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Jan 1st 1901 Cold After Chores were done I went to Whitelaw’s. to get the Petition and. took it to Post Office. in afternoon C.R. came back and we hauled stone and did the chores Wensday 2nd fine cold hay. 1030 grains 75c did chores and hauled stones. and took in a load of hay. $1030. engaged. Monkhouse to come and chop tomorrow 1030 Thursday 3rd fine grain 25 bu 125 We had Monkhouse chopping till 3 P.M. then we did the chores.. Paid Monkhouse 350 Friday 4th Dull 1 350 {Outst anding } �C.R. and Father hauled stone and I hauled two loads on stone boat in morning and went to O.A.C. with x no 1 Saturday 5th fine We did the chores and hauled stones. I went to town got shoes mended 60c Sat 5th Jan. 1901 fine grains 30c 150 pea Bran 310 I got grains 30 bu @ 1.00 bgt pea bran. 310 corn. 100” {lbs} am to get bal of half a ton on Monday got. paid special assessment on insurance $612 medicine for Queen. 50 groceries 65c 310 50 612 65 Sunday 6th fine Mary, Father, Jennie & I went to Church in the morning we had an old fashioned fellowship meeting. & Love feast it was very good but the church was very cold, all except C.R. stayed at home the rest of the day. Monday 7th fair grains 20 bu C.R. haul and Father hauling stone. I went for grains and also went to vote in the afternoon. bgt hardware 30c we have taken a box of cut straw every time we have gone for grains since Xmas Tuesday 8th Dull 30 bu grains C.R. & Father hauling stone in afternoon and C.R. & I made Stone boat in morning. I went for grains and did chores in afternoon thirty bush grains I kept five at home Wensday 9th fair 2 30 �x Father & C.R. working at Stones in morning I did chores and ringed our two young Bulls also McHarvey’s Bull. we went to sale in afternoon C.R. went also Wensday. Jan. 9th. 1901 I also renewed Insurance on our live stock 1000 in waterloo. company Thursday 10th wet 30 bu C.R. oiled harness and washed buggy. I went for grains grains 30 bu chored & went to town bull rings $4.34 180 4.34 bull bgt ov rings 75c for oil. Friday 11th Stormy Clippers for $125 C.R. hauled manure from cattle stables at brewery. 4 loads I went to town bgt. clippers 125 nail puller. 25c bolts 02. 1 02 25 Saturday 12th Stormy grains 30 bu 1.50 C.R. hauled manure from stables 1 load & one from bull pen. I went to town bgt oat meal. 85c got P.O. box $100 got pants. $125 Candies 10c I got grains 30 bush & ringed some bulls this afternoon Mr Breeder & Mrs came today Sunday 13th Dull Father Mary & I went to Church in the morning Mother and C in evening Monday. 14th Dull & soft 20 bu I kept 2 ½ 3 100 85 10 125 1.25 �Clipper 15c C.R. Sick in forenoo n In morning C.R. hauled up wood and I chored and went for Grains returned clippers and got a pair 15c dearer Tuesday 15th fair Father & I did chores and ringed bulls and C.R. helped me in afternoon C.R. sick in morning got 30 bu grains in afternoon 30 bu Grains I kept 5 Wensday Jan 16th 1901 for Stables hay 8.30 C.R. & Father cutting wood I went to town. Paid Toltons $350. bgt load of hay. 830 per ton the load cost $830 bgt ring for keys. 05 recd $1105 from A.P. Westervelt for two mutton Carcasses at 5c Per lb. was offered 7 for wether and 6 for ewe. 350 830 05 Thursday 17th Stormy grains 30 bu I kept 5 We did chores and I got grains in morning in afternoon I took grist to mill got grist back with me. pd {paid} for grinding $120 120 Friday 18th fine We did chores and cut wood in morning. I went to institute meeting in the afternoon C.R. did the chores heard some very good speaking. by Mr McMillan of seaforth and Mr Lewis of Burford. got cutter fixed. 10c. whip. 50c swivel. 06c got Farmers Institute ticket 25c Saturday 19th clear & cold grains 4 06 50 10 25 �30 bu kept 5 recd Check for 25000 We did chores and cut wood in morning and C.R. did chores and I went to A. McIntosh's funeral. went down town for axe handle 25c file 15. seat fixed 50c np {not paid} recd {received} 250 from Mr McGregor 15 25 50 Sunday 20th Dull milder Father Mary & I went to Church. hear Mr Cassady preach on Young people & marriage Monday 21st fair soft C.R. hauling wood up in morning and cutting in afternoon Jan 1901 Monday 21st Soft 20 bu I chored & went for grains in morning. and went to town in afternoon, got harness. mended. 200 paid. Binder Twine Shares. $1800 paid Dr. Reed's account 1700 200 1800 1700 Tuesday 22nd fine 30 bu grains pea Bran $525 /8.10” C.R. and I cut wood in morning & Sharped & set saw. in afternoon I did chores went for grains. 30bu. got hal pea Bran 8.10” @ 65c per 100” 525 Queen Victoria died today pd. Mr Crawshaw for cutting three cords of wood. $1.85c Wensday 23rd fine C.R. and Mr Crawshaw cutting wood all day. I went to see the Framers in the morning and all to see Bruders cow. did not make out much, went in afternoon. Pinders sale. and did chores 5 525 185 �Thursday. 24th Dull & soft straw $600 30 bu grains C.R. hauling wood all day. I got two loads of straw. all $3 each am to get another tomorrow grains today 30 bu. put E.P. May to E.P. Laird 2nd Friday 25th fine We C.R. hauled two loads of manure from the stables. after chores were done I went to the station to meet Mr Phillips of Oakville came to see about Polled Angus bull. He has left me to try & get him a bull 1901 Friday Jan 25th fair I went I got in another load of straw making 3 loads at 900/3 bgt meat at hales 80 groc. I got two wether lambs from Will. freight 84c I gave Mr Phillips a ewe and a ram lamb Dorsets. to help on the loss of his bull Duke of Erin that died of tuberculosis 900 84 Saturday 26th fair 30 bu grains kept 5 C.R. Cutting wood I did chores & cut wood in morning and went for grains 30 bu gave Father 100 Sunday 27th fair Father Mary Jennie & I went to Church heard Mr Cassady preach a sermon with regard to our Late Queen Victoria Monday 28th fair 20 bu grs C.R. Cutting and hauling up wood I helped and did chores. Father working at chores grain 20 bu 6 100 .80 �Tuesday 29th fair & cold grains 30 bu hay $1250 C.R. hauled 2 loads of wood and then I went to town got horses sharped 50c and bgt a load of hay 2965. @ 1200/850. went for grains. 30 bu C McDougall had a heifer to E.P. Laird 2nd paid Thornton & Douglas. 75c for {illegible} Recd from J. Batty a note for two hundred and twenty five dollars. Due Aug 1st 50 12.50 75 Wensday Jan. 30th Cool I was in house sick all day Mr McGregor came today and is well pleased with the stock & Tells me. that I am to go on selling the best I can. and he will be satisfied. C.R. did chores and cleaned grain Thursday 31st cold grains 35 I was sick all day did nothing C.R. & Father. choring and cleaning up seed barley. Friday 1st Feb 1901 Father and C employed same as yesterday and I Ditto. some better Sat. 2nd cold grains 35 bu Father & C employed same as Yesterday I also. improving slowly Sunday 3rd Cold Father was the only one to get to Church this morning. I stayed in the house all day Monday 4th Stormy gro 20 C.R. & Father at same Job. I went to town in afternoon . paid D Baley for sawing woo cutting 7 600 �straw $600, sent $240 to Prof Day to have suffolk sheep transferred to me am sending to A.P.W. pedigrees of four cattle Earns cliffe 2nd 42266 Soudau 2nd 42261 Blyth boy 2nd 42260 Margarite of Brandon 2nd 42262 Tuesday 5th Feb 1901 Pd for grain $24.25 Pea meal 525 62 oats oilcake $3.00 grains 35 bu I went to station in morning sent pedigrees of four cattle to A.P. Westervelt to enter for the sale. also their Pedigree Certificates and a check for $4000 to accompany to be refunded when cattle are put up for sale. C went for grains and paid Jan bill $2425. Went to town in afternoon. pd bal on fish 05 drugs yesterday & today 50 beans & onion yesterday $110 Put Kyma 3 out to E.P. Laird 2nd at Jas Hewers, C got 35 bu Grains. 2425 05 50 Wensday 6th fair C.R. and Father did chores & cleaned up oats. I went to see a Bull at Granton at H.A. Dinsmore's. I bgt his bull Black. Warrior for F.W. Phillips Oakville for one Hundred dollars and to to be shipped tomorrow my expenses. today $295 Thursday 7th fine & cool grains 35 bu I helped with chores in morning. and shipped two sheep to F.W. Phillips Oakville, then I went out to O.A.C. to examine pedigrees in herd book of the Angus bulls we have. down at the brewery. Sent a Teliphone message to Will with an order for four 8 295 1.10 �suffolk ewes. two shearling and two ewe lambs. at $1500 each message. $110 Friday. 8th fine Father & I did chores and ect. {etc.} and I went to town pd Wakefield 50c for meat Pd. Neil for overshoes. $150 got ¼ of mutton from hales. 50 150 Saturday. Feb. 9th 1901 35 grs. 175 kept 5 C.R. did chores and worked around barn all day. I went to town in the morning paid Taxes. $3455 then bgt sugar 50c C got grains $175 stamps 25c. took a pr. {pair} of chickens to Mr Crosby. 3455 50 60 Sunday 10th fair Father, Mary Jennie & I went to Church in morning and mother C & I in evening. heard two very good sermons by Rev. Kettlewell of M. Forest. Monday 11th fair C.R. hauled two loads of manure from. Town Father & 20 bu comings I did chores Mr Geo. Barber paid me the rent for three months for house and pig pen $1950 Took 332” pea chop 1950 1900 Tuesday. 12th Stormy. grains 35 bu kept 4 C.R. Father & Jimmie cleaning up grass peas I took a grist to town 17 bags. 85c bgt corn 72c paid old ac. 1250 sent. $875 to Farmers Advocate meat. 2.50, boots for Father. 250 paid for manure. 110 9 85 72 1250 875 250 250 110 �Wensday. 13th cold We cleaned up grain most of the day. I did chores and went to see grade Angus heifer of Mr Harleys Thursday 14th Cold grains 35 bu kept 4 We did chores in morning & I went to Geo. Whitelaws sale. bgt small Truck $597 597 1901 Friday. Feb. 15th fine C.R. hauled stones from Mitchells 5 loads. Father & I helped him & did chores. I went to town bgt. Salt & Oilcake 260 Saturday 16th fair grains 35 bu kept 5 Father and C.R. hauling Stone. 4 loads I went to town paid McCrae for thrashing 1700 apple butter 200 bgt Tobacco 25 & Licorice 15 sent 97” wheat to J.W. Yeomans 469 Gavins st Toronto Exp. 50 Sunday 17th fine Father Mary and Jennie & I went to Church in the morning heard Rev. Wordsworth preach on. "I have learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content" Monday 18th fine 500 bran @ 15 200 o {of} chop @ 20 I did chores. in Father & C.R. hauled four loads of stones. I went to town. bgt. mixture for warts on cattle. 15c Letter C. 02 ordered. 500” bran 200' oat chop at Goldies. 10 1700 200 18 25 110 �Tuesday 19th colder grains 35 bu C.R. hauled. one load of stones from Mitchells and a load of manure from stables. I chored & Father helped. J. S. sorting potatoes. Wensday 20th fair fine Stormy C.R. went to Mitchells sawing Father & I did chores ect. Thursday Feb. 21st 1901 cold grains 17 bu Hay $1035 barley chop 100” at 1c per “ Pea Chop 312” I did chores and went to Whitelaws to buy. straw and to Town and bgt a load of hay. hay was 2305 at 900 per ton. $1035 we C & I went to stables and trained calves most of the afternoon we have tied up four for the sale Friday 23 22nd fine 25 for putting cattle in yard Father & J.S. chored and C.R. went to Whitelaws for two loads of straw and. then we washed cattle. gave young Smith 25c 25 Saturday 23rd fine & cold grains 35 bu brush & comb for cattle 25c C.R. went for a load of straw to Whitelaws and I went to town in morning bgt load of oats. 78 bu. 28” @ 29c = $22.85, bgt 62” meat from Mr Alderson. @ $3.72/6, returned a pair of shoes to Mr Neil $200 bgt 2 doz bags at Hewers @ 432/18 7 sacks at P. Anderson @ 35c/5 C.R. & I went to stables in afternoon and trained calves to lead. got grains. 35 bu bgt brush & comb for cattle. 11 2285 372 4.32 �Sunday 24th cold Father, Mary, Jennie & I went to Church in morning heard Mr Cassady preach on. home life. we all stayed at home for the rest of the day Monday 25th Dull Pea Bran $550 Father & C.R. & J.S. chored and cleaned grain in morning. I went to town bgt. Pea bran, 550 bgt 5 ton of hay from Friskin of Nichol @ $8 per ton, to be delivered soon 550 Feb. 1901 Tuesday 26th fCold grains 35 C & I went to station to ship Dorset sheep to Mr Phillips Oakville. also sold a ram to Mr Coles of Brantford for $1000. and sent him to the station. got grist of chop from mill pd. 130 and. 130 Wensday 27th fine after chores we took cattle in to the sale and I stayed there the rest of the day. Mr Dinsmore came and selected a bull to exchange with Mr McGrogor for his old bull. paid Wm Tuck $885 for Carpenter work. 885 Thursday 28th fine grains 23 B. Leonard to Andrew Oliver Preston The Durham cattle were finished yesterday and Hereford started this morning. the sold fairly well but the Angus and Galloways went very. slow. we sold two one for 51 Brandon Leonard and. Altona for $43 to Dan Reed of Glanford. I recd 5100 from Alex White for Leonard and D Reeds not for his recd $1300 due in a week. 12 5 �road Galt SFriday 29th 1st March 1901 fi blustery three loads stone 750 Pea Chop 382” Father & C.R. hauled two loads of stones from Whitelaws I paid them for straw. 750. I got a load of hay in making a total from Mr Faskin 9580. 3140. for home 12.56 6440 for stables at brewery 25 76 at $8 per ton $38.32c pd. Hewers account. 10 750 38.32 Saturday Mch. 2nd 1901 hay for Calves 25.76 grains today 38 bu I went to town. paid J. Faskin for hay $3832 bgt oatmeal. $180, candies 05 recd $1020 for seed grain Mr Zavitz sent for. 16 bu seed oats. Daubeney $1020 3832 05 180 Sunday. 3rd fair & soft Father, Mary, Jennie & I went to Church heard Mr. C. preach another sermon on home life it was very good. Monday 4th fair I went I did chores Father & C.R. hauled 4 loads of stones. I went to town after dinner bgt. corn. & oilcake $240 240 Tuesday. 5th Cold aborted cow Put cow in stables. Coming s 25c C.R. & Father hauled four loads of stones and Kyma 4th had heifer calf today. I did chores ect. Dixie our Durham Grade cow aborted twin calves yesterday. Mary & children went to visit Mr Hamill's & McCannels I went to town bgt carbolic Acid and Jey’s fluid.” for 68c 13 68 �disinfecting stable, to prevent Abortion got. Malt comings {combings}. 25c Wensday 6th cold account Rendere d $273.08 Father & I disinfected stable & did chores. C.R. hauled four loads of stones. J.S. worked around barn Thursday 7th fine 25 bus Father and C. hauling stone 4 loads I did chores went to town got cutter shaft fixed at penfolds. bgt paper bags 32 ect recd $505 for grass peas ch went to Barber in evening went for grains 32 505 Mch. 1901 Friday 8th Dull. Father & C hauled 4 loads stone. J.S & I did chores J. Hill of Cumnock was here for dinner and bgt 31 bu & 8” Daubeney oats @ 40c got seed grain ready to ship tomorrow. 1350 1350 Saturday 9th fair grains 27 bu Pd Feb Grains $2045 I did chores shipped 4 lots of seed grain and went for grains in afternoon, paid last months account. $2045, went to town in evening got fowls from Aunt Maggie, meat $104 put Elm Park. May. to E.P. Laird, recd. $1097 for barley Sunday 9 10th wet Father Mary & I went to Church heard. Rev. Christy it was a good sermon on the use of our Monday 10 11th fair X 14 2045 104 10 97 �C.R. finished hauling 4 loads manure and from B Stables and hauled from barnyard in afternoon , Rose had a heifer calf grains 22 bu Pea Chop 220” Tuesday 12 we hauled two loads of posts from McAllister's swamp 140 at 9c each. 1260 1260 13th TWensday Wensday C.R. hauled manure in morning and we hauled cleaned barley in afternoon I went to town. bgt hardware 25c, recd 60.66 for seed grain and $1007 that I sent to Bruce & Co. Hamilton I am out 10c for P.O. order. also sent for 12 bu for ourselves, & 35 bu for T. Eaton Co. Ltd W. Tuck came to look at Barn & fixed boards & hooks in house. 50c 6066 50 Thursday 14th Mch 1901 Coming s 25 CFather C.R. & Jimmie Cleaned up grain and & got it ready to ship shipped. seed grain and did chores. bgt a ladder for. $175 , 27ft. bgt comings 25 Friday 15th Friday 15th fine Corn Chop $900 Father & I did chores C.R. & J.S. Sawed wood all day. I went to town after dinner bgt 1000” of corn chop $900 and Saturday 16th fine {mds?} 8.00 300 Father & I did chores and filled & shipped 20 bu barley to J.W. Harteman. Meaford. 8 bu oats ot G.E. Whiteside. Wilson P.O. New York got a pr. of shoes for J.S. $190 bgt. 1000 {mds?} $8/16 200. oilcake. 300 15 175 �oilcake Sunday 17th fine C.R. Sick. I worked at chores nearly all day & Father Mary & Jennie went to Church. Monday 18th fine I chored most of the day C.R. Sick J.S. cutting wood. Father choring Tuesday. 19th fair Stormy 35 bu grains X Father & I did chores C.R. & J.S. cutting wood W. Tuck here and gave us list of timber to cut for barn. Mr Moyer of preston here for Daubeney oats, sold him 5 bush for $200 got grains the afternoon 35 bu Kyma 6th bull calf today Thursday Wensday. Mch. 21st 1901 Stormy C½ grains 20 bu I did chores Father sick with with a cold. J.S. working at wood & chores. Crawshaw here in afternoon. I got grain 20 bu C.R. went to McCraes wood cutting I went to town in afternoon got got harness fixed 200 shipped some seed grain WensThursday 20 22th J.S. & C.R. working at wood I did chores and C.R. & I tried to break in a young bull. I shipped some seed grain Friday 22nd fair 16 200 �Father & I did chores J.S. Worked at wood C.R. & Crawshaw. working at timber & shipped some seed grain. Saturday 23rd fine grains 35 bu I went to town in morning got tooth fixed. went to find men to help with timber pd Mr Crawshaw accounts $250 250 Sunday 24th Dull Father Mother. and I went to Church heard Rev. Cassady preach to Children it was applicable to oleder people as well Monday 25th soft weC.R. hauled up timber all day Father helped him Mr Ibbotson was here in afternoon helping me cut overlay and wood. recd. P.O. Order from C German for $3000 3000 Tuesday. 26th fine Father & CR. hauling up timber. Mr Ibbotson cutting and also Mr Cook & & his man. I did chores. Wensday 27th Mch 1901 Four men working Timber hewing it. I did Chores and went to town J.S. Splitting wood. Father helping me. I sent $13.28 to John A Bruce & Co. and $1215 to Jn Mountain Thursday 28th fair & cold 18 bu grains $510 pea 510 17 �Bran four men working at timber Father doing chores J.S. splitting wood. I went to town in afternoon got grains 18 bu pea Bran $510 Tin ware. 50c. Friday 29th fine Four men working at timber all day. Tooth filled with gold $400 np, then bgt meat at Hales $160 4.50 1.60 Saturday 30th fine grains 35 kept. 6 Four men working at timber all day. I went to town in morning. got load of hay saw. Mr Howitt about the Pasture and also Mr Barber They are agreeable for me to sublet the field. got grains 35 bu Sunday 31st fine Father Mary, Jennie & I went to Church in the morning. We all stayed at home the rest of day Monday. Apr 1st 1901 fine Four men working at Timber J.S. splitting wood. Father & I doing chores. Tuesday 2nd fair Grs 1 75 Men finished hewing timber today. pd. Ibbotson 800. Cook 605 Ammst Anderson $165, Shire man 385. Wensday 3rd April 1901 x E.P. May in heat C.R. hauled manure from Stables 3 loads I worked at chores. about noon Mr McGregor came to see stock. and we had quite a talk about the N.W.T. I bgt chop $310. Bran 70c. chopping 55. 18 800 605 165 385 �Thursday 4th fair grains 25 bu straw 600 Father and I doing chores C.R. hauling manure from Stables 4 loads we bgt two loads straw from. McDougalls $600 Mr Bell of Waverly came to see about a bull. 600 Friday 5th fine Father and I chored and Father Mother, Bessie & I went to Church. There was a very good Love feast went We came home and found John Mountain here. We spent a pleasant afternoon. looking around Stock Mr Bell of Waverly selected a Bull and Expects 25 to send for him in a short time, also sold a rooster for 75c 75c Egg 25c Saturday 6th fine x 40 bu grains kept 10 C.R. away home on a visit Father & I did chores and J.S. split wood. we I went to town got grains. bgt a load of oats. $1873, paid C.E. Howitt rent on pasture & stables $14 bgt bgs at Hewers. $363 1873 1400 363 Sunday 7th fine Father Mary, Bessie & Jennie & Alex went to Church in morning Mother & I in evening C.R. away. April. 1901 Monday 8th Cool. Father & I did chores and I went to town for chop. and paid Presents ac for chop Bran & chopping. $525, I bgt wire at Morris' 180” steeples, 10” @ 3c per” Tuesday 9th fine & cool 20 bu C.R. Plowing I did chores J.S. away. Father did chores I went to town with drill fixing and. bgt alsike clover 19 525 580 �grains 1000 midlings 225 pd Express on clover. 80c. went for grains in afternoon got 1000 midlings for calves 1000” for. our own stable 225 80 Wensday 10th fine Corn Chop 500” Hay $20.21 man helping unload 25c C.R. Rolling J.S. Plowing I went for grains 25 bu got corn chop. 500 at 95 Two loads hay from Reeves at 875 per ton. $20.21c 2021 Thursday 11th fine Father & I doing chores C.R. Rolling, J.S. plowing I went to town got cultivator fixed $600 at McL. & Dawson's got envelopes 75 paper 05 600 75 05 Friday 12th fine Grains 25 kept 5 grains 40 kept 8 Father & I did chores C.R. Rolling & cultivating J.S. finished plowing Sod & rolled a little. and harrowed a patch of fall wheat and rye. I sowed grass seed clover on about 5 acres of fall wheat and rye, Saturday. 13th fine Father at chores and C.R. Cultivating and J.S. Harrowing. I sowed corner patch near Fords seeded it with clover & Timothy Mr Bruder brgt {brought} Fat cow. weight 1240 @ 5c = $62 already paid $1050 bal 51.50 pd $50 bal due 150 {Cont’d from Sat. 13th} sent oats to Bellamy Toledo sent 23 bgs and 7 sacks to J. Mountain., bgt ten bgs today. $163. sent $1781 to J.A. Bruce & Co. 20 5000 163 �Sunday. 14th fair Mary Jennie & I went to Church. heard Mr Cassady preach. Monday 15th fine Father not well. C.R. & I hauled 12 loads manure from G.T.R. Yards Tuesday 16th fine grains 25 bu C.R. hauled 1 load of manure & I hauled one and then he cultivated J.S. harrowed after cultivator in afternoon I got grains 25 bu Wensday 16 17th fine grs 40 bu C.R. Cultivating. I chored got grains 40 bu finished sowing D oats in afternoon seeded the ground sent kept 10 $900 to Aunt M. 900 Thursday 17 18th finDull & wet Father & I chored. C.R. & J.S. harrowed & cultivated till rain stopped them. We filled up order of seed grain and I shipped grain & got horses shod in afternoon 50c nails. 15c C.R. Clipped five rams. 50 15 Friday 19th cool frost grains 25 bu kept 5 Father Choring. J.S. & CR Cultivating & harrowing & picking stones. I went for grains 25 bu sowed Siberian oats in afternoon Apr. Saturday 20th 1901 Stormy grs 35 bu 113 21 �We finished sowing oats in morning. in afternoon I went with grist of wheat to mill. C.R. got grains & 35 bu then chored. I pd for grinding wheat 1.13 {Mds?} 42c got whiffletree mended. 15c peanuts. 10c. 42 15 10 Sunday 21st wet Father Jennie & I went to Church. in morning Monday 22nd fair Father & I did chores C.R. piled wood. J.S. also piling wood. C.R. harrowed fall wheat where I had sown. clover seed Tuesday 23rd Dull x grains 35 bu I went to Mount Forest put Kyma 6th to E.P. Laird C.R. Chored. J.S. Harrowing Ticket. 275 other exp. 20c Found all well 20 275 Wensday 24 x I came home put E.P. May to E.P. Laird bgt seeds. 460 sold s. Skin, 75 np to Hewer. J.S. harrowing C.R. choring Father fixing bull pen. 460 WenThursday 25th fine grs 30 bu I sowed barley and some grass peas. C.R. cultivating & harrowing grains 30 bu oilcake. 50” salt 50” oilcake 50 lb salt 25c Friday 26th fine straw 415. C.R. sowed rape. J.S. rolling I chored & finished sowing grain. McGregor man here today recd $5750 from S. Stewart bal due me on Dorset sheep 22 $5750 �Saturday. Apr. 27 1901 Mr Tolton 15c grs 20 bu kept 3. Father. Choring. J.S. Rolling C.R. digging post holes I went to town bgt 100 bu oats from R. Shortreed, @ 30c per bush. to be delivered at mill. paid Mr Tolton for buying straw 15c grains 20 bu. C.R. & I put in posts. Sunday 28th fine C.R. working at fence J.S. rolling. Father choring. I went to town in morning. got seale returned the one I had borrowed. $1400 np. at M bgt. 100 bu Oats from Shortreed @ 30c. to be delivered at Mill, {illegible} Ect. 10c shipped some seed barley, C.R. & I worked at fence in afternoon. 1400 10 Sunday 28th fine Father Mary Jennie & I went to Church. in morning & mother & I in evening Monday 29th fine grs 25 C.R. & I working at fence got grains. 20 25 bu J.S. Gang plowing and harrowing manure in Tuesday 30th fine grains 35 bu halter 20c Father choring J.S. G plowing. C.R. & I shipped bull to Jno Bell Elmvale also ram & rooster. We did some choring and went for grains I went to Jim's mill for chop. 59 bgs paid for chopping. $150 C.R. fixing fence in afternoon Wensday May 1st 1901 Telegra m 25c Father choring and cutting stone. C.R. & J.S. working up the mangel ground. I went in afternoon with Mr Borthurck to help him fix up car for stock. pd for telegram 25c. 23 150 �Thursday 2nd fair wet night We shipped all the McGregor cattle but two and our two bulls E.P. Stamp 2nd & E.P. Laird 2nd. bgt things for shipping. & divine. 15, 15, 15. 45 Friday 3rd fine CR Father cutting stone J.S. piling wood C.R. & I fixing fecne in morning and sowing mangels in afternoon C.R spreading manure & plowing it in. pd him 25c for spreading N. Soil 25 Saturday 4th fine Father cutting stone J.S. choring. C.R. & I finished sowing mangels and carrots and. worked at Fence in the afternoon. I went to Town bgt. meat $120. sulphur. 25 25 120 Sunday 5th fine Father Mary, Jennie & I went to Church in morning and. Mother & I in evening. Monday 6th fine I shipped potatoes & got grains 50. in morning C.R. & I did worked at fence in afternoon 50 Tuesday 6 7th fine C.R. & I worked at fence all day. grains 50c. Wensday 8th fine Father & I worked at fence all day. C.R. dug post holes. 24 50 �Thursday 9th Dull We finished wearing fence in morning and. I went to town in afternoon bgt wire 25. shovel. 80c, meat $130 130 25 80 Friday 10th fair. We fixed anchor posts in wire fence in morning then went to haul feed from Brewery stables and C.R. hauled manure from Stables in afternoon 2 loads. Father & I set posts in road fence near Barbers Saturday 11th fair Father. and I went to see about stone in morning we are to get some from Mr Higgan. bgt Fark Car & slings from Swayze for 1400 He is to get the old ones. pd. Goldies ac $4250, returned about 75” wire to Morris. pd for 1 brl {barrel} salt. 100” Oil cake. ½ bu corn and 1 bg. potatoes. 4250 Sunday 12th fine Father Mary Jennie & I went to Church. heard Minister of Sherbourne. st. Toronto preach on : In evening on Temtation. in evening. Monday 13th we hauled stone and finished putting in posts. went to {sorrel?} in evening. paid Higgins for stone $565 565 May. 14th 1901 fine We chored a while in morning and we hauled manure rest of the day.. 15 loads Father cutting stone. I owe Jn Mountain for Barley. 71.48c Wensday 15th fine 50 25 �We hauled manure today 15 loads. J.S. Gang plowing I went to town bgt harness 50 chain. 80 np at Morris, meat $259 pd. section men. $100 & gave Jno. B. & Boss 1 bg potatoes each for manure 259 100 80c 40 40 60 Thursday 16th fine Father cutting stone J.S. plowing in manure wC.R. & I hauled manure with two teams. We hauled & spread twenty loads. Friday 17th Dull Father cutting stone. J.S. plowing. C.R. & I hauling manure. hauled 2 16 loads Saturday 18th fine x Father not well. J.S. plowing C.R. & I hauling manure 18 15 loads. finished big field & I shipped 40 bgs potatoes to R.H. Hammel to Alexandria. got fork at Penfolds 40c np Raw oil. 40c p sold skin 75 at Hewers bgt 1 bush buck wheat 60 chgd Sunday 19th Dull Father Jennie & I went to Church in morning heard Mr Cassady preach. Monday 20th Dull We. finished hauling manure & I went to see J. Howes about raising moving sheep pen Tuesday 21st May 1901 Dull We worked at hauled saw dust in morning 4 loads took in a little over ¾ cords of heading. I went to 26 7475 200 85 �town Wm in afternoon sent $7475 to Jn Mountain pd for writing paper. 200 medicine for cow. 50c. meat 85 Wensday 22nd Wet morning we worked at sheep pen clearing away things for to move went to town after dinner. bgt wire. 178.” at Morris paid $2500 on Morris ac 2500 Thursday 23rd fine Dull Father Cutting stone J.S. harrowing & cultivating. C.R. digging post holes & setting posts for wire fence along from barn to orchard. I took Mary & Children to Station they are taking a visit to London. to see Andrew. got colt shod 25 np Ticket for. Mary $215 25 215 Friday 24th wet & Dull C.R. & I worked at wire fence all day. J.S. away for holiday. gave him $200 200 Saturday 25th fine & cool. Father & C.R. choring. I went to town in morning bgt wire 68”. steeples. 5” saw. J. Howse about moving & Raising barn and got his moving machinery without charge also D. Keleher is coming to help us with barn. then I went up to L. Roth's for the moving stuff & went to town in afternoon. bgt meat $225 head. 44 got 2 Jacks from G.B.M. then asked hands & C.R. went for 4 Jacks 1901 Sunday. May 26 fair Father & I went to church in the morning. heard a Presbyterian. Stranger from Port Elgin a very Good 27 225 44 178” on wire �sermon on Joseph. We all stayed home the rest of the day Monday. 27th fine 1 framer today We moved our sheep pen today had. J. House's Tackling. W Tuck did the work. had hand from. Mr Barber. McDougall Bye, ½ Friendship Mitchell McCraw, Harvey. ½. Tuesday 28th Dull we cleaned up rubbish and started to dry out foundation went to town bgt. corn 35c alfalfa. 50c. Wensday 29th Dull We worked at Foundation preparing. for masons I went to mill for cedar lumber got $576 hardware. 18c P chain mended 05 58 05 5.76 Thursday 30th wet We chored around barn trimmed cattles feet. whitewashed cellar. & hen house C.R. went for a load of shingles from shortreeds. np. we fixed a little fence Friday 31st wet 1 Framer today We. worked at Foundation in morning. C.R. scraping I went to town to see about Mason and buy nails bgt. 40” spikes at Morris np we cut potatoes in afternoon. W. Tuch had a man here today making frames. 40” nails Saturday June 1st 1901 fine C.R. scraping foundation in morning Father stone cutting I went to town sent $200 to Blake Lash and 28 200 �Cassels to pay interest on mortgage. recd. $6875 from A.G.H. Luxton. for Dorset sheep and $7400 From Jas D McGregor bgt lime for Father we Planted potatoes in afternoon. 6875 7400 Sunday. 2nd Wet Mary, Jennie & I went to Church. heard Rev Mills preach and attended monthly fellowship meeting Monday 3rd fine & cool 1 Laborer 1 day C.R. & I cut potatoes & planted some. Father & laborer worked at the foundation. I shipped seven Dorsets. to A.G.H. Luxton Georgetown. Freight to be $112, we planted one bag of Clorks Leamington potatoes Luxton to sent me $2500 1.12 Tuesday. 4th fine Father & I builging most of the day J Faley & C.R. working at Foundation & hauling stone to us went to See J. House about raising barn he says he can come in about two weeks paid R. Short-reed for oats. 3000 3000 Wensday. 5th fine we worked at barn all day. J. Faley. Laboring. Thursday 6th fine 1901 We. worked at barn all day. D. Keleher & J. Foley helping us. we got along very well. Friday 7th fair Dull Queen had filly We worked at Foundation all day. K. & F helping us Telegram about cattle. 25 29 25 �foal today Saturday 8th fine & cool We. shipped steer and Bull today. received check 37500 00 at least $375 Deposited it in the Bank of Commerce or gave it to the Manager to pace to my credit. Then we went to get consul papers and had dinner at Pearsons and 30c n.p. then got cattle shipped boxes & paid. 30c The Rest worked at Foundation paid J. Foley $500 tonight C.R. went for Keleher's Scaffolding. bgt. 30 500 Sunday 9th fine Father, Mary Jennie & I went to Church in the morning & Mother & I in the evening. Monday 10th fine x We worked at the Foundation all day. K. & F were here all day. put Kyma 4th to O.A.C. Bull Yesterday. Kyma 3rd also in heat Tuesday. 11th fine We worked at the Foundation all day. w K. & F here Wensday 12th fine We. worked at Foundation all day. {K?} & F here we got oat chop from J. L. Simpson paid he delivered it June 1901 Thursday 13th fine 1011 145 30 30 �We worked at Foundation all day. C.R. getting Turnip ground ready. bgt meat. $145 paid Hales account Friday. 14th Showery III we worked at Foundation until noon & then chored & scuffled roots & harrowed corn 3 framers all day. K & F here till noon I am to Saturday 15 fine Father working at found-ation. F here all day I pd him $5 & owe him bal of $9.38. paid Jim for chop. 30.60 pd Keleher for mason work & scaffolding $2200 3060 2200 Sunday 16th fine Father Mary & I went to Church heard Mr Cassady preach, & read the pastoral adress Mother & I went in the evening. to the mid quarter sacrament. Took Mary & Jennie both to Church for 1 Monday 17th fine We finished sowing turnips in the morning and C.R. harrowed potatoes & rolled turnips. & hauled up poles for Jacking up barn roof. I went to town with Keleher's scaffolding & got 18 3x4.14 ft scautting for braces. at 19 per 475 & ordered 3 x 40 12 & 14 ft Elm sils for barn. 475 Tuesday. 18th fine weFarmers all at work Father pointing. C.R. & J. Porter. getting shingles off barn at brewery. I went to town got dishes $185. meat 200 June 1901 31 200 185 �Wensday. 19th fine .75 We started to raise barn this morning. had McD J. House helping. Tuck & two men. had 3 Jack's from Morris. About 5 P.M. the prop Tl tilted and the whole roof smashed in but no one was hurt but all badly scared. Thursday 20th fiWet x We. worked at barn all day and I went to town took home Jacks. and. bgt oat meal. 100. buggy fixed 25 took hay fork track & car in to Mr Swayze. Mr Mulshlock had cow to bull 100 25 100 Friday 21st fine J.F. C.R. & I worked at Brewery stable tearing it down. three framers at work all day. Saturday 22nd fine We Raised barn today had two of Morris Jacks pd. J. House for Moving. $1200 bgt meat in morning. $2.14 Sunday 23rd fine Mary, Children Father & I went to Church. in M. & Mother & I in evening Monday 24th fine H We worked at tearing down stable & helping Framers to raise shed roof. went to town for. went to station with Mr Sharp E. Jackson was here all day helping us Tuesday 25th fine H We helped framers in forenoon & tore. down building in afternoon. R Mc is going to make frames at Tunleys tomorrow morning 32 1200 214 �June. 1901 Wensday 26th fine We finished getting the good lumber. and have offered R. Brandon the bal of lumber for $1500. R. Mc off ½ day Thursday 27th fine We fixed fence around new pasture in morning & C.R. scuffled & hoed Turnips also E. Jackson I went to town for meat $150 at Hales np. potatoes at Hewers 50 np Framers all here all day 1.50 50 Friday 28th fine Framers all worked at barn. Mr S helping Father C.R. hoeing mangels I scuffled corn in morning & hoed Mangels in Afternoon got 30” 5 inch spikes and 100” 3 inch nails at Morris Saturday 29th fine We worked. around barn in morning. C.R. hoeing mangels Father painting and Mr S laboring to him all Framers at work all day. Mary & I went to town and met Andrew and Mr Darby and we are changing our Mort-gage from our farm Blake Lash & Cassels Toronto to Simpson and Darby. Robert Knowles Executor they are to bear all expense of the change Sunday 30th fine Father Mary Children & I went to Church in the morning & mother & I in evening. Monday. July 1st 1901 only one Father Mr S & I hoed Mangels & turnips all day C.R. & Mr Tuck's two men took a holiday. We Mr T shingled framer all day. C.R. off 33 nails �Tuesday 2nd fine C.R. Raising drills for Rape I pulled weeds and worked sowed rape. Father & Mr S at stone work. Mr Tuck Wensday 3rd fine Shower We mowed a little hay in morning & then sowed Rape & kiled up hay. Father & Mr S at Painting & all framers at work. Thursday 4th showery Cut a little hay went to town bgt hardware bolts. hinges P. Greens cut a Morris. 5 hanger 2 loads 1 pulley from Swayze and meat $1.76 pd 200, paid for lumber $680. harness mended 40c 200 40 680 Friday 5th Dull H We worked around the barn in morning and hoed turnips in afternoon Mr S away all day. all Framers here Saturday 6th fine & cool Pedigre es. Framers all at work. Mr S. ½ day. pd him $500 I went to town & got some bolts. Father C.R. & I hoed turnips in morning & raked & kiled hay in afternoon Rory of Brandon 2nd 42270 calved Mch 18th 1900 Bowman. 5. dropped spg 1900 A.E. Tag. 5/6 Sunday. 7th fine Mary Children & I went to church in morning & mother & I in evening Mr C. preached both times July. 1901 34 500 �Monday 8th fine All framers here. Mr Went for 100” flour to J.S. in evening. Aunt Maggie came Tuesday 9th fine ½ All framers here. J. K. here ½ day. A.M. here ½ day. w Wensday 10th fine Mr S. J.K. & A.M. all day Framers all here I went to town bgt 100 5 in nails handles. 23c, rope 8 ⅓” @ 12 ½, meat 1.22 harness mended. 35c can mended. 10c groceries 90 122 35 10 90 Thursday 11th fine Framers left today Framers went to Sunleys at noon today. at noon today I got 3 pulley hooks at Swayzes scantling at Stewarts 25c screws at M. 09. hat A.M. J.K. & Mr S. all here today. bgt ticket for Mother 275 4 of us hoed turnips scuffled mangels & potatoes. 1 plowed fallow 25 09 2.75 Friday 12th fine had Mr S and the two boys all day. pd boys each. 210 pd Mr S. 800, went to town bgt. sprayer, 90c, P. Green. 20 1 gal machine oil at Morris Saturday 13th fine 7 loads We worked at hay. hauled 7 loads. cut 3 acres and kiled it also. put P. Green on potatoes. Mr S here all day Sunday. 14th fine & hot 35 210 210 800 90 20 32 �July 15th 1901 Monday. fine & very hot x I went to Sorby's with Mares. neither were in season then went to hunt for help in hay. W. Kelso came in afternoon and I expect him right along. Tuesday 16th fine wet W.K. here all day he & C hoed turnips in morning and scuffled. I cut clover in morning and we hauled a load of raking in afternoon then went to. work in barn till evening we had a good shower Wensday 17th fine We hauled four loads of hay and. kiled all that was cut. W.K. here all day Thursday 18th fine We hauled in two loads of timothy & seven of clover W.K. away today Friday 19th fine We finished cutting this seasons hay & started hauled. twelve loads W.K. here today.. Saturday 20th fine We finished hauling hay today three loads & started. to cut fall wheat. went to town bgt meat. 78c. Sunday 21st fine Father Mary & Children went to Church in morning and we went to Mrs Ford's funeral in afternoon & mother J & I to Church in evening 36 78 �Monday 22nd fine x We put in overlay for granery & Jacked up overlay in implement shed had two jacks two hrs. W Tuck here ½ day we cut wheat in afternoon and hoed turnips. Princess in heat sent her to Sorby Tuesday. July 23rd fine x We finished cutting fall wheat & Rye and the little corner field of oats near Fords. sent entries application for reg of seven calves and $1050 fees. 1050 Wensday. 24th fine We cut Barley and almost finished the Daubeney oats. C.R. shocking and J.S. & Father hoeing Turnips. Thursday 25th Dull We finished cutting Daubeney oats and hauled in the rye. four loads. Will and Norman came down to see us. We went to Sorby's to see about {car?} room. Friday 26th fine I went to town in morning bgt hardware. 50. 13. 28. 15. pd meat at Hales n.p. 95c took grist of wheat & chop to Jim's Mill got 3 bgs chopped and bgt 165” oat chop. pd for chopping & gristing & oat chop 310 Saturday 27th fine x We hauled fall wheat all day 10 loads. H. Leadley came out in afternoon. Princess took horse on Thursday Sunday 28th Dull & wet 37 106 95 310 �Father Mary, baby & I went to Church in morning Mother Jennie & I in evening. This was sacrament Sunday Monday 29th Wet We worked at roots & set up down shocks worked at sheep pen in afternoon. Hales got old ewe. 60” of mutton Tuesday. July 30th 1901 fine I went to town in morning got 17” of meat. from hales hats. 62c paid, overalls & smock 2.13 paid for corn $ 133. recd 75c from Mr Hammell $1.50 from W.H. Sleeman, $1.50 from C.E. Sleeman $150 L Schmuck. sent ten $ to H. J. Hill. entry fees for Exhibition Father. J.S. & Charlie all working at roots. 75 150 1.50 150 213 62 133 1000 Wensday 31st We cut oats. Father & J.S. hoeing & scuffling Thursday Aug 1st We finished cutting today at noon. and hauled in 5 loads barley 1 of wheat & 1 of oats in afternoon. Friday 2nd Dull evening W.K. 1 day Pf W.K. 300 We hauled in 11 loads of oats. had W. Kelso all day Sat. 3th fine WK 1 day Father & J.S. working at Turnips C.R. choring W. K. digging out foundation I went to town got wagon fixed 75c. meat 50c. Dr Savages bill 400 pd from chop. 910. Pd W. Tuck 1000 pd 38 75 50 400 910 �1000 Sunday 4 fine Father, Mary, Children & I went to Church heard. Rev. Mills preach. Mother Jennie & I in evening Monday 5th fine W.K. ½ day We hauled oats all day had W. Kelso in afternoon Tuesday 6th fine W.K 1 day We thrashed today. had W. Kelso & a hand from McCannels 1901 Wensday. Aug 6 7th fine We hauled oats all day finished all but peas & rakings Thursday 8th fine We. pulled peas. most of the day. Father raking stubble Mr Hether is putting eave trough on our barn at 10c a foot and does all the extra fixing free Friday 9th fine Mary & I went to town this morning. bgt meat. 13” @ 7c 91c at Hales left buggy at Penfolds to have tires set we finished all but peas .91 Saturday. 9th fine We finished harvest today hauled seven loads peas. I went to town got buggy fixed 300 P. 100” Oil cake. $140 berries. 25c 39 140 300 �25 Sunday 10th fine Father Mary Children & I went to Church in morning & Mother & I in evening Mr Mills preached a good sermon in morning on Faith Mr Cassady in evening Monday 11th fine C.R. at Bye's thrashing all day. J.S. weeding mangels and Father & I choring Tuesday 12th fine I went to town J.S. & C.R. Weeding & Cultivating Father choring & weeding I bgt barrow $400 shoes $250 meat 65c, Stone hammer 60c P Mr Hether finished eave troughing barn today 1.37 {illegible} less. $125 for old pipe 250 400 60 1901 Wensday Aug 14th fine Father. building Foundation under sheep pen. I did chores and labored to him Thursday 15th fine C.R. Plowing for fall wheat J.S. weeding potatoes I chored & helped Father at building Friday 16th fine Father building I went to town aced chored J.S. weeding turnips C.R. Plowing. I bgt hardware. 45. 40. corn. & oatmeal. $725 meat. 65c np sold 4 loads of gravel. @ 10c. 40c 40 85 725 65 40 �Saturday 17th fine C.R. Plowing. all day J.S. hoeing turnips. Father working at Mason work under sheep pen. I went to town in morning Monday Sunday 19 18th fine Father Mary Children & I went to Church in morning & Mother J & I in evening Mr Cassady preached in evening on the two virgins showing that the foolish had a show of religion but it did not avail. Monday 19th Dull C.R. Plowing. J.S. hoeing. Turnips. Father masoning I labored to him and went to town. bgt meat 77c C. Oil 72c, brush 25 recd $18500 from Jonathan Batty 77 25 72 $18500 Tuesday 20th fine Father building J.S. plowing pea ground C.R. hauling out manure for fall wheat. Wensday. Aug 21st 1901 fine Father building. J.S. plowing & choring. C.R. hauling manure. Thursday 22nd Showery C.R. finished hauling manure to field north of bush. and started at south piece J.S. plowing. and both Cleaned up grist Friday 23rd wet We cleaned seed wheat in morning and chored J.S. plowing and C.R. cleaning earth out of sheep pen. I 41 170 �went with grist to mill paid for chopping Ect. $170 pd. W. Jackson $250 250 Saturday 24th fine C.R. hauling manure and Choring. J.S. plowing Father not well. I went to town pd. Mr McCannel. $3.40 being {my?} share done him from the Howitt Lease business pd. Hales account & bgt meat. 3.75 Pd Fosters acc. $450 375 450 8925 1150 135 199 Pd. Shortreed for Shingles $8925 Pd. S & G Penfold for twine $1150 hardware. at Morris. $135 “ “ Penfolds. $1 340 1800 99 500 1868 Tomatoes 20c. W.B. Swayze. 1800 for Hay Fork ect Pf. J Friendship for work in Jake barn raising time 500 James Hewers ac. Sunday. Sep. 25th 1901 Mary Children & I went to Church in morning & Mother Jennie & I in evening. Monday 26th fine C.R. Choring J.S. Plowing I went to town pd. Goldies acc $2275, bgt 300 bran to put in car. paid Morris ac bgt. L. Oil. 67c Drugs. 25c. 40c stewarts ac. 42 2275 4000 67 25 40 107 500 �Insurance 500 Tuesday 27th. Got all ready and started with cattle to Toronto. Wednesday 28th. Charlie hauling manure and helping Will to the station. Uncle J. plowing. Thursday 29th. Uncle J. plowing all day. Charlie at manure in forenoon & at Barber's threshing in afternoon. Got 8 ½ lbs. Flank & Brisket 60c & 1 ½ n minced meat 15 Friday 30th. x Uncle J. Plowing in forenoon & at town in after-noon. Gave him 50c. Charlie & J. Friendship at manure all day. Sat. 31st. Charlie finishing manure and cultivating. Uncle J. still away at town. Uncle Robt. came to-day. Got new pump from Grant Sunday Sept. 1st. Gr. M. & children to church in morning & Grp & Gran at night. Monday Sept. 2nd Charlie cutting flax & corn. Uncle J. plowing. Got meat 43 $13 �Tuesday 3rd. Charlie working at buckwheat & corn & Uncle J. plowing Wed. 4th. Charlie & Uncle J. getting fall-wheat ground ready for sowing. Grandpa & Barber's ½ dy. Got 10 lb beefsteak Thursday 5th. Charlie sowing fall-wheat. Un. J. plowing. Got about 8 lbs Flank. Grandpa at Barber's 1 dy. Friday Sept. 6th Charlie finished fall-wheat. Un. J. puling weeds out of rape, Grandpa at Barber's 1 dy. Sat. Sept. 7th. Charlie harrowing fall-wheat-ground in forenoon & tidying up yard in afternoon U.J. Gang plowing and pulling weeds out of rape. Sunday Sept. 8th. Grpa. Children & Ma at church in morning. Grp & Gran. in evening. Monday Sept. 9th. Charlie working around barn & turning flax. U.J. plowing & pulling weeds out of rape. Tuesday Sept. 10th. C. working at barn & U.J. plowing. Got 14 ½ lbs flank. 44 �Wednesday Sept. 11th. 1901. Charlie & Grandpa at stable. U.J. plowing. Thursday Sept. 12. C. & Grandpa at barn. U. J. plowing. Friday Sept. 13 Ch. & Grandpa at barn U.J. plowing. Sat. Sept. 14th. x Bell had heifer calf by Kyma’s Heir Charlie at Ford's threshing all day. Grandpa at barn & U.J. plowing. Got 7 ½ lbs. flank from Hales. Sunday Sept. 15th. All went to church as usual. Mr Cassady preaching. Monday Sept. 16th Charlie at Barber's for about 2 or 3 hrs. in afternoon. He and grandpa working at barn the rest of day. Grandpa got harness mended Got horse shod. Tuesday Sept. 17th. Charlie at Barber's Silo-filling all day. Grandpa at building Uncle J plowing Wednesday Sept. 18th. Ch. & Grandpa at building in forenoon, C. at show in afternoon Uncle J. at shingles. 45 $1 paid. �Thursday Sept. 19th. Hauled in buckwheat levelling sheep-pen Working at Shingles. 13 ½ lbs. Flank Hales Friday Sept. 20th. General choring. Grandpa sick. Saturday 20 21st 1901 We arrived home. at 10 P.M. and found all well then got stock home and started. Sunday 22nd fine Mary Children & I went to church in morning. Monday 23rd fine I went to town in morning pd W. Mountain 5 600. pd Grant for fixing pump. $1300 meat. 55c, sugar. 300 600 1300 300 55 Tuesday 24th fine Will got ready to go home and left this morning about ten A.M. he got off in good shape I bgt grapes. 25c street Car tickets. 25. recd 250 from Will to pay for democrat wheel. and $5 to pay A Marriot Shipped Will’s cattle in afternoon. then went out to the Colliege and looked at the stabling. 25 25 2.50 500 Wensday 25th fine x C.R. at Porters thrashing Father choring. J.S. putting in wood. I went to town bgt meat. 80c, fixing buggy 05. Father shoes. 80 E.P. Bell 3rd had bull calf by Oxford King 46 80 80 05 �Thursday 26th fine C.R. finished plowing orchard & started at the foundation for cement in Cattle stable I went to town with grist 12 bgs oats & B. 2 bgs wheat bgt 6 brls. Queenston cement x 3 brls. Ensign cement Qu. at $125 per bbl E. N. 2.20 per bbl. pd Kelso 50 for taking care of cattle Friday 27th Sept. 1901 fine Father & Charley working at Stable. I went for grist pd. Goldies for Bran & ret bgs. $350, pd for Chopping 70c Father C & I worked at stable putting in cement in afternoon 350 70 Saturday. 28th fine x We worked at Cement in new stable all day that in Father & C.R. J.S. working at wood. I was sick all day & did not do much. Elm Park Bell 2nd had heifer calf by Oxford King Sunday 29th Dull & wet Mary Children & I went to Church in morning, and Father & Mother in evening Monday 30th fine C.R. went to McCannels thrashing. Father & I cut logs for new stable J.S. working at wood Tuesday 3 1st Oct fine Framer started today Framers came today to work at barn all three I hauled some logs to Mill and C.R. & Father worked around barn 47 12c 15c �Wensday 2nd fine R. Mc off ½ day C.R. at Barbers thrashing Framers all at 2 work in morning & 3 in afternoon I hauled two loads of logs to Mill got some pine planed 45c 45 Thursday 3rd fine We hauled three loads of logs to mill and a load of lumber to planing mill. — Friday 4th fine & cool Framers all here. C.R. took a load of logs to mill I worked on road all day. had Mr Hammill 1.25 Mr Couling. 60c 60 Saturday. Oct. 5th 1901 Dull Framers all here. Father choring around barn. J.S. working at wood. C.R. & I working at road work we finished at 5 P.M. pd. Mr Hammil 250 Jon Barber $125. X 00 B{illegibl Couling. 60 recd from Mr Hammil $2 for bull service. from J Barber for Sand 25c bgt glass 9 lights e} no 1 n.p. hooks & steeples ten. whisky 35. wood alcohol. 20. had H. Calf 250 125 60 200 25 35 20 Sunday 6th fine Father Mary & children at Church in morning and Father & Mother in evening 2 Framers ½ day Monday 7th fine Two framers here ½ day C.R. & Father choring around barn. I took truck's home. & got some strips split. at Clemens got wagon tongue fixed got 2 latches at Morris. 70/35 nails. 28c. putty got oil meal. 48 70 28 05 �Tuesday 8th fine & warm C.R. & J.S. pulling mangels we got in six loads. I went for wagon tongue this morning. bgt barrel of Salt $110, got a barrel of cement Father finished cementing manger bottoms 110 Wensday 9th fine J.S. & C.R. worked at mangels. Father & I took in seven loads today. Sorby's brought princess home today Thursday. Oct. 10/1901 Wet x E.P. Bell bull calf We worked around the barn all day. getting box stalls ready. ect Friday 11th fine wet morning We worked at stable in morning. and at mangels in afternoon Saturday 12th Dull # The Duke & Duchess of York Visited Guelph today Mother & I went to see them. bgt meat 19 ½” @ 6c. $1.17 np pd for Mothers Dress at Scroggies $150 pd Mr Sorby $1000 that I recd from Ottawa for Princess. Sunday 13th fair Father Mary & little M. went to Church in morning and. Father & Mother in evening Monday 14th fine We work at putting cement Floor in feed room till 4 P.M. then I went for 6 bu lime to kiln. 49 1000 150 1000 117 �Tuesday 15th fine C.R. & J.S. Taking up carrots I went to wah Washington to see a grad Angus steer and bgt him for $9000 to be delivered on sat next had a Wensd pleasant visit to Mr Hall's looked around his stock and also a neigbors exp $120 120 Wensday 16th Dull We hauled carrots 3 ½ loads & got mortar ready for Father there started taking up potatoes went to mill got some chop bran & 500 mds, chgd Oct 1901 Thursday 17th fair Dull We chored in morning and. took up some potatoes in afternoon. Jennie & I went to Cheltenham in the evening. Fare $ 145 Found all well at Chelt. 145 Friday 18th cold Men chored in morning took up potatoes in afternoon. I Judged cattle at Erin Fair Mr D. Rae of Eramosa was my Colleague we got along very nicely went to see Mr Sharp's stock in evening. Sat 19th fair John showed me around his stock in morning and Jennie & I started for home about 930 AM had a nice chat with Bessie coming down to the station, we got home about 11 A.M. met G. Shields on Train. then I went to town sent. $9000 to Walter Robson Ayn for steer and $7150 to Canada Life co Toronto, Exchange. 30c Men worked at potatoes all day. Father at mason work. We got steer home tonight 50 9000 30 7150 �Sunday 20th fine Father Mary Children & I went to church in morning and Father & Mother in evening Monday 21st fine We worked at potatoes all day. & took up about 55 bgs Tuesday Oct 22nd 1901 We worked at potatoes all day. I went to town bgt meat. $150 150 Wensday 23rd We finished potatoes and started topping turnips Mary & I took wool to Rockwood. $2212 worth 158” at 14c we took it all out in trade. Thursday 24th 4 I went to mill in morning borrowed. 725” of oats and got four bgs barley and 3 of wheat chopped J.S. & C worked at Turnips all day we hauled four loads. Friday 25th fine 9 We worked at turnips all day hauled 9 loads put Cattle into new box Stalls Saturday 26th fine 13 We worked at Turnips all day. got in 13 loads Sunday 27th fine 51 22.12 2212 �Father Mary Jennie & I went church in morning Father & Mother in evening Monday 28th fine 10 13 We worked at Turnips all day got in ten loads Tuesday 29th fine We worked at Turnips all day got in 13 loads gave Mary 500 500 Wensday 30th fine 14 We worked at Turnips all day got in 14 loads Wensday Thursday 31st Oct 1901 fine 11 We finished taking in roots today. got in 11 loads Turnips ½ load of Cabbage & some beets. Friday Nov. 1st 1901 We covered pits and C.R. went to Bye's Thrashing, in afternoon Saturday 2nd fine C.R. Plowing, J.S. sorting Turnips Father painting in new stable. I went to town. bgt meat $105 oil cake. $145 groceries, 16c candies 05, got my tooth filled left stove at Rumford's to be fixed, sold. Sunday 3rd fine Father Mary Children & I went to Church in morning and Father & Mother in evening, We had quite a High day in our church, and every body seems pleased 52 105 145 16 05 �with the decorating ect. REv. Smith from Toronto. preached morning & evening Monday. 4th fair & cold C.R. at McDougall's thrashing The rest of us chored around barn & prepared for thrashing, Mary & I went to the church concert in the evening. we paid 50 Thrashers came this evening 50 Tuesday 5th fair & cool hands from Bye’s We thrashed today did not get on very well. had hand from Bye's, Ford's, Porters, Barber's bgt, meat about $200 bread. 30c 200 30 Wensday 6th Nov. 1901 C.R. & J.S. started to Plow today. Father & I choring. Thursday 7th fine C.R. & J.S. plowing Father & I working around the barn. Friday 8th fine C.R. & J.S. plowing and I went to town paid G.T.M insurance assessment 1200 also Renewed the insurance on house and barn in Waterloo that had formerly been in the Royal. to be $1800 Recd $2500 from Jno Bell Waverly Proff Day came to see about Having students Judge cattle I paid him six dollars for Bull service Recd $100 from Mr Pickering for Bull service 1200 $25 1000 00 100 600 Saturday 9th fine & cool 200 53 �C.R. & J.S. Plowing all day Father & I choring and closing in end of sheep house gave Mary $200 Sunday 10th fine Father Mary Children & I went to church in morning hear Mr Cassady preach Mother & I in evening Monday 11th Dull & wet I went to mill with grist flour. 120 this grist chop. 100 last grist 80c J.S. plowing in afternoon Father & C.R. choring 300 Tuesday 12th fair C.R. & J.S. plowing all day Father & I choring. Proff. Day & a number of Students came to see stock had quite a pleasant afternoon Nov. Wensday. 13th 1901 Wills Birthday he is 33 yrs Father & I working at sheep pen. C R & J.S. plowing all day Thursday 14th Dull & blustry Father & I working in sheep pen and C R & J.S. plowing. Recd 200 from R. Brandon owing the payment in stable for Oct 200 Friday 15th Father & I working around the barn C.R. & J.S. working teams & covering pits. I went to town in evening got mail tobacco for Jimmie Saturday. 16th fine 54 25c �C.R. covering pits & choring manuring garden ect. J.S. hauling stones. Father & I went to town. I pd McCrae for Thomson's Sheep $1066 pd. for Groceries $376, hardware. chgd at Morris horses shod. 50c. 376 50 Sunday. 17th fine Father. Mary Children & I went to church in morning heard a good sermon by Rev. Mr Hendley Congregational Minister on the work of a real church Mother & I heard Mr Cassady in evening on Peace on Earth Good will to men. Monday. 18th fine Charlie hauling gravel. to barn yard. Father & I choring fixing sheep pen killing a sheep. J.S. finished hauling away stone heap. I went to town. bgt corn chop 600 np oil cake $7 np. herbaprin {herbal sedative/pain-killer for animals} 25c, chopping 25 Linseed oil, 18c 18 25 25 600 700 Tuesday 19th Nov. 1901 fine J.S. choring Father and C & I working Shingling the sheep pen. Wensday 20th Dull C.R. at Harvey's thrashing I went to Town posted Winter Fair bills, bgt 25” shingles nails. 150” oilcake pd for 500” that I got Monday Linseed oil ½ Gal. .40 Boiled Oil 85c sold skin to Hewer credited 60c Thursday 21st fine Father & I Shingling sheep pen. J.S. choring, C.R. at a plowing bee for Mr Johnston. 55 840 75 840 85 40 �Friday 22nd Dull J.S. Choring. Father C.R. & I finished shingling sheep pen and started the hen house got half done. Saturday 23rd snowy East wind CR off C.R. off today getting his teeth fixed. Father choring I went to town. sent $2550 to A.P. Westervell entry fees for fat Stock. $3 to Secretary McFarlane for transfers. The send $1 to Franklin. Des Moines for to register suffolk ewes borrowed $5000 from Bank of Commerce for 3 months recd $100 to pay for a ¼ of lamb I sold 8 years ago 2550 300 100 Sunday 24th Dull Father Mary & Little Mary & I went to Church in morning heard Mr Cassady preach a Temperance sermon Monday 25th Dull We finished shingling main part of hen house went to town for nails. 50” Gray. mineral powder for painting 25c at Morris rubbers. 16c 50 25 16 50 25 Tuesday Nov. 26th 1901 clear & cold C.R. finished shingling bull pen and started to {rid?} up the yard. I went to town in morning. took back Drab. mineral, & got some silver grey instead also 5 lb white lead, Groceries 1.05 candies ect 35 oatmeal, $140 105 35 Wensday 27th fair WT. & man ⅓ I set Father and Mother to the Station this morning Fare. $1.70 money for Mother $110. Came home and in worked at painting Stable doors & windows C.R. choring J.S. sorting potatoes. W Tuck & man came in 56 170 110 Lead & paint �day afternoon to fix roof ready for us to shingle.. They came about 2.30 P.M. Thursday 28th fine W.T. ¾ day W Tuck ¾ day working at barn putting in windows C.R. helping him I went to Church took little mary with me. Friday 29th Dull We cleaned up grist in morning and took it to mill. 12 bgs and 7 bgs returned that I borrowed 6.39 lb. returned 10 empty bgs to Goldies bgt 300” Bran. bgt. 500” oilcake, 7.00 pd at Trader Bank pd for chopping. 70c. C.R. dug post holes for. hen yard and we worked at it in afternoon 700 70 2.55 Saturday 30th Dull C.R. working at hen yard J.S. Sorting potatoes I went to town in morning. bgt Pulper repairs. 35c Poultry netting at M 105 got 2 2/5 {illegible} singles at Clemens. @.95c $520 35 Sunday. Dec 1st 1901 Mary & Jennie went to Church in morning and. Charlie & I went in evening heard Rev. Walter Russell. B.A. Evangelist. Monday 2nd cold C.R. Shingling, Woodshed. I shipped 2 Roosters to J.M. Barton Vankleek hill, Then went to meet Father and Mother, hardware 05 Drugs, 10c went to town after dinner sent. $300 to A. P. Wesetervelt entries for Fowls. 57 05 10 1.05 5.20 �Tuesday 3rd fair & cold Father & C.R. Shingling wood shed. I went to town in morning. got Father pants. ect. 213 Moleskin to face mits. 37. snaps 05. sold. 2 ton Straw to Mr Hanmer for Fat Stock show at $550 per Ton. 213 37 05 550 Wensday 4th fair & cold Father & C.R. finished shingling woodshed. I went to town bgt 2 Square shingles at Clemens Father & I went to Church at nig I went to see Mr Hanmer about getting manure from the show we are to be in by eight oclock aced clean up satisfactory to market clerk. Thursday 5th fine C.R. & Father choring and fixing up yard generally & J.S. finished potatoes & started taking in wood I went to town for Mr Heather to fix eave trough. Also Took Mary & Children in to get their picture taken we are to get 9 at $250 paid also Mary got other things & gave Mary $125 hardware 30c 250 30 125 Friday 6th fine Father & C.R. & J.S. putting wood into shed Mr Hether. put up eave trough on wood shed. 51ft at 10c per foot n.p. bgt salt petre. 08. 510 Saturday 7th Dull Father & C.R. finished the wood and I chored & went to town. bgt snaps 12p mits. 50c, Sunday. 8th Father Mary & children & I went to Church 58 12 50 �Monday 9th We got things ready and went in with them to the Fat stock show Tuesday 10th fine Cattle & sheep were judged alive and classes were finished about 10 PM we got 1st & 2nd on heifer Calf. 1st 2nd on Grade cow 1st on Aberdeen A Grade steer Wensday 11th fine 1st & 2nd on Suffolk wether 1st 2nd 3rd on " " lamb Wensday 11th fine Cattle were slaughtered today we had our steer put in & killed 64.4 percent Thursday 12th Sheep killed today. we had two shearling & 2 lambs killed. also Friday 13th wet We won 2nd & sweepstake on Dressed Carcass beef 2 firsts & 2 seconds on sheep and sold lamb kept. wether Will got 191” at $750, $ 682 I kept the other 5 gave $567.61 to Mr Hamilton accountant to Deposit for me Sat 14th Dec. 1901 Will C.R. & I worked at manure in market all day got things into pretty good shape. Will went home to Mt Forest tonight, we last night. I recd $19600 prize money. $12500 for Bull I sold to Mr Hazlewood St Marys to be shipped Tuesday $9600 for. Miss 59 68 6.82 �Canada. $7000 for Miss Quality $ 81.60 for steer Carcass $640 for Hide $240 for skins. Sunday 15th fine Father Mary & I went to Church in morning & Mother & I in evening heard Mr Russel we promised $400 to missionary fund Monday 16th fine 6 Father C.R. & I hauling manure from market 6 loads. horses shod. 63 np 63 Tuesday 17th 7 Father C. R. & I hauling manure all day I shipped bull to Jas Hazlewood St Marys hauled 7 loads Wensday 18th fine Father C.R. & I hauled manure. 7 loads. stamps 25 25 Thursday 19th fine & cold 5 We hauled 5 loads manure and prepared for thrashing Friday 20th fine x We thrashed today did not get on very well. had Mc D. 1. Barber 1. Mitchell 1 Bye 1. Harvey 1. Busby ½ Put Bowmans no 1 to Master King Saturday 21st fine We finished thrashing this morning. & chopped grain in afternoon. pd J. Busby 100 J. Flick. 50c,. Put Kyma 3rd to Oxford King 60 100 50 �Dec. 1901 Sunday 22nd fine Father. Mary. L M & I went to church in morning heard Mr Russel preach and Mother & I went in evening There was a very good meeting. Monday 23rd fair C.R. finished hauling manure from show building. & then we hauled in corn and C.R. hauled up wood. I went to town pd. Mr Heather $510, paid Jas. Hewer. ac. $550 pd. Thornton & Douglas ac 510 550 625 Tuesday 24th fine Pd. Clemens. bill. $19.62 1962 1344 1400 85 700 500 95 100 500 75 “ Goldies “ $13.49 “ Linseed Oil c, $1400 bgt slippers for Fathers. 85 “ Cloak for Mary. $700 Pd C.R. 500 Pd C.R. $500. groceries, $100, goose 95c tie & pin for Charlie. 75c Mother 500 Wensday. 25th fine Will came yesterday and took Mother and Hannah home to Mount Forest this Morning Father & Jennie & I went to Church this morning heard Mr Cassady preach a very nice sermon, we stayed at home the rest of the day Thursday 26th fair 9500 61 �I went to town in morning returned, 2 bunches shingle to. Clemens. pd W Tuck. 9500 bgt overcoat, $950 950 Friday Dec 27th fair 1901 C.R. finished hauling up wood and started to cut up tops. hauled some pea straw over to sheep pen paid for Lime. $1548 sent $1000 to Janesville Wis, to Alex Galbraith to record princess & Charming Queen 1548 1000 Saturday 28th fair Tom. came last night with cow calf and four lambs. We had quite a chat. pd. my share of the trip $250. Tom left for home this morning about ten A.M. I painted barn doors J.S. & C.R. cutting wood got a pure bred cow off train today from Will. pd for Mercury, 50c 250 50 Sunday 29th fine Father & Mary & baby went to Church. in morning & Jennie & I in evening heard Mr Cassady preach on three steps from Guilt to Glory. Monday 30th fine I took C. Reeson's things to the station & paid him his wages. $18000, groceries .35 35c gave my note for insurance $15000 paid. $300 bal. $ 212 35 18000 500 2.12 3000 7500 41 4.15 Tuesday 31st Stormy to will 75 I went to Town. Father & J.S. chored. Pd. D Baley $30 sent $75 to Will for Cattle & sheep suit for J.S. $415 np at McIntoshs Wensday Jan 1st 1902 62 �We chored and chopped a little wood. For more information on James Bowman, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 63 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1900</p> <p>Sunday December 30th fair Father Mother &amp; Jennie went to Church Mary &amp; I went at night it was a very good sermon on the out going century. it is marvellous the improvements that have been made this century</p> <p>Monday 31st fine I've did chores and went for grains in morning and went to nomination in the afternoon . got quite a number of signatures to Mr McMillan's Petition</p> <p>Tuesday Jan 1st 1901 Cold After chores were done I went to Whitelaw's to get the Petition and took it ot Post Office in afternoon C.R. came back and we hauled stone and did the chores</p> <p>Wensday 2nd finecold did chores and hauled stones. and took in a load of hay. $10.30 engaged Monkhouse to come and chop tomorrow</p> <p>Thursday 3rd fine We had Monkhouse chopping till 3 P.M. then we did the chores. Paid Monkhouse 3.50</p> <p>Friday 4th Dull C.R. and Father hauled stone and I hauled two loads on stone boat in morning and went to O.A.C. with no. 1</p> <p>Saturday 5th fine We did the chores and hauled stones. I went to town got shoes meneded 60c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat 5th Jan 1901 fine I got grains 30 bu @ 1.80 bgt pea bran. 3.10 corn. 100<i> {??} to get bal of half a ton on Monday got. paid special assessment in insurance $6.12 medicine for Queen. 50 groceries 65c</i></p> <p>Sunday 6th fine Mary, Father, Jennie &amp; I went to Church in the morning we had an old fashioned fellowship meeting &amp; Love feast it was very good but the church was very cold, all except C.R. stayed at home the rest of the day.</p> <p>Monday 7th fair C.R. haul and Father hauling stone. I went for grains and also went to vote in the afternoon. bgt hardware 30c we have taken a box of cut straw every time we have gone for grains since Xmas</p> <p>Tuesday 8th Dull C.R. &amp; Father hauling stone in afternoon and C.R. &amp; I made stone boat in morning I went for grains and did chores in afternoon thirty bush grains I kept five at home</p> <p>Wensday 9th fair Father &amp; C.R. working at stones in morning I did chores and ringed our two young Bulls also McHarvey's Bull. we went to sale in afternoon C.R. went also</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Jan. 9th. 1901 I also renewed insurance on our live stock 1000 in waterloo Company</p> <p>Thursday 10th wet C.R. oiled harness and washed buggy. I went for grains 30 bu chored &amp; went to town bull rings $4.34</p> <p>Friday 11th Stormy C.R. hauled manure from cattle stables at brewery. 4 loads I went to town bgt. clippers 1.25 {nail puller?} 25c bolts 02.</p> <p>Saturday 12th Stormy C.R. hauled manure from stables 1 load &amp; one from bull pen. I went to town bgt oat meal. 85c got P.O. box $1.00 got pants. $1.25 Candies 10c I got grains 30 bush &amp; ringed some bulls this afternoon Mr Breeder &amp; Mrs came today</p> <p>Sunday 13th Dull Father Mary &amp; I went to Church in the morning Mother and C in evening</p> <p>Monday 14th Dull &amp; soft In morning C.R. hauled up wood and I chored and went for Grains returned clippers and got a pair 15c deares</p> <p>Tuesday 15th fair Father &amp; I did chores and ringed bulls and C.R. helped me in afternoon C.R. sick in morning got 30 bu grains in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Jan 16th 1901 C.R. &amp; Father cutting wood I went to town. Paid Toltons $3.00. bgt load of hay. 8.50 per ton the load cost $8.30 bgt {ring for keys?}. 05 recd $11.05 from A.P. Westervelt for two mutton carcasses at 5c per lb. was offered 7 for wether and 6 for ewe.</p> <p>Thursday 17th Stormy We did chores and I got grains in morning in afternoon I took grist to mill got grist back with me. pd for grinding $1.20</p> <p>Friday 18th fine We did chores and cut wood in morning. I went to institute meeting in the afternoon C.R. did the chores heard some very good speaking. by Mr McMillan of seaforth and Mr Lewis of Burford. got cutter fixed. 10c. whip. 50c swivel. 06c got Farmers Institute ticket 25c</p> <p>Saturday 19th clear &amp; cold We did chores and cut wood in morning and C.R. did chores and I went to A. McIntosh's funeral. went down town for axe handle 25c file 15. {seat?} fixed 50c np recd 2.50 from Mr McGregor</p> <p>Sunday 20th Dull milder Father Mary &amp; I went to Church. hear Mr Cassady preach on Young people &amp; marriage</p> <p>Monday 21st fair soft C.R. hauling wood up i nmorning and cutting in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 1901</p> <p>Monday 21st Soft I chored &amp; went for grains in morning and went to town in afternoon, got harness mended. 2.00 paid. Binder Twine Shares. $18.00 paid Dr. Reed's account 17.00</p> <p>Tuesday 22nd fine C.R. and I cut wood in morning &amp; Sharped &amp; set saw. in afternoon I did chores wen for grains. 30bu. got ??? pea Bran 8.10<i> @ 65c per 100</i> 5.25 Queen Victoria died today pd. Mr Crawshaw for cutting three cords of wood. $1.85c</p> <p>Wensday 23rd fine C.R. and Mr Crawshaw cutting wood all day. I went to see the Framers in the morning and all to see Burders cow did not make out much, went in afternoon. Pinders sale. and did chores</p> <p>Thursday 24th Dull &amp; soft C.R. hauling wood all day. I got two loads of straw. all $3 each am to get another tomorrow grains today 30 bu. put E.P. May to E.P. Laird 2nd</p> <p>Friday 25th fine C.R. hauled two loads of manure from the stables. after chores were done I went to the station to meet Mr Phillips of Oakville came to see about Polled Angus bull. He has left me to try &amp; get him a bull</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901</p> <p>Friday Jan 25th fair I went I got in another load of straw making 3 loads at 9.00/3 bgt meat at hales 80 {??} I got two wether lambs from Will. freight 84c I gave Mr Phillips a ewe and a ram lamb Dorsets to help on the loss of his bull Duke of Erin that died of tuberculosis</p> <p>Saturday 26th fair C.R. Cutting wood I did chores &amp; cut wood in morning and went for grains 30bu gave Father 1.00</p> <p>Sunday 27th fair Father Mary Jennie &amp; I went to Church heard Mr Cassady preach a sermon with regard to our Late Queen Victoria</p> <p>Monday 28th fair C.R. Cutting and hauling uup wood I helped and did chores. Father working at chores grain 20 bu</p> <p>Tuesday 29th fair &amp; cold C.R. hauled 2 loads of wood and then I went to town got horses sharped and bgt a load of hay 2965. @ 12.00/8.50. went for grains 30 bu C McDougall had a heifer to E.P. Laird 2nd paid Thornton &amp; Douglas. 75c for {??} Recd from J. Batty a note for two hundred and twenty five dollars. Dec Aug 1st</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Jan. 30th Cool I was in house sick all day Mr McGregor came today and is well pleased with the stock &amp; tells me that I am to go on selling the best I can and he will be satisfied. C.R. did chores and cleaned grain</p> <p>Thursday 31st cold I was sick all day did nothing C.R. &amp; Father. choring and cleaning up seed barley.</p> <p>Friday 1st Feb 1901 Father and C employed same as yesterday and I Ditto. some better</p> <p>Sat 2nd cold Father &amp; C employed same as yesterday I also. improving slowly</p> <p>Sunday 3rd Cold Father was the only one to get to Church this morning. I stayed in the house all day</p> <p>Monday 4th Stormy C.R. &amp; Father at same job. I went to town in afternoon . paid D Baley for sawing woo cutting straw $6.00, sent $2.40 to Prof Day to have suffolk sheep transfered to me am sending to A.P.W. pedigrees of four cattle</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 5th Feb 1901 I went to station in morning sent pedigrees of four cattle to A.P. Westervelt to enter for the sale. also their Pedigree Certificates and a check for $40.00 to accompnay to be refunded when cattle are put up for sale. C went for grains and paid Jan bill $24.25. Went to town in afternoon. pd bal on fish 05 drugs yesterday &amp; today 50 beans &amp; onion yesterday $1.10 Put Kyma 3 out to E.P. Laird 2nd at Jas Hewers, C got 35 bu Grains.</p> <p>Wensday 6th fair C.R. and Father did chores &amp; cleaned up oats. I went to see a Bull at Granton at H.A. Dinsmore's. I bgt his bull Black Warrior for F.W. Phillips Oakville for one Hundred dollars and to to be shipped tomorrow my expenses today $2.95</p> <p>Thursday 7th fine &amp; cool I helped with chores in morning and shipped two sheep to F.W. Phillips Oakville, then I went out to O.A.C. to examine pedigrees in herd book of the Angus bulls we have. down at the brewery, sent a Teliphone message to Will with an order for four suffolk Ewe lambs. at $15.00 each. message. $1.10</p> <p>Friday 8th fine Father &amp; I did chores and Ect. and I went to town pd Wakefield 50c for meat pd. Neil for overshoes. $1.50 got {????} on from hales.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Feb. 9th 1901 C.R. did chores and worked around barn all day. I went to town in the morning paid Taxes. $34.55 then bgt sugar 50c C got grains $1.75 stamps 25c. took a pr {pair?} of chickens to Mr Crosby.</p> <p>Sunday 10th fair Father, Mary Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning and mother C &amp; I in evening. heard two very good sermons by Rev. Kettlewell of M. Forest.</p> <p>Monday 11th fair C.R. hauled two loads of manure from. Town Father &amp; I did chores Mr Geo. Barber paid me the rent for three months for house and pig pen $9.50</p> <p>Tuesday 12th Stormy. C.R. Father &amp; Jimmie cleaning up grass peas I took a grist to town 17 bags. 85 c bgt corn 72c paid old ac. 12.80 sent. $8.75 to Farmers Advocate meat. 2.50, boots for Father. 2.50 paid for manure. 1.10</p> <p>Wensday 13th cold We cleaned up grain most of the day. I did chores and went to see grade Angus heifer of Mr Harley</p> <p>Thursday 14th Cold We did chores in morning &amp; I went to Geo. Whitelaws sale. bgt {???} Truck $5.97</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901</p> <p>Friday Feb. 15th fine C.R. hauled stones from Mitchells 5 loads. Father &amp; I helped him &amp; did chores. I went to town bgt. Salt &amp; Oilcake</p> <p>Saturday 16th fair Father and C.R. hauling stone. 4 loads I went to town paid McCrae for thrashing 17.00 apple butter 2.00 bgt Tobacco 25 &amp; Licorice 15 sent 97<i> wheat to J.W. Yeoman 469 {Gavin?} st Toronto Exp. 50</i></p> <p>Sunday 17th fine Father Mary and Jennie &amp; I went to Church in the morning heard Rev. Wordsworth preach on. "I have learned in whatsoever state I am there with to be content"</p> <p>Monday 18th fine I did chores. Father &amp; C.R. hauled four loads of stones. I went to town. bgt. mixture for warts on cattle 15c Letter C. 02 ordered. 500<i> bran 200' oat chop at Goldies.</i></p> <p>Tuesday 19th colder C.R. hauled one load of stones from Mitchells and a load of manure from stables. I chored &amp; Father helped. J. S. sorting potatoes.</p> <p>Wensday 20th Stormy C.R. went to Mitchells sawing Father &amp; I did chores Ect, {2?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Feb. 21st 1901 cold I did chores and went to Whitelaws to buy straw and to Town and bgt a load of hay. hay was 2305 at 9.00 per ton. $10.35 C &amp; I went to stables and trained calves most of the afternoon we have tied up four for the sale</p> <p>Friday 22nd fine Father &amp; J.S. chored and C.R. went to Whitelaws for two loads of straw and then we washed cattle. gave young Smith 25c</p> <p>Saturday 23rd fine &amp; cold C.R. went for a load of straw to Whitelaws and I went to town in morning bgt load of oats. 78 bu. 28 {?} @ 29c = $22.85, bgt 62<i> meat from Mr Alderson. @ $3.72/6, returned a pair of shoes to Mr Neil $2.50 bgt 2 doz bags at Hewers @ 4.32/18 7 sacks at P. Anderson @ 35c/5 C.R. &amp; I went to stables in afternoon and trained calves to lead. got grains. 35 bu bgt brush &amp; comb for cattle.</i></p> <p>Sunday 24th cold Father, Mary, Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Mr Cassady preach on home life. we all stayes at home for the rest of the day</p> <p>Monday 25th Dull Father &amp; C.R. &amp; J.S&gt; chored and cleaned grain in morning. I went to town bgt. Pea bran, 5.30 bgt 5 ton of hay from Friskin of Nichol {?} $8 per ton, to be delivered soon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb 1901</p> <p>Tuesday 26th Cold C &amp; I went to station to ship Dorset sheep to Mr Phillips Oakville, also sold a ram to Mr Coles of Brantford for $10.00. and sent him to the station. got grist of chop from mill pd. 1.50 and.</p> <p>Wensday 27th fine after chores we took cattle in to the sale and I stayed there the rest of the day. Mr Dinsmore came and selected a bull to exchange with Mr McGrogor for his old bull. paid {WM?} Tuck $8.85 for carpenter work.</p> <p>Thursday 28th fine The Durham cattle were finished yesterday and Hereford started this morning. they sold fairly well but the Angus and Galloways went very slow. we sold two one for 51 Brandon Leonard and Altona for $43 to Dan Reed of Glanford. I recd 51.00 from Alex White for Leonard and D Reeds not for his recd $13.00 due in a week. {in margin: B. Leonard to Andrew Oliver Preston road Galt}</p> <p>Friday 1st 29th March 1901 {???} Father &amp; C.R. hauled two loads of stones from Whitelaw I paid them for straw. 7.50. I got a load of hay in making a total from Mr Faskin 9580. 3140. for home 12.56 6440 for stables at brewery at $8 per ton $38.32c pd. Hewers account. 10</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Mch. 2nd 1901 I went to town. paid J. Faskin for hay $38.32 bgt oatmeal. $1.80, candies 05 recd $10.20 for seed grain Mr Zavitz sent for 16 bu seed oat. Daubeney</p> <p>Sunday. 3rd fair &amp; soft Father, Mary, Jennie &amp; I went to Church heard Mr. C. preach another sermon on home life it was very good.</p> <p>Monday 4th fair I went I did chores Father &amp; C.R. hauled 4 loads of stones. I went to town after dinner bgt. corn &amp; oilcake $2.40</p> <p>Tuesday 5th Cold C.R. &amp; Father hauled four loads of stones and I did chores Ect. Kyma 4th had heifer calf today. Dixie our Durham Grade cow aborted twin calves yesterday. Mary &amp; children went to visit Mr Hamill's &amp; McCannels I went to town bgt carbolic acid and Jeyes fluid for disenfecting stable, to prevent abortion got Malt comings {combings}. 25c</p> <p>Wensday 6th cold Father &amp; I disenfected stable &amp; did chores. C.R. hauled four loads of stones. J.S. worked around barn.</p> <p>Thursday 7th fine Father and C. hauling stone 4 loads I did chores went to town got cutter shaft fixed at Penfolds. bgt paper bag 32 Ect recd $5.05 for grass peas {?} went to Barber in evening went for grains</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mch. 1901</p> <p>Friday 8th Dull Father &amp; C hauled 4 loads stone. J.S. &amp; I did chores J. Hill of Cumnock was here for dinner and bgt 31 bu &amp; 8<i> Daubeney oats @ 40c 13.50 got seed grain ready to ship tomorrow.</i></p> <p>Saturday 9th fair I did chores shipped 4 lots of seed grain and went for grains in afternoon, paid last months account. $20.45, went to town in evening got fowl from Aunt Maggie, meat $1.04 put Elm Park. May to E.P. Laird, recd. $10.97 for barley 10.97</p> <p>Sunday 10th wet Father Mary &amp; I went to Church heard. Rev. Christy it was a good sermon on the use of our</p> <p>Monday 11th fair Rose had a heifer calf C.R. finished hauling 4 loads manure and from B Stables and hauled from barn-yard in afternoon ,</p> <p>Tuesday 12 we hauled two loads of posts from McAllister's swamp 140 at 9c each. 12.60</p> <p>13th ????? Wensday C.R. hauled manure in morning and we hauled cleaned barley in afternoon I went to town. bgt hardware 25c, recd 60.66 for seed grain and $10.07 that I sent to Bruce &amp; Co. Hamilton I am out 10c for P.O. order. also sent for 12 bu for ourselves, &amp; 35 bu for T. Eaton Co. Ltd W. Tuck came to look at Barn &amp; fixed boards &amp; hooks in house. 50c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 14th Mch 1901 Father C.R. &amp; Jimmie cleaned up grain and &amp; got it ready to ship shipped. seed grain and did chores. bgt a ladder for. $1.75 , 27ft. bgt comings {malt combings} 25</p> <p>Friday 15th</p> <p>Friday 15th fine Father &amp; I did chores C.R. &amp; J.S. sawed wood all day. I went to town after dinner bgt 1000<i> of corn chop $9.00</i></p> <p>Saturday 16th fine Father &amp; I did chores and filled &amp; shiped 20 bu barley to J.W. Harteman Meaford. 8 bu oats ot G.E. Whiteside. Wilson P.O. New York got a pr. of shoes for J.S. $1.90 bgt. 1000 {??} $8/16<i> 200. oilcake. 3.00</i></p> <p>Sunday 17th fine C.R. Sick. I worked at chores nearly all day &amp; Father Mary &amp; Jennie went to Church.</p> <p>Monday 18th fine I chored most of the day C.R. Sick J.S. cutting wood. Father choring</p> <p>Tuesday 19th fair Stormy Father &amp; I did chores C.R. &amp; J.S. cutting wood W. Tuck here {???} gave us list of timber to cut for barn. Mr Moyes of Preston here for Daubeney oats, sold him 5 bush for $2.00 got grains the afternoon 35 bu Kyma 6th bull calf today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{????} Wensday Mch. 21st {20th} 1901 Stormy I did chores Father sick with with a cold. J.S. working at wood &amp; chores. Crawshaw here in afternoon. I got grain 20 bu C.R. went to McCraes wood cutting I went to town in afternoon got harness fixed 2.00 shipped some seed grain</p> <p>Thursday 22nd {21st}</p> <p>J.S. &amp; C.R. working at wood I did chores and C.R. &amp; I tried to break in a young bull. I shipped some seed grain</p> <p>Friday 22nd fair Father &amp; I did chores J.S. worked at wood C.R. &amp; Crawshaw. working at timber &amp; shipped some seed grain.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd fine I went to town in morning got tooth fixed. went to find men to help with timber pd Mr Crawshaw accounts $2.50</p> <p>Sunday 24th Dull Father Mother. and I went to Church heard Rev. Cassady preach to Children it was applicabble to oleder {older} people as well</p> <p>Monday 25th soft C.R. hauled up timber all day Father helped him Mr Ibbotson was here in afternoon helping me cut overlay and wood. recd. P.O. order from C German for $30.00</p> <p>Tuesday 26th fine Father &amp; C.R. hauling up timber. Mr Ibbotson cutting and also Mr Cook &amp; &amp; his man. I did chores.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 27th Mch 1901 Four men working Timber hewing it. I did chores and went to town J.S. splitting wood. Father helping me. I sent $13.28 to John A Bruce &amp; Co. and $12.15 to Jon Mountain</p> <p>Thursday 28th fair &amp; cold Four men working at timber Father doing chores J.S. splitting wood. I went to town in afternoon got grains 18 bu pea Bran $5.10 Tin ware. 50c</p> <p>Friday 29th fine Four men working at timber all day. Tooth filled with gold $4.00 np, then bgt meat at Hales $1.60</p> <p>Saturday 30th fine Four men working at timber all day. I went to town in morning. got load of hay saw. Mr Howitt about the pasture and also Mr Barber They are agreeable for me to sublet the field. got grains 35 bu</p> <p>Sunday 31st fine Father Mary, Jennie &amp; I went to Church in the morning. We all stayed at home the rest of day</p> <p>Monday Apr 1st 1901 fine Four men working at Timber J.S. splitting wood. Father &amp; I doing chores.</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd ffair Men finished hewing timber today. pd. Ibbotson 8.00. Cook 6.05 ??? Anderson $1.65, Shire man 3.85.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 3rd April 1901 C.R. hauled manure from stables 3 loads I worked at chores. about noon Mr McGregor came to see stock. and we had quite a talk about the N.W. T. L. bgt chop $3.10. Bran 70c. chopping {??}</p> <p>Thursday 4th fair Father and I doing chores C.R. hauling manure from stables 4 loads we bgt two loads straw from. McDougalls $6.00 Mr Bell of Waverly came to see about a bull.</p> <p>Friday 5th fine Father and I chored and Father Mother, Bessie &amp; I went to Church. There was a very good Love feast went We came home and found John Mountain here. We spent a pleasant afternoon looking around stock Mr Bell of Waverly selected a Bull and Expects to send for him in a short time, also sold a rooster for 75c Egg 25c</p> <p>Saturday 6th fine C.R. away home on a visit Father &amp; I did chores and J.S. split wood. We went to town got grains. bgt a load of oats. $18.73, paid C.E. Howitt rent on pasture &amp; stables $15 bgt bgs at Hewers. $3.63</p> <p>Sunday 7th fine Father Mary, Bessie &amp; Jennie &amp; Alex went to Church in morning Mother &amp; I in evening C.R. away.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1901</p> <p>Monday 8th Cool. Father &amp; I did chores and I went to town for chop, and paid Presents ac for chop Bran &amp; chopping. $5.25, I bgt wire at Morris' 180<i> steeples {staples?}, 10</i> @ 3c per <i></i></p> <p>Tuesday 9th fine &amp; cool C.R. plowing I did chores J.S. away. Father did chores I went to town with drill fixing and. bgt alsike clover 2.25 pd express on clover, 80c. went for grains in afternoon got 1000 {midlings?} for calves 1000<i> for our own stable</i></p> <p>Wensday 10th fine C.R. Rolling J.S. plowing I went for grains 25 bu got corn chop. 5.00 at 95 two loads hay from Reeves at 8.75 per ton. $2.021c</p> <p>Thursday 11th fine Father &amp; I doing chores C.R. Rolling, J.S. plowing I went to town got cultivator fixed $6.00 at McL. &amp; Dawson's got envelopes 75 paper 05,</p> <p>Friday 12th fine Father &amp; I did chores C.r. Rolling &amp; cultivating J.S. finished plowing sod &amp; rolled a little and harrowed a patch of fall wheat and rye. I sowed grass seed clover on about 5 acres of fall wheat and rye,</p> <p>Saturday 13th fine Father at chores and C.R. Cultivating and J.S. Harrowing. I sowed corner patch near Fords seeded it with clover &amp; Timothy Mr Bruder brgt {brought} Fat cow. weight 1240 @ 5c= $62 already paid $10.50 bal 51.50 pd $50 bal due 1.50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sent oats to Bellamy Toledo sent 23 bgs and 7 sacks to J. Mountain., bgt ten bgs today. $1.63. sent $1781 to J.A. Bruce &amp; Co.</p> <p>Sunday 14th fair Mary Jennie &amp; I went to Church. heard Mr Cassady preach.</p> <p>Monday 15th fine Father not well. C.R. &amp; I hauled 12 loads manure from G.T.R. Yards</p> <p>Tuesday 16th fine C.R. hauled 1 load of manure &amp; I hauled one and then he cultivated J.S. harrowed after cultivator in afternoon I got grains 25 bu</p> <p>Wensday 17th fine C.R. Cultivating. I chored got grains 40 bu finished sowing D oats in afternoon seeded the ground sent $9.00 to Aunt M.</p> <p>Thursday 18th Dull &amp; wet Father &amp; I chored. C.R. &amp; J.S. harrowed &amp; cultivated till rain stopped them. We filled up order of seed grain and I shipped grain &amp; got horses shod in afternoon 50c nails. 15c C. R. clipped five rams.</p> <p>Friday 19th cool frost Father choring. J.S. &amp; CR cultivating &amp; harrowing &amp; picking stones. I went for grains 25 bu sowed Siberian oats in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Apr.</p> <p>Saturday 20th 1901 Stormy We finished sowing oats in morning. in afternoon I went with grist of wheat to mill. C.R. got grains &amp; 35 bu then chored. I pd for grinding wheat 1.13 {??} 42c got whiffletree mended. 15c peanuts. 10c</p> <p>Sunday 21st wet Father Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning</p> <p>Monday 22nd fair Father &amp; I did chores C.R. piled wood. J.S. also piling wood. C.R. harrowed fall wheat where I had sown clover seed</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd Dull I went to Mount Forest put Kyma 6th to E.P. Laird C.R. chored. J.S. Harrowing Ticket. 2.75 other exp. 20c Found all well</p> <p>Wensday 24 I came home put E.P. May to E.P. Laird bgt seeds. 4.60 sold s. Skin, 75 np to Hewer. J.S. harrowing C.R. choring Father fixing bull pen.</p> <p>Thursday 25th fine I sowed barley and some grass peas. C.R. cultivating &amp; harrowing grains 30 bu oilcake. 50<i> salt 50</i></p> <p>Friday 26th fine C.R. sowed rape. J.S. rolling I chored &amp; finished sowing grain. McGregor man here today recd $57.50 from S. Stewart bal due me on Dorset sheep</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Apr. 27. 1901 Father Choring. J.S. Rolling C.R. digging post holes I went to town bgt 100 bu oats from R. Shortreed, @ 30c per bush. to be delivered at mill. paid Mr Tolton for buying straw 15c grains 20 bu. C.R. &amp; I put in posts.</p> <p>Sunday 28th fine C.R. working at fence J.S. rolling. Father choring. I went to town in morning. got seale returned the one I had borrowed. $14.00 np. at M bgt. 100 bu Oats from Shortreed @ 30c. to be delivered at Mill, {???} Ect. 10c shipped some seed barley, C.R. &amp; I worked at fence in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday 28th fine Father Mary Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning &amp; mother &amp; I in evening</p> <p>Monday 29th fine C.R. &amp; I working at fence got grains. 20 bu J.S. {Gany?} plowing and harrowing manure in</p> <p>Tuesday 30th fine Father choring J.S. G plowing. C.R. &amp; I shipped bull to Jim Bell Elmvale also ram &amp; rooster. I've did some choring and went for grains I went to Jim's mill for chop. 59 bgs paid for chopping. $1.50 C.R. fixing fence in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday May 1st 1901 Father choring and cutting stone. C.R. &amp; J.S. working up the mangel ground. I went in afternoon with Mr Borthurck to help him fix up car for stock. pd for telegram 25c.</p> <p>Thursday 2nd wet night We shipped all the McGregor cattle but two and our two bulls E.P. Stamp 2nd &amp; E.P. Laird 2nd. bgt things for shipping H divine. 15, 15, 15.</p> <p>Friday 3rd fine CR Father cutting stone J.S. piling wood C.R. &amp; I fixing fecne in morning and sowing mangels in afternoon C.R spreading manure &amp; plowing it in. pd him 25c for spreading N. Soil</p> <p>Saturday 4th fine Father cutting stone J.S. choring. C.R. &amp; I finished sowing mangels and carrots and worked at Fence in the afternoon. I went to Town bgt. meat $1.20. sulphur. 25</p> <p>Sunday 5th fine Father Mary, Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning and Mother &amp; I in evening.</p> <p>Monday 6th fine I shipped pottaoes &amp; got grains 50. in morning C.R. &amp; I did worked at fence in afternoon</p> <p>Tuesday 7th fine C.R. &amp; I worked at fence all day. grains 50c.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 8th fine Father &amp; I worked at fence all day. C.R. dug post holes.</p> <p>Thursday 9th Dull We finished wearing fence in morning and I went to town in afternoon bgt wire 25. shovel. 80c, need $1.30</p> <p>Friday 10th fair We fixed anchor posts in wire fence in morning then went to haul feed from Brewery stables and C.R. hauled manure from stables in afternoon 2 loads. Father &amp; I set posts in road fence near Barbers</p> <p>Saturday 11th fair Father and I went to see about stone in morning we are to get some from Mr Higgan. bgt Fark Car &amp; sling from Swayze for 14.00 He is to get the old ones. pd. Goldies ac $42.50, returned about 75<i> wire to Morris. pd for 1 brl {barrel?} salt. 100</i> Oil cake. 1/2 bu corn and 1 bg. potatoes.</p> <p>Sunday 12th fine Father Mary Jennie &amp; I went to Church. heard Minister of Sherbourne st Toronto preach on : In evening on Temtation {Temptation} in evening.</p> <p>Monday 13th We hauled stone and finished putting in posts. went to {???} in evening. paid Higgins for stone $5.65</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 14th 1901 fine We chored a while in morning and hauled manure rest of the day. 15 loads Father cutting stone. I owe Jn {John} Mountain for Barley. 71.48c</p> <p>Wensday 15th fine We hauled manure today 15 loads. J.S. Gang plowing I went to town bgt harness chain. 80 np at Morris, meat $2.59 pd. section men. $1.00 &amp; gave Jno. B. &amp; Boss 1 bg potatoes each for manure</p> <p>Thursday 16th fine Father cutting stone J.S. plowing in manure C.R. &amp; I hauled manure with two teams. We hauled &amp; spread twenty loads.</p> <p>Friday 17th Dull Father cutting stone. J.S. plowing. C.R. &amp; I hauling manure. hauled 16 loads</p> <p>Saturday 18th fine Father not well. J.S. plowing C.R. &amp; I hauling manure 15 loads. finished big field &amp; I shipped 40 bgs potatoes to R.H. Hammel to Alexandria. got fork at Penfolds 40c np Raw oil. 40c p sold skin 75 at Hewers bgt 1 bush buck wheat 60 chgd</p> <p>Sunday 19th Dull Father Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Mr Cassady preach.</p> <p>Monday 20th Dull We. finished hauling manure &amp; I went to see J. Howes about raising moving sheep pen</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 21st May 1901 Dull We worked at hauled saw dust in morning 4 loads took in a little over 3/4 cords of heading. I went to town {??} in afternoon sent $74.75 to Jn Mountain pd for writing paper. 2.00 medicine for cow. 50c. meat 85</p> <p>Wensday 22nd Wet morning we worked at sheep pen clearing away things for to move went to town after dinner. bgt wire. 178<i>. at Morris paid $25.00 on Morris ac</i></p> <p>Thursday 23rd fine Father cutting stone J.S. harrowing &amp; cultivating. C. R. digging post holes &amp; setting posts for wire fence along from barn to orchard. I took Mary &amp; children to station they are taking a visit to London. to see Andrew. got colt shod 25 np Ticket for Mary $2.15</p> <p>Friday 24th wet &amp; Dull C.R. &amp; I worked at wire fence all day. J.S. away for holiday. gave him $2.00</p> <p>Saturday 25th fine &amp; cool Father &amp; C.R. choring. I went to town in morning bgt wire 68<i>. steeples. 5</i> saw. J. Howse about {??} &amp; Raising barn and got his moving machinery without charge also D. Keleher is coming to help us with barn. then I went up to L. Roth's for the moving stuff &amp; went to town in afternoon. bgt meat $2.25 head. 44 got 2 Jacks form G. B. W. then asked hands &amp; C.R. went for 4 Jacks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901</p> <p>Sunday May 26 fair Father &amp; I went to church in the morning. heard a Presbytarian. Strangers from Port Elgin a very Good sermon on Joseph. We all stayed home the rest of the day</p> <p>Monday 27th fine We moved our sheep pen today had. J. House's Tackling. {W?} Tuck did the work. had hand from Mr Barber. McDougall Bye, 1/2 Friendship Mitchell McCraw, Harvey. 1/2.</p> <p>Tuesday 28th Dull We cleaned up rubbish and started to dry out foundation went to town bgt. corn 35c alfalfa. 50c.</p> <p>Wensday 29th Dull We worked at Foundation preparing for masons I went to mill for cedar lumber got $5.76 hardware. 18c chain mended 05</p> <p>Thursday 30th wet We chored around barn trimmed cattles feet. whitewashed cellar &amp; hen house C. R. went for a load of shingles from shortreeds. np. we fixed a little fence</p> <p>Friday 31st wet We worked at Foundation in morning. C.R. scraping I went to town to see about Mason and buy nails bgt. 40<i> spikes at Morris np we cut potatoes in afternoon. W. Tuch had a man here today making frames.</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday June 1st 1901 fine C.R. scraping foundation in morning Father stone cutting I went to town sent $200 to Blake Lash and Cassels to pay interest on mortgage. recd. $68.75 from A.G.H. Luxton. for Dorset sheep and $74.00 From Jas D McGregor bgt {lime?} for Father We planted potatoes in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday 2nd Wet Mary, Jennie &amp; I went to Church. heard Rev Mills preach and attended monthly fellowship meeting.</p> <p>Monday 3rd fine &amp; cool C.R. &amp; I cut potatoes &amp; planted some. Father &amp; laborer worked at the foundation. I shipped seven Dorsets. to A.G. H. Luxton Georgetown. Freight to be $1.12, we planted one bag of {Clorks?} Leamington potatoes Luxton to sent me $25.00</p> <p>Tuesday 4th fine Father &amp; I builging most of the day J Faley &amp; C.R. working at Foundation &amp; hauling stone to us went to see J.House about raising barn he says he can come in about two weeks paid R. Shortreed for oats. 30.00</p> <p>Wensday 5th fine We worked at barn all day. Faley Laboring.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 6th fine 1901 We worked at barn all day. D. Keleher &amp; J. Foley helping us. we got along very well.</p> <p>Friday 7th Dull We worked at Foundation all day. K. &amp; F helping us Telegram about cattle. 25 Queen had filly foal today</p> <p>Saturday 8th fine &amp; cool We shipped steer and Bull today. received check $375.00 deposited it in the Bank of Commerce at least gave it to the manager to pace to my creidt. Then we went to get consul papers and had dinner at Pearsons and 30c np. then got cattle shipped {boxes?} &amp; paid. 30c The Rest owkred at Foundation paid J. Foley $5.00 tonight C. R. went for Keleher's Scaffolding. bgt.</p> <p>Sunday 9th fine Father, Mary Jennie &amp; I went to Church in the morning &amp; Mother &amp; I in the evening.</p> <p>Monday 10th fine We worked at the Foundation all day. K. &amp; F were here all day. put Kyma 4th to O.A.C. Bull Yesterday. Kyma 3rd also in heat</p> <p>Tuesday 11th fine We worked at the Foundation all day. {?} K. &amp; F here</p> <p>Wensday 12th fine We worked at Foundation all day. {K?} &amp; F here we got oat chop from J. L. Simpson paid he delivered it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1901</p> <p>Thursday 13th fine We worked at Foundation all day. C.R. getting turnip ground ready. bgt meat. $1.45 paid Hales account</p> <p>Friday 14th Showery We worked at Foundation until noon &amp; then chored &amp; scuffled roots &amp; harrowed corn 3 framers all day. K &amp; F here till noon I am to</p> <p>Saturday 15 fine Father working at Foundation. F here all day I pd him $5 &amp; owe him bal of $9.38. paid Jim for chop. 30.60 pd Keleher for mason work &amp; scaffolding $22.00</p> <p>Sunday 16th fine Father Mary &amp; I went to Church heard Mr Cassady preach, &amp; read the pastoral adress Mother &amp; I went in the evening. to the mid quarter sacrament. Took Mary &amp; Jennie both to Church for 1</p> <p>Monday 17th fine We finished sowing turnips in the morning and C.R. harrowed potatoes &amp; rolled turnips. &amp; hauled up poles for Jacking up barn roof. I went to town with Keleher's scaffolding &amp; got 18 3x4.14 {?} scautting {scouting?} for braces. &amp; ordered 3 x 40 Elm sils for barn.</p> <p>Tuesday 18th fine Farmers all at work Father pointing. C.r. &amp; J. Porter. getting shingles off barn at brewery. I went to town got dishes $1.85. meat 2.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1901</p> <p>Wensday 19th fine We started to raise barn this morning. had McD J. House helping. Tuck &amp; two men. had 3 Jack's from Morris. About 5 P.M. the prop tilted and the whole roof smashed in but no one was hurt but all badly scared.</p> <p>Thursday 20h {??} We worked at barn all day and I went to town took home Jacks and bgt oat meal. 1.00. buggy fixed 25 took hay fork track &amp; car in to Mr Swayze. Mr Mulshlock had cow to bull</p> <p>Friday 21st fine J.F. C.R. &amp; I worked at Brewery stable tearing it down. three framers at work all day.</p> <p>Saturday 22nd fine We Raised barn today had two of Morris Jacks pd. J. House for Moving. $12.00 bgt meat in morning. $2.14</p> <p>Sunday 23rd fine Mary, Children Father &amp; I went to Church. in M. &amp; Mother &amp; I in evening</p> <p>Monday 24th fine We worked at tearing down stable &amp; helping Framers to raise shed roof went to town for. went to station with Mr Sharp E. Jackson was here all day helping us.</p> <p>Tuesday 25th fine We helped framers in forenoon &amp; tore down building in afternoon. R Mc is going to make frames at Tunleys tomorrow morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1901</p> <p>Wensday 26th fine We finished getting the good lumber. and have offered R. Brandon the bal of lumber for $15.00. R. Mc off 1/2 day</p> <p>Thursday 27th fine We fixed fence around new pasture in morning &amp; C.R. scuffled &amp; hoed Turnips also E. Jackson I went to town for meat $1.50 at Hales np. potatoes at Hewers 50 np Framers all here all day</p> <p>Friday 28th fine Framers all worked at barn. Mr S helping Father C.R. hoeing mangels I scuffled corn in morning &amp; hoed Mangels in Afternoon got 30<i> 5 inch spikes and 100</i> 3 inch nails at Morris</p> <p>Saturday 29th fine We worked around barn in morning. C. r. hoeing mangels Father painting and Mr S {??} to him all Framers at work all day.Mary &amp; I went to town and met Andrew and Mr Darby and we are changing our mortgage from our farm Blake Lash &amp; Cassels Toronto to Simpson and Darby. Robert Knowles Executor they are to bear all espense of the change</p> <p>Sunday 30th fine Father Mary Children &amp; I went to Church in the morning &amp; mother &amp; I in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday July 1st 1901 Father Mr S &amp; I hoed Mangels &amp; turnips all day C.R. &amp; Mr Tuck's two men took a holiday. We Mr T shingled all day,</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd fine C.R. Raising drills for Rape I pulled weeds and worked sowed rape. Father &amp; Mr S at stone work. Mr Tuck</p> <p>Wensday 3rd fine We mowed a little hay in morning &amp; then sowed Rape &amp; kiled up hay. Father &amp; Mr S at painting &amp; all framers at work.</p> <p>Thursday 4th showery Cut a little hay went to town bgt hardware bolts. hinges P. Greens cut a Morris. 5 hanger 2 loads 1 pulley from Swayze and meat $1.76 pd 2.00, paid for lumber $6.80. harness mended 40c</p> <p>Friday 5th Dull We worked around the barn in morning and hoed turnips in afternoon Mr S away all day. all Framers here</p> <p>Saturday 6th fine &amp; cool Framers all at work. Mr s. 1/2 day. pd him $5.00 I went to town &amp; got some bolts. Father C.R. &amp; I hoed turnips in morning &amp; raked &amp; kiled hay in afternoon Rory of Brandon 2nd 42270 calved Mch 18th 1900 Bowman. 5. dropped spg 1900 A.E. Tag. 5/6</p> <p>Sunday 7th fine Mary Children &amp; I went to church in morning &amp; mother &amp; I in evening Mr C. preached both times</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1901</p> <p>Monday 8th fine All framers here. Mr Went for 100<i> flour to J.S. in evening. Aunt Maggie came</i></p> <p>Tuesday 9th fine All framers here. J. K. here 1/2 day. A.M. here 1/2 day.</p> <p>Wensday 10th fine Mr S. J.K. &amp; A.M. all day Framers all here I went to town bgt 100<i> 5 in nails handles. 23c, rope 8 1/3 </i> @ 12 1/2, meat 1.22 harness mended. 35c can mended. 10c groceries 90</p> <p>Thursday 11th fine Framers went to Sunleys at noon today I got 3 pulley hooks at Swayzes scantling at Stewarts 25c screws at M. 09. hat A.M. J.K. &amp; Mr S. all here today. bgt ticket for Mother 2.75 4 of us hoed turnips scuffled mangels &amp; potatoes. 1 plowed fallow</p> <p>Friday 12th fine had Mr S and the two boys all day. pd boys each. 2.10 pd Mr S. 8.00, went to town bgt. sprayer, 90c, P. Green. 20 1 gal machine oil at Morris</p> <p>Saturday 13th fine We worked at hay. hauled 7 loads. cut 3 acres and kiled it also. put P. Green on potatoes. Mr S here all day</p> <p>Sunday 14th fine &amp; hot</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 15th 1901 Monday fine &amp; very hot I went to Sorby's with Mares. neither were in season then went to hunt for help in hay. W. Kelso came in afternoon and I expect him right along.</p> <p>Tuesday 16th {??} W. K. here all day he &amp; C hoed turnips in morning and scuffled. I cut clover in morning and we hauled a load of raking in afternoon then went to work in barn till evening we had a good shower</p> <p>Wensday 17th fine We hauled four loads of hay and. kiled all that was cut. W.K. here all day</p> <p>Thursday 18th fine We hauled in two loads of timothy &amp; seven of clover W.K. away today</p> <p>Friday 19th fine We finished cutting this seasons hay &amp; started hauled. twelve loads W. K. here today.</p> <p>Saturday 20th fine We finished hauling hay today three loads &amp; started to cut fall wheat. went to town bgt meat. 78c.</p> <p>Sunday 21st fine Father Mary &amp; Children went to Church in morning and we went to Mrs Ford's funeral in afternoon &amp; mother J &amp; I to Church in evening</p> <p>Monday 22nd fine We put in overlay for granery &amp; Jacked up overlay in implement shed had two jacks two hrs. W Tuck here 1/2 day we cut wheat in afternoon and hoed turnips. Princess in heat sent her to Sorby</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday. July 23rd fine We finished cutting fall wheat &amp; Rye and the little corner field of oats near Fords. sent entries application for reg of seven calves and $10.50 fees.</p> <p>Wensday 24th fine We cut Barley and almost finished the Daubeney oats. C.R. shocking and J.S. &amp; Father hoeing Turnips.</p> <p>Thursday 25th Dull We finished cutting Daubeney oats and hauled in the rye. four loads. Will and Norman came down to see us. We went to Sorby's to see about {??} room.</p> <p>Friday 26th fine I went to town in morning bgt hardware. 50. 13. 28. 15. pd meat at Hales n.p. 95c took grist of wheat &amp; chop to Jim's Mill got 3 bgs chopped and bgt 165<i> oat chop. pd for chopping &amp; gristing &amp; oat chop 3.10</i></p> <p>Saturday 27th fine We hauled fall wheat all day 10 loads. H Leadley came out in afternoon. Princess took horse on Thursday</p> <p>Sunday 28th Dull &amp; wet Father Mary, baby &amp; I went to Church in morning Mother Jennie &amp; I in evening. This was sacrament Sunday</p> <p>Monday 29th Wet We worked at roots &amp; set up down shocks worked at sheep pen in afternoon. Hales got old ewe. 60<i> of mutton</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday. July 30th 1901 fine I went to town in morning got 17' of meat. from hales hats. 62c paid, overalls &amp; smock 2.13 paid for corn $ 1.33. recd 75c from Mr Hammell $1.50 from W. H. Sleeman, $1.50 from L Schmuck. sent two $ to H. J. Hill. entry fees for Exhibition Father. J.S. &amp; Charlie all working at roots.</p> <p>Wensday 31st We cut oats. Father &amp; J.S. hoeing &amp; scuffling</p> <p>Thursday Aug 1st We finished cutting today at noon. and hauled in 5 loads barley 1 of wheat &amp; 1 of oats in afternoon.</p> <p>Friday 2nd Dull evening We hauled in 11 loads of oats. had W. Kelso all day</p> <p>Sat. 3th fine Father &amp; J.S. working at Turnips C.R. choring W. K. digging out foundation I went to town got wagon fixed 75c. meat 50c. Dr Savages bill pd from chop. 9.10. Pd W. Tuck 10.00 pd</p> <p>Sunday 4 fine Father, Mary, Children &amp; I went to Church hear. Rev. Mills preach. Mother Jennie &amp; I in evening</p> <p>Monday 5th fine We hauled oats all day had W. Kelso in afternoon</p> <p>Tuesday 6th fine We thrashed today. had W. Kelso &amp; a hand from McCannels</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901</p> <p>Wensday Aug 7th fine We hauled oats all day finished all but peas &amp; rakings</p> <p>Thursday 8th fine We pulled peas. most of the day. Father raking stubble Mr Hether is putting eave trough on our barn {??} 10c a foot and {??} all the {??} fixing</p> <p>Friday 9th fine Mary &amp; I went to town this morning. bgt meat. 13<i> @ 7c 91c at Hales left buggy at Penfolds to have tires set we finished all but peas</i></p> <p>Saturday 9th fine We finished harvest today hauled seven loads peas. I went to town got buggy fixed 3.00. 100<i> Oil cake. $1.40 berries. 25c</i></p> <p>Sunday 10th fine Father Mary Children &amp; I went to Church in morning &amp; Mother &amp; I in evening Mr Mills preached a good sermon in morning on Faith Mr Cassady in evening</p> <p>Monday 11th fine C.R. at Bye's thrashing all day. J.S. weeding mangels and Father &amp; I choring</p> <p>Tuesday 12th fine I went to town J.S. &amp; C.R. weeding &amp; cultivating Father choring &amp; weeding I bgt barrow $4.00 shoes $2.50 meat 65c, stone hammer 60c p Mr Hether finished eave {???} barn today 1.37 {?} less. $1.25 for old pipe</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901</p> <p>Wensday Aug 14th fine Father building Foundation under sheep pen. I did chores and labored to him</p> <p>Thursday 15th fine C.R. Plowing for fall wheat J.S. weeding potatoes I chored &amp; helped Father at building.</p> <p>Friday 16th fine Father building I went to town aced chored J.S. weeding turnips C.R. plowing. I bgt hardware. 45. 40. corn. &amp; oatmeal. $7.25 meat. 65c np sold 4 loads of gravel. @ 10c. 40c</p> <p>Saturday 17th fine C.R. plowing. all day J.S. hoeing turnips. Father working at Mason work under sheep pen. I went to town in morning</p> <p>Sunday 18th fine Father Mary Children &amp; I went to Church in morning &amp; Mother J &amp; I in evening Mr Cassady preached in evening on the two virgins showing that eh foolish had a show of religion but it did not avail</p> <p>Monday 19th Dull C.R. Plowing. J.S. hoeing. Turnips. Father masoning I labored to him and went to town. bgt meat 77c C. Oil 72c, brush 25 recd $185.00 from Jonathan Batty $195.00</p> <p>Tuesday 20th fine Father building J.S. plowing pea ground C. R. hauling out manure for fall wheat.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday. Aug 21st 1901 fine Father building. J.S. plowing &amp; choring. C.R. hauling manure.</p> <p>Thursday 22nd Showery C.R. finished hauling manure to field north of bush. and started at south piece J.S. plowing, and both cleaned up grist</p> <p>Friday 23rd wet We cleaned seed wheat in morning and chored J.S. plowing and C.R. cleaning earth out of sheep pen. I went with grist to mill paid for chopping Ect. $1.70 pd. {??} Jackson $2.50</p> <p>Saturday 24th fine C.R. hauling manure and choring. J.S. plowing Father not well. I went to town pd. Mr McCannel. $3.40 being {4?} share done him from the Howitt Lease business pd. Hales account &amp; bgt</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Meat.</td> <td>3.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pd. Foster acc.</td> <td>$4.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pd. Shortreed for Shingles.</td> <td>$89.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pd. S &amp; G Penfold for twine.</td> <td>$11.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>hardware. at Morris.</td> <td>$1.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" " Penfolds</td> <td>$1.99</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tomatoes</td> <td>20c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>W.B. Swayze.</td> <td>18.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pd. J. Friendship for work in {??} barn raising time</td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> James Hewers ac.</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday. Sep. 25th 1901 Mary Chiildren &amp; I went to Church in morning &amp; Mother Jennie &amp; I in evening.</p> <p>Monday 26th fine C.R. choring J.S. Plowing I went to town pd. Goldies acc $22.75, bgt 5.00 bran to put in car. paid Morris ac</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>bgt. L. Oil.</td> <td>67c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Drugs.</td> <td>25c. 40c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>stewarts ac.</td> <td>1.07/td&gt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Insurance</td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Tuesday 27th Got all ready and started with cattle to Toronto. Wednesday 28th Charlie hauling manure and helping Will to the station. Uncle J. plowing. Thursday 29th Uncle J. plowing all day. Charlie at manure in forenoon &amp; at Barber's threshing in afternoon. Got 8 1/2 lbs. Flank &amp; Brisket - 60c &amp; 1 1/2 n minced meat - 15 Friday 30 th Uncle J. plowing in forenoon &amp; at town in afternoon. Gave him 50c. Charlie &amp; J. Friendship at manure all day. Sat. 31st Charlie finishing manure and cultivating. Uncle J. still away at town Uncle Robt. came today. Got new pump from Grant Sunday Sept. 1st. Gr. M. &amp; children to church in morning &amp; Grp &amp; Gran at night.</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Sept. 2nd Charlie cutting flax &amp; corn. Uncle J. plowing. Got meat</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd Charlie working at buckwheat &amp; corn &amp; Uncle J. plowing</p> <p>Wed. 4th Charlie &amp; Uncle J. getting fall-wheat ground ready for sowing. Granpa &amp; Barber's 1/2 dy. Got 10 lb beef-steak</p> <p>Thursday 5th Grandpa at Barber's 1 dy Charlie sowing fall-wheat. Un. J. plowing. Got about 8 lbs Flank.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 6th Charlie finished fall-wheat. Un. J. puling weeds out of rape, Grandpa at Barber's 1 dy.</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 7th Charlie harrowing fall-wheat ground in forenoon &amp; tidying up yard in afternoon U. J. Gang plowing and pulling weeds out of rape.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 8th Grpa. Children &amp; Ma at church in morning. Grp &amp; Gran. in evening.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 9th. Charlie working around barn &amp; turning flax. U.J. plowing &amp; pulling weeds out of rape.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 10th C. working at barn &amp; U.J. plowing. Got 14 1/2 lbs flank.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Sept 11th 1901 Charlie &amp; Grandpa at stable. U.J. plowing.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 12 C. &amp; Grandpa at barn. U. J. plowing.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 13 Ch. &amp; Grandpa at barn U.J. plowing.</p> <p>Sat Sept. 14th Charlie at Ford's threshing all day. Grandpa at barn &amp; U.J. plowing. Got 7 1/2 lbs flank from Hales. Bell had heifer calf by Kyma's Heir today.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 15th All went to church as usual. Mr Cassady preaching.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 16th Charlie at Barber's for about 2 or 3 hrs. in afternoon. He and grandpa working at barn the rest of day. Grandpa got harness mended $1 paid. Got horse shod.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 17th Charlie at Barber's Silo-filling all day. Granpa at building Uncle J plowing</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 18th Ch. &amp; Grandpa at building in forenoon. C. at show in afternoon. Uncle J. at shingles.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 19th Hauled in buckwheat levelling sheep-pen working at Shingles. 13 1/2 lbs. Flank Hales</p> <p>Friday Sept. 20th General choring. Grandpa sick.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday 21st 1901 We arrived home at 10 P.M. and found all well then got stock home and started</p> <p>Sunday 22nd fine Mary Children &amp; I went to church in morning.</p> <p>Monday 23rd fine I went to town in morning pd W. Mountain 5.00. pd Grant for fixing pump. $13.00 meat. 55c, sugar. 3.00</p> <p>Tuesday 24th fine Will got ready to go home and left this morning about ten A.M. he got off in good shape I bgt grapes. 25c street car tickets. 25 recd 250 from Will to pay for democrat wheel. and $5 to pay A Marriot shipped Wills cattle in afternoon. then went out to the colliege and looked at the stabling.</p> <p>Wensday 25th fine C.R. at Porter thrashing Father choring. J.S. putting in wood. I went to town bgt meat. 80c, fixing buggy 05. Father shoes 80 E.P. Bell 3rd had bull calf by Oxford King</p> <p>Thursday 26th fine C.r. finished plowing orchard &amp; started at the foundation for cement in cattle stable I went to town with grist 12bgs oats &amp; B. 2 bgs wheat bgt 6 {??}. Queenston cement x 3 brls. Ensign cement 2 u. at $1.25 per bbl E. N. 2.20 per bbl. pd Kelso 50 for taking care of cattle.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 27th Sept. 1901 fine Father &amp; Charley working at stable. I went for grist pd. Goldies for Bran &amp; {ret?} bgs. $3.50, pd for chopping 70c Father C &amp; I worked at stable putting in cement in afternoon</p> <p>Saturday 28th fine We worked at Cement in new stable all day that in Father &amp; C.R. J.S. working at wood. I was sick all day &amp; did not do much. Elm Park Bell 2nd had heifer calf by Oxford King</p> <p>Sunday 29th Dull &amp; wet Mary Children &amp; I went to church in morning, and 12c Father &amp; Mother in evening 15c</p> <p>Monday 30th fine C.R. went to McCannels thrashing. Father &amp; I cut logs for new stable J.S. working at wood</p> <p>Tuesday 1st Oct fine Framers came today to work at barn all three I hauled some logs to Mill and C.R. &amp; Father worked around barn</p> <p>Wensday 2nd fine C.R. at Barbers thrashing Framers all at 2 work in morning &amp; 3 in afternoon I hauled two loads of logs to Mill got some pine planed 45c</p> <p>Thursday 3rd fine We hauled three loads of logs to mill and a load of lumber to planing mill.</p> <p>Friday 4th fine &amp; cool Framers all here. C.R. took a load of logs to mill I worked on road all day. had Mr Hammill 1.25 Mr Couling. 60c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday. Oct. 5th 1901 Dull Framers all here. Father choring around barn. J.S. working at wood. C.R. &amp; I working at road work we finished at 5 P.M. pd. Mr Hammil 2.50 Jon Barber $1.25. Couling. 60 recd from Mr Hammil $2.00 for bull service. from J Barber for Sand 25c bgt glass 9 lights n.p. hooks &amp; steeples ten. whisky 35. wood alcohol. 20.</p> <p>Sunday 6th fine Father Mary &amp; children at Church in morning and Father &amp; Mother in evening</p> <p>Monday 7th fie Two framers here 1/2 day C.R. &amp; Father choring around barn. I took truck's home. &amp; got some strips split. at Clemens got wagon tongue fixed got 2 latches at Morris. 70/35 nails. 28c. putty got oil meal.</p> <p>Tuesday 8th fine &amp; warm C.R. &amp; J.S. pulling mangels we got in six loads. I went for wagon tongue the morning. bgt barrel of salt $1.10, go a barrel of cement Father finished cementing manger bottoms</p> <p>Wensday 9th fine J.S. &amp; C.R. worked at mangels. Father &amp; I took in seven loads today. Sorby's brought princess home today.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Oct. 10/1901 Wet We worked around the barn all day. getting box stalls ready. Ect E.P. Bell bull calf</p> <p>Friday 11th wet morning We worked at stable in morning. and at mangels in afternoon</p> <p>Saturday 12th Dull The Duke &amp; Duchess of York visited Guelph today Mother &amp; I went to see them. bgt meat 19 1/2 <i> @ 6c. $1.17 np pd for Mothers Dress at Scroggies $1.50 pd Mr Sorby $10.00 that I recd from Ottawa for Princess.</i></p> <p>Sunday 13th fair Father Mary &amp; little M. went to Church in morning and Father &amp; Mother in evening.</p> <p>Monday 14th fine We work at putting cement floor in feed room till 4 P.M. then I went for 6 bu lime to kiln.</p> <p>Tuesday 15th fine C.R. &amp; J.S. taking up carrots I went to Washington to see a grad Angus steer and bgt him for $90.00 to be delivered on sat next had a Wensd pleasant visit to Mr Hall's looke around his stock and also a neigbors exp $1.20</p> <p>Wensday 16th Dull We hauled carrots 3 1/2 loads &amp; got mortar ready for Father there started taking up potatoes went to mill got some chop bran &amp; 500 mds, chgd</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 1901</p> <p>Thursday 17th fair Dull We chored in morning and took up some potatoes in afternoon. Jennie &amp; I went to Cheltenham in the evening. Fare $ 1.45 Found all well at Chelt.</p> <p>Friday 18th cold Men chored in morning took up potatoes in afternoon. I judged cattle at Erin Fair Mr D. Rae of Eramosa was my colleague we got along very nicely went to see Mr Sharp's stock in evening.</p> <p>Sat 19th fair John showed me around his stock in morning and Jennie &amp; I started for hoome about 9.30 AM had a nice chat with Bessie coming down to the station, we got home about 11 A.M. met G. Shields on Train. then I went to town sent. $90.00 to Walter Robson Ayn for steer and $71.50 to Canada Life co Toronto, Exchange. 30c Men worked at potatoes all day. Father at mason work. We got steer home tonight.</p> <p>Sunday 20th fine Father Mary Children &amp; I went to church in morning and Father &amp; Mother in evening</p> <p>Monday 21st fine We worked at potatoes all day. &amp; took up about 55 bgs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Oct 22nd 1901 We worked at potatoes all day. I went to town bgt meat. $1.50.</p> <p>Wensday 23rd We finished potatoes and started topping turnips Mary &amp; I took wool to Rockwood. $22.12 worth 158 lb at 14c we took it all out in trade.</p> <p>Thursday 24th I went to mill in morning borrowed. 725<i> of oats and got four bgs barley and 3 of wheat chopped J.S. &amp; C worked at Turnips all day we hauled four loads.</i></p> <p>Friday 25th fine We worked at turnips all day hauled 9 loads put cattle into new box stalls</p> <p><br />Saturday 26th fine We worked at Turnips all day. got in 13 loads</p> <p>Sunday 27th fine Father Mary Jennie &amp; I went church in morning Father &amp; Mother in evening</p> <p>Monday 28th fine We worked at Turnips all day got in ten loads</p> <p>Tuesday 29th fine We worked at Turnips all day got in 13 loads gave Mary 5.00</p> <p>Wensday 30th fine We worked at Turnips all day got in 14 loads</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Thursday 31st Oct 1901 fine We finished taking in roots today. got in 11 loads Turnips 1/2 load of cabbage &amp; some beets.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 1st 1901 We covered pits and C.R. went to Bye's Thrashing, in afternoon</p> <p>Saturday 2nd fine C.R. plowing, J.S. sorting Turnips Father painting in new stable. I went to town. bgt meat $1.05 oil cake. $1.45 groceries, 16c candies 05, got my tooth filled left stove at Rumford's to be fixed, sold.</p> <p>Sunday 3rd fine Father Mary Children &amp; I went to Church in morning and Father &amp; Mother in evening, We had quite a High in our church, and every body seems pleased with the decorating Ect. REv. Smith from Toronto preached morning &amp; evening</p> <p>Monday 4th fair &amp; cold C.R. at McDougall's thrashing The rest of us chored around barn &amp; prepared for thrashing, Mary &amp; I went to the church concert in the evening. we paid 50 Thrashers came this evening</p> <p>Tuesday 5th fair &amp; cool We thrashed today did not get on very well. had hand from Bye's, Ford's, Porters, Barber's bgt, meat about $2.00 bread. 30c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 6th Nov. 1901 C.R. &amp; J.S. started to plow today. Father &amp; I choring.</p> <p>Thursday 7th fine C.R. &amp; J.S. plowing Father &amp; I working around the barn.</p> <p>Friday 8th fine C.R. &amp; J.S. plowing and I went to town paid G.T.M insurance assessment 12.00 also Renewed the insurance on house and barn in Waterloo that had formerly been in the Royal. to be $18.00 Recd $25.00 from Jno {John} Bell Waverly Proff Day came to see about Having students Judge cattle I paid him six dollars for Bull service Recd $1.00 from Mr Pickering for Bull service</p> <p>Saturday 9th fine &amp; cool C.R. &amp; J.S. Plowing all day Father &amp; I choring and closing in end of sheep house gave Mary $2.00</p> <p>Sunday 10th fine Father Mary Children &amp; I went to church in morning hear Mr Cassady preach Mother &amp; I in evening</p> <p>Monday 11th Dull &amp; wet I went to mill with grist flour. 1.20 this grist chop. 1.00 last grist 80c J.S. plowing in afternoon Father &amp; C.R. choring</p> <p>Tuesday 12th fair C.R. &amp; J.S. plowing all day Father &amp; I choring. Proff. Day &amp; a number of strudents came to see stock had quite a pleasant afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. Wensday 13th 1901 Wills Birthday he is 33 yrs Father &amp; I working at sheep pen. C R &amp; J.S. plowing all day</p> <p>Thursday 14th Dull &amp; blusky Father &amp; I working in sheep pen and C R &amp; J.S. plowing. Recd 2.0 from R. Brandon owing the payment in stable for Oct</p> <p>Friday 15th Father &amp; I working around the barn C.R. &amp; J.S. working teams &amp; covering pits. I went to town in evening got mail tobacco for Jimmie</p> <p>Saturday 16th fine C.R. covering pits &amp; choring manuring garden Ect. J.S. hauling stones. Father &amp; I went to town. I pd McCrae for Thomson's Sheep $10.66 pd. for Groceries $3.76, hardware. chgd at Morris horses shod. 50c.</p> <p>Sunday 17th fine Father, Mary Children &amp; I went to church in morning heard a good sermon by Rev. Mr Hendley Congregational Minister on the owkr of a real church Mother &amp; I heard Mr Cassady in evening on Peace on Earth Good will to men.</p> <p>Monday 18th fine Charlie hauling gravel. to barn yard. Father &amp; I choring fixing sheep pen killing a sheep. J.S. finished hauling away stone heap. I went to town. bgt corn chop 6.00 np oil cake $7 np. herbaprin {herbal sedative/pain-killer for animals} 25c, chopping 25 Linseed oil, 18c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 19th Nov. 1901 fine J.S. choring Father and C &amp; I working Shingling the sheep pen.</p> <p>Wensday 20th Dull C.R. at Harvey's thrashing I went to Town posted Winter Fair bills, bgt 25<i> shingles nails. 150</i> oilcake pd for 500<i> that I got Monday Linseed oil 1/2 gal. .40 Boiled Oil 85c sold skin to Hewer credited 60c</i></p> <p>Thursday 21st fine Father &amp; I Shingling sheep pen. J.S. choring, C.R. at a plowing bee for Mr Johnston.</p> <p>Friday 22nd Dull J.S. Choring. Father C.R. &amp; I finished shingling sheep pen and started the hen house got half done.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd snowy East wind C.R. off today getting his teeth fixed. Father choring I went to town. sent $25.00 to A.P. Westervell entry fees for fat Stock. $3 to Secretary McFarlane for transfers. The send $1 to Franklin. {??} Morine for to register suffolk ewe borrowed $50.0 from Bank of Commerce for 3 months recd $1.00 to pay for a 1/4 of lamb I sold 8 years ago</p> <p>Sunday 24th Dull Father Mary &amp; Little Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Mr Cassady preach a Temperance sermon</p> <p>Monday 25th Dull We finished shingling main part of hen house went to town for nails. 50<i> Gray. mineral powder for painting 25c at Morris rubbers. 16c</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Nov. 26th 1901 clear &amp; cold C.R. finished shingling bull pen and started to {rid?} up the yard. I went to town in morning. took back Drab mineral, &amp; got some silver grey instead also 5 lb white lead, Groceries 1.05 candies Ect 35 oatmeal, $1.40</p> <p>Wensday 27th fair I set Father and Mother to the station this morning Fare. $1.70 money for Mother $110. Came home and in worked at painting stable doors &amp; windows C.R. choring J.S. sorting potatoes. W Tuck &amp; man came in afternoon to fix roof ready for us to shingle. They came about 2.30 P.M.</p> <p>Thursday 28th fine W Tuck 3/4 day working at barn putting in windows C. R. helping him I went to church took little mary with me.</p> <p>Friday 29th Dull We cleaned up grist in morning and took it to mill. 12 bgs and 7 bgs returned that I borrowed 6.39 lb. returned 10 empty bgs to Goldies bgt 300<i> Bran. bgt. 500</i> oilcake, 7.00 pd at Trader Bank pd for chopping. 70c. C.R. dug post holes for hen yard and we worked at it in afternoon</p> <p>Saturday 30th Dull C.R. working at hen yard J.S. Sorting potatoes I went to town in morning. bgt {Pnlper?} repairs. 35c Poultry netting at 1.05 got 2 2/5 {??} singles at Clemens. @.95c $5.20</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Dec 1st 1901 Mary &amp; Jennie went to Church in morning and. Charlie &amp; I went in evening heard Rev. Walter Russell. B.A. Evangelist.</p> <p>Monday 2nd cold C.R. Shingling, Woodshed. I shipped 2 Roosters to J. M. Barton Vankleek hill, Then went to meet Father and Mother, hardware 05 Drugs, 10c went to town after dinner sent. $3.00 to A. P. Wesetervelt entries for fowls.</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd fair &amp; cold Father &amp; C.R. Shingling wood shed. I went to town in morning. got Father pants. Ect. 2.13 Moleskin to face mits. 37 snaps 05. sold. 2 ton straw to Mr Hanmer for Fat Stock show at $5.50 per Ton.</p> <p>Wensday 4th fair &amp; cold Father &amp; C.r. finished shingling woodshed. I went to town bgt 2 Square shingles at Clemens Father &amp; I went to Church at I went to see Mr Hanmer about getting manure from the show we are to be in by eight oclock aced clean up satisfactory to market clerk.</p> <p>Thursday 5th fine C.R. &amp; Father choring and fixing up yard generally &amp; J.S. finished potatoes &amp; started taking in wood I went to town for Mr Heather to fix eave trough. Also took Mary &amp; children in to get their picture taken we are to get 9 at $2.50 paid also Mary got other things &amp; gave Mary $1.25 hardware 30c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 6th fine Father &amp; C.R. &amp; J.S. putting wood into shed Mr Hether. put up eave trough on wood shed. 51ft at 10c per foot n.p. bgt salt petre. 08.</p> <p>Saturday 7th Dull Father &amp; C.R. finished the wood and I chored &amp; went to town. bgt snaps 12p mits. 50c,</p> <p>Sunday 8th Father Mary &amp; children &amp; I went to Church</p> <p>Monday 9th We got things ready and went in with them to the Fat stock show</p> <p>Tuesday 10th fine Cattle &amp; sheep were judged alive and classes were finished about 10 PM we got 1st &amp; 2nd on heifer calf. 2nd on Grade cow 1st on Aberdeen A Grade steer</p> <p>Wensday 11th fine 1st &amp; 2nd on Suffolk wether 1st 2nd 3rd on " " lamb</p> <p>Wensday 11th fine Cattle were slaughtered today we had our steer put in &amp; killed 64.4 percent</p> <p>Thursday 12th Sheep killed today. we had two shearling &amp; 2 lambs killed. also</p> <p>Friday 13th wet We won 2nd &amp; sweepstake on Dressed Carcass beef 2 fists &amp; 2 seconds on sheep and sold lamb kept wether Will got 191 <i> at $7.50, $ 6.82 I kept the other 5 gave $5.67. 61 to Mr Hamilton accountant to Deposit for me</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat 14th Dec. 1901 Will C.R. &amp; I worked at manure in market all day got things into pretty good shape. Will went home to Mt Forest tonight, Cast night. I recd $166.00 prize money. $125.00 for Bull I sold to Mr Hazlewood St Marys to be shipped Tuesday $96.00 for Miss Canada. $70.00 for Miss Quality $ 81.60 for steer Carcass $6.40 for Hide $2.40 for skins.</p> <p>Sunday 15th fine Father Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning &amp; Mother &amp; I in evening heard Mr {Russo?} we {??} $4.00 to {????}</p> <p>Monday 16th fine Father C.R. &amp; I hauling manure from market 6 loads. horses shod. 63 np</p> <p>Tuesday 17th Father C. R. &amp; I hauling manure all day I shipped bull to Jas Hazlewood St Marys hauled 7 loads</p> <p>Wensday 18th fine Father C.R. &amp; I hauled manure. 7 loads. stamps 25</p> <p>Thursday 19th fine &amp; cold We hauled 5 loads manure and prepared for thrashing</p> <p>Friday 20th fine We thrashed today did not get on very well. had Mc D. 1 Barber 1. Mitchell 1 Bye 1. Harvey 1. Busby 1/2 Put Bowmans no 1 to {Master?} King</p> <p>Saturday 21st fine We finished thrashing this morning &amp; chopped grain in afternoon. pd J. Busby 1.00 J. Flick. 50c,. Put Kyma 3rd to Oxford King</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Father. Mary L M &amp; I went to church in morning heard Mr Russel preach and Mother &amp; I went in evening There was a very good meeting.</p> <p>Monday 23rd fair C.R. finished hauling manure from show building. &amp; then we hauled in corn and C.R. hauled up wood. I went to town pd. Mr Heather $5.10, paid Jas. Hewer. ac. $5.00 pd. Thornton &amp; Douglas ac</p> <p>Tuesday 24th fine</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Pd. Clemens. bill.</td> <td>$19.62</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" Goldies "</td> <td>$13.49</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" Linseed oil</td> <td>$14.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>bgt slippers for Father.</td> <td>85</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" Cloak for Mary.</td> <td>$7.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pd C. R.</td> <td>$5.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> groceries, $1.00, goose 95c tie &amp; {pin?} for Charlie. 75c Mother 5.00 Wensday 25th fine Will came yesterday and took Mother and Hannah home to Mount Forest this morning Father &amp; Jennie &amp; I went to Church this morning heard Mr Cassady preach a very nice sermon, we stayed at home the rest of the day Thursday 26th fair I went to town in morning returned, 2 bunches shingle to Clemens. pd W Tuck. 95.00 bgt overcoat, $9.50</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Dec 27th fair 1901 C.R. finished hauling up wood and started to cut up tops. hauled some pea straw over to sheep pen paid for Lime. $15.48 sent $10.00 to Janesville Wis, to Alex Galbraith to record princess &amp; Charming Queen</p> <p>Saturday 28th fair Tom came last night with cow calf and four lambs. We had quite a chat. pd. my share of the trip $2.00. Tom left for home this morning about ten A.M. I painted barn doors J.S. &amp; C.R. cutting wood got a pure bred cow off train today from Will. pd for Mercury, 50c</p> <p>Sunday 29th fine Father &amp; Mary &amp; baby went to Church in morning &amp; Jennie &amp; I in evening heard Mr Cassady preach on three steps from Guilt to Glory.</p> <p>Monday 30th fine I took C. Reeson's things to the station &amp; paid him his wages. $180.00, groceries .35 gave my note for insurance $150.00 paid. $3.00 bal. $ 2.12</p> <p>Tuesday 31st Stormy I went to Town. Father &amp; J.S. chored. Pd. D Baley $30 sent $75 to Will for cattle &amp; sheep suit for J.S. $4.15 np at McIntosh</p> <p>Wensday Jan 1st 1902 We chored and chopped a little wood.</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c7ec7c567f582e431f4ff88f78b0a1c4.pdf 082702253b4dc257f1b75feaca0dd09a PDF Text Text ���������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9a3eea2dfff3c391e2b36c42abc6c2b9.pdf bead6df339a1d1d9e28c50ce650d3f39 PDF Text Text ���������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46205e67dfff529fe698a86cd29f59c2.pdf 195334c48173d41e4cad6960b558f981 PDF Text Text James Bowman (1863-1944) 1900 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Sunday 31st Dec 1899. fine Mary, Jennie & Willie went to Church in morning. I & W to S.S. {Sunday School} and I went to Church at night. {Recei ved} {Paid} Monday 1st Jan 1900 fine I did chores & went to vote in morning, Mr Thompson came to see about buying stock, did not make a sale. Mary, Jennie & I went up to Jim’s for a New Year’s visit. found all well. we. Shot at a Target. had quite a good time. Tuesday 2nd Stormy I did chores went to town in morning. sent $1285 to Will for wethers. Paid McKenzie ac {account}, $480, got an order from J. Bell for Old Kyma I am to ship her on Thursday. and also to ship ram to Will Baley’s came with cutting bot in evening. 10 1285 Wensday 3rd fine we cut straw all day had McDougalls 1 hand and G.B. Hood. 1. Thurdsday 4th fair we were cutting till about 3.30 P.M. and then we fixed things up and did chores. shipped Kyma II 18920 to John Bell Waverly. P.O Elm vale Station. Freight $340 Shipped Suffock ram to Will 36c put Bel Heather Bell to K’s Heir yesterday and E.P. Bell on Monday 36 Friday Jan 5th 18 1900 mild fair C went to McCrae’s cutting I did chores and went to town in morning. pd {paid} note Twenty five dollars & 50c got shoe mended. 05 Came home & found two men from Nichol looking for a bull I sold them one. for $8000 recd {received} $500 50 2550 05 500 {Outsta nding} �Saturday 6th fine I took five bags barley and 4 bags of wheat. to mill bgt. {bought} 500” {lbs} corn $400, Oats 8 6/36 @ $2.21/27 wheat. 98c. Chopping. 45c bgt oat meal $100, pinchers 221 400 98 45 100 Sunday 7th fi frost Inez Jean & I went to Church in morning heard Mr. C. preach a Consecration sermon it was very good. we all stayed at home the rest of the day. Monday. 8th fine we did chores and worked at wood. Mr Broadfoot came for his Bull. Pride of Nichol, recd bal of Price 7500 Tuesday 9th fine C & I chored & cut wood in morning and. I went to Andrew Derby’s funeral in afternoon, It was a very large funeral, went to town put $4000 in bank. paid for ½ ton Bran. @ 14 = 700 to be delivered with Fords, pd for Molasses & Prunes 100 paid for baby medicine 50c 700 100 50 Wensday 10th cold C did chores & I went over to Burts to see stock bgt Bull calf and Yearling heifer for one Hundred and twenty five dollars, pd $100 to be delivered 20th got nell shod. Kyma 8th in heat today. Jan 189 1900 Thursday. 11th Dull stormy evening heavy fall of snow C hurt his knee and had to sit in house all day I did chores and went to town in morning, to get oats but they did not come in I did chores rest of day C went to P.O. McDougalls x had cow here. Friday 12th fine x I did chores and went to O.A.C. with Kyma 3rd x Kyma of Tweedhill had a bull calf today, Charley was laid up all day with sore knee. 100 20 �Saturday. 13th fair 125 I did chores and went to town in morning. bgt hardware 15c. sold skin $125 bgt salt. $110 got grist of chop. $105, oats. $1430 tinware 20c. 105 1430 20 Sunday. 14th Dull we all stayed had at home except children going to S.S. Baby is some better. M an and Jennie and Charlie are all unde unwell Monday. 15th Dull I did chores in morning x went to O.A.C. with E.P. Mayflower. bgt two bits x some nails @ P .38 recd $3450 from A.A.A.A. cheek. by T. McFarlane. 38 34.50 Tuesday. 16th fair We did chores in morn-ing and took children to School. In afternoon we hitched up the colts went to town. got harness mended. 75. H. oil. 40 75 40 Soft Stormy Wensday 17th Jan 18 1900 We chored in morning and went to Percy Johnston’s Funeral in afternoon he died of scarlet Fever only sick about 24 hrs W.R. Walker and wife called tonight on their way to Glanford Thursday. 18th Soft We. chored in morning Cleaned wheat & chored in afternoon. W.R. & Wife Started for G. about 8. A.M. Friday. 19th Soft We worked around barn most of the day went to town at noon. bgt. nails. 60c bolts. 55c. 60 55 Saturday. 20th fair 800 �we did chores & I went to town. Paid Dr. Baley for cutting $800 Paid for Photos, 200 Mr Burt brought the two cattle I paid him $12400 we went to town in evening bgt candies ect {etc.} 15 got iron fixed. 05 x Kyma 4th had heifer calf 200 12400 15 15 Sunday. 21st fine Mary. Willie & Charlie went to Church, And Inez & I went in evening Monday 22nd fair x C. Started Business Colliege this morning and I did chores and prepared for. W. Tuck coming tom-orrow. Tuesday 23rd fine I did chores and helped W. Duck 100 np {not paid} with gates ect 1.00 Wensday, 24th Cold I did chores and went to town got Tory shod 25c whip fixed 05 oil cake. $135. Bull rings 30c rope. 54. 25 05 135 30 54 Thursday 25th Jan 18 1900 did chores and went to town. sent. $71.72 to Jas Sharp. Rockside to pay for heifer. bgt harware. 15c honey. 08 15 Friday 26th cold I did chores at and ect all day. Saturday 27th fair C. did chores & piled up wood. I went to town in morning bgt a load of oats. 52 bag 29” @ 28c, $1480 paid for chopping. 85c paid taxes, $3821, paid for Cs Shirt 10c, Sunday. 28th Stormy 1480 85 3821 �Inez & I went to church in morning. heard. Mr Cass-ady. we all stayed home the rest of the day Monday 30 29th Stormy & cold I did chores & went to town with Mary in morning bgt 5 tons hay from Kennedy near Marden for $40, to be delivered by March, to be first class timothy I paid $200, In afternoon I shipped two cattle to Will. Prince of Elm Park &. Aneta of L.S. W.R. (freight to be 360) W & Wife called on their way home at night. I traded Rams head & ewes horns to Ferrier he is to line our robe, 200 Tuesday. 30th Stormy I did Chores. W.R. & Wife started for home. I went up to Jims to see if I could buy a load of pea straw. came home & cleaned out colts stall and started turnips in afternoon Wensday. Jan 31st 1900 I did chores sorted turnips and went to town in afternoon bgt. corn meal 25 C. Oil 72c and. bolts. 03c J.D McGregor of Brandon called today to see our stock. he offered me Two hundred for. the old Bull Kymas Heir 25 72 03 Thursday Feb 1st 1900 I did chores and went to town got Rocking Chair at Bollerts, and Lime 10 G.D. Hood had cow to bull 10 Friday 2nd Cold we did chores & trimmed sheep & sorted turnips x went for, G. D. Hood had cow here Saturday 3rd fair C took Kyma 3rd to O.A.C. Bull. x I went to town in morning bgt. meat $912, over coat. 800 boiler fixed, $1.25, Candies. 05 Pants for Willie 80c Sunday. 4th Snowy 800 912 125 05 80 �Inez & I went to Church alone both morning & evening. It was a good services Mr Cassady in morning an Dr Eby in evening. Monday 5th fine I chored & went to town with buggy to be fixed and bgt paint. & brush 45 42c felt to trim robe. 38c x Put Sharp heifer to Kymas Heir & Kyma 8th to Duke of Erin 42 38 Tuesday. 6th did chores & worked around barn went to meeting in evening went to town bgt Cake. 420 got 80” flour 4.20 Wensday 7th Did chores and w worked around barn went to church in evening Thursday. Feb 8th 1900 Did chores and went to Fat Stock club meeting pd fee. $100 100 Wensday. Friday 9th fair I did chores and went to town in afternoon, got robe and Paid for lining, 3.00. kettle mended 10c 300 Saturday. 10th fine we chored & cut wood in bush. C went to town got felt. 20c np then went sent Fat Stock show picture. sent it to Thos {Thomas} McFarlane stamps 25c Sunday. 11th fine C. went to church in morning & S.S. I went to Church in evening. Monday 12th fine I did chores and worked at wood most of the day 20 25 �Tuesday 13th blustery I did chores hauled up a load of wood. & Chopped a little in afternoon x put Kyma of Tweedhill to Kymas Heir Wensday 14th fine I did chores and cut wood. Thursday 15th Dull Cold I worked at chores & wood Friday 16th cold I worked at chores & hauled 4 loads of wood. Sat 17th fine we did chores & I went to town. got robe. 50c corn & chop. $485. Candies 06 Children Shoes. $120 Soles 20c pd Scroggies 2.53 sent $200 to Farming. paid Penfolds $500 that I borrowed. 500 Cut wood 50 06 485 120 20 250 200 500 Sunday. 18th Feb 1900 fine Jennie & I went to Church in morning & C in evening Monday 19th fine I did chores & cut a little wood. did not feel well. Tuesday 20th fine I did chores in mor-ning and went to O.A.C. for two Dorset Ram lambs in afternoon. paid $1200 for them. 1200 Wensday. 21st Dull 635 �I did chores and helped Mary with washing something new for me. sent $635 to John A. Bruce & co for grass peas, at 85c per bu {bushel} Thursday 22nd Snowy I did chores and. went to See County Counsellor Mcintosh about Fat Stock Show. Friday 23rd fair did chores and went to town we bgt. stone for. forty dollars. Saturday. 24th Stormy We. did chores and cleaned up oats. & cleaned out sheep pen. Sunday. 25th cold Mary & C. went to Church in morning. and Inez & C to S.S. I was not feeling well. Monday 26th cold did chores and went to Station. for. 7 bu Grass peas from J.A. Bruce. freight 51c we got new Oxford range this afternoon. we are to pay $4000 if it gives satisfaction in a month. 57 Tuesday. 27th February 1900 did chores and took three bags oats to mill to be Chopped. 15. got flour sifter. 15c, First great victory for British in South Africa war. Gen. Crongie. {Cronje} Surrendered I hauled up three loads of wood in afternoon. Wensday. 28th Stormy did chores and pounded barley awns off barley. Thursday Mar 1st 1900 We did chores & pounded barley awns off Barley. Mr Cranshaw came at noon and is going to cut our wood at 60c per cord. We got word 15 15 �tonight that Buller had relieved Lady smith. The City Bells all ringing and Facttories had a half holiday. Friday 2nd Stormy I did chores and took girls up to school to get their books. Mr Cranshaw started to cut wood today. Saturday 3rd fine we did chores and cleaned up Barley. I went to town to meet mother. She came all right Mr Cranshaw cutting wood *I paid him 65c {In the margin it reads: Pd c. 65} 65 Sunday. 4th Stormy Inez. W. & I. went to Church in morning. We all stayed at home the rest of day Monday 5th Stormy did chores and went to town to meet Mr Watts got. Oatmeal $100 syrup. 70 yarn 20 rennet {reinette; a type of French apple} wine 25 100 70 25 20 Mar. 18 1900 Tuesday 6th wet worked in Granery and finished. barley. got word tonight that Joe Mountain was Dead and would be buried tomorrow Thursday Wensday 7th cold went to town with children in morning. got things for them. Tory. took sick & I had to send for Dr Reed he also docked Princess. gro. {groceries} for house. 45c 45 Thursday 8th fine We did Chores and I went to Joe mountains Funeral Expenses. $250 R. fare. 100 Livery bill. $150 got home about eight P.M. Dr. Reed was out twice today. 100 150 �Friday. 9th fine I set Children to Junction on C.P.R. and bade them good bye. pd the Children fare $63.10 and also their accounts. 300 cor bgt. corn $165 worked at wood in the afternoon hauled three loads two loads bgt. things for house. 43. 6310 300 165 43 Saturday. 10th fine C. did chores and I went to town. bgt 75 bu oats @ 30 bgt meat chopper. $140, C. oil. 18 Stamps 70c, paid, Yarn 25. 2 bgt bags. 60c {In the margin it reads: Paid C.S. 200} 2205 18 140 25 70 60 Sunday. 11th fine Mary & C went to Church and C. to S.S. Monday 12th fine did chores & I went to town for grist. Chopping $145. Corn 3.82 bgt bags. 75c, broom. 145 382 75 35 Mar. 18 1900 Tuesday 13th fair I did chores and hauled three loads of wood got things for mother 25c pins ect 35 10c 25 10 Wensday 14th fine I took R. Batty to Birrels sale and did chores & hauled 3 loads of wood sent to town for 1 barrel of salt. $110 110 Thursday 15th fine I did chores and hauled up a few loads of wood and took in two loads of hay. Friday 16th stormy 12 �got in two loads of hay & three loads of wood took mother to station Candies 12c Mother fare. $145 paid Cranshaw. $100 {In the margin it reads: P. C. $100} 145 100 Saturday 17th Stormy I went to town bgt beef 610 bags. 216 Oil cake. 145 pd for chop. 75 & returned. some 200”, recd. Eight dollars from. Jarvis Milton and $14.66 from T. Stagdill both for barley. paid Mr Cranshaw for cutting wood. 200 {In the margin it reads: P. Cranshaw 200} 610 216 145 75 8.00 14.66 200 Sunday 18th fair I went to Church in mor-ning heard Rev. Mr Mills C went to S.S. Monday 19th Dull I did chores and hauled two loads of wood & shipped forty bushels of barley. 25 to. Thos. Stagdill Forset and 15.1 p/s to A Jarvis Miton bgt gallon measure. 18c 18 Tuesday. 20th Dull blustery We did our chores & hauled 4 loads of wood. paid Cranshaw 200 {In the margin it reads: Pd. Mr C. $200} 200 Wensday. Mar 21. 1900 x Put. Kyma 8th to Duke of Erin Sold 15 bu of Daubeney Oats Mother Came back today got Order. from. D. McPhail for four bu. Barley. 236 & Alex E. Wark for 2 bu. both of Wanstead P.O. 8.10 2.36 1.18 Thursday. 22nd fair Chored in forenoon & hauled wood in afternoon 4 loads Friday 23rd fine 140 37.68 140 30 �Chored and dressed ewe and went to town in afternoon pd. Kennedy for hay $3768. sold. Skin $140 for corn. got Exp. parcel. 30c. fro bgt 500” Bran @ 16 2400 at Goldies 4.00 Saturday. 24th fine Mr Cranshaw. helping me today hauled two loads of 1 cord of heading to mill & 1 load of logs. C & I cleaned barley & I sold. 7 bu barley to. L Bruder. & 1 bu D. Oats. np 400. recd $118 Sunday 25th fine Mary & C went to Church in morning & C To S.S. Monday 26th Dull I Shipped 3 2 bags barley to R. Laing & Co. Petrolia 225" np and 1 bag to. Geo N. Gearow Uxbridge went to Doyles to see P.A. Cow did not buy her 225 Thursday 27th fine I did chores and took Mother to Station. bgt a lunch for her & Candies for children 28 bgt bags. to ship seed grain. $216 recd an Order for 2 bush. D Oats $140 from John. Conway. Alliston and 10 bu barley $5.72 from {illegible} Mc{illegible}. Lawrence 28 216 140 572 Wensday 28th Mar 1900 did chores & hauled two loads of wood. & went to town and bgt at McCrae's 508” of corn chop @ 4.57c/90 Drugs 10c, paper ect. 2 15 {In the margin it reads: Cranshaw at McCrae’s {illegible} 75} 75 15 10 Thursday 29th fine C did chores and I went to Toronto to the Cattle breeders Association Meeting Th to settle where the fat Stock Show will be permanently located. After a lengthy discussion. A vote of the directors was taken and the result was 9 for Guelph 3 for Brantford. In afternoon the same process was gone through in Sheep breeders Asn. with result of 7 for Guelph and 3 for Brantford my Expenses today was, 250 ticket and, 10c for car fare went to J.H. Mackenzie Drug Store saw J.W. Yeoman. 250 10 4.57 �Friday. 30th fine I did chores & helped Mr C. cut wood in afternoon x Rose had a grade heifer Calf today. got {illegible} from Jas Hodge for 10 {illegible} 5.72 Saturday 31st fine I went to. town C. did chores I. pd. Wakefield account $375 100” Oil Cake $145. Cranshaw working by the day, @ 75c & board. gave him 55c worth of flour and $5.19c. squares up our account to tonight 375 145 55 519 Sunday Apr 1st 1900 C. did chores and I went to Church in morning and C to S.S. & night church Monday. Apr 2nd 1900 Dull {In the margin it reads: C ½} I did chores and took stock today I find an improvement of six hundred and twenty eight dollars & 50c above last year. as cattle have gone up in price somewhat also horses. Mr Crawshaw was here ½ day. paper & stamps 16 Tuesday 3rd fine {In the margin it reads: C. 1} I went to town in morning bgt apples. 25c, left a bag of D. Oats in Hewers as a sample. got seed helped Mr C to cut wood in afternoon Baley’s W came with their engine & saw. to cut wood Everett. Deuch came in evening to hire. Wensday. 4th fine {In the margin it reads: C 1} We cut wood all day had Mr Crawshaw & D. McCrae and Everett. W. Deuch, has hired with us for a year for $17000 and I am to pay him ten dollars at the end of April and Two dollars per month. after that to buy clothes ect. And the balance at the End of his term. If he proves to be a good satisfactory man I have agreed to give him $17500 Everett Deuch. James Bowman 16 �Thursday 5th fine We had Cranshaw & Ev.t. Deuch splitting wood & I went to town got chopping. 20 {In the margin it reads: C 1} bgt oat chop. 89c, bgt two bush Clover from G.J.T. @ 6 ½/13 . I am to pay for it with Daubeney Oats @ 40c. have already given him, 90”. Bgt 1 bu Clover from Hewer. for 700 to be pd for with Daubeney Oats @ 40. have given him 3 ½ bushels 20 89 Friday. April. 6th 1900 {In the margin it reads: C ½} Mr C. Splitting wood in morning, Everett & I did Chores and sowed. grass Clover on fall wheat and cleaned up oats for Hewer & Thorp. Saturday 7th fine {In the margin it reads: C 1 p.d. 300} Mr C & E. Deuch splitting wood C did chores in forenoon & I went to town. took 990” of Oats to Thorp 54 535 to Hewer. Each at 40 per bush paid for stove and tinware $4095 bgt 500 Wid 50 x17 425 300 bran @ .16 240 Recd. $700 for barley. came home & split piled wood in afternoon. Mr Wagg from the O.A.C. came to see me about a polled Angus Bull in afternoon 4095 425 240 700 Sunday Apr 8th fine C. G. & W. E. Deuch went to Church & C to S.S. I went to Church at night gave 100 to Superannuation fund Monday 9th cold & fine {In the margin it reads: C 1} Splitting wood all day I helped Mary with washing and did chores. sold Dorset ewe to Hales for $7 I am to get it out in front quarters of mutton @ 5c per pound. Tuesday 10th cool {In the margin it reads: C. 1.} C & W.E. D. finished splitting wood today I sold 9 3x3 Elm 14 ft 12 ½ by 8 14ft. 2. 4x8. 12 ft. to Penfolds got buggy home & left box at Penfolds to be fixed. sundries 5c 15 Wensday. Apr. 11th 1900 10 �E.D. did chores & gathered brush in bush. I went to town in afternoon got harness fixed. 10c pd 25c that was standing bgt clevis 15c chain. 28c drugs. 25c 25 15 28 25 28 Thursday. 12th Dull E.D. & I hauled manure from G.T.R. Yards 11 loads {In the margin it reads: C 200} paid Crawshaw $200 Shipped Calf to J. Mountain and. also. 18 sacks & 6 new bags Telegram 25 candies 08 25 08 Good. Friday 13th Dull We hauled 12 loads of manure from the pig yards. Paid Mr Crawshaw his account in full $225 he finished piling wood {In the margin it reads: C 225} 200 Saturday 14th fine We hauled manure most of the day. 9 loads paid the section men. $150 went to town recd $1849 in P.O. orders, got an order for $1300 for John Mountain bgt groceries 50c other things 20c {In the margin it reads: 19 ½” meat} meat 19 ½ lb at 5c 150 20 Sunday. 15th fine E.D. Mary & Jennie went to Church. in morning & I in evening. Monday 16th Dull E.D. Rolling and Charlie & I working in barn & house. Tuesday 17th wet E.D. Rolling in morning and I did chores mary went to station to see Will & Adda & Children. I shipped ten suffolk sheep to Will at Mount Forest to pasture freight prepaid $264 264 Wensday Apr 18th 1900 Dull E.D. finished rolling meadow and started plowing sod. I went to town bgt soda 05. 305” oat chop at 320/105 paid on ac. 500 at Presents 89” millings 85c, 6 bags at Hewers $108 ordered 2 bags B.H. Potatoes. @ $1.00/50 got. tubes for drill. 200 wire 03, at Penfolds 2 clevis 05 510 108 85 320 �25 at P, bgt 50 bu oats at Parkinsons. at 33c paid, 500 all also 200” corn chop 1.90/95 got. Phosphate at C.P.R. pd $325 10 1.00 03 200 25 1.90 325 Thursday. 19th fine C. D. Plowing sod all day. I did chores & cultivated in morning and went to town for grist of chop in morning afternoon, bgt two Cultivator teeth at Penfolds 100 bolts 04, sacks 5 110 Lucerne $260, chopping 100. 100 04 110 100 260 Friday 20th fine C E.D. plowing in morning & took Kyma 4th to O.A.C. in afternoon. our Bell Ewe had pair lambs. Ewe & Ram on Wensday, I shipped 4 bags barley to R Noble Acton and 8 bags 8.80” to C.D. Foster Erie view 1 bag. B.H. & 1 G.D. to F. Somerton Saturday 21st fine E.D. finished plowing sod and then Harrowed it and harrowed patch near orchard I cultivated in morning and Charlie in afternoon I clipped 4 rams in afternoon wool weighed 33 pounds, went to town in evening. got 21” meat, 21” at Hales onions 40c meat 20 40 Sunday 22nd Dull & warm C & I went to church in morning. C to S.S. we all stayed at home at night had some singing Monday. Apr 23rd 1900 fine I sowed barley & E.D. cultivated & harrowed. we sowed clover & timothy with it. recd & order for potatoes & Oats, 2575 2575 Tuesday 24th fine rolled barley that I sowed yesterday and E.D. cultivated turnip ground & harrowed rest of time I sowed about 3 acres of barley. with clover. 306 104 �seeded it in with tim & clover & Started to sow peas. recd two orders for oats and potatoes Wensday 25th fine E.D. harrowed sod and cul-tivated turnip ground. & harrowed it. I rolled the patch near fall wheat. & took some seed oats and potatoes to Station. bgt. Timothy $150 clover, 36”. 5” alsike @ 75/15 I returned 18” Lucerne @. 7.50. $225 {In the margin it reads: Paid E.D. $1594}I have Paid everet up to date. $15.94 paid freight on oats, 64c 150 75 396 2.25 1594 64 Thursday 26th fine I sowed Grass peas in the morning and E.D. Harrowed turnip grd & cultivated corn grd. I sowed Daubeney oats in turnip ground & clover & Timothy, Friday 27th fine E.D. harrowed & cultivated I sowed oats & rolled the turnip patch. Saturday 28th fine finished sowing Daubeney oats and rolled peas & Oats. & started to cultivate for & sow. Siberian Oats Sunday 29th fine I went to Church in morning E.D. & C to S.S. Monday Apr 30th fine Dull & Cool We sowed oats in the back field also sowed rape & Thomas Phosphate with it, Went to Brewery for grains. 25c rape, mangel, carrot seed cabbage seed. $3.15c 25 315 Tuesday May 1st 1900 We finished sowing today, unless we break up some sod. got and an order for potatoes, went to brewery for grains 25 sowed Thomas Phosphate in centre part of the field Charlie borrowed 40c {In the margin it reads: Charlie got 40c} 55c 25 40 1.50 75 396 �Wensday. 2nd fine E.D. Harrowing & Rolling I Chored. Saw Mr Stone and bgt the pile of manure at 60c per load. Saw Sauer about fence. plasterer about fixing the kitchen, bgt corn meal, $122 122 Thursday 3rd fine E.D. finished rolling and started rolling and started to spread manure on meadow near flicks, and I cultivated ground for mangels went up to Jims to see about potatoes. Friday 4th fine cold a little snow E.D. spread manure all day and I cultivated mangel ground and went to town shipped potatoes got horses shod 50, np bgt dung fork $130 at Penfolds went to mill. flour 80c bgt 6 ¼ bags potatoes @ $285/25 13 80 285 50 1.30 Sat. 5th fine & cool Boys finished spreading the manure on meadow near Flicks and drilled up ½ mangel ground & sowed grains 25 C 25 25 25 Sunday May 6th 1900 Mary & E.D. went to Church also Jennie. C & E.D. to S.S. & also to Church at night Monday 7th fair I finished sowing mangels sugar beets & cabbage today E.D. got horses shod 50 np bl {barrel} salt $115 corn chop 95, grains 25c 50 115 95 25 Tuesday 8th wet E.D. & J.S. plowing all day. I went to town in morning, bgt 15 bu peas from Thorp 70c np, to be delivered Sheres at Penfolds, 80c blacksmithing 05 I chored in afternoon bgt Grains, 25 np 80 05 Wensday 9th fine & cool I shipped. oats & potatoes to A Fargie Wingham went for grains 50 and chored. E.D. & J.S. plowing all day. for peas rec paid J. L.S. for 11 400 .80 �bags potatoes $400 bgt 6 bags potatoes from J. Hewer $2.65, gave Mr Flick boys 6c 2 06 2.65 Thursday. 10th fair We finished plowing and started to sow peas E.D. fixing fence in afternoon, I went to town in morning. bgt. a spray pump $250 garden seeds 40c, paid for yesterdays potatoes $265 bgt nails at Morris’ 40c 265 40 40 Friday 11th Dull We finished sowing peas and sowed Thomas Phosphate on root ground. sent 200 back to Little Rideau P.O. to W.D. Dickson 200 Saturday. May 12th 1900 We fixed gate & got a grist of Chop 15 bags oats. shipped potatoes bgt 9 3 bags from Mr Alderson for. $305 paid him $225, bgt gro $325 oatmeal, 95c finished planting the garden & rolling spring grain, and plowed a little sod {uth?} of the yard for corn or rape Sunday. 13th fine I went to Church in morning and boys to S.S. & Church at night Monday 14th fine {In the margin it reads: 130} we hauled 13 loads of manure from Stones and went to social at night. Tuesday 15th fine {In the margin it reads: 9} We hauled. 9 loads of manure from Stones got order for ram & some potatoes Wensday 16th fine dull & Cool E.W. We hauled manure with one team in morning & {In the margin it reads: 12 13} two teams in afternoon 12 loads Thursday 17th fine 225 95 .80 �{In the margin it reads: 12} We plowed & hauled manure. 12 loads got an order for 2 bags potatoes, Friday 18th Dull {In the margin it reads: 12} we hauled manure and plowed and went to Sorbys with Queen put her to Lord Charming Saturday May 19th 1900 we hauled 12 loads of manure from Brewery Stones. I went to town in afternoon, with Jm Yeoman. bgt gro 40 drove up to the Colliege and looked around the stock, he is anxious to work at farm work, paid E Sunday. 20th 300 {In the margin it reads: Paid E.D. 300} 40 300 Sunday 20th fine J.W. Yeoman & I went to Church in morning x E.D. took Kyma 4th to O.A.C. bull and both boys went to S.S. & church at night Monday 21st fine & cool Hauling manure & plowing all day. 12 loads. paid to Church. $500 sent $1050 to G.J. Thorp and Charlie took it to Hewer instead 500 Tuesday 22nd fine We hauled manure all day. 8 loads sold. four cattle to Col. Torrie of Wyoming for $47500, if they stood the test. Paid Mr. Baley for sawing $500 500 Wensday 23rd fine finished hauling manure manured road cross McCannels, sent telegram to McFarlane $124, reg. fee rice 25c, meat. 80c 124 80 Thursday 24th fine we finished plowing in manure & rolled most of it shipped cattle to Jay. L. Torrey Wyoming he gave a draft for $47500 47500 �May. Friday 26 25th 1900 405 washed sheep in morning and went up to. Jim’s for Potatoes got 13 bags paid, 405. bal 50 Shipped all the potatoes that were ordered. and bgt halters $235c, harness mended 15c took Mary to Station. fare $145 235 15 145 Sat. 26th fine E.D. worked at corn x ground. I took Queen to Sorbys and then went to town bgt 12 bags oats @ 29c $1105. chopping 60c 1 bu corn. 45, recd 400 from Mr Bruder 400 60 1105 45 Sunday 27th fine Dull had a Shower I went to Church in morning and C in eve- and both to S.S. Monday 28th fair & Dull We finished plowing orchard & sowed it with corn. and then started to plow sod near flicks for corn. I planted corn and cucumbers, recd a check from Will for $100 Tuesday 29th fair E.D. & Jimmie plowed for. corn & I planted potatoes in garden and took in a load of hay 2480 @ 8.75 per ton = $10.85c went to town for corn & plants $1.23 bgt. haim {hame} Strap 12c 1085 123 12 Wensday 30th fine slight shower ran Weeder over mangels sowed bal of corn. harrowed turnip ground and gutted out stumps rest of the day Thursday 31st 1900 fine sent $200 to Blake Lash & Cassels for years interest on Elm Park Mortgage Had Kenneth McLean out to inspect the farm to report to B.L. & C. pd him 200 Friday June 1st 1900 200.00 200 50 �we cut seed & planted potatoes. had a good rain in afternoon. Saturday 2nd Dull we cut & planted potatoes and prepared for road work {In the margin it reads: P.d E.D. 200} went to town pd E.D. 2.00 meat 78c shovel fixed 10 at Penfolds groceries 66c, things for J.S. {In the margin it reads: things for J.S. 5.90} 200 78 10 Sunday. 3rd fine Mary, Jennie & C went to Church. both bys {boys} at S.S. to Monday 4th fine we worked at road work all day. had. Mr Johnston & J. Friendship here at 125 per day. had one or two teams and two men, Monday 4th fine we worked at Statute Labor all day. hauled forty six loads of gravel {hat?} Mr Johnston & J Friendship hired for two days at $125 per day. Tuesday 5th fine we finished the statute labor today at 6 P.M. had our two teams & 2 men on for one day. at 2.50. 5.00 1 team 1 man ½ day $125 two men two days. $500 went up to Mount Forest in eve fare $275 oranges Ect 25c Wensday June 6th 1900 I stayed at Tom’s all last night and started found them well and getting along nicely. went to Will’s about eight Oclock and had quite a day among them looking around farm and Stock and also W.R. Walkers Thursday. 7th Dull & Showery Father signed agreement and Will this morning and we parted in good shape and they are I think all fairly well satisfied saw Tom this morning as we were passing his place. I arrived home about eleven 500 25 275 �A.M. found things in fair shape and all well. went to the Doctor with baby this afternoon bgt corn and Turnip seed, $300 300 Friday 8th Dull J.S. hoed mangels E.D. & I worked at house cleaning in morning and I clipped sheep and he hoed magnels in afternoon paid C. German $265 to go to Hamilton {In the margin it reads: Pd. C.G. $265} Saturday 9th fine one team cultivated and harrowed all day E. D. ran weeder over corn in afternoon J.S. hoed mangels in morning I went to town. paid G.B. Ryan’s account. $1600 pd. R. Shortreed for Shingles $1312 pd. J. Alderson for potatoes. 80 J.S. Tobacco 25 1600 1312 80 25 June. 1900 Sunday. 10th fine Jennie. E. & I went to Church in morning Bo C to S.S. & church at night. paid the Balance of Century fund 25 Monday 11th fine We worked around house & finished hoeing mangels & carrots, Tom & Emma came in evening Tuesday 12th fine D J.S. Cultivated & plowed in Turnip ground. E.D. & I grubbed out stumps & dug out large stones; and hauled them off. Wensday 13th Dull We. finished Cultivating -and plowing and started to raise drills for Turnips got about half done Tom & I went to see Sorbys Horses in morning they look well, but we both think Princess as good as the best of them They went home this afternoon Thursday 14th Dull 25.00 �We had quite a rain last night, E.D. & J.S. hauled gravel all day. to bridge approaches. I went to town with grist 9 bags chop 45 pd. presents accounts $398 pd. Stone for manure. 3600 pd. Goldies ac, $2315 also pd for 600 bran $4.20 bgt meat at Hales. 80 np bgt hardware at P. 80. at Bonds. 50c also ordered 100” twine, and at 11 ½ bgt 80” wire @ 3.65 = at Morris, Chgd 292 398 3600 2315 420 80 80 80 292 Friday. June 14 15th 1900 I finished raising drills and sowing turnips. J.S. & E.D. hauled gravel to stone bridge in morning and J.S. pulled mustard and wild flax in afternoon and E.D. ran weeder over mangels & corn Saturday 16th fine J.S. & I hauled 7 loads of saw-dust pd $136 strawberries. 25c pd. E.D. 300 recd 300 from C.G. paid Foster for oats 1900 left $1500 at Mill for oats paid T & Douglas 500 {In the margin it reads: E.D. 3 400 & CG both had a holiday} Sunday. 17th fine Mary. Jennie & Charlie went to Church. & C to S.S. both Boys to C at night Monday 18th fine we cleaned out pens & fill unloaded saw dust fixed fence and ran weeder through corn and hoed a little J. pulling burs & in bush Tuesday 19th fine J. finished burs & then pulled mustard. E.D. & J. fixed fence Wensday 20th fine x I went down to Sorbys with Queen. Put her to Lord C. then we worked at fence Thursday 21st fine 300 136 25 3 400 1500 500 �we finished back fence and then put fence around a yard for new barn Friday 22nd wet we chored I went to town pd. Foster. Batty ac, 50, Pd Neil Bue $ 895. Jas Hewer ac. 10.35 377 pd for chopping. 50. pd. O.A.C. note $7000 Century fund & {illegible}. 26.30 bgt corn $105 50 895 377 7000 2630 105 June. 18 1900 Saturday 23rd E.D. & J. finished fence around yard and then hoed mangels rest of the day Charlie scuffled mangels and corn. I went up to Jim’s for pulley and to pull up hedge. then went to Frost & Wood Delivery to get our mower paid $4500 for it pd. Dr. Savage’s ac 400 bgt. file 12c chains fixed 05 Sunday. 24th fine Jennie. E. & I went to Church in morning both. Boys to S.S. and C went up to 4 ½ S.S. Monday 26 25th fine we E. & I pulled hedge all day. J.S. scuffled corn. Tuesday 27 26th fine E.D. & I pulled hedge all day. Jim.S. Scuffling corn and potatoes. Wensday 28 27th fair we finished pulling hedge about noon. and E. raised drills for rape. J.S. finished scuffling and pulled mustard in afternoon Thursday 28th Dull J.S. hoed potatoes & corn E.D. raising drills in morning and hauling brush from hedge in afternoon I mowed hay in morning and finished 4500 400 05 12 �raising drills for rape and sowed some Mr Gaunt of St. Helens a Brother to E. Gaunt was here to see our stock June. 1900 Friday 29th E.D. Sick most of the day. I sowed rape in morning and. cut bal of rye & clover in afternoon we put up what I cut yesterday after tea E.D. & Mary went to Town Saturday 30th fine E.D. piled brush in Morning C helped in house. J.S. Sick I went to town in morning with J.W. Yeoman. got hay fork mended. 35c. grist. 93c horses Shod 50 met Polly and Stanley Mountain at the Station, we hauled two loads of hay and put up the bal that was cut 35 50 93 Sunday Jy 1st 1900 Mary, Polly Jennie & Stanley went to Church in morning P.S. & I at night. Both Boys to S.S. Monday 2nd fine We hauled 4 loads of rye & clover finished the patch, {In the margin it reads: 6 loads altogether} went to meet John. Took him around farm & to O.A.C. we spent a pleasant afternoon S. berries $115 bread 10c sugar. 13c Tuesday 3rd fine I. went to town in morning sugar. 275 cheese. 25 Candies for children. 15c , Corn & bag $110 hoe 35c E.D. went to Hales this afternoon Wensday 4th Showery E.D. scraping earth to road near bridge. C. hoeing. mangels and cutting weeds on road J.S. hoeing mangels all day 25 275 110 15 35 �Wensday 4th July 1900 Went to town in afternoon had. Extension of Mortgage papers fixed. pd. Lawyer $100 bgt paint 100 window screens $100 100 100 100 Thursday 5th fine E.D. & I worked at Line fence between McDougalls and no. in morning and {C?} & him in afternoon. Jimmie hoeing mangels. I got barrow mended 20c, C. 20 Friday 6th fine E.D. & C finished fence I cut hay in morning we kiled it up after tea {In the margin it reads: E.D. 15c for salts.