quart. baskets.
Feby 20th Getting in Berry crates bought a bunch from Furnival New in Hamilton. looks like a big
north east storm coming.
Feby 21st Mild with a little rain. finished getting in Berry crates got 728 from Hamilton at 15 cts.
also have 7500 11 qt baskets in. went up to the city tonight on the Radial. (first time since last
winter) went to a concert at I.O.O.F. Hall. there was a dance afterwards. but we did not stay for
dance
Feby 22. Motored up to the station. roads. fierce with mud. had more rain at night with some
thunder and lightning
Feby 23rd Motored to Hamilton for tea and went to church after
�Feby 24th Fine and mild. like spring. ice nearly all gone out of the bay. icemen have none in yet.
went to Lodge tonight was Installed as Outside Guard. had a little lunch and cards after sure had
a good time. have wrote twice now about car of hotbed manure was to shipped Feby 18th but
have not heard of it yet.
Feby 25th. Received word our car of manure shipped on the 24th. went up to the city at night.
Feby 26th Very cold with heavy north west winds.
Feby 27th Last night coldest of the winter so far. Hamilton won Hockey Match from Dentals
score 5 to 3 win there group by one goal. played last night.
Feby 28th Mild again today. just like spring. making out Income Tax Papers today. and took them
up to the city. as this was the last day for them. car of manure arrived this p.m. have to start in the
morning. Dust flying on the roads. people burning grass along there fences. between here and the
city.
March 1st. Came in like a lion alright. very cold with north west gales blowing started unloading
manure. but stopped as the manure was not very warm. and the day so cold.
Mch. 2nd Motored up to Hamilton after supper and had a nice drive. as it was a fine evening
March 3rd Unloading car of manure and making hotbeds. fine & warm just like spring. heard
some Robins. went to Lodge had a big time. lunch and cider.
Mch 4th. Putting earth on hotbeds. Will Mac came down for a few days holidays
Mch 5th nothing doing. snowing a little all day.
Mch 6th Fair & Cold. Motored up to the city and got Ear Drums for the governor. Planted
Tomatoes and Cabbage seeds. The Maccassa made first trip to Toronto very early this year. went
to city tonight. L. B. has bad cold
Mch 7th. Planted Onion and Peppers seeds.
Mch 8th. Finished sowing seeds - wrote to Barrie & Gravenhurst trying to get some Orange boxs.
Mch 9th East blow with snow and rain. Went to the city to church
�Mch 10th nothing much doing. only looking after hot-beds. seeds seem to be coming up good.
especially Cabbage and Tomatoes.
Mch 11th went up to the Junction for some more apple barrels. motored to the city in the evening
Mch 12th. Fine and mild. was down town. roads bad.
Mch 13th Went up to the city to Wagstaffe and got 252 orange boxs at 8¢ each. very cold drive.
strong north east winds.
Mch 14th About the coldest and roughest day this winter heavy north east wind. tough on hotbeds
Mch 15th Raining all day. went up to the city saw (Bringing Up Father) at the Grand. we thought it
was pretty good it was fine driving home raining so hard you could hardly see
March 16th Raining yet (at noon). today. hard on plants in hot-beds. no sun since last
Wednesday. motored to Hamilton. after church Hydro Bylaw was passed yesterday in Hamilton and
Nelson Township.
Mar 17th. nothing doing raining all day. Went to Lodge at night. small crowd there on account of
rain I guess
March 18th Drove car to city to get it overhauled, went to Dr MacKay and got my teeth fixed. done
some shopping and went to {Loews} at night.
March 19th Fine and mild. walked down town at night. nothing doing
March 20th North East winds. fixing up hotbeds frames. have a car of manure in to start tomorrow.
Mch 21st Unloading car of manure. This is first day of spring, and is cold and cloudy with north &
north east winds blowing. they say that will be prevailing winds all spring
Mch 22nd Clear and cold, ground frozen hard. putting earth on hot-beds. Went up to the city after
the car. Cost $45.92 to get it over hauled went to the picture show with L.M.B. it was pretty good.
Mch 23rd Went up to the city at night and went for a nice drive.
�Mch 24. Clear and cool. North East winds yet. Trimming trees today. was down to Lodge at night.
had a game of Pedro after
Mch 25th. Transplanting. Cabbages and Tomatoes plants today.
Mch 26th Cloudy and cool with north east wind yet. Transplanted Tomatoes.
Mch 27th Cold west winds. cloudy and showery. Turning very cold tonight
Mch 28. North winds. very cold ground frozen hard. very bad for plants just planted Went up to
the city on the Radial to cold to drive. and spent the evening with L.M.B.
Mch 29 Very cold yet and very high north west winds was down town at night nothing doing. Saw
Melvin Bush. first time for a long while.
Mch 30. Very Cold yet. The Government defeated the Daylight Saving Bill by 54 Majority. but the
railroads are putting it in to force tonight at 2 oclock went up to Hamilton in the evening.
Mch 31 Went to Lodge tonight Bros (G.M.) Luke spoke on Centennial Fund for a Odd Fellows
Home at Toronto.
April 1st Very cold today. and last night one of the coldest this winter.
April 2nd Getting milder. digging out dead trees. Have been trying for two weeks to get a car of
manure to transplant peppers but have none yet
April 3rd Trimming trees, looks like rain went up to the city in the evening pouring rain coming
home.
April 4th Transplanting some more Tomatoes.
April 5th Had Jake Brant over to borrow $25. he promises to get our berry pickers again this year.
Clipped Onions today for first time. weather is a little milder and cloudy. was down town at night.
there was quite a crowd of people out.
April 6th Rain in the morning Cleared up fine and warm motored up to Hamilton and went for a
drive.
�April 7 Trimming trees and working around hot beds.
April 8th Trimming trees in the morning heavy rain all the afternoon. went up to the city at night.
April 9th Unloaded car of manure today. making hot beds weather very cold and cloudy.
April 10th Cloudy and showery working at hot beds. went up to the city. and went with L.M.B. to
see Cinderalla at the Grand it was very good show.
April 11th Very cold with high winds started to transplant peppers but had to stop. too cold. Got
an account for Income Tax for (1917) $28.67.
April 12 Transplanting a few Peppers. stopped by rain again. Motored up to the city with Stan Blair
for a shoe shine.
April 15th Cold north east wind and started to rain heavy at 5 oclock. motored up to Hamilton to
spend the evening rained hard all the way home
April 16th Blowing and raining hard yet this morning.
April 13th was omitted also the 14th. was fine & Cool. motored up to Hamilton in the evening.
April 14th Fine and warm transplanting sweet Peppers did not go out to Lodge thought I had
better sleep as I want to go out tomorrow night
April 17th. Transplanting Peppers was down town at night nothing doing.
April 18th. Good Friday. Fine & bright with cool west and north west wind. had L. M. B. and Mrs &
Mr. B out for dinner and supper. drove them home at night.
April 19th I guess every thing is getting dearer. Got 10 panes of 8" x 10" Glass charged me 10¢ a
pane wanted $13.50 by the box. Finished transplanting 14000 peppers. very late getting them
done. Started to uncover Strawberries. and ploughing away from Raspberry Bushes
April 20th Easter Sunday. a.m. southerly winds and showery afternoon fine and warm turned cold
at night with north west winds. motored to the city in the evening.
�April 21st. Drove car to Oakville to get painted. and started transplanting tomatoes second time,
men uncovering strawberries
April 22nd. Sowed Danver Onion Seed today. (1 lb).. Ground a little wet yet. Uncovering
strawberries yet.
April 23rd Transplanting Tomatoes showery at night.
April 24th Very cold. cloudy, with very hight North West wind with snow flurries covered hot beds
with manure. L. M. B. visiting at Johns. I went up for supper and went home with her.
April 25th. Very cold. froze nearly an inch of ice in the water tub. Got about 25 plants frozen
Ground covered with snow tonight and freezing hard.
April 26th Cold yet but moderating a little. covered hot beds again
April 27th Mild today. but looks like rain. Went up to the city on the 7 o'clock car. came home at 10
oclock.
April 28th. Raining this morning got up early and opened the hot beds. cleared up about noon.
Got 50 plum
trees for John and 30 for myself. From C H. Davidsons
April 29th Transplanting Tomatoes and hoeing Raspberry Bushes went up to city on the Radial I
sure miss the car.
April 30th Cool and cloudy looks like rain again. Transplanting tomatoes yet.
May 1st nothing doing. Raining again this morning. Went up to the city and Paid Income Tax for
1917. Got some Seeds at Steele Biggs and spent the evening at 71 Aikman Avenue.
May 2nd Very cold and cloudy heavy west wind. Planted squash and Vegetable marrow seeds in
hotbeds. Charles King was buried today. he died on April 30th.
May 3rd Cool and cloudy started raining again at noon. rained all afternoon and night. was down
town nothing doing.
�May 4th. Showery in the morning Heavy thunder shower started at noon. still raining at midnight.
Ground flooded the worst yet this spring.
May 5th. Fair and cool. Weeding Peppers in Hotbeds. Had the bride-elect and her mother Mrs
Homewood for supper went to Lodge. Brother Logan came in on a transfer card from Meaford
Lodge and Minnie Nesbitt was initiated
May 6th Cold with very heavy East winds Got car back from Oakville it looks fine.
May 7th Weeding peppers, men hoeing. fine and warm.
May 8th Cool again started planting strawberries ground very wet. and started to rain again
tonight. went up to the city on the Radial and spent the evening at Mr & Mrs Barlows. had a good
time. Closed hotbeds up after midnight when I came home thought it was to cold.
May 9th Planted strawberries very cold with East wind.
May 10th nothing doing. started raining in the night and rained and blowed all day from the north
east. Very cold too. every thing flooded. water laying all over the ground in the low spots. Melvine
Bush got married today to Miss Scott of Milton.
May 11th. Mothers Day. held in the church. The Odd Fellows held their church service in the
Prespbterian church tonight. It has been raining all day. went up to the city to church. and still
raining when I got off the last car.
May 12th Very wet nothing doing cleared up fine this afternoon.
May 13 Fine and warm
planted some trees - was up to Hamilton at night.
May 14th. Planted strawberries Had the Willshers out for tea
May 15th Finished planting strawberries. planted Cabbages and started planting Raspberry
suckers. Cool east wind again. Cut first Asparagus yesterday sold to Ross Hart 4 baskets at $2.25
was up to Hamilton at night.
�May 16th Planted three sashes Citrons. Vegetable marrows were a failure and replanted Citrons in
same boxs. Men planting Raspberries - Transplanting some more Tomato plants into the empty
Cabbage frames. stopped by rain at 2.30 p.m.
May 17th Rained all last night every thing flooded again have only had two warm days this spring
so far today is cold with west winds and flying showers of rain. Finished transplanting tomatoes.
very late don't know how they will do.
May 18th Cool west winds but fine. Early plum trees in full blossom now. was up to the city for a
drive in the evening.
May 19th Cool and cloudy. shipped 10 bskts Asparagus to Toronto sold at {blank space}. went up
to Hamilton with John to see
some crates at Wagstaffes spoke for a load. Went to the Circus, at night with L. B. it was pretty
good
May 20. nothing doing. started raining again in the night. rained nearly all day. and looks like more
rain tonight. Every thing flooded water in the cellar, also in the barn first time for some years.
May 21 went to Wagstaffes for a load of Orange Boxs and crates got 245 cost $19.25. To wet to
do any thing on the land Heavy rain again in the afternoon. Planted 2 ozs of Cauliflower seed in
hotbeds was going to plant out doors but cannot get on the ground.
May 22nd Rained nearly all last night. and some again this morning.
May 23rd Cut 7 baskets Grass rained again this morning Hoeing strawberries in the afternoon.
had another shower.
May 24th. Hoeing strawberries in the morning, took a holiday in the afternoon. Went to the city to
the Savoy in the afternoon with L.M.B. had a good time all day.
May 25th Fine and warm. went to Hamilton in the evening
May 26th Fine and very warm Hoeing strawberries
May 27th Fine and warm. planted. Early Corn and Pumpkins
�in the cherry orchard. Planted 4500 Tomato plants out today.