} bgt salts for E.D. we kiled up hay after tea, Saturday 7th fair E.D. & C fencing till tea time then we kiled the hay that I cut before two P.M. meat from hales. 14” Sunday 8th Dull Jennie & I went to Church in morning and. All but J.S. in evening Monday 9th Dull we fixed up hay fork in Morning then I went for Spraymotor to Jim’s. J.S. hoeing garden & boys fixing fence. I went to town in afternoon bgt hardware 27c Turnip seed. 70c Tuesday 10th fine we. I. cultivated Turnip drills boys. worked at fence. & J.S. Scuffled corn. We hauled Six loads of hay in afternoon Wensday 11th wet we mowed hay near Barbers & raised drills for Turnips mother, Hannah and Will got home about 11. P.M. 70 �Thursday 12th July. 1900 130 100 135 102 Will and I went to Town I bgt. oatmeal 100 gro $130 oil cake. $135, hardware $102 Friday 13th fine we cut hay near Flick’s sowed bal of Grey stone turnips and put Paris Green on Potatoes and hauled in three loads of hay & kiled what cut in morning Took Queen & Princess to Sorbeys Put Princess. Queen would not take Saturday 14th Dull We finished cutting hay I went to town. bgt corn $2.04c, Twine. $500 We hauled two three loads of hay & finished the big field 500 204 Sunday. 15th fine. Shower at noon Mary, E.D. & Jennie went to Church in morning and both boys at night Monday. 16th Showery we fixed horse fork and hauled three loads of hay and kiled up bal of windows and cleaned bull pen & hoed turnips in evening Tuesday 16th {wet?} afternoon we hauled barley till 6 tea time got in. 6 loads Wensday 17th fine We cleaned up. wheat in morning. E.D. scuffled turnips, All men hoed turnips in afternoon I went to town with wheat. sold it to Hewer for 66c per bush 6 ½ bush. bgt Oil cake. 280 Corn. 250, Twine. 3.25 recd cash $1204, Check 2000 sent. $450 to stamps ect. 12 Thursday. July. 26th 1900 I cut oats all day. E.D. & J.Y. hoeing turnips and went to Hales Thrashing in afternoon. I recd $1550 from J. Young for 16 Elm logs. 10 Inch Diameter 885 20.00 1204 12 450 �Friday. 27th fine We. hauled in four loads of wheat and six loads of rakings Sat. 28th fine we. put P. Green on potatoes and finished Cutting Daubeney oats and raked barley stubble. and fixed wire fence to make a new pasture for the Cattle. Paid E Deuch three dollars {In the margin it reads: E.D. 300} 300 Sunday 3 29th Jennie Mr Y & I went to Church. E.D. away to Rockwood Monday. 30th fine E.D. Plowing. we haul Tuesday 31st fine We hauled six loads oats and one of barley Wensday 1st Aug We hauled manure to clear stack bottom E.D. Plowing Thursday. 2nd fine We prepared in morning and thrashed in afternoon we have about 250 bu oats 300 wheat. 200 barley. had hands from McCrae, Bye, Friendship, Mitchell, Barber, McDougall, McCannel. 2 from Hales pd 1 hand 25c extra 25 Friday 3rd fine we sent hand to Bye in morning & hauled oats, rest of the day finished the. Daubeney Oats. Sat 4th fine 500 �I went to town sent entries to Toronto. we all hoed Turnips in the afternoon C. scuffled. I went to J.W. Atkinsons for Trixie paid him 500 bal to be left at Bank of Commerce $4000 Twine at P 20” @ 13 ½ 4 Sunday 5th fine very warm Mary, Mr Y. & Jennie went to Church Monday 6th fine E.D. & Mr Y We. hoed turnips in morning C & E.D. Shocked Oats in afternoon we finished cutting our oats today. Tuesday. 7th fine E.D. went to McCannels in morning. We hoed Turnip & chored in afternoon Wensday 8th fine bgt meat 55c settled up Hales ac. recd. pay for Ewe & Cutting 14.75 got rake. & pea bunches $350 Thursday 9th fine Mr Yeomans & I finished hoeing turnips. and boys cut peas all day Friday 10th fine We hauled four loads oats and finished cutting peas Saturday 11th fine we hauled peas all day tenn loads. sent word to bank to pay J.W. Atkinson $40 Sunday 12th fine Jennie & I went to Church in morning heard Rev Mills preach on ‘The thief on the cross all but Mother Mr Y & boys went to Church in evening 55 1433 4000 �Monday 13th fine E.D. plowing rest of we cleaned grist & fixed fence. Tuesday 14th Wet Dull E.D. Plowed all day part of it pea stubble C scuffled. Rape & Turnips. Mr Y & I hoed turnips second time Wensday 15th Dull E.D. Plowing all day Mr Y. weeding potatoes and turnips I went to town. C. Scuffling bgt hardware. 10. Sheres & spring at Penfolds 60c 14 bags Chop 70 & bran $100 10 60 170 Thursday 16th fine We Turned peas and hauled manure in morning and C hauled peas in afternoon finished the {multiplis?} 14 loads peas. Friday 17th fine We finished hauling peas today. 7 loads grass peas. Saturday 18th fine We hauled oats all day 9 loads finished harvest all but rakings Uncle. Robert went home this morning. Sunday 19th Dull Mary, Mr Y. & Jennie & E.D. Went to Church in the morning. Mother, Mr Y & C in evening Monday 20th Dull We took off the last two loads of oats, then E.D. went to plow CG. to town Mr Y to hoe weeds out of rape I went to town in afternoon bgt tin dish $100 P. harness mended. 10 harware $110 25 got tooth extracted, Tuesday. 21st fine 100 25 110 �Both teams plowing Mr Y. hoeing rape I fixed fence and chored. Wensday 22nd fine 1 team Plowing all day & 1 team ½ day. C hauled 4 loads of manure in afternoon finished first patch and started at the other Mr Y & I went to town in morning bgt P bran 68c apples 15c, hardware $135 68 135 Thursday 23rd fine Both teams hauling manure. 15 loads & cultivating it in Mr Y. hoeing rape and I finished washing cl cattle trimming sheep and. fixing halters, & did chores gave A Johnston 03c 03 Friday 24th fine both teams hauling manure all day. Mr Y hoeing rape & I fixing things for the show Saturday. Aug 25th 1900 fine both teams at manure and harrowing I went to town bgt Suit. 380 hardware $125, drugs, 70c chopping. 05. hardware 35. twine 10c 380 70 125 35 Sunday 26th fine hot C.G. & I went to Church and heard Rev. Cassady preach. Mother Mary & Children went to Aitchesons. {Aitchison’s} Monday 27th fine Shower last night. we all worked today preparing to go to the show, J.S. came today. Mr Yeomans left this morning. Tuesday 28th. Preparing to go to shows. Got started about 2.30 P.M. Hewer’s brought out 2 bush. Timothy 1 bag. Wed. 29th. 520 18 �J.F. pulling ragweed & choring Jimmie plowing corn-field. Thursday 30th J.F. finished rag-weed & started to haul manure Jimmie finished cornfield & harrowed. Friday 31st. Uncle Jimmie plowing in field next Barber’s J.F. hauling manure. Sat. Sept. 1st. Jimmie plowing. J.S, went for seed wheat brought 5 bags flour Tobacco for U.J. 25. {This page is written in pencil rather than ink pen} Sunday Sept. 2nd 1900 Jimmie, Grandma and Jennie went to church in morning Monday Sept. 3rd Uncle Jimmie plowing Jimmie harrowing for fall-wheat Tuesday Sept. 4th Jimmie sowing fall-wheat in forenoon and went to O.A.C. for seed in afternoon. Bot 90 lbs Oatmeal at Hewer’s Uncle Jimmie plowing in forenoon and went to town in afternoon bot ploughshare at Penfold’s. Kyma 5th had a bull-calf. Wed. Sept 5th Jimmie working at fall-wheat, Uncle Jimmie plowing. Thursday Sept. 6th Jimmie finished one field of wheat and cultivated other patch. Uncle Jimmie plowing. X x �Friday Sept. 7th. Uncle Jimmie & Jimmie finished fall-wheat sowing in forenoon & Jimmie went to O.A.C. and got things ready for going to London in afternoon. Sat. Sept. 8th. Jimmie stopped at station over night and came home in the morning to do the chores & back to station again U.J. plowing. Sunday Sept. 9th 1900 We all stopped home in morning. Everett went to church in the evening. Monday Sept. 10th. Everett cutting corn and hunting colt and taking grist to mill Bot ploughshare Uncle Jimmie plowing X Tuesday Sept. 11th Everett cutting & binding corn & bringing home grist from mill U.J. plowing. Wed. Sept. 12th Everett cutting corn Uncle Jimmie plowing Thursday Sept 13 Everett cutting corn Uncle Jimmie plowing. Friday Sept. 14th Everett cutting corn Uncle Jimmie plowing Sat. Sept. 15th. Everett cutting corn Uncle Jimmie plowed in forenoon & went to town in afternoon & bot ploughshare {In the margin it reads: Gave Jim 25c} X �Sunday Sept. 16th Grandma went to church in morning & Ev. & M. to Mrs Laird’s funeral in afternoon. Monday Sept 17th Everett at Friendship’s threshing, Uncle Jimmie plowing. Tuesday Sept 18th. Everett at Mitchell’s threshing. Uncle Jimmie plowing. Alex McDougall at Mitchell's corn cutting X Wed. Sept. 19th 1900 Everett took grist of chop in morning and cut corn in afternoon Uncle Jimmie plowed in forenoon & went to town for ploughshare in afternoon. Kyma 4th sick to-night. X Thursday Sept 20th. Uncle Jimmie plowing all day. Everett cutting corn. Friday Sept. 21st. Uncle Jimmine plowing. Everett at Ford’s threshing. Sat. Sept. 22nd Uncle Jimmie plowing Everett finishing corn & choring. Sunday 23rd Dull we arrived home this morning about 4 A.M. all safe. went to Church in evening heard Mr Cassady preach Monday 24th fine We wor shipped heifer and got things out of car in morning and did chores paid J. Ferguson $10 W Mountain $185, bgt, Peaches and grapes 55c x Put Trixie to Kyma’s Heir bgt meat at Hales 35c 10.00 55 185 �35 Tuesday 25th fine We worked at wood in bush morning and got ready and took cattle in to the show in afternoon, went to town in morning and got word that they would make our class same as Durhams Sept 1900 Wensday 26th fine We. showed cattle today took first in all the classes, 9 firsts entry fees $375 expenses. 25 25 375 Thursday 27th fine We finished the shows this evening. paid the Photographer, 50c am to get Photo of Kyma’s Heir alone and Bill.and one of taken at London and one of Kymas Heir taken at Guelph Friday 28th fine We hauled manure from the Exhibition grounds seven loads, and took Jimmie and little Jean to the Station. bgt two barrels portland cement. to be delivered tomorrow Ect $2.60 per barrel. 520 Sat. 29th Dull Wet a in morning we chored till noon and then Father and I fixed bridge and E and Jimmie went for two loads of manure went to town in evening bgt gro $103 np meat $150 np Sunday 30th fine Father Mary Jennie and Everett went to Church, in morning and Mother and I in evening heard a Ch returned missionary from China. It was very good Monday Oct 1st fine We finished hauling manure from Exhibition grounds 4 loads. got a grist ready for ma mill and met Mr Stuart & his son coming to see the cattle sold them 1 bull yearling and Kyma 5th for 27500 103 150 �Oct 1900 Tuesday 2nd fine 660 2250 85 55c 70 Father and Everett. tearing down stone wall. I went to town with grist. of chop got horse shod. 25c np in aft then shipped Yearling Bull & Cow a calf to Shirley Stewart Oakville. Paid Proff Day for wheat $2250. Pd freight on Car $660 harness mended. 85c. paint for Mother. 70c, freight on fence machine 55c 6.60 Wensday 3rd fine I went for 15 bu lime in the morning and we hauled two loads of sand before dinner. in afternoon I chored and helped with getting foundation ready to build and killed Dorset Ewe. Thursday 4th fine Father and Everett working at building. I took 58” of mutton to Hales. and gave him the skin for his trouble. am to get the same weight of meat back from him. I recd $274.65c from Fred Stewart of Toronto for Polled Angus Cow calf & Bull, paid Hewer account $1026 Paid Goldies ac, $650 bgt shoes for Mary $125 gave in collections 25c went to Christian Endeavor Meeting heard Rev. C.M. Sheldon writer of In His Steps 27465 Friday 5th fine Ev.D. went to Bye’s thrashing in morning and I helped Father and we. tore out old floor in summer kitchen in afternoon. x Bowman’s no 1 had Bull calf this morning Oct. 1900 Saturday Oct 6th 1900 E.D. hauling gravel to S kitchen. & helping Father I went to town J.S. left and I paid him seven $ sent. $14 to Bowen Cabb, Stay Fence @ $275 to A.R. Simpson bgt a lamp cleaner 05 bgt 3 4 lbs water lime 4.40/10 & 2 lbs cement 5.20/260 Sunday. 7th fin wet 700 1400 275 05 4.40 520 �Father Mary and I went to Church. Heard Rev Mr Cassady. preach on the sacredness of the Sabbath. it was good. Mother, Father and Everett went to Church at night Monday 8th fair Father building, Everett & I putting kitchen floor in morning and E.D. went to Porters thrashing in afternoon Tuesday 9th fine we worked at wood shed floor all day we got along pretty well. Wensday 10th fine We worked at the wood-shed floor all day. finished inside. I went to Mrs Ford’s Brother’s funeral in afternoon x E.P. {Elm Park} Bell 3 had Bull calf by Kyma's Heir Thursday 11th fine We put up wire fence along between rape patches. bgt went to town and returned one barrel of cement to Geo. B. Morris making 3 bls Cement 4 bls waterlime, 4.40. 3 Cement $7.80 bgt 326” wire @ $3.20c per 100” Thursday Friday 12th fine We worked at wood shed step & cleared up rubbish and took a grist to town 1900 Saturday Oct. 13th fine We. chored Picked apples and Father worked at wood-shed Sunday 14th fine I stayed home all day Mary. Father & E.D. went to Church in morning and Father Mother & E.D. in evening. H. Bell had bull calf. �Monday 15th fine Father worked at. wood shed all day. E.D. helped and also picked some apples had to kill a lamb this morning Tuesday 16th fine We worked. at wood shed and went to town returned 160ft of wire to G.B. Morris bgt. Oil cake $145 paid Penfold’s 500 that I borrowed got grist. paid for grinding $155 J.D. McGregor came today and Bgt our Prize Bull calf. Elm Park Laird 2nd for Two hundred dollars and we have arranged to buy the Brewery Stables from Mrs Barber for $200. I paid her $500 on it and am to pay the rest right away as soon as we find that everything is all right E.D. at Wensday McDougalls thrashing Wensday 17th fine Father Finished wood shed E.D. at McCannels thrashing I went to see about the stable deal, but could not finish it as Mrs Barber would not agree to the terms stated by Mr Howitt. Thursday 18th fine Went down to Mr Howitt with to see about the deal. and all of we took up 6 loads of mangels October 1900 Thursday 18th fine I went out to see Mr Howitt about 1 PM but could not bring it to a close x Paid E.D. five dollars {In the margin it reads: Paid E.D. 500} Friday 19th fine Father and E.D. working at mangels. I went with Mr Barber to look a the Brewery Stables and we have agreed to divide the pasture field about from where the rail fence joins the road fence at the farther part from the Brewery of the patch fenced. with rails and to extend in an easterly direction so as to divide the low part of meadow so that we would have equal share of both kinds as is convenient. Mr Barber gets the. East stable with and the Pig pen each of us pay $10000. – 145 155 200 �Saturday 20th fine Father E.D. & I worked at Carrots in morning and I hired two boys in afternoon for 40c paid them 30c bal due A. Johnston 10c I went to town paid Insurance on the stable I bought yesterday In our arrangements yesterday {In the margin it reads: rent from Nov till March to Mr H.} it was agreed that I was only liable for $5 rent to Mr Howitt $4 for land stables are on and 100 for house. I got cattleStamps for Everett. 25 {In the margin it reads: E.D. Stamps 25c} 30 .10 200 25 Sunday 21st fine Father Mary, Jennie & I went to Church in morning and Father Mother & E.D. in evening Monday. Oct. 22nd wet afternoon We took up about 35 bags potatoes in morning and cleaned stables in afternoon, Freeman Barber here all day and two boys ½ day @ 4.00/10 Tuesday 23rd Dull We cleaned grist in morning. 22 bags 12 empty took it to mill. bgt Pokes 70c at Morris went to see Herbert Wright about going to Y.W. had three boys in afternoon at potatoes .70 Wensday 24th fair we worked at potatoes all day finished all but Harrowing, had three boys, 2 at 80/40 1 at 35 paid Alec Johnston. 75. and Arthur Williams 50c Thursday 25th Jim started for the North-west, bought ticket oil-cake 14 lbs. Mutton from Hales. M. Johnson working all day. Friday Oct. 26th Everett & Mortimer working at fencing. Sat. Oct. 27th. 75 50 �Everett & Mortimer working at rye field Paid Mortimer $2.15c 2.15 Sunday Oct. 28th Cow had heifer calf, dead. Monday Oct. 29th Everett plowing. Louie Flick here from 8 o’clock until night harrowing. Tuesday Oct. 30th. Everett cleaning out stables at Sleeman’s. Wednesday Oct. 31st. 1900 Men working at turnips. L. Flick here all day. 8 ½ lbs. Lamb from Hales. Thursday Nov. 1st. Working at turnips L. Flick & Mr Crawshaw here all day. Friday Nov. 2nd. Working at turnips L. Flick & Mr Crawshaw here all day. Sat. Nov. 3rd. {In the margin it reads C 1 L.F 1} All hands worked at Turnips all day I got home from Brandon about 11 A.M. and worked at Turnips in afternoon my expenses on trip were. Ticket $2370, Insurance. 250 board going up $110 coming back $390 Ticket coming back $3505 paid L. Flick 30c Total exp. 66.25 50 Sunday 4th fine Mary & I went to Church in morning and Father & Mother in evening. Monday 5th fair till 4 P.M. we took up turnips all day. Mother bgt meat at Wakefields. side of lamb �Tuesday. 6th fair Wet frosty morning. We finished taking up turnips today. {In the margin it reads: L.F ½ pd him 50} paid Louis Flick 32c still owe him $125 pd. Freeman Barber $100 52 100 Wensday 7th Election day I took Mary to Gibson’s and went to vote. Everett and Father covered turnip pit & E. Plowed and we put up fence in afternoon. November 1900 Thursday. 8th fair & Dull E.D. Plowing all day. I got grist ready and chored in morning and went to town in afternoon. got grist Chopped. 60c, pd 100 on ac put up Winter Fair bills bgt hardware 04c, 100” oilcake. $150 100 150 Friday 9th Dull & cold Father and E.D. Plowing and I chored all day. Saturday 10th Dull & Cold Father & E.D. Plowing I did chores and killed lamb then went to town. Paid mother $500, sold skin 15 bgt hardware. 89c at Morris 65 89 Sunday 11th fine Father Mary Jennie & I went to Church in morning Father, Mother & Everett in evening. Monday 12th Cold & windy Father & E.D. plowing finished back field & started in corn patch near creek. I went to town in morning bgt. Sash & pd for door frame $135 bgt Demejoin {demijohn?} 95c nails. 35c Tuesday 13th Stormy 135 95 35 �E.D. Plowing in morning and went to Barbers Thr-ashing in afternoon I Chored in morning & hauled up Engine wood went to Baleys to put back the cutting till Sat Wensday 14th Stormy Barber Thrashed in morning & us in afternoon Thursday. Nov 15th Stormy We finis Thrashing at 1.30 P.M. and chored till evening had Charlie Reesor hired yesterday afternoon & today at 75c per day Friday 16th fair all Choring and I. went to town got fork fixed 18c sold skins. 80c, got sheep home paid $3.60 freight, shipped a lamb to Jno {John} Mountain. B.T. Bowman 18 360 3 Saturday 17th Dull & damp we. had. Baley’s cutting all day. had. C.R. and Ben Bye’s man helping we cut about a days thrashing of stack and blew it into the barn I hired. Charlie Reesor for 13 ½ months for $18500 one hundred and eighty five dollars. 17500 his time will be up on Jan 1st 1902, he is not to draw any of his money until his time is up. Sunday 18th Dull Father, Mary, baby & I went to Church in morning and we all stayed at home the rest of day. Monday. 19th wet we hauled chaff to bull pen and chored generally E.D. went to Town for a job in afternoon and C. Reesor started work. we chored all afternoon. Pd E.D. $500 we have. looked over our accounts and I owe W.E. Deuch $6866c {In the margin it reads: Pd ED 500} 500 Tuesday. Nov 20th 1900 13 �C.R. Plowing all day. I chored in the morning and went to town in afternoon bgt glass 21c gro. 13 got the Ear Labels from C.H. Dana Wensday 21st Dull C finished plowing Father took apples to the mill to get apple Butter made, and also went to mill and got chop pd. for chopping 75 75 Thursday. 22nd Dull we fixed fences in the morning and made furrows to let water pass the barn. in Afternoon. C.R. Cultivated back field Friday. 23rd Dull C.R. Cultivating all day in back field I went to town. pd entry fees to F. S. Show $2070 pd E Druch. 2500 pd G.B. Morris $2142 at Penfolds $1.64 hardware. 47 at Morris pd. Mr Metcalf. $2.00 paid for drawers. 80 " Rumford’s ac 2070 2500 2142 47 162 200 80 1325 Saturday. 24th Dull C.R. cultivating in morning & we finished putting up. Storm windows ect went to town in afternoon bgt hardware for Sleeman Stables. 45c 45 Sunday. 25th fine Mary, Father & I went to Church in morning and C.R. & Father Mother in Evening. Monday 27 26th fine we fixed up Brewery Stable in morning and C Chored and I went to Mr Hobson Funeral in afternoon. Tuesday. 27th fine C.R. hauled saw dust to cattle stables 2 loads I bgt load of hay 2647” @ $925 per ton. 35 nails nails for stables.05 hooks hooks & Ect 05. {In the margin it reads: Exp of bedding Cattle $150 for work $12.35c} 1225 35 05 1.50 25 �Wensday 28th fine we went for the cattle this morning. paid freight & feed bill 16770 nails $160 C.R. road making in afternoon envelopes. 80c for 1.80 {In the margin it reads: $16770 Freight} 167.70 160 Thursday 29th fine C.R. at Bye’s Thrashing Father and I did chores bgt grains. 50. Pd for Gazette $100 100 5 Friday 30th fine C.R. at Bye’s Thrashing Father & I Choring went to town bgt P bran 600 Corn chop 800 whale oil. 90c Carbolic Acid. 35 for cattle Lumber. 45c {In the margin it reads: P. Bran. 600 C. Chop $800/1000 W. oil 90 C acid 35} 600 90 35 45 800 Saturday. Dec 1st 1900 wC.R. making road along the hill toward the Brewery I chored and helped C.R. bgt grains 50c spent two hrs working at fence around Stables {In the margin it reads: Grains 50} Sunday. 2nd fine Mary, Jennie & I went to Church in morning heard Marden minister Monday Dec 3rd 1900 fine & warm I took grist to mill {In the margin it reads: salt 1.10 grains 50} bgt. Salt for stables grains 50c. got grist 14 bags chopped. 70c hardware. 25c. C.R. fixing road around barn and making gate x Put Heather Bell to Kyma Heir 110 50 70 25 Tuesday. 4th wet We did chores and fixed fence in the morning and. put on carbolic acid and oil on the ring worm on cattle for J.W. Mc bgt grains. 12 bu 60c 2 3 bush for our stock Wensday 5th Colder 60 �we put in posts for wire fence. and did chores. Thursday. 6th fair we. dug hole to put in Posts to finish the fence yard yard fences. got 15 bu grains and two loads of saw dust. {In the margin it reads: grains 75 work 150 saw dust 100} Friday 7th fair C.R. and Father worked at fence and did chores I went to town sold skin bgt. two sho shovels for stables. 110, post hole shovel. 75c 10” shingle nails at Morris {In the margin it reads: Shovel 110} Saturday 8th fine C.R. finished fence & cuttin gup kindling we got grains. 15 bush 75c I trained cattle to lead and chored generally Elm Park Bell 2nd in heat {In the margin it reads: grains 75} Sunday. 9th Dec. 1900 Mary & Baby & I went to Church. Monday 10th snowy We went to Chur Fat Stock Show with the Cattle. we are showing 5 pure breds and 1 grade and two grade sheep 1 grade and 1 Suffolk {In the margin it reads: grains. 10 bu} Tuesday 11th fin Cold We. had our cattle. judged pure breds. got 1st on Cow. 2nd on 2 year olds 2nd on Yearling 3rd on Calf. 1st on Grade Cow and. 2nd on. Suffolk wether {In the margin it reads: grains 12} Wensday 12th fair There was a great turn out at the show today. The Beef in Block test was killed today our heifer weighed 1450” Thursday 13th Stormy 90c 100 75 �We had sheep killed today. Mr J.D. McGregor. came to see the cattle. and is well pleased with them {In the margin it reads: grains 15 bu} Friday. 14th cold we got home from the Show about 6 P.M. our prizes amount to $18475. but we did not get the sweepstakes for Dressed carcass bgt picture. of bull. 406 I got am to get ½ doz pictures of Bull along with it Dec 1900 Saturday 15th fair went to Fat Stock Show. shipped heifer beef to Ottawa 740” and. got beef cut up to bring home took 300/30” to Mr Hamilton took 1300 to Mr Duff 20 ½” to Mr Young 205/20 ½ C got horses shod $150 got two loads saw dust got 15 bu grains {In the margin it reads: 15 bu grains. 75 saw dust 100 work 150} 300 150 Sunday 16th Mary. Father and I went to Church. we all stayed at home the rest of the day Monday 17th fine C.R. hauled gravel in forenoon. and. took E.P. Bell 3rd to O.A.C. in afternoon. I went to town in morning bgt hay. $1506 3540 lbs at $8.50 per ton. grains. 75 x we took 3 bushels got. ½ ton corn chop and paid for cost 800 and 400 on this lot got wagon mended {In the margin it reads: grains 1506 grains 75c Corn 8.00} 1506 1200 Tuesday 18th Dull & mild C.R. away at Porters Thrashing. Father & I did chores. bgt grains 20 bu Mr Young paid for meat. $210 {In the margin it reads: 20 bu grains} 210 Wensday 19th Dull & mild C.R. hauling gravel to barn yard. I did chores. went to town bgt. Alarm clock $150 ordered scoup for grains to be $125 150 �Dec 1900 Thursday. 20th Dull C.R. finished gravelling around barn & I took grist to mill 12 bgs bgt scoup for to feed calves. $125 chopping 60c J.D. McGregor ac for feed freight ect ect. 235.71 he has paid me 199.50 bal. 36.21 {In the margin it reads: scoup $125 grains 100 ac rendered 235.71. recd 199.50 bal. 36.21} 60 Friday 21st fine C.R. started to haul manure but broke wagon and then hauled turnips and I went to town to get W tongue mended. glass & putty 15c sent. 12” of meat to Mr Sharp by Erin Stage and gave W. Wakefield 5 ½” to try the Angus Beef took Kyma 3rd to OAC Bull 15 Saturday. 22nd fair C.R. & Father hauling Turnips & 1 load of manure I went to Town for wagon tongue got it fixed at Penfolds bgt grains in afternoon got harness mended. 05. {In the margin it reads: 20 bu grains 100} 05 Sunday 23rd fair Mary, Father Jennie and I went to Church in morning heard Mr Cassady preach we stayed at home rest of the day Monday 24th cold we did chores Mary & I went to town church in morning afternoon. {In the margin it reads: grains 20 bu} bgt goose at Hales, 70 np I went in evening and bgt shoes & overshoes & slippers for Xmas presents. $385 x Put Kyma 3rd to O.A.C. Bull Tuesday 25th Dec 1900 fine Christmas day. We did the chores in morning then. Father & I went to Church. hear Mr Cassady give a little talk. We gave 15c to collection for sick Children’s hospital we spent the rest of the day at home had a pleasant Xmas Wensday 26th fine .70 �I went around (after the morning chores were finished) getting names on Petition asking that Mr J. McMillan of seaforth be appointed to the senate. had very good success, bgt pencil 05. {In the margin it reads: grain 20 bu} 05 Thursday 27th fine C.R. hauled manure and fixed up stable at Brewery. Yesterday and hauled a load of manure and then hauled stone rest of the day. I chored and helped him {In the margin it reads: grain 20 bu} Friday 28th fair C.R. hauled stones all day. I did chores and helped him. Saturday 29th fine I did chores and went to town in morning sold cow skin $504 pd Hewers account recd $270 sheep skins I sold before about {illegible} time. bgt. 3 bags Oilckae x Put Kyma Tweedhill to K Heir x and Elm Park Bell. 2nd to O.A.C. Bull C. Reesor left today to go home. Candies 10 {In the margin it reads: 25 bu grains 1.25 oil cake 4.50} 18 1900 Sunday December. 30th fair Father Mother & Jennie went to Church Mary & I went at night it was a very good sermon on the out going century. it is marvellous the improvements that have been made this century Monday 31st fine We did chores and went for grains in morning and went to nomination in the afternoon. got quite a number of big signatures to Mr McMillan’s Petition {In the margin it reads: grain 25 bu} Tuesday. Jan 1st 1901 Cold After Chores were done I went to Whitelaw’s. to get the Petition and. took it to Post Office. in afternoon C.R. came back and we hauled stone and did the chores 504 270 450 �Wensday 2nd fine cold did chores and hauled stones. and took in a load of hay. $1030. engaged. Monkhouse to come and chop tomorrow {{In the margin it reads: hay. 1030 grains 75c} 1030 Thursday 3rd fine We had Monkhouse chopping till 3 P.M. then we did the chores.. Paid Monkhouse 350 {In the margin it reads: grain 25 bu 125} 350 Friday 4th Dull C.R. and Father hauled stone and I hauled two loads on stone boat in morning and went to O.A.C. with x no 1 Saturday 5th fine We did the chores and hauled stones. I went to town got shoes mended 60c For more information on James Bowman, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 31st Dec 1899. fine Mary, Jennie &amp; Willie went to Church in morning, I &amp; W to S.S. and I went to Church at night</p> <p>Monday 1st Jan 1900 fine I did chores &amp; went to vote in morning. Mr Thomspon came to see about buying stock, did not make a sale. Mary, Jennie &amp; I went up to Jim's for a New Year's visit. found all well we Shot at Target. had quite a good time.</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd Stormy I did chores went to town in morning. sent $12.85 to Will for wethers. Paid McKenzies ac, $4.80 got an order from J. Bell for Old Kyma I am to ship her on Thursday and also to ship ram to Will Baleys came with cutting bot in evening.</p> <p>Wensday 3rd fine we cut straw all day had McDougalls 1 hand and G.B. Hood. 1.</p> <p>Thursday 4th fair we were cutting till about 3.30 P.M. and then we fixed things up and did chores. shipped Kyma II 18920 to John Bell Waverly P.O. Elm vale Station. Freight $3.40 Shipped Suffock ram to Will 36c put Heather Bell to K's Heir yesterday and E.P. Bell on Monday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Jan 5th 1900 mild fair C went to McCrae's cutting I did chores and went to town in morning. pd note Twenty five dollars &amp; 50c got shoe mended. 05 came home &amp; found twon men from Nichol looking for a bull I sold them one. for $80.00 recd $5.00</p> <p>Saturday 6th fine I took five bags barley and 4 bags of wheat. to mill bgt. 500<i> corn $4.00, Oats 8 6/{?} @ $2.21/27 wheat 98c. Chopping 45c bgt oat meal $1.00, pinchers</i></p> <p>Sunday 7th {???} Inez, Jean &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Mr C. preach a Consecration sermon it was very good. we all stayed at home the rest of the day.</p> <p>Monday 8th fine we did chores and worked at wood. McBroadfoot came for his Bull. Pride of Nichol, recd bal of Price 75.00</p> <p>Tuesday 9th fine C &amp; I chored &amp; cut wood in morning and I went to Andrew Derby's funeral in afternoon, It was a very large fuenral, went to town put $40 in bank. paid for 1/2 ton Bran. @ 14=7.00 to be delivered with Fords, pd for Molasses &amp; prunes 1.00 paid for baby medicine 50c</p> <p>Wensday 10th cold C did chores &amp; I went over to Burts to see stock bgt Bull calf and Yearling heifer for one Hundred and twenty five dollars, pd $1.00 to be delivered 20th got Nell shod. Kyma 8th in heat today.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 1900 Thursday 11th heavy fall of snow Dull stormy evening C hurt his knee and had to sit in house all day I did chores and went to town in morning, to get oats but they did not come in I did chores rest of day C went to P.O. McDougalls had cow here.</p> <p>Friday 12th fine I did chores and went to O.A.C. with Kyma 3rd Kyma of Tweedhill had a bull calf today. Charley was laid up all day with sore knee.</p> <p>Saturday 13th fair I did chores and went to town in morning, bgt hardware 15c. sold skin $1.25 bgt salt. $1.10 got grist of chop. $1.05, oats. $14.30 {tinware?} 20c.</p> <p>Sunday 14th Dull we all stayed {word scratched out} at home except children going to S.S. Baby is some better. M and Jennie and Charlie are all unwell</p> <p>Monday 15th Dull I did chores in morning went to O.A.C. with E.P. Mayflower. bgt tow bits &amp; some nails {@ P 38?} recd $34.50 from A.A.A.A. cheek. by T. McFarlane. 34.50</p> <p>Tuesday 16th fair We did chores in morning and took children to School. In afternoon we hitched up the colts went to town. got harness mended. 75. H. oil 40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Soft Stormy Wensday 17th Jan 1900 We chored in morning and went to Percy Johnston Funeral in afternoon he died of scarlet fever only sick about 24 hrs W.R. Walker and wife called tonight on their way to Glanford</p> <p>Thursday 18th Soft We chored in morning cleaned wheat &amp; chored in afternoon. W.R. &amp; wife started for G. about 8 A.M.</p> <p>Friday 19th Soft We worked around barn most of the day went to town at noon. bgt nails 60c bolts. 55c.</p> <p>Saturday 20th fair we did chores &amp; I went to town. Paid D. Baley for cutting $8.00 paid for Photos, 2.00 Mr Burt brought the two cattle I paid him $124.00 we went to town in evening bgt candies Ect 15 got iron fixed. 05 Kyma 4th had heifer calf</p> <p>Sunday 21st fine Mary, Willie &amp; Charlie went to Church and Inez &amp; I went in evening</p> <p>Monday 22nd fair C. Started Business Colliege this morning and I did chores and prepared for W. Duck coming tomorrow.</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd fine I did chores and helped W. Duck 1.00 np with gates Ect</p> <p>Wensday 24th cold I did chores and went to town got Tory shod 25c whip fixed 05 oild cake. $`1.35. Bull rings 30c rope. 54.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 25th Jan 1900 did chores and went to town. sent $41.72 to Jas Sharp. Rockside to pay for heifer. bgt harware. 15c honey. 08</p> <p>Friday 26th cold I did chores at and Ect all day.</p> <p>Saturday 27th fair C. did chores &amp; piled up wood. I went to town in morning bgt a load of oats. 52 bag 29<i> @ 28c, $14.80 paid for chopping. 85c paid taxes, $38.21, paid for C Shirt 10c,</i></p> <p>Sunday 28th Stormy Inez &amp; I went to church in morning. heard Mr Cassady. we all stayed home the rest of the day</p> <p>Monday 29th Stormy &amp; cold I did chores &amp; went to town with Mary in morning bgt 5 tons hay from Kennedy near Marden for $40, to be delivered by March to be first class timothy I paid $2.00, In afternoon I shipped two cattle to Will. Prince of Elm Park &amp; Aneta of L. S. W. R. (freight to be 3.60) W &amp; Wife called on their way home at night. I traded Rams head &amp; ewes horns to Ferrier he is to line our robe,</p> <p>Tuesday 30th Stormy I did Chores. W.R. &amp; Wife started for home. I went up to Jims to see if I could buy a load of pea straw. came home &amp; cleaned out colts stall and started turnips in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Jan 31st 1900 I did chores sorted turnips and went to town in afternoon bgt. corn meal 25 c, oil 72c and bolts 03c. J. D McGregor of Brandon called today to see our stock. he offered me two hundred for the old Bull Kymas Heir</p> <p>Thursday Feb 1st 1900 I did chores and went to town got Rocking Chair at Bollerts, and {???} 10 G.D. Hood had cow to bull</p> <p>Friday 2nd Cold we did chores &amp; trimmed sheep &amp; sorted turnips went for, G. D. Hood had cow here</p> <p>Saturday 3rd fair C took Kyma 3rd to O.A.C. Bull. I went to town in morning bgt. meat $9.12, over coat. 8.00 boiler fixed, $1.25, Candies 05 Pants for Willie 80c</p> <p>Sunday 4th Snowy Inez &amp; I went to church alone both morning &amp; evening. It was a good service Mr Cassady in morning and Derby in evening</p> <p>Monday 5th fine I chored &amp; went to town with buggy to be fixed and bgt paint. &amp; brush 42c {felt?} to trim robe. 38c Put Sharp heifer to Kymas Heir &amp; Kyma 8th to Duke of Erin</p> <p>Tuesday 6th did chores &amp; worked around barn went to meeting in evening went to town bgt Cake. 4.20 got 80<i> flour</i></p> <p>Wensday 7th Did chores and worked around barn went to church in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Feb 8th 1900 Did chores and went to Fat Stock club meeting pd fee. $1.00</p> <p>Wensday Friday 9th fair I did chores and went to town in afternoon, got rove and paid for lining, 3.00. kettle mended 10c</p> <p>Saturday 10th fine We chored &amp; cut wood in bush. C went to town got felt. 20c np then went sent Fat Stock show picture. sent it to {???} McFarlane stamps 25c</p> <p>Sunday 11th fine C. went to church in morning &amp; S.S. I went to church in evening.</p> <p>Monday 12th fine I did chores and worked at wood most of the day</p> <p>Tuesday 13th blustery I did chores hauled up a load of wood. &amp; chopped a little in afternoon put Kyma of Twwedhill to Hkymas Heir</p> <p>Wensday 14th fine I did chores and cut wood.</p> <p>Thursday 15th cold dull I worked at chores &amp; wood</p> <p>Friday 16th cold I worked at chores &amp; hauled 4 loads of wood.</p> <p>Sat 17th fine we did chores &amp; I went to town got robe. 50c corn &amp; chop. $4.85. Candies 06 Children Shoes. $1.20 Soles 20c pd Scroggies 2.53 sent 42.00 to Farming paid Penfolds $5.00 that I borrowed. cut wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 18th Feb 1900 fine Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning &amp; C in evening</p> <p>Monday 19th fine I did chores &amp; cut a little wood. did not feel well.</p> <p>Tuesday 20th fine I did chores in morning and went to O.A.C. for tow Dorset Ram lambs in afternoon. paid $12.00 for them.</p> <p>Wensday 21st Dull I did chores and helped Mary with washing something new for me. sent $6.35 to John A. Bruce &amp; co for grass &amp; peas, at 85c per bu</p> <p>Thursday 22nd Snowy I did chores and went to See County Counsellor McIntosh about Fat Stock Show.</p> <p>Friday 23rd fair did chores and went to town we bgt. stone for forty dollars.</p> <p>Saturday 24th Stormy We did chores and cleaned up oats. &amp; cleaned out sheep pen.</p> <p>Sunday 25th cold Mary &amp; c. went to Church in morning and Inez &amp; C to S.S. I was not feeling well.</p> <p>Monday 26th cold did chores and went to Station for 7 bu grass peas from J.A. Bruce. freight 51c we got new oxford range this afternoon. we are to pay $40.00 if it gives satisfaction in a month</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 27th February 1900 did chores and took three bags oats to mill to be chopped. 15. got four sifter. 15c, First great victory for British in South Africa war. Gen Crongie Surrendered I hauled up three loads of wood in afternoon..</p> <p>Wensday 28th Stormy did chores and pounded barley awns off Barley. Mr Cranshaw came at noon and is going to cut our wood at 60c per cord. We got wind tonight that Buller had relieved Lady smith. The City bells all ringing and Facotires had a half holiday</p> <p>Friday 2nd Stormy I did chores and took girls up to school to get their books. Mr Cranshaw started to cut wood today.</p> <p>Saturday 3rd fine we did chores and cleaned up Barley. I went to town to meet mother. She came all right Mr Cranshaw cutting wood I paid him 65c</p> <p>Sunday 4th Stormy Inez, W. &amp; I went to Church in morning. We all stayed at home the rest of day</p> <p>Monday 5th Stormy did chores and went to town to meet Mr Watts got. Oatmeal $1.00 syrup. 70 yarn 20 rennet wine 25</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar 1900</p> <p>Tuesday 6th wet worked in Granery and finished barley. got word tonight that Joe Mountain was Dead and would be buried Thursday</p> <p>Wensday 7th cold went to town with children in morning. got things for them. Tory. took sick &amp; I had to send for Dr Reed he also docked Princess. gro for house 45 c</p> <p>Thursday 8th fine We did chores and I went to Joe Mountains Funeral expenses. $2.50 R. fare. 1.00 livery bill. $1.50 got home about eight P.M. Dr. REed was out twice today.</p> <p>Friday 9th fine I set children to junction on C.P.R. and bade them good bye. pd the children fare $63.70 and also their account 3.00 bgt. corn $2.65 worked at wood in the afternoon hauled three loads two loads bgt. things for house 45.</p> <p>Saturday 10th fine C did chores and I went to town bgt 75 bu oats @ 30 bgt meat chopper. $1.40, C. oil. 18 stamps 70c, paid, yarn 25, 2 bgt bags. 60c</p> <p>Sunday 11th fine Mary &amp; C went to Church and C. to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 12th fine did chores &amp; I went to town for grist. chopping $1.45. corn 3.82 bgt bags 75c, broom.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar. 1900</p> <p>Tuesday 13th fair I did chores and hauled three loads of wood got things for mother 25c pins Ect 10c</p> <p>Wensday 14th fine I took R. {Batty?} to Birrels sale and did chores &amp; hauled 3 loads of wood sent to town for 1 barrel of salt . $1.10</p> <p>Thursday 15th fine I did chores and hauled up a few loads of wood and took in two loads of hay.</p> <p>Friday 16th stormy got in two loads of hay &amp; three loads of wood took mother to station Candies 12c Mother fare $1.45 paid Cranshaw $1.00</p> <p>Saturday 17th Stormy I went to town bgt beef 6.10 bags. 2.16 Oil cake. 1.45 pd for chop 75 &amp; returned 200<i>, recd. Eight 8.00 dollars from Jarvis Milton and $14.66 from T. stagdill both for 14.66 barley. paid Mr Cranshaw for cutting wood. 2.00</i></p> <p>Sunday 18th fair I went to Church in morning heard Rev. Mr Mills C went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 19th Dull I did chores and hauled two loads of wood &amp; shipped forty bushels of barley. 25 to Thos. Stagdill Forset and 15. {???} to A Jarvis Miton bgt gallon measure 18c</p> <p>Tuesday 20th Dull blustery We did our chores &amp; hauled 4 loads of wood. paid Cranshaw 2.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Mar 21 1900 Put Kyma 8th to Duke of Erin Sold 15 bu of Danberry Oats 8.10 Mother came back today got Order. from D McPhail for four bu. Barley 2.36 &amp; Alex {??} Work for 2 bu. both of Wanstead P.O.</p> <p>Thursday 22nd fair Chored in forenoon &amp; hauled wood in afternoon 4 loads</p> <p>Friday 23rd fine Chored and dressed ewe and went to town in afternoon pd. Kennedy for hay $37.68. sold Skin $1.40 for corn. got Exp. parcel. 30c bgt 500<i> Bran {?} 16 24.00 at Goldies</i></p> <p>Saturday 24th fine Mr Cranshaw helping me today hauled two loads of 1 cord of heading to mill &amp; 1 load of logs. C &amp; I cleaned barley &amp; I sold. 7 bu barley to L Bruder. &amp; 1 bu D. Oats. np 4.00. recd $1.18</p> <p>Sunday 25th fine Mary &amp; C went to Church in morning &amp; C To S.S.</p> <p>Monday 26th Dull I Shipped 2 bags barley to R {Laing?} &amp; Co. Petrolia 225" and 1 bag to Geo N. {??} lexbridge went to Doyles to see P.A. Cow did not buy her</p> <p>Thursday 27th fine I did chores and took Mother to Station. bgt a lunch for her &amp; Candies for children 28 bgt bags to ship seed grain. $2.16 recd an order for 2 bush. D Oats $1.40 John Conway Alliston and 10 bu barley $5.72 from {???} Mc {???} Lawrence</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 28th Mar 1900 did chores &amp; hauled two loads of wood. &amp; Cranshaw went to town and bgt at McCrae's 508<i> of corn chop @ 4.54c/90 Drugs 10c, paper Ect. 15</i></p> <p>Thursday 29th fine C did chores and I went to Toronto to the Cattle breeders Association meeting to settle where the fat Stock Show will be permanently located. After a lengthy discussion. A vote of the directors was taken and the result was 9 for Guelph 3 for Brantford. In afternoon the same process was gone through in Sheep breeders Ass. with result of 7 for Guelph and 3 for Brantford my expenses today was 2.50 ticket and, 10c for car fare went to J.H. Mackenzie Druge Store saw J.W. Yeoman</p> <p>Friday 30th fine I did chores &amp; helped Mr C. cut wood in afternoon Rose had a grade heifer Calf today. got orca from Jas Hodge for 10 {????}</p> <p>Saturday 31st fine I went to town c. did chores I pd. Wakefield account $3.45 100<i> Oil Cake $1.45. Crawshan {Cranshaw?} working by the day, @ 75c &amp; board. gave him 50c worth of flour and $5.19c squares up our account to tonight</i></p> <p>Sunday Apr 1st 1900 C. did chores and I went to Church in morning and C to S.S. &amp; night church</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday. Apr 2nd 1900 Dull</p> <p>I did chores and took stock today I find an improvement of six hundred and twenty eight dollars &amp; 50c alone last year. as cattle have gone up in price somewhat also horses. Mr Crawshaw was here 1/2 day. paper &amp; stamps 16</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd fine</p> <p>I went to town in morning bgt apples. 25c, left a bag of D. Oats in Hewers as a sample. got seed helped Mr C to cut wood in afternoon Baley's came with their engine &amp; saw. to cut wood Everett Deuch came in evening to hire.</p> <p>Wensday 4th fine</p> <p>we cut wood all day had Mr Crawshaw &amp; D. McCrae and Everett W. Deuch, has hired with us for a year for &amp;1.70 and I am to pay him ten dollars at the end of April and two dollars per month. after that to buy clothes Ect. And the balance at the End of his term. If he proves to be a good {satisfactory?} man I have agreed to give him $175.00</p> <p>Everett Deuch James Bowman</p> <p>Thursday 5th fine We had Crawshaw &amp; Ev. Deuch splitting wood &amp; I went to town got chopping. 20 bgt oat chop. 89c, bgt two bush clover from G.J.T. @ 6 1/2. I am to pay for it with Danberey Oats @ 40c. have already given him, 90<i> Bgt 1 bu clover from Hewer. for 7.00 to be pd for with Danberey Oats @ 40. have given him 3 1/2</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday April 6th 1900 Mr C. splitting wood in morning, Everett &amp; I did chores and sowed grass clover on fall wheat and cleaned up oats for Hewer &amp; Thorp.</p> <p>Sautrday 7th fine Mr C &amp; E. Deuch splitting wood C did chores in forenoon &amp; I went to town. took 990<i> of oats to Thorp 535 to Hewer. Each at 40 per bush paid for stove and tinware $40.95 bgt 500 {wid?} 17 300 bran @ .16 Recd $7.00 for barley. came home &amp; piled wood in afternoon. Mr. Wagg from the O.A.C. came to see me about a polled Angus Bull in afternoon.</i></p> <p>Sunday Apr 8th fine C. G. &amp; W. E. Deuch went to Church &amp; C to S.S. I went to Church at night gave 1.00 to Superannuation fund</p> <p>Monday 9th cold &amp; fine Splitting wood all day I helped Mary with washing and did chores. sold Dorset ewe to Hales for $ {?} aim to get it out in front quarters of mutton @ 5c per pound.</p> <p>Tuesday 10th cool C &amp; W.E. D. finnished splitting wood today I sold 9 3x3 {Elm?} 14 ft 12 1/2 by 8 14ft. 2. 4x8. 12 ft to Penfolds got buggy home &amp; lef box at Penfolds to be fixed, sundries 5c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday. Apr. 11th 1900 E.D. did chores &amp; gathered brush in bush. I went to town in afternoon got harness fixed. 10c pd 25c that was standing bgt clevis 15c chain 28c drugs, 25c</p> <p>Thursday 12th Dull E.D. &amp; I hauled manure from G.T.R. yards 11 loads paid Crawshaw $2.00 shipped calf to J. Mountain and also 18 sacks &amp; 6 {new?} bags Telegram 15 candies 08</p> <p>Good. Friday 13th Dull We hauled 12 loads of manure from the pig yards. Paid Mr Crawshaw his account in full $2.25 he finished piling wood</p> <p>Saturday 14th fine We hauled manure most of the day. 9 loads paid the section man. $1.50 went to town recd $18.49 in P.O. orders, got an order for $13.00 for John Mountain bgt groceries 50c other things 20c meat 19 1/2 lb at 5c</p> <p>Sunday 15th fine E.D. Mary &amp; Jennie went to Church in morning &amp; I in evening.</p> <p>Monday 16th Dull E.D. Rolling and Charlie &amp; I working in barn &amp; house.</p> <p>Tuesday 17th wet E.D. Rolling in morning and I did chores Mary went to station to see Will &amp; Adda &amp; children. I shipped ten suffolk sheep to Will at Mount Forest to pasture freight prepaid $2.64</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Apr 18th 1900 Dull E.D. finished rolling meadow and started plowing sod. I went to town bgt soda 05. 305<i> oat chop at 320/105 paid on ac. 5.00 89</i> millings 85c, 6 bags at Hewers $1.08 ordered 2 bags B.H. Potatoes. @ 1.00 got. tubes for drill. 2.00 wire, 2 clevis 25 at P, bgt 50 bu oats at Parkinsons. at 33c paid, 5.00 also 200<i> corn chop 1.90/95 got Phosphate at C.P.R. pd $3.25</i></p> <p>Thursday 19th fine E. D. Plowing sod all day. I did chores &amp; cultivated in morning and went to town for grist of chop in morning afternoon, bgt two cultivator teeth at Penfolds 1.00 bolts 04, sacks 1.10 Lucerne $2.60, chopping 1.00.</p> <p>Friday 20th fine E.D. plowing in morning &amp; took Kyma 4th to O.A.C. in afternoon. our Bell Ewe had pair lambs. Ewe &amp; Ram on Wensday, I shipped 4 bags barley to R Noble Acton and 8 bags 8.80<i> to C.D. Foster {Erin?} view 1 bag. B.H. &amp; 1 G.D. to F. Somerton</i></p> <p>Saturday 21st fine E.D. finished plowing sod and then Harrowed it and harrowed patch near orchard I cultivated in morning and Charlie in afternoon I clipped 4 rams in afternoon wool weighed 33 pounds. went to town in evening. got 21<i> meat, 21</i> at Hales onions 40c meat</p> <p>Sunday 22nd Dull &amp; warm C &amp; I went to church in morning. C to S.S. we all stayed at home at night had some singing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Apr 23rd 1900 fine I sowed barley &amp; E.D. cultivated &amp; harrowed. we sowed clover &amp; timothy with it. recd order for potatoes &amp; oats, 25.75</p> <p>Tuesday 24th fine rolled barley that I sowed yesterday and E.D. cultivated turnip ground &amp; harrowed rest of time I sowed about 3 acres of barley with clover. seeded it &amp; started to sow peas. recd two orders for oats and potatoes</p> <p>Wensday 25th fine E.D. harrowed sod and cultivated turnip ground. &amp; harrowed it. I rolled the patch near fall wheat. &amp; took some seed oats and potatoes to Station. bgt Timothy $1.50 clover, 36<i>. 5</i> alsike @ 75/15 I returned 18<i> Lucerne @ 7.50. $2.25 I have paid {Everett?} up to date. $15.94 paid freight on oats, 64c</i></p> <p>Thursday 26th fine I sowed Grass peas in the morning and E.D. Harrowed turnip grd cultivated corn grd. I sowed Danberrey oats in turnip ground &amp; clover &amp; timothy,</p> <p>Friday 27th fine E.D. harrowed &amp; cultivated I sowed oats &amp; rolled the turnip patch.</p> <p>Saturday 28th fine finished sowing Danberrey oats and rolled peas &amp; oats. &amp; started to cultivate for &amp; sow Siberian Oats</p> <p>Sunday 29th fine I went to Church in morning E.D. &amp; C to S.S.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Apr 30th fine Dull &amp; Cool We sowed oats in the back field also sowed rape &amp; Thomas Phosphate with it. Went to Brewery for grains, 25c rape, mangel, carrot seed cabbage seed. $3.15c</p> <p>Tuesday May 1st 1900 We finished sowing today, unless we break up some sod. got an order for potatoes, went to brewery for grains 25 sowed Thomas Phosphate in centre part of the field Charlie borrowed 40c</p> <p>Wensday 2nd fine E.D. Harrowing &amp; Rolling I chored. Saw Mr Stone and bgt the pile of manure at 60c per load. Saw {Sauer?} about fence. plasterer about fixing the kitchen, bgt corn meal, $1.22</p> <p>Thursday 3rd fine E.D. finished rolling and started rolling and started to spread manure on meadow near flicks, and I cultivated ground for mangels went up to Jims to see about potatoes.</p> <p>Friday 4th fine cold a little snow E.D. spread manure all day and I cultivated mangel ground and went to town shipped potatoes got horses shod 50, np bgt dung fork $1.30 at Penfolds went to mill. {?} {Cow?} 80c bgt 6 1/4 bags potatoes $2.85 @ 45</p> <p>Sat. 5th fine &amp; cool Boys finished spreading the manure on meadow near Flicks and drilled up 1/2 mangel ground &amp; sowed grains {??}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday May 6th 1900 Mary &amp; E.D. went to Church also Jennie. C &amp; E.D. to S.S. &amp; also to Church at night</p> <p>Monday 7th fair I finished sowing mangels sugar beets &amp; cabbage today E.D. got horses shod 50 np bl salt $1.15 {corn?} chop 95, grains 25c</p> <p>Tuesday 8th wet E.D. &amp; J.S. plowing all day. I went to town in morning, bgt 15 bu peas from Thorp 70c, to be delivered Sheres at Penfolds, 80c blacksmithing 05 I chored in afternoon bgt Grains, 25 np</p> <p>Wensday 9th fine &amp; cool I shipped oats &amp; potatoes to A Fargie Wingham went for grains and chored. E.D. &amp; J.S. plowing all day. for peas paid L.S. for 11 bags potatoes $4.00 bgt 6 bags potatoes from J. Hewer $2.65, gave Mr Flick boys 6c</p> <p>Thursday 10th fair We finished plowing and started to sow peas E.D. fixing fence in afternoon, I went to town in morning. bgt a spray pump $2.50 garden seeds 40c, paid for yesterdays potatoes $2.65 bgt nails at Morris' 40c</p> <p>Friday 11th Dull We finished sowing peas and sowed Thomas Phosphate on root ground. sent 2.00 back to Little Rideau P.O. to W.D. Dickson</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday May 12th 1900 We fixed gate &amp; got a grist of chop 15 bags oats. shipped potatoes bgt 9 bags from Mr Alderson for. $3.05 paid him $2.25, bgt gro $3.25 oatmeal, 95c finished planting the garden &amp; rolling spring grain, and plowed a little sod {??} of the yard for corn or rape</p> <p>Sunday 13th fine I went to Church in morning and boys to S.S. &amp; Church at night</p> <p>Monday 14th fine we hauled 13 loads of manure from Stones and went to social at night.</p> <p>Tuesday 15th fine We hauled 9 loads of manure from Stones got order for rams &amp; some potatoes</p> <p>Wensday 16th fine Dull Cool E.W. We hauled manure with one team in morning &amp; two teams in afternoon 12 loads</p> <p>Thursday 17th fine We plowed &amp; hauled manure. 12 loas got an order for 2 bags potatoes,</p> <p>Friday 18th Dull we hauled manure and plowed and went to Sorbys with Queen put her to Lord Charming</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday May 19th 1900 We hauled 12 loads of manure from Brewery Stones. I went to town in afternoon, with JW Yeoman. bgt gro 40 drove up to the Colliege and looked around the stock, he is anxious to work at farm work, paid Sunday 20th E.D. 3.00</p> <p>Sunday 20th fine J.W. Yeoman &amp; I went to Church in morning E.D. took Kyma 4th to O.A.C. bull and both boys went to S.S. &amp; church at night</p> <p>Monday 21st fine &amp; cool Hauling manure &amp; plowing all day. 12 loads. paid to Church. $5.00 sent $10.50 to G.J. Thorp and Charlie took it to Hewer instead</p> <p>Tuesday 22nd fine We hauled manure all day. 8 loads sold. four cattle to Col. Torrie of Wyoming for $475.00, if they stood the test. Paid Mr. Baley for sawing $5.00</p> <p>Wensday 23rd fine finished hauling manure manured road cross McCannels, sent telegram to McFarlane $1.24, reg. fee rice 25c, meat. 80c</p> <p>Thursday 24th fine we finished plowing in manure &amp; rolled most of it shipped cattle to Jay. L. Torrey Wyoming he gave a draft for $475.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May Friday 25th 1900 washed sheep in morning and went up to Jim's for potatoes got 13 bags paid, 4.05. bal 50 shipped all the potatoes that were ordered. and bgt halters $2.35c, harness mended 15c took Mary to Station. fare $1.45</p> <p>Sat. 26th fine E.D. worked at corn ground. I took Queen to Sorbys and then went to town bgt 12 bags oats @ 29c $11.05. chopping 60c 1 bu corn. 45, recd 4.00 from Mr Bruder 4.00</p> <p>Sunday 27th Dull had a Shower I went to Church in morning and C in eve and both to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 28th fair &amp; Dull We finished plowing orchard &amp; sowed it with corn. and then started to plow sod near flicks for corn. I planted corn and cucumbers, recd a check from Will for $100</p> <p>Tuesday 29th fair E.D. &amp; Jimmie plowed for corn &amp; I planted potatoes in garden and took in a load of hay 2480 @ 8.75 per ton = $10.85c went to town for corn &amp; plants bgt. {haim?} strap 12c</p> <p>Wensday 30th fine slight shower ran weeder over mangels sowed bal of corn. harrowed turnip ground and gutted out stumps rest of the day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 31st 1900 fine sent $200 to Blake Lash &amp; Cassels for years interest on Elm Park Mortgage Had Kenneth McL{??} out to inspect the farm to report to B.L. &amp; C. pd him 2.50</p> <p>Friday June 1st 1900 we cut seed &amp; planted potatoes. had a good rain in afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday 2nd Dull we cut &amp; planted potatoes and prepared for road work went to town pd E.D. 2.00 meat 78c shovel fixed 10 at Penfolds groceries 66c, things for J.S.</p> <p>Sunday 3rd fine Mary, Jennie &amp; C went to Church. both {boys?} at S.S.</p> <p>Monday 4th fine we worked at road work all day. had Mr Johnston &amp; J. Friendship here at 1.25 per day. had one or two teams and two men,</p> <p>Monday 4th fine</p> <p>we worked at Statute Labor all day. hauled forty six loads of gravel {hat?} Mr Johnston &amp; J Friendship hired for two days at $1.25 per day.</p> <p>Tuesday 5th fine we finished the statute labor today at 6 P.M. had our two teams &amp; 2 men on for one day. at 2.50 . 5.00 1 team 1 man 1/2 day $1.25 two men two days. $5.00 went up to Mount Forest in eve fare $2.75 oranges Ect 25c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday June 6th 1900 I stayed at Tom's all last night and started found them well and getting along nicely. went to Will's about eight Oclock and had quite a day among them looking around farm and Stock and also W.R. Walker</p> <p>Thursday 7th Dull &amp; Showery Father signed agreement and Will this morning and we parted in good shape and they are I think all fairly well satisfied saw Tom this morning as we were passing his place. I arrived home about eleven to M, found things in fair shape, and all well. went to the Doctor with baby this afternoon bgt corn and Turnip seed, $3.00</p> <p>Friday 8th Dull J.S. hoed mangels E.D. &amp; I worked at house cleaning in morning and I clipped sheep and he hoed magnels in afternoon paid C. German $2.65 to go to Hamilton</p> <p>Saturday 9th fine one team cultivated and harrowed all day E. D. ran weeder over corn in afternoon J.S. hoed mangels in morning I went to town. paid G.B. Ryan's account. $16.00 pd. R. Shortreed for Shingles $13.12 pd. J. Alderson for potatoes. 80 J.S. Tobacco 25</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1900</p> <p>Sunday, 10th fine Jennie E. &amp; I went to Church in morning C to S.S. &amp; church at night. paid the Balance of Century fund 25</p> <p>Monday 11th fine We worked around house &amp; finished hoeing mangels &amp; carrots, Tom &amp; Emma came in evening</p> <p>Tuesday 12th fine J.S. cultivated &amp; plowed in Turnip ground. E.D. &amp; I {gubbed?} out stumps &amp; dug out large stones; and hauled them off.</p> <p>Wensday 13th Dull We finished cultivating and plowing and started to raise drills for Turnips got about half done tom &amp; I went to see Sorbys Horses in morning they look well, but we both think Princess as good as the best of them. They went home this afternoon.</p> <p>Thursday 14th Dull We had quite a rain last night, E.D. &amp; J.S. hauled gravel all day. to bridge approaches. I went to town with grist 9 bags chop 45 pd. presents accounts $3.98 pd. Stone for manure. 36.00 pd. Goldies ac, $23.15 also pd for 600 bran $4.20 bgt meat at Hales. 80 np bgt hardware at P. 80 at Bonds. 50c also ordered 100<i> twine, and at 11 1/2 bgt 80</i> wire @ 3.65 = at Morris, Chgd 2.92</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday June 15th 1900 I finished raising drills and sowing turnips. J.S. &amp; E.D. hauled gravel to stone bridge in morning and J.S. pulled mustard and wild flax in afternoon and E.D. ran weeder over mangels &amp; corn</p> <p>Saturday 16th fine J.S. &amp; I hauled 7 loads of saw-dust pd $1.36 strawberries. 25c pd. E.D. 3.00 recd 3.00 from C.G. paid {Foster?} for oats 19.00 left $15.00 at Mill for oats paid {??} &amp; Douglas 5.00</p> <p>Sunday 17th fine Mary, Jennie &amp; Charlie went to Church &amp; C to S.S. both Boys to C at night</p> <p>Monday 18th fine we cleaned out pens &amp; fill unloaded saw dust fixed fence and ran weeder through corn and hoed a little J. pulling burs &amp; in bush</p> <p>Tuesday 19th fine J. finished burs &amp; then pulled mustard E.D. &amp; J. fixed fence</p> <p>Wensday 20th fine I went down to Sorbys with Queen. Put her to Lord C. then we worked at fence</p> <p>Thursday 21st fine we finished back fence and then put fence around a yard for new barn</p> <p>Friday 22nd wet we chored I went to town pd. Foster. Batty ac, 50, Pd Neil Bue $ 8.95. Jas Hewer ac. 10.35 3.99 pd for chopping. 50, pd. O.A.C. note $70.00 Century fund &amp; {???}. 26.30 bgt corn $1.35</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1900</p> <p>Saturday 23rd E.D. &amp; J. finished fence around yard and then hoed mangels rest of the day Charlie scuffled mangels and corn. I went up to Jim's for pulley and to pull up hedge. then went to Frost &amp; Wood Delivery to get our mower paid $45.00 for it pd. Dr. Savage's ac 4.00 bgt. file 12c chains fixed 05</p> <p>Sunday 24th fine Jennie, E. &amp; I went to Church in morning both. Boys to S.S. and C went up to 4 1/2 S.S.</p> <p>Monday 25th fine E. &amp; I pulled hedge all day. J. S. scuffled corn.</p> <p>Tuesday 26th fine E.D. &amp; I pulled hedge all day. J.S. Scuffling corn and potatoes.</p> <p>Wensday 27th fair we finished pulling hedge about noon. and e. raised drills for rape. J.S. finished scuffling and pulled mustard in afternoon</p> <p>Thursday 28th Dull J.S. hoed potatoes &amp; corn E.D. raising drills in morning and hauling brush from hedge in afternoon I mowed hay in morning and finished raising drills for rape and sowed some Mr Gaunt of St. Helens a Brother to E. Gaunt was here to see our stock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1900</p> <p>Friday 29th E.D. Sick most of the day. I sowed rape in morning and cut bal of rye &amp; clover in afternoon we put up what I cut yesterday after tea E.D. &amp; Mary went to town</p> <p>Saturday 30th fine E.D. piled brush in morning C helped in house. J.S. Sick I went to town in morning with J.W. Yeoman. got hay fork mended. 35 c grist. 93c horses Shod 50 {meat?} Polly and Stanley Mountain at the Station, we haule two loads of hay and put up the bal that was cut</p> <p>Sunday 31st 1900 Mary, Polly Jennie &amp; Stanley went to Church in morning P.S. &amp; I at night. Both Boys to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 2nd fine We hauled 4 loads of rye &amp; clover finished the patch, went to meet John. Took him around farm &amp; to O.A.C. we spent a pleasant afternoon S. berries $1.15 bread 10c sugar. 13c</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd fine I went to town in morning sugar. 2.75 cheese. 25 Candies for children. 15c, Corn &amp; bag $1.10 hoe 35c E.D. went to Hales this afternoon</p> <p>Wensday 4th Showery E.D. scraping earth to road near bridge. C. hoeing mangels and cutting weeds on road J.S. hoeing all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 4th July 1900 Went to town in afternoon had Extension of Mortgage papers fixed. pd. Lawyer $1.00 bgt paint $1.00 window screens $1.00</p> <p>Thursday 5th fine E.D. &amp; I worked at Line fence between McDougalls and no. in morning and {C?} &amp; him in afternoon. Jimmie hoeing mangels. I got barrow mended 20c, C.</p> <p>Friday 6th fine E.D. &amp; C finished fence I cut hay in morning we kiled it up after tea bgt salts for E.D. we kiled up hay after tea,</p> <p>Sunday 8th Dull Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning and All but J.S. in evening</p> <p>Monday 9th Dull we fixed up hay fork in morning then I went for Spraymotor to Jim's. J.S. hoeing garden &amp; boys fixing fence. I went to town in afternoon bgt hardware 27c Turnip seed. 70c</p> <p>Tuesday 10th fine I cultivated turnip drills boys worked at fence &amp; J.S. Scuffled corn. We hauled Six loads of hay in afternoon</p> <p>Wensday 11th wet we mowed hay near Barbers &amp; raised drills for Turnips mother, Hannah and Will got home about 11 P.M.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 12th July 1900 Will and I went to Town I bgt. oat meal 1.00 gro $1.30 oil cake. $1.35, hardware $1.02</p> <p>Friday 13th fine we cut hay near Flick's sowed bal of Grey stone turnips and put Paris Green on potatoes and hauled in three loads of hay &amp; kiled what cut in morning take to Sorbys Put {Princess?}. Queen would not</p> <p>Saturday 14th Dull We finished cutting hay I went to town. bgt corn $2.04c, Twine $5.00 We hauled two three loads of hay &amp; finished the big field</p> <p>Sunday 15th fine. Shower at noon Mary, E.D. &amp; Jennie went to Church in morning and both boys at night</p> <p>Monday 16th Showery we fixed {house?hose?} fork and hauled three loads of hay and kiled up bal of windows and cleaned bull pen &amp; hoed turnips in evening</p> <p>Tuesday 16th {???} afternoon we hauled barley till 6 tea time got in 6 loads</p> <p>Wensday 17th fine We cleaned up wheat in morning. E.d. scuffled turnips, All men hoed turnips in afternoon I went to town with wheat. sold it to Hewer for 66c per bush 6 1/2 bush. bgt Oil cake. 2.80 corn. 2.50, Twine. 3.25 recd cash $12.04, check 20.00 sent. $4.50 to stamps Ect. 12</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday July 26th 1900 I cut oats all day. E.D. &amp; J. Y. hoeing turnips and went to Hales Thrashing in afternoon. I recd $15.50 from J. Young for 16 Elm logs. 10 {birch?} {???}</p> <p>Friday 27th fine We hauled in four loads of wheat and six loads of rakings</p> <p>Sat. 28th fine We put P. Green on potatoes and finished Cutting Danberey oats and raked barley stubble. and fixed wire fence to make a new pasture for the cattle. Paid E Deuch three dollars</p> <p>Sunday 29th Jennie Mr Y &amp; I went to Church. E.D. away to Rockwood</p> <p>Monday 30th fine E.D. Plowing we haul</p> <p>Tuesday 31st fine We hauled six loads oats and one of barley</p> <p>Wensday 1st Aug We hauled manure to clear stack bottom E.D. plowing</p> <p>Thursday 2nd fine We prepared in morning and thrashed in afternoon we have about 250 bu oats 300 wheat. 200 barley. had hands from McCrae, Bye, Friendship, Mitchell, Barber, McDougall, McCannel. 2 from Hales pd 1 hand 25c extra</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 3rd fine we sent hand to Bye in morning &amp; hauled oats. rest of the day finished the Daubeny oats.</p> <p>Sat 4th fine I went to town sent entries to Toronto. we all hoed Turnips in the afternoon C. scuffled. I went to J.W. Atkinson for Trixie paid him 5.00 bal to be left at Bank of Commerce $40.00 Twine 20<i> @ 13 1/2</i></p> <p>Sunday 5th fine very warm Mary, Mr Y. &amp; Jennie went to Church</p> <p>Monday 6th fine E.D. &amp; Mr Y hoed turnips in morning C &amp; E.D. Shocked oats in afternoon we finished cutting our oats today.</p> <p>Tuesday 7th fine E.D. went to McCannels in morning. We hoed Turnip &amp; chored in afternoon</p> <p>Wensday 8th fine bgt meat 55c settled up Hales ac. recd. pay for Ewe &amp; Cutting 14.75 got rake. &amp; pea bunches $3.50</p> <p>Thursday 9th fine Mr Yeoman &amp; I finished hoeing turnips and boys cut peas all day cut peas all day.</p> <p>Friday 10th fine We hauled four loads oats and finished cutting peas</p> <p>Saturday 11th fine we hauled peas all day tenn loads sent word to bank to pay J.W. Atkinson $40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 12th fine Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Rev Mills preahc on The thief on the cross all butMother Mr Y &amp; boys went to Church in evening</p> <p>Monday 13th fine E.D. plowing rest of {no?} cleaned grist &amp; fixed fence.</p> <p>Tuesday 14th Dull E.D. Plowed all day part of it pea stubble C scuffled. Rape &amp; Turnips. Mr Y &amp; I hoed turnips second time</p> <p>Wensday 15th Dull E.D. Plowing all day Mr Y. weeding potatoes and turnips I went to town. c. Scuffling bgt hardware. 10 Sheres &amp; spring at Penfolds 60c 14 bags Chop 70 &amp; bran $1.00</p> <p>Thursday 16th fine We Turned peas and hauled manure in morning and hauled peas in afternoon finished the {multiplis?} {???} peas.</p> <p>Friday 17th fine We finished hauling peas today. 7 loads grass peas.</p> <p>Saturday 18th fine we hauled oats all day 9 loads finished harvest all but rakings Uncle Robert went home this morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 19th Dull Mary, Mr Y &amp; Jennie &amp; E.D. went to Church in the morning. Mother, Mr Y &amp; C in evening</p> <p>Monday 20th Dull We took off the last two loads of oats, then E.D. went to plow CG. to town Mr Y to hoe weeds out of rape I went to town in afternoon bgt tin dish $1.00 . harness mended. 10 harware $1.10 got tooth extracted,</p> <p>Tuesday 21st fine Both teams plowing Mr Y, hoeing rape I fixed fence and chored.</p> <p>Wensday 22nd fine 1 team 1/2 day. C hauled 4 loads of manure in afternoon finished first patch and started at the other Mr Y &amp; I went to town in morning bgt P bran 68c apples 15c, hardware $1.35</p> <p>Thursday 23rd fine Both teams hauling manure. 15 loads &amp; cultivating it in Mr Y hoeing rape and I finished washing cattle trimming sheep and fixing halters, &amp; did chores gave A Johnston 03c</p> <p>Friday 24th fine both teams hauling manure all day. Mr Y hoeing rape &amp; I fixing things for the show</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Aug 25th 1900 fine both teams at manure and harrowing I went to town bgt Suit. 3.80 hardware $1.25, drugs, 70c chopping. 05. hardware 35. twine 10c</p> <p>Sunday 26th fine hot C.G. &amp; I went to Church and heard Rev. Cassady preach. Mother Mary &amp; children went to Aitcheson.</p> <p>Monday 27th fine Shower last night. We all worked today preparing to go to the show, J.S. came today. Mr Yeoman left this morning.</p> <p>Tuesday 28th Preparing to go to show. Got started abour 2.30 P.M. Hewer's brought out 2 bush. Timothy 1 bag.</p> <p>Wed. 29th J.{S?} pulling ragweed &amp; choring Jimmie plowing corn-field.</p> <p>Thursday 30th J. {S?} finished rag-weed &amp; started to haul manure Jimmie finished corn field &amp; harrowed.</p> <p>Friday 31st Uncle Jimmie plowing in field next Barber's J.F. hauling manure.</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 1st Jimmie plowing J.S, went for seed wheat brought 5 bags flour Tobacco for U.J. 25.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Sept 2d 1900 Jimmie, Grandma and Jennie went to church in morning</p> <p>Monday Sept. 3rd Uncle Jimmie plowing Jimmie harrowing for fall-wheat</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 4th Jimmie sowing fall-wheat in forenoon and went to O.A.C. for seed in afternoon. Bot {90 lbs?} Oatmeal at Hewer's Uncle Jimmie plowing in forenoon and went to town in afternoon bot ploughshare at Penfold's. Kyma 5th had a bull-calf.</p> <p>Wed. Sept 5th Jimmie working at fall-wheat, Uncle Jimmie plowing.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 6th Jimmie finished one field of wheat and cultivated other patch. Uncle Jimmie plowing.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 7th Uncle Jimmie&amp; Jimmie finished fall-wheat sowing in forenoon &amp; Jimmie went to O.A.C. and got things ready for going to London in afternoon.</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 8th Jimmie stopped at station over night and came home in the morning to do the chores &amp; back to station again U.J. plowing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Sept. 9th 1900 We all stopped home in morning. Everett went to church in the evening.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 10th Everett cutting corn and hunting {???} and taking grist to mill Bot ploughshare Uncle Jimmie plowing</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 11th Everett cutting &amp; binding corn &amp; bringing home grist from mill U. J. plowing.</p> <p>Wed Sept. 12th Everett cutting corn Uncle Jimmie plowing</p> <p>Thursday Sept 13 Everett cutting corn Uncle Jimmie plowing</p> <p>Friday Sept. 14th Everett cutting corn Uncle Jimmie plowing</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 15th Everett cutting corn Uncle Jimmie plowed in forenoon &amp; went to town in afternoon &amp; bot ploughshare</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 16th Grandma went to church in morning &amp; Ev &amp; M. to Mrs Laird's funeral in afternoon.</p> <p>Monday Sept 17th Everett at Friendship's threshing, Uncle Jimmie plowing</p> <p>Tuesday Sept 18th Everett at Mitchell's threshing. Uncle Jimmie plowing. Alex McDougall at Mitchell's corn cutting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed. Sept. 19th 1900 Everett took grist of chop in morning and cut corn in afternoon Uncle Jimmie plowed in forenoon &amp; went to town for ploughshare in afternoon. Kyma 4th sick tonight.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 20th Uncle Jimmie plowing all day. Everett cutting corn.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 21st Uncle Jimmine plowing. Everett at Ford's threshing.</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 22nd Uncle Jimmie plowing Everett finnishing corn &amp; choring</p> <p>Sunday 23rd Dull we arrived home this morning about 4 A.M. all safe. went to Church in evening heard Mr Cassady preach</p> <p>Monday 24th fine We shipped heifer and got things out of car in morning and did chores paid J. Ferguson $10 W Mountain $1.85, bgt, peaches and grapes put Trixie to Kyma's Heir bgt meat at Hales 35c</p> <p>Tuesday 25th fine We worked at wood in bush morning and got ready and took cattle in to the show in afternoon, went to town in morning and got word that they would make our class sames Durham</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 1900</p> <p>Wensday 26th fine We showed cattle today took first in all the classes, 9 firsts entry fees $3.75 expenses. 25</p> <p>Thursday 27th fine We finished the show this evening. paid the Photographer, 50c one to get Photo of Kyma's Heir alone and {Bull?Bill?} and one of taken at London and one of Kymas Heir taken at Guelph</p> <p>Friday 28th fine We hauled manure from the Exhibition grounds seven loads, and took Jimmie and little Jean to the Station. bgt two barrels portland cement to be delivered tomorrow Ect $2.60 per barrel.</p> <p>Sat. 29th Dull Wet in morning we chored till noon and then Father and I fixed bridge and E and Jimmie went for two loads of manure went to town in evening bgt gro $1.03 meat $1.50 np</p> <p>Sunday 30th fine Father Mary Jennie and Everett went to Church, in morning and Mother and I in evening heard a {??} returned missionary from China. It was very good</p> <p>Monday Oct 1st fine We finished hauling manure from Exhibition grounds 4 loads. got a grist ready for mill and mt Mr Stuart &amp; his son coming to see the cattle sold them 1 bull yearling and Kyma 5th for 275.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 1900</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd fine Father and Everett tearing down stone wall. I went to town with grist of chop got horse shod. 25c np in aft then shipped Yearling Bull &amp; Cow a calf to Shirley Stewart Oakville. Paid Proff Day for wheat $22.50. Pd freight on {car?} $6.60 harness mended. 85c paint for Mother. 70c, freight on {fence machine?}</p> <p>Wensday 3rd fine I went for 15 bu lime in the morning and we hauled two loads of sand before dinner. in afternoon I chored and helped with getting foundation ready to build and killed Dorset Ewe,</p> <p>Thursday 4th fine Father and Everett working at building. I took 58<i> of mutton to Hales. and gave him the skin for his trouble. am to get the same weight of meat back from him. I recd $274.65c from Fred Stewart of Toronto for Polled Angus Cow calf &amp; Bull, paid Hewer account $10.26 Paid Goldies ac, $6.50 bgt shoes for Mary $1.25 gave in collections 25c went to Christian Endeavor Meeting heard Rev. C M. Sheldon writer of In His Steps</i></p> <p>Friday 5th fine E.D. went to Bye's thrashing in morning and I helped Father and we tore out old floor in summer kitchen in afternoon. Bowman's no 1 had Bull calf this morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 1900</p> <p>Saturday Oct 6th 1900 E.D. hauling gravel to S kitchen. &amp; helping Father I went to town J.S. left and I paid him seven $ sent. $14 to Bowen {Cabb?} Stay Fence @ $2.75 to A.R. Simpson bgt a lamp cleaner 05 bgt {3?} lbs water lime 4.40/10 &amp; 2 lbscement 5.20/2lbs</p> <p>Sunday 7th wet Father Mary and I went to Church. Heard Rev Mr Cassady preach on the sacredness of the Sabbath. it was good. Mother, Father and Everett went to Church at night</p> <p>Monday 8th fair Father building, Everett &amp; I putting kitchen floor in morning and E.D. went to Porters thrashing in afternoon</p> <p>Tuesday 9th fine we worked at wood shed floor all day we got along pretty well.</p> <p>Wensday 10th fine We worked at the wood shed floor all day. finished inside. I went to Mrs Ford's Brother's funeral in afternoon E.P. {Elm Park} Bell 3 had Bull calf by Kyma's Heir</p> <p>Thursday 11th fine We put up wire fence along between rape patches. bgt went to town and returned one barrel of cement to Geo. B. Morris making 3 {bls?} Cement 4 bls waterlime, 4.40. 3 Cement $7.80 bgt 326<i> wire @ $3.20c per 100</i></p> <p>Thursday Friday 12th fine We worked at wood shed step &amp; cleared up rubbish and took a grist to town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1900</p> <p>Saturday Oct 13th fine We chored picked apples and Father worked at wood shed</p> <p>Sunday 14th fine I stayed home all day Mary, Father &amp; E.D. went to Church in morning and Father Mother &amp; E.D. in evening. {H?}. Bell had bull calf.</p> <p>Monday 15th fine Father worked at wood shed all day. E.D. helped and also picked some apples had to kill a lamb this morning</p> <p>Tuesday 16th fine We worked at wood shed and went to town returned 160<i> of wire to G.B. Morris bgt. Oil cake $1.45 paid Penfold's 5.00 tht I borrowed got grist. paid for grinding $1.55 J.D. McGregor came today and Bgt our prize Bull calf. Elm Park Laird 2nd for two hundred dollars. I paid her $5.00 on it and am to pay the rest right away as soon as we find that everything is all right E.D. at McDougalls thrashing</i></p> <p>Wensday 17th fine Father Finished wood shed E.D. at McCannels thrashing I went to see about the stable deal, but could not finish it as Mrs Barber would not agree to the terms stated by Mr Howitt</p> <p>Thursday 18th fine Went down to Mr Howitt with to see about the deal. and all of we took up 6 loads of mangels</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October 1900</p> <p>Thursday 18th fine I went out to see Mr Howitt about 1 PM but could not bring it to a close paid E.D. five dollars</p> <p>Friday 19th fine Father and E.D. working at mangels. I went with Mr Barber to look a the Brewery Stables and we have agreed to divide the pasture field about from where the rail fence joins the road fence at the farther part from the Brewery of the patch fenced with rails and to extend in an easterly direction so as to divide the low part of meadow so that we would have equal share of both kinds as is convenient. Mr Barber gets the East stable with lean &amp; I get the other stable with and the pig pen Each of us pay $100.00</p> <p>Saturday 20th fine Father E.D. &amp; I worked at carrots in morning and I hired two boys in afternoon for 40c paid them 30c bal due A. Johnston 10c I went to town paid insurrance on the stable I bought yesterday In our arrangements yesterday it was agreed that I was only liable for $5 rent to Mr Howitt $4 for land stables are on and 1.00 for house. I got cattleStamps for Everett. 25</p> <p>Sunday 21st fine Father Mary, Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning and Father Mother &amp; E.D. in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Oct 22nd wet afternoon We took up about 35 bags potatoes in morning and cleaned stables in afternoon, Freeman Barber here all day and two boys 1/2 day @ 4.00/10</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd Dull We cleaned grist in morning. 22 bags 12 empty took it to mill. bgt {Rakes?} 70c went to see Herbert Wright about going to {Y?} W. had three boys in afternoon at potatoes</p> <p>Wensday 24th fair we worked at potatoes all day finished all but Harrowing, had three boys, 2 at 80/40 1 at 35 paid Alec Johnston. 75 and Arthur Williams 50c</p> <p>Thursday 25th Jim started for the North-west, bought ticket oil-cake 14 lbs Mutton from Hales. M. Johnson working all day.</p> <p>Friday Oct 26th Everett &amp; Mortimer working at fencing.</p> <p>Sat Oc. 27th Everett &amp; Mortimer working at rye field Paid Mortimer $2.15c</p> <p>Sunday Oct 28th Cow had heifer calf, dead.</p> <p>Monday Oct 29th Everett plowing Louie Flick here from 8 o'clock until night harrowing.</p> <p>Tuesday Oct 30th Everett cleaning out stables at Sleeman's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Oct. 31st 1900 Men working at turnips. L. Flick here all day. 8 1/2 lbs. Lamb from Hales.</p> <p>ThursdayNov. 1st Working at turnips L. Flick &amp; Mr Crawshaw here all day.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 2nd Working at turnips L. Flick &amp; Mr Crawshaw here all day.</p> <p>Sat. Nov. 3rd All hands worked at turnips all day I got home from Brandon about 11 A.M. and worked at turnips in afternoon my expenses on trip were ticket $23.70, Insurance 2.50 board going up $1.10 coming back $3.90 Ticket coming back $35.05 toatal up 66.25 paid L. Flick 30c</p> <p>Sunday 4th fine Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning and Father &amp; Mother in evening.</p> <p>Monday 5th fair till 4 P.M. we took up turnips all day. Mother bgt meat at Wakefields sid of lamb</p> <p>Tuesday 6th fair Wet frosty morning. We finished taking up turnips today. paid Louis Flick 32c still owe him $1.25 pd. Freeman Barber $1.00</p> <p>Wensday 7th Election day I took Mary to Gibson's and went to vote. Everett and Father covered turnip pit &amp; E. plowed and we put up fence in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November 1900</p> <p>Thursday 8th fair &amp; Dull E.D. plowing all day. I got grist ready and chored in morning and went to town in afternoon. got grist chopped. 60c, pd 1.00 on ac put up winter Fair bills bgt hardware 04c, 100<i> oilcake. $1.50</i></p> <p>Friday 9th Dull &amp; cold Father and E.D. plowing and I chored all day.</p> <p>Saturday 10th Dull &amp; cold Father &amp; E.D. plowing I did chores and killed lamb then went to town. Paid Mother $5.00, sold skin 15 bgt hardware. 89c at Morris</p> <p>Sunday 11th fine Father Mary Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning Father, Mother &amp; Everett in evening.</p> <p>Monday 12th Cold &amp; windy Father &amp; E.D. plowing finished back field &amp; started in corn patch near creek.I went to town in morning bgt. Sash &amp; pd for door frame $1.35 bgt {Dence join?} 95c nails. 35c</p> <p>Tuesday 13th Stormy E.D. plowing in morning and went to Barbers Thrashing in afternoon I chored in morning &amp; hauled up engine wood went to Baleys to put back the cutting till Sat</p> <p>Wensday 14th Stormy Barber Thrashed in morning &amp; us in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Nov 15th Stormy We {finished?} Thrashing at 1.30 P.M. and chored till evening had Charlie Reesor hired yesterday afternoon &amp; today at 75c per day</p> <p>Friday 16th fair All Choring and I went to town got fork fixed 18c sold skins. 80c, got sheep home paid $3.60 freight, shipped a lamb to {Jas?} Mountain. {?} {T?} Bowman 3.</p> <p>Saturday 17th Dull &amp; damp we had Baley's cutting all day. had C.R. and Ben Bye's man helping we cut about a day's thrashing of stack and blew it into the barn I hired. Charlie Reesor for 13 1/2 months for $185.00 one hundred and eighty five dollars. his time will be up on Jan 1st 1902, he is not to draw any of his money until his time is up.</p> <p>Sunday 18th Dull Father, Mary, baby &amp; I went to Church in morningand we all stayed at home the rest of day.</p> <p>Monday 19th wet we hauled chaff to bull pen and chored generally E.D. went to town for a job in afternoon and C Reesor started work. we chored all afternoon. Pd E.D. $5.00 we have looked over our accounts and I owe W.E. Deuch $68.66c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Nov 20th 1900 C.R. Plowing all day. I chored in the morning and went to town in afternoon bgt glass 21c gro 13 got the Ear Labels from C.H. Dana</p> <p>Wensday 21st Dull C finished plowing Father took apples to the mill to get apple Butter made, and also went to mill and got chop pd. for chopping 75</p> <p>Thursday 22nd Dull we fixed fences in the morning and made furrows to let water pass the barn in afternoon. C.R. cultivated back field</p> <p>Friday 23rd Dull C.R. cultivating all day in back field I went to town. pd entry fees to F. S. Show $20.70 pd E Druch. 25.00 pd G.B. Morris $21.42 at Penfolds $1.64 hardware. 47 at {Morris?} pd. Mr Metcalf. $2.00 paid for drawers. 80 " Rumford's ac</p> <p>Saturday 24th Dull C.R. cultivating in morning &amp; we finished putting up. Storm windows Ect went to town in afternoon bgt hardware for Sleeman Stables. 45c</p> <p>Sunday 25th fine Mary, Father &amp; I went to Church in morning and C.R. &amp; Father Mother in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday 26th fine we fixed up Brewery stable in morning and C chored and I went to Mr Hobson Funeral in afternoon.</p> <p>Tuesday 27th fine C.R. hauled saw dust to cattle stables 2 loads I bgt load of hay 26 {??} @ $9.25 per ton. nails for stables. hooks &amp; Ect 05.</p> <p>Wensday 28th fine we went for the cattle this morning. paid freight &amp; feed bill 167.70 nails $1.60 C.R. road making in afternoon envelopes. 80c for 1.80</p> <p>Thursday 29th fine C.R. at Bye's thrashing Father and I did chores bgt grains. 50. Pd for Gazette 1.00</p> <p>Friday 30th fine C.R. at Bye's thrashing Father &amp; I choring went to town bgt P bran Corn chop 8.00 whale oil. 90c Carbolic Acid 35 for cattle Lumber. 45c</p> <p>Saturday Dec 1st 1900 C.R. making road along the hill toward the Brewery I chored and helped C.R. bgt grains 50c {???} two hrs working at fence around Stables</p> <p>Sunday 2nd fine Mary, Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Marden minister</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Dec 3rd 1900 fine &amp; warm I took grist to mill bgt. Salt for stables grains 50c got grist 14 bags chopped. 70c hardware. 25c C.R. fixing road around barn and making gate put Heather Bell to Kyma Heir</p> <p>Tuesday 4th wet We did chores and fixed fence in the morning and put on carbolic acid and oil on the ring worm on cattle for J.W. Mc bgt grains. 12 bu 60c 3 bush for our stock</p> <p>Wensday 5th colder we put in posts for wire fence. and did chores.</p> <p>Thursday 6th fair we dug hole to put in posts to finish the fence yard yard fences. got 15 bu grains and two loads of saw dust.</p> <p>Friday 7th fair C.R. and Father worked at fence and did chores I went to town sold skin 90c bgt. two sho shovels for stables. 1.10, post hole shovel at Morris 75c 10<i> shingle nails</i></p> <p>Saturday 8th fine C.R. finished fence &amp; cuttin gup kindling we got grains 15 bush 75c I trained cattle to lead and chored generally Elm Park Bell 2nd in heat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 9th Dec. 1900 Mary &amp; Baby &amp; I went to Church.</p> <p>Monday 10th snowy We went to {??} Fat Stock Show with the Cattle. we are showing 5 pure breds and 1 grade and two grade sheep 1 grade and 1 Suffolk</p> <p>Tuesday 11th cold We had our cattle judged pure breds got 1st on cow. 2nd on 2 year olds 2nd on Yearling 3rd on Calf. 1st on Grade cwo and 2nd on Suffolk wether</p> <p>Wensday 12th fair There was a great turn out at the show today. the Beef in Block test was killed today our heifer weighed 1450<i></i></p> <p>Thursday 13th Stormy We had sheep killed today. Mr J. D. McGregor came to see the cattle. and is well pleased with them</p> <p>Friday 14th cold we got home from the Show about 6 P.M. our prizes amount to $184.75 but we did not get the swapstakes for dressed carcass bgt picture. {f?} bull 4.05 I got{??} to get 1/2 doz pictures of Bull along with it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 1900</p> <p>Saturday 15th fair went to Fat Stock Show. shipped heifer beef to Ottawa 740<i> and got beef cut up to bring home took 300/30</i> to Mr Hamilton took 13.00 to Mr Duff 20 1/2 to Mr Young C got horses shod $1.50 got two loads saw dust got 15 bu grains</p> <p>Sunday 16th Mary, Father and I went to Church. we all stayed at home the rest of the day</p> <p>Monday 17th fine C.R. hauled gravel in forenoon. and took E.P. Bell 3rd to O.A.C. in afternoon. I went to town in morning bgt hay. $15.06 3540 at $8.00 per ton. grains. 75 we took 3 bushelsgot 1/2 ton corn chop and paid for cost 8.00 and 4.00 on this lot got wagon mended</p> <p>Tuesday 18th Dull &amp; mild C.R. away at Porters Thrashing. Father &amp; I did chores. bgt grains 20 bu Mr Young paid for meat. $2.10</p> <p>Wensday 19th Dull &amp; mild C.R. hauling gravel to barn yard. I did chores. went to town bgt. Alarm clock $1.50 ordered scoup for grains to be $1.25</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 1900</p> <p>Thursday 20th Dull C.R. finished gravelling around barn &amp; I took grist to Mill 12 bgs bgt scoup for to feed calves. $1.25 chopping 60c J.D. McGregor ac for feed freight Ecc Ect. 235.71 he has paid me 199.50 bal. 36.21</p> <p>Friday 21st fine C.R. started to haul manure but broke wagon and then hauled turnips and I went to town to get W tongue mended. glass &amp; putty 15c sent. 12<i> of meat to Mr Sharp by Erin stage and gave W. Wakefield 5 1/2 to try the Angus Beef </i></p> <p>Saturday 22nd fair C.R. &amp; Father hauling Turnips &amp; 1 load of manure I went to town for wagon tongue got it fixed at Penfolds bgt grains in afternoon got harness mended. 05</p> <p>Sunday 23rd fair Mary, Father Jennie and I went to Church in morning heard Mr Cassady preach we stayed at home rest of the day</p> <p>Monday 24th cold we did chores Mary &amp; I went to townchurch in morning afternoon bgt goose at Hales, 70 np I went in evening and bgt shoes &amp; overshoes &amp; slippers for Xmas presents. $3.85 Put Kyma 3rd to O.A.C. Bull</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 25th Dec 1900 fine Chrismas day. We did the chores in morning then Father &amp; I went to Church. hear Mr Cassady give a little talk We gave 15c to collection for sick Children's hospital we spent the rest of the day at home had a pleasant Xmas</p> <p>Wensday 26th fine I went around (after the morning chores were finished) getting names on Petition asking that Mr J. McMillan of seaforth be appointed to the senate. had very good success, bgt pencil 05</p> <p>Thursday 27th fine C.R. hauled manure and fixed up stable at Brewery. Yesterday and hauled a load of manure and then hauled stone rest of the day. I chored and helped him</p> <p>Friday 28th fair C.R. hauled stones all day. I did chores and helped him.</p> <p>Saturday 29th fine I did chores and went to town in morning sold cow skin $5.04 pd 5.04 Hewers account recd $2.70 sheep skins I sold before about {???} 70 time. bgt 3 bags Oilckae Put Kyma Tweedhill to K Heir and Elm Park Bell 2nd to O.A.C. Bull C. Reesor left today to go home. Candies 10</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1900</p> <p>Sunday December 30th fair Father Mother &amp; Jennie went to Church Mary &amp; I went at night it was a very good sermon on the out going century it is marvellous the improvements that have been made this century</p> <p>Monday 31st fine We did chores and went for grains in morning and went to nomination in the afternoon. got quite a number of big signatures to Mr McMillan's Petition</p> <p>Tuesday Jan 1st 1901 Cold After Chores were done I went to Whitelaw's to get the Petition and took it to post office in afternoon C.R. came back and we hauled stone and did the chores</p> <p>Wensday 2nd fine cold did chores and hauled stones and took in a load of hay $10.30 engaged Monkhouse to come and chop tomorrow</p> <p>Thursday 3rd fine We had Monkhouse chopping till 3 P.M. then we did the chores. Paid Monkhouse 3.50</p> <p>Friday 4th Dull C.R. and Father hauled stone and I hauled two loads on stone boat in morning and went to O.A.C. with no 1</p> <p>Saturday 5th fine We did the chores and hauled stones. I went to town got shoes mended 60c</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c0d5b8a05d93c53d25c4617cd23a7df9.pdf b8dfef911872171a79b964562dc80abd PDF Text Text ���������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f51381b1961a4eb4d08b66db8cb583b7.pdf f7c1b3c02e66570740bbe416160e5779 PDF Text Text ��������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/821ee729ac3cef49b42a466e58862519.pdf eb1a24f32cd241fc52fa69061d720584 PDF Text Text James Bowman (1863-1944) 1899 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Saturday Dec 31st 1898 fine & cold We Cut down two willow trees & cut one up. I went to Town. got hide of Mysie from Brantford, Exp. 50c, Collars for. W. 10c. Blue 05. {Recei ved} {Paid} 50 10 05 Sunday Jan 1st 18989 fine & cold Father, Inez & W. Mary Jennie & I all went to Church heard Rev. Scott. preach a new year sermon. All Children went to Sunday School. C to Church at night. Monday 2nd fine We worked at Wood and went to the pall to vote Tuesday 3rd fair we cleaned mixed grist of chop 13 bag. went to mill paid the Lindsay note. $1830 paid. Metcalf for Harness repair 40c 65 1830 40 Wensday 4th wet We chored all day cleaning out stalls & cleaning harness went to town for harness oil. C oil. 60c, got hide of steer at Station, pd {paid} freight 55c 55 Thursday 5th fair windy & cold We did chores and cut wood out of willows near road Friday 6th snowy we did chores and cut wood went to town for Mr an Mrs Scott and Mr and Mrs Leadley to come to the Christening of our baby paid Maddock’s bill. $195 stamps & cards 25c we spent a ple-asant Sevening. robe 10c 1.95 10 Sat 7th Stormy & cold {Outst anding } �I took hides to station freight to be. 35c, went to Morris’ bgt {bought} lantren glasses 16c the short measure in harness oil paid for them Sunday. Jan 8th 1899 cold Father Charlie & Jean went to Church in morning. All C to S.S. Mother, Inez & I at night. Monday 9th cold & fair C & I cut Willows in morning, and I took a load of logs to mill in afternoon, C hauled 3 loads wood Tuesday 10th fine I took two loads of logs to mill and brought lumber home, exchanged two bas-wood logs for 100 ft of hemlock lumber. sent a express order for $650 to Gus Stroud Hamilton order 06. bgt Flax and Oat Barley 32. 25 650 57 06 Wensday. 11th fair we finished getting wood from the willows and then I went to McDougalls to ring a bull and take home their chains. paid A for Porters thrashing 50 sold bull ring to Mr Mc C & I worked at hen house in afternoon 50 15c Thursday 12th fair & mild we did chores and then I took Mary and the babies up to Jim’s. we got back about noon. Katie was away home sick. we went worked at hen house in afternoon and Father went to post Put Bell to Kymas heir x May flower of Elm Park. &. Kyma 4th were both is season. put Elm Park Bell yesterday to Kymas Heir Friday. 13th Soft we worked at hen house all day did not finish it. Father chored. Sat. Jan 14th 1899 wet 70 �Sat we chored and finished hen house I went to town in morning bgt. Dry Goods. 70c. paid for screws at Morris. 05 paid Taylors bill $125 got the hens with their new pea 05 125 Sunday 15th fine & warm Father Mary Inez, Jennie & I went to. Church. heard paisley st minister preach on. Peter. All Children but C went to S.S. I went to Bible Class. Mother & C to church at night Monday 16th fine 14 We Turned turnips and I went to town bgt Chicken screen 15c glass 14 got express parcel 35 got stamps, 10c. paid. for Bible Society 50 15 35 10 50 Tuesday 17th fine I went to town to meet W. Hall & to see the vet. got Powders for cow 50c np {not paid} then worked at the turnips. finished and split some wood .50 Wensday 18th fine C at Dairy meeting all day I fixed some things around hen house and chored. Thursday 19th fine Put Kyma 3rd to Laird of Tweedhill. C & I cut wood in morning hauled straw into barn in afternoon. J Mountain and Joe came to with beef Friday 20th fair & chilly We finished Straw and started went to see Sorbys stock. W. I & all came to buy bull bgt. Laird. for $13500 paid me $3500. 35 Sat 21st fStormy took a grist to town 14 bags, 70c. got axe 35 rod & hinges. 10c. rod fixed 10c two smocks & overalls $285 35 70 10 10 �285 Sunday. Jan 22 fair Father. C & Jean went to Church in morning. All Children and I went to S.S. Monday 23rd fine I shipped Laird of Tweedhill to to Walter Hall. of Washington. this morning. recd {received} Hide at station pd 35 took it to Hewers. it weighs 88” {“ = lbs?} to see if Stroud will take it instead of steer’s bgt. 500” Corn chgd pd for Chopping 20 bgt. Books & Pencils. for Children. 75c 35 20 75 Tuesday 24th fine I went to Town with chores Tom’s calf when chores were done it crate and all weighed 122”. cost 60c per 100 pounds = 75c. Took horses to get shod. paid bill for 1898. $465. got them shod today 100 np . bgt dry goods 50c C & I went into to cut wood in afternoon. Socks for C. 465 50 1.00 50 Wensday 25 fine C & I cutting wood all day. Thursday 26th stormy fine C & I cutting wood all day Friday 27th cold C & I cutting wood all day Saturday 28th fair & cold Father & C. choring and putting pea straw into sheep pen. I showed Students the stock and then I went to town. Sold two bags apples at $120/60 not pd yet. fee 05 recd $100 from W. Hall. & $70 from Jonathan. sold Mysie’s hide to Jas Hewer at 8c = 86” $6.88 bgt oat meal $100 chgd chopped wood after I came home 05 10000 1000 1.00 �Sunday Jan 29th 18899 Mary, Jean, W. Jennie & I went to church. heard Rev. Scott preach. on the Way of Salvation the steps to take in order to be converted. It was very good Jean, C. Willie & I went to S.S. Monday. 30th fine & cold C & I cutting wood Father doing chores. Tuesday. 31st Clear & cold C & I cutting wood or doing chores. Wensday 1st Feb C & I cutting wood in morning & I took Mr Newman of Owen Sound to see some stock in afternoon. went to McCrae’s and Sorby’s & Whitelaws got Photo of Cattle pd 105 for them, 1.05 Thursday. 2nd fair In morning Mr N. D Shattuck from Alberta. was here to look at Stock offered me $12550 for our Young Bull Elm Park Stamp. then Mr Bray came to look stock, Mother & I went to town and bgt dry goods for Children and F. father. $265, Drugs at M 25 Friday. 3rd fine Snowy we fixed up the old hen house. for a box stall and cut some wood Father chored and went to the post office, Saturday 4th fine we hauled wood from bush all day. Mr Breeder came to see stock at noon I went to town at night bgt C Oil 60c, candies 08. Feb 1899 Sunday 5th fair & fine Father Mother C & Jean went to Church in morning Mother & I went to Mrs Larter’s funeral in afternoon, and Children to Sunday School 265 25 �Monday. 6th fine C & I finished hauling up wood and hauled a load off heading to mill. I sold our Bull Calf Elm Park Stamp to W.D. Shattuck of Davis-burg Alberta for $14000 to be delivered in april recd forty dollars on ac paid C $100 got stamps 25c washer fixed 03. 4000 100 25 03 Tuesday 7th fine we worked at wood in bush all day. Wensday 8th fair & cold we cleaned grist and I went to town took 4 bags wheat and. 9 mixed chop. bgt two bush {bushels} of corn for $450. paid for chopping. 65c. bgt hardware 30c paid Morris ac. 70. pd Maddock’s drug ac. 25c Bollerts ac, 34c. squared up Jennie’s and fathers account 1.66 25 450 65 30 70 25 34 15 25 166 Thursday 9th very cold Father & C did chores and I went to Dominion Cattle Breeders association Toronto got left in morning Fare on Railway 200 Telegram and dinner 75c. oranges 15 we had quite a good meeting I was appointed again as Director for Palled angus. Nothing of any great note was done 200 75 15 Friday. Feb 10th 1899 Father and C did chores and I went to Rockwood for Cattle. Train fare & dinner 75c bgt rope. 43c 75 43 Saturday. Feb 11th We. Cleaned up Daubenie {Daubeney} oats. and fall wheat today. went to town for grist 89c and bgt hardware. 25 paid boy for bringing out team 25 bgt shoes for MOther $100 Socks for Charlie. 75c Willie’s shoes mended Sunday 12th cold 89 25 25 100 75 10 �Father Mary, Inez, W & I went to Church in morning. Jean W. C. & I went to S.S. all home at night Monday 13th fine I took 20 bu 35” of fall wheat to Pleasant, left it in mill got 21” of corn at 85 @ 100” 17 bgt. 1 bl {barrel} salt at Hewers Paid 105 bgt. 1 bu clover 475 np came home and cleaned grains in afternoon .17 105 475 4.75 Tuesday 14th fine we. cleaned barley in morning and started to split wood split all afternoon C went to town in afternoon got his shoes mended. 10c .10 Wensday Wensday. 15th fine I was sick with cold all day Father and Charlie doing chores and splitting wood. James Sharp brought cattle as far as Rockwood. Thursday 16th fine Father & C went for cattle expense 40c I did chores but did not feel well. 40 Friday Feb 17th 1899 I stayed in sick and Father and C did chores and split wood. Mary went to town sent $12500 to James Sharp Rockside sent by rain order 40 stamp 01. $ 40 12500 01 Saturday 18th fine Father & C. did chores and split wood. Inez went to town. bgt flax on 15c Sunday 19th W & Jean went to Church in morning. that is all that went out today Monday 20th soft 15 �C did chores and worked a little at the wood Tuesday 21st fine and soft did chores & worked around barn Father sick & C not well. I went to town pd W. Tuck 200 bgt oatmeal 200 Wensday. 22nd fine C did chores and worked at wood. Thursday 23rd fine C did chores and we fixed a little around barn and worked at wood Friday 24th fine C & I worked at Chores & wood Father also working a little. Saturday 25th fair Father and C. choring and working at wood I went to town. got grist 12 bags chopped 60 np, 108” Corn np paid taxes $33.33, treated collector & cigar 05 stamps at P.O. 10c shoes for Jennie. 65. C shoes mended 05 Inez 60 87 15 3333 65 05 Sunday. Feb 26th fair We all stayed at home all day except Father in morning an we are having quite a sick spell Monday 27th Father & C did Chores and I stayed in the house they cut a little wood Tuesday 28th Much the same as yesterday in most respects Wensday Mar 1st fine �Father & C did chores & cut wood. C Took Mary to town Thursday 2nd Father & C did chores cut wood & went to town. got work from J.S. Pearce & Co that he would take all our barley, at 65c F.O. to. London sold 4 bags apples to. Mr Dooley. for 35 c per bag. Mr Spencer of Farmers Advocate was here and looked around stock got a letter from Will. saying he wanted enough barley for eleven acres. 140 Friday 3rd soft we. Cleaned barley and did chores. got 66 bags from Ryans at $275 per doz. Saturday 4th Soft We cleaned Barley and showed stock to visitors Mr J.H. Smith. and. of Winnipeg. and some of Dairy Staff of O.A.C. Sunday, 5th Dull Father & Inez went to church and Inez. C & W. went to S.S. Monday. Mar. 6th 1899 we shipped the barley to J.S. Pearce & Co. 147 bu 37” @ 65 per bush = $96.03. bags $1237 paid freight on barley. $888 paid Instute fee. 25c paid for change of insurance 20 have four hundred changed from house to live, stock, returned 12 bags to Ryan’s bal & have to pay for 4 ½ doz @ $1237/275 9603 1237 888 25 20 Tuesday 7th C & Father working at chores and wood x helped a little Wensday 8th soft & dull Took Mother to station ticket $245 gave her $200 Went to Fyfe’s sale in afternoon did not buy anything. Thursday 9th 445 �C & Father working at wood I helped a little. Went to Station to see about over charge of freight. Friday 10th soft went to town in morning b stamps, 25c saw Ryan’s about price of bags and sent word to pierce 25 Sat 11th fair C hauling up wood & Father & Willie worked at Chores & fixed turnips I went to town sold Maud for sixty one dollars to. Richard Pick. of Eramosa. got did some chores in town and then chored at home in afternoon 6100 Sunday. Mch. 12th 1899 Father. Willie & I went to. Church. heard a minister from. Galt preach. C & W went to S.S. Monday 13th fair we got grist ready and Charlie went to Mill got pants 100. Choping 60 Father and I split wood and chored. 100 60 Tuesday 14th we chored and I tooke Jean to too Doctor in afternoon. b Father Y C cutting wood. Wensday 15th wet we worked around barn all day. The greatest freshet since we came here to live. K 6th had bull calf Thursday 16th fair & cold we chored x fixed road in morning. and I took Jean to Dr in afternoon Paid Hewers ac. $762 oilcake & flax $150, Penfolds ac. $11.62 C Boot 25c to Church 1.30 Friday 17th Dull 762 150 1162 130 �we chored finished cleaning oats and splitting wood Saturday 18th wet I went to Town Father & C. cleaning out for stalls. p. Sunday 19th Dull Stormy Father & C went to Church in morning, W I. & C went to S.S. Monday 20th Stormy Children & I picking over seed oats. Father & C Choring & turning turnips put Kyma 4th to Emy lin May 1899 Tuesday. Mar 21st 1899 Father & C working in root house I took stock partly in morning & went to town in afternoon bgt oatmeal at Hewer’s. 100 np Tea at scroggie $125 Kyma 5th had h calf 100 Wensday 22nd Soft Father. W. & C. working at Turnips in root. house. Inez. Jean & I picked over oats. Thursday 23th cold Father. W & C. working at turnips I spent most of the day seeing about the Oil well lease Friday. 24th Cold & windy C & I hauled manure from Mrs Quinns. four loads. Saturday 25th Dull Stormy C & I hauled one load of manure from Quinns. paid for five loads $350 put two express orders to Jas Sharp 60 recd $7055 from J.S. Pearce & Co. paid for ad in Mercury. $100 bgt feed at Goldies, $320 borrowed 7055 350 20 6000 15 100 105 �100 from J.H. Simpson paid Dr Savage, $1000 sold calf to Louis Bruder. 8.00 100 320 100 1000 1.00 Sunday 26th fine Mary. Jennie & I went to Church heard Rev Mr. Hinks of Toronto preach Anniversary sermon. It was very good Monday 27th fine we did chores and had quite a trouble with Elm Park May flower calving calf dead. Kyma had bull calf this morning bgt rope at Morris. 18c np went to James Anderson funeral 18 Mar 1899 Tuesday. 28th Stormy C. picked over turnips and Mr B. Girls & I picked over oats for seed. Wensday 29th Stormy I went to town. met mother at station. then sent 350 to Farmers Advocate. London bgt meat. $105 Wensday 29th Stormy. we picked over oats and C sorted turnips Thursday 30th fine we worked at wood in morning and R. Dick came to buy a heifer I sold him Kyma 7th for $11000 He paid me $8000 and is to sent the balance in a month. I pay freight to Georgetown. went to town bgt sugar. 350 paid for Guardian. 100 8000 350 100 Friday 31st fine 140 .18 �We shipped Kyma 7th to Richard Dick of Ashgrove paid freight $140 then we came home and did chores and piled a little wood. C went to entertainment paid him. 50c 50 Saturday Apr. 1st 1899 we did chores C piled wood Mr Blight & I went to town I sold. mutton. 244 recd 100 sold skin. $160. H Leadley owes me. $144 for meat bgt bread. 05. 100 160 05 Sunday. 2nd 99 Mr B. Father Jennie. Charlie went to Church. Inez & C to S.S. we all stayed at home in evening Monday. Apr. 3rd 1899 we worked at chores wood & pruning orchard went to town bgt. Tin & granite ware. $1.10 stamp 110 Monday. 3rd fine We worked at chores and getting piling wood. Geo McDougall came in afternoon and brought Nelly, from Wills. I pd freight $480 took Jennie to station bgt bread 30. 480 30 Tuesday 4th fine boys worked at wood and then we pruned. apple trees a while in afternoon got got word that Jackson & Smith was going on with case. went down to Penfolds for pork in morning bgt 40 @ 8 - 320 320 Wensday. 5th fine we worked at wood I went to town bgt tin & granite ware $110 Father & Mr Blight pruning trees 110 Thursday. 6th fine we cut wood and chored in morning and went to town with Charlie. bgt clothes for him. 425. Shoes $150 $575 gave him cash. 500 rape 05. charlie has gone to Johns to try and get work for the summer Mr Blight pruning trees. 575 505 �Friday 7th Dull we did chores and hauled branches off orchard. Cleaned out bulls pen Ect {etc.} I went out to town with Mr Blight to Station. sold eggs 42c. bgt gro {groceries} & bottle of Bickles syrup. 25c borrowed 13c from scroggies. 42 42 25 15 Saturday Apr 8th 1899 Geo cleaning out pens I went to town with Father to Dentist bgt Deposited $2143 for Charlie in Bank of Commerce. in afternoon children & I picked over oats 2143 Sunday 9th fine Mary, Jean. W & I went to Church heard Mr Scott preach. Inez W & I went to S.S. in afternoon. Monday 10th fine Geo Chored & got grist of chop ready. 12 bags I went to town got choping done bgt wheat. corn $124. bran 76 recd for wheat $1440 I pruned trees Geo worked at wood in afternoon. sold two bush barley to. Mr Hagerty of Goldstone. recd payment of freight. 35. barley. $120 hay 05 pd G.B. Ryan’s ac. $1238 1440 160 12 1238 Tuesday. 11th fine wet we finished piling wood and. burned. apple limbs went to. meet. Train from north and worked around barn Wensday 12th fine & warm Geo took. Emylin to Rockwood Train fare. 25c, I chored & fixed box stall went to town in afternoon. sold. wool. 170 paid Jackson ac to Howard $2250. horses shod. 50, bgt bgt. Boots & hat for Geo McDougall. $190 25 170 170 50 2250 190 Thursday, 13th fine $10000 �Geo & I fixed bridge and road. did chores went to town with young bull to Shattuck, recd $10000 got harrows at Penfolds and shipped bag of barley to Wm Hagerty Goldstone Friday. Apr. 14th 1899 Geo & Father Chored today I went to Horse show at Toronto. did not do any business. expenses 290 Saturday 15th fine Geo finished hauling apple limbs and did chores in morning. in afternoon we finished hauling stones from hen house & scraped do some earth around it. Father & Willie spreading manure on meadows W & I went with grist to mill in morning, meat today 110 110 Sunday. 16th fine Mary, Father, Jean & Geo went to church. hear Rev. Scott preach, Inez W & I went to S.S. Monday 17th fair Dull morning we chored & took Children to school then hauled two loads of gravel. went to Burt. Barber’s funeral. he died last night of Diptheria. we did not hear until about an hour before the funeral, Geo rolled new clover in no 5 I bgt drugs. 05 Tuesday 18th fine I rolled meadow in morning geo. hauled gravel. Father spread droppings in meadow Geo & I hauled manure from G.T.R. yds in afternoon four loads Wensday 19th fine we finished rolling no 4 and no 3 and started no 2 Geo cultivated turnip grd Herbert Stairs came today to see stock April 1899 05 �Thursday 20th fine Geo & I hauled manure all day from G.T.R yds two loads. Friday 21st fine we finished hauling manure from G.T.R. yds. 4 loads this morning. then I went to town and bgt. clover 36” 255 Orchard grass 2 bu 350 Timothy 200 seed onions, 25c seeds 25 tape measure. 05c {In the margin it reads: started seeding} we sowed part of Satu 4 in afternoon with barley seeded with Lucerne & orchard grass & a little red clover recd one dollar from Mr McDo-ugall to send for. Breeders Gazette at hewer s np 350 255 200 25 25 8.55 05 Sat. 22nd fine we finished sowing no 4 sowed orchard grass in afternoon Geo cultivated manure in and cultivated sod near Hales in afternoon have sowed about 75” of Clover Lucerne 20” Red clover and two bush of Orchard grass in about seven acres Sunday 23 fine Father Mary Inez & Jennie & I went to Church heard Rev. Scott preach. on went to S.S. and heard Dr Williams Monday 24th fine we sowed grass seed on fall wheat ground and finished cultivating sod near Hales and started in back field near McDougall. Tuesday 25th Dull we harrowed wheat & cultivated for oats went to town bgt rape seed. $150 Mangel $100 Carrot. 20c Cultivator tooth. 50c np 2.50 20 50 Wensday. Apr. 26th 99 fine Geo Cultivated & harrowed all day. I went to town in morning.. took mother to station, bgt 10” alsike @ 4.25 and 10” timothy @ 2.00 at hewers also 100 102 93 150 �45” Oatmeal $100 got gate latch. 12c. gate mended got grist of chop & flour & 1 bag corn 93. Grist flour 102 chop 25. sold eggs. 25 Thursday 28th fine we finished sowing barley on rape patch and started to plow big field where wheat was last year. seeded the rape patch with grass Friday 29th fine Geo & I plowing all day in back field. near McDougalls. Saturday 30th fine we finished plowing and sowed a little. Sunday 30 fine we Father Mary, Jennie & Geo went to Church. I went with Children to S.S. Monday 1st May 1899 we finished sowing back field and started field near Hales most of back field in Daubenie Oats & a little Siberian field near Hales Siberian Lewis x had a cow here Tuesday 2nd fine We. Sowed field near Hales with Siberian oats Mr Stewart of Sarnia came in evening to see stock. Wensday 3rd fair & cool Geo & I plowed in no 3 all day. Lucerne & orchard grass was killed with frost Thursday May 4th 1899 we finished plowing and sowed and harrowed a little Geo went to Rockwood for Emylin. fare 25c feed 10c 25 10 �Friday 5th fine Finished sowing and Geo started to roll. I I got grist ready went to mill. pd for chopping oilcake & bag. $405. under clothes 75c, chains and harrows mended 30c Jas Simpson, bgt. 15 bu oats @ 32. = 480 paid for ad $250 post cards, 05 405 30 480 250 250 05 Saturday 6th fine Geo & Willie rolling all day I plowed mangel ground Mr Dixon brought cow to bull and O.A.C. had Bloom{illegible due to ink stain} rose here paid 200. Mary & Jean went to town 200 Sunday 7th fine Father. Inez. Jean and I went to church it and Love feast & Sacrament it was a very good service Mary. Jennie. M.R. & I went up to Jim’s to see how he was we stayed an hour or two he is better. Monday 8th fine Geo finished rolling the big field near McDougalls and started near Hales I finished plowing mangel grd and started to haul manure on it. Father and helped me Tuesday 9th fine we finished manuring and sowed mangels & carrots. Geo finished rolling and plowed part of corn patch. May 1899 Wensday May 10th 1899 I went to town in morning bgt Harness. 50c, hardware at pendfolds 85 np paid ac at Foster & Coghlin’s 225 bgt meat, 95c got my teeth fixed two filled $150 bg got shoes mended, 20c shower last night Thursday 11th Dull I got things ready for Father to start painting hen house Geo hauled two loads of sand and then hauled manure on potato ground. I planted garden in afternoon O.A.C. had their young cow here today 50 225 85 150 20 �Friday 12th fine We hauled bal of manure to potato ground and started to plow it in then I went to town with grist of chop. 14 bags. 70 bgt corn. 93c got wagon fixed 25c glass 10c bgt dry goods $163. 70 93 25 10 163 Saturday 13th Cool & drizzly we finished plowing in potato manure in morning and hauled manure frome Hales in afternoon four loads @ 75c per load. Father took Queen down to Sorby’s in afternoon put her to Lord Charming. Sunday 14th fine Mary Willie Jennie & I went to Church in morning heard Rev Crews of Epworth League, preach on, Charades & Training up the young Inez. W & I went to S.S. Monday 15th fine Geo & I hauled manure from Hales. 9 loads also got ram home Tuesday May 176th 1899. wet we cleaned out sheep pen in morning and fixed calf mangers and hauled gravel to bridge in afternoon Jas Simpson came last night. Wensday 17th wet We hauled manure with both teams till about 2 P.M. then. we mixed mortar & cleaned out box stalls, & cellar W. McCrae’s had cow to Emy lin Thursday 18th Dull We hauled gravel in in forenoon to road and hauled manure in afternoon J.S. plowing in Lucerne patch. in morning. Friday 19th Dull went to town in morning Paid A. Hales for manure $975 meat ac, $220 meat today, 40 went to see Proff Day about Angus Bull gave at tramp 05 bgt 35. telegraph poles paid for 100 to be gathered up on the road 05 100 �Geo and J.S. hauled manure all day. I worked at it in afternoon. L. Burder brought cow to Kymas Heir Saturday 20th fine Geo & Willie took Queen down to Sorbys put her to Lord Charming. J.S. & I spread manure & then started to plow. Geo & I kept at manure & plowing and J.S. Plowed sod & harrowed orchard May 1899 Sunday 21st fair Father Inez Jean & Willie went to Church W & Jean to S.S. I stayed at home all day as we were expecting Nelly to foal Monday 22nd fine Nelly started to foal at 6.15 A.M. sent for Dr. Reed about Eight, we worked till 3 P.M. before we got colt away. and Nelly died in a few minutes. J.S. plowing for corn most of the day. Tuesday 23rd fine Geo & I plowed in & spread manure today in morning, and went for a load of telegraph poles in afternoon. J.S. plowing sod all day. Uncle. R. from Hamilton came up today Wensday 24th fine We plowed down manure for turnips and cultivated Corn ground. Thursday 25th fine showery Geo and J.S. finished finished plowing down manure, and started to Roll. I sowed corn in afternoon. went to town in morning. bgt corn beans & axle grease $255 sold hide $175 bgt C oil & whitstone, 50c Friday 26th fine I finished sowing corn and Geo. finished rolling Turnip ground. we both cross plowed potato ground in afternoon J.S. came back tonight 175 255 50 �Sat 27th wet we finished plowing potato grd & put on manure & ashes in afternoon we washed sheep and sorted potatoes May 1899 Sunday 28th Dull Father. Inez & I went to Church. heard Mr Scott. Children & I went to S.S. Geo & Jimmie stayed at home all day. Monday 29th wet we worked at potatoes nearly all day here then about half dropped. Tuesday. 30th fine we planted potatoes till 3 P.M. then changed to hauling. manure. for rape hauled four loads. I took a grist of chop in morning 17 bags chop. 85 bgt corn 50c then. bgt 5 bags potatoes @ 85. = $425 @ Hewers to be delivered tomorrow, bgt gro at Scroggies $397 went to saw mill recd payment for bal of heading that I took to mill and paid sawing account, 148 85 50 425 397 3.37 3 Wensday 31st we hauled manure for rape ground all day finished field behind bush and started in orchard Mr Stewart came to sell Augus Bull to O.A.C. Thursday June 1st 99. fine Geo & Jimmie hauled manure all day. Father cut potatoes and watched gaps. I took Mr Stewart to O.A.C. to sell Bull, Mr Rennie bgt him I went to town bgt bush 25 & buggy fixed. 20c, bgt, bolts and. clevis. 25c, old ac. 130 bgt. Tomato Plants, 25 went around to warn hands to road work, sent $20000 to Blake, Lash and Cassel Toronto to pay interest on mortgage. 25 20 25 130 25 20000 SFriday. June 2nd 1899 fine 3.97 �we spread manure on rape grd and. plowed with one team I went to get Mrs Nisbet to come and clean house took Jennie along. I harrowed potatoes and. ran weeder over mangels carrots and corn Mr Dixon had heifer to bull Saturday 3rd Geo plowing all day Jimmie rolling Harrowing I went to town in afternoon bgt Oil Cake $260 corn, 50c at Hewers fixture for ram’s horns. 25c, ordered 100” twine @ $1050 260 50 25 50 Sunday 4th soft wet Father Mary, Geo Jennie & WIllie went to Church all Children & I went to S school, Monday 5th fine Dull 48 48 I went to meet Mrs Nisbet bgt meat. at W np. 48c worke spudding manure & helping in house for rest of the day. Tuesday 6th Dull Jas Simpson left yesterday I owe him $452, we finished plowing in manure Cultivated corn ground and we sowed with wisconsin white dent. where the southern sweet was. went wensday to town got seed corn. W soda 10c ammonia, 15c, corn 1.60 10 15 160 Wensday 7th fine we worked at corn in morning fixed ditch and worked in house & made stone boat in afternoon J Simpson & Wife were here helping us June 1899 Thursday 8th fine & cool. we worked at road work all day. had two R.R. men hired @ 1.50/75c, J Friendship and team, $225, had the our 2 wagons & one of our teams and man on, had four 3 shovelers, ore spreader and two, teams took out fifty loads. Friday 9th fine 150 �We finished road today had some number on in morning and all but J. Friendship and team, paid J Bern $100 100 Saturday 10th fine Geo. Took Emy lin to Ch Rockwood in morning Car fare 25c and I gave him 25. {In the margin it reads: Geo 25c *} in case he stayed for dinner, I clipped Eight sheep in morning then went to town, bgt seeds at Hewers, 260 paid 1500 on ac. paid Jas Simpson $452 Mrs Nisbet $375 paid $10 on Dr Savage’s ac candies 10c. paid Jas Friendship 340 Father and Geo cut Rye out of wheat in afternoon and. Children & I spudded burs in bush. got twelve pounds of meat from Hales 25 25 340 260 1500 452 375 1000 10 340 Sunday, 11th fine Father, Inez, W & I went to Church. heard Rev. Scott preach, Funeral sermon of Late Wm Stevenson Children went to S.S. June 1899 Monday 12th. fine Geo plowing all day for turnips. I plowed after Father I ran weeder over corn & mangels I scuffled the early rape Tuesday. 13th fine Geo & I plowed Turnip ground all day. In morning we made Kyma 6th Calf into a steer and took scurs off no 1 and Kyma 3rd calves Wensday 14th Dull We finished plowing Turnip ground and Geo Harrowed & I went to town and bgt a turnip sower. 800 went to post office Thursday. 15th Showery we worked at Turnip ground awhile weather was fit and cleaned out box stalls while showers lasted. & scuffled mangels & Father run weeder over. potatoes and corn. 800 �Friday. 16th fine we finished Sowing Turnips and Geo. hoed mangels Father Saturday 17th fine Geo. hoeing mangels Father running weeder, and Jean. Willie & I. pulled mustard. Sunday 18th fine Father Mary, Jennie & Jean went to Church in morning Children & I went to S.S. and Monday 19th fine Geo & I finished hoeing and scuffling, mangels & carrots & pulled mustard till 6 P.M. Tuesday June 20th 1899 fine Geo fixing fences Father spudding thistles & minding Children. I went to town with grist of chop. 65/13 bags bgt corn. 90c, horses shod. 50 hat. 25. dress for. M. $140 things for. Geo. 40, things mended at Penfolds, 25c shere 40 65 90 25 140 40 25 Wensday 21st fine Geo went to meet the Egremont people on the Excursion {In the margin it reads: pd Geo $2.25} Will & Tom came about noon & Harry, we looked around stock and then went to O.A.C. to see the P.A. Bull. paid Geo, 225 bgt bread berries & cheese & Combs 25b. 20comb. 20bread. 34C 99c saw them to the station Mr H, McDougall, John & Mrs Lizzie and Dan Hunter came to tea, & will stay all night. Thursday 22nd fine Geo. D Hunter & John Mc went down to Sorby’s with Queen x had her served by Prince Charming. I scuffled. Corn & Father went to sorbys after dinner with H McDougall. Geo Cultivated Rape grd and plowed another patch, I scuffled mangels in afternoon. Geo took Mrs Mc & Lizzie to Station 225 99 .50 40 �Friday 23rd fine Geo Plowing and raising drills. I finished scuffling mangels and then ran weeder over potatoes went to town bgt potatoes 85c O. Cake $125, millet seed 10c paid $120 bal chgd at Hewers. 100 took butter to scroggies 50c recd 120 .50 Saturday. June. 24 1899 fair Geo & I. finished putting sowing rape. and did our chores. W & Jean pulling mustard Sunday. 25th fine Father Inez W & I went to Church. heard Rev. Scottt preach. hildren & I we all went to S.S. Monday 26th fine I mowed hay in morning Geo & Father. hoeing mangels we got Tuesda pictures of Cattle & Children taken down on Flat. price of Childrens 25c each cattle 50c each. Tuesday 27th fine Mowing in morning and hauling in in afternoon 4 four loads Wensday 28th Dull we kiled up what hay we had cut and then put off load and I went to town bgt hay fork rope. $3.91 machine oil. 45, fork handle 15c whitstone, 04, groceries .53 391 15 45 14 53 Thursday 29th fine I mowed in morning geo cut weeds on road Father ran weeder over potatoes and. corn, we hauled three loads in afternoon and kiled up what was cut Friday 30th fine We finished Cutting the 16 Acre field of hay and hauled two three loads. Took Inez, Willie and Jean to Station. to go to Mount 250 100 �Forest, Fare 250 candies. 08, money to use up there, 40c bgt C Mc C McDougall had cow to bull 08 40 Saturday. July 1st 1899 2 we finished hauling hay out of 16 acre field 14 loads, and cut a little in next field & kiled it up. Louis Flick helped us all day I paid him 25c Mr Cotton from Orillia was looking at cattle yesterday he came on excursion 25 Sunday 2nd fine Father and Geo. went to Church in morning and and I went in evening Monday 3rd fine we finished next patch of hay in no 3 and started to prepare for no 1 Tuesday 4th fine we cut hay in no1 and hauled two loads of it in geo scuffling corn & Father working at potatoes with weeder. Wensday 5th fine we finished no one and cut part of no 3. and kiled most of it. Thursday 6th fine we finished cutting hay for this season and. got grist ready of for chop & Flour and kiled a little hay and trained some of the cattle to lead. Friday 7th Dull we finished hauling hay today we have just 27 loads this year but all except two loads of swale hay is good quality took grist of chop to town. sold four bu & a few pound of wheat at 69c $322 paid for Chopping 14 bags 70c. rain last night Saturday 8th Dull 3 3.22 70 �Geo scuffling. I took Father to station & brought home grist. Sat July 8th contd 1899 Fathers fare $165, bgt bolts & chisel, 21c P green 2 lb 40 came home and rested all afternoon, we had a fine rain last night I hired Jas Simpson’s sprayer for this year for $100 Sunday 9th fine Mary. Geo and Jennie & Willie went to Church. Children & I went to Ch S.S. Monday 10th Dull Geo scuffling & I sprayed potatoes. Tuesday 11th Dull had to go over potatoes again working at scuffling ect Wensday 12th Cut Barly in no 3. Thursday 13th fine we cut fall wheat and then went to picnic after tea children at picnic all afternoon. Geo choring after tea Friday 14th fine we worked at corn & sprayed potatoes again Took sprayer home paid $1 for use of it, put up wire fence around corn Saturday 15th Showery Geo went to Jas Simpson for the day to pay for their half whitewashing. I worked around fixing fence ect Sunday 16 fine 165 21 40 �Inez went Jean & I went to Church. Children & I to S.S. Monday 17th fine we cut rye in morning & Geo went to Mitchells in afternoon and I shocked rye & cut a little wheat. Tuesday 19th July 1899. Finished cutting wheat and hauled in barley out of no 3 Wensday 20th fine hauled in five loads wheat &. bal of no 3 barley Thursday 21st Showery In morning we cut a little barley and chored around barn I went to town sold 61 bu 20 pounds of wheat for 69c recd $42.32c paid Geo $1900 on Bicicle paid it to Mitchell being bal on Geo’s Bicicle {Bicycle?} Friday got hardware 20c 4232 Friday 22nd fine we cut barley behind bush and. hauled 3 loads of fall wheat Saturday 23rd fine we hauled four loads of rye, and raked rye and fall wheat stubble and hauled it Geo re scuffled turnips for a while Sunday 24th fine Mary. W &. Jennie went to Church Inez, Jean & I went to S.S. Monday 25th fine Geo scuffled turnips all day. I went to Sorbys to see about colt. going to show. went to town got G cradle fixed at Penfolds 20c, binding gloves, 25 bgt 5 bush corn at Hewers. $2.20c 20 25 2.20 �1899 Tuesday July 26th Showery IWe hauled in two loads of barley and cut corners of oat field and. trimmed sheep and hoed turnips after tea bgt 6" of meat @ 7.42 at Hales. 742 Wensday July 27th Cutting oats day. Geo hoeing turnips shocking Thursday 28th fine Finished cutting big field of oats near McDougalls and Geo hoed turnips all day Friday Thursday 28th fine Geo & I hoed turnips Sat 29th fine broke cutting box & took it to be fixed 50c np at P bgt, got Mary, Jennie, Mary E & I Photo Taken, pd $100 50 Sunday 30th fine Inez. Jean & I went to Church and all of usual ones to S.S. Monday 31st fine I went to look for to man got promise of one on sept 1st till Dec at $1100 per month. Mr Picks son got {cut?} on buggy top np Geo Tues Hoed Turnips .05 Tuesday Aug 1st fine we hauled one load barley and four loads of oats sent 300 to H. Wade for reg fees yesterday, order 4c stamp 04 Wensday 2nd fine shower in morning 300 4 4 �hauled four loads oats & hoed turnips a while in morning. Thursday Aug 3rd 1899 fine 100 269 we put off two loads and put on one finished hauling the Daubenie oats and Geo went to hoe Turnips and I took a grist of chop to mill and took harvester to get fixed 100 bran grist $269 & chopping bgt salt $130 oilcake, $125 O. meal $100 at Hewers, chgd, shoes at neils $245 shoes for G $135 for Inez $110 got horses shod. 50c 130 125 100 135 1.10 50 Friday 4th fine we cut peas today C.P.R. men were out to make arrangements for Show trip. Saturday 5th fine I took 16 bu & 35" of wheat to mill got 69c, $11.44c. bgt 350 pounds bran. Chgd 2.10 got grist at peresents meat 95c P, shoes at neils, $305 sent $1350 to H.J. Hill. Toronto entry fees order 10c Sunday 6th fine Inez W & I went to Church Inez & W to S.S. Mary & Jean & children to SS Cemetry. Monday 7th fine We hauled in peas six loads. had Freeman Barber here all day. Tuesday 8th fine we finished cutting our harvest today. Freeman Barber here all day hoeing Turnips. Wensday 9th fine Geo scuffling rape all day & I hoed Turnips & Chored 1144 2.10 95 10 13.50 305 �Thursday. Aug 10th 99 fine Dull we had a shower last night, I took Elm Park Mayflower to O.A.C. Bull Geo scuffled all day in Turnips & rape Mr Sharp came today 200 Friday. 11th fine we chored & Finished scuffling & hoeing turnips first time Sat 12th fine we hauled two loads oats and Geo went to Barbers thrashing in afternoon I bgt meat & paid Wakefields account, 98c. 98 Sunday 13th fine Mary. Jennie. Willie & Inez went to church. Children & I went to S.S. Monday 14th fine we finished harvest hauled in four loads of oats and rake the stubble, Mr Shuttleworth called to see us also cut burs around the fifty acre field Tuesday 15th fine we took off last load of oats and finished hoeing turnips second time and started to plow for fall wheat, Wensday 16th fine Geo Plowed all day and I asked hands for thrashing, and bgt meat, 73c, oilcake $130 corn 88c oat chop $205 bgt shoes $200 $140 bgt manure from Stone for 60c a load to be hauled next week 73 205 88 150 205 88 200 140 1899 Thursday. Aug 17th fine & very dry Geo plowing all day I went to see thrasher and engaged P. Maher to thrash our grain for ten dollars and cut two loads with butting box went to A. McQuillans for C box, bgt shere skimmers point and pad at 83 �Pendfolds 83 & groceries at scroggies, In afternoon I clipped 2 shear ram, & did chores Friday 18th fine Geo Plowing all day I hauled up engine wood & fixed up granery and. did chores. Saturday 19th fine Geo Plowing all day I went to town borrowed $75 for 4 mos, at Canadian Bank of Commerce. got Photo at Burgess pd. $200 bgt. meat. For Thrashing $200 pd Hales ac. $375 c recd 75c from him to pay for bal of statute labor Groceries. 35. hardware 20 books for Children. 47 paper 03 200 200 375 75 20 35 50 Sunday. 20th fine & hot Inez Jean Wille & I went to Church. and Children to S.S. Monday 21st fine we Thrashed today had P Maher’s machine. had Ford’s man ½ day {boys?} McCrae Porter, McCannel, McDougall Barber Mitchell. Friendship a day ¼ To Tuesday 22nd fair Finished Thrashing about Ten A.M. Geo & I spent the rest of the day fixing up and got Bull’s feet pured at night paid Mr sallows $100 100 1899 Wensday Aug 23rd fine we cleaned up grist 11 bags and I took it to mill Geo chored and plowed in afternoon I sold 18 rollers to J. Young for $180. got chopping done. 55 bgt corn $100, bgt 250 of bran at $12 per ton, chgd at Goldies 1.80 55 100 �Thursday 24th fine we hauled five loads of Manure from Stones 4 loads stables we are to pay sixty cents a load and finished plowing field near Hales except head land Friday 25th fine we hauled manure all day from Stones we 10 hauled $10 10 loads William Pick came today I hired him until after Fat Stock show. at $13 per month for first month and twelve after that Saturday 26th fine we all hauled manure from Stones stables all day two 10 loads went to town in evening bgt dry goods 80c 80 Sunday 27th fine Mary, Mrs A. S. and Jennie went to Church Children & I to S.S. and Monday 28th fine Geo and J.S. & W.P. went finished manuring wheat feild near Hales and I went to town bgt rope for 4 halters. $1.61 c, paid for clothes at T & Douglas $555 for George 100 for pants for George got four loads of manure 1899 Tuesday Aug 29th Getting things ready to go to shows and cutting feed Wed. 3oth. Aug. Took stock to the station in forenoon. Thursday 31st. Working on the hands. Will got grist of from home. Meat from Hales. 555 �Friday Sept. 1st Working around barn in forenoon & on land in afternoon. Sat. Sept. 2nd Got tongue for drill fixed and working on land. Sunday 3rd Inez, Jean & W. Pick went to church in morning & Inez & Jean to S.S. Monday 4th Men working at fall-wheat ground sowing piece behind the bush. Meat from Hales. Tuesday 5th W. Pick at Bye’s threshing all day. Uncle Jimmy working in fall-wheat field in afternoon. Wed. 6th. W. Pick at Bye’s threshing in forenoon. Sowing fall-wheat in afternoon. Uncle Jimmy plowing & harrowing. Thursday 7th. Men hauling out manure to fall-wheat field Friday Sept. 13 8th 1899 Men hauling manure to fall-wheat field. Sat. Sept 14 9th 1899 Finished hauling manure. Sunday Sept. 15 10 �Mary & Jennie went to church in morning Inez, Jean to S.S. in afternoon. Monday sept. 16 11 Men sowing fall-wheat. Tuesday 17 12th T must Meat from Hales. Plowing. Wednesday 18 13th Plowing. Thursday 19 14th Will at McCannel’s threshing. Uncle J. plowing. Friday 20 15th Will cutting corn. Uncle J. plowing. Sat 21 16. Meat from Hales. Will at corn. Uncle J. plowing in afternoon. Sunday 17th. Will, Inez & Jean at church, I & J at S.S. Monday 18th Will at corn. Uncle J. plowing. Tuesday 19th. Will at corn. Uncle J. plowing. Wednesday 20th. �Will at corn in forenoon & at show in afternoon. Uncle J. plowing Thursday 21st. Will at corn, Uncle J. plowing. Meat from Hales. Friday 22nd Sep 1899 We left show ground at 5 P.M. the got loaded and started for Guelph at 11 PM. Saturday 23rd fine We got to Smiths falls by day light Toronto at 4 PM. home at 12 P.M. Sunday 24th Dull Mary Jennie & W went to Church. All Children to S.S. and Joe & I to Church at night. Monday 25th Dull J.S finished plowing Geo chored and piled wood into shed. I shipped Ram to G.H. Wilkie watford Station. Wisbeach so paid A Stone $1680 paid Scroggies ac. $10.38c Deposited in Bank 275 bgt wire at Penfolds $721 bgt meat at Wakefields 1.23 paid for book for Joe 25. his railway fare 85 1680 1038 7.21 1.23 25 85 Tuesday 26th fine wet We chored around barn and to I went to station to meet aunt Maggie. bgt hardware 35c and oil cake $140 Jimmie worked at wood in Afternoon and Geo & I cleaned grist of chop 35 140 Wensday 27th fine Geo at McCrae’s cutting corn. Jimmie putting wood into shed. I went to station with Aunt M. then went to mill with grist. pd for gristing $210 paid Neils ac. $10.. pd Freeman Barber $150. bgt groceries $369 pd Morris ac. $2.32 210 1000 369 232 �Friday Thursday Sep 28th fair Geo went to Fords Thrashing I chored & went to town got 1 coil barbed wire. 118” @ 3 ½ we set stakes & posts ready for wire to fence off rape Noo 1 had bull calf today {In the margin it reads Tobacco for J.S. 10c} 118 Friday 29th fine Geo & JS went to Barber’s Thrashing in morning. J to McCrae’s ensilage cutting. Geo went to McCs in afternoon and J.S. & I wired fence. Saturday 30th Cold & Cloudy brief snow we. finished wire fence finished cutting corn. & also cut & hauled in millet. and hauled in a load of corn went to town returned b wire to Morris paid for 47" that I used $147c got a ball of twine at Penfolds & 10" at Morris @ 9 ½ chd 147 45 90 Sunday Oct 1st 1899 Inez, Jean & I went to Church heard Mr Cassady preach on giving to God’s cause it was a very good sermon Children went to S.S. Monday 2nd fine Geo & Jimmie went to McDougalls Thrashing J in forenoon & he cut wood in bush in afternoon, I went to town in morning returned 10" Twine to Morris W bgt 1 rake & 1 handle 15c went to McCrae’s corn cutting in afternoon, 90 .15 Tuesday 3rd Geo & J at Friendship’s in afterforenoon and Geo at Mitchells in afternoon I had McCrae’s boys helping me to haul in corn in afternoon Wensday 4th Oct 1899 Geo and Jas S. went to Porters thrashing. nearly all day. I took Cow Kyma 5th to O.A.C. Bull. Oxford King bgt Shrop Ram from Proff Day 300 went to town in afternoon, bgt half $150 Shirt, $100 stud 10c {In the margin it reads: J.S. Tobacco 20} drawers, 50c, Tobacco for J.S. 20c 300 10 100 150 �Thursday 5th fine I took Geo to Station in morning pd him $63.05 & got horse shod 25. bgt little wagon 50, J.S. cutting wood 6305 25 50 Friday 6th fine we worked at Potatoes in morning and at apples in afternoon. Mary went to town with Jean and babies, Saturday 7th fine we worked at potatoes all day. Sunday 8th Dull shower at night Mary, W. & Jennie went to Church in morning Inez Jean & I in evening Monday 9th Dull we worked at potatoes all day. hired two boys to help. Charlie Odruskie and Tom Whalen, for 30c a day. Tuesday 10th fair we worked at potatoes all day had both boys here. Took Kyma 6th to O.A.C. Bull Oxford King Wensday 11th Dull fair we worked at potatoes all day. Adda came at in forenoon Thursday 12th fine we worked at potatoes only one boy here today, Charlie O. Took Adda to Station. Friday Oct 13th 1899 we about finished the potatoes today. had C. Odruskie till 11 AM I owe him $1.15 and Tom Whalen, 70. J.S. was at Bye’s thrashing 1.15 .70 �Saturday 14th wet we took in cabbage and then to town. sold L skin to Hewer. 65c on ac recd. $15 on Ram from Mr Wilkie recd $9625 from Will to pay int {interest?} paid J. Simpson $1625 pd Goldies account, $1343 Stamps that I got last week 25 bal on shoes at Neils 15 65 1500 9625 1625 1343 25 15 Sunday 15th fine Inez, Jennie & I went to Church in morning Inez & W to S.S. an Monday 16th fine I hired Charlie ODruski for a month. for 4 dollars he started. sat 14th at noon I went set him to. top carrots and I went to town. Sent $346.25 to Canada Life $25000 on principal and $9625 interest. pd. D.O. Rudd $325 of account, Metcalf $110 bgt halter shank. 35, pd. Foster and Coghlin ac. $150, Hales ac $2.65 Scut. $152 to Beddingfield & McCasker order & stamps 4 sent $3.62c to Uncle Robert we hauled a load of Carrots in afternoon & pulled some mangels and hauled a load of corn, $346.25 325 110 35 150 265 4 152 362 Tuesday 17th Dull wet afternoon C & I pulled mangels in morning and cleaned grist of chop in afternoon Oct. 1899 Wensday. 18th Dull & wet Charlie Chored and I took grist of chop to mill 12 bags. 60. bgt bran. 55. 100" grd Flax. $250 paid. S & G. Penfold on ac. 1500 got axe handle. 23c. nails 35. Went to O.A.C. in afternoon bgt. four Dorset and, 10 Suffolk sheep for $70 on a years time. I am to give my note, brought home the $300 Shrop ram. Saw Jas Sharp, & Mr Campbell Thursday 19th fair 60 55 250 1500 35 23 �We worked all our spare time at mangels today got in five loads, Charlie went home sick. I took Mary Jennie and Baby to station on their way to Mount Forest Ticket $165 gave {M?} $335 with her, {The colour of the pen changes from black to blue for the remainder of the page} Friday 20th fine we worked at mangels all day hauled in six loads today and five yesterday H Bell had bull calf today.. Saturday 21st fine & cold We finished the mangels today we have about 14 loads this year. we fixed fences and picked apples in afternoon. loaned. some wire to G.T.R. to fix their fence, so that we could use the pasture. Sunday. 22nd fDull W & I went to Church in morning and. Inez & W to S.S. Monday 23rd wet we worked around barn most of the day. went to meet Mary and Children at Station October Tuesday 24th 1899 C & I cultivated and sowed rye & Timothy on the new seeded down patch behind bush, sent to town with, Munkhouse for ¾ bush of Timothy to Hewer’s chop E.P. K 2 May 2nd in heat today. TWensday 25th fine We finished harrowing grass & rye and started to Top Turnips we topped about half of them. railway man came to tell us to clean out big yards Thursday 26th Dull 150 �we hauled manure from yds all day five loads broke wagon axle E.P. May in heat last night Wensday Friday 27th wet We chored and hauled 3 loads of manure paid section men $100 got wagon fixed $225 E.P. Bell had bull calf today by Kymas Heir 100 2 Saturday 28th wet In morning I went fixed up root house and took grist of wheat to mill, went to town with Mary in afternoon, Sunday 29th fair Mary. W and Jennie went to Church heard Rev Cassady I. J. & W. went to S.S. Monday 30th fine We worked at turnips harrowed out half of them & 5 hauled in five loads I went to town for grist in morning pd. for bran 26 grist & corn. $210 Oct 1899 Tuesday. 31st fair & Dull we worked at Turnips Topped in morning and hauled afternoon 4 ½ five loads. Wensday 1st Nov. fair we worked at turnips all day after we got gate fixed Two of our gates were taken off, J. Binoski here today. we hauled 6 ½ loads had quite a hunt for colt at night Thursday 2nd fair & wet E.W. We finished topping and harrowing out. and hauled 4 loads. J Binoski here 210 2.25 �Friday 3rd Dull wet morning We finished Turnips today 5 ½ five ½ loads. J. Binoski here, we got our ewes from the O.A.C. today. 4 Dorsets and 10 Suffolk. Meat Flour Oatmeal & Coal oil Sat 4th fair first snow we chored around barn throwing back turnips Ect and I went town bgt. Gro. 2.48 sold lamb skin. 70 bgt glass Ect. 42c bull ring 30 went up to Wissenberg and hired Henry. Hess till Dec 20th @ $10 per month 248 .70 30 42 Sunday 5th fair Inez. Jean & I went to Church heard Mr Cassady, preach on Christ healing the ten lepers SMonday 6th fine we finished sorting the turnips cleaned away dirt and Spread some manure & killed a sheep. Henry Hess came about noon today, he plowed in afternoon, Tuesday 7th Nov. 1899 We H plowed all day. C & I worked at fence and Chores. Wensday. 8th fine we finished fence and started at the. rape field clearing. off. stumps and stones we got along C. German came today. from Chingaconsay. {Chinguacousy} Henry got sick and left last night I paid him 50c Thursday 9th fine C plowed all day I have engaged him for a while till he hears from his pa. for $8 per. month. C. O. & I went pulled out stamps and large stones. {The colour of the pen changes from black to blue for the remainder of the page} Friday. 10th fair 50 �we C. plowed all day and C.O. & I finished stones in morning and I plowed in afternoon. C.O. dugout stones and. did chores. Saturday 11th snowy C & I plowed all day. we lost the largest Dorset ewe I got from the colliege C.O chored around barn all day. Sunday. 12th fair Mary. W. C & Jennie went to Church. I. J. C & W. to S.S. Inez, Jean & I to Church at night. Monday 13th fine we finished plowing back field and butchered a sheep in morning and hauled four loads of manure from. Stones in afternoon November 1899 Tuesday 14th Dull we hauled 8 loads of manure from Stones and did chores. Wensday 15th Dull we hauled 4 loads of manure from Stones and 2 from our own yard O.A.C. I came for ten bush of Daubeney Oats. 50/@ = 500 Thursday 16th fair we finished manuring corner field and started patch near barn and cultivated the little C field cleaned up a girst of chop ten bags, sold 39 ½” wool @ 17c $6.75. 4 ½ @ .11 = 50 2 skins @ 90.95 185 2 ½ bu corn @ 175/45 bgt. Oatmeal. 100 pants $125 got chain mended 20c & C oil, 72 breast strap for harness 50c snap 05. Chopping 50 bran 55. corn 85 50 675 185 113 125 100 92 50 85 55 50 05 �{This entry is written in blue pen} Friday 17th fine we hauled about 7 loads of manure out of barn-yard. to garden field and started to cultivate & gang plow it in. Saturday 18th fair Charlie finished plowing and. did chores. I went to Mount Forest. Fare $165 other things 15c. I found all well both at home and at Tom’s. 165 15 Sunday 19th fine I stayed last night at Tom’s and sta we went to Church to Monday 20th fine W & I started for Guelph with Ram & two wethers. I am to pay $18 for wethers and $10 for ram dinner cost 25c gave H 25c 25 25 Tuesday Nov. 21st 1899 Charlie finished hauling wood from bush and put out manure for rasp berries. I fixed pens after taking Will to Sorbys and McCrae’s & O.A.C. did not do any business. Will went to Preston. put Suffolk Ram with ‘ewes. Wensday 22nd fine we chored around barn sent ewes & Shrop ram home with Will in exchange for Suffolk Ram. I paid C. Oduski his wages $310 we hauled corn out of field. 310 Thursday 23rd fine we planted some rasp-berries & rhubarb, and asparagus and did chores. sold 2 skins Friday to Hewer $160 on acc. Oil can mended 05. bgt pr shears 65 Friday 24th fine 05 65 �C split wood & I put on storm windows in morning cleaned out creek. and picked stones in afternoon. Saturday. 25th fine C finished picking Stones and started to plow rape ground. I went to town recd $144 from WB. Swayze for mutton. got buggy mended 20c, bgt pair mits 25c groceries. $113, bgt sent Entries to F.W. Hodson for Fat Stock Show. recd pedigrees from Proff G.E. Day of O.A.C. for Suffolk Sheep 144 25 20 113 Sunday 26th fine Mary, C & Jennie went to Church. All C-n {children} to S.S Inez, J & I to Church at night Nov 1899 Monday 27th fine mild C plowing rape land all day, I chored around barn all day. Tuesday 28th fine C finished plowing & cultivating rape ground x hauled one load of manure to field behind bush I trimmed sheep all my spare time today went to town in evening bgt molasses. Wensday 29th fair C hauled manure & helped me clean up grist. I took it to Mill. blacksmithing 05 05 Thursday. 30th fair C hauled manure I helped in morning and went for grist in afternoon grist & bran 73c, recd $12 for 2 shear ram to be sent to Appel Hill C.P.R. to P Christie, Martintown P.O. Mr Sharp was here offer me a heifer for 5 ½ to prepare for fat stock show Friday 1st Dec 1899 73 12 �C hauled manure all day six loads, I helped him & made crate for Ram & did chores Mary went up to Jim’s - Kyma 5th in heat. gave Sat 2nd Dull C hauling manure finished the patch 6 loads I went to town bgt grd Cake ect. $ 193 got express parcel 'robe' 25 wheel fixed 50c dry goods $175 I cultivated manure in afternoon 193 25 50 172 Sunday 3rd Dec 1899 fair Inez. Jean. W & I went to Church in morning. heard Mr Cassady preach. All Children went to S.S. we paid 2 quarters pew read & first instalment on Thanksgiving fund $1510 $1250. T.F. $2.60 Pew rent 1250 260 Monday 4th cool I shipped ram Bowmans no 5. E.T. - 631- to H.P. Christie Apple Hill Station C.P.R. Martintown P.O. Ont. C Hauled manure all day six loads on to next Years root land Tuesday. 5th very Cold for a start Charlie & I worked around the barn all day had a Mr Beebie & Mr McBrain from Owen Sound looking at Princess to buy her our turnips are heating a little Wensday 6th cold we took cattle in to the Show paid entry fees 500 bgt. mucilage 10c salt ect. 05 There are some very good cattle in the show Thursday 7th fine The Judging was started soon after one P.M. we got 1st & 2nd for Pure Bred heifer any age other than shorthorns. Friday 8th fine we got through I bgt the manure of the show & all bedding ect for 500 to give Mr Crosby a pair of chickens, got home about 4 P.M. & C & C went for two loads of manure I have a standing offer of 6c per pound 500 05 �for heifers. after London Show, weight 1540-1580 Mr Slattery will take their weights Saturday. Dec 9th. 1899. fine Mr Johnston & C. hauled 8 loads manure and got the team shod. we got car ready to Load for London C Odruski here today here today I paid J. Friendship $100 for over time at thrashing. 150 Sunday 10th fair C and Inez, Jean & Willie went to Church in morning and to S.S. in afternoon Inez & I went to Church and heard Mr Cassady preach on {illegible} comparing the refining with our refining it was very good Monday 11th wet we started from Guelph this morning on about 3 A.M. for London. we are with Eight Cattle 5 sheep and 2 pigs we got there about Eleven and got our stock into the stalls Tuesday 12th fair & cool we spent the day keeping stock in shape, went to Andrew’s for the my board they are very comfortable paid entry fees. 2400 car fare. $2000. street car tickets 75c. 2400 2000 75 Wensday 13th Dull Our Cattle and sheep were judged today we took 2nd for Two year old 1st & 3rd for yearling 1st & 5th for calf. 1st 2nd & 3rd for Cow. 3rd & 4th for Suffolk Ewe Lamb. 4th for grade ewe 1st & 2nd for dressed carcass I bgt hay. 75. & 85. pd for hauling stuff up & down 60c 75 85 60 Thursday 14th Stormy we attended stock and saw sheep. mutton judged bgt. a Suffolk wether from W.J. Rudd. for 600 paid F. Smith 500 that I borrowed from him Friday 15th cold 600 �we got ready to load at 3 P.M. I took the largest Carcass & left the lighter 1st prize one for to be sold in Toronto... we left London at 11 P.M. bgt lunch ect. 20c 20 Saturday 16th fine we got to Guelph at 7 AM & I re shippped the heifers to Toronto Fare $420 borrowed $500 from F Smith I got to Toronto at 2 PM. and sold heifers to Slattery for $18150. I paid half the freight to Ottawa gave me. $10 cash and $17150 in check. I got tea at Bull head hotel & came home on C.P.R. $145 tea 25c. got home at 10 P.M. 420 25 145 Sunday 17th fair Mary. C & Jennie went to Church in morning All children to S.S. and Inez & I went to Church in evening. Monday 18th Dull Charlie Cleaning pens I went to town. Paid Jas Hewer ac $11.65, molasses, 40c sent paid Geo Johnston for work while I was away at Show I worked around barn in afternoon. 11.65 338 Tuesday 19th fair snow about gone. Ive put in some posts and fixed fence at bridge. recd $2 from C McDougall for Bull service sent Kyma 8th to O.A.C. Bull yesterday. Wensday 20th fine We put in some posts to fix yard. I went to town got tools fixed 10c Glass. &. Putty. 30 nails 20 C Oil. 72 c, paid Mr Crosby for F. Stock Show manure 500 10 30 20 72 500 Thursday 21st fine we cleaned up grist 8 bags in morning and chored a little. C & I went to town afternoon C to buy a suit I took in grist 40 got harness mended 15. whip 25 ac. 13. bgt lumber. 215 recd pay for gravel $100 40 25 15 13 215 100 500 �Friday 22nd fine we worked at wood & shingled W.C. in morning and fixed windows & C took Kyma 6th to O.A.C. Bull. Mr Ritchie and Mr Thompson came to see our Stock we did not do any business. Saturday 23rd fair I took Inez, Jean & Willie to Station tickets $560 hats $250 other things Candies Lunch Ect 30 neckties 30 they left about 12 A.M. for Lucknow, I got toys 17c. Glassware. ect. 60c Bible for C. 100 braces for W. 15 Paid W. McCrae $125 for Coller, Sold Chickens 105 gave a pair to Mr Crosbie bgt Groceries, at Simpsons 13c 5 bal to our Cr at Simpsons 87c C. Took Kyma 3rd & Kyma 5th to O.A.C. Bull. Mr Baley is to come & cut a week from next tuesday 560 30 30 100 60 15 125 105 45 5 13 Sunday. 24th Stormy I took. Bowmans no 1 to O.A.C. Bull. C. went to S.S. I went to Church at night Christmas Monday. Dec 25th 1899 C took E.P. Bell 2nd to O.A.C. Bull and I chored. Mr Bell of Waverly P.O. Came to see our Stock. We did not do any business. Tuesday 26th cold & fine I went to Station in morning to meet the Children went down street & bgt pr overshoe $125 ordered ½ doz. Photo $125 to be done week after next, we chored around barn in afternoon, 125 Monday 27th cold C Chored around barn all day, I went to town in morning. bgt rape 5 ¾” @ 12c, 69c Paid Dr Savages ac, $175 he paid me 50c for saw dust. pd Dr Reeds Ac, $650. Pd. Penfolds ac. $1825. Paid A. Stones ac $960 paid for mercury 100 paid Niels ac $270 69 175 50 650 960 1825 �100 270 Thursday 28th Cold & C {cloudy} C & I Chored and cut wood, I went to Mt Forest in evening to attend Will & Tom’s Sale Ticket. $275 arrived ont Home about Eleven P.M. U 275 Friday 29th fair & cold We cleaned cattle & prepared generally in morning, in afternoon all time was used in running the sale, They sold for $133000, Tom’s ar was 77 ¼ Wills was about $50 Saturday 30th fine C went to St Vincent this morning and I got home from Mount Forest, Expenses went to town in afternoon, got things for Inez, Jean & W $188 things for selors 180 180 188 Sunday 31st Dec 1899. fine Mary, Jennie & Willie went to Church in morning. I & W to S.S. and I went to Church at night. Monday 1st Jan 1900 fine I did chores & went to vote in morning, Mr Thompson came to see about buying stock, did not make a sale. Mary, Jennie & I went up to Jim’s for a New Year’s visit. found all well. we. Shot at a Target. had quite a good time. Tuesday 2nd Stormy I did chores went to town in morning. sent $1285 to Will for wethers. Paid McKenzie ac, $480, got an order from J. Bell for Old Kyma I am to ship her on Thursday. and also to ship ram to Will Baley’s came with cutting bot in evening. Wensday 3rd fine we cut straw all day had McDougalls 1 hand and G.B. Hood. 1. Thurdsday 4th fair 10 1285 �we were cutting till about 3.30 P.M. and then we fixed things up and did chores. shipped Kyma II 18920 to John Bell Waverly. P.O Elm vale Station. Freight $340 Shipped Suffock ram to Will 36c put Bel Heather Bell to K’s Heir yesterday and E.P. Bell on Monday 36 For more information on James Bowman, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Dec 31st 1898 fine &amp; cold we cut down two willow trees &amp; cut one up. I went to town. got hid of {Mysie?} from Brantford, Exp. 50c, Collar for W. 10c .Blue 05.</p> <p>Sunday Jan 1st 18989 fine &amp; cold Father, Inez &amp; W. Mary Jennie &amp; I all went to church heard Rev.Scott preach a new year sermon. All children went to Sunday School. C to church at night.</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd fair we cleaned mixed grist of chop 13 bag. went to mill paid the Lindsay note. $18.30 paid. Metcalf for Harness {pair?} 40c</p> <p>Wensday 4th wet we chored all day cleaning out stalls &amp; cleaning harness went to town for harness oil. C oil. 60c, got hide of steer at station pd freight 55c</p> <p>Thursday 5th fair windy &amp; cold we did chores and cut wood out of willows near road</p> <p>Friday 6th snowy we did chores and cut wood went to town for Mr an{d?} Mrs Scott and Mr and Mrs Leadley to come to the Christening of our baby paid Maddock's bill.. $1.95 stamps &amp; cards 25c we spent a pleasant evening. robe 10c</p> <p>Sat 7th Stormy I took hides to station freight to be. 35c, went to Morris' bgt lantren glasses 16c the short measure in harness oil paid for them</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Jan 8th 1899 cold Father Charlie &amp; Jean went to Church in morning. All C to S.S. Mother, Inez &amp; I at night.</p> <p>Monday 9th cold &amp; fair C &amp; I cut Willow in morning, and I took a load of logs to mill in afternoon, C hauled 3 loads wood</p> <p>Tuesday 10th fine I took two loads of logs to mill and brought lumber home, exchanged two {???} wood logs for 100ft of hemlock lumber. sent a express order for $6.50 to Gus Stroud Hamilton order 06. bgt Flax and Oat Barley</p> <p>Wensday 11th fair we finished getting wood from the willows and then I went to McDougalls to ring a bull and take home their chains. paid A for Porters thrashing 50 sold bull ring to Mr Mc C&amp; I worked at hen house in afternoon</p> <p>Thursday 12th fair &amp; mild we did chores and then I took Mary and the babies up to Jim's. we got back about noon. Katie was home sick. we went worked at hen house in afternoon and Father went to post. Put Bell to Kymas heir May flower of Elm Park &amp; Kyma 4th were both is season. put Elm Park Bell yetsterday to Kymas Heir</p> <p>Friday 13th soft we worked at hen house all day did not finish it. Father chored.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat. Jan 14th 1899 wet Sat we chored and finished hen house I went to town in morning bgt. Dry Goods. 70c. paid for screws at Morris. 05 paid Taylors bill $1.25 got the hens with their new pea</p> <p>Sunday 15th fine &amp; warm Father Mary Inez, Jennie &amp; I went to Church. heard paisley st minister preach on Peter. All children but C went to S.S. I went to Bible Class. Mother &amp; C to church at night.</p> <p>Monday 16th fine we turned turnips and I went to town bgt chicken screen 15c glass 04 got express parcel 35 got stamps, 10c paid. for Bible Society 50</p> <p>Tuesday 14th fine I went to town to meet W. Hall &amp; to see the vet. got powders for cow 50c np then worked at the turnips finished and split some wood</p> <p>Wensday 18th fine C at Dairy meeting all day I fixed some things around hen house and chored.</p> <p>Thursday 19th fine put Kyma 3rd to Laird of {Tweedhill?} C &amp; I cut wood in morning hauled straw into barn in afternoon. J Mountain and Joe came with beef</p> <p>Friday 20th fair &amp; chilly we finished straw and started went to see Sorbys stock. W. {I?} &amp; all came to buy bull bgt Laird. for $135.00 paid me $35.00.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat 21st Stormy took a grist to town 14 bags, 70c. got axe rod &amp; things. 10c. rod fixed 10c two smocks &amp; overalls $2.85</p> <p>Sunday Jan 22 fair Father. C &amp; Jean went to Church in morning. All children and I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 23rd fine I shipped Laird of Tweedhill to to Walter Hall of Washington this morning. recd Hide at station pd 35 took it to Hewers it weighs 88<i> to see if Stroud will take it instead of {????} bgt. 300</i> Corn chgd pd for Chopping 20 bgt. Books &amp; Pencils for Children. 75c</p> <p>Tuesday 24th fine I went to Town with chores Tom's calf when chores were done it crate and all weighed 122<i> cost 60c per 100 pounds = 75c. Took horses to get shod. paid bill for 1898. $4.65. got them shod today 1.00 np. bgt dry goods 50c C &amp; I went into to cut wood in afternoon. Socks for C. </i></p> <p>Wensday 25 fine C &amp; I cutting wood all day.</p> <p>Thursday 26th fine C &amp; I cutting wood all day</p> <p>Friday 27th cold C &amp; I cutting wood all day</p> <p>Saturday 28th fair &amp; cold Father &amp; C. choring and putting pea straw into sheep pen I showed students the stock and then I went to town. sold two bags apples at $1.20/60 not pd yet. fee 05 recd $100 from W. Hall. &amp; $70 from Jonathan. sold Mysie's hide to Jas Hewer at 8c = $6.88 bgt oat meal $1.00 chgd chopped wood after I came home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Jan 29th 1899 Mary, Jean, W. Jennie &amp; I went to church. heard Rev. Scott preach on the way of Salvation the steps to take in order to be converted. It was very good Jean C. Willie &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 30th fine &amp; cold C &amp; I cutting wood Father doing chores.</p> <p>Tuesday 31st Clear &amp; cold C &amp; I cutting wood {??} doing chores.</p> <p>Wensday 1st Feb C &amp; I cutting wood in morning &amp; I took Mr Newman of Owen Sound to see some stock in afternoon. went to McCrae's and Sorby's &amp; Whitelaws got Photo of Cattle pd 1.05 for them,</p> <p>Thursday 2nd fair In morning Mr N. D Shattuck from Alberta was here to look at stock offered me $125.50 for our young Bull Elm Park Stamp. then Mr Bray came to look stock, Mother &amp; I went to town and bgt dry goods for children and {?} father. $265, Drugs at M 25</p> <p>Friday 3rd fine snowy we fixed up the old hen house. for a box stall and cut some wood Father chored and went to the post office,</p> <p>Saturday 4th fine we hauled wood from bush all day. mr Breeder came to see stock at noon I went to town at night bgt C Oil 60c, candies 08.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb 1899 Sunday 5th fair &amp; fine Father Mother C &amp; Jean went to church in morning Mother &amp; I went to Mrs Larter's funeral in afternoon, and children to Sunday School</p> <p>Monday 6th fine C &amp; I finished hauling up wood and hauled a load off heading to mill. I sold our Bull Calf Elm Park Stamp to W. D. Shattuck of Davisburg Alberta for $40.00 to be delivered in april recd forty dollars on ac 40.00 paid C $1.00 got stamps 25c washer fixed 03.</p> <p>Tuesday 4th fine we worked at wood in bush all day.</p> <p>Wensday 8th fair &amp; cold we cleaned grist and I went to town took 4 bags wheat and . 9 mixed chop bgt two bush of corn for $4.50. paid for chopping. 65c. bgt hardware 30c paid Morris ac. 25c Bollerts ac, 34c. squared up Jennie's and Fathers account 1.66</p> <p>Thursday 9th very cold Father &amp; C did chores and I went to Dominion Cattle Breeders association Toronto got left in morning Fare on Railway 2.00 telegram and dinner 75c oranges 15 we had quite a good meeting I was appointed again as Director for Palled angus. Nothing of any great note was done</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Feb 10th 1899 Father and C did chores and I went to Rockwood for Cattle. Train fare &amp; dinner 75c bgt rope 43c</p> <p>Saturday Feb 11th We cleaned up Daubeney oats and fall wheat today. went to town for grist and bgt hardware. 25 paid boy for bringing out team bgt shoes for MOther $1.00 socks for Charlie. 75c Willie's shoes mended</p> <p>Sunday 12th cold Father Mary, Inez, W &amp; I went to Church in morning {Jennie?} W.C. &amp; I went to S.S. All home at night</p> <p>Monday 13th fine I took 20 bu 35<i> of fall wheat to Pleasant, left it in mill got 21</i> of corn at 85 @ 100<i> bgt 1 bu salt at Hewers paid 1.05 bgt 1 bu clover 4.75 np came home and cleaned grains in afternoon</i></p> <p>Tuesday 14th fine we cleaned barley in morning and started to split wood split all afternoon C went to town in afternoon got his shoes mended. 10c</p> <p>Wensday Wensday. 15th fine I was sick with cold all day Father and Charlie doing chores and splitting wood. James Sharp brought cattle as far as Rockwood.</p> <p>Thursday 16th fine Father &amp; C went for cattle expense 40c I did chores but did not feel well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Feb 17th 1899 I stayed in sick and Father and C did chores and split wood. Mary went to town sent $125.00 to James Sharp Rockside sent by {???} order 40 stamp 01.</p> <p>Saturday 18th fine Father &amp; C did chores and split wood. Inez went to town. bgt flax{??} 15c</p> <p>Sunday 19th W &amp; Jean went to Church in morning. that is all that went out today</p> <p>Monday 20th soft C did chores and worked a little at the wood</p> <p>Tuesday 21st fine and soft did chores &amp; worked around barn Father sick &amp; C not well. I went to town pd W. Tuck 2.00 bgt oatmeal</p> <p>Wensday 22nd fine C did chores and worked at wood.</p> <p>Thursday 23rd fine C did chores and we fixed a little around barn and worked at wood</p> <p>Friday 24th fine C &amp; I worked at Chores &amp; wood Father also working a little.</p> <p>Saturday 25th fair Father and C. choring and working at wood I went to town. got grist 12 bags chopped 60 np, 108<i> Corn paid taxes $33.33, treated {collector?} 05 stamps at P.O. 10c shoes for Jennie 65. C shoes mended 05 Inez</i></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Feb 26th fair We all stayed at home all day except Father in morning {??} we are having quite a sick spell</p> <p>Monday 27th Father &amp; C did Chores and I stayed in the house they cut a little wood</p> <p>Tuesday 28th Much the same as yesterday in most respects</p> <p>Wensday Mar 1 fine Father &amp; C did chores &amp; cut wood. {???}</p> <p>Thursday 2nd Father &amp; C did chores cut wood &amp; went to town. got work from J.S. Pearce &amp; Co that he would take all our barley, at 65c F. {???} sold 4 bags apples to Mr Dooley. for 35 c per bag. Mr Spencer 1 of Farmers Advocate was here and looked around stock got a letter from Will. saying he wanterd enough barley for eleven acres.</p> <p>Friday 3rd soft we cleaned barley and did chores. got 66 bags fromRyans at $2.75 per doz.</p> <p>Saturday 4th Soft We cleaned Barley and showed stock to visitors Mr J. H. Smith of Winnipeg and some of Dairy Staff of O.A.C.</p> <p>Sunday, 5th Dull Father &amp; Inez went to church and Inez. C &amp; W. went to S.S.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Mar 6th 1899 we shipped the barley to J.S. Pearce &amp; Co. 147 bu 37<i> @ 65 per bush = $96.03 bags $12.37 paid freight on barley. $8.88 paid {Instute?} fee. 25c paid for change of insurance have {???} changed from house to live, stock, returned 12 bags to Ryan's bal &amp; have to pay for 4 1/2 doz @ $12.37/2.75</i></p> <p>Tuesday 7th C &amp; Father working at chores and wood &amp; helped a little</p> <p>Wensday 8th soft &amp; dull Took Mother to station ticket $2.45 gave her $2.00 Went to Fyfe's sale in afternoon did not buy anything.</p> <p>Thursday 9th C &amp; Father working at wood I helped a little. went to station to see about overcharge of freight.</p> <p>Friday 10th soft went to town in morning {??} stamps, 25c saw Ryan's about price of bags and sent word to Pierce</p> <p>Sat 11th fair C hauling up wood &amp; Father &amp; Willie worked at Chores &amp; fixed turnips I went to town sold Maud for sixty one dollars to Richard Pick of Eramosa. got did some chores in town and then chored at home in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Mar 12th 1899 Father, Willie &amp; I went to Church. heard a minister from Galt preach. C&amp; W went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 13th fair we got grist ready and Charlie went to mill got pants 1.00. Choping {[sic]} Father and I split wood and chored.</p> <p>Tuesday 14th we chored and I took Jean to Doctor in afternoon. Father Y C cutting wood.</p> <p>Wensday 15th wet we worked around barn all day. The greatest freshet since we came here to live. K 6th had bull calf</p> <p>Thursday 16th fair &amp; cold we chored &amp; fixed road in morning and I took Jean to Dr in afternoon Paid Hewer ac. $4.62, oilcake &amp; flax $1.50, Penfolds ac. $11.62 C Boot 25c to Church 1.30</p> <p>Friday 17th Dull we chored finished cleaning oats and splitting wood</p> <p>Saturday 18th wet I went to town Father &amp; C cleaning out for stalls. {C.?}</p> <p>Sunday 19th Dull Stormy Father &amp; C went to Church in morning, W I. &amp; C went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 20th Stormy Children &amp; I picking over seed oats. Father &amp; C choring &amp; turning turnips put Kyma 4th to {Emy?} lin</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1899</p> <p>Tuesday Mar 21st 1899 Father &amp; C working in root house I took stock partly in morning &amp; went to town in afternoon bgt oatmeal at Hewer's. 1.00 np Tea at scroggie $1.25 Kyma 5th had h calf</p> <p>Wensday 22nd soft Father W. &amp; C. working at turnips in root house. Inez, Jean &amp; I picked over oats.</p> <p>Thursday 23th cold Father W &amp; C working at turnips I spent most of the day seeing about the Oil well lease</p> <p>Friday 24th cold &amp; windy C &amp; I hauled manure from Mrs Tumns. four loads.</p> <p>Saturday 25th Dull Stormy C &amp; I hauled one load of manure from Tumns. paid for five loads $3.50 put two express orders &amp; Jas Sharp recd $70.55 from J. S. Pearce &amp; Co. paid for ad in Mercury. $1.00 bgt feed at Goldies, $3.20 borrowed 1.00 from J.H. Simpson paid Dr Savage, $10.00 sold calf to Louis Bruder. 8.00</p> <p>Sunday 26th fine Mary, Jennie &amp; I went to Church heard Rev W. Hinks of Toronto preach Anniversary sermon. It was very good.</p> <p>Monday 27th fine we did chores and had quite a trouble with Elm Park May flower calving calf dead. Kyma had bull calf this morning bgt rope at Morris. 18c went to James Anderson funeral</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar 1899</p> <p>Tuesday 28th Stormy C. picked over turnips and Mr B. Girls &amp; I picked over oats for seed.</p> <p>Wensday 29th Stormy I went to town met mother at station then sent 3.50 to Farmers Advocate London bgt meat $1.05 Wensday 29th Stormy we picked over oats and C sorted turnips</p> <p>Thursday 30th fine we worked at wood in morning and R. Dick came to buy a heifer I sold him Kyma 7th for $110.00 He paid me $80.00 and is to sent the balance in a month. I pay freight to Georgetown. went to town bgt sugar. 3.50 paid for Guardian. 1.00</p> <p>Friday 31st fine we shipped Kyma 7th to Richard Dick of Ashgrove paid freight $1.40 then we came home and did chores and piled a little wood. C went to entertainment paid him 50c</p> <p>Saturday Apr 1st 1899 we did chores C piled wood Mr Blight &amp; I went to town I sold mutton. 2.44 recd 1.00 sold skin. $1.60. H Leadley owes me $1.44 for meat bgt bread 05.</p> <p>Sunday 2nd 99 Mr B. Father Jennie, Charlie went to church. Inez &amp; C to S.S. we all stayed at home in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Apr 3rd 1899 we worked at chores wood &amp; pruning orchard went to town bgt Tin &amp; granite ware. $1.10 stamp</p> <p>Monday 3rd fine we worked at chores and getting piling wood. Geo McDougall came in afternoon and brought Nelly. Jean Will, I pd freight $4.80 took Jennie to station bgt bread 30</p> <p>Tuesday 4th fine boys worked at wood andthen {we?} pruned apple trees a while in afternoon got got word that Jackson &amp; Smith was going on with case. went down to Penfolds for pork in morning bgt 40.00 8-3.20</p> <p>Wensday 5th fine we worked at wood I went to town bgt tin &amp; granite $1.00 ware Father &amp; Mr Blight pruning trees</p> <p>Thursday 6th fine we cut wood and chored in morning and went to town with Charlie bgt clothes for him. 4.25. Shoes $1.50 gave him cash. 5.00 rape 05. Charlie has gone to Johns to try and get work for the summer Mr Blight pruning trees.</p> <p>Friday 7th Dull we did chores and hauled branches off orchard. Cleaned out bulls pen Ect I went out to town with Mr Blight to station. sold eggs 42c. bgt gro &amp; bottle of Bickles syrup. 25c borrowed 13c from scroggies.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Apr 8th 1899 Geo cleaning out pens I went to town with Father to Dentist bgt deposited $21.43 for Charlie in Bank of Commerce. in afternoon children &amp; I picked over oats</p> <p>Sunday 9th fine Mary, Jean W &amp; I went to church heard Mr Scott preach. Inez W &amp; I went to S.S. in afternoon.</p> <p>Monday 10th fine Geo chored &amp; got grist of chop ready 12 bags I went to town got choping done bgt wheat corn $1.24. bran 76 recd for wheat $14.40 I pruned trees Geo worked at wood in afternoon. sold two bush barley to Mr Hagerty of Goldstone. recd payment of freight. 35. barley. $ 1.20 hay 05 pd G.B. Ryan's ac $12.38</p> <p>Tuesday 11th fine wet {??} we finished piling wood and burned apple limbs went to meet. Train from north and worked around barn</p> <p>Wensday 12th fine &amp; warm Geo took Emy lin to Rockwood Train fare 25c, I chored &amp; fixed box stall went to town in afternoon. sold wool 1.70 paid Jackson ac to Howard $22.50. horses shod. 50, bgt bgt. Boots &amp; hat for Geo McDougall. $1.90</p> <p>Thursday 13th fine Geo &amp; {I?} fixed bridge and road. did chores went to town with young bull to Shattuck, recd $100.00 got harrows at Penfolds and shipped bag of barley to W {?} Hagerty Goldstone</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Apr 14th 1899 Geo &amp; Father chored today I went to Horse show at Toronto. did not do any business. expenses 2.90</p> <p>Saturday 15th fine Geo finished hauling apple limbs and did chores in morning. in afternoon we finished hauling stones from hen house &amp; scraped some earth around it. Father &amp; Willie spreading manure on meadow W&amp; I went with grist to mill in morning, meat today 1.10</p> <p>Sunday 16th fine Mary, Father, Jean &amp; Geo went to church. hear Rev. Scott preach, Inez W &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 17th fair Dull morning we chored &amp; took children to school then hauled two loads of gravel. went to burt Barber's funeral. he died last night of Diptheria. we did not hear until about an hour before the funeral, Geo rolled new clover in no 5 I bgt drugs. 05</p> <p>Tuesday 18th fine I rolled meadow in morning geo hauled gravel. Father spread droppings in meadow Geo &amp; I hauled manure from G. T. R. yards in afternoon four loads</p> <p>Wensday 19th fine we finished rolling no 4 and no 3 and started no 2 Geo cultivated turnip grd Herbert Stairs came today to see stock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1899</p> <p>Thursday 20th fine Geo &amp; I hauled manure all day from G. T R. yds two loads.</p> <p>Friday 21st fine we finished hauling manure from G. T R. yds. 4 loads this morning then I went to town and bgt. clover 36<i> 2.55 Orchard grass 2 bu 3.50 Timothey 2.00 seed onions 25c seeds 25 tape measure. 05c we sowed part of Station 4 in afternoon with barley seeded with lucerne &amp; orchard grass &amp; a little red clover recd one dollar from Mr McDougall to send for. Breeders Gazette</i></p> <p>Sat 22nd fine we finished sowing no 4 sowed orchard grass in afternoon Geo cultivated manure in and cultivated sod near Hales in afternoon have sowed about 75<i> of Clover Lucerne 20 </i> Red clover and two bush of orchard grass in about seven acres</p> <p>Sunday 23 fine Father Mary Inez &amp; Jennie &amp; I went to Church heard Rev. Scott preach. on went to S.S. and heard Dr Williams</p> <p>Monday 24th fine we sowed grass seed on fall wheat ground and finished cultivating sod near Hales and started in back field near McDougall.</p> <p>Tuesday 25th Dull we harrowed wheat &amp; cultivated for oats went to town bgt rape seed. $1.50 Mangel $1.00 Carrot. 20c cultivator tooth. 50c np</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Apr. 26th 99 fine Geo cultivated &amp; harrowed all day. I went to town in morning took mother to station, bgt 10<i> alsike @ 4.25 and 10</i> timothy @ 2.00 at hewers also 45<i> oatmeal $1.00 got gate latch. 12c gate mended got grist of chop &amp; flour &amp; 1 bag corn 93. Grist flour 1.02 chop 25. sold eggs</i></p> <p>Thursday 28th fine we finished sowing barley on rape patch and started to plow big field where wheat was last year. seeded the rape patch with grass.</p> <p>Friday 29th fine Geo &amp; I plowing all day in back field near McDougalls</p> <p>Saturday 30th fine we finished plowing and sowed a little.</p> <p>Sunday 30 {[sic]} fine we Father Mary, Jennie &amp; Geo went to Church. I went with children to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 1st May 1899 we finished sowing back field and started field near Hales most of back field in Danberrie oats &amp; a little Siberian field near Hales Siberian Lewis &amp; had a cow here</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd fine We Sowed field near Hales with Siberian oats Mr Stewart of Sarnia came in evening to see stock.</p> <p>Wensday 3rd fair &amp; cool Geo &amp; I plowed in no 3 all day. Lucerne &amp; orchard grass was killed with frost</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday May 4th 1899 we finished plowing and sowed and harrowed a little Geo went to Rockwood for Emylin. fare 25c feed 10c</p> <p>Friday 5th fine Finished sowing and Geo started to roll. I got grist ready went to mill. pd for chopping oilcake &amp; bag. $4.05. under clothes 75c, chains and harrows mended 30c Jas Simpson, bgt 15 bu oats @ 32. = 4.80 paid for ad $2.50 post cards, 05</p> <p>Saturday 6th fine Geo &amp; Willie rolling all day I plowed mangel ground Mr Dixon brought cow to bull and O.A.C. had Bloom{??} here paid 2.00. Mary &amp; Jean went to town</p> <p>Sunday 7th fine Father, Inez Jean and I went to church {??} and Love feast &amp; Sacrament it was a very good service Mary Jennie M.R. &amp; I went up to Jim's to see how he was we stayed an hour or two he is better.</p> <p>Monday 8th fine Geo finished rolling the big field near McDougall and started near Hales I finished plowing mangel grd and started to haul manure on it. Father and helped me</p> <p>Tuesday 9th fine we finished manuring and sowed mangels &amp; carrots. Geo finished rolling and plowed part of corn patch.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1899</p> <p>Wensday May 10th 1899 I went to town in morning bgt Harness. 50c, hardware at pendfolds 85 np paid ac at Foster &amp; Coghlin's 2.25 bgt meat, 95c got my teeth fixed two filled $1.50 bg got shoes mended, 20c shower last night</p> <p>Thursday 11th Dull I got things ready for Father to start painting hen house Geo hauled two loads of sand and then hauled manure on potato ground. I planted garden in afternoon O.A.C. had their young cow here today</p> <p>Friday 12th fine</p> <p>We hauled bal of amnure to potato ground and started to plow it in then I went to town with grist of chop. 14 bags. 70 bgt cow. 93c got wagon fixed 25c galss 10c bgt dry goods $1.63.</p> <p>Saturday 13th cool &amp; drizzly we finished plowing in potato manure in morning and hauled manure from Hales in afternoon four loads Queen down to Sorby's in afternoon put her to Lord Charming.</p> <p>Sunday 14th fine Mary Willie Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Rev Crews of Epworth League preach on Charades &amp; Training up the young Inez. W &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 15th fine Geo &amp; I hauled manure from Hales. 9 loads also got ram home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday May 18th 1899. wet we cleaned out sheep pen in morning and fixed calf mangers an hauled gravel to bridge in afternoon Jas Simpson came last night.</p> <p>Wensday 17th wet We hauled manure with both teams till about 2 P.M. then we mixed mortar &amp; cleaned out box stalls, &amp; cellar W. McCrae's had cow to Emy lin</p> <p>Thursday 18th Dull We hauled gravel in in forenoon to road and hauled manure in afternoon J.S. plowing in Lucerne patch. in morning.</p> <p>Friday 19th Dull went to town in morning paid A. Hales for manure meat ac, $2.20 meat today, 40 went to see Proff Day about {Augus?} Bull gage at {tramp?} 05 bgt 35. telegraph poles paid for 1.00 to be gathered up on the road Geo and J.S. hauled manure all day. I worked at it in afternoon. L. Burder brought cow to Kymas Heir</p> <p>Saturday 20th fine Geo &amp; Willie took Queen down to Sorby put her to Lord Charming. J.S. &amp; I spread manure &amp; then started to plow. Geo &amp; I helpt at manure &amp; plowing and J.S. plowed sod &amp; harrowed orchard</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1899</p> <p>Sunday 21st fair Father Inez Jean &amp; Willie went to Church W &amp; Jean to S.S. I stayed at home all day as we were expecting Nelly to foal</p> <p>Monday 22nd fine Nelly started to foal at 6:15 A.M. sent for Dr Reed about Eight, we worked till 3 P.M. before we got colt away and Nelly died in a few minutes. J.S. plowing for corn most of the day.</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd fine Geo &amp; I plowed in &amp; spread manure today in morning, and went for a load of telegraph poles in afternoon. J.S. plowing sod all day. Uncle R from Hamilton came up today</p> <p>Wensday 24th fine Geo and J.S. finished finished plowing down manure, and strarted to Roll. I sowed corn in afternoon. went to town in morning bgt corn {???} &amp; axle grease $2.55 sold hide $1.75 bgt C oil &amp; whit stone, 50c</p> <p>Friday 26th fine I finished sowing corn and Geo finished rollling turnip ground. we both {???} plowed potato ground in afternoon J.S. came back tonight</p> <p>Sat 27th wet we finished plowing potato grd &amp; put on manure &amp; ashes in afternoon we washed sheep and sorted potatoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1899</p> <p>Sunday 28th Dull Father Inez &amp; I went to Church. heard Mr Scott. Children &amp; I went to S.S. Geo &amp; Jimmie stayed at home all day.</p> <p>Monday 29th wet we worked at potatoes nearly all day here then about half dropped.</p> <p>Tuesday 30th fine we planted potatoes till 3 P.M. then changed to hauling manure for rape hauled four loads. I took a grist of chop in morning 17 bags chop. 85 bgt corn 50c then bgt 5 bags potatoes @ 85.= $4.25 @ Hewers to be delivered tomorrow, bgt gro at Scroggies 4 3.97 went to saw mill recd payment for bal of heading that I took to mill and paid sawing account, 1.48</p> <p>Wensday 31st we hauled manure for rape ground all day finished field behind bush and started in orchard Mr Stewart came to sell Augus Bull to O.A.C.</p> <p>Thursday June 1st 99 fine Geo &amp; Jimmie hauled manure all day. Father cut potatoes and watched gaps. I took Mr Stewart to O.A.C. to sell Bull, Mr Rennie bgt him I went to town bgt bush 25 &amp; buggy fixed 20c, bgt, {??} bolts and cloves. 25c, old ac 1.30 bgt tomato plants, 25 went around to {warn?} hands to road work, sent $200.00 to Blake, Lash and Cassel Toronto to pay interest on mortgage.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday June 2nd 1899 fine we spread manure on rape grd and plowed with one team I went to get Mrs Nisbet to come and clean house took Jennie along. I harrowed potatoes and ran weeder over mangels carrots and corn Mr Dixon had heifer to bull</p> <p>Saturday 3rd Geo plowing all day Jimmie rolling Harrowing I went to town in afternoon bgt Oil Cake $2.60 corn, 50c at Hewers fixture for ran's horns, 25c, ordered 100<i> twine @ $10.50</i></p> <p>Sunday 4th wet Father Mary, Geo Jennie &amp; WIllie went to Church all Children &amp; I went to S school,</p> <p>Monday 5th Dull fine I went to meet Mrs Nisbet bgt meat at W np. 48c spudding manure &amp; helping in house for rest of the day.</p> <p>Tuesday 6th Dull Jas Simpson left yesterday I owe him $4.52, we finished plowing in manure cultivated corn ground and we sowed with {wisernein?} white dent. where the southern {sweet?} was. went wensday to town got seed corn. W soda 10c ammonia, 15c, corn 1.60</p> <p>Wensday 7th fine we worked at corn in morning fixed ditch and worked in house &amp; made stone boat in afternoon J Simpson &amp; Wife were here helping us</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1899</p> <p>Thursday 8th fine &amp; cool. we worked at road work all day. had two R.R. men hired {w?} 1.50/75c, J Friendship and team, $2.25, had our 2 wagons &amp; one of our teams and man on, had four 3 shovelers, ore spreader and two, teams took out fifty loads.</p> <p>Friday 9th fine We finished road today had some number on in morning and all but J. Friendship and team, paid J {Bern?} $1.00</p> <p>Saturday 10th fine Geo, Took Emy lin to Ch Rockwood in morning Car fare 25c and I gave him 25 in case he stayed for dinner, I clipped Eight sheep in morning then went to town, bgt seeds &amp; {???} at Hewers, 2.60 paid 15.00 on ac. paid Jas Simpson $4.52 Mrs Nisbet $3.75 paid $10 on Dr Savage's ac candies 10c. paid Jas Friendship 3.40 Father and Geo cut Rye out of wheat in afternoon and Children &amp; I spudded {burs?} in bush. got twelve pounds of meat from Hales</p> <p>Sunday, 11th fine Father, Inez, W &amp; I went to Church. hear Rev. Scott preach, Funeral sermon of Late W{?} Stevenson children went to S.S.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1899</p> <p>Monday 12th fine Geo plowing all day for turnips. I plowed after I ran weeder over corn &amp; mangels I scuffled the early rape</p> <p>Tuesday 13th fine Geo &amp; I plowed Turnip ground all day. In morning we made Kyma 6th calf into a steer and took scurs off no 1 and Kyma 3rd calves</p> <p>Wensday 14th Dull We finished plowing turnip ground and Geo Harrowed &amp; I went to town and bgt a turnip sower. 8.00 went to post office</p> <p>Thursday 15th Showery we finished sowing turnips and Geo hoed mangels. Father</p> <p>Saturday 17th fine Geo hoeing mangels Father running weeder, and Jean, Willie &amp; I pulled mustard.</p> <p>Sunday 18th fine Father Mary, Jennie &amp; Jean went to Church in morning children &amp; I went to S.S. and</p> <p>Monday 19th fine Geo &amp; I finished hoeing and scuffling mangels &amp; carrots &amp; pulled mustard till 6 P.M.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday June 26th 1899 fine Geo fixing fences Father spudding thistles &amp; minding Children. I went to town with grist of chop. 65/13 bags bgt corn. 90c, horses shod. 50 hat. 25. dress for. M. $1.40 things for Geo. 40, things mended at Penfolds, 25c {shere?} 40</p> <p>Wensday 21st fine Geo went to meet the Egremont people on the excursion Will &amp; Tom came about noon &amp; Harry. We looked around stock and then went to O.A.C. to see the P.A. Bull. paid Geo, 2.25 bgt bread berries &amp; cheese &amp; combs b comb bread c 25. 20. 20. 34. 99c saw them to the station Mr H, McDougall, John &amp; Mrs Lizzie and Dan Hunter came to tea &amp; will stay all night</p> <p>Thursday 22nd fine Geo. D Hunter &amp; John Mc went down to Sorby's with Queen had her served by Prince Charming. I scuffled corn &amp; Father went to Sorbys after dinner with H McDougall . Geo cultivated Rape grd and plowed another patch, I scuffled mangels in afternoon. Geo took Mrs Mc &amp; Lizzie to Station</p> <p>Friday 23rd fine Geo plowing and raising drills. I finished scuffling mangels and then ran weeder over potatoes went to town bgt potatoes 85c O. Cake $1.25, millet seed 10c paid $1.20 bal chgd at Hewers. 1.00 took butter to scroggies 50c recd</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday June 24 1899 fair Geo &amp; I finished putting sowing rape. and did our chores. W &amp; Jean pulling mustard</p> <p>Sunday 25th fine Father Inez W &amp; I went to Church hear Rev. Scottt preach. children &amp; I all went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 26th fine I mowed hay in morning Geo &amp; Father hoeing mangels we got Tuesday pictures of Cattle &amp; Children taken down on Flat. price of children 25c each cattle 50c each.</p> <p>Tuesday 27th fine Mowing in morning and hauling in in afternoon four loads</p> <p>Wensday 28th Dull we kiled up what hay we had cut and then put off load and I went to town bgt hay fork rope. $3.11 machine oil. 45, fork handle 15c whitstone, 04, groceries 53.</p> <p>Thursday 29th fine I mowed in morning geo cut weeds on road Father ran weeder over potatoes and corn, we hauled three loads in afternoon and kiled up what was cut</p> <p>Friday 30th fine We fnished cutting the 16 acre field of hay and hauled two three loads. Took Inez, Willie and Jean to Station to go to Mount Forest, Fare 2.50 candies. 08, money to use up there, 40c bgt C Mc C McDougall had cow to bull</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday July 1st 1899 we finished hauling hay out of 16 acre field 14 loads, and eat a little in next field &amp; kiled it up. Louis Flick helped us all day I paid him 25c Mr Cotton from Orillia was looking at cattle yesterday he came on excursion</p> <p>Sunday 2nd fine Father and Geo went to Church in morning and and I went in evening</p> <p>Monday 3rd fine we finished next patch of hay in no 3 and started to prepare for no1</p> <p>Tuesday 4th fine we cut hay in no1 and hauled two loads of it in geo scuffling corn &amp; Father working at potatoes with weeder.</p> <p>Wensday 5th fine we finished no one and cut part of no 3. and kiled most of it.</p> <p>Thursday 6th fine we finished cutting hay for this season and got grist ready for chop &amp; flour and kiled a little hay and trained some of the cattle to lead.</p> <p>Friday 7th Dull we finished hauling hay today we have just 27 loads this year but all except two loads of swale hay is good quality took grist of chop to town. sold four bu &amp; a few pound of wheat at 69c $3.22 paid for chopping 14 bags 70c. 50. 3.22 rain last night</p> <p>Saturday 8th Dull Geo scuffling. I took Father to station &amp; brought home grist.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat July 8th contd 1899 Father fare #1.65, bgt bolts &amp; chisel, 21c P green 2 lb 40 came home and rested all afternoon, we had a fine rain last night I hired Jas Simpson's sprayer for this year for $1.00</p> <p>Sunday 9th fine Mary Geo and Jennie &amp; Willie went to Church. children &amp; I went to Ch S.S.</p> <p>Monday 10th Dull Geo scuffling &amp; I spreyed potatoes.</p> <p>Tuesday 11th Dull had to go over potatoes again working at scuffling wet</p> <p>Wensday 12th Cut Barly in no 3</p> <p>Thursday 13th fine we cut fall wheat and then went to picnic after tea children at picnic all afternoon. Geo choring after tea</p> <p>Friday 14th fine we worked at corn &amp; sprayed potatoes againTook sprayer home paid $1. for use of it, put up wire fence around corn</p> <p>Saturday 15th Showery Geo went to Jas Simpson for the day to pay for their half whitewashing. I worked around fixing fence {reb?}</p> <p>Sunday 16 fine Inez went Jean &amp; I went to Church children &amp; I to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 17th fine we cut rye in morning &amp; Geo went to Mitchells in afternoon and I shocked rye and cut a little wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 19th July 1899 Finished cutting wheat and hauled in barley out of no 3</p> <p>Wensday 20th fine hauled in five loads wheat &amp; bal of no3 barley</p> <p>Thursday 21st Showery In morning we cut a little barley and chored around barn I went to town sold 61 {??} 20 pounds of wheat for 69c recd $42.32c paid Geo $19.00 42 32 on ???? paid it to Mitchell being bal on Geo's Bicicle {Bicycle?} Friday got hardware 20c</p> <p>Friday 22nd fine we cut barley behind bush and. hauled 3 loads of fall wheat</p> <p>Saturday 23rd fine we hauled four loads of rye, and raked rye and fall wheat stubble and hauled it Geo ?? scuffled turnips for a while</p> <p>Sunday 24th fine Mary. W &amp; Jennie went to Church Inez, Jean &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 25th fine Geo scuffled turnips all day. I went to Sorbys to see about colt. going to show. went to town got G cradle fixed at Penfolds 20c, binding gloves, 25 bgt 5 bush corn at Hewers. $2.20c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1899 Tuesday July 25th Showery We hauled in two loads of barley and cut corners of oat field and trimmed sheep and hoed turnips after tea bgt 6" of meat @ 7.42 at Hales.</p> <p>Wensday July 26th Cutting oats day. Geo hoeing turnips shocking</p> <p>Thursday 27th fine Finished cutting big field of oats near McDougalls and Geo hoed turnips all day</p> <p>Friday Thursday 28th fine Geo &amp; I hoed turnips</p> <p>Sat 29th fine broke cutting box &amp; took it to be fixed 50c np at P bgt, got mary, Jennie, Mary E &amp; I Photo taken, pd $1.00</p> <p>Sunday 30th fine Inez, Jean &amp; I went to Church and all of usual ones to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 31st fine I went to look for ?? man got promiseof one on sept 1st till Dec at $16.00 per month. Mr Picks son got {???} on buggy top np Geo Tues Hoed Turnips</p> <p>Tuesday Aug 1st fine we hauled one load barley and four loads of oats sent 3 {??} to H, Wade for reg fees yesterday, order 4c stamp 04</p> <p>Wensday 2nd fine shower in morning hauled four loads oats &amp; hoed turnips a while in morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Aug 3rd 1899 fine we put off two loads and put on one finished hauling the Danberrie oats and Geo went to hoe turnips and I took a grist of chop to mill and took harvester to get fixed 1.00 bran grist$2.60 &amp; chopping bgt salt $1.30 oilcake, $1.25 O. meal $1.00 at Hewers, chgd, shoes at neils $2.45 for Inez $1.10 got horses shod 50c</p> <p>Friday 4th fine we cut peas today C.P.R. men were out to make arrangements for show trip.</p> <p>Saturday 5th fine I took 66 bu &amp; 35" of wheat to mill got 69c, $11. 44, 9. bgt 3.50 pounds bran. Chgd got grist at peresents meat 95c p, shoes at neils, $3.05 sent $13.50 to H J. Hill. Toronto entry fees order 10c</p> <p>Sunday 6th fine Inez &amp; I went to Church Inez &amp; W to S.S. Mary &amp; Jean &amp; children to SS Cemetry.</p> <p>Monday 7th fine we hauled in peas six loads, had Freeman Barber here all day.</p> <p>Tuesday 8th fine we finished cutting our harvest today. Freeman Barber here all day hoeing turnips.</p> <p>Wensday 9th fine Geo scuffling rape all day &amp; I hoed turnips &amp; chored</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Aug 10th 99 fine Dull we had a shower last night, I took Elm Park Mayflower to O.A.C. Bull Geo scuffled all day in Turnips &amp; rape Mr Sharp came today</p> <p>Friday 11th fine we chored &amp; finished scuffling &amp; hoeing turnips first time</p> <p>Sat 12th fine we hauled two loads oats and Geo went to Barbers thrashing in afternoon I bgt meat &amp; paid Wakefields account, 98 c,</p> <p>Sunday 13th fine Mary Jennie Willie &amp; Inez went to church . Children &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 14th fine we finished harvest hauled in four loads of oats and rake the stubble, Mr Shuttleworth called to see us also cut burs around the fifty acre field</p> <p>Tuesday 15th fine we took off last load of oats and finished hoeing turnips second time and started to plow for fall wheat,</p> <p>Wensday 16th fine Geo Plowed all day and I asked hands for thrashing, and bgt meat, 73c, oilcake $1.30 corn 88c oat chop $2.05 bgt shoes $2.00 $1.40 bgt manure from stone for 60c a load to be hauled next week</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Aug 17th fine &amp; very dry</p> <p>Geo plowing all day I went to see thrasher and engaged P. Maher to thrash our grain for ten dollars and cut two loads with butting box went to A. McQuillans for C box, bgt {shere skimmer?} point and pad at Pendfolds &amp; groceries at scroggies, In afternoon I clipped 2 shear ram &amp; did chores</p> <p>Friday 18th fine Geo plowing all day I hauledup engine wood &amp; fixed up granery and did chores.</p> <p>Saturday 19th fine Geo plowing all day I went to town borrowed $75 for 4 mos, at Canadian Bank of Commerce got Photo at Burgess pd. $2.00 bgt. meat. For Thrashing $2.00 pd Hales ac. $3.75 c recd 75c from him to pay for bal of statute labor Groceries. 35. hardware 20 books for Children. 47 paper 03</p> <p>Sunday 20th fine &amp; hot Inez Jean Wille &amp; I went to Church. and children to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 21st fine we Thrashed today had P Maher's machine. had Ford's man 1.2 day {???} McCrae Porter, McCannel, McDougall Barber Mitchell Friendship a day 1/4 {something scratched out}</p> <p>Tuesday 22nd fair Finished Thrashing about Ten A.M. Geo &amp; I spent the rest of the day fixing up and got Bull's feet pured at night paid {??} sallows $1.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1899 Wensday Aug 23rd fine we cleaned up grist 11 bags and I took it to mill Geo chored and plowed in afternoon I sold 18 rollers to J. Young for $1.80. got chopping done. 55 1.80 bgt corn $1.00, bgt 250 of bran at $12 per ton, chgd at Goldies</p> <p>Thursday 24th fine we hauled five loads of manure from Stones s\tables we are to pay sixty cents a load and finished plowing head land</p> <p>Friday 25th fine we hauled manure all day from Stones we hauled $10 10 loads William Pick came today I hired him until after Fat Stock show. at $13 per month for first month and twelve after that</p> <p>Saturday 26th fine we all hauled manure from Stones stables all day two loads went to town in evening bgt dry goods 80c</p> <p>Sunday 27th fine Mary, Mrs A. S. and Jennie went to Church Children &amp; I to S.S. and</p> <p>Monday 28th fine Geo and J.S. &amp; W.P. went finished manuring wheat field near Hales and I went to town bgt rope for halters. $1.61 c, paid for clothes at {T?} Douglas $5.55 1.00 for pants for George got four loads of manure</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1899</p> <p>Tuesday Aug 29th Getting things ready to go to shows and cutting feed</p> <p>Wed. 3d {H?} Aug. Took stock to the station in forenoon.</p> <p>Thursday 31st Working on the hands. Will got grist of from home. Meat from Hales.</p> <p>Friday Sept 1st Working around barn in forenoon &amp; on land in afternoon.</p> <p>Sat Sept 2nd Got {tongue?} for drill fixed and working on land.</p> <p>Sunday 3rd Inez, Jean &amp; W. Pick went to church in morning &amp; Inez &amp; Jean to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 4th Men working at fall-wheat ground sowing piece behind the bush. Meat from Hales.</p> <p>Tuesday 5th W. Pick at Bye's thrashing all day. Uncle Jimmy working in fall-wheat field in afternoon.</p> <p>Wed 6th W. Pick at Bye's thrashing in forenoon. Sowing fall-wheat in afternoon. Uncle Jimmy plowing &amp; harrowing.</p> <p>Thursday 7th Men hauling out manure to fall-wheat field</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Sept. 8th 1899 Men hauling manure to fall-wheat field</p> <p>Sat. Sept 9th 1899 Finished hauling manure.</p> <p>Sunday Sept 10 Mary &amp; Jennie went to church in morning Inez, Jean to s.s. in afternoon.</p> <p>Monday sept. 11 Men sowing fall-wheat.</p> <p>Tuesday 12th J must Meat from Hales. Plowing.</p> <p>Wednesday 13th Plowing.</p> <p>Thursday 14th Will at McCannel's thrashing. Uncle J. plowing.</p> <p>Friday15th Will cutting corn. Uncle J. plowing.</p> <p>Sat 16th Meat from Hales. Will at corn. Uncle J. plowing in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday 17th. Will, Inez &amp; Jean at church; I &amp; J at S.S.</p> <p>Monday 18th Will at corn. Uncle J. plowing/</p> <p>Tuesday 19th Will at corn. Uncle J. plowing.</p> <p>Wednesday 20th Will at corn in forenoon &amp; at show in afternoon Uncle J. plowing</p> <p>Thursday 21st Will at corn, Uncle J. plowing. Meat from Hales.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 22nd Sep 1899 We left show ground at 5 P.M. got loaded and started for Guelph at 11 PM.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd fine We got to Smiths falls by day light Toronto at 4 PM. home at 12 P.M.</p> <p>Sunday 24th Dull Mary Jennie &amp; W went to Church. All children to S.S. and Joe &amp; I to Church at night.</p> <p>Monday 25th Dull J.S finished plowing Geo chored and piled wood into shed. I shipped Ram to G.H. Wilkie watford Station. Wisbeach so paid A Stone $16.80 paid Scroggies ac. $1038 c Deposited in Bank 275 bgt wire at Penfolds $7.21 bgt meat at Wakefields 1.23 paid for book for Joe 25. his railway fare 85</p> <p>Tuesday 26th fine wet We chored around barn and I went to stationto meet aunt Maggie. bgt hardware 35c and oil cake $1.40 Jimmie worked at wood in afternoon and Geo &amp; I cleaned grist of chop</p> <p>Wensday 27th fine Geo at McCrae's cutting corn. Jimmie putting wood into shed. I went to station with Aunt M. then went to mill with grist. pd for gristing $2.10 paid Neils ac. $10. pd Freeman Barber $1.50. bgt groceries $3.69 pd Morris ac. $2.32</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Thursday Sep 28th fair Geo went to Fords Thrashing I chored &amp; went to town got 1 coil barbed wire. 118<i> @ 3 1/2 we set stakes &amp; posts ready for wire to fence off rape {Noo?} 1 had bull calf today</i></p> <p>Friday 29th fine Geo &amp; J S went to Barber's Thrashing in morning. J to McCrae's ensilage cutting. Geo went to McC in afternoon and J.S. &amp; I wired fence.</p> <p>Saturday 30th brisk morn cold &amp; cloudy we finished wire fence finished cutting corn. &amp; also cut &amp; hauled in millet and hauled in a load of corn went to town returned b wire to Morris paid for 47" that I used $1.47c got a ball of twine at Penfolds &amp; 10" at Morris @ 9 1/2 {chd?}</p> <p>Sunday Oct 1st 1899 Inez, Jean &amp; I went to Church heard Mr Cassady preach on giving to God's cause it was a very good sermon Children went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 2nd fine Geo &amp; Jimmie went to McDougalls Thrashing J in forenoon &amp; he cut wood in bush in afternoon, I went to town in morning returned 10" Twine to Morris W bgt 1 rake &amp; 1 handle 15c went to McCrae's corn cutting in afternoon,</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd Geo &amp; J at Friendships in forenoon and Geo at Mitchells in afternoon I had McCrae's boys helping me to haul in corn in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 4th Oct 1899 Geo and J.S. went to Porter thrashing nearly all day. I took Cow Kyma 5th to O.A.C. Bull Oxford King bgt Shrop Ram from {Pruff} Day 3.00 went to town in afternoon, bgt half $1.50 Shirt, $1.00 stud 10c drawers, 50c, Tobacco for J.S. 20c</p> <p>Thursday 5th fine I took Geo to station in morning pd him $63.05 &amp; got horse shod 25. bgt little wagon 50, J.S. cutting wood</p> <p>Friday 6th fine we worked at potatoes in morning and at apples in afternoon. Mary went to town with Jean and babies,</p> <p>Saturday 7th fine we worked at potatoes all day.</p> <p>Sunday 8th Dull shower at night Mary, W. &amp; Jennie went to Church in morning Inez Jean &amp; I in evening</p> <p>Monday 9th Dull we worked at potatoes all day. hired two boys to help. Charlie Odruskie and Tom Whalen, for 30c a day</p> <p>Tuesday 10th fair we worked at potatoes all day had both boys here. Took Kyma 6th to O.A.C. Bull Oxford King</p> <p>Wensday 11th Dull fair we worked at potatoes all day. Adda came at in forenoon</p> <p>Thursday 12th fine we worked at potatoes only one boy here today, Charlie O. Took Adda to Station</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Oct 13th 1899 we about finished the potatoes today. had C. Odruskie till 11 A M I owe him $1.15 and Tom Whalen, 70. J.S. was at Bye's thrashing</p> <p>Saturday 14th wet we took in cabbage and then to town. sold L skin to Hewer. 65c {?} on ac recd. $15 on Ram from Mr Wilkie recd $96.25 from Will to pay {suit?} paid J. Simpson $16.25 pd Goldies account. $13.43 Stamps that I got last week 25 bal on shoes at Neils 15</p> <p>Sunday 15th fine Inez, Jennie &amp; I went to Church in morning Inez &amp; W to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 16h fine I hired Charlie Odruskie for a month for 4 dollars he started sat 14th at noon I went set him to top carrots and I went to town. Sent $346.25 to Canada Life $250.00 on principal and $96.25 interest. pd. D.O. Rudd $3.25 of account, Metcalf $1.10 bgt halter shank. 35, pd. Foster and Cghlin ac. $1.50, Hales ac $2.65 Scut. $1.52 to Beddingfield &amp; McCasker order &amp; stamps 4 sent $3.62c to Uncle Robert we hauled a load of Carrots in afternoon &amp; pulled some mangels and hauled a load of corn,</p> <p>Tuesday 17th Dull afternoon wet C &amp; I pulled mangels in morning and cleaned grist of chop in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct. 1899 Wensday. 18th Dull &amp; wet Charlie chored and I took grist of chop to mill 12 bags. 60. bgt bran. 55. 100" grd flax. $2.50 paid. S &amp; G Penfold on ac. 15.00 got axe handle. 73c. nails 35. went to O.A.C. in afternoon bgt four Dorset and, 10 Suffolk sheep for $70 on a years time. I am to give my note, brought home the $3.00 Shrop ram. Saw Jas Sharp, &amp; Mr Campbell</p> <p>Thursday 19th fair we worked all over spare time at mangels today got in five loads, Charlie went home sic,. I tookk Mary Jennie and Baby to station on their way to Mount Forest Ticket $1.65 gave {??} $3.35 with her,</p> <p>Friday 20th fine we worked at mangels all day hauled in six loads today and five yesterday H Bell had bull calf today.</p> <p>Saturday 21st fine &amp; cold We finished the mangels today we have about 14 loads this year. we fixed fences and picked apples in afternoon. loaned some wire to G. T R. to fix their fence, so that we could use the pasture.</p> <p>Sunday. 22nd Dull W &amp; I went to Church in morning and Inez &amp; W to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 23rd wet we worked around barn most of the day. went to mmet Mary and children at station</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October Tuesday 23th 1899 C &amp; I cultivated and sowed rye &amp; Timothy on the new seeded down patch behind bush, sent to town with Munkhouse for 3/4 bush of Timothy to Hewer's chop E.P. K 2 May 3nd in heat heat today</p> <p>Wensday 25th fine We finished harrowing grass &amp; rye and started to Top Turnips we topped about half of them. railway man came to tell us to clean out big yards</p> <p>Thursday 26th Dull we hauled manure from yds all day five loads broke wagon axle E.P. May in heat last night</p> <p>Wensday</p> <p>Friday 27th wet we chored and hauled 3 loads of manure paid section men $1.00 got wagon fixed $2.25 E.P. Bell had bull calf today by Kyma's Heir</p> <p>Saturday 28th wet In morning I went fixed up root house and took grist of wheat to mill, went to town with Mary in afternoon,</p> <p>Sunday 29th fair Mary, W and Jennie went to Church heard Rev Cassady I. J. &amp; W. went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 30th fine we worked at turnips harrowed out half of them &amp; hauled in five loads I went to town for grist in morning pd. for bran grist &amp; corn. $2.10</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 1899 Tuesday 31st fiar &amp; Dull we worked at Turnips Topped in morning and hauled afternoon five loads.</p> <p>Wensday 1st Nov. fair we worked at turnips all day after, we got gate fixed Two of our gates were taken off J. Binoski here today. we hauled 6 1/2 loads had quite a hunt for colt at night</p> <p>Thursday 2nd fair &amp; wet E.W. we finished topping and harrowing out. and hauled 4 loads. J Binoski here</p> <p>Friday 3rd Dull wet morning we finished Turnips today five 1/2 loads. J. Binoski here, we got our ewes from the O.A.C. today. 4 Dorsets and 10 Suffolk. meat flour oatmeal &amp; coal oil</p> <p>Sat 4th fair first snow We chored around barn throwing back turnips Ect and I went town bgt. Gro. 2.48 sold lamb skin. 70 bgt glass Ect. 42c bull ring 30 went up to Wissenberg and hired Henry. {Hess?} till Dec 20th @ $10 per month</p> <p>Sunday 5th fair Inez. Jean &amp; I went to Church hear Mr Cassady preach on Chirst healing the ten lepers</p> <p>Monday 6th fine we finished sorting the turnips cleaned away dirt and spread some manure &amp; killed a sheep. Henry Hess came about noon today, he plowed in afternoon,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 7th Nov. 1899 H plowed all day. C &amp; I worked at fence and Chores.</p> <p>Wensday 8th fine we finished fence and started at the rape field clearing off stumps and stones we got along C. German came today. from Chingaconsay {Chinguacousay township?} Henry got sick and left last night I paid him 50c</p> <p>Thursday 9th fine C plowed all day I have engaged him for a while till he hears from his pa. for $8 per month. C. O. &amp; I went pulled out stamps and large stones.</p> <p>Friday 10th fair C. plowed all day and C.O. &amp; I finished stones in morning and I plowed in afternoon. C.O. dugout stones and did chores.</p> <p>Saturday 11th snowy C &amp; I plowed all day. we lost the largest Dorset ewe I got from the colliege C.O chored around barn all day.</p> <p>Sunday 12th fair Mary. W. C &amp; Jennie went to Church. I. J. C &amp; W to S.S. Inez, Jean &amp; I to Church at night.</p> <p>Monday 13th fine we finished plowing back field and butchered a sheep in morning and hauled four loads of manure from. Stones in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November 1899 Tuesday 14th Dull we hauled 8 loads of manure from Stones and did chores.</p> <p>Wensday 15th Dull we hauled 4 loads of manure from Stones and 2 from our own yard O.A.C. came for ten bush of Danberry Oats. 50/@ = 5.00</p> <p>Thursday 16th fair we finished manuring corner field and started patch near barn and cultivated the little C field cleaned np a girst of chop ten bags, sold 34 1/2 wool @ 17c $6.75. 4 1/2 @ .11 = 50 2 skins @ 90.95 1.85 2 1/2 bu corn @ 1.75/45 bgt. oatmeal. 1.00 pants $1.25 got chain mended 20c &amp; C oil, 72 breast strap for harness 50c snap 05. Chopping 50 bran 55. corn 85</p> <p>Friday 17th fine we hauled about 7 loads of manure out of barn-yard. to garden field and started to cultivate &amp; gang plow it in.</p> <p>Saturday 18th fair Charlie finished plowing and did chores. I went to Mount Forest. Fare $1.65 other things 15c. I found all well both at home and at Tom's</p> <p>Sunday 19th fine I stayed last night at Tom's and we went to Church to</p> <p>Monday 20th fine W &amp; I started for Guelph with Ram &amp; two wethers. I am to pay $18 for wethers and $10 for ram dinner cost 25c gave H 25c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Nov. 21st 1899 Charlie finished hauling wood from bush and put out manure for rasp berries. I fixed pens after taking Will to Sorbys and McCrae's &amp; O.A.C. did not do any business. Will went to Preston. put Suffolk Ram with ewes.</p> <p>Wensday 22nd fine we chored around barn sent ewes &amp; Shrop ram home with Will in exchange for Suffolk Ram. I paid C. Oduski his wages $3.10 we hauled corn out of field.</p> <p>Thursday 23rd fine we planted some rasp berries &amp; rhubarb and asparagus and did chores. sold 2 skins Friday Hewer $1.60 on acc. Oil can mended 05. bgt pr shears 65</p> <p>Friday 24th fine C split wood &amp; I put on storm windows in morning cleaned out creek and picked stones in afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday 25th fine C finished picking Stones and started to plow rape ground. I went to town recd $1.44 from W B. Swayze 1.44 for mutton. got buggy mended 20c, bgt pair mits 25c groceries. $1.13, bgt sent entries to F.W. Hodson for Fat Stock Show. recd pedigrees from Proff G.E. Day of O.A.C. for Suffolk Sheep</p> <p>Sunday 26th fine Mary, C &amp; Jennie went to Church. All C-n {children} to S.S Inez, J &amp; I to Church at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 1899</p> <p>Monday 27th fine mild C plowing rape land all day. I chored around barn all day.</p> <p>Tuesday 28th fine C finished plowing &amp; cultivating rape ground &amp; hauled one load of manure to field behind bush I trimmed sheep all my spare time today went to town in evening bgt molasses.</p> <p>Wensday 29th fair C hauled manure &amp; helped me clean up grist. I took it to Mill. blacksmithing 05</p> <p>Thursday 30th fair C hauled manure I helped in morning and went for grist in afternoon grist &amp; bran 73c, recd $12 for 2 shear ram to be sent to Appel Hill C.P.R. P Christie, Martintown P.O. Mr Sharp was here to prepare for fat stock show</p> <p>Friday 1st Dec 1899 C hauled manure all day six loads, I helped him &amp; made crate for Ram &amp; did chores Mary went up to Jim's - Kyma 5th in heat.</p> <p>Sat 2nd Dull C hauling manure finished the patch 6 loads I went to town bgt grd cake Ect. $ 1.93 got express parcel 'robe' 25 wheel fixed 50c dry goods $1.75 I cultivated manure in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 3rd Dec 1899 fair Inez, Jean, W &amp; I went to Church in morning. heard Mr Cassady preach. All Children went to S.S. we paid 2 quarters pew read &amp; first instalment on Thanksgiving fund $15.10. $12.50. T.F. $2.60 Pew seat</p> <p>Monday 4th cool I shipped ram Bowmans no 5. E.T. - 631- to H.P. Christie Apple Hill Station C.P.R. Martintown P.O. Ont. C Hauled manure all day six loads on to next years root land</p> <p>Tuesday 5th very cold for a start Charlie &amp; I worked around the barn all day had a Mr Beebie &amp; Mr McBrain from Owen Sound looking at Princess to buy her our turnips are heating a little</p> <p>Wensday 6th cold we took cattle in to the Show paid entry fees 5.00 bgt. {????} 10c salt ect. 05 There are some very good cattle in the show</p> <p>Thursday 7th fine The Judging was started soon after one P.M. we got 1st &amp; 2nd for Pure Bred heifer any age other than shorthorns.</p> <p>Friday 8th fine we got through I bgt themanure of the show &amp; all bedding ect for 5.00 to give Mr Crosby a pair of chickens, got home about 4 P.M. &amp; C &amp;C went for two loads of manure I have a standing offer of 6c per pound for heifers. after London Show, weight 1540-1580 Mr {???} will take their weights</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Dec 9th 1899 fine Mr Johnston &amp; C. hauled 8 loads manure and got the team shoed. we got car ready to load for London C Odruski here today here today I paid J. Friendship $1.00 for over time at thrashing.</p> <p>Sunday 10th fair C and Inez, Jean &amp; Willie went to Church in morning and to S.S. in afternoon Inez &amp; I went to Church and heard Mr Cassady preach on {???} comparing the refining with our refining it was very good</p> <p>Monday 11th wet we started from Guelph this morning about 3 A.M. for London. we are with eight cattle 5 sheep and 2 pigs we got there about eleven and got our stock into the stalls</p> <p>Tuesday 12th fair &amp; cool we spent the day keeping stock in shape, went to Andrew's for my board they are very comfortable paid entry fees. 24.00 car fare. $20.00. street car tickets 75c.</p> <p>Wensday 13th Dull Our Cattle and sheep were judged today we took 2nd for Two year old 1st &amp; 3rd for yearling 1st &amp; 5th for calf. 1st 2nd &amp; 3rd for cow. 3rd &amp; 4th for grade ewe 1st &amp; 2nd for dressed carcass I bgt hay. 75. &amp; 85. pd for hauling stuff up &amp; down 60c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 14th Stormy we attended stock and saw sheep. mutton judged bgt. a Suffolk wether from W. J. Rudd. for 6.00 paid F. Smith 5.00 that I borrowed from him</p> <p>Friday 15th cold we got ready to load at 3 P.M. I took the largest {Carcass?} &amp; left the lighter 1st prize one for to be sold in Toronto. we left London at 11 P.M. bgt lunch Ect. 20 c.</p> <p>Saturday 16th fine we got to Guelph at 7 AM &amp; I reshippped the heifers to Toronto Faare $4.20 borrowed $5.00 from F Smith I got to Toronto at 2 P.M. and sold heifers to Slattery for $181.50. I paid half the freight to Ottawa gave me. $10 cash and $171.50 in check. I got tea at Bull head hotel &amp; came home on C.P.R. $1.45 tea 25c. got home at 10 P.M.</p> <p>Sunday 17th fair Mary, C &amp; Jennie went to Church in morning All children to S.S. and Inez &amp; I went to Church in evening.</p> <p>Monday 18th Dull Charlie cleaning pens I went to town. Paid Jas Hewer ac $11.65, molasses, 40c sent paid Geo Johnston for work while I was away at Show I worked around barn in afternoon.</p> <p>Tuesday 19th fair snow about gone. I've put in some posts and fixed fence at bridge. recd $2 from C McDougall for Bull service sent Kyma 8th to O.A.C. Bull yesterday.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 20th fine We put in some posts to fix yard. I went to town got tools fixed 10c Glass &amp; Putty. 30 nails 20 C Oil. 72 c, paid Mr Crosby for F. Stock Show manure 5.00</p> <p>Thursday 21st fine we cleaned up grist 8 bags in morning and chored a little. C &amp; I went to town afternoon C to buy a suit I took in grist 40 got harness mended 15, whip 25 ac. 13. bgt lumber. 2.15 recd pay for gravel $1.00</p> <p>Friday 22nd fine we worked at wood &amp; shingled W.C. in morning and fixed windows &amp; C took Kyma 6th to O.A.C. Bull. Mr Ritchie and Mr Thompson came to see our Stock we did not do any business.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd fair I took Inez, Jean &amp; Willie to Station tickets $5.60 hats $2.50 other things Candies lunch Ect 30 neckties 30 they left about 12 A.M. for Lucknow, I got toys 17c Glassware. Ect. 60c Bible for C. 1.00 braces for W. 15 Paid W. McCrae $1.25 for Coller, sold chickens 1.05 gave a pair to Mr Crosbie bgt Groceries, at Simpsons 13c bal to our C at Simpsons C. Took Kyma 3rd &amp; Kyma 5th to O.A.C. Bull. Mr Baley is to come &amp; cut a week from next tuesday</p> <p>Sunday 24th Stormy I took Bowmans no 1 to O.A.C. Bull. C. went to S.S. I went to Church at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Christmas</p> <p>Monday Dec 25th 1899 C took E.P. Bell 2nd to O.A.C. Bull and I chored. Mr Bell of Waverly P.O. came to see our Stock. We did not do any business.</p> <p>Tuesday 26th cold &amp; fine I went to station in morning to meet the children went down street &amp; bgt pr overshoe ordered 1/2 doz. Photo $1.25 to be done week after next, we chored around barn in afternoon,</p> <p>Monday 27th cold C Chored around barn all day, I went to town in morning bgt rape 5 3/4 <i> @ 12c, 69c Paid Dr Savage ac, $1.75 he paid me 50c for saw dust. pd D Reeds Ac, $18.25. Paid A. Stones ac paid for mercury 1.00 paid Niels ac $2.70</i></p> <p>Thursday 28th Cold &amp; {C?} C &amp; I Chored and cut wood, I went to Mt Forest in evening to attend Will &amp; Tom's SaleTicket $2.75 arrived at Home about Eleven P.M.</p> <p>Friday 29th fair &amp; cold We cleaned cattle &amp; prepared generally in morning, in afternoon all time was used in running the sale, They sold for $1330.00, Tom's {??} was 77 1/4 Wills was about {$50?}</p> <p>Saturday 30th fine C went to St Vincent this morning and I got home from Mount Forest, Expenses went to town in afternoon, got things for Inez, Jean &amp; W $1.88 things for {???} 1.90</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 31st Dec 1899, fine Mary, Jennie &amp; Willie went to Church in morning I &amp; W to S.S. and I went to Church at night.</p> <p>Monday 1st Jan 1900 fine I did chores &amp; went to vote in morning, Mr Thompson came to see about buying stock, did not make a sale. Mary, Jennie &amp; I went up to Jim's for a New Year's visit. found all well. we shot at a Target. had quite a good time.</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd Stormy I did chores went to town in morning. sent $12.85 to Will for wethers. Paid McKenzie ac, $4.80, got an order from J. Bell for Old Kyma I am to ship her on Thursday. and also to ship ram to Will Baleys came with cutting bot in evening.</p> <p>Wensday 3rd fine we cut straw all day had McDougalls 1 hand and G.B. hood . 1.</p> <p>Thurdsday 4th fair we were cutting till about 3.30 P.M. and then we fixed things up and did chores. shipped Kyma II 18920 to John Bell waverly. P.O Elm vale Station. Freight $3.40 Shipped Suffock ram to Will 36c put Heather Bell to K's Heir yesterday and E.P. Bell on Monday</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/53d02c42a5d0fadfdc949a78149575cb.pdf 0e5e19010d99c650ba13e61b4940d117 PDF Text Text �������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f7e334f372a856018624d7fbdf9c557f.pdf dd3166216794dcc6be371a94fd613168 PDF Text Text ����������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/63d964e831a684e21634fd1e72bab6a5.pdf 13db026014703cffbfbf9060e29167d7 PDF Text Text James Bowman (1863-1944) 1898 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {Cover: Black, with a brown leather spine. The edges are weathered. On a piece of tape, it reads: VOL. 3 MAY 7 -1898 OCT. 5 1908} {Inside cover: A newspaper article has been inserted from Wednesday, February 18, 1903 with the title: Agricultural Affairs. On the opposite side, there are two pieces of literature inserted. The first is a devotional from May 7, 1902 titled “Rays of Light”. Below is a newspaper article with the title: PRESENTATION TO MR. T. H. BAINBRIDGE.} {The following page contains a folded piece of paper in regards to a Mortgage Clause from The Canada Life Assurance Company.} Sat May 7th 1898 C & I finished putting manure on Mangel ground and got it Harrowed rolled and sowed made marks for carrots. R. {Recei ved} P. {Paid} $$ cts Sunday 8th fine we all stayed at home all day on account of children having measles Monday 9th fine we shipped Ulysie in morning to Granton. to H.A Densmore paid freight $240 took chop to mill bgt {bought} 4 bags corn we hauled manure in afternoon {In the margin it reads: Mr F 1} Mr F here all day pd {paid} for Grain 35 S Young came out and bgt what potatoes we had to spare at 70c McDougalls came with cow to bull x paid for peas $360 stamps 02 2.40c .35c 3.60 02 Tuesday 10th wet afternoon {In the margin it reads: Mr F ½} Hauling Manure ½ day bgt grains 35c left Buggy with Renfolds to paint and fix up bgt Onions at Hewers 25P recd {received} $500 from Hewer on Monday took ten bags potatoes to Thorp need 700 Wensday 11th 35 700 25 O. {Outst anding } �C x I fixed fences in morning & C. Cultivated & Chored in barn in afternoon & I ran weeder & also Chored Thursday 12th fine & cool {In the margin it reads: Mr F 1} we Hauled manure all day & plowed in afternoon about 22 loads Friday 13th fine & cool {In the margin it reads: Mr F 1} we hauled manure & Plowed in afternoon with one team 22 loads May 1898 Saturday 14th fine & warm we hauled manure in forenoon and plowed and spread in afternoon went to town with grist 65 oatmeal $120 recd $800 for potatoes 125 for 2nd lot {In the margin it reads: Mr F 1} paid. Mr F $220 this squares us up with him for this week Sunday 15th fine we all stayed at home all day Monday 16th I took Maud down to Sorbys an put her to square shot {In the margin it reads: Mr F ½ 1} Mr F & C. finished hauling & started spreading manure 17 loads started spreading we plowed with one team for about an hour shipped potatoes in afternoon Tusday 17th fine {In the margin it reads: Mr F ½} we finished spreading & plowing in manure & then pulled stumps & cleaned up corn found 12 young rats Wensday 18th fine & Cloudy C rolling turnip ground & cultivating corn & potato ground ang gang plowing where there was twich grass I picked stones off corn grd & 65 120 800 125 220 �burning stumps on rape land I ordered three sacks of bone manure for turnips & rape grd. Thursday 19. Dull heavy rain last night. rather damp for work on land & C & I went to town he to get teeth fixed & I took post to Hughes grist of 9 bags to chop. pd 45c pd for delivery of telegram 25 sent 1 bush R of Erin potatoes to Colborne & 1 peck G.D to Havelock 65 & 65 = 130 to Bryant peas. bgt a new frost & wood Binder for $ 10000 in Dec & our old binder Hardware 60c P got pail mended 05. np {not paid} C Cultivated in afternoon & I harrowed 130 .05 Friday 20th Dull we cut potatoes in morning and C. Cultivated in afternoon I went to town in afternoon I went to town and bgt Linseed oil .35c for bull borrowed a trocar from Dr Ireland May 1898 Sat 21st fine W.R.W & Adda came last night and we took a look around this morning, killed three ground hogs & looked around this morning, went to Bank and paid the bal of note {three words are crossed out} $71000 and also sent $7000 to aunt Margaret Spread ashes on potato grd suit for self Pants for C. 250 seed corn 105 Buckwheat 105 11000 7000 hardware 23 Mr Flick 50 gave C 25c to spend 25 shoes for C. 125 suit for self 500 Sunday 22nd very fine morning Cooler we we all stayed at home all day read quite a bit. Monday 23rd Dull warm Showery for Ques 125 �we sowed about four acres of corn & planted about ¾ acres of potatoes. Tuesday 24 fine I went to Breeders meeting at Brantford we had quite a busy day one of the most important changes was the changing of date for {reconing?} age from 1st sept Dec to 1st sept my ticket cost $110 other things 15.c 110 15 Wensday 25th finished sowing corn & buckwheat then went town & got bone manure payable in 13 mos {months} bgt bee hives 150 Diary & Ledger $135 788 C. J. & J. cut potatoes bees swarmed today Thursday 26th I fine we planted G.D. potatoes Friday 27th we finished planting no 1 & cut seed in afternoon bgt 8 bags oats from J. Mitchell sent ½ bush G.D. potatoes to W Sat we sold 23 bags small potatoes recd 490 from Mr Friendship sent 20000 to B.L. & C. Toronto paid H Metcalf 200 Mr Algie 25c Stamp 03 Draft 25c Cards 02 we planted six bags G.D. potatoes in afternoon 345 945 200.00 200 25 03 25 02 Sunday 29th we all went Church today except Jennie Children to S.S. Monday 30th fine C finished planting potatoes and I went to Rockwood for Bull from Sharps expense 50c pd Dr Ireland 200 Metcalf 45c Tuesday 31st 50 200 45 �I planted horse corn & C harrowed potatoes ran weeder over mangels. warmed hands for road work Wensday. June 1st 1898 Charlie. harrowing potatoes & spudding weeds & picking stones off new road. I went to town got horse shod. 50c np. bgt shoes 25 25 stamps 06. bgt. 5 bags potatoes to send to J.J. Payne. Chatham. $4.00 got my teeth partly fixed. horse feed 10c Key 04c, got a new Binder and gave my note due in December for one hundred dollers 25 06 400 10 04 50 Thursday 2nd fine we worked at road work all day had Mr Flick hired all 9 per hour. 75c per day of 8hrs. we worked two hours. Mr Skelton & w Stewart shoveled & I helped J. Friendship & Charlie drove teams am to pay J. Friendship $250 per day Ben Bye had two teams hauling. hauled thirty five Friday loads. Friday 3rd fine we finished hauli road work today. hauled 13 loads Gravel & rakes stones off road paid J Friendship $325 Mr. F. $150 W. Stewart 80c. recd $235 from A Hales. 75 from J. Kirk. 75 from W.J. Sleeman 150 from L. Smuck. $150 from W.H. Sleeman 75 from Edwin Sleeman. Saturday 4th fine C & Jean & W. spudded burs and C Harrowed Mangels corn and potatoes. I went to Town. paid Jas Sharp $3750 order 15. by Express. recd $9950 from Jonathan, and 75c from Duggan for Potatoes. stamps & Cards 15c got Buggy painted $1300. np at Penfolds, got grist of chop 9 bags 45, paid boys for helping me with, burs 06 pd in cash for groceries Sunday June 5 1898 Inez, W and I went to Church in morning. all children to S.S. Mary & Charlie in evening Rev. Courtice preached in Morning the Ordination Sermon and Seven or Eight young ministers were ordained it was a very impressive service 3750 9950 3750 15 13.00 45 06 50 �Monday 6th very warm {In the margin it reads: ½ day} Mr Flick helped me cleaning rubbish out under bridge in morning and we I offered him $1625 to make a cedar bridge with railing Eight feet span, four feet to bottom of floor of bridge. covered with six inch cedar all hewed stringers at south Side 16 ft at North side 14 feet by eight inches thick. he went to see about it in afternoon C & I plowed the turnip ground Tuesday 7th fine & hot C & I finished plowing Turnip ground I went to Town {In the margin it reads: Mr F ½} Flick ½ day working at bridge I went to town bgt. Meat. 95 Bee supplies $105. Keleher came out to look at bridge & offered to do it for $50. ordered 500" bran at Goldies {Goldies Mill} & got 50" got flour & Flax at Taylors 95 105 Wensday 8th Dull & Showery We had a heavy rain I went to town made arr-angements with D. DKelegher to build a culvert over our creek. for $50. $30 to be paid when Job was finished and bal at in Dec, he has to do work according to plan specifications. C & Mr F fixing Culvert and . Cleaning out pens & box stalls & cellar paid 200 F seed 82. sent $600 to F. Advocate {Farmer’s Advocate} Thursday 9th June 1898 I hauled three loads of stone and four loads of sand ready to start culvert. bgt Books for Inez & Willie 35 {In the margin it reads: Mr F ½} day C harrowed Corn and potatoes. & scuffled some mangels .35 Friday 10th Dull & Cool C & I scuffled Mangels and fixed fence in morning I hauled two loads of stone and centre for arch paid Mr Slatan 20c for to fix scythe & paid Mr Gow 13c for through bolt for wagon tongue Saturday 11th Dull We Chored & worked at mangels in morning. and picked mustard in afternoon what time we had free from Rain W. Hull. came today to see cattle. He says his are in good shape. & I think he expects to lead again 20 13 �Sunday. 12th Dull Mary C. & Jenie went to church in morning and. all Children to S.S. Mary Inez & Jennie & I went to Cemetry and I to Church in evening Monday 13th Dull C hauled four loads manure from G.T.R. Pig yards and W. Leadley came today and we hoed mangels when we could for the rain Tuesday 14th fine C Hauled manure in forenoon and plowed rye grd in afternoon. W. Leadley & I hoed mangels & scuffled. & I also went for salt. pd. $135 paid men that filled manure for C 40c 135 40 Wensday. June 15th 1898 we sowed bone manure & Harrowed it in & hoed Mangels raised drlls for turnips in afternoon Thursday 16th fine we finished raising drills sowing Turnips. & Mr Friendship had a cow to bull Friday 17th fine & Warm C & I sowed manure Ove rape grd in morning & I started to plow rape grd & C cultivated for turnips G.D. Hood had cow to bull K.H. {Kyma’s Heir, 4-year champion bull at the CNE, 1898-1901} I went to town after dinner & bgt turnip shed & grd seed 22c. Lemons 10c sugar 50. Saturday 18th fine boys scuffled mangels and picked mustard & spudded burs. C Gang plowed rape ground. I went to town paid J Mitchell $1000 for Oats pd for Chopping. 75c mower 475 fish. 18c, dry goods at Ryans. 265 $125 for Truss for C. $150 Sunday 19th fine Cool 1000 75 475 18 265 150 �Inez, W. & I went to Church in morning. All. C. {children} to SS and. Mary & C at night Monday 20th fDull C. Gang plowing rape grd I mowed some lucerne {alfalfa} Willie spudding blue weed went to town in afternoon bgt Water lime 4 bus. $115 at Morris 460 Tuesday 21st fine W. McDougall, W Stewart & I put cement floor in milk cellar C. finished G Plowing & helped us. fine Wensday. June 22/ 1898 We finished the cellar and started to mow hay in no 3. Lucerne & Orchard grass., W L. spudding the weed & pulling mustard C scuffling Corn & potatoes. Paid W. McDougall. 75c owe him 50 more. Pd W Stewart 100 Wm Stewart of Sarnia came to see cattle 75 100 Thursday 23rd fine C. finished scuffling corn and. I mowed grass in morning. Will Pulling Mustard, & helping us to kile hay in afternoon Friday 24th fine I cut half of hay in no 4 & we kiled what I cut yesterday. C scuffling in morning W. pulling mustard Sat. 25th Dull we had a shower this morning and. could not haul in C. Cultivated rape grd & W worked at potatoes Killing bugs. Mr F came about 43.50 P.M. & we kiled the hay I cut yesterday. got bluestone for cows feet. 10c Sunday 26th Dull 10 �Mary. C & Inez Jean went to Church all Children but Inez to S.S. and all stayed at home in evening Monday 27th Dull 6 We hauled in six loads hay Mr F ½ day. I went to town in morning paid W McDougall 45c 45 Tuesday 28th fair 10. we hauled hay all day 10 loads {In the margin it reads: Mr F. 1.} F here all day. R Betty & Nettie Came this morning we had a pleasant chat June 1898 Wensday 29th fine we cut hay until 3 P.M. then raked kile bottoms & hauled it in sharpened knife. C hauling gravel all day for City road. W.L. finished pulling mustard & spudding blue weed Thursday 30th Dull Hot with Showers I mowed clover in morning & we kiled about ⅔ds of what I cut yesterday before rain came. C cultivating rape grd in morning and scuffling till we started to kile W.L. went to town in evening & got mail Friday 1st July 1898 Boys worked till eleven A.M. then went to town to enjoy themselves gave C 25c x 15c on Tuesday “ {gave} Willie 10c went to town bgt meat 73c. Fish 10. berries 10c bananas 10c. went to meet Uncle R & Mathew & Father at Station {In the margin it reads: Mr F ½} Mr F in afternoon kiling hay Father & I kiled hay in evening 40 73 10 10 10 Sat 2nd fine Father & I went to town in morning. I bgt boots for W.L. 40 got horse shod. 10c. we C scuffled potatoes in morning. We all hauled hay in afternoon 8 loads {In the margin it reads: F.1} Mr F working at culvert in morning here all day I pd him for the up till tonight $338 90 10 338 �Sunday 3rd Hot T. Storm Father x I went to Church all Children to S.S. and Mathew, Father & I in evening Monday 4th fine Dull & Cool Father & boys hoeing mangels C scuffling Mr F fixing road {In the margin it reads: Mr F. 1} & hoeing mangels. got whiffle trees fixed 50c, grist & chop $125 pd Hewer 150 to bal ac. {account} penfold 1000 sent 250 to Advocate. meat 65c. Sugar. 50 oil cake 140 50 125 150 1000 25{0} 5{0} 6{5} 14{0} Tuesday July 5th 1898 fine I took bull to Rockwood came back on train bgt ticket 25 25 I mowed in Morning {In the margin it reads: Mr F ½} Flick put P Green {Paris Green} on potatoes Father & W.L. hoed mangels bgt P. Green 40c np we hauled 4 loads hay & put up about half what I cut this morning 25 pd 40 Wensday 6th fine I mowed hay in morning Father cut stone, & mowed fence corners. C Gang plowed rape grd. L went to town after dinner. bgt bag potatoes. 73c buttons P. Green 411 80 & also pd for yesterdays 40. Binder twine, 80c @ 12c & 960 at Hewers. 73 120 9.60 Thursday 7th fine & warm we got rig ready to put P. Green on potatoes. and C. plowed rape grd. I got a young man in town hired him for a month at ten dollars.. pd for barrel 60 & hose 54. tin fixtures 60 np F ½ Friday 8th fine Dull hauled. 8 loads hay in afternoon Friday 8th Dull We put off. two loads then {In the margin it reads: F 1 Horse 1.} Mr F started to plow mow C Finished plowing rape grd we put P green on 60 54 60 �potatoes hauled 4 loads hay & raked up kile bottoms horse to be 25c a day Saturday 9th fine C worked on rape grd. & Father in morning. in afternoon we hauled 4 loads hay. x. kiled. up what was cut. Mr Woodward here in afternoon I pd him 50c I went to town in morning bgt oatmeal & rape seed $188 50 184 188 Sat July 9/ 98. fine & cool bgt Paid mary nisbet 545 shingles 40. Bran $550 np groceries. 85c. pants at Bollerts for C $125 paid for books. 35 at nelles stamp 03 coller fixed 10 pd morris for cart $150 meat at wakefields 83 545 5 100 85 125 35 03 10 5.50 150 83 Sunday 10th fine Father. C. Inez & Jean went to Church. in morning all Children to S.S. and Mathew, Mary & I to Church in evening Monday 11th fine we hauled hay till tea time ten loads and then I mowed C Harrowed rape grd and Fred hoed turnips. Tuesday 12th fine we Sowed rape finished cutting & kiling hay. hoed some turnpis. went to station with Mary.. bgt dry goods {In the margin it reads: pd Mr F 3138} for M. x $124 for Jennie 50 ticket for M $145. paid F $138 horse shod. 12. gave Jennie Mary 160 groceries 25, 25, 11. 124 50 3138 145 12 160 25 25 11 �Wensday 13th fine Father & boys worked at turnips in morning after we took off two loads of hay. I went to town bgt P green at Penfolds 80c meat @ wakefields. 74 left watch at Savages 5 hauled five loads of hay 80 80 74 05 18 120 100 35 Thursday 14th fine we hoed Turnips morning and put P Green on potatoes and finished hauling in our hay four loads and started on binder July Friday 15th fine Boys & Father & Inez hoeing turnips. I cut rye sent away the old Binder, went to town in morning. bgt Hardware $120 np 18 P. gro 05. Dry goods 35 np at Bollerts watch fixed 100 machine oil 35 np 35 Saturday 16th we all hoed turnips all day excepting Fred. shocking up rye in morning Sunday 17th Father Inez & I went to Church. in morning At Jean & C went to S.S. and Mr Knowles & Mrs Ryan to see the old Farm Monday 18th Dull we Finished hoeing turnips in large patch started to cut fall wheat went to town bgt hardware 10c, chisel 15. butter dish 20 got cradle fixed 20 Fish 20 15 20 20 20 10 Tuesday 19th fwet we hoed small patch of turnips and Chored around barn in afternoon. Wensday 20th fine I went to town with grist of chop. 8 bags 40c, got Twine $185 meat 75. sugar & Tea $125 np at Simpsons P. Green 2 ½ “ 50c 40 185 75 1.25 50 �Thursday. 21st fine we finished cutting wheat and started at Oats & barley cut Danberry oats. got sheaf carrier put on binder & also trucks set up July 1898 Friday. 22nd fine we cut six acres barley in no 2 in morning and hauled ten loads rye in afternoon Father & Fred shocking wheat in morning Saturday 23 fine we hauled fall wheat all day twelve loads Sunday 24th fine Father, C & Jean went to Church in morning all C but Willie to S.S. Mother Mrs Knowles and I to Church in evening Monday 25th fine Dull we finished fall wheat & sla put P green on potatoes scuffled some turnips mother & I went to town in evening bgt 50c worth meat went to Prayer meeting at Johnstons Tuesday. 26th we hauled in barley 5. in no 2. 5 loads & one 1 load of oats Danberry then started to cut Barley in back field Wensday 24th fine we cut barley & started at Oats in no 5 and Father scuffled turnips willie L. hoed after tea Thursday 28th fine we cut oats in no 5 and and hoed turnips part of time Friday 29th fine 50 �We finished cutting no 5 and hauled 4 loads barley & hoed turnips in morning went to town got pump rod 35c meat. 70c. cheese 43c np. paid Fred 500 35 70 500 43 Saturday July 30th 1898 we put off a load of barley and hauled in four more then cut rain came on and we worked at turnips in afternoon. paid Willie L. $100 gave me C in 25c to spend 100 25 Sunday 31st fine Father Inez x I went to Church in morning C, Jean & Inez to S.S. and C to Church in evening. Monday. 1st aug we finished hauling barley & also cutting oats in afternoon Tuesday 2nd mixed Boys hoeing till teatime and hauled two loads oats after tea. I went to mill in morning got horse shod 24 nut on wagon 05, paid for Chopping 65 biscuits for my dinner. 05. needles 05. pants for Father 63c paid ac at Bollerts, 35c 24. 65. 05 63 35 05 Wensday 3rd fine we hauled in oats all day out of no 5 in Thursday 4th fine 14 we finished no 5. loads went around to ask hands to thrashing and the others chored. Friday. 5th fine C. Raking. Fred moving manure. W & Father. hoeing I went to town bgt gro meat. 75 ect {etc.} nails. 28c P. Thrashing was put off for a week. we hauled four loads rakings Sat 6th fine 28 .75 �we finished hauling oats and pulled peas seven loads oats Jas Simpson started today Sunday 7th Dull fine shower Father Moth C & Jean & Willie went to church and Sacrament all C went to S.S. & me also Monday 8th fair Father and W.L. hoed turnips. C cut weeds J.S. Plowed. he in buck wheat.. I took mother to Station and bgt her ticket 165 gave her 100 25c, bgt meat 24c 165 24 Tuesday 9th fine J.S. Plowing all day W.SL. keeping stuff from choking. Father hoeing Mangels C & I cutting weeds. hauling peas & I went to town with grist chop & flour wheat got traded 9 bu 45n wheat for $585 worth of flour paid simpsons ac for groceries 125 and 33c for things today. 33 585 125 33 Wensday 10th fine J.S. Plowing all day finished buckwheat & started ganging oat stubble. Paid Fred woodward bal of wages 600 gave him 100 extra W.L. & Father hoeing. C & I hauling manure. turned cattle into corn tonight 600 Thursday 11th fine J.S. G. Plowing Charlie & I hauling manure Father & W.L. hoeing Mangels Friday 1312th fine Showers last night. J.S. G. Plowing C & I finished cleaning manure for stuck bottom Finished hoeing mangels - & hauled a load of stone Took children to O.A.C. {Ontario Agricultural College} bgt hat & Books for Children 40c Aug 40 �July 1312th 1898. fine 1.25 recd $100 from F.W. Hodson bgt gem jars. $120 bananas 05 Saturday 13th fine J.S. Plowing. Father & I went for a load of stone and then he cut the rest of the day. C & I cleaned out. foundation & then C went for a load of saw. dust & plow & Harrow. Sunday 14th fine Father, Inez, W & I went to Church. Heard a Stranger from Wisconsin preach. All. Children went to S.S. C. went to Church at night Monday 15th fine J.S. Plowing all day. C weeding potatoes in morning & harrowing in afternoon. I went to town for saw dust, 50c, chop 30 borrowed 170” Oat Chop from Hewer 105” Barley, paid Scroggies $1700 stamps 12c 30 50 1700 12 Tuesday 16th fine C. Harrowing. J.S. Plowing W.L & I finished weeding potatoes. W. started spudding Blue weed. & I plowed & did chores. C went to porter’s thrashing Mr Sharp Wensday 17th fine Keleher Started the Culvert today. I hauled stones & sand. J.S plowing C helping me. I went of over to Jas Sharp’s and to see a calf. fare 60c went walked Thursday 18th fine I bgt calf from Mr S. this morning for $12500 and am to give my note & If calf is in as good shape and want to part with him after show they will take him back at same price. Friday Thursday 18 Contd I give my note due on Jan 1st. I came home by the 10.30 train. sent letter to Toronto about entering calf.. found all night at home C & I 60 �worked around culvert hauling stone & gravel. Mr S paid 100 of my expenses $100 my ticket back here cost 75 75 Friday 19th fine I Chored & helped with bridge. J.S. Plowing C & I hauling stones gravel & Sand. Father helping at Bridge.. W.L. spudding blue weed Sat 20th fine I Chored & helped at brige Father also. C finished ganging orchard & Harrowed wheat grd. J.S. plowing. went to town in eve & bgt. slate pens & dictionary for children 27c 27 Sunday 21st fine Monday 22nd fine I went to Rockwood in morning for a bull calf from Mr Sharp. gave my note for $12500 due Jan 1st got ready to thrash in afternoon bgt oil cake 1.35 Tuesday 23 Dull & damp we thrashed all day. did not get on very well. Wensday 24th Dull & damp we finished thrashing this evening. Thursday 25th fair C & Mr F. went to Barber’s thrashing. for us, WL. & I Chored J.S. Went to town bgt stuff for blankets. 12.26 bgt hardware 25c {In the margin it reads: J.S. 1 day off & paid him 200} 226 200 25 Friday. Aug 26th 1898 C at Ford’s thrashing J.S. Plowing. Father & W Cleaning grain. I went to town. bgt rope ect. at Morris 80c np Cotton bags, $230, Mr H.A. 80 230 80 �Dinsmore of Granton was here today and he is to give back mysie and take Colliege Bloom in her place Saturday 27th fine C & Mr F went to Friendships Thrashing in morning & we all washed cattle in afternoon. I went to town in morning. got grist 22 bags of mixed chop. $110 took 610” of wheat to Hewers @ 62c per bu. $630, to apply on our ac. bgt Rock salt 25 Oil cake $135, returned 280" of oat Chop that I borrowed from them Hewer’s 1.10 25 1.35 Sunday 28th fine Father Inez & I went to Church, all Children but Jean to S.S. Monday 29th fine J.S. Plowing sod. Father & I went to get hay pressed paid for pressing 200 Charlie & Tuesday Mr Smith at, McDougalls Thrashing Tuesday 30th fine We fi J.S. Finished plowing sod & harrowing it. Father & I. fixed car & put in feed bg paid Scroggie 500 paid Neil. 10c for fixing Charlies Shoes and 20c for fixing Jean’s sold She Lamb to Wakefield to apply on account 4.70 55 5.25 8.00 5.25 2.75 Wednesday Aug. 31st. 1898. Prepared for starting to the show. in morning. Started in afternoon. Drew $8 out of bank paid 25¢ for braces & 30¢ for tobacco for Uncle Jimmy. Dry goods $2.75¢ {In the left margin it reads: 55¢. paid for Uncle Jim.} Thursday Sept. 1st. 1898 Paid Smith’s boys 75¢. for their father, 50¢ of it was grandpa’s. Paid $4 to Mary Nisbet. 200 �Friday Sept. 2nd Working same as usual. Saturday Sept. 3rd Working as usual. Postage Stamp 03¢ Sunday Sept 4th Grandpa, Inez & Jean to church in morning Inez, Jean & Willie to S.S. Grandpa & Inez to church at night. Monday Sept. 5th. Labor day. Rain in the morning, Uncle Jimmy plowing in afternoon. Tuesday Sept. 6th Working as usual. Wednesday Sept. 7th Working as usual Pipe for Uncle Jimmy 1c. Postage for letter for children 03. Thursday Sept. 8th 1898. Charlie McDougall here working at manure, Uncle Jimmy plowing. Grandpa & Willie Batty at Toronto Show. Jim & Katie came today. Friday Sept. 9th. C. McD. here all day. Uncle Jimmy plowing. Sat Sept. 10th. C. McD- here in after-noon. Sunday Sept. 11th �Grandpa & Inez to church, in morning Children to S.S. Monday Sept. 12th C. McD- sowing fall-wheat, all day. Tuesday Sept. 13th C. McD- finishing fall-wheat & working at stack. Wednesday Sept. 14th C. McD- at McCrae’s cutting corn. Thursday Sept. 15th C. McD- at McCrae’s in afternoon. Uncle Jimmy went to town in morning. and away all day. Bot F Corn from Presant’s 100 lbs. to be settled for. Grandpa paid 30c for Express charges for 2 baskets plums. Friday Sept. 16th C. McDougall at McCrae’s until 4 P.M. Uncle Jimmy arrived about 10 A.M. Saturday Sept. 17th 1898 C. McDougall here for afternoon. Sunday Sept. 18th Grandpa, Jean & Willie to church in morning Jean & Willie to S.S. & Grandpa & Inez to church at night. Monday Sept. 19th C. McDougall here all day. Tuesday Sept. 20th. �Charlie McDougall 45c Washer here all day. 3 bbls. Waterline Wed. Sept 21st C. Mc here all day. Thursday Sept 22. C. McD. here until 4 P.M. Rain Friday 23rd Wet we prepared fore Home and left the Ex. grounds about 4 P.M. paid for Car from Quebec to Ottawa from. G. to Toronto 1600 T to Quebec 4000 recd $17400 at Toronto, Medal 17400 won $18300, at Quebec, 3 medals won $77.52. at Ottawa recd $5000 at Quebec am $1500 from R. Ness part pay for Billy Dorset Ram. 17400 1800 1600 4000 1500 5000 Saturday 24th fine We arrived at Coteau about day light, and reached York about 12 P.M. at had a good day for travelling bgt a loaf at Kingston 10c 10 Sunday 25th fine wlef we left York at 5 A.M. arrived at Guelph at 12.30 A.M. found all well went for bal of things. H.L. came out to see us. we all stayed at home bal of day Monday 26th Sep 1898 I chored in morning J.S. Harrowed all day. Father & C working at bridge. W.L. choring I took grist to mill in afternoon 10 bags. 70 horses shod. 50c, bgt wire. 205" at 2 ½ = $460 at Morris n.p. shoes for self $205 for R $¢ P $¢ O 70 50 4.60 205 Tuesday 27th fine Father & C. working at wing walls of bridge. J.S. & I hauled stoned & put in posts & Stakes for fence around turnips. W.L. Chored and went to town for staples for wire fence, at Morris. cld cld �Wensday 28th fine Father & C. working at bridge. J.S. & I {putling?} {plart?} wire fence. bgt coil wire 99" ¾ staples 05. medicine for M. 50 at Dr. Savages. 2.22 05 .50 Thursday 29th fine Father, C & I getting stones for to finish w. walls to bridge & put some in. I went to vote in plebicite. paid C McDougall for his work while I was away 825 recd $100 for Bull service 825 100 Friday 30th fine heavy showers at night Father finished bridge & went to J. Mountain’s on the 5.30 train. I gave him 300. sold wool 47 lb @ 14c, 16 lb @ 10c $959. bgt. Dry goods & Yarn. $880 paid savage’s account. 100 bgt bolts & casting for {Culvert?} 959 300 880 100 12 Saturday 1st Oct fine J.S. Cultivating and rest of us took up potatoes went to town in evening bgt coat & vest for C 7.50 pants & Tobacco for J.S. $125 I paid 500 on co Suit bal due $150 125 Sunday 2nd fShowery $¢ Inez. W & I went to Church in morning. Inez & W. to S.S. and C to Church at night Heard Rev. T Crosby a retd {returned} Missionary from British Columbia he was very good & interesting Monday 3rd fine J.S. Cultivating. W.L. C & I took up potatoes.. Mrs Johnston came over for some Honey in evening 25 c np. Tuesday 4th Dull & wet We cleaned up 10 bu & 40" of Wheat & took it to the mill. got 448" flour. 176 feed. paid for gristing $1.05 bgt suit of Clothes for Charlie. 800 hat 50c braces 25c shoes $140 stamps 07 ect 105 1015 07 �we Wensday 5th fine We finished taking up potatoes in no 1. and harrowed & started to cultivate the ground for rye. Thursday 6th fine J.S. cultivating harrowing and plowing. Boys & I cut Keudels Grist corn, and I went to town. bgt stamps & cards 15c bolts, 27c Oil cake & pea meal $185. I sowed. rye & plowed out potatoes. boys picked in afternoon 15 27 185 Friday 7th fine we finished potatoes and picked a few stones J.S. Finished plowing corn ground Saturday. 8th fine C & I Pulled apples & rest worked at putting wood in shed. Kyma 3rd had bull calf today October Sunday 9th fine R $¢ P $¢ C. Inez. Jean & W, went to church in morning and. all children to S.S. Inez & I went to church at night. Monday 10th fine 15 50 425 858 C & I picked apples. W & J.S. piled wood. I went to town at noon, got harness mended, 15c, paid McLean & Dawson, ac. 50 paid Foster & Coghlin $425 paid Scroggies ac. $858, bgt drawers for Willie $110 dolls. 15. drugs 30c, recd $7752 from Ottawa Exhibition " $13300 " Quebec " 110 30 7752 13000 Tuesday 11th Wet J.S & C worked around barn in forenoon & C alone in afternoon I started to Mt Forest but had to turn back with on account of the weather J.S. left at noon paid him $1700 1700 1755 O �paid, G.B. Morris ac $1735 " ✓ Goldies ac. $1180 1180 13965 325 130 45 297 " ✓ Aunt W’s ac. $13965 " ✓ J.A. Tovell’s ac. $325 " ✓ Church ac $130 bgt bull rings 45c pd for dry goods for house 2.97 Flour & Oilcake 38c Wensday 12th fair W.L. C & I picked apples all day. McDougalls sent a hand to B. Bye’s thrashing for us this afternoon. Cal Merriweather came in evening to show us a bag that he got from Binosk’'s with my name on Thursday 13th wet C & I cleaned out dirt out of root house & Chored W L. Chored. C McDougall went to Bye’s thrashing for us Friday Oct 14th 1898 Dull & wet C McDougall & C. German went to Friendship’s thrashing and W & I got grist ready and took it to Mill after dinner. went to court as witness in case of F. Binoski. He was sentenced to 6 mos in Jail. and boy let off on suspended sentence. I bgt Hardware. 65c recd $175 witness fees got 245” pea chop from Hewer to be retd bgt 260" Corn $195 @ 42 stamps 06c 65 175 195 06 Saturday. 15th fair & cold we shipped heifer Colliege Bloom in morning and then started to pull mangels. took in about 300 bushels. Shipped heifer to H.A. Dinsmore. Granton Sunday 16th fine Inez. Jean W. & I went to church in morning heard Mr Scott preach on, “Heaven & Earth. shall pass away but my word shall not pass away” all Children went to SS and C to Church at night Monday 17th fine 60 �we finished mangels today 8 loads, altogether. I went to town, bgt coil. 60c sent check for $9625 to Canada Life Assurance Co Hamilton. recd same $9625 stamps 03. 9625 9625 9625 Tuesday 18th wet C hauled two loads of manure from Ryans in morning we chored around house & barn in afternoon Wensday 19th Oct, ’98 C Hauled two loads manure in morning and picked stones in afternoon, also went to Express Office for Ram. Father came home & He & I went to the O.A.C. Sale in afternoon, did not Buy anything. Mr Thurston of Bobcaygeon came in eve-ning and bgt a bull calf for $8000 sold pair Dorset ewe Lamb $30 recd 500 to Mr J.H. McLees for of Norich Beaconsfield. PO. {In the margin it reads: Calf to be sent to Lindsay} 8000 500 Thursday 20th fair wC picked stones & topped turnips. Father & I. picked out building stones & got a load from Quarry. 50c np. then I went to town got grist retd 245" Chop to Hewer. pd 25c difference then pd account $513 pd Presant for chopping 31 bags bgt gro 88c gave W. Scroggie $7000 to deposit for me in Bank of Commerce got tools fixed for Father 25c 50 25 513 155 Friday 21st wet 600 C Cultivated W herded Cattle & chored. I went to town , sent $600 to T McF-arlane Harvey Tilman req fees sent two fifty to H. Wade Toronto bgt apple pearer. 50. repairing old one 05. Father & I helped peel in afternoon, bgt shoes for W. & Inez $240 barrel for Cider 250 125 240 Saturday 22nd wet Took 23 bags apples to mill to be made into cider and apple butter. bgt flax grd 65c sold Lab Skin 65 No 1 had bull calf today Sunday 23rd fine 65 65c �Mrs S, C & Jean. went to Church in morning. All Children went to S.S. Mrs S & I went to Church at night. Monday 24th fine I took. Pails to hold apple butter bgt. pfirkin for apple butter for A.R.S. 40c 40 Tuesday 25th fine I went to W We went for Apple. Butter & Cider $365 and then got ready & went to Mount Ferest for Mare & colt, ticket $165 arrived at meeting at. 10PM and then met W.R.W & we went up to Teskey’s together then went to Egremont 365 Tuesday 25th fine I Started for home with mare and colt. about 9 AM Called at Sinclair’s and P.A. Mc Eachern’s. he is Quite Sick then went to Tom’s for dinner, and all saw them all & looked around stock, and started for home about 3 P.M. paid one dollar, to Tom got h pd 35c for feed at Cummock 15c for braces. got home 3 A.M. 100 35 15 Wensday 26th Dull did not rise early. as we had boys worked at Turnips I took Mrs A.R.S. to Jim’s went to P.O. Thursday 25th fair & cold we worked at Turnips in Afternoon. Killed lamb & doctored cow & bull had Dr Reed here, paid him $150 150 Oct Friday 28th fine We worked at Turnips 6 all day. Kyma 4th aborted x calf . Yesterday Mysie was served by Kyma’s Heir Saturday 29th fine 15 05 �We worked at turnips all 8 day 8 loads. and topped about one third of them, gave W.L. 15c to buy things for the Children. & 5 for him Sunday 30th fine Inez, Father & I went to Church heard Dr Henderson. all C. but Inez went to S.S. C went to Church at night Monday 31st fine Iwe worked at Turnips all day, hauled six loads Mysie was sick with bloat all day. got Dr Reed’s Trocar & Canula & had to send for him at night. I gave her 1 ½ pints linseed oil on Sunday night. 4 ½” Salts. today at noon. one ounce soda, 1 ½ pints L. Oil. & punctured her besides Dr. gave her 1 ½ pts L oil ⅛ pint Turpentine Tuesday 1st Nov 1898 about 3 A.M. Mysie passed some soft manure, we worked at Turnips got in 9 loads Dr Reed came out & looked at Mysie. & thought she was all right paid him $150 150 Wensday 2nd fine we worked at Turnips all day Topped in morning hauled 8 loads. Mr Tesky came at night. Thursday 3rd fine C finished harrowing turnips and we hauled 7 loads, I went to town in Morning for chop 10 bags. 50c, stamps Ect, 3637c Shoes for W.L. $125 for Charlie 165 pants for W.L. 85c 37 50 165 125 85c Friday. Nov 4.th 98 fine C. went to McCannel’s thrashing, we finished 5 ½ taking up turnips. 5 ½ loads I went to town, pd Jackson & son $4.89 for sugar, sold skin to Hewer. for 26" grd Flax and got 757" pea chop to be pd with other chop. stamps 03 Saturday 5th fineDull & wet 03 �we. Covered turnip pt put bal of wood into shed then started to fix the hen house. one of our Dorset ewes died on rape. O.A.C. 31 we got 25 bush Lime @ 15c $375 np Wardells, 33.75 Sunday 6th Snowy Father. C. Inez & Jean went to Church in morning. All. Children to S.S. Monday 7th fine Boys chored all day I went to fix fence & take home McCannel’s colt in Morning, then went to town, sent $500 to Mr Richardson for Heater, bgt corn Chop $105, order & Stamps 25. sent telegram to Mr Thurston recd Req Certificates of 4 Cattle, nails $120 sold pelt to Mr Hales 70c went over to see his show stock. 500 25 105 120 70 Tuesday 8th fine We raised roof of hen house about five feet Wm Tuck here all day Shipped Calf to Wm Thurston Bobcaygeon Wensday 9th Dull & snowy We chored and worked at Stone work in hen house, Wm Webster came today started to work the {Continued on the next page} Wensday Nov 9th 1898 Dull afternoon. for two weeks at $8 per month. I went to town got chain mended 15c, took 5 bags turnips to Leadleys and two bags apples 1 bag turnips to Aunt Jane, bgt tea 50c Cheese 24c Lumber 2427c 15 50 27 24 Thursday 10th fine sleet Father & J.W. worked at stone work. boys and I chored in stables in morning and scraped kitchen walls in afternoon. Friday 11th Clear & Cold Father working in Kitchen. I went to town, bgt Plaster. 25c Linseed Oil & Turpentine 38c got podophyllium & salt at Maddocks np. meat bill at Wakes 25 38 27 �Saturday 12th fine we finished scraping kitchen in morning, & scraped & hauled earth to fill up road to bridge. Father worked at hen house. bgt shovel. 70c np pd W. Leadley. 45 70 45 Sunday 13th Dull Father Inez & I went to Church in the morning All Children to S.S. and Charlie & J.W. to Church in evening, Monday 14th fair J.W. finished scraping on South Side of of bridge Charlie & I hauled earth on sleigh in forenoon, and we worked at hen house in afternoon. C went to town sold 27" mutton x to H. Leadley. @ 5= $1.35 Kyma 3 was bulling today bgt 50" grd flax at Taylors, 6 stove pipes & elbow at Rudds.. Tuesday 15th fine J. Webster plowed all day in rape patch, near McDougall’s Father boys and I worked at hen house, C finished open ditch to take water to culvert in a freshet. Wensday 16th fine J. Webster Plowing. Father & Boys & I working at hen house. Thursday 17th fine J.W. finished rape grd and and started to plow sod near Hales. Father C & I worked at hen house W.L. Chored & helped generally C. went to town, bgt Carbolic acid. 30c, Oilcake. 50" pd 50c bgt some gro at Scroggies Friday 18th Dull & Showery J.W. plowing Sod near Hales. Father. C & I working at hen house. W.L. Choring got two barrels Lime house Cement, $230 115 at Morris np. Saturday 19th Dull 230 �J.W. Plowing sod Father C & I working at hen house. bgt C. oil 60 Copy for W. Bathy 07 60 07 Sunday 20th fine Father C. Inez & W. went to church in morning. All but Jean to S.S. Father & C went to Church in evening. Monday 21st fine Father & C working at hen house J.W. Plowing. I went to town paid note at Bank of Commerce. 7460 bgt 90" pea chop & 70c of corn chop at Hewers. bgt bead for leavel at Morris & paid account $295. 7460 295 Tuesday 22nd fine m & stormy after we chored. J.W. plowed most of the day. Father was very sick last night with Cholera Morbus. Dr. Savage paid two visits. he is doing nicely now.. we cleaned grist spread manure & got stones ready for building I. went to town. Wensday 23rd cold & dry J.W. Plowing. D Keleher building henhouse. C & W.L. choring & helping. I went to town with 16 bush wheat sold $191 to pay for flour & got 14 ½ bu. ground with flour. ten bags barley & Oats Chopped. 50P and grist $1.45 bal on ac 09 bgt hardware at M. 43c glass at Penfolds. 72c, 18c. Oatmeal 90 and onions, 65 paper 10c drugs, 10c got harness fixed at metcalfs 25c ac $100 50 145 09 43 .90 155 10 10 25 100 Thursday 24th fine & cold J.W. finished sod near Hales and Mr Keleher x I worked at hen house also C & W.L. Father is a good deal better. C & W.L. went to Social tonight Friday. 25th fine J.W. got Queen and. Tory shod in front feet, with new shoes 1.50 got flour grist, Mr Keleher was building till 2.15 PM. from 8 A.M. then he 1.50 �left and we {freed? tied?} Scaffold & chored. Proff Day brought out out about twenty four students to see stock November 1898 Saturday 26th Snowy I went to town after Chores. bgt mits for W.L. 25. for C 25, for Inez 25c window Sash, 50c shingles. 42 stuff for window frame that I got before 30c J.W. putting stones into hen house. &. putting on storm Windows. putting Apples down cellar C at Porter’s thrashing also Alex McDougall for us we put windows into hen house 25 25 25 50 42 30 Sunday 27th Father Inez Jean. W & I went in morning. All but Jean to S.S. J.W. went at night Monday 28th fine we got in We got another little Daughter about 5. A.M. this morning we Dr Savage was in attendance. also Mrs Gibson & Mrs Nisbet We got ready and went to Brantford in Afternoon to Fat stock show. Car 1400 P, one big heifer weighs 2070". 14.00 Tuesday 29th fair I worked around Show all day Father & Boys looking after things at home hauling earth to make up road to bridge ect Wensday 30th Dull We still looked after stock in show boys at same work as yesterday. I am boarding with Mrs Knowles bgt Licorice. 15. Oil ect 45. salt 05 scrap 05. street car fares 75c entry fees $21.75. Thursday, Dec 1st 1898 We I worked at show all day. Cattle were Judged in afternoon, we got 2nd for two Year old steer. 2nd for Yearling heifer. 2nd x3 for heifer Calf. 3rd 2nd for Cow 1st for grade Heifer. but did not get the swap stakes. 15 45 05 05 75 2175 �2nd for Dorset shearling ewe. sold Mysie to a Brantford. butcher Mr Winston fo $5500 and I got the hides. Friday 2nd Dull worked at show all day did no more business we went to Jas Smiths for supper. enjoyed the chat very much. went to Mrs Knowles for night recd 8800 prize money. $5500 for cow.. 5500 8800 Saturday 3rd fine we got loaded and started for home about 9 A.M. arrived home at 3 P.M. found Mary an Baby better than I expected got Stock home. Sunday 4th fSnowy about 1a foot to 15 in of snow fell today. C and Father & Inez went to Church all but Jean to S.S. an dI went to Church at night Monday 5th snowy we spent the day preparing for show and choring around the barn. Tuesday 6th stormy we took cattle in to the show, Entry fees 200 J.W. & C. working at the road. to bridge and W.L. & I stayed with cattle show Wensday 7th fine Stormy W.L. & I stayed at the show all day. I had my meals at pearson’s yesterday and today. got them for 15c each sold the Cattle tonight for Two hundred and ten dollars sold Lamb to R.H. Harding for $600. Thursday 8th Stormy we. delivered the Cattle I won the prize for the export pair… the Raymond sewing machine, recd the pay for the Cattle. 21000 sent Lamb with Gibson for Harding.. bgt mits for Jean 15c socks for Mary 15. pd duty on clothes $245 21000 15 15 245 Friday 9th Stormy �We hauled manure all day from Rink. I am to get about all the manure for $500, hauled six loads bgt mits Heather Belle had a heifer calf yesterday. Saturday 10th stormy We hauled manure all day from Rink. 8 loads I sold apples $120 fees 05 Chopping. grain. 10c, hardware. 03c sent Apple butter to A.R.S. paid Aunt esther $950 the heifer weighed 2070 1 steer “ 1670 120 05 130 65 950 Sunday 11th cold Father Jean & Charlie went to Church in morning All children to S.S. I went Jno {John} & Father to Church at night Monday 12th fair Jno & C hauling manure 8 loads. Tuesday 13th Clear & Cold Jno W. left this morning paid him $8.70. W.L. left this afternoon got a pair mocasins for him 75c, pair shoes for self. $175. paid T x D for Wills Coat and mits. $530 paid Wakefields ac. killed lamb put M 1 to bull yesterday 870 75 175 530 863 Wednesday 14th fine Father and C. Cleaned up grist of Chop after chores. I went to meet Mother. she came all safe. I took Mrs Gibson home. paid her. 575 bag of apples. 30c, bgt. a F pan 25c got dish pan. 25c, stamp 02 575 25 30 25 25 02 Thursday 15th fine I went to town in morning with centre for arch for D. Keleher broke sleigh tongue. got it fixed also runer {runner}. 145 L Glasses 10c window glass 40c. C oil. 60c shoes for Inez $125, C shoes mended 20 Friday 16th fine 175 10 40 60 125 20 �we hauled two loads of manure from Hughes and did chores. bgt figs 05c, paid D Keleher the bal for bridge & work at hen house 2400 2400 Saturday 17 fair we hauled th 2 ½ loads of Manure from Hughes bgt pepper 13c. got Harness mended $150. 13 150 Sunday 18th fine soft Father, Inez & I went to Church, in morning heard. Rev. Dr Williams on Superanuation. Inez, Jean and WC. went to S.S. Father & C at night. Monday w– Dec 1898 Monday 19th fine We chored & hauled in. Aberdeen turnips out of the pit. Mother & I went to town. in afternoon bgt. suit. $1500 suit shoes for us. 60c. paid. Bal of Wills. Hunter note in Bank of Commerce. $12000 recd 4000 from Mina last Friday. paid 100 to superanuation $130 1500 60 12000 100 130 Tuesday 20th Soft went up to school. with the children. went to G.B. Hoods gave premium note for $153. and paid $1 for policy and 6.12 assessment. went to Wm McCrae’s to see about hide. He is going to take Mysies. Father and Charlie working at hen house. I took Queen and Tory to Sorbys and put them both to the young Clide stallion. 712 Wensday 21st soft Father working at hen house all day C. helping him I chored and went for lime and to see Keleher got six bush lime Thursday 22nd Dull we almost finished the stone work of hen house had Mr McNeltie helping paid him $125 Friday 23rd Dull & Colder 125 �We worked at fixing up things around barn and hen house all day Saturday 24th fair Father and C. did chores & Father, Willie and I went to Town saw the Christmas {Beef?} I bgt. Jno shoes for mother 85c retd slippers for Father. 60c Saturday. Dec. 24th 1898 590 Paid for Lime. & stone. $590 to Wardell. Pd. Frost and Wood for Binder & Trucks $10500 pd. bal on suit, 1000 rule mended. 10c, mits for C 25c 10500 1000 25 Sunday Dec 25th fine Father, Jean & C & W went to church in morning Mother Inez & I at night all children to SS. Monday 26th fine We did chores and entertained Uncle R. also took C. in to get his picture taken he paid for them $175 Tuesday 27th Stormy Father and C. Chored and cut a little wood. I went to town in morning. bgt Bgt stamps 25c cards 05c paid. Hughes $200 for Manure recd. $600 from R.H. Harding. Paid Foster & Coghlin. C. Germans ac $975 got three filling in my teeth $225 np bgt. Hardware. 15c. 30c two sash & a door at Widemans some strips 25 600 05 25 200 600 975 2.25 15 30 135 25 Wensday 28th Dfair & cold we worked at hen house putting in windows and door went to town after dinner bgt hinges ect, $160. got W Photo from Mr Blight. Thursday 29th fine & soft 160 �pworked at hen house and filed saw in morning. & Cut down pine tree in front of house in afternoon. Wm Fitzsimmons of Carberry Manitoba. Came in afternoon to see Angus cattle, did not sell any to him. Friday. 30th wet & cold evening we worked around barn in morning and cut wood in afternoon Saturday Dec 31st 1898 fine & cold We Cut down two willow trees & cut one up. I went to Town. got hide of Mysie from Brantford, Exp. 50c, Collars for. W. 10c. Blue 05. 50 10 05 Sunday Jan 1st 18989 fine & cold Father, Inez & W. Mary Jennie & I all went to Church heard Rev. Scott. preach a new year sermon. All Children went to Sunday School. C to Church at night. Monday 2nd fine We worked at Wood and went to the pall to vote Tuesday 3rd fair we cleaned mixed grist of chop 13 bag. went to mill paid the Lindsay note. $1830 paid. Metcalf for Harness repair 40c 65 1830 40 Wensday 4th wet We chored all day cleaning out stalls & cleaning harness went to town for harness oil. C oil. 60c, got hide of steer at Station, pd freight 55c 55 Thursday 5th fair windy & cold We did chores and cut wood out of willows near road Friday 6th snowy we did chores and cut wood went to town for Mr an Mrs Scott and Mr and Mrs Leadley to come to the Christening of our baby paid 1.95 �Maddock’s bill. $195 stamps & cards 25c we spent a ple-asant Sevening. robe 10c 10 Sat 7th Stormy & cold I took hides to station freight to be. 35c, went to Morris’ bgt lantren glasses 16c the short measure in harness oil paid for them {Duplicate of the page that began with Wensday Nov 9th 1898} For more information on James Bowman, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat May 7th 1898</p> <p>C {Charles Ruson, his hired man}&amp; I finished putting manure on Mangel ground and got it harrowed rolled and sowed made mark for carrots.</p> <p>Sunday 8th Fine</p> <p>We all stayed at home all day on account of children having measles</p> <p>Monday 9th Fine</p> <p>we shipped Ulysie in morning to Granton. to H.A Densmore paid freight $2.40 took chaf to mill bgt 4 bags corn we hauled manure in afternoon</p> <p>Mr F 1 Mr F here all day paid for grain 35 S Young came out and bgt what potatoes we had to spare at 70c McDougall came with cow to bull x paid for peas $3.60 stamps 02</p> <p>Tuesday 10th wet afternoon Mr F 1/2 Hauling manure 1/2 day bgt grains 35c left Buggy with Renfolds to paint and fix up bgt onions at Hewers 25 -p need $5.00 from Hewer on Monday took ten bags potatoes to Thorp need 7.00</p> <p>Wensday {Wednesday?} 11th C x J {likely James Simpson} fixed fences in morning &amp; C. Cultivated &amp; chored in barn in afternoon. A &amp; I ran weeder &amp; also Chored</p> <p>Thursday 12th fine &amp; cool Mr F 1 we Hauled manure all day &amp; plowed in afternoon about 22 loads</p> <p>Friday 13th fine &amp; cool</p> <p>Mr F 1 we hauled manure &amp; plowed in afternoon with one team 22 loads</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1898 Saturday 14th fine &amp; warm</p> <p>we hauled manure in forenoon and plowed and spread in afternoon went to town with grist 65 oatmeal $1.20 need $8.00 for poatatoes 9.25 for 2nd lot Mr F 1 paid. Mr F $2.20 this squares us up with him for this week</p> <p>Sunday 15th fine we all stayed at home all day</p> <p>Monday 16th I took Maud down to Sorbys an put her to square shot Mr F 1/2 Mr F &amp; C. finished hauling &amp; started spreading manure 14 loads started spreading we plowed with one team for about an hour shipped potatoes in afternoon</p> <p>Tusday 17th fine Mr F 1/2 we finished spreading &amp; plowing in manure &amp; then pulled stumps &amp; cleaned up corn found 12 young rats</p> <p>Wensday 18th fine &amp; cloudy C rolling turnip ground &amp; cultivating corn &amp; potato ground gang plowing where there was twich grass I picked stones off corn grd + burning stumps on rape land I ordered three sacks of bone manure for turnips + rape grd.</p> <p>Thursday 19. Dull heavy rain last night. rather damp for work on land + C + I went to town he to get teeth fixed &amp; I took post to Hughes grist of 9 bags to chop. pd 45c pd for delivery of telegram 25 sent 1 bush R of Erin potatoes to Colborne &amp; 1 peck G.D to Havelock 65 + 65 = 1.30 to Bryant {peas?}. bgt a new frost + wood Binder for $ 100.00 in Dee + our old binder Hardware 60 c p got pail mended 05. np C Cultivated in afternoon + I harrowed</p> <p>Friday 20th Dull we cut potatoes in morning and C. Cultivated in afternoon I went to town in afternoon I went to town and bgt Linseed oil 35 c for bull borrowed a trocar from Dr Ireland</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1898 Sat 21st fine W.R.W &amp; Adda came last night and we took a look around this morning, killed three ground hogs &amp; looked around this morning, went to Bank and paid the bal of note and also sent $70.00 to aunt Margaret spread ashes on potato grd suit for self</p> <p>Sunday 22nd very fine morning cooler we alll stayed at home all day read quite a bit</p> <p>Monday 23rd Dull and showery we sowed about four acres of corn &amp; planted about 3/4 acres of potatoes.</p> <p>Tuesday 24 fine I went to Breeders meeting at Brantford we had quite a busy day one of the most important changes was the changing of date for reckoning age from 1 st Dec to 1st Sept my ticket cost $1.10 other things 15c.</p> <p>Wensday 25th</p> <p>finished sowing corn &amp; buckwheat then went town &amp; got bone manure payable in 13 {??} bgt bee hives 1.50 Diary &amp; Ledger $1.25 C. J. &amp; J. cut potatoes bees swarmed today</p> <p>Thursday 26th fine we planted G.O. potatoes</p> <p>Friday 27th we finished planting no 1 &amp; cut seed in afternoon bgt 8 bags oats from J. Mitchell sent 1/2 bush G. {O.?} potatoes to W</p> <p>Sat we sold 23 bags small potatoes seed 4.90 from Mr Friendship sent 200.00 to B. L. C. Toronto paid H Metcalf 2.00 Mr Algie 25 c Stamp 03 draft 25c cards 02 we planted six bags G.D. potatoes in afternoon</p> <p>Sunday 29th we all went Church today except Jennie Children to S. S.</p> <p>Monday 30th fine C finished planting potatoes and I went to Rockwood for Bull from Sharps expense 50 c pd Dr Ireland 2.00 Mitchell 45c</p> <p>Tuesday 31st I planted horse corn &amp; C harrowed potatoes ran weeder over mangels. warned hands for road work</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday June 1st 1898</p> <p>Charlie harrowing potatoes &amp; spudding weeds &amp; picking stones off new road. I went to town got horse shod. 50c np bgt shoes 25 stamps 06. bgt 5 bags potatoes to send to J.J. Payne. Chattham. $4.00 got my teeth partly fixed. horse feed 10c key 04c, got a new Binder and gave my note due in December for one hundred dollers[sic]</p> <p>Thursday 2nd fine we worked at road work all day had Mr Flick hired all got per hour. &amp;5c per day of 8hrs. we worked two hours. Mr Skelton &amp; W. Stewart shoveled &amp; I helped J. Friendship &amp; Charles drove teams am to pay J Friendship $ 2.50 per day Ben Bye had two teams hauling. hauled thirty five Friday loads.</p> <p>Friday 3rd Fine we finished hauli road work today. hauled 13 loads gravel &amp; rakes stones off road paid J Friendship $3.25 Mr F $1.50 W. Stewart 80c. need $2.35 from A Hales. &amp;5 from J Kirk. 75 from W. J. Sleeman 1.50 from L Smuck. $1.50 from W.H. Sleeman 75 from Edwin Sleeman</p> <p>Saturday 4th fine C &amp; Jean &amp; W. spudded burrs and C Harrowed Mangels corn and potatoes. I went to town. paid {Jas?} Sharp $37.50 order 15. by Express. recd $99.50 from Jonathan, and 75c from Duggan for potatoes, stamps &amp; cards 15 c got buggy painted $13.00. np at Penfolds got grist of chop 9 bags 40, paid boys for helping me with, burrs 06 pd in cash for groceries.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday June 5 1898 Inez, W and I went to Church in morning. all children to S.S. Mary &amp; Charlie in evening Rev. Courtice preached in morning the Ordination Sermon and seven or eight young ministers were ordained it was a very impressive service</p> <p>Monday 6th very warm 1/2 day Mr Flick helped me cleaning rubbish out under bridge in morning and we offered him $16.25 to make a cedar bridge with railing eight feet span, four feet to bottom of of bridge. covered with six inch cedar all hewed {stringers?} at South Side 16 ft at North side 14 feet by eight inches thick. he went to see about it in afternoon C&amp; I plowed the turnip ground</p> <p>Tuesday 7th fine &amp; hot C &amp; I finished plowing turnip ground I went to town Mr Flick 1/2 day working at bridge I went to town bgt. meat. 95 Bee supplies $1.05. Keleher came out to look at bridge and offered to do it for $ 50. ordered 500" bran at Goldies {Goldies Mill} &amp; got 50" got flour &amp; flax at Taylors</p> <p>Wensday 8th Dull &amp; Showery We had a heavy rain I went to town made are {our} arguments with D Keleher to build a culvert over our creek. for $50. $30 to be paid when job was finished and bal {balance} in Dee, he has to do work according to plan specifications. C &amp; Mr F fixing culvert and . Cleaning out pens &amp; box stalls &amp; cellar paid 2.00 F seed 82. sent $6.00 to F. Advocate {Farmer's Advocate}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 9th June 1898 I hauled three loads of stone and four loads of sand ready to start culvert. bgt books for Inez &amp; Willie 35 c Mr F 1/2 day C harrowed corn and potatoes. &amp; scuffled some mangels</p> <p>Friday 10th dull &amp; cold C &amp; I scuffled mangels and fixed fence in morning I hauled two loads of stone and centre for arch paid Mr Slatan 20c for to fix scythe &amp; paid Mr Gow 13c for through belt for wagon tongue</p> <p>Saturday 11th Dull we chored &amp; worked at mangels in morning and picked mustard in afternoon what time we had free from rain W. Hull came today to see cattle. He says his are in good shape &amp; I think he expects to lead again</p> <p>Sunday 12h Dull Mary C. &amp; Jennie went to church in morning and all children to S.S. Mary Inez &amp; J {letters scratched out} &amp; I went to Cemetry and I to church in evening</p> <p>Monday 13th Dull C hauled four loads manure from G. T. R. {Grand Trunk Railway} pig yards and W. Leadley came today and we hoed mangels when we could for the rain</p> <p>Tuesday 14th fine C hauled manure in forenoon and plowed rye grd in afternoon. W. Leadley &amp; I hoed mangels &amp; scuffled. &amp; I also went for salt. pd $1.35 paid men that piled manure for C 40c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday June 15th 1898 we sowed bone manure &amp; harrowed it in &amp; hoed mangels raised drill for turnips in afternoon</p> <p>Thursday 16th fine we finished raising drill sowing turnips. &amp; Mr Friendship had a cow to bull</p> <p>Friday 17th fine &amp; warm C &amp; I sowed manure {over?} rape grd in morning &amp; I started to plow rape grd &amp; C cultivated for turnips G. D. Hood had cow to bull K. H.{Bull's name is Kyma's Heir, 4-year champion bull at the CNE, 1898-1901} I went to town after dinner &amp; bgt turnip shed &amp; gw seed 22c. Lemons 10 c sugar 50.</p> <p>Saturday 18th fine boys scuffled mangels and picked mustard &amp; spudded {burs?} C gang plowed rape ground. I went to town paid J Mitchell $10.00 for oats pd for Chopping. 75 c mower 4.75 fish 18c, dry goods at Ryans. 2.65 $1.25 for 1 Truss for C. $1.50</p> <p>Sunday 19th fine Cool Inez W. &amp; I went to Church in morning. All C. {children} to S S {Sunday School} and Mary &amp; C at night</p> <p>Monday 20th Dull C &amp; Gang plowing rape grd I mowed some lucerne Willie spudding blue weed went to town in afternoon bgt Water lime 4 bls. $1.15 at Morris'</p> <p>Tuesday 21st fine W. Mc Dougall, W Stewart &amp; I put cement floor in milk cellar {C?} finished G Plowing &amp; helped us.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>fine</p> <p>Wensday. June 22/ 1898 We finished the cellar and started to mow hay in no 3. Lucerne &amp; orchard grass., W L. spudding the weed &amp; pulling mustard C scuffling corn &amp; potatoes. paid W. Mc Dougall. 75c owe him 30 more. Pd W Stewart 1.00 Wm Stewart of Sarnia came to see cattle</p> <p>Thursday 23rd fine C. finished scuffling corn and I mowed grass in morning. Will Pulling mustard.helping us to kile hay in afternoon</p> <p>Friday 24th fine I cut half of hay in no 4 &amp; we {kiled?} what I cut yesterday. C scuffling in morning W. pulling mustard</p> <p>Sat. 25th Dull we had a shower this morning and could not haul in C. Cultivated rape grd &amp; W worked at potatoes killing bugs. Mr F came about 3.50 P.M. &amp; we kiled the hay I cut yesterday. got bluestone for cows feet. 10 c</p> <p>Sunday 26th Dull Mary. C &amp; Jean went to church all children but {Inez?} to S.S. and all stayed at home in evening</p> <p>Monday 24th Dull 6 We hauled in six loads hay Mr F 1/2 day. I went to town in morning paid W McDougall 45c</p> <p>Tuesday 28th fair 10. we hauled hay all day 10 loads Mr F 1. F here all day. R Betty &amp; Nettie Came this morning we had a pleasant chat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1898</p> <p>Wensday 29th fine we cut hay until 3 P.M. then raked kile bottoms &amp; hauled it in sharpened knife. C hauling gravel all day for city road. W. R. finished pulling mustard &amp; spudding blue weed</p> <p>Thursday 30th Dull {half?} with showers I mowed clover in morning &amp; we kiled about 2/3ds of what I cut yesterday before rain came. C cultivating rape grd in morning and scuffling till we started to kile W. L. went to town in evening &amp; got mail</p> <p>Friday 1st July 1898 Boys worked till eleven A.M. then went to town to enjoy themselves gave C 25c x 15c on Tuesday Willie 10c went to town bgt meat 73c. Fish 10. berries 10c bananas 10c. went to meet Uncle R &amp; Mathew &amp; Father at Station Mr F 1/2 Mr F in afternoon kiling hay Father &amp; I kiled hay in evening</p> <p>Sat 2nd fine Father &amp; I went to town in morning. I bgt boots for W.L. got horse shod. {C/we?} scuffled potatoes in morning. We all hauled hay in afternoon 8 loads F.1 Mr F working at culvert in morning here all day I pd him for the {??} till tonight $3.38</p> <p>Sunday 3rd Hot T. Storm Father &amp; I went to Church all Children to S.S. and Mathew, Father &amp; I in evening</p> <p>Monday 4th fine Dull &amp; cool Father &amp; boys hoeing mangels C scuffling Mr F fixing road &amp; hoeing mangels. got whiffle trees fixed 50c, grist &amp;chaps 1.25 pd Hewer 1.50 to bal ac {balance account} penfold 10c sent 2.50 to Advocate meat 65 c Sugar 50 oil cake 1.40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday July 5th 1898 fine</p> <p>{D or O} took bull to Rockwood came back on train bgt ticket 25 I mowed in morning Mr Flick put P Green {Paris Green} on potatoes Father &amp; W.L. hoed mangels bgt P. Green 40c np we hauled 4 loads hay &amp; put up about half what I cut this morning</p> <p>Wensday 6th fine I mowed hay in morning Father cut stone, &amp; wired fence corners. C Gang plowed rape grd. L went to town after dinner. bgt bag potatoes. 73c {????} P. Green 4.11 80 &amp; also pd for yesterdays 40. Binder twine, 80 a 12c &amp; 9.60 at Hewers.</p> <p>Thursday 7th fine &amp; warm we got rig ready to put P. Green on potatoes and C. plowed rape grd. I got a young man in town hired him for a month at {one or six} dollars. pd for barrel 60 &amp; hose 54. tin fixtures 60 np</p> <p>Friday 8th Dull hauled 8 loads hay in afternoon</p> <p>Friday 8th Dull We put off two loads then Mr F started to plow mow C Finished plowing rape grd we put P green on potatoes hauled 4 loads hay &amp; raked up kile bottoms horse to be 25c a day</p> <p>Saturday 9th fine C worked on rape grd &amp; Father in morning. in afternoon we hauled 4 loads hay &amp; kiled up what was cut. Mr Woodward here in afternoon I pd him 50c I went to town in morning bgt oatmeal &amp; rape seed $1.88</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat July 9/ 98. fine &amp; cool bgt paid mary nisbet 5.45 shingles 40. Bran $5.50 np.{np might mean "no post", ie no mail} groceries 85c pants at Bolluts $1.25 for C paid for books 35 at nelles stamp 03 coller fixed 10 pd morris for cart $1.50 meat at wakefields 83</p> <p>Sunday 10th fine Father C. Inez &amp; Jean went to church in morning all children to S. S. and Mathew, Mary &amp; I to Church in evening</p> <p>Monday 11th fine we hauled hay till tea time loads and then I mowed C Harrowed rape grd and Fred hoed turnips.</p> <p>Tuesday 12th fine we sowed rape finished cutting hay. hoed some turnpis. went to station with Mry. bgt dry goods for M. $1.24 for Jennie 50 ticket for M $1.45. paid F $1.38 horse shod. 12. gave Jennie Mary 1.60 groceries 25, 25, 11.</p> <p>Wensday 13th fine Father &amp; boys worked at turnips in morning after we took off two loads of hay. I went to town bgt P green at Penfolds 80c meat @ wakefields. 74 left watch at Savages hauled 5 loads of hay</p> <p>Thursday 14th fine we hoed turnips morning and put P Green on potatoes and finished hauling in our hay four loads and started on binder</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July Friday 15th fine Boys &amp; Father &amp; Inez hoeing turnips. I cut rye sent away the old Binder, went to town in morning. bgt Hardware $1.20 np 18 p. gro {groceries} 05. dry goods 35 np at Bollerts watch fixed 1.00 machine oil 35c</p> <p>Saturday 16th we all hoed turnips all day excepting Fred. shocking up rye in morning</p> <p>Sunday 17th Father Inez &amp; I went to Church in morning Jean &amp; C went to S. S. and Mr Knowles &amp; Mr Ryan to see the old farm</p> <p>Monday 18th Dull we finished howeing turnips in large patch started to cut fall wheat went to town bgt hardware 10c, chisel 15. butter dish 20 got cradle fixed 20 fish 20</p> <p>Tuesday 19th {wet?} we hoed small patch of turnips and chored around barn in afternoon.</p> <p>Wensday 20th fine I went to town with grist of chop 8 bags 40 c, got twine $1.85 meat 75. sugar &amp; tea $1.25 np at Simpsons P. Green 2 1/2 {??} 50c</p> <p>Thursday 21st fine we finished cutting wheat and started at oats &amp; barley cut {Danberry?} oats. got chaf carries put on binder &amp; also trucks set up</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1898 Friday 22nd fine</p> <p>we cut six acres barley in no 2 in morning and hauled ten loads rye in afternoon Father &amp; Fred shocking wheat in morning</p> <p>Saturday 23 fine we hauled fall wheat all day twelve loads</p> <p>Sunday 24th fine Father, C &amp; Jean went to Church in morning all ^C {children} but Willie to S. S. Mother {Mrs?} Knowles and I to Church in evening</p> <p>Monday 25th Dull we finished fall wheat &amp; put P green on potatoes scuffled some turnips mother &amp; I went to town in evening bgt 50c worth meat, went to prayer meeting at Johnstons</p> <p>Tuesday 26th we hauled in barley in no 2. 5 loads &amp; one load of oats Danberry then started to cut Barley in back field</p> <p>Wensday 24th fine we cut barley &amp; started at oats in no 5 and Father scuffled turnips willie L. hoed after tea</p> <p>Thursday 28th fine we cut oats in no5 and and hoed turnips part of time</p> <p>Friday 29th fine we finished cutting no 5 and hauled 4 loads barley &amp; hoed turnips in morningwent to town got pump rod 35 c meat 70c cheese 48c np paid Fred 5.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday July 30th 1898</p> <p>we put off a load of barley and hauled in four more then cut rain came on and we worked at turnips in afternoon. paid Willie L. $1.00 gave ?? C 25c to spend</p> <p>Sunday 31st fine Father Inez &amp; I went to Church in morning C, Jean &amp; Inez to S.S. and C to church in evening.</p> <p>Monday 1st aug we finished hauling barley &amp; also cutting oats in afternoon</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd mixed Boys hoeing till teatime and haule two loads oats after tea. I went to mill in morning got horse shod 24 {nut?} on wagon 05, paid for chopping biscuits for my dinner. 05. needles 05. pants for Father 63c paid ac at Bollerts 35 c</p> <p>Wensday 3rd fine we hauled in oats all day out of no 5</p> <p>Thursday 4th fine we finished no 5. loads went around to ask hands to thrashing and the others chored.</p> <p>Friday 5th fine C. Raking. Fred moving manure. W &amp; Father hoeing I went to town bgt gro {groceries} meat. 75 {ect?} nails. 28c P. Thrashing was put off for a week. we hauled four loads rakings</p> <p>Sat 6th fine we finished hauling oats and pulled peas seven loads oats Jas Simpson started today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 7th Dull fine shower Father Moll C &amp; Jean &amp; Willie went to church and sacrament all C went to S. S. &amp; me also</p> <p>Monday 8th fair Father and W.L. hoed trunips. C cut weeds J.S. Plowed. {??} in buck wheat, J took mother to station and bgt her ticket 1/65 gave her 1.00 25c, bgt meat 24c</p> <p>Tuesday 9th fine J.S. Plowing all day W. L. keeping stuff from choking. Father hoeing mangels C &amp; I cutting weeds. hauling peas &amp; I went to town with grist chaf &amp; wheat got traded 9 bu 45n wheat for $5.85 worth of flour paid {simpsons ac for?} groceries 1.25 and 33 c for things today.</p> <p>Wensday 10th fine J.S. plowing all day finished buckwheat &amp; started {ganging} oat stubble, paid Fred Woodward bal of wages 6.00 gave him 1.00 extra W. L. &amp; Father hoeing. C &amp; I hauling manure. turned cattle into corn tonight</p> <p>Thursday 11th fine J.S. G. plowing Charlie &amp; I hauling manure Father &amp; W. H. hoeing mangels</p> <p>Friday 12th fine Shower last night. J.S. G. plowing C&amp; I finished cleaning manure for stuck bottom finished hoeing mangels - &amp; hauled a load of stone Took childern to O.A.C. bgt hat &amp; books for children 40c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July Aug 12th 1898 fine need $1.00 from F. W. Hodson bgt gem jars. $1.20 bananas 05</p> <p>Saturday 13th fine J.S. Plowing. Father &amp; I went for a load of stone and then he cut the rest of the day. C &amp; I cleaned out foundation &amp; then C went for a load of saw dust &amp; plow &amp; barrow.</p> <p>Sunday 14th fine Father, Inez, W &amp; I went to Church. Heard a Stranger from Wisconsin preach. All children went to S.S. C. went to Church at night</p> <p>Monday 15th fine J.S. Plowing all day. C weeding potatoes in morning &amp; harrowing in afternoon. I went to town for saw dust, 50c, chaf 105 {"?} Barley, paid Scroggies $17.00 stamps 12c</p> <p>Tuesday 16th fine C. Harrowing. J.S. Plowing W.L &amp; I finished weeding potatoes. W. started spudding Blue weed. &amp; I plowed &amp; did chores. C went to porters thrashing Mr Sharp</p> <p>Wensday 17th fine Keleher started the culvert today. I hauled stones &amp; sand. J. S. plowing C helping me. I went of over to Jas Sharp's and to see a calf. fare 60c went walked</p> <p>Thursday 18th fine I bgt calf from Mr S. this morning for $125.00 and am to give my note &amp; if calf is in as good shape and want to part with him after show they will take him back at same price.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Thursday 18 contd I give my note due on Jan 1st. I came home by the 10:30 train. sent letter to Toronto about entering calf. {found?} all night at home C&amp; I worked around culvert hauling stone &amp; gravel. Mr S paid 1.00 of my expenses my ticket back here cost 75</p> <p>Friday 19th fine I chored &amp; helped with bridge. J.S. plowing C &amp; I hauling stones gravel &amp; sand. Father helping at Bridge. W.L. spudding blue weed.</p> <p>Sat 20th fine I chored &amp; helped at {???} Father also. C finished ganging orchard &amp; harrowed wheat grd. J.S. plowing. went to town in eve &amp; bgt slate pens &amp; dictionary for children 27c</p> <p>Sunday 21st fine</p> <p></p> <p>Monday 22nd fine I went to Rockwood in morning for a bull calf form Mr Sharp. gave my note for $125.00 due Jan 1st got ready to thrash in afternoon bgt oil cake</p> <p>Tuesday 23 Dull &amp; damp we thrashed all day. did not get on very well.</p> <p>Wensday 24th Dull &amp; damp we finished thrashing this evening.</p> <p>Thursday 25th fair C &amp; Mr F. went to Barber's thrashing for us, WL. &amp; I Chored J.S, went to town bgt stuff for blankets. {1.26?}. bgt hardware 25c</p> <p>[in margin] J.S. 1 day off &amp; paid him 2.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Aug 26th 1898 C at Ford's thrashing J.S. plowing. Father &amp; W cleaning grain. I went to town. bgt rope Ect. 80c np cotton bags, $2.30, Mr H.A. Dinsmore of Granton was here today and he is to give back {mysie?} and take Colliege Bloom in her place</p> <p>Saturday 27th fine C &amp; Mr F went to Frienships Thrashing in morning &amp; we all washed cattle in afternoon. I went to town in morning got grist 22 bags of mixed chop. $1.10 took 610 {"?} of wheat to Hewers @ 62c per bu. $6.30 to apply on our ac. bgt Rock salt 25 oil cake $1.35, returned 280 {"} of oat chop that I borrowed from them Hewer's</p> <p>Sunday 28th fine Father Inez &amp; I went to Church all Children but Jean to S. S.</p> <p>Monday 29th fine J.S. plowing sod. Father &amp; I went to get hay pressed paid for pressing 2.00 Charlie Tuesday Mr Smith at McDougalls Thrashing</p> <p>Tuesday 30th fine we fi J.S. Finished plowing sod &amp; harrowing it. Father &amp; I fixed car &amp; put in feed paid Scroggie 5.00 paid Neil 10c for fixing Charlies shoes and 20c for fixing Jean's sold She Lamb to Wakefield to aplly in account</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Aug 31st 1898</p> <p>Prepared for starting to the show in morning. Started in afternoon. Drew $8 out of bank paid 25c for {braces?} &amp; 30c for tobacco for Uncle Jimmy. Dry goods $2.75c</p> <p>[in margin] 55c paid for Uncle Jim</p> <p>Thursday Sept 1st 1898 Paid Smith's boys 75c for their father, 50c of it was grandpa's paid $4 to Mary Nisbet.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 2nd working same as usual.</p> <p>Saturday Sept 3rd Working as usual. Postage Stamp 03c</p> <p>Sunday Sept 4th</p> <p>Grandpa, Inez &amp; Jean to church in morning Inez, Jean &amp; Willie to S.S. Grandpa &amp; Inez to church at night.</p> <p>Monday Sept 5th. Labor day. Rain in the morning, Uncle Jimmy plowing in afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 7th Working as usual Pipe for Uncle Jimmy 10. Postage for letter for children 03.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Sept 8th 1898.</p> <p>Charlie McDougall here working at manure, Uncle Jimmy plowing. Grandpa &amp; Willie Betty at Toronto show. Jim &amp; Katie came today.</p> <p>Friday Sept 9th. C McD.- here all day. Uncle Jimmy plowing</p> <p>Sat Sept. 10th. C. McD.- here in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 11th Grandpa &amp; Inez to church in morning children to S.S.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 12th C. McD - sowing fall-wheat all day.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 13th C. McD- finishing fall-wheat &amp; working at stack.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 4th C. McD- at McCrae's cutting corn.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 15th C. McD- at McCrae's in afternoon. Uncle Jimmy went to town in morning and away all day. {Bot?} F Corn from {Bresant's?} 100 lbs. to be settled for. Grandpa paid 30c for express charges for 2 baskets plums.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 16th C. McDougall at McCrae's until 4 p.m. Uncle Jimmy arrived about 10 a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Sept 17th 1898 C. McDougall here for afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday Sept 18th Grandpa, Jean &amp; Willie to church in morning Jean &amp; Willie to S.S. &amp; Grandpa &amp; Inez to church at night.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 19th C. McDougall here all day.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 20th Charlie McDougall 45c {Washer?} here all day. 3 {???} Waterline</p> <p>Wed. Sept 21st C. M- here all day.</p> <p>Thursday Sept 22. C. McD. here until 4 P.M. Rain</p> <p>Friday 23rd wet we prepared for Home and left the Ex grounds about 4 P.M. paid for Car from Quebec to Ottawa from G. Toronto 16.00 {?} to Quebec 40.00 need $174.00 at Toronto, Medal 174,00 won $183.00, at Quebec, 3 medals won $77.52 at Ottawa</p> <p>recd $50.00 at Quebec {??} $15.00 from R. Ness part pay for Dorset Ram.</p> <p>Saturday 24th fine We arrived at Coteau about day light and reached York about 12 P.M. at had a good day for travelling bgt a loaf at Kingston 10c</p> <p>Sunday 25th fine we left York at 5 A.M. arrived at Guelph at 12.30 A.M. found all well went for bal of things. H. S. came out to see us. we all stayed at home bal of day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday 26th Sept 1898 I chored in morning J.S. Harrowed all day. Father &amp; C working at bridge. W. R. choring I took grist to mill in afternoon 10 bags. 70 horses shod. 50c, bgt wire 205" at 21/2= $4.60 at Morris n.p. shoes for self $2.50 for</p> <p>Tuesday 27th fine Father &amp; C. working at wing wall of bridge. J.S. &amp; I hauled stoned &amp; put in posts &amp; stakes for fence around turnips. W.L. chored and went to town for staples for wire fence, at Morris.</p> <p>Wensday 28th fine Father &amp; C. working at bridge. J.S. &amp; I {puthing?} {???} wire fence. bgt coil wire 99" {???} staples 05 medicine for M at Dr Savages.</p> <p>Thursday 29th fine Father, C &amp; I getting stones for to finishe w. walls to bridge &amp; put some in. I went to vote in plebicite. paid C McDougall for his work while I was away 8.25 recd $1.00 for Bull {???} heavy showers at night</p> <p>Friday 30th fine Father finished bridge &amp; went to J. Mountain's on the 5.30 train. I gave him 3.00 sold wool 47lb @ 14C, 16lb @ 10c $9.59-9.59 bgt dry goods &amp; yams. $8.80 paid Savage's account. 1.00 bgt bolts &amp; casting for {???}</p> <p>Saturday 1st Dec fine J.S. Cultivating rest of us took up potatoes went to town in morning bgt {???} &amp; vest for C 7.50 pants &amp; Tobacco for J.S. $1.25 I paid {???} suit bal due $1.25</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 2nd Showery</p> <p>Inez, W &amp; I went to Church in morning. Inez &amp; W. to S.S. and C to Church at night Heard Rev. T Crosby {@ retd?} Missionary from British Columbia he was very good &amp; interesting</p> <p>Monday 3rd fine J.S. cultivating. W.L. C &amp; I took up potatoes. Mrs Johnston came over for some honey in evening 25 c np.</p> <p>Tuesday 4th Dull &amp; wet We cleaned up 10 bu 40" of wheat &amp; took it to the mill. got 448" flour. 176 feed. paid for gristing $1.40 stamps Ect 04</p> <p>we Wensday 5th fine We finished taking up potatoes in no 1. and harrowed &amp; started to cultivate the ground for rye.</p> <p>Thursday 6th fine J.S. cultivating harrowing and plowing. Boys &amp; I cut {Keudels?} Grain corn, and I went to town. bgt stamps &amp; cards 15c bolts, 24c Oil cake &amp; pea meal $1.85. I sowed rye &amp; plowed out potatoes. boys picked in afternoon</p> <p>Friday 4th fine we finished potatoes and picked a few stones J.S. finished plowing corn ground</p> <p>Saturday 8th fine C &amp; I pulled apples &amp; rest worked at putting wood in shed. Kyma 3rd had bull calf today.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October</p> <p>Sunday 9th fine</p> <p>C. Inez, Jean &amp; W. went to church in morning and all children to S.S. Inez &amp; I went to church at night.</p> <p>Monday 10th fine C &amp; I picked apples. W &amp; J.S. piled wood. I went to town at noon, got harness mended, 15c, paid McLean &amp; Dawson, ac, 8.58, bgt drawers for Willie $1.00 dolls. 15. drugs 30c, recd $44.52 from Ottawa Exhibition " $133.00 " Quebec " 133.00</p> <p>Tuesday 11th wet J.S. &amp; C worked around barn in forenoon &amp; C alone in afternoon I started to Mt Forest but had to turn back on account of the weather J.S. left at noon paid him $14.00 paid G.B. Morris ac $14.35 " {checkmark} Goldies ac. $11.80 " {checkmark} Aunt {W's} ac. $139.65 " {checkmark} J.A. Tovell's ac. $3.25 " {checkmark} Church ac $1.30 bgt bull rings 45c for {house?} pd for dry goods 2.94 Flour &amp; Oilcake 38c</p> <p>Wensday 12th fair W.L. C &amp; I picked apples all day. McDougall sent a hand to B. Bye's thrashing for us this afternoon. Cal Merriweather came in evening to show us a bag that he got from Binoski's with my name on</p> <p>Thursday 13th wet C &amp; I cleaned out dirt out of root house &amp; Chored W L. Chaud. C McDougall went to Bye's thrashing for us</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Oct 14th 1898 Dull &amp; wet</p> <p>C McDougall &amp; C. German went to Friendship's thrashing and W &amp; I got grist ready and took it to mill after dinner. went to court as witness in case of F. Binoski. He was sentenced to 6 mos in jail and boy let off on suspended sentence. I bgt hardware. 65c recd $1.45 witness fees got 245 " pea chop from Hewer to be retd bgt 260" Corn $1.95 @ 42 stamps 06c</p> <p><br />Saturday 15th fair &amp; cold we shipped heifer Colliege Bloom in morning and then started to pull mangels. took in about 300 bushels. shipped heifer to H.A. Dinsmore. Granton</p> <p>Sunday 16th fine Inez, Jean W. &amp; I went to church in morning heard Mr Scott preach on, "Heaven &amp; Earth. shall pass away but my word shall not pass away" all children went to SS and C to Church at night</p> <p>Monday 17th fine we finished mangels today 8 loads altogether. I went to town, bgt coil. 60c sent check for $96.25 to Canada Life Assurance {??} Hamilton. recd same $96.25 stamps 03.</p> <p>Tuesday 18th wet C hauled two loads of manure from Ryan in morning we chored around house &amp; barn in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 19th Oct, '98</p> <p>C Hauled two loads manure in morning and picked stones in afternoon, also went to Express Office for Ram. Father came home &amp; he &amp; I went to the O.A.C. Sale in afternoon, did not Buy anything. Mr Thurston of Bobcaygeon came in evening and bgt a bull calf for $80.00 sold pair Dorset ewe Lamb $30 recd 5.00 to Mr McLees of Norich Beaconsfield. PO.</p> <p>{in margin} Calf to be sent to Lindsay</p> <p>Thursday 20th fair C picked stones &amp; topped turnips. Father &amp; I picked out building stones &amp; got a loadfrom Quarry. 50c np. then 245" chop to Hewer. pd 25c difference then pd account $5.13 pd Presant for chopping 31 bags bgt gro 88c gave W Scroggie $40.00 to deposit for me in Bank of Commerce got tools fixed for Father 25c</p> <p>Friday 21st wet C cultivated W herded Cattle &amp; chored. I went to town , sent $6.00 to T Mc Farlane Harvey {Illman?} req fees sent two fifty to H. Wade Toronto bgt apple pearer. 50. replacing old one 05. Father &amp; I helped peel in afternoon, bgt shoes for W. &amp; Inez $2.40 {??? for ??}</p> <p>Saturday 22nd wet Took 23 bags apples to mill to be made into cider and apple butter. bgt flax grd 65c sold Lab skin 65 No 1 had bull calf today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 23rd fine Mrs S, C &amp; Jean went to Church in morning. All children went to S.S. Mrs S &amp; I went to Church at night.</p> <p>Monday 24th fine I took pails to hold apple butter bgt. {???} for apple butter for A.R.S. 40c</p> <p>Tuesday 25th fine I went to W We went for Apple Butter &amp; Cider $3.65 and then got ready &amp; wentto Mount Forest for mare &amp; colt, ticket $1.65 arrived at meeting at 10PM and then met W. R. W &amp; we went up to Teskey's together then went to Egremont</p> <p>Tuesday 25th fine I started for home with mare and colt about 9AM Called at Sinclair's and P.A. Mc Eachern's he is quite sick then went to Tom's for dinner, and saw them all &amp; looked around stock, and started for home about 3P.M. paid one dollar to Tom got h pd 35c for feed at Cumnock 15c got home at 3A.M. 15c for braces.</p> <p>Wensday 26th Dull did not rise early. as we had boys worked at Turnips I took Mrs A.R. S. to Jim's went to P.O.</p> <p>Thursday 25th fair &amp; cold we worked at Turnips in afternoon. killed lamb &amp; doctored cow &amp; bull had Dr Reed here, paid him $1.50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct Friday 28th fine We worked at Turnips all day. Kyma 4th aborted calf . Yesterday Mysie was served by Kyma's Heir</p> <p>Saturday 29th fine We worked at turnips all day 8 loads. and topped about one third of them, gave W.L. 15c to buy things for the children. &amp; 5 for {???}</p> <p>Sunday 30th fine Inez, Father &amp; I went to Church heard Dr Henderson. all C. but Inez went to S.S. C went to church at night</p> <p>Monday 31st fine I've worked at turnips all day, hauled six loads Mysie was sick with bloat all day. got Dr Reeds's Trocar &amp; cannula &amp; had to send for him at night. I gave her 11/2 pints linseed oil on Sunday night. 4 1/2" salts today at noon. one ounce soda, 1/1/2 pints L Oil &amp; punctured her besides Dr. gave her 1 1/2 pts L oil 1/8 pint turpentine</p> <p>Tuesday 1st Nov 1898 about 3 A.M. Mysie passed some soft manure, we worked at turnips got in 9 loads Dr Reed came out &amp; looked at Mysie &amp; thought she was all right paid him $1.50</p> <p>Wensday 2nd fine we worked at turnips all day topped in morning hauled 8 loads. Mr Tesky came at night</p> <p>Thursday 3rd fine C finished harrowing turnips and we hauled 7 loads, I went to town in morning for chop 10 bags. 50c, stamps Ect, 37c shoes for W. L. $1.25 for Charlie 1.65 pants for W.L. 85c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Nov 4th. 98 fine C. went to McCannels thrashing, we finished taking up turnips. 51/2 loads I went to town, pd Jackson &amp; son $4.89 for sugar, sold skin to Hewer. for 26" grd flax and got 757" pea chop to be pd with other chop. stamps 03</p> <p>Saturday 5th fineDull &amp; wet we covered turnip pd put bal of wood into shed then started to fix the hen house, one of our Dorset ewes died on rape. O.A.C. 31 we got 25 bush {Lime?} @ 15c $3.75 np Wardells,</p> <p>Sunday 6th Snowy Father, C. Inez &amp; Jean went to church in morning all children to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 4th fine Boys chored all day I went to fix fence &amp; take home McCannel's colt in morning, then went to town, sent $5.00 to Mr Richardson for Heater, bgt corn chop $1.05, order &amp; stamps. sent telegram to Mr Thurston recd Req Certificates of 4 Cattle, nails $1.20 sold pelt to Mr {Hales?} 70c went over to see his show stock.</p> <p>Tuesday 8th fine we raised roof of hen house about five feet Mr Tuck here all day shipped calft to Mr Thurston Bobcaygeon</p> <p>Wensday 9th Dull &amp; snowy we chored and worked at stone work in hen house, Mr Webster came today started {?} to work {?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Nov 9th 1898 Dull afternoon for third two weeks at $8 per month. I went to town got chain mended 15c, took 5 bags turnips to Leadleys and two bags apples 1 bag turnips to Aunt Jane, bgt tea 50c cheese 24c Lumber 27c</p> <p>Thursday 10th sleet Father &amp; J.W. worked at stone work. boys and I chored in stables in morning and scraped kitchen walls in afternoon.</p> <p>Friday 11th clear &amp; cold Father working in kitchen. I went to town, bgt plaster. 25c Linseed Oil &amp; Turpentine 38c got podophyllium &amp; salt at Maddocks np. meat bill at {??}</p> <p>Saturday 12th fine we finished scraping kitchen in morning, &amp; scraped &amp; hauled earth to fill up road to bridge. Father worked at hen house, bgt shovel. 70c np pd W. Leadley. 45</p> <p>Sunday 13th Dull Father Inez &amp; I went to church in the morning all children to S.S. and Charlie &amp; J.W. to Church in evening.</p> <p>Monday 14th fair J.W. finished scraping on South side of of bridge Charlie &amp; I hauled earth on sleigh in forenoon and we worked at hen house in afternoon. C went to town sold 27" mutton to H. Leadley. @ 5= $1.35 Kyma 3 was bulling today bgt 50" grd flax at Taylors, 6 stove pipes &amp; elbow at Rudds.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 15th fine J. Webster plowed all day in rape patch, near Mcdougalls Father boys and I worked at hen house, C finished open ditch to take water to culvert in a freshet.</p> <p>Wensday 16th fine J. Webster plowing. Father &amp; Boys &amp; I working at hen house.</p> <p>Thursday 17th fine J.W. finished rape grd and and started to plow sod near Hales. Father C &amp; I worked at hen house W. L. Chored &amp; helped generally C. went to town, bgt Carbolic acid. 30c, Oilcake. 50" pd 50c bgt some gro at Scroggies</p> <p>Friday 18th Dull &amp; Showery J.N. plowing sod near Hales. Father, C &amp; I working at hen house. W.L. Choring got two barrels Lime house Cement, $2.30 1.15 at Morris np.</p> <p>Saturday 19th Dull J.W. plowing sod Father C &amp; I working at hen house. bgt C. oil at {???} 60 Copy for W. {Bathy?} 07</p> <p>Sunday 20th fine Father, C. Inez &amp; W. went to church in morning. All but Jean to S.S. Father went to Church in evening.</p> <p>Monday 21st fine Father &amp; C working at hen house J.W. plowing. I went to town paid note at Bank of Commerce. 74.60 bgt 90" pea chop &amp; 70c of corn chop at Hewers. bgt bead for {Gavel?} at Morris' &amp; paid account $2.95.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 22nd fine m &amp; stormy after</p> <p>we chored. J.W. plowed most of the day. Father was very sick last night with Cholera Morbus. Dr. Savage paid two visits. he is doing nicely now. we cleaned grist spread manure &amp; got stoens ready for building I went to town.</p> <p>Wensday 23rd cold &amp; dry J.W. plowing. D Keleher building henhouse. C &amp; W.L. choring &amp; helping. I went to town with 16 bush wheat solde $1.91 to pay for flour &amp; got 141/2 bu ground with flour. ten bags barley &amp; oats chopped. 50 p and grist $1.45 bal on ac 09 bgt hardware at M. 43c glass at Penfolds. 72c, 18c. oatmeal and onions, 65 paper 10c drugs, 10c got harness fixed 25c ac $1.50</p> <p>Thursday 24th fine &amp; cold J.W. finished sod near Hales and Mr Keleher &amp; I worked at hen house also C &amp; W.R. Father is a good deal better. C &amp; W.L. went to burial tonight</p> <p>Friday 25th fine J.W. got Queen and Tory shod in front feet. with new shoes 1.50 got flour grist, Mr Keleher was building till 2.15 PM. from 8 AM. then he left and we {???} scaffold an chored. Draft Day brought out out about twenty four students to see stock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Novermber 1898</p> <p>Saturday 26th Snowy I went to town after chores. bgt mits for W.L. 25. for C 25, for Inez 25c window sash, 20c shingles. 42 stuff for window frame that I got before 30c J.W. putting stones into hen house &amp; putting on storm windows. putting apples down cellar C at Porter's thrashing also Alex McDougall for us we put windows into hen house</p> <p>Sunday 27th Father Inez Jean. W &amp; I went in morning. All but Jean to S.S. J.W. went at night</p> <p>Monday 28th fine we got ?? we got another little daugter about 5 A.M. this morning we Dr Savage was in attendance also Mrs Gibson &amp; Mrs {Nisbet?} We got ready and went to Brantford in afternoon to Fat stock show. car 14.00 p, one big heifer weighs 2070 ".</p> <p>Tuesday 29th fair I worked around show all day Father &amp; Boys looking after things at home hauling earth to make up road to bridge Ect</p> <p>Wensday 30th Dull We still looked after stock in show boys at same work as yesterday. I am boarding with Mrs Knowles bgt Licorice 15 Oil Ect 45 salt scrap 05. street car fares 75c entry fees $21.75.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, Dec 1st 1898</p> <p>We worked at show all day. Cattle were judged in afternoon, we got 2nd for two year old steer. 2nd for yearling heifer. 2nd x3 for heifer calf. 3rd for cow 1st for grade heifer. but did not get the swap stakes. 2nd for Dorset shearling ewe. sold Mysie to a Brantford butcher Mr Winston fo r$55.00 and I got the hides.</p> <p>Friday 2nd Dull worked at show all day did no more business {???} went to Jas Smith for supper. enjoyed chat very much. went to Mrs Knowles for night recd 88.00 prize money. $55.00 for cow.</p> <p>Saturday 3rd fine we got loaded and started for home about 9A.M. arrived home at 3 P.M. found Mary and Baby better than I expected got stock home.</p> <p>Sunday 4th {snowy?} about {???} foot to 15 in of snow fell today. C Father Inez went to Church all but Jean to S.S. an dI went to Church at night</p> <p>Monday 5th snowy We spent the day preparing for show and choring around the barn.</p> <p>Tuesday 6th stormy we took cattle in to the show, entry fees 2.00 J.W. C. working at the road to bridge and W.L. &amp; I stayed with cattle show</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday 7th fine stormy W.L. &amp; I stayed at the show all day. I had my meals at Pearson's yesterday and today. got them for 15c each sold the cattle tonight for two hundred and ten dollars sold Lamb to R.H. Harding for $6.00.</p> <p>Thursday 8th stormy we delivered the cattle I won the prize for the export pair. the Raymond sewing machine, recd the pay for the cattle. 210.00 sent Lamb with {????} for Harding. bgt mits for Jean 15c socks for Mary 15. pd duty on clothes $2.45</p> <p>Friday 9th Stormy we hauled manure all day from rink 8 loads I sold apples $1.20 fees 05 chopping grain 10c hardware 65c sent apple butter to A.R. S. paid aunt Esther $9.50 the heifer weighed 2070 1 steer " 1670</p> <p>Sunday 11th cold Father Jean &amp; Charlie went to Church in morning all children to S.S. I went Inez &amp; Father to Church at night</p> <p>Monday 12th fair J {???} C hauling manure 8 loads.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 13th Clear &amp; Cold J.M W. left this morning paid him $8.70. W.L. left this afternoon got a pair mocasins for him 75c, pair shoes for self. $1.75. paid T &amp; D for Wills Coat and {mits?}. $5.30 paid wakefields ac. killed {lamb?} put {M?} 1 to bull yesterday</p> <p>Wednesday 14th fine Father and C. cleaned up grist of chop after chores. I went to meet mother. she came all safe. I too Mrs Gibson home. paid her. 5.45 bag of apples. 30c, bgt a F pan 25c got dish pan. 25c, stamp 02</p> <p>Thursday 15th fine I went to town in morning with centre for arch for D. Keleher. broke sleigh tongue. got it fixed also {hemer?}. 1.45 L Glasses 10c window glass 40c. C oil. 60c shoes for Inez $1.25, C shoes mended</p> <p>Friday 16th fine we hauled two loads of manure from Hughes and did chores. bgt figs 05c, paid D Keleher the bal for bridge &amp; work at hen house 24.00</p> <p>Saturday 17 fair we hauled 21/2 loads of manure from Hughes bgt pepper 13c. got Harness mended $1.50.</p> <p>Sunday 18th fine soft Father, Inez &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Rev. D Williams on Superanuation. Inez, Jean and C. went to {W?} went to S.S. Father &amp; C at night. Monday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 1898</p> <p>Monday 19th fine We chored &amp; hauled in Aberdeen turnips out of the pit. Mother &amp; I went to town in afternoon bgt suit. $15.00 suit shoes for us 60c. paid Bal of Wills. Hunter note in Bank of Commerce. $120.00 recd 40.00 from {Mina?} last Friday. paid 1.00 to superanuation $1.30</p> <p>Tuesday 20th soft</p> <p>went up to school with the children. went to G.B. Hoods gave premium note for $1.53 and paid $1 for policy and 6.12 assessment. went to W Mc Crae's to see about hide. He is going to take {Mpies?}. Father and Charlie working at hen house. I took Queen and Tory to Sorbys and put them both to the young Clide stallion.</p> <p>Wensday 21st soft Father working at hen house all day C. helping him I chored and went for lime and to see Keleher got six bush lime</p> <p>Thursday 22nd Dull we almost finished the stone work of hen house had Mr Mc Neltie helping paid him $1.25</p> <p>Friday 23rd Dull &amp; Colder we worked at fixing up things around barn and hen house all day</p> <p>Saturday 24th fair Father and C. did chores &amp; Father, Willie and I went to town saw the Christmas {Beef?} I bgt. {??} shoes for mother 85c {???} slippers for Father. 60c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Dec. 24th 1898 paid for Lime &amp; stone $5.90 to Wardell. Pd. Frost and wood for Binder &amp; Trucks $105.00 pd. bal on suit, 10.00 rule mended. 10c mits for C 25c</p> <p>Sunday Dec 25th fine Father {Jean?} &amp; C &amp; W went to church in morning Mother Inez &amp; I at night all children to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 26th fine we did chores and entertained Uncle R. also took C. in to get his picture taken he paid for them $1.45</p> <p>Tuesday 27th Stormy Father and C. Chored and cut a little wood. I went to town in morning. bgt stamps 25c cards 05c paid . Hughes $2.00 for {manure?} recd. $6.00 from R.H. Harding paid Foster &amp; Coghlin. C. Germans ac got three filling in my teeth $2.25 np bgt. Hardware. 15c, 30c two sash &amp; a door at Widemans some strips 25</p> <p>Wensday 28th {???} &amp; cold we worked at hen house putting in windows and door went to town after dinner bgt hinges Ect, $1.50. got W {P hole?] from Mr Blight.</p> <p>Thursday 29th fine &amp; soft worked at hen house and filed saw in morning &amp; Cut down pine tree in front of home in afternoon. W Fitzsimmons of Carberry Manitoba Came in afternoon to see Angus cattle, did not sell any to him.</p> <p>Friday 30th wet &amp; cold evening we worked around barn in morning and cut wood in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Dec 31st 1898 fine &amp; cold we cut down two willow trees &amp; cut one up. I went to town. got hide of Mysie from Brantford, Exp. 50c, Collar for W. 10c .Blue 05.</p> <p>Sunday Jan 1st 18989 fine &amp; cold Father, Inez &amp; W. Mary Jennie &amp; I all went to church heard Rev.Scott preach a new year sermon. All children went to Sunday School. C to church at night.</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd fair we cleaned mixed grist of chop 13 bag. went to mill paid the Lindsay note. $18.30 paid. Metcalf for Harness {pair?} 40c</p> <p>Wensday 4th wet we chored all day cleaning out stalls &amp; cleaning harness went to town for harness oil. C oil. 60c, got hide of steer at station pd freight 55c</p> <p>Thursday 5th fair windy &amp; cold we did chores and cut wood out of willows near road</p> <p>Friday 6th snowy we did chores and cut wood went to town for Mr an{d?} Mrs Scott and Mr and Mrs Leadley to come to the Christening of our baby paid Maddock's bill.. $1.95 stamps &amp; cards 25c we spent a pleasant evening. robe 10c</p> <p>Sat 7th Stormy I took hides to station freight to be. 35c, went to Morris' bgt lantren glasses 16c the short measure in harness oil paid for them</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab07bcddfcce4e3833d6b1d41efb39ed.pdf 8e77d0f40b9d52408309fb357c3f0bc1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c81fbef652fb979434ebf09831c72554.pdf a8681d861530ea02706829abfb2ce96e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [[Image in red, white and black of Crusader Knight with banner on white horse]] Crusader April 1905 to Dec. 1905 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9c24e85f1c981c06e68be175da6ee06a.pdf 7cc1be88d55ca651b1032261995fe6b2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [[?]] 29.1905 Will paid up in full for the heiffer <s>Lucy went July 30</s> Lucy Aug 19 McCredies Bess Sept 8 McCredies Rose Sept 10 McCredies long horns Oct. 29 April 1905 1 Sat. 1st North east wind Marjorie swept & cleaned & raked the east yard & layed down boards. Paul went to Chippawa with Topsy & the buggy had 2 dozen eggs @ 18 came back & went up to see about the Turkey, May thinks she is getting the Measles. Fannie over [[Evening?]] she kept the fire in the Smoke house yesterday & this Afternoon Sun 2 heavy frost this morning & wind north East. The people went down the road to[[?]] the first time for weeks. brole the roads for th first this week down in the school house Will & the girls gone In James Wells to day Mrs Smith she is poorly & [[?]] soon. Mon 3 wind east - but the weather gets quite hot but dull looks like rain Fannie put out some flowering peas and we divided the asters. Paul to School in the forenoon after dinner went fishing got a pike. he put the cows in she fished & Marjorie & I had to Sun after [[shower?]] & got them in the barn yard Arthur over to the shop this forenoon [[upside down]] Good friday Middy had 3 kitts & Blacky 3 in the night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43c1684114d6162fbba0180a1ddc8597.pdf 3bacf8e107ef7534398f883fa463ed55 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 2 Teu 4 looked like rain & sprinkled once & awhile then the wind started to blow & got awful high towards night got cold wind west & swept & sahed the schoolhouse Marjorie baked bread. it was dangerous to have a fire. we had the pike for breakfast. Hannie & Hattie over in the evening. Arthur ploughing. Will making gates. Paul brought the Turkey home. I finished my chemise Wed 5 cold wind all day Fanny & her father & mother went to Drummondville Fannie went in to see Frances Miller. Frank has the fever now. I washed quite a washing by hand I was over to the other house for a long time At night both the girls were in we got a letter from Ella Forest with another collar Marjorie went to Emily Montagues for apples called in to Pel: & May is getting the Measles. got a bag & a basket of apples. Thurs 6 cold north-west wind 12 eggs today Marjorie & Hattie have gone to Drummondville 3 1/2 doz of eggs. Paul dug horse radish & washed & pealed it & grated some Paul grated a little & Fannie came in & finished it I never saw anything so strong. Will set his marsh on fire Paul burnt ours Clara came home on Teusday Friday 7 north west wind Terrible frosts at night. froze the hens drink solid I tried to finish my waist had to go & sweep & dust & the school house at work, and all, the forenoon to snip Ethel Montagues dress frills & Marjorie faced it & I sewed the frills on & she got it at night. Maria Spencer came & stayed all night - got her supper Sat - 8 terrible cold north west wind She went. Mr Mills after dinner came back & went Mr Martin Dells. I made him pies & cleaned the floor. Paul rode to Chippawa with Maggie & only for eggs 15 pr doz had 2 doz. got a box of herrings. Hattie went to Berlin rode down to Chippawa with Ed & Pel Sun 9 beautiful day a little warmer we get a dozen eggs a day now. Annie Marshall for dinner over to the other house. Fannie & Arthur Don Dell in the Evening. church Sunday Mon 10. We got no sleep last night on account of the horse pounding so much. drizling rain most of the day, but did not amount to much Arthur working up at the head of the lot Paul caught 9 fish we had them for https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8bfb38ab47b60a51400d1438d5a867d9.pdf d5edd15acad1322fc5f23e9c5d8f6536 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 4 dinner. he cleaned out the north pigpen all that was not frozen 5 Teu 11. raining most of the day. roads quite muddy I went down to sweep Olly Dell over to get some one to help Marjorie went with him. Paul caught 6 fish. Will butchering 3 pigs they weighed 308 & old 5 to farmer Mr Creskie he & Fannie went down with them after dinner got 25 [[[pd?]] worth of bran Fannie came over at night and stayed She heard Frank Miller was worse. I set the black hen on 15 eggs Wed 12 beautiful day but had frost at night. Paul went to Chippawa had 2 1/2 doz eggs @ 15 Maggie Heximer called on her way from school house. Mary Riexinger called for her mail Fannie went to Marshalls for a visit. Will went to Russ Hartlys raising. I baked bread had it baked at 1 Oclock. I wrote to Mrs Kent. Thurs 13. I mended Pauls pants the first thing in the morning so he could go to James Dells & see how Mrs Smith was & see about hay The cattle are out starving in the field nothing but marsh grass or rushes. heavy frosts stunts the grass. However Mr. James Dell was kind enough to give us a load of hat Bill Montague draw it for us after Paul went away I went to work & got out everything out of the woodhouse & cleared it up such nice sunshine & strong wind it did the things good when Paul came home he helped to get barrels out of the Bed in the woodhouse so I could turn around Everything crowded together. Fannie & her mother over 14 swept the front room Friday 14 snowing & thawing as fast as it comes down. comeing from the north east & disagreable if the cattle had no feed such a day it would be hard on them. I washed out some things but a bad day. I had to put a line in the varanda. Paul went to Montague after apples. Sat 15 Terrible cold. I scrubbed the back kitchen after I swept it good & scrubbed the stoops. Swept, dusted & cleaned the kitchen blacked the stove made two pies & ginger cookies Marjorie came home from James Dells Sun 16 quite a lot of snow and north west wind. Maggie Heximer to dinner. Clara & Fannie called Mrs. Riexinger & Mary called. Fannie stayed all night came over early Marjorie went back to Mr Dells with Stanly about 4 Oclock snowed something terrible at night just like a winters night - cold & stormy & last night was fearful cold Mon 17 real blustery snow for all its worst at times then sun strike out Paul went up to Georges after sack of potatoes. I pealed a kettle of apples after dinner he went to James Dells after a selling of eggs. Fannie & her mother went to Chippawa for 5 doz eggs for flour [[on right hand side of page]]Will went away with his Sow & took her to McCredies. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0c61792d0d9252fc3a05a7b03b442850.pdf 2692dbe523bfd619dec21fa694026218 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Teu 18 regular winter weather yesterday & today with west wind & snowing most of the time at least comes on flurrys wind goes right through one Paul drawing manure on the garden. Put the horse away at noon it was so cold. Fannie papered their kitchen Paul took our Turkey away again. Mary Riexinger called to see if their turkey was here. I started my woollen quilt Paul swept the School house it was so cold I hated to go. Wed 19 wind south west very high & not so cold. Frank Miller died yesterday. [[set?]] [[spring?]] at night Thurs 20 drizly part of the day. Paul went to Chippawa. Paul bought home a card telling us about Frank Millers death. He was burrie this afternoon. met at the house at 3 Oclock [[hence?]] to All Saints church on this side Mrs Reixinger came past as Paul was going away & stayed untill he came back Fannie up to see May. I baked bread & plum tarts Friday 21 Good Fridaty day something terrible rained pasrt of the time & snowed part of the time great big flakes the largest I ever saw then the water was laying all over the ground from the heavy rain in the night. The cows would not stay long enough to drink watered snow by the pail at night. We had a mess of fish Sat. 22 sun out and nice again. Olly brought Marjorie home in the afternoon. I was mending Pauls pants all forenoon after nailed down some oil cloth to patch up holes cleaned the floor & blacked the stove. Marjorie had a bad face all swelled from her eyetooth. Fannie went to Chippawa after Hattie came home from Berlin just gone two weeks. Paul went after the turkey Nag dont seem to get much better. Sun 23. Beautiful day. The girls were taken in the church. The minister for dinner in the other house. Pel here for supper & Fannie https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/697d4c9e69d2be24d40b69e6750f0d5b.pdf 6c8a5c0c6998db74f1b7010033a28e72 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wed 26. warm. Paul caught 4 fish last night & 12 tonight today gave part of them to Fannie. Hattie here working on her centerpiece that she drew the pattern herself. Last night I had a bad spell with my heart & they all came over but Arthur. Ive got a cold & I dont know how U got it. I am not good for anything Mrs Riexinger brought over a liver. Will & Arthur went to Port. to Mill. Fannie took the day for fishing caught 1 they are gone to a meeting in the church to consider what to do with the money from the Tea meeting Thurs 27 The Turkey laid her first egg. I set a hen with eggs from Olly Dells. I swept & dusted, cleaned the floor scribbed the stoops washed quite a few things swept the back kitchen. blacked the stove, put in my flowering peas Paul went over to Dells to draw away the coal ashes beautiful day wind cool - cool enough to be pleasant ironed the pillow cases. Friday 28 dreadful hot. I made 3 pies & black current tarts. I was just played out it was so hot & the whole house was like an oven. Paul started to clean the calf pen in the afternoon Paul went to Chippawa in an hour & 25 minutes because Clara rode up with him. Maggie called in for awhile I had to run after the turkey all the time, once over opposite Reixingers. They are washing her buggy. The men the Ferrys & Hattie stayed all night over to James Dells Sat 29 rained in the night & raining this morning. beautiful growing weather Paul finished the calf pen. Paul went after Marjorie I ironed & cleaned up the kitchen & wood house. Riexmingers got the mail Sun 30 got cooler the wind almost cold Hattie to dinner. Fannie over in the afternoon Marjorie gone back to Mr Dells Paul took her Fannie went after church at night. Harrie stayed here all night. Mon. May 1905 Mon 1. I baked jelly cookies & tarts They cleaned their pantry. Paul drawing manure all day with Georges waggon Teu 2 getting warm again I baked bread, & 2 apple pies cleaned both floors boiled meat & stewed apples & got supper for the men ploughing There were 6 teams so good of them that came. They ploughed 3 1/2 acres they woud not come in for supper Wed 3 day very hot wind high & warm Maggie came down with a jar of milk & to see about the ground that was ploughed yesterday https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0442f9634bd981e88e82e7024697b188.pdf 63ff46595a2ba83092859d5a47533f0a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 10. & I went up to see Will first if they wanted it then went to Geroges to sell them. After dinner I papered where the wash stand stood & the wood box stood Arthur drawing up rails Will working at the fence posts at the head o the lot. Bell had her calf at night. Will & Arthur came over she got along all right Thur 4 Arthur came over & ploughed the lower gardens & this strip between house & barn, in the forenoon. after dinner, we got the [[sleigh?]] out. Paul & [[?]] they loaded a load of hay to take away. I cleaned my pantry - slow work after I got it done had to wash the dishes & everything after dark did not get everything put back untill next morning. The girls & Clara & Mary went to Drummondville yesterday to buy things for the church. Friday 5 Frank & Allen working on the ground with [[Jim Jeams?]] . George & Maggie went to Clifton got 16 for eggs had Friday got radish seed & mustard & papered a lot more & swept & cleaned. Will & Arthur ploughing for peas and for the fence. Sat. 6 pouring rain most of the afternoon & part of the forenoon The boys quit ploughing after they got wet through. James McCredie & Henry 11 surfacing the road in the rain. Will & Arthur gone to Clifton with a load of hay. I papered the cupboards & cleaned up the boxes of books & other things till late at night. pouring when we went to bed & a thunder storm last night - but not a bad one & thundered today. Everything in a terrible state around the barn on account of the rain & our bedding of hay. Sun 7 nice sunshine but very cool Marjorie & Fannie came home, after dinner. The girls & Arthur & Mrs Riexinger came in. The girls gone to Saurs church tonight. Mon 8. Paul took Marjorie & Fannie to James Wells Mr Well gave a bag of oats Jerry here to get Paul to herd his cattle. James McCredie [[?]] us for road work. I washed white clothes all day & put them to soak over night & washed four flannelette night gowns & some other colored things it thundered & lightened quite sharp out & poured rain. Hattie was up to see May Dell after she came home from Gibson her father & mother went https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f96b963e465c05e4257c899522685b3f.pdf 5bcb5922816cb7ae8f9882e18b981f0e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. in the big wagon. Arthur making fence around the barn yard. Paul & he started the poultry netting around the garden. I had Paul oppening a drain from the barn on the forenoon & cleaning the barn yard. The boys finished ploughing at noon opposite the school house Teu 9 dreadful cold this morning chills one in the bone. I feel sorry for the cattle going out so Early without anything to eat & a fresh mill cow, poor little humpback. Sow bedding. Will kiled his pigs in the forenoon & took them to Speck in the afternoon. Hattie went with hin & took 3 1/2 of eggs. got some meat & bran for us his pigs weighed 2.74. meeting at the church tonight We got up something to pay the minister. Howard Dell came to make fence. had to go home again. Will could not help. Cold all day sunshine most of the time then it would cloud up like snow. I hung the white clothes out had sun shine full strong north east wind my hands get numb hanging them out then I washed out 3 blankets one had been on Paul's bed all winter something terrible & all the rest of the woolens. I went to bed about frozen. Wed 10. cold yet. I washed the colored things. I was tired when I 12 started in tired when I got through I put out some flowering peas for Marjorie & her [[doters?]] Paul working at the garden fence & drained up the boards & pools from down the road. McPherson brought their furnishings & the chairs for the church. Howard Dell here all day making fence. Thur 11 Sprinkled rain at time & looked like rain all day. I9 chicks out of Dells eggs. Paul went to fish for an hour & stayed nearly 8 & caught one little fish. Paul & I washed the carpet & fixed the lounge & made rising [[?]] at night up 3 [[?eams?]] on the oat ground they finished it all but ditching Friday 12 the day rather hot gets cool at night left Topsy out for the first. Paul went to Chippawa had 5 dozen eggs @ 14. He got 50 lbs of midlings 65 cts & paid 31 for corn meal Will got Teusday. I baked bread cleaned the Red Cherry sowed one bed in the garden Hattie & Clara went over to James Dell to see about when they will have the [[posters?]] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4630577302e676a4b415749acabd1a4d.pdf a823b8fe2918128966bb4a78702b47fe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sat 13 beautiful day. I put down the carpet & took up the oil cloth & nailed it down. Mary Riexinger called. Will called to get the horse to go to Chippawa to get his money from Speck. Maggie called & stayed so long. I did not get the pumkin fries made. Hattie went to James Dells & the girls rode back, Marjorie & Fannie Sun 14 rain in the morning. beautiful growing weather. I set our Turkey yesterday & a hen the day before. The girls gone to the brick church Aniversary Sermons at the Brick. Hattie is here tonight. Will over tonight. The girls gone to the Brick tonight. Mon 15. very cool & windy I worked in the garden after I washed dishes. I put on two big beds onion seed, pepper seed & a big bed of peat & a lot of ground ready to sow. Marjorie cleaned her bedroom. Paul making a fence at the head of the garden. Will & Pell work Fannie over to James Dells Teu 16 looks like rain, Marjorie went to Chippawa to get wall paper paid 25 cts pr roll. 4 rolls & 3 of ceiling. I got Paul at the barn to clean out but he is so lazy. I swept back room & scrubbed the stoop & got dinner when Marjorie came and took up the room carpet. Marjoriie put one roll on the ceiling. Hattie to Some event in Port [[Erie?]] about when they could have the festival Wed 17 a thunder storm only one bad report. Marjorie put the ceiling paper on all bit a little rained all the afternoon & so dark could hardly see to paper we put on some towards night. Will made Paul put Topsy in their back shed its such a cold rain the sky looked terrible at times in the forenoon it looked so nice, the sky so blue then all of a sudden such ugly clouds came up & the wind roared Thurs 18 sunny this morning & cold. we finished papering the room & Marjorie took all the rubbish & cleaned the floor. I sprinkled the clothes in forenoon towards night ironed quite a lot & set sponge at night. Hattie & Arthur over in the evening. The last day poor Jack saw alive. Will put the rings on the [[written on right side]] [[turkeys?]] [[cropped?]] & got them in the other pen. Friday 19 Will & Lill went to Welland Arthur [[dirked?]] the potato patch & the other & harrowed them with Frank & Topsy Marjorie put down the carpet & I baked a big baking of bread & a dish of buns. I finished the ironing. dreadful winds. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90e20a99755ca5e1a44e57c53313a295.pdf b48769f454b56969a6782aaa8a324ef4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 16 Sat 20 a beautiful all but a cold north west wind go right through one frost last night & going to be one tonight. I made 8 pumkin pues & swept both rooms & dusted then went to see May and stayed for tea. Marjorie working at the front room & repoted her plants their furnitures came from Welland Pel got our corn meal 31 ct. sent 2 dox & 3 egg @ 16 gal. Electric oil & beet seed. Sun 21 a grand day Marjorie & Paul went to church. Fannie here to tea. They went to Saurs church, both girls were here in the afternoon. Mon 22 Marjorie fell so mean she did not go to James Dells she had rheumatism she could not do anything. I put out the beds & carrots & helped with 4 rows of potatoes. They are putting in their peas. Teu 23 I put in my flower bed box here in the yeard & my others in yesterday. got six hills of squash in after dinner. We planted the rest of the potatoes 13 rows with beans. Marjorie washed out some of her things & washed the front room windows Wed 24 Holiday. big time at Chippawa. I swept & dusted the school house feel as if I was pounded all over working on the ground so much & stooping over. Paul is helping Will with his potatoes. he furrowed our ground yesterday. Marjorie has gone to James Dells & Fannie came home Lucy had a calf. Paul & I had a big time getting her up in the barn. I took the tacks out of the carpet & take it & the straw & papers out & sweep such a time moving every thing out of the room Thurs 25 I cleaned the floor & washed the wood work. Paul made a pen for the calf & guarded the cows. I took up the pantry oil cloth & my carpet. started to rain in the night & it poured at times. Hattie came & stayed all night. Friday 26 rained all day nearly & poured in night. The road is like a little lake in front of the barn. Everything a a foot deep in water. I put down the carpet & got the things back moveing them so much I got tired of it. Fanny went yesterday to Clifton. Hattie went dow to Chippawa & brought her home. Sat 26 I papered the corner behind the lounge washed the curtains & windows & scrubbed the kitchen floor where there was no carpet done so many little things that dont count. Paul went to Chippawa got 25 lbs beans & loaves of bread 12 lb tea had 8 doz eggs https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/effd7aadc8070d3d2b157c4df881bb23.pdf 048ea55c70c5223d80e12c8520819a5e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Fannie drove over after Paul came home & set up all night & Marjorie came home Will & Arthur went to Drummondville Arthur got a new suit. Will spoke for the bananas for the festival John Gibbet killed his dog McCredies had some sheep killed. Clara & Mary went around yesterday afternoon after the ram slacked up to see about baking for the festival. Sun 28 very cool the air full of perfume of the apple & lilac Hattie brought over a nice boquet for us. Rose had a Calf in the night. Mon 29 looks cloudy Paul took Marjorie to James Dells came home & guarded the cows I put in the pop corn & mangel seed now I wish it was out for its pouring rain from the north East. Will & Arthur took a load of oats to Aden Dell & got the bananas for the Social tomorrow Teu 30 I made cookies Paul guarded the cows in the morning after dinner gadded around back & forth. In the church & [[fancy?]] as a pig Arthur & Allen Heummel gathered the cakes not a bad day the night is dark & chilly quite a big turn out - made over 80 dollars Wed 31. I washed the dishes for the corner cupboard & put the pantry oil cloth down. set the hen yesterday got the eggs from Maggie & set the Slack hen in the barn on our own eggs. Paul went over to the church as soon as he got his breakfast to help if they wanted him brought home quite a lot of cake that filled. Paul up for the day I swept the school house at night. Thurs 1st. June 1905 I done a churning the first in a good many weeks had a big time getting the churn and butter bowl ready Friday 2 not a bad day. I planted beans & some potatoes and on the east side of the house after dinner Paul planted some sweet corn & I swept & dusted the school house. yesterday fixed my flowering peas & got two hills of cucumbers out. Lilly & Hattie went to Chippawa took 1 1/2 eggs 16 gal 2 qts coal oil 1 lb nails 1 Roof bread & 4 nutmegs Arthur & his mother over at night Sat 3 I churned the first thing just as I got through a big swarm of bees come out of the [[?parent?]] hive I got everything ready to hive them Paul came from guarding the cows & he knocked them down they went in the hive but did not stay went away in spite of all the music. I worked the butter & sent it to Chippawa with Paul 4 1/2 @ 12 1/2 quart came to 6 cts got Tea, nails, [[staples?]] sugar & bread https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/93112623b95e3240f342dc12685584bd.pdf 2185e265c267099bd90c4b5318d3fa01 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Hattie took Topsy after he came home & went to James Dells to set up bed. they did not need her the poor old lady was gone She needed our one to sit up with her Fanny was here when Marjorie & Hattie came. Will & Arthur were to Aden Dells with hay rained in the night or rather poured Sun 4 rained. Paul took Marjorie back to James Dells. Fanny stayed all night. after she came from Saurs church cold & damp Mon 5 I did not sleep much last night my hand hurt & it is quite swollen & I feel too sick to poultice it & my head aches. Fannie & her father & mother gone to Mrs Smiths funeral an awful thunder storm befor we went to bed in fact befor the cows were milked. Paul took the advantage of me because I was sick & would not do his chores he milked one in the storm & one after I was so glad Fanny came early. she was here & washed pans & strained the milk. the rain came down in torrents Teu 6 Fannie skimmed the milk & strained the milk scalded the churn & done the churning I had a terrible time working the butter. had 5 lbs at night I had to take the cloth of my hand to skim the milk & wash pans then my hand swells up & gets painful. Fanny gone to Herrys to sew Hattie came over to stay & has a bad cold a thunderstorm this evening & one to night. it dont just rain it first pours. Everything suffering wash water 21 the road like a lake & the pasture field low I never saw so much rain Mr Hazlett burried today he died Sunday Wed 7 Arthur & Paul run a furrow around the potato patch & the east of the barn I churned & worked the butter & cleaned the chicken coops which were in a terrible state. I took straw out of my bed for the chickens & pigs Paul put a floor in the pig pen Will gave him orders to do it rained for four days & running Thur 8 The hens have kept me busy five hours running after them eating the beans down as far as the ground as they can see them & the pumkins & squash has Pel & Birdie brought Marjorie home in the afternoon Hattie & Paul went to Chippawa got the insurance dividend [[is?]] 1.25 paid, the took 10 1/2 lbs @ 12 1/2 per lb 125 & 2 1/2 doz eggs @ 17.42 lb. Will went to Black creek & up on the river. Marjorie set sponge. Friday 9 they are sawing wood for the other house Marjorie set sponge tonight. I cleaned today but my hand got aching I could not work got the calves out they were in a terrible state Marjorie got things fixed on the line of something for the clean up Sat 10 Guelph excursion the girls & their father went rained most of the day Marjorie had her hands more than full [[butter?]] to work. bread to bake. & I was so sick I could not sit & think [[for?? ? see right-hand side]] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88290a347299cc50e63ac2ffe5eefc61.pdf 76d7a6f5086d5aa8828f9abf2634cdf6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 22 Marjorie was going to go to Chippawa for Miss Hosell then Arthur went, but she did not come he done our [[rodering?]]