May 28th Cultivated seed Onions very wet and hard Sowed Parsnips.. Hoed Strawberries. Fine
& Warm Sowed Parsnips seed.
May 29th Sowed Carrott seed at just a little larger hole than Onion hole in drill started planting out
Prizetaker Onions.
May 30th Finished planting Onions. very warm.
May 31st. Planted Patch Tomatos in Johns Field. also started planting Peppers. very warm yet.
June 1st Went to Oddfellows service in Hamilton this afternoon had tea in Ham. and drove out to
the beach after church June 2nd Planted marrows & some squash out of hot beds and finished planting sweet peppers,
very warm.
June 3rd. Cultivated Onions and got ground ready for Tomatoes.
June 4th Finished planting Tomatoes very warm
June 5 Finished planting peppers. getting very dry now.
June 6th started spraying seems to be lots of Pears and cherries but
not many plums. put in about 10 lbs Lead and 3½ Ga Lime Sulphur per tank.
June 7th Spraying yet weather very warm and dry. Cutting Asparagus yet price very low this year
only 75¢ basket last shipment to Toronto.
June 8th Fine & warm had LB & Mrs B for tea went to church at night.
June 9th Had a nice shower in the night the first since the 24th of May. Finished spraying. and
hoed new strawberries
June 10th Fine & warm, weeding and cultivating onions had LMB & Mrs B for dinner
�June 11th Finished weeding Onions 1st time cost about $25.00 have five men working now.
June 12th Very warm, cultivating Carrots. Contracted part of our strawberry crop to 500 crates to
Upton Jam Co Hamilton at 20 cts a quart.. have about seven acres to pick.
June 13th. Plowing up half of our carrots and all the Parsnips. got so weedy can't clean them will
plant Turnips. Planted Corn and Pumpkins in Pear Orchard.
June 14 Motored to Hamilton. to buy stoves and beds for berry pickers and got 1400 {Ono} Covers
from F. new at 1¢ each
Got tenders on building a Indian house 12 x 24 ft. Coates price $425. Alton & Metcalf $325. but
think we will get a big tent. Very warm & dry 94 in Hamilton. strawberries getting ripe.
June 15th Very warm, went for a drive after Church as far as Winona.
June 16th Picked first strawberries only got part picked and got 26 crates shipped to Toronto and
sold at 30¢ to 35¢ very warm and dry no rain. Berries will be done for if it don't rain right away as
the vines are falling over today.
June 17. Very warm yet went to Hamilton for a tent for Berry pickers. Paid $150.00 also got a
stove and beds - picked 33 crates Strawberries
June 18 very warm picked 50 crates strawberries.
June 19th Had a nice shower this afternoon picked 97 crates strawberries at 20¢
June 20 Picked 111 crates SBerries sold at average 20½ cents
June 21 Picked 107 crates SBerries sold to Canada Fruit Co of Grimsby at 21¢, and Planted out
Cauliflowers.
June 22nd Very warm had L. M. B. up for tea. drove her up to church and had a drive after -
June 23rd. Strawberries ripening very fast. picked 205 cra{off page} today.
June 24th Biggest picking of strawberries 213 crates.
�June 25th Had 53 crates picked before 9 oclock, and stopped by rain. picked 36 more in the
afternoon and stoped by rain again. {Our?} man was planting some more Cauliflow{off page} out.
June 26th showers and thunder storms again. Berries getting very soft.
June 27 Biggest picking of strawberries 260 crates June 28. Very cool today. payed berry pickers $530 at noon and more yet to pay. payed $600 up
to night Peace was signed by the Allies & Germans this morning at 10.30. Just five years today.
since the start of the war.
June 29 Cool and fine today
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30th Started picking some Early Richmond cherries. 63 bskt shipped to Muskoka at $1.25 a
bskt.
July 1st very warm picking strawberries.
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2nd Finished picking strawberries. season for them was very short only 16 days since we
picked first crate. had a little over 1600 crates. sprayed Montmorency cherries also apples.
July 3rd Very warm. weeding and cultivating onions some reports say 98 in the shade
July 4th. Big fight between Williard & Demsey today in Toledo. very warm & dry. Picked two crates
of Raspberries. sold at 40¢
July 5th Very warm about 100 in the shade had an awful Thunder Storm. and heavy wind and
rain, but the rain would do a lot of good.
July 6th Cool today. had a nice shower about noon. Had Will Bell and family over for dinner.
July 7th Fine and cool. picked 17 crates Rasps. sold from 27¢ to 38¢ in Toronto
July 8th started picking Montmorency cherries. also picked 10 bskts Green Peppers sold at $1.75
a bskt in Toronto.
July 9 Hoeing out old strawberries beds and picking cherries
July 10 Picking Rasps & cherries very high wind blowing some cherries off -
�July 11. Cool and dry. with heavy west winds. picking Rasps & cherries
July 12 Orangemans Day. nearly all the men and berry pickers gone to Hamilton looked like rain
but did not rain.
July 13th Fine & Cool was down to the beach for tea and went to church
July 14th Picking cherries 162 bskts today sold @ $125 {$1.25} to $1.50 pickers scarce had to
turn all the men on picking.
July 15 A Few showers in the morning. Just enough to delay picking.
July 16 Picking cherries and Rasps - Pickers scarce weather fine and cool July 17 Went to the Garden Party at Waterdown with L. M. B. 17th. Cut first Cabbages 8 crates
shipped North at $1.75 a crate.
July 18th. Picking cherries & Rasps.
July 19. Holiday today. (Peace Day) did not get much done. Sold Ross Hart a small load. went
down to the beach at night.
July 20. Motored to Campbellville and Rockwood with L. M. B. nearly got stalled in Rockwood. with
Battery Terminal eat up with the Acid but got it soddered. had a little shower up there. but a big rain
here in Burlington.
July 21st. Did not get very much done today. showery July 22 Picking Rasps also 120 baskets cherries Picked first shipment of Tomatoes 27 bskts at
$1.50 bskt
July 23 Picking Rasps 25¢ box & cherries ($135 to $150 {$1.35 to $1.50} Peppers at $1.00
Cabbage at $1.00 a doz. very warm
July 24 Picking the last of the montmorency cherries. Rasps nearly done to. very warm
July 25. Finished picking cherries for the year
July 26. Picked Blackcurrants 21 bskts sold at $3.00
July 27 Very warm motored to Brantford. had three blow-outs on the road -
�July 28. shipped three crates of Lawtons on last Friday July 25. to Toronto sold at 28¢ box. Picked
about 50 bskts Tomatoes today sold at $1.00 to $1.50.
July 29 Finished Picking Raspberries sold at about 25¢ all season.
July 30 Unloaded second car of crates from Wagstaffes started picking Early apples - very dry.
Blackberries all dried up July 31 Showery today not very heavy but will do good.
Aug 1st Picked 60 bskt tomatoes worth $1 00 bskt now. fine and cool.
Aug 2nd Picked apples and Cabbages for Ross Hart 60 apples at 60¢ bskt. 8 Crates Cabbages
$1.25 crate
Aug 3. Sunday. Moderately warm and cloudy. Had Bells called in also visitors from the beach for
supper
Aug 4 Warm & cloudy very busy picking Tomatoes apples and Lawtons.
Aug 5th Picked first plums. 11 Baskets Red June at $125 {$1.25} bskt
Aug 6th Finished Picking Red Astrachan Apples. very warm and dry. Johnny Bell. died tonight did
not live long after leaving the farm.
Aug 7 Burlington Civic Holiday and Reception for returned soldiers. started last night with a
Garden party at Pine Cove. a parade and Ball Games and sports this afternoon. Band Concert and
Dance on highway in front of Go{v} park managed to get to the Band Concert at night. with L.M.B.
Aug 8th Picked last of Red June plums only had 20 bskts. picked Tomatoes again - only had 46
bskts no 1's and 11 bskts no 2's off about 5½ acres. awful poor crop Aug 9th Picked Abundance plums for Ross Hart also 50 bskts Burbanks (107 in all) sold at $1.25
Contracted the Balance of our plum crop at $1.25 basket also Bartlett pears at $1.00 at orchard and
baskets returned. To the Harvest Canning Co of Hamilton.
was down town at night heard that Abe Alton Harry's father had died at Burford today.
�Aug 10th Cool and smoky today but very dry Aug 11. Picking a few Tomatoes sold in Muskoka at 75¢. crop very poor.
Aug 12 Picking a few Lawton berries. men hoeing old Strawberry patch. very dry - Started Picking a few Clapps Favorite pears. selling at $1.00 up North
Aug 13 Picking Berries and hoeing Strawberries
Aug 14th Picking tomatoes And Lawton Berries.
Aug 15 Picked 21 crates berries today and 200 bskts Burbank Plums for the Harvest Co. - first
time this week that we had supper at 6 oclock went to the city for a drive with L.M.B. after.
Aug 16th Had a fine rain this afternoon about 4.30 the first good rain in about 4 weeks. Saw Harry
Simmons tonight he got back from the war a few days ago. was away about three years
Aug 17th Motored up to Ted Irelands back of Dundas. with Stan. and Harry. he seems to have a
nice farm. but it needs fixing up a lot -
Aug 18th. Did not get very much done. only Tomatoes picked very heavy rain in the morning and
again in the afternoon
Aug 20 Showery again picked tomatoes & plums Aug 21 Another big shower at noon. picked 157 bskts plums. they are rotting very badly.
Aug 22 Picked Plums & Tomato had biggest picking of Tomatos 121 baskets sold at 50¢
Aug 23 Picked Plums in the morning 131 baskets and got Cabbages & Peppers in the afternoon
for Ross Hart. Motored up to the city with my W. {blank space} and bot a suit of clothes nearly
broke now
Aug 24 Had tea down at the Beach. motored up to church went to the Hospital to see Mr. Barlow.
Aug 25 Picked tomatoes and plums, showery & cool Aug 25 Very cool picking plums. tomatoe and Lawton Berries
�Aug 26 Picking tomatoes & plums very cool.
Aug 27 Finished Picking all the plums except a few Reine Claude had about 1300 baskets
Aug 28 Started picking Bartlett pears 111 bskts and drawing Onions into the barn.
Aug 29 Picked pears. had tea at Johns. with Mrs & L.M. B.
Aug 30. Showery this morning picking pears - wrote S W Marchment price on 12 cars manure.
Aug 31st (Sunday). Sons of England held there Decoration Day. motored down to the beach and
too church in Hamilton
Sept 1st Labor Day. Picked pears and Tomatoes. Tomatoes cheap and hard to get orders up
north Sept 2. Picked Bartlett pears and a few Tomatoes.
Sept 3 Warm today. picking pears. will be done Bartletts in about another day.
Sept 4 Went to Toronto Ex. with L.M.B. had a good time men picked Bartlett Pears for the Harvest
Co. Had 906 baskets. and about 100 baskets small ones.
Sept 5 Picked 9 barrels of Colvert & Holland Pippin apples sold at $5.50 a barrel Sept 6 Fine and warm. picked 125 bskts tomatoe for Ross Hart. only 25¢ bskt.
Sept 7 Had Connie Bell & family over for dinner, very warm today. Motored up to Hamilton in the
evening
Aug Sept 8. Very warm. Picked Tomatoes and starting on Howell pears selling a few up north at
90¢
Aug Sept 9th Picked quite a few Peppers reds at $100 {$1.00} Green at 75¢.
Aug Sept 10th Showery today picked Pears & Peppers went to the city at night
�Aug Sept 11th. Got a big order from Ross Hart for Sweet Peppe{rs} 30 bskts. Reds 5. Tomatoes
15{off page} Green Toms. 75 bskt. for tomorro{w} started picking today. cool and cloudy today.
Aug Sept 12th Picked Tomatoes & some Duchess Pears - also 13 bbls Cranberry Pippin Apple{s}
Aug Sept 13th. Picked Tomatoes for Ross Hart 144 bskt Green and Ripe at 25¢ bskt. also 5 doz
squash and 9 doz Pumpkins at $1.25 doz. also picked 22 bskts Grapes worth 40¢
Aug Sept 14. Fine and warm had Mrs & Mr Will Bell & Family Mr & Mrs F. Bell. over for supper I
motored up to Hamilton after.