. Marjorie was glad he went as she had her hands full of work, rained most of the night. Will got home at 1 Oclock Sun 11 drizling rain. The little Turkeys comeing out 15 out of 20 Donald Sharp came after Fannie water laying all over the ground shoe deep Mon 12 terrible black clouds at times & sprinkled rain at times towards night it cleared up nice & bright Paul fixed a floor in the turkey pen & I got them in. Paul opened one egg that was left over & it had a turkey with four eggs on, I churned & washed the churn Marjorie got the meals all day first day of school after the teachers fathers death. Hatties birthday celebratiing at washing the buggy a thunder storm came up at night - not bad here bit the worst in 20 years at Otawa struck the Parliament buildings. Hattie was over in the evening & stayed all night Teu 13 I churned have hard work & everything my hand is so bad. Paul swept & I dusted the school house. The soldiers went to camp very hot & roads muddy. Paul fixed the bottom buggy & Marjorie worked the butter Wed 14 Marjorie & Paul went to Drummondville had 9 1/2 lbs of butter @ 12 1/2 & 8 doz eggs @ 18 got the linoleum 3 yds @ 75 cts per yd 2.25 [[?]] Hattie & her father & mother went to town she got her new hat. dreadful hot & stroped off a lot of my clothes & washed all had the little turkeys out to get exercise but the heat is almost too much for them. they have had bad luck withe these only 5 out of 23 eggs one of them died. May went to Clifton Thurs 15 dreadful hot it just spells one. I churned the butter soft as mush to send it to the cellar get ready to work, the little turkey nearly over come by the heat. I got them up at noon and let them out. [[?poor?]] Paul went up after Marjorie he went after supper to George Hexmers. Tom McKeown & Will to see what was the matter of his mower the bees swarmed the big hive. I got them in. Friday 16 thundering befor we got up & rained most of the day Marjorie was going over the river only on account of the rain. I churned. Paul went to Martin Dells after beans came back swept the school house. The bees swarmed after 4 Oclock. Sat. 17. Arthur & I picked the hard shelled bugs off part of the potatoes & Paul finished them when he came from guarding the cows he had a mess of strawberries we had them for supper. Marjorie cleaned up the front room & cleaned the kitchen Paul went to Chippawa after 7 Oclock got home after ten had 4 lbs butter in a crock @ 12 1/2 per lb & one dozen eggs @ 18 got 3 loaves Bread 18 per lb pails 4 coal oil 10 lb sugar 25 cakes 13 the bees that swarmed yesterday came out again & Paul & Arthur could not get them to stay & they went Paul did not try to have them stay & did not care https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6b8630fdea992ae679e78a52acbea02.pdf 5e33b2bdf70172b21d91837d98312c35 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 24 Sun 18 church Sunday none went from here Paul had to take Lucy away. Kate Riexinger called in afternoon. Hattie & Arthur over too. May out to church dreadful hot day we are almost prostrated with the heat thunders in the distance Mon 19 heat something terrible & thundering one time I thought we were going to get it got the turkeys in but it passed over Marjorie washed a big washing then went at her linen waist to fix it over I churned & planted a row & a half of potatoes after Arthur & Paul furrowed out then they cultivated the potatoes made a good job on them the ground was turning green. Hattie washing all day. Paul put in some potatoes. Will went to Clifton with a load of oats. Will Frey died today Teu 20 Arthur & Will ploughing the lane. Hattie washing again. Little chicks comeing out of the barn. Marjorie working at her waist got my hand healed nearly over bad over five weeks I went down & swept the school house Wed 21 Paul weeding & I helped him he got set o strawberries enough for two meals when he was guarding the cows Marjorie was going over the river untill she heard of berry picking funeral of Wella Grey. Hattie went to Clifton. Thurs 22 Marjorie went to Chippawa had 9 lbs butter @ 14 & 2 doz 23 eggs @ 20 got 3 yds of [[?]] & 12 1/2 cts per yd got 1 lb of tea 1 lbs cheese 12 cts lemons. 2 loaves bread peppermints 1 pd 18 cts Paul working for Will hoeing Friday 23 real cool north wind Hattie & I went to pick berries at Hewsons made the sum of 29 cts Marjorie baked a big baking of bread Paul at Wills [[?]] today. I am so tired I could hardly walk home & feel pounded all over. I never fell worse in my life Marjorie back is bad even Hattie is played out too lots gone to Niagara to see the soldiers. Sat 24 I feel grounded from head to foot & such a pain in my back & chest I could hardly churn I cleaned up the back wood house & that all I could do Hattie & her mother went to Chippawa Arthur cut the roadside grass then went & cut on their hill Marjorie ironed a lot of her bed things in the week & finished Friday. I took old [[Robe?]] away then swarmed the bees Reeb called to see if he could get a swarm of bees Sun 25 quiet day no one here Will & Hattie went to see James Dell Clara & Miss Colmer stay for awhile Mon 26 I churned & worked & packed [[sold?]] churning Paul guarded the cows & got strawberries Marjorie & Hattie went to pick berries at Hewsons good picking she made 5 pts quite cool I feel so mean with my cold https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a2720b547576a671e6da710e17005b9e.pdf 8d282679da03c08a37e38832407ca87f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Teu 27 Will & Arthur went to Welland Paul cutting bushes on the roadside I swept & dusted the school house yesterday Arthur cultivated our potatoes Mr Reebs bees was hived it came out they went in the heat & came out & settled under the hive Wed 28 Paul half day on the road got sick Will had 7 hay to rake on the hill Mrs Reebs came in the afternoon to see about the bees & at night they came after them in the afternoon another swarm came out & went in their hive Marjorie & Hattie went to pick berries made 10 cts instead of churning I washed out some things to change my underwear Thurs 29 hol: I churned & packed a crock of butter 11 1/2 lbs Marjorie went up in the evening to George Heximers to see if we could get seed potatoes I could hardly churn it was such a heavy churning Friday 30 Marjories has gone over the river rode down with Maggie. I turned my bed up & swept about the school. Took my window out & washed it & put up a clean curtain & swept the dining room. Maggie brought our groceries home. had 3 doz eggs at & 11 1/2 lbs butter @ 14 borax 5 ct Matches 5 soap 10 ginger 10 Tea 13 pail 25 Soda 5 castor oil 10 sugar 25 oatmeal 25 lemons 13 stamps 2. rum 5[[?]] Sat 1 Dominion day July 1905 27 Dull all forenoon but O so hot in the afternoon it started to rain & at times poured the poor little calves looked more dead than alive I got wet through getting the turkeys home rained in the night for all it was worth. Arthur cut some hay Hattie stayed all night' I churned Sun 2 weather dont look settled yet kept the turkeys in the barn untill noon The new minister preached. Kate & Hattie & Tom Spall there. In the afternoon it got nice & everything so quiet. Hattie came over in the afternoon Marjorie came home rode up with Mr Crookshanks Mon 3 dreadful hot. Paul went to pick strawberries made 78 cts 1 1/2 cts pr basket. I churned butter very soft Marjorie working on Pauls shirt. I scrubbed where there was not carpet & cleaned the floor & scrubed all the boards they drawed in some hay. Teu 4 dreadful hot. I worked the butter then went at washing. I never felt the heat so bad. Roy Earl & Clarance came a terrible storm comeing up wind blew hard for awhile it looked as if we were going to have a terrible bad storm one heavey clap struck some where close. Fannie at Chippawa but it rained so hard https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3a24c9db31d26768bc637f75d14a711b.pdf 8c32cebfcee83091106a2e19b6ca0f95 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 29 we could not go after her Will over to see Mr James Dell he is very bad Wed 5 looks like rain Paul & Clarance went to pick strawberries but they were all gone for this year. Marjorie took 9 1/2 of butter @ 14 1 doz eggs. @ 22. oil 12 sugar 25 cheese 25. tea 13. 6 loaves bread 36 bug poison 10 Thur 6. Arthur started the hay on his field but it poured rain for awhile The boys drawed the rest of the manure that Paul started the night befor Roy & I started to put the bug poison on the potatoes put it on part of them & I picked a lot off & the boys picked a lot yesterday. Paul went to Saurs Friday 7. another hot day. I churned the butter soft. Arthur cut some more hay. Fannie went over to the other house for Tea Marjorie working on her dress Sat 8 Roy horse raking his field by the house & they drawed in twin loads for us & 3 for them selves they raked so late that Jennie & Marjorie could not go after bread I picked & gutted cherrues for two pies & an apple sauce & jelly mixed. had fire enough to roast an ox Jennie & Marjorie over to help Hattie with her dress. They killed the old rooster. Clara down to stay all night the boys over for supper in the old house Roy stayed all night over there the two boys helping them Clarance had a falling out 29 with them Paul came home brought a letter from Fannie telling of the birth of Donalds son day befor Sun 9 rather a nice day. Jenniie over for tea in other house & the boys Roy was there for dinner we had cherry pie for supper Wills had a swarm of bees & we had a swarm on thursday we put it in the keg I got everything ready & Roy knocked it down. I got stung under the eye John & Ed to the other house. Hattie gone to Montroy Mon 10 Marjorie & Jennue went to Chippawa in the forenoon got 8 loaves of bread, rolls of bread Jennie got biscuits; meat [[meal?]] & cheese. Marjorie got socks for Paul & 15 ct Embroidery had 6 lbs 2 oz of butter @ 15 Arthur started to go to James Dells he cut hay heard Mr Dell was so bad he came back Will went all the way. Marjorie & Jennie went after dinner to see him he was a little better they drawed in two loads here & one there to make up for the extra one [[?]] Paul & I went befor 6 Oclock & mowed away so they got more hay in they got both loads in we had a shower befor breakfast: I churned Paul stayed to home all day went at night to Somervilles. Arthur cut some in the new ground the boys got George boat & went for a ride https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f41a37af9686ef797f2c0f37010da3be.pdf f10dfd9267161e4b9cc3b198cd44f3b3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 30 Teu 11 terrible hot. & cloudy last night it was cool tonight close & hot. we had pour down the boys were out in it. Roy raked up the hay here Arthur cut yesterday & they got it in. the [[rakings?]] are out. their hay in the new ground Will is going to set up at Dells tonight Marjorie & Jennie working on Marjories dress Paul came home from Somervilles put in one day Wed 12 started to rain as Paul & I was milking rained on & off all fornoon the boys all to the other house for dinner they are not doing anything both boys stayed here last night we had another mess of peas for dinner Paul gone to Hewsons after the strawberry money I churned & put the last churning in the crock. Thur 13 Paul hoed the yellow corn in forenoon then went to Tom Sommervilles after dinner Marjorie washed a dirty washing. I made buns for dinner & cornstarch pudding for dinner Hattie over in the evening I pulled a lot of weeds in the potato patch & went over the patch for bugs Friday 14 Clarance birthday he is 12 years old Jannie & the boys to Wills for dinner they had a chicken for dinner. The minister in the other house for dinner. I churned then went out hoed a lot of potatoes & planted some. They drawed in the last of their hay. Reeb came to see if Marjorie would go & stay with the children when she went to market. the children have the whooping cough she went tonight & Will went to sit up with James Dell. Marjories got 60 cts & a 2 qt jar of wine Sat. 15. I hived a of bees on the little red hive. Jennie & Hattie went to Chippawa took 13 1/4 at 16 pr lb came 2.12 got 6 loaves bread 36 tea 25 & [[eggs?]] 3 screen door 1.25 hinges 15 cheeses 8. Jennie ironed some of their things. I cleaned the kitchen packed the crock of butter. Marjorie came home early & finished her dress. Paul never came home from Sommervilles. Arthur started to cut the field opposite the school house Sun 16 Marjorie & Jennie went to church. John Oliver to the other house all day at night we had singing & playing. Mon. 17 Terrible hot just dreadful. Mr Dell died this morning at six. Marjorie took Jennie & the boys down to Chippawa to go home I just got the dishes gathered & carried out when May came stayed for dinner & for tea to the other house a dreadful thunder storm about 8 Oclock lasted an hour. never got any cooler Arthur raked a little untill Topsy came home. then Will raked with her & the boys drawed in made a stack by the barn Mr Dell died on Peters birthday he is 839 Mrs Missoner 89 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31226889727acefeadf44c7b3b7af4c7.pdf a130e7aef8cfd15871509f9e419448ad Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 32 Teu 18 dreadful hot - the heat something terrible. Arthur mowed in the fornoon. I churned. Marjorie swept & cleaned up the front room. Kate Riexinger called with the funeral notes Paul picking weeds out of the hay Wed 19 looks like a storm. Paul going to take Marjorie over to the funeral then comeing back to rake he got as far as Jess Dells she sent him back for fear of the storm he came back as far as Freds then went in the bush to pick berries untill the storm came on I just through churning my the storm was something dreadful & I was alone pretty near all through the storm. one peal after another struck 3 horses for Clarkton. The folks at the other house never got started untill 20 mins to 12 the funeral was comeing out of the lane as they got there. Marjorie came back with Riexingers & stayed there for dinner. Arthur came over to tea Thur 20 I worked both churning & put in the crock 10 1/2 lbs. Milton Dell came along & bought it paid 18 per lb & 9 eggs @ 20.15 per 9. I went after the turkey brought both flocks home & a lot of clover for the pigs. I picked the potato bugs off they finished the stock at the north of the barn Friday 21 Marjorie got up early to go to Reebs I churned & picked stuff for the pigs cleaned the hen house & cleared up around the hen house 33 coops & boards every direction. worked the butter it was so hard worked some on my blue waist milked all the cows & had five journeys after the turkeys. Hattie came & stayed all night, they are drawing the [[?]] and making a stack near the barn. they took a load to Vanderburghs yesterday Sat 22 cool with wind yesterday north east I swept & cleaned & dusted both rooms & scrubed every board out side. put the butter in the crock just got ready to wash a few things as Mr McCreddie came & stayed unitll 4 Oclock just as Mrs Reeb was bringing Marjorie home I washed Pauls shirt & left the rest it looked so like a storm Will cutting wheat would have finished only broke something. Paul helping. Hattie went & got a tooth put on came back with Pel. Sun 23 high west wind. Fannie came home & came over & called on us. Hattie & Tom went somewhere. Mon 24 Will finished cutting wheat. I churned then went & washed out most of the white clothes had 8 sheets. Marjorie went to Drummondville she wanted to go to Clifton but it looked so like aa storm. We killed the little black hen & had it for supper when Marjorie came home she had 4 3/4 butter at 18. got 25 g. sugar 1/2 lb rice. 2 qt coal oil shirt for Paul & 1 yd factory Teu 25 I finished the washing & hung out what I washed yesterday the wind high from the west. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/813119eeda20670f73ef7821fa1e2a0f.pdf 9006f59f21f29c7291daae7a2bbe57eb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 34 Marjorie sewing all day on my waist they are drawing in their wheat. Paul hoeing Fannie & Mrs Hartley up came in a boat. Hattie went for a boat ride with her Tom Dell came down for Paul he come tomorrow to draw wheat; May started for the northwest Wed 26 dog days started. I churned the butter hard the wind so cool from the west. Paul all day to Dells it keeps me running to see if the hens are in the oats & getting clover for the pigs & bringing wood/ & Marjorie had to change the calfs & working on her stripe skirt. Berttie Robinson & Hattie called in the evening Thur 27. hot in the sun but a nice cool west wind. Marjorie baked bread & ironed Hattie & Berttie called in the afternoon & stayed a long time. Two young people drowned night befor last at Montrose Friday 28 cold & fogy in the morning. Marjorie went to Reebs felt like a storm all day & high wind at night it lightened all around but did not storm. Hattie stayed all night. Paul went to Chippawa in the fornoon & did the trading got a letter from Mrs Pound. Took 6 lbs 2 oz butter @ 18. 111. gal. 88 cts worth of goods <s>& due bill for 23</s> got vaseline 5 sugar 25 tea 25 coffee 13 lemons 10 L. sugar 10, cheese 23 after dinner Paul went to George Heximers to work & I had all the work to do at night I churned in the fornoon after dinner baked layer cake, another cake, & cookies & two pies at night & put clean papers on some of the shelves. Sat. 29 Hattie & Paul went to Chippawa She went on to Drummondville to get her teeth fixed. Paul went after Mrs Pound. I swept both rooms & scrubed everywhere there was no carpet & the stoops & Parlament house got everything done when they came at noon he went to George Heximers got a dollar for both half days Paul killed the long tailed hen that went to the other house. Marjorie home about 2 Oclock. They found the two bodys at Montrose. Terrible thunder storm in the after part of the night. Mrs Pound got up & came in with me Sun 30 Dull day & set in to drizle towards night Hattie for tea. none from here went to church Mon 31 nice cold wind from the north east. we had new potatoes & peas for dinner & cornstarch pudding. I churned. Paul drawing up apple limbs of apple tree in pasture Marjorie took Mrs Pound to Chippawa Arthur helping Riexinger thresh in the afternoon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/04ed3d092bc5abfa6cfce4324ce509e7.pdf f58b2b05a0d1a14bba7cdd477037a592 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 36 Aug 1905 Teu 1. cold north east wind fairly cold in the house. Arthur finished in the fornoon threshing at Riexingers, then they went at their oats. I put down churnings on the crock after dinner worked on Paul shirt he & I pulled a lot of weeds in the garden. Marjorie swept the front room I got five letters one from Mrs Kent & one from Bill. Wed 2 cool north wind Will & Arthur threshing at George Heximers in fornoon afternoon finished their oats. Marjorie went to Clifton got my hat & 25 cts worth flaked wheat, Took 12 1/2 lbs of butter to Kesters @ 18 per lb. 12 1/2 yd muslin 12 1/2 cheese 15 bread 52 yds cotton 16 laces 5 Ginger ale 10 sacks 5 gl oil 25 Mentum or Harlem oil 10 cakes 10 The minister called & stayed to tea at the other house Paul took Rose away for nothing. he worked at the Credies drawing wheat. I churned, changeing calves, running after hens, just kept me busy Thurs 3 dreadfully cold last night & heavy dew Paul to McCredies. Will in the shop. I went up & Pell told me to pick a mess of peas Marjorie making the curtains made one pair Friday 4 we got up at 5 Marjorie went to Reebs befor breakfast. Paul went to McCredies they are drawing in the last of their wheat to thresh tomorrow. Arthur helping Fred all day I churned in fornoon afternoon 37 swept the house good scrubbed the stoops & made jelly.pan cakes with iceing set sponge for buns at night. had to get the cows & milk & do all the chores for Paul never came home untill after dark Maud over at the other house for supper called here. Hattie stayed all night Sat. 5 very warm & high wind. I cleaned both floors & baked buns put paper on the parliament house. going to bake tarts & Marjorie just got home & would not let me. I dressed the black hen & bought 10 cls worth of beef had it for supper Expected Mrs Kent but she never came Sun 6 started to thunder at 4 Oclock & started again 10 after ten & kept at it for 3 hours. we got something to eat when it started again quite heavy thunder at times & poured rain done hundreds of good Hattie & Margaret Hoshel here in the last storm Hattie's face awful bad. Mon 6. bright & hot thundered in the north & rained a little shower when I was over to see Hattie drove Arthur in from ploughing Will in the shop. Hattie came over for tea. Paul going after his pay at Sommervilles got $2.25 I churned & put fridays butter in the crock 6 1/2 lbs Marjoroe went up to Georges with a dollar for the church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a91b4b36c4dbc7859e75ed72ff908ab0.pdf d9bc568658b3a5220bab61efd1e6fd86 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 38 Teu 8 not much wind & hot out doors but I did not feel the heat on the school house. I went down to clean it. Paul went to Walmsly after soap in the fornoon. Marjorie making the curtians for the east window. Emily & the young ones called & they came down to the school house. I was tired enough scrubbing & moping & cleaning the wood work then I picked two pails of clover for the pigs. Wed 9 stiff wind from the west & the air felt like rain. I went down & finished the school house in the fornoon all but oiling the seals. churned after dinner. pulled a lot of weeds for the pigs. picked some cucumbers they dont [[?]] much old Mrs Reeb burried today. Emily Lemmons husband died Sunday. I worked Mondays butter & put it in the crock for Milton Dell but he never came back this way. Hattie's face better Paul helping them to draw oats. Marjorie papered. set a small sponge tonight. Rale called with a [[eel?]] Thurs 10. warm west wind. very sultry for the wind. sun dreadful hot. Paul went to Chippawa had 6 1/4 butter @ 18.112 & one doz eggs @18.25 sugar milk & brush 15. gal oil 19. tea 13. soap 10. can salmon 15 1lb nails 4 fly pad 5 lemons 18 cheese 14. Marjorie baked bread. I worked the butter then went down & cut clover for the pigs my dress full & the 1.2 bushel full & some chaps out of our field. Paul helped them after he got home from Chippawa with their oats. Friday 11 Marjorie went to Reebs not so early as usual looked like rain all day & it sprinkled at times. Arthur & Hattie waited all day untill 2 Oclock for it to clear up. I churned in the fornoon after dinner I baked two pies 12 jelly tarts & cookies. I was just about roasted so close & sultry. Sat 12 hot yet it feels like a storm. I swept & cleaned the veranda & everywhere there was no carpet worked the butter. Paul took Eds money home. Marjorie got home late we had a bad storm mostly wind & rain from the north. after it would go over it would come up again Hattie came & stayed in the worst of it & we were so glad we all went out to milk for it threatened to come on then the air is a little cooler. Wills sow had 15 pigs this evening Sun 13 very cool wind. north east. Marjorie & Paul went to church & all from the other house. quite a turn out. We had disagreable callers then they went to the other house. Mon 14 I churned on. Arthur & Paul went to old Jerrys & he gave him a black eye. Will went & finished up affairs. Teu 15. I worked all the butter we had in different crocks. 19 lb 6 oz it looked so like rain it set on from the north east we kept the horse & calves in Will & Arthur Fred finished the oats at old Jerrys Pauls eye looks bad yet. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/040be83e9e36613f4fd95fdc72c65327.pdf bf8e54963924746eec49de479d8214f5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 40 Wed 16. The boys started to cut oat here after dinner Paul cut a little wood on the fornoon then fidled the rest of the time untill Marjorie came home from Drummondville she went in the morning. took 19 lbs 6 oz to Adens a 18 payed 2.50 on the bill. got my slippers at Fern Robinsons. Robert McOliver Eva Mrs Dell for dinner over there & tea here. Will & Hattie here too. Thur 17. I washed all the fornoon. Marjorie cut out my waist. Hattie & her mother to Chippawa just got home when Mrs Kent came had to get her dinner then clean up the kitchen & churn when we went to the other house & Marjorie fixed up the bed room. Colly Reavely came to the other house. Min Marshall there to tea Friday 18. Paul to Hewsons got a $1.00. Mrs Kent to dinner in the other house. After dinner Hattie & Olly took her to Chippawa. I finished the washing after she left. Sat. 19 Paul at Marl. Dells pulling beans. made 85 ds took Lucy to McCredies. Marjorie to Mrs Reebs & made 50 cts. I swept & cleaned all around & made ginger cookies, tarts & a custard pie started to rain & rained hard in the night. without thunder. The girls got in the rain going & part of the way with Min & Yancy Young. I went down & cut clover for the pigs Sun 20 beautiful after the rain wind west -changed to north in the 40 evening Hattie & Olly to dinner. Will over & got the papers. The girls went to Chippawa church some singing brought to the other house by the Saurs brothers & Min Marshall Mon 21 high west wind & looked like rain Paul pulling beans at Riexingers got 75 cts I churned, & guarded the cows. I felt mean all day. Will & Arthur fixing for threshing tomorrow at old Jerrys. Marjorie finished my waist. I took a bouquet of peas down to the school house & cut some clover. Teu 22 hot in the sun but a nice west wind,=. Marjorie to Reebs to help dress ducks. Will threshing at old Jerrys had 2002 let. the calves get full thne led them uo under the willows. I washed quite a few things mostly Marjories & Pauls. Olly went home & the Darker girls stayed they came night befor. Wed 23 The heat something dreadful got cool at night: Will drawing in his peas Paul pulled beans in fornoon at Riexingers helped Will in afternoon from 2 Oclock. yesterday he pulled for Marty untill 11 Oclock then went to Riexingers I churned, & Marjorie finished my waist, & pressed it: I washed Pauls overalls & socks Thurs 24 sun hot in the morning when I was https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/61c516c31767d891ebc2797a80d1a6bd.pdf 660c896a2a8772f8f867b85b769b3693 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I was guarding the cows then the wind changed to north east & a thunder storm came up just as Marjorie was baking pancakes for dinner & I was working the butter. There was 6 lbs Young Rapplego [[Rapelje?]] stoped for Paul to take him to Chippawa he could not wheed so he took two baskets of mushrooms he picked this morning befor he raked the pea stubble, (Beebe is sick poor little thing has a cold,) & to finish all had killed Friday 25 Marjorie went to Clifton had 10 1/2 lbs butter she sold 6 1/4 to Taylor for 24cts & Jane 4 1/4 @ 24 got 50 pd sugar tea 26 cts cocoanut 15 cts paper 7, vaseline 5 blueing 5 nails 5 rope 35 cts 2 baskets of Plums 50 cts bread 12. brought up the pot Fannie gave her. she got 20 ct for their butter at Acten Pells. Ella Darkers birthday 17 Paul at McCredies pulling beans made 50 ct & got his supper at home. Will & Arthur drawing manure. I guarded the cows after I worked the butter in rolls for town, after I turned the cows out I washed dishes for an hour & half, then caught a chicken & cooked it for our supper, then churned. Just washing the churn looked out & saw all the cattle out, & had a big time getting them out. Marjorie just got home & had to help Sat 26 Marjorie to Reebs, took a crock with 6 1/2 lbs got 22 ct. Taylors got $1.00 worth of sugar 1d cheese a loaf of bread & 24 cts in cash she brought home a few tomatoes & a mess of corn. Paul guarded the cows then drawed a barrel of water. I got him his dinnr at 3 Oclock then he went after the waggon to draw manure stayed 2 hours & a half. George & Alln drawed the oats Will & Arthur drawing manure. I swept & cleaned both rooms & worked the butter, put clean paper on both cupboards, had a lot of work getting the hens caught & shut up. cool wind, north-east but sun quite hot. Sun 27 cold nights nowadays if not like frost. Today the wind is cold from the north east Marjorie went to church, came home highly incensed with the singing. Sharpe to the other house brought Fannie home Hartleys there & May Marshall & her husband Lou. Mon 28 I churned. Marjorie washed out quite a lot of her own clothes & ironed them & her white skirt. Paul drawing manure. Will & arthu drawing manure. I canned up 4 jars of Plums Teu 29 I swept the school house yesterday morning I did not get a chance Friday or sat. & tonight swept again. Nellie & Miss Thompson Hattie went after [[?]] Nell called here with Fannie they did not start untill nearly dark in fact it was dark Will & Arthur threshing at Riexingers they were to come here & thresh out ours but some new arrangement they have put it off untill Sat likely have a big rain befor that they took Topsy down in the fornoon after them took 3 doz & 3 eggs. @ 20 cts pr doz got 3 loaves of bread 5 cts lemons 5 cts fly paper 25 cts bottle Hursts pain destroyer I swept & dusted tonight Paul drawing manure https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ec6ab995cd1a70a783cd5aa595d11c54.pdf cba2e7bffadd60b15f9ea36aa76941db Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 44 Wed 30 a terrible thunderstorm this morning befor we got out of bed so close seemed right over our head Paul was up the horse out & getting the cows in they are drawing manure I finished canning the plums Thur 31 Marjorie went after dinner to McCredies after vinegar. I churned & put the butter in a crock Paul helping them in the afternoon to draw manure. got at Resters 5 cts 1 lb cheese 14 cts 1/2 lb mix Tea 1 bottle ginger ale 10 ct coal oil yd flannelette 10 Sept 1905 Friday 1 Marjorie baked bread & ironed part of the clothes I finished then when she went to Chippawa she had 11 lbs 3 oz @ 20 3 sheets amoing the rest I had a headache Marjorie swept the front room yesterday & I changed the cot & swept & dusted the dining room & made a batch of cookies in the fornoon. Paul went up at night to Mrs Martin Dells to see if there was any Elderberries The girls got plums & tomotoes & things for threshers tomorrow Sat 2 Marjorie had to go to Reebs. They finished threshing just befor 3 Oclock & started here 20 min after 3 our threshing lasted 3/4 of an hour. 99 bas. altogether 33 for us & 33 for Allen & 33 for Frank drizled rain in the afternoon. I had to guard the cows & feed the calves & wash dishes from our supper night befor kept me untill noon, then I washed out a lot of things Marjorie brought home a basket of cucumbers some peas & tomatoes & peppers & a root of cellary. Sun 3. if Pa had been living he would be 93 today beautiful day wind west Arthur for dinner Eva Hannah & some of her friends to the other house Hattie & Arthur over in the evening very cool night Mon 4 Labor Day. I churned & worked the butter swept & dusted the school house instead of friday, there was school. Paul wached the cows & drawed a barrel of water & Marjorie wached the cows while he drawed it. Paul drawed manure in the afternoon. Arthur working on the fallow Teu 5 looked like rain. Marjorie & Hattie went to Drummondville got tomatoes 25 per but each got a box Hattie got one tooth in. I cleaned up the woodhouse so Paul could get the oats in from the barn that was yesterday when Marjorie was waching the cows. he drawed the water afterwards. Arthur dirking in fornoon rolling the afternoon I put the butter in a crock 6 lb 2 oz kept 1/2 lb home inside of a week we have gone through a crock about 4 & /2 lbs & a butter dish full & had to leave some of yesterdays she got a 25 ct broom 25 ct sugar 10 ct mixed spies rising cakes cheese 14. tumeric 6, elastic 3. brought home the coal oil & ginger she got the other day. Today Paul went after a basket of elderberries & we got them cleaned. Wed 6. I made an elderberry pie for supper just befor I started to sweep the school house. I canned up 42 qt jars of tomatoes & 2.2 qt jars elderberry Marjorie went at night to Reebs to stay & help next day Hattie stayed all night her face bad again https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c7997dfb29f2ce29297c8439c2c38371.pdf 025db674dbd19aa2ec8869283d960786 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thur 7 five years yesterday Pa died. Reebs threshing I made two pies, Elderberry, then churned took about two hours, just got through when Jane Simpson came or tea. Paul went after elderberries got a basket & a pail full. Paul went after the bushels of onions to Reebs. Marjorie came home sick. Arthur helping to thresh. Bertha Miss Miller in the other house Friday 8 five years ago today Pa was burried. I baked two loaves of bread, made a big kettle of Chili sauce stood & stired it all the time the bread was baking cleaned all the elderberries cleaned all the evening untill eleven Oclock Maggie took 1 1/2 doz eggs @ 2 ct to Reebs ot 1/2 lb tea & Keens mustard. Fannie rode down as far as Chippawa with her bought her here safely. I brought over two jars of tomatoes from the cellar sealed a year ago as good as the day done up I opened them & made ketchup. Hattie stayed all night. beautiful moonlight & such cool nights they are fixing their ground ready to sow when it rains. Sat 9. Fred Dell threshed. Will helped him. Arthur & the girls were going to Sharps but it was so hot everything went wrong yesterday the pigs got out [[house?]] & I turned out the cows & did not know Bess was running & such a time as I had when he went to Heximers to tell Maggie that Marjorie was not going with her to town. I churned & pickled the elderberries with 3 lbs sugar & a qt of vinegar cooked 1 1/2 hours, made 3 pies swept & cleaned both rooms & scrubbed the stoops & boards washed kitchen windows. Paul swept & dusted the school house. Hubby brought our mail. Mrs Reeb brought Marjorie home & a lot of tomatoes & a little crock of lard & drippings Paul cut the weeds in the potato patch. I guarded the cows & drawed water, & cleaned the hen house Sun 10 Arthur & the girls went to Sharps. Fannie is going to stay. She brought her new dress last night for is to see its real pretty made so nice its blue in color & very becoming. we saw it on her when she came to say goodbye. Marjorie went to church Mrs Bell was not there. Dan & his wife came to Riexingers this morning. Paul took Rose away this morning to McCredies Dan & Tilly had supper in the other house each called sepparately. Don Dell came in & spent the evening Mon 11 raining in the niht gently & no thunder caught a nice lot of watter it rained off & on most of the day Marjorie was going turn back but it would start to drizle. Arthur went after seed wheat at Martin Dells. I canned or rather cooked tomatoes all day. Old Mr Reeb died Teu 12 Marjorie went to Chippawa after dinner She wached the cows untill 11 & they went down to the bridge & got out Will happened to see them or else they might have got far enough I started after them Arthur got on Topsy & headed them & brought them after at the school house & I kept them untill noon. Paul pulling beans at Riexingers was to come at noon & get the horse but never showed up untill https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f8b52e1df891bbe61219e95f9a2e92bb.pdf 408e5d11e9c7bff61bc60c829cb03bc9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 48 After 1 Oclock it was after 2 when she got had a crock with 5 1/2 butter @ 20. 1057 a due bill for 33 got 100 worth of sugar, 15 cts mixed spice loaf bread 10 cts red pepper lb nails. Came home & went to Reebs after tomato 1 bus 25 took 1 1/2 doz eggs & 5 cts for the onions I churned in the fornoon swept & dusted the school house Paul pulled 8 rows in the fornoon & 8 in afternoon Hattie got a letter to her uncle Rilla 921 Geary [[?]] <s>Wed</s> Arthur drilling or his father & Arthur helped Wed 13 Marjorie baked bread, seasoned up & finished up a kettle of chilli sauce that was cooking all day yesterday had no sugar or spice. Maggie & John came Paul cutting their corn Marjorie finished her mustard pickle. Arthur drilling & his father takeaway the manure from the spouts. he cut 22 stocks he wached the cows in fornoon. Thur 14 hot weather is changed frost last night Tom Warner here we bought 50 cts native herbs I fixed the wood house changed things around so I could get the bran emptied. Marjorie washed a lot of her own clothes. I had a chase after the calves down the back road when I came back Maggie was here to get Marjorie to lake Topsy tomorrow & their waggon & go after peaches Friday 15 she did not come untill nearly 2 Oclock had for our trading at Kesters & go to hunt peaches after that got back after dark caught in the rain had some thunder I was affraid we were going to have a bad storm. Arthur & Hattie were in Chippawa wih John & Maggie Hattie went in to Drummondville got something done in her teeth then got a basket of Peaches & rode home with them Marjorie had her baskets one 50 the other 35. had 5 lbs butter @ 22 per lb got sugar 25 tea 13. coal oil 10 & 40 on the book after she went. I churned nearly 2 hours Paul cutting marsh grass in the afternoon guarded the cows in fornoon yesterday afternoon finished Willscron 11 shocks. Arthur drawed up their pumkins & squash in the fornoon Sat 16. I worked the butter then went at the last of the large tomatoes we got from Mrs Reeb then went at the peaches the Crawfords 5 jars & one of the white then canned some two qt jars of tomatoes. I was just about roasted. The day was so hot - started to rain towards night when I 5 jars of Plums & skim the milk Will gave me a pumpkin & squash Marjorie swept the room & washed the dishes I pealed some peaches to stew for Sunday. Em Summerville brought our mail Paul swept the school house when he was washing the cows after dinner he cut the marsh grass Sunday 17 gloomy most of the day & hot Warm night thundered in the distance & rained just after the cows were milked got our chores done on time. it has poured since dark its nine & pouring yet. Clara & Tom to the other house Every one in but Arthur in the fornoon. Marjorie & I lay in all the afternoon nearly then I read all the evening aloud https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4a2a46e29c893cf72c678ed13dbc4f4d.pdf 85166ad8ffe0722a8bbb8d2fc04e5107 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mon 18 dreadful hot Arthur started ploughing opposite the school house. Will went to thresh at Marvin Dells. rained Sunday night Clara & Tom never got away from the other house untill eleven O'clock. just poured & so dark & driping in the house we kept a light burning part of the night. I canned up the basket of white peaches & the basket of pears Maggie gave us Teu 19 very muddy & hot but not so hot as yesterday. Marjorie & Hattie went after peaches got them at Monroe's for 25 cts per basket. Hattie got 4 baskets & Marjorie got 2 they went to Aden Dells to trade had 4 3/4 @ 24 1.14 got 25 cts tea 26 cts sugar cheese 16 corn starch ten cents & linmen 19 mixed spice 5. I churned & killed a chicken & picked it fried it for supper & canned a few more to fill a jar partly filled <s>Paul down to the marsh</s> Paul picked a basket of mushrooms & walked to Chippawa & got 75 cts for them & got home befor [[?]] pretty good half days work sold them at Powells. Hattie stayed all night. rained & thundered in the night. Wed 20 wind west & cold got so cold we had frost as we had to get all the plants in at night. Hattie helped me in with them. Paul picked two baskets of mushrooms & went to Chippawa over the river got Pauls overalls came back & stayed at Jennie Hannahs I canned up 6 qts of peach had to work the butter & put on a crock 4 1/2 @ 22 we got .50 cts of sugar. 1lb [[ropy?]] for the calf had 4 1/2 pds butter @ 22. 99 cts when Paul came home Arthur raked their clover seed with Topsy while his father ploughed. Thur 21 Terrible high south wind blew terrible. Mrs Reeb here to see about getting a turkey she took out the honey. Marjorie came home with Tommy Dell. Arthur ploughed, harrowed, & rolled it in four days. he says it ploughs hard besides drawing out the pile of manure that stood down there. I churned after I put out the flowers & swept both rooms & swept the worst out of the front room. I pealed 4 3/4 small tomatoes & preserved them & boiled over some chilli sauce & put it in glass jars. Paul drawed up some rails after dinner. Frank Sherk to the other house tonight. Friday 22. Thirty-one years ago today Will was married. Arthur harrowing & rolling all day Terrible high wind all day from the west gets quite cool towards night, looks stormy & sprinkling rain. I worked the butter then pealed peaches after dinner finished the peaches then went & swept & dusted the school house. Marjorie cleaned some mushrooms for supper. Marjorie mended Pauls pants all the afternoon she washed them befor dinner Will burning brush were the fence stood & Paul drawed up nearly all the brush & they burnt it on the ground Marjorie set sponge at night & I pealed pears to dry Maggie brought the mail she got 27 for butter https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0462a0f8178e4315ca006dceee29eacf.pdf f67e43aa8c39fc55e25254f8cfbd9f33 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 52 Sat 23. Paul threshing to Tom McKeons Arthur rolling when I was watching the cows he tilled & furrowed out. Will basket brush he gathered up around. The minister came to stay all night to Wills. Marjorie baked bread she turned the cows out at night I guarded them she ironed her things she washed the other day I made 4 pumkin pies & swept the dining room she cleaned the kitchen. Paul got home early frost at night awful cold northwest wind Sun 24 very cold when I went to church the wind was west. When we came back it was south west & terrible high one could scarcely walk quite a number out to church. Hattie & Arthur over in the evening we had a chicken for dinner The old [[setter?]] picked her head Paul killed her & I dressed her Mon 25 cold west wind but a beautiful day nice sunshine Will went to Port to Mill. Marjorie, Hattie & Paul went after Peaches got a basket for 25 at Manbys Hattie got 3 for 85. 2 at 3 cts one@ 25 took 4 1/2 of butter @ 24 per lb for 50 cts worth of sugar & a box of hair pins. Arthur threshing at Ed Dells I picked a hen for dinner but she was so fat I put her in salt & water untill tomorrow I churned & worked the butter & boiled the last of our meat for dinner. Terribly cold & frost tonight. Will brought us 75 lb of flour I swept & dusted the school house Teu 26 beautiful day first day of Stamford Fair. Fannie & the Miller girls 53 over to the other house Fannie gave us a calf. Marjorie wached the cows so Paul could go the mash The first thing I put the hen on to boil the first thing. Marjorie fixing her hat over. I pealed 3 3/4 of small tomatoes Arthur went after Kirkly for his colt, we had him over to see Lucy she has a sore foot. Marjorie poulticed it with carrots & then put bran on at night she went in so she had to take it off frost on the forepart of the night. Turned warmer the hardest frost we have had last night. Wed 27 looked like rain on the fornoon when Hattie & her mother went to Chippawa. Hattie got a letter from her uncle Biller. butter raised to 24 on Chippawa after Paul guarded the cows he went to Hewsons to cut marsh grass I guarded the cows in the afternoon Arthur cut the clover in the school house field. Marjorie still at her hat; I dug some potatoes in the fornoon pretty hot, but a cool wind if it was not for that it would be awful hot & poor Clyde dont seem any better. Marjorie is poulticing Lucys foot with bran untill tomorrow Kirkly will bring a wash. Rose has great curiosity to know what is on Lucys foot. Thurs 28 Kirkly came befor dinner says his fever is so high depends on it going down if he lives. Frank Riexinger over in the evening & Hattie & Arthur https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4f95a46f8c1a63de137c7a9b235147c8.pdf 1d85f4467533dfc78834cece5a92734a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 56 Marjorie was going after vinegar but McCredies were threshing clover seed so she went to Reebs & they gave her a basket of grapes I churned & worked the butter in a roll Friday 29 Kirkly came & said there was no hope for the colt. The cows foot is awful looking & dont seem he improve I washed all day got a letter that Mr & Mrs Buyers are coming tomorrow. Marjorie set sponge Hattie went over to help put down the matting, Birdy called. Arthur went after grapes we got 30 lbs @ 1 1/2 pr lb. The day something dreadful it's so hot. I never felt the heat washing all summer as much Sat 30 Poor Clyde seems better this morning but very soon a change sets in & he is gone & he seemed to get bad so quick Will was affraid he would die hard but he died easy & they burried him down in the marsh all done befor dinner he went so suddenly after dinner Arthur & Paul drawed a load of marsh grass & put in the straw stack. dreadful hot again. Marjorie baked luvly bread & swept the two rooms yesterday & cleaned the & dusted the dining room I fixed the bed then went to Chippawa after them. She had 5 1/2 butter @ 24. 1.32 brown sugar 25 cheese 1 ll 10 ct soap 5 soda 5 ginger 18 coal oil 10 Gran sugar 25 tea 25. I churned & cleaned the floor & all the boards washed the windows & lamps made four pumkin pies & patty pan cakes were a failure. we killed the rooster & I dressed him. We had peaches & cream for supper Sun. Oct. 1905 Sun 1 beautiful day with a nice breeze we had the rooser for dinner. they went over to the other house for supper. Marjorie & Mrs Byers took him part-way. Ed Dell to the other house Mon 2. I went down to the school house & swept & dusted. The air was heavy & no wind. The dust would not settle. Mrs Buyers sick. It rained sprinkling when they drawed the water: drawed a barrel for each house with Jack & Topsy. Paul has a nice warf he built out in the creek he & I carried water rom there all sat. & sun. I churned & we pitted the grapes ready to peal. rained a lot off & on & he got the other load of marsh grass just as it commenced to come really hard Teu 8 I worked Mrs Buyers butter 8 3/4 @ 25.88 & one doz eggs @ 25 & one day we gave her they gave her a chicken 9 1/2 doz. eggs she took dinner at the other house They never got started untill after 2 Oclock Hattie went and got her teeth something done to them we had down 3 1/2 butter @ 24 got a lb tea 25 skein yarn 14. 9 lb sulphur two post cards 2 stamps down at Drummondville 1 lb salts 5 ct 1 qt puffed hay 5 ct 23lb corn meal 32 cts at Greens. Hattie for tea quite cool today. had hard work to get Paul dig a few potatoes when she was gone. I canned the grapes 5 jars had an awful time emptying jars to get enough I put them on & canned two jars plums over. Wed 4 Wills cow had a calf this morning. he & Arthur threshing at George Heximers https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5e54271312e5a1b203039200593976d1.pdf 59632fadce8763a33fb7f3ebf12d92de Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 56 I swept & dusted the school house tonight I mended Pauls pants to give to Tom McReany Thur 5. I churned & worked the butter it was so cold with frost at night & last night [[Fanny?]] over. Alex McCredie brought us a load of wood. Paul at Tom McKeowns [[morning? working?]] Friday 6 beautiful day Will & Arthur went to Welland & got middlings for himself & 2 hundred of corn meal for us @ 1.20 for him I gave 2 dollars of my money & 40 of Pauls Marjorie went to John Laws to see about corn & they gave her a basket of peaches & one of grapes She go fifty weight of corn meal from Green & of Pauls Mrs Byers butter money. she paid 70 cts 1/2 hun, She took 1 doz eggs to Kesters @ 22 got coal oil & nails. Took 5 lb 3 oz of to Miseners @ 27 ct per lb $1.40 Gran Sugar 50. 1/2 lb tea 13. brown sugar 25 cask 50. candy 2. we had potatoes, squash 2 eggs & fresh biscuits for supper Paul cut up most of wood Alex bought. I boiled 3 pots of lard for the first Sat 7 Will went after a load of coal. Marjorie baked bread & cleaned the kitchen. I pealed the peaches for preserves made 3 pumkin pies & swept the dining room ironed a big ironing after dark & boiled 5 pots of pig feed [[?]] for tomorrow Mary Jane brought our mail Paul swept the school house & drawed a barrel of water. at night took up his bee hives not much honey Sun 8 I was terrible sick all day & such dreadful pain in my head. Fannie came home Baethe & Don came as far as Rus Hartlys she & Hattie were over Marjorie boiled two pots of mash for the pigs. They have all gone to church from the other house a good turn out Joliff spoke. Misionery meeting made $16.25 Mon 9 So terrible hot all day in the sun but cool in house. fog last night & not much wind Arthur & Paul threshing at Tom McKeowns Arthur got $1.00 Paul 50 cts. he drawed a barrel of water after he got back. Will went after another load of coal. Marjorie wached the cows & I washed dishes, swept & boiled pig feed & churned & washed the churn & lot of milk crocks that I skimed. I dont feel ablt to drag after being sick Paul had let the horse get away & she has to go & help find her. I took the honey out. 5 lb on one of good honey & 15 on the other of good honey quite a lot. to go through the colander. Teu 10 beautiful day. Marjorie & Paul went after corn to Mr John Laws got 10 bus @ 8 cts pr Bus $3.00 They gave her 2 baskets of Peaches & grapes she took a roll of butter. The Kesters 5 @ 24.1.20 & 9 eggs 14 cts got 1.11 on the book got butter. collar 15 dome of lead 3. plug tobacco 5. Hattie & Arthur over & we had peaches & cream befor they left. I dug carrots & potatoes for supper. got the cows up & milked them. The trustees had a meeting at the school house We settle with the teacher she is going away friday I got a lot of wood on & Paul helped I boiled a lot of feed for the pigs Wed 11 raining part of the day. made the roads awful muddy I went down to sweep & dust. north west storm & cold got the calves in untill after https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3445e2ea5aef775822aa3bc3be3f9750.pdf ec4de1a631c17fa787ab3fe799d3eda1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thur 12 Will buchered a pig it weighed 1.4 g beautiful day overhead but terrible muddy & cold. the last day of the county fair. I churned & worked the butter right up 5 3/4 Friday 13. Miss Hazelet called to get board for the new teacher. I made cookies & I boiled pumkins for pies tomorrow. I swept & dusted the school house. Will ploughed out the potatoes Paul heled to pick & pick put in the cellar. They came over at 3 Oclock & ploughed out ours Paul picked untill after dark Sat 14 We borrowed 32 lbs from Will. Marjorie baked bread mixed it then went to Chippawa after Mrs Pound & the children. I cleaned the floor & got dinner churned a small churning made four pies & tarts Marjorie dressed a chicken after dark Sun 15 a beautiful day untill after supper when we got ready to take Mrs Pound home it started to rain. [[?]] she gave it up. Darkers family to Wills they took Hattie home with them. We had spare ribs for dinner. high wind tonight. Paul harrowed the potatoes over when he came home. Marjorie took down 5 lb butter @ 24. got a lb fresh biscuits 1 lb. cheese rest on the book. 90 cts the debt. down to 4.1d Mon 16. cold west wind but nice sunshine Miss Grey started in this school. came here to board. Mrs Pound & the children went home after dinner. Marjorie drove her home wind changed to cold in the night. I made two grape pies. boiled pig feed Paul took over some of the potatoes The teacher has gone to bed early tonight she is so tired. Teu 17 cold wind north east. The teacher not very well her school 59 troubles her Marjorie went after the ducks she & Paul got the rest of the fruit from Riexingers. I churned & worked the butter Arthur & his father scraped the [[pond?]] holes. George Heximer & Mill Coakly scrapering roads Wed 18 started to rain just as the teacher came home for her dinner & rained all afternoon & warm rain south west. The ducks are making them selves at home puddling around I made a cornstarch pudding for dinner & Marjorie got our cabbage one mess. The teacher is better tonight. Paul & I are shelling corn tonight & the teacher & Marjorie are chatting in the room. I started Jims mittens got 3 rouds on them Thur 19 looks like rain & near dinner time it comes down & at night pours like a summer shower Miss Grey throat no better no matter what she does Arthur ploughed some. I churned. Marjorie fixing her black skirt. Arthur came in for the evening. Friday 20 The wind something fearful the worst all fall blowing from sometime in the night & continuing all day. We sent the teachers dinner down to her. I made two pumkin pies & last night I made patty pan cakes. Marjorie took the teacher to Chippawa. took 4 3/4 @24. 1.14. 41 on the book. 25 cts of sugar tea 13 cheese 15 factort 10 stove brush 20. Paul swept at school house & went to Reebs https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1c4b0c92d269e8debc24e1f324ebfb0d.pdf e0b2b2307d461d599ec7b94e1bc2cc42 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. most changeable day I ever saw rain & something go round with a basket mushrooms to take in town The wind blew so hard the stacks almost blew away Arthur had to give up ploughing Sat 21. cold north west wind chills a person to the bone Marjorie went to Walmslys after more pears Mrs W gave her 3 baskets on Monday Arthur & Paul got the Parlor stove in & I cleaned it & the pipe & pealed a lot of pears, & swept both rooms. Marjorie swept my bedroom. Will in for a long time. Paul went up with Georges paper & he had our paper. cold as winter almost Sun 22 sun came out & bright but cold west wind darkened up all at once in the south west & thundered quite loud when Marjorie was going to church I had a dull headache. The minister preached a good sermon quite a few out. Towards night the wind raised & blew hard & rained some Mon 23 sunshine but cold got dull. The teacher did not come Mrs Walmsly went down after her. I churned & worked the butter & put the pears on to preserving. had to core them over they stood since Sat: Hattie came over from Buffalo we started the fire in the room for the first. Arthur ploughing opposite the school house he started Sat afternoon Paul took his saw down to Chippawa to get his saw sharpened paid 20 cts Thur 24 Will walked to Chippawa he paid $20 on the heiffers. Hattie over in the afternoon when the teacher came. I washed quite a washing & made a sponge cake for supper, besides boiling feed for the pigs Wed 25 bitter cold wind east: Will sold the turkey to Ernest Bossie ours came to 9.12. for 8 turkeys. I finished the washing & made 3 pumkin pies. Marjorie baked bread Arthur ploughing, only two schollars today Thurs 26 Thanksgiving. The teacher here all day. Paul threshing at Persons. I dressed two chickens we had them for dinner & supper had them fried. Cassie Tuft went to Buffalo yesterday. John Darker to the other house. Hattie & Arthur over in the evening nice sunshine in the fornoon& part of the afternoon then darkened like rain Friday 27 looked like rain 3 schollars the teacher took her dinner Marjorie took her to Chippawa had 5 lbs 1 oz. @ 24. 1.20. got a gal. oil 19 lb biscuit 10.25 cts granulated sugar 1/2 lb tea 13 nails 5 chock food 15.31 on the book. I churned a& pealed some pears. Will killed his pig & took it to Chippawa it weighed 105 @ 8 cts a lb Sat 28 cold west wind I pealed some more pears & swept & dusted the school house. Eon Summerville brought over mail Paul went at night after it Marjorie ironed in fornoon after dinner cleaned the kitchen. getting terrible cold & going to freeze something awful. Two of the duck sick https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0fab3032f2778595d565a8190418143.pdf b2da0ff129d859a3a688fd411f24f7db Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sun 29. like winter a real shock ice on the water in the hen house. Arthur & Hattie over in the afternoon. Hattie stayed to tea Mon 30 beautiful day sun shine all day Marjorie & Paul went to Welland to get cornmeal could not get any Paid for the Tribune. Mrs Walmsly brought the teacher then went to Port. I swept both rooms made two pumlkin pies boiled pig feed borrowed 17 lbs pea meal from Will. I picked the blind hen it was a job so full of pin feathers we had her for supper & potpie. Pel, Ed & Miss Killens in the evening at Wills Teu 31 drisling part of the day & cold wind very bad day the teacher took her dinner. Mr Hewson got a hundred of peameal for us in Welland & his boy brought it to the door $1.20 for it. I have a terrible pain in my head with the cold I am getting Paul had it first. Marjorie has a lame back she same as I had a couple of weeks ago. I churned & worked the butter & made a batch of cookies. Marjorie got the meals all day Wo November 1905 Wed 1 one dreadful night last night quite mild when went to bed the wind raised & blew somethign awful & hailed & rained a little. The calves out The wind is blowing a gale today but sun shining towards might & most of the afternoon snowed & blew like winter. The teacher took her dinner. My head ached to split all night & dreadful pain yet. The coldest night yet. Hattie walked to Chippawa then to Clifton. Thur 2. Paul swept the school house & I milked the cows instead I churned & worked the butter & made patty pan cakes another cold night. Arthur over this evening. Marjorie making her tweed waist over, Took it apart & washed it. Friday 3 raining & blowing I got both tables packed with wood carried it on & packed it when Marjorie took the teacher down. I cleaned the other table & got the cradle out so I could pile the rest of the wood sorted a lot of little potatoes boiled some of them for the pigs sent the rest in the cellar. Hattie came home with Marjorie & stayed to tea we had pan cakes for supper Marjorie baked bread. Hattie was over the river yesterday with Nettie. Marjorie took 3 lbs 2 oz @ 24, got a package catte food & a box of matches for them & 1/2 lb tea 13 cts lb soda 5. 4cts worth of rolls for us. Took 1 doz eggs @27. had 25 on the book Sat 4 I carried in the rest of the wood & packed it under the cart table swept & cleared up the wood then cleared up & swept the kitchen & dining room got nothing baked for Sunday. I churned & worked the butter saved a pound for ourselves week befor last saved a roll for ourselves Marjorie washing out her flannels & some other clothes of her own. Martin Dell brought us a load of shingles Will went to Buffalo walked down. going to be a hard frost tonight. Don brought our mail. Clara & Hattie called Clara wanted the Decanter's goblet for quarterly meeting tomorrow. Sun 5 Dull & cold most of the day some sunshine terrible frost this morning & a ring around the sun. Marjorie went to church & Hattie & Arthur not many for quarterly meeting I swept both rooms & made cornstarch pudding for dinner https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3268ca68051a0f111700df11fa8714d4.pdf 43658980ac14ddd43f7486f2c808f7d9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mon 6 rained part of the night raining when we got up & off & on most of the day Mrs Walmsly brought the teacher. we had a chicken for supper. I made two pumkin pies & swept back rooms & boiled pig feed. Teu 7 looked as if we were going to have Indian Summer but turned & rained in the afternoon Marjorie & Hattie went to Drummondville had 13 3/4 butter @ 24 butter came to 3.30 sage. 10 cheese 17 coffee 25 tea 25 pain killer 25 gal oil 20 3 yds flannel & 4 castor oil 15. velveteen 50 socks 13 sodas 30 Raisins 16. 3.30 raining when they came home. I churned & worked the butter at night & pealed pear. I clean picked a chicken for supper. snowed in the night Wed 8 snow over everything but melting off The house turned cold in the afternoon Marjorie baking bread. I emptied the rag box a barrel full & two bags full got the settee out in wood house emptied the meal barrel. I was bussy all day at cleaning up the woodhouse, & boiling pig feed Arthur ploughing in the eleven acre field Thur 9 ground froze this morning when I went down to sweep & make fire. The school house something terrible. I churned & worked the butter for ourselves Mrs Reebs & the children to Tea. I made a cake & tarts for supper. Marjorie working at her jacket. Arthur started to plough in the pasture field the first time a furrow has been turned in 20 years. Paul gone after cabbage to Everinghams got 19 heads for 25. going to 65 freeze hard tonight.- bright moonlight Arthur over this evening Friday 10 Indian Summer started today. Will & Arthur butchered the pigs a beautiful day wind west or south west: when I went down to make fire in the school house so Paul could go after a barrel of water to bushes. I picked two chickens for dinner a black & a plymouthrock one fried & one stewed. they got them done in 2 hours & 10 min at night they carried them in & we covered them up from the cats Marjorie took the teacher down & a roll of butter 4 lbs @ 24 got a bottle of sage 5 cts somersavory shoe polish 5 cts 15 on the book. she got a cap for Paul & turkey red for Mrs Pounds quilt. I cleaned the entrals Sat 11. a nice day but high wind I put the entral fat on to cook washed the churn & swept befor we could get at the meat. The pigs one weighed 237 & the other 214 237 + 214 = 4.51 I scrubed the barrel & their tub the entrals in I salted the meat & skimed some of the sausage meat & after supper cleaned the entrals it struck eleven after I got in bed my back felt tired out Marjorie cleaned up the front room & the dining room & cleaned the oil cloth & aired the front room Sun 12 sun part of the time & dull part of the time. high wind looks like rain towards night Hattie came in & stayed the evening Mon 13 raining & snowing part of the day befor it started to rain Marjorie filled our tick https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f362d39eb3bf5187de329da20049862.pdf 6d51ca80896073a7bebc18a425653c93 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. in the afternoon it blew & snowed something terrible Paul had the cows out, so late & Topsy was out in it. Arthur was ploughing in the pasture field. I put a pot of lard on then skined sausage meat: got terrible cold at night, like winter they out the heiffers in the box stall. Will Dells wife had a youngster in the night Teu 14. Birdie Dells & Murrys birthday I churned & worked the butter cooked pumkin & made three pies scraped the entrals & every day since they buchered. Marjorie working at her jacket & yesterday she swept Miss Greys room & dustred the front room. At night Hattie & Arthur came over & helped to make sausage we made a lot it was after 12 befor we got through a very cold night: & cold north west wind all day Will & Arthur went to Chippawa. Arhur got his boots Hattie polished the coal stove & they got it up Hattie has two of her little chicks yet Hewsons had a daugher Wed 15 looked terrible black then started to snow the ground was covered in a little while got warmer towards night snowed when I was going down to sweep & just got the sweeping done Marjorie blacked the stove & I blacked the pipe Paul & I finished stuffing the sausage bu the old stuffer. Marjorie got the meals. Thur 16 a little warmer dull most of the day some sunshine wind cold & chilly. The young turkey sick. I washed all the greasy things from sausage things, & we washed such a lot of other things & the churn, made tarts for supper. Marjorie working at her jacket. Arthur ploughing. Mr P waching the cows. After he gave a lot of lip he drawed up manure & sods in bank the west side of the house Beens had two little kitts at night or in the evening she went out & did not bother agai. not a cold night: Friday 17 I churned the first thing. I <s>would</s> could not churn on account of making tarts for supper plum jelly with raisins. Marjorie took her dinner down Paul guarding the cows I had to work the butter to send down 8 lb 3/4 @ 24. 210. 25 cts brown sugar 1/2 ln tea 13. poultry food 25; Cattle food 25 for Arthurs buttons & canvass her jacket. 19.67 bread 6.42 on the book. The teacher went down with her roads terrible had Georges cart - after dark when she got home. Paul went down & swept & dusted the school house. I had to salt some meat left fresh wash dishes & the churn peal squash & could not wash out some things I wanted to Sat. 18. Paul did not want to take the cows out but it was not frozen up so we made him go in the afternoon he drawed up a barrel of water & some rails. Marjorie swept the kitched & washed the towels & worked on her jacket sleeves. not cold untill dark. Arthur ploughed all day I took the meat out of the barrel & brought it around in the kitchen & salted it over. boiled https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5190a26138335bbf0420380c0b816b1e.pdf 014fe81a9eaa31334534796470cf0d24 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 67 heads for head cheese. Riexingers brought our mail Paul was over with theirs and got ours Sun 19. froze hard last night wind north east awful cold for the sick turkey. Marjorie went to church 14 out. she [[anomisly?]] appointed Hattie & Birdie Dell appointed Stewards of the church. Mon 20 Terrible cold yet, wind north east more north I feel sorry for the sick turkey such a cold place. I churned & worked the butter made ginger patty pan cakes. swept & cleaned the linoleum Marjorie dusted & baked bread she cooked onions & potatoes for supper Arthur over he has a lame foot Jack jumoed on it. Paul drowned Beebs two little kitts he fixed in front of the cows a platform Reu 21 cold norrth east wind but the day was fine otherwise. I went down at night & swept & dusted. I baked plum tarts & 3 pies plum & elderberry mixed. Marjorie finished her jacket she teacher & I went over to the other house. white frost glistening on everything when we came home Wed 22 beautiful day- just as Marjorie was ready to step in the cart to go to Chippawa Mrs McCredie came for a visit. Arthur over in the evening we had quite a controversy in Manitoba & Ontario Thur 23 just a beautiful day, sunshine & wind south - clear Indian Summer. Paul cleaned the hen house. The turkey died yesterday. Marjorie went to Chippawa with the cart had 5 lb butter @ 24 bought Pheno Chloride to disinfect the hen house 25 cts tea 13. soda 5 castor oil 10 coal oil 19 Pauls shirt 20cts 12 on the book. Hattie sent the collar ro Kellie through the Post Office. I washed 3 flannel shirts two of mine & one of Marjories & a lot of other things they dried fine the wind was right for them Will went to Port with chopping for his pigs he got a hundred of flour for us @ 2.20. Don Dell here in the evening Friday 24. south west wind. started to rain in fornoon. Paul waching cows. Will & Arthur went with hay to Vanderburghs I churned & worked the butter & made drop cake for the teachers dinner. had to clean out from under the table to put the shingles & long wood she carried on on the kitchen floor. Hattie over for awhile she took my hanging basket over Marj took the teacher part-way in the [[democrat?]] after supper. The wind got so high it was just terrible fewer eggs a day now Sat 25 high south west wind in the evening blew a perfect gale for awhile Marjorie washed most all day principally her own clothes got some of them dry had to wash them over the black things on account of the stuff she washed them with. I cleaned up the pantry & put clean paper on the shelves & table, blacked the stove, cleaned the lamps put a new wick on one, swept & cleaned & washed the chair. did up my drawer then mended my stockings https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1d1e86cbb6050aad78966753d9c9762c.pdf 612a6494b54d03473b1f3e66dfebbfb1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 69 Sun 26. a very changeable day. sunshine, wind & rain of & on during fornoon 25 years ago todat poor little George died a little over 6 years & three months old. I had a terrible headache all the fornoon. we had a rice pudding for dinner. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home when Donald Sharp brought Fannie home. Donald Dell stoped to tea from church. Mon 27 beautiful day. Arthur ploughing. Fannie over this afternoon. she has a cold. I made elderberry pie & 88 cookies, swept the floor then disinfected the hen house & the place where the turkey died Marjorie cut out Pauls overalls & swept the front room Paul guarded the cows & cut some marsh grass Teu 28. blowing from the east when we got up & raining & freezing as fast as it comes down. Turned warmer wind got south - kept on drizling most of the time with the day dull the cows were in most of the day Paul & Arthur fixed Bessies stall. I churned & worked the butter & made two pumkin poes. Marjorie working on Pauls overalls Miss Grey has the hoarse voice got it at home some better today Wed 29. a terrible night last night wind blew from the west thundered once & quite sharp lightening sorry for the turkey out in the trees. wind strong most of the day & at night get cold blows harder I finished the hand of one of Jims mittens Marjorie knit the wrist of the other. I made patty pan cakes then went to the school house to sweep & dust 70 dark when I got through Arthur ploughed untill late he says it ploughed better than any day yet. Will over for awhile got a buckle for his overshoe & some swill for the pigs Marjorie ironed & got supper Paul guarded the cows. Thur 30 snowed in the night enough to cover the ground lightly & bitter cold all day The hens & ducks seem frozen when they come out of the pen. little grey is sick. I never such tender ducks. Paul drawed up the marsh grass for the hen house. Arthur walked to Chippawa. road dreadful rough. I made pancakes for dinner, worked a little on Jims mitten. Marjorie cut out Pauls shirt & sewed on it. terrible white frost tonight. froze hard last night butdid not freeze any plants some say it went down to zero it was 7 about when we went to bed while frosts dont go hard in the house Dec 1905 Friday 1 Dreadful rough roads & cold east wind I churned & worked the butter 4 1/2 then went down at night & swept & dusted the school house. The teacher walked she expected to ride with Mrs Walmsly. Marj finished Pauls shirt: getting a little softer tonight. Marjorie set sponge tonight Sat 2. rained in the night then froze towards morning then rained off & on in the afternoon Paul & Marjorie went to Chippawa at half past 11. Took 14 1/4 butter https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f2ea23ce83da41774a38a92de66518db.pdf a55a00e61bea797a04d4daba316ce3e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 14 1/2 lbs In Kester @ 24 - 342 got me a pair of shoes 1.25 a pair of rubbers 75 cts five yds flannelette 50 cts sugar 25 tea 25 butter cotton 15 yds cakes 5 salmon 15 vanilla 10 Washing soda 3 nails 4. Fannie came over with her work stayed a long time. She mixed the bread befor she went & I baked it & made an elderberry pie, swept & put down my bedroom carpet - cleaned up one shelf in the cupboard & got some milk in. The cats all sick with the Diarhea. The little brown duck has been sick for a week doctoring her all the time but she dont get any better. fixed over my drawer made them shorter & put buttons & button holes on two pair Sun 3 dreary looking day. church Sunday no one from her Marjorie has a cold. 13 in church. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home Expected Clara. duck a little better. Misener the store keeper in Drummondville burried yesterday. 4 years ago tonight poor Mother breather her last Mon 4 snowed quite a lot in the night drifted some. sunshine part of the time & dull part of the dday not a verry nice day & could not let the hens out & the cows were in all day. Arthur put up the room stove & Marjorie put the fire in not long the chimney was on fire made quite a roar for a time. I churned & worked the butter & made a layer cake. Marjorie swept & cleaned up the front room. Paul drawed up some stumps & some rails. Teu 5 Not a bad day. wind south west. Paul took down the feather ticks & everything from [[aboay?]] & all the boxes. The cats all sick. he carrued in the oats out of the big box. I made corn starch pudding for supper swept & dusted the school house. Marjorie fixing her at hat over Will sold his beef cow to Pearson. The girls & Arthur gone to Clifton 72 The girls at least have gone, Paul came home. Paul put the length with the damper on Arthur came & helped him. The girls walked home after dark. Fannie brought her rain coat. Wed 6 dull. damp & windy still for all the clothes washed will not dry hung out all day & at night not dry. I made 3 pumkin pies. Fannie over for tea Arthur took Henryette to Pearsons Mill went as far as Montrose then went to Mrs Dells & Birdies nice moonlight nights Thur 7. beautiful day I washed all day had the line & pin it nearly to the barn. I was so tired when I got through. Allen Heximer here in the evening The clothes dried better than yesterday I brought them in at night. beautiful moonlight. Marjorie fixing her hat. I ironed a table cloth. Friday 8 another fine day nicer than yesterday so warm the bees all out a fire feels mean I like it colder. Marjorie gone to Clifton Paul took her as far as the bridge. Walmsly burrying his horse when they went down. The teacher walked. I churned & worked the butter for ourselves. I washed 12 sheets & the blanket to put over the straw. [[?]] & [[?]] flannel petticoat. I was so tired washing 3 days, had pan cakes for supper. I put the bread in the pans & baked it The house was like an oven. I stayed out of the kitchen washing rather than be in. Sat 9 a beautiful day high wind muddy roads https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/78d00f5d43603160f97791da9aaf87c6.pdf dbe776b510fdfadbc2a37e48010e2aa4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 73 Turned cold in the night - about 3 in the morning & froze some. I cleaned up the pantry & blacked the stove swept & made a pie boiled pumkins & squash for supper. Paul went after Georges cart. I went after Marjorie started about 5 Oclock. got home late took 1 1/2 dozen eggs & 28 per doz & 4 1/2 butter @24. bought 2 tomatoes @5. bottle eclectric oil. 25 bromide gumme 25 2 pint 10 soda 5 raisins 10. soap 5 salmon 10. due bill 63. Fannie Arthur & Hattie over in the evening. they did not get home untill late. I made ginger cookies & milked 2 cows Sun 10 cold north west wind. The poor ducks hobling around yet. Arthur in the evening & Mary Jane Sommerville to tea at least we gave her a lunch she stayed untill 1 Oclock sun part of the time & dull part of the time Mon 11 looked like a storm spit rain once [[??]] I churned worked the butter made ginger patty pan cakes high wind from the south west in the fornnoon we had fresh roast pork for supper Marjorie swept & cleaned up the front room. Will went to pay his taxes Teu 12. dull part of the time with a little sun shine spit snow towards night. keeps soft Arthur finished ploughing down in the corner by the school house & the head land. I made 2 pies pumkin pies & plum tarts. had pan cakes for dinner Paul guarded the cows. Marjorie fixed her tweed waist & sleeves. I worked on Jims mittens the first for a long time its snowing tonight perhaps tomorrow The cows will not be lying down in the field full Wed 13 sunshine in the fornoon dull in afternoon I swept & washed the chairs cleaned the floor & made a cake for supper, then went down to sweep Laffy & Sam went with me & stayed untill I came home a little snow on the ground not froze very hard. Hattie over for tea Paul cleaned the Office Arthur threshed in the fornoon at Riexingers Marjorie got the supper she is knitting her gloves Thur. 14 wind north in the morning turned north east & snowed some enough to make it disargreable Paul walked to Chippawa got my shoes. had 4 1/2 @ 24 it ought to be 1.08 & they allowed 105 & nothing for 1/2 doz eggs 1 lb tea 25.1 gal oil 19 S wheat 25 cornstarch 8 lb rice 5 candy 5 Glycerine 10. Marjorie baked bread & worked at her gloves. I picked a chicken for supper & mended my black waist. Will was in he sent for a plug of ivy tobacco. Marjories duck sick was first one then the other ever since we got them Friday 15 dreadful cold in the fornoon wind north east - got the least bit warmer in the afternoon. I went down & swept & dusted out the school house Sam & Teddy went with me Ted sat under the stove Sam ran on & out of the window & tormented me all the time I was sweeping Hattie was here when I left I finished Jims mitten my tooth aches in at times it sets me wild The teacher walked home. Marjorie working at her gloves at night. She mended Pauls socks. The roads rough George brought over our mail Sat 16. nice sunshine, but freezing. rough roads Will Arthur Fannie went to Drummondville to buy Arthur an overcoat. Marjorie went with them to go https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/03d3a23ae9669f2827f0de479c792b48.pdf a281d0aa3e72cfd3691bcbf4d7363672 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 75 over the river to get something for Christmas met Reebs & rode home with them got her supper there when they came home without her I sent Paul [[?]] down as far as Pearsons bridge but saw nothing of her. I had first a terrible head ache all day never gave up for five minutes. Eveything I put on it made it worse I had to churn & work the butter wash all the milk pans & dishes sweep & dust & sweep the back kitchen everthing made it worse untill I put soap & sugar on wet with peppermint Sun 17. white frosts every night now so cold in the morning Marjorie went to church quite a lot out still he complains of people not comeing out. Levi Dell went after the doctor Will Dells wife some better. The girls went to brick church terrible rough roads. My duck walks a little better & Marjs is some better. I wrote to Jim & Marjorie wrote MrsBuyer Mon 18 Marjorie went to Chippawa got Pauls boots they were 2.95. had 4 1/4 butter @24 came to 102. & 63 due bill & a 22 due bill. sugar 25. lemon peal 8. raisins 9 currents 2 salts 5 ginger 10 salmon 10 candy 25 match safe 10 tea 25 lemons 13 chock food 25 mails 4. I made a grape pie. grape tarts & fried cakes. quite warm & muddy. She paid Welland McKenzie for the cot bell 53 cts Levi Dells wife died this morning. Had pork freshened & roast Teu 19 sunshine wind west. mud pretty deep Arthur's cutting silver maples. I went down & swept & dusted the school house. Teddy went all the way same got scared of the boys & ran back. I churned & worked the butter finished the fried cakes. Marjorie swept front room yesterday knitting her mittens. Will went & they took their sow Wed 20 Mrs Walmsly called & paid me for sweeping since Easter & cleaning the schoolhouse . 1.50 my bill was 6.90 & Pauls 190 she brought up Miss Hawley to visit the school. Miss Grey & I went over to tea to the other house. Tom Dell came here for awhile then went to the other house gloomy day wind cool: mud mud every where. Arthur wemt to Port. for corn meal. rained in the night just poured from the east after we got home Thurs 21 quite heavy thunder in the distance. Levi Dells wife burried. The Hearse <s>has hard</s> the horses can hardly get along. Marjorie baking bread. I made a layer cake to get some for the teachers dinner I dressed a little black pullet for supper, she was as fat as butter. Em Summerville called in from the funeral. A large funeral the church full Mr Sanderson preached the sermon one of the most dreary day I ever saw- just keeps up a drizle & dark & cloudy towards night the wind raises to a gale something dreadful, from the south west. Friday 22 another dismal day dark & gloomy but the wind went down near night. Marjorie took the teacher down as far as the bridge & Paul walked down with her & came back with Riexingers he took 7 lbs of butter @ 24 paid it all on his books but .30cts 25 for sugar & 5 cts for baking powder. I churned & worked the butter theree was 8 1/2 Clara Heximer was married Wed 20 Sat. 23. dull & cold ground not froze though real muddy after the little skift of snow melts off gets colder towards night & freezes hard in the night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ede00c594a7b9c32d4d3adc452737f4.pdf d128bed9f6ddd4ee3f65c9b3f48bf1f4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. wind west. Marjorie swept the kitchen & dusted after I made my bed & swept my bed room I went down & swept & dusted the school house it was a dirty job so much mud. Hattie & Arthur went to Chippawa with two horses. They got 3 lbs of meat for mince meat @ 8 cts per lb 1/2 lb suet I paid 10 cts suet & out of Pauls shoe money. Marjorie cleaned the raisins for the pudding Sun 24 cold but nice sunshine the first in days Marjories duck died this morning poor thing suffered so long. The girls gone to the brick church none gone to church at Chippawa but McCredies boys. The roads are so rough. Marjorie had the tooth ache yesterday. The girls went to Tufts for [[?]] Their black heiffer had a calf just before they went to bed. Christmas day Mon 25 The ground all covered with snow not deep but enough to cover the muddy ground not a bad day though. we had roast chicken for dinner a big rooster I dressed him today & made the dressing. Fannie brought her presents over after breakfast - a nice handkercheif bag for me a collar for Marjorie & a scribler for Paul & Arthur gave Paul a handkerchief & Hattie gave him a nice one She came over after dinner & had a nice handkercheif of her own Make, we gave Paul a lb of candy a coffee cup a necktie & a pie. Arthur & him hitched up Jim & Frank & went for a drive with one bob. The men around Shooting owls. Patsy Sharp over to the other house. Teu 26 such a beautiful day over head rather slopy wind south west . I churned & worked the butter Summerville girls for tea. I made cookies Will quite sick to his stomach & feels miserably Hattie came over first then in the evening Fannie & Arthur came over. Arthur & Paul went to Chippawa with the colt & Frank. got Marys Christmas cards Marjorie still at her gloves. Deorge Myers wife burried at nine Oclock this morning Wed 27. I choped the mince meat & the suet & pealed the basket of apples Mrs Walmsly gave us & ground the spice & boiled the cider & sugar it & made a cream crock full then I cleaned the raisins for the cake. School meeting. Don called then Maud called on her way from Chippawa Marjorie made the plum pudding & we had it for dinner Arthur went with a load of hay for Vanderburghs beautiful day sunshine & warm but so muddy Marjorie at her gloves yet. Paul helping Andrew on the marsh. Thur 28 Marjorie baked graham bread I churned for ourselves cleaned the currants for the cak & got it ready to bake tomorrow. Andrew helped Paul all day today to cut the apple limbs. yesterday afternoon he pulled out some with the horses. Will walked to Chippawa to make sale for some pigs sold 3 for 7 1/2 per hundred had to walk all the way. Harvey called to see if Paul would make fires & for me to sweep & dust. The cows out in the fields for two days laying down most of the time raining tonight A hen started to lay laid four eggs Marjorie set sponge on white bread tonight I made buttermilk pop tonight for supper Friday 29 rained all night & poured most of the day sun shine for a little while pale looking enough water laying all over. Marjorie baked white bread https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/62cd82d28fea7f9fd9f73ff44e80c9ca.pdf 798df8d72b6f3698bed9263a5b657be3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 79 I baked the fruit cale, & iced it, made a mince pie. Will killed 3 pigs to go to Chippawa day was so bad he did not go. Fannie over for a long time in the afternoon Allen Heximer got our mial we had liver for supper. I made a batch of ginger cookies Another egg the first thing in the morning Sat. 30 wind blew a gale all night - snowed a little: the wind was west go right through me kept up all day. The ground did not harden up Arthur took the 3 pigs down to Chippawa sold them for 7 1/2 none of them weighed a hundred a piece Fannie went down to Hartlys to stay untill Monday Paul walked to Chippawa had 4 lbs butter at 23. came to $2 got a lb of currants, two white spools & a 5 ct box of matches he was gone 3 3/4 hours brought home a basket of [[bones?]] and the new steamer. I swept & cleaned the floor washed the chairs, cleaned lamp washed all the towels & al my apron Marjorie fixing her jacket over Sun 31 dull all day, then started to snow melts almost as fast as it come down still for all quite cold at night. When I was milking Marjorie got supper going We have tomatoes but they were sour & had our first mince pie for supper. Marjorie went to church no minister & 21 out. We had the last of the sausage for dinner. Hattie & her father gone up to Peter Dells. 80 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/141deee3fa8fc208de0a3d71c8a5bd75.pdf fa973fd97dbd0e407bfdf6484aac565f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 81 To cleanse a cow Take one tablespoo full of ashes out of the stove & put it in one qt of bran & mix it up good moisten with a little water and a sprinkle of salt give this in the morning & if that does not do the job another dose about eleven Oclock & if that dont do another about four but nor more than three doses in a day. Another way is to toast a large slice of bread very brown & put water on it & let the cow eat the toast & drink the water Muffins Add new well beaten eggs to a pint of milk, & beat into one quart flour, in which has been mixed & sifted one half cup sugar. Three teaspoons baking powder & a pinch salt. Last of all beat in one tablespoon melted butter, beat well & bake ina hot oven in gun pans muffin rings Poached eggs on cream or milk Heat half a pint of sweet cream or rich milk. rub one teaspoon of butter & one small teaspoon flour together & stir in then season with salt & pepper & when it is at boiling point slip the eggs on & dip some cream over each & butter some slices of toast & lay on a platter, put the mixture over & serve hit the half pint of cream will be sufficient for six eggs 82 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4374d0feaca82fe8033612bdc07e5ac5.pdf 17f589c58371e370b64ed6f99c8b049d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 89 Oct. 2. 23 lbs Oct. 6 50 of corn meal at Greens. 32 ct Oct. 6 2.00 of corn meal at Welland 70 Oct. 31 1.00 of pea meal at Welland 2.40 82 mms\ barley meal 120 <u>70</u> Dec. 9 4314 @ 24 5.32 Dec. 9 4 @ 24 for our selves Dec. 14 4 1/2 @ 24. Kesters 1.05 Dec. 18 4 1/2 @ 24 Kesters 1.08 Dec. 22 7 @ 24 Kesters 1.68 Brown cake. Ten eggs (save white of one for icing) 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon mixed pastry spice, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup butter, 2 cups of flour, 3/4 cup sour cream in which has been stirred 1 teaspoon soda. bake in layers in moderate oven. [[?]] whip white of egg in a stiff [[?]] boil 1 cup granulated sugar with water enough to cover sugar until it boils, then pour one egg stir while pouring then add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla & spread on cake Ginger snaps. 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 cup of lard, 1 cup black strap, 2 teaspoons of ginger 2 of baking soda, 1 cuo boiling water Jim jams 1 egg broken in cup, fill with sugar, 8 tablesppons shortening. 3 tablespoons water pinch sale: 1 teaspoon baking powder. mix stiff with flour & roll them and with ring and put jam between Prince Albert Cake 1 cup brown sugar, 1 heaping cup of flour, 1 cup chopped raisins. 2 eggs. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1 teaspoon of clo ves 1/2 cup of butter, 3/4 sour milk, 3/4 teaspoon soda bake in two layers & ice Marble Cake 83 Light Part Whites of three eggs half cup butter half cupbul sugar. half cupful milk two cupsfuls flour. one Oatmeal wafers Two cups of oatmeal. one cup of brown sugar, one half cupful of lard. one teaspoon soda, pinch salt; dissolve the soda in half cupful of boiling water, and pour over the oatmeal, lard and sugar. when cool, stiffen with flour, roll them, and bake Jem-Jems 1 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 egg. 3 tablespoons of boiling water, 3 teaspoons soda dissolved in the water, flour enough to roll them. stick together with jelly while warm. Hulled corn. put 3 quarts of wood ashes & 6 quarts of cold water in a large kettle. let it boil 5 minutes skimming several times. Take from the fire and add a little cold water to settle it. steam. put 3 quarts of yellow field corn in a kettle, and pour over it the steamed lye Let boil 1/2 of an hour, or untill the hull will slip off when rubbed with the fingers. Skim out the corn & wash in several waters, rubbing with the hands untill the hulls are all off boil in clear water untill soft. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6848d87377d721fc362399be1e4bba3c.pdf 6a365d26defdc73e6ce2f7b3675a6784 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 91 Aug 65 st. 10 oz Sep 47 . 1 Oct. 33 . 12 Nov. 33. 10 Layer Cake 1 cup sugar Butter size of one egg 1 egg 2/3 cups of sweet milk 2 cups of flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Ginger Cookies 1 cup butter or lard. 1 cup boiling water 1 table spoon soda dissolved in water 1 table spoon ginger flour enough to mix & roll out soft. Put in a crock & add boiling water ith soda after other ingredients are put in. Then stir in flour. Molasses Pudding 1 egg, 1 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 cup fruit,1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup molasses. Flour to make about as thick as jelly cake. July 15.13 1/2 @ 16 20.10 1/2 @ 18 24. 2 3/4 @ 18 28 6.22@ 18 Aug. 2.12 1/4 @ 18 5.4 1/2 @ 20 7 6 1/2 10 6 1/4 @ 18 15 19 @ 18 1 11lb 3 oz @ 20 Ag 25 10 1/2 @ 24 26.6 1/2 @ 22 Sep 5.63 @ 20 12. 5 1/2 @ 20 15.5 @ 22 19. 4 3/4 @ 24 20 . 4 3/4 @ 22 25 4 1/2 @ 24 30 5 1/2 @ 24 3.3 3/4 @ 25 3 .3 1/2 @ 24 6.5.35 @ 27 0.5 1/2 @ 24 5 3/4 @ 24 0.4 3/4 @ 24 5 1/2 @ 24 3.2 @ 24 3 3/4 @ 24 @ 24 3/4 @ 24 @ 24 4 1/4 @ 24 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e98e31522a15a4ded5cea33d1490ec4f.pdf 496a900572be2e8b045656738a592011 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 6 lb for ourselves & Mrs Pound bread 12 brush 10 coffee 13 seed 5 nails <u>4</u> 44 oat meal [[?]] bell 6 Mrs Bund got the shell straps butter Nov. 7. 13 lb 3 oz 25.24 24.<u>4</u> 10 96 5 <u>18</u> <u>10</u> 1.14 <u>5</u> <u>42</u> 80 1.56 <u>60</u> 1.40 24 <u>7</u> 1.68 <u>30</u> 1.38 28 <u>14</u> 42 2 Miss Miss Mary Ann Kings Chippawa [[image of two geese]] Mary Ann King flour 220 <u>140</u> <u>80</u> 2.20 flour <s>Hatties $4.00</s> Arthur 1.00 140 <u>80</u> 2.20 <s>Arthur 1.00</s> Pants Men <u>50</u> 5.70 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/40b173148c30607ecc087696c4eb1e2b.pdf 244325c27175c19fb0ab37848b974f62 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p><a href="/index.php?title=Image_in_red,_white_and_black_of_Crusader_Knight_with_banner_on_white_horse&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Image in red, white and black of Crusader Knight with banner on white horse (page does not exist)">Image in red, white and black of Crusader Knight with banner on white horse</a></p> <p>Crusader April 1905 to Dec. 1905</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p><a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> 29.1905 Will paid up in full for the heiffer Lucy went July 30 Lucy Aug 19 McCredies Bess Sept 8 McCredies Rose Sept 10 McCredies long horns Oct. 29</p> <p><br />April 1905 1 Sat. 1st North east wind Marjorie swept &amp; cleaned &amp; raked the east yard &amp; layed down boards. Paul went to Chippawa with Topsy &amp; the buggy had 2 dozen eggs @ 18 came back &amp; went up to see about the Turkey, May thinks she is getting the Measles. Fannie over <a href="/index.php?title=Evening%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Evening? (page does not exist)">Evening?</a> she kept the fire in the Smoke house yesterday &amp; this Afternoon Sun 2 heavy frost this morning &amp; wind north East. The people went down the road to<a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> the first time for weeks. brole the roads for th first this week down in the school house Will &amp; the girls gone In James Wells to day Mrs Smith she is poorly &amp; <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> soon. Mon 3 wind east - but the weather gets quite hot but dull looks like rain Fannie put out some flowering peas and we divided the asters. Paul to School in the forenoon after dinner went fishing got a pike. he put the cows in she fished &amp; Marjorie &amp; I had to Sun after <a href="/index.php?title=Shower%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Shower? (page does not exist)">shower?</a> &amp; got them in the barn yard Arthur over to the shop this forenoon <a href="/index.php?title=Upside_down&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Upside down (page does not exist)">upside down</a> Good friday Middy had 3 kitts &amp; Blacky 3 in the night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>2 Teu 4 looked like rain &amp; sprinkled once &amp; awhile then the wind started to blow &amp; got awful high towards night got cold wind west &amp; swept &amp; sahed the schoolhouse Marjorie baked bread. it was dangerous to have a fire. we had the pike for breakfast. Hannie &amp; Hattie over in the evening. Arthur ploughing. Will making gates. Paul brought the Turkey home. I finished my chemise Wed 5 cold wind all day Fanny &amp; her father &amp; mother went to Drummondville Fannie went in to see Frances Miller. Frank has the fever now. I washed quite a washing by hand I was over to the other house for a long time At night both the girls were in we got a letter from Ella Forest with another collar Marjorie went to Emily Montagues for apples called in to Pel: &amp; May is getting the Measles. got a bag &amp; a basket of apples. Thurs 6 cold north-west wind 12 eggs today Marjorie &amp; Hattie have gone to Drummondville 3 1/2 doz of eggs. Paul dug horse radish &amp; washed &amp; pealed it &amp; grated some Paul grated a little &amp; Fannie came in &amp; finished it I never saw anything so strong. Will set his marsh on fire Paul burnt ours Clara came home on Teusday Friday 7 north west wind Terrible frosts at night. froze the hens drink solid I tried to finish my waist had to go &amp; sweep &amp; dust &amp; the school house at work, and all, the forenoon to snip Ethel Montagues dress frills &amp; Marjorie faced it &amp; I sewed the frills on &amp; she got it at night. Maria Spencer came &amp; stayed all night - got her supper Sat - 8 terrible cold north west wind She went. Mr Mills after dinner came back &amp; went Mr Martin Dells. I made him pies &amp; cleaned the floor. Paul rode to Chippawa with Maggie &amp; only for eggs 15 pr doz had 2 doz. got a box of herrings. Hattie went to Berlin rode down to Chippawa with Ed &amp; Pel Sun 9 beautiful day a little warmer we get a dozen eggs a day now. Annie Marshall for dinner over to the other house. Fannie &amp; Arthur Don Dell in the Evening. church Sunday Mon 10. We got no sleep last night on account of the horse pounding so much. drizling rain most of the day, but did not amount to much Arthur working up at the head of the lot Paul caught 9 fish we had them for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4 dinner. he cleaned out the north pigpen all that was not frozen 5 Teu 11. raining most of the day. roads quite muddy I went down to sweep Olly Dell over to get some one to help Marjorie went with him. Paul caught 6 fish. Will butchering 3 pigs they weighed 308 &amp; old 5 to farmer Mr Creskie he &amp; Fannie went down with them after dinner got 25 [[[pd?]] worth of bran Fannie came over at night and stayed She heard Frank Miller was worse. I set the black hen on 15 eggs Wed 12 beautiful day but had frost at night. Paul went to Chippawa had 2 1/2 doz eggs @ 15 Maggie Heximer called on her way from school house. Mary Riexinger called for her mail Fannie went to Marshalls for a visit. Will went to Russ Hartlys raising. I baked bread had it baked at 1 Oclock. I wrote to Mrs Kent. Thurs 13. I mended Pauls pants the first thing in the morning so he could go to James Dells &amp; see how Mrs Smith was &amp; see about hay The cattle are out starving in the field nothing but marsh grass or rushes. heavy frosts stunts the grass. However Mr. James Dell was kind enough to give us a load of hat Bill Montague draw it for us after Paul went away I went to work &amp; got out everything out of the woodhouse &amp; cleared it up such nice sunshine &amp; strong wind it did the things good when Paul came home he helped to get barrels out of the Bed in the woodhouse so I could turn around Everything crowded together. Fannie &amp; her mother over 14 swept the front room Friday 14 snowing &amp; thawing as fast as it comes down. comeing from the north east &amp; disagreable if the cattle had no feed such a day it would be hard on them. I washed out some things but a bad day. I had to put a line in the varanda. Paul went to Montague after apples. Sat 15 Terrible cold. I scrubbed the back kitchen after I swept it good &amp; scrubbed the stoops. Swept, dusted &amp; cleaned the kitchen blacked the stove made two pies &amp; ginger cookies Marjorie came home from James Dells Sun 16 quite a lot of snow and north west wind. Maggie Heximer to dinner. Clara &amp; Fannie called Mrs. Riexinger &amp; Mary called. Fannie stayed all night came over early Marjorie went back to Mr Dells with Stanly about 4 Oclock snowed something terrible at night just like a winters night - cold &amp; stormy &amp; last night was fearful cold Mon 17 real blustery snow for all its worst at times then sun strike out Paul went up to Georges after sack of potatoes. I pealed a kettle of apples after dinner he went to James Dells after a selling of eggs. Fannie &amp; her mother went to Chippawa for 5 doz eggs for flour <a href="/index.php?title=On_right_hand_side_of_page&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="On right hand side of page (page does not exist)">on right hand side of page</a>Will went away with his Sow &amp; took her to McCredies.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Teu 18 regular winter weather yesterday &amp; today with west wind &amp; snowing most of the time at least comes on flurrys wind goes right through one Paul drawing manure on the garden. Put the horse away at noon it was so cold. Fannie papered their kitchen Paul took our Turkey away again. Mary Riexinger called to see if their turkey was here. I started my woollen quilt Paul swept the School house it was so cold I hated to go. Wed 19 wind south west very high &amp; not so cold. Frank Miller died yesterday. <a href="/index.php?title=Set%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Set? (page does not exist)">set?</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Spring%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Spring? (page does not exist)">spring?</a> at night Thurs 20 drizly part of the day. Paul went to Chippawa. Paul bought home a card telling us about Frank Millers death. He was burrie this afternoon. met at the house at 3 Oclock <a href="/index.php?title=Hence%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Hence? (page does not exist)">hence?</a> to All Saints church on this side Mrs Reixinger came past as Paul was going away &amp; stayed untill he came back Fannie up to see May. I baked bread &amp; plum tarts Friday 21 Good Fridaty day something terrible rained pasrt of the time &amp; snowed part of the time great big flakes the largest I ever saw then the water was laying all over the ground from the heavy rain in the night. The cows would not stay long enough to drink watered snow by the pail at night. We had a mess of fish Sat. 22 sun out and nice again. Olly brought Marjorie home in the afternoon. I was mending Pauls pants all forenoon after nailed down some oil cloth to patch up holes cleaned the floor &amp; blacked the stove. Marjorie had a bad face all swelled from her eyetooth. Fannie went to Chippawa after Hattie came home from Berlin just gone two weeks. Paul went after the turkey Nag dont seem to get much better. Sun 23. Beautiful day. The girls were taken in the church. The minister for dinner in the other house. Pel here for supper &amp; Fannie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed 26. warm. Paul caught 4 fish last night &amp; 12 tonight today gave part of them to Fannie. Hattie here working on her centerpiece that she drew the pattern herself. Last night I had a bad spell with my heart &amp; they all came over but Arthur. Ive got a cold &amp; I dont know how U got it. I am not good for anything Mrs Riexinger brought over a liver. Will &amp; Arthur went to Port. to Mill. Fannie took the day for fishing caught 1 they are gone to a meeting in the church to consider what to do with the money from the Tea meeting Thurs 27 The Turkey laid her first egg. I set a hen with eggs from Olly Dells. I swept &amp; dusted, cleaned the floor scribbed the stoops washed quite a few things swept the back kitchen. blacked the stove, put in my flowering peas Paul went over to Dells to draw away the coal ashes beautiful day wind cool - cool enough to be pleasant ironed the pillow cases. Friday 28 dreadful hot. I made 3 pies &amp; black current tarts. I was just played out it was so hot &amp; the whole house was like an oven. Paul started to clean the calf pen in the afternoon Paul went to Chippawa in an hour &amp; 25 minutes because Clara rode up with him. Maggie called in for awhile I had to run after the turkey all the time, once over opposite Reixingers. They are washing her buggy. The men the Ferrys &amp; Hattie stayed all night over to James Dells Sat 29 rained in the night &amp; raining this morning. beautiful growing weather Paul finished the calf pen. Paul went after Marjorie I ironed &amp; cleaned up the kitchen &amp; wood house. Riexmingers got the mail Sun 30 got cooler the wind almost cold Hattie to dinner. Fannie over in the afternoon Marjorie gone back to Mr Dells Paul took her Fannie went after church at night. Harrie stayed here all night. Mon. May 1905 Mon 1. I baked jelly cookies &amp; tarts They cleaned their pantry. Paul drawing manure all day with Georges waggon Teu 2 getting warm again I baked bread, &amp; 2 apple pies cleaned both floors boiled meat &amp; stewed apples &amp; got supper for the men ploughing There were 6 teams so good of them that came. They ploughed 3 1/2 acres they woud not come in for supper Wed 3 day very hot wind high &amp; warm Maggie came down with a jar of milk &amp; to see about the ground that was ploughed yesterday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10. &amp; I went up to see Will first if they wanted it then went to Geroges to sell them. After dinner I papered where the wash stand stood &amp; the wood box stood Arthur drawing up rails Will working at the fence posts at the head o the lot. Bell had her calf at night. Will &amp; Arthur came over she got along all right Thur 4 Arthur came over &amp; ploughed the lower gardens &amp; this strip between house &amp; barn, in the forenoon. after dinner, we got the <a href="/index.php?title=Sleigh%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Sleigh? (page does not exist)">sleigh?</a> out. Paul &amp; <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> they loaded a load of hay to take away. I cleaned my pantry - slow work after I got it done had to wash the dishes &amp; everything after dark did not get everything put back untill next morning. The girls &amp; Clara &amp; Mary went to Drummondville yesterday to buy things for the church. Friday 5 Frank &amp; Allen working on the ground with <a href="/index.php?title=Jim_Jeams%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Jeams? (page does not exist)">Jim Jeams?</a> . George &amp; Maggie went to Clifton got 16 for eggs had Friday got radish seed &amp; mustard &amp; papered a lot more &amp; swept &amp; cleaned. Will &amp; Arthur ploughing for peas and for the fence. Sat. 6 pouring rain most of the afternoon &amp; part of the forenoon The boys quit ploughing after they got wet through. James McCredie &amp; Henry 11 surfacing the road in the rain. Will &amp; Arthur gone to Clifton with a load of hay. I papered the cupboards &amp; cleaned up the boxes of books &amp; other things till late at night. pouring when we went to bed &amp; a thunder storm last night - but not a bad one &amp; thundered today. Everything in a terrible state around the barn on account of the rain &amp; our bedding of hay. Sun 7 nice sunshine but very cool Marjorie &amp; Fannie came home, after dinner. The girls &amp; Arthur &amp; Mrs Riexinger came in. The girls gone to Saurs church tonight. Mon 8. Paul took Marjorie &amp; Fannie to James Wells Mr Well gave a bag of oats Jerry here to get Paul to herd his cattle. James McCredie <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> us for road work. I washed white clothes all day &amp; put them to soak over night &amp; washed four flannelette night gowns &amp; some other colored things it thundered &amp; lightened quite sharp out &amp; poured rain. Hattie was up to see May Dell after she came home from Gibson her father &amp; mother went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in the big wagon. Arthur making fence around the barn yard. Paul &amp; he started the poultry netting around the garden. I had Paul oppening a drain from the barn on the forenoon &amp; cleaning the barn yard. The boys finished ploughing at noon opposite the school house Teu 9 dreadful cold this morning chills one in the bone. I feel sorry for the cattle going out so Early without anything to eat &amp; a fresh mill cow, poor little humpback. Sow bedding. Will kiled his pigs in the forenoon &amp; took them to Speck in the afternoon. Hattie went with hin &amp; took 3 1/2 of eggs. got some meat &amp; bran for us his pigs weighed 2.74. meeting at the church tonight We got up something to pay the minister. Howard Dell came to make fence. had to go home again. Will could not help. Cold all day sunshine most of the time then it would cloud up like snow. I hung the white clothes out had sun shine full strong north east wind my hands get numb hanging them out then I washed out 3 blankets one had been on Paul's bed all winter something terrible &amp; all the rest of the woolens. I went to bed about frozen. Wed 10. cold yet. I washed the colored things. I was tired when I 12 started in tired when I got through I put out some flowering peas for Marjorie &amp; her <a href="/index.php?title=Doters%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Doters? (page does not exist)">doters?</a> Paul working at the garden fence &amp; drained up the boards &amp; pools from down the road. McPherson brought their furnishings &amp; the chairs for the church. Howard Dell here all day making fence. Thur 11 Sprinkled rain at time &amp; looked like rain all day. I9 chicks out of Dells eggs. Paul went to fish for an hour &amp; stayed nearly 8 &amp; caught one little fish. Paul &amp; I washed the carpet &amp; fixed the lounge &amp; made rising <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> at night up 3 <a href="/index.php?title=%3Feams%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="?eams? (page does not exist)">?eams?</a> on the oat ground they finished it all but ditching Friday 12 the day rather hot gets cool at night left Topsy out for the first. Paul went to Chippawa had 5 dozen eggs @ 14. He got 50 lbs of midlings 65 cts &amp; paid 31 for corn meal Will got Teusday. I baked bread cleaned the Red Cherry sowed one bed in the garden Hattie &amp; Clara went over to James Dell to see about when they will have the <a href="/index.php?title=Posters%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Posters? (page does not exist)">posters?</a></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat 13 beautiful day. I put down the carpet &amp; took up the oil cloth &amp; nailed it down. Mary Riexinger called. Will called to get the horse to go to Chippawa to get his money from Speck. Maggie called &amp; stayed so long. I did not get the pumkin fries made. Hattie went to James Dells &amp; the girls rode back, Marjorie &amp; Fannie Sun 14 rain in the morning. beautiful growing weather. I set our Turkey yesterday &amp; a hen the day before. The girls gone to the brick church Aniversary Sermons at the Brick. Hattie is here tonight. Will over tonight. The girls gone to the Brick tonight. Mon 15. very cool &amp; windy I worked in the garden after I washed dishes. I put on two big beds onion seed, pepper seed &amp; a big bed of peat &amp; a lot of ground ready to sow. Marjorie cleaned her bedroom. Paul making a fence at the head of the garden. Will &amp; Pell work Fannie over to James Dells Teu 16 looks like rain, Marjorie went to Chippawa to get wall paper paid 25 cts pr roll. 4 rolls &amp; 3 of ceiling. I got Paul at the barn to clean out but he is so lazy. I swept back room &amp; scrubbed the stoop &amp; got dinner when Marjorie came and took up the room carpet. Marjoriie put one roll on the ceiling. Hattie to Some event in Port <a href="/index.php?title=Erie%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Erie? (page does not exist)">Erie?</a> about when they could have the festival Wed 17 a thunder storm only one bad report. Marjorie put the ceiling paper on all bit a little rained all the afternoon &amp; so dark could hardly see to paper we put on some towards night. Will made Paul put Topsy in their back shed its such a cold rain the sky looked terrible at times in the forenoon it looked so nice, the sky so blue then all of a sudden such ugly clouds came up &amp; the wind roared Thurs 18 sunny this morning &amp; cold. we finished papering the room &amp; Marjorie took all the rubbish &amp; cleaned the floor. I sprinkled the clothes in forenoon towards night ironed quite a lot &amp; set sponge at night. Hattie &amp; Arthur over in the evening. The last day poor Jack saw alive. Will put the rings on the <a href="/index.php?title=Written_on_right_side&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Written on right side (page does not exist)">written on right side</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Turkeys%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Turkeys? (page does not exist)">turkeys?</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Cropped%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Cropped? (page does not exist)">cropped?</a> &amp; got them in the other pen. Friday 19 Will &amp; Lill went to Welland Arthur <a href="/index.php?title=Dirked%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Dirked? (page does not exist)">dirked?</a> the potato patch &amp; the other &amp; harrowed them with Frank &amp; Topsy Marjorie put down the carpet &amp; I baked a big baking of bread &amp; a dish of buns. I finished the ironing. dreadful winds.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16 Sat 20 a beautiful all but a cold north west wind go right through one frost last night &amp; going to be one tonight. I made 8 pumkin pues &amp; swept both rooms &amp; dusted then went to see May and stayed for tea. Marjorie working at the front room &amp; repoted her plants their furnitures came from Welland Pel got our corn meal 31 ct. sent 2 dox &amp; 3 egg @ 16 gal. Electric oil &amp; beet seed. Sun 21 a grand day Marjorie &amp; Paul went to church. Fannie here to tea. They went to Saurs church, both girls were here in the afternoon. Mon 22 Marjorie fell so mean she did not go to James Dells she had rheumatism she could not do anything. I put out the beds &amp; carrots &amp; helped with 4 rows of potatoes. They are putting in their peas. Teu 23 I put in my flower bed box here in the yeard &amp; my others in yesterday. got six hills of squash in after dinner. We planted the rest of the potatoes 13 rows with beans. Marjorie washed out some of her things &amp; washed the front room windows Wed 24 Holiday. big time at Chippawa. I swept &amp; dusted the school house feel as if I was pounded all over working on the ground so much &amp; stooping over. Paul is helping Will with his potatoes. he furrowed our ground yesterday. Marjorie has gone to James Dells &amp; Fannie came home Lucy had a calf. Paul &amp; I had a big time getting her up in the barn. I took the tacks out of the carpet &amp; take it &amp; the straw &amp; papers out &amp; sweep such a time moving every thing out of the room Thurs 25 I cleaned the floor &amp; washed the wood work. Paul made a pen for the calf &amp; guarded the cows. I took up the pantry oil cloth &amp; my carpet. started to rain in the night &amp; it poured at times. Hattie came &amp; stayed all night. Friday 26 rained all day nearly &amp; poured in night. The road is like a little lake in front of the barn. Everything a a foot deep in water. I put down the carpet &amp; got the things back moveing them so much I got tired of it. Fanny went yesterday to Clifton. Hattie went dow to Chippawa &amp; brought her home. Sat 26 I papered the corner behind the lounge washed the curtains &amp; windows &amp; scrubbed the kitchen floor where there was no carpet done so many little things that dont count. Paul went to Chippawa got 25 lbs beans &amp; loaves of bread 12 lb tea had 8 doz eggs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fannie drove over after Paul came home &amp; set up all night &amp; Marjorie came home Will &amp; Arthur went to Drummondville Arthur got a new suit. Will spoke for the bananas for the festival John Gibbet killed his dog McCredies had some sheep killed. Clara &amp; Mary went around yesterday afternoon after the ram slacked up to see about baking for the festival. Sun 28 very cool the air full of perfume of the apple &amp; lilac Hattie brought over a nice boquet for us. Rose had a Calf in the night. Mon 29 looks cloudy Paul took Marjorie to James Dells came home &amp; guarded the cows I put in the pop corn &amp; mangel seed now I wish it was out for its pouring rain from the north East. Will &amp; Arthur took a load of oats to Aden Dell &amp; got the bananas for the Social tomorrow Teu 30 I made cookies Paul guarded the cows in the morning after dinner gadded around back &amp; forth. In the church &amp; <a href="/index.php?title=Fancy%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Fancy? (page does not exist)">fancy?</a> as a pig Arthur &amp; Allen Heummel gathered the cakes not a bad day the night is dark &amp; chilly quite a big turn out - made over 80 dollars Wed 31. I washed the dishes for the corner cupboard &amp; put the pantry oil cloth down. set the hen yesterday got the eggs from Maggie &amp; set the Slack hen in the barn on our own eggs. Paul went over to the church as soon as he got his breakfast to help if they wanted him brought home quite a lot of cake that filled. Paul up for the day I swept the school house at night. Thurs 1st. June 1905 I done a churning the first in a good many weeks had a big time getting the churn and butter bowl ready Friday 2 not a bad day. I planted beans &amp; some potatoes and on the east side of the house after dinner Paul planted some sweet corn &amp; I swept &amp; dusted the school house. yesterday fixed my flowering peas &amp; got two hills of cucumbers out. Lilly &amp; Hattie went to Chippawa took 1 1/2 eggs 16 gal 2 qts coal oil 1 lb nails 1 Roof bread &amp; 4 nutmegs Arthur &amp; his mother over at night Sat 3 I churned the first thing just as I got through a big swarm of bees come out of the <a href="/index.php?title=%3Fparent%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="?parent? (page does not exist)">?parent?</a> hive I got everything ready to hive them Paul came from guarding the cows &amp; he knocked them down they went in the hive but did not stay went away in spite of all the music. I worked the butter &amp; sent it to Chippawa with Paul 4 1/2 @ 12 1/2 quart came to 6 cts got Tea, nails, <a href="/index.php?title=Staples%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Staples? (page does not exist)">staples?</a> sugar &amp; bread</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Hattie took Topsy after he came home &amp; went to James Dells to set up bed. they did not need her the poor old lady was gone She needed our one to sit up with her Fanny was here when Marjorie &amp; Hattie came. Will &amp; Arthur were to Aden Dells with hay rained in the night or rather poured Sun 4 rained. Paul took Marjorie back to James Dells. Fanny stayed all night. after she came from Saurs church cold &amp; damp Mon 5 I did not sleep much last night my hand hurt &amp; it is quite swollen &amp; I feel too sick to poultice it &amp; my head aches. Fannie &amp; her father &amp; mother gone to Mrs Smiths funeral an awful thunder storm befor we went to bed in fact befor the cows were milked. Paul took the advantage of me because I was sick &amp; would not do his chores he milked one in the storm &amp; one after I was so glad Fanny came early. she was here &amp; washed pans &amp; strained the milk. the rain came down in torrents Teu 6 Fannie skimmed the milk &amp; strained the milk scalded the churn &amp; done the churning I had a terrible time working the butter. had 5 lbs at night I had to take the cloth of my hand to skim the milk &amp; wash pans then my hand swells up &amp; gets painful. Fanny gone to Herrys to sew Hattie came over to stay &amp; has a bad cold a thunderstorm this evening &amp; one to night. it dont just rain it first pours. Everything suffering wash water 21 the road like a lake &amp; the pasture field low I never saw so much rain Mr Hazlett burried today he died Sunday Wed 7 Arthur &amp; Paul run a furrow around the potato patch &amp; the east of the barn I churned &amp; worked the butter &amp; cleaned the chicken coops which were in a terrible state. I took straw out of my bed for the chickens &amp; pigs Paul put a floor in the pig pen Will gave him orders to do it rained for four days &amp; running Thur 8 The hens have kept me busy five hours running after them eating the beans down as far as the ground as they can see them &amp; the pumkins &amp; squash has Pel &amp; Birdie brought Marjorie home in the afternoon Hattie &amp; Paul went to Chippawa got the insurance dividend <a href="/index.php?title=Is%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Is? (page does not exist)">is?</a> 1.25 paid, the took 10 1/2 lbs @ 12 1/2 per lb 125 &amp; 2 1/2 doz eggs @ 17.42 lb. Will went to Black creek &amp; up on the river. Marjorie set sponge. Friday 9 they are sawing wood for the other house Marjorie set sponge tonight. I cleaned today but my hand got aching I could not work got the calves out they were in a terrible state Marjorie got things fixed on the line of something for the clean up Sat 10 Guelph excursion the girls &amp; their father went rained most of the day Marjorie had her hands more than full <a href="/index.php?title=Butter%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Butter? (page does not exist)">butter?</a> to work. bread to bake. &amp; I was so sick I could not sit &amp; think <a href="/index.php?title=For%3F%3F_%3F_see_right-hand_side&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="For?? ? see right-hand side (page does not exist)">for?? ? see right-hand side</a></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22 Marjorie was going to go to Chippawa for Miss Hosell then Arthur went, but she did not come he done our <a href="/index.php?title=Rodering%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Rodering? (page does not exist)">rodering?</a>. Marjorie was glad he went as she had her hands full of work, rained most of the night. Will got home at 1 Oclock Sun 11 drizling rain. The little Turkeys comeing out 15 out of 20 Donald Sharp came after Fannie water laying all over the ground shoe deep Mon 12 terrible black clouds at times &amp; sprinkled rain at times towards night it cleared up nice &amp; bright Paul fixed a floor in the turkey pen &amp; I got them in. Paul opened one egg that was left over &amp; it had a turkey with four eggs on, I churned &amp; washed the churn Marjorie got the meals all day first day of school after the teachers fathers death. Hatties birthday celebratiing at washing the buggy a thunder storm came up at night - not bad here bit the worst in 20 years at Otawa struck the Parliament buildings. Hattie was over in the evening &amp; stayed all night Teu 13 I churned have hard work &amp; everything my hand is so bad. Paul swept &amp; I dusted the school house. The soldiers went to camp very hot &amp; roads muddy. Paul fixed the bottom buggy &amp; Marjorie worked the butter Wed 14 Marjorie &amp; Paul went to Drummondville had 9 1/2 lbs of butter @ 12 1/2 &amp; 8 doz eggs @ 18 got the linoleum 3 yds @ 75 cts per yd 2.25 <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> Hattie &amp; her father &amp; mother went to town she got her new hat. dreadful hot &amp; stroped off a lot of my clothes &amp; washed all had the little turkeys out to get exercise but the heat is almost too much for them. they have had bad luck withe these only 5 out of 23 eggs one of them died. May went to Clifton Thurs 15 dreadful hot it just spells one. I churned the butter soft as mush to send it to the cellar get ready to work, the little turkey nearly over come by the heat. I got them up at noon and let them out. <a href="/index.php?title=%3Fpoor%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="?poor? (page does not exist)">?poor?</a> Paul went up after Marjorie he went after supper to George Hexmers. Tom McKeown &amp; Will to see what was the matter of his mower the bees swarmed the big hive. I got them in. Friday 16 thundering befor we got up &amp; rained most of the day Marjorie was going over the river only on account of the rain. I churned. Paul went to Martin Dells after beans came back swept the school house. The bees swarmed after 4 Oclock. Sat. 17. Arthur &amp; I picked the hard shelled bugs off part of the potatoes &amp; Paul finished them when he came from guarding the cows he had a mess of strawberries we had them for supper. Marjorie cleaned up the front room &amp; cleaned the kitchen Paul went to Chippawa after 7 Oclock got home after ten had 4 lbs butter in a crock @ 12 1/2 per lb &amp; one dozen eggs @ 18 got 3 loaves Bread 18 per lb pails 4 coal oil 10 lb sugar 25 cakes 13 the bees that swarmed yesterday came out again &amp; Paul &amp; Arthur could not get them to stay &amp; they went Paul did not try to have them stay &amp; did not care</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24 Sun 18 church Sunday none went from here Paul had to take Lucy away. Kate Riexinger called in afternoon. Hattie &amp; Arthur over too. May out to church dreadful hot day we are almost prostrated with the heat thunders in the distance Mon 19 heat something terrible &amp; thundering one time I thought we were going to get it got the turkeys in but it passed over Marjorie washed a big washing then went at her linen waist to fix it over I churned &amp; planted a row &amp; a half of potatoes after Arthur &amp; Paul furrowed out then they cultivated the potatoes made a good job on them the ground was turning green. Hattie washing all day. Paul put in some potatoes. Will went to Clifton with a load of oats. Will Frey died today Teu 20 Arthur &amp; Will ploughing the lane. Hattie washing again. Little chicks comeing out of the barn. Marjorie working at her waist got my hand healed nearly over bad over five weeks I went down &amp; swept the school house Wed 21 Paul weeding &amp; I helped him he got set o strawberries enough for two meals when he was guarding the cows Marjorie was going over the river untill she heard of berry picking funeral of Wella Grey. Hattie went to Clifton. Thurs 22 Marjorie went to Chippawa had 9 lbs butter @ 14 &amp; 2 doz 23 eggs @ 20 got 3 yds of <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> &amp; 12 1/2 cts per yd got 1 lb of tea 1 lbs cheese 12 cts lemons. 2 loaves bread peppermints 1 pd 18 cts Paul working for Will hoeing Friday 23 real cool north wind Hattie &amp; I went to pick berries at Hewsons made the sum of 29 cts Marjorie baked a big baking of bread Paul at Wills <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> today. I am so tired I could hardly walk home &amp; feel pounded all over. I never fell worse in my life Marjorie back is bad even Hattie is played out too lots gone to Niagara to see the soldiers. Sat 24 I feel grounded from head to foot &amp; such a pain in my back &amp; chest I could hardly churn I cleaned up the back wood house &amp; that all I could do Hattie &amp; her mother went to Chippawa Arthur cut the roadside grass then went &amp; cut on their hill Marjorie ironed a lot of her bed things in the week &amp; finished Friday. I took old <a href="/index.php?title=Robe%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Robe? (page does not exist)">Robe?</a> away then swarmed the bees Reeb called to see if he could get a swarm of bees Sun 25 quiet day no one here Will &amp; Hattie went to see James Dell Clara &amp; Miss Colmer stay for awhile Mon 26 I churned &amp; worked &amp; packed <a href="/index.php?title=Sold%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Sold? (page does not exist)">sold?</a> churning Paul guarded the cows &amp; got strawberries Marjorie &amp; Hattie went to pick berries at Hewsons good picking she made 5 pts quite cool I feel so mean with my cold</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Teu 27 Will &amp; Arthur went to Welland Paul cutting bushes on the roadside I swept &amp; dusted the school house yesterday Arthur cultivated our potatoes Mr Reebs bees was hived it came out they went in the heat &amp; came out &amp; settled under the hive Wed 28 Paul half day on the road got sick Will had 7 hay to rake on the hill Mrs Reebs came in the afternoon to see about the bees &amp; at night they came after them in the afternoon another swarm came out &amp; went in their hive Marjorie &amp; Hattie went to pick berries made 10 cts instead of churning I washed out some things to change my underwear Thurs 29 hol: I churned &amp; packed a crock of butter 11 1/2 lbs Marjorie went up in the evening to George Heximers to see if we could get seed potatoes I could hardly churn it was such a heavy churning Friday 30 Marjories has gone over the river rode down with Maggie. I turned my bed up &amp; swept about the school. Took my window out &amp; washed it &amp; put up a clean curtain &amp; swept the dining room. Maggie brought our groceries home. had 3 doz eggs at &amp; 11 1/2 lbs butter @ 14 borax 5 ct Matches 5 soap 10 ginger 10 Tea 13 pail 25 Soda 5 castor oil 10 sugar 25 oatmeal 25 lemons 13 stamps 2. rum 5<a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> Sat 1 Dominion day July 1905 27 Dull all forenoon but O so hot in the afternoon it started to rain &amp; at times poured the poor little calves looked more dead than alive I got wet through getting the turkeys home rained in the night for all it was worth. Arthur cut some hay Hattie stayed all night' I churned Sun 2 weather dont look settled yet kept the turkeys in the barn untill noon The new minister preached. Kate &amp; Hattie &amp; Tom Spall there. In the afternoon it got nice &amp; everything so quiet. Hattie came over in the afternoon Marjorie came home rode up with Mr Crookshanks Mon 3 dreadful hot. Paul went to pick strawberries made 78 cts 1 1/2 cts pr basket. I churned butter very soft Marjorie working on Pauls shirt. I scrubbed where there was not carpet &amp; cleaned the floor &amp; scrubed all the boards they drawed in some hay. Teu 4 dreadful hot. I worked the butter then went at washing. I never felt the heat so bad. Roy Earl &amp; Clarance came a terrible storm comeing up wind blew hard for awhile it looked as if we were going to have a terrible bad storm one heavey clap struck some where close. Fannie at Chippawa but it rained so hard</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>29 we could not go after her Will over to see Mr James Dell he is very bad Wed 5 looks like rain Paul &amp; Clarance went to pick strawberries but they were all gone for this year. Marjorie took 9 1/2 of butter @ 14 1 doz eggs. @ 22. oil 12 sugar 25 cheese 25. tea 13. 6 loaves bread 36 bug poison 10 Thur 6. Arthur started the hay on his field but it poured rain for awhile The boys drawed the rest of the manure that Paul started the night befor Roy &amp; I started to put the bug poison on the potatoes put it on part of them &amp; I picked a lot off &amp; the boys picked a lot yesterday. Paul went to Saurs Friday 7. another hot day. I churned the butter soft. Arthur cut some more hay. Fannie went over to the other house for Tea Marjorie working on her dress Sat 8 Roy horse raking his field by the house &amp; they drawed in twin loads for us &amp; 3 for them selves they raked so late that Jennie &amp; Marjorie could not go after bread I picked &amp; gutted cherrues for two pies &amp; an apple sauce &amp; jelly mixed. had fire enough to roast an ox Jennie &amp; Marjorie over to help Hattie with her dress. They killed the old rooster. Clara down to stay all night the boys over for supper in the old house Roy stayed all night over there the two boys helping them Clarance had a falling out 29 with them Paul came home brought a letter from Fannie telling of the birth of Donalds son day befor Sun 9 rather a nice day. Jenniie over for tea in other house &amp; the boys Roy was there for dinner we had cherry pie for supper Wills had a swarm of bees &amp; we had a swarm on thursday we put it in the keg I got everything ready &amp; Roy knocked it down. I got stung under the eye John &amp; Ed to the other house. Hattie gone to Montroy Mon 10 Marjorie &amp; Jennue went to Chippawa in the forenoon got 8 loaves of bread, rolls of bread Jennie got biscuits; meat <a href="/index.php?title=Meal%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Meal? (page does not exist)">meal?</a> &amp; cheese. Marjorie got socks for Paul &amp; 15 ct Embroidery had 6 lbs 2 oz of butter @ 15 Arthur started to go to James Dells he cut hay heard Mr Dell was so bad he came back Will went all the way. Marjorie &amp; Jennie went after dinner to see him he was a little better they drawed in two loads here &amp; one there to make up for the extra one <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> Paul &amp; I went befor 6 Oclock &amp; mowed away so they got more hay in they got both loads in we had a shower befor breakfast: I churned Paul stayed to home all day went at night to Somervilles. Arthur cut some in the new ground the boys got George boat &amp; went for a ride</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 Teu 11 terrible hot. &amp; cloudy last night it was cool tonight close &amp; hot. we had pour down the boys were out in it. Roy raked up the hay here Arthur cut yesterday &amp; they got it in. the <a href="/index.php?title=Rakings%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Rakings? (page does not exist)">rakings?</a> are out. their hay in the new ground Will is going to set up at Dells tonight Marjorie &amp; Jennie working on Marjories dress Paul came home from Somervilles put in one day Wed 12 started to rain as Paul &amp; I was milking rained on &amp; off all fornoon the boys all to the other house for dinner they are not doing anything both boys stayed here last night we had another mess of peas for dinner Paul gone to Hewsons after the strawberry money I churned &amp; put the last churning in the crock. Thur 13 Paul hoed the yellow corn in forenoon then went to Tom Sommervilles after dinner Marjorie washed a dirty washing. I made buns for dinner &amp; cornstarch pudding for dinner Hattie over in the evening I pulled a lot of weeds in the potato patch &amp; went over the patch for bugs Friday 14 Clarance birthday he is 12 years old Jannie &amp; the boys to Wills for dinner they had a chicken for dinner. The minister in the other house for dinner. I churned then went out hoed a lot of potatoes &amp; planted some. They drawed in the last of their hay. Reeb came to see if Marjorie would go &amp; stay with the children when she went to market. the children have the whooping cough she went tonight &amp; Will went to sit up with James Dell. Marjories got 60 cts &amp; a 2 qt jar of wine Sat. 15. I hived a of bees on the little red hive. Jennie &amp; Hattie went to Chippawa took 13 1/4 at 16 pr lb came 2.12 got 6 loaves bread 36 tea 25 &amp; <a href="/index.php?title=Eggs%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Eggs? (page does not exist)">eggs?</a> 3 screen door 1.25 hinges 15 cheeses 8. Jennie ironed some of their things. I cleaned the kitchen packed the crock of butter. Marjorie came home early &amp; finished her dress. Paul never came home from Sommervilles. Arthur started to cut the field opposite the school house Sun 16 Marjorie &amp; Jennie went to church. John Oliver to the other house all day at night we had singing &amp; playing. Mon. 17 Terrible hot just dreadful. Mr Dell died this morning at six. Marjorie took Jennie &amp; the boys down to Chippawa to go home I just got the dishes gathered &amp; carried out when May came stayed for dinner &amp; for tea to the other house a dreadful thunder storm about 8 Oclock lasted an hour. never got any cooler Arthur raked a little untill Topsy came home. then Will raked with her &amp; the boys drawed in made a stack by the barn Mr Dell died on Peters birthday he is 839 Mrs Missoner 89</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>32 Teu 18 dreadful hot - the heat something terrible. Arthur mowed in the fornoon. I churned. Marjorie swept &amp; cleaned up the front room. Kate Riexinger called with the funeral notes Paul picking weeds out of the hay Wed 19 looks like a storm. Paul going to take Marjorie over to the funeral then comeing back to rake he got as far as Jess Dells she sent him back for fear of the storm he came back as far as Freds then went in the bush to pick berries untill the storm came on I just through churning my the storm was something dreadful &amp; I was alone pretty near all through the storm. one peal after another struck 3 horses for Clarkton. The folks at the other house never got started untill 20 mins to 12 the funeral was comeing out of the lane as they got there. Marjorie came back with Riexingers &amp; stayed there for dinner. Arthur came over to tea Thur 20 I worked both churning &amp; put in the crock 10 1/2 lbs. Milton Dell came along &amp; bought it paid 18 per lb &amp; 9 eggs @ 20.15 per 9. I went after the turkey brought both flocks home &amp; a lot of clover for the pigs. I picked the potato bugs off they finished the stock at the north of the barn Friday 21 Marjorie got up early to go to Reebs I churned &amp; picked stuff for the pigs cleaned the hen house &amp; cleared up around the hen house 33 coops &amp; boards every direction. worked the butter it was so hard worked some on my blue waist milked all the cows &amp; had five journeys after the turkeys. Hattie came &amp; stayed all night, they are drawing the <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> and making a stack near the barn. they took a load to Vanderburghs yesterday Sat 22 cool with wind yesterday north east I swept &amp; cleaned &amp; dusted both rooms &amp; scrubed every board out side. put the butter in the crock just got ready to wash a few things as Mr McCreddie came &amp; stayed unitll 4 Oclock just as Mrs Reeb was bringing Marjorie home I washed Pauls shirt &amp; left the rest it looked so like a storm Will cutting wheat would have finished only broke something. Paul helping. Hattie went &amp; got a tooth put on came back with Pel. Sun 23 high west wind. Fannie came home &amp; came over &amp; called on us. Hattie &amp; Tom went somewhere. Mon 24 Will finished cutting wheat. I churned then went &amp; washed out most of the white clothes had 8 sheets. Marjorie went to Drummondville she wanted to go to Clifton but it looked so like aa storm. We killed the little black hen &amp; had it for supper when Marjorie came home she had 4 3/4 butter at 18. got 25 g. sugar 1/2 lb rice. 2 qt coal oil shirt for Paul &amp; 1 yd factory Teu 25 I finished the washing &amp; hung out what I washed yesterday the wind high from the west.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>34 Marjorie sewing all day on my waist they are drawing in their wheat. Paul hoeing Fannie &amp; Mrs Hartley up came in a boat. Hattie went for a boat ride with her Tom Dell came down for Paul he come tomorrow to draw wheat; May started for the northwest Wed 26 dog days started. I churned the butter hard the wind so cool from the west. Paul all day to Dells it keeps me running to see if the hens are in the oats &amp; getting clover for the pigs &amp; bringing wood/ &amp; Marjorie had to change the calfs &amp; working on her stripe skirt. Berttie Robinson &amp; Hattie called in the evening Thur 27. hot in the sun but a nice cool west wind. Marjorie baked bread &amp; ironed Hattie &amp; Berttie called in the afternoon &amp; stayed a long time. Two young people drowned night befor last at Montrose Friday 28 cold &amp; fogy in the morning. Marjorie went to Reebs felt like a storm all day &amp; high wind at night it lightened all around but did not storm. Hattie stayed all night. Paul went to Chippawa in the fornoon &amp; did the trading got a letter from Mrs Pound. Took 6 lbs 2 oz butter @ 18. 111. gal. 88 cts worth of goods &amp; due bill for 23 got vaseline 5 sugar 25 tea 25 coffee 13 lemons 10 L. sugar 10, cheese 23 after dinner Paul went to George Heximers to work &amp; I had all the work to do at night I churned in the fornoon after dinner baked layer cake, another cake, &amp; cookies &amp; two pies at night &amp; put clean papers on some of the shelves. Sat. 29 Hattie &amp; Paul went to Chippawa She went on to Drummondville to get her teeth fixed. Paul went after Mrs Pound. I swept both rooms &amp; scrubed everywhere there was no carpet &amp; the stoops &amp; Parlament house got everything done when they came at noon he went to George Heximers got a dollar for both half days Paul killed the long tailed hen that went to the other house. Marjorie home about 2 Oclock. They found the two bodys at Montrose. Terrible thunder storm in the after part of the night. Mrs Pound got up &amp; came in with me Sun 30 Dull day &amp; set in to drizle towards night Hattie for tea. none from here went to church Mon 31 nice cold wind from the north east. we had new potatoes &amp; peas for dinner &amp; cornstarch pudding. I churned. Paul drawing up apple limbs of apple tree in pasture Marjorie took Mrs Pound to Chippawa Arthur helping Riexinger thresh in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>36 Aug 1905 Teu 1. cold north east wind fairly cold in the house. Arthur finished in the fornoon threshing at Riexingers, then they went at their oats. I put down churnings on the crock after dinner worked on Paul shirt he &amp; I pulled a lot of weeds in the garden. Marjorie swept the front room I got five letters one from Mrs Kent &amp; one from Bill. Wed 2 cool north wind Will &amp; Arthur threshing at George Heximers in fornoon afternoon finished their oats. Marjorie went to Clifton got my hat &amp; 25 cts worth flaked wheat, Took 12 1/2 lbs of butter to Kesters @ 18 per lb. 12 1/2 yd muslin 12 1/2 cheese 15 bread 52 yds cotton 16 laces 5 Ginger ale 10 sacks 5 gl oil 25 Mentum or Harlem oil 10 cakes 10 The minister called &amp; stayed to tea at the other house Paul took Rose away for nothing. he worked at the Credies drawing wheat. I churned, changeing calves, running after hens, just kept me busy Thurs 3 dreadfully cold last night &amp; heavy dew Paul to McCredies. Will in the shop. I went up &amp; Pell told me to pick a mess of peas Marjorie making the curtains made one pair Friday 4 we got up at 5 Marjorie went to Reebs befor breakfast. Paul went to McCredies they are drawing in the last of their wheat to thresh tomorrow. Arthur helping Fred all day I churned in fornoon afternoon 37 swept the house good scrubbed the stoops &amp; made jelly.pan cakes with iceing set sponge for buns at night. had to get the cows &amp; milk &amp; do all the chores for Paul never came home untill after dark Maud over at the other house for supper called here. Hattie stayed all night Sat. 5 very warm &amp; high wind. I cleaned both floors &amp; baked buns put paper on the parliament house. going to bake tarts &amp; Marjorie just got home &amp; would not let me. I dressed the black hen &amp; bought 10 cls worth of beef had it for supper Expected Mrs Kent but she never came Sun 6 started to thunder at 4 Oclock &amp; started again 10 after ten &amp; kept at it for 3 hours. we got something to eat when it started again quite heavy thunder at times &amp; poured rain done hundreds of good Hattie &amp; Margaret Hoshel here in the last storm Hattie's face awful bad. Mon 6. bright &amp; hot thundered in the north &amp; rained a little shower when I was over to see Hattie drove Arthur in from ploughing Will in the shop. Hattie came over for tea. Paul going after his pay at Sommervilles got $2.25 I churned &amp; put fridays butter in the crock 6 1/2 lbs Marjoroe went up to Georges with a dollar for the church</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>38 Teu 8 not much wind &amp; hot out doors but I did not feel the heat on the school house. I went down to clean it. Paul went to Walmsly after soap in the fornoon. Marjorie making the curtians for the east window. Emily &amp; the young ones called &amp; they came down to the school house. I was tired enough scrubbing &amp; moping &amp; cleaning the wood work then I picked two pails of clover for the pigs. Wed 9 stiff wind from the west &amp; the air felt like rain. I went down &amp; finished the school house in the fornoon all but oiling the seals. churned after dinner. pulled a lot of weeds for the pigs. picked some cucumbers they dont <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> much old Mrs Reeb burried today. Emily Lemmons husband died Sunday. I worked Mondays butter &amp; put it in the crock for Milton Dell but he never came back this way. Hattie's face better Paul helping them to draw oats. Marjorie papered. set a small sponge tonight. Rale called with a <a href="/index.php?title=Eel%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Eel? (page does not exist)">eel?</a> Thurs 10. warm west wind. very sultry for the wind. sun dreadful hot. Paul went to Chippawa had 6 1/4 butter @ 18.112 &amp; one doz eggs @18.25 sugar milk &amp; brush 15. gal oil 19. tea 13. soap 10. can salmon 15 1lb nails 4 fly pad 5 lemons 18 cheese 14. Marjorie baked bread. I worked the butter then went down &amp; cut clover for the pigs my dress full &amp; the 1.2 bushel full &amp; some chaps out of our field. Paul helped them after he got home from Chippawa with their oats. Friday 11 Marjorie went to Reebs not so early as usual looked like rain all day &amp; it sprinkled at times. Arthur &amp; Hattie waited all day untill 2 Oclock for it to clear up. I churned in the fornoon after dinner I baked two pies 12 jelly tarts &amp; cookies. I was just about roasted so close &amp; sultry. Sat 12 hot yet it feels like a storm. I swept &amp; cleaned the veranda &amp; everywhere there was no carpet worked the butter. Paul took Eds money home. Marjorie got home late we had a bad storm mostly wind &amp; rain from the north. after it would go over it would come up again Hattie came &amp; stayed in the worst of it &amp; we were so glad we all went out to milk for it threatened to come on then the air is a little cooler. Wills sow had 15 pigs this evening Sun 13 very cool wind. north east. Marjorie &amp; Paul went to church &amp; all from the other house. quite a turn out. We had disagreable callers then they went to the other house. Mon 14 I churned on. Arthur &amp; Paul went to old Jerrys &amp; he gave him a black eye. Will went &amp; finished up affairs. Teu 15. I worked all the butter we had in different crocks. 19 lb 6 oz it looked so like rain it set on from the north east we kept the horse &amp; calves in Will &amp; Arthur Fred finished the oats at old Jerrys Pauls eye looks bad yet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>40 Wed 16. The boys started to cut oat here after dinner Paul cut a little wood on the fornoon then fidled the rest of the time untill Marjorie came home from Drummondville she went in the morning. took 19 lbs 6 oz to Adens a 18 payed 2.50 on the bill. got my slippers at Fern Robinsons. Robert McOliver Eva Mrs Dell for dinner over there &amp; tea here. Will &amp; Hattie here too. Thur 17. I washed all the fornoon. Marjorie cut out my waist. Hattie &amp; her mother to Chippawa just got home when Mrs Kent came had to get her dinner then clean up the kitchen &amp; churn when we went to the other house &amp; Marjorie fixed up the bed room. Colly Reavely came to the other house. Min Marshall there to tea Friday 18. Paul to Hewsons got a $1.00. Mrs Kent to dinner in the other house. After dinner Hattie &amp; Olly took her to Chippawa. I finished the washing after she left. Sat. 19 Paul at Marl. Dells pulling beans. made 85 ds took Lucy to McCredies. Marjorie to Mrs Reebs &amp; made 50 cts. I swept &amp; cleaned all around &amp; made ginger cookies, tarts &amp; a custard pie started to rain &amp; rained hard in the night. without thunder. The girls got in the rain going &amp; part of the way with Min &amp; Yancy Young. I went down &amp; cut clover for the pigs Sun 20 beautiful after the rain wind west -changed to north in the 40 evening Hattie &amp; Olly to dinner. Will over &amp; got the papers. The girls went to Chippawa church some singing brought to the other house by the Saurs brothers &amp; Min Marshall Mon 21 high west wind &amp; looked like rain Paul pulling beans at Riexingers got 75 cts I churned, &amp; guarded the cows. I felt mean all day. Will &amp; Arthur fixing for threshing tomorrow at old Jerrys. Marjorie finished my waist. I took a bouquet of peas down to the school house &amp; cut some clover. Teu 22 hot in the sun but a nice west wind,=. Marjorie to Reebs to help dress ducks. Will threshing at old Jerrys had 2002 let. the calves get full thne led them uo under the willows. I washed quite a few things mostly Marjories &amp; Pauls. Olly went home &amp; the Darker girls stayed they came night befor. Wed 23 The heat something dreadful got cool at night: Will drawing in his peas Paul pulled beans in fornoon at Riexingers helped Will in afternoon from 2 Oclock. yesterday he pulled for Marty untill 11 Oclock then went to Riexingers I churned, &amp; Marjorie finished my waist, &amp; pressed it: I washed Pauls overalls &amp; socks Thurs 24 sun hot in the morning when I was</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I was guarding the cows then the wind changed to north east &amp; a thunder storm came up just as Marjorie was baking pancakes for dinner &amp; I was working the butter. There was 6 lbs Young Rapplego <a href="/index.php?title=Rapelje%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Rapelje? (page does not exist)">Rapelje?</a> stoped for Paul to take him to Chippawa he could not wheed so he took two baskets of mushrooms he picked this morning befor he raked the pea stubble, (Beebe is sick poor little thing has a cold,) &amp; to finish all had killed Friday 25 Marjorie went to Clifton had 10 1/2 lbs butter she sold 6 1/4 to Taylor for 24cts &amp; Jane 4 1/4 @ 24 got 50 pd sugar tea 26 cts cocoanut 15 cts paper 7, vaseline 5 blueing 5 nails 5 rope 35 cts 2 baskets of Plums 50 cts bread 12. brought up the pot Fannie gave her. she got 20 ct for their butter at Acten Pells. Ella Darkers birthday 17 Paul at McCredies pulling beans made 50 ct &amp; got his supper at home. Will &amp; Arthur drawing manure. I guarded the cows after I worked the butter in rolls for town, after I turned the cows out I washed dishes for an hour &amp; half, then caught a chicken &amp; cooked it for our supper, then churned. Just washing the churn looked out &amp; saw all the cattle out, &amp; had a big time getting them out. Marjorie just got home &amp; had to help Sat 26 Marjorie to Reebs, took a crock with 6 1/2 lbs got 22 ct. Taylors got $1.00 worth of sugar 1d cheese a loaf of bread &amp; 24 cts in cash she brought home a few tomatoes &amp; a mess of corn. Paul guarded the cows then drawed a barrel of water. I got him his dinnr at 3 Oclock then he went after the waggon to draw manure stayed 2 hours &amp; a half. George &amp; Alln drawed the oats Will &amp; Arthur drawing manure. I swept &amp; cleaned both rooms &amp; worked the butter, put clean paper on both cupboards, had a lot of work getting the hens caught &amp; shut up. cool wind, north-east but sun quite hot. Sun 27 cold nights nowadays if not like frost. Today the wind is cold from the north east Marjorie went to church, came home highly incensed with the singing. Sharpe to the other house brought Fannie home Hartleys there &amp; May Marshall &amp; her husband Lou. Mon 28 I churned. Marjorie washed out quite a lot of her own clothes &amp; ironed them &amp; her white skirt. Paul drawing manure. Will &amp; arthu drawing manure. I canned up 4 jars of Plums Teu 29 I swept the school house yesterday morning I did not get a chance Friday or sat. &amp; tonight swept again. Nellie &amp; Miss Thompson Hattie went after <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> Nell called here with Fannie they did not start untill nearly dark in fact it was dark Will &amp; Arthur threshing at Riexingers they were to come here &amp; thresh out ours but some new arrangement they have put it off untill Sat likely have a big rain befor that they took Topsy down in the fornoon after them took 3 doz &amp; 3 eggs. @ 20 cts pr doz got 3 loaves of bread 5 cts lemons 5 cts fly paper 25 cts bottle Hursts pain destroyer I swept &amp; dusted tonight Paul drawing manure</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>44 Wed 30 a terrible thunderstorm this morning befor we got out of bed so close seemed right over our head Paul was up the horse out &amp; getting the cows in they are drawing manure I finished canning the plums Thur 31 Marjorie went after dinner to McCredies after vinegar. I churned &amp; put the butter in a crock Paul helping them in the afternoon to draw manure. got at Resters 5 cts 1 lb cheese 14 cts 1/2 lb mix Tea 1 bottle ginger ale 10 ct coal oil yd flannelette 10 Sept 1905 Friday 1 Marjorie baked bread &amp; ironed part of the clothes I finished then when she went to Chippawa she had 11 lbs 3 oz @ 20 3 sheets amoing the rest I had a headache Marjorie swept the front room yesterday &amp; I changed the cot &amp; swept &amp; dusted the dining room &amp; made a batch of cookies in the fornoon. Paul went up at night to Mrs Martin Dells to see if there was any Elderberries The girls got plums &amp; tomotoes &amp; things for threshers tomorrow Sat 2 Marjorie had to go to Reebs. They finished threshing just befor 3 Oclock &amp; started here 20 min after 3 our threshing lasted 3/4 of an hour. 99 bas. altogether 33 for us &amp; 33 for Allen &amp; 33 for Frank drizled rain in the afternoon. I had to guard the cows &amp; feed the calves &amp; wash dishes from our supper night befor kept me untill noon, then I washed out a lot of things Marjorie brought home a basket of cucumbers some peas &amp; tomatoes &amp; peppers &amp; a root of cellary. Sun 3. if Pa had been living he would be 93 today beautiful day wind west Arthur for dinner Eva Hannah &amp; some of her friends to the other house Hattie &amp; Arthur over in the evening very cool night Mon 4 Labor Day. I churned &amp; worked the butter swept &amp; dusted the school house instead of friday, there was school. Paul wached the cows &amp; drawed a barrel of water &amp; Marjorie wached the cows while he drawed it. Paul drawed manure in the afternoon. Arthur working on the fallow Teu 5 looked like rain. Marjorie &amp; Hattie went to Drummondville got tomatoes 25 per but each got a box Hattie got one tooth in. I cleaned up the woodhouse so Paul could get the oats in from the barn that was yesterday when Marjorie was waching the cows. he drawed the water afterwards. Arthur dirking in fornoon rolling the afternoon I put the butter in a crock 6 lb 2 oz kept 1/2 lb home inside of a week we have gone through a crock about 4 &amp; /2 lbs &amp; a butter dish full &amp; had to leave some of yesterdays she got a 25 ct broom 25 ct sugar 10 ct mixed spies rising cakes cheese 14. tumeric 6, elastic 3. brought home the coal oil &amp; ginger she got the other day. Today Paul went after a basket of elderberries &amp; we got them cleaned. Wed 6. I made an elderberry pie for supper just befor I started to sweep the school house. I canned up 42 qt jars of tomatoes &amp; 2.2 qt jars elderberry Marjorie went at night to Reebs to stay &amp; help next day Hattie stayed all night her face bad again</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur 7 five years yesterday Pa died. Reebs threshing I made two pies, Elderberry, then churned took about two hours, just got through when Jane Simpson came or tea. Paul went after elderberries got a basket &amp; a pail full. Paul went after the bushels of onions to Reebs. Marjorie came home sick. Arthur helping to thresh. Bertha Miss Miller in the other house Friday 8 five years ago today Pa was burried. I baked two loaves of bread, made a big kettle of Chili sauce stood &amp; stired it all the time the bread was baking cleaned all the elderberries cleaned all the evening untill eleven Oclock Maggie took 1 1/2 doz eggs @ 2 ct to Reebs ot 1/2 lb tea &amp; Keens mustard. Fannie rode down as far as Chippawa with her bought her here safely. I brought over two jars of tomatoes from the cellar sealed a year ago as good as the day done up I opened them &amp; made ketchup. Hattie stayed all night. beautiful moonlight &amp; such cool nights they are fixing their ground ready to sow when it rains. Sat 9. Fred Dell threshed. Will helped him. Arthur &amp; the girls were going to Sharps but it was so hot everything went wrong yesterday the pigs got out <a href="/index.php?title=House%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="House? (page does not exist)">house?</a> &amp; I turned out the cows &amp; did not know Bess was running &amp; such a time as I had when he went to Heximers to tell Maggie that Marjorie was not going with her to town. I churned &amp; pickled the elderberries with 3 lbs sugar &amp; a qt of vinegar cooked 1 1/2 hours, made 3 pies swept &amp; cleaned both rooms &amp; scrubbed the stoops &amp; boards washed kitchen windows. Paul swept &amp; dusted the school house. Hubby brought our mail. Mrs Reeb brought Marjorie home &amp; a lot of tomatoes &amp; a little crock of lard &amp; drippings Paul cut the weeds in the potato patch. I guarded the cows &amp; drawed water, &amp; cleaned the hen house Sun 10 Arthur &amp; the girls went to Sharps. Fannie is going to stay. She brought her new dress last night for is to see its real pretty made so nice its blue in color &amp; very becoming. we saw it on her when she came to say goodbye. Marjorie went to church Mrs Bell was not there. Dan &amp; his wife came to Riexingers this morning. Paul took Rose away this morning to McCredies Dan &amp; Tilly had supper in the other house each called sepparately. Don Dell came in &amp; spent the evening Mon 11 raining in the niht gently &amp; no thunder caught a nice lot of watter it rained off &amp; on most of the day Marjorie was going turn back but it would start to drizle. Arthur went after seed wheat at Martin Dells. I canned or rather cooked tomatoes all day. Old Mr Reeb died Teu 12 Marjorie went to Chippawa after dinner She wached the cows untill 11 &amp; they went down to the bridge &amp; got out Will happened to see them or else they might have got far enough I started after them Arthur got on Topsy &amp; headed them &amp; brought them after at the school house &amp; I kept them untill noon. Paul pulling beans at Riexingers was to come at noon &amp; get the horse but never showed up untill</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>48 After 1 Oclock it was after 2 when she got had a crock with 5 1/2 butter @ 20. 1057 a due bill for 33 got 100 worth of sugar, 15 cts mixed spice loaf bread 10 cts red pepper lb nails. Came home &amp; went to Reebs after tomato 1 bus 25 took 1 1/2 doz eggs &amp; 5 cts for the onions I churned in the fornoon swept &amp; dusted the school house Paul pulled 8 rows in the fornoon &amp; 8 in afternoon Hattie got a letter to her uncle Rilla 921 Geary <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> Wed Arthur drilling or his father &amp; Arthur helped Wed 13 Marjorie baked bread, seasoned up &amp; finished up a kettle of chilli sauce that was cooking all day yesterday had no sugar or spice. Maggie &amp; John came Paul cutting their corn Marjorie finished her mustard pickle. Arthur drilling &amp; his father takeaway the manure from the spouts. he cut 22 stocks he wached the cows in fornoon. Thur 14 hot weather is changed frost last night Tom Warner here we bought 50 cts native herbs I fixed the wood house changed things around so I could get the bran emptied. Marjorie washed a lot of her own clothes. I had a chase after the calves down the back road when I came back Maggie was here to get Marjorie to lake Topsy tomorrow &amp; their waggon &amp; go after peaches Friday 15 she did not come untill nearly 2 Oclock had for our trading at Kesters &amp; go to hunt peaches after that got back after dark caught in the rain had some thunder I was affraid we were going to have a bad storm. Arthur &amp; Hattie were in Chippawa wih John &amp; Maggie Hattie went in to Drummondville got something done in her teeth then got a basket of Peaches &amp; rode home with them Marjorie had her baskets one 50 the other 35. had 5 lbs butter @ 22 per lb got sugar 25 tea 13. coal oil 10 &amp; 40 on the book after she went. I churned nearly 2 hours Paul cutting marsh grass in the afternoon guarded the cows in fornoon yesterday afternoon finished Willscron 11 shocks. Arthur drawed up their pumkins &amp; squash in the fornoon Sat 16. I worked the butter then went at the last of the large tomatoes we got from Mrs Reeb then went at the peaches the Crawfords 5 jars &amp; one of the white then canned some two qt jars of tomatoes. I was just about roasted. The day was so hot - started to rain towards night when I 5 jars of Plums &amp; skim the milk Will gave me a pumpkin &amp; squash Marjorie swept the room &amp; washed the dishes I pealed some peaches to stew for Sunday. Em Summerville brought our mail Paul swept the school house when he was washing the cows after dinner he cut the marsh grass Sunday 17 gloomy most of the day &amp; hot Warm night thundered in the distance &amp; rained just after the cows were milked got our chores done on time. it has poured since dark its nine &amp; pouring yet. Clara &amp; Tom to the other house Every one in but Arthur in the fornoon. Marjorie &amp; I lay in all the afternoon nearly then I read all the evening aloud</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon 18 dreadful hot Arthur started ploughing opposite the school house. Will went to thresh at Marvin Dells. rained Sunday night Clara &amp; Tom never got away from the other house untill eleven O'clock. just poured &amp; so dark &amp; driping in the house we kept a light burning part of the night. I canned up the basket of white peaches &amp; the basket of pears Maggie gave us Teu 19 very muddy &amp; hot but not so hot as yesterday. Marjorie &amp; Hattie went after peaches got them at Monroe's for 25 cts per basket. Hattie got 4 baskets &amp; Marjorie got 2 they went to Aden Dells to trade had 4 3/4 @ 24 1.14 got 25 cts tea 26 cts sugar cheese 16 corn starch ten cents &amp; linmen 19 mixed spice 5. I churned &amp; killed a chicken &amp; picked it fried it for supper &amp; canned a few more to fill a jar partly filled Paul down to the marsh Paul picked a basket of mushrooms &amp; walked to Chippawa &amp; got 75 cts for them &amp; got home befor <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> pretty good half days work sold them at Powells. Hattie stayed all night. rained &amp; thundered in the night. Wed 20 wind west &amp; cold got so cold we had frost as we had to get all the plants in at night. Hattie helped me in with them. Paul picked two baskets of mushrooms &amp; went to Chippawa over the river got Pauls overalls came back &amp; stayed at Jennie Hannahs I canned up 6 qts of peach had to work the butter &amp; put on a crock 4 1/2 @ 22 we got .50 cts of sugar. 1lb <a href="/index.php?title=Ropy%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ropy? (page does not exist)">ropy?</a> for the calf had 4 1/2 pds butter @ 22. 99 cts when Paul came home Arthur raked their clover seed with Topsy while his father ploughed. Thur 21 Terrible high south wind blew terrible. Mrs Reeb here to see about getting a turkey she took out the honey. Marjorie came home with Tommy Dell. Arthur ploughed, harrowed, &amp; rolled it in four days. he says it ploughs hard besides drawing out the pile of manure that stood down there. I churned after I put out the flowers &amp; swept both rooms &amp; swept the worst out of the front room. I pealed 4 3/4 small tomatoes &amp; preserved them &amp; boiled over some chilli sauce &amp; put it in glass jars. Paul drawed up some rails after dinner. Frank Sherk to the other house tonight. Friday 22. Thirty-one years ago today Will was married. Arthur harrowing &amp; rolling all day Terrible high wind all day from the west gets quite cool towards night, looks stormy &amp; sprinkling rain. I worked the butter then pealed peaches after dinner finished the peaches then went &amp; swept &amp; dusted the school house. Marjorie cleaned some mushrooms for supper. Marjorie mended Pauls pants all the afternoon she washed them befor dinner Will burning brush were the fence stood &amp; Paul drawed up nearly all the brush &amp; they burnt it on the ground Marjorie set sponge at night &amp; I pealed pears to dry Maggie brought the mail she got 27 for butter</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>52 Sat 23. Paul threshing to Tom McKeons Arthur rolling when I was watching the cows he tilled &amp; furrowed out. Will basket brush he gathered up around. The minister came to stay all night to Wills. Marjorie baked bread she turned the cows out at night I guarded them she ironed her things she washed the other day I made 4 pumkin pies &amp; swept the dining room she cleaned the kitchen. Paul got home early frost at night awful cold northwest wind Sun 24 very cold when I went to church the wind was west. When we came back it was south west &amp; terrible high one could scarcely walk quite a number out to church. Hattie &amp; Arthur over in the evening we had a chicken for dinner The old <a href="/index.php?title=Setter%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Setter? (page does not exist)">setter?</a> picked her head Paul killed her &amp; I dressed her Mon 25 cold west wind but a beautiful day nice sunshine Will went to Port to Mill. Marjorie, Hattie &amp; Paul went after Peaches got a basket for 25 at Manbys Hattie got 3 for 85. 2 at 3 cts one@ 25 took 4 1/2 of butter @ 24 per lb for 50 cts worth of sugar &amp; a box of hair pins. Arthur threshing at Ed Dells I picked a hen for dinner but she was so fat I put her in salt &amp; water untill tomorrow I churned &amp; worked the butter &amp; boiled the last of our meat for dinner. Terribly cold &amp; frost tonight. Will brought us 75 lb of flour I swept &amp; dusted the school house Teu 26 beautiful day first day of Stamford Fair. Fannie &amp; the Miller girls 53 over to the other house Fannie gave us a calf. Marjorie wached the cows so Paul could go the mash The first thing I put the hen on to boil the first thing. Marjorie fixing her hat over. I pealed 3 3/4 of small tomatoes Arthur went after Kirkly for his colt, we had him over to see Lucy she has a sore foot. Marjorie poulticed it with carrots &amp; then put bran on at night she went in so she had to take it off frost on the forepart of the night. Turned warmer the hardest frost we have had last night. Wed 27 looked like rain on the fornoon when Hattie &amp; her mother went to Chippawa. Hattie got a letter from her uncle Biller. butter raised to 24 on Chippawa after Paul guarded the cows he went to Hewsons to cut marsh grass I guarded the cows in the afternoon Arthur cut the clover in the school house field. Marjorie still at her hat; I dug some potatoes in the fornoon pretty hot, but a cool wind if it was not for that it would be awful hot &amp; poor Clyde dont seem any better. Marjorie is poulticing Lucys foot with bran untill tomorrow Kirkly will bring a wash. Rose has great curiosity to know what is on Lucys foot. Thurs 28 Kirkly came befor dinner says his fever is so high depends on it going down if he lives. Frank Riexinger over in the evening &amp; Hattie &amp; Arthur</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>56 Marjorie was going after vinegar but McCredies were threshing clover seed so she went to Reebs &amp; they gave her a basket of grapes I churned &amp; worked the butter in a roll Friday 29 Kirkly came &amp; said there was no hope for the colt. The cows foot is awful looking &amp; dont seem he improve I washed all day got a letter that Mr &amp; Mrs Buyers are coming tomorrow. Marjorie set sponge Hattie went over to help put down the matting, Birdy called. Arthur went after grapes we got 30 lbs @ 1 1/2 pr lb. The day something dreadful it's so hot. I never felt the heat washing all summer as much Sat 30 Poor Clyde seems better this morning but very soon a change sets in &amp; he is gone &amp; he seemed to get bad so quick Will was affraid he would die hard but he died easy &amp; they burried him down in the marsh all done befor dinner he went so suddenly after dinner Arthur &amp; Paul drawed a load of marsh grass &amp; put in the straw stack. dreadful hot again. Marjorie baked luvly bread &amp; swept the two rooms yesterday &amp; cleaned the &amp; dusted the dining room I fixed the bed then went to Chippawa after them. She had 5 1/2 butter @ 24. 1.32 brown sugar 25 cheese 1 ll 10 ct soap 5 soda 5 ginger 18 coal oil 10 Gran sugar 25 tea 25. I churned &amp; cleaned the floor &amp; all the boards washed the windows &amp; lamps made four pumkin pies &amp; patty pan cakes were a failure. we killed the rooster &amp; I dressed him. We had peaches &amp; cream for supper Sun. Oct. 1905 Sun 1 beautiful day with a nice breeze we had the rooser for dinner. they went over to the other house for supper. Marjorie &amp; Mrs Byers took him part-way. Ed Dell to the other house Mon 2. I went down to the school house &amp; swept &amp; dusted. The air was heavy &amp; no wind. The dust would not settle. Mrs Buyers sick. It rained sprinkling when they drawed the water: drawed a barrel for each house with Jack &amp; Topsy. Paul has a nice warf he built out in the creek he &amp; I carried water rom there all sat. &amp; sun. I churned &amp; we pitted the grapes ready to peal. rained a lot off &amp; on &amp; he got the other load of marsh grass just as it commenced to come really hard Teu 8 I worked Mrs Buyers butter 8 3/4 @ 25.88 &amp; one doz eggs @ 25 &amp; one day we gave her they gave her a chicken 9 1/2 doz. eggs she took dinner at the other house They never got started untill after 2 Oclock Hattie went and got her teeth something done to them we had down 3 1/2 butter @ 24 got a lb tea 25 skein yarn 14. 9 lb sulphur two post cards 2 stamps down at Drummondville 1 lb salts 5 ct 1 qt puffed hay 5 ct 23lb corn meal 32 cts at Greens. Hattie for tea quite cool today. had hard work to get Paul dig a few potatoes when she was gone. I canned the grapes 5 jars had an awful time emptying jars to get enough I put them on &amp; canned two jars plums over. Wed 4 Wills cow had a calf this morning. he &amp; Arthur threshing at George Heximers</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>56 I swept &amp; dusted the school house tonight I mended Pauls pants to give to Tom McReany Thur 5. I churned &amp; worked the butter it was so cold with frost at night &amp; last night <a href="/index.php?title=Fanny%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Fanny? (page does not exist)">Fanny?</a> over. Alex McCredie brought us a load of wood. Paul at Tom McKeowns <a href="/index.php?title=Morning%3F_working%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Morning? working? (page does not exist)">morning? working?</a> Friday 6 beautiful day Will &amp; Arthur went to Welland &amp; got middlings for himself &amp; 2 hundred of corn meal for us @ 1.20 for him I gave 2 dollars of my money &amp; 40 of Pauls Marjorie went to John Laws to see about corn &amp; they gave her a basket of peaches &amp; one of grapes She go fifty weight of corn meal from Green &amp; of Pauls Mrs Byers butter money. she paid 70 cts 1/2 hun, She took 1 doz eggs to Kesters @ 22 got coal oil &amp; nails. Took 5 lb 3 oz of to Miseners @ 27 ct per lb $1.40 Gran Sugar 50. 1/2 lb tea 13. brown sugar 25 cask 50. candy 2. we had potatoes, squash 2 eggs &amp; fresh biscuits for supper Paul cut up most of wood Alex bought. I boiled 3 pots of lard for the first Sat 7 Will went after a load of coal. Marjorie baked bread &amp; cleaned the kitchen. I pealed the peaches for preserves made 3 pumkin pies &amp; swept the dining room ironed a big ironing after dark &amp; boiled 5 pots of pig feed <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> for tomorrow Mary Jane brought our mail Paul swept the school house &amp; drawed a barrel of water. at night took up his bee hives not much honey Sun 8 I was terrible sick all day &amp; such dreadful pain in my head. Fannie came home Baethe &amp; Don came as far as Rus Hartlys she &amp; Hattie were over Marjorie boiled two pots of mash for the pigs. They have all gone to church from the other house a good turn out Joliff spoke. Misionery meeting made $16.25 Mon 9 So terrible hot all day in the sun but cool in house. fog last night &amp; not much wind Arthur &amp; Paul threshing at Tom McKeowns Arthur got $1.00 Paul 50 cts. he drawed a barrel of water after he got back. Will went after another load of coal. Marjorie wached the cows &amp; I washed dishes, swept &amp; boiled pig feed &amp; churned &amp; washed the churn &amp; lot of milk crocks that I skimed. I dont feel ablt to drag after being sick Paul had let the horse get away &amp; she has to go &amp; help find her. I took the honey out. 5 lb on one of good honey &amp; 15 on the other of good honey quite a lot. to go through the colander. Teu 10 beautiful day. Marjorie &amp; Paul went after corn to Mr John Laws got 10 bus @ 8 cts pr Bus $3.00 They gave her 2 baskets of Peaches &amp; grapes she took a roll of butter. The Kesters 5 @ 24.1.20 &amp; 9 eggs 14 cts got 1.11 on the book got butter. collar 15 dome of lead 3. plug tobacco 5. Hattie &amp; Arthur over &amp; we had peaches &amp; cream befor they left. I dug carrots &amp; potatoes for supper. got the cows up &amp; milked them. The trustees had a meeting at the school house We settle with the teacher she is going away friday I got a lot of wood on &amp; Paul helped I boiled a lot of feed for the pigs Wed 11 raining part of the day. made the roads awful muddy I went down to sweep &amp; dust. north west storm &amp; cold got the calves in untill after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur 12 Will buchered a pig it weighed 1.4 g beautiful day overhead but terrible muddy &amp; cold. the last day of the county fair. I churned &amp; worked the butter right up 5 3/4 Friday 13. Miss Hazelet called to get board for the new teacher. I made cookies &amp; I boiled pumkins for pies tomorrow. I swept &amp; dusted the school house. Will ploughed out the potatoes Paul heled to pick &amp; pick put in the cellar. They came over at 3 Oclock &amp; ploughed out ours Paul picked untill after dark Sat 14 We borrowed 32 lbs from Will. Marjorie baked bread mixed it then went to Chippawa after Mrs Pound &amp; the children. I cleaned the floor &amp; got dinner churned a small churning made four pies &amp; tarts Marjorie dressed a chicken after dark Sun 15 a beautiful day untill after supper when we got ready to take Mrs Pound home it started to rain. <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> she gave it up. Darkers family to Wills they took Hattie home with them. We had spare ribs for dinner. high wind tonight. Paul harrowed the potatoes over when he came home. Marjorie took down 5 lb butter @ 24. got a lb fresh biscuits 1 lb. cheese rest on the book. 90 cts the debt. down to 4.1d Mon 16. cold west wind but nice sunshine Miss Grey started in this school. came here to board. Mrs Pound &amp; the children went home after dinner. Marjorie drove her home wind changed to cold in the night. I made two grape pies. boiled pig feed Paul took over some of the potatoes The teacher has gone to bed early tonight she is so tired. Teu 17 cold wind north east. The teacher not very well her school 59 troubles her Marjorie went after the ducks she &amp; Paul got the rest of the fruit from Riexingers. I churned &amp; worked the butter Arthur &amp; his father scraped the <a href="/index.php?title=Pond%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Pond? (page does not exist)">pond?</a> holes. George Heximer &amp; Mill Coakly scrapering roads Wed 18 started to rain just as the teacher came home for her dinner &amp; rained all afternoon &amp; warm rain south west. The ducks are making them selves at home puddling around I made a cornstarch pudding for dinner &amp; Marjorie got our cabbage one mess. The teacher is better tonight. Paul &amp; I are shelling corn tonight &amp; the teacher &amp; Marjorie are chatting in the room. I started Jims mittens got 3 rouds on them Thur 19 looks like rain &amp; near dinner time it comes down &amp; at night pours like a summer shower Miss Grey throat no better no matter what she does Arthur ploughed some. I churned. Marjorie fixing her black skirt. Arthur came in for the evening. Friday 20 The wind something fearful the worst all fall blowing from sometime in the night &amp; continuing all day. We sent the teachers dinner down to her. I made two pumkin pies &amp; last night I made patty pan cakes. Marjorie took the teacher to Chippawa. took 4 3/4 @24. 1.14. 41 on the book. 25 cts of sugar tea 13 cheese 15 factort 10 stove brush 20. Paul swept at school house &amp; went to Reebs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>most changeable day I ever saw rain &amp; something go round with a basket mushrooms to take in town The wind blew so hard the stacks almost blew away Arthur had to give up ploughing Sat 21. cold north west wind chills a person to the bone Marjorie went to Walmslys after more pears Mrs W gave her 3 baskets on Monday Arthur &amp; Paul got the Parlor stove in &amp; I cleaned it &amp; the pipe &amp; pealed a lot of pears, &amp; swept both rooms. Marjorie swept my bedroom. Will in for a long time. Paul went up with Georges paper &amp; he had our paper. cold as winter almost Sun 22 sun came out &amp; bright but cold west wind darkened up all at once in the south west &amp; thundered quite loud when Marjorie was going to church I had a dull headache. The minister preached a good sermon quite a few out. Towards night the wind raised &amp; blew hard &amp; rained some Mon 23 sunshine but cold got dull. The teacher did not come Mrs Walmsly went down after her. I churned &amp; worked the butter &amp; put the pears on to preserving. had to core them over they stood since Sat: Hattie came over from Buffalo we started the fire in the room for the first. Arthur ploughing opposite the school house he started Sat afternoon Paul took his saw down to Chippawa to get his saw sharpened paid 20 cts Thur 24 Will walked to Chippawa he paid $20 on the heiffers. Hattie over in the afternoon when the teacher came. I washed quite a washing &amp; made a sponge cake for supper, besides boiling feed for the pigs Wed 25 bitter cold wind east: Will sold the turkey to Ernest Bossie ours came to 9.12. for 8 turkeys. I finished the washing &amp; made 3 pumkin pies. Marjorie baked bread Arthur ploughing, only two schollars today Thurs 26 Thanksgiving. The teacher here all day. Paul threshing at Persons. I dressed two chickens we had them for dinner &amp; supper had them fried. Cassie Tuft went to Buffalo yesterday. John Darker to the other house. Hattie &amp; Arthur over in the evening nice sunshine in the fornoon&amp; part of the afternoon then darkened like rain Friday 27 looked like rain 3 schollars the teacher took her dinner Marjorie took her to Chippawa had 5 lbs 1 oz. @ 24. 1.20. got a gal. oil 19 lb biscuit 10.25 cts granulated sugar 1/2 lb tea 13 nails 5 chock food 15.31 on the book. I churned a&amp; pealed some pears. Will killed his pig &amp; took it to Chippawa it weighed 105 @ 8 cts a lb Sat 28 cold west wind I pealed some more pears &amp; swept &amp; dusted the school house. Eon Summerville brought over mail Paul went at night after it Marjorie ironed in fornoon after dinner cleaned the kitchen. getting terrible cold &amp; going to freeze something awful. Two of the duck sick</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun 29. like winter a real shock ice on the water in the hen house. Arthur &amp; Hattie over in the afternoon. Hattie stayed to tea Mon 30 beautiful day sun shine all day Marjorie &amp; Paul went to Welland to get cornmeal could not get any Paid for the Tribune. Mrs Walmsly brought the teacher then went to Port. I swept both rooms made two pumlkin pies boiled pig feed borrowed 17 lbs pea meal from Will. I picked the blind hen it was a job so full of pin feathers we had her for supper &amp; potpie. Pel, Ed &amp; Miss Killens in the evening at Wills Teu 31 drisling part of the day &amp; cold wind very bad day the teacher took her dinner. Mr Hewson got a hundred of peameal for us in Welland &amp; his boy brought it to the door $1.20 for it. I have a terrible pain in my head with the cold I am getting Paul had it first. Marjorie has a lame back she same as I had a couple of weeks ago. I churned &amp; worked the butter &amp; made a batch of cookies. Marjorie got the meals all day Wo November 1905 Wed 1 one dreadful night last night quite mild when went to bed the wind raised &amp; blew somethign awful &amp; hailed &amp; rained a little. The calves out The wind is blowing a gale today but sun shining towards might &amp; most of the afternoon snowed &amp; blew like winter. The teacher took her dinner. My head ached to split all night &amp; dreadful pain yet. The coldest night yet. Hattie walked to Chippawa then to Clifton. Thur 2. Paul swept the school house &amp; I milked the cows instead I churned &amp; worked the butter &amp; made patty pan cakes another cold night. Arthur over this evening. Marjorie making her tweed waist over, Took it apart &amp; washed it. Friday 3 raining &amp; blowing I got both tables packed with wood carried it on &amp; packed it when Marjorie took the teacher down. I cleaned the other table &amp; got the cradle out so I could pile the rest of the wood sorted a lot of little potatoes boiled some of them for the pigs sent the rest in the cellar. Hattie came home with Marjorie &amp; stayed to tea we had pan cakes for supper Marjorie baked bread. Hattie was over the river yesterday with Nettie. Marjorie took 3 lbs 2 oz @ 24, got a package catte food &amp; a box of matches for them &amp; 1/2 lb tea 13 cts lb soda 5. 4cts worth of rolls for us. Took 1 doz eggs @27. had 25 on the book Sat 4 I carried in the rest of the wood &amp; packed it under the cart table swept &amp; cleared up the wood then cleared up &amp; swept the kitchen &amp; dining room got nothing baked for Sunday. I churned &amp; worked the butter saved a pound for ourselves week befor last saved a roll for ourselves Marjorie washing out her flannels &amp; some other clothes of her own. Martin Dell brought us a load of shingles Will went to Buffalo walked down. going to be a hard frost tonight. Don brought our mail. Clara &amp; Hattie called Clara wanted the Decanter's goblet for quarterly meeting tomorrow. Sun 5 Dull &amp; cold most of the day some sunshine terrible frost this morning &amp; a ring around the sun. Marjorie went to church &amp; Hattie &amp; Arthur not many for quarterly meeting I swept both rooms &amp; made cornstarch pudding for dinner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon 6 rained part of the night raining when we got up &amp; off &amp; on most of the day Mrs Walmsly brought the teacher. we had a chicken for supper. I made two pumkin pies &amp; swept back rooms &amp; boiled pig feed. Teu 7 looked as if we were going to have Indian Summer but turned &amp; rained in the afternoon Marjorie &amp; Hattie went to Drummondville had 13 3/4 butter @ 24 butter came to 3.30 sage. 10 cheese 17 coffee 25 tea 25 pain killer 25 gal oil 20 3 yds flannel &amp; 4 castor oil 15. velveteen 50 socks 13 sodas 30 Raisins 16. 3.30 raining when they came home. I churned &amp; worked the butter at night &amp; pealed pear. I clean picked a chicken for supper. snowed in the night Wed 8 snow over everything but melting off The house turned cold in the afternoon Marjorie baking bread. I emptied the rag box a barrel full &amp; two bags full got the settee out in wood house emptied the meal barrel. I was bussy all day at cleaning up the woodhouse, &amp; boiling pig feed Arthur ploughing in the eleven acre field Thur 9 ground froze this morning when I went down to sweep &amp; make fire. The school house something terrible. I churned &amp; worked the butter for ourselves Mrs Reebs &amp; the children to Tea. I made a cake &amp; tarts for supper. Marjorie working at her jacket. Arthur started to plough in the pasture field the first time a furrow has been turned in 20 years. Paul gone after cabbage to Everinghams got 19 heads for 25. going to 65 freeze hard tonight.- bright moonlight Arthur over this evening Friday 10 Indian Summer started today. Will &amp; Arthur butchered the pigs a beautiful day wind west or south west: when I went down to make fire in the school house so Paul could go after a barrel of water to bushes. I picked two chickens for dinner a black &amp; a plymouthrock one fried &amp; one stewed. they got them done in 2 hours &amp; 10 min at night they carried them in &amp; we covered them up from the cats Marjorie took the teacher down &amp; a roll of butter 4 lbs @ 24 got a bottle of sage 5 cts somersavory shoe polish 5 cts 15 on the book. she got a cap for Paul &amp; turkey red for Mrs Pounds quilt. I cleaned the entrals Sat 11. a nice day but high wind I put the entral fat on to cook washed the churn &amp; swept befor we could get at the meat. The pigs one weighed 237 &amp; the other 214 237 + 214 = 4.51 I scrubed the barrel &amp; their tub the entrals in I salted the meat &amp; skimed some of the sausage meat &amp; after supper cleaned the entrals it struck eleven after I got in bed my back felt tired out Marjorie cleaned up the front room &amp; the dining room &amp; cleaned the oil cloth &amp; aired the front room Sun 12 sun part of the time &amp; dull part of the time. high wind looks like rain towards night Hattie came in &amp; stayed the evening Mon 13 raining &amp; snowing part of the day befor it started to rain Marjorie filled our tick</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in the afternoon it blew &amp; snowed something terrible Paul had the cows out, so late &amp; Topsy was out in it. Arthur was ploughing in the pasture field. I put a pot of lard on then skined sausage meat: got terrible cold at night, like winter they out the heiffers in the box stall. Will Dells wife had a youngster in the night Teu 14. Birdie Dells &amp; Murrys birthday I churned &amp; worked the butter cooked pumkin &amp; made three pies scraped the entrals &amp; every day since they buchered. Marjorie working at her jacket &amp; yesterday she swept Miss Greys room &amp; dustred the front room. At night Hattie &amp; Arthur came over &amp; helped to make sausage we made a lot it was after 12 befor we got through a very cold night: &amp; cold north west wind all day Will &amp; Arthur went to Chippawa. Arhur got his boots Hattie polished the coal stove &amp; they got it up Hattie has two of her little chicks yet Hewsons had a daugher Wed 15 looked terrible black then started to snow the ground was covered in a little while got warmer towards night snowed when I was going down to sweep &amp; just got the sweeping done Marjorie blacked the stove &amp; I blacked the pipe Paul &amp; I finished stuffing the sausage bu the old stuffer. Marjorie got the meals. Thur 16 a little warmer dull most of the day some sunshine wind cold &amp; chilly. The young turkey sick. I washed all the greasy things from sausage things, &amp; we washed such a lot of other things &amp; the churn, made tarts for supper. Marjorie working at her jacket. Arthur ploughing. Mr P waching the cows. After he gave a lot of lip he drawed up manure &amp; sods in bank the west side of the house Beens had two little kitts at night or in the evening she went out &amp; did not bother agai. not a cold night: Friday 17 I churned the first thing. I would could not churn on account of making tarts for supper plum jelly with raisins. Marjorie took her dinner down Paul guarding the cows I had to work the butter to send down 8 lb 3/4 @ 24. 210. 25 cts brown sugar 1/2 ln tea 13. poultry food 25; Cattle food 25 for Arthurs buttons &amp; canvass her jacket. 19.67 bread 6.42 on the book. The teacher went down with her roads terrible had Georges cart - after dark when she got home. Paul went down &amp; swept &amp; dusted the school house. I had to salt some meat left fresh wash dishes &amp; the churn peal squash &amp; could not wash out some things I wanted to Sat. 18. Paul did not want to take the cows out but it was not frozen up so we made him go in the afternoon he drawed up a barrel of water &amp; some rails. Marjorie swept the kitched &amp; washed the towels &amp; worked on her jacket sleeves. not cold untill dark. Arthur ploughed all day I took the meat out of the barrel &amp; brought it around in the kitchen &amp; salted it over. boiled</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>67 heads for head cheese. Riexingers brought our mail Paul was over with theirs and got ours Sun 19. froze hard last night wind north east awful cold for the sick turkey. Marjorie went to church 14 out. she <a href="/index.php?title=Anomisly%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Anomisly? (page does not exist)">anomisly?</a> appointed Hattie &amp; Birdie Dell appointed Stewards of the church. Mon 20 Terrible cold yet, wind north east more north I feel sorry for the sick turkey such a cold place. I churned &amp; worked the butter made ginger patty pan cakes. swept &amp; cleaned the linoleum Marjorie dusted &amp; baked bread she cooked onions &amp; potatoes for supper Arthur over he has a lame foot Jack jumoed on it. Paul drowned Beebs two little kitts he fixed in front of the cows a platform Reu 21 cold norrth east wind but the day was fine otherwise. I went down at night &amp; swept &amp; dusted. I baked plum tarts &amp; 3 pies plum &amp; elderberry mixed. Marjorie finished her jacket she teacher &amp; I went over to the other house. white frost glistening on everything when we came home Wed 22 beautiful day- just as Marjorie was ready to step in the cart to go to Chippawa Mrs McCredie came for a visit. Arthur over in the evening we had quite a controversy in Manitoba &amp; Ontario Thur 23 just a beautiful day, sunshine &amp; wind south - clear Indian Summer. Paul cleaned the hen house. The turkey died yesterday. Marjorie went to Chippawa with the cart had 5 lb butter @ 24 bought Pheno Chloride to disinfect the hen house 25 cts tea 13. soda 5 castor oil 10 coal oil 19 Pauls shirt 20cts 12 on the book. Hattie sent the collar ro Kellie through the Post Office. I washed 3 flannel shirts two of mine &amp; one of Marjories &amp; a lot of other things they dried fine the wind was right for them Will went to Port with chopping for his pigs he got a hundred of flour for us @ 2.20. Don Dell here in the evening Friday 24. south west wind. started to rain in fornoon. Paul waching cows. Will &amp; Arthur went with hay to Vanderburghs I churned &amp; worked the butter &amp; made drop cake for the teachers dinner. had to clean out from under the table to put the shingles &amp; long wood she carried on on the kitchen floor. Hattie over for awhile she took my hanging basket over Marj took the teacher part-way in the <a href="/index.php?title=Democrat%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Democrat? (page does not exist)">democrat?</a> after supper. The wind got so high it was just terrible fewer eggs a day now Sat 25 high south west wind in the evening blew a perfect gale for awhile Marjorie washed most all day principally her own clothes got some of them dry had to wash them over the black things on account of the stuff she washed them with. I cleaned up the pantry &amp; put clean paper on the shelves &amp; table, blacked the stove, cleaned the lamps put a new wick on one, swept &amp; cleaned &amp; washed the chair. did up my drawer then mended my stockings</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>69 Sun 26. a very changeable day. sunshine, wind &amp; rain of &amp; on during fornoon 25 years ago todat poor little George died a little over 6 years &amp; three months old. I had a terrible headache all the fornoon. we had a rice pudding for dinner. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home when Donald Sharp brought Fannie home. Donald Dell stoped to tea from church. Mon 27 beautiful day. Arthur ploughing. Fannie over this afternoon. she has a cold. I made elderberry pie &amp; 88 cookies, swept the floor then disinfected the hen house &amp; the place where the turkey died Marjorie cut out Pauls overalls &amp; swept the front room Paul guarded the cows &amp; cut some marsh grass Teu 28. blowing from the east when we got up &amp; raining &amp; freezing as fast as it comes down. Turned warmer wind got south - kept on drizling most of the time with the day dull the cows were in most of the day Paul &amp; Arthur fixed Bessies stall. I churned &amp; worked the butter &amp; made two pumkin poes. Marjorie working on Pauls overalls Miss Grey has the hoarse voice got it at home some better today Wed 29. a terrible night last night wind blew from the west thundered once &amp; quite sharp lightening sorry for the turkey out in the trees. wind strong most of the day &amp; at night get cold blows harder I finished the hand of one of Jims mittens Marjorie knit the wrist of the other. I made patty pan cakes then went to the school house to sweep &amp; dust 70 dark when I got through Arthur ploughed untill late he says it ploughed better than any day yet. Will over for awhile got a buckle for his overshoe &amp; some swill for the pigs Marjorie ironed &amp; got supper Paul guarded the cows. Thur 30 snowed in the night enough to cover the ground lightly &amp; bitter cold all day The hens &amp; ducks seem frozen when they come out of the pen. little grey is sick. I never such tender ducks. Paul drawed up the marsh grass for the hen house. Arthur walked to Chippawa. road dreadful rough. I made pancakes for dinner, worked a little on Jims mitten. Marjorie cut out Pauls shirt &amp; sewed on it. terrible white frost tonight. froze hard last night butdid not freeze any plants some say it went down to zero it was 7 about when we went to bed while frosts dont go hard in the house Dec 1905 Friday 1 Dreadful rough roads &amp; cold east wind I churned &amp; worked the butter 4 1/2 then went down at night &amp; swept &amp; dusted the school house. The teacher walked she expected to ride with Mrs Walmsly. Marj finished Pauls shirt: getting a little softer tonight. Marjorie set sponge tonight Sat 2. rained in the night then froze towards morning then rained off &amp; on in the afternoon Paul &amp; Marjorie went to Chippawa at half past 11. Took 14 1/4 butter</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 1/2 lbs In Kester @ 24 - 342 got me a pair of shoes 1.25 a pair of rubbers 75 cts five yds flannelette 50 cts sugar 25 tea 25 butter cotton 15 yds cakes 5 salmon 15 vanilla 10 Washing soda 3 nails 4. Fannie came over with her work stayed a long time. She mixed the bread befor she went &amp; I baked it &amp; made an elderberry pie, swept &amp; put down my bedroom carpet - cleaned up one shelf in the cupboard &amp; got some milk in. The cats all sick with the Diarhea. The little brown duck has been sick for a week doctoring her all the time but she dont get any better. fixed over my drawer made them shorter &amp; put buttons &amp; button holes on two pair Sun 3 dreary looking day. church Sunday no one from her Marjorie has a cold. 13 in church. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home Expected Clara. duck a little better. Misener the store keeper in Drummondville burried yesterday. 4 years ago tonight poor Mother breather her last Mon 4 snowed quite a lot in the night drifted some. sunshine part of the time &amp; dull part of the dday not a verry nice day &amp; could not let the hens out &amp; the cows were in all day. Arthur put up the room stove &amp; Marjorie put the fire in not long the chimney was on fire made quite a roar for a time. I churned &amp; worked the butter &amp; made a layer cake. Marjorie swept &amp; cleaned up the front room. Paul drawed up some stumps &amp; some rails. Teu 5 Not a bad day. wind south west. Paul took down the feather ticks &amp; everything from <a href="/index.php?title=Aboay%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Aboay? (page does not exist)">aboay?</a> &amp; all the boxes. The cats all sick. he carrued in the oats out of the big box. I made corn starch pudding for supper swept &amp; dusted the school house. Marjorie fixing her at hat over Will sold his beef cow to Pearson. The girls &amp; Arthur gone to Clifton 72 The girls at least have gone, Paul came home. Paul put the length with the damper on Arthur came &amp; helped him. The girls walked home after dark. Fannie brought her rain coat. Wed 6 dull. damp &amp; windy still for all the clothes washed will not dry hung out all day &amp; at night not dry. I made 3 pumkin pies. Fannie over for tea Arthur took Henryette to Pearsons Mill went as far as Montrose then went to Mrs Dells &amp; Birdies nice moonlight nights Thur 7. beautiful day I washed all day had the line &amp; pin it nearly to the barn. I was so tired when I got through. Allen Heximer here in the evening The clothes dried better than yesterday I brought them in at night. beautiful moonlight. Marjorie fixing her hat. I ironed a table cloth. Friday 8 another fine day nicer than yesterday so warm the bees all out a fire feels mean I like it colder. Marjorie gone to Clifton Paul took her as far as the bridge. Walmsly burrying his horse when they went down. The teacher walked. I churned &amp; worked the butter for ourselves. I washed 12 sheets &amp; the blanket to put over the straw. <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> &amp; <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> flannel petticoat. I was so tired washing 3 days, had pan cakes for supper. I put the bread in the pans &amp; baked it The house was like an oven. I stayed out of the kitchen washing rather than be in. Sat 9 a beautiful day high wind muddy roads</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>73 Turned cold in the night - about 3 in the morning &amp; froze some. I cleaned up the pantry &amp; blacked the stove swept &amp; made a pie boiled pumkins &amp; squash for supper. Paul went after Georges cart. I went after Marjorie started about 5 Oclock. got home late took 1 1/2 dozen eggs &amp; 28 per doz &amp; 4 1/2 butter @24. bought 2 tomatoes @5. bottle eclectric oil. 25 bromide gumme 25 2 pint 10 soda 5 raisins 10. soap 5 salmon 10. due bill 63. Fannie Arthur &amp; Hattie over in the evening. they did not get home untill late. I made ginger cookies &amp; milked 2 cows Sun 10 cold north west wind. The poor ducks hobling around yet. Arthur in the evening &amp; Mary Jane Sommerville to tea at least we gave her a lunch she stayed untill 1 Oclock sun part of the time &amp; dull part of the time Mon 11 looked like a storm spit rain once <a href="/index.php?title=%3F%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="?? (page does not exist)">??</a> I churned worked the butter made ginger patty pan cakes high wind from the south west in the fornnoon we had fresh roast pork for supper Marjorie swept &amp; cleaned up the front room. Will went to pay his taxes Teu 12. dull part of the time with a little sun shine spit snow towards night. keeps soft Arthur finished ploughing down in the corner by the school house &amp; the head land. I made 2 pies pumkin pies &amp; plum tarts. had pan cakes for dinner Paul guarded the cows. Marjorie fixed her tweed waist &amp; sleeves. I worked on Jims mittens the first for a long time its snowing tonight perhaps tomorrow The cows will not be lying down in the field full Wed 13 sunshine in the fornoon dull in afternoon I swept &amp; washed the chairs cleaned the floor &amp; made a cake for supper, then went down to sweep Laffy &amp; Sam went with me &amp; stayed untill I came home a little snow on the ground not froze very hard. Hattie over for tea Paul cleaned the Office Arthur threshed in the fornoon at Riexingers Marjorie got the supper she is knitting her gloves Thur. 14 wind north in the morning turned north east &amp; snowed some enough to make it disargreable Paul walked to Chippawa got my shoes. had 4 1/2 @ 24 it ought to be 1.08 &amp; they allowed 105 &amp; nothing for 1/2 doz eggs 1 lb tea 25.1 gal oil 19 S wheat 25 cornstarch 8 lb rice 5 candy 5 Glycerine 10. Marjorie baked bread &amp; worked at her gloves. I picked a chicken for supper &amp; mended my black waist. Will was in he sent for a plug of ivy tobacco. Marjories duck sick was first one then the other ever since we got them Friday 15 dreadful cold in the fornoon wind north east - got the least bit warmer in the afternoon. I went down &amp; swept &amp; dusted out the school house Sam &amp; Teddy went with me Ted sat under the stove Sam ran on &amp; out of the window &amp; tormented me all the time I was sweeping Hattie was here when I left I finished Jims mitten my tooth aches in at times it sets me wild The teacher walked home. Marjorie working at her gloves at night. She mended Pauls socks. The roads rough George brought over our mail Sat 16. nice sunshine, but freezing. rough roads Will Arthur Fannie went to Drummondville to buy Arthur an overcoat. Marjorie went with them to go</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>75 over the river to get something for Christmas met Reebs &amp; rode home with them got her supper there when they came home without her I sent Paul <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> down as far as Pearsons bridge but saw nothing of her. I had first a terrible head ache all day never gave up for five minutes. Eveything I put on it made it worse I had to churn &amp; work the butter wash all the milk pans &amp; dishes sweep &amp; dust &amp; sweep the back kitchen everthing made it worse untill I put soap &amp; sugar on wet with peppermint Sun 17. white frosts every night now so cold in the morning Marjorie went to church quite a lot out still he complains of people not comeing out. Levi Dell went after the doctor Will Dells wife some better. The girls went to brick church terrible rough roads. My duck walks a little better &amp; Marjs is some better. I wrote to Jim &amp; Marjorie wrote MrsBuyer Mon 18 Marjorie went to Chippawa got Pauls boots they were 2.95. had 4 1/4 butter @24 came to 102. &amp; 63 due bill &amp; a 22 due bill. sugar 25. lemon peal 8. raisins 9 currents 2 salts 5 ginger 10 salmon 10 candy 25 match safe 10 tea 25 lemons 13 chock food 25 mails 4. I made a grape pie. grape tarts &amp; fried cakes. quite warm &amp; muddy. She paid Welland McKenzie for the cot bell 53 cts Levi Dells wife died this morning. Had pork freshened &amp; roast Teu 19 sunshine wind west. mud pretty deep Arthur's cutting silver maples. I went down &amp; swept &amp; dusted the school house. Teddy went all the way same got scared of the boys &amp; ran back. I churned &amp; worked the butter finished the fried cakes. Marjorie swept front room yesterday knitting her mittens. Will went &amp; they took their sow Wed 20 Mrs Walmsly called &amp; paid me for sweeping since Easter &amp; cleaning the schoolhouse . 1.50 my bill was 6.90 &amp; Pauls 190 she brought up Miss Hawley to visit the school. Miss Grey &amp; I went over to tea to the other house. Tom Dell came here for awhile then went to the other house gloomy day wind cool: mud mud every where. Arthur wemt to Port. for corn meal. rained in the night just poured from the east after we got home Thurs 21 quite heavy thunder in the distance. Levi Dells wife burried. The Hearse has hard the horses can hardly get along. Marjorie baking bread. I made a layer cake to get some for the teachers dinner I dressed a little black pullet for supper, she was as fat as butter. Em Summerville called in from the funeral. A large funeral the church full Mr Sanderson preached the sermon one of the most dreary day I ever saw- just keeps up a drizle &amp; dark &amp; cloudy towards night the wind raises to a gale something dreadful, from the south west. Friday 22 another dismal day dark &amp; gloomy but the wind went down near night. Marjorie took the teacher down as far as the bridge &amp; Paul walked down with her &amp; came back with Riexingers he took 7 lbs of butter @ 24 paid it all on his books but .30cts 25 for sugar &amp; 5 cts for baking powder. I churned &amp; worked the butter theree was 8 1/2 Clara Heximer was married Wed 20 Sat. 23. dull &amp; cold ground not froze though real muddy after the little skift of snow melts off gets colder towards night &amp; freezes hard in the night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>wind west. Marjorie swept the kitchen &amp; dusted after I made my bed &amp; swept my bed room I went down &amp; swept &amp; dusted the school house it was a dirty job so much mud. Hattie &amp; Arthur went to Chippawa with two horses. They got 3 lbs of meat for mince meat @ 8 cts per lb 1/2 lb suet I paid 10 cts suet &amp; out of Pauls shoe money. Marjorie cleaned the raisins for the pudding Sun 24 cold but nice sunshine the first in days Marjories duck died this morning poor thing suffered so long. The girls gone to the brick church none gone to church at Chippawa but McCredies boys. The roads are so rough. Marjorie had the tooth ache yesterday. The girls went to Tufts for <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> Their black heiffer had a calf just before they went to bed. Christmas day Mon 25 The ground all covered with snow not deep but enough to cover the muddy ground not a bad day though. we had roast chicken for dinner a big rooster I dressed him today &amp; made the dressing. Fannie brought her presents over after breakfast - a nice handkercheif bag for me a collar for Marjorie &amp; a scribler for Paul &amp; Arthur gave Paul a handkerchief &amp; Hattie gave him a nice one She came over after dinner &amp; had a nice handkercheif of her own Make, we gave Paul a lb of candy a coffee cup a necktie &amp; a pie. Arthur &amp; him hitched up Jim &amp; Frank &amp; went for a drive with one bob. The men around Shooting owls. Patsy Sharp over to the other house. Teu 26 such a beautiful day over head rather slopy wind south west . I churned &amp; worked the butter Summerville girls for tea. I made cookies Will quite sick to his stomach &amp; feels miserably Hattie came over first then in the evening Fannie &amp; Arthur came over. Arthur &amp; Paul went to Chippawa with the colt &amp; Frank. got Marys Christmas cards Marjorie still at her gloves. Deorge Myers wife burried at nine Oclock this morning Wed 27. I choped the mince meat &amp; the suet &amp; pealed the basket of apples Mrs Walmsly gave us &amp; ground the spice &amp; boiled the cider &amp; sugar it &amp; made a cream crock full then I cleaned the raisins for the cake. School meeting. Don called then Maud called on her way from Chippawa Marjorie made the plum pudding &amp; we had it for dinner Arthur went with a load of hay for Vanderburghs beautiful day sunshine &amp; warm but so muddy Marjorie at her gloves yet. Paul helping Andrew on the marsh. Thur 28 Marjorie baked graham bread I churned for ourselves cleaned the currants for the cak &amp; got it ready to bake tomorrow. Andrew helped Paul all day today to cut the apple limbs. yesterday afternoon he pulled out some with the horses. Will walked to Chippawa to make sale for some pigs sold 3 for 7 1/2 per hundred had to walk all the way. Harvey called to see if Paul would make fires &amp; for me to sweep &amp; dust. The cows out in the fields for two days laying down most of the time raining tonight A hen started to lay laid four eggs Marjorie set sponge on white bread tonight I made buttermilk pop tonight for supper Friday 29 rained all night &amp; poured most of the day sun shine for a little while pale looking enough water laying all over. Marjorie baked white bread</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>79 I baked the fruit cale, &amp; iced it, made a mince pie. Will killed 3 pigs to go to Chippawa day was so bad he did not go. Fannie over for a long time in the afternoon Allen Heximer got our mial we had liver for supper. I made a batch of ginger cookies Another egg the first thing in the morning Sat. 30 wind blew a gale all night - snowed a little: the wind was west go right through me kept up all day. The ground did not harden up Arthur took the 3 pigs down to Chippawa sold them for 7 1/2 none of them weighed a hundred a piece Fannie went down to Hartlys to stay untill Monday Paul walked to Chippawa had 4 lbs butter at 23. came to $2 got a lb of currants, two white spools &amp; a 5 ct box of matches he was gone 3 3/4 hours brought home a basket of <a href="/index.php?title=Bones%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Bones? (page does not exist)">bones?</a> and the new steamer. I swept &amp; cleaned the floor washed the chairs, cleaned lamp washed all the towels &amp; al my apron Marjorie fixing her jacket over Sun 31 dull all day, then started to snow melts almost as fast as it come down still for all quite cold at night. When I was milking Marjorie got supper going We have tomatoes but they were sour &amp; had our first mince pie for supper. Marjorie went to church no minister &amp; 21 out. We had the last of the sausage for dinner. Hattie &amp; her father gone up to Peter Dells. 80</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>81 To cleanse a cow</p> <pre> Take one tablespoo full of ashes out of the stove &amp; put it in one qt of bran &amp; mix it up good moisten with a little water and a sprinkle of salt give this in the morning &amp; if that does not do the job another dose about eleven Oclock &amp; if that dont do another about four but nor more than three doses in a day. Another way is to toast a large slice of bread very brown &amp; put water on it &amp; let the cow eat the toast &amp; drink the water </pre> <p>Muffins Add new well beaten eggs to a pint of milk, &amp; beat into one quart flour, in which has been mixed &amp; sifted one half cup sugar. Three teaspoons baking powder &amp; a pinch salt. Last of all beat in one tablespoon melted butter, beat well &amp; bake ina hot oven in gun pans muffin rings</p> <pre> Poached eggs on cream or milk </pre> <p>Heat half a pint of sweet cream or rich milk. rub one teaspoon of butter &amp; one small teaspoon flour together &amp; stir in then season with salt &amp; pepper &amp; when it is at boiling point slip the eggs on &amp; dip some cream over each &amp; butter some slices of toast &amp; lay on a platter, put the mixture over &amp; serve hit the half pint of cream will be sufficient for six eggs 82</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>89 Oct. 2. 23 lbs</p> <pre> Oct. 6 50 of corn meal at Greens. 32 ct Oct. 6 2.00 of corn meal at Welland 70 Oct. 31 1.00 of pea meal at Welland 2.40 82 mms\ barley meal 120 70 </pre> <p>Dec. 9 4314 @ 24 5.32 Dec. 9 4 @ 24 for our selves Dec. 14 4 1/2 @ 24. Kesters 1.05 Dec. 18 4 1/2 @ 24 Kesters 1.08 Dec. 22 7 @ 24 Kesters 1.68 Brown cake. Ten eggs (save white of one for icing) 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon mixed pastry spice, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup butter, 2 cups of flour, 3/4 cup sour cream in which has been stirred 1 teaspoon soda. bake in layers in moderate oven. <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> whip white of egg in a stiff <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> boil 1 cup granulated sugar with water enough to cover sugar until it boils, then pour one egg stir while pouring then add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla &amp; spread on cake Ginger snaps. 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 cup of lard, 1 cup black strap, 2 teaspoons of ginger 2 of baking soda, 1 cuo boiling water Jim jams 1 egg broken in cup, fill with sugar, 8 tablesppons shortening. 3 tablespoons water pinch sale: 1 teaspoon baking powder. mix stiff with flour &amp; roll them and with ring and put jam between Prince Albert Cake 1 cup brown sugar, 1 heaping cup of flour, 1 cup chopped raisins. 2 eggs. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1 teaspoon of clo ves 1/2 cup of butter, 3/4 sour milk, 3/4 teaspoon soda bake in two layers &amp; ice</p> <pre>Marble Cake 83 </pre> <p>Light Part Whites of three eggs half cup butter half cupbul sugar. half cupful milk two cupsfuls flour. one Oatmeal wafers Two cups of oatmeal. one cup of brown sugar, one half cupful of lard. one teaspoon soda, pinch salt; dissolve the soda in half cupful of boiling water, and pour over the oatmeal, lard and sugar. when cool, stiffen with flour, roll them, and bake Jem-Jems 1 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 egg. 3 tablespoons of boiling water, 3 teaspoons soda dissolved in the water, flour enough to roll them. stick together with jelly while warm. Hulled corn. put 3 quarts of wood ashes &amp; 6 quarts of cold water in a large kettle. let it boil 5 minutes skimming several times. Take from the fire and add a little cold water to settle it. steam. put 3 quarts of yellow field corn in a kettle, and pour over it the steamed lye Let boil 1/2 of an hour, or untill the hull will slip off when rubbed with the fingers. Skim out the corn &amp; wash in several waters, rubbing with the hands untill the hulls are all off boil in clear water untill soft.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>91 Aug 65 st. 10 oz</p> <pre> Sep 47 . 1 Oct. 33 . 12 Nov. 33. 10 </pre> <p>Layer Cake 1 cup sugar Butter size of one egg 1 egg 2/3 cups of sweet milk 2 cups of flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Ginger Cookies 1 cup butter or lard. 1 cup boiling water 1 table spoon soda dissolved in water 1 table spoon ginger flour enough to mix &amp; roll out soft. Put in a crock &amp; add boiling water ith soda after other ingredients are put in. Then stir in flour. Molasses Pudding 1 egg, 1 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 cup fruit,1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup molasses. Flour to make about as thick as jelly cake. July 15.13 1/2 @ 16 20.10 1/2 @ 18 24. 2 3/4 @ 18 28 6.22@ 18 Aug. 2.12 1/4 @ 18</p> <pre> 5.4 1/2 @ 20 7 6 1/2 10 6 1/4 @ 18 15 19 @ 18 1 11lb 3 oz @ 20 </pre> <p>Ag 25 10 1/2 @ 24</p> <pre> 26.6 1/2 @ 22 </pre> <p>Sep 5.63 @ 20</p> <pre> 12. 5 1/2 @ 20 15.5 @ 22 19. 4 3/4 @ 24 20 . 4 3/4 @ 22 25 4 1/2 @ 24 30 5 1/2 @ 24 3.3 3/4 @ 25 3 .3 1/2 @ 24 6.5.35 @ 27 0.5 1/2 @ 24 5 3/4 @ 24 0.4 3/4 @ 24 5 1/2 @ 24 3.2 @ 24 3 3/4 @ 24 @ 24 3/4 @ 24 @ 24 4 1/4 @ 24 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 6 lb for ourselves &amp; Mrs Pound bread 12 brush 10 coffee 13 seed 5 nails 4</p> <pre> 44 </pre> <p>oat meal <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> bell 6 Mrs Bund got the shell straps butter Nov. 7. 13 lb 3 oz 25.24 24.4 10 96</p> <pre>5 18 </pre> <p>10 1.14 5 42 80 1.56 60 1.40 24 7 1.68</p> <pre> 30 </pre> <p>1.38 28 14 42</p> <p><br />2 Miss Miss Mary Ann Kings Chippawa <a href="/index.php?title=Image_of_two_geese&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Image of two geese (page does not exist)">image of two geese</a> Mary Ann King flour 220</p> <pre> 140 80 2.20 flour </pre> <p>Hatties $4.00 Arthur 1.00 140 80 2.20 Arthur 1.00 Pants Men 50</p> <pre> 5.70 </pre> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eab8b0265817efa30c0e28a3df1abeb4.pdf 053b8954a163818e45071661d3ec3c9d UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b74b19031bd765d09bf860051ad1ca53.pdf da59f160e5d32c7921abd0e57484b76e UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/364d564ee1963137a8daa98ce8736c2e.pdf 47144ca400324ba6b61354fca142b442 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1854 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. James Cameron Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James A Cameron 30th of Aug 1857</p> <p>Sunday 31st Cutting oats Began the pease</p> <p>1st of September 1857 Finished the cutting the pease</p> <p>2nd Charlie Tupper here I went to Christies &amp; Fraser Mary went to Thomas Munroe her And Ellen cutting oats</p> <p>4th Ellen to BlackBerries cutting oats Mostly stack of Pease Tom sick</p> <p>5th Finished the stack of pease</p> <p>{overwritten in lighter writing, possibly different writer}</p> <p>First {illegible} 4-5</p> <p>Letter for And Paper 3</p> <p>{illegible} 10 1/2</p> <p>{illegible} Another</p> <p>Paying for the ca{illegible) 1/3 Donald {illegible} got them</p> <p>Postage on Letter &amp; Ticket going away 10-</p> <p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p> <p>{illegible} March Bought of A Summers S D</p> <p>{illegible} 1857 to PyCl of P {illegible}nting /10s 5/10 0 .. 5.. 10</p> <p>{illegible} of {illegible}ay to 5 1/2 yds of Cloth St 9 1/2 5 5 1/2 ... 0... 3...5 1/2</p> <p>{illegible} of May to 1 Coat 12/ or 12/6 -----12..6</p> <p>{illegible} of June to {illegible} 1 1/2 8 1/2 --- {blotted out}</p> <p>4th of June to 1 Coat 28/5 Paid this all 1..8..5</p> <p>3 Dollars and Cash Paid all this 15-</p> <p>5 lbs of Wool Paid this up to the 12th {illegible}</p> <p>{illegible} th of September to 5 Dollars of September 1857 {illegible} 5</p> <p>{illegible} lb of Shot {illegible} Paid</p> <p>Mr James Cameron F of W</p> <p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p> <p>5th at night, arcy McDonald Scraped got {illegible} Canoe to can {illegible} Putting in oats</p> <p>Sunday the 6th Hugh Ann &amp; Big {illegible}il from Donald Farquhars here</p> <p>7th cutting Oats Sandy here &amp; Shields Christie &amp; Suschere {illegible} went to Lancaster for Granys Bundle</p> <p>8th August Ellen {illegible}ed to McDougalls {illegible} Cradling Wheat Putting in oats</p> <p>10th Bound Wheat</p> <p>11th at Wheat Mr Hillard the Light House men {illegible} for sticks the Wheat got Wet Suse here they were here tried the Double Barreled Gun a First {illegible}</p> <p>12 Crofsed to Bakers Pold {illegible} Sun {illegible} hime up to this Date Gave him 5 Doll{cut off}</p> <p>{illegible}pes of Carson 4 &amp; 7 1/2 3/4 of Bread 4 1/2 Lard this A F {illegible}</p> <p>Duncan Cameron &amp; {illegible} took Dinner at s {illegible}</p> <p>Sunday {illegible} the</p> <p>14th Mowing Oats</p> <p>15th at the Wheat Mr McDougall {illegible}ing oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>Mr James Cameron 1st of October Drawing Drags taking in Corn Old Mr Bovair here Angus came up in the Boquet From Lancaster Taking in the Apples</p> <p>2nd of October Husking Corn Binding Corn stalks Bovair Thrashing Peas Fixing my Canoe Setting Traps</p> <p>3rd Crofsed for Granny got my Trousers at Cate Scarbo's Ronald Angus &amp; Batteauce Bovair Came Finished the Husking of the Corn Batteauce &amp; Bravo Went off through the night had Thomas Munroe's Little Boat</p> <p>4th Ronald Angus Crofsed the Bovairs Came</p> <p>5th Taking in corn stalks I had a very sore Bak Making a stack of the Pease straw &amp; stalks Andrew Summers took away his mare and Davids mare away too Traided Horses with Andrew the Bovairs Crofsed took a Bushel of Pease Fanning Pease 22 &amp; Peck Busks Jacob Baker here to see Bovair about the Potash Work Began to Thrash the Wheat Wheat, 12 Bushels of Pease in the Box in the Barn The Bovairs Crofsed</p> <p>7th Bad with a sore Back Putting in the Black Wheat a stack</p> <p>8th Ploughing Behind the Barn with Andrew Summers mare &amp; Tom Caught a Mink his Pelt Black Drawing Drags got a Muskrat</p> <p>9th Went for Nuts to the other side got a Wacth got Paper from E C{illegible} &amp; Co 85 Wallstreet Bravo on the spree Drawing Drag Commenced the Potatoes near the House</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>Mr James Cameron 23rd of October Went to Bakers with Ashes Got 1 lb of Shot From Andrew 7 1/2 Treat at Davids 1/3 Gave Secor 2/6 for Granny, Went to Lancaster E James McDougalls Trial in Cornwall Great Talk about Allen Cameron &amp; Wife &amp; John Cameron Carpenter or Captain Robert McDonell to pay L 150 Besides Cost for Jame McDougall</p> <p>24th I went to Bakers at semos at Roses Bought of A Summers 2 lb of Shot 1/3 1/2 Quire of Paper 7 1/2 1/2 lb Powder 9D got the Paper Seen Tom Davis Fits Stephens Found some of the Stolen Rosin behind the Fence a Platefull Our Hugh's Birth Day</p> <p>Sunday 25th My Birth Day</p> <p>26th Mowing &amp; Raining Shot a Goose</p> <p>27th Went to Fort Covington to Mill with Wheat &amp; Corn Bought 1/2 lb Crackers 1/2 worth of sweetys 5D Got the Loan of Albert Briggs Horse &amp; Birch's Cart the River very high East Wind &amp; Snow, stopt at Mr Luke Bowen seen a Black Muskrat that Luke had stuffed almost impossible to go up the Little River</p> <p>28th Killed the little Hog Ellen Went to Carys</p> <p>29th Drawing Drags Watching the Raftinor Went to Bakers M Baker Very Poorly the First Time I was in Bakers new house Bought of Andrew Baker 1/2 lb Powder 10D Sundries 4S Sundries 4D Mr Secor to 2/6 for Trousers at A Summers Treat at Davids 1/3 Paid David Bled Baker</p> <p>30th Friday started for the Scotch River. Bought of A Summers Knife 1/2 Caps 4D stopt at 2 Concefsion {illegible}in at Duncans at night</p> <p>31st at Duncans</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 2nd 1857</p> <p>Mr James Cameron</p> <p>December 2nd Putting out Manure Ellen &amp; Dan crofsed to Bakers with Ashes McInnes &amp; Son &amp; Mr Naughton &amp; Alan here for the Horse. Steamers going up</p> <p>3rd putting out manure</p> <p>4th Angus crofsed for the Ram Bill Bill here about the Ram Went over to Nicholsons at night for the Ram got him at A Grants</p> <p>5th Killed the Big Sow Shot her 9 or 10 small Pigs</p> <p>Sunday 6th Got a Rast East Wind Steamers going yet</p> <p>7th Putting out Manure Crofsed with the Sow to A Summer's Bought my Coat L 2...3...9 got for the Boshure Left A I an X {illegible} Throwing the Sice got 1 Bottle of Musk 5D 1 Pack of Cards 1 small Box gave to F Munroe Sold the Knife to Moses Blondeau 1/3 1 Pennysworth of sweety Gave Dan a Penny A treat to Wet the Coat 7 1/2D</p> <p>8th Taking home Drags teamer and 2 Barges Went Down Light in Lighthouse yet</p> <p>9th Putting out Compost Angus Went to S Colquhoun's</p> <p>10th putting Manure on the Garden</p> <p>11th Fixing the Cover on the Shed No Light in the Light House</p> <p>12th Fixing around the Sheds Set My Traps Shot an ow High Wind</p> <p>13th Preaching on the Front by M Watson \</p> <p>14th Angus Went to Williamstown about the Skintail Horse Ellen &amp; Dan Crofsed</p> <p>15 Ellen &amp; J crofsed I went Down with George Bosell to the Point stopt all night took Breakfast at Bosells.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 24th 1957</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis</p> <p>Chopping Cord Wood Taking Home Wood Drew up the Big Canoe Christmas Eve</p> <p>25th Christmas Day Charlie &amp; Suse Here For Breakfast &amp; Dinner Charlie took up the chairs James Hopkins &amp; Buya here Looking for the Old Man. John Frasers Daughter Born sometimes about those Days</p> <p>26th Angus crofsed James Guin came with him Chopping Looking around the Shore for Mr Hopkins got the Benefactor &amp; the New York Times. A Ticket for John S Frasers N.Y. Bale cleaning the chimney.</p> <p>St Stephens Day 27th Sunday got a Rat Trying for EEls</p> <p>28th Chopping Cord Wood</p> <p>29th Chopping</p> <p>30th Chopping</p> <p>31st Last day of the Year Angus Crofsed thrashing Oats 6 1/2 Granny &amp; Angus at Nicholsons Crofsed Early on New Years Morning</p> <p>1 Day of January 1858 Snowing Good Grofsing in Canoes</p> <p>2nd Chopping Wood Nomination Day in Williamstown Angus Crofsed Drawing Drags</p> <p>Sunday 3rd Allans Birth Day high Wind Quin and Thomas the Big Canoe could not crofs the Wind Being too high</p> <p>4th Chopping Cut 3 Cords Town Meeting Day</p> <p>5th Angus Came</p> <p>6th Chopping The Ice Took in the night</p> <p>7th Chopping and taking home Wood</p> <p>8th Went acrofs to Francis Island Ice Good put out a Few Bushes</p> <p>9th Election Day in Williamstown Angus Went Voted for Donald Ban Sandford Chopping put up 6 Cords got a Goose</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e9818f50c2bd93d49018671b173718d.pdf 63a8ab08ffcb2e33222868c230df59e3 PDF Text Text �������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/74eca879f179d552232f39266bbf1323.pdf 0e5e460a38c305357a4b7010025d4873 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/65f114753c6b8e6c32604586d9acf320.pdf f81a511bae6ebd50ff54c2293721cd7f PDF Text Text ��������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bca1d36d6752cea4c6283c07b234df3e.pdf 0ae13a3f3a50127bd31fa10559e540c8 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/837c99b054da3326b04e6955186e027a.pdf 10971368150a43dd654aa19ef1d7712d PDF Text Text ��������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c90341d67773e293bdda91fd2311be43.pdf 5257e71970457483d1f5ab03bb8750cb PDF Text Text Sidney Clarence Van Sickle (1873-1947) 1909-1913 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Trigger warning: page 10 contains details of the death of a minor by suicide. 1909. Day Book. 1909. April 1 Thursday. Doing chores. I went to James Hunts & got belt. & getting ready to cut feed in afternoon. very nice day. sold 2 veal calves. to Dyment. for $10.00. recd {received} payment. April 2 Friday. doing chores. I went to H.W. Ross' & bot {bought} gallon. coal oil. & 50¢. package stock food. not very nice day. I posted letter to H.E.P. {Harriet Eliza Plastow initials of diarist's future wife} Frank away with team. to Wier. & trimming apple trees. I had head ache all day. April 3 Saturday. snow from east. most all day. doing chores. & I making belt tightener. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. divided 30 eggs. my share 15. eggs. Paid B.V $5000 on last half of years' rent. April 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. very nice day but very mudy {muddy} on roads. gave 30¢ towards the different collecting church {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Frank Wilson fell through hole in barn floor at Austin Mulhollands. barn on april 3-09 {1909}. April 5 Monday. doing choes {chores}. moving Stoves at house & brought GEVs stove over here. also took James Hunt 1890 lbs hay. Ed Roung here to see about pigs. April 6 Tuesday. doing chores. sold 7 Jugs to Amos Dyment. 1390 lbs. at 7¢ per lbs. with $1.00 over. total amount RecvD {received} {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} had settlement with F.W.M. {Frank Wesley Mulholland - diarist's brother-in-law} to date. {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Paid Father balance of years rent bck {back?} I not very well. bad pain in Back. AEV {initials of a relative of diarist - possibly Albert?} & Mrs Vanderdip here for brkf {word faded breakfast} & dinner. Mother washing to do cloudy with some rain. 1909. Day Book. 1909. April 7 Wednesday. in bed all day. with lame back. very strong west wind. which done a lot of damage. Frank doing chores. 1 �April 8 Thursday. at house. with lame back not able to go about. wrote letter to H.E.P. Will & Cora came up at night. April 9 Friday. in house with lame back. will & cora here. A.E.V. took Mrs Vanderdip home west wind with snow nasty day. April 10 Saturday. in house most of day. but feeling a little better. butter made 12. lbs. recd mine 6 lbs. also divided eggs. 60. = 30. Frank went to Brantford. I went out to help him a little with chores. AE.V to Hamilton: Recd letter from H.E.P. west wind & colder. I seen Sara P. & was talking a few minutes. April 11 Easter Sunday. very nice day. but cool wind. Cora & Will & A.E.V. here for dinner. W.&C. went to Frank Barlows for tea. I at home all day. not feeling very well. but helping to do chores. April 12 Monday. be very nice day. doing chores & cutting feed. Will Bates went home on morning train. Washing to day. Will Tourstor called to see me today. Recd letter from H.E.P. this a.m. Mrs Vester Vansickle of Galt here for tea. but Went home on evening Train. {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Geo {George} H. Mulholland had stroke at Sheffield. {Apr}il 13 Tuesday. helping to do chores. had head ache in afternoon. raining in P.M. Cora went home on 5 train. Mr Geo H. Mulholland died at 5 P.M. Sheffield. funeral on Friday at 2 P.M. April 16=09 {1909} 1909 Day Book. 1909. April 14 Wednesday. doing chores. & Father & I drawing wood. from sawing machine to wood shed. & piling some. filing circular woodsaw. & getting ready to cut wood. very nice day. A. Wing here this evening after hay. April 15 Thursday. doing chores. took Able Wing 1730 lbs hay. @ 1200 Per ton. Went to Chas Bayles' with 2 heffers {heifers} to Bull. charlie away to Dunday Dundas. cutting hard wood. with horsepower. & circular wood saw. very nice day. Harry Mulholland. came home this morning. & 7-10 train. April 16 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood. went to Geo H. Mulholland's funeral in afternoon. putting shingles on drive Barn roof. & finished up chores. Set hen in orchard on hen eggs. April 17 Saturday. doing chores drawing wood from machine & pilling some. Took cow No 8. star to C. Boyles Bull. & putting a few singles {shingles} on Barn roof. divided eggs & butter. to day. 70 eggs. & 20 lbs Butter this week. Read letter from H.E.P. April 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. {Rockton} & had dinner & tea. & stayed all night at H.E.Ps. & had breakfast on Monday morning. mudy {muddy} driving home. 2 �April 19. Monday. came home from H.E.Ps. & doing chores. took No. 5 cow. J Black to Chas Boyles' Bull. washing buggy. & cutting up apple trees. for wood. April 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cut up apple tree. shingling barn roof. Frank drawing wood out orchard cool wind. all day 1909. Day Book. {Continued from previous page} Apr 20 Jean came down & stayed for tea. Frank Paid me my share on hay A. Wing got. $5.19. Went to office & posted card to H.E.P. & to H.W. Rous's to get trace mendid. Apr 21 Wednesday. doing chores fixing & cleaning disc-harrow. put reel on spreader & cleaned {wals?} on buggy & oiled same. took farm cart apart. Sam Plastow put horse in drive Barn. rainy & very mudy. A.E.V. had Mr Wallard Willard of Sheffield here for dinner. Apr 22 Thursday. doing chores. put fence part around where fence was down. took grain to Mill for chop. took sow away to carson Weallers. Paid for chopping 47¢ & gallon machine oil 35¢ Frand. cleaning up seed oats. I got my arm hurt by door pole falling on it. April 23 {In the margin, written vertically below the date is: 'Mother's Birth Day'} - Friday. doing chores. cutting wood with horse power. Frank splitting wood. I fixing disc-harrow & cultivator. down st at night & posted letter to H.E.P. got trace at H.W. Rous's & Paid 15¢ for same. bot {bought} whip. 40¢ & bread 10¢ Mother away to Jean's to day being her birth day. xxx April 24 - Saturday. doing chores. fixing lame fence. Frank away for sow at C. Weaver's. cutting feed in P.M. & fixing fence. Rec. letter from H.E.P. Rec. {received} $1.00 for butter sold. divided butter 10 lbs. & eggs. 74 = 37 my share. April 25 = Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to church at night. very nice day. April 26 - Monday. doing chores. fixing fence. nice day down st at night. & sent Laundry away. 1 shirt - 3 collars - 3 hair cuffs. H.S.J.C. 1909. Day Book. April 27 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating on back field. in a.m. rainy in P.M. fixing up farm cart. cool wind to-night. April. 28 Wednesday. doing chores & fixing fence along east lane. divided eggs to-night. 58 eggs. 29 eggs each. churned to-day. 9 lbs. Recd mine 4 lbs. I sending 12 lbs. butter & 4 doz eggs to market with carrie. on Thursday 29-09 {1909}. S.U.V. April 29 Thursday. Doing chores. carrie did not go to market. Strong east wind & snow storm. Posted letter to H.E.P. at night. 3 �April 30 Friday. doing chores. shingling on Pig pen roof. gathered 34 18 eggs to-day. May 1 Saturday. doing chores. Carrie went to market Frank away to Brantford. Cora came up from Toronto. I finished some work on pig pen roof & fixing doors at barn down st at night & recd card from H.E.P. got Laundry. Bread. cheese. Bananas. salmon. gathered 11 eggs. Recd Payment from carrie from Eggs & Butter & chicken May 2 Sunday. doing chores. windy & stormy all day. snow. quarterly meeting sunday. at C. I went to church at night. home all day. May 3 Monday. doing chores. getting cutting box ready to cut feed. went to woods & fixed up gaps. & patching farm roof. Frank slept in barn Sunday night & monday fore-noon. churning to-day. May 4 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning seed oats & barley. took jersey cow & heffer {heifer} to Bull. cutting feed & tore up rigging & put away. Recd card from H.E.P. she at city. 1909 Daily Record. May 5 Wednesday. doing chores. started to sow oats in back field & barley on east field as Potatoe ground. very nice day & drying. Frank cultivating in lower field. snow in lane. {In the left margin it reads: 'sowing oats & barley'} May 6 Thursday. doing chores. sowing barley & oats & pease in lower field. & oats in back field. Frank cultivating & harrowing rain about 6 P.M. & night. Mrs Tom Jones called here to see A.E.V. about seeder box. May 7 Friday. doing chores. fixed up fence back on sand hill in A.M. cleaned up tree that fell across fence back of wood & fixed fence. cultivated garden. & {choring?} around. set hen to-day off on 28 May. recd butter 5 lbs & eggs. 40. May 8 Saturday. doing chores. fixing fence in lower field. cultivating in garden. & picking up rail-wood. Recd letter from H.E.P. she being at Hamilton. May 9 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. had head-ache. rainy all day. & night. May 10 Monday. doing chores. rainy all day. My Birthday. Recd letter from H.E.P. & tie from Mrs A.A.P. at Present. doing chores. & white washing celing {ceiling} of my room & painting wood work of same Cora & Mother papering room. Recd Balance on hay from James Hunt. Recd card from Jean to-day. May 11 Tuesday. doing chores. helping to house clean. painting May 12 Wednesday. doing chores. taking down old board fence along evergreen trees. 1909. Daily Record. 4 �May 12 {Continued from previous page.} went to Hamilton on noon train. & got some things. called on H.E.P. & spent the after noon looking around in stores. came home on 7.05 train. Jean down for the day. May 13 Thursday. doing chores. making garden & planting potatoes in south orchard. 36 rows. 18 to the west side is mine. very nice day ground very wet. May 14 Friday. doing chores. cultivating. sowing oats in back field. rainy. May 15 15 Saturday. doing. fixing fence. harrowing in back field. & fixing up around. Painting in dining room. Cora & Jean here papering & house cleaning. F.W.M. took cu grain to mill to get chopped. & {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} broke Wagon tounge {tongue}. rainy again at night. Recd Butter 5 lbs & eggs. 10. Recd Letter from Mrs. Watskins Raimtoul May 16 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. at home all day. Cora & Jean here. May 17 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out water diches {ditches} & making same. fixing fence. Frank fixing wagon tounge {tongue}. Recd card from Will Bate. Cora went some on mor-ning train. Jean here helping mother. I painting bedroom to night. May 18 Tuesday. nice day, doing chores. fixing bars in lane. & road fence at gate. Frank cultivating. Jean went home this evening. Recd Butter 5 lbs. & eggs. 30. Geo. Horse has sore leg. Started to Write letter to H.E.P. Mr. Willard. of Sheffield here for dinner. 1909. Daily Record. May 19. Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence between us & John Ritchie. F.W.M. cultivating. Posted letter to H.E.P. May 20 Thursday. doing chores. setting post & fixing fence. Sowing oats this after noon. F.W.M. away to Raising at John Archers. Father came home from Harrisburg & went to barn Raising. May. 21 Friday. doing chores. harrowing & drawing water furrows. on oat ground. sowing oats this afternoon. cloudy & look like rain. divided eggs. 52. down st at night & bot British Army Liniment at J cornells. 26¢ May 22 Saturday. doing chores. harrowing oat ground. got bushel seed corn at mill & sowed peice behind barn. fixing fence & cleaning out water furrows in back field. down street at night & recd letter from H.E.P. & bot Bread & buiscuit. very nice day. May 23 Sunday. doing chores. very nice morning but turned clowdy & cool with a little rain. May 24 Monday. not feeling very well cold. doing chores. Father & Mother went to Harrisburg. I wrote letter to Aunt Luiasa {Louisa?} & cousin Bessie & H.E.P. & posted same 5 �to night. bot loaf bread. Recd card from H.E.P. Frank want to Burg at night Set hen on duck eggs in horse stable. May 25 Tuesday. doing chores. sowing oats in forenoon. sick & not doing anything in P.M. Father & Mother came home from harrisburg. 1909 Daily Record. May 26 Wednesday. not very well. sick with cold. helped milk at night. went to Dr. Gibsons & got bottle of cough medicine & tablets for cold & paid for same & paid for bottle of medicine got in April 9=09 $1.00 Paid Mrs Gibson. May 27 Thursday. doing chores. very heavy rain in morning. went to store with 8 lbs butter & got groceries & sprouting Potatoes to {too} wet to work on land. S. Bishop paid me S.C.V. $1.00 for service of Bull 1908. May 28 Friday. doing chores. fixing fence at garden & started to draw out manuer {manure}. May 29. Saturday. doing chores. drawing out manure all day. I not feeling very well. down street at night. May 30 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day Troy opening there church to day. I at home all day. went to church at Troy with A.E.V. & Banker. {Philshee?} drove my buggy. May 31 Monday. doing chores. drawing out manure all day. 19 loads. Started to send milk to cheese factory. very nice day. June 1 Tuesday. doing chores. drawed out 9 loads manure & plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M. getting ready to sow some pease next to Barn yard east. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. cooler & some rain June 2 Wednesday. doing chores. pllwing plowing on hoe crop ground. very nice day. divided eggs to-day. 62 eggs. 1909. Daily Record. June 3 Thursday. doing chores. plowing. rolling disc-harrowing & draging on hoe crop ground. very nice day. I had word with F.W.M. in horse stable about things in general. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry. There is a double line above and below this marking.} Rent. taxes. house. butter making. repairing wagon & work down on farm. June 4 Friday. doing chores. harrowing. disk Harrowing drilling up mangel ground. took load of rails {buck?} on fence between us & Ricchie Ritchie. down st at night & bot 7 lbs mangel seed loaf Bread & got hair cut. 6 �June 5 Saturday. doing chores. sowed mangles. lowered wire on fence. turned young cattle in sparling ground field. took Geo to shop & got new shoes put on. started to hoe potatoes in orchard. Mother went to Toronto. I down st at night. June 6 Sunday. doing chores. drove to Rockton & had dinner at H.E.P.s. & came home before 6 P.M. & help do chores. June 7. Monday. doing chores. drawed out 10 loads manure in A.M. plowing in afternoon F.W.M. went to C. {Cyrus} Knoxs with spreader for the after-noon. nice cool day. cloudy. June 8 Tuesday. doing chores. drawing out manure all day 21 loads. I cutting seed potatoes in forenoon. between loads. June 9 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing out 10 loads manure. Plowing Potatoe grou nd. in afternoon. cloudy. cool air. I sprouting potatoes between loads in a.m. June 10 Thursday. doing chores. sprouting Potatoes. took letter & train to H.E.P. plowing & cultivating on potatoe ground. 1909 Daily Record. June 10 {Continued from previous page.} Planting potatoes & plowing this afternoon. Cyrus Knox here with planter. Ed. Vansickle & baggageman here shooting ground-hogs. planted 10 bushel on 27 rows. June 11 Friday. doing chores. plowing fodder corn ground. harrowing & discing. {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} took No 6 Black cow to C. Bayles Bull. June 12 Saturday. doing chores. discing. draging sowing & rolling fodder corn ground & fixing fence along lane. Father at Joe Plastows barn raising. nice day. got 48 lbs. seed corn at mill. Paid. June 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. walked home from church in morning with Sara. A. Patterson. rainy in A.M. June 14. Monday. doing chores & hoeing potatoes in orchard. all day. A.E.V. had team to draw stuff from station. June 15 Tuesday. drawing out manure. 19 loads. Bot harness mending out-fit $1.50 June 16 Wednesday. doing chores & plowing all day. very nice day. Frank & Carrie went to Hamilton. to {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Fred Mulhollands wedding. Jean & Baby & Eva here to-day. June 17. Thursday. doing chores. mending harness rainy all forenoon. cleaning out calf pen & choreing around in afternoon. Frank Plowing & harrowing. turnip G. Recd card from Charlie. H.E.P. from Waterdown. 7 �June 16 Guy Smith & miss Weaver married. 1909. Daily Record. June 18 Friday. doing chores. drawing out manure finished had 129 loads manure. Posted letter to H.E.P. & sent Laundry away. bot buiscuit. vaseline & Postage stamps. Will Farston in town this Eve. Recd milk check to day = $1.34 = June 19 Saturday. doing chores. Plowing turnip ground. F.W.M. working on turnip ground. June 20 Sunday done chores. got Alberts horese & drove to Rockton & had dinner with hep came home early & helped do chores. Frank away to Harrisburg & had dinner at F.C. Braithwaites. June 21 Monday. doing chores. I working on road this forenoon very warm. Plowing this afternoon. F.W.M. sowed part of turnips & working on turnip ground. June 22 Tuesday. doing chores. mending harness. Plowing buck-wheat ground. Frank working on turnip ground. June 33 23 Wednesday. Plowed head land in hoe crop field. took sow to C. Weavers Boar. & went to Rockton in afternoon to see foot Ball sport & stayed for concert at night. Frank & Jean there also. rainy most of after noon. June 24 Thursday. fine & warm. fixing fence along wheat field. cleaning up orchard & moving Lumber piles. June 25 Friday. doing chores. cutting weeds & thistles harrowing disc harrowing buckwheat G. June 26 Saturday. doing chores. took Geo Horse to shop & had two shoes set. hilling up Potatoes & started to hoe corn. Fred Mulholland & wife came here 1909. Daily Record. June 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to Church in morning. very nice day. warm. went to R.O. to League with H.E.P. & spent the evening at H.E.P. home. June 28 Monday. doing chores. hoeing corn all day.. very warm. cooler at night. June. 29 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. fixing fence. cut grass in orchard & along road. cultivating buckwheat ground. set post at road gate. Frank hoeing & cultivating corn. Cora came up to-day. Father away to Sam Kivels barn raiseing. Barn 48 x 77 = 10 ft out side post. 34 per-live post. nice day & moonlight night. June 30 Wednesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. went to Cheese factory & got 31/4 lbs cheese then went to Rockton & got H.E.P. 8 �July 1 Thursday. doing chores. helping to get yard ready for social in am. went to starting field in after noon. & helped in Booth. Proceeds of day $314.00 Proceeds of evening $210.00. July 2 Friday. doing chores cleaning up yard. & cultivating corn & mangles. took H.E.P. home at night. Recd milk check July 3 Saturday cooler. doing chores. picking potatoes bugs. sowed buckwheat & harrowed ground. July 4 Sunday. very nice day. doing chores. went to church morning & evening wrote letter to H.E.P. & posted same. Charlie Morman's corpse came here on express in after noon 4.30 Killed by train. 1909. Daily Record. July 5 Monday.doing chores. hoeing potatoes. grinding scythes & mowe, knives. cut piece of grass in afternoon. Recd money on checks from Bank & had settlement With Frank to date. July 6 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing potatoes drawing in 33 loads hay. very nice day. Father sold some old I iron to sheeny. mother & carrie away to Ladies Aid meeting July 7 Wednesday. doing chores. tedding hay. in forenoon & cut piece in after noon started to draw in hay. 2 loads. Tom Jones came here. & left 50 lbs. binder twine @ 10.9 per lbs. Payable in October. July 8 Thursday. doing chores. drawing in hay 2 loads. & tedding. & rakeing hay. cultivating corn & Potatoes. washed buggy at night. July 9 Friday. doing chores. hoeing mangles rakeing hay & drawing in hay. 4 loads wrote letter to H.E.P. & posted same. Bot stamps & Bananas. July 10 Saturday. doing chores. thinning mangles all day. clowdy cloudy & rain at night. Frank Barlaw Paid me 25¢ on account down street at night & bot bread 109. July 11 Sunday. done chores. drove to R. there to Tom Jones's. for dinner & tea. back to to R. then home showery at night. July 12 Monday. doing chores. thinning mangles all day cloudy & nice breeze. rain at night. July 13 Tuesday. doing chores. thinning turnip light Culling up potatoes. F.W.M cultivating turnips & Potatoes. 1909 Daily Record. {J}uly 14 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence at East side. getting ready to & spraying potatoes. & hoeing turnips. 9 �July 15 Thursday. doing chores. cut piece of grass north of house. & thinning turnips. went down street at night & posted letter to H.E.P. & was talking to S.A.P. July 16 Friday. doing chores. tedding hay. & hoeing turnips. July 17 Saturday. doing chores. hoeing turnips drawing in 3 loads hay. paris greening Potatoes. Carrie kicked about cooling {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} milk & had a few words. Father & Mother drove over to Langford to see Albert Ramsay. they drove F.C. Braithwaites Horse. July 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening I at home the rest of day. July 19 Monday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes thinning turnips finished same. to day F.W.M. cut piece of grass. A.E.V. set up buggy for minister. I Payed carrie her half of milk check $10.47 July 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating mangles drawed in 4 loads hay this afternoon. F.W.M finished cutting grass. & rakeing mother went to Jean's to night. I had headache this afternoon. July 21 Wednesday.doing chores. went down street & seen about supplies for picnic booth. drawed post along far fence. setting post this P.M. Mother away to Jeans. 1909 Daily Record July 22nd Thursday. doing chores. setting fence poel. rain this after noon. I wrote letter to H.E.P. also received one from H.E.P. sold Ed {Raung?} 2 years old heffer for beef. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} at $29.00 Paid. settled with F W.M. for same. mother came home from Jeans' but went up again to night. July 23 Friday. doing chores. picking potatoe bags. went to picnic this after non {noon}. which was held in Presbyterian church & yard. cost of supplies $15.71. July 24 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating corn. drawing in hay all after noon. cool wind & cloudy. Father & Albert to Hamilton down street at night. & got suit from C. Fillers'. bot Bread & buns. July 25 Sunday. doing chores. & at home all day. very fine day. went to R. in evening. R & E & Mrs Heathe there. July 26 Monday. doing chores. cutting weeds & thistles {mullins?}. fixing up binder. F.W.M cultivating turnips. July 27 Tuesday. doing chores. put braces on post for wire fence. grinding binder knives. cutting wheat this after noon. very nice day. Paid Sam Doherty for shoeing horse 2 shoes. 10 �July 28 Wednesday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes finished cutting wheat. started to plow fall wheat ground. warm & dry. put new comb shear on my Plow. July 29 Thursday. doing chores. plowing fall wheat ground. very warm. ground dry & hard in places. look like rain to-night. 1909 Daily Record {Trigger warning: this page contains details of the death of a minor by suicide.} July 30 Friday. doing chores. grinding scythe & cutting weeds & thistles on Road. & picking Potatoes bugs. plowing on Fall Wheat ground. in P.M. down street at night & posted letter to H.E.P. July 31 Saturday. doing chores. paris greened my half of potatoes in field. started to draw in wheat. 53 loads. F.W.M. got chop from mill & plowing on fall wheat ground. in forenoon. I recd letter from H.E.P. very nice day. Aug 1 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. went to church at night. Rev Mr and Mrs Kern spoke. large congregation Mr Kern & wife are going to china. Aug 2 Monday. doing chores. fixed fence. finished drawing in wheat. I cut barley this after noon. Aug 3 Tuesday. doing chores. went down st {street} in forenoon. I met Geo {George} Longman. or Lemon. Plowing on Fall wheat g. {ground} Aug 4 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing. fall wheat ground. & plowed up to fence post. Mother went to Harrisburg. to ice jean. George Braithwaite girl {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} 10 year old hung herself to tree by rope. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} John Crow's wife died this afternoon. went down street at night & bot Bread. Aug 5 Thursday. doing chores. disking harrowing on fall wheat ground & drawing in barley. very nice day. Mother came home from Jean's on noon train & brought Muriel. 1909 Daily Record Aug 6 Friday. doing chores. got geo {george} howe shod 2 shoes. got 40 rod roll wire fence at station to put on fence. solled {sold} wire out & tacked up on fence posts. had bath & shave & went to funeral this after noon. of John Crouss wife. very warm & dry. Recd milk check $1951 = with 30¢ cheese charged. bot bread 10¢. Aug 7 Saturday. doing chores. picked bugs off of potatoes in orchard. went to Woodworths & got fence stretcher. & stretched fence north of house. & fastened same to posts. also 11 �went to station & got 3 plows. & others repairs. For A.E.V. Mother & Albert & Muriel went to Toronto on 10 train. very warm day. Aug 8 Sunday. doing chores, drove to R. & had dinne {dinner} & tea with H.E.P. her cousin & Gentleman friend galt came there. Recd 75¢ from {Tarston?}. Let H.E.P Have a V. to go to Hamilton & Toronto. Frank left my {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} 4 cows in stable all night not milloed. Aug 9 Monday. doing chores. a little rain. cultivating on fall wheat ground. this P.M. S.C.U. & F.W.M. had settlement to date. for all back accounts. & had quite a talk about going away Sundays. Milk & butter {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} making. eggs & cream seperator. Aug 10 Tuesday. doing disc harrowing on fall wheat ground in a.m. cutting oats on hill in back field in afternoon. Frank got 3 bags shirts at mill. 1909. Daily Record Aug 11 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. cutting weeds & thistles. Frank hoeing mangles in P.M. sent letter & boat ticket to moether. bot bread & corn flakes & bakery 20¢. Aug 12 Thursday. Cutting weeds & thistles in forenoon. grinding binder knives & hoeing in afternoon. doing chores. Aug 13 Friday. doing chores & getting ready to thresh. drawed in 2 loads of oats in afternoon. & getting ready to thresh. went down street at night & posted letter to H.E.P. & card to Jean. Aug 14 Saturday. doing chores. Threshing wheat 43 bags. Barley 104 bushel & oats 54 bushel. Nelson Raung threshes. Recd letter from H.E.P. down st at night. Cora went up to Jeans. over Sunday. Aug 15 Sunday. doing chores. drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Jean's & brought Cora home. & done milking. rainy and mist. Aug 16 Monday. doing chores. rolling & harrowing fall wheat ground in a.m. cutting weeds this P.M. rain this after noon. Aug 17 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting weeds, mullens & thistles. Jean Braithwaite. Jean & dot weir came here for dinner & tea. went to Station to see them off to night. Recd milk check from Henry Howard. $17.90 M. Young took picture at A.E.V. shop Aug 18 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing on fall wheat ground till 10 A.M. started to cut mixed grain & oats. Mother sick with cold. wrote letter to Jean & sent ticket for Jean wier. 1909. Daily Record 12 �Aug 19 Thursday. doing chores. morning & night. had sick head-ache all day. Frank finished cut oats & shocked same in back field & started to cut big field next to Rail road. very nice day. Aug 20 Friday. doing chores. went down to Geo {Prices?} of got leather mits 20¢ & gallon oil 15. & 2 balls binder twine at mill 90¢. cutting & shocking oats. had settlement with Frank to date in full. Aug 21 Saturday. doing chores. disc harrowing & getting in feed for cows. Albert went to Niagara falls on Picnic. H. George Harrisburg, Lynden & Copetown. Aug 22 Sunday. doing chores. not feeling very well. very nice day. had invitation to go to Harrisburg & Rockton. Aug 23 Monday doing chores. disc harrowing on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. Plowing in south field for wheat. drawing in mixed grain 3 loads & 1 load of oats. Subscribed for Hamilton Daily Herald & got Bible with same. Paid $3.50 to E. James agent. Aug 24 Tuesday doing chores. finished cutting oats & mixed grain. drawing in oats from back field. F.W.M. chopping at mill. A.E.V. to {Bog?} oats. Aug 25 Wednesday. doing chores. drawed in 4 loads oats. I had sick head ache. wrote letter to H.E.P. also recd one from H.E.P. Aug 26 Thursday. doing chores. plowing in lower south field for fall wheat in A.M. drawed in 3 loads oats & finished field 1909. Daily Record. Aug 27 Friday. doing chores. plowing fall wheat ground A.E.V. had Geo Horse away. F.W.M. at Austin Mulhollands. Threshing this forenoon. Mother out for tea. very nice day & warm. Recd letter from H.E.P. Aug 28 Saturday. doing chores. started to roll fall wheat ground. some rain. rolling again this after noon. F.W.M. cultivating down street st night. got hair cut & shave & bot Bread & buns. rain at night. Aug 29 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home at 6. done chores. had tea and went to church. Frank and Jean here. drove A.E.Vs horse. Aug 30 Monday. doing chores. working on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. took 7 bus 25 lbs. wheat to mill. =H 8.90 & bot barel {barrel} salt {'40' written above line} & & Paid for chopping 44 ¢ Paid. had settlement to date for back accounts Aug 31 Tuesday. Toronto show opened. doing chores. harrowing & drawing in mixed grain F.W.M gang plowing oat stubble. nice day cool. looks like rain at N. 13 �Sept 1 Wednesday. Fine & cool. doing chores. gang plowing oat field stubble. Sept 2 Thursday. doing chores. finished plow-ing oat stubble. F.W.M. cut grass on hill opposit school house. Father & Jean went to Toronto. Posted letter to H.E.P. & took shears back to J.W. Kelleys. frost last night. 1909. Daily Record. Sept 3 Friday. dong chores. harrowing oat stubble & drawed in two small loads Lucern clover. Della Ross of Hamilton came here. to day. Sept 4 Saturday. cloudy & rainy. Frank away to Brantford. I tinkering around. fixing fence. washing buggy and is on. got in feed for cattle. went to office & got mail & to meat shop & bot 37¢ worth stake {steak}. Recd letter from H.E.P at night. Sept 5 Sunday. At Home all day. went to R. for H.E.P at night. She came home with me. Sept 6 Monday. doing chores. went to Jersey ville in P.M. Frank done milking at Night. Father came home from Toronto. Sept 7 Tuesday. done chores in morning got ready & H.E.P & I went to Toronto Fair. came home at night arrived at 1 o'clock A.M. Sept 8 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing fall Wheat ground. & took H.E.P home at night. Sept 9 Thursday. doing chores. finished sowing fall wheat. & harrowing F.W.M. away to Toronto Fair. cool wind wind. & rain at night. Sept 10 Friday. doing chores. finished harrowing wheat ground. & drawed water furrows cleaned some out. F Barlow borrowed 10 bushel boxes. I sold apples to A.E. Caldwell of Dundas. Greenings at $1.35 & Spryes. Baldwins & Manns at $1.50 also. Calverts at $1.00 per Barrel. Recd $5.00 on account. Balance to are paid when apples are delivered at car. 1909 Daily Record. Sept 11 Saturday. doing chores. Fixed sucker on barn yard pump. Fixinong {fixing} some fence on east side of place. & started to dig well. at new wire fence. east of school house. Recd letter from H.E.P. Albert had my ticket & layed for same. Sept 12 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. & wrote letter to H.E.P. I went to church at night. Father & Mother went to visit Tom Jones. Albert away to Branchton with F.W.M.s buggy. Sept 13 Monday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles. & threshing all day. F.W.M cutting corn. Sept 14 Tuesday: doing chores. finished threshing at C. Boyles. this AM. cutting corn & took in load of mixed grain out of orchard. got pictures from M. Young. 14 �Sept 15 Wednesday. doing chores. started to pick fall apples. calverts. some rain to day. & last night. Recd card from H. E. P. London 144 Mill st. Sept 16 Thursday. doing chores. I picking apples all day. F.W.M. cutting fodder. corn. very nice day. & warm. Sept 17 Friday. doing chores. Tieing {tying} up fodder corn in sheaves. rather wet job. Sept 18 Saturday. finished tieing {tying} up corn. & started to set some up in shocks. cut pease. down st at night. Sept 19 Sunday. doing chores in morning. drove over to H.E.P.s. & had dinner & tea. went to Harvest. Home services at night in church. Mrs. S.J. Plastow not very well. 1909 Daily Record. Sept 20 Monday. doing chores. tieing fodder corn up in shocks. drawed in pease. nice day. dry & warm. bot 1 ball binder twine at mill 40¢ paid. Sept 21 Tuesday. doing chores. pickd {picked} 1 tree fall apples. & took some ties back to spring in woods. & cleaned same out & fixed it up. F.W.M. digging potatoes in orchard. Kids here for tea. Sept 22 Wednesday. doing chores. went to wood & filled trough with water. also went to barrell factory & got 17. barrels. Then started & dug & picked up potatoes in orchard. F.W.M. to mill with grain to chop. a little rain. windy. Sept 23 Thursday. doing chores. started to cut ear corn. rain came on & we quit the job. I piling wood in shed. Sept 24 Friday doing chores. cutting corn. Packers here packing apples. Recv {received} $9.00 for same rain at night. Sept 25 Saturday. doing chores. cutting corn. took 9 barrels apples to station. down street at night. bot meat & Bread. Sept 26 Sunday. doing chores cloudy & cool. went to Church morning & evening. sunday school rally & Harvest Home Rote {wrote} letter to Hep. & posted same. Sept 27 Monday. finished cutting ear corn & started to pick greening apples. Sept 28 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples & drawed some in drive barn. Father & Mother at Grape social I had head ache & stayed home. Sept 29 Wednesday. doing chores picking apples this fore noon. rain. 1909. Daily Record. 15 �Sept 29 Mother went up to F. C. Braithwaite's Recv letter from Hep. settled with F.W.M. to date for chopping. fixing plow. 1 ball twine. & milk check.. Sept 30 Thursday. doing chores. picking apples in back orchard. raining part of day. got horses up & drawed apples in drive barn. F.W.M. not working. tooth ache {'tooth ache' written in pencil} Sept Oct 1 Friday. doing chores. picking apples. in back orchard. F.W.M. helping to-day. Mother came home from Jean's. Oct 2 Saturday. doing chores. picking apples. down st at night bot Bread & Buns. Oct 3 Sunday. doing chores in morning. went to R & had dinner & tea at Hep's. Oct 4 Monday doing chores. picking apples. F.W.M. went to Jersey ville {the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railroad runs through Jerseyville} to see about selling pigs. recv letter from Hep. Oct 5 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples. had head ache. in after noon. Oct 6 Wednesday. doing chores. I working at spring in woods. & fixing dam. F.W.M. away to Jersey ville with 9 pigs 2260 lbs. I took 2 pigs to Lynden 430 lbs. total weight 2690 lbs. value $212.50 Recv payment. S.C.V {Sidney Clarence Van Sickle - diarist} & F.W.M. started to pull turnips to ship. Had settlement with F.W.M. to date. Oct 7 Thursday. doing chores. drawing turnips to car {railroad car}. 4 loads nearly 60 bushels to load. also pulling turnips this day. fine day. Oct 8 Friday. doing chores. pulling turnips drawed 3 loads to car. about 184 bushel. 1909 Daily Record. Oct 9 Saturday. doing chores. pulling turnips & took some to car. sold to R. A. Thompson. F.W.M. away to Brantford & bot 8 young pig & got cider made. Father away to city Hamilton. Recv letter from Hep. Oct 10 Sunday doing chores. F.W.M. away. I home all day. Father and Mother to church at night. Oct 11 Monday. doing chores. pulling & drawed to car 2 loads cloudy with a little rain rain at night. Mrs McIntyre died at noon. Oct 12 Tuesday. doing chores. went to cheese factory & got 4 1/2 lbs cheese. cleaning out cellars. rainy day. cold wind. 16 �Oct 13 Wednesday. show day at R. doing chores. & picking apples. I went to show & had dinner at Hep's also tea & spent the eve. Oct 14 Thursday. picking apples all day. Oct 15 Friday. picking apples. & went to C Boyles. & helped to dig potatoes.. Oct 16 Saturday. doing chores. & digging potatoes with R Kitchen's digger. Geo Howe & John Kivell. also C. Boyle's man here picking up potatoes. payed for same down st at night. & recv letter from Hep. & bot buns at Bakery. 10¢ Oct 17 Sunday. doing chores. damp, & cool. cloudy. at home all day. Father & Mother to church at night Albert away to Tom Jones's. Oct 18 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out hen house. & putting up furnace pipes in forenoon. went to Copetown with A.E.V. in afternoon. & started to put up litter carries in barn. {1}909 Daily Record Oct 19 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples F.W.M. away to Austin Mulhollands threshing. cold & frosty at night. Oct 20 Wednesday. doing chores. picking apples in a. m. pulling mangels {mangelwurzels} in after-noon. F.W.M. at Austin Mulhollands this forenoon. to finish threshing. Oct 21 Thursday. doing chores. wet & mudy. Sol wood buried this afternoon. Father & Frank to Funeral. I picking apples. rain. hail & windy. about 67 Oct 22 Friday. doing chores. finished picking apples. pulling mangels & drawed in two loads. rainy. F.W.M. plowing in lower east field. Oct 23 Saturday. doing chores. pulling mangels & drawed in two loads. FWM plowing in the fore noon. AEV. away to John Smith's south of Jerseyville. had my horse & waggon. Will & Cora came up this after noon. I had head-ache. Oct 24 Sunday. doing chores in morning went to R. & had dinner & tea at Hep's. & spent the evening. very cool & frosty at night. The folks of F.W.M. to H {Hamilton}. Oct 25 Monday. Thanksgiven day. Father, Mother & Will & Cora went to Jeans & had dinner. Will went home. I down street in a.m. & got mail. also Bread & Butter. pulling mangles. & drawed in two loads. F.W.M. sold duck to Mrs Robins. Oct 26 Tuesday. doing chores. pulling & taking in mangles. finished pulling. got nuts Bread & buns. & milk check. 1909. Daily Record 17 �Oct 27 Wednesday. doing chores. finished drawing in mangels. & plowing in fore noon. Threshing in afternoon. rain at night. F.W.M. boarded 2 men for dinner & 6 men for supper. total 8 meals. Oct 20 {28} Thursday. finished threshing. Frank had 2 men for breakfast. got in load of corn & started to work at turnips. Oct 29 Friday. doing chores. drawing in turnips. F.W.M. pulling turnips. Oct 30 Saturday. Plowing in a.m. working at turnips in afternoon. Oct 30 Sunday. doing chores. went to see Hep. & had dinner. come home & done chores & had tea. Drove F. Braithwaites horse. & she got scared of Auto & ran down side road. Nov 1 Monday. doing chores. plowing in a.m. pulling turnips in afternoon. Nov 2 Tuesday. doing chores. went to barrell factory & got 22 barrels. apples packers here. Frank boarding men dinner 3 meals. supper 3 meals. Father & Mother away with F.Bs. {Braithwaite’s} horse. Nov 3 Tuesday Wednesday. doing chores. I helping apple packers. finished packing apples 25 barrels. F.W.M. drawing in turnips Mr A. Arnold here for dinner. Nov 4 Thursday. doing chores. & plowing Nov 5 Friday doing chores. & plowing. in lower fields. I took 2 barrels of apples to station & shipped to Mr W. J. Bate. Nov 6 Saturday. doing chores. finished plowing in lower fields. & started 1909. Daily Record. Nov 6 {continuation of entry from previous page} to plow in small field next to barn. Father & Mother went to Ancaster I sold pair ducks to apple packer. down st. at night & got mail. Bread & can of fish. I had some words with F.W.M. about plowing in {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} lower field. Nov 7 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. drove over to Rockton at night. I came home in rain. & very dark. Nov 8 Monday. doing chores. went to Hamilton on 10 train returned on 4-15. train. Father & Mother came home from Ancaster. rain this forenoon. Nov 9 Tuesday. doing chores. I plowing all day. F.W.M. pulling turnips in afternoon. down street at night & posted letter to Hep. & bot 7 lbs meat. @ 10¢ = 70¢ 18 �Nov 10 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing. & drawing water furrows. & got in some corn for cattle. F.W.M. pulling turnips & drawed in load. I sold 2 bushel apples. to Dundas man. $1.00 Nov 11 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. plowing Hoe crop ground. F.W.M. at F Barlows. This afternoon. helping to pull turnips. I sold 6 pair ducks. @ 1.00 per pair total $6.00 Recv payment. Nov 12 Friday. doing chores. plowing hoe crops ground. I took 5 empty barrels to R.A. Thompsons. Mother settled with Carrie for 7 1/2 pair of ducks. Sidney. 1909. Daily Record. Nov 13 Saturday. doing chores. plowing {hoe?} crop ground. east wind. Father came home from Jean's Nov 14 Sunday. doing chores. very fair day. went to church morning & evening. F.W.M. & family away with rig. Nov 15 Monday. doing chores. plowing hoe crop ground. I drawed in two loads fodder corn. & clening {cleaning} out water ditches. Nov 16 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. sorting over cull apples. & took 25 barrels apples to car. for A.C. Caldwell. recv payment $36.30. I bot leather mits & gallon coal oil at Piries. Nov 17 Wednesday. doing chores. posted letter to Hep. rather stormy. went down to see John Jones's house. this P.M. F.W.M. away to sale. Lees. Nov 18 Thursday. doing chores. taking wood in cellar to furnace. took 8 bags grain to mill & got it chopped. payed 37¢ got in load corn. went to woods & got water trough. & got load of dirt to put around well in yard. F.W.M. away to Sale. coles. sale. Nov 19 Friday. doing chores. went to office & got mail & Bread at Bakery. drawing dirt. to fill in around. barn & yard. F.W.M. drawing manure in garden. Nov 20 Saturday. doing chores. drawing dirt to fill in barn yard. F.W.M. drawing out manure. on orchard & plowing same. 1909 Daily Record. Nov 21 Sunday. doing chores. I went to R. & had Dinner & tea at H.E.Ps. Nov 22 Monday. doing chores. strong east wind & rain. all day. wrote letter to Hep. &. Nov 23 Tuesday. doing chores. went down street & posted letter to H.E.P. got mail & large loaf Bread. helping Frank Barlow pull turnips this P.M. 19 �Nov 24 Wednesday. doing chores. getting wood in cellar for furnace. & in shed for cook stove. Jean came down to day cold wind. & freezing. Nov 25 Thursday. doing chores. I taking wood in cellar to furnace. Killed 2 ducks & helped Mother pick them. cleaning up in pig pen. Father away to St. George. with horse & buggy. Nov 26 Friday. doing chores. drawing in fodder. & ear corn. Father & A.E.V. away to St. George & putting in foundat-ion & bace for monument {word partially illegible}. at grave plot. Recv letter from H.E.P. Nov 27 Saturday. doing chores. I husking corn. F.W.M. drawing out manure. in orchard. very nice. day. I wrote letter to H.E.P. & card to Minnie Hunt. & posted same. sold 3 pair ducks. = $3.00. Nov 28 Sunday. doing chores. in forenoon went to H.E.Ps & had dinner. then HEP. & I drove to Geo Hunts. & had tea. & went to christie church at night moon light night. 1909 Daily Record. Nov 29 Monday. doing chores. & helping Mother wash. I running machine. court day in Lynden. Mrs Solomon Woods Sale. farm sold for $5200 = 80 acres. Nov 30 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn Frank plowing in orchard.. Dec 1 Wednesday. doing chores. husking corn drawing in ear corn. in afternoon. very fine day. Mother came home from Jean's. I wrote letter to H.E.P. Dec 2 Thursday. doing chores. & working at Dam in woods. husking corn in P.M. Posted letter to H.E.P. = F.W.M. plowing in orchard. Dec 3 Friday. doing chores. drawing in fodder corn. & husking corn. Mother picking ducks 1 pair for market. east wind. & looks like storm from east. Dec 4 Saturday. doing chores. husking corn & washed buggy. Mother away to Market with ducks & butter. F.W.M. cutting up wood. fine day. Dec 5 Sunday. doing chores. to church morning. and evening. came home with S.A. Patterson to R.A. Thompson rain at night. Dec 6 Monday. doing chores. husking corn Dec 7 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn & taking wood in shed. & cellar. wrote letter to H.E.P. at night. Dec 8 Wednesday. doing chores. & took wood in shed. & splitting wood. went to office & posted letter to H.E.P. very cold. 20 �{1}909 Daily Record. Dec 9 Thursday. doing chores. took Geo horse to shop & had 2 front shoes set & two new shoes put on behind. paid 95¢. S. Doherty shoer. blacksmith. bot Bread. at Robins Bakery 15¢. cold west wind. I putting wood in shed & cellar. Dec 10 Friday. doing chores. went to office & got mail. splitting wood. & fix ing around barn. took some corn from barn floor. to Hog pen. milder to night. Joe Plastow called. & wanted to get some straw. F.W.M. took grain to mill to get chopped. Dec 11 Saturday. doing chores. I drawing in fodder corn. down st at Night & went for walk to South Lynden with Miss S.A. Patterson. Recv letter from H.E.P. Dec 12 Sunday. doing chores in A.M. went to Rockton & had dinner & tea at H.E.Ps. Mis S.A.P. {Patterson} went home with me. & returned at night. snow. & rain. at night. Dec 13 Monday. doing chores. rainy and very wet. F.W.M. husking corn. Dec 14 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. in shed. C. Boyle came after chopper. F.W.M. husking corn snow on ground. cutters & sleighs {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} on {thurnover?}. very good sleighing. Dec 15 Wednesday. doing chores. Father to Harrisburg. I went to H.W. Rowes. to get oil & boots mended. {1}909. Daily Record. Dec 16 Thursday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. clothes. & I put storm door on house. snow at night. Dec 17 Friday. doing chores. sorting over some apples. went down to mill & had a talk with Charlie Rowing. colder with some snow. very good sleighing Dec 18 Saturday. doing chores. went to train & posted letters. & got some groceries from Backery {Bakery}. & mail from office. also went to C. Boyles. to chop grain. nasty day. & did not chop. F.W.M. away to city. I received milk check. $17.71. cheese. 20 1/4 lbs $2.33 Dec 19 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. but went to church at night. cold west wind. Dec 20 Monday. doing chores. I went to C. Boyles. & done some chopping. came home about 2 o clock. took some Laundry. down to Barber shop. Recv letter from H.E.P. Dec 21 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. went to Bank & got check cashed. & to station. Mrs Arthur Misner put horse in here. while she went to town. milder to day. F.W.M. took grain to mill to get chopped. & sold wheat at mill. 21 �Dec 22 Wednesday. doing chores. went to office & poster letter to H.E.P. got Bread. at Bakery. drawing in corn. finished same. Jean here to day {1}909. Daily Record. Dec 23 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up wheat. helping Mother to pick 3 ducks A.E.V. away to Hamilton. sent card to Beat. & Harriett. Dec 24 Friday. doing chores. cleaning up wheat. Father & Mother went to Tom Knors funeral. Mrs & Mr Vansickle of Galt here for tea. Tom. Eliza. & Vera Plastow. over to funeral & called in here. Dec 25 Xmas. Saturday. doing chores. at home all day. stromy {stormy}. Dec 26 Sunday. doing chores. went to Plastows. & had Xmas dinner & tea. Miss S.A. Patterson & Farston there. Mother had Xmas dinner here Frank & Jean & baby down. Dec 27. Monday. doing chores. went to station & expressed a parcel to Beat Plastow. 144 Mill st. London. paid 30¢. very nice day. Dec 28 Tuesday. doing chores. fixing up horse power. settled up balance of wheat. fill also settled. all back accoun- nts. to date. except. leather on pump {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} sucker. had some words with F.W.M. about milk check & cheese. & soon. Dec 29 Wednesday. doing chores. I had headache. F.W.M. away with team. Recv Payment. in settlement for last 3 pair ducks. $1.87. Dec 30 Thursday. doing chores. & fixing up cutting box. & horse power. Dec 31 Friday. doing chores. getting things ready to cut feed. cutting this P.M. fine & cool. 1910 Daily Record. 1910 Jan 1 Saturday. doing chores. FW.M. & I went to 6th consession for gravel got two loads. Father & Mother went to Jean's for dinner. A.E.V. away to Hamilton. Recv letter from H.E.P. Jan 2 Sunday. doing chores. weather milder. at home all day. I went to church at Night. Moyer preached on the commandment. Thou shalt not commit adultry. Jan 3 Monday. doing chores. F.W.M. away for fence post. windy & cold. Polling day. in township. also voting on By Law. about Liabary {Library}. 50 for. 25 against. By law. Jan 4 Tuesday. doing. very cold. splitting wood. Jan 5 Wednesday. doing chores. not a very nice day. Recv letter from H.E.P. Jan 6 Wednesday Thursday doing chores. drawing gravel. 2 loads. 22 �Jan 7 Friday. doing chores. drawed 1 load gravel Jean down for the day. west wind & stormey. Jan 8 Saturday. doing chores. drawed one load gravell. from Rumples. pit. cold west wind. Recv letter from H.E.P. went to store & got groceries for mother. 61¢ Paid. Father away to Brantford. good sleighing. Jan 9 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton. & had dinner & tea at H.E.P. home. cold wind. good sleighing 19{1 written over 0} Daily Record. 1910 Jan 10 Monday. very nice day. doing chores. & fixing up horse power. Father loaned $5.00 from me. S.C. Vansickle. Jan 11 Tuesday. doing chores. we went to Rumples gravel pit & got 2 loads. Jan 12 Wednesday. doing chores. away to gravel pit & got 2 loads gravel. Recv letter from H.E.P. & card from Tom. Jones. very nice day. milder. Jan 13 Thursday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. & cutting feed. this afternoon. F.W.M. getting up some wood. I wrote letter to H.E.P. & card to Jean Jan 14 Friday. very stormy from east. doing chores. & shoveling snow. Jan 15 Saturday. doing chores. shoveling snow. got ready & went to city & bot some goods. Miss H.E.P. came up on evening train. very nice day after storm. Jan 16 Sunday. doing chores. H.E.P. went to church in a.m. with Mother & Albert. H.E.P. & I went to Presbyterian church. after noon & Mother did at night. Jan 17 Monday. doing chores. helping to collect provisions for tea meeting Jean came down. & went to Tea meeting with H.E.P. & I. sleet & rain at night. Jan 18 Tuesday. doing chores. very soft & raining. drawed some furnace wood. from woods. Jan 19 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing logs to Rouses Mill. 1910 Daily Record Jan {19 written over 20} Wednesday. H.E.P. went home. from here. Jan 20 Thursday. doing chores. drawing logs to Rouses Mill. & got up. load of wood. Paid Nelson my half. of threshing $7.20. Jan 21 Friday. doing chores. sorting over apples & brot {brought} some to house. wet rain & sleet. 23 �Jan 22 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood. & tinkering around barn. tightened up shoes on Geo horse. went to Robins & got Bread & Biscuit. snow storm all day. drifting Jan 23 Sunday. doing chores. stormy all day. at home all day. & wrote letter to H.E.P. Jan 24 Monday. doing chores. drawing up wood. this afternoon. F.W.M. away to weir drawing logs. fi very nice day. mild. Jan 25 Tuesday. doing chores. fixing up cutting box. & sharpening knives. {B?}V. & I went to wood & cut some pine logs. I hired Geo. Horse to. Hydro Electric man. Recv Payment for some. $1.50 {written above previous word} Jan 26 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting feed. drawing logs. from woods. to Rouses. Mill. Recv letter from H.E.P. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} NO {number} 9. cow red. calved. after 6. P.M. Jan 27 Thursday. doing chores. drawed load logs to Rouses Mill. Hydro man got horse. I drove to Rockton in {car?} & went to Mens social with H.E.P. NO 8 cow calved. in morning. Jan 28 Friday. doing chores. drawing up wood. very nice day. 1910. Daily Record Jan 29 Saturday. doing chores. went to office & posted letter & card to H.E.P. Recv car letter from H.E.P. I fixing up rack to draw post on. Father & Mother went away to Hamilton also to Ancaster. A.E.V. away to city. I down street at night. & bot. sausage. Bread. buns. & corn flakes. Jan 30 Sunday. doing chores. snowing I drove to Troy Church. at night. then drove H.E.P home. after church snowing. Anniversary services. Rev Mr Archer preached. Jan 31 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood. went down street & got mail. coal oil. & lantern globe. Father & Mother. & Albert all came home to day. Tea meeting at Troy to night. very good sleighing. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} HEP. has cold. & not feeling very well. Feb 1 Tuesday. doing chores. sorting apples. in afternoon. wrote letter to Bessie. Feb 2 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Rockton & got 100 post. at Pete Newtons. @ 13¢ each. called at H.E.P.s. wrote letter to H.E.P. at night & posted same. NO 5 cow young Black calved. Feb 3 Thursday. doing chores. very stormy all day. shoveling snow. sorting A. Feb 4 Friday. doing chores. doing chores. went to Rouses mill & put logs on. scids. & drawed home two loads pine lumber. 24 �1910 Daily Record. Feb 5 Saturday. doing chores. drawing lumber from A. Rouses Mill. cold west wind. Geo. Egglestone. came here. F.W.M. away. to Brantford. Recv letter from H.E.P. Feb 6 Sunday. doing chores. very cold. west wind. A.E.V. Geo. Egglestone & I went to church at night. Feb 7 Monday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. Father & Mother away to Mrs Howards funeral. Died Feb 4-10 Feb 8 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting feed. in forenoon. cutting wood for furnace in afternoon. sold 4 calves to John Hanley. for Amos Dyment. for $40.00. received payment. of $32.00. balance of $8.00 due me. Feb 9 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood. & took same in cellar. sent letter to HEP. Payed Henry Howard. for cheese factory $1.27. which was an over paid amount. snow storm this afternoon. Feb 10 Thursday. doing chores. splitting wood in shed. help load 2 sticks timber. & to get Frank Barlows sleigh & box. Dad getting ready to go to city. Feb 11 Friday. doing chores. down street & got mail Geo Eggleston here. Father away to Hamilton with team & got chimney pile. wrote letter to H.E.P. cold & frosty. Feb 12 (7 written above date) Saturday. doing chores. went to Rouses Mill & got timber. recv letter from H.E.P. down street at night. & got mail & corn flakes. Mother went to Jeans. 1910 Daily Record. Feb 13 Sunday. doing chores. nice day but cool west wind. quarterly. meeting in Methodist church. at home all day. Wrote letter to H.E.P. Feb 14 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood down street this AM & posted letter. Mother came home. from Jeans. Feb 15 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. fixing harness. stormy snow & sleet. Feb 16 Wednesday. doing chores. & working around in general. Feb 17 Thursday. doing chores. sorting apples splitting wood. wrote letter to H.E.P Feb 18 Friday. doing chores. splitting wood. went down to store & got groceries for Mother. 91¢. Paid for same. posted letter to H.E.P. at night. Recv Payment in full for calves. from Amos Dyment. $8.00. 25 �Feb 19 Saturday. doing chores. went to office & got mail. settled with F.W.M. to date for all back accounts. Feb 20 Sunday. doing chores. went to M.E. {Methodist Episcopal} church in morning. & to Presbyterian at night. Mr James Vansickle & daughter came here & went to church at night. Presbyterian anniversary. Feb 21 Monday. doing chores. grinding cutting box knives. & getting ready to cut feed. Mother away to tea meeting. Feb 22 Tuesday. doing chores. went down for mail. helping to clean house this afternoon. Mrs Rumple. called. 1910 Daily Record. Feb 22 for hay. for 10 loads. gravel at 25¢ a load. $2.50. went down street at night & got mail. Bread. & oat Meal. Feb 23 Wednesday. doing chores. cold west wind. I had head-ache. Recv card from Jennine. Stewart. fine moon light night Feb 24 Thursday. doing chores. went to office & got mail in fore noon. also went to see John. A. Jones's house. in village nice day. but cold west wind. Carrie went to Burg. & left kids here. wrote & posted letter to H.E.P. Feb 25 Friday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. cutting feed this afternoon. {Cope Doddy. wier corner?}. had team killed yesterday by G.T.R. {Grand Trunk Railroad} Toronto Exp. on crossing at wier. Feb 26 Saturday. doing chores. went to office & got mail. Father & Jean went to Toronto. Milder to day softer at night. Recv letter from H.E.P. down street at night & bought Bread & sausage Feb 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. soft. & rainy all day & through the night. Feb 28 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash. soft & thawing all day. Rev Mr Moyer called here. Mar 1 Tuesday. doing chores. had sick head-ache. F.W.M. done milking at night. sold 4 pigs to Lory Dyment. 630 lbs. at 8.65 per 100 = $54.40 1910 Daily Record Mar 2 Wednesday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash bed clothes. I went to church at night. Rev Mr Danels preached & helped Mr Moyer. 26 �Mar 3 Thursday. doing chores. Jean came down. very nice day. thawing. Mar 4 Friday. doing chores. drawing up wood. very nice day. thawing. Mar 5 Saturday. doing chores. went to office & got mail. & posted letter to H.E.P. helping Father move stone for doors & windows also lumber. from farm to village lot. John Rous here fixing barn yard pump. new valve {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} & sucker Mar 6 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. not feeling very well. Mar 7 Monday. doing chores. went to A. Rouses Mill & moved pile of joice {joist} to get sized. 9 in brought 2 loads ruff stuff home. R. Knoles. & Amos Dyment here to buy calves. Mar 8 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood went to store with butter 3 lbs. & eggs 1 dozen. 25¢ a lb. & 30¢ a dozen. bot sugar. 25¢ biscuit 10¢ oil. 15¢ due me 55¢ Mar 9 Wednesday. doing chores. filed saw got Geo Horse shod all round. 1 new shoe on behind. down st {street} at night & got mail. went to library show. Mar 10 Thursday. doing chores. started to trim apple trees. Father went out to Mill with team. F.W.M. away. very nice day. 1910 Daily Record. Mar 11 Friday. doing chores. helping Father draw some joice {joist} from A. Rouses Mill. & trimming trees. Mother away to Jeans & to St George. Mar 12 Saturday. doing chores. trimming trees. Jean came down to stay over Sunday. down st at night & got mail. also bread & sausage. recv letter from H.E.P. 53 years ago. year 1857. train went {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} through bridge at Hamilton. Desjardins Canal. 59 killed & 19 injured. Mar 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. Jean here. the folks all over to Carreis {Carries} for tea. Mar 14 Monday. doing chores. & working around in general. Mar 15 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning up some brush in orchard. Mar 16 Wednesday. doing chores. cleaning up brush in orchard. & cleaning up cellar wrote letter to H.E.P. at night. very nice day. Mother house cleaning Maurice staying here at present. Jean went home last night. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Live hogs selling at 9.25 per 100 Mar 17 Thursday. doing chores. splitting wood. & fixing around in general. down street this A.M. & got mail & groceries. posted letter to H.E.P. 27 �Mar 18 Friday. doing chores. went to Dick Vansickle's sale this after-noon. very nice day. but cool wind. Mar 19 Saturday. doing chores. helping Father to move some lumber. & started to tear down old house on village lot. 1910 Daily Record. Mar 20 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. very nice day. Mar 21 Monday. doing chores. helping to wash. clothes. & also helping to tear down old houses on village lot. Mar 22 Tuesday. doing chores. taking down & cleaning up around old house. & burning brush. very nice day. Mar 23 Wednesday. doing chores. went to station to see Electric weld wire fence helping Dad to move brick out of old kiln. Marshel Nisbet called to see about house. cool east wind. Mar 24 Thursday. doing chores. helping Father move brick. very nice day Will & Cora. came up this P.M. wrote letter to H.E.P. & sent some Easter cards away. Mar 25 Friday. doing chores. helping to dig out apple tree on lot. & trimming up same. Will Bate here. Mother away to Jean's. west wind. Mar 26 Saturday. doing chores. helping Father to move brick. & staking out ground for house. & plowed same. got chop from mill. & paid for same. 57¢. S.C.V. Recv letter from H.E.P. Mar 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to C. morning and evening. Cora & Will here. also Frank & Carrie for dinner Mar 28 Monday. doing chores. in A.M. helping Father to dig out cellar for house. on village lot. Frank Paulton. & F.W.M. helping also 1910 Daily Record. Mar 29 Tuesday. doing chores. helping Father to dig out cellar for house. very nice day. Had some words with F.W.M. XX {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} about selling calves & pigs. he also {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} called me a liar. & many other things Mar 30 Wednesday. doing chores. I helping Father finish digging out cellar. F.W.M. plowing last years corn grow Mother & I went to Lecture. at church Rev Mr Patterson. Brantford. Lectured on Jean Val Jean. 28 �Mar 31 Thursday. doing chores. plowing corn ground. F.W.M. started to {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} cultivate in lower field. near bridge. west wind. cooler. Frank Barlow lost cow. chocked. 1910 = Daily Record. = 1910 April. {double underlined} April 1 Friday. doing chores. cultivating in lower field. F.W.M. cultivating & sowing mixed grain. very nice day. April 2 Saturday. doing chores. disc harrowing & dragging. F.W.M. sowing mixed grain. very nice day. April 3 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. a little rain at night. April 4 Monday. doing chores. went to woods & got some poles to put on fence. harrowing. cleaned out water furrows. & disc-harrowing in lower north field. nice day warm. F.W.M. took grain to mill for chop. April 5 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating in lower field. & in next field west. F.W.M. cultivating & sowing barley. April 6 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing in lower field. cultivating for oats. cool west wind. a little rain. April 7 Thursday. doing chores. & harrowing on oat field. F.W.M. sowing oats. down street at night. & sold Butter & eggs. F. Clement & wife came home. got Bread tickets 14. April 8 Friday. doing chores. cultivating & harrowing. oat field. finished field very nice day. F.W.M. sowing & cultivating. April 9 Saturday. doing chores. furrowed out oat field. & helping Father to put stone in house cellar. far wall. 1910. Daily Record. April 10 Sunday. doing chores. were at home all day. not feeling very well. very nice day. April 11 Monday. doing chores. cleaned out water furrows. in oat field. Sold 3 pigs to Nisbet. & Rowing. 540 lbs. @ 9.35 = $50.49 = also sold 2 steers to Ed Rowing. for $72.00 Killed 1 pig. sold my half to F.W.M. for {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Mrs Merriet Hunt buried to-day. A.E V. Father & Mother were there. April 12 Tuesday. doing chores. disc Harrowing gang plowed small piece near back orchard. drawed load brick for dad. went to Mill & got 55 lbs. Timothy seed. paid $4.00 for same. H.C. Morrison. went to field & set up stakes. to sow grass seed. 29 �April 13 Wednesday. doing chores. sowing grass seed. finished. sowing grain. harrowing rolling plowed garden. I wrote letter to H.E.P. & posted same. Very nice day. Jean down today with baby. April 14 Thursday. doing chores. finished sowing field with grass seed. drawed water furrows in field next to barn. & started to tear down fence near railroad. dad using team this P.M. F.W.M. sold potatoes. & rolling in lower field. very nice day. Russell Jones here to-night. talking furnace. Ed. Rowing killed steer here to-day. & payed me balance on same $22.00. April 15 Friday. doing chores. rolling spring grain started to Rain this after-noon. 1910 Daily Record. April 15 Father started. masons to lay foundation of house. Tom Hull & gang. Johnston & Dunkan. F.W.M. not feeling well. April 16 Saturday. doing chores. not feeling very well. F.W.M. sick. not working H.E.P. went to Hamilton. on visit. April 17 Sunday. doing chores. I went to R. & had dinner at Plastows. Father & Mother went to Mr. Geo Hunt's. for dinner. cloudy & rainy most of day April 18 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. & fixing around. washed buggy. Father had team all day drawing stone. to cellar. Joe came.. & A.E.V. helping. I had some words with {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} F.W.M. about settling up. accounts. & things in general around the farm. April 19 Tuesday. doing chores. went to office with letter. for H.EP. Hamilton man here from Brantford. to see about slating roof of new house. $2.10 he ask for the job. to find material & do work of putting it on. wet & rainy most of day. I splitting some wood. April 20 Wednesday. doing chores. cleaning gravel out of ditch on road. helping over at house. & fixing wire fence. some rain. cool east wind. April 21 Thursday. doing chores. helping at new house. cleaned up some old fence. down st at night & got shaved. 10¢. April 22 Friday. doing chores. helping at new house in morning then went to city & had dinner & tea at R. Stewarts. 1910 Daily Record. Date Apr 22 at Hamilton met H.E.P. at Stewarts. & wa {was - page cut off} out to Park. & called on H.E.Ps aunt. H.E.P. not feeling very well. & rather out of sorts about things general. 30 �Apr 23 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating garden & helping father to level up gravel around new house. very nice day. A.E.V. & Carrie away to city. Apr 24 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. not feeling very well. headache. cloudy & rainy. AE.V. away. over Sunday. Apr 25 Monday. doing chores. cleaning up pig yard. harrowing garden. & planted 3 rows potatoes on North side of garden. Apr 26 Tuesday. doing chores. setting out maple trees. & cleaning up around. sold 6 pigs to Amos Dyment. 1030 lbs @ 9.00 $92.70 FWM. away to St George. for load of plank. Mother away to Jeans. rainy to-day. settled with F.W.M. to.date. for all back accounts. Apr 27 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence around woods. went to Austin Mul-hollands & got his wire clamps. fixing wire fence in P.M. went out to church at night. Miss Anna. Snider. gave an intertainment. cool at night. Apr 28 Thursday. doing chores. helped Father put timbers on wall. & moved joice.{joist} on wagon. we started to draw out manure 18 loads. Apr 29 Friday. doing chores. cutting a little wood in shed. went to Bakery for bread. & settle with Mrs Robins. $1.00 cash & bread tickets. 50¢. rainy day. 1910 Daily Record. Date April 30 Saturday doing chores. fixing wire fence sowing small piece of ground near orchard with oat & pease. for cattle F.W.M. away with horse & cart. Will & Cora here. will went to Paris & Brantford to inspect some wireing. May 1 Sunday. doing chores. Turned 5 young cattle in woods. showery. Will & Cora here. quartely {quarterly} meeting day. Wrote letter to H.E.P. Hamilton. 107 McNab. May 2 Monday. doing chores. started to draw out manure 2 loads. very wet & rainy. helped Father put in bridge at side walk. cut young pigs. Will & Cora went home. She bot 2 lbs butter & 1 1/2 dozen eggs & paid one 80% for same recv $1.00 = 20¢ due Mrs W.J. Bate. May 3 Tuesday. doing chores. not feeling very well. & in house most of day ground to {too} wet to work. Father unloading brick. May 4 Wednesday. doing chores. helping Mother wash greasing harness. Taking down old picket fence. east of B. yard {backyard} F.W.M. & Father away to Brantford. May 5 Thursday. doing chores. drawing out manure 18 loads. very nice day. 31 �May 6 Friday. doing chores drawing out manure 19 loads very nice day Father unloading brick. King Edward VII died. May 7 Saturday. doing chores. Plowing hoe crop ground & cultivated garden. very nice day. warmer. 1910. Daily Record. May 8 Sunday. doing chores. some rain. I drove over to Rockton & had dinner & tea at Mrs Plastows. H.E.P feeling rather out at me. I had talk with her. She gave me umbrela {umbrella} as present. Frank Braithwaite & wife here. May 9. Monday doing chores. plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M. plowing & Rolling. May 10 Tuesday. doing chores. plowing hoe crop ground. F.W.M. working in orchard & garden. Mother sold butter & eggs at Prices. May 11 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing hoe crop ground. May 12 Thursday. doing chores. Had a talk with A.E.V. about H.E.P. disc Harrowing the rest of day. cool wind fine. May 13 Friday doing chores. plowing for foder {fodder} corn. sprouting potatoes in cellar. in P.M. Sam J Plastow called here. May 14 Saturday doing chores. took Lorne Horse to shop & had shoes taken off & feet trimmed no change. I taking down old picket fence near yard drawing out manure this P.M. F.W.M away with team in A.M. Father & A.E.V away to city. Recv letter from H.E.P. I took butter to Geo Archers and got groceries & due bill for $ 1.39. May 15 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. went for walk up to Junction cut on {S.J.R?} {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} set hen in east end of Hall in stable. 1910 Daily Record. May 16 Monday. doing chores. drawing out 19 loads manure. finished same. May 17 Tuesday doing chores. Father had Team to Rouses mill I sprouting potatoes. also plowing hoe crop ground rest of day. west wind. Sold 4 pigs to Amos Dyment 775 lbs @ 9.35 = $72.46. Recv Payment. went out to church at night. heavy rain. come home. May 18 Wednesday. doing chores. sprouting potatoes in cellar. windy & damp after the rain. wrote letter to H.E.P. Recv balance on pigs $4.22 & settled with F.W.M. for chopping 44 ¢. May 19 Thursday. doing chores went to mill & got 2 1/2 bushel seed corn. F.W.M. took oats to get chopped. cultivating on hoe crop ground. 32 �May 20 Friday. King Edward VII buried rain this after-noon. Working on hoe crop ground in fore noon. F.W.M. sowed ear corn on east side of field. Father had team away to Rouses mill. To get frames for house. May 21 Saturday. doing chores. took down old picket fence & took out post F.W.M. working in garden & orchard. Sent letter to H.E.P. very warm. May 22 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning with Mother cloudy & east wind. went up to Junction in P.M. & took picture. also went to church at night. Rev Mr. Fisher preached memoral sermon. 1910. Daily Record. May 23 Monday. doing chores started to draw milk to factory 182 lbs. drilling up mangle & Turnip ground. F.W.M drawing sand for father in A.M. Working in orchard this P.M. showery & cloudy west wind. May 24 Tuesday. doing chores. Took milk to factory 181 lbs. sowed mangle. seed & some early turnips & feed fodder corn. Jean came down & stayed over night. May 25 Wednesday. doing chores. I took milk to factory 188 lbs. Cultivating & harrowing drilling up potatoe ground. F.W.M sowing corn. Jean away to city but went home to-night. May 26 Thursday. doing chores. went to factory with milk 177 lbs. cutting & planting potatoes. Masons started brick work on new house. House on Effert Durhams farm. burned this afternoon. May 27 Friday. doing chores took milk to {factory - page cut off} 178 lbs. Posted letter to H.E.P Finished planting potatoes 24 rows. helping over at home. very nice day. May 28 Saturday. doing chores. went to Factory with 191 lbs milk & helping at house Father away to city. very nice day. Down st at night. Recv letter from H.E.P. May 29 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening rain about 6 P.M. & after church at night. 1910 Daily Record. May 30 Monday. doing chores fixing fence helped mother wash. cut some wood. Wrote letter to H.E.P. went down for mail at night. rainy. May 31 Tuesday. doing chores. cut some wood in shed not doing much. This P.M. posted letter to H.E.P. had head ache. showery this afternoon. une {June - page cut off} 1 Wednesday doing chores cutting some wood in shed. & helping some at house. Masons finished first story of new house to day. rainy this A.M. sold 1 veal calf $13.50. & bot 1 calf $1.50 Ed.Raung. F.W.M. 33 �une {June - page cut off} 2 Thursday doing chores. helping father at house. putting up studding & joice. rain at night. June 3 Friday. doing chores took 2 cows to Bull. NO 6 Black & No 9 Red. fixing fence along evergreens & helping at new house in after noon. {'XX' written in left column and circled to indicate continuation of this entry} Roy G. Vansickle & wife called here & had tea & took some pictures. une {June - page cut off} 4 Saturday. doing chores. hoeing in garden. took Geo Horse to shop & got shod. down street at night & got mail & met miss S.A. Patterson. une {June - page cut off} 5 Sunday. doing chores. rainy day I went to Rockton in evening & called at H.E.P. & spent the eve. rain & showery. une {June - page cut off} 6 Monday doing chores. & tinkering around. Helped father to get out logs. 1910 Daily Record. Date June 6 Monday. rainy this afternoon. We took cows No 1 & 3 to C Boyles bull. June 7 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk 260 lbs to Factory. got wagon ready & started to draw logs to Rouses mill for Father. Paid Sam Doherty for shoeing Geo Horse all round. 50¢. very nice day. June 8 Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory 188 lbs. drawed two loads of logs to mill & me load of lumber home. sent letter to H.E.P. at night. masons finished second story of house to-day. & started cornell's house June 9 Thursday. Took milk to Factory. Then went to Rouses Mill & got load of lumber. cultivating & sowed fodder corn. next to barn. cultivating in hoe crop ground. June 10 Friday doing chores. took milk to factory. cultivating & harrowing Recv letter from H.E.P. June 11 Saturday. Took milk to factory. got ready & went to Hamillon on 9-50 train & got good. $14.10 met H.E.P. very wet day called at mr Stewarts S.J. Plastow also down with rig. June 12 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. home all day. met S.A.P at night & went for walk. June 13 Monday. doing chores. working at new house . Father away with Team to Troy for line & to Copetown with horse to see carpenters. 34 �June 14 Tuesday. doing chores. doing road work. & drawed 1 load stone from {continued on next page} 1910 Daily Record. Date June 14 {continuation of entry on last page} Wm. Irelands. Rockton. very warm. Recv letter from H.E.P. June 15 Wednesday doing chores cultivating corn & potatoes & hoeing turnips. very warm day. June 16 Thursday doing chores. and thining early turnips in orchard. very nice day. had little head ache. June 17 Friday doing chores & thining turnips in orchard. very warm, cloudy. June 18 Saturday doing chores. hoeing turnips in orchard & cutting grass around trees. Recv letter from H.E.P. June 19 Sunday doing chores. drove to R. {Rockton} & had D {dinner} with H.E.P. Mr. & Mrs. Stewart there also. Miss S.A.P went over with me. I over at Frank Barlows talking with S.A.P. & Mrs Barlow. also went for walk with S.A.P very warm. June 20 Monday. doing chores. took milk to factory. 270 lbs. cultivating turnips & mangles very warm. got first milk check from F.W.M. $14.01 = cheese 29¢. June 21 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to factory. 235 lbs. started to thin mangles very warm. settled with F.W.M. for barley. chopping. milk check & balance due me on Turnipseed. $8.31 = Paid him $7.00 each $1.31 due him. June 22 Wednesday doing chores. took milk to factory & thinning turnips all day. had words with F.W.M. about settle ment & things in general. very warm. une {June - page cut off} 23 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory & hoeing mangles & potatoes. 1910 Daily Record. Date June 24 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory & hoeing potatoes & corn. cultivating. got hair cut. bot Bread. June 25 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory & hoeing corn. new letter from H.E.P. very nice day. warm. H.E.P. to Guelph. 35 �June 26 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. Frank & Jean came down & Mr. Young took Picture of family. nice day. June 27 Monday. doing chores. hoeing corn & put barb wire on fence in lane. Recv card from Bessie. June 28 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. June 29 Wednesday finished hoeing corn & started to cultivate mangels. June 30 Thursday. doing chores. cultivating mangels & potatoes went to Hamilton at noon train & to Rockton at night & set up with H.E.P she being sick. July 1 Friday. doing chores. helping to get ready for social. went to Park in after noon & helped in booth. July 2 Saturday. doing chores. thining turnips down st at night & got Laundry. 12¢. July 3 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to R. to see H.E.P. at night. she being in bed sick. July 4 Monday doing chores. thining turnips cutting weeds & thisltes {thistles} sharpening mower knife. cultivating corn. settled up with F.W.M. to date. for milk check. $13.73. {written in lighter ink: = over due 29¢} 1910 Daily Record. July 5 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to factory cutting weeds & thistles & cultivating corn. very nice day & warm. cut piece of hay yesterday & F.W.M. tedding it to-day. July 6 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory cultivating corn. hoeing turnips cocking hay This P.M. Black clouds in west to night. windy Posted letter to H.E.P. Sterling able & miss Jessie Raus were married. July 7 Thursday. doing chores. Took milk to Factory hoeing potatoes cutting Thistle & took No. 4 cow Lilly to C. Boyles Bull. July 8 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory turned out some hay cocks. had head ache & done nothing in P.M. July 9 Saturday. took milk to factory. Turned out hay cocks. paris greened potatoes & hoeing turnips cut some wood in shed. July 10 Sunday. doing chores F.W.M. took cow No 5 Black to C Boyles bull. July 11 Monday. doing chores. hoeing turnips cut piece of grass. 36 �July 12 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing turnips cutting wood in shed rain. Recv $10.00 from Ed. Raung on cattle & calf. July 13 Wednesday. doing chores. Tedding hay hoeing mangels. very nice day. cleaned up barn floor. July 14 Thursday. doing chores. hoeing mangels rakeing hay. & drawed in 4 loads Jean down for the day. fine day. Had some words with F.W.M. about {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} hoe crops & Hay. getting wet. 1910 Daily Record. July 15 Friday. doing chores cultivating potatoe paris greening potatoes. rakeing hay. & drawing in same. 5 loads. very warm took 5 dozen eggs. to Mr. Robins 20¢ doz {dozen} Ed Roung got calf & payed $10.00 $50.00 due me on cattle. July 16 Saturday. doing chores. pulled up potatoe hoeing mangels. Cool east wind some rain in P.M. F.W.M. bot 4 bus barley $2.60 & chopping 40¢ at mill. Settled all Back accounts & third milk check. $21.96. cheese 2¢ = 24¢ S.W. July 17 Sunday. doing chores. Albert Ramsey & wife & son Geo were here. I drove to R. at Night. nice day & moon light. July 18 Monday. doing chores. took milk to factory. Raung bros. took 2 caws away no 1 & 7 & paid balance. $ 50.00. hoeing mangels & powing. F.W.M. cut piece of grass & hoeing mangels. July 19 Tuesday. doing chores took milk to factory. plowing & hoeing mangels. Drawed in {2?} loads hay. had words {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} with F.W.M. about hay. Frank Breathwaite come here with home & left same & he took 5 train. July 20 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory 180 lbs. hoeing mangels. drawing in hay 6 loads. nice day Grocers picnic to falls to-day. They went on F.H & B as there was a strik {strike} on G.T.R. July 21 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory 160 lbs. rain showery through the day. cutting weeds in lane. 1910 Daily Record July 21 cutting some wood in shed. Father and mother away to Jerseyville with FC.Bs {Frank Braithwaite's?} horse. July 22 Friday. doing chores. Took milk to factory. 174 lbs drawed in two loads hay. Miss H.E.P. here for dinner. Recv letter from H.E.P. 37 �July 23 Saturday doing chores. helping father to unload load of flooring for new house. hoeing mangels. paris green-ing potatoes. drawed in 2 loads hay & finished same. down st at night. July 24 Sunday. doing chores. west wind but very warm air. F.W.M. away to Harrisburg very heavy rain & wind between 4 & 6 oclock. The corn & oats knocked down very bad. & some trees turned over. I had to do all the milking at N. July 25 Monday. doing chores fixing binder & getting ready to cut grain. Mother away to Jean's this P.M. John Bishop here looking at young cattle. F.W.M. drawing milk. uly {July} 26 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wheat all day. with my team. F.W.M took milk to factory & shocking up wheat. very nice day. wheat very good. uly {July} 27 Wednesday. doing chores. finished cutting wheat in fore noon. sharpen ed binder knife. & started to cut barley. rain came on fixing binder canvases. uly {July} 28 Thursday. doing chores fixing binder. cutting barley. nice day. 1910 Daily Record July 29 Friday. doing chores. cutting weeds & thistles around oat field fence. & drawing in 5 loads wheat. started to rain in afternoon settled with F.W.M. on 4th milk check. $21.56 & 7 1/4 lbs. cheese 77¢ July 30 Saturday. doing chores. fixing binder canvasas. cutting weed & Thistles along fence in east field. Father & I drawed in 1 load of wheat F.W.M. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} away to city. he took milk to Factory. July 31 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton & had dinner at H.E.Ps & came home in afternoon. H.E.P. came with me. done chores at night. Aug. 1 Monday. doing chores. got ready & went to Falls. & spend the day H.E.P. was with me. 23 years since I were there before. Aug. 2 Tuesday. doing chores. helped F. Barlow thresh barley. hoing. cutting weeds. & drawed in 2 loads wheat drove H.E.P. home at night & had {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} few words about a few things, Aug. 3 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory. fixing fence back at woods. drawing in wheat & barley. rain at night. Aug. 4 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory got in corn & got plow ready. & plowing this P.M. cool wind. 1910 Daily Record 38 �Aug 5 Friday. doing chores took milk to factory cutting wood & thistles along fence plowing & started to draw in barley & wheat. Finished same. cool west wind all day. R Jones here for dinner. Aug 6 Saturday. doing chores took milk to factory & got in corn for cows. Started to cut oats. I shocking oats. Recv letter from H.E.P. Father away to city & had my ticket. I bought 40 3/4 lbs cheese from factory for Geo Pirce. Aug 7 Sunday. doing chores drove up to Jean's then Frank & I went to St. George & to Cemetary. to see monument & the place in general. called at {saras?} & Frank got Bread. Aug 8 Monday. doing chores. plowing for fall wheat in lower north field. cutting & shocking oats in P.M. down st at night & posted letter card to H.E.P. & got paper. Aug 9 Tuesday. doing chores. plowing cutting & shocking oats in P.M. started to rain & little after 6 P.M. Aug 10 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing in A.M. cutting & shocking oats. rain in P.M. cutting wood in shed F.W.M. started to plow. Aug 11 Thursday. doing chores plowing in a.m. Finished cutting oats in big field drawed in 1 1/2 loads oats & threshing. part of P.M. oats & wheat. 4 men here for tea. 1910 Daily Record. Aug 12 Friday. doing chores. Threshing wheat & barley in forenoon cutting & shocking oats in afternoon. 400 bushel grain threshed. Aug 13 Saturday doing chores cutting & shocking oats finished lower field. Father away to city he had my ticket. Aug 14 Sunday doing chores drove to R & had dinner & tea at H.E.P. place. home at night and done chores. Frank & Jean drove down at N. Aug 15 Monday doing chores took milk to Factory. 293 lbs finished cutting oats. Mrs Wm J Bate came here. rain early in evening. Aug 16 Tuesday. doing chores. Took milk to Factory 132 lbs we took wheat off of barn floor to upper granery. Then plowing the rest of day. Sold 3 young cattle to Alf Hanley for $150 recv $ 10.00 on same. balance when cattle go away Thursday. Aug 17 Wednesday. doing chores I took milk to factory 151 lbs brought 1/2 cheese to Geo Pirie. plowing for fall wheat. Jean & baby came down for dinner & tea & stayed over night. Cora went home & mother went with her got check from Factory. $20.30 & 4 1/2 lbs cheese. 50¢ got 2 1/2 lbs cheese for my self. 39 �Aug 18 Thursday. doing chores. got young cattle up from woods & plowing fall wheat ground. cattle went away Recv Payment in fall. 1910 Daily Record. Aug 19 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. 1{62 or 172} lbs. finished plowing field. got some groceries at store. & mail. Aug 20 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. harrowing fall wheat ground. F.W.M. working at Lucers clover. Recv L. from H.E.P. Aug 21 Sunday. doing chores. Mother & I to church in morning. I out at night wrote letter to H.E.P. Aug 22 Monday. doing chores. started to draw in oats. 1 load. raining. cut some wood in shed. went to Rouss mill & got wagon with rack on. helping father put top on cispool {cesspool}. Posted letter to H.E.P. Aug 23 Tuesday. doing chores. harrowing on fall wheat ground. also cultivating F.W.M. to Austin Mulhollands. threshing. very warm. Aug 24 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating fall wheat ground. turning out oats in field. drawed in 3 load hay. & 1 load oats. Aug 25 Thursday. doing chores. drawing in oats & turning out shocks. Ed. Robinson helping us. all day. AEV. helping in afternoon. Aug 26 Friday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. turning out oats. & drawing in same. Ed. Robinson here in afternoon. Aug 27 Saturday. doing chores. drawing in oats & finished same. Ed. Robinson here all day. 1910 Daily Record. Aug 28 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton & had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home & done chores in evening. Aug 29 Monday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. & getting in corn for cows. Aug 30 Tuesday. doing chores. disc harrowing all day. took milk to factory. went to station & got catalogue & sent same to S. G. McCormick. Rockton. postage 9¢. also posted letter to H.E.P. Aug 31 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. raining in forenoon. cut some wood in shed. disc harrowing in p.m. wrote letter to Roy Vansickle. 40 �Sept 1 Thursday. took milk 152 lbs to factory. fixed disc harrow toungue. & cultivating on fall wheat ground. also dragging. Sept 2 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. rolling and harrowing on fall wheat ground. got in load of corn for cows. sold 149 bushels turnip. @ 13¢ $2533. Recv payment. & settled with F.W.M. for all back accounts. Sunday school picnic at Park. Sept 3 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory dressed & went to Hamilton Will & Cora came up on 2-30 train Sept 4 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. rain in evening so did not go to R {Rockton}. Daily Record Sept 5 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. helping Mrs Young to crate good. got in corn for cows. & picked up load of old fence rails for wood. Labor day. sports at Rockton. rain at night so did not go. to R {Rockton}.. Sept 6 Tuesday. doing chores. F.W.M. & I put Mrs. M. Youngs house hold good on car. Moving to Red Deer. Alberta. pulling turnips & put load on car. Sept 7 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. had headache Sept 8 Thursday. doing chores. & cultivating on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. put turnips on car. & plowing. Sept 9 Friday. doing chores. finished cultivating field. cleaning up seed wheat. & sowing same. Settled with F.W.M. for sow to boar. $1.00 & turnips {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} 146 bushel. $21.95. Sept 10 Saturday. doing chores. sowing wheat Finished field of 12 acres. sowed about 10 1/2 bags. got in load corn for cows. the folks had corn roast in woods. {written in left margin: sowed wheat} Sept 11 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton}. & had dinner & tea at Plastow's. very nice day. Will and Cora drove to Jean's & had dinner. also Mother went with them. Sept 12 Sunday Monday. doing chores. I took milk to Factory 314. lbs. drawed water furrows in wheat field & cleaned out same. got in load corn for cows. F.W.M. started to cut corn. 1910 Daily Record. Sept 13 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to F {factory}. plowing. the rest of day. had cold in head. & not feeling well. Sept 14 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. finished plowing field. & got in load corn for cows. & cutting corn in field. Baby girl arrived. {'XXX' written in left column to 41 �indicate continuation of this entry} to Mr & Mrs F. W. Mulholland {diarist's sister and brother-in-law}. Sept 15 Thursday. doing chores. cutting corn & took milk to Factory. Father had team away to Harrisburg for brick. Sept 16 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. cutting corn. & helping Frank Barlow finish threshing. Father away to Langford. to see Ramsey's & to get Honey. bought 1/2 cheese from Factory for Geo Archer. very nice day. Sept 17 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. got in load corn for cows. cutting corn. the rest of day. Sept 18 Sunday. doing chores. Harvest Home services in church. damp & cloudy. I to church morning & evening Rev Mr Shepperd preached at both services. Sept 19 Monday. doing chores. cutting fodder corn. & tieing up same. Sept 20 Tuesday. doing chores. tieing up corn in forenoon. not very well in P.M. Jean & baby down. & had dinner & tea went home at night. Sept 21 Wednesday. doing chores. & cutting corn Sept 22 Thursday. doing chores. & working at co{rn} 1910 Daily chores Record. Sept 23 Friday. doing chores. tieing up corn. in A.M. F.W.M. away with team. rain. got Geo horse shod. & had a look through. Cornells. & Morrisons houses. F.W.M. cleaning up wheat. 15 {and a half or a ninth?}. bags. Sept 24 Saturday. doing chores. cleaning wheat. cutting wood in shed. rainy most of day. FWM away to Hamilton. Sept 25 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. {Rockton} & had dinner & tea at H.E.P.s. Sept 26 Monday. doing chores. took milk to factory. cleaning out potatoe cellar & sweeping dirt out of stables. tieing up corn this P.M. F.W.M. away. drawing wood. this A.M. Sept 27 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. cleaning out root cellar. took 54 bus {bushels?} 15 lbs. wheat to mill. cutting some wood in shed. plowing corn ground next to yard. F.W.M. away putting wood on car. Sept 28 Wednesday. doing chores. & cutting ear corn finished same. down st at night. wrote letter to H.E.P. 42 �Sept 29 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory. then went to office & posted letters. & got mail. setting up & tieing fodder corn finished same. Recv letter from H.E.P. Sept 30 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. & started to dig potatoes. 1910. Daily Record. Oct 1 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. & digging potatoes. 28 bushel. Oct 2 Sunday. doing chores. I drove to Langford. & had dinner & tea at Albert Ramseys. very nice day. Oct 3 Monday. doing chores. & digging Potatoe all day. very nice day. 26 bushel. Oct 4 Tuesday. doing chores. finished digging potatoes. pulled beans. & cut ever-green corn. plowing bean ground. rain at night. Mother away to Jeans. I wrote letter to H.E. {H.E.P. text cut off in scan} Oct 5 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. rainy day. Father away to City. Mother came home from Harrisburg. Oct 6 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to store & got oil & mail at office. rainy all day. Oct 7 Friday. doing chores. fall plowing all day. very nice day. Father away to Brantford. Oct 8 Saturday. doing chores. plowing fall ground. in lower field. had head ache. Miss H.E.P. called here. nice day Settled with Frank on milk check 42 & 3 lots chopping 149. $1.76 Oct 9 Sunday. doing chores. at Home all day wrote letter to H.E.P. very cool day. Oct 10 Monday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 272 lbs. plowing in lower field. Frank away drawing wood. Oct 11 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 131 lbs. plowing. F.W.M. pulling turnips. & took away 1 load. Daily Record. Oct 12 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Rockton Show. & had dinner & tea at Plastows. Mr & Mrs Stewart there also Miss Pettit. cool wind. fine day. Oct 13 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. sold 13 pigs to Amos Dyment. F.W.M. away drawing wood in A.M. Oct 14 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. & pulling mangles. 43 �Oct 15 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling mangles. Oct 16 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton}. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. home at 6-30 & done chores. Oct 17 Monday. doing chores. pulling mangles. drawed in 3 loads. {word scribbled out} very nice day. warm. Oct 18 Tuesday. doing chores. picking sweet apples. in forenoon. pulling mangles in P.M. very nice day. Oct 19 Wednesday. doing chores. pulling mangles. & drawed in 2 loads. {word scribbled out} very nice day. Oct 20 Thursday. doing chores. pickings snow apples. pulling mangles. & drawed in 3 loads. finished mangles. east wind. looks like storm. Oct 21 Friday. doing chores. Picking apples in A.M. went to C. Boyles to thresh in P.M. Oct 22 Saturday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles & helped to finish threshing Father to Hamilton. Mother to Jeans. F.W.M. away to Brantford. 1910 Daily Record. Oct 23 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. went out to church at Night. Oct 24 Monday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 236 lbs. picked up 4 bags potatoes for Bates. & picking apples. Wm Smith left tax bill here $68.32 Oct 25 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples. & finished same to day. sent 4 bags potatoes to W.I. Bate. Toronto. sold 1 barrel apples to Alex Misner. also 3 barrels to Jim Hodgins. Oct 26 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling turnips. Oct 27 Thursday. doing chores. went to Harrisburg. & bot goods. & brought Frank's horse. home. pulling turnips. took apples to station. & took cow to Bull. Oct 28 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. & pulling turnips in A.M. took load of turnips to car in P.M. Father & Mother went to Toronto. Oct 29 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling turnips. in A.M. & took load to car in P.M. recv pay-ment for turnips. 148 bushel. @ 11¢. $16.28. Frank away all day. Oct 30 Sunday. doing chores. went to R {Rockton}. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. Oct 31 Monday. doing chores & working around barn & house in A.M. pulling turnips in afternoon. Albert came home & had tea here. 44 �Daily Record. Nov 1 Tuesday. doing chores. put load turnips on wagon. & plowing in A.M. took load turnips to car. & pulling turnips in P.M. Frank had words to say about turnips {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} & potatoes. & forbid me taking turnips from field. Father & Mother came home from Toronto. Nov 2 Wednesday. doing chores. & plowing. Nov 3 Thursday. doing chores. & plowing Nov 4 Friday. doing chores. took barrel of apples to Able Wing. & got some furniture at station for Father. & plowing the rest of day. Nov 5 Saturday. doing chores. sorting apples. & took 2 barrels to Jim H. bot 5 lengths. of stove pipe. & 1 Elbow at Geo Archers. Paid 80¢. Nov 6 Sunday. snow in forenoon. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton}. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. Mother away to Harrisburg. Nov 7 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood. & sorting apples. Had words with {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Frank about apples, Turnips & many other things on farm. Nov 8 Tuesday. doing chores. took 2 bags apples to station for brakeman cutting cabbage. to make crout. {sauerkraut} & threshing beans. F.W.M. away all the forenoon. Nov 9 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory. & finished plowing in hoe crop field. 1910 Daily Record. Date Nov 10 Thursday. doing chores. rainy wet day went to Hamilton on. 10 train H.E.P. came up with me. & stayed for tea. & I drove her home at night. Nov 11 Friday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. & tinkering around. down street at night & bot good at Pirie’s sale. took milk to Factory. Nov 12 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. put storm doors on house. & fixing around. barn. & shed. got Bread. & gal {gallon} coal oil. Nov 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. Nov 14 Monday. doing chores. 45 �Nov 15 Tuesday. doing chores. barreled up 5 barrels apples for Tom Hull. & took same to shop. drawing in corn. Nov 16 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing corn ground. F.W.M. getting up wood in A.M. & away in P.M. Wm Vansickle & wife here. Nov 17 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up garden. cutting wood. went over to village lot. & set up W.C. {water closet} & cleaned away old trees from front yard. husking corn. F.W.M. away. Nov 18 Friday. doing chores. cleaning out Hen House & put some on garden. went to Harrisburg. & took F.B. horse home. recv. 2 letters. from H.E.P. Jean. Parry. Nov 19 Saturday. doing chores. husking corn. F.W.M. away to city all day. 1910 Daily Record. Date Nov 20 Sunday. doing chores. at Barlows to see S.A.P. {Patterson} drove to R {Rockton}. at night. & went to League meeting in church. Miss S.A.P. went home with me to R {Rockton}. Mr Wm Vansickle & wife left here. Nov 21 Monday. doing chores. & husking corn. went to station & helped S.J. Plastow. get stove. & bran at mill. also at Piries Store & bot groceries. Nov 22 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn. " 23 Wednesday. doing chores. husking corn & went to woods & got 2 loads threshing wood. F.W.M. away with team. Nov 24 Thursday. doing chores. husking corn. " 25 Friday. doing chores. husking corn. cutting wood in shed. cleaning up drive barn floor. Jean & children here to-day. north wind to night. sent letter to H.E.P. Nov 26 Saturday. doing chores. getting ready to thresh in AM. threshing in P.M. 386 bushel. mixed grain. Nov 27 Sunday. doing chores. had head ache. & home all day. Jean. here. Albert. & girl here for dinner. Nov 28. Monday. doing chores. & finished threshing. 549 bushel. total 935.B {bushel}. Nov 29. Tuesday. doing chores. took oats 4.80 lbs to Frank Barlow's. then to Firman Clements. 12 1/2 bushel. working around. barn. & cutting some wood in shed. went to Frank. Barlow's sale. cold west wind. Things did not sell very well. except cattle which sold good. 46 �1910 Daily Record. Date. Nov 30 Wednesday. doing chores. took 8 bags grain to mill to get chopped. Paid 40¢. cutting wood in shed. & fixing around hen house. F.W.M. away all forenoon. Recv Last Milk check. $42.19 cheese $4.77 Dec 1 Thursday. doing chores. tieing up seed corn & hung some in oat granuary {granary}. down street this P.M. & got milk check cashed. & bot lantern globe at Archer's. filed saw. & cut some wood in shed Frank Barlow got load of Tanning mill F.W.M. away all A.M. colder. N.W. Dec 2 Friday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles & helped to cut feed. Recv letter fr {from} H.E.P. she being into city. Dec 3 Saturday. doing chores. cutting som {some - cut off} wood in shed. took grain to mill to get chopped. Paid 27¢ Dec 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to R- {Rockton} & had dinner at H.E.P. home in evening & done chores. Dec 5 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. & fixing around stable. Dec 6 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to office & got mail & coal oil. Dec 7 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. down street to office. took No 2 cow. to C Boyles. bull. Dec 8 Thursday. doing chores. cutting some wood. helping a little over at house. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Frank & I had talk about several things on farm. Turnips, apples, eggs. & work in general. 1910 Daily Record. Date Dec 9 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. had head-ache. & cold. Dec 10 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood. fixing around granery {granary}. Mrs Bates came here. & A.E.V also returned. Dec 11 Sunday. doing chores. north west wind. with snow. went out to church at night. Dec 12 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood & took same in cellar. 47 �Dec 13 Tuesday. doing chores. went to woods & cut wood in afternoon. F.W.M. away with team. Father away to Brantford. & Harrisburg Dec 14 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing up wood for Father. 5 loads. cold west wind. Dec 15 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. stormy day. Dec 16 Friday. doing chores. got Horses shod. & Paid for same $1.00 drawing up wood from woods. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Frank & I had words about settling up milk check. threshing. chopping & taxes. also apples & turnips. Dec 17 Saturday. doing chores. ho went to office & got mail & 1 gal coal oil. had head ache. Paid F.W.M. $19.53 on {?} milk check. threshing & chopping. we had {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} word about taxes & settlement of account. Dec 18 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton} & had dinner & tea at Plastow's. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} F.W.M. shot off his mouth about Plastow's & other things. 1910 Daily Record. Date Dec 19 20 Monday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. helped to take tank to atic {attic}. Dec 20 Tuesday. doing chores. went to Hamilton Mrs Jane Heath & Miss H.E.P. also went along. came home on. 4-20 train Dec 21 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing in fodder corn. & cutting feed. 2 1/2 hours. Dec 22 Thursday. doing chores. drawing up wood from woods. & cutting some furnace wood. Dec 23 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to Robins & sold basket onions & bot 3 loves bread. & candy. W.I. Bate come here to-day. Dec 24 Saturday. doing chores. stormy. cutting wood in shed. F.W.M. away to city. Dec 25 Sunday. Xmas day. doing chores. Frank & Jean. & children here. also Will & Cora. also Albert & Carrie & family. & F.W.M. I drove to R {Rockton}. in evening & went to League with H.E.P. Dec 26 Monday. doing chores. cutting som {some - scan cut off} wood in shed. more snow! Dec 27 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood & Jean & I putting up blinds in new house. R. Jones. leading tank {'D' written in left column} Will & Cora went home on early train 7-15 AM. 48 �Dec 28 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. snow storm. Dec 29 Thursday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. Dec 30 Friday. doing chores. & working around in general. 1910 Daily Record. Dec 31 Saturday. doing chores. got load of coal 2200 lbs for Father. & drawing up some wood. for him & cutting wood. for furnace. 1911 Jan 1 Sunday. doing chores. Albert's horse to Rockton & had dinner & tea at Plastow's. milder with rain. Jan 2 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. bot cards & sent same to H.E.P. Polling day Voting on Local Option. 654 for 218 against also Reeve & Deputy Reeve. X Jones. & Burgess. X Humphery & Sparks. Jan 3 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood & took same into cellar. Jan 4 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood & taking same in cellar. Jan 5 Thursday. doing chores. had head ache. & not doing much. Jan 6 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. & working around in general. Jan 7 Saturday. doing chores. posted letter to H.E.P. & also recv one. drawed load stone for F. Clement in afternoon. down st at night. Jan 8 Sunday. doing chores. soft & mild went to church in A.M. Albert away. over Sunday. Jan 9 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. cleaned out furnace pipes 1911 Daily Record. Date Jan 10 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood & taking same in cellar. helped Father move wardrobe over to new house. Jan 11 Wednesday. doing chores. went to woods & cut some dead pine for summer wood in forenoon. rainy & soft under foot cutting wood in shed in afternoon. Jan 12 Thursday. doing chores took 5 bags grain to mill to get chopped S.F.V. for pigs. also drawed up 2 loads pine wood for summer. 49 �Jan 13 Friday. doing chores. sold 2 young cattle to Alf Hanley. ancaster. for $100.00 recv $10.00 as part payment. Jan 14 Saturday. doing chores. oiling harness went to Dr Gibsons in evening & got bottle medicine & payed 50¢ for some Father & albert away to city very icy & slippery. Jan 15 Sunday. doing chores home all day went to church at night. cold west wind. Jan 16 Monday. doing chores oiling harness drove mother out to church in afternoon. cold. Tea meeting. Jan 17 Tuesday. doing chores oiling harness Alf Hanley took away 2 young cattle Recv check for $90.00 on Molson Bank Hamilton. Jan 18 Wednesday. doing chores helping mother wash clothes. splitting wood in shed & oiling harness. F.W.M. drawing in fodder corn. 1911 Daily Record. Jan 19 Thursday. doing chores. went to Hamilton & bot goods & got check cashed. missed 3.50 train & came up on 7-05 in evening. Jan 20 Friday. doing chores oiling & fixing harness F.W.M. shot off his mouth about apples, Turnips {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} taxes & many other thing about the family. Paid him $50.00 his share on cattle sold. Jan 21 Saturday. doing chores cutting wood in shed & oiling harness. mother went to Jeans in evening. Jan 22 Sunday. doing chores drove over to H.E.P.s & had dinner & Tea & spent the evening there. Father & mother at Jeans over I. Jan 23 Monday. doing chores & laying around house. not feeling well. Jan 24 Tuesday. doing chores went up to Junction & see new tower office. cutting wood in shed. Jan 25 Wednesday. doing chores cutting wood in shed fixing harness & drawing out manure in afternoon 4 loads down to lower south field. F.W.M. got chop for pigs 5 bags. Jan 26 Thursday. doing chores cutting wood in shed & helping father cut some limbs off of apple trees. Jan 27 Friday. doing chores very mild & fogy. Posted letter to H.E.P & one to M. Young Red deer Alta. Miller Rouse came home this afternoon. 1911 Daily Record. 50 �Date Jan 28 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood in shed. went up to see things at Junction cut in afternoon. Jan 29 Sunday. doing chores. cloudy & looks like storm drove over to Plastows & went to C.E & had tea after. turned colder. & strong west wind. Jan 30 Monday. doing chores cold west wind. Jan 31 Tuesday. doing chores & talking to A.E.V in P.M. mother fell in lane & broke her left arm above rist {wrist}. Feb 1 Wednesday. doing chores & working around in general baged up 5 bags oats & 1 bag potatoes. Feb 2 Thursday. doing chores. took potatoes to Robins & chop to mill & cutting wood chop for horses & pigs. Dr here this morning & changed bandage on mothers arm. At Amos Dyments at night & gave him Present of 2 chairs & clock. Feb 3 Friday. doing chores cutting stove & furnace wood sold 2 bags potatoes to Aunt Bell & recv payment in full. also payment from Mrs Robins. Feb 4 Saturday. doing chores cutting some wood in shed went up to shack to see things around. Feb 5 Sunday. doing chores went to R{ockton}. & had dinner & Tea at Plastows nice day. but frosty. got home soon after 7 p.m. & done up chores 1911 Daily Record. Feb 6 Monday. doing chores. very stormy all day. strong wind & snow drift{ing?}. Feb 7 Tuesday. doing chores had head ache. & not feeling well. Feb 8 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. sent letter to H.E.P. Had talk to Father about Renting farm. Feb 9 Thursday. doing chores helping father to move into new house. very nice day. Feb 10 Friday. doing chores. had headache Miss H.E.P. called today & had short talk. colder. with west wind. Feb 11 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood & fixing & cleaning around house. Feb 12 Sunday. doing chores. went to R{ockton}. & had dinner and Tea at H.E.P.s & went to Church at night. 