Aug Sept 15. Cloudy & showery very busy today picking pears. tomatoes. and Cranberry Pippin
apples for our north orders
Aug Sept 16th Fine and warm picking Green and ripe tomatoes for Ross Hart for to load tomorrow.
Aug Sept 17th Busy today took two big loads up to Ross Hart. Tomatoes 25¢ pumkins $1 25 doz.
also started Carrots 15 bags at $1.50 a bag.
Aug Sept 18th There was a white frost this morning but did not do any damage
Aug Sept 19th. Picked 125. Green toms and at 25¢ 50 Ripe for Ross Hart. also 10 doz pumpkins
also all the Onions we had left 20 bags at $4.50 a bag. also shipped 100 bskt pears at 75¢ and 75
bskt tomatoes at 25 up north. yesterday and today. did not get in tonight til nearly 7 oclock. and it
was raining hard.
Aug Sept 20th Had a good shower last night and today is as warm as summer Picking Peppers all
day
{Se}pt 21st. Had a heavy thunder storm last night. and is raining again today. Rained heavy nearly
all day and all night.
{S}ept 22 Fine and cool. picking pears and Tomatoes.
{S}ept 23rd Showery started Picking Wagner Apples
{S}ept 24th Picking apples Wagners Baldwins & Greenings. also pears.
Sept 25 Packed 25 blls apples shipped to T. S. Trenouth Powassan at $6.00 per bbl.
Sept 26th. Finished picking Baldwin apples - cool and windy.
�Sept 27 Packed 39 blls apples for Geo. Kemp. Sundridge
also picked 65 bskt Pears weather fine and warm Motored up to Hamilton with Harry S. Stan &
John.
Sept 28 Fine and warm went up to Hamilton in the afternoon. shot the bearings and Cone too
pie{ces} in one front wheel. of the car coming home at ni{ght} got home pretty late. stopp{ed} at the
heights to help get a Car out of the ditch
Sept 29th Pulled the last swee{t} corn 90 doz for Ross Har{t} also picked 64 bskts tomatoes etc.
Sept 30th started unloading car of Hay. from W. E. Tod{off page} Hagersville. $25 a ton the{off
page} 9 ton 1950 lbs. Total $244.93 and $18.00 freight charges only got part unloaded raining part
of the time this was the first day of Burlington fair.
Oct1st Very Cold. Burllngton fair day. they all went but myself Oct 2nd Very warm just like Summer. Picking Spy Apples
Oct 3rd Warm had a thunder shower in the night. Packed 57 bbls apples. got done at eight
oclock.
Oct 4th Fine and warm started at 4.30 this morning with a load of
apples for the station. finished Picking Pears also finished Onions sold to Ross Hart today
$107.55.
Motored up to Hamilton with Stan B & Harry S. to the Grand to See. (In Mabels Room) it sure was
some mix up.
Oct 5th. Awful tired last night, came to life at a quarter to one today, so they saved breakfast on
me. had a few heavy showers today. Had Mrs & Mr Roy Bell over for tea. Lizzie Bell died last night
in Burlington. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening.
Oct 6th Picking Spy apples weather fine
�Oct 7th. Finished picking and Packing apples 200 barrels alltogether sold at $5 50 and $6.00 per
bbl total {blank}
Oct 8th. First heavy frost of the season this morning picked about 150 bskts Peppers. they were
not frozen very much.
Oct 9th Showery all day mending crates in the barn all day. my car refused to go tonight first time
since we got it in May 1916
Oct 10th car still refused to go this morning had to
get Maxwell up from garage found the Carburator choke{d} with dirt. Very warm Cutting out
Raspberry bushes.
Oct 11th Trimming out Blackberry bushes. some rotten job Oct 12th. L. and I was at B.S.H. for tea. had a good time also motored up to church Rev Wilson
preached a Prohibiton sermon Oct 13th Thanksgiving day worked in the morning had L. & Mr & Mrs B. for dinner & tea drove to
H. afterwards. it was a fine day.
Oct 14th Cutting out bushes yet. fine and warm as summer
Oct 15. Fine and very warm at the berry bushes yet.
Oct 16. showery in the morning and again at night.
Oct 17. Fine and warm again
Oct 18th. Fine and warm went to Hamilton at night saw the Prince of Wales at corner King and
James.
Oct 19th. Cool and cloudy motored to Hamilton for tea. went to church with L.M.B.
Oct 20 Big time today. Election day for the Ontario House also on Prohibition Voted for Ford.
U.F.O. {United Farmers of Ontario} candidate also for Prohibition.
Oct 21st. Prohibition carried by big maj. and the Conservative Government defeated
�W.F.O. lead the list with 41 members Tory's 27 Grits 29. {Grits was nickname for the Liberal Party}
Labor 12 2 Independents. Ford was elected in Halto{n} Cleaver and Nixon defeated
Oct 23 Two cars of manure arrive{d} this afternoon nearly 62 tons freight. $49 24. manure 83 09
Oct 24th Went to market first time this season. it was very good. carrots $1.00 bus. and every
thing a good price got up at 1 oclock to go to market. got to bed at 12 oclock. just 23 hours L.M.B.
was out and I drove her home which made it late
Oct 25 Fine and warm finished the two cars manure
Oct 25 started getting a load of carrots ready to go to Hamilton Monday sold 50 bus to McDougall
at 90¢ a bus. stopped by rain. did not get load all ready.
Oct 26. Heavy rains this morning with some thunder.
Oct 27th Rained all morning got load ready for market in the afternoon
Oct 28 went to market rained all the way in and till about 7 oclock got good and wet. but sold out
early.
Oct 29th John went in with aload to Hamilton which was sold all to McDougall. got another load
ready for market.
Oct 30th. started raining just as I was putting the horses in at market and it rained hard all day.
made the market slow got home after three oclock nearly drowned.
Oct 31st Fine this morning sent another load of carrots in to Hamilton, tied up Cauliflowers, rained
again at 5 oclock.
Nov 1st Spreading manure on Tomato patch and plowing.
Nov 2nd Fair & Cool.
Nov 3rd Cool and cloudy like rain
Nov 4th Had another wet day at market. guess this finishes all the big loads. have nothing left only
some Cauliflowers.
�Nov 5th Fair & cool unloaded 3rd car of manure
Nov 6th cool and cloudy shipped 30 bskt Peppers to Toronto. Shipped some Sweet Green
Peppers on Monday last to Toronto sold at 85 and one Dollar a bskt.
Nov 7th Spreading manure and plowing Nov 8th. Carrying out berry bushes. Had heart failure nearly when I read tonights paper. got some
reception in Burlington. guess everybody reads the papers alright.
Nov 9th Motored to Hamilton for tea and went over to church but did not go in
Nov 10th. Getting a small load ready to take to market in the car.
Nov 11th went to market with car with Cauliflowers. sold good, at $1.75 and $2.00 a box car went
on the bad had to get Radiator mended. door fixed new fan belt and spark plug cost $5.00 in all
Nov 12th Fine & warm John & Mike unloading 4th car of manure Dad and I cleaning up hotbeds
Nov 13th Feels like first day of winter ground frozen and some snow flurries. Plowing and cleaning
up hotbeds. went up to Ham. and managed to get money for a cheque from McDougalls which was
returned to the bank unpaid was down to 71 Aikman Ave after tea expect to leave with L.M.B. - or
L. Mc on Dec 9th for Cal Nov 14th Cold again today ground frozen hard this a.m.
Nov 15th Finished cleaning up hotbeds also plowing orchard. weather cool. ground frozen a little
- was down town got lots of sympathy and congratulations
Nov 16th Fine and cool motored up to Hamilton after supper
Nov 17th Fine and warm cutting Cauliflowers for market and cleaning out bushes - plowing etc.
Nov 18th Went to market with the car had 10 boxs small Cauliflowers sold at $2 00 box. Had
some squalls of snow and rain in the afternoon. and getting colder.
Nov 19th Snowing this morning from the North East. looks like winter sure
�Nov 20th Very cold this morning was at market for the last time this season
Nov 21st Fine and mild started covering strawberries
Nov 22 Fine & mild. was down town at night everything quiet
Nov 23rd Was out for a ride with L.M.B. and had supper at home. went to church as was L.M.s last
Sunday to play the organ - Charlie Klinka's wife was buried today. and Muriel Willshire was buried
yesterday.
Nov 24 Cold today working in the barn. did not go to Lodge.
Nov 25th Showery today went up to Hamilton in the afternoon. Bot an overcoat. Paid $38 00, also
got a Ring and M. L. some Job Nov 26th Unloading the fifth car of manure. very cold and cloudy. The news in last nights paper is
rotten. Lillie and I have to be vaccinated for Smallpox before we can cross the border. am going to
tackle it tomorrow
Nov 27th. Cloudy & cold. Got Vaccinated tonight suppose it will be in good shape by Dec 9th
Nov 28th Mrs Hicks held her 25th Anniversary of married life. was down with Lillie had a big crowd
and a fair time.
Nov 29th Heavy rain all day. starting blowing hard in the evening. was down town came home
about 9 oclock blowing a hurricane. trees blown across the streets, lights all out. worst wind in
years.
Nov 30th Cold this morning, still blowing a gale. several trees in the orchard smashed. motored
up to Hamilton this afternoon. pretty cold and rough yet
Dec 1st. Had some of the Bells, Hicks, Mrs Will Mac and Jim Davidson over for dinner. motored up
to Hamilton and got our tickets for San Diego Cal. $147.25 each without berths.
Dec 2nd. Snowing a little this a.m. finishing fixing crates in the barn.
Dec 3rd Cold today was down town in the afternoon doing some business at the bank. Motored up
to Hamilton in the evening. Robbie Kennedy blew in this morning from Detroit to see Miss B.
�Dec 4th Fair & cold. getting busy. getting ready to go South was at Johns for supper
Dec 5th. was up to Hamilton
Dec 6th was up to Hamilton in the morning. started snowing at noon Dec 7th snowing this morning not enough for sleighing motered up to Hamilton this afternoon.
will be last time to drive to H. for a while. I guess. cleared up fine in the afternoon.
Dec 8th. Fixed up the car for the winter. going to Hamilton by Radial this afternoon it will be awful after driving a car so long.
Dec 9th. Going to get married today. so guess this will end this diary. and lots of other things.