51 �Feb 13 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood got load of coal for B Van mother very sick. Plurcy drove to R. at night & went to Tea meeting East wind & stormy all night. Feb 14 Tuesday. doing chores. very stormy east wind. had dinner at new house Cora & Jean there. mother sick. Feb 15 Wednesday. doing chores & warking around. shoveling snow & so on. Feb 16 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed went to store & bot goods. Bought Binder. Frost & wood make also cultivator 16 tooth with grain box. attached gave notes for $160.00 1911 Daily Record. Feb 17 Friday. doing chores & housework took 3 bags potatoes to Mrs Bell Vansickle also load of machining to John Thompson for A.E.V. Recv Payment for Potatoes Father got some eggs & butter & some sausage. Feb 18 Saturday. doing chores Father & I fixing pig pen roof. Frank & A.E.V away to city H. sent letter to H.E.P. also received one at night. Feb 19 Sunday. doing chores colder Presby-terian anniversary to-day. went to church at night. Feb 20 Monday doing chores went to Tea M. at night & had good supper. P{ronda?} $160.00 Feb 21 Tuesday. doing chores splitting wood & took furniture over to new house. had dinner there. Mr Woodworth Feb & bro here talking about renting farm. Feb 22 Wednesday. doing chores was over to new house for dinner & talking about renting farm. Feb 23 Thursday doing chores cutting some wood. & working around. Feb 24 Friday. doing chores. shoveling snow & drawing in corn. mild day. Feb 25 Saturday. doing chores cutting wood & cleaning up house in afternoon. Feb 26 Sunday. doing chores - rainy Bates & I went up to see new switches had dinner at new house. Feb 27 Monday. doing chores - cutting wood in shed. 1911 Daily Record. Date 52 �Feb 28 Tuesday. doing chores. Austin Mulholland & I went to Victor Hunters sale. cold west wind. Feb 2 Mar 1 Wednesday. doing chores. had head ache. cold west wind. Mrs Henry Murray buried this P.M. Mar 2 Thursday. doing chores cutting wood drove to R. at night & spent evening at H.E.P.s she not very well. Mar 3 Friday. doing chores cutting wood in shed took bag potatoes to Mrs Robins & got 100 Granulated sugar at $4.76 per Hundred. got grain Box from station. was taking to woodworths about renting farm. Mar 4 Saturday doing chores. fixing up cutting box to cut feed. Mar 5 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. & had dinner at Plastows. Mar 6 Monday. doing chores cutting wood. Mar 7 Tuesday. doing chores drove over to C. Boyles in am. Mar 8 Wednesday. doing chores. moving over to new house. Mar 9 Thursday. doing chores. moving & cleaning out garret. Mar 10 Friday doing chores. moving. Mar 11 Saturday. doing chores moving wood over to new house. & sold Mrs Robins 10 bus {bushels} oats at 35¢. $3.50 Mar 12 Sunday. doing chores rainy & cloudy 1911 Daily Record. Mar 13 Monday. doing chores moving & cleaning out house. Mar 14 Tuesday. doing chores cleaning out woodshed & cellar. Mar 15 Wednesday. doing chores Father & I tore up house flower & Frank brought same over here with team. Frank took 35 bags or 75 bus {bushels} 50 lb {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} wheat to mill @ 76¢ per bus. Mar 16 Thursday doing chores. find pipe hole in floor & cleaning up wheat. 53 �Mar 17 Friday doing chores. cleaning up wheat & took 53-05 lbs to mill @ 76¢ per bus $ 40.34. Paid for chopping 25¢ Picked up 7 bags potatoes in cellar. Also took 135 lbs old wheat to mill @ 76¢ per bus $1.71 Mar 18 Saturday. doing chores fixing cistern pump at Brick house on farm. cleaning out tool house. F.W.M away to city with oats & potatoes & got sale bill. No 1 cow calved. Mar 19 Sunday. doing chores. went for walk up the railway damp wind. Mar 20 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out tool house & pig pen. Mar 21 Tuesday. doing chores cleaning out pig pen & sold 10 fat pigs weight 2050 lbs @ 6.75 = $130.40 had settlement for apples, turnips wheat, pigs & meals. Paid him $66.25. 1911 Daily Record. Mar 22 Wednesday doing chores cleaning out pig pen west wind & colder to-night. Mar 23 Thursday doing chores fixing up hen house & cleaning up small wood from pig pen & got wire from field near pond. very cold west wind. Mar 24 Friday doing chores went to city on 10 train & bot goods $5.45 returned on 2:30 train & done chores & fixing around hen house. Mar 25 Saturday doing chores delivered 5 bags potatoes & 55 bushel oats had head-ache & sick at stomach Father & Mother went to Harrisburg on evening train. Mar 26 Sunday doing chores drove to rockton & had dinner at H.E.Ps rain at night Father & Mother away over sunday at Jeans. Mar 27 Monday doing chores baging up some grain & potatoes. Mar 28 Tuesday doing chores got A.E.V.s horse shod. took grain to mill & got chopper delivered bag potatoes to & bag grain to Chas Gilles. Recv $1.50 = 35¢ due paid me. Mr Geo Eggleston here. & helping me. We caught 22 hens & 1 rooster at night & brought same away from farm. Mar 29 Wednesday doing chores getting things ready to sell at sale. Mar 30 Thursday doing chores getting ready for sale & had sale in after-noon good crowd here. 1911 Daily Record. Date 54 �Mar 31 Friday. doing chores. & helping to get things away. after sale. Mr Geo Eggleston went home to city. M {written in left column} April 1 Saturday. doing chores. & helping. Purdy get out load of mangles. also Ray Humphrey. to get corn stalks. Pursey Rouse paid me $2.75 for F.W.Ms cutter. F.W.M. away to Brantford. Recv $1.75 from Jim Hodgins for 5 bus {bushel}. oats. also $3.40 from Mrs Robins for 4 bags potatoes. Apr 2 Sunday. cold wind. at home all day. & wrote letter to H.E.P. Apr 3 Monday doing chores. drawing timber to mill. & helping to get hay, roots. & grain away. Joe Archer to 1/2 ton mixed grain. Paid cash $10.62. Geo Barlow to 1/2 ton mixed grain. gave note for $11.00. Apr 4 Tuesday. doing chores. Father & I cleaning out Drive barn. F.W.M. away to Hamilton with team. sold. Ray Humphrey here for corn & settled acc {account}. Mr Geo Hendry & Mr Max from Sheffield here for 100 bus {bushel} oats & 10 bus {bushel} potatoes. also John Riddle here for oats. Recv $2.77 from Humphrey rainy all afternoon. April 5 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing timber to mill. fixing up stable to put horses in. down st at night & Recv $7.25 from Wm Cornell. 1911 Daily Record. April 6 Thursday. doing chores. drawing timber to mill. & getting things moved to stable. at new house. put horses in stable. for the night. first time. April 7 Friday doing chores. brought 16 bags mixed grain from farm barn. sold 2 bags potatoes to Bell Vansickle $1.60 Paid. Woodworth here cutting wood. 4 1/2 hours {written above 'wood'}. Father using team drawing logs & timber. C. Boyle settled his account. John Archer got hay & paid $11.30 for same. April 8 Saturday. doing chores. drawing logs from woods to Rouses mill. 5 trips. Recv letter from H.E.P. with a V. enclosed. April 9 Sunday. attended to horses & chickens went up to junction to see new. switch house. also went to church at night. April 10 Monday. doing chores. drawing logs & cut down pine tree. helped mother wash clothes. very nice day. April 11 Tuesday. doing chores. drawing timber from Rouses mill. put load of hay in wagon. helped John Riddle get balance of oats. 55 �April 12 Wednesday. doing chores. got hay weighed 2310 lbs at 9.50. rainy most of day. tinkering around. sold Geo Archer 38 bushel oats at 36¢. Recv Payment $13.65. Father away to Carson Weavers sale. April 13 Thursday doing chores & fixing up around barn. got straw from hay. F.W.M. & Father got out load hay for Mrs Robins. 8.50 1911 Daily Record. Date April 14 Friday. doing chores. at F.W.M. after noon & evening settling up sale acc. {account} & Recv {received} cash or check for $208.47 due me amount on Notes. $187.88 due me " not settled. 16.05 due me on Harness. 6.35 due me on milk can & mangles .87. April 15 Saturday. doing chores went to Bank & got check cashed. & left 200.00 in bank on deposit. fixing up granery {granary}. & cleaning out barn. on farm. billed chicken. for mother. down street at night. April 16 Sunday. cold north-west wind. Easter Sunday. home all day. but went to church at night. Apr 17 Monday. doing chores. fixing hen pen. helping to wash clothes. sold load hay to John Mulholland. Recv $5.00 on same. $2.00 due. us. April 18 Tuesday. drawing logs to mill & lumber & timber home. F.W.M. left for the west. Recv from F.W.M. $19.00 on sale account due me. April 19 Wednesday. doing chores. went to bank. to see about notes. & put on deposit $50.00. cleaning up yard around house. had head ache. wrote letter to H.E.P. Apr 20 Thursday. doing chores. drawing lumber. & cleaning up yard. trimming apple trees in orchard posted letter to H.E.P. Apr 21 Friday. doing chores. trimming trees washing buggy. down street at 1911. Daily Record. April 21 night & bot loaf Bread. & Recv Payment for 50 bushel oats. from Mrs Robins. $17.50. to date. S.C. Vansickle. April 22 Saturday. doing chores. trimming trees cleaning up brush. drawing out manure. fixing side of barn. Recv letter from H.E.P. down st at night. & settled with A.E. Vansickle for oats & Peter Vansickles account. $15.00 " 23 Sunday. doing chores. went for walk with cashier at Bank. in forenoon. at home after noon. 56 �" 24 Monday. doing chores. took line house over to farm. got home new wagon from station. started to take down barn's in afternoon. Set two hens on hen eggs. 14 each. " 25 Tuesday. doing chores. plowed John Manx's garden. & had team on scraper. moving dirt at barn. Rev Mr {?} here for dinner also he was selling stock in {'X' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Marconi wireless. telegraph at $5.00 X {written in left margin} per share. Mother took 3 shares. & paid cash $15.00 for same. April 26 Wednesday. doing chores. digging out cellar. under-barn. drawing out dirt with team. Ruben Quinley helping. finished writing letter to H.E.P. April 27. Thursday. cultivating & harrowing ground for day. go. cleaning up. yard. sold 4 bags potatoes. & one bag mixed grain. also 8 doz {dozen} eggs to Mrs Robins. 1911 Daily Record. Date May Apr 28 Friday. not very well. doing chores. & draw ing sand. cleaning up yard at new house Apr 29 Saturday. doing chores.. cleaning yard moved snow poles from barn. trimming trees. Recv letter from H.E.P. Apr 30 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. showery. went to church at Night. & walked up to Lindy Rouses after church. with the 2 miss Boyles. Mia & Ida. also Mrs L. Rous. Apr May 1 Monday. doing chores. cleaning beans. helping mother to wash. Father working at barn & away with horse. showery all day. rain at night. Agent for Galt Metal Roofing here this P.M. & had tea. May 2 Tuesday. doing chores. helping around barn & not very well. May 3 Wednesday. done chores. not very well. " 4 Thursday. helping at barn. " 5 Friday. plowing in orchard. & digging around trees. " 6 Saturday. doing chores. cleaning up around barn. Carpenters took barn down. " 7 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. Frank & Jean came down. & spent the afternoon. very nice day. " 8 Monday. doing chores working at barn takeing down store walls. 57 �" 9 Tuesday. doing chores. burning brush. & helping around barn cleaning up. 1911 Daily Record. May 9. Drove to Rockton in evening. & called at Plastow's. Mrs Plastow. sick. Mrs Stewart. & son there. May 9 Frank Braithwaite & daughter here in evening & got bag potatoes. May 10 Wednesday. doing chores.. drawing stone for barn. got metal roofing from station. rain in P.M. cleaning up yard. & spaded up plot for garden along north fence. masons started work on foundation. May 11 Thursday. doing chores. drawing stone for barn. & helping around. started to write letter to H.E.P. May 12 Friday. working in orchard with team cultivating & drawing water for masons. May 13 Saturday. working in orchard all forenoon. with team. got ready & went to city on noon train. Mother went to Jean. at night. May 14 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. went out to church at night. May 15 Monday. doing chores. working at barn helping masons. in A.M. started to dig out trench for cement walk at new house. May 16 Tuesday. doing chores. putting broken brick in trench. for walk. rainy in P.M. moving straw. in barn. & makeing pattern for step on cement walk. May 17 Wednesday. doing chores. got load water for masons. filling up trench with broken brick. & digging trench. 1911 Daily Record. Date. May 17 Jan Plastow. at Lynden for metal shingles for Wm. Wood. Jr. I helped him get same. Carpenters here putting joice {joist} on barn. May 18 Thursday. doing chores. & helping to put down cement walks at new house. May 19 Friday. doing chores. helping to put down cement walk. drawing stone. & work in orchard cultivating. sent letter to H.E.P. shipped wire fence stretcher to Banwell Hoxie Company. Hamilton. & payed. the freight 50¢. May 20 Saturday. doing chores. planting potatoes. had head ache. in after. noon. 58 �May 21 Sunday. drove to Harrisburg. & had dinner & tea at Jean's. also drove to St George Presbyterian Church. at N {night}. May 22 Monday. doing chores. plowing & cultivating hoe crop. ground. wrote L {letter}. May {written in left margin} to H.E.P. May 23 Tuesday. drilling up ground for. corn potatoes. & mangles. sowed corn & planting Potatoes. Bot 1/2 bus {bushel} corn at mill. Paid 50¢. to H.C. Morrison. Posted Letter to H.E.P. May 24 Wednesday. doing chores. borrowed W.M. Cornells turnip drill. & sowed mangels. marking out potatoe ground. & planting potatoes. drove to Rockton at night. & spent the evening at H.E.Ps. returned H.E.P.s watch. May 25 Thursday. doing chores. helping carpenters to raise barn with horse. very nice day. 1911 Daily Record. Date May 26 Friday. doing chores. went to mill for lumber. & took 3 piece of joice {joist}. to Woodworths. women's missionary m- {meeting} at Lynden Methodist Church. May 27 Saturday. harrowing hoe crop ground. Dad drawing lumber & cleaning up yard. down st at night. May 28 Sunday. doing chores. very warm went to church in A.M. & also to J.O.O.F. meeting held in Meth odist church. home in evening. cooler at night. May 29 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash in A.M. & fixing screen doors around house. plowing & scraping around house. fixing up yard. May 30 Tuesday. doing chores. working in yard. at new house. also took load of lumber to mill & got some riped. May 31 Wednesday. drove down below Copetown. to see binder. & called on Mr Ralph. & Mr Hope. I found binder in very poor shape. rain about noon got setting eggs. from Joe Archer. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} & set hen. posted letter to H.E.P. 1911. Daily Record. Date June 1 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning out grainery. & helping carpenters to hoist rafters on barn. & cleaning up yard in front of. barn. June 2 Friday. doing chores. cleaning up at barn. rainy this afternoon. 59 �June 3 Saturday. doing chores. making box for oat-bin. got up team. & harrowed lawn & Father sowed grass seed. Recv letter from H.E.P. June 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church. in A.M. Rev Mr Bell preached. no service at night. rainy. at night. home all day. June 5 Monday. brought some oats from granery {granary} on farm. got some grain chopped. at mill. Paid 36¢. also got some starter plates. for roofing on new barn. plowing & scraping & filling in new barn. June 6 Tuesday. doing chores. filling in drive way. at barn. wrote letter to H.E.P. June 7 Wednesday. doing chores. filling in drive way at barn. June 8 Thursday. doing chores. hoeing mangels. drove to R {Rockton}. & had talk with H.E.P. June 9 Friday. doing chores. drawing lumber. from Rouses mill. rainy in P.M. June 10 Saturday. doing chores. drawing lumber to Rouses mill. & home again. cultivating. in orchard. down St. at night. June 11 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning Miss S.A.P {Patterson} in town. went to church at night. & for walk with S. A. Patterson. after church. 1911. Daily Record. June 12 Monday. doing chores. & drawing lumber from mill. cleaning up stone from yard. took 2 bags mixed grain to mill. & got 75¢. worth corn. & chopped some. paid 90¢. Mr Lovegrove of Troy. died. at 10 A.M. also Mr Charlie Raung. governors road. died at 11 A.M. Monday June 12.-1911. June 13 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. & working around barn. June 14 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Funeral of Charles Raung. & hoeing in orchard drove to R{ockton} after tea & had talk with H.E.P. June 15 Thursday. doing chores. fixing up wire & setting post. to protect lawn & piling wood. hoeing in P.M. mangles & corn. June 16 Friday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. thinning mangels. & cultiv{ating}. June 17 Saturday. done chores. & went to Brantford & to picnic at Park. Father away to Greensville for lumber. mother at Toronto. June 18 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to church at night. 60 �June 19 Monday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. very warm. in forenoon. sent letter to H.E.P. Recv Payment for 1 bag potatoes. from F.C. Braithwaite. June 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning up around barn & moving flooring. took 2 sticks timber to mill. & seen S.A.P{atterson}. cultivating in orchard. 1911 Daily Record. Date June 21 Wednesday doing chores cultivating in orchard & Mrs James potatoes fixing screens at house & piling lumber lumber also took setting of eggs to H.E.P from London. June 22 Thursday went to Harrisburg & St George Old Boys Re-Union. June 23 Friday doing chores plowing in village lot & took 38 pieces of boards to Rouses mill for Mrs James. " 24 Saturday doing chores fixing bridge at gate & handling store at barn in a.m. got ready & went to hamilton at noon. " 25 Sunday doing chores home all day drove to Wm Barids & had tea then to Rockton miss S.A Paterson went with me we all went to league spent the evening at H.E.Ps. " 26 Monday doing chores cleaning up ground floor of barn & leveling same " 27 Tuesday doing chores harrowing & plowing at village lot got lumber for Mrs James at Rouses mill. Cleaning up load of old lumber at barn cultivating & making window screens for cellar of new house rain part of afternoon. " 28 Wednesday working at barn leveling ground floor & drawing gravel. " 29 Thursday hoeing mangels & berries drawing gravel & sand. " 30 Friday doing chores harrowing lot in village & sowed buckwheat on ground. drawing gravel paris greening potatoes all afternoon. helped put up Tents at night on sporting grounds. 1911 Daily Record Date July 1 Saturday doing chores collecting provisions in a.m. went to park in afternoon. & to social at night. July 2 Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night with Jean. 61 �July 3 Monday cleaning up yard after social. paris greening potatoes. cleaning lumber of off barn floor. Mr fred Mullholand called 171 Queen South Hamilton. July 4 Tuesday posted letter to H.E.P cutting grass in orchard & cleaned up the same. paris greened carries potatoes. & cleaning up around barn. bot 1 lb paris green. July 5 Wednesday fitting in driveway at barn & working around in general. July 6 Thursday working in garden cultivating also drove to R. & called at H.E.Ps dry & dusty moonlight. July 7 Friday cultivating in garden & paris greening potatoes. July 8 Saturday paris greening potatoes in forenoon hoeing in afternoon mending grain bags doing chores. July 9 Sunday warm & dry at church in forenoon home the rest of day. July 10 Monday baging up oats took grain to mill to get chopped. July 11 Tuesday went away for Binder down near station got home after 1 P.M rain in afternoon. 1911 Daily Record July 12 Wednesday doing chores bag took binder of off wagon got load of water frozen pond father went to Tory for line but did not get any but bot hay from Nichol we turned some out. I also paris greening potatoes. July 13 Thursday dressed & took 7-10 train for Hamilton then took Radial car for Beach then boat for Toronto. returned to beach at night. July 14 Friday left Beach for Hamilton then came home on 8-40 train. helped got load of water & helping around barn masons putting in bace ment {basement} floor. July 15 Saturday working at barn in a.m drawing gravel. July 16 Sunday at home all day. July 17 Monday working at barn July 18 Tuesday drawing gravel went to Rouses mill for lumber got load of Hay from David Woodworth. July 19 Wednesday mowing back hay Father bot load Hay cultivating potatoes 62 �July 20 Thursday paris greening potatoes picking berries drawed 3 loads wood for Jim Hodgins & brought load groceries from station for Pirie also went to mill Fixing pump at day-go lot. July 21 Friday doing chores cleaning up around barn painting barn doors in afternoon. July 22 Saturday painting barn doors in A.M. doing odd jobs in P.M. mother went to Jeans on 4 -15 train. 1911. Daily Record. July 22 Paid David Woodworth for 1 load hay $5.00 at Geo Archers Store. July 23 Sunday. went to church in morning and drove to Rockton in evening Mr & Mrs Stewart there & all went to League July 24 Monday. doing chores drawing lumber plowing lawn. picking berries bot 10 boxes black currants for H.E.P. & took berries & curants to H.E.P at night. July 25 Tuesday. doing chores not very well so not working much mother away to Jeans. July 26 Wednesday. doing chores & working around barn mother came home at night. July 27 Thursday. working around in general. took wagon to Tom Hulls & loaded same with lumber. July 28 Friday. doing chores took load of lumber to St George for Tom H. also digging out ditch & put in tile drain from horse stable. July 29 Saturday. doing chores. piling wood & building roof over same. July 30 Sunday. drove to Rockton & had tea at H.E.P.s July 31 Monday. doing chores. helping mother wash picking berries cultivating & hilled up potatoes for Mrs James. also cultivating potatoes in orchard. 1911 Daily Record Date Aug 1 Tuesday doing chores & helping at barn putting down cement floors. Aug 2 Wednesday helping at barn. Aug 3 Thursday working at barn. Aug 4 Friday cleaning up around barn & doing odd jobs. 63 �Aug 5 Saturday fixing gate & wheelbarrow getting in corn. Went out to see drill-ing machine & Rouses mill. Recv letter from H.E.P. Aug 6 Sunday doing chores very nice day warm & dry at home all day. Aug 7 Monday working around in general. Aug 8 Tuesday took load lumber to St George for Tom Hull. also drove to Harrisburg & called on Jean. Aug 9 Wednesday helping wash in A.M. drawing dirt in p.m. Aug 10 Thursday. doing chores cultivating on south side of lawn took out 2 posts in yard. sold Geo Archer 25 bus {bushels} & 30 lbs oats @ 40¢ $10.35. drawed out load & manure & got in corn for horses sent letters to H.E.P. and Fred Mulholland 171 Queen St S. Hamilton. Aug 11 Friday. doing chores & getting things in shape to go away to city. Aug 12 Saturday. doing chores fixing fence. & working on lawn reseeding same. got dressed & took noon train for city & went to Fred Mulhollands 171 Queen S. Fred & I around the city in afternoon & to Mountain theater at night. 1911 Daily Record Date Aug 13 Sunday. went to methodist church in morning to beach in P.M & called on Chas Jones & wife came home & had tea & went to Central Presbyterian church at night. Aug 14 Monday. doing chopping & looking around the city sent present to Mr & Mrs Fred Mulholland Aug 15 Tuesday. wet in a.m. went down town about 10 A.M. & done some shopping had dinner & went to temple Theater in after noon came home at night on mail train. Aug 16 Wednesday. doing chores & fixing up around father away to city. rainy most of day. got mail & small loaf bread. Aug 17 Thursday. doing chores to do queen to mill and got same chopped and sold Mrs Geller 1 bag grain & 50 lbs chop getting ready to go after ceder. Aug 18 Friday. doing chores went to 8th consession for ceder plants got same & sat row up on South side of house. sold John mangle 75 lbs chop 95¢. Aug 19 Saturday. doing chores plowing & working up ground in lot & doing odd jobs around. 64 �Aug 20 Sunday. doing chores home all day. but drove to R. at night & met Mrs Henry Plastow & daughter. 1911 Daily Record Date Aug 21 Monday doing chores drawing wood for Jim Hodgins & groceries Pirce. sold Mrs Jim Hodgins 1/2 bus potatoes. Aug 22 Tuesday. doing chores working at barn getting lumber for carpenters. Aug 23 Wednesday. doing chores working at barn Sunday School picnic at Mohawk Park Brantford nice day. Aug 24 Thursday. doing chores & working at barn Miss H.E.P & Beat. P called & had a short talk. Aug 25 Friday. doing chores painting window sash & barn doors. F.W.M. went to North West. Aug 26 Saturday. doing chores & working at barn. Carpenters finished up job & took tools away. Recv letter from H.E.P Mother went to Harrisburg. Aug 27 Sunday. doing chores went to church on in A.M. home the rest of day. father drove to Jeans & brought mother home. very nice day. Aug 28 Monday. doing chores cleaning up at barn dug some potatoes & fixed door in root cellar under steps. Father painting window sash. Aug 29 Tuesday. doing chores drawed out load manure got in corn & mangels went to Tom Hulls & got screen & trowel. screening gravel & took same to barn. fixing cement bottoms in mangels. Pirce payed me 25¢ for drawing goods from station. Aug 30 Wednesday. doing chores painting barn doors picking Pears. & fixing windows. 1911 Daily Record Date Aug 31 Thursday. doing chores fixing horse stable. putting glass in sash put window in barn stable & fixing around barn. Sept 1 Friday doing chores cleaning up around barn David Woodworth objected {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} to BV takeing plank & {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} lumber away from farm. Sept 2 Saturday. doing chores & doing odd jobs around rain a little. recv letter from H.E.P. 65 �Sept 3 Sunday. doing chores drove to R. in afternoon & had tea at H.E.Ps. Sept 4 Monday. doing chores helping to wash & doing odd jobs around. Recv letter from S.A. Patterson. Sept 5 Tuesday. took grain to mill & got same chopped. sold Mrs Hodgins 1 bushel potatoes $1.00 helping R.A. Thompson to bag up Turnips 1/2 day. Sept 6 Wednesday. went to Toronto & at fair. Miss H.E.P went with me & met S.A.P at Eatons store. Sept 7 Thursday. doing chores helped R.A. Thompson to bag up turnip. Recv cash $ 2.25. Sept 8 Friday. doing chores drawing up wood from woods. Sept 9 Saturday. doing chores while washing stable & hen house. started to help R.A. Thompson to bag Turnips. 11 o clock A.M. & worked till six. 6 hours at 15¢-90¢. 1911 Daily Record Date Sept 10 Sunday doing chores drove to R. at night & called at Plastows. Sept 11 Monday doing chores helping R.A Thompson baging turnips at car all day. 199 bags. Sept 12 Tuesday doing chores helping R.A.T. load turnips 142 bags. Sept 13 Wednesday doing chores & helping R.A. Thompson to bag up turnips 243 Sept 14 Thursday doing chores & helping R.A.T load Turnips 1/2 day. cutting corn & working around rainy all night. went to Harrisburg at night & stayed at Jeans & got Franks suit case. Sept 15 Friday doing chores fixing at barn. digging post holes in P.M. down street at night & bot groceries. Sept 16 Saturday took 8-40 train & went to Port Huron & visited at Stewarts. went down town at & to moveing picture show Will & Babe along. Sept 17 Sunday am Will Stewart & I out for walk along river to water works. & through river side park in P.M. Babe Stewart. Elmer Parent. Mr Pirie & I went for walk through cemetery to canal & Lake side Beach. Sept 18 Monday called at Alex Stewarts drug store & took a look around town also called on David Stewart & saw Tom Stewart. Sept 19 Tuesday wrote cards & letter done some fixing at house went for walk past Block-J. shops & to Light H {lighthouse?}. 66 �1911 Daily Record Sept 19 went to Alex Stewarts store & had talk & smoke. after Tea Will & I went out for walk & went to see auto factory. Sept 20 Wednesday went for walk down to freight sheds. & seen Elmer Parent at office at Alex Stewarts drug S. {store} down town & to moveing picture S {show}. Sept 21 Thursday rainy day. fixing at house & to Alex Stewarts drug store Will & I went down town at night & to Majestic Theater & saw checkers play. Sept 22 Friday getting ready to go to Detroit sent Laundry away. went to D. {Detroit} in P.M. on Electric car. & had tea at Uncle Tom Vansickles. Harry & I went to see Roy G. Vansickle & wife at 240 Helen Ave. I stayed there over night. Sept 23 Saturday took Breakfast at R.G Vansickles & dinner at Uncle Toms. Mr Topic & wife R.G Vansickle & wife & I took Pontiac car. & went to see Matthew Vansickle at Orchard Lake got off at Edge water road. Sept 24 Sunday at Matthew Vansickles all day & looking around fruit farm also had an auto Rid with Mr & Mrs. Egglestone of Orchard lake. Sept 25 Monday at Matthew Vansickles & helping to pick peaches took 6 car & come into Detroit & stayed at Uncle Tom's over night. 1911 Daily Record Sept 26 Tuesday. had breakfast at Aunt Marys. went to Roy's and had dinner. Roy & wife went to Belle Isle Park in P.M. at Roys for tea. we all went to 10¢ Theater at night I at Roy's over night. Sept 27 Wednesday. raining very hard in morn-ing had breakfast at Roy's & dinner at Uncle Toms Aunt Mary & I went to see cousin Will & wife & had tea at mrs {Rudens?} come back & stayed at Uncle Tom's all night. Sept 28 Thursday. Cousin Tom & I out for walk down to river on woodward & took in moving picture show & home for dinner I down street in p.M. & went to Roy's for Tea & we all went to Temple Theater at night then I returned to Uncle Tom's for N. heavey rain. Sept 29 Friday. Harry Tom & I went to East side market wrote letter to H.E.P. Will Vansickle called with Auto & took me for ride. I at Will Vansickle for dinner in P.M. Will took me around city & to points on wood-ward ave. To State fair grounds & log cabin park. also seen Packard Auto works & Ford Auto works & Boulevard went to Roy's at tea time & spent the evening. Harry called & I went home with him. Sept 30 Saturday. left Uncle Tom's & took limited car at 9-15 for Port Huron & had dinner at Stewarts 2701 {Gratiot?} Ave. down town in P.M. 67 �1911 Daily Record Sunday Oct 1. Wet day & cloudy at Stewarts had head-ache wrote letter to H.E.P. Monday 2 Left Port Huron on 9 A.M. train arrived in London at 12 noon. Met Beat Plastow & had dinner also walked around city. met Floss P. & she showed us through Advocate printing company's building also met Miss Evans a friend of Beats. left London at 2:05 P.M. & arrived home at 5 o'clock all safe. October 2 nd 1911. S.C.V Oct 3 Tuesday doing chores fixing doors at house & helping father over at lot in village also took grain to mill & got same chopped. Paid 30¢ drawed out manure & got in corn. Oct 4 Wednesday doing chores & help-ing R.A. Thompson bag up turnips very windy all day. Lem Wilson was helping at car. Oct 5 Thursday posted letter & cards started to dig potatoes & sold Jim Hodgins one bushel potatoes {"12" written in left column} also put 12 bushel potatoes in cellar. Oct 6 Friday doing chores digging Potatoes in A.M. Rain all the afternoon picked up potatoes in evening. Oct 7 Saturday doing chores banking up around house at Day-go & picking up apples & potatoes in A.M. after noon digging potatoes & picking up same. brought 15 1/2 bushels into cellar. 1911 Daily Record Date Oct 8 Sunday. doing chores home in A.M drove to Rockton and had tea at H.E.P. Mr Heath of Hamilton. wife and daug-hter there also & spent the day. Mrs Jane Heath there visiting. Oct 9 Monday doing chores digging potatoes 17 bushel & picking apples 5 bushel {spies?}. Went to Traders bank Lynden & payed First note of $34 00 on Binder Oct 10 Tuesday doing chores setting fence posts. patching roof rain at night. Renewed my subscription to Hearld Paper. Hamilton sent postal note for $2.00. Mother went to Toronto on 7-15 train Via Boat. Oct 11 Wednesday doing chores in A.M. got ready & went to Rockton show in afternoon & had tea at Plastows took over 1 bushel potatoes. Oct 12 Thursday doing chores. picking apples & pulling mangels. drawed 3 loads ties for Julia Manzie. Oct 13 Friday doing chores. making pit for mangels & pulling mangels. finished same. 68 �Oct 14 Saturday. doing chores. drawed load man ties for Julia Manzie. went to Rouses mill & got door frame & Veranda letters work. harrowing orchard. sold manzie 1 log chop. Oct 15 Sunday. doing chores. went to Harrisburg & had dinner at Jeans. 1911 Daily Record Date Oct 16 Monday. doing chores. helping R.A. Thompson to bag car turnips W. Jones & Jim Ross also there. Oct 17 Tuesday doing chores. started to draw out manuer rainy nearly all day. at car bagging on up turnips 3 1/2 hours in after-noon Walter Jones. Frank Vansickle & I were at the job. Oct 18 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing manure & spreading same in orchard. fixing fence in P.M. Oct 19 Thursday. doing chores. Plowing in orchard helping to put barb wire on fence. very nice day. mother came home from Toronto. {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} John manzie paid me 4.40 cash {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} on account in full to date. Oct 20 Friday. doing chores & plowing in forenoon. working for R.A. Thompson in afternoon. Oct 21 Saturday. doing chores & helping R.A. Thompson loading turnips & sold Jim Hodgins 1 bushel potatoes. Oct 22 Sunday. doing chores. home all day had head-ache cloudy & rainy. Oct 23 Monday. doing chores & helping R.A. Thompson to bag & load turnips. cloudy some rain & heavy wind at night. Oct 24 Tuesday. at R.A. Thompsons baging & loading turnips also went to Branchton to load turnips. Oct 25 Wednesday. working for R.A. Thom pson loading turnips. 1911. Daily Record. Oct 26 Thursday doing chores baged up 5 bags grain & took to mill & got chop. Plowing in orchard in forenoon Working for R.A. Thompson all afternoon loading turnips. Oct 27 Friday. doing chores & working for R.A. Thompson. loading turnip & bagging turnips. Oct 28 Saturday. doing chores & working for R.A. Thompson. loading turnips. 69 �Oct 29 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. went to church at night. Oct 30 Monday. Thanks Given day. doing chores fixing around Veranda. cut some wood got galon oil sold Geo Pirie 1 bag snow apples. also 1 bushel mangels to John Manzie. Received payment from R.A. Thompson for 133 days work $20.25. Mr Vester Van-sickle & wife here for dinner. Berlin Twin city Fred Mulhollan & wife 22 Tucket Ave. Hamilton were in village & took 4-50 train home. Oct 31 Tuesday. doing chores working for R.A. Thompson building platform. for new chop shed. rainy. Nov 1 Wednesday. doing chores working for R.A. Thompson. Nov 2 Thursday. doing chores. working for R.A Thompson. Nov 3 Friday helping to build chop shed for R A Thompson. 1911. Daily Record Nov 4 Saturday. doing chores. drawed out 2 loads manure on garden & plowed {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Geo Piries lot x Stewart Cornell was shot x Nov 5 Sunday. doing chores went to chu-rch in morning drove to Rockton in afternoon & had tea at Plastows & went to League at night. Nov 6 Monday. doing chores helping R.E. Jones fix furnace at R.A Thompsons house in forenoon went to funeral of Stewart Cornell in afternoon. Rain all day. Nov 7. Tuesday doing chores home working fixing up old shed & putting away machinery. Nov 8 Wednesday. doing chores. went over to Village lot & took away old fence. also fixing roof at brick house on farm. Nov 9 Thursday. doing chores. & fixing stable door at house barn. very nice day. Nov 10 Friday. doing chores. fixing & clean ing out chicken pen & cut some wood. had headache. Nov 11 Saturday. doing chores. got load of wood from woods in a.m. open ed mangel pit & brought some mangels to barn. also working for R.A Thompson 3 hours baging turnips. Nov 12 Sunday doing chores. very stormy rain & sleet from west. turning cold & freezing at night. Nov 13 Monday doing chores working for R.A.T. very cold all day west wind. 70 �Date 1911 Daily Record. Nov 14 Tuesday. doing chores & fixing barn in forenoon. working at Chas Zillers in afternoon tearing down barn. Jim Ross also helping with barn. Nov 15 Wednesday. doing chores fixing chicken house & fileing saws & cut some wood. also grinding plaine blades. sold Mrs Robins 2 1/2 dozen eggs at 30¢ = 75¢ bot butter 27 & bread 10. cash 37¢ Nov 16 Thursday. doing chores cutting wood & cleaning up cellar in furnace room. Presentment party at Dr. Gibsons. Nov 17 Friday. doing chores cleaning up cellar in fruit room & sorting apples. stormy & east wind. Nov 18 Saturday. doing chores sorting apples & fixing around. Recv payment from R.A. Thompson $7.50 for 5 day word. also $ 2.00 from H.E.P for 2 bags potatoes & 90¢ from John Manzie for apples & mangels. west wind & turning colder. Nov 19 Sunday. doing chores home all day. went to church at night. Nov 20 Monday. doing chores fixing new door on North side of house. & working at hen house. Nov 21 Tuesday. doing chores fixing up roost in hen house. getting ready to raise up shed at old store & working at same. Nov 22 Wednesday. doing chores drawed out two loads manure & put around house on lawn. also helping to move old shed from village lot. Recv from pale notes $ 154.88 & paid 75¢ for collection. Dep. in B. {deposit in bank?] $100.00. 1911 Daily Record. Date Nov 23 Thursday. doing chores drawing wood shed in off of road & Turned same around. rain in afternoon. Nov 24 Friday. doing chores. working at shed & started to fix roof. Nov 25 Saturday. doing chores shingling roof on shed. cold west wind. Jean came down & stayed for dinner. went to carries for tea. Nov 26 Sunday. at home all had head ache. milder weather. Nov 27 Monday. doing chores. shingling wood shed roof & put doors on, very nice day. 71 �Nov 28 Tuesday. doing chores cutting wood in cellar & fixing up coal bins went to Rockton at night & called at H.E.P. rainy most of day colder at night. Nov 29 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing coal bins in cellar. hooked up team & went to village lot & got load of old lumber. Nov 30 Thursday. doing chores. drawing coal 2 loads. 1150 wagon. 4270 first load 4220 second load. also drawed 2 loads wood for A.E.V. bot 1 bushel wheat at mill $1.00 Paid. Splitting wood & took same into cellar. cold west wind. 1911 Daily Record Date Dec 1 Friday. doing chores. dressed & went to City on 10 train & seen Duke & Duchess of Connaught large cowed {crowd?} in city. went to Fred Mulhollands & stayed over night. Dec 2 Saturday. at Hamilton & done some buying & came home on 4.15 train. Dec 3 Sunday. doing chores. east wind & storm went to Church at night frosty air & moon light. Dec 4 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash. baged up some grain & got some chopped also got Geo horse shod new shoes all around & drawed load ties for Julia Manzie. cold wind. Dec 5 Tuesday. doing chores & helping R.A.T to bag car of turnips. Dec 6 Wednesday. doing chores helping R.A. Thompson at turnips in forenoon very nice day. {handwriting appears to be thinner after this entry but same author - new writing utensil?} Dec 7 Thursday. doing chores had sick head-ache Father & mother away to funeral of Geo Wood age 70 years. Dec 8 Friday doing chores. not feeling very well. very nice day. Dec 9 Saturday. doing chores. cleaned out hen house & got in gravel for winter also cutting wood in afternoon Mother went to Harrisburg at night. very mild & cloudy. Recv L. {letter} from H.E. {H.E.P. - cut off} Dec 10 Sunday. doing chores & getting the meals. went to church in forenoon. Dec 11 Monday. doing chores & getting meals. Polling day Dr. James Mcqueen & Wm. Lawson candidates. wet day. Daily Record 72 �Date Dec 12 Tuesday. doing chores. getting meals Father & I over barn measuring stone walls. took some lumber over to fix barn & went to Rameys for to see about buckwheat. brought pole up from woods & doing some plowing in lot. very nice day. Dec 13 Wednesday doing chores Casper Ram-ey brought 2 1/2 bushel buckwheat. Paid $1.75 S.E.V. went to office & posted letter to H.E.P. killed a chicken in a.m not feeling very well. Dec 14 Thursday. doing chores. killed 3 chickens & helped pick same. drawing out 2 loads manure into orchard & got some mangels from pit. East wind quite mild & farmers plowing. no frost. Dec 15 Friday doing chores & fixing around in general. made 1 axe handle in a. m. Father went to Seth Vansickles' sale in P.M I took my shoes to H.W. Rouses. Dec 16 Saturday. doing chores very nasty day stormy from the east. went to rouses & got shoes. paid 50¢ for same. Dec 17 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & Evening. Dec 18 Monday. doing chores & helping mother to wash in forenoon. went up to H.W. Rouses in P.M. & got shoes healed paid 25¢. Dec 19 Tuesday. doing chores & making clothes reel in a.m. went to Howards in P.M. to see about hay. Father & Mother were married 44 years. 1911 Date. Daily Record. Dec. 20 Wednesday. doing chores & picking & chick-ens in a.m. cutting wood & fixing around in general. Paid C. Boyle for 2 bushel wheat. also C. Filler for fixing Pants. F.W.M. home from West. Dec. 21 Thursday. doing chores. getting wood into cellar & wrote some cards. cutting wood & doing other odd jobs. went to Xmas Tree intertainment at Night. Mother away to market with 4 pair chickens chickens selling from 80¢ to $1.25 a pair. Turkeys sold @ 26¢ per lb. Dec 22 Friday. doing chores. took some wood into cellar & doing odd jobs. rain about noon. Dec 23 Saturday. doing chores. & fixing up around the house. Will & Cora came up for over Xmas. Dec 24 Sunday.. doing chores. drove to Rockton & called at H.E.P.s & spent the afternoon come home at 7 P.M. & had supper. Will & Cora here. also Mrs & Mr Hull. 73 �Dec 25 Monday. Xmas. we all went to Jean's for Xmas dinner. very nice day with no snow. come home on 4-18 train. Dec 26 Tuesday frosty in morning. Will & Cora went home on morning train. Albert also went home with them. doing chores & fixing the doors. & locks at new house east wind. Dec 27 Wednesday. doing chores. & fixing around house. change in weather. colder. Dec 28 Thursday. doing chores & fixing wash machine. cold west wind. 1911 Daily Record Date Dec 29 Friday. doing chores. went to office & posted letter to H.E.P. & spoke to Mr Henry Howard about hay. Drove up to A Mc.Adams in P.M. & seen about hay. A. Mc. Adams. brought me load of hay 1890 lbs @ $ 15.00 a ton. Paid $14.15 to N.H. Howard. {written vertically in left column} 3550 {over} 1660 / 1890 lbs. -HayDec 30 Saturday. doing chores & fixing around house. Will & Cora came up in P.M. also Fred Mulholland & wife & son came here & stayed over night. snow storm from east. Dec 31 Sunday. doing chores. milder with East wind at home all day except driving Mr & Mrs Fred Mulholland to {weir?}. sleet & rain. {rest of page left blank} Daily Record =1912= Date Jan 1 Monday. New Years day. cold west wind doing chores. Mr and Mrs Bate of Toronto here also Mr and Mrs F.W Mulhol {Mulholland - cut off}} and & family & Jean & family. also Albert and Miss Warden of Paris. Polling day at Lynden for Townships officers. Reeve Dupety {Deputy} Reeve & councilors. Reeve - Chas Sparks. D.Reeve - James Thompson council Frank Biggs. E. Mc.Pherson. S . Moffatt. 464 359 464 Aec. 464 417 417 533 417 533 464 Jan 2 Tuesday. doing chores. had headache & sick all day. Jean and Family here. Jan 3 Wednesday. doing chores. got over some mangels from pit not doing much in afternoon. wrote letter at night. 74 �Jan 4 Thursday. doing chores & cutting wood and took some wood into cellar. Cold west wind. posted letter. Jan 5 Friday. doing chores. & fixing around very cold with west wind Recv letter from H.E.P. city. also wrote one. Recv another at night. Jan 6 Saturday. doing chores fixing up stable in forenoon. cutting wood in afternoon. cold west wind. Had settlement with R.A. Thompson to date for 1 1/2 days work $2.25. Jan 7 Sunday. doing chores. home all day went to church at night. cold. Daily Record =1912= Date Jan 8 Monday. doing chores in forenoon and and helping to collect provisions in after. Lloyd. Jones. H.W. Rous & I. did not go to tea meeting at night. Jan 9 Tuesday. doing chores & working around house. very cold. Jan 10 Wednesday. doing chores and fixing around. Jan 11 Thursday doing chores. & getting some mangles from pit. also bot 12 bushel oats from D.A. Woodworth @ 47¢ per bus. got some chopping done. Jan 12 Friday. doing chores. splitting wood & getting some in cellar. Father away to city. wrote letter to H.E.P. Jan 13 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood got out cutter & working around. Jan 14 Sunday. doing chores & drove over to Rockton in P.M. with cutter. H.E.P. gave me Xmas present. a watch. also received present from Mrs S.J.P. Jan 15 Monday. doing chores & fixing around the house. snow & west wind. Jan 16 Tuesday. doing chores. killed 2 chickens painting chairs & table. Jan 17 Wednesday. doing chores splitting wood & tinkering around wrote L. Jan 18 Thursday. doing chores . Posted Letter to H.E.P. fixing pump in cellar soft & rainy all day. also went to mill a short time in afternoon. Daily Record Date =1912= Jan 19 Friday. doing chores & painting chairs got some oil & fixed up lamps cold wind from west. very good sleighing. Mr & Mrs SJ Atkins here for tea. Jan 20 Saturday. doing chores & tinkering around. 75 �Jan 21 Sunday. doing chores at home all day not feeling very well. Jan 22 Monday. doing chores helping mother to wash in a.m. drove up to Geo Woods sale in P.M. very nice day. Jan 23 Tuesday. stormy doing chores & cleaning up harness. shoveling snow. Jan 24 Wednesday. doing chores. went out to R Jones & got pipe & couplings also got funnel made. Jan 25 Thursday. doing chores. went of office & posted letter. also took pipe wrenches to mill. splitting wood in P.M. Jan 26 Friday doing chores. getting wood in cellar & helped mother pick 9 chickens Morley Baker & Charlie James called to see Father about buying lot. Jan 27 Saturday. doing chores. Mother & I took morning train & went to city & market with chickens and eggs. came home on 2-30 train. Jan 28 Sunday. doing chores. Frank & Jean came down & had dinner. home all day. Jan 29. Monday. doing chores. had sick head ache & cold all day Father & Mother went to Atkin's for tea. east wind & sleet storm. very slippery. Daily Record Date 1912 Jan 30 Tuesday. doing chores. not feeling very well. colder with west wind. Jan 31 Wednesday. not very well. wrote letter to H.E.P. Feb 1 Thursday. done chores & tinkering around house not feeling very well Feb 2 Friday doing chores & around house not doing much Feb 3 Saturday doing chores. went to office & got mail. Feb 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning. home the rest of day reading & wrote letter. Feb 5 Monday. doing chores had bad head ache & sick at stomach wrote letter to H.E.P. Feb 6 Tuesday. doing chores. & got mangels from pit. took all out of pit & put same in cellar. Rudy Paulton buried to-day. Feb 7 Wednesday. wrote note to H.E.P. & Posted same went out to Rouses mill for window frame. also took sleigh out. 76 �Feb 8 Thursday. doing chores & working around in a.m drove to Rockton in afternoon & called at H.E.P. & had tea H.E.P. not very well. Mrs Plastow sick with cold & S.J.P used up with broken ribs. very cold & drifting. Date Daily Record =1912= Feb 9 Friday. doing chores. very cold wind from North west. 22 below zero. Feb 10 Saturday. doing chores in forenoon. Dressed & went to Hamilton in P.M. train late arrived here about 2 P.M. Feb 11 Sunday. doing chores. & drove to R in P.M. & had Tea at H.E.P.s & not very well. Mrs P. sick in bed. Sam used up with broken ribs. Father & Mother away to Harrisburg. over Sunday. milder. Feb 12 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood & taking same in cellar. drove down to Joe Plastows in after noon. Joe not very well. Father & Mother came home on 4-30 train. Feb 13 Tuesday. doing chores helping Mother to wash. very nice day. mild & bright sun. Feb 14 Wednesday. doing chores & varnishing chairs in A.M. went out to buy some hay & oats. but did not get any. very nice day. Feb 15 Thursday. doing chores. varnishing chairs & table. Mrs Rev Shepherd called this P.M. Revival services in Church went out to church at night. Feb 16 Friday. doing chores & working around in general Recv letter from H.E.P. Feb 17 Saturday. doing chores. Father & I cutting wood in forenoon. I away to Tom Thompsons looking for hay. Date Daily Record =1912= Feb 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning. home the rest of day & had headache. Feb 19 Monday. doing chores. went over to Milton Stenaballs {Stenaboughs}. & bot some hay. also went up to Junction for a while & to bank. Feb 20 Tuesday. doing chores. sold Julia Manzie 1 bag potatoes 1.50. sorting apples. Mr Blastel of Sarnia here for dinner. I cleaning out hen pen this P.M. also pumping water for tank. also drove to R. & had tea at H.E.P.s & spent the evening. Mrs P sick. Feb 21 Wednesday. doing chores. very bad storm from east. home all day & not doing much. Feb 22 Thursday. doing chores. very stormy from west. nothing doing. 77 �Feb 23 Friday. doing chores. shoveling snow cleaning side walks. Feb 24 Saturday. doing chores. drove over to Milton Stenabough to see about hay. Milton brought 1/2 ton in afternoon. Paid cash $5.00. Feb 25 Sunday. doing chores. went to Methodist Church in A.M. Mr. Jim Vansickle & daughter Laura were here for dinner & tea & I went to church with them at night. Presbyterian anniversary. Feb 26 Monday. very stormy from east. Posted letter to H.E.P. & shoveling snow in afternoon. Date Daily Record =1912= Feb 27 Tuesday. doing chores went to mill & got some oats & corn & got same chopped cold west wind. Feb 28 Wednesday. doing chores & working around in general & getting ready to go to Presbyterian tea meeting. Jean came down & went to tea meeting. Feb 29 Thursday. doing chores splitting wood & took same in cellar. pumping water to fill tank Mr & Mrs Brown here looking at house. very nice day. but cold. F Mar 1 Friday. very cold. doing chores went to office & got mail also got load of coal at mill in P.M. Moon light nights. Mar 2 Saturday doing chores went down to office and got mail. Dad & I over to village lot trimming trees in afternoon also pumping water & filling tank Mar 3 Sunday. went to church in morning cold air. but nice day Uncle Sam & Aunt Dorthy came in afternoon & stayed for tea. Mar 4 Monday. doing chores in A.M. went to John Altmans for load of sand in afternoon & to meeting at church at night. Mar 5 Tuesday. very nice day away for load of sand in forenoon. & doing chores. Trimming apple trees in P.M. over at village lot. Date Daily Record =1912= Mar 6 Wednesday. doing chores trimming apple trees & burning brush. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Wm. Purdy's Barn burned. Mar 7 Thursday. doing chores & to office in forenoon. also starting potatoes . Dad & I over at lot cutting down maple tree. & burning brush. very nice day. Thawing. 78 �Mar 8 Friday. doing chores & doing odd jobs around. down at mill in afternoon. Mar 9 Saturday doing chores took Henry Murray two bags potatoes also drawing wood from village lot. & got some coal at R.A.T. Recv letter from H.E.P. Mar 10 Sunday. doing chores went to church in morning drove to Rockton in P.M. & had tea at H.E.Ps. also met Miss Armstrong from Manitoba. Mar 11 Monday. doing chores. trimming apple trees also drove to Mr Joe Archers & got 9 1/2 bushel mangels & paid for same & went to meeting in church at night. Mar 12 Tuesday. doing chores. not very well. but went to Harrisburg at night & to Lecture & Social. stayed at Jean's over night. Mar 13 Wednesday. at Harrisburg & went out for drive with Frank. came home & had dinner. Then took 4-30 train for Lynden & done chores. Date Daily Record =1912= Mar 14 Thursday. doing chores. sold 2 bag potatoes got barrel of water & trimming Trees in orchard. Jean & children came down & went home on evening train. Mar 15 Friday doing chores. went of office & posted letter. watching hens. shoveling snow off of walks. stormy all day from east. Mar 16 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood & trimming trees. Recv letter from H.E.P. Mar 17 Sunday. doing chores. Drove to Langford of had dinner & tea at Albert E. Ramsays & also called at Artie Ramsays. fine & thawing very fast. Amos Kitchen died early A.M. Mar 18 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood. & making trap hen nest. Recv card from S.A. Patterson. Mar 19 Tuesday. doing chores. Trimming Trees finished making trap nest. went to funeral of Amos Kitchen. buried at Jersey ville very nice day. Mar 20 Wednesday doing chores. cutting wood. Mar 21 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up bush in orchard. Mar 22 Friday. doing chores. bot meals at Piries & making trap nest in P.M & went to church at night. Mar 23 Saturday. doing chores. bot some nails at mill. not very well. had head ache. Mar 24 Sunday. doing chores went to church in morning & evening. Mar 25 Monday. doing chores. delivered 3 bags potatoes & Recv balance from Bell Van. 79 �Daily Record 1912 Mar 25 Monday. took lumber & shingles over to farm to fix pig pen roof & work ing at same. Mrs James Rous was buried to-day at Hamilton. Mar 26 Tuesday. doing chores & making trap nest in shop. stormy. Mar 27 Wednesday. doing chores. working at pig pen roof in forenoon. not very well in afternoon. Mar 28 Thursday. doing chores. posted letter to H.E.P. & working at Pig pen roof finished fixing same. rain at night. Firman Clement called & wanted money on Ministers Salary. Mar 29 Friday. doing chores. Mrs Chamberland of Strathmore come here. also Jean & children came down & carrie and children came over. I took addie to see her aunt Mrs. Geo Kitchen. Mar 30 Saturday. doing chores. went to morning train with Mrs Tom Chamberland. also with Jean. not doing much all day. sick with cold. Mar 31 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. not doing much at home all day. April 1 Monday. doing chores sick with cold " 2 Tuesday doing chores. not very well " 3 Wednesday doing chores & tinkering around. Ladies aid held meeting here. " 4 Thursday. doing chores & fixing up around. " 5 Friday doing chores fixing disc harrow tongue. & got 4 new bolts & fixed cistern top over at village. Daily Record 1912 April 6 Saturday. doing chores. took oats to mill & bot 2 bushel corn. & had oats and corn chopped. Paid $1.68. S.C.V. Recv letter from H.E.P. " 7 Sunday. Easter. at home all day. went to church at night. rain in morning & snow at night. Della Ross here. " 8 Monday. cool west wind. Cleaning up brush & cleaning out berry bushes. wrote letter to H.E.P. " 9 Tuesday. doing chores. posted letter to H.E.P. helping mother wash & carrying water in A.M. cutting wood in afternoon. 80 �" 10 Wednesday. doing chores & fixing around barn. working on roof. shingeling at house in village. " 11 Thursday. doing chores working at house in village on roof. " 12 Friday doing chores in AM. working on roof in P.M. " 13 Saturday. done chores in morning. took early train & went to city. Hamilton done some shoping & went around market. went to Mr R. Stewarts & had dinner & tea & stayed over night. " 14 Sunday. doing ch at Hamilton visiting at Russell Stewarts, Miss H.E.P. " 15 Monday. had breakfast & dinner at Stewarts Hamilton & came home on 2 30 train. very nice day. was around city with H.E.P in morning. {written vertically in far left column} April 14 1912 Titanic struck Iceberg & sank. 1601 lost 745 saved. Date Daily Record =1912= April 16 Tuesday. doing chores & tinkering around helping to House clean & wrote letter to H.E.P. 107 Mc.Nab St Apr 17 Wednesday. doing chores. helping mother to house clean. went to Joe Archers son & got mangels. & started to more tool box. Father burning brush in orchard. wrote card to H.E.P. Apr 18 Thursday. doing chores & making tool box. rain through the night. Father away to Harrisburg & stayed over night. got Geo Horse shod. Apr 19 Friday doing chores. & working around. Apr 20 Saturday. doing chores. & cutting wood in A.M. had head ache in afternoon. Apr 21 Sunday. At the funeral of Hugh Taylor in forenoon. also went to church at night & met S.A.P after church & went for walk. wrote to H.E.P. Apr 22 Monday. doing chores. helping to wash and tinkering around. Apr 23 Tuesday. Mothers Birthday. Jean and children came down. cutting wood. Recv letter from H.E.P. city. Apr 24 Wednesday. doing chores & cutting wood. very windy all day. Apr 25 Thursday doing chores & cutting wood & getting ready to ground of build hen house. & helping Ward Kelly at woods. 81 �Apr 26 Friday. doing chores. drawing out manure & plowing lot for day. of. Paid Lem Wilson for bag of oats $1.50. Date Daily Record. April 27 Saturday. doing chores. plowing garden in orchard & helping Father to build henhouse. cool wind. Apr 28 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at morning. Geo Vansickle's wife died this A.M. cool wind. Apr 29 Monday. doing chores.. & working around in general. Apr 30 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating & harrowing in garden went to Funeral in P.M. Geo Vansickle's wife was buried. Lynden Cemetery. May 1 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing in garden. & cutting & planting potatoes. sent letter to H.E.P. containing 20.00 May 2 Thursday. doing chores. went over to see Milton Stenabaugh & bot some hay came home & set up a culltivator for Ward Kelly in A.M. spreading manure in garden. & drawed up some wood for A.E.V. also drew out a load of ashes. very fine day. May 3 Friday doing chores. doing chores. Plowing in orchard working around. May 4 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating in orchard & helping on hen house & makeing garden. got ready & went to Hamilton on 5 train & stayed at Stewarts. May 5 Sunday at R Stewarts & called on Fred Mulholland. Date Daily Record. May 6 Monday. at Stewarts for breakfast & dinner. came home on 2-30 train & fixing fence. Milton Stenabaugh brought hay 1140 lbs. Paid for same. $9.50. May 7 Tuesday. doing chores & helping to put roof on Hen house & working around in general. May 8 Wednesday. doing chores & doing some plowing for Andrew Black. had head-ache drove H.E.P. home from Station. rain at night. May 9 Thursday. doing chores went to mill & bot 10 bushel oats @ 53. & got a bus chopped also bot 1 bushel frozen wheat for chicken feed. Disc harrowing in orchard. also plowing for Geo Jackson 2 hours. May 10 Friday doing chores. plowing harrowing & Planting potatoes for Mrs Geo Jackson. 82 �May 11 Saturday. doing chores. plowing & harrowed lot for Wm. Robins. rain in after noon. recv card for Jean. Mother went to Burg. May 12 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning. wrote letter to H.E.P in afternoon & went to church at night. May 13 Monday. doing chores & tinkering around plowed will p rainy and cold wind. May 14. Tuesday. doing chores. harrowing & marking out potatoe ground. planting potatoes in afternoon. Date Daily Record. May 15 Wednesday. doing chores. working for R.A. Thompson in mill & unloading car of wheat. May 16 Thursday. doing chores. helping R.A.T. in mill & unloading wheat. rainy all day. May 17 Friday doing chores. & working around in general. May 18 Saturday. doing chores. moveing wood & cleaning up for hen yard. cutting grass & leveling barn & getting ready to go away. rain at night. May 19 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R. & had dinner at H.E.Ps also tea. Took mrs P. 1 bag potatoes. rain at night May 20 Monday. doing chores. cultivating in lot back of house & putting up fence around hen house. rain afternoon & evening. sent for Family Herald Paper. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} for H.E.P. & payed R.A. Thompson for coal that Sam Plastow got. $2.60. May 21 Tuesday. doing chores. & working around in general. May 22 Wednesday. doing chores & working at hen house & making trap nest. wrote to H.E.P. May 23 Thursday doing chores & working at hen house. fixing doors & {Latching?}. May 24 Friday doing chores drove Mr and Mrs Fred Mulholland up to Wier in A.M. heavy rain early in morning very windy. had head ache. Date Daily Record. May 25 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating in orchard & garden. went to base ball. May 26 Sunday. doing chores. & went to church morning & evening. 83 �May 27 Monday. doing chores cultivating for Wm. Robins in A.M. & working around in general. May 28 Tuesday doing chores & working at hen house. plowing in orchard. May 29 Wednesday. doing chores & working at hen house putting up wire fence & drove to R. & fixed side boards for H.E.P. May 30 Thursday. doing chores & working at hen house. plastering. I also bought 4 shares of Wireless Marconi Telegraph Company stock at $12.50 a share & paid cash in full for same to Dr J.J. Turner. 86 Cowan Ave. Toronto. Long distance Phone, Park 3975. {large x written in left column with small x's inside each corner} May 31 Friday. doing chores cultivating plastering hen house & house were day-go lines. fixing fence. June 1 Saturday doing chores. cultivating in orchard. & marking out corn ground. had headache in P.M. Recv letter from H.E.P. also card from F.C. Braithwaite. June 2 Sunday. doing chores & drove to Harrisburg mother & I. rainy all day. 1912 Date Daily Record June 3 Monday. doing chores. & helping mother to wash. nice day. June 4 Tuesday. doing chores. & working up ground for Mrs Geo Jackson. & plowing in orchard. June 5 Wednesday. plowing & harrowing in orchard. June 6 Thursday. doing chores. cultivating & working up ground for mangels & corn. sowed mangels had head ache in P.M. June 7 Friday doing chores. bot 18 lbs corn & planted same in orchard. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Took Lame Horse away to pasture on {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Sid Lees farm. hired pasture from Tom Lawerson at $1.50 per month & 10¢ extra for salting. also drove to R. & had tea at Plastows & done some fixing around June 8 Saturday doing chores. & hoeing potatoes in orchard. very nice day. also helping to fill trench for veranda. June 9 Sunday. doing chores. & looking around. Frank & Jean & children down. also had tea at Carrie's. very nice day. June 10 Monday. doing chores. cultivating potatoes in orchard. hoeing. 84 �June 11 Tuesday doing chores. making out potatoe ground for Mr. Jackson. June 12 Wednesday. painting harrowing & " 13 Thursday. helping Geo Archer to plant potatoes down on farm. had dinner at Mr Joe Archers {sons?}. 1912 Date Daily Record. June 14 Friday. varnishing buggy wheels. harrowing & hoeing & got in grass June 15 Saturday. doing chores. varnishing buggy wheels. had sick headache. in P.M out canvassing in evening with Jemul Wilson. June 16 Sunday at home all day. wrote letters & cards. mother not very well. went out to church at night. June 17 Monday. doing chores. also mixing cement mortar for back veranda. June 18 Tuesday. done chores & went of city. came home on 8 P.M. train. June 19 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting grass. hoeing & cultivating potatoes in orchard. Recv Payment for 1 days work. from Geo Archer. $1.50 Miss H.E.P & Miss Thompson also Gilbert Plastow here to village & called. nice day. June 20 Thursday. doing chores. & working around at odd jobs. changed hens into new house. down street at night. June 21 Friday. doing chores. fixing up hens nests also got Frank Vansickles rig & drove to Rockton & got 6 bags sand. also drawed up 2 loads wood for H.E.P. & had dinner at Plastows. Mr Atkins rode home with me. Ladies Aid having straw berry social at Tom Kivels old home south end. June 22 Saturday doing chores. got 2 front shoes set on Geo horse & working around in general. went to see Bace ball game between Lynden & Rockton. also drove H.E.P. & Mary P. home at night. Date Daily Record June 23 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. went to church at night. Mr Sam Drake went called & wanted me to go. & work for him. June 24 Monday. doing chores. went away up near Brantford with with Sam Drake to shingle a house for Mr Mc.Intosh Mr Geo Wilson is living on place. June 25 Tuesday. shingling on roof. 85 �" 26 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "shingling on roof"?} " 27 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "shingling on roof"?} " 28 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "shingling on roof"?} & went up to G.F.R station at Brantford & came out to Harrisburg & stayed at Jean's overnight. June 29 Saturday came home on morning Train from Harrisburg. doing chores. cutting grass & helping to get ready for Old Boys reunion. June 30 Sunday. doing chores. drove over to Rockton & had Dinner & Tea at Plastows. Mr & Mrs Steward there Miss H.E.P. came home with me also Mr & Mrs Stewart drove over & went to church in tent at Park ground. July 1 Monday. doing chores. & getting ready for Old Boys reunion. collection {provisions?} working at booth on Park grounds. Proceeds for day amounted to about $1500 or 1600 in all. very fine weather. dry & dusty. Miss H.E.P. & Mr & Mrs Stewart here. also Frank & Jean. Date Daily Record. July 2 Tuesday. helping to clean up Park grounds & take down tents in A.M. cultivating & gathering potatoe bugs & cut some grass July 3 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting grass. trimming mangles. helped SJ Atkins take school flag down. July 4 Thursday. doing chores. picking potatoe bugs in A.M. warm wind & dry. went to see Torne horse. July 5 Friday doing chores & working around in general. July 6 Saturday. cultivating in orchard. & cutting weeds & paris greening potatoes. warm & dry. July 7 Sunday. doing chores. drove over to pay church & went to Jim Vansickles for dinner & tea. July 8 Monday. paris greening potatoes in A.M. & helping R.A. Thompson to put roof on building 6 hours. July 9 Tuesday. doing chores & helping R.A. Thompson to put metal siding on building. Able Wing also helping on the job. very warm & dry. bot sack of bug killer from carson weaver price 75¢ 86 �July 10 Wednesday. doing chores. helping Mr Able Wing at building for R.A. Thompson. July 11 Thursday working for R.A.T. putting metal sideing on building. July 12 Friday got Geo Horse shod & cultivating turnips for Tom Hull. also had dinner there. Date Daily Record. July 13 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating in garden & hoeing. windy to-day. July 14 Sunday. doing chores. home all day called on Geo Archer in evening July 15 Monday. doing chores & started to {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} work for Geo Archer at store. July 16 Tuesday. at Geo Archers store. & had dinner & tea there. July 17 Wednesday. done chores. at home & at Geo Archers store clerking. July 18 Thursday. at the store. July 19 Friday. at the store & to Hamilton for goods for Geo.H. Archer. July 20 Saturday. at the store. July 21 Sunday. cloudy rainy at home July 22 Monday. at Archers store. " 23 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"?} " 24 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"?} " 25 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"?} " 26 Friday. went to city for Geo Archer & brought home load of goods. " 27 Saturday at the store. working around in general. recv letter H.E.P " 28 Sunday. home all day. " 29 Monday at Archers store " 20 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"?} & to R at night 87 �" 31 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} Aug 1 Thursday at Archers store " 2 Friday away to Hamilton for goods " 3 Saturday. at the store busy all day. " 4 Sunday. drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Braith waits. Frank & I drove to St-George & called at Dr. Robinsons had tea at Jean's. Date Daily Record Aug 5 Monday at Geo Archers store " 6 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 7 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 8 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 9 Friday away to city for goods. " 10 Saturday at the store as usual. " 11 Sunday. at home all day " 12 Monday at the store working " 13 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store working"} " 14 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store working"} " 15 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store working"} & getting ready for market. Recv check from " 16 G.H.Archer. " 16 Friday went to city for goods. " 17 Saturday. at the store as usual. Rain at night very heavy. recv letter from H.E.P. " 18 Sunday. doing chores & home all day had head-ache cool damp wind. 88 �" 19 Monday at Archers store. " 20 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 21 Wednesday at {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 22 Thursday at the store. getting ready for market. Miss H.E.P. & cousins were over. funnel from A. Blacks. " 23 Friday drove to city & got goods for store. carrie went down with me. Carrie and Della Ross came home with me. H.E.P. away to waterloo picnic. " 24 Saturday. at the store very nice day. " 25 Sunday. went to church in A.M. mother away to toronto. Father away to Harrisburg over Sunday. nice day. 1912 Daily Record. Date Aug 26 Monday. feeling rather blue. & at store all day. " 27 Tuesday. at the store all day. " 28 Wednesday at the store. " 29 Thursday. at the store & on the farm drawing in oats 1 load rainy. " 30 Friday doing chores. & drawing in oats at Geo Archers farm. & getting ready to go to market. " 31 Saturday. away to city for goods for store. rain not very well at night. Father & Mother away to Toronto. Sept 1 Sunday. cloudy & wet. at home. & doing chores. " 2 To 7. working at Archers store & to city for good. " 8 Carrie & I drove to Langford & had dinner & tea at Ramseys. " 9 To 14 at the store. & to city for goods " 15 Drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Braithwaites. also drove to R. & called to see H.E.P. " 16 Monday at the store & recv pay to date. check for months Pay. 89 �" 17 Tuesday at the store as usual. " 18 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 19 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 20 Friday getting ready for market. " 21 Saturday away to city for goods. Geo & wife & baby away to city. " 22 Sunday. Mother & I away to church in morning. Frank & Jean & children down. rainy in afternoon. 1912 Date Daily Record Sept. 23 Monday. at the store as usual. " 24 Tuesday. {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 25 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 26 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 27 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 28 Saturday away to city for goods. " 29 Sunday. fair & cool. at Home. " 30 Monday. at the store as usual. Oct 1 Tuesday working at the store . " 2 Wednesday at Geo Archers store " 3 Thursday at the store & getting ready for market. " 4 Friday away to market. for G.H Archer & brought home load of goods. " 5 Saturday at the store as usual. 90 �" 6 Sunday. drove to Harrisburg & to St. George at night to the opening of New Baptist Church. " 7 Monday at G.H Archers store & quite busy all day. " 8 Tuesday. at Archers store " 9 Wednesday at the store till 10 A.M. then got ready & drove to Rockton fair & had dinner with H.E.P. also tea & spent the evening. " 10 Thursday. at the store as usual. " 11 Friday got ready & went to city for goods & in the store at eve. " 12 Saturday at Geo Archers store. " 13 Sunday at home. cool & fair day sat church in A.M. & evening. Date Daily Record. Oct 14 Monday at G.H Archers store. " 15 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at G.H. Archers store"} Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at G.H. Archers store"} Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at G.H. Archers store"} " 18 Friday. away to city for goods. Geo not very well rain at night. " 19 Saturday. at the store very busy. " 20 Sunday at home in forenoon very nice day. mother away over Sunday. Drove over to R. & had tea at H.E.P mrs & mr Steward there also. " 21 Monday. at the store as usual. " 22 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store. as usual."} " 23 Wednesday at the store & getting ready for market. " 24 Thursday away to city for goods wet most of the day. " 25 Friday at the store busy. 91 �" 26 Saturday at the store .digging out drain from sink. " 27 Sunday at home very nice day jean & children down. Della Ross here also. " 28 Monday. at archers store as usual " 29 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store as usual."} " 30 Wednesday at the store " 31 Thursday. & picking apples. Nov 1 Friday at the store & getting ready to go to city. " 2 Saturday away to city for goods. " 3 Sunday. at home in A.M. drove to R in P.M & had tea at H.E.Ps & went to League. Date Daily Record. Nov 4 Monday at the store " 5 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 6 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 7 Thursday at the store & getting ready for market " 8 Friday away to city for goods Geo Archer did not go along. " 9 Saturday at the store and very busy put tile in drain in P.M. Geo went to city. " 10 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day at home all day. " 11 Monday. went to store in morning came home at 11 o clock and got in mangles & corn and also some apples. " 12 Tuesday. at the store. H.E.P. came over to train in P.M. " 13 Wednesday. at the store. " 14 Thursday at the store. " 15 Friday away to city for goods. 92 �" 16 Saturday. at the store and unloaded goods also laid some tile and filled in drain. very nice day. Recv check from Geo Archer. " 17 Sunday. at home not very well. " 18 Monday went to store as usual " 19 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "went to store as usual"} " 20 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "went to store as usual"} "21 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "went to store as usual"} " 22 Friday {written over Thursday} {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page indicates repetition of "went to store as usual"} " 23 Saturday and working at ditch " 24 Sunday at home in A.M. drove to Rockton in P.M. & had tea at H.E.P & went to League at night. 1912 Daily Record. Nov 25 Monday. at the store as usual. colder in morning with snow. " 26 Tuesday at the store. colder with snow " 27 Wednesday. at the store as usual. " 28 Thursday. away to city & got goods for store. also got calf at Jones' & took same to Miller Roung's. " 29 Friday at the store & working at chimney for new furnace. " 30 Saturday. at the store & working in inside and out. started furnace. Dec 1 Sunday. at home not very well. cold in head & head ache. mother away to church. " 2 Monday at the store as usual. " 3 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 4 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} 93 �" 5 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 6 Friday away to city for goods. " 7 Saturday at the store. & very busy " 8 Sunday drove to R & had tea at H.E.P. & spent the evening cold west wind & freezing. " 9 Monday at the store. as usual cold west wind. Sadie & Clara away to city. " 10 Tuesday. doing chores & at the store as usual. cold west wind. " 11 Wednesday. cold wind. at the store " 12 Thursday. at the store. and putting up decorations for Xmas. " 13 Friday. away to city for goods. " 14 Saturday. at the store. G.A. {Geo Archer} to Toronto 1912 Daily Record. Dec 15 Sunday. milder. Mother & I to church. in A.M. & home the rest of day " 16 Monday away to store as usual " 17 Tuesday at the store Sterling & Sadie away. " 18 Wednesday at the store. " 19 Thursday. at the store. " 20 Friday. away to city for goods. " 21 Saturday. at the store & very busy " 22 Sunday. at home writing cards and letters. but not feeling very well. " 23 Monday. away to store as usual. " 24 Tuesday. at the store. " 25 Xmas Wednesday at the store in A.M. then got ready & drove to R & had tea with H.E.P. " 26 Thursday at the store " 27 Friday at the store 94 �" 28 Saturday at the store Geo away to city & brought home some goods goods also arrived from Toronto. " 29 Sunday at home. Jean & family here over Sunday. at church at N. " 30 Monday at the store as usual. " 31 Tuesday at the store as usual. 1913 Daily Record. Jan 1 Wednesday. very nice day. I at home not very well. Fred Mulholland called & I drove him up to Wier. Jean & Family here. also Della Ross & all over to Carrie's for dinner. Jan 2 Thursday. at store as usual. " 3 Friday as usual at the store " 4 Saturday at the store. intended going to city but did not. " 5 Sunday. Miss Della Ross & I drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Braithwaites cold east wind and storm at night. Jan 6 Monday. very slippery in morning at the store as usual. Jan 7 Tuesday. away to city for goods east wind & storm. Jan 8 Wednesday. at the store as usual not feeling very well Jan 9 Thursday at the store came home at night sick. Jan 10 Friday at the store as usual Jan 11 Saturday at the store. very mild & rain at night. Jan 12 Sunday. at home in A.M. Matthew Vansickle & wife came here & we drove to John Ritchies home in P.M. I to church in evening. Jan 13 Monday at the store Matthew & wife & boy left for home. Miss H.E.P. came here in P.M. also Jean & family & we went to {Tea?} meeting at night. very nice night. Daily Record Jan 14 Tuesday. at the store got some groceries for H.E.P. she went home in A.M. Jan 15 Wednesday. at the store as usual " 16 Thursday at the store 95 �" 17 Friday away to city for goods " 18 Saturday at the store " 19 Sunday at home in A.M. drove to Rockton in P.M. had tea in at H.E.P. then drove to Christie Church at night. Jan 20 Monday. at the store. raining very hard through the day. Snow & west wind at night. Jan 21 Tuesday at the store " 22 Wednesday at the store. " 23 Thursday Sterling & I went to Wm. Laws & brought home cow. rainy also fixing up stall in barn. & working in store & made sausage Jan 24 Friday. away to city for goods " 25 Saturday at the store " 26 Sunday at church in the morning drove to R. in the P.M. & had tea at H.E.P.s & spent the eve. Mon 27 Monday at the store. cold wind. good wheeling. Jan 28 Tuesday. at the store. " 29 Wednesday. at the store " 30 Thursday at the store " 31 Friday at the store. Geo Archer went to city & took sick on train coming home. Date Daily Record Feb 1 Saturday. at the store. Geo Archer worse & died at 11-30 A.M. cold wind. " 2 Sunday. went to store in forenoon. had head-ache & at home in afternoon wrote letter to H.E.P. in evening cold west wind all day. Feb 3 Monday. at the store as usual. " 4 Tuesday at the store. Funeral of Geo H Archer. at 2 P.M. store closed {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} very large crowd. H.E.P. here. Feb 5 Wednesday. at the store as usual. " 6 Thursday. at the store. 96 �" 7 Friday at the store. Sterling away to city. & got oysters, salted peanuts & Laundry. " 8 Saturday at the store & busy. cold & windy all week. Sterling Archer Paid me wages for month up till Feb 15th in full $25.00. cash sales for day $51.90. Jean came down to stay over S. " 9 Sunday. cold west wind. went to Rockton in PM. & had tea at H.EPs. " 10 Monday at the store as usual " 11 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 12 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 13 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 14 Friday away to city for good for store & took down eggs 24 1/2 doz. " 15 Saturday at the store. Recv Payment for Work to date. S" Sunday at home not to cold. Went and to Church at night. " 17 Monday went to store as usual. Date Daily Record. Feb 18 Tuesday. at the store " 19 Wednesday. at the store & man from Trust Co. was there looking over things & also took book accounts & debts. " 20 Thursday at the store & started to take stock Mr Alex Hanes & I. " 21 Friday at the store. Sterling away to city & bot some goods. " 22 Saturday at the store also taking stock. " 23 Sunday at home fair & cold. went to Presbyterian C {Church} at Night. " 24 Monday. at the store as usual. " 25 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} 97 �" 26 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 27 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 28 Friday away to city for good. Paid for goods $98.95. Mrs Geo Archen and myself were sworn in {P.Q?} Mar 1 Saturday at the store as usual. unpacking goods and marking same. " 2 Sunday at home west wind & stormy. " 3 Monday at the store as usual. Clara Mulholland great work at the {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} store Monday night. Mar 4 Tuesday. at the store. " 5 Wednesday at the store as usual. " 6 Thursday at the store cold weather. " 7 Friday at the store. Bell Telephone men fixing up centeral phone office. " 8 Saturday at the store. as usual Mrs G.H. Archer away to city & got Laundry. Mr H.L Knox paid me check of $33.00 in payment for 16 Tooth cultivator. 1913 Daily Record. Mar 9 Sunday. milder at home all day " 10 Monday at the store as usual " 11 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 12 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 13 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 14 Friday at the store & away to city for goods " 15 Saturday at the store Mrs Geo Archer paid me S.C.V. for month in full. " 16 Sunday colder with west wind 98 �" 17 Monday at the store as usual " 18 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 19 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 20 Thursday. Sterling away to city. " 21 Friday at the store Sterling away to city Forgot parcel very strong wind " 22 Saturday. at the store. Will and Cora here also Jean & children also Della Ross " 23 Sunday at home all day. The girls were here from Toronto and Harrisburg also Frank & Carrie & Della. " 24 Monday at the store as usual. " 25 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 26 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 27 Thursday away to city & bot goods " 28 Friday at the store as usual. " 29 Saturday at the store Mrs A. & Sadie away to city. " 30 Sunday very nice day. at home went to church at night. " 31 Monday at the store as usual. 1913 Daily Record April 1 Tuesday at the store as usual. " 2 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 3 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 4 Friday away to city & bot goods. " 5 Saturday at the store Alex Homer & wife come up in evening. 99 �" 6 Sunday at home not very well cold. " 7 Monday. at the store as usual " 8 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 9 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 10 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 11 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 12 Saturday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 13 Sunday at home very nice day. " 14 Monday at the store as usual. " 15 Tuesday away to city for goods with team. very nice day. " 16 Wednesday at the store. " 17 Thursday at the store. " 18 Friday at the store as usual. " 19 Saturday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 20 Sunday at home cool west wind. " 21 Monday at the store as usual. " 22 Tuesday at the store not very well. " 23 Wednesday at home in A.M. but went to store at noon & for the P.M. " 24 Thursday at the store. as usual " 25 Friday away to city for goods. " 26 Saturday at the store. as usual. 100 �" 27 Sunday cloudy & wet day rainy " 28 Monday at the store as usual " 29 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 30 Wednesday busy at the store. Daily Record. Date May 1 Thursday at the store " 2 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 3 Saturday. away to city. Mrs Archer also away to city. " 4 Sunday at home. " 5 Monday. at the store as usual " 6 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 7 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 8 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 9 Friday away to city for goods. " 10 Saturday at the store " 11 Sunday. at home in A.M. drove to R in P.M & had tea at Plastow's. " 12 Monday at the store. " 13 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 14 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 15 Thursday at the store & went to Harrisburg & got oil stove. 101 �" 16 Friday at the store. " 17 Saturday. at the store & got Geo Horse shod. " 18 Sunday. went to church in a.m home the rest of day. " 19 Monday. at the store at a.m also went to Rockton with stove. " 20 Tuesday at the store. as usual. " 21 Wednesday away to city for goods. " 22 Thursday at the store. " 23 Friday at the store. " 24 Saturday at the store as usual. Mrs Archer away to city & Serling away in P.M. 1913 Daily Record. Date May 25 Sunday. at home in forenoon. walked to Harrisburg in P.M. rode back on train. Lem Wilson & Dee Tottridge. " 26 Monday. at the store as usual. " 27 Tuesday away to city for goods. " 28 Wednesday at the store. " 29 Thursday at the store " 30 Friday at the store as usual. " 31 Saturday at the store but not feeling very well received Parcel from London for H.E.P. June 1 Sunday. very nice day at home not feeling very well cold in head. " 2 Monday at the store as usual. H.E.P. here " 3 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 4 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} 102 �" 5 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 6 Friday away to city for good. " 7 Saturday at the store. " 8 Sunday. cool west wind. drove to R & had tea at H.E.P. " 9 Monday at the store as usual. " 10 Tuesday at the store. " 11 Wednesday at the store. " 12 Thursday at the store. " 13 Friday away to city for goods. " 14 Saturday at the store as usual " 15 Sunday at home in A.M. drove to R in P.M. & had tea at S.J.P. " 16 Monday at the store as usual. " 17 Tuesday at the store. 1913 Daily Record Date June 18 Wednesday at the store as usual. " 19 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 20 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 21 Saturday busy at the store. " 22 Sunday drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Franks. Mother & I. I also paid Frank $34.00 for oil stoves & received Payment of 3.60 for Potatoes. " 23 Monday. at the store as usual. " 24 Tuesday at the store 103 �" 25 Wednesday away to city for goods " 26 Thursday at the store as usual. " 27 Friday at the store. " 28 Saturday at the store. " 29 Sunday at church in morning drove to R & Had tea at H.E.P. " 30 Monday at store. July 1 Tuesday at the store Mr Alex Haines & I started to take stock. " 2 Wednesday at the store & taking stock. " 3 Thursday at the store & finished taking stock. Mr Haines left for home in evening. " 4 Friday at the store cleaning up & working at books. rain in P.M. " 5 Saturday. at the store. as usual " 6 Sunday at home went to church in A.M. cool west wind. all day. Drove to R & went to League with H.E.P. " 7 Monday at the store as usual. " 8 Tuesday at the store " 9 Wednesday at the store in A.M. Daily Record July 9 Wednesday. Went to city on noon train to buy goods for store. " 10 Thursday at the store. " 11 Friday at the store. " 12 Saturday as usual at the store. " 13 Sunday at home. strong west wind. Mother away to Toronto. " 27 Sunday went to Church in A.M. & at home the rest of day. very nice day. " 28 Monday at the store as usual. 104 �" 29 Tuesday at the store in A.M. went to R and attended the funeral of the late David Bell. also had tea at Plastows. and spent the evening. " 30 Wednesday at the store. " 31 Thursday at the store. Aug 1 Friday at the store. & away to city. " 2 Saturday at the store & Busy. Sterling away to city " 3 Sunday {written in pencil at bottom of page} November 1st 1915 last day at Archers store At Archers Store from July 15 - 1912 - to Nov 1st 1915 Total 3 years 3 months SC Vansickle {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} 105 �{Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Inside of Back Cover} {Back Cover has a green sticker displaying a white flower. Text reads: "Canada 1971 Help Crippled Children" {small emblem} "Aidez les enfants infirmes"} For more information on Sidney Clarence Van Sickle, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 106 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Day Book. 1909.</span></h2> <p>April 1 Thursday. Doing chores. I went to James Hunts &amp; got belt. &amp; getting ready to cut feed in afternoon. very nice day. sold 2 veal calves. to Dyment. for $10.00. recd {received} payment.</p> <p>April 2 Friday. doing chores. I went to H.W. Ros's &amp; bot {bought} gallon. coal oil. &amp; 50^e/. package stock food. not very nice day. I posted letter to H.E.P. {diarist's girlfriend and future wife's initials} Frank away with team. to Wier. &amp; trimming apple trees. I had head ache all day.</p> <p>April 3 Saturday. snow from east. most all day. doing chores. &amp; I making belt tighteners. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. divided 30 eggs. my share 15. eggs. Paid B.V $50⁰⁰ on last half of years' rent.</p> <p>April 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening. very {mild?} day but very mudy {muddy} on roads. gave 30^e/ towards the different collecting church</p> <p>xx Frank Wilson fell through hole in barn floor at Austin Mulhollands. barn on april 3-09.</p> <p>April 5 Monday. doing chores. moving Stoves at house &amp; brought GEVs stove over here. also took James Hunt 1890 lbs hay. Ed Roung here to see about pigs.</p> <p>April 6 Tuesday. doing chores. sold 7 Jugs to Amos Dyment. 1390 lbs. at 7 per lbs. with $1.00 over. total amount {Paid?}</p> <p>xx had settlement with F.W.M. to date.</p> <p>xx Paid Father balance of years rent {E ck?} I not very well. bad pain in Back. AEV &amp; Mrs Vanderliy here for {word faded?} &amp; dinner. Mother working to {A?} cloudy with some rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Day Book. 1909.</span></h2> <p>April 7 Wednesday. in bed all day. with lame back. very strong west wind. which done a lot of damage. Frank doing chores.</p> <p>April 8 Thursday. at home. with lame back not able to go about. wrote letter to H.E.P. Will &amp; cara came up at night.</p> <p>April 9 Friday. in house with lame back. will &amp; cara here. A.E.V. took Mrs Vanderliy home west wind with snow nesty day</p> <p>April 10 Saturday. in house most of day. But feeling a little better. butter made 12. lbs. recd mine 6 lbs. also divided eggs. 60. = 30. Frank went to Brantford. I went out to help him a little with chores. AE.V to Hamilton: Recd letter from H.E.P. west wind &amp; colder. I seen Sara P. &amp; was talking a few minutes.</p> <p>April 11 Easter Sunday. very nice day. but cool wind. cara &amp; will &amp; A.EV here for dinner. W.&amp;E. went to Frank Barlows for tea. I at home all day. not feeling very well. but helping to do chores.</p> <p>April 12 Monday. be very nice day. doing chores &amp; cutting feed. Will Bates went home on morning train. washing to day. Will Tourstor called to see me today. Recd letter from H.E.P. this a.m. Mrs Vester Vansickle of Galt here for tea. but Went home on evening train.</p> <p>xx Geo H. Mulholland had stroke at Sheffield</p> <p>{Apr}il 13 Tuesday. helping to do chores. had head ache in afternoon. raining in P.M. cara went home on 5 train. Mr Geo H. Mulholland died at 5 P.M. Sheffield. funeral on Friday at 2 P.M. April 16=09</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Day Book. 1909.</span></h2> <p>April 14 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; Father &amp; I drawing wood. from sawing machine to wood shed. &amp; piling some. filing circular woodsaw. &amp; getting ready to cut wood. very nice day. A. Wing here this evening after hay.</p> <p>April 15 Thursday. doing chores. took Able Wing 1730 lbs hay. @ 12⁰⁰ Per ton. Went to Chas Bayles' with 2 heffers to Bull. charlie away to Dunday Dundas. cutting hard wood. with horsepower. &amp; circular woodsaw. very nice day. Harry Mulholland. came home this morning. &amp; 0-7-10 train.</p> <p>April 16 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood. went to Geo H. Mulhollands funeral in afternoon. putting shingles on drive Barn roof. &amp; finished up chores. Set hen in oarshard orchard on hen eggs.</p> <p>April 17 Saturday. doing chores drawing wood from machine &amp; piling some. took cow No 8. stas to C. Bayles Bull. &amp; putting a few shingles on Barn roof. divided eggs &amp; butter. to day. 70 eggs. &amp; 20 lbs Butter this week. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>April 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea. &amp; stayed all night at H.E.Ps. &amp; had breakfast on Monday morning. mudy driving home.</p> <p>April 19. Monday. came home from H.E.Ps. &amp; doing chores. took No. 5 cow. J Black to Chas Bayles' Bull. washing buggy. &amp; cutting up apple trees. for wood.</p> <p>April 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cut up apple tree. shingling barn roof. Frank drawing wood out orchard cool wind. all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Day Book.</span></h2> <p>{Continued from previous page} Apr 20 Jean came down. &amp; stayed for tea. Frank Paid me my share on hay A. Wing got. $5.19. Went to office &amp; posted card to H.E.P. &amp; to H.W. Rous's to get trace mendid.</p> <p>Apr 21 Wednesday. doing chores fixing &amp; cleaning disc-harrow. put reel on spreader. &amp; cleaned {ovals?} on buggy &amp; oiled some. took farm cart apart. Sam Plastow put horse in drive Barn. rainy &amp; very mudy. A.E.V. had Mr Wallard Willard of Sheffield here for dinner.</p> <p>Apr 22 Thursday. doing chores. put fence part arrived. where fence was down. took grain to Mill for chop. took sow away to carson Weallers. Paid for chopping 47^e/. &amp; gallon machine oil 35 Frand. cleaning up. seed oats. I got my arm hurt. by door pole falling on it.</p> <p>April 23 {In the margin, written horizontally below the date is: 'Mother's Birth Day'} - Friday. doing chores. cutting wood with horse power. Frank splitting wood. I fixing disc-harrow. &amp; cultivator. down st at night. &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. got trace at H.W. Rous's. &amp; Paid 15^e/. for some. bot whip. 40^e/. &amp; bread 10^e/. Mother away to Jean's to day. being her birth day. x x x</p> <p>April 24 - Saturday. doing chores. fixing lame fence. Frank away for sow. at C. Weaver's. cutting feed in P.M. &amp; fixing fence. Read letter from H.E.P. Recd $1.00 for butter sold. divided butter 10 lbs. {&amp; or 0?} eggs. 74. = 37 my share.</p> <p>April 25 = Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to church at night. very nice day.</p> <p>April 26 - Monday. doing chores. fixing fence. nice day down st at night. &amp; sent Laundry away. 1 shirt - 3 collars - 3 hair cuffs. H.S.J.C.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Day Book.</span></h2> <p>April 27 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating. on back field. in a.m. raining in P.M. fixing up farm cart. cool wind to-night.</p> <p>April. 28 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; fixing fence along east lane. divided eggs to-night. 58. eggs. 29 eggs each. churned to-day. 9 lbs. Recd mine 4. lbs. I sending 12 lbs. butter &amp; 4 doz eggs to market. with carrie. on Thursday 29.-09. S.U.V.</p> <p>April 29 Thursday. Doing chores. carrie did not go to market. Strong east wind &amp; snow storm. Posted letter to H.E.P. at night.</p> <p>April 30 Friday. doing chores. shingling on Pig pen roof. gathered 34 18 eggs to-day.</p> <p>May 1 Saturday. doing chores. Carrie went to market Frank away to Brantford. cara came up from Toronto. I finished some work on pig pen roof. &amp; fixing doors. at barn down st at night. &amp; recd card from H.E.P. got Laundry. Bread. cheese. Bananas. salmon. gathered 11 eggs. Recd Payment from carrie from Eggs. &amp; Butter. &amp; chicken</p> <p>May 2 Sunday. doing chores. windy &amp; stormy all day. snow. quarterly meeting sunday. at C. I went to church at night. home all day.</p> <p>May 3 Monday. doing chores. getting cutting box ready to cut feed. went to woods &amp; fixed up gaps. &amp; patching farm roof. {Frany?} slept in barn Sunday night. &amp; monday fore-noon. churning to-day.</p> <p>May 4 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning seed oats &amp; barley. took jersey cow &amp; heffers to Bull. cutting feed. &amp; tore up rigging. &amp; put away. Recd card from H.E.P. she at city.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>May 5 Wednesday. doing chores. started to sow oats in back field &amp; barley on east field as Potatoe ground. very nice day. &amp; drying. Frank cultivating in lower field. snow in lane. {In the left margin it reads: 'sowing oats &amp; barley'}</p> <p>May 6 Thursday. doing chores. sowing barley &amp; oats &amp; pease in lower field. &amp; oats in back field. Frank cultivating &amp; harrowing rain about 6 P.M. &amp; night. Mrs Tom Jones called here to see A.E.V. about seeder box.</p> <p>May 7 Friday. doing chores. fixed up {funel?} back on sand hill. in A.M. cleaned up tree that fell across fence back of wood. &amp; fixed fence. cultivated garden. &amp; clearing around. set hen to-day off on 28 May. recd butter 5 lbs &amp; eggs. 40.</p> <p>May 8 Saturday. doing chores. fixing fence in lower field. cultivating in garden. &amp; picking up rail-wood. Recd letter from H.E.P. she being at Hamilton.</p> <p>May 9 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. had head-ache. rainy all day. &amp; night.</p> <p>May 10 Monday. doing chores. rainy all day. My Birthday. Recd letter from H.E.P. &amp; tie from Mrs A.A.P. at Present. doing chores. &amp; While washing celing of my room &amp; painting wood work of same Cara &amp; Mother papering room. Recd Balance on hay from James Hunt. Recd card from Jean to-day.</p> <p>May 11 Tuesday. doing chores. helping to house clean. painting</p> <p>May 12 Wednesday. doing chores. taking down old board {fescce? or fence?} along evergreen trees.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>May 12 {Continued from previous page.} went to Hamilton on noon train. &amp; got some things. called on H.E.P. &amp; spent the after noon looking around {m?} stares. came home on 7.05 train. Jean down. for the day.</p> <p>May 13 Thursday. doing chores. making garden &amp; planting potatoes in south orchard. 36 rows. 18 to the west side is mine. very nice day ground very wet.</p> <p>May 14 Friday. doing chores. cultivating. sowing oats. in back field. rainy.</p> <p>May 15 15 Saturday. doing. fixing fence. harrowing in back field. &amp; fixing up around. Painting in dining room. Cara &amp; Jean here papering &amp; house cleaning. F.W.M. took clu grain to mill to get chopped. &amp;</p> <p>xx broke Wagon tounge. rainy again at night. Recd Butter 5 lbs. &amp; eggs. 10. Recd Letter from Mrs. Watskins Raimtoul</p> <p>May 16 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. at home all day. cara &amp; Jean. here.</p> <p>May 17 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out water diches {ditches} &amp; making some. fixing fence. Frank fixing wagon tounge. Recd card from Will Bate. cara went some on morning train. Jean here helping mother. I painting bedroom to night.</p> <p>May 18 Tuesday. nice day, doing chores. fixing bars in lane. &amp; road fence at gate. Frank cultivating. Jean went home. this evening. Recd Butter 5 lbs. &amp; eggs. 30. Geo Horse has sore leg. Started to Write letter to H.E.P. Mr. Willard. of Sheffield here for dinner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>May 19. Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence between us &amp; John Ritchie. F.W.M. cultivating. Posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>May 20 Thursday. doing chores. setting post &amp; fixing fence. Sowing oats this afternoon. F.W.M. away to Raising at John Archers. Father came home from Harrisburg. &amp; went to barn Raising.</p> <p>May. 21 Friday. doing chores. harrowing. &amp; drawing water furrows. on oat ground. sowing oats this afternoon. cloudey &amp; look like rain. divided eggs. 52. down st at night. &amp; bot British Army Liniment. at J carnells. 26^e/.</p> <p>May 22 Saturday. doing chores. harrowing oat ground. got bushel seed corn at mill &amp; sowed peice behind farm. fixing fence. &amp; cleaning out water furrows. in back field. down street at night &amp; recd letter from H.E.P. &amp; bot Bread &amp; buiscuit. very nice day.</p> <p>May 23 Sunday. doing chores. very nice morning but turned clowdy &amp; cool with a little rain.</p> <p>May 24 Monday. not feeling very well cold. doing chores. Father &amp; Mother went to Harrisburg. I wrote letter to Aunt Luiasa {Louisa?} &amp; cousin Bessie. &amp; H.E.P. &amp; posted some to night. bot loaf bread. Recd card from H.E.P. Frank want to Burg at night Set hen on duck eggs. in horse stable.</p> <p>May 25 Tuesday. doing chores. sowing oats in forenoon. sick &amp; not doing anything in P.M. Father &amp; Mother came home from harrisburg.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>May 26 Wednesday. not very well. sick with cold. helped milk at night. went to Dr. Gibsons &amp; got bottle of cough medicine &amp; tablets for cold. &amp; paid for some &amp; paid for bottle of medicine got in April 9.=09 $1.00 Paid Mrs Gibson.</p> <p>May 27 Thursday. doing chores. very heavy rain in morning. went to store with 8 lbs butter &amp; got groceries. &amp; sprouting Potatoes to wet to work on land. S. Bishop paid me S.C.V. $1.00 for service of Bull 1908.</p> <p>May 28 Friday.doing chores. fixing fence at garden. &amp; started to draw out manuer {manure}.</p> <p>May 29. Saturday. doing chores. drawing out manure. all day. I not feeling very well. down street at night.</p> <p>May 30 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day Troy {-ening?} there church to day. I at home all day. went to church at Troy. with A.E.V. &amp; Baukes. {Philshee?} drove my buggy.</p> <p>May 31 Monday. doing chores. drawing out manure. all day. 19 loads. Started to send milk to cheese factory. very nice day.</p> <p>June 1 Tuesday. doing chores. drawed out 9. loads manure. &amp; plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M. getting ready to sow some pease. next to Barn yard east. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. cooler &amp; some rain</p> <p>June 2 Wednesday. doing chores. pllwing plowing on hoe crop ground. very nice day. divided eggs to-day. 62 eggs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>June 3 Thursday. doing chores. plowing. rolling disc-harrowing. &amp; draging. on hoe crop ground. very nice day. I had word with F.W.M. in horse stable. about things in general.</p> <p>XXX {There is a double line above and below this marking.} Rent. taxes. house. butter making. repairing wagon. &amp; work down on farm.</p> <p>June 4 Friday. doing chores. harrowing. disk Harrowing drilling up mangel ground. took load of rails {buck? or luck?} on fence. between us &amp; Ricchie Ritchie. down st at night. &amp; bot 7 lbs mangel. seed. loaf Bread. &amp; got hair cut.</p> <p>June 5 Saturday. doing chores. sowed mangles. lowered wire on fence. turned young cattle in sparling ground field. took Geo to shop &amp; got new shoes put on. started to hoe potatoes in orchard. Mother went to Toronto. I down st at night.</p> <p>June 6 Sunday. doing chores. drove to Rockton &amp; had dinner at H.E.P.s. &amp; came home before 6 P.M. &amp; help do chores.</p> <p>june June 7. Monday. doing chores. drawed out 10 loads manure. in A.M. plowing in afternoon F.W.M. went to C. {Cyrus} Knoxs with spreader for the after-noon. nice cool day. cloudy.</p> <p>June 8 Tuesday. doing chores. drawing out manure all day 21 loads. I cutting seed potatoes in forenoon. between loads.</p> <p>June 9 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing out 10 loads manure. Plowing Potatos ground. in afternoon. cloudy. cool air. I sprouting potatoes. between loads in a.m.</p> <p>June 10 Thursday. doing chores. sprouting Potatoes. took letter {illegible?} train to H.E.P. plowing &amp; cultivating on potatoe ground.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>June 10 {Continued from previous page.} Planting potatoes. &amp; plowing this afternoon. Cyrus Knox here with planter. Ed. Vansickle &amp; baggageman here shooting ground-hogs. planted 10 bushel. on 27 rows.</p> <p>June 11 Friday. doing chores. plowing fodder corn ground. harrowing &amp; discing.</p> <p>= xx took No 6 Black cow to C. Bayles Bull.</p> <p>June 12 Saturday. doing chores. discing. draging sowing. &amp; rolling fodder corn. ground. &amp; fixing fence. along lane. Father at Joe Plastows barn raising. nice day. got 48 lbs. seed corn at mill. Paid.</p> <p>June 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening. walked home from church in morning. with Sara. A. Patterson. rainy in A.M.</p> <p>June 14. Monday. doing chores. &amp; hoeing potatoes in orchard. all day. A.E.V. had team to draw stuff from station.</p> <p>June 15 Tuesday. drawing out manure. 19 loads. Bot harness mending out-fit $1.50</p> <p>June 16 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; plowing all day. very nice day. Frank &amp; Carrie went to Hamilton. to</p> <p>XX Fred. Mulhollands wedding. Jean &amp; Baby, &amp; Eva here to-day.</p> <p>June 17. Thursday. doing chores. mending harness rainy all forenoon. cleaning out calf pen &amp; choreing around in afternoon. Frank Plowing &amp; harrowing. turnip G. Recd card from Charlie. H.E.P. from Waterdown.</p> <p>June 16 Guy Smith &amp; miss Weaver. married.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>June 18 Friday. doing chores. drawing out manure finished had 129 loads. manure. Posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; sent Laundry away. bot. buiscuit. vaseline. &amp; Postage stamps. Will Farston in town this Eve. Recd milk check to. day = $1.34 =</p> <p>June 19 Saturday. doing chores. Plowing turnip ground. F.W.M. working on turnip ground.</p> <p>June 20 Sunday done chores. got Alberts horese &amp; drove to Rockton. &amp; had dinner with hep {H.E.P.} came home early &amp; helped do chores. Frank away to Harrisburg. &amp; had dinner at F.C. Braithwaites.</p> <p>{J}une 21 Monday. doing chores. I working on road this forenoon. very warm. Plowing this afternoon. F.W.M. sowed part of turnips. &amp; working on turnip ground.</p> <p>June 22 Tuesday. doing chores. mending harness. Plowing buck-wheat ground. Frank working on turnip ground.</p> <p>June 33 23 Wednesday. Plowed head land in hoe crop field. took sow to C. Weavers Boar. &amp; went to Rockton in afternoon to see foot Ball sport. &amp; stayed for {coneert?} at night. Frank &amp; Jean there also. rainy most of afternoon.</p> <p>June 24 Thursday. fine &amp; warm. fixing fence along wheat field. cleaning up orchard. &amp; moving Lumber. field.</p> <p>June 25 Friday. doing chores. cutting weeds &amp; thistles harrowing disc harrowing buckwheat G.</p> <p>June 26 Saturday. doing chores. took Geo Horse top shop &amp; had two shoes set. hilling up Potatoes. &amp; started to hoe corn. Fred Mulholland &amp; Wife came here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>June 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to Church in morning. very nice day. warm. went to R.O. to League with H.E.P. &amp; spent the evening at H.E.P. home.</p> <p>June 28 Monday. doing chores. hoeing corn. all day.. very warm. cooler at night.</p> <p>June. 29 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. fixing fence. cut grass in orchard. &amp; along road. cultivating buckwheat ground. set part at road fate.. Frank hoeing &amp; cultivating corn. cara came up to-day. Father away tp Sam Kivels barn raising. Barn 48 x 77. = 10 ft out side past. 34 per-live past. nice day. &amp; moonlight night.</p> <p>June 30 Wednesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. went to Cheese factory &amp; got 3^1/4 lbs cheese then went to Rockton &amp; got H.E.P.</p> <p>July 1 Thursday. doing chores. helping to get yard ready for social. in am. went to starting field in afternoon. &amp; helped in Booth. Proceeds of day $3.14.⁰⁰ Proceeds. of evening $2.10.⁰⁰.</p> <p>July 2 Friday. doing chores cleaning up yard. &amp; cultivating corn &amp; mangles. took H.E.P. home at night. Recd milk check</p> <p>July 3 Saturday cooler. doing chores. picking potatoes bugs. sowed buckwheat. &amp; harrowed ground.</p> <p>July 4 Sunday. very nice day. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; posted some. CharlieMorman's corpse came here on express in afternoon 4.30 Killed by train</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>July 5 Monday.doing chores. hoeing potatoes. grinding scythes. &amp; mowe, knives. cut piece of grass. in afternoon Recd money on checks from Bank. &amp; had settlement. With Frank to date.</p> <p>July 6 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing potatoes drawing in 33 loads hay. very nice day. Father sold some old I iron to {sheeiry?}. mother &amp; carrie away to Ladies Aid meeting</p> <p>July 7 Wednesday. doing chores. tedding hay. in forenoon. &amp; cut piece in afternoon started to draw in hay. 2 loads. Tom Jones came here. &amp; left 50 lbs. bindes truine @ 10.9 per lbs. Payable in October.</p> <p>July 8 Thursday. doing chores. drawing in hay 2 loads. &amp; tedding. &amp; rakeing hay. cultivating corn. &amp; Potatoes. washed buggy at night.</p> <p>July 9 Friday. doing chores. hoeing mangles rakeing hay &amp; drawing in hay. 4 loads wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; posted some. Bot stamps &amp; Bananas.</p> <p>July 10 Saturday. doing chores. thinning mangles all day. clowdy cloudy &amp; rain at night. Frank Barlaw Paid me 25^e/. on account down street at night &amp; bot bread 109.</p> <p>July 11 Sunday. done chores. drove to R. there to Tom Jones's. for dinner &amp; tea. back to to R. then home showery at night.</p> <p>July 12 Monday. doing chores. thinning mangles all day cloudy &amp; nice breeze. rain at night.</p> <p>July 13 Tuesday. doing chores. thinning turnip Light Culling up potatoes. F.W.M cultivating turnips &amp; Potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>{J}uly 14 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence at East side. getting ready to &amp; spraying potatoes. &amp; hoeing turnips.</p> <p>July 15 Thursday. doing chores. cut piece of grass north of house. &amp; thinning turnips. went down street at night &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; was talking to S.A.P.</p> <p>July 16 Friday. doing chores. tedding hay. &amp; hoeing turnips.</p> <p>July 17 Saturday. doing chores. hoeing turnips drawing in 3 loads hay. paris greening Potatoes. Carrie kicked about cooling</p> <p>xxx milk &amp; had a few words. Father &amp; Mother drove over to Langford to see Albert Ramsay. they drove F.C. Braithwaites Horse.</p> <p>July 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening I at home the rest of day.</p> <p>July 19 Monday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes thinning turnips finished some. to day. F.W.M. cut piece of grass. A.E.V. set up buggy. or minister. I Payed carrie her half of milk check $10.47</p> <p>July 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating mangles drawed in 4 loads hay this afternoon. F.W.M finished cutting grass. &amp; rakeing mother went to Jean's to night. I had headache this afternoon.</p> <p>July 21 Wednesday.doing chores. went down street &amp; seen abowt about supplies for {picme?} booth. drawed post along for fence. setting post this P.M. Mother away to Jeans.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909: Daily Record</span></h2> <p>July 22nd: Thursday. doing chores. selling {illegible} food. rain this afternoon. I wrote letter to H.E.P also recieved me. from H.E.P sold Ed {illegible} 2 years old heffer for beef.</p> <p>XXX: at $59.00 Paid. settled with F W.H for same. mother came home from James' but went {illegible} again to night.</p> <p>July 23: Friday. doing chores {illegible}. with to {illegible} this afternoon. which was held in PresbyTerian church {orchard?}. cost of suppies $15.71.</p> <p>July 24: Saturday. doing chores. {illegible}. drawing in hay all after noon. cool wind o cloudy. Father o Albert in Hamilton down street at night o got seed from C. Fillers'. got Bread o buns.</p> <p>July 25: Sunday. doing chores. O at home all day. very fine day. went to R. in evening. R o E o mrs Heathe there.</p> <p>July 26: monday. doing chores, gathering weeds o thistles {illegible}. fiscing up garden. F W.M {illegible} Township.</p> <p>July 27: Tuesday. doing chores. put brace on post for wine barrel. grinding binder {illegible}. cutting wheat This after noon. very nice sSam Doherty for shoeing horse 2 shoes.</p> <p>July 28: Wednesday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes finished cutting wheat. started to plow fall wheat around. warm o dry. put new comb shear on {illegible} Plain.</p> <p>July 29: Thursday. doing chores, plowing fall wheat ground. very warm. ground dry o hard in places. look like rain to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 30: Friday. doing chores. grinding sythe &amp; cutting weeds &amp; thistles on Road. &amp; picking Potatoe bugs. plowing on Fall Wheel ground. in P.M. down street at night &amp; posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>July 31: Saturday. doing chores. {illegible}. my half of potatoes in field. started to draw in wheet. 53 loads. 7 a.m. got {illegible} from mill &amp; plowing on fall wheat ground. in afternoon. 1 new letter from H.E.P. very nice day.</p> <p><br />aug 1: Sunday. doing chores. Juiced juice. finished drawing in wheat. I {illegible} lovely this afternoon.</p> <p>aug 3: Tuesday. doing chores, went down st in Forenaun. I met Leo Longman. as Lemon. Plowing on Fall wheaty.</p> <p>aug 4 Wednesday. doing chores. blowing fall wheat ground. I blowed up to bruce boat mother went to Harrisburg. To ice jean. George Braithwaite girl</p> <p>xxx : 10 year old hung herself to tree by {illegible}.</p> <p>xxx :john Brow's wife died this afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Aug 6 Friday. doing chores. got gee have shud 2 shoes. got 40 red soll wire fwd at station to fwd on fwd. solled wire aut &amp; tacked up on fence posts. had bath &amp; shave &amp; went to funeral this after noon. of John Crouss. wife. very warm &amp; dry. Real milk chech $1951 = with 37% cheese charged. for bread 104.</p> <p>Aug 7 Saturday. doing chores. picked bugs off of {lword looks like "polaroid"} in orchard. went to Woodwarths &amp; got fence stretcher. &amp; stretched fence. north of house. &amp; fastened some to posts. also went to station &amp; got 3 plows. &amp; other repairs. For A-E-V. Mother&amp; Albert &amp; Muriel went to Toronto on {Illegible text, lookt like "so bam" or "so barn"}. very warm day.</p> <p>Aug 8 Sunday. doing chores, drove to R. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea with H.E.P her cousin &amp; Gentleman friend golt came there. Real 759 from marster. Let H.E.P Have a V. to go to Hamilton &amp; Toronto. Frank left any 4 cows in stable all night not milloed.</p> <p>{"XXX" written above the date} Aug 9 Monday. doing chores. a little rain. cultivating on fall wheat ground. this P.M. S.C.U. &amp; F.W.M. had settlement to take. for all back accounts. &amp; had quite a talk about going away Sundays. Milk &amp; butter making. eggs &amp; cream uperator</p> <p>{"XXX" written above the date} Aug 10 Tuesday. Doing disc harrowing on fall wheat ground in A.M. culling rats on hill in back field in afternoon. Frank got 3 bags sharb of mill.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Aug 11 Wednedsday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. culling weeds&amp; Thistles. Frank hoeing {illegible text possibly "roughes"} in P.M. sent letter &amp; boat tucked to moether. bat bread &amp; corn flakes a bakery 20!</p> <p>Aug 12 Thursday. Cutherp weeds &amp; thistles in forenoon. grinding brides knives &amp; hoeing in afternoon. doing chores</p> <p>Aug 13 Friday. doing chores &amp; getting realy to thresh, drawed in 2 loads of oats in afternoon. &amp; getting ready to thresh went down street at night &amp;ported tellr to H.E.P. &amp; card to jean.</p> <p>Aug 14 Saturday. doing chores. threshing wheat 43 bags. Barlet 104 bushel &amp; oats 54 bushel. Nebor Roung threshes Real letter from H.E.P. downst at night. Cara went up to Jeans. over Sunday</p> <p>Aug 15 Sunday. Doing chores. drove to Harrisburg &amp; had dinner at Jean's &amp; brought Cara home. &amp; done milking. rainy and mist</p> <p>Aug 16 Monday. doing chores. culling weeds, mullcup &amp; thistles. Jean Braithwade. Jean &amp; dot win came here for dinner &amp; tia went to Station to see them off to night Real milk check from Henry Howard. $17.90 M. Young took picture at A.E.D. shop</p> <p>Aug 18 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing on fall wheat ground till 10 A.M. startet to cut miced grain &amp; oats. Mother sick with cold. Wrote letter to Jean &amp; sent ticket for Jean wien.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 19 Thursday. doing chores. morning and night had sick head-ache all day. Frank finished cut oats &amp; shucked some in back field &amp; started to cut big field next to Rail road. very nice day.</p> <p>Aug 20 Friday. doing chores went down to Geo Phries of got leather mils 20% &amp; gallon oil 15. &amp; 2 balls buider Turne at mill 909. cutting &amp; shucking oats had settlement with Frank to date in full.</p> <p>Aug 21 Saturday. doing chores. disc harrowing* getting in field for cours. Albert went to Niagra falls on Picnic. H. George Harrisburg, Lynda &amp; Copetour.</p> <p>Aug 22 Sunday. doing chores. not feeling very well. very nice day. hadinvitation to go to Harrisburg &amp; Rocklir</p> <p>Aug 23 Monday. doing chores. disc harrowing in fall wheat ground. F.W.M. Ploaing in south field for wheat. drawing in miced grain 3 loads &amp; 1 load of oats. Subscribed for Hamilton Daily Herald &amp; got Bible with some. Paid$3.50 to E. James agent.</p> <p>Aug 24 Tuesday. doing chores. finished cutting oats &amp; miced grain drawing in oats from backfield. F.W.M. Chopping at mill. A.E.V. to buy oats.</p> <p>Aug 25 Wednesday. doing chores. drawed in 4 load oats. I had sick head ache. wrote letter to H.E.P. also read one from H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 26 Thursday. doing chores. Plowing inlower south field for fall wheat in A.M. drawed in 3 loads oats &amp; finished field.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Aug 27 Friday. doing chores. plowing fall wheat ground A.E.V. had Gee Horse away F.W.M. at AustinMulhollands. Threshing this forenoon. Mother out for tea. very nice day &amp; warm. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 28 Saturday. doing chores. starteed to roll fall wheat ground. some rain. rolling again this after noon. F.W.M. cultivating down street st night got hair cell &amp; shane &amp;bat Bread&amp; benes rain.</p> <p>Aug 29 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home at 6 done chores. had tea and went to church. Frank and Jean here. Drove A.U.Vs horse</p> <p>Aug 30 Monday. doing chores. working on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. took 7 bus 2b lly wheat is mill. =H 8.90 &amp; lot barel salt &amp; paid for chopping 44.4 paid. had settlement to date for back accounts</p> <p>Aug 31 Tuesday. Toronto show opened. doing chores. harrowing &amp; drawing in miced grain F.W.M gang plowing oat stubble. nice day today. looks like rain at N</p> <p>Sept 1 Wednesday. Fine &amp; cool. doing chores.gang plowing oat field stubble.</p> <p>Sept 2 Thursday. doing chores. finished plowing oat stubble. F.W.M. cut grass on hills opposit school house. Father &amp; Jean went to Toronto. Posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; took shears back to J.W. Kelleys. frost last night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909.</p> <p>Daily Record.</p> <p>Sept 3 Friday, dong chores, harrowing oat slubble &amp; darwed in 2 small loads {fuern?} clover. Della Ross &amp; Hamilton today. Sept 4 Saturday. Cloudy &amp; rainy. Frank away to Brantford, &amp; tinkering around fixing fence washing buggy and is on. got in feed for cattle. went to office &amp; got mail &amp; to meat shop a bot 37.9 worth stake. Ria letter from H.E.P at night.</p> <p>Sept 5 Sunday. At Home all day went to R. for H.E.P at night. She came home with me.</p> <p>Sept 6 Monday. Doing chores. Went to Jersey Ville in P.M. Frank done milking at Night. Father came home from 7 o'clock.</p> <p>Sept 7 Tuesday. Done chores in morning got ready &amp; H.E.P &amp; I went to Toronto Fair. came home at night arrived at 1 o'clock A.M.</p> <p>Sept 8 Wednesday. doing chores. Harrowing Fall Wheat ground, &amp; took H.E.P home at night.</p> <p>Sept 9 Thursday. Doing chores finished sowing fall wheat &amp; harrowing F.W.M. away to Toronto Fair. Cool wind wind. &amp; rained at night.</p> <p>Sept 10 Friday. Doing chores, finished harrowing wheat ground and draw water furrows cleaned some out. 7 Barlou borrowed 10 bushel forces. I sold apples to Q.E Caldwell of Dundas. Freeing at $35 and {afyes?}. Baldwins &amp; Manns at $1.52 also.{Calvorts?} at $1.00 per Barrel. Reel $5.00 on account. Balance to are pair asher apples one delivered at car.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Record {written at the top middle of the page}</p> <p>Sept 11 Saturday. Doing chores. Fixed sucker on ram yard pump. Fixed some fence on east side of place &amp; started to dig well. at new wire fence, east of school house. Real letter from H. E. P. Albert had my ticket &amp; layed for same.</p> <p>Sept 12 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. &amp; wrote letter to H. E P. I went to church at night. Father &amp; mother went to visit Tom Jones. Albert away to Branchton with F.W.M buggy.</p> <p>Sept 13 Monday. Doing chores. went to C. Bayles. &amp; Threshing all day. F.W.M cutting {corn?}.</p> <p>Sept 14 Tuesday: Doing chores. Finished Threshing at C. Bayles. This 9M. Cutting corn &amp; took in load of disced grain out of orchard. Got {fixtures?} from M. Young.</p> <p>Sept 15 Wednesday, doing chores. started to pick fall apples. Some rain today &amp; last night. Real card from H. E. P. Fordon 144 Mill st.</p> <p>Sept 16 Thursday. Doing chores. Picking apples all day. F. W. M. cutting poddes, corn. Very nice day &amp; warm.</p> <p>Sept 17 Friday. Doing chores. Living off poddes, corn in heaves. rather neat job.</p> <p>Sept 18 Saturday. Finished drying up corn &amp; started to set some up in shocks. down at night.</p> <p>Sept 19 Sunday. Doing chores in morning. Drove to H. E. P.s. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea. went to Harvest. Home services at night in church. S.J Plastow not very well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Sept 20 Monday. doing chores. tieing fodder corn up in shocks. drawed in pease. nice day. dry &amp; warm. bot 1 ball binder twine at mill 40 {cents} paid.</p> <p>Sept 21 Tuesday. doing chores. pickd 1 tree fall apples. &amp; took some ties back to spring in woods. &amp; cleaned some out &amp; fixed it up. F.W.M. digging potatoes in orchard. Kids here for tea.</p> <p>Sept 22 Wednesday. doing chores. went to wood &amp; filled trough with water. also went to barrell factory &amp; got 17. barrels. then started &amp; dug &amp; picked up potatoes in orchard. F.W.M. to mill with grain to chop. &amp; little rain. windy.</p> <p>Sept 23 Thursday. doing chores. started to cut ear corn. rain came on. &amp; we quit the job. I piling wood in shed.</p> <p>Sept 24 Friday. doing chores. cutting corn. Packers here packing apples. Recv (Received) $9.00 for same rain at night.</p> <p>Sept 25 Saturday. doing chores. cutting corn. took 9 barrels apples to station down street at night. bot meat &amp; Bread.</p> <p>Sept 26 Sunday. doing chores cloudy &amp; cool. went to Church morning and evening. sunday school rally &amp; Harvest Home Rote letter to Hep. &amp; posted same.</p> <p>Sept 27 Monday. finished cutting ear corn &amp; started to pick greening apples.</p> <p>Sept 28 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples &amp; drawed some in drive barn. Father &amp; Mother at grape social I had head. aches. &amp; stayed home.</p> <p>Sept 29 Wednesday. doing chores picking apples fore noon. rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Sept 29 Mother went up to F. C. Braithwaite's Recv {received} letter from Hep. settled with F.W.M. {brother-in-law Frank Mulholland} to date. for chopping. fixing plow. 1 ball twine. &amp; milk check..</p> <p>Sept 30 Thursday. doing chores. picking apples in back orchard. raining part of day. got horses up &amp; drawed apples in drive barn. F.W.M. not working. tooth ache {written in pencil}</p> <p>Sept</p> <p>Oct 1 Friday. doing chores. picking apples. in back orchard. F.W.M. helping today. Mother came home from Jean's.</p> <p>Oct 2 Saturday. doing chores. picking apples. down st at night bot Bread &amp; Buns.</p> <p>Oct 3 Sunday. doing chores in morning. went to R{Rockton} &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Hep's {Harriet Eliza Plastow}.</p> <p>Oct 4 Monday. doing chores. picking apples. F.W.M. went to Jersey {the Toronto, Hamilton &amp; Buffalo Railroad runs through Jerseyville} bills to see about selling pigs.. recv letter from Hep.</p> <p>Oct 5 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples. had headache. in after noon.</p> <p>Oct 6 Wednesday. doing chores. I working at spring in woods. &amp; fixing dam. F.W.M. away to Jersey milk with 9 jugs 2260 lbs. I took 2 jugs to Lynden 430 lbs. total weight 2690 lbs. value $212.50 Recv payment. S.C.V {Sidney Clarence Van Sickle} &amp; F.W.M. started to pull turnips to ship. Had settlement. with F.W.M. to date.</p> <p>Oct 7 Thursday. doing chores. drawing turnips to car {railroad car}. 4 loads nearly 60 bushels to load. also pulling turnips this day. fine day.</p> <p>Oct 8 Friday. doing chores. pulling turnips drawed 3 loads to car. about 184. bushel.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Oct 9 Saturday. doing chores. pulling turnips &amp; took some to car. sold to Ray Thompson F.W.M. away to Brantford &amp; bot 8 young pig &amp; got cider made. Father away to city Hamilton. Recv letter from Hep.</p> <p>Oct 10 Sunday doing chores. F.W.M. away. I home all day. Father and Mother to church at night.</p> <p>Oct 11 Monday. doing chores. pulling &amp; drawed to car 2 loads cloudy with a little rain rain at night. Mrs McIntyre died at noon.</p> <p>Oct 12 Tuesday. doing chores. went to cheese factory &amp; got 4 1/2 lbs cheese. cleaning out cellars. rainy day. cold wind.</p> <p>Oct 13 Wednesday. show day at R. doing chores. &amp; picking apples. &amp; went to show &amp; had dinner at Hep's also tea &amp; spent the eve.</p> <p>Oct 14 Thursday. picking apples all day.</p> <p>Oct 15 Friday. picking apples. &amp; went to C Boyles. &amp; helped to dig potatoes..</p> <p>Oct 16 Saturday. doing chores. &amp; digging potatoes with R Kitchen's digger. Geo Howe &amp; John Kivell. also C. Boyle's man here picking up potatoes. payed for some down st at night. &amp; recv letter from Hep. &amp; bot buns at Bakery. 10 {cents?}</p> <p>Oct 17 Sunday. doing chores. damp, &amp; cool. cloudy. at home all day. Father &amp; Mother to church at night Albert away to Jones's.</p> <p>Oct 18 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out hen house. &amp; putting up furnace pipes in forenoon. went to Copetown with A.E.V. {Albert VanSickle} in afternoon. &amp; started to put up litter carriers in barn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{1}909 Daily Record</p> <p>Oct 19 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples F.W.M. away to Austin Mulhollands threshing. cold &amp; frosty at night.</p> <p>Oct 20 Wednesday. doing chores. picking apples in a. m. pulling mangels {mangelwurzels} in after-noon. F.W.M. at Austin Mulhollands this forenoon. to finish threshing.</p> <p>Oct 21 Thursday. doing chores. wet &amp; mudy. bot wood buried this afternoon. Father &amp; Frank to funeral. I picking apples. rain. hail &amp; windy. about 67</p> <p>Oct 22 Friday. doing chores. finished picking apples. pulling mangels &amp; drawed in two loads. rainy. FWM. plowing in lower east field.</p> <p>Oct 23 Saturday. doing chores. pulling mangels &amp; drawed in two loads. FWM plowing in the fore noon. AEW. away to John Smith's south of Jerseyville. had my horse &amp; waggon. Will &amp; Cara came up this after noon. I had head ache.</p> <p>Oct 24 Sunday. doing chores in morning went to R. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Heps. &amp; spent the evening. very cool &amp; frosty at night. The folks of F.W.M. to H {Hamilton}.</p> <p>Oct 25 Monday. Thanksgiving day. Father, Mother &amp; Will &amp; Clara went to Jeans &amp; had dinner. Will went home. I down shed in a.m. &amp; got mail. also Bread &amp; Butter. pulling mangles. &amp; drawed in two loads. F.W.M. sold duck to Mrs Robins.</p> <p>Oct 26 Tuesday. doing chores. pulling &amp; taking in mangles. finished pulling. got beets Bread &amp; buns. &amp; milk check.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record</p> <p>Oct 27 Wednesday. doing chores. finished drawing in mangels. &amp; plowing in fore noon. threshing in afternoon. rain at night. F.W.M. boarded 2 men for dinner &amp; 6 men for supper. total 8 meals.</p> <p>Oct 28 Thursday. finished threshing. Frank had 2 men for breakfast. got in load of corn &amp; started to work at turnips.</p> <p>Oct 29 Friday. doing chores. drawing in turnips. F.W.M. pulling turnips.</p> <p>Oct 30 Saturday. plowing in a.m. working at turnips in afternoon.</p> <p>Oct 30 Sunday. doing chores. went to see Hep. &amp; had dinner. come home &amp; done chores &amp; had tea. Drove F. Braithwaites horse. &amp; she got scared of auto &amp; ran down side road.</p> <p>Nov 1 Monday. doing chores. plowing in a.m. pulling turnips in afternoon.</p> <p>Nov 2 Tuesday. doing chores. went to barrell factory &amp; got 22 barrels. apples packers here. Frank boarding men dinner 3 meals. supper 3 meals. Father &amp; Mother away with F.Bs. {Braithwaite’s} horse.</p> <p>Nov 3 Tuesday Wednesday. doing chores. I helping apple packers. finished packing apples 25 barrels. F.W.M. drawing in turnips Mr A. Arnold here for dinner.</p> <p>Nov 4 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; plowing</p> <p>Nov 5 Friday doing chores. &amp; plowing. in lower fields. I took 2 barrels of apples to station &amp; shipped to Mr W. J. Bate.</p> <p>Nov 6 Saturday. doing chores. finished plowing in lower fields. &amp; started</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 6 to plow in small field next to barn. Father &amp; Mother went to Ancaster I sold pair ducks to apple packers. down st. at night &amp; got mail. Bread &amp; can of fish. I had some words with F.W.M. about plowing in {XXX marked in margin} lower field.</p> <p>Nov 7 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. drove over to Rockton at night. I came home in rain. &amp; very dark.</p> <p>Nov 8 Monday. doing chores. went to Hamilton on to train returned on 4-15. train Father &amp; Mother came home from Ancaster. rain this forenoon.</p> <p>Nov 9 Tuesday. doing chores. I plowing all day. F.W.M. pulling turnips in afternoon. down street at night &amp; posted letter to Hep. &amp; bot 7 lbs meat. @ 10 {cents} = 70 (cents)</p> <p>Nov 10 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing &amp; drawing water furrows. &amp; got in some corn &amp; cattle. F.W.M. pulling turnips &amp; drawed in load. I sold 2 bushel apples. to Heindas men. $1.00</p> <p>Nov 11 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. plowing {word scribbled out} crop ground. F.W.M. at F Barlows. This afternoon. helping to pull turnips. I sold 6 pair ducks. @ 1.00 per pair total $6.00 Recv payment.</p> <p>Nov 12 Friday. doing chores. plowing hoe crops ground. I took 5 empty barrels to R.A. Thompsons. Mother settled with Carrie for 7 1/2 pair of ducks. Sidney.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 13 Saturday. doing chores. plowing {hoe?} crop ground. east wind. Father came home from Jeans</p> <p>Nov 14 Sunday. doing chores. very fair day. went to church morning &amp; evening. F.W.M. &amp; family away with rig.</p> <p>Nov 15 Monday. doing chores. plowing hoe crop ground. I drawed in two loads fodder corn. &amp; cleaning out water ditches.</p> <p>Nov 16 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. sorting over cull apples. &amp; took 25 barrels apples to car. as A.C. Caldwell recd payment $36.30. I bot leather mits &amp; gallon coal oil at Piries.</p> <p>Nov 17 Wednesday. doing chores. posted letter to Hep. rather stormy. went down to see John Jone's house. this P.M. F.W.M. away to sale. Lees.</p> <p>Nov 18 Thursday. doing chores. taking wood in cellar to furnace. took 8 bags grain to mill &amp; got it chopped. payed 37 {cents} got in load corn. went to woods &amp; got water trough. &amp; got load of dirt to put around well in yard. F.W.M. away to Sale. coles. sale.</p> <p>Nov 19 Friday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail &amp; Bread at Bakery. drawing dirt. to fill in around. barn &amp; yard. F.W.M. drawing manure in garden.</p> <p>Nov 20 Saturday. doing chores. drawing dirt to fill in barn yard. F.W.M. drawing out manure. on orchard &amp; plowing same.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909 Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 21 Sunday. doing chores. I went to R. &amp; had Dinner &amp; tea at H.E.Ps.</p> <p>Nov 22 Monday. doing chores. strong east wind &amp; rain. all day. wrote letter to Hep. &amp;.</p> <p>Nov 23 Tuesday. doing chores. went down street &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. got mail &amp; large loaf Bread. helping Frank Barlow pull turnips this P.M.</p> <p>Nov 24 Wednesday. doing chores. getting wood in cellar for furnace. &amp; in shed for cook stove. Jean came down today cold wind. &amp; freezing.</p> <p>Nov 25 Thursday. doing chores. I taking wood in cellar to furnace. Killed 2 ducks &amp; helped Mother pick them. cleaning up in pig pen. Father away to St. George. with horse &amp; buggy.</p> <p>Nov 26 Friday. doing chores. drawing in fodder. &amp; ear corn. Father &amp; A.E.V. away to St. George &amp; putting in foundat-ion &amp; bace for monument {word partially illegible}. at grave plot. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Nov 27 Saturday. doing chores. I husking corn. F.W.M. drawing out manure. in orchard. very nice. day. I wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; card to Minnie Hunt. &amp; posted same. sold 3 pair ducks. = $3.00.</p> <p>Nov 28 Sunday. doing chores. in forenoon went to H.E.Ps &amp; had dinner. then HEP. &amp; I drove to Geo Hunts. &amp; had tea. &amp; went to christie church at night moon light night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909 Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 29 Monday. doing chores. &amp; helping Mother wash. I running machine. court day in Lynden. Mrs Solomon Woods sale. farm sold for $5200 = 80 acres.</p> <p>Nov 30 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn Frank plowing in orchard..</p> <p>Dec 1 Wednesday. doing chores. husking corn drawing in ear corn. in afternoon. very fine day. Mother came home from Jean's. I wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Dec 2 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; working at {Dam?} in woods. husking corn in P.M. posted letter to H.E.P. F.W.M. plowing in orchard.</p> <p>Dec 3 Friday. doing chores. drawing in fodder corn. &amp; husking corn. Mother picking ducks 1 pair for market. east wind. &amp; looks like storm from east.</p> <p>Dec 4 Saturday. doing chores. husking corn &amp; washed buggy. Mother away to Market with ducks &amp; butter. F.W.M. cutting up wood. fine day.</p> <p>Dec 5 Sunday. doing chores. to church morning. and evening. came home with S.A. Patterson to R.A. Thompson rain at night.</p> <p>Dec 6 Monday. doing chores. husking corn</p> <p>Dec 7 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn &amp; taking wood in shed. &amp; cellar. wrote letter to H.E.P. at night.</p> <p>Dec 8 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; took wood in shed. &amp; splitting wood. went to office &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. very cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909 Daily Record.</p> <p>Dec 9 Thursday. doing chores. took Geo horse to shop &amp; had 2 front shoes set &amp; two new shoes put on behind. paid 95 {cents}. S. Doherty shoes. blacksmith. bot Bread. at Robins Bakery 15 {cents}. cold west wind. I putting wood in shed &amp; cellar.</p> <p>Dec 10 Friday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail. splitting wood. &amp; fixing around barn. took some corn from barn floor. to Hog pen. milder to night. Joe Plastow called. &amp; wanted to get some straw. F.W.M. took grain to mill to get chopped.</p> <p>Dec 11 Saturday. doing chores. I drawing in fodder corn. down st at Night &amp; went for walk to South Lynden with Miss S.A. Patterson. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Dec 12 Sunday. doing chores in A.M. went to Rockton &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at H.E.Ps. Mis S.A.P. {Patterson} went home with me. &amp; returned at night. snow. &amp; rain. at night.</p> <p>Dec 13 Monday. doing chores. rainy and very wet. F.W.M. husking corn.</p> <p>Dec 14 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. in shed. C. Boyle came after chopper. F.W.M. husking corn snow on ground. cutters &amp; sleighs {written in margin: XXX } {there on?}. very good sleighing.</p> <p>Dec 15 Wednesday. doing chores. Father to Harrisburg. I went to H.W. Rowes to get oil &amp; boots mended.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Dec 16 Thursday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. clothes. &amp; I put storm door on house. snow at night.</p> <p>Dec 17 Friday. doing chores. sorting over some apples. went down to mill &amp; had a talk with Charlie Rowing. colder with some snow. very good sleighing</p> <p>Dec 18 Saturday. doing chores. went to train &amp; posted letters. &amp; got some groceries from Backery. &amp; mail from office. also went to C. Boyles. to chop grain. nasty day. &amp; did not chop. F.W.M. away to city. I received milk check. $17.71. cheese. 20 1/4 lbs $2.33</p> <p>Dec 19 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. but went to church at night. cold west wind.</p> <p>Dec 20 Monday. doing chores. I went to C. Boyles. &amp; done some chopping. came home about 2 o clock. took some Laundry. down to Barber shop. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Dec 21 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. went to Bank &amp; got check cashed. &amp; to station. Mrs Arthur Misner put horse in here. while she went to town. milder to day. F.W.M. took grain to mill to get chopped. &amp; sold wheat at mill.</p> <p>Dec 22 Wednesday. doing chores. went to office &amp; poster letter to H.E.P. got Bread. at Bakery. drawing in corn. finished same. Jean here to day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{1}909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Dec 23 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up wheat. helping Mother to pick 3 ducks A.E.V. away to Hamilton. sent card to Beat. &amp; Harriet.</p> <p>Dec 24 Friday. doing chores. cleaning up wheat. Father &amp; Mother went to Tom Knors funeral. Mrs &amp; Mr Vansickle of Galt here for tea. Tam. Eliza. &amp; Vera Plastow. over to funeral &amp; called in here.</p> <p>Dec 25 Xmas. Saturday. doing chores. at home all day. stormy.</p> <p>Dec 26 Sunday. doing chores. went to Plastows. &amp; had Xmas dinner &amp; tea. Miss S.A. Patterson &amp; Farston there Mother had Xmas dinner here Frank &amp; Jean &amp; baby down.</p> <p>Dec 27. Monday. doing chores. went to station &amp; expressed a parcel to Beat Plastow. 144 Mill st. Lynden. paid 30 {cents}. very nice day.</p> <p>Dec 28 Tuesday. doing chores. fixing up horse power. settled up balance of wheat. {fill} also settled. all back accounts. to date. except. leather on pump {written in margin: XXX} sucker. had some words with F.W.M. about milk chick &amp; cheese. &amp; soon.</p> <p>Dec 29 Wednesday. doing chores. I had headache. F.W.M. away with team. Recv payment. in settlement for last 3 pair ducks. $1.87.</p> <p>Dec 30 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; fixing up . cutting box. &amp; horse.</p> <p>Dec 31 Friday. doing chores. getting things ready to cut feed. cutting this P.M. fine &amp; cool.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record. 1910</p> <p>Jan 1 Saturday. doing chores. FWM. &amp; I went to 6th consession for gravel got two loads. Father &amp; Mother went to Jean's for dinner. A.E.V. away to Hamilton. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Jan 2 Sunday. doing chores. weather milder. at home all day. I went to church at Night. Moyer preached on the commandment. Thou shalt not commit adultry.</p> <p>Jan 3 Monday. doing chores. F.W.M. away for fence post. windy &amp; cold. polling day. in township. also voting on By law. about Library. 50 for. 25 against. By law.</p> <p>Jan 4 Tuesday. doing. very cold. splitting wood.</p> <p>Jan 5 Wednesday. doing chores. not a very nice day. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Jan 6 Wednesday Thursday. doing chores. drawing gravel. 2 loads.</p> <p>Jan 7 Friday. doing chores. drawed 1 load gravel, Jean down for the day. west wind &amp; stormey.</p> <p>Jan 8 Saturday. doing chores. drawed one load gravell. from Rumples. pit. cold west wind. Recv letter from H.E.P. went to store &amp; got groceries for mother. 61 {cents} Paid. Father away to Brantford. good sleighing</p> <p>Jan 9 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at H.E.P. home. cold wind. good sleighing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19 {1 written over 0} 0 Daily Record. 1910</p> <p>Jan 10 Monday. very nice day. doing chores. &amp; fixing up horse power. Father loaned $15.00 from me. S.C. Vansickle.</p> <p>Jan 11 Tuesday. doing chores. we went to Rumples gravel pit &amp; got 2 loads.</p> <p>Jan 12 Wednesday. doing chores. away to gravel pit and got 2 loads gravel. Recv letter from H.E.P. &amp; card from Tom. Jones. very nice day. milder.</p> <p>Jan 13 Thursday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. &amp; cutting feed. this afternoon. F.W.M. getting up some wood. I wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; card to Jean</p> <p>Jan 14 Friday. very stormy from east. doing chores. &amp; shoveling snow.</p> <p>Jan 15 Saturday. doing chores. shoveling snow. got ready &amp; went to city &amp; bot some goods. Miss H.E.P. came up on evening train. very nice day after storm.</p> <p>Jan 16 Sunday. doing chores. H.E.P. went to church in a.m. with Mother &amp; Albert. H.E.P. &amp; I went to Presbyterian church. after noon &amp; Mother did at night.</p> <p>Jan 17 Monday. doing chores. helping to collect provisions for tea meeting Jean came down. &amp; went to tea meeting with H.E.P. &amp; I. sleet &amp; rain at night.</p> <p>Jan 18 Tuesday. doing chores. very soft &amp; raining. drawed some furnace wood. from woods.</p> <p>Jan 19 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing logs to Rouses Mill.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Jan {19 written over 20} Wednesday. H.E.P. went home. from here.</p> <p>Jan 20 Thursday. doing chores. drawing logs to Rouses Mill. &amp; got up. load of wood. Paid Nelson my half. of threshing $7.20.</p> <p>Jan 21 Friday. doing chores. sorting over apples &amp; brot some to house. wet rain &amp; sleet.</p> <p>Jan 22 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood. &amp; tinkering around barn. tightened up shoes on Geo horse. went to Robins &amp; got Bread &amp; Biscuit. snow storm all day. drilling</p> <p>Jan 23 Sunday. doing chores. stormy all day. at home all day. &amp; wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Jan 24 Monday. doing chores. drawing up wood. this afternoon. F.W.M. away to weir drawing logs. fi very nice day. mild.</p> <p>Jan 25 Tuesday. doing chores. fixing up cutting box. &amp; sharpening knives. {B?}V. &amp; I went to wood &amp; cut some pine logs. I hired Geo. Horse to. Hydro Electric man. Recv Payment for some. $1.50 {written above previous word}</p> <p>Jan 26 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting feed. drawing logs. from woods. to Rouses. Mill. Recv letter from H.E.P. {written in margin: XXX} NO 9. cow red. calved. after 6. P. M.</p> <p>Jan 27 Thursday. doing chores. drawed load logs to Rouses Mill. .Hydro man got horse. I drove to Rockton in car &amp; went to Mens social with H.E.P. NO 8 cow calved. in morning.</p> <p>Jan 28 Friday. doing chores. drawing up wood. very nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910. Daily Record.</p> <p>Jan 29 Saturday. doing chores. went to office &amp; posted letter &amp; card to H.E.P. Recv car letter from H.E.P. I fixing up rack to draw post on. Father &amp; Mother went away to Hamilton also to Ancaster. A.E.V away to city. I down street at night. &amp; bot. sausage. Bread. buns. &amp; corn cakes.</p> <p>Jan 30 Sunday. doing chores. snowing I drove to Troy Church. at night. then drove HE.P home. after church snowing. Anniversary services. Rev Mr Archer preached.</p> <p>Jan 31 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood. went down street &amp; got mail. coal oil. &amp; lantern globe. Father &amp; Mother. &amp; Albert all came home to day. Tea meeting at Troy to night. very good sleighing. {written in margin: XXX} HEP. has cold. &amp; not feeling very well.</p> <p>Feb 1 Tuesday. doing chores. sorting apples. in afternoon. wrote letter to Bessie.</p> <p>Feb 2 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Rockton &amp; got 100 post. at Pete Newtons. @ 13 {cents} each. called at H.E.P.s. wrote letter to H.E.P. at night &amp; posted same.</p> <p>Feb 3 Thursday. doing chores. very stormy all day. shoveling snow. sorting A.</p> <p>Feb 4 Friday. doing chores. doing chores. went to Rouses mill &amp; put logs on. scids. &amp; drawed home two loads pine lumber.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Feb 5 Saturday. doing chores. drawing lumber from A. Rouses Mill. cold west wind. Geo. Egglestone. came here. F.W.M. away. to Brantford. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Feb 6 Sunday. doing chores. very cold. west wind. A.E.V. Geo. Egglestone &amp; I went to church at night.</p> <p>Feb 7 Monday. doing chores. getting ready to cut field. Father &amp; Mother away to Jim Howards funeral. Died Feb 4.10</p> <p>Feb 8 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting feed. in forenoon. cutting wood for furnace in afternoon. sold 4 calves to John Hanley. for Amos Dyment. for $40.00. received payment. of $32.00. balance of $8.00 due me.</p> <p>Feb 9 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood. &amp; took some in cellar. sent letter to HEP. .Payed Henry Howard. for cheese factory $1.27. which was an over paid amount. snow storm this afternoon.</p> <p>Feb 10 Thursday. doing chores. splitting wood in shed. help load 2 sticks timber. &amp; to get Frank Barlows sleigh &amp; box. Dad getting ready to go to city.</p> <p>Feb 11 Friday. doing chores. down street &amp; got mail Geo Eggleston here. Father away to Hamilton with team &amp; got chimney pole. wrote letter to H.E.P. cold &amp; frosty.</p> <p>Feb 12 (7 written above date) Saturday. doing chores. went to Rouses Mill &amp; got timber. recv letter from H.E.P. down street at night. &amp; got mail &amp; corn flakes. Mother went to Jeans.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Feb 13 Sunday. doing chores. nice day but cool west wind. quarterly. meeting in Methodist church. at home all day. Wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Feb 14 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood down street this AM &amp; posted letter. Mother came home. from Jeans.</p> <p>Feb 15 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. fixing harness. stormy snow &amp; sleet.</p> <p>Feb 16 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Feb 17 Thursday. doing chores. sorting apples splitting wood. wrote letter to H.E.P</p> <p>Feb 18 Friday. doing chores. splitting wood. went down to store &amp; got groceries for Mother. 91 {cents}. Paid for same. posted letter to H.E.P. at night. Recv Payment in full for calves. from Amos Dyment. $8.00.</p> <p>Feb 19 Saturday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail. settled with F.W.M. to date for all back payments.</p> <p>Feb 20 Sunday. doing chores. went to M.E. {Methodist Episcopal} church in morning. &amp; to Presbyterian at night. Mr James Vansickle &amp; daughter came here &amp; went to church at night. Presbyterian anniversary.</p> <p>Feb 21 Monday. doing chores. grinding cutting box knives. &amp; getting ready to cut feed. Mother away to tea meeting.</p> <p>Feb 22 Tuesday. doing chores. went down for mail. helping to clean house this afternoon. Mrs Rumple. called.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Feb 22 for hay. for 10 loads. gravel at 25 {cents} a load. $2.50. went down street at night &amp; got mail. Bread. &amp; oat Meal.</p> <p>Feb 23 Wednesday. doing chores. cold west wind. I had head-ache. Recv card from Jennine. Stewart. fine moon light night</p> <p>Feb 24 Thursday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail in fore noon. also went to see John. A. Jones's house. in village nice day. but cold west wind. Carrie went to Burg. &amp; left kids here. wrote &amp; posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Feb 25 Friday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. cutting feed this afternoon. {Cope Doddy. wier corner?}. had team billed yesterday by G.T.R. {Grand Trunk Railroad} Toronto Exp. on crossing at wier.</p> <p>Feb 26 Saturday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail. Father &amp; I an went to Toronto. Milder to day softer at night. Recv letter from H.E.P/ down street at night &amp; bought Bread &amp; sausage</p> <p>Feb 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. soft. &amp; rainy all &amp; through the night.</p> <p>Feb 28 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash. soft &amp; thawing all day. Rev Mr Moyer called here.</p> <p>Mar 1 Tuesday. doing chores. had sick head.ache. F.W.M. done milking at night. sold 4 pigs to Lory Dyment. 630 lbs. at 8.65 per 100 = $54.40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Mar 2 Wednesday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash her clothes. I went to church at night. Rev Mr Danels preached &amp; helped Mr Moyer.</p> <p>Mar 3 Thursday. doing chores. Jean came down. very nice day. thawing.</p> <p>Mar 4 Friday. doing chores. drawing up wood. very nice day. thawing.</p> <p>Mar 5 Saturday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail. &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. helping Father move stone for doors &amp; windows also lumber. from farm to village lot. John Rous here fixing barn yard pump. new valve {written in margin: XXX} &amp; sucker</p> <p>Mar 6 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. not feeling very well.</p> <p>Mar 7 Monday. doing chores. went to A. Rouses Mill &amp; moved pile of joice {joist} to get sized. 9 in brought 2 loads ruff stuff home. R. Knoles. &amp; Amos Dyment here to buy calves.</p> <p>Mar 8 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood went to store with butter 3 lbs. &amp; eggs 1 dozen. 25 {cents}. a lb. &amp; 30 {cents}. a dozen. bot sugar. 25 {cents}. biscuit 10 {cents}. oil. 15 {cents}. due me 55 {cents}.</p> <p>Mar 9 Wednesday. doing chores. filed saw got Geo Horse shoe all sound. 1 new shoe on behind. down st at night &amp; got mail. went to library show.</p> <p>Mar 10 Thursday. doing chores. started to trim apple trees. Father went out to Mill with team. F.W.M. away. very nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Mar 11 Friday. doing chores. helping Father draw some joice {joist} from A. Rouses Mill. &amp; trimming trees. Mother away to Jeans &amp; to St George.</p> <p>Mar 12 Saturday. doing chores. trimming trees. Jean came down to stay over Sunday. down st at night &amp; got mail. also bread &amp; sausage. recv letter from H.E.P. 53 years ago. year 1857. train went {written in margin: XX} through bridge at Hamilton. Desjardins Canal. 59 killed &amp; 19 injured.</p> <p>Mar 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening. Jean here. the folks all over to Carries for tea.</p> <p>Mar 14 Monday. doing chores. &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Mar 15 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning up some brush in orchard.</p> <p>Mar 16 Wednesday. doing chores. cleaning up brush in orchard. &amp; cleaning up cellar wrote letter to H.E.P. at night. very nice day. Mother house cleaning Maurice staying here at present. Jean went home last night. {written in margin: XXX} Live hogs selling at 9.25 per 100</p> <p>Mar 17 Thursday. doing chores. splitting wood. &amp; fixing around in general. down street this A.M. &amp; got mail &amp; groceries. posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Mar 18 Friday. doing chores. went to Dick Vansickle's sale this afternoon. very nice day. but cool wind.</p> <p>Mar 19 Saturday. doing chores. helping Father to move some lumber. &amp; started to tear down old house on village lot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Mar 20 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening. very nice day.</p> <p>Mar 21 Monday. doing chores. helping to wash. clothes. &amp; also helping to tear down old houses on village lot.</p> <p>Mar 22 Tuesday. doing chores. taking down and cleaning up around old house. &amp; burning brush. very nice day.</p> <p>Mar 23 Wednesday. doing chores. went to station to see Electric weld wire fence helping Dad to move brick out of old kiln. Marshel Nisbet called to see about house. cool east wind.</p> <p>Mar 24 Thursday. doing chores. helping Father move brick. very nice day Will &amp; Cara. came up this P.M. wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; sent some Easter cards away.</p> <p>Mar 25 Friday. doing chores. helping to dig out apple tree on lot. &amp; trimming up some. Will Bate here. Mother away to Jean's. west wind.</p> <p>Mar 26 Saturday. doing chores. helping father to move brick. &amp; staking out ground for house. &amp; plowed some. got chop from mill. &amp; paid for same. 57 {cents}. S.C.V. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Mar 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to C. morning and evening. Cara &amp; Will here. also Frank &amp; Carrie for dinner</p> <p>Mar 28 Monday. doing chores. in A.M. helping Father to dig out cellar for house. on village lot. Frank Paulton. &amp; F.W.M. helping also</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Mar 29 Tuesday. doing chores. helping Father to dig out cellar for house. very nice day. Had some words with F.W.M. {written in left margin XX} about selling calves. &amp; pigs. he also {written in margin: XX} called me a liar. &amp; many other things</p> <p>Mar 30 Wednesday. doing chores. I helping Father finish digging out cellar. F.W.M. plowing last years corn grow Mother &amp; I went to Lecture. at church Rev Mr Patterson. Brantford. Lectured on Jean Val Jean.</p> <p>Mar 31 Thursday. doing chores. plowing corn ground. F.W.M. started to {written in margin: XXX} cultivate in lower field. near bridge. west wind. cooler. Frank Barlow lost cow. chocked.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 = Daily Record. = 1910</p> <p>April</p> <p>April 1 Friday. doing chores. cultivating in lower field. F.W.M. cultivating &amp; sowing mixed grain. very nice day.</p> <p>April 2 Saturday. doing chores. disc harrowing &amp; dragging. F.W.M. sowing mixed grain. very nice day.</p> <p>April 3 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. a little rain at night.</p> <p>April 4 Monday. doing chores. went to woods &amp; got some poles to put on fence. harrowing. cleaned out water furrows. &amp; disc-harrowing in lower north field. nice day warm. F.W.M. took grain to mill for chop.</p> <p>April 5 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating in lower field. &amp; in next field west. F.W.M. cultivating &amp; sowing barley.</p> <p>April 6 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing in lower field. cultivating for oats. cool west wind. a little rain.</p> <p>April 7 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; harrowing on oat field. F.W.M. sowing oats. down street at night. &amp; sold Butter &amp; eggs. F. Clement &amp; wife came here. got Bread tickets 14.</p> <p>April 8 Friday. doing chores. cultivating &amp; harrowing. oat field. finished field very nice day. F.W.M. sowing &amp; cultivating.</p> <p>April 9 Saturday. doing chores. furrowed out oat field. &amp; helping Father to put stone in house cellar. for wall.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910. Daily Record.</p> <p>April 10 Sunday. doing chores. were at home all day. not feeling very well. very nice day.</p> <p>April 11 Monday. doing chores. cleaned out water furrows. in oat field. Sold 3 pigs to Nisbet. &amp; Rowing. 540 lbs. @ 9.35 = $50.49 also sold 2 steers to Ed Rowing. for $72.00 Killed 1 pig. sold my half to F.W.M. for {written in margin: XXX} Mrs Merriet Hunt buried to day. A.E V. Father &amp; Mother were there.</p> <p>April 12 Tuesday. doing chores. disc Harrowing gang plowed small piece near back orchard. drawed load brick for dad. went to Mill &amp; got 55 lbs. Timothy seed. paid $4.00 for same. H.C. Morrison. went to field &amp; set up stakes. to sow grass seed.</p> <p>April 13 Wednesday. doing chores. sowing grass seed. finished. sowing grain. harrowing rolling plowed garden. I wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; posted same. Very nice day. Jean down to-day with baby.</p> <p>April 14 Thursday. doing chores. finished sowing field with grass seed. drawed water furrows in field next to barn. &amp; started to tear down fence near railroad. dad using team this P.M. F.W.M. sold potatoes. &amp; rolling in lower field. very nice day. Russell Jones here to-night. talking furnace. Ed. Rowing killed steer here to-day. &amp; payed me balance on same $22.00.</p> <p>April 15 Friday. doing chores. rolling spring grain started to Rain this after-noon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>April 15 Father started. masons to lay foundation of house. Tom Hull &amp; gang. Johnston &amp; Dunkan. F.W.M. not feeling well.</p> <p>April 16 Saturday. doing chores. not feeling very well. F.W.M. sick. not working H.E.P. went to Hamilton. on visit.</p> <p>April 17 Sunday. doing chores. I went to R. &amp; had dinner at Plastows. Father &amp; Mother went to Mr. Geo Hunt's. for dinner. cloudy &amp; rainy most of day</p> <p>April 18 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. &amp; fixing around. washed buggy. Father had team all day drawing stone. to cellar. Joe came.. &amp; A.E.V. helping. I had some words with {written in margin: XXX} F.W.M. about settling up. accounts. &amp; things in general around the farm.</p> <p>April 19 Tuesday. doing chores. went to office with letter. for H.EP. Hamilton man from Brantford. to see about slating roof of new house. $2.10 he ask for the job. to find material &amp; do work of putting it on. wet &amp; rainy most of day. I splitting some wood.</p> <p>April 20 Wednesday. doing chores. cleaning gravel out of ditch on road. helping over at house. &amp; fixing wire fence. some rain. cool east wind.</p> <p>April 21 Thursday. doing chores. helping at new house. cleaned up some old fence. down st at night &amp; got shaved. 10 {cents}.</p> <p>April 22 Friday. doing chores. helping at new house in morning then went to city &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at R. Stewarts.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Apr 22 at Hamilton met H.E.P. at Stewarts. &amp; was out to Park. &amp; called on H.E.Ps aunt. H.E.P. not feeling very well. &amp; rather out of sorts about things general.</p> <p>Apr 23 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating garden &amp; helping father to level up gravel around new house. very nice day. A.E.V. &amp; Carrie away to city.</p> <p>Apr 24 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. not feeling very well. headache. cloudy &amp; rainy. AE.V. away. over Sunday.</p> <p>Apr 25 Monday. doing chores. cleaning up pig yard. harrowing garden. &amp; planted 3 rows potatoes on North side of garden.</p> <p>Apr 26 Tuesday. doing chores. setting out apple trees. &amp; cleaning up around. sold 6 pigs to Amos Dyment. 1030 lbs @ 9.00 $92.70 FWM. away to St George. for load of planks. Mother away to Jeans. rainy to-day. settled with F.W.M. to.date. for all back accounts.</p> <p>Apr 27 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence around woods. went to Austin Mul-hollands &amp; got his wire clamps. fixing wire fence in P.M. went out to church at night. Miss Anna. Snider. gave an intertainment. cool at night.</p> <p>Apr 28 Thursday. doing chores. helped Father put timbers on wall. &amp; moved joice.{joist} on wagon. we started to draw out manure 18 loads.</p> <p>Apr 29 Friday. doing chores. cutting a little wood in shed. went to Bakery for bread. &amp; settle with Mrs Robins. $1.00 cash &amp; bread tickets. 50 {cents}. rainy day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p><br />Date</p> <p>April 30 Saturday doing chores. fixing wire fence sowing small piece of ground near orchard with oat &amp; pease. for cattle F.W.M. away with horse &amp; cart. Will &amp; Cara here will went to Paris &amp; Brantford to inspect some wiring,</p> <p>Sunday doing chores. Turned 5 young cattle in woods showery. Will &amp; Cara here. quartely meeting day. Wrote letter to H.E.P Hamilton. 107 mc 1 vab .</p> <p>monday doing chores started to draw out manure 2 loads very wet &amp; rainy. helped Father put in bridge at side walk. cut young pigs. Will &amp; Cara went home. She bot 2 lbs butter &amp; 1 1/2 dozen eggs &amp; paid one 80% for some new $ 1.00 = 20% due mrs W.I. Bate.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores not feeling very well. &amp; in house most of day ground to wet to work. Father unloading brick.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores helping mother wash greasing harness. Taking down old picket fence. east of B. Yard F.W.M &amp; Father away to Brantford.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores drawing out manure 18 loads very nice day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores drawing out manure 19 loads very nice day Father unloading brick. King Edward VII died.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores Plowing hoe crop ground &amp; cultivated garden. very nice day. warmer.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores some rain. I drove over to Rocktor &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at mrs Plastows. H.E.P feeling rather out at me. I had talk with her. She gave me umbrela as present. Frank Broithwait &amp; wife here.</p> <p>monday doing chores plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M plowing &amp; rolling.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores plowing hoe crop ground F.W.M working in orchard &amp; garden mother sold butter and eggs at Pircis.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores plowing hoe crop ground.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores had a talk with A.E.V about H.E.P disc Harrowing the rest of day cool wind fine.</p> <p>Friday doing chores plowing for foder corn sprouting potatoes in cellar in P.M. Sam I Plastow called here.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores took Jorne Horse to shop &amp; had shoes taken off &amp; feet trimmed no change I taking down old picket fence near yard drawing out manure this P.M. F.W.M away with team in A.M. father &amp; A.E.P away to city. Read letter from H.E.P. I took butter to Geo Archers and got groceries &amp; due bill for $ 1.39.</p> <p>sunday doing chores went to church morning &amp; evening went for walk up to function cut on {S.J.R?} set hen in east end of Hall in stable.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores drawing out 19 loads manure finished same.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores . Father had Team to Roues mill &amp; sprouting potatoes. also plowing hoe crop ground rest of day. west wind sold 4 pigs to amos dyment 775 lb @ 9.35 = $72.46. Read Payment. went out to church at night. heavy rain come home.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores sprouting potatoes in cellar windy &amp; damp after the rain wrote letter to H.E.P. Read balance on pigs $4.22 &amp; settled with F.W.M for chopping 44c.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went to mill &amp; got 2 1/2 bushel seed corn. F.W.M took oats to get chopped. Cultivating on hoe crop ground.</p> <p>Friday King Edward VII buried rain this afternoon, Working on hoe crop ground in forenoon. F.W.M. sowed ear corn on east side of field. Father had team away to Roues mill. To get frames for house.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores took down old picket fence &amp; took out post F.W.M working in garden &amp; orchard sent letter to H.E.P. very warm.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church in morning with mother cloudy &amp; east wind went up to Function in a.m. &amp; took picture. also went to church at night. Rev mr. Fisher preached memoral sermon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores started to draw milk to factory 182 lbs. drilling up mangle &amp; Turnip ground. F.W.M drewing o and for father in a.m. Working in orchard this P.M. showing &amp; cloudy west wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores. Took milk to factory 181 lbs sowed mangle seed &amp; some early turnips &amp; feed Fodder corn. Jean came down &amp; stayed over night.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. I took milk to factory 188 lbs. Cultivating &amp; harrowing drilling up potatoe ground. F.W.M sowing corn. Jean away to city but went home at night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went to factory with milk 177 lbs. cutting &amp; planting potatoes. Masons started brick work on new house. House on Effert Durhams farm. burned this afternoon.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to factory 178 lbs. Posted letter to H.E.P Finished planting potatoes 24 rows. helping over at home. very nice day.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to Factory with 191 lbs milk &amp; helping at house father away to city. very nice day. Down st at night. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church morning &amp; evening rain about 6 P.M. &amp; after church at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores fixing fence helped mother wash cut some wood. Wrote letter to H.E.P. went down for mail at night. rainy.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cut some wood in shed not doing much. This P.M. posted letter to H.E.P. had head ache. showery this afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting some wood in shed. &amp; helping some at house. masons finished first story of new house to day. rainy this A.M. sold 1 weal caff $13.50. &amp; bot 1 calf $1.50 Ed.Raing. F.W.M.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores helping father at house putting up studding &amp; {foice?}. rain at night.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took 2 cows to Bull. NO 6 Black &amp; No 9 Red. Fixing fence along evergreen &amp; helping at new house in afternoon. Roy G. Vansickle &amp; wife called here &amp; had tea &amp; took some pictures.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores hoeing in garden took Geo Horse to shop &amp; got {shud?} down street at night &amp; got mail &amp; met miss S.A. Patterson.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores rainy day I went to Rocktor in evening &amp; called at H.E.Ps &amp; spent the eve. rain &amp; showery.</p> <p>monday doing chores. &amp; tinkering around. Helped father to get out logs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday rainy this afternoon. We took cows No 1 &amp; 3 to C Bayles bull.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores took milk 2 60 lbs to factory got wagon ready &amp; started to draw logs to rouses mill for Father Paid Sam Doherty for shoeing Geo Horse all round. 50 c. very nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory 188 lbs. drawed two loads of logs to mill &amp; me load of lumber home. sent letter to H.e.P at night. masons finished second story of house to-day. &amp; started carmells house</p> <p>Thursday took milk to Factory. Then went to Rouses Mill &amp; got load of lumber cultivating &amp; sowed Fodder corn next to barn cultivating in hoe crop ground.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to factory cultivating &amp; harrowing Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Saturday took milk to factory. got ready &amp; went to Hamillon on 9-50 train &amp; got good. $14.10 met H.E.P. very wet day called at mr Stewarts S.A. Plastow also down with rig.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to Church at night. home all day met S.A.P at night &amp; went for walk.</p> <p>monday doing chores working at new house . Father away with Team to Froy for line &amp; to {Bapetowne?} with house to see carpenters.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores doing was work. &amp; drawed 1 load stone from</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wm. Irelands Roctor very warm. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cultivating corn &amp; potatoes &amp; hoeing turnips very warm day.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores and thining early turnips in orchard. very nice day had little head ache.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; thining turnips in orchard very warm, cloudy.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores hoeing Turnips in orchard &amp; cutting grass around trees. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R. &amp; had D with H.E.P. mr &amp; mrs Stewat there also. miss S.A.P went over with me. I over at Frank Barlow Talking with S.A.P &amp; mrs Barlow also went for walk with S.A.P very warm,</p> <p>monday doing chores took milk to factory. 240 lbs. cultivating Turnips &amp; mangles very warm got first milk check from F.W.M. $14.01 = cheese 29c.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores took milk to factory 235 lbs. started to thin mangles very warm. settled with F.W.M. for barley chopping. milk check &amp; balance due me on Turnipseed. $8.31 = paid him $7.00 each $ 1.31 due him.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; thining Turnips all day. Had words with F.W.M. about settle ment &amp; Things in general. very warm.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; hoeing mangles &amp; potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; hoeing potatoes &amp; corn. cultivating got hair cut. Bot bread.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; hoeing corn. new letter from H.E.P. very nice day warm. H.E.P. to Guelph.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores at home all day. Frank &amp; Jean came down &amp; mr. Young took Picture of family. nice day.</p> <p>monday doing chores hoeing corn &amp; put barb wire on fence in lane. Read card from Bersie.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores hoeing corn.</p> <p>Wednesday finished hoeing corn &amp; started to cultivate mangels.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cultivating mangels &amp; potatoes went to Hamilton at noon Train &amp; to Rockton at night &amp; set up with H.E.P she being sick.</p> <p>Friday doing chores helping to get ready for social went to Park in afternoon &amp; helped in Booth.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores Thining Turnips down st at night &amp; got laundry. 12c.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores. Home all day but went to R. to see H.E.P. at night she being in bed sick.</p> <p>monday doing chores Thining Turnips cutting weeds &amp; Thisltes sharpening mover? knife cultivating corn. settled up with F.W.M. to date for milk check. $13.73.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores took milk to Factory cutting weeds &amp; Thistles &amp; cultivating corn. very nice day &amp; warm cut piece of hay yesterday &amp; F.W.M. tedding it To-Day.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory cultivating corn. hoeing turnips cocking hay This P.M. Black clouds in west to night. windy Posted letter to H.E.P. Sterling able &amp; miss Jessie Ruas were married.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores. Took milk to Factory hoeing potatoes cutting Thistle &amp; took No. 4 cow Lilly to C. Bayles Bull.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to Factory turned out some hay cocks . had head ache &amp; done nothing in P.M.</p> <p>Saturday took milk to factory. Turned out Hay Cocks. Paris Greened Potatoes &amp; hoeing turnips cut some wood in shed.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores F.W.M. took cow NO 5 Black to C. Bayles Bull.</p> <p>monday doing chores hoeing turnips cut piece of grass.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores hoeing turnips cutting wood in shed rain. Read $10.00 from ed. rawig on cattle &amp; calf.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. Tedding hay hoeing mangels. very nice day. cleaned up barn floor.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores hoeing mangels nakeing hay. &amp; drawed in 4 loads jean drove for the day fine day. Had some wards with F.W.M. about hoe crops 7 Hay getting wet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores cultivating potatoes paris greening potatoes. rakeing hay. &amp; drawing in some 5 loads very warm took 5 dozen eggs to Mr. Robins 20c dry ED Rowng got calf &amp; payed $ 10.00 $5.00 due me on cattle.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores helled up potatoes hoeing mangels. Cool east wind some rain in P.M. F.W.M bot 4 bus Barley $ 2.60 &amp; chopping 40% at mill. Settled all Back accounts &amp; Third milk check $ 21.96 cheese 2 = 24% .S.W.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores albert Ramsey &amp; wife &amp; son Geo were here. I drove to R. at night nice day &amp; moon light.</p> <p>monday doiing chores took milk to factory. Rowing bus. Took 2 caus away no 1 &amp; 7 &amp; paid balance. $ 50.00. hoeing mangels &amp; powing. F.W.M. cut piece of grass &amp; hoeing mangels.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores took milk to factory. Plowing &amp; hoeing mangels. Drewed in &amp; load hay had words with F.W.M about hay. Frank Breathwaite come here with home &amp; left some &amp; he took 5 train.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. took milk to factory 180 lbs. hoeing mangels. drawing in hay 6 loads nice day Grocers picnic to falls to day. They went on F.H &amp; B as there was a strik on J.T.R.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took milk to factory160 lbs rain showery through the day. cutting weeds in lane.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>cutting some wood in shed. Father and mother away to Jerryville with FC.Bs home.</p> <p>Friday doing chores. Took milk to factory. 174 lbs drawed in two loads hay. miss H.E.P. here for dinner. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores helping father to unload load of flooring for new house. hoeing mangels paris greeining potatoes drawed in 2 loads hay &amp; finished some down st at night.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores west wind but very warm air. F.W.M. away to harrisburg very heavy rain &amp; wind between 4 &amp; 6 oclock. The corn &amp; oats knocked down very bad. &amp; some trees turned over. I had to do all the milking at N.</p> <p>monday doing chores fixing binder &amp; getting ready to cut grrain. mother away to Jeans this P.M. John Bishop here looking at young cattle. F.W.M. drawing milk.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cutting wheat all day. milk amy team. F.W.M took milk to factory &amp; shocking up wheat very nice day wheat very good.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores finished cutting wheat in forenoon. sharpen ed binder knife. &amp; started to cut barley. rain came on fixing binder canwases.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores fixing binder cutting barley nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores cutting weeds &amp; thistles around oat field fence. &amp; drawing in 5 loads wheat. started to rain in afternoon settled with F.W.M. on 4 th milk check. $ 21.56 &amp; 7 1/4 lbs. cheese 77c.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores fixing binder canvasas. cutting weed &amp; Thistles along fence in east field. Father &amp; I drawed in 1 load of wheat F.W.M. away to city he took milk to factory.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to Rockton &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps &amp; came home in afternoon. H.E.P. came with me. done chores at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores got ready &amp; went to falls. &amp; spend the day H.E.P. was with me 23 years since I were there before.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores helped F. Barlow Thresh Barley. hoing . cutting weeds. &amp; drawed in 2 loads wheat drove H.E.P. home at night &amp; had few words about a few things,</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory. fixing fence back at woods. drawing in wheat &amp; barley. rain at night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took milk to factory got in corn &amp; got plow ready. &amp; plowing this P.M. cool wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to factory cutting wood &amp; thistle along fence plowing &amp; started to draw in barley &amp; wheat finished some cool west wind all day r Jones here for dinner.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; got in corn for cows started to cut oats. I shocking oats. read letter from H.E.P. father away to city &amp; had my ticket. I bought 40 3/4 lbs cheese from factory for Geo Pirce.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove up to jeans then Frank &amp; I went to St. George &amp; to cementary to see monument &amp; the place in ground called at {saras?} &amp; frank got bread.</p> <p>monday doing chores plowing for fall wheat in lower north field. cutting &amp; shocking oats in P.M. down st at night &amp; posted letter card to H.E.P. &amp; got paper.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores plowing cutting &amp; shocking oats in P.M. started to rain &amp; little after 6 P.M.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores plowing in a.m. cutting &amp; shocking oats rain in P.M. cutting wood in shed F.W.M. started to plow.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores plowing in a.m. Finished cutting oats in big field drawed in 1 1/2 loads oats &amp; threshing part of P.M. oats &amp; wheat. 4 men here for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores Threshing wheat &amp; barley in forenoon cutting &amp; shocking oats in afternoon. 400 bushel grain threshed.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting &amp; shocking oats finished lower field. Father away to city he had my ticket.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at H.E.P. place. home at night and done chores. Frank &amp; Jean drove down at N.</p> <p>mmday doing chores took milk to factory 293 lbs finished cutting oats. {mrs wm j?} Bate came here. rain early in evening.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores. Took milk to factory 132 lbs we took wheat off of barn floor to upper granery Then plowing the rest of day. Sold 3 young cattle to alf Harley for $ 150 new $ 10.00 an some balance when cattle go away Thursday.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores I took milk to factory 151 lbs brought 1/2 cheese to Geo pirie plowing for fall wheat. Jean &amp; baby came down for dinner &amp; tea &amp; stayed over at night. Cara went home &amp; mother went with her got check from factory. $20.30 &amp; 4 1/2 lbs cheese 50%. got 2 1/2 lbs cheese for myself.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores got young cattle up from woods &amp; plowing fall wheat ground. cattle went away read payment in fall.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Aug 19 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. 1{62 or 192} lbs. finished plowing field. got some groceries at store. &amp; mail.</p> <p>Aug 20 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. harrowing fall wheat ground. F.W.M. working at Lucers clover. Recv L. from H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 21 Sunday. doing chores. Mother &amp; I to church in morning. I out at night wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 22 Monday. doing chores. started to draw in oats. 1 load. raining. cut some wood in shed. went to Rouss mill &amp; got wagon with rack on. helping father put top on cispool {cesspool}. Posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 23 Tuesday. doing chores. harrowing on fall wheat ground. also cultivating F.W.M. to Austin Mulhollands. threshing. very warm.</p> <p>Aug 24 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating fall wheat ground. turning out oats in field. drawed in 3 load hay. &amp; 1 load oats.</p> <p>Aug 25 Thursday. doing chores. drawing in oats &amp; turning out shocks. Ed. Robinson helping us. all day. AEV. helping in afternoon.</p> <p>Aug 26 Friday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. turning out oats. &amp; drawing in same. Ed. Robinson here in afternoon.</p> <p>Aug 27 Saturday. doing chores. drawing in oats &amp; finished same. Ed. Robinson here all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record</p> <p>Aug 28 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home &amp; done chores in evening.</p> <p>Aug 29 Monday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. &amp; getting in corn for cows.</p> <p>Aug 30 Tuesday. doing chores. disc harrowing all day. took milk to factory. went to station &amp; got catalogue &amp; sent same to S. G. McCormick. Rockton. postage 9 {cents}. also posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 31 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. raining in forenoon. cut some wood in shed. disc harrowing in p.m. wrote letter to Roy Vansickle.</p> <p>Sept 1 Thursday. took milk 152 lbs to factory. fixed disc harrow tongue. &amp; cultivating on fall wheat ground. also dragging.</p> <p>Sept 2 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. rolling and harrowing on fall wheat ground. got in load of corn for cows. sold 149 bushels turnip. @ 13 {cents} $2533. Recv payment. &amp; settled with F.W.M. for all back accounts. Sunday school picnic at Park.</p> <p>Sept 3 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory dressed &amp; went to Hamilton Will &amp; Cara came up on 2-30 train</p> <p>Sept 4 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. rain in evening so did not go to R{Rockton}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Record</p> <p>Sept 5 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. helping Mrs Young to crate good. got in corn for cows. &amp; picked up load of old finer rails. for wood. Labor day. sports at Rockton. rain at night so did not go. to R{ockton}..</p> <p>Sept 6 Tuesday. doing chores. F.W.M. &amp; I put Mrs. M. Youngs house hold good on car. Moving to Red Deer. Alberta. pulling turnips &amp; put load on car.</p> <p>Sept 7 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. had headache</p> <p>Sept 8 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; cultivating on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. put turnips on car. &amp; plowing.</p> <p>Sept 9 Friday. doing chores. finished cultivating field. cleaning up seed wheat. &amp; sowing same. Settled with F.W.M. far sow to boar. $1.00 &amp; turnips {written in margin: XXX} 146 bushel. $ 21.95.</p> <p>Sept 10 Saturday. doing chores. sowing wheat Finished field of 12 acres. sowed about 10 1/2 bags. got in load corn {written in margin: sowed wheat} for cows. the folks had corn roast in woods.</p> <p>Sept 11 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R{Rockton}. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Plastow's. very nice day. Will and Cara drove to Jean's &amp; had dinner. also Mother went with them.</p> <p>Sept 12 Sunday Monday. doing chores. I took milk to Factory 314. lbs. drawed water furrows in wheat field &amp; cleaned out same. got in load corn for cows. F.W.M. started to cut corn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Sept 13 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to F{factory}. plowing. the rest of day. had cold in head. &amp; not feeling well.</p> <p>Sept 14 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. finished plowing field. &amp; got in load corn for cows. &amp; cutting corn in field. Baby girl arrived. {written in margin: XXX} to Mr &amp; Mrs F. W. Mulholland.</p> <p>Sept 15 Thursday. doing chores. cutting corn &amp; took milk to Factory. Father had team away to Harrisburg for brick.</p> <p>Sept 16 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. cutting corn. &amp; helping Frank Barlow finish threshing. Father away to Longford. to see Ramsey's &amp; to get Honey. bought 1/2 cheese from Factory for Geo Archer. very nice day.</p> <p>Sept 17 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. got in load corn for cows. cutting corn. the rest of day.</p> <p>Sept 18 Sunday. doing chores. Harvest Home services in church. damp &amp; cloudy. I to church morning &amp; evening Rev Mr Shepperd preached at both services.</p> <p>Sept 19 Monday. doing chores. cutting fodder corn. &amp; tieing up same.</p> <p>Sept 20 Tuesday. doing chores. tieing up corn in forenoon. not very well in P.M. Jean &amp; baby down. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea went home at night.</p> <p>Sept 21 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; cutting corn</p> <p>Sept 22 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; working at co{rn}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily chores Record</p> <p>Sept 23 Friday. doing chores. tieing up corn. in A.M. F.W.M. away with team. rain. got Geo horse shod. &amp; had a look through. Cornells. &amp; Morrisons houses. F.W.M. cleaning up wheat. 15 {and a half or a ninth}. bags.</p> <p>Sept 24 Saturday. doing chores. cleaning wheat. cutting wood in shed. rainy most of day. FWM away to Hamilton.</p> <p>Sept 25 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at H.E.P.s.</p> <p>Sept 26 Monday. doing chores. took milk to factory. cleaning out potatoe cellar &amp; sweeping dirt out of stables. tieing up corn this P.M. F.W.M. away. drawing wood. the A.M.</p> <p>Sept 27 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. cleaning out root cellar. took 54 bus 15 lbs. wheat to mill. cutting some wood in shed. plowing corn ground next to yard. F.W.M. away putting wood on car.</p> <p>Sept 28 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; cutting ear corn finished same. down st at night. wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Sept 29 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory. then went to office &amp; posted letters. &amp; got mail. setting up &amp; tieing fodder corn finished same. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sept 30 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. &amp; started to dig potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910. Daily Record.</p> <p>Oct 1 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. &amp; digging potatoes. 28 bushel.</p> <p>Oct 2 Sunday. doing chores. I drove to Longford. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Albert Ramseys. very nice day.</p> <p>Oct 3 Monday. doing chores. &amp; digging Potatoes all day. very nice day. 26 bushel.</p> <p>Oct 4 Tuesday. doing chores. finished digging potatoes. pulled beans. &amp; cut ever-green corn. plowing beans ground. rain at night. Mother away to Jeans. I wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Oct 5 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. rainy day. Father away to City. Mother came home from Harrisburg.</p> <p>Oct 6 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to store &amp; got oil &amp; mail at office. rainy all day.</p> <p>Oct 7 Friday. doing chores. fall plowing all day. very nice day. Father away to Brantford.</p> <p>Oct 8 Saturday. doing chores. plowing fall ground. in lower field. had head ache. Miss H.E.P. called here. nice day Settled with Frank on mill check 42 &amp; 3 lots chopping 149. $1.76</p> <p>Oct 9 Sunday. doing chores. at Home all day wrote letter to H.E.P. very cool day.</p> <p>Oct 10 Monday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 272 lbs. plowing in lower field. Frank away drawing wood.</p> <p>Oct 11 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 131 lbs. plowing. F.W.M. pulling turnips. &amp; took away 1 load.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Record.</p> <p>Oct 12 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Rockton Show. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Plastows. Mr &amp; Mrs Stewart there also Miss Pettit. cool wind. fine day.</p> <p>Oct 13 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. sold 13 pigs to Amos Dyment. F.W.M. away drawing wood in A.M.</p> <p>Oct 14 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. &amp; pulling mangles.</p> <p>Oct 15 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling mangles.</p> <p>Oct 16 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R{Rockton}. &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps. home at 6-30 &amp; done chores.</p> <p>Oct 17 Monday. doing chores. pulling mangles. drawed in 3 loads. {word scribbled out} very nice day. warm.</p> <p>Oct 18 Tuesday. doing chores. picking sweet apples. in forenoon. pulling mangles in P.M. very nice day.</p> <p>Oct 19 Wednesday. doing chores. pulling mangles. &amp; drawed in 2 loads. {word scribbled out} very nice day.</p> <p>Oct 20 Thursday. doing chores. pickings snow apples. pulling mangles. &amp; drawed in 3 loads. finished mangles. east wind. looks like storm.</p> <p>Oct 21 Friday. doing chores. Picking apples in A.M. went to C. Boyles to thresh in P.M.</p> <p>Oct 22 Saturday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles &amp; helped to finish threshing Father to Hamilton. Mother to Jeans. F.W.M. away to Brantford.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Oct 23 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. went out to church at Night.</p> <p>Oct 24 Monday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 236 lbs. picked up 4 bags potatoes for Bates. &amp; picking apples. WM Smith left tax bill here $68.32</p> <p>Oct 25 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples. &amp; finished same to day. sent 4 bags potatoes to W.I. Bate. Toronto. sold 1 barrel apples to Alex Misner. also 3 barrels to Jim Hodgins.</p> <p>Oct 26 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling turnips.</p> <p>Oct 27 Thursday. doing chores. went to Harrisburg. &amp; bot goods. &amp; brought Frank's horse. home. pulling turnips. took apples to station. &amp; took cow to Bull.</p> <p>Oct 28 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. &amp; pulling turnips in A.M. took load of turnips to car in P.M. Father &amp; Mother went to Toronto.</p> <p>Oct 29 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling turnips. in A.M. &amp; took load to car in P.M. recv payment for turnips. 148 bushel. @ 11 {cents}. $16.28. Frank away all day.</p> <p>Oct 30 Sunday. doing chores. went to R {Rockton}. &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps.</p> <p>Oct 31 Monday. doing chores &amp; working around barn &amp; house in A.M. pulling turnips in afternoon. Albert came home &amp; had tea here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 1 Tuesday. doing chores. put load turnips on wagon. &amp; plowing in A.M. took load turnips to car. &amp; pulling turnips in P.M. Frank had words to say about turnips {written in margin: XX} &amp; potatoes. &amp; forbid me taking X turnips from field. Father &amp; Mother came home from Toronto.</p> <p>Nov 2 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; plowing.</p> <p>Nov 3 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; plowing</p> <p>Nov 4 Friday. doing chores. took barrel of apples to Able Wing. &amp; got some furniture at station for Father. &amp; plowing the rest of day.</p> <p>Nov 5 Saturday. doing chores. sorting apples. &amp; took 2 barrels to Jim H. bot 5 lengths. of stove pipe. &amp; 1 Elbow at Geo Archers. Paid 80 {cents}.</p> <p>Nov 6 Sunday. snow in forenoon. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton}. &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps. Mother away to Harrisburg.</p> <p>Nov 7 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood. &amp; sorting apples. Had words with {written in margin: XX} Frank about apples. turnips &amp; many other things on farm.</p> <p>Nov 8 Tuesday. doing chores. took 2 bags apples to station for brakeman cutting cabbage. to make crout.{sauerkraut} &amp; threshing beans. F.W.M. away all the forenoon.</p> <p>Nov 9 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory. &amp; finished plowing in the crop field.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Nov 10 Thursday. doing chores. rainy wet day went to Hamilton on. 10 train H.E.P. came up with me. &amp; stayed for tea. &amp; I drove her home at night.</p> <p>Nov 11 Friday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. &amp; tinkering around. down street at night &amp; bot good at Pirie’s sale. took milk to Factory.</p> <p>Nov 12 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. put storm doors on house. &amp; fixing around. barn. &amp; shed. got Bread. &amp; gal coal oil.</p> <p>Nov 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening.</p> <p>Nov 14 Monday. doing chores.</p> <p>Nov 15 Tuesday. doing chores. barreled up 5 barrels apples for Tim Hull. &amp; took same to shop. drawing in corn.</p> <p>Nov 16 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing corn ground. F.W.M. getting up wood in A.M. &amp; away in P.M. Wm Vansickle &amp; wife here.</p> <p>Nov 17 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up garden. cutting wood. went over to village lot. &amp; set up W.C. {water closet} &amp; cleaned away old trees from front yard.</p> <p>Nov 18 Friday. doing chores. cleaning out Hen House &amp; put some on garden. went to Harrisburg. &amp; took F.B. horse home. recd. 2 letters. from H.E.P. Jean. Parry.</p> <p>Nov 19 Saturday. doing chores. husking corn. F.W.M. away to city all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Nov 20 Sunday. doing chores. at Barlows to see S.A.P. {Patterson} drove to R {Rockton}. at night. &amp; went to League meeting in church. Miss S.A.P. went home with me to R {Rockton}. Mr WM Vansickle &amp; wife left here.</p> <p>Nov 21 Monday. doing chores. &amp; husking corn. went to station &amp; helped S.J. Plastow. get stove. &amp; bran at mill. also at Piries Store &amp; bot groceries.</p> <p>Nov 22 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn.</p> <p>" 23 Wednesday. doing chores. husking corn &amp; went to woods &amp; got 2 loads threshing wood. F.W.M. away with team.</p> <p>Nov 24 Thursday. doing chores. husking corn.</p> <p>" 25 Friday. doing chores. husking corn. cutting wood in shed. cleaning up drive barn floor. Jean &amp; children here to-day. north wind to night. sent letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Nov 26 Saturday. doing chores. getting ready to thresh in AM. threshing in P.M. 386 bushel. mixed grain.</p> <p>Nov 27 Sunday. doing chores. had head ache. &amp; home all day. Jean. here. Albert. &amp; girl here for dinner.</p> <p>Nov 28. Monday. doing chores. &amp; finished threshing. 549 bushel. total 935.B.</p> <p>Nov 29. Tuesday. doing chores. took oats 4.8 lbs to Frank Barlow's. then to Firman Clements. 12 1/2 bushel. working around. barn. &amp; cutting some wood in shed. went to Frank. Barlow's sale. cold west wind. things did not sell very well. except cattle which sold good.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date.</p> <p>Nov 30 Wednesday. doing chores. took 8 bags grain to mill to get chopped. Paid 40 {cents}. cutting wood in shed. &amp; fixing around hen house. F.W.M. away all forenoon. Recv Last Milk check. $42.19 cheese $4.77</p> <p>Dec 1 Thursday. doing chores. tieing up seed corn &amp; hung some in oat granuary {granary}. down street this P.M. &amp; got milk check cashed. &amp; bot lantern globe at Archer's. filed saw. &amp; cut some wood in shed Frank Barlow got load of Tanning mill F.W.M. away all A.M. colder. N.W.</p> <p>Dec 2 Friday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles &amp; helped to cut feed. Recv letter{fr?}. H.E.P. she being into city.</p> <p>Dec 3 Saturday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. took grain to mill to get chopped. Paid 27 {cents}</p> <p>Dec 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to R- {Rockton} &amp; had dinner at H.E.P. home in evening &amp; done chores.</p> <p>Dec 5 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. &amp; fixing around stable.</p> <p>Dec 6 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to office &amp; got mail &amp; coal oil.</p> <p>Dec 7 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. down street to office. took No 2 cow. to C Boyles. bull.</p> <p>Dec 8 Thursday. doing chores. cutting some wood. helping a little over at house. {written in margin: XXX} Frank &amp; I had talk about several things on farm. turnips, apples, eggs. &amp; work in general.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Dec 9 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. had head-ache. &amp; cold.</p> <p>Dec 10 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood. fixing around granery {granary}. Mrs Bates came here. &amp; A.E.V also returned.</p> <p>Dec 11 Sunday. doing chores. north west wind. with snow. went out to church at night.</p> <p>Dec 12 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood &amp; took some in cellar.</p> <p>Dec 13 Tuesday. doing chores. went to woods &amp; cut wood in afternoon. F.W.M. away with team. Father away to Brantford. &amp; Harrisburg</p> <p>Dec 14 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing up wood for Father. 5 loads. cold west wind.</p> <p>Dec 15 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. stormy day.</p> <p>Dec 16 Friday. doing chores. got Horses shod. &amp; Paid for same $1.00 drawing up wood from woods. {written in margin: XXX} Frank &amp; I had words about settling up milk check. threshing. chopping &amp; taxes. also apples &amp; turnips.</p> <p>Dec 17 Saturday. doing chores. he went to office &amp; got mail &amp; 1 gal coal oil. had head ache. Paid F.W.M. $19.53 on {?} milk check. threshing &amp; chopping. we had {written in margin: XXX} word about taxes &amp; settlement of account.</p> <p>Dec 18 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R{Rockton} &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Plastow's. XXX F.W.M. shot off his mouth about Plastow's &amp; other things.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Dec 19 20 Monday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. helped to take tank to attic.</p> <p>Dec 20 Tuesday. doing chores. went to Hamilton Mrs Jane Heath &amp; Miss H.E.P. also went along. came home on. 4-20 train</p> <p>Dec 21 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing in fodder corn. &amp; cutting feed. 2 1/2 hours.</p> <p>Dec 22 Thursday. doing chores. drawing up wood from woods. &amp; cutting some furnace wood.</p> <p>Dec 23 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to Robins &amp; sold basket onions &amp; bot 3 loves bread. &amp; candy. W.I. Bate come here to-day.</p> <p>Dec 24 Saturday. doing chores. stormy. cutting wood in shed. F.W.M. away to city.</p> <p>Dec 25 Sunday. Xmas day. doing chores. Frank &amp; Jean. &amp; children here. also Will &amp; Cora. also Albert &amp; Carrie &amp; family. &amp; F.W.M. I drove to R {Rockton}. in evening &amp; went to League with H.E.P.</p> <p>Dec 26 Monday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. more snow!</p> <p>Dec 27 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood &amp; Jean &amp; I putting up blinds in new house. R. Jones. leading tank D Will &amp; Cora went home on early train 7-15 AM.</p> <p>Dec 28 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. snow storm.</p> <p>Dec 29 Thursday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed</p> <p>Dec 30 Friday. doing chores. &amp; working around in general.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Dec 31 Saturday. doing chores. got load of coal 2200 lbs for Father. &amp; drawing up some wood. for him &amp; cutting wood. for furnace.</p> <p>1911</p> <p>Jan 1 Sunday. doing chores. Albert's horse to Rockton &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Plastow's. milder with rain.</p> <p>Jan 2 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. bot cards &amp; sent same to H.E.P. Polling day Voting on Local Options. 654 for 218 against also Reeve &amp; Deputy Reeve. {written in the margin: X} Jones. &amp; Burgess. X Humphery &amp; sparks.</p> <p>Jan 3 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood &amp; took same into cellar.</p> <p>Jan 4 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood &amp; taking same in cellar.</p> <p>Jan 5 Thursday. doing chores. had head ache. &amp; not doing much.</p> <p>Jan 6 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Jan 7 Saturday. doing chores. posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; also recv one. drawed load stone for F. Clement in afternoon. down st at night.</p> <p>Jan 8 Sunday. doing chores. soft &amp; mild went to church in A.M. Albert away. over Sunday.</p> <p>Jan 9 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. cleaned out furnace pipes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores. cutting wood &amp; taking some in cellar. helped Father move wardrobe over to new house.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. went to woods &amp; cut some dead pine for summer wood in forenoon. rainy &amp; soft under foot cutting wood in shed in afternoon.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took 5 bags grain to mill to get chopped S.F.V. for pigs. also drewed up 2 loads pine wood for summer.</p> <p>Friday doing chores sold 2 young cattle to Alf Hanley. ancaster. for $100.00 read $10.00 as { past?} payment.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores oiling harness went to Dr Gibsons in evening &amp; got bottle medicine &amp; payed 50c for some Father &amp; albert away to city very icy &amp; slippery.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night cold west wind.</p> <p>Monday doing chores oiling harness drove mother out to church in afternoon cold. Tea meeting.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores oiling harness Alf Hanley took away 2 young cattle Recv check for $90.00 on molson bank Hamilton.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores helping mother wash clothes. splitting wood in shed &amp; oiling harness. F.W.M. drawing in fodder corn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily record</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores went to Hamilton &amp; bot goods &amp; got check cashed. missed 3.50 train &amp; came up on 7-05 in evening.</p> <p>Friday doing chores oiling &amp; fixing harness F.W.M. shot off his mother afout apples Turnips taxes &amp; many other thing about the family Paid hime $50.00 his share on cattle sold.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting wood in shed&amp; oiling harness. mother went to jeans in evening.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove over to H.E.P.s &amp; had dinner &amp; Tea &amp; spent the evening there.Father &amp; mother at Jeans over I.</p> <p>Monday doing chores &amp; laying around house. not feeling well.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores went up to function &amp; see new tower office cutting wood in shed.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting wood in shed fixing harness &amp; drawing out manure in afternoon 4 loads down to lower south field. F.W.M. got chop for pigs 5 bags.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting wood in shed &amp; helping father cut some limbs off of apple trees.</p> <p>Friday doing chores very mild &amp; fogy. Posted letter to H.E.P &amp; me to m.young Red deer alta milk Rause came home this afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores splitting wood in shed went up to see things at junction cut in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores cloudy &amp; looks like storm drove over to Plastows &amp; went to C.E &amp; had tea after turned colder. &amp; strong west wind.</p> <p>monday doing chores cold west wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; talking to A.E.V in P.M. mother fell in lane &amp; broke her left arm above rist.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; working around in general baged up 5 bags oats &amp; 1 bag potatoes.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took potatoes to Robins &amp; chop to mill &amp; cutting wood chop for horses &amp; pigs. Dr here This morning &amp; changed bandage on mothers arm. at amos Dymonds at night &amp; gave him present of 2 chairs &amp; cloth.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cutting stove &amp; furnace wood sold 2 bags potatoes to aunt Bell d. recv payment in full also payment from mrs Robins.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting some wood in shed went up to shack to see things around.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to R{ockton}. &amp; had dinner &amp; Tea at Plastows nice day. but frosty. got home soon after 7 p.m. &amp; done up chores</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores very stormy all day. strong wind &amp; snow drift {ing?}.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores had head ache. &amp; not feeling well.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting wood in shed sent letter to H.E.P. Had talk to Father about Renling farm.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores helping father to move into new house very nice day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores had headache miss H.E.P. called today &amp; had short talk colder with west wind.</p> <p>Saturday doing chor{es?} splitting wood &amp; fixing &amp; cleaning around house.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to R. &amp; had dinner and Tea at H.E.Ps &amp; went to cough at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores splitting wood got load of coal for B Van mother very sick. Plurcy drove to R. at night &amp; went to Tea meeting East wind &amp; stormy all night.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores very stormy east wind had dinner at new house Cara &amp; Jean there mother sick.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; washing around shoveling snow &amp; so on.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting wood in shed went to store &amp; bot goods Bought Binder Frost &amp; wood make also cultivator 16 took with grain box. attached gave notes for $ 160.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; housework took 3 bags potatoes to mrs Bell Vansickle also load of machining to John thompson for A.E.V. Read Payment for potatoes father got some eggs &amp; butter &amp; some sausage.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores Father &amp; I fixing pig pen roof. Frank &amp; A.E.V away to city H. sent letter to H.E.P. also recieved one at night.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores colder Presby terian anniversary to-day. went to church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores went to tea m. at night &amp; had good supper. P{ronda?} $ 160.00</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores splitting wood &amp; took furniture over to new house had dinner there. mr Woodworth &amp; bro here talking about renting farm.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores was over to new house for dinner &amp; talking about renting farm.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting some wood. &amp; working around.</p> <p>Friday doing chores. shoveling snow &amp; drewing in corn. mild day.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting wood &amp; cleaning up house in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores rainy; Bates &amp; I went up to see new swiches had dinner at new house.</p> <p>monday doing chores cutting wood in shed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores austin mulholland &amp; I went to {vector?} Hunters safe. cold west wind.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores had head ache. cold west wind mrs henry murray buried this P.M.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting wood drove to R. at night &amp; spent evening at H.E.P.s she not very well.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cutting wood in shed took bag potatoes to mrs Robins &amp; got 100 Granulated sugar at $4.76 per hundred. got grain box from station. was taking to woodworks about hunting farm.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to R. &amp; had dinner at Plastows</p> <p>monday doing chores cutting wood.</p> <p>tuesday doing chores drove to C. bayles in am.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores moving over to new house.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores moving and cleaning out {garred?}.</p> <p>Friday doing chores moving.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores moving wood over to new house. and soed mrs Robins 10 bus oats at 35 c. $3.50</p> <p>Sunday doing chores rainy &amp; cloudy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores moving &amp; cleaning out house.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cleaning out woodwork cellar.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores Father &amp; I tore up hoese flower &amp; Frank brought some over with team. Frank took 35 bags on 75 bus 50 lb wheat to mill @ 78 c hen bus.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores bind {Juke?} hole in floor &amp; cleaning up wheat.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cleaning up wheat &amp; took 53 - 05 lbs to mill @ 76 % hen bus. $ 40.34. paid for chopping 25% Picked up 7 bags potatoes in cellar also took 135 lbs old wheat to mill @ 76 c hen bus $1.71</p> <p>saturday doing chores fixing cistern{ summer?} at bricks house on farm cleaning out tool house. F.W.M away to city with oats &amp; potatoes &amp; got sale bill. No 1 cow calved.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went for walk up the railway damp wind.</p> <p>monday doing chores cleaning out tool house o big farm.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cleaning out pig pen &amp; sold 10 fat pigs weight 2050 lbs @ 6.75 =$130.40 had settlement for apples, turnips wheat, pigs &amp; meals. Paid him $66.25.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores cleaning out pig pen west wind &amp; colder to-night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores fixing up hen house &amp; cleaning up small wood from pig pen &amp; got wire from field mean pond. very cold west wind.</p> <p>Friday doing chores went to city on 10 train &amp; bot goods $ 5.45 returned on 2:30 train &amp; done chores &amp; fixing around hen house.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores delivered 5 bags potatoes &amp; 5-6 bushel oats had headache &amp; sick at stomach father &amp; mother went to Harrisburg on evening train.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to rockton &amp; had dinner at h.E.Ps rain at night father &amp; mother away over sunday at jeans.</p> <p>monday doing chores baging up some grain &amp; potatoes.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores got A.E.V horse {Shod?} took grain to mill &amp; got chopper delivered bag potatoes to &amp; bag grain to Chas Griller Read $1.50 = 35% due paid me mr geo Egg leston here. &amp; helping me. We caught 22 hens &amp; 1 rooster at night &amp; brought some away from farm.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores getting things ready to sell at sale.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores getting ready for sale &amp; had sale in afternoon good crowd here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Mar 31 Friday. doing chores. &amp; helping to get things away. after sale. Mr Geo Eggleston went home to city. M {written in left margin}</p> <p>April 1 Saturday. doing chores. &amp; helping. Purdy get out load of mangles. also Ray Humphrey. to get corn stalks. Pursey Rouse paid me $2.75 for F.W.Ms cutter. F.W.M. away to Brantford. Recv $1.75 from Jim Hodgins for 5 bus {bushel}. oats. also $3.40 from Mrs Robins for 4 bus {bushel} potatoes.</p> <p>Apr 2 Sunday. cold wind. at home all day. &amp; wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Apr 3 Monday doing chores. drawing timber to mill. &amp; helping to get hay. roots. &amp; grain away. Joe Archer to 1/2 ton mixed grain. Paid cash $10.62. Geo Barlow to 1/2 ton mixed grain. gave note for $11.00.</p> <p>Apr 4 Tuesday. doing chores. Father &amp; I cleaning out Drive barn. F.W.M. away to Hamilton with team. sold. Ray Humphrey here for corn &amp; settled acc. Mr Geo Hendry &amp; Mr Max from Sheffield here for 100 bus {bushel} oats &amp; 10 bus {bushel} potatoes. also John Riddle here for oats. Recv $ 2.77 from Humphrey rainy all afternoon.</p> <p>April 5 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing timber to mill. fixing up stable to put horses in. down st at night &amp; Recv $7.25 from {Won?} Cornell.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>April 6 Thursday. doing chores. drawing timber to mill. &amp; getting things moved to stable. at new house. put horses in stable. for the night. first time.</p> <p>April 7 Friday doing chores. brought 16 bags mixed grain from farm barn. sold 2 bags potatoes to Bell Vansickle $1.60 Paid. Woodworth here cutting wood. 4 1/2 hours {written above previous "wood"}. Father using team drawing logs &amp; timber. C. Boyle settled his account. John Archer got hay &amp; paid $11.30 for same.</p> <p>April 8 Saturday. doing chores. drawing logs from woods to Rouses mill. 5 trips. Recv letter from H.E.P. with a V. enclosed.</p> <p>April 9 Sunday. attended to horses &amp; chickens went up to junction to see new. switch house. also went to church at night.</p> <p>April 10 Monday. doing chores. drawing logs &amp; cut down pine tree. helped mother wash clothes. very nice day.</p> <p>April 11 Tuesday. doing chores. drawing timber from Rouses mill. put load of hay in wagon. helped John Riddle get balance of oats.</p> <p>April 12 Wednesday. doing chores. got hay weighed 2310 lbs at 9.50. rainy most of day. tinkering around. sold Geo Archer 38 bushel oats at 36 {cents}. Recv Payment $13.65. Father away to Carson Weabers sale.</p> <p>April 13 Thursday doing chores &amp; fixing up around barn. got straw from bay. F.W.M. &amp; Father got out load hay for Mrs Robins. 8.50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>April 14 Friday. doing chores. at F.W.M. after noon &amp; evening settling up sale acc.{account} &amp; Recv {received} cash or check for $208.47 due me amount on Notes. $187.88 due me " not settled. 16.05 due me on Harness. 6.35 due me on milk can &amp; mangles .87.</p> <p>April 15 Saturday. doing chores went to Bank &amp; got check cashed. &amp; left 200.00 in bank on deposit. fixing up granery {granary}. &amp; cleaning out barn. on farm. billed chicken. for mother. down street at night.</p> <p>April 16 Sunday. cold north-west wind. Easter Sunday. home all day. but went to church at night.</p> <p>Apr 17 Monday. doing chores. fixing hen pen. helping to wash clothes. sold load hay to John Mulholland. Recv $5.00 on same. $2.00 due. us.</p> <p>April 18 Tuesday. drawing logs to mill &amp; lumber &amp; timber home. F.W.M. left for the west. Recv from F.W.M. $19.00 on sale account, due me.</p> <p>April 19 Wednesday. doing chores. went to bank. to see about notes. &amp; put on deposit $50.00. cleaning up yard around house. had head ache. wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Apr 20 Thursday. doing chores. drawing lumber. &amp; cleaning up yard. trimming apple trees in orchard posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Apr 21 Friday. doing chores. trimming trees washing buggy. down street at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911. Daily Record.</p> <p>April 21 night &amp; bot loaf Bread. &amp; Recv Payment for 50 bushel oats. from Mrs Robins. $17.50. to date. S.C. Vansickle.</p> <p>April 22 Saturday. doing chores. trimming trees cleaning up brush. drawing out manure. fixing side of barn. Recv letter from H.E.P. down st at night. &amp; settled with A.E. Vansickle for oats &amp; Peter Vansickles account. $15.00</p> <p>" 23 Sunday. doing chores. went for walk with cashier at Bank. in forenoon. at home after noon.</p> <p>" 24 Monday. doing chores. took line house over to farm. got home new wagon from station. started to take down barn's in afternoon. Set two hens on hen eggs. 14 each.</p> <p>" 25 Tuesday. doing chores. plowed John Manx's garden. &amp; had team on scraper. moving dirt at barn. Rev Mr {?} here for dinner also he was selling stock in X {written in left margin} Marconi wireless. telegraph at $5.00 X {written in left margin} per share. Mother took 3 shares. &amp; paid cash $15.00 for same.</p> <p>April 26 Wednesday. doing chores. digging out cellar. under-bank. drawing out dirt with team. Ruben {Ginley?} helping. finished writing letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>April 27. Thursday. cultivating &amp; harrowing ground for day. go. cleaning up. yard. sold 4 bags potatoes. &amp; one bag mixed grain. also 8 doz {dozen} eggs to Mrs Robins.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>May</p> <p>Apr 28 Friday. not very well. doing chores. &amp; drawing sand. cleaning up yard at new house</p> <p>Apr 29 Saturday. doing chores.. cleaning yard moved snow poles from barn. trimming trees. Recv letter H.E.P.</p> <p>Apr 30 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. showery. went to church at Night. &amp; walked up to Lindy Rouses after church. with the 2 miss Boyles. Mia &amp; Ida. also Mrs L. Rous.</p> <p>Apr</p> <p>May 1 Monday. doing chores. cleaning beans. helping mother to wash. Father working at barn &amp; away with horse. showery all day. rain at night. Agent for Galt metal Roofing here this P.M. &amp; had tea.</p> <p>May 2 Tuesday. doing chores. helping around barn &amp; not very well.</p> <p>May 3 Wednesday. done chores. not very well.</p> <p>" 4 Thursday. helping at barn.</p> <p>" 5 Friday. plowing in orchard. &amp; digging around trees.</p> <p>" 6 Saturday. doing chores. cleaning up around barn. carpenters took barn down.</p> <p>" 7 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. Frank &amp; Jean came down. &amp; spent the afternoon. very nice day.</p> <p>" 8 Monday. doing chores working at barn takeing down store walks.</p> <p>" 9 Tuesday. doing chores. burning brush. &amp; helping around barn cleaning up.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>May 9. Drove to Rockton in evening. &amp; called Plastow's. Mrs Plastow. sick. Mrs Stewart. &amp; son there.</p> <p>May 9 Frank Braithwaite &amp; daughter here in evening &amp; got bag potatoes.</p> <p>May 10 Wednesday. doing chores.. drawing stone for barn. got metal roofing from station. rain in P.M. cleaning up yard. &amp; spaded up plot for garden along north fence. masons started work on foundation.</p> <p>May 11 Thursday. doing chores. drawing stone for barn. &amp; helping around. started to write letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>May 12 Friday. working in orchard with team cultivating &amp; drawing water for masons.</p> <p>May 13 Saturday. working in orchard all forenoon. with team. got ready &amp; went to city on noon train. Mother went to Jean. at night.</p> <p>May 14 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. went out to church at night.</p> <p>May 15 Monday. doing chores. working at barn helping masons. in A.M. started to dig out trench for cement walk at new house.</p> <p>May 16 Tuesday. doing chores. putting broken brick in trench. for walk. rainy in P.M. moving straw. in barn. &amp; makeing pattern for step on cement walk.</p> <p>May 17 Wednesday. doing chores. got load water for masons. filling up trench with broken brick. &amp; digging trench.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911. Daily Record.</p> <p>Date.</p> <p>May 17 Jan Plastow. at Lynden for metal shingles for Wm. wood. Jr. I helped him get same. Carpenters here putting joice {joist} on barn.</p> <p>May 18 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; helping to put down cement walks at new house.</p> <p>May 19 Friday. doing chores. helping to put down cement walk. drawing stone. &amp; work in orchard cultivating. sent letter to H.E.P. shipped wire fence stretcher to Banwell Hoxie Company. Hamilton. &amp; payed. the freight 50 {cents}.</p> <p>May 20 Saturday. doing chores. planting potatoes. had head ache. in after. noon.</p> <p>May 21 Sunday. drove to Harrisburg. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Jean's. also drove to St George Presbyterian Church. at N {night}.</p> <p>May 22 Monday. doing chores. plowing &amp; cultivating hoe crop. ground. wrote L {letter}. May {written in left margin} to H.E.P.</p> <p>May 23 Tuesday. drilling up ground for. corn potatoes. &amp; mangles. sowed corn &amp; planting Potatoes. Bot 1/2 bus {bushel} corn at mill. Paid 50 {cents}. to H.C. Morrison. Posted Letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>May 24 Wednesday. doing chores. borrowed W.M. Cornells turnip drill. &amp; sowed mangels. marking out potatoe ground. &amp; planting potatoes. drove to Rockton at night. &amp; spent the evening at H.E.Ps. returned H.E.P.s watch.</p> <p>May 25 Thursday. doing chores. helping carpenters to raise barn with horse. very nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>May 26 Friday. doing chores. went to mill for lumber. &amp; took 3 piece of joice {joist}. W Woodworths. women's missionary he at Lynden Methodist Church.</p> <p>May 27 Saturday. doing chores. harrowing hoe crop ground. Dad drawing lumber &amp; cleaning up yard. down st at night.</p> <p>May 28 Sunday. doing chores. very warm went to church in A.M. &amp; also to J.O.O.F. meeting held in Methodist church. home in evening. cooler at night.</p> <p>May 29 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash in A.M. &amp; fixing screen doors around house. plowing &amp; scraping around house. fixing up yard.</p> <p>May 30 Tuesday. doing chores. working in yard. at new house. also took load of lumber to mill &amp; got some riped.</p> <p>May 31 Wednesday. drove down below Copetown. to see binder. &amp; called on Mr Ralph. &amp; Mr Hope. I found binder in very poor shape. rain about noon got selling eggs. from Joe Archer. XXX {written in left margin} &amp; set hen. posted letter to H.E.P.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911. Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>June 1 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning out garden. &amp; helping carpenters to hoist rafters on barn. &amp; cleaning up yard in front of. barn.</p> <p>June 2 Friday. doing chores. cleaning up at barn. rainy this afternoon.</p> <p>June 3 Saturday. doing chores. making box for oat-bin. got up team. &amp; harrowed lawn &amp; Father sowed grass seed. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>June 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church. in A.M. Rev Mr Bell preached. no service at night. rainy. at night. home all day.</p> <p>June 5 Monday. brought some oats from granery {granary} on farm. got some grain chopped. at mill. Paid 36 {cents}. also got some started plates. for roofing on new barn. plowing &amp; scraping &amp; filling in new barn.</p> <p>June 6 Tuesday. doing chores. filling in drive way. at barn. wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>June 7 Wednesday. doing chores. filling in drive way at barn.</p> <p>June 8 Thursday. doing chores. hoeing mangels. drove to R {Rockton}. &amp; had talk with H.E.P.</p> <p>June 9 Friday. doing chores. drawing lumber. from Rouses mill. rainy in P.M.</p> <p>June 10 Saturday. doing chores. drawing lumber to Rouses mill. &amp; home again. cultivating. in orchard. down St. at night.</p> <p>June 11 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning Miss S.A.P {Patterson} in town. went to church at night. &amp; for walk with S. A. Patterson. after church.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>June 12 Monday. doing chores. &amp; drawing lumber from mill. cleaning up stone from yard. took 2 bags mixed grain to mill. &amp; got 75 {cents}. worth corn. &amp; chopped some. paid 90{cents}. Mr Lovegrove of Troy. died. at 10 A.M. also Mr Charlie {Rawing?}. governors road. died at 11 A.M. Monday June 12.-1911.</p> <p>June 13 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. &amp; working around barn.</p> <p>June 14 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Funeral of Charles {Rawing?}. &amp; hoeing in orchard drove to R{ockton} after tea &amp; had talk with H.E.P.</p> <p>June 15 Thursday. doing chores. fixing up wire &amp; setting post. to protect lawn &amp; piling wood. hoeing in P.M. mangles &amp; corn.</p> <p>June 16 Friday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. thinning mangels. &amp; cultiv{ating}.</p> <p>June 17 Saturday. doing chores. &amp; went to Brantford &amp; to picnic at Park. Father away to Greenville for lumber. mother at Toronto.</p> <p>June 18 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to church at night.</p> <p>June 19 Monday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. very warm. in forenoon. sent letter to H.E.P. Recv Payment for 1 bag potatoes. from F.C. Braithwaite.</p> <p>June 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning up around barn &amp; moving flooring. took 2 sticks timber to mill. &amp; seen S.A.P{atterson}. cultivating in orchard.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores cultivating on orchard &amp; mrs James potatoes fixing screens at house &amp; piling lumber lumber also took setting of eggs to H.E.P from London.</p> <p>Thursday went to Harrisburg &amp; St George Old Boys Reunion.</p> <p>Friday doing chores plowing in village lot &amp; took 38 pieces of boards to Rouses mill for mrs James.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores fixing bridge at gate &amp; handling store at barn in a.m. got ready &amp; went to hamilton at noon.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day drove to Wm Barids &amp; had tea then to Rockton miss S.A paterson went with me we all went to league spent the evening at H.E.Ps.</p> <p>monday doing chores cleaning up ground floor of barn &amp; leveling some</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores harrowing &amp; plowing at village lot got lumber for mrs James at Rouses mill. Cleaning up load of old lumber at barn cultivating &amp; making window screens for cellar of new house rain part of afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday working at barn leveling ground floor &amp; drawing gravel.</p> <p>Thursday hoeing mangels &amp; berries drawing gravel &amp; sand.</p> <p>Friday doing chores harrowing lot in village &amp; sowed buckwheat on ground. drawing gravel paris greeining potatoes all afternoon. helped put up Tents at night on Sparkling grounds.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores collecting provisions in a.m. went to park in afternoon. &amp; to social at night.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night with Jean.</p> <p>monday cleaning up yard after social. paris greening potatoes. cleaning lumber of off barn floor. mr fred Mullerland called 171 Queen south Hamilton.</p> <p>Tuesday posted letter to H.E.P cutting grass in orchard &amp; cleaned up the some paris greened carries potatoes. &amp; cleaning up around barn. bot 1 lb paris green.</p> <p>Wednesday fitting in driveway at barn &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Thursday working in garden cultivating also drove to R. &amp; called at H.E.Ps dry &amp; dusty moonlight.</p> <p>Friday cultivating in garden &amp; paris greening potatoes.</p> <p>Saturday paris greening potatoes in forenoon hoeing in afternoon mending grain bags doing chores.</p> <p>Sunday warm &amp; dry at church in forenoon home the rest of day.</p> <p>monday boging up oats took grain to mill to get chopped.</p> <p>Tuesday went away for binder down near station got home after P.M rain in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores bag took binder of off wagon got load of water frozen pond father went to Tory for line but did not get any but bot hay from Nichol we turned some out. I also paris greening potatoes.</p> <p>Thursday dressed &amp; took 7-10 train for Hamilton then took Radial can for Beach then boat for Toronto. returned to beach at night.</p> <p>friday left beach for hamiltion then came home on 8-40 train helped got load of water &amp; helping around barn masons putting in basement floor.</p> <p>saturday working at barn in a.m drawing gravel.</p> <p>Sunday at home all day.</p> <p>monday working at barn</p> <p>Tuesday drawing gravel went to Rauses mill for lumber got load of hay from david woodworth.</p> <p>Wednesday moving back hay Father bot load hay cultivating potatoes</p> <p>thursday paris greening potatoes working berries drawed 3 loads wood for {I inh?} hadgins 7 brought load groceries from station for {Pirei?} also went to mill Fixing pump at day-90 lot.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cleaning up around barn painting farm doors in afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday painting barn doors in a.m. doing odd jobs in P.M mother went to Jeans on 4 -15 train.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Paid David woodworth for 1 load hay $ 5.00 at Geo Archers Store.</p> <p>Sunday went to church in morning and drove to Rockton in evening mr &amp; mrs Steward there &amp; all went to league</p> <p>monday doing chores drawing timber planning barn picking berries bot 10 boxes black amounts for H.E.P. &amp; toook berries &amp; {curants?} to H.E.P at night.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores not very well so not working much mother away to jeans.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; working around barn mother came home at night.</p> <p>Thursday working around in general took wagon to Tom Hulls &amp; loaded same with Lumber.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took load of lumber to St George for tom H. also digging out ditch &amp; put in tile drain from horse stable.</p> <p>saturday doing chores piling wood &amp; building roof over same.</p> <p>Sunday drove to rockton &amp; had tea at H.E.P.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping mother wash picking berries cultivating &amp; hilled up potatoes for mrs James. also cultivating Potatoes in orchard.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; helping at barn putting down cement floors.</p> <p>Wednesday helping at barn.</p> <p>Thursday working at barn.</p> <p>Friday cleaning up around barn &amp; doing odd jobs.</p> <p>Saturday fixing gate &amp; wheelbarrow getting in care Went out to see drilling machine &amp; Rones mill. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores very nice day warm &amp; dry at home all day.</p> <p>monday working around in general.</p> <p>Tuesday took load lumber to St George for Tom Hull also drove to harrisburg &amp; called on Jean.</p> <p>Wednesday helping wash in a.m drowing dirt in p.m.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cultivating on south side of lawn took out 2 posts in yard sold Geo Archer 25 lbs 7 30 Lbs oats @ 40% $10.35. drawed out load &amp; manure &amp; got in corn for horses sent letters to H.E.P and fred mulholland 171 Queen St S. Hamilton.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; getting things in shops to go away to city.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores fixing fence. &amp; working on barn {reseiding?} same got dressed &amp; took noon train for city &amp; went to Fred Mulhollands 171 Queen S. Fred F.F around the city in afternoon &amp; to mountain theater at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday went to methodist church in morning to beach in P.M &amp; called on has Jones 7 wife came home &amp; had tea &amp; went to {caitral ?} presbyterain church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chopping &amp; looking around the city sent present to mr &amp; mrs Fred Mulholland</p> <p>Tuesday wet in a.m. went down town about 10 a.m. &amp; done some shopping had dinner &amp; went to temple Theather in afternoon came home at night on mail train.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; fixing up around father away to city. rainy most of day. got mail &amp; small loaf bread.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores to do queen to mill and got same chopped and sold ms {gfiller?} 1 bag grain &amp; 50 Lbs chop getting ready to go after ceder.</p> <p>Friday doing chores went to 8th consession for ceder plants got some &amp; sat now up on South side of house. sold John mangle 75 lbs chop 95@.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores plowing and working up ground in lot 7 doing odd jobs around.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day. but drove to R. at night &amp; met Mrs Henry Plastow &amp; daughter.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores drawing wood for Jim Hodgins &amp; groceries Pirce. Sold mrs Jim hodgins 1/2 bus potatoes.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores working at barn getting lumber for carpenters.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores working at barn Sunday School picnic at mohawk Pavb Brantford nice day.</p> <p>Thusrday doing chores &amp; working at barn miss H.E.P &amp; Beat.P called &amp; had a short talk.</p> <p>Friday doing chores painting window sash &amp; barn door. F.W.M went to North West.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; working at barn. Carpenters finished up job &amp; took tools away. Read letter from H.E.P mother went to Harrisburg.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church on in a.m. home the rest of day. father drove to Jean &amp; brought mother home very nice day.</p> <p>monday doing chores cleaning up at barn dug some potatoes &amp; fixed door in roof cellar inter steps. father painting window sash.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores drawed out load manure got in corn &amp; mangels went to Tom Hulls &amp; got screen &amp; trowel. screening gravel &amp; took some to barn. fixing cement bottoms in {wangess?}. Pirce payed ms 25 P for drawing goods from station.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores painting barn doors picking Pears. &amp; fixing windows.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores fixing horse stable. putting glass in sash but window in barn stable &amp; fixing around barn.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cleaning up around barn David Woodworth objected to BV takeing plank &amp; lumber away from farm.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; doing odd jobs around rain a little read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R. in afternoon &amp; had tea at H.E.Ps.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping to wash &amp; doing odd jobs around Read letter from S.A. Patterson</p> <p>Tuesday took grain to mill &amp; got some chopped. sold mrs Hodgins 1 bushel potatoes $1.00 helping R.Q Thompson to bag up Turnip 1/2 day.</p> <p>Wednesday went to Toronto &amp; at fair. miss H.E.P went with me &amp; met S.A.P at {catons?} store.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores helped R.Q Thompson to bag up turnip Read cash $ 2.25.</p> <p>Friday doing chores drawing up wood from woods.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores while washing stable &amp; hen house. started to help R.Q Thompson to bag Turnip. 11 o clock a.m. &amp; worked till six. 6 hours at 15-90.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R. at night &amp; called at Plastows.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping R.A Thompson baging Turnip at car all day. 199 bags.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores helping R.A.T. load turnip 142 bags.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; helping R.A. thompson to bag up turnips 243</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; helping R.A.T load Turnips 1/2 day. cutting corn &amp; working around rainy all night. went to harrisburg at night &amp; stayed at Jeans &amp; got Franks suit case.</p> <p>Friday doing chores fixing at barn. digging post holes in P.M. down street at night &amp; bot groceries.</p> <p>Saturday took 8-40 Train &amp; went to Port Huron &amp; visited at Stewarts went down town at &amp; To moving picture show Will &amp; Babe along.</p> <p>Sunday am Will Stewart &amp; I out for walk along river to water works 7 through river side park in P.M. Babe stewart.{ Elmer?} Parent . ms Pirce &amp; I went for walk through cementry to canal &amp; take side Beach.</p> <p>monday called at alex stewarts drug store &amp; took a look around town also called on David Stewart &amp; saw Tom Stewart.</p> <p>Tuesday wrote cards &amp; letter done some fixing at house went for walk last block - S. shops &amp; to light H.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>went to alex Stewarts store &amp; had talk &amp; smoke after Tea Will &amp; I went out for walk &amp; went to see auto factory.</p> <p>Wednesday went for walk down to freight sheds. &amp; seen Elnes Pareut at office at alex Stewarts drug S. down town &amp; to moveing {piclore?} S.</p> <p>Thursday rainy day fixing at house &amp; to alex stewarts drug store Will &amp; I went down town at night &amp; to majestic Theater &amp; saw checkers play.</p> <p>Friday getting ready to go to Detroit sent Laundry away went to D. in P.M. on electric car. &amp; had tea at uncle Tom Vansickles.Harry &amp; I went to see ray G. Vansickle &amp; wife at 240 Helen Ave. I stayed there over night.</p> <p>Saturday took Breakfast at R.G vansickles &amp; dinner at uncle Toms. mr Topic &amp; wife R.G vansickle &amp; wife &amp; I took Pontiac car. &amp; went to see Matthew Vansickle at Orchard lake got off at edge water road.</p> <p>Sunday at matthew Vansickle all day &amp; looking around fruit farm also had an auto Rid with mr &amp; mrs Egglestone of orchard lake.</p> <p>monday at matther Vansickles &amp; helping to pick peaches took 6 car &amp; come into Detroit &amp; stayed at uncle Toms over night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday had breakfast at aunt marys. went to Roys and had dinner. Roy &amp; wife went to Belle Jole Park in P.M. at Roys for tea we all went to 10% Theater at night{ sat?} Roys over night.</p> <p>Wednesday raining very hard in morning had breakfast at roys and dinner at uncle toms aunt mary &amp; I went to see cousin Will &amp; wife &amp; had tea at mrs {Brdous?} come back &amp; stayed at lunch Toms all night.</p> <p>Thursday cousin Tom &amp; I out for walk down to river on woodward &amp; took in moving picture show &amp; home for dinner I down street in p.M. &amp; went to Roys for Tea &amp; we all went to Temple Theater at night then I returned to uncle Toms for N. heavy rain.</p> <p>Friday Harry Tom &amp; I went to east side market wrote H.E.P Will Vansickle called with Auto and took me for ride. I at Will Vansickle for dinner in P.M. will took me around city &amp; to Hants on wood-word ave. to state fair grounds &amp; log cabin Park also seen Packard auto works a Ford auto works &amp; Boulvered went to Rays at tea time &amp; spent the evening Harry called &amp; I went to home with him.</p> <p>saturday left uncle toms &amp; took limited car at 9-15 for Port Huron &amp; had dinner at Stewarts 2701 {Gratiot?} ave. down town in P.M.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wed day &amp; cloudy at Stewarts had head ache wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>left Port Huron on P A.M train arrived in London at 12 noon met Beat Plastow &amp; had dinner also walked around city. met Florss P. &amp; she showed us through {adioat?} printing companys building also met miss evaus &amp; friend of Beats. left London at 2:05 P.M &amp; arrived home at 5 oclock all safe. October 2 nd 1911. S.E.V</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores diving doors at hoouse &amp; helping father over at lot in village also took grain to mill &amp; got some chopped paid 10 c drawed out manure &amp; got in corn.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; helping R.A. Thompson bag up turnip very windy all day. lem Wilson was helping at car.</p> <p>Thursday posted letter &amp; cards started to dig potatoes &amp; sold Jim hodgins one bushel potatoes also put 12 bushel potatoes in cellar.</p> <p>Friday doing chores digging potatoes in a.m. Rain all the afternoon picked up potatoes in evening</p> <p>Saturday doing chores banking up around house at Day{ gos?} &amp; picking up apples &amp; potatoes in a.m. afternoon digging potatoes &amp; picking up same through 15 1/2 bushel into cellar.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores home in A.m drove to Roctor and had tea at H.E.P mr.Heath of hamilton wife and daughter there also &amp; spent the day. mrs Jone heath there visiting.</p> <p>monday doing chores digging potatoes 17 bushel &amp; picking apples 5 bushel {spies?}. Went to Traders bank Lynden &amp; paid First note of $34 00 on Binder</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores setting fence posts patching roof rain at night Removed my subscription to Hearld Paper. Hamilton send postal note for $2.00 mother went to Toronto on 7-15 train Via Boat.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores in A.M got ready &amp; went to rocktor show in afternoon &amp; had tea at Plastows took over 1 bushel potatoes.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores picking apples &amp; pulling mangels drawed 3 wads then ties for Julia Mangie.</p> <p>Friday doing chores making {bit?} for mangels &amp; pulling mangels finished some.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores drawed bad man Tie for Julia Mangie went to Rouses mill &amp; got door frame &amp; Veranda letters work harrowing orchard. sold mangie 1 log chop.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to harrisburg &amp; had dinner at Jeans.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores helping R.A Thompson to bag car Turnips W. Jones &amp; Jim Ross also there.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores started to draw out manuer rainy nearly all day. at car bagging on up Turnips 3 1/2 hours in afternoon Walter James. Frank Vansickle &amp; I were at the job.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores drawing manure &amp; spreading same in orchard. fixing fence in P.M.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores Plowing in orchard helping to put barb wire on fence. very nice day. mother came home from Toronto. John morjie paid me 4.40 cash on account in full to date.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; plowing in forenoon working for R.A Thompson in afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; helping R.A Thompson loading turnips &amp; sold Jim Hodgius 1 bushel potatoes.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day had head ache cloudy &amp; Rainy.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; helping R.A. Thompson to bag &amp; load Turnips cloudy some rain &amp; heavy wind at night.</p> <p>Tuesday at R.A Thompsons baging and loading Turnips also went to Branchton to load Turnips.</p> <p>Wednesday working for R.A Thompson loading Turnips.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores baged up 5 bags grain &amp; took to mill &amp; got chop. Plowing in Orchard in forenoon Working for R.A. Thompson all afternoon Loading Turnips.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working for R.A thompson loading Turnips &amp; bagging Turnips.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; working for R.A Thompson loading Turnips.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night.</p> <p>monday Thanksgiven day doing chores fixing around Veranda cut some wood got galon oil sold geo Pirie 1 bag snow apples also 1 bushel mangels to John manzil. Recieved payment from R.A Thompson for 132 days work $ 50.25 mr Vester Van-sickle &amp; wife here for dinner Berlin twin city Fred mulhollan &amp; wife 22 Tucket ave Hamilton were in village &amp; took 4-50 train home.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores working for R.A Thompson building platform for new chop shed. rainy.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores working for R.A Thompson.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores working for R.A thompson</p> <p>Friday helping to build chop shed for R.A Thompson.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores drawed out &amp; loads manure on garden &amp; plowed Geo Piries lot x Stewart carnell was shot x</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church in morning drove to Rocktor in afternoon &amp; had tea at Plastows &amp; went to league at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping R.E. Jones fix furnace at R.A thompson house in forenoon went to funeral of Stewart Carnell in afternoon rain all day.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores home working fixing up old shed &amp; putting away machinery</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores went over to village lot &amp; took away old fence also fixing roof at brick house on farm.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; fixing stable door at house barn. very nice day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores fixing &amp; cleaning out chicken pen &amp; cut some wood had head ache.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores got load of wood from woods in a.m. opened mangel pit &amp; brought some mangels to barn. also working for R.A Thompson 3 hours bagging Turnips.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores very stormy rain &amp;{ led?} from west. Turning cold &amp; freezing at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores working for R.A.T very cold all day west wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; fixing barn in forenoon. working at Chas Zillers in afternoon leaving down barn. Jim Ross also helping with barn.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores fixing chicken house &amp; fileing saws &amp; cut some wood also grinding plaine blades sold mrs Robins 2 1é2 dozen eggs at 305 = 75% bot butter 27 &amp; bread 10. cash 39%</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting wood &amp; cleaning up cellar in furnace room. Presentmont party at Dr. Gibsons.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cleaning up cellar in fruit room &amp; sorting apples. stormy &amp; east wind.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores sorting apples &amp; fixing around Read payment from R.A Thompson $7.50 for 5 day word. also $ 200 from H.E.P for 2 bags potatoes &amp; 90% from John Manzie for apples &amp; mangels west wind &amp; turning colder.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day. went to church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores fixing new door on North side of house. 7 working at hen house.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores fixing up roost in hen house getting ready to raise up shed at old store &amp; working at same.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores drawed out two loads manure &amp; put around house on lawn also helping to move old shed from village lot. Read from pale notes $ 154.88 &amp; paid 75% for collection Dep in B. $100.00.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores drawing wood shed in off of road &amp; Turned same around rain in afternoon.</p> <p>Friday doing choresworking at shed &amp; started to fix roof.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores shingling roof on shed cold west wind. Jean came down &amp; stayed for dinner went to carries for tea.</p> <p>Sunday at home all had head ache milder weather.</p> <p>monday doing chores shingling wood shed roof &amp; put doors on, very nice day.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cutting wood in cellar &amp; fixing up coal bins went to Rockton at night &amp; called at H.E.P. rainy most of day colder at night.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores fixing coal bins in cellar. hooked up {team?} &amp; went to village lot &amp; got load of old lumber</p> <p>Thursday doing chores drawing coal 2 loads. 1150 wagon 4270 first load 4220 second load also drawed 2 loads wood for A.E.V bot 1 bushel wheat at mill $1.00 Paid. Splitting wood &amp; took same into cellar cold west wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores dressed &amp; went to city on 10 Train &amp; seen Duke &amp; Duchess of connaught larger crowed in city went to Fred Mulhollands &amp; stayed over night.</p> <p>Saturday at Hamilton &amp; done some buying &amp; came home on 4.15 train.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores east wind &amp; storm went to church at night frosty air &amp; moon light.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping mother to wash baged up some grain &amp; got some chopped also got Geo horse shed new shoes all around &amp; drawed load This for Julia Manzie cold wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; helping R.A.T to bag car of turnips.</p> <p>Wednesdsay doing chores helping R.A Thompson at turnips in forenoon very nice day.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores had sick head ache Father &amp; mother away to funeral of Geo Wood age 70 years.</p> <p>Friday doing chores not feeling very well very nice day.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cleaned out hen house &amp; got in gravel for winter also cutting wood in afternoon mothyer went to Harrisburg at night very winded &amp; cloudy Read L. from H.E.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; getting the meals went to church in forenoon.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; getting meals Polling day Dr. James mcqueen &amp; Wm. Lawson candidates wet day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores getting meals Father &amp; I over barn measuring stone walls took some lumber over to fix barn &amp; went to Rameys for to see about buckwheat brought pole up from woods &amp; doing some plowing in lot very nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores Casper Ram-ey brought 2 1/2 bushel buckwheat Paid $1.75 S.E.V went to office &amp; posted letter to H.E.P killed a chicken in a.m not feeling very well.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores killed 3 chickens &amp; helped pick same drawing out 2 loads manure into orchard &amp; got some mangels from pit East wind quite mild &amp; farmers plowing no frost.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; fixing around in general made 1 axe handle in a.m. father went to Seth Vansickles sale in P.M I took my shoes to H.W. Rouses.</p> <p>saturday doing chores very nasty day stormy from the east went to rouses &amp; got shoes paid 50% for same .</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church morning &amp; evening</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; helping mother to wash in forenoon. went up to H.W Rouses in P.M. &amp; got shoes healed paid 25%.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; making clothes reel in a.m. went to Howards in P.M. to see about hay. father &amp; mother were married 44 years.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; picking &amp; chickens in barn cutting wood &amp; fixing around in general. Paid C. Bogle for 2 bushel wheat also C. Filler for fixing Pants F.W.M. home from west.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores getting wood into cellar &amp; wrote some cards cutting wood &amp; doing other odd jobs. went Xmas Tree intertainment at night mother away to market with 4 pair chickens chickens selling from 80% to $1.25 a pair Turkeys sold @ 26 % per Lb.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took some wood into cellar &amp; doing odd jobs rain about noon.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; fixing up around the house Will &amp; Cora came up for over Xmas</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to Rockton &amp; called at H.E.Ps &amp; spent the afternoon come home at 7 P.M. &amp; had supper Will &amp; cora here. also mrs &amp; mr hull.</p> <p>monday Xmas we all went to Jeans for Xmas dinner very nice day with no snow come home on 4-18 train.</p> <p>Tuesday frosty in morning Will &amp; cora went home on morning train Albert also went home with them doing chores &amp; fixing the doors &amp; locks at new house east wind.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; fixing around house change in weather colder.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; fixing wash machine cold west wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores went to office &amp; posted letter to H.E.P &amp; spoke to mr Henry Howard about hay Drove up to a m adams in P.M. &amp; seen about hay a. mr. adams. brought me load of hay $ 8 90 lbs @ $ 15.00 a ton. Paid $ 14.15 to N.H Howard.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; fixing around house Will &amp; cora came up in P.M.also Fred Mulholland &amp; wife &amp; son came here &amp; stayed over night. snow storm from east.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores milder with east wind at home all day except driving mr &amp; mrs Fred Mulholland to {wrin?} sleet &amp; rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>monday New years day. cold west wind doing chores. mr and mrs Bate of Toronto here also mr and mrs F.W Muller and &amp; family and Jean and family. also albert and miss Wroden of Paris. Polling day at Lynden for township officers reeve Dupety Reeve and councilers.</p> <pre> Reeve - chas sparks 464 464 D.Reeve - {sames Champian?} 359 aec. council - Frank Biggs 464 464 E. mc.Pherson 417 417 S . moffalt. 533417 533 </pre> <p>Tuesday doing chores. had headache and sick all day.Jean and family here.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. got over some mangels from pit not doing much in afternoon wrote letter at night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores and cutting wood and took some wood into cellar. Cold west wind posted letter.</p> <p>Friday doing chores and fixing around very cold with west wind Rew letter from H.E.P city also work wrote one Rew another at night.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores fixing up stable in foremon cutting wood in afternoon cold west wind. Had Settlement with R.A Thompson to date for 1 1/2 days work $ 2.25.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores in Foremon and and helping to collect provisions in after lloyd Jones H.W Raw and &amp; did not go to tea meeting at night.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores and working around house very cold.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores and fixing around.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores and getting some Mangles from pit also bot 12 {Budiel?} oats from D.A Woodworth @ 479 per bus got some chopping done.</p> <p>Friday doing chores splitting wood and getting some in cellar. Fatter away to city wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>saturday doing chores splitting wood got out cutter and working around.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores and drove over to Rochton in P.M with cutter. H.E.P gave me Xmas present a watch. she recieved present from mrs S.F.P.</p> <p>monday doing chores and fixing around the house snow and west wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores killed 2 chickens family chores and table.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores splitting wood and{ Tinkarrning?} around wrote L.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores . Posted letter to H.E.P fixing {pump?} in cellar soft and rainy all day also went to mill a short time in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; painting chairs got some oil &amp; fixed up lamp cold wind from west very good sleighing. mr &amp; mrs {SF atkins?} here for tea.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; Tinkering around.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores at home all day not feeling very well.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping mother to wash in a.m drove up to Geo Woods sale in P.M very nice day.</p> <p>Tuesday {Starey?} doing chores &amp; cleaning up homes shoveling snow.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores went out to R Jones &amp; got pipe &amp; coupling also got funnel made.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went of office &amp; posted letter also took pipe wrenches to mill. splitting wood in P.M.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cutting wood in cellar &amp; helped mother {web?} 9 chickens marley Bahen &amp; Charlie James called to see father about buying lot.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores mother of took morning train &amp; went to city &amp; market with chickens and eggs. came home on 230 train.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores Frank &amp; Jean come down &amp; had dinner home all day.</p> <p>monday doing chores, had side head ache &amp; cold all day father &amp; mother went to {altsins?} for Tea. West wind &amp; sleet storm very slippery.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores not very well colder with west wind.</p> <p>Wednesday not very well wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Thursday done chores &amp; Tinkering around house not feeling very well</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; around house not doing much</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to office &amp; got mail.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church in morning home the rest of day reading &amp; wrote letter.</p> <p>monday doing chores had bad head ache &amp; sick at stomach wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; got mangels from pit took all out of pit &amp; put some in cellar. Ready Paultor buried to day.</p> <p>Wednesday wrote note to H.E.P &amp; Posted some went out to Rawes mill for window frame also took sleigh out.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; working around in a.m drove to Rockton in afternoon &amp; called at H.E.P &amp; had tea H.E.P not very well. mrs Plastaw sick with cold &amp; S.F.P used up with between ribs. very cold &amp; drifting.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores very cold wind from North west. &amp; &amp; below zero.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores in forenoon Dressed &amp; went to Hamilton in P.M train late arrived here about 2 P.M.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; drove to R in P.M &amp; had Tea at H.E.Ps &amp; not very well mrs P. sick in bed Sam used it up with broken ribs. Father &amp; Mother away to Harrisburg. over Sunday milder.</p> <p><br />monday doing chores splitting wood &amp; Taking same in cellar. chores done to for Plastaws in afternoon. for not very well. father &amp; mother came home on 4-30 train.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores helping mother to wash very nice day. mild &amp; bright sun.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; varnishing chair in a.m went out to buy some hay &amp; oats. but did not get any. very nice day.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores varnishing chairs &amp; table mrs Bed Shepherd called this P.M Revival Service in Church went to church at night.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working around in general Rew letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores Father &amp; I cutting wood in forenoon. I away to town {Thompsons?} looking for hay.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores, went to church in morning home the rest of day &amp; had head-ache.</p> <p>monday doing chores went over to milton stanabough. &amp; bot some hay. also went up to function for a while &amp; to bank.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores sold {fuling?} mangl 1 bag potatoes 1.50 starting offers. Mr Bladel of taming here for diiner I cleaning out hen {fun?} This P.M. also pumping water for tank. also drove to R &amp; had tea at H.E.Ps &amp; spent the evening mrs B sick.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores very bad storm from east home all day &amp; not doing much.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores very stormy from west nothing doing.</p> <p>Friday doing chores shoveling snow cleaning side walks.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores drove over to milton stanbough to see about hay milton brought 1/4 ton in afternoon Paid cash $5.00.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to methodist church in a.m ms {fuin Vansickle?} &amp; daughter Lama were here for dinner &amp; tea &amp; I went to church with them at night. {Preslyleuair?} anniversary.</p> <p>monday very stormy from east Posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; shoveling snow in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily record 1912</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores went to mill &amp; got some oats &amp; earn &amp; got same chopped cold west wind.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores and working around in general &amp; getting ready to go to Preslyterrian tea meeting. Jean came down &amp; went to tea meeting.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores splitting wood &amp; took some in cellar. pumping water to fill tank mr &amp; mrs brown here looking at house very nice day but cold.</p> <p>Friday very cold doing chores went to office &amp; got mail also got load of coal at mill in P.M moon light nights.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went down to office and got mail. Dad and I over to village lot trimming trees in afternoon also pumping water and filling tank</p> <p>Sunday went to church in morning cold air but nice day uncle sam and aunt Dorothy came in afternoon and stayed for tea.</p> <p>monday doing chores in a.m went to john {athers?} for load of sand in afternoon &amp; to meeting at church at night.</p> <p>Tuesday very nice day away for load of sand in forenoon &amp; doing chores. Trimming apple trees in P.M over at village lot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores trimming apple trees &amp; burning bush. {Wn?} Purdyès Barn Burned.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; to office in forenoon also starting potatoes . Dad &amp; I over at lot cutting down maple tree. &amp; burning bush. very nice day. {Thawing?}</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; doing odd jobs around down at mill in afternon</p> <p>saturday doing chores took henry murray two bags potatoes also drawing wood from village lot. &amp; got some coal at R.A.G Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sundy doing chores went to church in morning drove to Rockton in P.M &amp; had tea at H.E.Ps also met miss armstrong from manitoba.</p> <p>monday doing chores trimming apple trees also drove to ms jae Archeer &amp; got 9 1/2 bushel mangels &amp; paid for same &amp; went to meeting in church at night.</p> <p>Wednesday at Harrisburg &amp; went out for drive with Frank came home &amp; had dinner. Then took 4:30 train for {Lynder?} &amp; doing chores.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores sold 2 bag potatoes got barrel of water &amp; trimming Trees in orchard Jean &amp; children came down &amp; went home on {waving?} barn.</p> <p>Friday doing chores went to office &amp; posted letter watching {barn?} shoeveling snow off of walks. stormy all day from east.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting wood &amp; trimming trees. Read letter from H,E.P</p> <p>Sunday doing chores Langford of had dinner &amp; tea at albet E. Ramsays &amp; also calles at Artie Ramsays. fine &amp; {tharowing?} very fact. amos Kitcher died early a.m.</p> <p>monday doing chores cutting wood &amp; making trap hen nest. Read card from S.A.Patterson.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores. Trimming Trees finished making trap nest. went to funeral of amos kitcher buried at Jersey ville very nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting wood.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cleaning up bush in orchard.</p> <p>Friday doing chores bot meals at {piriis?} &amp; making trap nest in P.M &amp; went to church at night.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores bot some nails at mall. not very well had head ache.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church in morning &amp; evening.</p> <p>monday doing chores delivered 3 bags potatoes &amp; Read balance from belldan.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>monday took lumber &amp; shingles over to farm to fix pig pen roof &amp; working at same. mrs James Raws was buried to day at Hamilton.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; making trap nest in shop stormy.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores working at pig pen roof in forenoon not very well in afternoon.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; working at Pig pen roof finished fixing same rain at night fireman clement called &amp; wanted money on {Munistrs?} salary.</p> <p>Friday doing chores mrs chamberland of Strathmiore come here. also Jean &amp; children came down &amp; caprie and children came over. I took addie to see her aunt mrs. Geo Kitcher.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to morning train with Tom chamberland. also with jean not doing much all day. sick with cold.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores very nice day. not doing much at home all day.</p> <p>monday doing chores sick with cold</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores not very well</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; tinkering around ladies aid held meeting here.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; fixing up around.</p> <p>Friday doing chores fixing {drie?} hassow tongue. &amp; got 4 new bolts &amp; fixed {aisterm?} top over at village.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores took oats to mill &amp; bot 1 bushel corn. &amp; had oats and corn chopped paid $1.68. S.F.U New letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday Easter at home all day. went to church at night rain in morning &amp; snow at night. Della Rose here.</p> <p>monday cool west wind cleaning up bush &amp; cleaning out berry bushs wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores posted letter to H.E.P. helping mother wash &amp; carrying water in a.m cutting wood in afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; fixing around barn working on roof shingling at house in village.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores working at house in village on roof.</p> <p>Friday doing chores in a.m working on roof in P.M.</p> <p>Saturday done chores in morning took early train &amp; went to city. Hamilton done some chopping and went around market went to ms. R Stewards &amp; had dinner &amp; tea &amp; stayed over night.</p> <p>Sunday drin oh at hamilton visiting at Russell Stewards. mrs H.E.P.</p> <p>monday had breakfast &amp; dinner at Stewards Hamilton &amp; came home on 2 30 train. very nice day. was around city with H.E.P in morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; tinkering around helping to House clean &amp; wrote letter to H.E.P 107. {mc.nab st?}</p> <p>Wednesday doing chpres helping mother to house clean went to Jae Archers son &amp; got mangels. &amp; started to more tool box. Father burning brush in orchard. wrote card to H.E.P.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; making tool box. rain through the night. Father away to Harrisburg &amp; stayed over night got Geohorse sled.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working around.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores. &amp; cutting wood in a.m had headache in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday at the funeral of Hugh Taylar in forenoon also went to church at night &amp; met S.A.P after church &amp; went for walk. wrote to H.E.P.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping to wash and tinkering around.</p> <p>Tuesday mothers Birthday . Jean and children came down. cutting wood. New letter from H.E.P city.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; cutting wood very windy all day,</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; cutting wood &amp; getting ready to ground of {braile?} hen house. &amp; helping warll Kelly at woods.</p> <p>Friday doing chores drowing out {mamws?} and plowing lot for day. of Paid from Wilson for bag of oats $1.50.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>some hay came home &amp; {re rqr 4?} &amp; culltivatory for Ward Kelly in a.m. spreading {maiure?} in garden. &amp; drawed up some wood for A.E.U. also drew out a load of ashes. very fine day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores doing chores. Plowing in orchard walking around.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores culltivating in orchard &amp; helping on hen house &amp; making garden got ready &amp; went to Hamilton on 5 train &amp; stayed at Stewards.</p> <p>Sunday at R stewards &amp; called on fred mulholland.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores plowing garden in orchard &amp; helping Father to build hen-house. cool wind.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church at morning. Geo VanSickle wife died this a.m. cool wind.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; working around in {gaural?}.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cultivating &amp; {Harrawing?} in garden went to Funeral in P.M. geo Vansickles wife was buried Lynden Cemetry.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores plowing in garden. &amp; cutting &amp; planting potatoes sent letter to H.E.P containing 20.00.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went over to see miller Stewabaugh &amp; bot</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday at Stewards for breakfast &amp; dinner came home on 2 30 train &amp; fixing fence. Millor Stenabaugh brought hay 1140 lbs. Paid for some $9.50.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; helping to put roof on hen house &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; doing some plowing for andrew Black. had head-ache drove H.E.P home from station rain at night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went to mill &amp; bot 10 bushel oat @ 53. &amp; got a bus chopped also bot , bushel frozen wheat for chicken feed. Dine harrowing in orchard also plowing for Geo Jackson 2 hours.</p> <p>Friday doing chores plowing harrowing &amp; planting potatoes for mrs Geo Jackson.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores plowing &amp; harrowed lott for WM Robins. rain in afternoon. read card for Jean. Mother went to Burg.</p> <p>Sunday doig chores went to church in morning. wrote letter to H.E.P in afternoon &amp; went to church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; tinkering around plowed will p rainy and cold wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores harrowing &amp; making out potatoes ground planting potatoes in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores working for R.A Thompson in mill &amp; unloading car of wheat.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores. helping R.A.T in mill &amp; unloading wheat rainy all day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores moving wood &amp; cleaning up for hen yard. cutting grass &amp; lending barn &amp; getting ready to go away. rain at night.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps also tea. Took mrs P. 1 bag potatoes rain at night</p> <p>monday doing chores cultivating in lot back of house 7 putting up fence around the house. rain afternoon &amp; evening. sent for Family Herald {Rafar?}. for H.E.P &amp; payed R.G Thompson for coal that Sam Plastaw got $2.60.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; working at hen house &amp; making trap nest. wrote to H.E.P.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; working at hen house. fixing doors &amp; {Lathering?}.</p> <p>friday doing chores drove mr and mrs Fred Mulholland up to {wier?} in a.m. heavy rain early in morning very windy had head ache.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores cultivating in orchard &amp; garden went to Baseball.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; went to church morning &amp; evening.</p> <p>Monday doing chores cultivating for Wm. Robins in a.m. &amp; working around in generakl.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; working at hen house plowing in orchard.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; working at hen house putting up wire fence &amp; drove to R. &amp; fixed side boards for H.E.P.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; working at hen house Plastering. I also bought 4 shares of Wireless marconi Telegraph company stock at $12.50 a share &amp; paid cash in full for same to Dr F.F Turner. 86 couen ave. toronto, long distance phone, Park 3975.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cultivating plastering hen house &amp; house were day go lines fixing fence.</p> <p>saturday doing chores cultivating in orchard &amp; making out care ground. had headache in P.M. Read letter from H.E.P also card from F.C. Braithwaiti.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; drove to Harrisburg mother of rainy all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores &amp; helping mother to work. nice day.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; working up ground for mrs Geo Jackson. &amp; plowing orchard.</p> <p>Wednesday plowing &amp; harrowing in orchard.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cultivating &amp; working up ground for mangels &amp; corn. sowed mangels had head ache in P.M.</p> <p>Friday doing chores bot 18 lbs corn &amp; planted same in orchard. Took { jorne?} horse away to pasture on Seil Lees Farm hired pasture from Tom Lawerson at $1.50 per month&amp; 10% extra far salting also drove to R. &amp; had tea at Plastows &amp; done some fixing around</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; having potatoes in orchard. very nice day. also helping to fill trench for {varanda?}.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; looking around Frank &amp; Jean &amp; children down. also had tea at Carries. very nice day.</p> <p>monday doing chores. cultivating potatoes in orchard. having.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores making out potato ground for mr. Jackson.</p> <p>Wednesday panting harrowing &amp;</p> <p>Thursday helping Geo Archer to plant potatoes down on farm. had dinner at mr Joe archer {sern?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday varnishing buggy wheels harrowing &amp; hoeing &amp; got in grass</p> <p>Saturday doing chores varnishing buggy wheels had sick headache in P.M out carwassing in evening with Jemul Wilson.</p> <p>Sunday at home all day wrote letters &amp; cards. mother not very well. went out to church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores also{ mirg?} cement mortar for back veranda.</p> <p>Tuesday done chores &amp; went to city. came home on 8 P.M train.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting grass hoeing &amp; cultivating potatoes in orchard. Read Payment for 1 days work. from Geo Archer. $1.50 miss H.E.P &amp; miss Thompson also Gilbert Plastow here to village &amp; called. nice day.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; working around at odd jobs. changed hens into new house down street at night.</p> <p>Friday doing chores fixing up hens nests also got Frank Vansickles sig &amp; drove to Rocktor &amp; got 6 bag sand also drawed up 2 loads wood for H.E.P &amp; had dinner at Plastows mr atkins rode home with me. Ladies aid having strawberry social at Tom Kwieds old home south end.</p> <p>saturday doing chores got 2 front shoes at on Geo {harma?} &amp; working around in general. went to see Baceball game between Lynden &amp; Rockton. also drove H.E.P &amp; mary P. home at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day. went to church at night. mrs Sawn Drake bilt called a wanted me to go. &amp; work for him.</p> <p>monday doing chores went away up near Brandford with with Sam Drake to shingle a house for{ mrmr Intosh?} mrs Geo wilson is living on place.</p> <p>Tuesday shingling on roof.</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday &amp; went up to G.F.R station at Brandford &amp; came out to harrisburg &amp; stayed at Jeans overnight.</p> <p>Saturday came home on morning Train from Harrisburg doing chores cutting grass and helping to get ready for old bays reunion.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove over to Rockton &amp; had Dinner &amp; Tea at Plastows mr &amp; mrs Steward there miss H.E.P came home with me also mr {amrs?} Steward.drove over &amp; went to church in lent at Park ground.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; getting ready for old bay reunion collection {profisions?} working at booth on park grounds. Proceeds for day amounted to about $1200 or 1600 in all very fine weather dry &amp; dusty miss H.E.P &amp; mr &amp; mrs Steward here also Frank &amp; Jean.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday helping to clean up Park grounds &amp; take down tents in a.m. cultivatin &amp; gathering potatoe bag &amp; cut some grass.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting grass trimming mangles. helped S.F alkins take school flag down.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores picking potatoe bags in a.m. warm wind and dry. went to see Torxe Horse</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>saturday cultivating in orchard &amp; cutting weeds &amp; paris greening potatoes warm &amp; dry.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove over to pray church &amp; went to Fin Vansickle for dinner &amp; tea.</p> <p>monday paris greeing potatoes in a.m. &amp; helping R.A. Thompson to put roof on building 6 hours</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores to helping R.A Thompson to put metal siding on building. aob wing also helping on the job very warm and dry. bot sack of bug killer from carson weaber price 75c/.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores helping ms aob wing at building for R.A Thompson.</p> <p>Thursday working for R.A.T getting metal sideing on bulding.</p> <p>Friday got geo Horse shool &amp; cultivating turnip for Tom Hull also had dinner there.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday. doing chores. cultivating in garden &amp; hoeing. windy today.</p> <p>Sunday. doing chores home all day called on Geo Archer in evening.</p> <p>monday. doing chores &amp; started to work for Geo Archer at store.</p> <p>Tuesday. at Geo Archers store. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea there.</p> <p>Wednesday. done chores at home &amp; at Geo archers store working.</p> <p>Thursday. at the store</p> <p>Friday. at the store &amp; to Hamilton for goods for Geo.H.Archer.</p> <p>Saturday. at the store.</p> <p>Sunday. cloudy rainy at home</p> <p>monday at archers store.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday went to city for Geo Archer &amp; brought home load of goods</p> <p>saturday at the store working around in general read letter H.E.P</p> <p>Sunday home all day.</p> <p>monday at archers store</p> <p>Tuesday &amp; to R at night</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday at archers store</p> <p>Friday away to Hamilton for goods</p> <p>saturday at the store busy all day.</p> <p>Sunday drove to Harrisburg &amp; had dinner at {braidth?} waits Fred &amp; I drove to St-George &amp; called at Dr.Robinsons had tea at Jeans.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday at Geo Archers store</p> <p>tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Sunday at home all day</p> <p>monday at the store working</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday &amp; geting ready for market Read check from G.H.Archer.</p> <p>Friday went to city for goods.</p> <p>saturday at the store as usual. Rain at night very heavy. read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; home all day had head ache cool damp wind.</p> <p>monday at Archers store.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday at</p> <p>Thursday at the store getting ready for market miss H.E.P &amp; cousins were over. funnel from A. Blacks.</p> <p>Friday drove to city &amp; got goods for store carrie went down with me. carrie and Della Ross came home with me. H.E.P away to waterloo picnic</p> <p>saturday at the store very nice day.</p> <p>Sunday went to church in a.m. mother away to toronto Father away to harrisburg over sunday. nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday feeling rather blue. &amp; at store all day.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store all day.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store &amp; on the farm drawing in oats load rainy.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; drawing in oats at Geo Archers farm. &amp; getting ready to go to market.</p> <p>Saturday away to city for goods for store. rain not very well at night Father &amp; mother away to toronto.</p> <p>Sunday cloudy and wet at home &amp; doing chores.</p> <p>To 7. working at Archers store 7 to city for good.</p> <p>carrie of drove to lanngford 7 had dinner &amp; tea at Ramseys.</p> <p>To 14 at the store &amp; to city for goods</p> <p>Drove to harrisburg &amp; had dinner at Braithwaiter also drove to R. &amp; called to see H.E.P.</p> <p>monday at the store &amp; new pay to date check for months Pay.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday getting ready for market.</p> <p>saturday away to city for goods. Geo &amp; wife &amp; baby away to city.</p> <p>Sunday mother &amp; I away to church in morning Frank &amp; Jean &amp; children down. rainy in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Sunday fair &amp; cool. at home.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>tuesday working at the store .</p> <p>Wednesday at Geo Archers store</p> <p>Thursday at the store &amp; getting ready for market.</p> <p>Friday away to market for G.H Archer &amp; brought home load of goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual</p> <p>Sunday drove to harrisburg &amp; to St. george at night to the opening of new baptist church.</p> <p>monday at G.H archers store &amp; quite busy all day.</p> <p>Tuesday at Archers store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store till 10 am then got ready &amp; drove to Rocktor fair &amp; had dinner with H.E.P. also tea &amp; spent the evening.</p> <p>Thursday st the store as usual.</p> <p>friday got ready &amp; went to city for goods &amp; in the store at eve.</p> <p>Saturday at Geo Archers store.</p> <p>Sunday at home cool &amp; fair day sat church in a.m. &amp; evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday at G.H archers store.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Fridayawayto city for goods. Geo not very well rain at night.</p> <p>saturday at the store very busy.</p> <p>Sunday at home in forenoon very nice day. mother away over. Sunday drove over to R. &amp; had tea at H.E.P mrs &amp; mr Steward there also.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday at the store &amp; getting ready for market.</p> <p>Thursday away to city for goods wet most of the day.</p> <p>Friday at the store busy.</p> <p>Saturday at the store digging out drain from sink.</p> <p>Sunday at home very nice day jean &amp; children down. Della Ross here also.</p> <p>monday at archers store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday &amp; picking apples.</p> <p>Friday at the store &amp; getting ready to got to city.</p> <p>Saturday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m. drove to R in P.M &amp; had tea at H.E.Ps &amp; went to League.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Monday at the store</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday at the store and getting ready for market</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods {Geo Droher?} did not go along.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and very busy just like in drain in p.m Geo went to city.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores very nice day at home all day.</p> <p>monday went to store in morning came home at 11 o clock and got in mangoes and corn and also some apples.</p> <p>tuesday at the store H and P came over to train in P.M.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods :</p> <p>Saturday at the store and unloaded goods also laid some tile and filled me drain very nice day Re check from {Geo Archer?}.</p> <p>Sunday at home not very well.</p> <p>monday went to store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday and working at ditch</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m drove to brother in p.m and had tea at N &amp; P and went to league at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday at the store as usual colder in morning with wind.</p> <p>Tuesday at the home colder with wind</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual</p> <p>Thursday away to city and got goods for store also got {call?} at Jones and took some to miller {Burungo?}.</p> <p>Friday at the store and working at chimeny for new furnace.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and working in inside and out started furnace.</p> <p>Sunday at home not very well cold in head and headache. mother away to church</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and very busy</p> <p>Sunday drove to R and had tea at H &amp; P and spent the evening cold west wind and freezing.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual cold west wind , Sadie and Clara away to city.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores and at the store as usual cold west wind.</p> <p>Wednesday Cold wind at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store and {traveling?} up {Dedication?} for Xinao.</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store go to {Zaenti?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday miller brother of to church in and home the rest of day</p> <p>monday away to store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday at the store starting deliveries</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and very busy</p> <p>Sunday at home writing cards and letters but not feeling very well.</p> <p>monday away to store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Xmas Wednesday at the store in a.m then got ready and drove to R and had tea with H &amp; P</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store Geo away to city and brought home some goods also arrived from{ Foronts?}</p> <p>Sunday at home Jean and family here over Sunday at church at N.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store as usual.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday very nice day I at home not very well Fred milllholland called and at drove him up to Win Jean and Family here also Della Rose and all over to carries for dinner.</p> <p>Thursday at store as usual</p> <p>Friday as usual at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store intended going to city but did not.</p> <p>Sunday mis Della Rose and I drove to Harrisburg and had dinner at {Braithwaile?} cold east wind and storm at night.</p> <p>monday very slippery at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday away to city for goods east wind and storm</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual not feeling very well</p> <p>Thursday at the store come from at might sick</p> <p>Friday at the store as usual</p> <p>Saturday at the store very mild rain at night new letter at night</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m matthew {vansible?} and wife come here and we drove to some {Bitcheis?} home in p.m I to church in evening.</p> <p>monday at the store matthew and wife and they left for home. Miss N &amp; P came here in P.m also Jean and family and {car cored?} to{ zeo?} meeting at night. very nice night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday at the store got some groceries for H &amp; R she went home in a.m.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m drove to Brother in p.m had tea in H &amp; P then drove to Christie Church at night.</p> <p>monday at the store raining very hard through the day. Snow and wet aimed at night.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday Sterling and I went to a.m {Zawo?} and through home now. rainy also fishing up stall in barn. And washing me store and made sausage.</p> <p>Friday away to {up?} for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store</p> <p>Sunday at church in the morning drove to R in the P.m and hadf tea had H &amp; Ps and spent the eve</p> <p>monday at the store cold wind, good {watching?}</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store. {Leo Arden?} went to city and took sick on train coming home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday at the store Geo Archer worse and died at 11-30 a.m. cold wind.</p> <p>Sunday went to store in forever. had headache and at home in afternoon with letter to H &amp; P in evening cold west wind all day.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store funeral of Geo H Archer at 2 P.M. store closed very large crowd. H &amp; P here.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Thursday at the store.</p> <p>Friday at the store Sterling away to city. and got oyster, salted peanuts and Laundry.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and busy cold and windy all week. Sterling {arches?} Paid me wages for month up till 7 d15 in full $ 25.00 cash sales for day $51.90. Leon came down to stay {our?}.</p> <p>Sunday cold west wind went to {Roockter?} in PM and had tea at H &amp; Ps.</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for good for store and took down eggs 24 1/2 doz.</p> <p>Saturday at the store. Real Payment for Work to date.</p> <p>Sunday at home {met?} to cold. Went and to church at night.</p> <p>monday went to store as usual.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store and man from Trust Go. was there looking own over things and also took book accounts and debts.</p> <p>Thursday at the store and started to take stock mr alex Hanes and I.</p> <p>Friday at the store. Sterling away to city and bot some goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store also taking stock.</p> <p>Sunday at home fair and cold. went to {Prulylacan?} C at night.</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for good. Paid for goods $98.95. Mis Geo Archen and myself were sworn in {P.Q?}</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual. unpacking goods and making {arrange?}.</p> <p>Sunday at home west wind and stormy.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual Clara {Mullerland?} great work at the store monday night.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Thursday at the store cold weather.</p> <p>Friday at the store Bell Telephone men forcing me central phone offer.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual Mrs GH Archer away to city and got Laundry. ms H.J {Ryans?} paid our check of $33.00 in payment from 16 700th {culluralion?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday miller at home all day</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday at the store and away to city for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store {mrs Geo Ardhen?} said me S &amp; v for month in full.</p> <p>Sunday colder with west wind</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday feeling away to city.</p> <p>Friday at the store feeling away to city Market travel very {troxy?} unsaid.</p> <p>Saturday at the store Will and Cara here also Jean and children also Della Rose</p> <p>Sunday at home all day. The girls were here from {Tomato and otasibang?} also Frank and Carrie and Della.</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday away to city and got goods</p> <p>Friday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Saturday at the store mrs a and Sadie away to city.</p> <p>Sunday very nice day at home went to church at night.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city a lot goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store {Alix Hamer?} wife come {with?} in evening.</p> <p>Sunday at home nit very well cold.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday</p> <p>Sunday at home very nice day</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday away to city for goods with team for nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store as usual</p> <p>Saturday</p> <p>Sunday at home cool {over?} wind</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday at the store not very well</p> <p>Wednesday at home in a.m {ate?} went to store at noon and for the p.m.</p> <p>Thursday at the store as usual</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual</p> <p>Sunday and wet day rainy</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday busy at the {day?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday away to city {pres gacha?} alow away to city.</p> <p>Sunday at home.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m down to R in P.m and had tea at Plastores.</p> <p>monday at the store</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday at the store and went to {harryrrisbing?} to got at store.</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store and got {Gee horee slid?}.</p> <p>Sunday went to church in a.m home the rest of day.</p> <p>monday at the store at a.m also went to Brendon with store.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Wednesday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual. Mrs {arehn?} away to a.m and sending away in P.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday at home in forman walked to Hamburg in P.M. rode back on train. Jem Wilson and see {Jotbridge}.</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Saturday at the store but not feeling very well received Parcel from London for H &amp; P.</p> <p>Sunday very nice day at home not feeling very well cold in head.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual. H &amp; P here</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for good.</p> <p>Saturday at the store.</p> <p>Sunday cool west wind home to R and had tea at H &amp; P.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store.</p> <p>Friday away to city for good.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m. drove to R in P.M. and had tea at H &amp; P.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday busy at the store.</p> <p>Sunday drove to harrisburg and had dinner at Franks mother and a also paid Frank $34.00 for oil store and recieved Payment of 3.60 for Potatoes.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday away to city for goods</p> <p>Thursday at the store as usual</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store</p> <p>Sunday at church in morning drove to R and had tea at H E P.</p> <p>Monday at store</p> <p>Tuesday at the store ms alex harris and started to take stack.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store and taking stack.</p> <p>Thursday at the store and farwell thing took. ms Harris left for town in evening.</p> <p>Friday at the store cleaning up and washing at books rain in p.m.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual</p> <p>Sunday at home went to chuirch in a.m cool west wind all day. Drove to R and went to league with R and P.</p> <p>Monday at the store and usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store in a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday went to city in noon train to buy goods for store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store.</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday as usual at the store</p> <p>Sunday at home strong west wind. mother away to Toronto</p> <p>Sunday went to church in a.m. and at home the rest of day. very nice day.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store in a.m went to R and attended the funeral of the late David Bell. also had tea at {Pleslowers?} and spent the evening.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store.</p> <p>Friday at the store and away to city</p> <p>Saturday at the store and busy Sterling away to city</p> <p>Sunday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{light scratches and indentation from previous writings}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Inside of Back Cover</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Back Cover}</p> <p><br />{Flower} Help Crippled Children{emblum of some kind}</p> <p>Aidez les enfants infirmes</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d9c94f8d3ae6c8e7223df4530403e6e.pdf b25382b7fe028c591b8480abfdf9fcab PDF Text Text ��������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e322977a9153082552f57f168122ed6.pdf 88ea326a8f2be1e15bc9cdc72c91ab36 PDF Text Text ���������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4861438c933c25ac312edf7245ead0f5.pdf 4bf3935a3390948b8c08d1027b8bf479 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8a33f07f2f5a9ca799812c923cf41ee.pdf 571cec8d4d3b9e42ee02164042a0ce63 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2886d8abc50378a94576047324ba986c.pdf 383fb62a6b951810f0068051244f90bf PDF Text Text �������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab324084aba7565c5f1539f84777cf32.pdf dd5c1026594f0f6a71954d72a2ec01dc PDF Text Text Albert “Russell” McKay (1886-1917) 1908-1916 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers [Front Cover] Port Perry Mr Russell McKay 1919 1911 8 {blank page} September 1908. Thur 24 I got hair cut the 24th of sept 1908. Miss Edith Bond & George Till were married on the 23rd of this month. got my teeth fix and a crown put on one of my teeth by Dr Graham Feb 15 1913. {bottom of page reads: one} October 1908. Fri 2. {Littleqeuis?} 259 Davenport Rd, Toronto. I was down to Aunt Emma tue sept 29th 1908 in afternoon. Huntley st bridge was started in sept month, and completed around the 1st {Above it reads: week} of Oct, 1908. {Diagonally it reads: the top flank?} Wed 7 The first time I went up to see Miss Roberts was the 24th of sept, 1908. 2nd Time was the 6th of Oct 1908. Wed 21. Flo Corrin of Port Perry was married on the 9th of Oct 1908. {Above it reads: 3rd time.} Took Miss Robert to church Last sunday Oct 18th 08. Latter Day Saints church on soho st. �Thur 29 4th time I was up to see Miss Roberts was Tuesday October 27th {Above it reads: 1908.} & saw Russel Lane and Fred Moore on Seaton it with one girl, as I was going up to see my girl Oct 27th, 1908. I got hair cut 27th Oct 1908. Fri 30. Got coal oil 30th {Above it reads: of Oct} 1 gal I saw mr Halton {Above it reads: m;} the fellow that used to work down at J.A. Peers 131 Front st E. I met him at Todds Restaurant at noon {Below it reads: Fri Oct 30} and had a quite a talk with him. He is going to Montreal to-night, he's going on the Police force. Going on the 10 o'clock train P.M. Oct 30th 1908. November 1908. Mon 2. 5th time to up see miss Roberts, was sunday nov .1. PM took her to the "majestic theater" to hear R.C. Evans preach. Subject: "What is man" first sermon of the season {Above it reads: in} the majestic. Tue 3. Miss Bertha Winter’s {Above it reads: 19 yrs old. in} won the walking race Miss Maidi Peel second Miss Minnie Pierce third Mrs Bertha Grifith 4th of Hamilton No of miles to walk 7 ¼ Time 1.17.10. 1.19.40. 1.20.20 1.20.25 Sat 21. "Started a little change in Living". It reads, "regularity" Leaving table feeling though I could eat a quite a bit more. Eat nothing on going to bed. chew food well. And eat nothing of any account between meals. Eat at 3 different times through the day divided equaly, of time as near as possible. Just to see how long I can keep it. Written and to be started by Russel A McKay 139 Queen East Toronto. Started from my breakfast a pretty late one from 20 minutes after ten A.M. sat 21st of november 1908. I hope I can keep it. I do believe I or anybody else will be benefited by following it. Yours {Written in bubble letters: R.M.K.} 139 Queen East, Toronto. Fri. Nov 27. Miss Roberts age. 20 yrs 2nd of sept. 1908. 6 time up to see Miss Roberts took her to the Majestic Theater to hear R.C. Evans. Subject - Hell, is it Literal fire �(7) Time was sunday {Above it reads: the} 22nd, took her to hear R.C. Eavens. subject “Ressurection.” {Resurrection} (8) Time was tue 24th of november {Above it reads: 1908} very wet night, there was a Taffey pole party up on soho st. Held by R.C. Evans in Latter days saint church soho st.We | never | went. I was up to a party at no 8 Waterloo {ter?} Cresent mass Neals the 26th of nov 1908. January Month 1909 Jan 18 Effie Haynes age is 17teen the 15th of May 1908. Jan 18 The coldest day we have had so far is. 20 degrees below zero eight o'clock the 18th of Jan 1909. Sat Oct 26th 1912. 10 minutes to 8 oclock P.M. March month 1909. Thur. 4 Miss Grace Row was married to Mr Cowdery of Toronto yesterday march 3. {Above it reads: 1908} in the methodist church Port Perry, there was a large crowd there. I was there I fainted in the {Above it reads: large} school room 25th of Febuary 1909. in the afternoon. about 24 minutes after four P.M. We have lots of snow march the .4. 1.9.0.9. Dad and I got a load of buckwheat straw and hay, half of each, tuesday March the .2. 1909. down to Ben Bushby Mar. 11. I helped Thomas Jeffery a half day to draw out manure in the after noon mar 10th. 1909. We have drew home 13 loads of wood, drew the 13 load in the after noon mar 9th raining a little, seven days and a half for Thomas Jeffery up Till the 13th 9th mar, Today in the morn snowing a little. Wed. 17. Mr Epton was buried yesterday March 16th 1909 {Above it reads: in afternoon} very stormy. He was buried in Pinedale Cemetery. in his 86 years 4 month and 14 days. They had service in the house from 12 oclock. Till one o'clock. Letcher got the funeral. The barries {pallbearers?} Mr Graham Holman, Mr Kerby, Samson Vickery, Thomas Tumer �March month 1909 Alex Brown, George Patterson instead of Patterson, Alex Rennie. It is a very stormy rough day today, not so very cold. Eva Turner came home sat mar 13th 1909 from Peterbourgh, and returned sunday night mar 14th 1909 on the 11.20 train from Myrtle. Mar 19. Father and I drew a load of logs to Carnegie's saw mill Port Perry Mar 18th 1909. From the 8th concession of Reach, west of the centre road. April Month 1909. Wed. 7. I was to a school concert in the afternoon april .7. {Above it reads: in the school} Miss Effie Smith was the teacher. Weather, very windy. Mon 12. Aunt Maria Dolphin died April 7. 1909 Wed 9 A.M. she was buried Fri April 9th at 2 oclock in the afternoon 1909. Father and I were sawing wood in the afternoon down at Midgleys today. Fred and Emmerson left for Toronto to-day an on the half past seven train at Prince Albert. Emmerson was going to Strathroy and Fred to Toronto. Emmerson is working for McCalpine. Fred is working at Simpson's knitting been with McCalpine up till the 11th {Above it reads: 1909} of april 7. months. Tue 20 Ethel May Town died april 17, 09. burried april 19th 1909. age 16 yrs 10 months, deceased died of Tuberclouis {tuberculosis}. it was raining. Louis Bond ordered his suit a serge suit april 19th 1909 in the afternoon at O &. Stone Port Perry price $16.00 Wed 21. Father and I blasted a big stone in Mr. Peels field 2 field east of house. april 20th 1909. Mrs Dunn left for the West Mon night 10. oclock {Above it reads: from Toronto}. April 19th 1909. April Month 1909. �Tue 27 Ruebon Bond set some swam-p poplar trees out next to us this morning april 27. 1909. Father & I finished cutting corn down to Firrel in afternoon april 26. 1909 she paid him in full for cutting all the corn Total for cutting corn $9.00. We moved the engine from Mr. Midgeley to Firrel Miss Smith was not teaching school mon april 26 1909 on account of apendiscitis. and not on tuesday. Moved Mr Brent from one lot to another april 23rd 1909. about ten o'clock. May Month 1909. Fri 14. I planted my onion seed on the 13th of may 1909 afternoon. And the lettuce and reddishes {radishes} and parsnips on the same day. Louis Bond sowed his onion seed the day before mine. I got my hair cut on the 11th of may 1909. Father and I went down to Willards and got a new red and green carpet for the front room on the 10th of may 1909 price per yd {yard} 65 ¢ 27 yds $17.50. Father bought William Combe cutter in May 1909. SUN 16 Louis Bond and I were down to Port Perry {Above it reads: SAT} may 15 1909. it started to rain while we were down there, and it let up a little and we ran till we got to Jack Whitfield’s Borealla and we stayed there till about 10 minutes to twelve. Rained very hard Mother and I moved the beureau {bureau} upstairs through the south window upstairs it would not go upstairs. We got a new sideboard and washstand {Above it reads: SAT} may 15 1909 from Letcher Port Perry. May Month 1909 concluded Wed 19. Father and I were over to Thos Beare monday may 17th 1909. and got a quite a few suckers William Coombe {Above it reads: and family} left for Winnipeg Tuesday may 18th 1909 moved furniture. Traverton took a load for him to Myrtle, sent it on the C.P.R. They wen’t on the C.P.R. Fri .21. I sowed my peas to-day, and canola yesterday we sowed are {our} sweet corn. and beans. �Thur .27. Fred & I had a {taught?} with miss Fife and Lydia Roberts sunday afternoon may the 23 1909. I was to hear R.C. Evans twice once in morning, and at night sunday may 23rd 1909. He preached the dedecatory sermon of the church at Davisville May 23rd at 230 oclock 1909. Received a letter from W.W. Coombe Winnepeg. Man. This morn on the 10 oclock train. I cut Charles Crandell hair may 27th 1909. Weather Raining. May Month 1909. May Mon “ 31 I took Mrs Calder to Port Perry to-day in afternoon. Father & Thomas Turner started to work at Miss Madden in morning, putting a wall under part of house. I weighed a hundred and fifty six pounds to-day. I got some strawberry plants to-night from Thomas Turner. Mr Spence of {Cerron?} preached in the Methodist church Prince Albert Sunday may 30, 1909 morn & evening. Quite a few over here in evening to hear him. June Month 1909. WED .2. Mother and I was over to Solomon Wilson our Landlord Tuesday June .1. 1909 to see what he was going to do about the {Above it reads: fixing the} place. I finished putting strawberry in to-day that I got from Thomas Turner. Thur .3. I finished planting the gardin {garden} to-day, it was beans. The longest day of the year is June 21st. The lone shortest day is 21 st of December. The eclipse of the moon was tonight at about 9 oclock. P.M. �I was down to a Band concert which was held in the town hall Port Perry Wed 2. of June 1909. "Aunt Dinahs Pledge." was part of the program. Mother was there too, and Mrs Roe and Mrs l Neals. Fri .4. I drew our lumber for our threashing {threshing} machine building from Carnegie to-day, it cost for cutting it $1.86. I paid it the day I got it. June Month 1909. Mon .7. I got a pair of boots at T.C. Forman's Port Perry in afternoon, a pair of festones {festoons} price $4.00 paid. I got them from Milton Mcdermit, June 7th 1909. I took Mrs Calder to Port Perry to-day I was playing baseball down in Tommy Boynton’s field to-night. down by railroad I split some wood for Miss Thorne to-day. WED .9. I was working up at Miss Madden to-day, and yesterday afternoon Tue 8th 1909. putting a cement wall under the house. SAT 12. Father and I bought a piece of old fence from Reubon Bond Thur 10. 1909 for 75 ¢ it was a picket fence. Louis Bond and I was down to Port Perry to-night and had a couple dishes of ice cream. Tue 15. Father and I was working at the building up at the corner of the cemetery to-day. The volonteers {volunteers} left for the camp to-day. Charles Haynes & Russel Treebell went to the volonteers to-day. June Month 1909. June. WED .16. Father and I built the picket fence, from the big gate up to the st Lawerence {Lawrence} tree pretty near to-day. Butter is 17 ¢ Eggs 18 ¢ to-day or at present. I was down playing ball to-night down at Thomas Boyton's field by the rail road to-night 16 June 1909. Sun .20. I went for a wheel to-day over to manchester, and down to Port-Perry, and up the Avenue, it was a very nice warm breze {breeze} day. �Frank Rundle's team of houses with a waggon and pig rack on, ran away coming down Boe's hill, the tongue came out of the neck yoke, and about the line fence between Thomas Jeffery and Haynes, the tongue steered the waggon of in the side of the road, and ran into the bank about 3 ft and broke off, the team ran down as far as Brent and wheeled around and came back and Robert June Month 1909. June Balfour said they would have ran over Frank Rundle if he hadn't of stopped them. they turn around again and went to Port Perry. He was unconscious for a little while. This acciddent occured {accident occurred} set June 19, 1909 at about 3.P.M. June 24. I got a square table up at Ned Vernon sale yesterday June 23 in afternoon. Harty bought it and he did not want it so he ask me if I wanted it, I took it for the same as he gave for it 30 ¢ The excursion to Guelph was June 23rd 1909 and come back the 24 th good for 2 days. Father went to Guelph from our family June 23rd 1909. July 6 July Month 1909 July Tue 6 Mr David Cash died July 1st 1909 A.M. was buried in Prince Albert Cemetery. Haircut I got my hair cut June 20th 1909. Fred J McKay left for Toronto July 5th 1909 came down thur the 1st of July. Father and I was down to Port Perry last night July 5th 1909 and got some things of the engine an axle and one thing another SAT 10. Father bought a stove at Mrs Ike Wheeler sale on the 6th concession of reach at Bedford's. Price {Above it reads: he pd} $19.50 regular $46.00 5 months to pay for it. Mr Piles brought it up for him, it was raining a little when we were bringing it in. Father & I and some other men started to put Thur 8th 1909. Eva {Above it reads: M HY?} Turner was the first lady that walked on it that is the north end. �July Month 1909. July Jennie Medd the second lady. Mon .12. I was to the Orangemen’s walk to-day the 12th of July 1909. big crowd. The 34th regement {Above it reads: band} of Whitby played. There was a baseball match between Uxbridge and Port Perry Sr score 2 to 4 in favor of Uxbridge. Harley Graham got his thum {thumb} broke. weather mostly fair rained early in morn. Tue 20. We finished cement sidewalk for 1909 July 20th 09, put it as far as Mr Harty big gate, a few feet past. When we finished Mr Hayes got up in the waggon that was on the side of the road and made a little speech. WED Fri Mon .26. Father & I got the engine to-gether, and lit a fire in her and tryed her, and she worked fine, a little Tight. Thur 28 Prince Albert Garden Party was in the church yard, they had a quite a large July Month 1909. July crowd. 28 of July. Mable Harty left for the West near north Dakota to-day. 29th of July 1909 thursday day after the garden Party at P.A. Fri .30. Father & I started to thresh to-day July 30th in afternoon at Peter Christie. Manchester August month 1909. August Mon .2. Walter J Bond and his girl miss Ellen Astles came down home Prince Albert from Toronto, sat July 31 1909. down for 2 weeks. �Jack Johnston started to work for my Father to-day, Monday aug 2nd 1909. alsack threshing at Thomas Walsh Manchester Mother and I had the 1st new potatoes out of our garden this year 1909 for supper pretty good size. Thomas Turner and Abe Portons finished putting boards on the ceiling to-night Mon 2nd of aug 1909. Fri .13. Emmerson came home for his holidays, left the morn august 4 3nd 1909. and came home here wed night aug. 4, working at Strathroy Emmerson and I put down a piece of board sidewalk south of house on the roadside august Fri 13 1909 in afternoon. I got a pair of white running shoes aug 13th Fri morn. August Month 1909 con. August Tue 17 Emmerson left for Strathroy to-day at noon from Prince Albert, going to Toronto for a while first. We got a load of hay yesterday, Monday aug 16th 1909 a ton .900 a ton, from Walter Wier. September Month 1909. sept. Thur .2. Mr Edward Vernon of Prince Albert was burried to-day in Pine Grove Cemetery Prince Albert sept 2, 1909. He died in Toronto. They held service in the church basement Prince Albert Mr Snell Preacher Large funeral. Age 65 years 6 months 6 days. Fine day. I was working at Walter Wier to-day in afternoon shocking buckwheat and drew in a load of {Rachins or Rackins?} Mr Walter Wier Birthday is to-day. Sat .11. I went up to the exhibition sat morn the 4th of sept 1909 came home wed night sept.8. 1909. Large crowds at the exhibition Labor day gate reciepts of people 150,000 people �Fri 17 Mr Thomas Whites barn was burnt sept 14th 1909 struck by lightning about 1 oclock A.M. in morn, a very bad storm, a quite a fire their, I got home about 3.30 oclock in morn. September Month 1909. 1 The Prince Albert reoping {reopening} since it was renovated upstairs, was on Sunday 12th and 13th 1909. Tea and concert on Monday the 13th night 1909. Mr Manning of Whitby was the Preacher that conducted the services on sunday. I sent a barrel of apples and a few potatoes on top to Uncle George White Thur noon sept 16th 1909 from Port Perry. Then address was 145 seaton st Toronto express up was 60¢ Freight would have been 50¢ Mon 20. Isake {Isaac?} Foskett f and Miss Gibson was married Wed {Above it reads: night} Sept 8th 1909. Ellie Haynes was married in the year 1909. along about the 4 or 5 of July 1909. My Father's birthday is the 20th of Sept He is 57 the 20th of Sept 1909. Sept 29. Mr James McBrien School Inspector died Sun morn, {Above it reads: sept 19 26 1909} his own home Prince Albert. was burried in Prince Albert Pine. {Split scan of page, start with bottom image} September Month 1909 Grove Cemetery south of Pines {Above it reads: sept 28th 1909} large funeral, very fine day. His age 76 11 months and a few days. {Left margin reads: 1919 !" #$"% } I was down to Port Perry at Mr E Nicolas Ingram Office, {Above it reads: sept 28, 09.} as a witness for Mr R.J. Harty, for nocking the boiler and stove pipes, and kettle around the night of the 13th 09. We got away from there about 5 minutes to twelve. The witness on Harty’s side was Gordon Haynes, William Monet Russel McKay Milton Balfour, Louis Bond, Tom Turner was there not called �on. Lesley James, had for his witness, Fred Turner Naither Carr Bert Miggly, and Crozer for his Lawyer Harty had Harris for his lawyer. October Month 1909. Sat 16 We got a load or rather a ton {Above it reads: of coal} & 35 lbs from Frank Rundle Port Perry Oct 16th 1909. Emmerson came home from Strathroy sick, Howard with him. Wed Oct 13th 1909. with liver and kidney trouble pretty sick Flossie Mearning will be 20 yrs of age the 4 of May 1910 29 years 4th May 1919 Tue 19 Howard Brent Left for Strathroy on the noon train from Port Perry Mon Oct 18th 1909. Mother got a wrapper from DunkMearning brought it up $1.35 WED 20 Father and I was over to Mr Orchard sale west of Utica to-day in afternoon we bought a cow Oct 20/09 Price $26.00 Thur 21. Father and I cut the little stable door through this afternoon, and change the stable a little Oct 21th 09. Wet day mostly. October Month 1909. Tue 26 Mrs Barker of P.A. died Fri morn the 22nd 1909 at 1A.M. was burried Monday in afternoon {Above it reads: Oct 25, 09} in Pine Grove Cemetery P. A. they held service in Prince Albert Church. Fred McKay left for the city to-day on the noon train I picked some apples for Miss Tuckberry to-day Tue 26 1909. Bertha and Stella Barkley was in here to-day for dinner and Bertha little boy Oct 26 1909 WEATHER. FINE Sun 21 Sun 31 Alex Brown of Port Perry was burried to-day Sun 31 th of Oct 1909. He used to live where Thomas Turner is now living �November Month 1909. Sat 13. Emmerson and I got our hair cut to-day 13th of Nov 1909. Mon 15 Father & I ploughed the garden with Charles the Broncos with Thomas Turner's new plough single horse plough. Weather fine turning colder. Thur 18 It snowed on the 17 th of Nov 1909 our first for not so very much. I fixed the celler {cellar} on the east side under house and also the little platform from the verandah to the pump platform to-day nov 18th 1909. I pulled up the leake {root?} to-day Emmerson is feeling a quite a bit better to-day. Fri 19. Mother Father and I were to a W.C.T.U p{rest of word missing} him pie social {Above it reads: down} to Mrs Dan Boe, they had a quite a crowd and a very nice program, for supper we had a Piece of Pumpkin pie and a piece of cake. Month of November 1909. and a sandwich, and ran fruit of apples and pears. They made something over $6.00 addmission {admission} to get in 10 ct I went down with Louis Bond. Father got a pair of Legging down to Port Perry yesterday nov 18th 1909. Price $1.75 Mon 22. WE WERE Threashing {threshing} at Samson Vickery to-day mon the 22nd 1909 started at about quarter after seven threash about half an hour and it started to rain and freaze {freeze} and the trees and fence and everything was covered in ice it rained most all day. It broke a lot of limbs of trees a very bad storm. The ice stayed on the trees for about 3 or 4 days Month of December 1909. Dec Thur .2. I was driving the engine for my Father at Mr McClintoch's Quaker st Bob " "" Father yesterday afternoon Dec 1st 1909, and finished up at the home place, we were threshing buckwheat, pretty tough I had to go to Port Perry after a fuel expander for to expand a fuel of the �engine, I got it that night, and came home, and took it down in the morn, I got up a quarter after three to go down. they wl went to High Point to thresh for McCintoch {Clintoch}, and I came home Erma Prescott was working there there. WEAThER Fine {Above it reads: of Sunday} Sun .5. We got a load of clover and timothy hay from Walter Wier Fri Dec 3rd 1909 Price $10.00 2nd class hay. I got a 100 Ibs of Oil cake flax from Canady Port Perry nov 30th 1909. Price per 100 Ibs $1.90 I trimed out the St Lawerence apple tree Fri Dec 3rd 1909 at night Month of December 1909 Dec. Tue 7 Louis Bond and I went over to Manchester to a Chickenpie social and concert, the social was in connection with the reoping {reopening} of the church since it has been refixed over. addmission 30¢ mon Dec 6 1909 The supper was in the town hall, and concert in the church. I was cutting some wood for Mr J.C. Campell P.A. or rather some limbs of the trees which fell off under the ice that was froze on them to-day Dec 7/09 I got 50¢ Pd Mr Sellors barn or and stable is pretty nearly compled {completed} all but the doors and windows and stalls to-day Dec 7th 09. WEATher. Snowing and raining, and, wind blowing hard. Thur .9.Mr Walter Wier's sale was the 8th of December 1909 in afternoon sale started about 2 P.M. and through about 5 P.M. large crowd. The weather for that afternoon was cold and windy The weather for to-day is cold and windy. Fri 10 I took Charles our horse down and got him sharp shod {Above it reads: around} new shoes today 10th of Dec 1909. It was snowing when I took him down. I was first horse there. Sun 12. We got a ton and 70 Ibs of coal from Frank Rundle Port Perry Dec 11th 1909. �Father bought a black and white cow holstein big one Due to calve in march about 9 years old, down to Port Perry at an uction {auction} sale, some cattle that was brought in on the train. a carload was brought in. Price of her $20.00 date of buying her Dec 10th 1909 Friday. December Month 1909. WED .22. Emmerson and I was up to Prince Albert school concert in afternoon WED 22nd of Dec 1909. I down to Port Perry Christmas. Fair yesterday DEC 21th 1909 I got down there about 4 P.M. Sun 26. Fred J McKay came home from the city Friday Dec 24/09 night on 5.23 train. Fred and I drove away down near Myrtle to Hemmingways in morning got back about a quarter after one P.M. It was cold and very good cuttering. Sun Dec 26/09 {blank page} {blank page} January Month 1910 WE got a load of straw from Ed Fielding Monday Jan 3rd 1910 Barley straw WE got 25 bushels of oats from Ale Gilroy tue Dec 28/1909 We got about 22 bushels of buckwheat from Walter Wier Monday Jan 3rd 1910 The first day of the Port Perry races was Jan 6 / 1910 I was down Louis Bond & I Pretty good crowd, not very cold, and some pretty good horses. Fri 7 Uncle John McKay from North Dakota BottineauWhitevale came here Monday Jan 3rd A.M. 1910 Took the train at Clarmont, and came to Myrtle and got a livery to drive them up from Myrtle to Prince Albert He charged $1.50 for driving them up here. continued January Month 1910. They left here here wed A.M. from P.A. took the 7.30 oclock train. Emmerson sent Lydia Roberts a present, it was a bracelet Jan 8 th 1910 sat morn. �I was down to the Port Perry {Above it reads: horse} races to-day P.M. Last day to-day Jan 7/1910 the fastest heat for this year 1910 was 2.16 ½ sec That going some "Large crowd" "not very cold." "Pretty good horses." Good sleighing Fri 14. Father and I ground Oats and buckwheat, and 2 bushels of wheat for ourselves for flour and one bus for Lou's Bond, Thur Jan 13/10 P.M. Mon 24. Father and Emmerson went down to Whitby to see Dr Warren. Went down on the 12.15 train and came back on the 5.30 train. Dr Warren said Emmerson had Bright Decease {Disease} He gave him a bottle of medicine, and ordered him to take mineral water. January 21th 1910, Fri. Robert Balfour killed our Charles horse little Browncoe {Bronco?} horse to-day in afternoon January 24 1910 Monday. His decease {disease} was Lockjaw. Prince Albert held a Box Social in P.A. Town Hall Fri Jan 21/1910 They made $57.00 The Boxes sold all the way from 55¢ to $1.75 Jan 26. There was a (Box Social) over at Blackslock Tuesday {Above it reads: night} Jan 25th 1910 A load from Prince Albert wheat a one hore {horse} load. Holman outfit in the load was. Frank Jeffery, Clarence Jeffery, Edith Jeffery, Adna Jeffery, and another girl down to Jeffery, John Holman January Month 1910 and Olive Cowen a girl staying down at Thomas White's. Fri 28 The (Son of Temperance) District Division was held at Oshawa yesterday afternoon F Thursday Jan 27 1910 a load went from Prince Albert Bankers Livery West Canker drove the sleigh team There was in the load when it left Prince Alber. Mable Turner, Luella Turner, Abe Portice, Hazel Balfour, Alicen {Allison?} Boe, Effie Smith school teacher. Ida Harty. Mr Robison and Mrs Robison, Clara Bond. James Kirby {Alle?} Smith. George Coomb, Billy Monroe Else Forman, Douglas Taylor. They landed at our Corner Prince Albert. moments after one a.m. �Febuary Month 1910 WED .2. WE got a load of straw barley from Edward Feilding Price $4.00 Sat jan 29/10. Fred Came home Sat Jan 29/1910 on the 7.30 oclock train P.M. for a weeks holidays I was down to Dr Warren, Whitby Monday Jan 31/1910 Went down on the 12.15 and came home on the 4.15 train. Prince Albert and Manchester played a game of hockey at Prince Albert on the beamedow beavermeadow north of the road sat Jan 29th 1910 in afernoon {afternoon} score 1 to 0 in favor of Prince Albert Fred & I were down skating yesterday Feb 1 st 1910 tuesday on the Beavermeadow. Sat 5. Fred left for Toronto to-day on the noon train 12.15 train Feb 5 1910. Febuary Month 1910 Prince Albert Dramatic Club went to Myrtle last night Feb 4. 1910 the play was "His Model Wife" They made about $20.00 Feb .7. I got my hair cut Fri Feb 4. 1910. afternoon. Mon 21. Father and I went to Toronto Tuesday February 15th 1910 on the morning train, and we bought a horse Friday 18th 1910 in afternoon left him there all night, and came to Whitevale Saturday afternoon to Uncle Fred McKay, and left Whitevale for home Sunday. Feb 20th 1910. arrived home about quarter after in P.M. bought him at the Respository {Repository?} on Nelson st Toronto. Price {Above it reads: 62} $62.50 Prince Albert Dramatic Club left for Greenbank to-night Mon 21/1910 to give Febuary Month 1910 there play. Weather mild, and lots of snow. The play was His Model Wife. SAT 26. Dan Christie brought over 360 Ibs of hay Thur feb 24th 1910 in afternoon at $15.00 a ton Price of 360 Ibs $2.70 �Took Mother out for a drive yesterday Feb 25th 1910. Emmerson McKay went to Whitby to-day Sat Feb 26th 1910 on the noon train, to Dr Warren. The snow is very deep now, bad for turning out. Weather for to-day Mild, and pretty sunny Mon 28. Orr Graham was up to see House G “Joe” in morning sunday 27th of Feb 1910. he had a touch of colic. Yesterday sun was very mild raining in morn and at night. March Month 1910. Tue .8. Mr Fifer of Park Hill near Sarnia was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery. Prince Albert. North East of Bonds house. about 10 rods, a fine display of flower compose of sprays and wreathes and pillows value at the lot about $100.00. I got a spry of roses, and Bonds got a lot of them Mr Harty got a pillow George Haynes got a bunch of carnations, and different others ones A {Galvanised?} ruf {roof-} box valued at about $75.00 and a fine casket. the most costly every went down in the cemetery to Mr Ruebon Bond knowelege. Obe was buried in afternoon of Monday Mar 7th 1910. Weather, stormy and rather cold. March Month 1910 SUN 13. We got a one hore {horse} load of cornstalks over to Levi Perrish’s Fri 11th {Above it reads: of mar} 1910, his sale was Thur 10 of mar 1910 in afternoon That is when we bought the cornstalks Price of them $2.00 We got a load of oat straw from Thomas Harris Sat March 12th 1910 Price of straw $2.00 I drove Miss Effie Smith Prince Albert School Teacher in the cutter {Above it reads: to Port Perry} Mar 5th 1910 in afternoon. Father & I got a cutting box from Alvin Hunter, a borrowed one Mar 12th 1910 in afternoon. Our sleighing is Pretty nearly done �Sat 19. Emmerson & I went to Whitby town and back yesterday Fri 18th 1910 We drove the buggy the roads were good the other side of Brooklyn and pretty good all the way down it was a fine warm day March Month 1910. Father was away down to John Lamb, with his sawing machine cutting wood Thursday March 17th 1910 WED 23. Father and I was cutting wood down to Thomas Jeffery Monday afternoon March 21st and a couple of hours on tuesday morn March 22 nd 1910 The road were very muddy. He's wood sawing came to $3.00 I was down to a supper and concert Monday night March the 21th 1910 in the Baptist Church It was there reopining {reopening} April Month 1910. Fri .1. Emmerson and I went to Toronto March 25th 1910 and I came home Mar 30th on Wed night Emmerson got a job up there with Sheridan on Queen st East. So he came home on Monday March 28 1910 and came back the same day. He started with Mr Sheridan Tuesday Mar 29th 1910 at noon He got a room at 100 Seaton st in with Oliver Bradley Father and I was back to the White farm back north this afternoon April 1st 1910 Tue 5 William Perrish and Jennie Pile got married Sat 2nd of April 1910. in afternoon at her own home at Prince Albert I finished ploughing our garden this morning April 5 th 1910 and Harrowed it. April Month 1910. The roads were all pretty well dried up by the 28th of march 1910. �A fight between Alfred Smith and Earnest Boyce both {Above it reads: live} a little west of Manchester store date of fight April 3rd 1910 at night after church on Sunday. over a young lady by the name of Clara Bond. WED 6 Father and I was cutting wood at Alvin Hunter on Walter Wier farm Monday April 4th {Above it reads: Sat April 2.1910} 1910 and tuesday morn we were and on monday we were cutting down at Bob Hunter April 4th 1910. Fri .8. Father and I got a load of hay over to the White farm to-day in morn Fri 8, 1910 May Monty 1910. Sun May .1. Miss Lettie Midgeley was married Wednesday April 27, 1910 in afternoon at her own home, to a fellow from Oshawa. Fri .6. Father bought a horse from Bob Butson Mon may 2. 1910 an aged mare. Price $20.00. I planted some early Potatoes on the {Above it reads: White} farm Thur may 5, 1910. in afternoon. Mon .9. Father and I put some grape vines in this spring. of 1910 The names of them are forom. from East to west 1st 2 are Niagra's 2nd 2. are Worden's and the next two are m Morse's Early. We put out 4 apple trees this spring on the South side of garden. The name of them are Windsor Chief. May Month 1910. WED 18. Emmerson Mother and I papered the kitchen ceiling and walls Tuesday May 17, 1910 and I painted the woodwork of the kitchen once over to-day May 18th 1910 We finished seeding on the White farm Tuesday May 17th 1910. Fri .20. I finished painting the kitchen to-day Fri 20 of May 1910, no of Paint 392 The King was buried to-day Fri 20 of May 1910. WED .25. Fred & I and Emmerson put in a new floor in the old woodshed to-day Wed May 25, 1910 Father Fred and I made one of the doors for the new building yesterday Tuesday May 24th 1910. �May Month 1910. I got 72 Ibs of buckwheat from Alvin Hunter Sat May 21th 1910 Father and Irwin Johnston went down to move the Matheson engine down near Ashburn to-day May 25, 1910. but they did not move it very far. May 22 Father, Emmerson & I went back to the White farm and took a stroll around. {Margin reads: Written By Fred} May 24 Dad & I went over to the White farm again and drove out a herd of cattle off the oat field. May 23. Emmerson & I went down to Port Perry. Emmerson got his hair cut. May 25. I saw Halleys comet from our house at Prince Albert Ontario. at 9.30 P.M. (1910) I saw Halleys Comet from our home Prince Albert Ontario at 9.30 P.M. WED night May 25, 1910. in the West it was pretty bright May Month 1910. Thur .26. Father and Irvin Johnston brought the Matheson engine and thresher to Thomas Turner Prince Albert to-night from Ashburn, on his way from Ashburn to here Prince Albert he went into Sexter’s down east of Prospect and got our Grain Mill it was out doors, The engine was sixteen horse power the work was done on Thur 26th of May 1910. The Fred went back to Toronto to-night May 26th 1910 on the half past five train around by Manilla. I was up at Mrs Piles where Miss E. Smith was boarding and had a game of Crokey, score 4-8 in favor of E Smith Thur May 26, 1910. Fri. 27. Father and I was to Port Perry to-day Fri May 27, 1910 and got some lumber for door of the new building about 6 ft May Month 1910. a $1.50 worth and I got 25 Ibs of Graham flour 70¢ Father and I were back to the farm to-day Fri May 27, 1910 and brought home Robt Balfour little light waggon �Emmerson got a hen and two chickens from Aren Belnap to-day Fri May 27/1910. Price 50¢ Mr Richard Robinson of Prince Albert was on to-day tue or wed May 10 or 11th of 1910 I saw Halley's Comet Last night Fri 27, of May 1910 pretty plain. about quarter to ten or half past nine PM Father Emmerson and I made the other new large door of the new building May Month 1910 to-day Monday May 30, 1910. Father finished building sidewalks for Miss Tuckberry this morn May 30, 1910. John Cruse had his bycle paddle bent to-day by Aurthur Treebell on horseback I fixed it for him. It was done to-day Mon May 30, 10 Tue .31. Mr Wilson Cook of Prince Albert was buried to-day in afternoon of May 31, 1910 We ploughed the north part of or a our garden to-day in afternoon of Tuesday May 31, 1910. Father & I was back to the {Above it reads: White} farm to-day in morn and farmed the colts in the oat field we put them out and fixed the fence. June Month 1910. WED .1. Our White and black cow calved this morn of Jun 1st 1910 on Wednesday it was a bull calve a white and a little red spots around the head. Father and I sawed Tomas Barrett wood to-day wednesday Jun 1st 1910 Price for sawing $4.00 Fri .3. Mother ordered a new black suit skirt and coat black, from Dunk & Mackintyre Port Perry yesterday Thurs June 2nd 1910 Price $15.00 Mon .6. Mother and Father went to Brougham to J.A. White sat morn {Above it reads: June 4, 1910} about eight oclock and from there to Uncle Fred on McKayan then to Jhons {John?} White Altona and from there to Uncle Will McKay Saturday the day they went away it was certainly a {Windy?} day nice and warm Jun 4, 1910. June Month 1910 �Emmerson {Above it reads: first} chickens came out saturday June 4, 1910 there was eight of them. Emmerson I and John Holman went back to the White farm on Fri June the 3rd 1910 to shout {shoot} Groundhogs and while we were over there we caught the black hen and brought her home she was certainly wild. Sat .11. Old Mrs Madden of Prince Albert was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert Ont F Thursday June 9th 1910 in afternoon A very nice warm day. We planted our potatoes on the White farm on the 10th day of June 1910 on a Friday We brought a half a load of straw down home here to P.A. on Fri night June 10, 1910. June Month 1910. Mon 13. Mrs Sheard of Prince Albert was buried to-day Monday June 13, 1910 in afternoon in Pine Grove Cemetery Prince Albert Ontario. {horizontal stylized divider line} We planted our corn on the White farm to-day June 13th 1910 and brought home a load of wood. Rec {received} a letter from George Cook to-day Mon June 13, 1910. Tue 14 A four leaf clover head was given to me by Miss Effie Smith school teacher at noon about 20 minutes after one on her to teach school, for good to luck on my part. I put it in page 120 It was given Tuesday June 14th 1910. It was a very warm day. June Month 1910. Thur .16. Father & I planted our horsetooth corn to-day Thursday 17th 1910 in our own garden. And we also set out our tomatoes to-day. 16 June 1910 Father Thomas Turner and I loaded our old Engine 14 H.P. and the Matheson seperate at Port Perry in afternoon for to go to the Waterloo June 16th 1910. It was very warm. Fri .17. David Adams was buried to-day Fri 17, of Jun 1910. of Port Perry Mrs Boe sister is to be buried to-day to-morrow June 18, 1910 Miss Effie Smith showed me a 5 & 6 leaf to-night June 17, 1910 June Month. 