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Franklin McMillan Diary & Transcription, 1928
Franklin McMillan Diary & Transcription, 1929
Franklin McMillan Diary & Transcription, 1929-1930
Franklin McMillan Diary & Transcription, 1930
Franklin McMillan Diary & Transcription, 1931
Franklin McMillan Diary & Transcription, 1932
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<p>FRANK MCMILLAN'S NOTES</p>
<p>1918 - 1919</p>
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<p>Jan 1st. New Years Day was clear and very cold.</p>
<p>Jan 11th weather has been clear and very cold.</p>
<p>Jan 12 weather very cold, snow drifting badly. Radial Ry. Blocked.</p>
<p>Jan 13th Finished drawing second hand barrels and Orange Boxs from Hamilton. got 225 barrels @ 15¢ 450 boxs @ 4¢ each. was very cold this morning 10 below zero. lots of snow sleighing all month.</p>
<p>Jan 30 very cold yet below zero nearly every night. ordered our hotbed manure to be shipped Feby 18th March 10th and March 15th they say it will be scarce and hard to get this year.</p>
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<p>Feby 1 very cold about 15 below zero. Got our Berry Boxs in today 20 000 at $6 per m. also have about 10 000 left over from last year</p>
<p>Feby 4 ordered seeds today they are scarce and very high in price. also ordered 4 barrels of Lime Sulphur and 200 lbs Arsenate of Lead</p>
<p>Feby 5th. Forgot to mention that the bear saw his shadow on Feby 2nd means six weeks more winter they say. and it feels like it today. from 28 to 30 below zero this morning.</p>
<p>Feby 10th. very mild with rain this is only the third day that the thermometer has reached the 32 mark since Nov 15th</p>
<p>Feby 13 weather has been mild the last couple of days.</p>
<p>Feby 14 Heavy rain with thunder and Lightning.</p>
<p>Feby 15 very cold again.</p>
<p>Feby 19 heavy rain with thunder again. every thing flooded.</p>
<p>Feby 20 decidely cold again ran across an old account of Goods sold to {??M} Carrol of Hamilton in years 1902 & 1903. prices very low - Onions 35¢ and 40¢ a bushel. Apples 10¢ bushel. Turnips 20¢ bushel. Butter from 13¢ to 17¢ lb. Eggs 12¢ a doz.</p>
<p>Feby 21 Every thing getting scarce and high in price. ordered 500 bags up north today. costing 9 1/2 to 10¢ up there.</p>
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<p>Feby 23rd & 24th. weather vey mild just like spring. working. out. doors. making hot bed covers.</p>
<p>Feby 25 Fixing hot bed sash and getting in baskets. Heavy rain again to night with Thunder and Lightning again.</p>
<p>Feby 26. Blowed a hurricane all last night had to get up and fasten some hot bed sash down. one all smashed up. very cold and blowing yet today.</p>
<p>Feby 28.th Snowing today. Have no hot bed manure yet. phoned S. W. Marchment this morning, promised to ship car today</p>
<p>March 1st 2nd & 3rd. weather fine & mild.</p>
<p>March 4th mild with a little rain.</p>
<p>March 5 Started unloading car of manure. for hot-beds. 36 ton 900 lbs.</p>
<p>March 7th putting earth on hot-beds.</p>
<p>March 6th Mike the Indian started work. Heard a Robin today</p>
<p>March 8th Sowed Onion. Cabbage Tomato & Pepper seed. weather fine & moderately cool.</p>
<p>March 9th Finished sowing Pepper seed, very cold north East Blizzard started at noon.</p>
<p>March 10th Had some more Thunder and lightning last night. also blowed a gale with Rain and Snow, and today extremely cold. cloudy and blowing from the north.</p>
<p>March 12th & 13th. Have been trimming apple trees weather is fine</p>
<p>March 13th nothing doing. snowed last night. and raining from N. East today</p>
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<p>March 15th Fine & Bright but very cold north wind.</p>
<p>March 16 still cold, very cold last night</p>
<p>March 18th & 19th weather fine and mild trimming trees and looking after hot-beds.</p>
<p>March 21st First day of spring, fine and mild, winds South and East. looks showery. Trimming apple trees yet.</p>
<p>March 23rd. Weather has been fine all week. Trimming trees yet.</p>
<p>March 25th started unloading car of manure for hot beds 30 tons on it. weather very cold</p>
<p>March 26. very cold finished car of manure and put dirt of hot-beds.</p>
<p>March 26 ordered 5000 SB. {strawberry} Plants from Stevensville Mich. $13.00</p>
<p>March 27. still working at hot beds very cold at night freezes hard.</p>
<p>March 28 started Transplanting Tomatoes, cold yet.</p>
<p>March 29th. Good. Friday. fine and warm. south wind nearly all day. finest day this Spring. transplanting Peppers all day</p>
<p>March 30 Fine & warm. transplanting tomatoes and Cabbages.</p>
<p>March 31st Easter Sunday Fine and very warm south winds all day. changed to about west in the evening.</p>
<p>April 1 Transplanting Peppers and Tomatoes, warm with a few light Showers.</p>
<p>April 2nd Finished Transplanting 4000 Cabbages 12 500 Peppers and 13.500 Tomatoes. Fine & warm</p>
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<p>April 3rd cold and cloudy.</p>
<p>April 4th Heavy frost this morning. very cold with high north wind. but bright.</p>
<p>April 6th. weather has been Clear and cold. trimming trees yet. a big job this year as much dead wood, also started the plough today.</p>
<p>April 10th very cold since Sunday heavy north East Winds. and heavy frost at night. cleaning up brush in the orchard.</p>
<p>April 11th Snowed last night and nearly all morning.</p>
<p>April 12th cold East wind with rain and snow.</p>
<p>April 13th turned very warm and fine this morning. started unloading third car of manure for hot beds. also sowed 1 lb. Y. Danvers Onion seed. sowed just a little smaller than onion hole in the drill. Land fine and dry.</p>
<p>April 15 Fine and very warm making hot-beds.</p>
<p>April 16th started uncovering strawberries.</p>
<p>April 17 uncovering strawberries started to rain about 3 oclock. ground dry a shower would do good.</p>
<p>April 18 very cold and showery in the morning. started snowing at night.</p>
<p>April 19. about one inch of snow this morning and ground frozen hard. Burning brush in the orchard.</p>
<p>April 20th very cold yet.</p>
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<p>April 22nd and 23rd Transplanting tomatoes second time have 114 sashes. over 11 500 plants. weather cold. raining tonight</p>
<p>April 24th very cold with a few snow flurries</p>
<p>April 25th still very cold. got a lot of plants frozen last night</p>
<p>April 26th Sowed 3/4 lb. Parsnip seed. (A Little Smaller than Beet hole in drill. 1 3/4 lbs Carrot Seed, Patch next Raspberries at Onion hole, other side the next larger one.</p>
<p>May 1st. cold yet. hoeing Blackberries & Raspberries.</p>
<p>May 2. a little warmer but very high wind from S.West.</p>
<p>May 3rd Cold and cloudy planted Vegetable marrows and Squashes in hot-beds.</p>
<p>May 6th to 9th. planting strawberries about 4 acres. ground very dry.</p>
<p>May 10th had a heavy thunder shower, done a lot of good.</p>
<p>May 10 planted out Cabbages today. about 4000 plants.</p>
<p>May 11th turned very cold last night heavy frost this morning ground frozen. in some spots. planted Herbert Raspberry Suckers.</p>
<p>May 10. shipped first Asparagus 4 bskts {baskets} to Toronto.</p>
<p>May 13 Sowed Cauliflower, Red Cabbage in hot beds.</p>
<p>May 14 and 15th. planting out Onions ground in fine shape</p>
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<p>May 16th Cultivating seed Onions</p>
<p>May 17th Planting Early Corn and Pumpkins also Cultivating carrots with hand cultivator weather FIne, warm & dry.</p>
<p>May 18th &19th Fine and very warm</p>
<p>May 20th & 21st Fine and very warm planted Pie Pumpkin & yellow Pumpkin. squash and citron and Late Red & White Cabbage</p>
<p>May 22 Had a fine shower started weeding carrots.</p>
<p>May 23rd & 24th weeding carrots and Parsnips.</p>
<p>May 25 & 26 cold and showery also heavy thunder storm in the night.</p>
<p>May 26th apples in full blossom now Plums have been out about a week.</p>
<p>May 27 & 28th. Planted out Tomatoes cool today had about 11 500 plants</p>
<p>May 29th Planted Peppers out today about 12000 started raining about night.</p>
<p>May 30 started spraying today put in 10 lbs lead and 3 1/2 gal. lime sulphur. in tank.</p>
<p>May 31st very hot, spraying yet.</p>
<p>June 1st. spraying in morning stopped at noon. wind to high. finished putting out plants. marrows & squash. very hot. they say nearly 100 in the shade.</p>
<p>June 6th Planted some yellow Corn & Pumpkins.</p>
<p>June 7 & 8th Weeding Onions very showery nearly every day but not very heavy.</p>
<p>June 9th heavy shower again tonight.</p>
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<p>May June 10 Finished planting corn & Pumpkins. heavy thunder storm at night.</p>
<p>May June 13 sowed some Turnips today. half way past Turnip hole in drill</p>
<p>May June 13 Planted Cucumber seed outdoors</p>
<p>May June 18th Planted Cauliflowers</p>
<p>June 21st Picked 5 crates SBerries would have picked more but it rained. Shipped to Orillia at 26¢</p>
<p>June 22 Picked 12 crates Strawberries shipped to Toronto Sold from 25¢ to 30¢ Planted Red & White Cabbages out and sowed some more Turnips.</p>
<p>June 26 Sprayed apples. today put in 10 lbs lead. 3 1/2 Gals Sulphur picking some strawberries but crop will be very light.</p>
<p>June 29th Picking strawberries 44 crates yesterday and 44 today sold at $5 00 a crate.</p>
<p>July 1st largest picking strawberries 65 crates sold at $5.20 to $5.40 a crate. also picked 2 bskts Green Peppers sold in Toronto at $2.00 a bskt.</p>
<p>July 2nd picked some Early Richmond cherries sold at $1.00</p>
<p>July 3rd spraying cherries for the fly. 11 lbs lead and 3 lbs Soluble Sulphur per tank.</p>
<p>July 5 Picked 9 boxs Rasps for the first. sold at 30¢ in Toronto.</p>
<p>July 9 Cut first bunch of Cabbages 22 1/2 doz sold at $1.00 dozen</p>
<p>July 10 Picking SBerries yet picked 41 crates today sold at 575 {$5.75} and $6.00 a crate</p>
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<p>July 11 Picked SBerries and Rasps. heavy shower in the afternoon.</p>
<p>July 12 Picked 10 crates Rasps this picking sold at 30 to 33¢ box</p>
<p>July 13 started Picking a few montmorency cherries. also cut 33 doz more cabbages sold at $1.00 a dozen.</p>
<p>July 15 & 16. Picked 20 crates Rasps sold at 25 and 27¢ box at Station. also finished picking strawberries had nearly 600 crates prices ranged from $5 00 to $6 00 a crate here</p>
<p>July 20 Rasps sold from 24 to 27¢ all week. montmorency cherries $1.35 to $1.50. Picked first Vehetable marrows. Weather fine & warm but a little dry.</p>
<p>July 24 & 25 Picking cherries over 250 bskts the last two days sold at $1.50 a bskt. weather very warm</p>
<p>July 27. Picked 26 bskts Tomatoes today. Sold at $1 00 and $1 10 heavy shower this afternoon. done a lot of good.</p>
<p>July 31 Finished picking Marlboro Rasps. started picking Morello cherries.</p>
<p>Aug 2 picked 50 bskts tomatoes sold at 75¢</p>
<p>Aug 3 Finished picking the last cherries 30 bskts also picked 97 baskets Peppers.</p>
<p>Aug 7 Picked first Lawtons 5 crates sold at $7.00 crate the weather is extremely hot and dry. about 98 in the shade the last few days.</p>
<p>Aug 9 & 10th Picked 150 bskt Tomatoes sold on the 9th at 75¢ on the 10th at $1.00 bskt</p>
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<p>Aug 10th. This is one of our berry pickers address Mr Louie Armstrong Caughnawaga. P.O. Quebec</p>
<p>Mr Louie Armstrong 516 1/2 Church St. W. Toronto. Cent.</p>
<p><br />Aug 17th Picked about 1000 baskets Tomatoes sold at 60 to 75¢ the past week.</p>
<p>Aug 24th very busy picking Tomatoes about 1500 baskets sold at about 40¢ a few plums & Lawtons but both plums & Lawtons a failure.</p>
<p>Aug 31 busy picking Tomatoes all week sold at 40¢ sold a few plums at $1.00 also picked peppers and cukes. weather showery</p>
<p>Sept 7th. have been very busy picking Tomatoes nearly all the time selling at 40¢. weather showery.</p>
<p>Sept 14th weather very showery picking some Tomatoes yet. and plums at 85¢ Bartlett pears at 85¢. today sold 6 team loads of squash marrows Pumpkins Carrots Corn etc. got done at 9 oclock at night.</p>
<p>Sept 21st the Past week has been cool and showery nearly every day.. picking some Cranberry Pippin apples, a few Tomatoes. lots of Peppers. finished plums on Sept 20th. started on Howell & Duchess pears. selling at 80¢ bskt. also selling lots of Pumpkins to Ross Hart at $100 {$1.00} dozen. had 100 dozen in front patch of corn</p>
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<p>Sept 28th have been just as busy as ever. Picked 600 to 800 bskts peppers this week also a lot of pears. about 300 bags carrots and 100 bags Turnips, some Tomatoes yet. weather cold. rough and windy but no frost yet</p>
<p>Oct 5th had a couple of heavy frost the past week. finished picking peppers & pears got Onions & squash inside picked Cranberry Pippin apples and started on Greening apples. weather showery rains about every day.</p>
<p>Oct 12 Have been picking and packing apples all week. this has been finest week for a long time fine and warm and no Rain.</p>
<p>Oct 16 Loaded Car of apples for Bracebridge today 155 barrels apples $3 00 15 bags Onions $1 50 bag weather fine and warm</p>
<p>Oct 17 finished picking apples tonight.</p>
<p>Oct 18 Fine but a little cool. pulling carrots.</p>
<p>Oct 26 Finished with apples shipped last 42 bbls to Powassan this morning had about 325 barrels. weather has been fine. sold the last 100 bags carrots to Ross Hart on the 24th.</p>
<p>Oct 31 Finished up with white Cabbage Sold to Ross Hart. 9 tons 590 lbs at $16 00 a ton.</p>
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<p>Nov 2 Trimming out Blackberry bushes, weather cool.</p>
<p>Nov 7 started going to market. some time of the year to start. it was not very good.</p>
<p>Nov 9th was to market again very slow market, rained, in the morning, also saw the Big Victory Bond Parade.</p>
<p>Nov 5 started unloading crates got 945 from Wagstaff at 15¢ each</p>
<p>Nov 11th. Good news this a.m. War Ended at 6 oclock this morning.</p>
<p>Nov 16th have been going to market weather is mild but market is very slow.</p>
<p>Nov 21 was at market again it is very slow.</p>
<p>Nov 22 Weather turning cooler had a few snow Flurries today for the first this year.</p>
<p>Nov 27th weather fine & mild unloading first car of manure this fall & cut the last of the Cauliflowers about 10 boxs worth about $150 {$1.50} a box.</p>
<p>Nov 28 went to market with the car today, was home early. started to rain at noon.</p>
<p>Nov 29. Unloading Car of Hay 23590 lbs. at $23 per ton and $27.10 Freight, nearly $300 for the car.</p>
<p>Nov 30 Turning very cold high wind and some snow flurries.</p>
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<p>Dec 2nd started covering strawberries and going to market yet.. not very cold as yet</p>
<p>Dec 5th started unloading second car of manure 48 tons 500 lbs. roads slippery quite a lot of Snow.</p>
<p>Dec 9th started unloading third car of manure getting very cold</p>
<p>Dec 12 & 13 & 14 mild and showery.</p>
<p>Dec 19th Fine and mild, people ploughing yet. finished another car of manure yesterday</p>
<p>Dec 21st weather mild and cloudy as warm as spring no frost.</p>
<p>Dec 24th. unloading manure but stopped at noon by. big north east snow Storm</p>
<p>Dec 25 Xmas Day lots of snow on the ground and the storm not over yet.</p>
<p>Dec 27 Finished 2 cars of manure today. roads very bad neither sleighing nor good waggoning.</p>
<p>Dec 30th. Drawing Turnips to Biggs Evaporator</p>
<p>Dec 31 Finished drawing turnips had between 14 and 15 tons. and in the afternoon had three cars of manure come in together. some way to finish the old year.</p>
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<p>year 1919</p>
<p>Jan 1st Motored to the city and brought Mr & Mrs and Lillie B. out for the day. drove them home again at night. Roads very bad. raining nearly all day.</p>
<p>Jan 2nd Unloading manure, have three cars in at once.</p>
<p>Jan 3rd Unloading manure. W. Cuttriss wanted me to go to Lodge. as it was Installation night, but was tired and did not go.</p>
<p>Jan 4th Finished unloading manure at noon. had nine cars and they cost us $620.22. Was down town at night, things very hot over the coming Election on Monday next. This was the coldest night this winter about 6 {from?} zero.</p>
<p>Jan 5th Had Jake Brant over to see us would think he owned Nicholson's Mill. but guess he will be around here in berry picking time. Motored to Hamilton in the evening met Lillie after church and spent a very pleasant evening.</p>
<p>Jan 6. a.m. sent Marchment cheque for last five cars of manure also to Cannon for feed in full to date and ordered our three cars of hot-bed manure to be shipped Feby 18th. March 5th & March 15th. Motored to Freeman and Aldershott to Vote.</p>
<p>p.m. went down town to hear Election returns. Dr Peart was elected Mayor and Hugh Cleaver for Reeve. Nelson Township same as last year. but Reeve Emery was defeated in Flamboro by Peter Ray.</p>
<p>Jan 7th Having a few holidays now</p>
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<p>was up to Johns for dinner, was down town at night. Weather milder raining a little</p>
<p>Jan 8th Got a letter from L. B. saying she was sick with a touch of the Flu. Burlington Hockey Team went to Ham {Hamilton}. tonight for first O H A Game, sure to get beaten.</p>
<p>Jan 9th Hockey Team trimmed score 17 to 3 at last nights game. p.m. went down to the P. Office. coldest night this winter.</p>
<p>Jan 10th Very high west wind today p.m. went around to the Rink watched them skating for a while</p>
<p>Jan 11th Very cold today must be nearly zero. was down town at night quite a turn out in {Bush's?} store</p>
<p>Jan 12th Motored up to the city. L. M. B. was better. was pretty cold driving</p>
<p>Jan 13 Feel rotten today. have a cold in my head. wonder if I am gertting the Flu. p.m. was down to Lodge first time since July. small crowd out (only. nine) Paid my Lodge Dues $4.50 up till July 1st.</p>
<p>Jan 14th Mild and Cloudy. like rain Burlington plays 1st O.H.A. Hockey Game at home with McMasters College of Toronto. tonight if the ice is not to soft. wont be able to go have a bad cold.</p>
<p>Jan 15th Burlington won Hockey Match last night score 4 to 3. Had J. A. Simmers Seed Agent around already seeds higher in price than ever</p>
<p>Jan 16th Weather fine and very mild. have a peach of a cold.</p>
<p>Jan 17th Had Mr & Mrs Bell and Mrs Hicks to spend the Day. Got a letter from L. all well in Ham.</p>
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<p>Jan 18th. Fine and mild. Just like spring big doings in Burlington the new mayor. Deputy Reeve and four councillors resigned this a.m.</p>
<p>Jan 19th. Very fine weather. snow all gone.</p>
<p>Jan 20th Motored down town. feeling tough. yet. some way to spend your birthday. but the day was just like spring. Nine (9) years ago I spent it in Havana</p>
<p>Jan 21st. Feeling tough. went down to get some medicine from Dr. Peart. was an awful fog.</p>
<p>Jan 22 Very mild and warm. some people ploughing. if it keeps warm and then turns cold it will be very hard on fruit crops for this year.</p>
<p>Jan 23rd Mild and raining all day.</p>
<p>Jan 24th Turning a little colder Burlington won H. G. at {M. M.?} Toronto score 4 to 2.</p>
<p>Jan 25th Went down town this afternoon, feeling a little better.</p>
<p>Jan 26th Motored to the city for tea was home at 7.30. weather fine no snow at all.</p>
<p>Jan 27th Walked down town this afternoon big doings tonight in Burl. nominations for mayor and councillors.</p>
<p>Jan 28th. Cloudy today like rain.</p>
<p>Jan 29th. Cloudy and a little cooler today. Had Jack Ellis over all ready to borrow $23. (nothing doing} and wants to work for us.</p>
<p>Jan 30th Motored to the city. for Motor License. the no. is (41783) also seeing about Empty Bags. can buy at 10¢ each. went to the Grand at night to</p>
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<p>see (my Honolulu Girl) was very poor. more like a Burlesque show.</p>
<p>Jan 31st Motored down town. went to the bank and had the A. Books checked up and send a letter to Condor Bros for seeds $10.04</p>
<p>Feby 1st Fair and cold. Received a Certificate of Protection from the Military to carry as a protection against arrest as a deserter. Saw John Blair he got home from the war on last Tuesday.</p>
<p>Feby 2nd Clear & cool. Bear saw his shadow. six weeks more winter they say. Motored to the city for tea. went to church after</p>
<p>Feby 3rd Election Day in Burlington M. C. Smith elected Mayor. and Jarvis. Hobson. Allan and Tufgar were the councillors elected. Went to Lodge had a pretty snappy meeting. had a few good games cards. and a debate after that got home at 1.15 a.m</p>
<p>Feby 4th Very mild with a little rain. Was down town at night saw one of our old pals. Elliott Anderson got home from the war today. after being gone about three years. guess he has had some experiences.</p>
<p>Feby 5th Radial Cars started running again today. Burlington lost Hockey Match with Hamilton tonight in overtime play score 5 to 4 but it was a good game.</p>
<p>Feby 6th. Weather cold and cloudy Had an offer from Mr Hall to buy his place. he wants to much for it. asks $10.000 for five acres</p>
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<p>Motored to the city in the after tea and spent a very pleasant evening.</p>
<p>Feby 7th Had Orme. Bush over wanting me to take over a mortgage for a party who wanted to buy a car but did not think I could handle it.</p>
<p>Feby 8th was down town afternoon and evening, nothing doing weather fair and cool.</p>
<p>Feby 9 Motored to Hamilton for tea went to church. weather cold. radiator of car froze up coming home. but no damage done.</p>
<p>Feby 10th Have a Sore thumb, tried to stop motor fan with it. but not on purpose. John and I motored to the city. got some Seeds at S.B. also bought 500 Empty Bags at 10¢ each. and tried to buy some Orange boxs but they seem hard to get this year. was down to Lodge at night a pretty good crowd out had a few games Pedro after.</p>
<p>Feby 11th was down town had a few games cards with the boys started to snow a little.</p>
<p>Feby 12th. mild and cloudy. snow all gone already.</p>
<p>Feby 13th Motored to Hamilton for the evening. was a peach coming home. raining and an east gale blowing</p>
<p>Feby 14th. Mild and rainy. nothing doing walked down town at night.</p>
<p>Feby 15th nothing doing was down town at night every thing quiet</p>
<p>Feby 16th. Fine & cool. had John & family Dean B. & family & Lillie out for tea.</p>
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<p>Feby 17th Was down to Lodge tonight. had a few good games cards. Sir Wilfred Laurier died tonight at Ottawa.</p>
<p>Feby 18th. Had quiet a snow storm in the night. Got 300 bags and 20 apple barrels from Gravenhurst</p>
<p>Feby 19th Had Mrs & Miss B. for dinner sorry I had to work. putting in 11 quart. baskets.</p>
<p>Feby 20th Getting in Berry crates bought a bunch from Furnival New in Hamilton. looks like a big north east storm coming.</p>
<p>Feby 21st Mild with a little rain. finished getting in Berry crates got 728 from Hamilton at 15 cts. also have 7500 11 qt baskets in. went up to the city tonight on the Radial. (first time since last winter) went to a concert at I.O.O.F. Hall. there was a dance afterwards. but we did not stay for dance</p>
<p>Feby 22. Motored up to the station. roads. fierce with mud. had more rain at night with some thunder and lightning</p>
<p>Feby 23rd Motored to Hamilton for tea and went to church after</p>
<p>Feby 24th Fine and mild. like spring. ice nearly all gone out of the bay. icemen have none in yet. went to Lodge tonight was Installed as Outside Guard. had a little lunch and cards after sure had a good time. have wrote twice now about car of hotbed manure was to shipped Feby 18th but have not heard of it yet.</p>
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<p>Feby 25th. Received word our car of manure shipped on the 24th. went up to the city at night.</p>
<p>Feby 26th Very cold with heavy north west winds.</p>
<p>Feby 27th Last night coldest of the winter so far. Hamilton won Hockey Match from Dentals score 5 to 3 win there group by one goal. played last night.</p>
<p>Feby 28th Mild again today. just like spring. making out Income Tax Papers today. and took them up to the city. as this was the last day for them. car of manure arrived this p.m. have to start in the morning. Dust flying on the roads. people burning grass along there fences. between here and the city.</p>
<p>March 1st. Came in like a lion alright. very cold with north west gales blowing started unloading manure. but stopped as thermometer was not very warm. and the day so cold.</p>
<p>Mch. 2nd Motored up to Hamilton after supper and had a nice drive. as it was a fine evening</p>
<p>March 3rd Unloading car of manure and making hotbeds. fine & warm just like spring. heard some Robins. went to Lodge had a big time. lunch and cider.</p>
<p>Mch 4th. Putting earth on hotbeds. Will Mac came down for a few days holidays</p>
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<p>Mch 5th nothing doing. snowing a little all day.</p>
<p>Mch 6th Fair & Cold. Motored up to the city and got Ear Drums for the governor. Planted Tomatoes and Cabbage seeds. The Maccassa made first trip to Toronto very early this year. went to city tonight. L. B. has bad cold</p>
<p>Mch 7th. Planted Onion and Peppers seeds.</p>
<p>Mch 8th. Finished sowing seeds - wrote to Barrie & Gravenhurst trying to get some Orange boxs.</p>
<p>Mch 9th East blow with snow and rain. Went to the city to church</p>
<p>Mch 10th nothing much doing. only looking after hot-beds. seeds seem to be coming up good. especially Cabbage and Tomatoes.</p>
<p>Mch 11th went up to the Junction for some more apple barrels. motored to the city in the evening</p>
<p>Mch 12th. Fine and mild. was down town. roads bad.</p>
<p>Mch 13th Went up to the city to Wagstaffe and got 252 orange boxs at 8¢ each. very cold drive. strong north east winds.</p>
<p>Mch 14th About the coldest and roughest day this winter heavy north east wind. tough on hot-beds</p>
<p>Mch 15th Raining all day. went up to the city saw (Bringing Up Father) at the Grand. we thought it was pretty good it was fine driving home raining so hard you could hardly see</p>
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<p>March 16th Raining yet (at noon). today. hard on plants in hot-beds. no sun since last Wednesday. motored to Hamilton. after church Hydro Bylaw was passed yesterday in Hamilton and Nelson Township.</p>
<p>Mar 17th. nothing doing raining all day. Went to Lodge at night. small crowd there on account of rain I guess</p>
<p>March 18th Drove car to city to get it overhauled, went to Dr MacKay and got my teeth fixed. done some shopping and went to {Lorcus?} at night.</p>
<p>March 19th Fine and mild. walked down town at night. nothing doing</p>
<p>March 20th North East winds. fixing up hotbeds frames. have a car of manure in to start tomorrow.</p>
<p>Mch 21st Unloading car of manure. This is first day of spring, and is cold and cloudy with north & north east winds blowing. they say that will be prevailing winds all spring</p>
<p>Mch 22nd Clear and cold, ground frozen hard. putting earth on hot-beds. Went up to the city after the car. Cost $45.92 to get it over hauled went to the picture show with L.M.B. it was pretty good.</p>
<p>Mch 23rd Went up to the city at night and went for a nice drive.</p>
<p>Mch 24. Clear and cool. North East winds yet. Trimming trees today. was down to Lodge at night. had a game of Pedro after</p>
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<p>Mch 25th. Transplanting. Cabbages and Tomatoes plants today.</p>
<p>Mch 26th Cloudy and cool with north east wind yet. Transplanted Tomatoes.</p>
<p>Mch 27th Cold west winds. cloudy and showery. Turning very cold tonight</p>
<p>Mch 28. North winds. very cold ground frozen hard. very bad for plants just planted Went up to the city on the Radial to cold to drive. and spent the evening with L.M.B.</p>
<p>Mch 29 Very cold yet and very high north west winds was down town at night nothing doing. Saw Melvin Bush. first time for a long while.</p>
<p>Mch 30. Very Cold yet. The Government defeated the Daylight Saving Bill by 54 Majority. but the railroads are putting it in to force tonight at 2 oclock went up to Hamilton in the evening.</p>
<p>Mch 31 Went to Lodge tonight Bros (G.M.) Luke spoke on Centennial Fund for a Odd Fellows Home at Toronto.</p>
<p>April 1st Very cold today. and last night one of the coldest this winter.</p>
<p>April 2nd Getting milder. digging out dead trees. Have been trying for two weeks to get a car of manure to transplant peppers but have none yet</p>
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<p>April 3rd Trimming trees, looks like rain went up to the city in the evening pouring rain coming home.</p>
<p>April 4th Transplanting some more Tomatoes.</p>
<p>April 5th Had Jake Brant over to borrow $25. he promises to get our berry pickers again this year. Clipped Onions today for first time. weather is a little milder and cloudy. was down town at night. there was quite a crowd of people out.</p>
<p>April 6th Rain in the morning cleared up fine and warm motored up to Hamilton and went for a drive.</p>
<p>April 7 Trimming trees and working around hot beds.</p>
<p>April 8th Trimming trees in the morning heavy rain all the afternoon. went up to the city at night.</p>
<p>April 9th Unloaded car of manure today. making hot beds weather very cold and cloudy.</p>
<p>April 10th Cloudy and showery working at hot beds. went up to the city. and went with L.M.B. to see Cinderella at the Grand it was very good show.</p>
<p>April 11th Very cold with high winds started to transplant peppers but had to stop. too cold. Got an account for Income Tax for (1917) $28.67.</p>
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<p>April 12 Transplanting a few Peppers. stopped by rain again. Motored up to the city with Stan Blair for a shoe shine.</p>
<p>April 15th Cold north east wind and started to rain heavy at 5 oclock. motored up to Hamilton to spend the evening rained hard all the way home</p>
<p>April 16th Blowing and raining hard yet this morning.</p>
<p>April 13th was omitted also the 14th. was fine & Cool. motored up to Hamilton in the evening.</p>
<p>April 14th Fine and warm transplanting sweet Peppers did not go out to Lodge thought I had better sleep as I want to go out tomorrow night</p>
<p>April 17th. Transplanting Peppers was down town last night nothing doing.</p>
<p>April 18th. Good Friday. Fine & bright with cool west and north west wind. had L. M. B. and Mrs & Mr. B out for dinner and supper. drove them home at night.</p>
<p>April 19th I guess every thing is getting dearer. Got 10 panes of 8" x 10" Glass charged me 10¢ a pane wanted $13.50 by the box. Finished transplanting 14000 peppers. very late getting them done. Started to uncover Strawberries. and ploughing away from Raspberry Bushes</p>
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<p>April 20th Easter Sunday. a.m. southerly winds and showery afternoon fine and warm turned cold at night with north west winds. motored to the city in the evening.</p>
<p>April 21st. Drove car to Oakville to get painted. and started transplanting tomatoes second time, men uncovering strawberries</p>
<p>April 22nd. Sowed Danver Onion Seed today. (1 lb). Ground a little wet yet. Uncovering strawberries yet.</p>
<p>April 23rd Transplanting Tomatoes showery at night.</p>
<p>April 24th Very cold. cloudy, with very high North West wind with snow flurries covered hot beds with manure. L. M. B. visiting at Johns. I went up for supper and went home with her.</p>
<p>April 25th. Very cold. froze nearly an inch of ice in the water tub. Got about 25 plants frozen Ground covered with snow tonight and freezing hard.</p>
<p>April 26th Cold yet but moderating a little. covered hot beds again</p>
<p>April 27th Mild today. but looks like rain. Went up to the city on the 7 o'clock car. came home at 10 oclock.</p>
<p>April 28th. Raining this morning got up early and opened the hot beds. cleared up about noon. Got 50 plum</p>
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<p>trees for John and 30 for myself. From C H. Davidson</p>
<p>April 29th Transplanting Tomatoes and hoeing Raspberry Bushes went up to city on the Radial I sure miss the car.</p>
<p>April 30th Cool and cloudy looks like rain again. Transplanting tomatoes yet.</p>
<p>May 1st nothing doing. Raining again this morning. Went up to the city and Paid Income Tax for 1917. Got some Seeds at Steele Briggs and spent the evening at 71 Aikman Avenue.</p>
<p>May 2nd Very cold and cloudy heavy west wind. Planted squash and Vegetable marrow seeds in hotbeds. Charles King was buried today. he died on April 30th.</p>
<p>May 3rd Cool and cloudy started raining again at noon. rained all afternoon and night. was down town nothing doing.</p>
<p>May 4th. Showery in the morning Heavy thunder shower started at noon. still raining at midnight. Ground flooded the worst yet this spring.</p>
<p>May 5th. Fair and cool. Weeding Peppers in Hotbeds. Had the bride-elect and her mother Mrs Homewood for supper went to Lodge. Brother Logan came in on a transfer card from Meaford Lodge and Minnie Nesbitt was initiated</p>
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<p>May 6th Cold with very heavy East winds Got car back from Oakville it looks fine.</p>
<p>May 7th Weeding peppers, men hoeing. fine and warm.</p>
<p>May 8th Cool again started planting strawberries ground very wet. and started to rain again tonight. went up to the city on the Radial and spent the evening at Mr & Mrs Barlows. had a good time. closed hotbeds up after midnight when I came home thought it was to cold.</p>
<p>May 9th Planted strawberries very cold with East wind.</p>
<p>May 10th nothing doing. started raining in the night and rained and blowed all day from the north east. Very cold too. every thing flooded. water laying all over the ground in the low spots. Melvin Bush got married today to Miss Scott of Milton.</p>
<p>May 11th. Mothers Day. held in the church. The Odd Fellows held there church service in the Presbyterian church tonight. It has been raining all day. went up to the city to church. and still raining when I got off the last car.</p>
<p>May 12th Very wet nothing doing cleared up fine this afternoon.</p>
<p>May 13 Fine and warm</p>
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<p>planted some trees - was up to Hamilton at night.</p>
<p>May 14th. Planted strawberries Had the Willshers out for tea</p>
<p>May 15th Finished planting strawberries. planted Cabbages and started planting Raspberry suckers. Cool east wind again. Cut first Asparagus yesterday sold to Ross Hart 4 baskets at $2.25 was up to Hamilton at night.</p>
<p>May 16th Planted three sashes Citrons. Vegetable marrows were a failure and replanted Citrons in same boxs. Men planting Raspberries. Transplanting some more Tomato plants into the empty Cabbage frames. stopped by rain at 2.30 p.m.</p>
<p>May 17th Rained all last night every thing flooded again have only had two warm days this spring so far today is cold with west wind and flying showers of rain. Finished transplanting tomatoes. very late don't know how they will do.</p>
<p>May 18th Cool west winds but fine. Early plum trees in full blossom now. was up to the city for a drive in the evening.</p>
<p>May 19th Cool and cloudy. shipped 10 bskts {Baskets} Asparagus to Toronto sold at {blank}. went up to Hamilton with John to see</p>
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<p>some crates at Wagstaffes spoke for a load. Went to the Circus, at night with L. B. it was pretty good</p>
<p>May 20. nothing doing. started raining again in the night. rained nearly all day. and looks like more rain tonight. Every thing flooded water in the cellar, also in the barn first time for some years.</p>
<p>May 21 went to Wagstaffes for a load of Orange Boxs and crates got 245 cost $19.25. To wet to do any thing on the land Heavy rain again in the afternoon. Planted 2 ozs of Cauliflower seed in hotbeds was going to plant out doors but cannot get on the ground.</p>
<p>May 22nd Rained nearly all last night. and some again this morning.</p>
<p>May 23rd Cut 7 baskets Grass rained again this morning Hoeing strawberries in the afternoon. had another shower.</p>
<p>May 24th. Hoeing strawberries in the morning, took a holiday in the afternoon. Went to the city to the Savoy in the afternoon with L.M.B. had a good time all day.</p>
<p>May 25th Fine and warm. went to Hamilton in the evening</p>
<p>May 26th Fine and very warm Hoeing strawberries</p>
<p>May 27th Fine and warm. planted. Early Corn and Pumpkins</p>
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<p>in the cherry orchard. Planted 4500 Tomato plants out today.</p>
<p>May 28th Cultivated seed Onions very wet and hard Sowed Parsnips. Hoed Strawberries. Fine & Warm Sowed Parsnips seed.</p>
<p>May 29th Sowed Carrott seed at just a little larger hole than Onion hole in drill started planting out Prizetaker Onions.</p>
<p>May 30th Finished planting Onions. very warm.</p>
<p>May 31st. Planted Patch Tomatoes in Johns Field. also started planting Peppers. very warm yet.</p>
<p>June 1st Went to Oddfellows service in Hamilton this afternoon had tea in Ham. and drove out to the beach after church.</p>
<p>June 2nd Planted marrows & some squash out of hot beds and finished planting sweet peppers, very warm.</p>
<p>June 3rd. Cultivated Onions and got ground ready for Tomatoes.</p>
<p>June 4th Finished planting Tomatoes very warm</p>
<p>June 5 Finished planting peppers. getting very dry now.</p>
<p>June 6th started spraying seems to be lots of Pears and cherries but</p>
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<p>not many plums. put in about 10 lbs Lead and 3 1/2 Gals Lime Sulphur per tank.</p>
<p>June 7th Spraying yet weather very warm and dry. Cutting Asparagus yet price very low this year only 75¢ basket last shipment to Toronto.</p>
<p>June 8th Fine & warm had LB & Mrs B for tea went to church at night.</p>
<p>June 9th Had a nice shower in the night the first since the 24th of May. Finished spraying. and hoed new strawberries</p>
<p>June 10th Fine & warm, weeding and cultivating onions had LMB & Mrs B for dinner</p>
<p>June 11th Finished weeding Onions 1st time cost about $25.00 have five men working now.</p>
<p>June 12th Very warm, cultivating Carrots. Contracted part of our strawberry crop to 500 crates to Upton Jam Co Hamilton at 20 cts a quart. have about seven acres to pick.</p>
<p>June 13th. Plowing up half of our carrots and all the Parsnips. got so weedy can't clean them will plant Turnips. Planted Corn and Pumpkins in Pear Orchard.</p>
<p>June 14 Motored to Hamilton. to buy stoves and beds for berry pickers and got 1400 {---?} Covers from F. new at 1¢ each</p>
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<p>Got tenders on building a Indian house 12 x 24 ft. Coates price $425. Alton & Metcalf $325. but think we will get a big tent. Very warm & dry 94 in Hamilton. strawberries getting ripe.</p>
<p>June 15th Very warm, went for a drive after church as far as Winona.</p>
<p>June 16th Picked first strawberries only got part picked and got 26 crates shipped to Toronto and sold at 30¢ to 35¢ very warm and dry no rain. Berries will be done for if it don't rain right away as the vines are falling over today.</p>
<p>June 17. Very warm yet went to Hamilton for a tent for Berry pickers. Paid $150.00 also got a stove and beds. picked 33 crates Strawberries</p>
<p>June 18 very warm picked 50 crates strawberries.</p>
<p>June 19th Had a nice shower this afternoon picked 97 crates strawberries at 20¢</p>
<p>June 20 Picked 111 crates SBerries sold at average 20 1/2 cents</p>
<p>June 21 Picked 107 crates SBerries sold to Canada Fruit Co of Grimsby at 21¢, and Planted out Cauliflowers.</p>
<p>June 22nd Very warm had L. M. B. up for tea. drove her up to church and had a drive after.</p>
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<p>June 23rd. Strawberries ripening very fast. picked 205 crates today.</p>
<p>June 24th Biggest picking of strawberries 213 crates.</p>
<p>June 25th Had 53 crates picked before 9 oclock, and stopped by rain. picked 36 more in the afternoon and stopped by rain again. {Our?} man was planting some more Cauliflowers out.</p>
<p>June 26th showers and thunder storms again. Berries getting very soft.</p>
<p>June 27 Biggest picking of strawberries 260 crates.</p>
<p>June 28. Very cool today. payed berry pickers $530 at noon and more yet to pay. payed $600 up to night Peace was signed by the Allies & Germans this morning at 10.30. Just five years today. since the start of the war.</p>
<p>June 29 Cool and fine today</p>
<p>" 30th Started picking some Early Richmond cherries. 63 bskt shipped to Muskoka at $1.25 a bskt.</p>
<p>July 1st very warm picking strawberries.</p>
<p>" 2nd Finished picking strawberries. season for them was very short only 16 days since we picked first crate. had a little over 1600 crates. sprayed Montmorency cherries also apples.</p>
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<p>July 3rd Very warm. weeding and cultivating onions some reports say 98 in the shade</p>
<p>July 4th. Big fight between Williard & Demsey today in Toledo. very warm & dry. Picked two crates of Raspberries. sold at 40¢</p>
<p>July 5th Very warm about 100 in the shade had an awful Thunder Storm. and heavy wind and rain, but the rain would do a lot of good.</p>
<p>July 6th Cool today. had a nice shower about noon. Had Will Bell and family over for dinner.</p>
<p>July 7th Fine and cool. picked 17 crates Rasps. sold from 27¢ to 38¢ in Toronto</p>
<p>July 8th started picking Montmorency cherries. also picked 10 bskts Green Peppers sold at $1.75 a bskt in Toronto.</p>
<p>July 9 Hoeing out old strawberries beds and picking cherries</p>
<p>July 10 Picking Rasps & cherries very high wind blowing some cherries off.</p>
<p>July 11. Cool and dry. with heavy west winds. picking Rasps & cherries</p>
<p>July 12 Orangemans Day. nearly all the men and berry pickers gone to Hamilton looked like rain but did not rain.</p>
<p>July 13th Fine & Cool was down to the beach for tea and went to church</p>
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<p>July 14th Picking cherries 162 bskts today sold @ $125 {$1.25} to $1.50 pickers scarce had to turn all the men on picking.</p>
<p>July 15 A Few showers in the morning. Just enough to delay picking.</p>
<p>July 16 Picking cherries and Rasps - Pickers scarce weather fine and cool.</p>
<p>July 17 Went to the Garden Party at Waterdown with L. M. B. 17th. Cut first Cabbages 8 crates shipped North at $1.75 a crate.</p>
<p>July 18th. Picking cherries & Rasps.</p>
<p>july 19. Holiday today. (Peace Day) did not get much done. Sold Ross Hart a small load. went down to the beach at night.</p>
<p>July 20. Motored to Campbellville and Rockwood with L. M. B. nearly got stalled in Rockwood. with Battery Terminal eat up with the Acid but got it soldered. had a little shower up there. but a big rain here in Burlington.</p>
<p>July 21st. Did not get very much done today. showery.</p>
<p>July 22 Picking Rasps also 120 baskets cherries Picked first shipment of Tomatoes 27 bskts at $1.50 bskt</p>
<p>July 23 Picking Rasps 25¢ box & cherries ($135 to $150 {$1.35 to $1.50} Peppers at $1.00 Cabbage at $1.00 a doz. very warm</p>
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<p>July 24 Picking the last of the montmorency cherries. Rasps nearly done to. very warm</p>
<p>July 25. Finished picking cherries for the year</p>
<p>July 26. Picked Blackcurrants 21 bskts sold at $3.00</p>
<p>July 27 Very warm motored to Brantford. had three blow-outs on the road.</p>
<p>July 28. shipped three crates of Lawtons on last Friday July 25. to Toronto sold at 28¢ box. Picked about 50 bskts Tomatoes today sold at $1.00 to $1.50.</p>
<p>July 29 Finished Picking Raspberries sold at about 25¢ all season.</p>
<p>July 30 Unloaded second car of crates from Wagstaffes started picking Early apples. very dry. Blackberries all dried up.</p>
<p>July 31 Showery today not very heavy but will do good.</p>
<p>Aug 1st Picked 60 bskt tomatoes worth $1 00 bskt now, fine and cool.</p>
<p>Aug 2nd Picked apples and Cabbages for Ross Hart 60 apples at 60¢ bskt. 8 Crates Cabbages $1.25 crate</p>
<p>Aug 3. Sunday. Moderately warm and cloudy. Had Bells called in also visitors from the beach for supper</p>
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<p>Aug 4 Warm & cloudy very busy picking Tomatoes apples and Lawtons.</p>
<p>Aug 5th Picked first plums. 11 Baskets Red June at $125 {$1.25} bskt</p>
<p>Aug 6th Finished Picking Red Astrachan Apples. very warm and dry. Johnny Bell. died tonight did not live long after leaving the farm.</p>
<p>Aug 7 Burlington Civic Holiday and Reception for returned soldiers. started last night with a Garden party at Pine Cove. a parade and Ball Games and sports this afternoon. Band Concert and Dance on highway in front of Gore park managed to get to the Band Concert at night. with L.M.B.</p>
<p>Aug 8th Picked last of Red June plums only had 20 bskts. picked Tomatoes again only had 46 bskts no 1's and 11 bskts no 2's off about 5 1/2 acres. awful poor crop.</p>
<p>Aug 9th Picked Abundance plums for Ross Hart also 50 bskts Burbanks (107 in all) sold at $1.25 Contracted the Balance of our plum crop at $1.25 basket also Bartlett pears at $1.00 at orchard and baskets returned. To the Harvest Canning Co of Hamilton.</p>
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<p>was down town at night heard that Abe Alton Harry's father had died at Burford today.</p>
<p>Aug 10th Cool and smoky today but very dry.</p>
<p>Aug 11. Picking a few Tomatoes sold in Muskoka at 75¢. crop very poor.</p>
<p>Aug 12 Picking a few Lawton berries. men hoeing old Strawberry patch. very dry. Started Picking a few Clapps Favorite pears. selling at $1.00 up North</p>
<p>Aug 13 Picking Berries and hoeing Strawberries</p>
<p>Aug 14th Picking tomatoes And Lawton Berries.</p>
<p>Aug 15 Picked 21 crates berries today and 200 bskts Burbank Plums for the Harvest Co. first time this week that we had supper at 6 oclock went to the city for a drive with L.M.B. after.</p>
<p>Aug 16th Had a fine rain this afternoon about 4.30 the first good rain in about 4 weeks. Saw Harry Simmons tonight he got back from the war a few days ago. was away about three years</p>
<p>Aug 17th Motored up to Ted Irelands back of Dundas. with Stan. and Harry. he seems to have a nice farm. but it needs fixing up a lot.</p>
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<p>Aug 18th. Did not get very much done. only Tomatoes picked very heavy rain in the morning and again in the afternoon</p>
<p>Aug 20 Showery again picked tomatoes & plums.</p>
<p>Aug 21 Another big shower at noon. picked 157 bskts plums. they are rotting very badly.</p>
<p>Aug 22 Picked Plums & Tomatoes had biggest picking of Tomatoes 121 baskets sold at 50¢</p>
<p>Aug 23 Picked Plums in the morning 131 baskets and got Cabbages & Peppers in the afternoon for Ross Hart. Motored up to the city with my w. and bot a suit of clothes nearly broke now</p>
<p>Aug 24 Had tea down at the Beach. motored up to church went to the Hospital to see Mr. Barlow.</p>
<p>Aug 25 Picked tomatoes and plums, showery & cool.</p>
<p>Aug 25 Very cool picking plums. tomatoes and Lawton Berries</p>
<p>Aug 26 Picking tomatoes & plums very cool.</p>
<p>Aug 27 Finished Picking all the plums except a few Reine Claude had about 1300 baskets</p>
<p>Aug 28 Started picking Bartlett pears 111 bskts and drawing Onions into the barn.</p>
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<p>Aug 29 Picked pears. had tea at Johns. with Mrs & L.M. B.</p>
<p>Aug 30. Showery this morning picking pears. wrote SW Marchment price on 12 cars manure.</p>
<p>Aug 31st (Sunday). Sons of England held there Decoration Day. motored down to the beach and too church in Hamilton</p>
<p>Sept 1st Labor Day. Picked pears and Tomatoes. Tomatoes cheap and hard to get orders up north.</p>
<p>Sept 2. Picked Bartlett pears and a few Tomatoes.</p>
<p>Sept 3 Warm today. picking pears. will be done Bartletts in about another day.</p>
<p>Sept 4 Went to Toronto Ex. with L.M.B. had a good time men picked Bartlett Pears for the Harvest Co. Had 906 baskets. and about 100 baskets small ones.</p>
<p>Sept 5 Picked 9 barrels of Colvert & Holland Pippin apples sold at $5.50 a barrel.</p>
<p>Sept 6 Fine and warm. picked 125 bskts tomatoes for Ross Hart. only 25¢ bskt.</p>
<p>Sept 7 Had Cammie Bell & family over for dinner, very warm today. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening</p>
<p>Aug Sept 8. Very warm. Picked Tomatoes and starting our Howell pears selling a few up north at 90¢</p>
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<p>Aug Sept 9th Picked quite a few Peppers reds at $100 {$1.00} Greens at 75¢.</p>
<p>Aug Sept 10th Showery today picked Pears & Peppers went to the city at night</p>
<p>Aug Sept 11th. Got a big order from Ross Hart for Sweet Peppers 30 bskts. Reds 5. Tomatoes 15 Green Toms. 75 bskt. for tomorrow started picking today. cool and cloudy today.</p>
<p>Aug Sept 12th Picked Tomatoes & some Duchess Pears. also 13 blls {barrels} Cranberry Pippin Apples</p>
<p>Aug Sept 13th. Picked Tomatoes for Ross Hart 144 bskt Green and Ripe at 25¢ bskt. also 5 doz squash and 9 doz Pumpkins at $1.25 doz. also picked 22 bskts Grapes wprth 40¢</p>
<p>Aug Sept 14. Fine and warm had Mrs & Mr Will Bell & Family Mr & Mrs F. Bell. over for supper I motored up to Hamilton after.</p>
<p>Aug Sept 15. Cloudy & showery very busy today picking pears. tomatoes. and Cranberry Pippin apples for our north orders</p>
<p>Aug Sept 16th Fine and warm picking Green and ripe tomatoes for Ross Hart for to load tomorrow.</p>
<p>Aug Sept 17th Busy today took two big loads up to Ross Hart. Tomatoes 25¢ pumkins $125 {$1.25} doz. also started Carrots 15 bags at $1.50 a bag.</p>
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<p>Aug Sept 18th There was a white frost this morning but did not do any damage</p>
<p>Aug Sept 19th. Picked 125. Green toms and at 25¢ 50 Ripe for Ross Hart. also 10 doz pumpkins also all the Onions we had left 20 bags at $4.50 a bag. also shipped 100 bskt pears at 75¢ and 75 bskt tomatoes at 25 up north. yesterday and today. did not get in tonight til nearly 7 oclock. and it was raining hard.</p>
<p>Aug Sept 20th Had a good shower last night and today is as warm as summer Picking Peppers all day</p>
<p>Sept 21st. Had a heavy thunder storm last night. and is raining again today. Rained heavy nearly all day and all night.</p>
<p>Sept 22 Fine and cool. picking pears and Tomatoes.</p>
<p>Sept 23rd Showery started Picking Wagner Apples</p>
<p>Sept 24th Picking apples Wagners Baldwins & Greenings. also pears.</p>
<p>Sept 25 Packed 25 blls apples shipped to T. S. Tremouth Powassan at $6.00 per bll.</p>
<p>Sept 26th. Finished picking Baldwin apples cool and windy.</p>
<p>Sept 27 Packed 39 blls apples for Geo. Kemp. Sundridge</p>
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<p>also picked 65 bskt Pears weather fine and warm Motored up to Hamilton with Harry S. Stan & John.</p>
<p>Sept 28 Fine and warm went up to Hamilton in the afternoon. shot the bearings and Cone too pre{?} in one front wheel. of the car coming home at night got home pretty late. stopped at the heights to help get a Car out of the ditch</p>
<p>Sept 29th Pulled the last sweet corn 90 doz for Ross Hart aso picked 64 bskts tomatoes etc.</p>
<p>Sept 30th started unloading car of Hay. from W. E. {Todd?} Hagersville. $25 a ton there 9 ton 1950 lbs. Total $244.93 and $18.00 freight charges only got part unloaded raining part of the time this was the first day of Burlington fair.</p>
<p>Oct1st Very Cold. Burllngton fair day. they all went but myself.</p>
<p>Oct 2nd Very warm just like Summer. Picking Spy Apples</p>
<p>Oct 3rd Warm had a thunder shower in the night. Packed 57 blls {barrels} apples. got done at eight oclock.</p>
<p>Oct 4th Fine and warm started at 4.30 this morning with a load of</p>
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<p>apples for the station. finished Picking Pears also finished Onions sold to Ross Hart today $107.55. Motored up to Hamilton with Stan B & Harry S. to the Grand to See. (In Mabels Room) it sure was some mix up.</p>
<p>Oct 5th. Awful tired last night, came to life at a quarter to one today, so they saved breakfast on me. had a few heavy showers today. Had Mrs & Mr Roy Bell over for tea. Lizzie Bell died last night in Burlington. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening.</p>
<p>Oct 6th Picking Spy apples weather fine</p>
<p>Oct 7th. Finished picking and Packing apples 200 barrels alltogether sold at $5 50 and $6.00 per bll total {blank}</p>
<p>Oct 8th. First heavy frost of the season this morning picked about 150 bskts Peppers. they were not frozen very much.</p>
<p>Oct 9th Showery all day mending crates in the barn all day. my car refused to go tonight first time since we got it in May 1916</p>
<p>Oct 10th car still refused to go this morning had to</p>
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<p>get Maxwell up from garage found the Carburator choked with dirt. Very warm Cutting out Raspberry bushes.</p>
<p>Oct 11th Trimming out Blackberry bushes. some rotten job.</p>
<p>Oct 12th. L. and I was at B.S.H. for tea. had a good time also motored up to church Rev Wilson preached a Prohibition sermon.</p>
<p>Oct 13th Thanksgiving day worked in the morning had L. & Mr & Mrs B. for dinner & tea drove to H. afterwards. it was a fine day.</p>
<p>Oct 14th Cutting out bushes yet. fine and warm as summer</p>
<p>Oct 15. Fine and very warm at the berry bushes yet.</p>
<p>Oct 16. showery in the morning and again at night.</p>
<p>Oct 17. Fine and warm again</p>
<p>Oct 18th. Fine and warm went to Hamilton at night saw the Prince of Wales at corner King and James.</p>
<p>Oct 19th. Cool and cloudy motored to Hamilton for tea. went to church with L.M.B.</p>
<p>Oct 20 Big time today. Election day for the Ontario House also on Prohibition Voted for Ford. W.F.O. {United Farmers of Ontario} candidate also for Prohibition.</p>
<p>Oct 21st. Prohibition carried by big maj{ority} and the Conservative Government defeated</p>
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<p>W.F.O. lead the list with 41 members Tory's 27 {---?} 29. Labor 12 2 Independents. Ford was elected in {Hamilton?} Cleaver and Nixon defeated</p>
<p>Oct 23 Two cars of manure arrived this afternoon nearly 62 tons freight. $4924 {$49.24}. manure 8309 {$83.09}</p>
<p>Oct 24th Went to market first time this season. it was very good. carrots $1.00 bus. {bushel} and every thing a good price got up at 1 oclock to go to market. got to bed at 12 oclock. just 23 hours L.M.B. was out and I drove her home which made it late</p>
<p>Oct 25 Fine and warm finished the two cars manure</p>
<p>Oct 25 started getting a load of carrots ready to go to Hamilton Monday sold 50 bus {bushel} to McDougall at 90¢ a bus. stopped by rain. did not get load all ready.</p>
<p>Oct 26. Heavy rains this morning with some thunder.</p>
<p>Oct 27th Rained all morning got load ready for market in the afternoon</p>
<p>Oct 28 went to market rained all the way in and till about 7 oclock got good and wet. but sold out early.</p>
<p>Oct 29th John went in with a load to Hamilton which was sold all to McDougall. got another load ready for market.</p>
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<p>Oct 30th. started raining just as I was putting the horses in at market and it rained hard all day. made the market slow got home after three oclock nearly drowned.</p>
<p>Oct 31st Fine this morning sent another load of carrots in to Hamilton, tied up Cauliflowers, rained again at 5 oclock.</p>
<p>Nov 1st Spreading manure on Tomato patch and plowing.</p>
<p>Nov 2nd Fair & Cool.</p>
<p>Nov 3rd Cool and cloudy like rain</p>
<p>Nov 4th Had another wet day at market. guess this finishes all the big loads. have nothing left only some Cauliflowers.</p>
<p>Nov 5th Fair & cool unloaded 3rd car of manure</p>
<p>Nov 6th cool and cloudy shipped 30 bskt Peppers to Toronto. Shipped some Sweet Green Peppers on Monday last to Toronto sold at 85 and one Dollar a bskt.</p>
<p>Nov 7th Spreading manure and plowing.</p>
<p>Nov 8th. Carrying out berry bushes. Had heart failure nearly when I read tonights paper. got some reception in Burlington. guess everybody reads the papers alright.</p>
<p>Nov 9th Motored to Hamilton for tea and went over to church but did not go in</p>
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<p>Nov 10th. Getting a small load ready to take to market in the car.</p>
<p>Nov 11th went to market with car with Cauliflowers. sold good, at $1.75 and $200 {$2.00} a box car went on the bad had to get Radiator mended. door fixed new fan belt and spark plug cost $5.00 in all</p>
<p>Nov 12th Fine & warm John & Mike unloading 4th car of manure Dad and I cleaning up hotbeds</p>
<p>Nov 13th Feels like first day of winter ground frozen and some snow flurries. Plowing and cleaning up hotbeds. went up to Ham. and managed to get money for a cheque from McDougall which was returned to the bank unpaid was down to 71 Aikman Ave after tea expect to leave with L.M.B. or L.Mc on Dec 9th for Cal {California}.</p>
<p>Nov 14th Cold again today ground frozen hard this a.m.</p>
<p>Nov 15th Finished cleaning up hotbeds also plowing orchard. weather cool. ground frozen a little. was down town got lots of sympathy and congratulations</p>
<p>Nov 16th Fine and cool motored up to Hamilton after supper</p>
<p>Nov 17th Fine and warm cutting Cauliflowers for market and cleaning out bushes - plowing etc.</p>
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<p>Nov 18th Went to market with the car had 10 boxs small Cauliflowers sold at $2 00 box. Had some squalls of snow and rain in the afternoon. and getting colder.</p>
<p>Nov 19th Snowing this morning from the North East. looks like winter sure</p>
<p>Nov 20th Very cold this morning was at market for the last time this season</p>
<p>Nov 21st Fine and mild started covering strawberries</p>
<p>Nov 22 Fine & mild. was down town at night everything quiet</p>
<p>Nov 23rd Was out for a ride with L.M.B. and had supper at home. went to church as was L.M.s last Sunday to play the organ - Charlie Klinka's wife was buried today. and Muriel Willshire was buried yesterday.</p>
<p>Nov 24 Cold today working in the barn. did not go to Lodge.</p>
<p>Nov 25th Showery today went up to Hamilton in the afternoon. Bot an overcoat. Paid $38 00, also got a Ring and M. L. some Job.</p>
<p>Nov 26th Unloading the fifth car of manure. very cold and cloudy. The news in last nights paper is rotten. Lillie and I have to be vaccinated for Smallpox before we can cross the border. am going to tackle it tomorrow</p>
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<p>Nov 27th. Cloudy & cold. Got Vaccinated tonight suppose it will be in good shape by Dec 9th</p>
<p>Nov 28th Mrs Hicks held her 25th Anniversary of married life. was down with Lillie had a big crowd and a fair time.</p>
<p>Nov 29th Heavy rain all day. starting blowing hard in the evening. was down town came home about 9 oclock blowing a hurricane. trees blown across the streets, lights all out. worst wind in years.</p>
<p>Nov 30th Cold this morning, still blowing a gale. several trees in the orchard smashed. motored up to Hamilton this afternoon. pretty cold and rough yet</p>
<p>Dec 1st. Had some of the Bells, Hicks, Mrs Will Mac and Jim Davidson over for dinner. motored up to Hamilton and got our tickets for San Diego Cal. $147.25 each without berths.</p>
<p>Dec 2nd. Snowing a little this a.m. finishing fixing crates in the barn.</p>
<p>Dec 3rd Cold today was down town in the afternoon doing some business at the bank. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening. Robbie Kennedy blew in this morning from Detroit to see Miss B.</p>
<p>Dec 4th Fair & cold. getting busy. getting ready to go South was at Johns for supper</p>
<p>Dec 5th. was up to Hamilton</p>
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<p>Dec 6th was up to Hamilton in the morning. started snowing at noon.</p>
<p>Dec 7th snowing this morning not enough for sleighing motored up to Hamilton this afternoon. will be last time to drive to H. for a while. I guess. cleared up fine in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Dec 8th. Fixed up the car for the winter. going to Hamilton by Radial this afternoon it will be awful - after driving a car so long.</p>
<p>Dec 9th. Going to get married today. so guess this will end this diary. and lots of other things.</p>
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