1910. �Sat 18. Father was over to Mr Walker's to-day threshing Alsack his mill and Myer's engine Jun 18, 1910 I got a pair of Horse clippers to-day at night Sat June 18, 1910. Price $1.75 going to clip G Joe. Tue .21. Mrs Sampson Vickey was buried to-day in afternoon June 21, 1910. she died of pneumonia age 62 yrs., 3 months. WED .22. Emmerson has purchase a house and lot next to our house from Richard Robertson for $125.00 everything was straighened {straightened} up tuesday June 21th 1910 SUN .26. We put the colts in the pasture across the road Fri June 24, 1910 in afternoon and we put the cattle in the 25th of June 1910 in afternoon. June Month 1910. We put in one field of buckwheat on Wednesday June 22nd 1910 north of the root ground. Tue 28 Father got 382 Ibs of oats from Allan Goode Mon June 27, 1910 We put in our 8 acres of buckwheat Mon & tue June 27 & 28 1910. We were using Isa Turner horse Mon & Tue June 27 & 28, 1910. Death. July Month 1910. July .4. Mrs Isake Forset of Prince Albert died on Fri morn July 1st 1910 and was buried on Sun July 3rd 1910. She was only married about 10 months. We finished sowing our buckwheat all but 4 or 5 rounds on Sat July 3 2. 1910. The 4 acres west of the root ground. July .5. Mother payed Mr Trenum $2.00 to-day for a carpet sweeper that she got on June the 1st 1910. payed him on Tuesday July .5. .1910. Nelson Whitfield and I was doing our road {Above it reads: 1st day.} work to-day July 5 1910. Father orderd {ordered?} a new rebuilt mill grain separator to-day Tue July 5 1910 from one �July Month 1910 of the Goodeson Agents. The man from the Waterloo came to fix our engine to-day 16 {illegible} Tue July 5, 1910 He came on the 530 oclock train mon July .4. 1910. I was to a strawberry festival in the Methodist Prince P Albert Mon July 4. 1910. Emmerson was there too. Mr McConell back near the Gravel pit north was buried to-day July 5, 1910. in Pine Grove Cemetery P.A. Thur .7. Effie Smith went home to-day Thur July 7, 1910. John White and his wife came out to-day and brought some cattle out to the farm on there {their} way out they stopped at our place July Month 1910. for tea, Thur July 7, 1910. Tue 12. We started haying to-day on the White farm on the 12th 19 of July 1910 the field north of the barn clover. hay. It rained and we had to quit cutting The man from the Waterloo went home sat July 9th 1910. got the engine fixed and run her home from Swans. Wed .13. Mr Mclonchlin {Mclaughlin} was hung to-day at Whitby July 13. 1910. I was cutting {Above it reads: clover} hay to-day on the White farm July 13 13 .1910. Fred got 50¢ worth of beef this morn from Ed Balfaur to-day July 28 1910. We finished haying tues day July 28 1910 in afternoon. Fri .29. I got Fred Balnap a pair of tan boots on Saturday July 23rd 1910. Price $2.15. �Father started to thresh alsack on Thur July 28th 1910 at Johnnie McClintock on {Lusher?} St South. and then we moved to William Parrish Fred was on the 2nd day July 29. 1910. I drew one load of gravel to Prince Albert nearly opposite Mrs Peats from J. Ross gravel pit Fri July 29, 1910. Fred Balmap was with me and it started to July Month 1910. rain we got under the waggon till it was nearly over. August 1910. Thur .4. Fri 12. We got our new separator home from Myrtle it came on the train from Sarnia to Myrtle Frank Vernon brought it up Tuesday night Aug 9th 1910. Wed .17. We started to thresh with our new separator on Mon Aug 15th 1910. at Longue Teneysinon Quaker St. Mon 22. Fred and I went after a load of wood on the 8 {Above it reads: concession} with Doll and Joe Aug 21, 1910 in afternoon. We change our calf to-day Aug 22nd 1910 Wed 24. Fred and I went after a load of wood today aug 24, 1910 September 1910. Tue .20. Prince Albert held a chicken pie social in the Methodist church Prince Albert Mon Sept 19, 1910. Miss Lapp of Little Britain was the Elocutionist. I took the fellow {Above it reads: Mr Paulin} over to the White farm to work on Sat sept 17, 1910. I saved out a load of oat sheaves of 364 and put them in the driving shed. Mon 26 Miss Effie Smith school teacher was married on Wed Sept 7, 1910. {Written vertically in left margin: Marriage} �Louis Bond and I drove to Bethel to a chicken pie supper and concert. on our way and comming {coming} back we brought Olive Cowen and Jessie White, Mon sept 26, 1910. Minnie Sutcliffe and Dorthy were here for supper. September 1910. Tue 27. I payed for the load of hay that I got weighed sometime ago, to day Tue 27, 1910. I weighed 155 lbs to-day Tuesday September 27, 1910 October 1910. Fri.7. Mr. J. Paulin brought his team of horses to the White farm on Tuesday Sept 27, 1910. Nelson and I took our apples to the saporator {separator} Fri 7 of oct 1910 in afternoon, we got $2.48 a piece. Sat.8. Thomas Braun bought our old Doll mare to-day sat 8, of Oct 1910. I sold the red cow to-day Sat 8 of Oct 1910 to Conlin of Oshawa I got $20.00 for her. Mr Thomas Swift fell from an apple tree near Saintfield and hurt himself pretty bad Sat Oct 8, 1910. Nelson and I took Mr Paulin a 4 thousand shingles today Oct 8, 1910. October 1910 Wed 19. Miss Julia Love of Greenbank was married to day wed 19 of oct 1910 to Mr Bagshaw, William Webster and Annie Webster and Flossie Mearing went over together. I was down to Raglan to a sale at Mr Ross a very good sale. I bought a picture 33¢ Oct 18, 1910. Mr Johnston Hugheson had a sale to day oct 19, 1910. Thur 20. Russell Butson was married to Miss Bryant Wednesday October 19, 1910. Fri .28. Mr William Jewell was burried to-day Fri Oct 28, 1910. Our first snow storm for the year 1910 in fall was on the 28th of oct 1910. �October 1910. June 30 I got 720 of coal from C.L. Vickery Port Perry on Sat Oct 29th 1910 720 lbs lasted 18 days. Fred J McKay came down from Toronto on Fri night Oct 28th 1910. {Following entry crossed out} Wed 16 I got 1440 lbs of coal from Albert Orchard Port Perry on Wed Nov 16, 1910. I got a team load of corn on Wednesday November Month 1910. Wed 16 I got a load of cornstalks from the farm on Wednesday November 16th, 1910. I got 1440lbs of Connell nut coal on Wed Nov 16 1910. from Albert Orchard Port Perry Ontario. {Written vertically in margin: Marriage} WED 30 Walter John Bond was married on the 19th day of July 1910. to Miss Ellan {Ellen?} Astals of Toronto. Mr Emmerson McKay died on Fri Nov 25th 1910 at his own home Prince Albert in afternoon at about 4 oclock. and was burried on Sunday Nov 27th 1910 in afternoon about 4 oclock. Mr Letcher of Port Perry was the undertaker and Mr Snell Led the service. Age 22 yrs 1 month 1 day {Written vertically in margin: Death of Emmerson.} December Month 1910. Thur .1. It snowed about a foot deep monday night. November 28th 1910 good sleighing. January. 1911 Russell and I went under the Don river, through the trunk sewer, on Jan 23rd Jan 30 Russell was operated on. for appendicitis at the General Hospital by Dr Primrose and he came out on Feb. 24th {Totalling?} 30 days in hospital. �Ja Russell got $ 69 %% #%% from Hospital Feb 27 in Forenoon. January Month 1911. Sun .8. Ethel McCollough was married on Wednesday Dec 28th, 1910. to Charles Patterson at her own home Prince Albert. 1965 1830 3795 Leulla Turner of Prince Albert was married to Edwin Harty of Prince Albert Wednesday January 4th 1911. Father and I was over to the White farm to-day January 8, 1911. Fred J. McKay was to a party up at Harty’s Fri {Above it reads: night} Jan 6, 1911 about 30 people there. We got 3125 lbs of coal on Jan 10th 1911 and 3510lbs before total= 66 35lbs It rained on Jan. 11-11 Fred was down to Bonds on 11th March Month 1911. Mon 20. Jack Roach of Port Perry broke his leg while sawing wood with the circular saw at Port Perry for Jim Hortop on the avenue March 8th on Wednesday 1911. Archers set it twice for him and did not do any good. they told him and he had to go to the for treatment. He went to the General Hospital on Wed 15th of Mar 1911 in morn. Was on Fri 17th 1911. Miss Flossie Mearing and Everrett Love were married at Prince Alfred on Feb 8th 1911. Mr Mearing moved from Prince Albert to Reen on March. 22nd. 1911 �Mrs Luck Gave birth to a son on March 14th 1911. Fred and Mother went down to Tom Brauns on March 9th. Prince Albert S. O. T. Lodge gave a basket on March 10th. 1911 Dad and Fred started to saw wood for Jim Hortop on Avenue on March 11th and sawed for 3 days March 15 sawed at CL. Vickerys and moved to Jas Stone when it turned quite cold and windy. March 16. very windy and cold. March 17. sawed wood at Jas Stone. March 18. sawed “ at Geo Collins March 20 very stormy and stormy March 21 sawing at D. Carnochan and A Williams March 22 sawing W. Palmer. (1911) March 25 Howard Bunt left for Saskatoon and arrived there on march 28 or 29 April 1911 April 3rd we moved the engine and cleaner from Nederys to Bob McClintock, (roads very good) April 4 very windy and raining and freezing on the trees John Holman started to work in the bank of Commune at Port Perry on April 3rd June Month 1911. Thur Wed .21. Our red cow gave birth too {to} a pair of twin calves on May 17th 1911 July Month 1911. �WED 12. Mr Allan Hayes of Prince Prince {Prince Albert?} died on tuesday morn at 3 P.M. July 4 1911. and was burried on Wednesday July 5. Father sowed our sweed swede turnips this afternoon Wed July 12, 1911. Sun 30 Fred and I took our red cow to the Bull at James McCoulough McCulloch sat night July 29th 1911. I took a load of 10 {Above it reads: from Bonds} to Raglan at Stanton's Wednesday July 26, 11 October Month 1911. Fri 6, Frank Vickery south of Prince Albert was married to Barber Curby south of Prince Albert Wednesday sept 20th 1911. B B Robert Turner sale was on wednesday October 4th 1911. I bought a churn for 10ct Fred and I finished drawing our buckwheat on thursday Oct 5th 1911 in afternoon. I got 6 gal and 3/4 of machine oil at Carnegies on thur Oct 6, 1911. in forenoon it rained all the afternoon oct 6. 1911. Fri 20, I sold the white and black spotted holstein cow to Conlin for $22,00 on Thur oct 19, 1911. Mr Jack Abbott sale was on Thur Oct 19, 1911. October Month 1911 Fred finished digging the potatoes on Fri Oct 20, 1911 at the Holman farm P.A. pretty good crop for the year. Mr Woodger the Minister came to Prince Albert the summer of 1911. Sun 29. Father bought 28 hens @ 25¢ a piece $7.25, a pair if scales for $2,25 a mower for $3.00 a scuffer for $1.00 a pair of ice hooks for 30 ¢ I bought a water trough " 20 ¢ I " " waggon jack " 15¢ Total for all $14.15 �I paid Mr Handcock on Fri Thursday {Above it reads: Oct 26-11} when I went after the things Total all $13,40 Abe Turner got 75¢ out of the mower Mr Handcock sale was on Oct 25, 1911. a very good sale. Mrs Burnett moved her things in our home on the 27th 1911 Fri morn. Treebells moved out on Thur 26th 1911. October Month 1911. Mr Reuben Bond bought the Sheard house and orchard the month of no Oct 1911. for $425.00 Fred and I got a small jag of wood from Ben Bushby on saturday morn Oct 28th 1911. November Month 1911. Thur 4. Sat 4. I drew a load of oats for Ben Bushby for George McMullen Port Perry on Thur November 2nd 1911 in forenoon no of bus 70 and 5 lbs. Our first snowstorm for 1911 in fall was Wed night nov 1st 1911. McKay & Sons threshed on Fri Nov 3rd 1911. 6 hour threshing There was a pumpkin pie social at the parsonage on Thur Nov 2nd 1911 at night (Nov. 10) Fri 10. Father bought two cows at Forden sale Port Perry a red cow 3 tits for $39.00 and a white and black cow for $46.00 Fri Nov 10, 1911 I started to plough mr Whites garden on Fri Nov 10, 1911, November – 1911 {Right margin reads: Gros wt. 3535 lbs. Tare 1293 lbs} Nov 14 Hay to G. Holman. 2240 lbs. �Nov 13 Bought. 1965 lbs of coal. "13 Sale at S. Porteous. "12 Froze up on "13-14 Lake froze over. very cold and snowing towards evening of the 14th. " 15 got a load of word from B Bushby Nov Thur 16. Bought. 1830 lbs of Stove coal from J Turner. Started to burn coal on Nov. 16 at 10. Oclock A.M. Nov 21 Nov 21 went after Grinder at Fred Mark’s and Got old Joe shod seen Busby in Port Perry with load of wood {Above it reads: Tue 1911} nov 21st Mr Sinclairs Mabel Campbell’s husband was burried on Nov 21st 1911 Thur 30 Fred & I was to a wood sale of Bob Holby Wed Nov 29. 1911 in afternoon at 2 P.M. I got Victor shod all around sharp new shoe mm Mon Nov 28th 1911. December-1911 Sun .3. Father of bought an ayrshire cow at Forden’s sale Port Perry on sat afternoon Dec 2nd 1911. for $41.00 {Between lines it reads: EM. Williams DRO I {Above it reads: Fred} was poll clerk for Provincial elections Dec 11 Minnie cat has been away since Fri Dec 1st 1911. Dec 17 Holstein calf born 300 P.M. Dec 17 1911 First calf Bought acre of wood from Frank McClintock for $12.00 on Dec 16 I took Mrs Calder down to Port Perry on Dec 18th at 1. P.M. Dec 25. Allan Moore’s barn was burnt accidentally by Wm Andrus Mr Jas Burnett was buried on Dec 31. 1911 �Sat 23 Father bought a second hand seporator from Rundle Bros for $16.00 sat 23. 1911. We were grinding grain at the Holman place and two bags of wheat on wed Dec 13th 1911. 1912. January Jan 1st I was poll clerk for the municipal election at Prince Albert. Jan 1st. Reeve Crosier & {illegible} Deputty {Deputy} reeve Mark & McIntyre Councillors. Dobson Johnson Peel. Stone. Fri 5. Father bought a little pair of scales for $2.00 Thur Jan 4. 1911. Jan 5 Jas Lang died and was burned on Jan 8th. It was very rough, stormy day. age 70 yrs died of Dibetis {diabetes} Jan {Above it reads: sat} 13 Father and Fred got 3 cords of single 16 in soft wood from Hortop on the Fri afternoon & sat noon Fri 12th & sat 13 {Above it reads: of Dec Jan} 1912. My clothes weighs 19 ½ lbs on sat Dec Jan 13 {Above it reads: 1911} including overcoat, mitts, rubber, maggasin {magazine?}, cap, under coat, sweeter {sweater}, pants, drars {drawers}, sochs {socks}, 2 pair, shirt, and under shirt. Entertainment in Prince Albert. Hall given by S.O.T. Lodge on Jan 30/12 Amount of Coal 1965 1830 @ $6,50 ton this here 1825 = $5.94 February 1912. Father bought the place from S..Wilson and paid One Hundred Dollars $100.00 down on {Above it reads: Tue} Feb 6/12. Fri .9. Father & Fred got a load & of connel nut coal from Albert Orchard Port Perry on Thur Febuary 8. 1912. Amount 1825 @ $6.50 = $5.94 �Sun 11. Father & Fred got a 3/4 of a cord of 24 in over to Miss Phinel at $ 4.50 a double cord and draw it yourself Price of wood they got was $1.87 ½ Saturday Feb 10th 1912 in afternoon. Mrs Burrett got a half a ton of. scranton hard stove coal on Fri Febuary 9th 1912. Father got 20lbs of pork from John Warren on Tuesday Febuary 6.1912 price of meatund 12 ct = $2.40 The wood we got from October was dove on sat night Feb 10th 1912. The coolest night this winter so far was Fri night Feb 9 1912 Degree in morn was 32, Febuary Month 1912 Tue 27. Father bought a couple of swarms of bees over to Mr Stone's sale Manchester on Monday Febuary 26th 1912 in after noon a very stormy afternoon {Left margin reads: Bee’s} Mr Treverton bought a cow for $37.00 over there too. {Left margin reads: Cow} Father & Fred took some grain down to the mill and got to bag of com ground too on monday Febuary 26th 1912. Mon {Above it reads: mar} 4 Father & Fred got a little over a half a double cord of limb wood maple over to miss Phinel; on Thursday Feb 29 of 1912 and the other half of the cord on Fri Mar 1st 1912 {Left margin reads: Wood} Father & Fred & I went over to Stone’s to get our bee hives and pay for the bus he bought on Thursday afternoon Feb 29th 1912 Father bought a scoup at Rundles sale Port Perry Fri Mar 1st 1912 Price 45¢ {Left margin reads: Sale} March Month 1912 Sat .1. Father bought a New Williams "sewing machine" down at Butsons sale Borella for $2.00 mar 2st 1912. A very heavy snowstorm on march 15- 1912 �Wed 20. V Father sold his sawing machine to Mr Malsom of Netlton Mes Nestlton for $25.00 on sat mar 9th 1912. Our Ayrshire cow came in in the 5th of mar 1912 two in morn. He went over the hocks. {Left margin reads: Cow Due.} Father I was to Boyton’s sale on the town line Tue mar 19, 1912. Father & I was to Isaih {Isiah?} Irvin sale on wed mar 13, 1912 bought ten bags at 11¢ and barrel for 10¢ Thomas Jeffery left P.A for the west on sat 16. 1912. bid Edith & Oda Jeffrery good-bye at the {wreck?} 1 ¼ this side of Brooklyn. March Month 1912 Thomas Jeffery car load of live stock and furniture left here from Port Perry on wed mar 13 1912 on the 6 oclock train going north P.M Albert Sullivan in charge of car. Roy Goode left Port Perry with a carload of live stock and furniture for the west on Mon Mar 11, 1912 on the the $7.30 train going north. A couple of engines went off the track 1 ¼ this side of Brooklyn on Sat at 11 A.M. Mar 16. 1912 Cause of wreck snowplough got of {off} track and brock broke a rail I was there. Mon 25 Fred & Father took Ginylin cow to Alvin Hunter’s bull on Mon March 25, 1912. Wed 27. James Kirby was married to Mable Turner of P.A. on Wed the 27th of march 1912. at her own home P.A. {Left margin reads: (Cow Due) (Marriage)} (Phone) April Month 1912 �Thur 11 Fred, Father & I brought the pigs down from Joe Hilpatrick on wed april 10,th 1912. Grandma McKay died on April Thur 11 - 1912 and was buried on April 13 sat 1912. Russell Lane was married on April 8th 1912 monday. Father & Fred were down Whitevale and Altona on April sat 13th and 14th 15th We got our phone in on April 13th sat 1912 about quarter to four I drew a barrel of (mineral water) for J.C. Campbell on Mon April 15th 1912. in afternoon George Luke Lewis Bond helped. Fred & Da started to build there {their} hen pen to-day on thur april 18th 1912. I sold an incubater to a fellow by the name of Myrton for $4.00 on Friday April 12th 1912. April Month 1912. Sun 21. The Titanic the largest ship in the world to date struck an iceberg on sun at 10.30 oclock P.M. April 14th 1912 {Above it reads: and went down} about 1500 passengers were drowned and a about 700 saved The Length of ship 882 ft 6”in It went down in 2 miles of water. The ship was valued at $10,000,000 and there was $10,000,000 worth of diamonds on it. {Left margin reads: (Ship Wreck)} Milton McDerment of Port Perry got poisoned on saturday morn at Port Perry April 20 1912. {Left margin reads: (Death)} Fred started to plough for Mr Smith on the Mearing place at the farm of the road on Fri afternoon 19, of April 1912. Mr Reuben Bond of P.A left for Toronto on sat april 20, 1912. May Month 1912. Thur .9. Father Took our 3 calves away to-day Thur 9th of may 1912. over to Allin {Allan?} Goode Pasture near Cann’s mill south of Utica. �Took Holstein Ginylin cow to bull at McCullock on Tue night May 7th 1912. {Left margin reads: (Cow Due)} Fri 10. George Luke cut my hair short on Mon 6th 1912. Mon 13. Red cow with left hip knocked in gave birth to a calf this morn Monday May 13th 1912. {Left margin reads: (Cow In)} Sold Red cow to Conlin and took her to Port Perry on May 14 1912 we got $49.00 for her. Tue 14. I took our Ayrshire cow to Laltimore’s bull on tuesday May 15, 1912, {Left margin reads: (Cow Due)} Fri 17 We got chop yesterday Thur May 16, 1912. They laid the base of Williamson Monument on Thursday May 16, 1912. The base a weighed 4 tons. May Month 1912. Ella Hall {Above it reads: Port Perry} was married on the 15 of May 1912. or near the 15 either one of the 3 14, 15, 16, of may she was married to Mr Blackburn that used to be in Port Perry {Left margin reads: (Marriage)} Mon 20. Mr Mckinley from the Island was burried yesterday on sunday May 19th 1912, in her 55 yrs. Luis Bond burried Holiday’s baby on sunday May 19, 1912. {Left margin reads: (Death)} They started to put up Williamson Monument on Thursday morn {Above it reads: May 16, 1912} about ten oclock and completed the job on saturday morn about half past ten on saturday May 18th 1912, The base weighed 4 tons. {Left margin reads: (Monument)} Louis Burried Mrs Robison on saturday May 18, 1912. �Jessie Burnett will be 8 years old on the 5 of June 1912. they were paying $8.50 pg hod to day may 20, 1912 at port pery. May Month. 1912, Thur 23 Father got 3 pig from Mr Moore in wednesday may 22, 1912 and on Thur may 23, 1912 he got 3 more. The first 3 weighed 160 lbs , The other 3 weighed 166 lbs, The white one weigh 60, The left black ear Tamworth weighs 41 lbs. The price of the first 3 was $11.00 the second three $11.00 Father got a 100 of shorts at the mill to day on Thur may 23, 1912. Mr Harriis got 2 bags of {Above it reads: little} potatoes at from us to-day at $1.25 a bag Sat 25. Father got 1000 lbs of shorts on saturday may 25th 1912. 200 hundred of it will be field to the big 5 pigs. Father Fred & l shingled the north side of the hen house and part of the west side on the 24th of may 1912. Louis Bond Fred and Merrin Neal burried Mr Bruce and Mrs Mckinly to-day Monday May 27, 1912 took them out of the Vault ground very wet. May Month 1912. Father and I went over to see the cattle on Allin {Allan?} Goode ranch on sunday may 26th 1912, looking fine. June Month 1912. Sat .1. I set black hen up at Mrs Jewell on set June 1st 1912. on 15 eggs. 14 were Thorbread {Thoroughbred} white wyamdottes {breed of chicken} eggs Father bought 4 of hens from her for $2.25 on sat June 1st 1912 I played for them to-day June 1st sat morn 1912. I bought two hens from Mrs Hunter on Wed Thursday May 30th 1912 for $1.00 �Fri .7. Mable Hartey of Prince Albert and Bert Bentley of Toronto were married on Monday June 3rd 1912 at her own home Prince Albert on Monday June 3rd 1912 at 2,30 oclock P.M. quite a few there it was a nice day. {Left margin reads: Wedding Harty} Tinie Junest 1912. {Left margin reads: Breed} Father bought six hens from Bob Wallace on Fri night June 7th 1912. June Month 1912. Mr Sellors cut the big {Banana gillord?} tree down accross from the church on the side of the road on saturday June 8, 1912 in morning. Wed .19. Father drew two loads of sand and gravel mixed on tuesday June 18th 1912 for the cemetery Prince Albert Ont. $1.75 for drawing it a load. I set a white leghorn hen on sat June 15th 1912 at might in the north west corner of hen pen. James G. Hohman was married on tuesday June 18, 1912 at Goodwood and also married a Goodwood a girl. {Left margin reads: Marriage Holman} Willmot Walker was married on wednesday June 19th 1912, at her own home Port Perry he married Miss Coltus Essie Migely was married on wednesday June 19th 1912. Set Plimmoth rock hen next to while leghorn in the corner on wed might June 19th 1912. June Month 1912 Mon 24, I had eight little while wyandottes chickens come out on {Above it reads: sat &} sunday june 23rd & 24, 1912 and one little black one up at Mrs Jewell. Thur 27. We moved our pigs over to the north side of garden last night Wed June 26 1912 6 pigs. Canker There was a garden party at Will Cook’s Prospect on Wednesday night June 26th 1912. �Miss Pierce of Port Perry was married m wednesday afternoon June 26, 1912. to Mr Ward from Victoria corners. {Left margin reads: Wednesday Pierce} We got 200 lbs of wheat chop at Carnegie’s mill on sat June 29th 1912. at $1.50 per hundred I planted the peas out north of house on sat June 29th 1912 at night July Month 1912. Thur 4. I got my hair cut on tuesday July 2nd 1912. at Port Perry Ont. I set 3 hens m Wednesday night July 3rd 1912. sat 6. Carnegies sent up 200 of wheat chop on sat July 6, 1912 at $1.50 Father got $1.18 of oat chop at Carnegies on Thur July 11th 1912. I got 200 lbs of shorts at elevelator $1.40 a hundred on monday July 15th 1912. Father got 100lbs of wheat chop at Carnegies on sat Juy 20, 1912 and also 3 bags of hen feed coming all to $6.05 Father got $6.60 worth of wheat chop at Carnegies mill on Wed July 24th 1912. We got a pail of cherry from Joe Kilpatarick {Kilpatrick?} to-day wed July 24th 1912, $1.00 a pail. {Drawn border of X’s across bottom of page} July Month 1912 August Month 1912. I got 600 of shorts from Carnegie’s on Fri Aug 2nd 1912, at 141 a hundred. Tinnie had her pups on Thurs or Fri the 1st or 2nd of August 1912. she had six pups one died. Frank Jeffery & August Kirby had a picnic to Lindsay on sat August 3rd 1912. �Hartry picnic over to {Chocolate} chalk lake was held on Mon Aug 5th 1912. James McCoulough Father and I cut our hay down to the Jeffery ranch on Tuesday and stacked it on Wednesday 8 good load Joe Kilpaterick stacked it. Black hen hatched 7 chickens on Fri August 2nd 1912 up by Luke fence. Father put new rasp in the bottom of his huller in July month 1912 Fred Campbell started to. August Month 1912 work for Allan Moore on Tuesday July 30th 1912, Good butter was 25¢ per lb m the market Then august 1st 1912 I got 100 of shorts at Carnegie’s mill on the Fri August 23rd in morn at $1.40 pd. Father moved to Peter Dimon from home on Fri August 23rd to 1912 to Threash grain the first Job of grain threashing August 1912. Mr. W.P. Solomon from Rose Kansas. came to our place on Wednesday evening August 21st 1912 and went away on Aug 22nd 1912. September Month 1912. Miss Evelyn Turner of Prince Albert was married to Mr Waulkup on Wed afternoon at her own home Prince Albert on Wed sept 4th 1912. Uncle Fred and Aunt Clara were out to our place on Sept 12 & 13 and went to Port Perry fair. I played Jim Hortop $2.50 for a cord and a quarter of cedar wood on sat sept 28th 1912. October Month 1912. �sat 26 Father Fred & I moved the threshing outfit out of Williams Treverton’s on sat Oct 26th 1912 A.M to Roy Thompson’s The ground was very wet and muddy we were about 6 hours moving the grain mill 6rds. Jack Johnston quite {quit?} on Thur night Oct 24th 1912. November Month 1912 Fri 29. Mr Merrin Neal died on Mon morning Nov 25th 1912. and was buried on Wednesday Nov 27th 1912 age 79 years. {Left margin reads: (Death)} 1913 Bella McBrien wife of Ralph Delriny died on Feb 28th 1913 and burried on Mar 4th 1913 in Pine Grove Cemetry Prince Albert age 32 yrs (Death){written in top right corner on top of "Feb"} March 1913 Month. I got an order from Eatons on Sat Mar 8, 1913 composing two shirts, wrapper, tablecloth, doorstop and some other little articles. May Month 1913 Wed 7. Fred & l planted out over 1100 Strawberry plants. Started on the north side and put in Saniter {Above it reads: Senator} then C Prolific May 7th Wednesday 1913. Started planting from the west end. {Left margin reads: Strawberry plants} Father & I moved Mrs Burnett out of our house to Mrs Armstrong on Mon afternoon May 26th 1913. I got a swarm of Bees on a saturday May 24th 1913. Father got part of new harness from Bearty Port Perry on May 26th 1913 morn Price $16.00 �We put up a new {Above it reads: wire} fence on Fri May 23rd 1913 between Mr Lukes and us I set 2 hens on Wednesday 28th 1913 of May. We put in the Bell Phone on the 29th of may 1913 in afternoon. {Left margin reads: Phone} June month 1913. I sent letter to England on the 5th of June 1913. {Left margin reads: Fence} I played albert Brent $3.38 for fence wire and 4¢ for {Above it reads: lbs} a picket clamps on sat night June 7, 1913. Mr Mills plan planeing mill was burnt down to-day June 18, 1913 on wednesday at noon July Month 1913. Fred took Ayrshire cow over to Joe Peel on Friday July 4th 1913. to Bull {Left margin reads: Cow Breed.} Ayrshire had a calf in monday Febuary 24th 1913. We had dandy rain on Friday afternoon July 4th 1913. Fred got a suit of clothes at Toronto on the 1st of July 1913. a light suit two piece. Rusell, Louis Bond, and Fred went to Peterboro {Peterborough} on an excursion on July 9th 1913 We put a cement floor in our house stable on Monday & Tuesday July 7 & 8. 1913 There was a train wreck on the G.T.R south of Manchester station on July 10th 1913. 109 September 1913 Miss Nellie White was married on Sept 11th 1913. �September 1913 Ted Gibson’s barn was burnt down on September 25th 1913 There was a train wreck south of Manchester station on Sept 26th 1913 November Month 1913. Mon 3 Started this morning at 1 minute after seven o clock on Monday November 3rd 1913. to build the Union Station, Toronto. December Dec 15 bought a pig 145lbs {Above it reads: dressed} cost 1480. December Month 1913 We got a load of straw from Alvin Hunter in sat morning Dec 20, 1913. I sent on Dec 17 {Above it reads: 1913} E M Jan 13.14 got January Month 1914. Tuesday Jan 13, 1914 it was 38 below zero in Prince Albert. 48 at Manallia Jct and 40 at Seagrave and 35 & 36at Port Perry I got Formacone Liquid {formaldehyde disinfecting solution} on Thur January 8, 1914. started to use it on sunday night Jan 11th 1914. Clara stone & Clara Bond was in our place on Thurday night Jan 8, 1914 playing Lost Heir. 114 Jan 1914 Jun 12 fixed up the bees Feb 1914 Feb 4 dad & I went over to Uxbridge village �I went to the moving picture show in the evening of Feb 4 1914. We got our 2nd load of straw from A Hunter on Feb 2nd and also a load of hay same day March got a load of straw from Ed Fielding and a load of hay from Cemetery on March 9th 1914 Miss Addie Coombland Mr Hoskin were married on March 11th 1914 We tap for 29 buckets over at Christies bush on March 17th 1914 We saved wood at our place on march 16th 1914 and A Hunters on March 17th A.M March 18 st is snowing Mar April 1914. Miss Vera Goode was married on April 8th 1914 to Mr Crozrer {Crozer} Ayrshire cow gave birth to a bull calf "holstein" on Monday April 20th 1914. in morning. {Blank page} August Month 1915 My Net weight Aug 15, was 118 lbs. I took Ada down to Robert's sat morn August 14, 1915, took two Baskets of apples down to Off at half-past nine. I got hair cut on sat Aug 14, 1915. Reubin Bond house was burned down on Wed at about 3.15 oclock P.M. when it start. They got everything out. On wed Aud 11, 1915 Father moved his threshing outfit down to Frank Stanton Raglan on Wed Aug 11, 1915 Thresh on Fri Aug 13th 1915. Roberts got there there {their} phone in on monday August 16th 1915. I was down there when they were putting it in. �{Blank page} October Month 1915 Ada Weatherburn moved down to Port Perry over Howard Stone's tailor shop on Monday September 27, 1915. Ada was up our place on Monday Oct 4, 1915 and took her dog away I was down to see Ms Weatherburn on tuesday 26 of Oct 1915. I took mother down to see her on Wed Oct 27th I was down to the Dentist Lundy on Thur Oct 28th and call in to see her again. I went down to Dr Lundy on Fri Oct 29 and got them finished up Frank Jeffery Louis Bond Fred and I went for about a 25 mile spin down south on sunday morn Oct 31st 1915. Mary went to Whitby House of Refuge on Wed Oct 27, 1915. November Month 1915 I was out with Harry Carnegie learning to run a new car Sat November 13, 1915. December Month 1915 We got a new cook stove Happy Thought at W.L. Parish Port Perry, Ont, on Thursday Dec 2. 1915. They brought it up the same day. Price $65.00 Bought a new extension table from M Letcher on Dec 5th 1918 January Month 1916 Father got a little Queen Heater stove from Monroe Straight on Monday Jan 10 and lit a fire in it on Tuesday Jan 11. 1916. Bob Butson moved in our home on Thursday Jan 6th 1916. 1919 Feb 22nd down at R. Butson station very stormy weather 1919 Mar 7 Jessie milked the Red Cow �Mar 7 Geo Rose was in our place for Dinner Mar 8 Examined by Dr Mellon for Life Insurance, "Mutual Life" Jessie Bunett was down & Wallace's Mar 10 Helped to move R. Burton over to Utica 1919 Mar 12 down to Port Perry and walked up with Helen Bunner and Jessie Bunett Mar 17 Started to clean and fix the car Mar 17 Mother Jessie Bunett & I were down to Straits, It was raining Jessie was pulling good March 1919 March 13th Ed Conlin's house caught fire a very cold day last wind Mar 14 Jim Pearson buried by motor from Oshawa {Blank page} {Blank page} The Rance {Ranch?} Acount {Account} for 1919 We Had 30 head of cattle In to paster On Dec 6 a wood sale On Dec 8 wood sold $.103 $169.50 60 The Rance Expeces {Ranch Expenses} for 1919 Taxes Sale bills Auctioneer fee {Blank page} 1918 $18.38 $350 $10.00 �Mr Russell McKay {Script writing practice and alphabet} 1918 June 5 Jessie Burnett 14th Birthday 1918 July 4 Gertie Chettleburgh 14th “ 1918 Dec 25 Eliza Belnap16th “ 1918 Feb 23 N Burnett 10th “ 1918 Feb. 12 L Goulding 14th “ 1918 Jan 15 L Chettleburgh 13th “ Jan 15 G Burnett 22nd " Mar 19 E Wallaces 21 “ 1919 May 4 F. 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(Patent Gas Beer) - Ginger 2 ozs; Allspice 1 oz cinnamon ½ oz; clove ¼ oz; all bruised or ground ; molasses 2 qts; cold water 7 ½ gals; yeast 1 pt. Boil the pulverized articles, for 15 or 20 minutes in the molasses; then strain into your keg, add the water then the yeast; shake it well together and bury down. If made over night in will be ready for use the next day. �There ought to be a little space in the key not filled with the beer. In hot weather draw in a pitcher of ice. (Corn Beer, without yeast), - Cold water 5 gals , sound nice com 1 qt molasses 2 qts, put all into a keg of this size, shake well and in two or 3 days fermentation will have been brought on as wine. as with yeast; Keep it bunged tight. It may be flavored with oils of spruce or lemon, if desired, by pouring on it the oils 1 or 2 qts, of the water, boiling hot: The com will last for 5 or 6 makings. If it get to {too} sour add more molasses and water in the same proportion. It is cheap healthy and no bother with yeast. Wines, Currant, Cherry, and other Berry wines. The juice of the above fruit can be used alone or in combinations to make a variety of flavors, Express all the juice you can, then take and {an} equal amount of boiling and pour on the pressed fruit, let stand 2 hrs, squeeze out as much as there is of juice and mix. then add 4 lbs of brown sugar to each gal of the mixture; let stand until worked, 3 or 4 weeks, without a bung in barrel, simply putting a piece of gauze over bung to keep flies out; when it is done working bung it up , be careful not to have any seeds of pulp in it. If bottled, always lay them on there sides . (Grape wine) Ripe, freshly picked, and selected, tame grapes, 20lbs; put them into a stone jar and pour over them 6qts, of boiling soft water; when suffiiciently cool to allow it, you will squeeze them thoroughly with the hand; after which allow them to stand 3 days on the pomace with a cloth thrown over the jar, then squeeze out the juice and add 10 lbs of nice crushed sugar, and let it remain a week long in the jar; then take of the scum, strain and bottle, leaving a vent, until done fermenting, when strain again and bottle tight and lay the bottles on there {their} sides in a cool place," L am of the opinion opinion that it might just as well stay in jar untill it is desired to bottle, and thus save the trouble of extra straining {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} �{Blank page} I got 2 bushels wheat at the mill on Wed Sept 4th 1912. Price $1.00 a bushel. {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} John Marks. Written by Russel Albert McKay April 7th wed 1909. I Come all young people far and near A dolful story you shall hear It was of a young man just twenty three was landed into eternity. II In eighteen hundred and fifty four this young man stood on scugog shore His gun was resting on a tree and he was waiting game to see. III But oh: alas how sad to tell the gun did ship and down it fell the charge went through his hand and head and wow he’s numbered with the dead. IV And when he saw what he had done he thought he’d try and reach his home but growing faint from lost loss of blood he had to set down on a log V And fearing that alone should die he for some help did loudly cry a young man to the place did come and quickly saw what he had done VI Then he assisted and conveyed he in a neighbur’s {neighbour’s} house was laid them for his parents he did run to tell what happened there {their} dear son. VII The parents then in grief and woe did quickly fly to his relief with many a groan they then did run cry for they soon saw that he must die. (8) For mercy he began to cry saying Lord prepare me for to die and Jesus showed his smiling face and offered him his smiling pardoning grace. �(9) The mercy that the sought was found which gave great joy to all around he saying I’m now prepared to die I hope that I shall reign on high. (10) Come dear sister kind and true your dying brother bid adue then round his bed they all did come while down their cheeks the tears did run. (11) Then they the parting kiss did take while in these words he then did speak he said onto his weeping mother Oh: where is now my little brother. (12) why don't he come and kiss me too for this will be my last adue my spirit soon will take flight To dwell with Christ in endless light (13) Now mother you must faithful be your son in glory you shall see and father you must mercy seek and then in heaven we all shall meet (14) My work on earth is almost done I have a glorious victory won. The love I feel no tongue can tell my dearest friends fare well, farewell. A bird in a gilded cage. I The ballroom was filled with fashion throng, it shone with a thousands lights. and there was a woman who passed along the fairest of all the sight. A girl to her lover then softly sighted there's reches {wretches?} at her command But she married for wealth not for love he cried. though she lives in a mansion grand (Chorus) She only a bird in a gilded cage A beautiful sight to see. You may think she is happy and free from case she's not how she seems to be, Tis sad when you think of her wasted life, for youth cannot mate with age and her beautiful was sold for an old man's gold. She a bird in a gilded cage. (2) I stood in the church yard just at eve, when the sunset adored {adorned?} the west, and looked at the people who came to give for loved ones now laid at rest A tall marble monument marked the grave of one who had been fashion’s queen and I though she is happier here at rest. Than to have people say when seen. �Little Bessie (I) Hug me closer mother put your arms around me tight I am cold tired mother, and I feel so strange to night something hurt me here dear mother like a stone whom my breast and I wonder Mother why it is I cannot rest. (2) All the day while you were working as I lay upon my bed. I was thinking {repeated: thinking} Mother of what you said how the kind and blessed Jesus loves his lambs to watch and keep. And I wish he come and take me, in his arms that I might sleep. (3) Just before the lamps was lighted just before the children came when the room was very quiet I heard some one call my name all at once the window opened. I a field where lamb and sheep some from out of books were drinking and some were lying fast asleep. (4) But I could not see the Savior though I strained my eyes to see and I wonder if he saw me if he'd speak to such as me. In a moment I was looking on a world so bright an {and} fair which was full of little children and they seemed so happy there. (5) They were singing sweeter mother than can sing our yellow bird. And while I my breath was holding one so bright upon my breast me smiled and I knew it must be Jesus, when he said come here my child. come up he little Bessie come up here and live with me. (6) Oh how much I love you mother But I feel so strange to-night and the mother pressed her closer to her over burdened breast. On the heart so near to breaking lay the head so was to rest. In the Solom {solemn} hour of midnight in the darkness calm and deep lying on her Mother bosom little Bessie fell asleep. she was bred in old Kentucky. (I) When a lad I stood one day, By a cottage far away and to that day all nature seemed more grand. for my sue with blushes red had just promised to be wed and I'd come to ask her Mother for her hound. As I told the old old tale, of a love that never would fail. The gray haired mother stroked her daughter’s head and I fancied I could trace Just a tear in the her kind face as she placed her daughter’s hand in mum and said. (Chorus) �She was bred in old Kentucky where the medow {meadow} grass in blue see the sunsshine {Above it reads: of the country} in her face and maner {manner} too. She was bred in old Kentucky Take her boy you’re mighty lucky When you marry a girl like Sue. (2) Many years have passed away since that well remembered day. When to that dear old Kentucky home I came and the happy mess of my life was my sweetheart friend and wife. For the sunshine in her heart remained the same. I am sitting alone in place we have long call home. For yesterday my darling passed away Though in tear of joy I think of that day when but a boy that I took her hand and heard his mother say. Barney Mccoy, or come to my arms Norah darling, I am going far away Norah darling And leaving behind it will break my heart into which I fondly give to you, and no other one so loving kind and true (Chorus) Then come to my arms Norah darling Bid your friends and dear old Ireland good-bye and its happy we will be in that dear land of the free Living happy with your Barney McCoy. (2) I would go with you Barney darling but the reason why I told you of before It would break my Mothers heart. If from her I had to part and go roaming with you Barney McCoy. (3) Iam going far away Norah darling Just as sure there a God that I ador{e}. But remember what I say that until the judgement day your will never see your Barney McCoy. (4) I would go with you Barney darling If my mother and the rest of them we there for I know we would be blest {blessed} in that dear land of the west. Living happy with you Barney McCoy. (5) I am going far away Norah darling and the ship is now at anchor in the bay and before the morrow’s sun, you will hear the signal gun so be ready it will carry us away. The little girl that played upon my knee. 1 Long years have passed and gone. since I left this dear old happy home I left an aged Father and Mother dear for to roam accross the deep blue sea. �(Chous) I am homeward bound. To the the one l love so dear no more for to roam accross the sea. I am going home to my dear old happy home and the little girl the played upon my knee. (2) And fortune smiles upon me for while into poverty chain set me free who would not give to me all the comforts that I find in the little girl that played upon my knee. (3) Oh jennie do you remember how can you forget those happy hours To me how she sighs, when she thinks of the days gone by she's the little girl that played upon my knee. (4) What means that long dark funeral train sad faces they all seem to be and in the hearse lies the form of the only one I love she’s the ll little girl that played upon my knee. (5) And now she's dead and gone to rest and in the cold day her beautiful form lies. How I wish that I was lying by her side she’s the little girl. that played upon my knee. I Chorus Don't tell her that you love her Don't says what you well do. Don't promise that you'll wed her Just because she's fond of you Don't tell her of the future years. and all that you will do go through For her sake do not tell her this mankind is seldom true. (1) Don't tell her, that you love her A youth was on his way to see his sweetheart fond and true. While passing through the old homegate he heard a gentle voice. He turned to greet his best friend mother dear. You're going to see your sweetheart how be careful what you say Don't break her heart because she's fond of you Don't tell her that you love her if you don't remember. Tom that one man out of ten is seldom true. (2) Don't tell her that she is all to you on earth unless its true. don't tell her how you both will happy be. Don't wisper {whisper} tales of endless bless Because her heart is your's Remember I was once a girl like she Don't break her heart because she loves you. If you do twill all come back to you in future years. Prosperity is one thing lad in life you'll seldom find it's moving hand in hand with sighs and tears. {Poem written sideways on the page} The Telephone Girl. The telephone girl sits still in her chair And listens to voices from everywhere. �She hears all the gossip, she learns all the news. She knows who is happy and who has the blues; She knows all our sorrows, she know all our joys, She knows every girl who is chasing the boys She knows of our troubles, she knows of our strife, She knows every name who talks mean to his wife; She knows every time we are out with “the boys" She hears the excuses each fellow employs; She knows every woman who has a dark past. She knows every man who's inclined to be "fast"; In fact there's a secret beneath each saucy curl, Of that quiet, demure looking telephone girl. If the telephone girl told us all that she knows, It would turn half our friends into bitterest foes; She could sow a small wind that would be a gale, Engulf us in trouble and land us in jail, She could let go a story which, gaining in force Would cause half our wives to sue for divorce; She could get all our churches mixed up in a fight And turn all our days into sorrowing night; In fact she could keep the whole town in a stew If she'd tell a tenth part of the things that she knew. �Oh, brother, now doesn't it make your head whirl When you think what you owe to the telephone girl. I wrote this to day Dec .4. 1909, Recipe for cakes: Two saucers of Brown & the same of flour a little salt and sugar currants, lard and if using sweet milk, use magic Baking powder and put 2 teaspoonful of the p baking powder and if using sour milk use a small teaspoonful of soda. {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} Deaths in 1910. Lorne Stanton burried Jan 5/10. John Disfield burried Jan 6/10. Miss Milliner burried Jan 7/10. Mrs Walter Hockins baby burried Jan 7/10. Mrs Robert Swift burried Jan 9/1910 Mr {Empty space} Real burried Jan 10/1910 Mr Levi Perrish burried Feb Jan 30/1910 Mrs Graham burried �Place of death Raghan Pretty old. ort Perry "' "' Island scugog yong, Port Perry very young Prince Prince Pretty old, died at Beaverton, Port Perry Pretty old. On the 7th of Reach middle age man Blackstock. Fri Jan 5 1911 A receipe {recipe} for a horse that has information of the bowels or indigestion. give him 1 qt of Linseed oil, and in about 20 minutes give him 2 oz of Lod and have a rope and tackle and a horse kick on the end of the rope and lift his front end and then his hind end if he is not any better in an hour give him the same dose of Linseed oil and Lod. Cancer Cure Tue 27, of Feb 1912 Make a plaster or poultice of fine salt and the yolk of an egg. Change the poultice about every twelve hours. From 3 to 6 poultices are supposed to effect an extraction of the tumor. {Blank page} Account with Carnegie. 1909 June .5. Fri “ “ 11 Sythe stone 10 fire 5 whip 35¢ 70 lbs nails of different kind $ 2.10 Harness oil 15¢ Account with Carnegies 1913 $ ¢ 50 2. 25 �Feb 7 to 1 package of Stock food 1.00 {Blank page} {Blank page} {Blank page} 1913 Oats bought from J.C Boynton Dec 164 lbs Jan 817 " Feb 11 575 " {calculation} The days I worked for the Independent Telephone co. 1912. Mon 23 of september Wed 25 of september Thur 26 of september 1 day 1 day ½ day Hay Potatoes Turnips Grain Pasture Total $ $4.00 $4.00 $2.00 146.72 41.00 1.10 40.26 1.25 $230.33 Nov. 30. 1910 Effie Bond. Grain Sold. Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Feb 23 Fred Williams Mr Savage F. Bailey 50 lbs chop 200 “ “ 74 lbs oats 94 lbs wheat 70¢ 2.80 2.15 �Feb. 19 Mar. Mar. 8 Mar 30 April 2 22 Wm Sellars Wm Sellars Frank Bailey Fred Williams Thos Boynton Robb. Hunter Carnegie Melly Co 2 bu oats 4“ 4 bu oats 2 bu wheat 110 lb buckwheat 1 ½ buckwheat 7 bus buckwheat 16 bus Peas 90 1.90 3.20 1.76 5.60 5.25 16.00 $40.26 Gus Rames Killed Nov 29 1919 Amount of Hay Sold 1911 600 lbs 1885 “ Jan. 6 Jan 13 “ 17 “ 22 “ 23 Mrs Hayes G. Holman J Warren “ “ G. Holman Geo Patterson Geo McMillan Geo McMillan Geo McMillan Geo McMillan Geo McMillan Feb 16 Feb 1st Mar 8 M Turner Mr McCarthy Wm Sellars 300 2300 15.00 $ 3.00 14.04 25¢ 90¢ 15.80 1.25 18.53 19.30 15.75 19.30 17.98 91.88 2.50 17.25 11.25 Mrs. Burnett “ “ “ “ “ Druin Savage 1 bag 2 bags 2 bus turnips 5“ “ 2“ “ $ 1.25 2.50 .25 .65 .20 Sept 6 Nov. 3 Nov. 14 “ 14 2240 lbs Pasturing 2180 lbs 2270 “ 1850 2390 2115 Amt of Potatoes Sold. Nov. 18 “ 18 “ 18 “ 18 �Dec 1st Jan 8th (1912) “ 15 Feb 16 Feb 24 Mar 19 Mar 30 April 21 Mrs MacBreen Mrs Burnett Reuben Bond Jennie Medd Mrs Belnap Frank Vickery Thos Raines Mrs Thomas and Jeb Kilpatrick D L Williams J.C. Campbell A. Turner Mrs Butt The Jew April 11 “ “ 5 bags Potatoes 2 bags 1 bag ½ bu ½ bu 6 bags 5 bags ¾ bu 6.25 2.50 1.25 .50 .50 10.00 7.50 .75 1 bu 2 bags 1 bag ½ bu 1 bag 1.00 3.00 1.50 .50 1.50 May 21. The four rows of peas sowed to the east are the surprise. The next four are "Extra Early Premium Gem. The carrots are Intermediate carrots Thos Forman's Hay Jan 22 Geo McKay 2013 lbs " 23 Marvin Neal 1985 lbs 15.00 " 24 Mr McCarthy 2190 lbs 16.43 Mar 8 Wm Sellars 1500 lbs. 11.25 " 11 Geo McKay 1790 9480 lbs April 17 Geo McKay 1000 " 22 Thomas Boyton $1100 lbs 7.50 �" 22. Will Treverton 2015 " 25 Geo McKay 2075 " 25 Mr Woodger 550 " 27. Thos Boynton 10.00 . 15.00 4.00 171.60 May 15. Geo McKay. . 13.63 185.23 Sold 10240 lbs = 5T 245 lbs = $23.60 Use ours 6900 lbs = 3T 920 lbs = 34.55 Father payed Tom Forman $47.62 on Wednesday night May 15. 1912. About quarter to six he was taking supper. 2055 1985 2190 1500 1790 1000 1000 2000 2075 550 2000 | 16145 | 8 16000 145 �940 | 4 8000 1480 4 ½ tons 480 lbs June 18, Sat P.M. 1910 June 10, 1912 1059 P.M. Tue June 11, 1912 1.15 P.M. {Above it reads: hr min} No of the plates my photoes are on is 11359 A. R. Ward 289 Yonge st Toronto Bax Will Form Company 2883 College street Toronto Price 35¢ get them at a drugstore or stationers Got two shoes set on Joe's hind feet at swans in morn Fri August 23, 1912. price 30¢ I got victor shod to-day all around two new shoes on behind and font {front} one's set on wed sept 4th 1912 price $1.00 Sunday July 13, 1913 2.10 oclock P.M. Rec course on Jan 12, 1914 N. & S. I got 2 I got 140 lbs of wheat from Alvin Hunter on Monday, November 3rd 1913, at noon at 78ct a bus. {bushel} November 28 1912 15 min to eleven P.M. �Dec {Above it reads: Fri} 1912 1 oclock P.M. Mar sat 8. 1913, 1 oclock P.M. June sun 8th $10.15 oclock P.M. January 9th 1914, 230 P.M. 9175 250 1725 125 115 300 3100 147.90 60.00 35.10 35.10 9101 33401 14790 60.00 3510 100 100 143 243 $40.00 2015 1985 2190 1790 1200 9180 1901 �{Back cover} For more information on Albert “Russell” McKay, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Front Cover]</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Port Perry</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr Russell McKay</p> <p>[mathematical equation] 1919 - 1911 = 8</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1908.</span></h2> <p>=== Thurs 24 === I got hair cut the 24th of sept 1908. Miss Edith Bond &amp; George Till were married on the 23rd of this month.</p> <p>{Written in different pen colour five years later}got my teeth fix and a crown put on one of my teeth by Dr Graham Feb 15 1913</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1908</span></h2> <p>=== Fri 2 === Little {gcuis?} 259 Davenport Rd, Toronto. I was down to aunt Emma Tue sept 29th 1908 in afternoon. Huntley st bridge was started in sept month, and completed around the 1st {Written in smaller letters in between words diagonally} week of Oct, 1908. {Written in smaller letters diagonally beside entry} the {ilegible}{ilegible}</p> <p><br />=== Wed 7 === The {fused?} line &amp; went up to see Miss Roberts was the 24th of sept 1908. 2nd Time was the 6th of Oct 1908.</p> <p>=== Wed 21 === Filo Cousin of Port Perry was married on the 9th of Oct 1908. {Written in smaller letters above word} 3rd Time. Took Miss Robert to chuch last sunday Oct 18th 08. Latter Day {saints?} church on {sohort?}.</p> <p>=== Thurs 29 === 4th time I was up to see Miss Roberts was Tuesday October 27th {Written in smaller lettering} &amp; saw Russel Lane and Fred {moreon?} {sealon?} of with me girl, as I was going up to see any girl Oct 27th, 1908. I got hair cut 27th Oct 1908.</p> <p>=== Fri 30 === Got coal oil 30th of Oct {written underneath} {gol?}. I saw mr {illegible} the fellow that {used?} to work down at g.a. Pens 131 Front st E. I met him at Todds Restaurant at {noon?} and had a quick talk with him. {Written in smaller lettering above} {Fiarso?}. He is going to Montreal to-night, he's going on the Police force. Going on the 10 o'clock train P.M. Oct 30th 1908.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1908.</span></h2> <p>Mon 2. 5th time to up see miss Roberts, was sunday nov 11. PM Took her to the "majestic theater" to hear R.C. Evans preach. Subject "What is man" first sermon of the season in the majestic.</p> <p>Tue 3. Miss Bertha Winders {19 yrs old.} won in the walking race. Time 1.17.10 Miss Maide Peel second 1.19.40. Miss Mimmie Prince third 1.20.20. Mrs Bertha Grifeth 4th of (illegible) 1.20.25. no of miles to walk 7 1/4</p> <p>Sat 21. "Started a little change in Living". It reads, "regularily" leaving table feeling though I could eat a quite a bit more. Eat nothing or going to bed. chew food well. And eat nothing of any (illegible) between meals. Eat at 3 different times through the day divided equaly, of time as near as possible. Just to see how long I can keep it. Written and to be started by Russel L Melhay / 39 Queen East - {Torenth?}. Standard from my breakfast - a pretty late one from 20 minutes after ten a.m.</p> <p>sat 21st of november 1908. I hope I can keep it. I {illegible} I or anybody else will be benefited by following it. Yours R. {five small verticle rectangles drawn} 139 Queen East, Toronto.</p> <p>Fri. Nov 27. Miss Roberts age. 20 yrs 2nd of sept. 1908. 6 time up to see Miss Roberts took her to the Majestic Theater to hear R.C. Evans. Subject - I fell, is it {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>=== (7) === Time was sunday {written in smaller lettering above &amp; in between words} the 22nd took her to hear R.C. Eavens. subject Ressurection.</p> <p>=== (8) === Time was Tue 24th of november {written in smaller lettering of to the side} {1906?} very wet night, there was a Taffey pole party up on soho st. Held by R.C. Evans in Latter days saint church {who?}we never went.</p> <p>I was up to a party at no 8 Waterloo {to?} {Cresent?} mass {heats?} the 26th of nov 1908.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== Jan 18 === Ellie {Of aynes?} age is 17teen the 15th of May 1908.</p> <p>=== Jan 18 === The coldest day we have had so far is. 20 degrees below zero eight o'clock the 18th of Jan 1909.</p> <p>{Written in different colour and handwritting 3 years later, under 5 dots} sat Oct 26th 1912. 10 minutes to 8 o'clock P.M.</p> <p>{Further down the page, two mathematical calculations - 17+11=28, 1908+11=1919}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== Thur 4 === Miss Grace Row was married to Mr {Gowday?} of Toronto yesterday march 3 {written in smaller lettering above number} 1908 in the methodist church Port Perry, there was a large crowd there. I was there I fainted in the {written above in between words} large school room 25th of Febuary 1909 in the afternoon about 20 minutes after four P.M. We have lots of snow march the .4. 1.9.0.9. Dad and I got a load of {tuck?} wheat {stsow?} and hay, half of each, Tuesday March the .2. 1909. down to Ben {Bushly?}.</p> <p>=== Mar 11 === I helped Thomas Jeffery a half day to {draw?} out manure in the after noon mar 10th 1909. We have {drew?} home 13 loads of wood, {drew?} the 13 load in the after noon {ni?} {as?} 9th {raining?} a little, {see?} on days and a half for Thomas Jeffery up Till the 13th 9th man, Today in the morn snowing a little.</p> <p>=== Wed 17 === Mr {Ehlon?} was buried yesterday March 16th 1909 {written afterward in smaller lettering} in afternoon very {stormy?}. He was in his 86 years 4 month and 14 days. They had {sewiec?} in the house from 12 o'clock. Till one o'clock. {Letcher?} got the funeral. The {fanies?} were Mr Graham {Hofman?}, Mr Kerby, Samson Vickery, Thomas {Tusnes?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March Month 1909</span></h2> <p>Alex Brown, George Patterson instead of Patterson, Alex {Rennie?}. It is a very stormy rough day today, not so very cold.</p> <p>Eva Turner came home sat mar 13th 1909 from Peterbourgh, and returned sunday night mar 14th 1909 on the 11.20 train from Myrtle.</p> <p>=== Mar 19 === Father and I drew a load of logs to Carnegie's saw mill Port Perry Mar 18th 1909. From the 8th concession of Reach, west of the centre road.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April Month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== Wed .7. === I was to a school concert in the afternoon april .7. {arrow pointing toward words written in smalling lettering overhead} in the school. Miss Ellie Smith was the teacher. Weather, very windy.</p> <p>=== Mon 12. === Aunt Maria Dolphin died April 8. 1909 Wed 9 A.M. She was buried Fri April 9th at 2 o'clock in the afternoon 1909. Father and I were sawing wood in the afternoon down at {midgleys?} today. Fred and {Emmerson?} left for Toronto to-day an on the half past {second?} train at Prince Albert. Emerson was going to {Strathioyamn?} Fred to Toronto. Emmerson is {working?} at Simpson's {Ronthing?} mill. Emerson has fun with {Mecaffine?} up till the 11th {written in smaller lettering above} 1909 of april 7. months.</p> <p>=== Tue 20 === Ethel May Town died april 17, 09. burried april 19th 1909. age 16 yrs 10 months, deceased died of Tuberclouis. it was raining. Louis Bond {molered?} his suit a {serge?} suit april 19th 1909 in the afternoon at {Ot?}. Stone Port Perry {price?} $16.00</p> <p>=== Wed 21 === Father and I blasted a {fig?} stone in Mr. Peels field {1?} field east of house. april 20th 1909. Mrs {Dunn?} left for the West mon night 18. o'clock {written in smaller lettering overhead} from Toronto. April 19th 1909.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April Month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== Tue 27. === Ruebon Bond set some {swan?} {illegible} {illegible} trees out next to us this morning april 27. 1909. Father &amp; I finished cutting corn down to {Finel?} in afternoon april 26. 1909 she {paid?} him in full for cutting all the corn Total for cutting corn $9.00. We moved the engine from Mr. Midgeley to {Fisel?}. Miss Smith was not teaching school mon april 26 1909 on account of {illegible}. and not on Tuesday. Moved Mr Brent from one lot to another april 23rd 1909. about ten o'clock.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== Fri 14 === I planted my onion seed on the 13th of may 1909 afternoon. And the lettuce and {raddishes?} and {parsnips?} on the same day. Louis Bond sowed his onion seed the day before mine. I got my hair {cut?} on the 11th of may 1909. Father and I went down to Willards and got a new {red?} and green carpet for the {front?} {room?} on the 10th of may 1909. {Price?} {illegible} {yd?} 65- {in smaller lettering} 91 27 {yds?} $17.50. Father bought William {Combe?} {cutter?} in May 1909.</p> <p>=== Sun 16 === Louis Bond and I were down to Port Perry {arrow pointing from word in smaller lettering overhead in between words} SAT may 15 1909. it started to rain while we were down there, and it let up a little and we ran till we got to Jack {Whitfields?} {Borealla?} and we staged there till about 10 minutes to twelve. Rained very hard Mother and I moved the {feurean?} upstairs through the south window upstairs it would not go upstairs. We got a new sideboard and {washstoneb?} {written in smaller lettering overhead} SAT may 15 1909 from {Letcher?} Port Perry.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1909 Concluded</span></h2> <p>=== Wed 19 === Father and I were over to {Thor?} {Beane?} monday {illegible} 17th 1909. and got a quite a few {suchews?}. William Coombe {arrow pointing to words above in smaller lettering} and family left for Winnipeg Tuesday may 18th 1909 moved furniture. {Traverton?} took a load for him to {Myrtle?}, {swet?} it on the G.P.R. They wait on the G.P.R.</p> <p>=== Fri 21 === I sowed my peas to-day, and canola yesterday we sowed are sweet corn. and beans.</p> <p>=== Thur 27 === Fred &amp; I had a {taught?} with miss {Fife?} and Lydia Roberts sunday afternoon may the 23 1909. I was to hear R.C. Evans twice once in morning, and at night sunday may 23rd 1909. He preached the {dedecatory?} sermon of the church at Parisville May 23rd at 230 o'clock 1909. Received a letter from W.W. Coombe Winnepeg. Man. This morn on the 10 o'clock train. I {and?} Charles Grandell {hair?} may 27th 1909. Weather Raining.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== May Mon 31 === I took Mrs Calder to Port Perry to-day in afternoon. Father &amp; Thomas Turner started to work at Miss Madden in morning, putting a wall under part of house. I weighed a hundred and fifty sic pounds to-day. I got some strawberry plants to-night from Thomas Turner. Mr Spence of {Crenon?} preached in the Methodist church Prince Albert Sunday may 30, 1909 mom &amp; {wening?}. {Quite?} a few over here in evening to hear him.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1909</span></h3> <p>=== WED 2 === Mother and I was over to Solomon Wilson our Landlord Tuesday June .1. 1909 to see what he was going to do about the {arrowing pointing to words in smaller lettering overhead} {fixing?} the place. I finished {pentting?} strawberry in to-day that I got from Thomas Turner.</p> <p>=== Thur .3. === I finished planting the {gardin?} to-day, it was beans. The longest day of the year is June 21st. The lone shortest day is 21 st of December. The eclipse of the moon was tonight at about 9 o'clock. P.M. I was down to a Band concert which was held in the town hall Port Perry Wed 2. of June 1909. "Aunt Dinahs Pledge." was part of the {haogram?} mother was there too, and mrs Roe and mrs I {meals?}.</p> <p>=== Fri 4 === I drew our lumber for our {threashing?} machine building from Carnegie to-day it cost for cutting it $1.86. I paid it the day I got it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== June Mon .7. === I got a pair of forks at T.C. Torman's Port Perry in afternoon, a pair of {best?} ones price $4.00 paid. I got them from milton {mcdermit?}, June 7th 1909. I {took?} mrs Calder to Port Perry to-day. I was playing {baseball?} down in Tommy {Boylon's?} field {too night?}. down by {railroad?} I split some wood for miss {Thorne?} to-day.</p> <p>=== WED .9. === I was working up at Miss Madden to-day, and yesterday afternoon Tue 8th 1909. putting a cement wall under the house.</p> <p>=== SAT 12. === Father and I bought a piece of old {force?} from Reubon Bond Thur 10. 1909 for 75-{written in smaller lettering} {illegible} it was a picket fence. Louis Bond and I was down to Port Perry to-night and had a couple dishes of ice cream.</p> <p>=== Tue 15. === Father and I was working at the building up at the {comer?} {illegible} the {cemetary?} to-day. The {volonteus?} left for the {canuph?} to-day. Charles Haynes &amp; {Russel?} Treebell went to the volunteers to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== WED 16. === Father and I built the picket fence, from the big gate up to the st Lawrence {true?} pretty {near?} to-day. Brother is 17{written in smaller lettering beside}91 Eggs 18{written in smaller lettering beside}91 to-day or at {present?}. I was down playing ball to-night down at Thomas Boyton's field by the sail road to-night 16 June 1909.</p> <p>=== Sun .20. === I went for a wheel to-day over to manchester, and down to Port-Perry, and up the {areene?}, it was a very nice warm {brege?} day. Frank Rundle's team of houses with a waggon and {pig?} {rach?} on, ran away {cowering?} down Boe's hill, the tongue came out of the {mick?} {yohe?}, and about the line {funel?} {betrun?} Thomas Jeffery and {Haynes?}, the {tongue?} {started?} the waggon of in the side of the road, and ran into the bank about 3 ft and broke off, the team ran down as far as Brent and wheeled around and came back and Robert</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1909</span></h2> <p>{Written above line of entry} === June === Balfour said they would have {ran?} over Frank {Rumelle?} if he hadn't of {illegible} them. they {then?} around again and went to Port Perry. It was {meonserous?} for a little while. This acciddent {cured?} set June 19, 1909 at about 3.P.M.</p> <p>=== June 24. === I got a square table up at {hed?} Vernon sale yesterday June 23 in afternoon. Harty bought it and he did not want it so he {ask?} me if I wanted it, I took it for the same as he gave for it 30 {in smaller lettering beside it, cent symbol?} The excursion to Gueplh was June 23rd 1909 and come back the 24 th {gord?} for 2 days. Father went to Guelph from our family June 23rd 1909.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">July 6</span></h3> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July Month 1909</span></h2> <p>=== July Tue 6 === Mr David Cash died July 1st 1909 A.M. was buried in Prince Albert Cemetary.</p> <p>=== Haircut === I got my hair cut June 20th 1909. Fred {J MeKay?} left for Toronto July 5th 1909 came down thur the 1st of July. Father and I was down to Port Perry last night July 5th 1909 and got some things of the engine an {axle?} and one thing another.</p> <p>=== SAT 10. === Father bought a stove at Mrs Ike Wheleler sale on the 6th {concession?} of reach at Bedford's. {Peieev?} {written in smaller lettering above} {illegible} $19.50 regular $46.00 5 months to {pay?} for it. Mr Piles brought it up for him, it was raining a little when we were hanging it in. Father &amp; I and some other men started to {just?} down the cement sidewalk Thur 8th 1909. Eva {written in smaller lettering} M {(*)?} Turner was the first lady that walked on it that {io?} the worth {end?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July Month 1909</span></h2> <p>{Written above line of entry} === July === Jennie Medd the second lady.</p> <p>=== Mon 12. === I was to the {Orangemon's?} walk to-day the 12th of July 1909. big crowd. The 34th segment {written in samller lettering above} {band?} of Whitty played. There was a baseball match {between?} Uxbridge and Port Perry {Jr?} score 2 to 4 in favor of Uxbridge. Harley Graham got his {thrown?} {broke?}. weather mostly fair rained early in morn.</p> <p>=== Tue 20 === We finished cement sidewalk for 1909 July 20th 09, put it as far as Mr Harty big gate, a few feet past. When we finished Mr Hayes got up in the waggon that was on the side of the road and made a little {spuch?}.</p> <p>=== Wed Mon .26. === Father &amp; I got the engine to gather, and lit a fire in her and tryed her, and she worked fine, a little Tight.</p> <p>=== Thur 28 === Prince Albert Garden Party was in the church yard, they had a quite a large</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July Month 1909</span></h2> <p>{written above line of entry} === July === crowd 28 of July. Mable Harty left for the West near north Dakota to-day. 29th of July 1909 thursday day after the garden Party at {P.A.?}</p> <p>=== Fri 30 === Father &amp; I started to thresh to-day July 30th in afternoon at Peter {Christie?} Manchester</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August month 1909.</p> <p>Walter J Bond and his girl miss Ellen Astles came down home Prince Albert from Toronto, sat July 31 1909. down for 2 weeks.</p> <p>Jack Johnston started to work for my Father to-day, Monday aug 2nd 1909. alsack threshing at Thomas Walch Manchester Mother and I had the 1st new potatoes out of our garden this year 1909 for supper pretty good size.</p> <p>Thomas Turner and Abe Portous finished putting boards on the celing to-night Mon 2nd of aug 1909.</p> <p>Fri 13. Emmersson came home for his holidays left the morn august 4 3nd 1909. and came home here wed night aug 4,working at Strathroy</p> <p>Emmersson and I put down a piece of sidewalk south of house on the roadside august Fri 13 1909 in aftersome.</p> <p>I got a pair of white summering shoes aug 13th Fri morn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Preprinted in top right corner] 21</p> <p>August Month 1909 con.</p> <p>August</p> <p>Tue 17 Emmerson left for Strathroy to-day at noon from Prince Albert, going to Toronto for a while first</p> <p>We got a load of hay yesterday, Monday aug 16th 1090 a ton .900 a ton, from Walter Wier.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Preprinted at top left] 22</p> <p>September Month 1909.</p> <p>sept.</p> <p>Thur 2 Mr Edward Vernon of Prince Albert was burried to-day in Pine Grove Cemetery Prince Albert sept 2, 1909. He died in Toronto. They held service in the church basement Prince Albert Mr Snell Preacher Large funeral. Age 65 years 6 months 6 days. Fine day.</p> <p>I was working at Walter Wier to-day in afternoon shooking buckwheat and drew in a load of rachins</p> <p>Mr Walter Wier Birthday is to-day.</p> <p>Sat 11 I went up to the exhibition sat morn the 4th of sept 1909 came home wed night sept.8. 1909. Large crowds at the exhibition Labor day gate reciepts of people 1500000 people</p> <p>Fri 17 Mr Thomas Whites barn was burnt sept 14th 1909 struck by lightning about 1 oclock A.M. in morn, a very bad storm, a quite a fire their, I got home about 3.30 oclock in morn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September Month 1909.</span></h2> <p>The Prince Albert {illegible} since it was renovated upstairs, was on Sunday 12th and 13th 1909. Tea and {illegible} on Monday the 13th night 1909. Mr Manning of Whitby was thr Preacher that conducted the services on Sunday. I went a {illegible} of apples and a few potatoes on top to Uncle George White Thur noon sept 16th 1909 from Port Perry. Then address was 145 {illegible} at Toronto express up was 60cts Freight would {illegible} been 6-0CT.</p> <p>Mon 20. I {illegible} Froshett {illegible} and Miss Gibson was was married Wed night Sept 8th 1909. Ellie Hayneis was married in the year 1909. along about the 4 or 5 of July 1909. My Father's birthday is the 20th of Sept {illegible} is 57 the 20th of Sept 1909.</p> <p>Sept 29. Mr James McBrien School Inspector dies Sun mom sept 19 26 1909 at his son home Prince Albert. was buried in Prince Albert Pine.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Preprinted top left] 24</p> <p>September Month 1909</p> <p>Grove Cemetery south of Pines sept 28th 1909 large funeral, very fine day. His age 76 11 months and a few days.</p> <p>[a mathematical calculation written in the margin, 1919-29 = 1890]</p> <p>I was down to Port Perry at Mr E Nicolas Ingram Office, sept 28, 09. as a witness for Mr R.J. Harty, for nocking the boiler and stove pipes, and kettle around the night of the 13th 09.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Preprinted top right] 25</p> <p>October Month 1909.</p> <p>Sat 16 We got a load or rather a ton of {cord?} &amp; 35 lbs from Frank Rundle Port Perry Oct 16th 1909</p> <p>Emmerson came home from Strathroy sick, Howard with him. Wed Oct 13th 1909. with liver and kidney trouble pretty sick</p> <p>Flossie Mearning will be 20 yrs of age the 4 of May 1910 29 years 4th May 1919</p> <p>Tue 19 Howard Brent Left for Strathroy on the noon train from Port Perry Mon Oct 18th 1909.</p> <p>Mother got a wrapper from D{illegible?} Port Perry dark blue Flossie Mearning brought it up $1.35</p> <p>WED 20 Father and I was over to Mr Orchard sale west of Utica to-day in afternoon we bought a cow Oct 20/09 Price $26.00</p> <p>Thur 21. Father and I cut the little stable door through this afternoon, and change the stable a little Oct 21th 09. Wet day mostly.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#October_Month_1909."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">October Month 1909.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tue_26"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Tue 26</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sun_21"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext"> Sun 21 </span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sun_31"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Sun 31</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October Month 1909.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue 26</span></h3> <p>Mrs Barker of P.A. died {tu?} mom the 22nd 1909 at 1A.M. was burried Monday in afternoon Oct 25, 09 in Pin Grove Cemetery P.A. they held service in Prince Albert Church. Fred McKay left for the city to-day on the noon train I picked some apples for {miso Huckberry?} to0day Tue 26 1909. Bertha and Stella Barkley was in here to-day for dinner and Bertha little boy Oct 26 1909 WEATHEREER. FINE</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline"> Sun 21 </span></h3> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Sun 31</span></h3> <p>Alex Brown of Port Perry was burried to-day Sun 31 th of Oct 1909. {Obe?} used to live where Thomas Turner is now living</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#November_Month_1909"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">November Month 1909</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#SAT_13."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">SAT 13.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Mon_15"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Mon 15</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Thur_18"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Thur 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Fri_19."><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Fri 19.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November Month 1909</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">SAT 13.</span></h3> <p>Emmerson and I got our hair cut to-day 13 th of Nov 1909.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon 15</span></h3> <p>Father &amp; I ploughed the garden with Charles the Broncoc with Thomas Turner's new plough single horse plough. Weather fine turning colder.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thur 18</span></h3> <p>It snowed on the 17 th of Nov 1909 our first for not so very much. I fixed the cellar on the east side under house and also the little {plade?} form from the velandah to the pump platform to-day nov 18 th 1909. I pulled up the leakerod to-day Emmerson is feeling a quite a bit better to-day.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri 19.</span></h3> <p>Mother Father and I were to a W.C.T.U f{rest of word peeled off} him frie social down to Mrs Pan Boe, they had a quite a crowd and a very nice program, for supper we had a Piece of Pumpkin pie and a piece of cake.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Month of November 1909.</span></h2> <p>and a sandwich, and {saw?} fruit of apples and pears. They made something over $6.00 addmission to get in 10 ct I went down with Louis Bond. Father got a pair of Legging down to Port Perry yesterday now 18 th 1909. Price $1.75</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon 22.</span></h3> <p>WE WERE Thheashing at Samson Vickery to-day mon the 22 nd 1909 started at about quarter of hr seven threash about half an hour and it started to rain and freaze and the trees adn fence and everything was covered in ice it rained most all day. It broke a lot of limbs of trees a very bad storm. The ice stayed on the trees for about 3 or 4 days</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Month_of_December_1909."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Month of December 1909.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Dec"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Dec</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Thur_.2."><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Thur .2.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sun_.5."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Sun .5.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Month of December 1909.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Dec</span></h3> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thur .2.</span></h3> <p>I was driving the engine for my Father at Mr McClinetoch's Quaker SS - Bob " "" Father yesterday afternoon Dec 1st - 1909 and finished up at the home place, we were threshing buckwheat, pretty tough I had to go to Port Perry after a fuel expander for to expand a fuel of the engine, I got it that night, and came home, and took it down in the {morn?}, I got {ufe?} a quarter after three to go down. they {illegible} went to High Point to thresh for McCintoch, and I came home Erma Prescott was working there there. WEAThER of Sunday Fine.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Sun .5.</span></h3> <p>We got a load of clover and timothy hay from Walter Wier Fri Dec 3 rd 1909 Price $10.00 2 nd class hay. I got a 100 Ibs of Oil cake flax from Canady Port Perry now 30 th 1909. Price {frer?} 100 Ibs $1.90 I trimed out the St Lawerence apple tree Fri Dec 3rd 1909 at nigh</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Month_of_December_1909"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Month of December 1909</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Dec"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Dec</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tue_7"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Tue 7</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Thur_.9."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Thur .9.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Month of December 1909</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Dec</span></h3> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue 7</span></h3> <p>Louis Bond and I went over to Manchester to a Chickenpie social and concert, the social was in connection with the reoping of the church since it has been refixed over. addmission 30¢ mon Dec 6 1909 The supper was in the town hall, and concert in the church. I was cutting some wood for Mr J.C. Campell P.A. or rather some limbs of the trees which fell off under teh ice that was froze on them to-day Dec 7/09 I got 50¢ Pd Mr Sellors barn or and stable is pretty nearly compled all but the doors and windows and stalls to-day Dec 7th 09. WEATher. Snowing and raming, and, wind blowing hard.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thur .9.</span></h3> <p>Mr Walter Wier's sale was the 8 th of December 1909 in afternoon sale started about 2 P.M. and through about 3 P.M. large crowd.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The weather for that afternoon was cold and windy The weather for to-day is cold and windy.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri 10</span></h3> <p>I took Charles our horse down and got him sharp shod all around new shoes to-day 10th of Dec 1909. It was snowing when I took him down. I was first horse there.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Sun 12.</span></h3> <p>We got a ton and 10 Ibs of coal from Frank Rundle Port Perry Dec 11th 1909. Father bought a black and white cow holstein big one Deu to calbe in march about 9 years old, down to Port Perry at an uction sale, some cattle that was brought in on the train. a carload was brought in. Price of her $20.00 date of buying her Dec 10 th 1909 Friday.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December Month 1909.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Wed .22.</span></h3> <p>Emmerson and I was up to Prince Albert school concert in afternoon WED 22nd of Dec 1909. I down to Port Perry Christmas. Fair yesterday DEC 21th 1909 I got down there about 4 P.M.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Sun 26.</span></h3> <p>Fred J McKay came home from the city Friday Dec 24/09 night on 5.23 train. Fred and I drove away down near Myrtle to Hemmingways in morning got back about a quarter after one P.M. It was cold and very good cuttering. Sun Dec 26/09</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{left blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{left blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January Month 1910</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thur.6.</span></h3> <p>WE got a load of straw from Ed Fielding Monday jan 3rd 1910 Barley straw WE got 25 bushels of oaht from Ale Gilroy tue Dec 28/1909 We got about 22 bushels of buckwheat from Walter Wier Monday Jan 3rd 1910 The first day of the Port Perry races was Jan 6 / 1910 I was down Louis Bond &amp; I Pretty good crowd not very cold, and some pretty good horses.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri 7</span></h3> <p>Uncle John McKay from North Dakota {Bothinear?} and Uncle Fred McKay from Whitevale came here Monday Jan 3rd A.M. 1910 Took the train at Clarmont and came to Myrtle and got a livery to drive them up from Myrtle to Prince Albert {illegible} charged $1.50 for driving them up here. continued</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>They left here here wed A.M. from P.A. took the 7.30 oclock train. Emmerson sent Lydia Roberts a present, it was a bracelet Jan 8 th 1910 sat nom. I was down to the Port Perry horse races to-day P.M. last day to-day Jan 7/1910 the fastest heat for this year 1910 was 2.16 1/2 sec That going some "Large crowd" "not very cold." "Pretty good horses." Good sleighing</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri 14.</span></h3> <p>Father and I ground Oats and buckwheat, and 2 bushels of wheat for ourselves for flour and one bus for Lou's Bond, Thur Jan 13/10 P.M.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon 24.</span></h3> <p>Father and Emmerson went down to Whitby to see Dr Warren. Went down on the 12.15 train and came back on the 3.30 train. Dr Warren said Emmerson had Bright Decease.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{name?} gave him a bottle of medicine, and ordered him to take mineral water. January 21th 1910, Fri. Robert Balfour killed our Charles horse little Browncoe horse to-day in afternoon January 24 1910 Monday. His deceased was Lockgare. Prince Albert held a (Bose Social) in P.A. Town Hall Fri Jan 21/1910 They made $37.00 The Boxes sold all the way from 55¢ to $1.75</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Jan 26.</span></h3> <p>There was a (Box Social) over at Blackslock Tuesday night Jan 25th 1910 A load from Prince Albert wheat a one hore load. Holman outfit in the load was. Frank Jeffery, Clarence Jeffery, Edith Jeffery, Adna Jeffery, and another girl down to {illegible} Jeffery, John Holman</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January Month 1910</span></h2> <p>and Olive Cowen a girl staying down at Thomas White's.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri 28.</span></h3> <p>The (Son of Temperane) District Division was held at Oshawa yesterday afternoon F Thursday Jan 27 1910 a load went from Prince Albert Bankers Livery West {Cauker?} drove the sleigh team There was in the load when it left Prince Alber. Mable Turner, Luella Turner, Abe Portice, Hazel Balfour, Alieen Boe, Effie Smith school teacher. Ida {Obarty?}. Mr Robison and Mrs Robison, {Clarce?} Bond. James Hibly, {Alle?} Smith. George Coomb, Billy Monroe Else {Forman?}. Douglas Taylor. They landed at our {Games?} Prince Albert. {illegible} after one a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Febuary Month 1910</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">WED .2.</span></h3> <p>WE got a load of straw barley from Edward Feilding Price $4.00 Sat jan 29/10. Fred Came home Sat Jan 29/1910 on the 7.30 oclock train P.M. for a weeks holidays I was down to Dr Warren, Whitby Monday Jan 31/1910 Went down on the 12.15 and came home on the 4.15 train. Prince Albert and Manchester played a game of hockey at Prince Albert on the beamedow beavermeadow north of the road sat jan 29th 1910 in afernoon score 1 to 0 in favor of Prince Albert Fred &amp; I were down skating yesterday Feb 1 st 1910 tuesday on the Beavermeadow.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Sat 5.</span></h3> <p>Fred left for Toronto to-day on the noon train 12.15 train {illegible} 5 1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">February Month 1910</span></h2> <p>Prince Albert Dramatic Club went to Myrtle last night Feb 4. 1910 the play was "His model wife" They made about $90.00</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Feb .7.</span></h3> <p>I got my hair cut Fri Feb 4. 1910. afternoon.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon 21.</span></h3> <p>Father and I went to Toronto Tuesday February 15th 1910 on teh morning train, and we bought a horse Friday 18th 1910 in afternoon left him there all night, and came to Whitevale Saturday afternoon to Uncle Fred McKay, and left Whitevale for home Sunday. Feb 20th 1910. arrived home about quarter after in P.M. bought him at the {Respoirtory?} on Nelson {at?} Toronto. Price 62 $62.50 {horizontal line drawn across the page excluding left margin} Prince Albert Dramatic Club left for Greenbank to-night Mon 21/1910 to give</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">February Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>there play. Weather mild, and lots of snow. The play was His Model Wife.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">SAT 26.</span></h3> <p>Dan Christie brought over 360 Ibs of hay Thur Feb 24th 1910 in afternoon at $15.00 a ton price of 260 Ibs $2.70 Took Mother out for a drive yesterday Feb 25th 1910. Emmerson McKay went to Whitby to-day Sat Feb 26th 1910 on the noon train to Dr Warren. The snow is very deep now, bad for turning out. Weather for to-day Mild, and pretty sunny</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon .28.</span></h3> <p>{Ors?} Graham was up to see our {Ohorse?} g "Joe" in morning Sunday 27th of Feb 1910. he had a touch of {coln?}. Yesterday sun was very mild raining in morn and at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue .8.</span></h3> <p>Mr Fifer of Park Hill near {Samia?} was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery. Prince Albert. North East of Bonds {watery ink stain?} house. about 10 sods, a fine display of flower compose of spray wreathes and pillows value at the lot about $100.00. I got a spry of roses, and Bonds got a lot of them Mr Hardy got a pillow Goearg Haynes got a bunch of carnations, and different others ones A {LaCarnsed?} iron sufbox valued at about $75.00 and a fine casket. the most costly every went down in the cemetery to Mr Ruebon Bond knowelege. {Obe?} was buried in afternoon of Monday Mar 7th 1910. Weather, stormy and rather cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">SUN 13.</span></h3> <p>We got a one hore load of cornstalks over to Love Perrish is Fri 11th of mar 1910, his sale was Then 10 of mar 1910 in afternoon That is when we bough the cornstalks Price of them $2.00 We got a load of oat straw from Thomas Harris Sat March 12th 1910 Price of straw $2.00 I drove Miss Effie Smith Prince Albert School Teacher in the cutter to Port Perry Mar 5th 1910 in afternoon. Father &amp; I got a cutting box from Alvin {last name}, a borrowed one Mar 12 th 1910 in afternoon. Our sleighing is Pretty nearly done</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">SAt 19.</span></h3> <p>Emmerson &amp; I went to Whitby town and back yesterday Fri 18th 1910 We drove teh buggy the roads were good the other side of Brooklyn and pretty good all the way down it was a fine warm day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March Month .1910.</span></h2> <p>Father was away down to John Lamb, with his sawingmachine cutting wood Thursday March 17th 1910</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">WED 23.</span></h3> <p>Father and I was cutting wood down to Thomas Jeffery Monday afternoon March 21st and a couple of hours on tuesday mom March 22 nd 1910 The road were very muddy. He's wood sawing came {no?} $3.00 I was down to a supper and concert Monday night March the 21 th 1910 in the Baptist Church I t was there reopining</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri .1.</span></h3> <p>Emmerson and I went to Toronto March 25th 1910 and I came home Mar 30th on Wed night Emmerson got a job up there with Sheldon on Queen St East. So he came home on Monday March 28 1910 and came back the same day. He started with mr Sheridan Tuesday Mar 29th 1910 afternoon He got a room at 100 Seaton St in with Oliver Bradley Father and I was back to the White farm back north this afternoon April 1 st 1910</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue 5</span></h3> <p>William Perrish and Jennie Pile got married Sat 2nd of April 1910. in afternoon at her own home at Prince Albert I finished ploughing our garden this morning April 5 th 1910 and {Rarrowed?} it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>The roads were all pretty well dried up by the 28th of march 1910. A fight between Alfred Smith and Earnest Boyce both live a little west of Manchester store date of fight April 3rd 1910 at night after church on Sunday. over a young lady by th ename of Clara Bond.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">WED 6</span></h3> <p>Father and I was cutting wood at Alvin hunter on Walter Wier farm Monday April 4th Sat April 2.1910 1910 and tuesday morn we were and on monday we were cutting down at {Bof Hemter?} April 4th 1910.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri .8.</span></h3> <p>Father and I got a load of hay over to the White farm to-day in morn Fri 8, 1910</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_Month_1910."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">May Month 1910.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#sun_May_.1."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">sun May .1.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Fri_.6."><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri .6.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Mon_.9."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Mon .9.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">sun May .1.</span></h3> <p>Miss Lettie Midgeley was married Wednesday April 27, 1910 in afternoon at his own home, to a fellow from Oshawa.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri .6.</span></h3> <p>Father bought a horse from Bof Butson Mon may 2. 1910 an aged mare. Price $20.00. I planted some early Potatoes on the white farm Thur may 5, 1910. in afternoon</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon .9.</span></h3> <p>Father and I put some grape vines in this apring. of 1910 The names of them are forom. from East to west 1st 2 are niagra's 2nd 2. are Worden's and the next two are m morse's Early. We put out 4 apple trees this spring on the South side of garden. The name of them are Windsor Chief.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_Month_1910."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">May Month 1910.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#WED_18."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">WED 18.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Fri_.20."><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri .20.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#WED_.25."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">WED .25.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">WED 18.</span></h3> <p>Emmerson Mother and I papered the kitchen ceiling and walls Tuesday May 17, 1910 and I painted the woodwork of the kitchen once over to-day May 18th 1910 We finished seeding on the Whitefarm Tuesday May 17th 1910.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri .20.</span></h3> <p>I finished painting the kitchen to-day Fri 20 of May 1910, no of Paint 392 The King was buried to-day Fri 20 of May 1910.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">WED .25.</span></h3> <p>Fred &amp; I and Emmerson put in a new floor in the old woodshed to-day Wed May 25, 1910 Father Fred and I made one of the doors for the new building yesterday Tuesday May 24th 1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_Month_1910."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">May Month 1910.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#May_22"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">May 22</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#May_24"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">May 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#May_23"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">May 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#May_25."><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">May 25.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>I got 72 Ibs of buckwheat from Alvin Hunter Sat May 21th 1910 Father and Irwin Johnston went down to move the Matheson engine down near Ashburn to-day May 25, 1910. but they did not move it very far.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">May 22</span></h3> <p>{illegible} by Fred {curly bracket extending from margin to surround the section of normal text after "May 24" H2}</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">May 24</span></h3> <p>Father, Emmerson &amp; I went back to the {Hhete?} farm and took a stroll around Dad &amp; I went over to teh {Hhete?} farm again and drove out a herd of cattle ofut the oat field.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">May 23</span></h3> <p>Emmerson &amp; I went down to PortPerry. Emmersongothis hair cut.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">May 25.</span></h3> <p>I saw Halleys comet from our house at Prince Albert Ontario. at 9.30 P.M. (1910) I saw Halleys Comet from our home Prince Albert Ontario at 9.30 P.M. WED night May 25, 1910. in the West it was pretty bright</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thurs .26.</span></h3> <p>Father and Irvin Johnston brought the Matheson engine and thresher to Thomas Turner Prince Albert to-night from Ashburne on his way from Ashburn to here Prince Albert he went into Sender's down east of Prospect and got our Grain Mill it was out doors, The engine was sixteen horse power the work was done on Thur 26th of May 1910. The Fred went back to Toronto to-night May 26th 1910 on the half past five train around by Manills. I was up at Mrs Piles where Miss E. Smith was boarding and had a game of Crokey, score 4-8 in favor of E Smith Thur May 26, 1910.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri .27.</span></h3> <p>Father and I was to Port Perry to-day Fri May 27, 1910 and got some lumber for door of the new building about 6 ft</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>a $1.50 worth and I got 25 Ibs of Graham flour 70¢ Father and I were back to the farm to-day Fri May 27, 1910 and brought home Robt Balfour little light waggon Emmerson got a hen and tw o chickens from Aren Belnap to-day Fri May 27/1910. Price 50¢ Mr Richard Robinson of Prince Albert was {6?} operated on to-day tue or wed May 10 or 11th of 1910 I saw Halley's Comet Last night Fri 27, of May 1910 pretty plain. about quarter to ten or half past nine PM</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">mon 30.</span></h3> <p>Father Emmerson and I made the other new {Carge?} door of the new building</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May Month 1910</span></h2> <p>to-day Monday May 30, 1910. Father finished building sidewalks for Miss Tuckberry this morn May 30, 1910. John Cruse had his bycle paddle bent to-day by Aurthur Treebell on horseback I fixed it for him. It was done to-day Mon May 30, 10</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue .31</span></h3> <p>Mr Wilms Cook of Prince Albert was buried to-day in afternoon of May 31, 1910 We ploughed the north part of or our garden to-day in afternoon of Tuesday May 31, 1910. Father &amp; I was back to the White farm to-day in morn and farmed the colts in the oat field we put them out and fixed the fence.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_Month_1910."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">June Month 1910.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#WED_.1."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">WED .1.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Fri_.3."><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri .3.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Mon_.6."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Mon .6.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">WED .1.</span></h3> <p>Our White and black cow calved this morn of Jun 1st 1910 on Wednesday it was a bull calve a white adn a little red spots around the head. Father and I sawed Tomas Barrett wood to-day wednesday Jun 1st 1910 Price for sawing $4.00</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri .3.</span></h3> <p>Mother ordered a new black suit skirt and coat black, from Dunk &amp; Mackintyre out Perry yesterday Thurs June 2nd 1910 Price $15.80</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon .6.</span></h3> <p>Mother and Father went to Brougham to J.A. White sat morn June 4, 1910 about eight oclock and from there to Uncle Fred on @ Kayan then to Jhon{illegible} White Altona and from there to Uncle Will McKay Saturday the day they went away it was certainly a {illegible} day nice and warm Jun 4, 1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1910</span></h2> <p>Emmerson first chickens came out saturday June 4, 1910 there was eight of them. Emmerson I and John Holman went ba ck to the White farm on Fri June the 3rd 1910 to shout Groundhogs and while we were over there we caught the black hen and brought her{illegible} home she was certainly wild. n</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Sat .11.</span></h3> <p>Old Mrs Madden of Prince Albert was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert Ont F Thursday June 9th 1910 in afternoon A very nice warm day. We planted our potatoes on the White farm on the 10th day of June 1910 on a Friday We brought a half a load of straw down home here to P.A. on Fri night June 10, 1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon 13.</span></h3> <p>Mrs Sheard of Prince Albert was buried to-day Monday June 13, 1910 in afternoon in Pine Grove Cemetery Prince Albert Ontario. {horizontal stylized divider line} We planted our corn on the White farm to-day June 13th 1910 and brought home a load of wood. Rec a letter from George Cook to-day Mon June 13, 1910.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue 14</span></h3> <p>A four leaf clover head was given to me by Miss Effie Smith school teacher at noon about 20 minutes after one on her to teach school, for good to luck on my part. I put it in page 120 It was given Tuesday June 14th 1910. It was a very warm day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thur .16.</span></h3> <p>Father &amp; I planted our horsetooth corn to-day Thursday 17th 1910 in our own garden. And we also set out our tomatoes to-day. 16 June 1910 Father Thomas Turner and I loaded our old Engine 14 H.P. and the Mathuson seperate at Port Perry in afternoon for to go to the Waterloo June 16th 1910. It was very warm.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri .17.</span></h3> <p>David Adams was buried to-day Fri 17, of Jun 1910. of Port Perry Mrs Boe sister is to be buried to-day to-morrow June 18, 1910 Miss Effie Smith {illegible} me a 5 &amp; 6 leaf clover to-night June 17, 1910</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_Month_.1910."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">June Month .1910.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sat_18."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Sat 18.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tue_.21."><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Tue .21.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#WED_.22."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">WED .22.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#SUN_.26."><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">SUN .26.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month .1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Sat 18.</span></h3> <p>Father was over to Mr Walker's to-day threshing Alsack his mill and Myer's engine Jun 18, 1910 I got a pair of Horse clippers to-day at night Sat June 18, 1910. Price $1.75 going to clip &amp; Joe.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue .21.</span></h3> <p>Mrs Sampsom Vickey was buried to-day in afternoon June 21, 1910. she died of pneumonia age 62 yrs., 3 months.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">WED .22.</span></h3> <p>Emmerson has purchase a house and lot next to our house from Richard Robertson for $125.00 everything was straighened up tuesday June 21th 1910</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">SUN .26.</span></h3> <p>We put the colts in the pasture accross the road Fri June 24, 1910 in afternoon and we put the cattle in the 25th of June 1910 in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>We put in one field of buckwheat on Wednesday June 22nd 1910 north of the root ground.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue 28</span></h3> <p>Father got 382 Ibs of oats from Allan Goode mon June 27, 1910 We put in our 8 acres of buckwheat Mon &amp; tue June 27 &amp; 28 1910. We were using Isa Turner here Mon &amp; Tue June 27 &amp; 28, 1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Death. July Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">July .4.</span></h3> <p>Mrs {Isahe Fornet?} of Prince Albert died on Fri morn July 1st 1910 and was buried on Sun July 3rd 1910. She was only married about 10 months. We finished sowing our buckwheat all but 4 or 5 rounds on Sat July 3 2. 1910. The 4 acres west of the root ground.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">July .5.</span></h3> <p>Mother payed Mr {Trenum?} $2.00 to-day for a carpet sweeper that she got on June the 1st 1910. payed him on Tuesday July .5. .1910. Nelson Whitfield and I was doing our road 1st day work to-day July 5 1910. Father {redud?} a new rebuilt mill grain separator to-day Tue July 5 1910 from one</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>of the Goodeson Agents. The man from the Waterloo came to fix our engine to-day {illegible} Tue July 5, 1910 He came on the 530 oclock train mon July .4. 1910. I was to a strawberry festival in the Methodist Prince P Albert mon July 4. 1910. Emmerson was there too. Mr McConell back near the gravel {pot?} north was buried to-day July 5, 1910. in Pine Grove Cemetery P.A.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thur .7.</span></h3> <p>Effie Smith went home to-day Thur July 7, 1910. John White and his wife came out to-day and brought some cattle out to the farm on there way out they stopped at our place</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>for tea, Thur July 7, 1910.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Tue 12.</span></h3> <p>We started haying to-day on the White farm on teh 12th 19 of July 1910 the field north of the barn clover. hay. It rained and we had to quit cutting The man from the Waterloo went home sat July 9th 1910. got the engine fixed and run her home from Swans.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Wed .13.</span></h3> <p>Mr Mclouchlin was hung to-day at Whitby July 13. 1910. I was cutting down hay to-day on the White farm July 13 13 .1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July Month 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thur 28</span></h3> <p>Fred got 50¢ worth of beef this morn from Ed Balfaur to-day July 28 1910. We finished haying tues day July 28 1910 in afternoon.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri .29.</span></h3> <p>I got Fred Balnap a pair of tan boots on Saturday July 23rd 1910. Price $2.15. Father started to thresh alsack on Thur July 28th 1910 at Johnnie McClintock on Lusher St South. and then we moved to William Parrish Fred was on the 2nd day July 29. 1910. I drew one load of gravel to Prince Albert nearly opposite Mrs Peats from J. Rose gravel pit Fri July 29, 1910. Fred Balmap was with me and it started to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July Month 1910.</span></h2> <p>rain we got under the waggon till it was nearly over.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#August_1910."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">August 1910.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Thur_.4."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Thur .4.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Fri_12."><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri 12.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Wed_.17."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Wed .17.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Mon_22."><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Mon 22.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#WED_24."><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">WED 24.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1910.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thur .4.</span></h3> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Fri 12.</span></h3> <p>We got our new separator home from Myrtle it came on the train from {Samia?} to Myrtle Frank Vernon brought it up Tuesday night Aug 9th 1910.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Wed .17.</span></h3> <p>We started to thresh with our new separator on Mon Aug 15th 1910. at Longue {Geneysonon Quakes?} St.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mon 22.</span></h3> <p>Fred and I went after a load of wood on the 8 concessun with Doll and Joe Aug 21, 1910 in afternoon. We change our calf to-day Aug 22nd 1910</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">WED 24.</span></h3> <p>Fred and I went after a load of wood today aug 24, 1910</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Preprinted} 65</p> <p>September 1910.</p> <p>Tue 20 Prince Albert held a chicken pie social in the Methodist church Prince Albert Mon Sept 19, 1910. Miss Lapp of Little Britain was the Elocutionist.</p> <p>I took the fellow Mr Paulin over to the White farm to work on Sat sept 17, 1910.</p> <p>I saved out a load of oat sheaves of 364 and put them in the driving shed.</p> <p>[Written sideways in the margin] Marriage</p> <p>Mon 26 Miss Effie Smith school teacher was married on Wed Sept 7, 1910.</p> <p>Louis Bond and I drove to Bethel to a shicken pie supper and concert. on our way and comming back we brought Olive Cowen and Jessie White, Mon sept 26, 1910.</p> <p>Minnie Sutcliffe and Dorthy were here for supper.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Preprinted] 66</p> <p>September 1910.</p> <p>Tue 27. I payed for the load of hay that I got weighed sometime ago, to day Tue 27, 1910</p> <p>I weighed 155 lbs to-day Tuesday September 27, 1910</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Preprinted] 67</p> <p>October 1910.</p> <p>Fri.7. Mr. J. Paulin brought his team of horses to the White farm on Tuesday Sept 27, 1910.</p> <p>Nelson and I took our apples to the vaporator Fri 7 of oct 1910 in afternoon, we got $2.48 a piece.</p> <p>Sat.8. Thomas Braun bought our old Doll mare to-day sat 8, of Oct 1910.</p> <p>I sold the red cow to-day Sat 8 of Oct 1910 to Conlin of Oshawa I got $20.00 for her.</p> <p>Mr Thomas Swift fell from an apple tree near Saintfield and hurt himself pretty bad Sat Oct 8, 1910.</p> <p>Nelson and I took Mr Paulin a 4 thousand shingles today Oct 8, 1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>68</p> <p>October 1910</p> <p>Wed 19. Miss Julia Love of Green- Fank was married to day wed 19 of oct 1910 to mr Bagshaw,</p> <p>Willaim Webster and ammie went over together.</p> <p>I was down to Raglan to a sale at mr.Rose a very good sale. I bought a picture 33-d oct 18, 1910.</p> <p>mr Johnston bughesm had a sale to day oct 19, 1910.</p> <p>Thur 20. Russell Bakon wash mid to miss bryant wednesday october 19, 1910.</p> <p>Fri 28, mr williom jewell was buriied to day fri oct 28, 1910.</p> <p>our first snow storm for the year 1910 in fall was on the 28th of oct 1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>69</p> <p>October 1910.</p> <p>June 30</p> <pre>I got 720 of coal from COJ Vickery Port Penny on Sat Oct 29th 1910 120 cts lasted 18 days. </pre> <p>Fred came down from Toronto on Fri night Oct 28th 1910.</p> <p>Wed 16 I got 1440 lbs of coal from Alfort Orchard Port Penny on Wed {illegible} 16 1910.</p> <p>I got a team load of corn on wednesday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>70</p> <p>November month 1910.</p> <p>wed 16</p> <p>i got a load of comstalks from the farm on wednesday november 16th 1910.</p> <p>i got 1440lbs of bonell must cool on wed nov 16 19 10. from albert onchard port peury ontario.</p> <p>wed 30</p> <p>walter form bond was mariied on the 19 th day of july 1910. to miss ellam astals of toemts.</p> <p>mr Emmerssm ml day fied on fri nov 23 th 1910 at his own home prince albert in afternoon in afternoon at about 4 o clock.</p> <p>and was burried on sunday nov 27th 1910 in aftrenoon about 4 o clock. mrs lacter of pot prey the amdertater and mr well led the sevier.</p> <p>age 22 yrs i month i day</p> <p>side on the margin (Death of Emmersm)</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>71 December Month 1910.</p> <p>Thur .1.</p> <p>if snowed about a foot deep monday midnight november 28th 1910 good lightning.</p> <p>january. 1911</p> <p>Russell and i went under the don river, though the trunk server on jan 23rd</p> <p>jan 30 russell was operted on for appendientis at the general hospital by dr promrore and he came owt ine feel 24th lolattiny 30 days in hospital.</p> <pre>russell got $ 69 100/100 from hospital feb 27 in for noon. </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>72</p> <pre>january month 1911. </pre> <p>sum .8. ethel me bought was married on wednesday dec 28th, 1910. to bhales patterson at her own home prince albert.</p> <p>1965 1830 _____ 3795</p> <p>leulla turner of prince albert was married to edurin harty of prnice albert wednesday january 4th 1911.</p> <p>father and i was over to the whitee famr to=day january 8, 1911.</p> <p>fred j, mokary was to a farty up at hasty fred night jan 6, 1911 about 30 people there.</p> <p>we got 3125 lbs of coal on jan 10th 1911 and 3510lbs before total= 66 35lbs</p> <p>at ained on jan 11-11</p> <p>fred was doun to boneskon 11th</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>73 March Month 1911.</p> <pre>Mon 20. </pre> <p>Jack Roach of Port Penny broke his leg while sawing wood with the circular saw at Port Penny for Jim on the avenue March 8th on Wednesday 1911.</p> <p>Archers let it for hine and did not do any good. they told {illegible} he had to go to the for treat-ment.</p> <pre>went to the General on Wed 15th of Mar 1911 in </pre> <p>Was on Fri 17th 1911.</p> <p>Miss Flossie Mearing and Erentt Loveirere narried at Prince Alfred on Feb 9th 1911.</p> <p>Mr Mearing moved from Prince Alfred to Reen on March 22nd 1911</p> <p>Mrs Luck Gane birth to a son on March 14th 1911.</p> <p>Fred and Mother went down to Tom Brawns on March 9th. Prince Albert S. O. J. Lodge gone a basket on March 10th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>74</p> <p>1911</p> <p>Dad and fred starlied to saw wood for irm hortop on anemue on march 11th and same a for 3 days march 15 sawed ak cd viekeys and moved to joo stone when it tunned quite cold and windys.</p> <p>march 16. very windy and cold.</p> <p>march 17. sawed wood at joo staone.</p> <p>march 18. sawed " at leo collins</p> <p>march 20 very stormy and stormy</p> <p>march 21 sawing at D. Canochan and a willaims.</p> <p>march 22 sawing w.palmen</p> <p>(1911)</p> <p>march 25 Howard bunt left for saskatoon and arrived there on march 28 29</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>75</p> <p>april 1911</p> <p>april 3rd we moved the engine and elenes from nedreys to bob me to climate k, roads very good</p> <p>april 4 very windy and raining and freezing on the trees hohn hotmanstarted to work in the fANK of commner atport perry on april 3rd.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>76</p> <p>june month 1911,</p> <p>thur</p> <p>wed 21.</p> <p>our red cow gave birth too a pairs of twin calves on may 17th 1911</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>77</p> <p>july month 1911.</p> <pre>wed 12. Mr Allan Hayes of prince prince died on tuesday morn at 2 p.m july 4 1911. and was burried on wednesday july 5. </pre> <p>father sawed our swede turnips this afternoon wed July 12, 1911.</p> <p>sun 30 Fred and i took our red cow to the bull at James McCoulough McCulloch sat night July 29 th 1911.</p> <p>i look a load of 10 from Bonds to Raglan at Stanton's Wednesday July 26, 11</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>78</p> <p>october month 1911</p> <p>fri 6, Frank Vickery south of Prince Albert was married to Barber Curby south of Prince Albert wednesday sept 20 th 1911.</p> <p>B</p> <p>B</p> <p>Robert Turner sale was on wednesday october 4th 1911.</p> <p>i bought a churn for 10ct</p> <p>Fred and i finished drawing our buckwheat on thursday oct 5th 1911 in afternoon.</p> <p>I got 6 gal and 3/4 of machine oil at Carnegies on thur oct 6, 1911. in forenoon it rained all the afternoon oct 6. 1911,</p> <p>fri 20, i sold the white and black spotted holstein cow to Conlin for $22, on thurs oct 19, 1911.</p> <p>Mr Jack Albert sale was on thur oct 19, 1911.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>79</p> <p>October Month 1911</p> <p>Fred finished digging the potatoes on Fri Oct 20, 1911 at the Holman farm P.A. pretty good crop for the year.</p> <p>Mr Woodger the Minister came to Prince Albert the summer of 1911.</p> <p>sun 29.</p> <p>father bought 28 hens@25-a piece $7.25, a pair if scales for $2,25 a mower for $3.00 a scuffer for $1.00 a pair of ice hooks for 30 ct I bought a water trough " 20 ct I " " waggon jack " 15 ct Total for all $14.15</p> <p>I paid Mr Handcock on Thursday Oct 26-11 when i went after the things Total all $13,40 Abe Turner got 75dl out of the mower</p> <p>Mr Handcock sale was on Oct 25, 1911. a very good sale.</p> <p>Mrs Burnett moved her things in our home on the 27th 1911 Fri morn.</p> <p>Trubells moved out on Thur 26th 1911.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>80 October Month 1911.</p> <p><br />Mr Reuben Bond bought the Sheard house and orchard the month of mr Oct 1911. for $425.10</p> <p>Fred and I got a small jag of wood from Ben Bushby on Saturday morn Oct 28th 1911.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>81 November Month 1911.</p> <p>thur 4.</p> <p>Sat 4.</p> <p>I drew a load of oats for Ben Bushy for George McMullen Port Perry on Thur November 2nd 1911 in forenoon no of bus 70 and 5 lbs.</p> <p>Our first snowstorm for 1911 in fall was Wed bright now 1 1911.</p> <p>Mekay &amp; Sons thrashed on Fri Nov 3rd 1911. 6 hour thrashing</p> <p>There was a pumpkin pie social at the on Thur Nov 2nd 1911 at night (Nov. 10)</p> <p>Fri 10. Father brought two cows at Forden sale Port Perry a red cow 3 lits for $39.10 and a white and black cow for $46.0 Fri Nov 10, 1911 I to plough Whites Garden on Fri 10, 1911,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>82</p> <p>November - 1911</p> <p>Genswt. 3535lbs tone 1293lbs 2240lbs</p> <p>Nov 14 hay to G. Holman.</p> <p>Nov 13 Bought. 1965 lbs of coal.</p> <p>"13 Sale at S. porteous.</p> <p>"12 Froze up</p> <p><br />"13-14 Yake forze over. very cold and snowing fast and evening oof the 14th</p> <p>" 15 got a load of word from b bush bu</p> <p>nov thur 16. bought 1830 lbs of store coal from f turner.</p> <p>started to form coal on nov. 16 at 10. october A.M</p> <p>Nov 21 Nov 21 went after gringeri at fred ,arks and got old joe shod seen busky in port pery with load of wood tuw nov 21st mr sinelaires mavel campbelts husfund was furried on nov 21st 1911</p> <p>thur 30 fred i was to a wood sale of bob haolby wed nov 29. 1911 in afternoon at 2 P.M</p> <p>i got vietor shod allarmind shaep new show mm noc 28th 1911.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>83</p> <p>december-1911</p> <p>sun 3. father of bought our ayshine cow at fordenis sale port pery on sat afternoon dec 2 nd 1911. for $41.00</p> <p>I fred was poll clok for promaid elections dec 11 mimie cat has few away since fri dec ist 1911.</p> <p>dec 17 Holstein calf form 300p.m dec 17 1911 first calf bought acre of wood from frank m aimtock for $12.00 on dec 16</p> <p>I took mrs.calder down to pork perry on dec 18th at 1.p.m</p> <p>Dec 25. allam moories farm was burnt accidentially cry wr andrew</p> <p>mr jas burnett was buried on the 31. 1911</p> <p>sat 23 father bought a second hand sephoratir from Rumdle for $16.00 sat 23. 1911.</p> <p>we wore grinding grain at the hohman place and two fage of what on wed dec 13th 1911.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>84</p> <p>1912 january</p> <p>jan 1st i was poll clerk for the municipal election at prince albert jan 1st. Reeve crosier &amp; deputty reeve marl &amp; ma jnteper cormanillars dober jonhson peel stone.</p> <p>Fri 5 father bought a little pair of scales for $2.00 thur jan 4. 1911.</p> <p>jan 5 jas lang died and was burned on jan 8th it was very rough, stormy day. age 70 yers died of october.</p> <p>jan sat 13 father and fred got 3 cords of singh 16 min soft wood from october on the fri aftrenoon sat nov fri 12th sat 13 of 1912.</p> <p>my clothes weighs 19 1/2 lbs on sat dec jan 13 1911 m cloading overcoat, mitts, rubber, maggrains, cap, under coat, sweeter, pants, dwars, socks, 3 pair, shirt and under shirt.</p> <p>Entertainment in prince albert hall given by so9 lodge on jan 30/12</p> <p>amount of coal 1965</p> <pre> 1830 </pre> <p>@$6,50 ton this her 1825=$5.94</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>85</p> <p>february 1912</p> <p>father bought the place from s.wilson and paid one hundred Dollars $100.00 down on tue feb 6?12.</p> <p>Fri 9 fathers fred got a load &amp; of canmel must i coal from albert orchard port pery on thur february 8. 1912.</p> <p>amaout 1823 @$6.50 +$5.94</p> <p>Sun 11. father Fred got a 3/4 of a cord of 24 min over to miss phicel at $ 4.50 a drunk cord and draw it young price of wood they got was $1.87 1/2 saturday fred 10th 1912 un afternoon.</p> <p>mrs burnett got a half a ton of. scaranton hard stone coal on fri february 9th 1912.</p> <p>father got 20lbs of pork frame john warm on tuesday february 6.1912 price of must per pond 12th =$2.40</p> <p>the wood we got from october was dove on sat might feb 10th 1912.</p> <p>The coolest might this winter so far was fri night feb 9 1912</p> <pre>De give in mom was 32, </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>86</p> <p>february month 1912</p> <p>june 27 father bought a couple of awesome of bees over to mr stone's sale manchules on monday february 26th 1912 in aftrer mom a very stromy afternoon</p> <p>mr treveston bought a con fer $37.00 over there too.</p> <p>Father fred took some grain down to the mill and got to bag of com ground tpp on monday februaru 26th 1912.</p> <p>mon mar 4 father fred got a little over a half a double coud of limit wood maple over to miss phive; on thursday feb 29 of 1912 and the other half of the cold on fri mar 1st 1912</p> <p>father fired went over to stone to get over bee hives and pay for the bus he bought on thursday afternoon feb 29th 1912</p> <p>father bought a scoup at rundkes sale port perry fri mar 1st 1912 price 45lb</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>87</p> <p>March month 1912</p> <p>Sat .1. father bought a new williams "sewing machine" down at Bustone sale borella for $2.00 mar 2st 1912.</p> <p>a very heavy snowstorm on march 15- 1912</p> <p>wed 20. father sold his sawing machine to m malesom of for $25.00 on sat mar 9th 1912.</p> <p>our ayrshine cow came in in the 5th of mar 1912 the in mom he went over the hocks.</p> <p>father I was to boystone sale on the town line tue mar. 19, 1912.</p> <p>father i was to o said i rain sale on wed mar 13, 1912 bought ten bags at 11th and travel for 10ct</p> <p>Thomaiin jeffery left P.A for the lowest on sat 16. 1912 fred edith oda jeffrey good-bye at the week 1 1/4 this side of brooklyn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>88</p> <p>march month 1912</p> <p>thomas jeffery car of live clock and furniture lest here from port pery on wed mar 13 1912 on the 6 oclock times going month P.M albert sullivan in charge of car.</p> <p>roy Good left pork pery with a carload of line stock and funrniture for the west on nre mar 11, 1912 on the the $7.30 time going month.</p> <pre>a couple of engine went off the track 1 1/4 this side of brooklyn on sat 11 a.m mar 16. 1912 </pre> <p>cause of wrek snowplough got of track and broke a rail</p> <p>i was these.</p> <p>mon 25. fred father took ginykin cow malvin calter bell on mon march 23, 1912.</p> <p>27 james krishy was maries to mable turners of p.a on wed the 27th of march 1912 at her own home p.a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(phone)</p> <p>89</p> <p>april month 1912</p> <p>thur 11 fred, father brouht the pigs dnen from joe hilpatrick on wed april 10,th 1912.</p> <p>grandma m kay died on april thur 11 - 1912 and was buried on april 13 sat 1912.</p> <p>Russell lane was married on spril 8th 1912 monday.</p> <p>father &amp; fred were downts whitevale and altone on spril sat 13th and 14th 15th</p> <p>we got ours phone in on apeil 13th sat 1912 about faster to fours</p> <p>i drew a farrel of (minual water) for J.g. Campbell on mom april 15th 1912 in afternoon george luke flewis bond helped.</p> <p>fred da started to fuild there hen pen to day on thur spril 18th 1912.</p> <p>i sold an in cubater to a fellow by the mame of maptor for $4.00 on friday april 12th 1912.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>90</p> <p>april month 1912</p> <p>sun 21. the titanic the largest ship in the world to date struncks an vieberg on sum at 10.30 o clocks p.m april 14th 1912 and went down a foul 1500 passengers were drowned and a knet 100 saved the length of ship 882 ft6'm it went down in 2 miles of water.</p> <p>the ship was valued at $10,000,00 and there was $10,000,00 worth of dimonds on it.</p> <p>milton me derment of pork perry got poisned on saturday morm at pork perry aptil 20 1912.</p> <p>fred startrd to plough for mr smith on the meaning place at the form of the road on fri afternoon 19, of april 1912.</p> <p>mr revlim bond of P.A left fpr toronts on sat april 20, 1912.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>91 may month 1912</p> <p>thur .9. father took our 3 calves away to-day thur 9th may 1912, over to allin goode pastire was cavis mill south of wica.</p> <p>took holestein ginylin cow to full at me cullock on tue might may 7th 1912.</p> <p>fri 10. george luke cut my hair shot on mom 6th 1912</p> <p>red cow with left hip knockred in gave birth to a calf this morn monday may 13th 1912.</p> <p>sold red cow to conlin and took her to port perry on may 14 1912</p> <p>we got $49.00 for her.</p> <p>tue 14. i took our ayrshine cow to laltimnore's fall on tuesday may 15, 1912,</p> <p>fri 17 we got chop yesterday thur may 16, 1912.</p> <p>they laid the fase of williamson movement on thursday may 16, 1912.</p> <p>the base a lighted 4 tons.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>92</p> <p>may month 1912,</p> <p>ella hall port perry was married on the 15th of may 1912. or near the 15 either one of the 3 14, 15, 16, of may the was married to mrs black burn that used to be in port perry</p> <p>mon 20. mrs mckinley from the island was burried yesterday on sunday may 19th 1912, in her 55 yeras.luis bind burried holidays faby on sunday may 19, 1912.</p> <p>they started to put williamson movemnet on thursday mom 1 may 16, 1912 ten october and complicated the job on saturday mom about half past ten on saturday may 18th 1912,the base weighted 4 tones.</p> <p>lousis burried mrs robison on saturday may 18, 1912</p> <p>jessie burneth will be 8 years old on the 5 of june 1912.</p> <p>they were paying $8.50 pg hod to day may 20, 1912 at port pery.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>93</p> <p>may month. 1912</p> <p>thur 23 father got 3 pig from mr moove in wednesday may 22, 1912 and on thur may 23, 1912 he got 3 more. the frisol 3 weighed 160 lbs , the other 3 weighed 146 lbs, the white one weights 60, the left black, ear tameroth weighs 41 lbs. the price of the first 3 was $11.00 the season brave $11.00</p> <p>father got a 100 of shocked at the mill to day on thur may 23, 1912.</p> <p>ms havis got 2 bags of little potatoes from ms to day at $1.25 a bag.</p> <p>sat 25. father got 1000 lbs of shorts on saturday may 25 th 1912. 200 hundred of it will be field to the 15 ings.</p> <p>father fred l shinegled the north side of the hen house and part of the went side on the 24th of may 1912.</p> <p>leuis bond fred amof merrin leak burried mr bruce and mrs mckimly to day monday may 27, 1912 took them out of the fault ghomed very wet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>94</p> <p>may month 1912</p> <p>father and i went over to see the cattle on allim good ranch on sunday may 26th 1912, looking fine.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>95</p> <p>june month 1912</p> <p>sat .1. i set black hen up at mrs jewell on set june 1st 1912. on 15eggs. i were thorfread white wyam dottes eggs</p> <p>father fought 4 hens from her for $2.25 on sat june 1st 1912 i played for them to day jame 1st sat on 1912.</p> <p>i bought two hensfrom mrs hunter on thursday may 30th 1912 for $1.00</p> <p>fri.7 mable harlry of prince albert and bert behelltery of toronto were married on monday jun 3rd 1912 at her our home prince albert on monday june 3rd 1912 at 2,30 o clock P.m quite a few there it was a nice day.</p> <p>jimmie june 1st 1912,</p> <p>father bought six hens from rob wallace on fri might june 7th 1912.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>96</p> <p>june month 1912,</p> <pre>mr sellors cut the bug bamma gillord down accors from the church on the side of the road on saturday june 8, 1912 in morning. </pre> <p>wed .19. father drew tears loads of sand and gravel mixed on twis day june 18th 1912 for the umtery prince albert out $1.75 for drawing it a load.</p> <p>i set a white leghorn hen on sat jrme 15th 1912 at might in the north west come of hen pen.</p> <p>james G. Hohman was married on tuesday june 18, 1912 at goodwood and also married a goodwood a girl.</p> <p>willhmort walked ws married on wednesday june 19th 1912, at her own home port perry he married miss bolters.</p> <p>Essie migely was married on wednesday june june.</p> <p>set plimmonth rock her next to while leghnone in the comed on wed might june 19th 1912.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>97</p> <p>june moth 1912</p> <p>mon 24, i had eight little while wyandottes chickens come out on sat &amp; sunday june 23rd &amp;24, 1912 and one littlw black me up at mrs jewell.</p> <p>thur 27. we moved our pigs over to the month side of garden last night wed june 26 1912 pigs.</p> <p>woker get our calf from red cow for $11.00 there was a garden party at will book prospect m weddnesday night june 26th 1912.</p> <p>miss piece of port perry was married m wednesday afternoon june 26, 1912, to mr ward from victoria comments.</p> <p>we got 200 lbs of wheat chop at carne gies mill on sat june 9th 1912. at $1.50 per hundred</p> <p>i planted the pe as out month of house on sat june 29th 1912 at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>98</p> <p>july month 1912,</p> <p>thur 4. i got my hairs wt on tuesday july 2nd 1912. at pot perry, ont.</p> <p>i set 3 hens m wednesday might july 3rd 1912.</p> <p>sat 6. carnegies sent up 200 of wheat chop on sat july 6, 1912 at $1.50</p> <p>father got $1.18 of oat chop at carnegies on thur july 11th 1912.</p> <p>i got 200 lbs honts a levelator $1.40 a hundred on monday july 15th 1912.</p> <p>father got 100lbs of unheat chop at caregives on sat july 20, 1912 and also 3 bags of hen feed coming all to $6.05</p> <p>father got $6.60 worth of wheat chop at cargivers mill on wed july 24th 1912.</p> <p>we got a paid of cherry from joe kilpalrick to day wed july 24th 1912, $1.00 paid.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>99</p> <p>july month 1912.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>100</p> <p>august month 1912.</p> <p>i got 600 of stook from caregives m fri aug 2nd 1912, at 140 a hundred.</p> <p>jimmie had her pups on thurs or fri the 1st or 2nd of august 1912.</p> <p>she had six pups one died.</p> <p>frank jeffery &amp; august curby had a picnic to linday on sat august 3rd 1912.</p> <p>hartry picnic over to chalk lake was as held on mom aug 5th 1912.</p> <p>james m boulsugh father and i cut our hay down to the jeffery ranch on tuesday and stacked it on wednesday 8 good load joe kilpaterrick stacked it.</p> <p>black hen halchead i chickens on fri august 2nd 1912 up by luke fence.</p> <p>father put bew rasoh in the bottom of hid hullen in jully month 1912</p> <p>fred campbell started to.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>101</p> <p>august month 1912</p> <p>work for allane move on tuesday july 30th 1912,</p> <p>good butter was 25th per lb m the market thue august 1st 1912</p> <p>i got of shorts at carmegies mill on the fri august 23rd in mom at $1.40 fed.</p> <p>father moved to peter dimon from home on fri august 23rd to 1912 to thuedat grain the first food of grain threasling</p> <p>august 1912</p> <p>Mr.W.P. Solomon from Rose Hansas. came to our place on wednesday evening august 21st 1912</p> <p>and went away on aug 22nd 1912.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>102</p> <p>september month 1912</p> <p>miss evelyn turner of prince albert was married to mr wanlkup on wed afternoon at her own home prince albert m wed sept 4th 1912.</p> <p>uncle fred and aunt clard were out to own place on sept 12 &amp; 13 and went to port perry fair.</p> <p>i played jins hortop $2.50 for a cord and a quarter of ador wood on sat sept 28th 1912.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>103</p> <p>october month 1912</p> <p>sat 26 father fred &amp; i moved the thusing out fit out of williams trevertons on set oct 26th 1912 A.M to roy thompsons the ground was very wet and mm day we were about mm day we were about 6 homs moving the grain mill 6rds.</p> <p>jack johnsonston quite on thur might oct 4th 1912.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>104</p> <p>November Month 1912</p> <p>Fri 29. Mr Oreal died on Mon morning Nov 25th 1912. and was buried on Wednesday Nov 27th 1912 age 79 years. 1913</p> <p>Bella McBrien wife of Ralph Debiry died on Feb 28th 1913 and buried on Mar 4th 1913 in Pine Glove Cemetry Prince Albert age 32 yrs</p> <p>(Death){written in top right corner on top of "Feb"}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>105</p> <p>March 1914 Month</p> <p>I got an order from Eatons on Sat Mar 8, 1913 composing two shirts, wrapper, tablecloth, doorstop and some other little articles.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>106</p> <p>May Month 1913</p> <p>Wed 7. Fred &amp; l planted out over 1100 strawberry plants. Started on the north side and put in {?} Dunlop first and then New Williams and {name?}</p> <p>May 7th Wednesday 1913. Started planting from the west end.</p> <p>Father &amp; i moved Mrs Burnett out of our home to Mrs Armstrong on Mon afternoon may 26th 1913.</p> <p>I got a swarm of bee on a saturday May 24th 1913.</p> <p>Father {?} from Beauty Port Perry on May 26th 1913 morn Prince $16.00</p> <p>We put up a fence m fri may 23rds 1913 between mr luhes md us.</p> <p>i set 2 hens on wednesday 28th 1913 of may.</p> <p>we put in the bell phone on the 29th of may 1913 in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>107</p> <p>June month 1913</p> <p>I sent letter to england on the 5th of june 1913.</p> <p>I played albert Bent $3.38 for fever wire and 4th for a pieket clamps on , sat might june 7, 1913.</p> <p>Mr mills plane planening mill was burnt down to day june 18, 1913 on wednesday at mom.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>108</p> <p>july month 1913</p> <p>fred took ayrshine cow over to joe peel on friday july 4th 1913. to bull</p> <p>ayrshine had a calf in monday february 24th 1913.</p> <p>we had dany rain on friday afternoon july 4th 1913.</p> <p>fred got a suit of clothing at toronto m ther 1st of july 1913. a light suit piece,</p> <p>Rusell, louis bond, and fred went to peter for on an excuism on july 9th 1913.</p> <p>we put a cemnt floor in our house stable on monday &amp; tuesday july 7&amp;8 1913</p> <p>there was a train week on the G.T.R south of manchester staton on july 10th 1913.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>109</p> <p>september 1913</p> <p>miss nellie white was married on septh 11th 1913.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>110</p> <p>september 1913</p> <p>fred gibons farm was burnt down on september 23th 1913</p> <p>there was a train week south of march hesten station on sepy 26th 1913</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>111</p> <p>november month 1913</p> <p>mon 3 started this morning at i miinute after seven o clock on monday novenmber 3rd 1913. to fuild the union station, tornoto.</p> <p>december dec 15 bought a pig 145lbs east 1480.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>112</p> <p>December month 1913</p> <p>we got a load of straw from alvin hunter in sat morning dec 20, 1913.</p> <p>i sent on dec 17 1913 E m jan 13.14</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>113</p> <p>january month 1914.</p> <p>tuesday jan 13, 1914 it was 38 below zess in prince albert 48 at mamallia jat and 40 at seagrave and 35f 36at port perry.</p> <p>i got formacone liquid m thur january 8, 1914. started to use it on sunday might jan 11th 1914.</p> <p>Clara stone &amp; clara bond was in our place on thurday might jan 8, 1914 playing lest heir.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>114</p> <p>jan 1914</p> <p>june 12 fixed up the bees</p> <p>feb 1914</p> <p>feb 4 dad &amp; i went over to uxbudye village</p> <p>i went to the moving picture a how in the evening of feb 4 1914.</p> <p>we got our 2nd load of straw from a hunter on feb 2nd and also a load of hay same day</p> <p>march</p> <p>got a load of straw from ed fielding and a load of hay from cemetery on march 9th 1914</p> <p>miss addie coombjand mr hoskim were married on march 11th 1914</p> <p>we tap for 29 buckets over at chirsters fush on march 17th 1914</p> <p>we saved wood at own place on march 16th 1914 and a hunters on march 17th A.M</p> <p>march 18 it is snowing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>mar April 1914</p> <p>Miss Vera Goode was married on April 8th 1914 to Mr croozer</p> <p>Ayrshire cow gave birth to a bull calf "holstein" on Monday April 20th 1914. in morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>116</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>117</p> <p>August Month 1915</p> <p>My Net weight Aug 15, was 118 lbs.</p> <p>I took Ada down to Robert's sat morn August 14, 1915, took two Baskets of apples down to Off? at half-part mine.</p> <p>I got hair cut on sat Aug 14, 1915.</p> <p>Reubin Bond house was burned down on Wed at about 3.15 oclock P.M. when it start. They got everything out. On wed Aud 11, 1915</p> <p>Father moved his threshing outfit down to Frank Stanton Raglan on Wed Aug 11, 1915 Thresh on Fri Aug 13th 1915.</p> <p>Roberts got there their phone in on monday August 16th 1915. I was down there when they were putting it in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>118</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>119</p> <p>October Month 1915</p> <p>Ada Weatherburn moved down to Port Perry over Howard Stone's tailor shop on Monday September 27, 1915.</p> <p>Ada was up our place on Monday Oct 4, 1915 and took her dog away</p> <p>I was down to see Mrs Weatherburn on Tuesday 26 of Oct 1915. I took mother down to see her on Wed Oct 27th I was down to the Dentist Lundy on Thurs Oct 28th and call in to see her again. I went down to Dr Lundy on Fri Oct 29 and got them finished up</p> <p>Frank Jeffery Louis Bond Fred and I went for about a 25 mile spin down south on sunday morn Oct 31st 1915.</p> <p>Mary went to Whitby House of Refuge on Wed Oct 27, 1915.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>120</p> <p>November Month 1915</p> <p>I was out with Harry Carnegie learning to run a new car Sat November 13, 1915.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>121</p> <p>December Month 1915</p> <p>We got a new cook stove Happy Thought at W.L. Parish Port Perry, Ont, on Thursday Dec 2, 1915. They brought it up the same day. Price $65.00</p> <p>Bought a new extension table from M Litcher on Dec 5th 1918 1915 ?</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>122</p> <p>January Month 1916</p> <p>Father got a little Queen Heater stove from Monroe Straight on Monday Jan 10 and lit a fire in it on Tuesday Jan 11. 1916.</p> <p>Bob Butson moved in our home on Thursday Jan 6th 1916.</p> <p></p> <p>1919 Feb 22nd down at R. Butson station very sormy weather</p> <p>1919</p> <p>Mar 7 Jessie nubbed? the Red Cow</p> <p>Mar 7 Geo Rose was in our place for ???</p> <p>Mar 8 Examined by Dr Mellow for Life Insurance, "Mutual Life" Jessie Bunett was down to Wallace's</p> <p>Mar 10 Helped to move R. Burton ?? to Utica 1919</p> <p>Mar 12 down to Port Perry and walked up with Helen Bunner and Jessie Bunett</p> <p>Mar 17 Started to clean and fix the car</p> <p>Mar 17 Mother Jessie Bunett &amp; I were down to Straits, It was raining Jessie was pulling good</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>123 March 1919</p> <p>March 13th Ed Conlin's house caught fire a very cold day last wind</p> <p>Mar 14 Jim Pearson buried by mother?from Oshawa</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>124</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>125</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>126</p> <p>The Rance Ranch? Acount for 1919</p> <p>We Had 30 head of cattle in to paster $103 on Dec 6 a wood sale $169.50 on Dec 8 wood sold 50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Rance Expeces {Ranche Expenses?} for 1919</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Takes</td> <td>$19.38</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Save bills</td> <td>$3.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Auctioneer fee</td> <td>$10.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>128</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>129</p> <p>1918</p> <p>Mr Russell Mc Kay</p> <p>1918</p> <p>June 5 jessu Burneth 14th Birthday 1918</p> <p>july 4 girtir Chettilifurgh 14th Birthday 1918</p> <p>dec 25 Eliza bellnal 16th Birthday day 1918</p> <p>Feb 23 A burnett 10th birthday 1918</p> <p>Jan 15 le Cahettlebungh 13th birthday 1918</p> <p>jan 15 G Burnett 22 nd birthday 22nd birthday 1918</p> <p>Mar 19 E wallaces 21 birthday 1919</p> <p>May 4 Of meaning 29th birthday 1919</p> <p>May 15 Effire Heaym 28 birthday 28th birthday</p> <p>May 13 Lila heayms 14th birthday 1921</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>130</p> <p>1918</p> <p>June 7 L. Bond &amp; I motored over to black stock (very cold ) night</p> <p>June 15 L. bond jessie Burried jesu Bird motherhood 9 motored to oshawa</p> <p>june 21 louis bond gordon heayn and ceal heayn and heaym and i motors to i ownts (raw)</p> <p>June 22 came home by markham</p> <p>June 23 i bond and i wire put in pey jil oovernight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>131</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>132</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>133</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>134</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>135</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>136</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>137</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>138</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>139</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>140</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>141</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>142</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>143</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>144</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>145</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>146</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>147</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>148</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>149</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>150</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>151</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>152</p> <p>Russ</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>185</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>186</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>187</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>188</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>189</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>190</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>191</p> <p>Have You Made Your Will? No One Should Neglect It. ==</p> <p>It is important that you should do so. If there is no will, your estate, be it ten dollars or ten thousand dollars, will be divided according to the laws of inheritance, and the lawyers may get a big share. Perhaps, also, in the case of your sudden death, your wife or someone depending on you may be left in serious trouble because of your neglect to take plain your wishes by means of a. The matter of expense for legal fees now completely removed if you use Copyright Legal Will Forms. are sold for 35 cents. This will stood the test, and is a cast- document, and recognized as very court. Anone can fill following the full instruction each form. All you do is to blanks in the manner indicating specimen will which ac- form, sign, and have one-day. Get Bax, form. Ask your. If he cannot send you com- specimen will of price. Bay College street</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>192</p> <p>Have You Made Your Will? No One Should Neglect It.</p> <p>It is important that you should do so. If there is no will, your estate, be it ten dollars or ten thousands dollars, will be divided according to the laws of inheritance, and the lawyers may get a big share. Perhaps, also, in the case of your sudden death, your wife or some one depending on you may be left in serious trouble because of your neglect to make plain your wishes by means of a will. The matter of expense for legal fees is now completely removed if you use Bax Copyright Legal Will Forms which are sold for 35 cents. This will form has stood the test and is a castiron legal document, and recognized as such in every court. Anyone can fill out by following the full instruction given with each form. All you do is to fill in the blanks in the manner indicated in the specimen will which accompanies each form, sign, and have it witnessed. Get one today. Get Bax, the only copyright form. Ask your druggist or stationer. If he cannot give you one we will send you complete form, including specimen will postpaid on receipt of price. Bax Will Form Co., 275E College street Toronto</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>193</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>194</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>195</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>196</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>197</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>198</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>199</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>200</p> <p>August 1910</p> <p>I put Mr Parmer's horse in our pasture field Tuesday Wed Aug 3 1910</p> <p>Nelson Whitfield brought one Frank McClintoch colts home last night Tuesday Aug 16th 1910.</p> <p>Mr Parmer took his horse out on Fri Sept 16, 1910.</p> <p>Mr Frank Harrison took there cattle out the 22nd of Oct 1910.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>201</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>202</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>203</p> <p>(ginger Beer) white suagr 5lbs;</p> <pre>lemon juices i gill; </pre> <p><br />honey 1/4 lb; ginger, fruised, 5ozs; water 41/2 gals.</p> <p>Boil the ginger 30 minute in 3 ozts of water; there add the other ingredients, and strain ; when cool, put in the white of and egg, well featen, with one tea spoonful of lemon essence let stand four days and bottle.</p> <p><br />(patience gas Beer) - ginger 2 ozsi allspice 1 oz</p> <p>cinnamon 1/2 oz; clove 1/4 oz; all fruised on ground ; molasses 2 ofts; cold water 11/2 gals; yeast 1 fit. boil the fulverized articles, for 15 or 20 minuted in the molasses; then strain into your keg, add the water their the yearst; shake it well together and fung fown. of made over might in will be ready for use the next day.</p> <p>there ought to be a little spcae in the key not filled with the beer im hot waether dream in a fetecher of ice. (born Beer, without yeast), - cold watrer 5 gals , sound nice com i of molasses 2 gts, put all into a heg of this size, shake well and in two or 3 days fermintation will have fem frought on as wire.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>204</p> <p>as with yeast; keep it tight. It may be flavored with oils of spruce or lemon, if desired, by on it the oils 1 or 2 qts, of the water, boiling hot: The com will last for 5 or 6 makings. If it get to sour add more molasses and water in the same proportion. It is cheap healthy and no bother with yeast. Wines, bouant Cherry, and other berry wines. The juice of the above fruit can be used alone or in combinations to make a variety of of flavors, Express all the juice you can, then take and equal amount of boiling and pour on the pressed fruit, let stand 2 hrs, squeeze out as much as there is of juice and mix. Then add 4 lbs of brown suger to each gal of the mixture; let stand until worked, 3 or 4 weeks, without a hung on fanel sinkly a piece of ganze over hung to keep flies out; when it is done working hang it up , be careful not to have any seeds of in it. If bottled, always lay them on there sides .Grape wine Ripe, freshly picked, and selected, tame grapes, 20lbs; put them into a stone jar and pour over them 6qts, of boiling soft water; when suffieciently cool to allow it, you will squeeze them thoroughly with the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>205 hand; after which allow them to stand 3 days on the formace with a cloth thrown over the jar, then squeeze out the juice and add 10 lbs nice crushed suger, and let it remain a week long in the jar; then take of the scum, strain and bottle, leaving a vent, until done fermenting, when strain again and bottle tight and lay the bottles on there sides in a cool place," lamof the opinins opinins that it might just as well stay in jar utill it is desired to bottle, and thus save the trouble of extra straming</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>206</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>207</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>208</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>209</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>210</p> <p>I got 2 bushels wheat at the mill on Wed Sept 4th 1912. price $1.00 a bushel.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>211</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>212</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>213</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>214</p> <p>john marks</p> <p>written by Russel albert mekay april 7th wed 1909. (first) i come all young people far and mean a dolful story you shall hear i was of a young man just twenty three was landed into eternity. (second) in eighteen hundred and fifty four this young man stood on scugoy shore this young man stood on scugoy shore his gum was resting on a tree and he was waiting game to see. (third) but fhi alas how sad to tell the gun did ship and down it fell the charge went through his hand and head and wow he;s mumfered with the dead, (fourth) and when he saw what he had done he thought hed try and reach his home but grwoing faint from loss of blood he had to set down on a log (fifth) and fearing that alone should die he for some help did loudly cry a young man to the place did come and quickly saw what he had done (sixth) Then he assisted and conveyed he in a neighfurs house was laid them for his parents he did run to tell what happenend there dear son. (seventh) The parents then in greif and woe did quickly fly to his relief with many a ground they then died cry for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>215</p> <p>they soon saw that he must doe</p> <p>(8) for many he began to cry saying lord prepare me for to die and jesus showed his smiling face and offered him his pardoning grace.</p> <p>(9) the mercy that the sought was found which gaxe great joy to all around he saying i'm wow prepared to die i hope that i shall reign on high.</p> <p>(10) come dear sister kinch and true your dying brother fid adue then round his bed they all did come whilw down their cheeks the tears did rum.</p> <p>(11) Then they the parting kiss did take while in these words he then did speak he said onto his weeping mother ohi where is now my little brothers.</p> <p>(12) why don't he come and kiss me too for this iwll be my last advice my spirst soon will take flight to dwell with bhrus un endless light</p> <p>(13) now month you must faithfull be your son in glory you shall see and father you must mercy seek and then in heaven we all shall week</p> <p>(14) my work on earth is lamost done i have a glosious victory won.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>216</p> <p>the love i fell mo tongue can tell my dearest friends fare well, farewell.</p> <p>a bird in a gilded cage.</p> <p>(1) The fallroom was filled with fashion throng, it shone with a thousands light passed along was a woman who passed along the fairest of all the sight, a girl to her love then softly sighted there's reaches at her command but she married for wealth not for love he cried. thought she lives in a manion gland (Chouis) She only a bird in a gilded cage a beautifyk sight to see you may think she is happy md free from case she's not there she seems to be, tis sad when you think of her wasted life, for youth cannit mate with age and her beautifyk was sold for an old man's gold. She a bird in a gilded cage.</p> <p>(2) I stood in the church yard just. at eve, when the sunset adored the west, and looked at the peeople who came to give for loved ones now laid at rest a talk marble momment marked the grave.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>217</p> <p>of one who had been fashionis queen And I thought she is happier here at rest. then to have people say when seen. Little Bessie</p> <p>(1) Hug me closer closer mother put your arms around me tight Iam cold tired mother, and I feel so strange to night something hurt me here dear mother like a stone whom my lreast and I wonder Mother why it is I cannot rest.</p> <p>(2) All the day while you were working as I lay upon my bed. I was thinking thinking Mother of what you said how the kind and blessed Jesus loves his lambs to watch and keep. And I wish he come and take me, in his arms that I might sleep.</p> <p>(3)</p> <pre>Just before the lamps was lighted just before the children came when the room was very quiet I heard some one call my name all at once the window opened. I a field where lamb and sheep some from out of were drink-ing and some were lying fst asleep. </pre> <p>(4)But I could not see the though I shamed my eyes to see and I wonder if he saw me if he'd speak to such as me.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>218</p> <p>Im a moment i was looking on a world so bright an fair whhich was full of little childresn and they seemed so happy there.</p> <p>(5) They were singing sweets mother than can sing our yellow bird and uhile my breath was holiday one so bught from me smiled and i knew it must be jesus, when he said come here my child. come up he little bessie come up here and live with me.</p> <p>(6) oh how much i live you mother but i fell so strong to might and the mother pressed her closer to her over furdened breast on the heart so mean to breaking lay the head so was to rest i m the solom hour of midnight in the darkness calm and deep lying on her mother bosom little bessie fell as lup.</p> <p>she was fred in old kentucky</p> <p>she was fred in old kentucky when a lad i stood one day by a cottage far away and to that day all nature seemed more grand. for my sue with blushes red had just promised to be wed and i'd come to ask her mother for her hemd, as i told the old old tale, of a love that.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>219</p> <p>were would fail, the gray haired mother stroked her daughters head and i faneied i could trace just a tear in the her hibd face as she placed her daughters hand in mum and said.</p> <p>(chums) she was fred in old kentucky where the medow grass in blue see the suns shone of the country in her face and manes too. she was fred in old kentucky tahe her boy your might lucky when you many a girl take jue,</p> <p>(2) many years have passsed away snce that well remembered day. when to that deare old kentucky home i came and the happy mess of my life was my sweetheart friend and wife. for the sunshine in her heart remained the same. iam sitting alone in place we have long call home.</p> <p>for yesterday my darling passed away though in tear of joy i think of that day when but a boy that i took her hand and heard his mother say.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>220</p> <p>Barney mccoy, or come to my arms norah darling,</p> <p>Iam going far away suck an angel behinds it will break my heart into which i fondly give to you, and ms other one so loosing kind and lure.</p> <p>(chows) Then come to my arms norah darling bid your friends and was old ireland good bye and its happy we will be in that dear land of the free leaving happy with your barney mecoy.</p> <p>(2) i would go with you Barney darling but the reason why i told you of before it would break my mothers heart. if from her i had to part and go roaming without you barney meboy</p> <p>(3) Iam going far away norah darling just as sure there a god that i ador. But remeber what i say that until the judgement day your will never see your barney meboy.</p> <p>(4)</p> <pre>I would go with you barney darling if my mother and the rest of them we there for i know we would be flest in that dear land of the went. Loving happy with you Barney meboys. </pre> <p>(5) Iam going far away norah darling and the ship is now at aaishore in the boy and before the merrories.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>221</p> <p>Sum, you will hear the signal gun so be ready it will carry us away,</p> <p>The little girl that played upon my knee.</p> <p>I long years have passed and gone. since I left this dear old happy home i left an aged father and mother dear for to roam accross the deep blue sea.</p> <p>(chous) Iam homeward bond. to the the onel love so dear uo move for to roam accross the sea. Iam going home to my dearold happy home and the little gril the played upon my knee.</p> <p>(2) and fortune smile upon me for while into poverty chain set me free who would not give to me all the comfort that i find in the little girl that played upon my knee.</p> <p>(3) oh jemie do you remember how can you forgot those happy hours to me how she sighs, when she thinks of the days gone by she's the little girl that played upon my knee.</p> <p>(4) What means that long dark funeral train sad faces they all seem to be and in the hearse lies the form of the only one I love shes's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>222</p> <p>The little girl that played upon my knee.</p> <p>(5) aand now she's dead and gone to rest and in the cold day her beautiful form lies. How i wish that i was lying by her side shes the little girl that played upon my Knee</p> <p>(chous) Don't tell her thta you love her Don't says what you well do. Don't says what you will do. Don't promise that you'll wed her just because she's fond of you Don't tell her of the future years. and all that you will go through for her sake do not tell her this newkind is selldone true.</p> <p>(one) Don't tell her, that you love her a youth was on his way to see his sweetheat fond and true while passing through the old homegate he heard a gentle voice. He turned to greet his best friend matter dear. You're Going to see your sweetheart how becareful what you say Don't break her heart because she's fond of you Don't tell her that you love her if you don't remember. Tom that one man out of ten is seldon true.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>223</p> <p>(2) Don't tell her that she is all to you on earth unless is true. don't tell her hpw you both will happy.</p> <p>Don't wisper talles of endless bless because her heart is your's remember i was once a girl like she don't break her heart because she loves you. if you do twill all ccome back to you in future years. Prosperity is one thing lad in life you'll seldom find it's moving hand in hand with sighs and tears.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>224</p> <p>[poem written sideways on page]</p> <p>The Telephone Girl</p> <p>The Telephone Girl sits still in her chair and listens to voices from everywhere. She hears all the gossip, she learns all the news.</p> <p>She knows all our sorrows, she know all our joys, she knows every girl who is chasing the boys she knows of our troubles, she knows of ours strife, she knows every name who talks mean to his wife;</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>225</p> <p>[continuation of poem "The Telephone Girl", written sideways on page]</p> <p>She knows every time we are out with the boys" She hears the excuses each fellow employs; She knows every woman who has a dark past; She knows every man who's inclined to be "fast"; In fact there's a secret beneath each saucey curl, of that quiet, demure looking telephone girl.</p> <p>If the telephone girl told us all that she knows. It would turn half our friends into bitterest foes; She could sow a small wind that would be a gale, Engulf us in trouble and land us in jail,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>226</p> <p>[continuation of poem "The Telephone Girl", written sideways on page]</p> <p>She could let go a story which, gaining in force would cause half our wives to sue for divorce; she could get all our churches mixed up in a fight and turn all our days into sorrowing night; In fact she could keep the whole town in a stew if she'd tell a tenth part of the things that she knew.</p> <p>oh, brother, now doesn't it make your head whirl when you think what you owe to the telephone girl.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>227</p> <p>I wrote this to day Dec .4. 1909</p> <p>Recipe for cakes:</p> <p>Two saucers of Brun &amp; the same of flour a little salt and sugar currants, lard and if using sweet milk, use magic Baking powder and put 2 teaspoonful of the p baking powder and if using sour milk use a small teaspoonful of soda.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>228</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>229</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>230</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>231</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>232</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>233</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>234</p> <p>Deaths in 1910.</p> <p>Lorne Stanton burried Jan 5/10. John Disfield burried Jan 6/10. Miss Milliner burried Jan 7/10 Mrs Walter Hockins baby burried Jan 7/10 Mrs Robert Swift burried Jan 9/1910 Mr [space] Real burried Jan 10/1910 Mr Levi Perrish burried Feb Jan 30/1910 Mrs Graham burried</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>235</p> <p>Place of death</p> <p>Raghan Pretty old Port Perry "' "' Island scugog yong, Port Perry very young Prince Prince Pretty old, died at Beverton, Port Perry Pretty old, on the 7th of reach middle age man Blackstock.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>236</p> <p>Fri Jan 5 1911</p> <p>A recerpe for a horse that has information of the bowels or indigestion. give him 1 qt of linseed oil, and in about 20 minutes give him 2 oz of Lod and have a rope and tackle and a horse {lick?} on the end of the rope and lift his front end and then his hind end if he is not any better in an hour give him the same dose of Linseed oil and Lod.</p> <p>Cancer Cure</p> <p>Tue 27, of Feb 1912</p> <p>Make a plaster or poultice of fine salt and the yolk of an egg. Change the poultice about every twelve hours. From 3 to 6 poultices are supposed to effect an extraction of the tumor.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>237</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>238</p> <p>Account with Carnegie. 1909</p> <p>June .5. sythe stone firl 5 whip 35dl Fri " .11. 70 lbs nails of different kind $2.1o Harmiss oil 15al</p> <p>Account with Carnegies 1913</p> <p>Feb 7 to 1 package of Stock food 1.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>239</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>240</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>241</p> <p>1913</p> <p>oats bouht from J.c berrystone Dec 164 lbs Jan 817 " Feb 11 575 "</p> <p>45 34</p> <p>180 1</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>242</p> <p>The days i worked for the Im dependent Telephone co. 1912</p> <p>Mon 23 Of september 1 day $ 4.00 wed 25 of september 1 day $ 4.00 Thur 26 of september 1/2 day $ 2.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>243</p> <p>1912 Jan 5 Bought 2 pigs from martyn wt. 90 lbs price $8.00</p> <p></p> <p>Hay 146.72 Potatoes 41.00 Turmic. 1.10 Greebs 40.26 Pature 1.25 Total ______</p> <pre> $ 230 33 </pre> <p></p> <p>22 25</p> <pre> 6 50 </pre> <p>28.75</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>244</p> <pre>Nov. 30. 1910 </pre> <p>Grain sold</p> <p>Dec. 19. Fred Silliams 50lbs chop Dec 26 Mr Savage 200 Feb 23 F. Bailey 74lbs boots lbs 94 what Feb 19 WM sellings 2 oats Mar W sellairs 4 Mar 8 Frank Biley 4 lbs oats 2 what Mar 30 Fred williams 110lb april 2 the Boynton</p> <pre> 22 Roff, Hunter 7lbs Carmegers Millizco 16lbs peas </pre> <p><br />Gus Rames killed nov 29 1919</p> <p>$ 70.</p> <pre> 280 215 90 190 320 1 76 5 60 5 25 16 00 </pre> <p>________ $40 26</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>245</p> <p>Amount of Hay sold- 1911</p> <p>Mrs Hayer 600lbs Sept 6 G. Holman 1885 Nov 3 I warren Nov 14 " "</p> <pre> 14 G. Holman. 2240lbs Ges pattersons (pasturng) </pre> <p>Jan 6 Geo Mc Millan 21 80 lbs jan 13 geo M Millan 2270 " 17 Geo M Millian 1850 " 22 Ges M willain 2390 " 23 Gep M willan 2115</p> <p>Feb 16 M Turner 300 Feb 1st mr m carthy 2300 mar wm 15.00 Amount of potatoes sold mrs Burnett 1 bag Nov 18 " " 2 bus turnps " 18 " 2 bus turmps " 18. " Drusn 5 " " " 18 Savage 2 " " Dec 1st mrs macbreen 5 bags Jan 8 (1912) mrs Burnett 2 bags " 15 Reuben Bond. 1 bag. Feb 16 Jennie merdd 1/2 bags Feb 24 Mrs Belnap 1/2 bags 50 mar 19 frank vickery 3lb mar 30 Thos Raines 3 bags aprill 2 Mrs thomas and jel kellpord 3/4 lbs</p> <pre> D L willaims 1 lbs </pre> <p>April 11 J.c Campbell 2 bags</p> <pre> A. turner 1 bags Mrs Butt 1/2 lbs The jew 1 bay </pre> <p>$3.00 15.14 25&amp; 90&amp; 15.80 1.25 _____ 18 53 19 30 15 75 20 32 17 98 ______ 91 88 2 50 17 25 11 25</p> <p>$1.25 2.50 25 65 20 6.25 2.25 1.25 50 50 50 10.00 7.50 75 1.00 3.00 1.50 50 1.50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>246</p> <p>May 21 The four rows of peas sowed to the east are the surprise. The next four are "Extra Early Premium Gem. The carrots are Intermediate carrots</p> <p>Thos Forman's Hay</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 22</td> <td>Geo McKay</td> <td>2013 lbs</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 23</td> <td>Marvin Neal</td> <td>1985 lbs</td> <td>15.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 24</td> <td>Mr McCarthy</td> <td>2190 lbs</td> <td>16.43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 8</td> <td>Wm Sellars</td> <td>1500 lbs.</td> <td>11.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 11</td> <td>Geo McKay</td> <td>1790</td> <td>9480 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 17</td> <td>Geo McKay</td> <td>1000</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 22</td> <td>Thomas Boyton</td> <td>$1100 lbs</td> <td>7.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 22.</td> <td>Will Treverton</td> <td>2015</td> <td>15.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 25</td> <td>Geo McKay</td> <td>2075</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 25</td> <td>Mr Woodger</td> <td>550</td> <td>4.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 27.</td> <td>Thos Boynton</td> <td>1000</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>171.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 15.</td> <td>Geo McKay.</td> <td></td> <td>13.63</td> </tr> <tr> <td>.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>185.23</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Sold 10240 lbs 5T 240 lbs $25.60 Use 6920 lbs 3T 920 lbs $34.55 Father payed Tom Forman $47.62 on Wednesday night May 15, 1912 about quarter to six he was eating supper.</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>2055 1985 2190 1500 1790 1000 1000 2000 2075 550 ______ 16145 16000 ______ 145</p> <p><br />945014 8000 ______ 1480</p> <p>4 1/2 tons lbs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 18, Sat P.M. 1910 June 10, 1912 1059 P.M. Tue June 11, 1912 1.15 P.M. {hr min written above}</p> <p>No of the plates my photoes are on is 11359 A.R.Ward 289 Yonge st Toronto Bax Will Form Company 2883 College street Toronto Price 35 dl</p> <p>got them at a drugstore or stationers</p> <p>got his shoes set on joe's hind feet at {swans} in morn Fri August 23, 1912 price 30ct</p> <p>I got victor shod to day all around two new shoes on behind and font one's set on wed sept 4th 1912 price $1.00</p> <p>Sunday July 13, 1913 2.10 oclock P.M.</p> <p>Rec course on Jan 12, 1914 N. &amp; S.</p> <p>I got 2 I got 140 lbs of wheat from Alvin Hunter on Monday, Novenmber 3rd 1913, at noon at 18ct a bus.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>january 9th 1914, 230 p.m</p> <p>9175 250 1725 1725 125 115 300 3100 ______ 14790 60.00 3510 9101 _____ 33401</p> <p></p> <p>14790 60.00 3510</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>100 100 443 _____ 213</p> <p></p> <p>2015 1985 2190 1790 1200 _____ 9180</p> <p></p> <p>$40.00</p> <p>1901</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Back cover}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed