4 10 553 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0261576285d89533cb38dac053158289.pdf daa4042ab1abf689245722c76210c8f8 PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1893-1895, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-4 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-4 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:07 UTC. itemTitle: 1893-1894 (+ some Jan. 1895 entries) date: 1893-1895 Title: 5034_4-1-4 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2023-10-03 13:02:04 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-4 �page_0001 Irene Dixon Bamford DIARY 1893-1894 1893-’95 (& some Jan. 1895 entires) [stamp] QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES LOCATOR 5034.4 BOX 1 FILE 4 [/stamp] �page_0002 1893 - 1894 ( & some Jan. 1895 entries) �page_0003 Re-read 76-’84 �page_0004 June 30th Friday 49 1893 - 72 years ago [image- sticker] 1893 & R 1894 [/image] 74 yrs ago July 1st 1893 Saturday A beautiful day light wind South. I paint Piazza. Flora, John & Mrs. Lindley came over in Dodges boat �page_0005 50 July 2 Sunday July 3rd Monday �page_0006 51 July 4 Tuesday 51 July 5 1893 Wednesday Well, John, Flora and Mrs. Lindley went home this morning, I sorry to see John go away from home again. Wellie rowed them across and took the Post Office order over to Mr. Dodge to get the money forms. �page_0007 52 July 6th Thursday Well I am lonesome after John has gone home, to lonesome to stay home alone all day so Maud and I went up to Bells on the Richelieu. Grace went to Kingston. We had a pleasant time at Bells. Marjorie and Beatrice came home with us. When I got to the boat found Watson, Lib and Harry aboard going to Bamfords for a weeks visit percecuted [sic] by friends. Late when I got home but got supper for all. July 7 Friday A fine day Woke up this morning to find a lot of visitors once more for a whole weeks stay. Well I will put on the whole armor of patience and hard work and wade through. The Lord will see me through. Grace cleaned floors and made lemon pies. Lib cut out and sewed on Mauds dress. Mr W. and H went down to Wills rowed the skiff [illegible]and Grace & the Watsons [illegible] �page_0008 53 July 8 Saturday A fine day did not mop floors this day. Lib sewed on Mauds dress. After dinner Grace, Lib Watson & Harry went berrying. Wellie & Mart) haying July 9 Sunday A fine day Charley, Belle and two little ones drove down to make a visit and take Marjorie and Beatrice home with them—were very much surprised to find we already had company. Well we had the usual amount of noise, cooking and eating, glad to have Bell & family come over sorry when she went home. Evening visitors Mrs Barries 4 d[illegible] and Mr Buck �page_0009 54 I made Wills family a [illegible] July 10 Monday A fine day. S wind. Grace, Maude and H went berrying. Lib making a dress for Grace. Watson lying in hammock reading Greek. I doing the housework and cooking their meals. Wellie and Mart at the hay Volsome & his sisters here in eve July 11 Tuesday fine day but no finer than this miserable pen. Lib work on Graces dress. After noon went over to Wills to sew for Jen. Wellie and Mart haying. Watson over to Wills too. in Evening Harry, Maud and Grace go over to Wills. I stay home alone & have a peaceful time. Grace done washing to day. �page_0010 55 Wednesday July 12 wind south clouding up early in morning. rains all forenoon. Lib finishes Graces dress and mangles the clothes. Wellie and Mart build wire fence around Wellie’s house. After supper Grace, Harry and Mart go over to F. H. Dodges to get the $33 dollars. Welly sent Cape Vincent order for Dodge said he had a hard time to get it. Watson very sorry he couldn’t go to make Wellie a visit on account of rain Rec’d from Voltie 20 dollars for mills Thursday July 13 rather muddy this morning after yesterday’s rain. Mr & Mrs Watson, Harry, Maud & Grace walk to dock and carry by hand their gripsack’s and bags. Mart drove in for them but found they were gone before he got back from factory. Wellie drew a load of cheese to the dock this morning. Wellie and Mart drew hay to this barn and gathered a good load out of this yard. hived a swarm of bees. Wellie cant get much help about haying. To day I do just as I have a mind to. no one looking to me for a square meal though my [illegible] pile had got so low the meals were [illegible] [margin] the shore �page_0011 56 July 14 Friday 1893 Very warm day not much wind but South. Grace rowed boat down to Wellie’s. I went Wellies, stayed all day. Grace and Maud went raspberrying from Wellies. Wellie, Mart and Will drawing hay and stacking. Eveline rowed me home. Muriel and Hubert came too. found Maud and Grace been home long time. Jill Niles came and went to post ofice with Grace. Nearly dark when E and children went home in boat July 15 Saturday some what cloudy Wind south, blowing fresh, barometer falling. very warm. Wellie and Mart (and I think Will) drawing and stacking hay down by wellie’s. Grace, Maud and I alone. Grace cleaned floors. I washed windows and dishes, Maud done little work too. Maude and I fed hogs and pulled pig weeds for the pigs George Williams and Will help [illegible]he draw & stack hay drew stone [illegible]nd here I paid G a dollar �page_0012 57 for his days work. Nearly sunset. Wellie, Will, George, and Martin drew hay for Will Wellie helped uncle Smith dock hay.instead of drawing hay for Will Sunday 16 A hot clear July day. Arose at 6 O’clock. Very quiet. Mart and Maud went to church and Sunday school. No visitors till 2 Oclock. Will came bringing Joseph Goodfellow & staid an hour then went home. Grace and Maud went over to Wills at 4. Goodfellow came home with them, talked awhile then went back to Wills our marine glasses are a curiosity to him never having seen any before. He is looking for the lower school, came from Marysville on bycicle [sic] stayed all night at Sam Joslins Silve Woodman came home [illegible] [margin] Henry & Jill out driving �page_0013 58 July 17 Monday Forenoon Cloudy slight rain. Grace went berrying, clear hot P.M. I preserved the raspberries. Wellie George Williams helped Will stack his hay. Mart mowed hay with machine. Flora and Ethel came home with Grace to visit Maude. Grace and Maud and I went over to Will towards eve to fix the honey supperbut staid till dark, going to rain, hurried home before it rains but shower worked around to soak July 18 Tuesday a fine day no rain. Grace washed. Wellie George Williams, Will Dixon & Mart haying towards night. Will and Goodfeller came over with honey super [superstructure] and put them on the hive, one super most full now. Grace and Maud went over to Wills at noon to carry the suppers [superstructures] for Will to fix �page_0014 59 July 19 Wednesday I dont feel very well at all but had a visitor all day. Mr Goodfellow came in the morning and stayed ’till after dark. Talked potry [sic] ancient and modern history, read and lay in Hammock for the first time and looked through the marine glasses for the first time July 20 Thursday A very fine day Wind South no rain. Wellie and I went to K. Belle went too. great time all neighbors out getting their cheese money at the bank. Had a very pleasant day, paid some of Wells debts. I drew, 15 dollars on an Order. Wells sent to pay off hired help. Miss Bird came down with Wickham to Wills Dixon. Goodfellow went up on the boat this morning with his bycicle [sic] �page_0015 60. July 21 Friday A very warm day Wind South no rain. Wellie, Will and George Williams & Martin haying. they drew ten loads of hay for Wellie and two for Will Martin. brought Eveline and the children up in milk waggon so Eveline could sew on the machine Huberts dress. We had letters from Voltie and one from "Hugh Land Office" I dont feel very well after going to Kingston yesterday. Grace picked and shelled peas and carried them to Eveline, came back and went up to Mr Niles with oil can and a dollar to get oil and paris green for tater bags Saturday July 22nd. A very warm day Wind South with heavy thunder shower, first rain in nearly or quite two weeks. Maude went to pick peas. Grace and I went and picked the red raspberries and preserved them. Grace got something in her eye. Jen and Miss Bird & Charles picking peas for dinner. Grace cleaned floors. I churned, baked bread, wash dishes, got dinner, heard Maude read. Maud is very hard yet to learn. We cooked the beef E sent us, looked over my account �page_0016 61 July 23rd Sunday 1893. A fine cool day after yesterdays rain. We are realy [sic] alone all day except Shelly Niles came a little while. we sleep & read and do just as we have a mind too. We had green peas and Raspberries for dinner Monday 24 July A fine cool day Wellie, Will and Mart haying. Grace piercing a wollen [sic] quilt and sewing carpet rags. I am in the rag trade too �page_0017 62 Tuesday July 25 - 93. �page_0018 63. 28 September Saturday 1894 1898 The Watsons came again Harry Watson & Lib and stayed stayed 5 days this time. I hope this is their last visit for a while, a year at least and three years for Harry if ever Some time in Nov one Saturday eve The Watsons burst in upon us again. J W Watson and Wife stayed again till Thursday, Well when again [practice writing various samples of letter T] �page_0019 64 Dec 17th - 1893 Sunday A long time ago since I wrote in this diary. Voltie came home a week ago friday. Winter is come earlier this year than usual. The North channel is not quite frozen over but the Pierpont could not get in to Breakeys bay on Thursday last, which was a great disapointment [sic] to so many who had gathered there to go to Kingston to get their Christmas things. I have been sick with Grippe a week and sick enough too. Wells sick the same length of time. I am better but I dont think Wells gets along very fast he goes �page_0020 65. out door too much. He ought not to go out at all. Poor dear little Grace is half sick with grippe takes care of us all, and does all the house work. Maude is sick too with the same complaint but is better. Mart has had a cold all the week, and this morning Voltie is sneezing, going to have grippe too I guess. But Oh I thank god we are all living yet and I feel more and more every day how dependent we are upon his mercy. Well the boat couldn’t get into Hallidays Thursday. But this past week the boys have butchered. Voltie went to Charleys Wednesday evening with team thinking to go from there on the boat Thursday morning but no boat so drove to Marysville and went to �page_0021 66. Town from there with a grist of wheat for ourselves Wellie and Will Goodfellow called on us Tuesday evening. his school is finished Voltie stayed all night with Mr Watson Thursday night and came down home on Friday and brought medicine for the family. Wellie has had the grippe so he can help take care of us Monday 18th Voltie got up early this morning and went across the river for Dr B. Ed Bates went with him, got back about noon. Im better any way. I dont think I need a doctor. Wells pretty bad. Dr left medicine for Wells, Grace & Maude and I. Wells is mad that Voltie went for a dock �page_0022 67. says it is 3 dollars thrown away says Rum is the stuff. going to send tomorrow by Wellie to get rum. Grace, Wellie and Ed Bates going to Kingston tomorrow if good day. Bob Horn here waiting for the Dr to take him to Geo Ranous The Ranous family all down with grippe. Voltie and Bob H saw the Dr across the river again. The Dr, Bob H and Ed Bates ate dinner here Will Dixon went to Kingston Dec 1893 Tuesday 19th Stormy day so did’nt go to K after all. Ed came early but went back to Bill Smith’s again after going to post Office to mail letters for Smiths folks & Grace. Grace sent letters to John and Nellie Guy. Will came and brought two lemons fresh ones he �page_0023 68. gave Ruth Woodman one. Sam & Ruth are both sick with Grippe. Frank Woodman in Kingston sick with Grippe. I churned. I sent Sam and Ruth 2 quinine pills. On evening Voltie carried them some honey and in return they gave him some sweet apples. Dec 20 Wednesday. Grippe hangs on yet. Wells cough pretty bad and my throat is sore. Wells went to the barn. The day is very pleasant. I read most all day. Wellie came and carried home his crock of butter and a big piece of cheese. Will �page_0024 69 is canvassing for seed potatoes and doing good business. Wellie and Grace are intending to go to the city tomorrow. I have got so I can eat potatoes and gravy. James McKay was carried to the Marysville to day to be doctored for his foot. Dec 24 Thursday. Wind blowing a gale from the South this morning so Wellie and Grace stay home. I can wash dishes now but my head and throat is sore yet and a hard cough. I knit on the choir tidy to day and drink lemonade. Maud takes a nap every afternoon. V thinks he is coming down with gripp too. Welly and Grace intend going to K tomorrow, a cloudy day �page_0025 70 Dec 22 1893 Friday Jan 4th Friday 1895 A clear bright winter day and all are well. Each member of this family are at their respective employment. Bamford is mending old harness. Voltie working in the blacksmith shop. Mart choring around. Wells Jr here twice, very happy, cheerful and pleasant. Shelly Niles here visiting all afternoon. I darn Marts old macknaws and Mart overalls, sew carpet rags and make nine prints for Market Dec 23rd Saturday. Saturday 5 Jan 1896 Very cold morning, river frozen from shore to shore fore noon. Mart and V drew hay PM, sawed wood and went skating. Shelly Niles came and staid all PM. Wells Sr & Will went to Marysville for groceries and coal. An intensely cold day, came home after dark, very cold. Geo Rattray scattered coal all the way from the village to Rogans because his end board was up. �page_0026 71 Dec 24th Sunday 1898 Sunday 6 Jan 1895 Snowing all night, skating spoiled by snow, not very cold. John Smith burried to day. G & V went to the funeral held at the espicopal church and from there went over to Bells to make a very small visit, came home after dark. Raining some. Will here to supper drew dutchman in Mauds drawing book. A most enjoyable day but I am tired. Dec 25 Monday 1983 Christmas Ground nearly bare. Charley, Belle & Children came down in sleigh for the first Christmas they were ever here. We had a very pleasant time and would have had a better but we were none of us well from the grip, and Belle says if all is well, she, Charles and the children will spend next christmas with us. Well they go home early but got caught in rain before reaching home but they sat in bottom of sleigh and Charley covered them [illegible] with Buffalo robes so they wouldn’t get wet. �page_0027 72 Dec 26 Monday 7 Jan 1893 A soft windless day, a drizzling rain all forenoon. Grace washing. Wells Sr put a handle in the umbrella. Voltie helping Will and Wells Jr draw wood from the swale. Maud and I wash the breakfast dishes and then I get dinner. Bamford cut the beef. After dinner Will came over and they all went to election. Scrub Woodman and Develo Breabey running for councilors. Will D going up the Island canvassing for seed potatoes and fruit trees. Dec 27 Tuesday 8 January 1895 A soft day thaws snow soft, no wind. Cloudy. Bamford coping home. Voltie & Junior drawing a half ton hay to John McCann. Maud trying to study music. �page_0028 73 Dec 28 Wednesday 9 Jan 1895 A lovely day, sun shining brightly on the bright frozen snow and the ice covered branches of the trees reflect the rays of the sun with the brilliance of diamonds and gems of every hue and color. The winter landscape is truly beautiful. Grace making herself a dress, color- red. Bamford coping the house all day. Mart choring around and skating as usual. Voltie working in shop. Maud doing as she pleases. Evening V and Mr JN & GN went to Wells Jr to play poker. After 10 O’clock Dec 29 when returned. Saw Mart’s ghost this evening at bed time. Though it was Mart all right in in the flesh. Mart says it was not him he, but Marting lies. Martin is a liar anyway. E Joslin burried to day. Thursday 10 Jan 1896 A cold morning. Wind NE and begins snowing about 9 AM and now falling fast. Did intend going to W Jrs for a days visit but too stormy. Welly came up after breakfast on the ice (skating). Bamford mending horse lines where they had been fastened together by cutting a sht �page_0029 74 Dec 30 in one end of the broken line and passing the other end through the sht and then putting a long screw through the whole end. A pattent [sic] right invention of lno boys; so the father says. I suppose he is astonished at their cleverness. Ranous drawing hay from lower place. Wallace and George went over the river through the storm to Millen’s Bay for toques. Wall came here for Voltie to go with him. V didn’t go. Dec 31 Friday Jan 1 1895 Grace washed the colored clothes a soft day, cloudy, wind NE. Voltie went to help Wellie set nets but found the ice very poor, didn’t set any. Mart choring around as usual. Bamford mending harness in Kitchen. Mart went for the meal. Thawing all day with some rain in P.M., weather very thick and dark. Voltie over to Wills in evening. �page_0030 75 Jan 1 Monday 1894 Saturday 12 Jan 1895 A glorious day, bright warm and clear. Seldom such a day at this season. Set outside, doors open. Maude and her sled & the dog out nearly all day. Volties & Wells Jr making ice tongs. Bamford caping the house all day. Grace cleaned floors & made cookies. I worked my dress skirt, took a nap. Wellie here to dinner. Mr J Niles crossed the ice this morning and back again, reports ice very poor indeed full of holes. Wallace & Geo here this eve playing cards. Voltie helped Will carry in bees true Sunday 13th Jan 1895 Intended going to Belle’s this morning, Maude & I, but a wild snow storm is raging from the North, wind fiercely blowing, snow drifting. Alone all day. Wellie didn’t come up to day. Jack and Shell out skating during the short lull in the storm. Geo & Mart going courting this evening to Horn’s, storm so hard they couldn’t go. �page_0031 76 Monday 14 Jan 1890 A stormy day snowing and blowing all day to day & all last night drifting into cattle and horses stay in stables. Mr Woodman’s driving their cattle through the blinding storm to the river to water. Will D has no coal for their stove. Would like to have grandmother over if she could get here. Grace sewing a quilt. I sew and cut carpet rags. Tuesday 15 Jan 1895 A stormy day snowing and blowing. Very doubtful if OBrien goes for the mail. Ought to write a letter but not get time, cannot wash no soap. Voltie went in evening to Mr Niles for tobaco. Mart folowed [sic] him under pretence of going to post office. OBrien drove down on ice with mail (or Soban) J OBrien gone to a weding. Miss Dee married to a Brown. Snowed all day; cold medium. Morgan’s boys at J Niles; played cards �page_0032 77 Wednesday 16 Jan A fine day, light wind S.W. Charles Woodman drove up on the ice to Kingston. V & Mart drew three loads of hay from old barn or stock after dinner. V went over and brought his grandmother here, first time she been here since last April. No kerosine. V went to Mr Niles to borrow kerosine after dark. Mart rigged out again for Horns; going with Wallace. Wallace didn’t care to go with Mart. A J Niles young people gone visiting to George Ranous instead. Mart disapointed again. Thursday 17 Jan 1895 A fine day wind S.W., swing around to North towards eve. V and Mart drew straw and after dinner went to River view for kerosine; drew it over on Mr JN’s sled. Said crossing good enough for horse. Will Dixon went up the Island canvasing for trees; came back at evening time. Wells started to go to special school meeting at 10 A.M. but learned it was appointed at one P.M. so called at Samy’s and made a visit; came home to dinner and then went to school meeting and adjusted their school affairs all right. Bamford going to turn the benches around for a dollar; glad he’s got a job. No teacher yet; V brought news that Norman Petrie and Jesse Reid has a lawsuit. Reid won the suit. �page_0033 78 Friday 18 Jan 1895 A cold freezing morning preceded a frozen night. Not much wind, dark clouds lying off Southward, dark blue. A cloudy sky. Wells Sr gone to the school house with a market basket of tools to work at his cash job, didn’t get through till 4 O’clock. Voltie and Mart sawed the maple logs for stove wood. Wellie here to dinner. Voltie carried W.G. Woodman’s letter to Geo Niles chosen friends meet this eve at G.W.W.’s. Will canvassing the foot of Island for apples trees & taters. Charlie Dixon came and brought me pies. Jan 19 January 1895 A cold morning freezing hard. Wind West. Voltie bushed a road across the river just forming & the house came back after dark. Will went to Carlton Island and the Bay for oil. Rachel came home with ]]Grandmother Dixon]] here came last Wednesday. Rachel ate supper here then Will came and he went over home with him. �page_0034 79 Jan 20 Sunday A mild day Wind S. Wells Sr, Maud and I went over to Belle’s in sleigh found roads very good. Had a fine visit only the children went out playing in the snow and came in covered with snow from head to foot. Came home again just at dark, found R here. Grandmother did not go home, found her here too. Voltie and Charley Woodman|Chas Woodman]] drove to corners saw Buchanan about lung complaint. Dont believe any thing ails either of them. A cloudy day, looks like a thaw. Wellington Smith here - gone home now away across the ice & away, away, away. Jan 21st 1895 Monday A mild soft cloudy day. Voltie gone with Rachel to Carleton Island. Will D and Charley over here came for their oil. GD gave young C a reprimand for striking his sister Flora. Well tis 20 minutes past 11 AM, supose I will have to look around about the dinner. Heard this day that Frank Woodman has got the best head and most brains of any shote on the Island. So his brother Charles says. Supose his brother Charles knocked some sence [sic: sense] into him when when he got him out in the field and laugh when he used to give him a pounding every day so as to make an M.D. of Frankie by swan going to rain. �page_0035 80 Jan 22nd Tuesday 1895 Rained all night but frozen. Go to Kingston but a blinding blizzard of a snow storm set in from S.E. so they unhitched the horses from the sleigh and posponed [sic] going. Woodmans went, J Niles went. Storming all day but not cold. Voltie working in shop all day. Wells Sr covering an old umbrella. Mail; the White, Yankee, letters from Miss Healey, John Bamford, Voltie potatoe outfit & a letter for me from Dick Brown. Mart lost Wellies paper, Kingston News - coming home. Jan 23rd Wednesday 1896 A beautiful bright day. Wind South West. Wellie and Will gone to Kingston, Ed Bates came over stoped at Wellie’s awhile then came up here and stayed till Wellie & Will came home from Kingston. Duneau Juire drove down inviting to a dance at Will Dixon’s to be given Friday evening. Frank Woodman here. Will D, Frank W & J.D.B. went to Griffens River View to a dance walked across the ice. Martin gone over to stay all night with Jen and the children. Henry Halliday & Matilda Niles married this morning �page_0036 81 Jan 24 Thursday 1895 Will and Voltie came at 6 Oclock this morning. The dance a failure on account of a slim attendance. Not going to give any more parties. Voltie went immediately to bed and did not get up till eleven Oclock AM. A cold morning and growing colder toward night. West wind. Wellie here & drew wood from the swale. Will & Charles here for one bag of their coal. Send Mart to Mrs Niles’ for a butter basket. Churned to day and made 15 lbs of butter for market. Grace & Voltie going to Kingston tomorrow morning. Jan 25 Friday 1895 Arose at 1/2 past 4 Oclock. A fine morning, bright clear and cold. Voltie and Grace gone to Kingston came back at 1/2 past 2 Oclock PM and went to Will’s to an evening party. Mart went too. Stormed all night from the North wind and snow. A terrible storm. Whole party had to stay all night. Horn’s team brought Voltie and Grace home in the morning at daylight. A tough time for the party from up the Island to go home. The Jimies and Archie Berry. Frank Woodman ate so much made himself sick. �page_0037 82 Jan 25 Saturday 1895 A stormy morning from the North. Voltie, Grace & Mart came home at breakfast time. After breakfast Grace went to bed and slept till two Oclock PM. Mart slept till dinner was on the table. Voltie called him up to dinner. Voltie worked in the shop all day. Wells Jr here to dinner. The storm increasing to the most severe winter snow storm I ever saw. Very hard work to get water enough to cook our meals. V wading in snow above his knees to get water from the river. Will came over and carried a half bushel of coal home on his back but the wind went around to the South and snowed and blew harder than ever. And continues to howl and storm all night, the hardest I ever heard. Jan 27th January Sunday 1895 A fearful stormy morning. Wind West & blowing and snowing such a blinding snow storm cannot see a rod from the door for drifting snow banked high and continues the same all day. The more packed so hard a man can walk on top of the drifts. Will here for more coal. Frank Woodman here wants Voltie to go with him to Morgans going to try and walk up there in this storm. Voltie will not go. �page_0038 89 Jan 1728th January Monday A fine morning Wind W. Frank Woodman goes to lower school. Voltie & Mart draw wood from - I dont know where. Wellie here. Grandmother goes home. Voltie drives down the river for Lizzie Horn, couldn’t come this eve. Clouds over cast the sky and snow falls again. continued on page 24 Jan 18 Thursday 1894 Arose very early this morning. Wells, Voltie and Grace going to Kingston. Ground bare, no snow so drive with sleigh across by Mike Obriens and so back by Johns Obriens and take the ice to Kingston. So far this Winter the ice is poor. They drove back on the ice all the way home. Will and Jen gone to the weding [sic]. Annie Gillespie and Charles Ferming married to day. Will brought the four youngsters over here while they are gone to Howe Island. Clara Woodman died this A.M. at 11 Oclock. Wells, Voltie & Grace came home quite early before dark, drove all the way home on the ice. Grace frightened ice so badly cracked. They done very well with the marketing (turkeys and butter). Wells bought me a clothes basket and 59 yds factory unbleached and 7 yd toweling, onions. Voltie left his rubbers and a new pair of pants for Mart in town. �page_0039 84 Jan 19th Friday 1894 A very fine day, wind North. Wells went down to Wellingtons to get sleigh bolts made and stayed to dinner. Mrs & Mrs Eben Joslin there since Saturday. They have had the grippe. Wellie came up awhile. Will and Jen came home from the Weding. Will came over for the children and they didn’t want to go home. W said the weding was a dull affair. Voltie went down to the wake at Will Woodmans and did not get home till 10 AM next day. Mary Woodman and Ed Bates & Sarah Gillespie there & Wallie Niles. [margin] Ed & Grace out skating at eve. Jan 20th Saturday 1894. Sun shining out, clear. Clara Woodman burried [sic] to day. Afternoon Wells went over the river to see Van & found him much better. A great time for ice boating and skating. Grace, Maude, Voltie and Martin out all PM. Towards eve the wind springs up from South E and blows a harrycon [hurricane]. The ice boats fly like lightning. The skaters fly before the wind. Mart ride back on the ice boat. Frank Woodman dont get our much this winter, too dull. Ed Bates here in evening. �page_0040 Jan 21 Sunday 1894 Wind S.E. Blowing a gale and raining hard. Ground bare. Not any snow for a long time. A very bad winter so far. Ice badly cracked. Sunday PM clears up and a very fine day. No one called on us to day, not even Wellie. Wells, Voltie & Mart are sitting side by side in a row with elbows on their knees reading; Walls the Whig, Voltie the News and Mart the Yankee Blade. Jan 22 Monday 1894. A very fine day. Wind west not very cold cold. Charley Woodman, McNeely & Voltie go to Millens Bay on Wellies ice boat, went at 11 Oclock AM, going to be gone one hour but gone till half past three. Then Voltie goes to help Wellie run sturgeon net at foot of Island & got a sturgeon. Grace & E Bates out skating in evening. Mart skating too. Maud commenced going to school this morning. Lill Niles here in evening to get subscribing for Newspaper started to go home but came back again with Grace and Maud till 1/2 9 Oclock eve. V goes home with her after they all have played and danced two hours. No snow, ground bare. Will gone again on his commissionor to Howe Island. Grace done big washing. �page_0041 86 Tuesday 23rd A very fine day like spring, no snow on land or ice. Wells & Kelly gone to Kingston on the ice. Maud gone to school. Voltie & Mart went to Lindas Isle for setting up wood. Voltie came back, stoped & choped some wood for Eveline. After dinner drew straw from stack then Voltie helped churn and went with Frank Woodman to draw a load of wood, for Charley Woodman has gone for the doctor for his father who has got the grip. Grace finished her waist for the ball. Grace went to post a letter to Montreal and found the McNeeley’s just starting for home. Wells and Wells Jr came home at 7 PM. Henry Holliday here in evening and went skating with Lill Niles. All the rest of the youngsters at Breakeys Bay Wednesday 24th Cloudy morning and springing up from the South, blowing a gale. Gulls flying from the Lake. Voltie and Mart went to Lindas Isle to pick up the wood & get back at dinner time. A disapointment to Grace and V on account of the storm for they cannot go to the ball. Storming �page_0042 89 hard rain and wind terrific. Voltie hitched up and went for Maud, Shelly & Milly and bring them from School. Mr Niles came home from Marysville through all the storm. He drove up in his buggy. The ice from Marysville to Kingston very poor Jan 25 Thursday 1894 Voltie came down stairs this morning singing after the ball is over. A still bright clear morning. Wind N, ground bare and frozen, ice glittering in the sunlight. Wellie, Voltie, Mart and Wells Sr went to Lindas Island for wood found the ice good for a double team and heavy load, drew one load for Wellie. After dinner Grace to get subscribers for the Ladies World but got wrong, went to C Woodmans, Obriens, Barrys. After supper she went to Mrs Niles to make an evening call. Voltie went with Will, H Woodman to Clubbing bay on ice foat [sic] for oil, had to push the boat most of the way over and back again. about 8 pm. George Morgan Jr came home with V and stayed till 10 PM �page_0043 88 Jan 26 Friday 1894 Sun rose clear but soon grows cloudy, a very cold morning wind East. Voltie, Mart & Wells Sr drew wood from the Isle. Wellie went to grapple for his sturgeon net. ground bare and hard frozen with the furrows and hollows filled with ice. The weather clouds and air threatens snow and hope we will get good sleighing for we have had none this winter. Wells is just saying that before long the roads will be so filled with snow that it could be hard to get through the snow. Saturday Jan 27th 1894 A fine day. Wind SE, very pleasant, about an inch of snow on the ground and ice. Wellie, Voltie & Mart drawing the straw stack in the barn all A.M. Wellie stayed to dinner. Made E a lemon cake. After dinner V went to O’Briens to get the horses shod. O’Brien not at home - gone visiting sturgeon net. Wells Sr making a lounge from an old bedstead. I mended clothes and ironed patch work pieces. Grace cleaned floors &c &c �page_0044 Jan 28 Sunday 1894 A quiet half cloudy day not very cold. No one here except Will called about a sick calf, been hooked. Voltie & Grace spent the day at Wellie’s had a pleasant time and in evening went to church. Maud going too. E Bates piloted Will Alen & wife across to the American shore they are going to visit their relatives and friends. The Sabath day comes gently to a close and all is well 29 Jan Monday A mild cloudy day looks like rain or snow. Wind South. Voltie went to James OBrien to get the horses shod, came home just in time for dinner. Wells Jr got one sturgeon and pulled out the net, all snarled and full of weeds. Heard this day something terrible. Why should I write in this diary that Cobet had killed Mr Athel in a prize fight. Snow begins falling fast, heavy, full of snow from the North East. Grace & Voltie instead going to Kingston tomorrow & stop at Marysville to the Ball tomorrow eve. Grace and I dressed three turkeys for market. Mart commenced going to school this morning. Voltie drove to school house through the storm for Maud. �page_0045 90 Tuesday 30 Jan 1894 Snow piled up very deep this morning. Voltie wallowed through the snow this morning to the river for a pail of water, snow above his knees and still snowing fast and steady. So once more the Marysville Ball is a failure and disapointment, but V & G do not care. Maud will have to stay home from school to day and the turkeys will have to lay in the market basket till the storm is over and the roads are plowed. Lill Niles has a quilting party the PM and V drove with Grace to the quilting, this party is in honor of Lill’s birth day. Well after V got back from the quilting we heard Will Gillespie’s child is dead. So they have no evening party at J Niles. Jim Obrien went for the sprail and stand is the box Jan 31 Wednesday. A fine bright day, rather cold. Wind W. Wellie came up to pull the fish net and draw hay, and then drove to foot to get fish and I go down to Eveline’s on the sleigh and stay all day. Wellie got 2 sturgeon from the lower nets, snow on the ice is very deep as well as every where else in the evening. V & G & M go to Mission meeting. V goes home with Lill. Mart comes home very noisy and smoking around �page_0046 the rooms before he goes to bed, rolling the stone and talking loud waking every one that is sleeping. Maude & M went to school this morning Feb 1st 1893 A very pleasant day, still, no wind but cloudy around the horizon. Voltie & Grace gone to Kingston in cutter. Will came early but went up with J.N. Wells Sr carried Mart & Maude to school on sleigh. Wells Jr came to his uper nets but no fish. Wellie brought me a sturgeon, cooked some for dinner. Wellie drew two loads of wood for himself. I caught a slight cold and do not feel very well to day. V & G carried up the last (free) turkeys to day. I have a very quiet peaceful day. Wells working in barn making a door for the back stable, went with team for Maud & Mart but met them by the consession. School very noisy and disorderly. V & G came just in the edge of the evening. After supper, M went to stay with Jen. An altercation this morning between W vs Will & Voltie concerning the humorous proclivities of his Reverence, Mr White. Feb 2nd This morning the sun rose clear in a cloudless sky. A light frosty mist hangs over the landscape. The clear whiteness of snow is every where, covering up and hiding every shrub stone and deeply draped in [fields?]. This is the anniversary of my weding. �page_0047 92 day 34 years married it seems a thousand years ago. Wells, Wellie, Voltie & Mart gone to Lindas for wood and a barn frame, fence post &c and worked at the business all day. Grace done big washing and hung the clothes on the line. Wellie sent his sturgeon up on the sleigh and came up in the evening and took the pelts off. Welly & Wells are going to K tomorrow. Voltie and Grace intended going to the singing practice at W.G.W. but so late when they got through with their work, concluded to stay home. V went for mail. Weather looks very much like a storm. The bear could see his shadow this day. Saturday Feb 3rd 1894 A quiet morning sky, very much over cast with clouds threatning snow. Rose early ate breakfast by lamplight. Wellie came and Wells and Wellie gone to the city by the open roads. River roads are filled with snow. Mart and Voltie drove down to Wellies nets & captured 6 sturgeon. A very good haul indeed. Wells and his father came home at 8 PM found the roads badly drifted. George and Wallace Niles here in evening and after supper. V is �page_0048 Mart & The Niles boys went over to Wells to play cards stayed till eleven Oclock. Wellie drew this merchandise down on Mauds sled. Sunday 4 Feb 1894 Service held three times in church to day. Quarterly meeting, service conducted by Rev Barret, assisted by Rev White. Grace attended service three times and after evening service went home with Mary and William, the ministers going too. Ed Bates ate supper with us. Wells reading his news paper all day. I read Scotts poem Lord of the Isle, cold, Wind N Monday. A fine day but very cold wind N. Wellie, Voltie and Wells drew two logs for barn frame from Lindas, then Grace came down from Williams with Will & the Ministers. Then Voltie & Grace start for the villiage at 8 oclock, going to the ball. M at school. Maude at home. Dick Brown came to W Dixon’s from Gananoque Tuesday 6th Feb 1894. A fine day, Wind South. V & G came home early this morning in time for breakfast. Had a fine time at the Ball. They went to bed and slept till nearly three o’clock p.m. Wells drove to Millens Bay for kerosine found the roads difficult to travel. Will & Dick here grinding axes. Wellie here running net got none - gave him sweet milk and sour cream. A dance at Eben Joslins. George & Lill Niles, Maud & Mart went to school to day �page_0049 94 Feb 7th Wednesday 1894 A very fine day but the wind blowing from South. Ash Wednesday to day, Lent begins and so does fasting for 40 days. Maud & Mart goes to school. Maude started to walk But Voltie hitched up team and caught up with her before she got too the church. Walking very bad for children. V and Wells drew four logs from Linda’s this forenoon Thursday 8 A mild cloudy day, thawing ground, bare in a few spots. Rained some in the night. Wells went to Kingston with double team. Mart & Maude went to school. V drove to school house. Welly came up and took team and drew wood for himself then Wellie & Voltie went to Ed Rattray’s chopping bee. Mart came home at noon to do the chores. Maud after lingering along the road, walking coming from school with both feet wet. Buttons all torn from her apron and Mart had slaped her in the face in school time for making faces at him. Mart chewing tobaco and whistling desk �page_0050 95 Friday 9 Feb 1894 A cold morning, Wind N begins snowing at 10 AM, snowing thick & fast all day. V & Mart brough [sic] water for Grace to wash. Grace done big washing as usual but stormed so hard, could not hang them on the line so left them in the tub. V and W Jr drew wood for Wellie and then drew hay from the stock. Mart went to school. Grace & V were going to Niles to practice singing but as they were getting ready Walace [sic] and George came in with their coats covered with snow & said there would no one meet there to sing this evening so they staid home and Wallace went to Mr Woodmans for the mail while V & George played poker. Will came over awhile after dinner and Voltie and Will cleaned the organ �page_0051 96 Saturday 10 Feb 2894 Raining morning, Wind S. Blowing hard. Afternoon Snow & freezing. Will here in the morning prepared to go on the potato mission. But Snub Woodman went and left him because he did not drive the ice. Wells finished the lounge. Voltie reeled carpet rags. Grace sick all day, caught a cold yesterday. I moped [sic] floors and done all the Saturday work. Snow, soft ice covered with water. Voltie in the evening went on horse back to Mr Niles to buy tobaco of [sic] Wallace and came back at 1/2 past nine PM. Mart went for the mail this morning, a letter from Johny and one from Rachel. Sunday 11 Feb 1894 Wind West and cold cloudy but clearing up at 10 AM. sun shining out clear. Would like to go to Belle’s but cold and going very very slow. Frank Bamford skated over and brought Wells a letter from Clayton. WallaceNiles & Mart went over the river to Old Hides Boy for tobac. Dick Brown came over a while. Ed Bates here in evening �page_0052 97 Monday 12 Feb 1894 A very cold morning but Ed Bates and Will drove up the ice to Kingston. Ed gone out with a load of clothes bars to peddle. Will going to help him and then going on his own buisness [sic] It keeps growing colder and thickening up for a storm. At three oclock PM a terrible snow storm from the North with wind and cold, very cold. I dont think Ed Bateswill come home this night nor Mr J Niles and George Niles. They went up to Town this morning. Mart went to school and came home with a black eye. The school is bad as ever. Wells oiling harness in the kitchen. Wellie drew a load of wood. The Doctor over to see Sam and Lill Joslin. Tuesday 13th Feb 1894 A terrible storm of wind and snow from the North. None so bad for a number of years so Wells says and so very cold. The storm with snow howled all night drifts piled up everywhere. Dont know as Ed Bates came home or not. Dont know as J Niles & George �page_0053 98 came home or not. Dont think O’brien can go for the mail to day. Mart & V carried water to the horses and the cows out only long time enough to drink. Wells oiling harness in Kitchen and Mart & Voltie studying Arithmetic all day. No one here to day, milder towards evening, but freezing hard. Wednesday 14th Feb 1894 A beautiful fine day just cold enough to freeze a little. Wellington drove to Kingston. Wellie came up and brought the chair tidy. Welllie got two sturgeon from the nets & Wellie and Voltie are going to Kingston tomorrow with hay if it is a fine day. Wells Sr finished oiling the harness and Maud went out and got stuck in a snow bank. Voltie and Mart drew 4 loads of hay from the stack. Then Mart went down to help Wellie saw wood. Voltie went to the lecture 2/2 of 1/8 = 1/6 anent courtship & marriage delivered by Rev Mr White Methodist church �page_0054 99 Thursday 15 February 1894 A snowy day freezing North. Voltie & Mart studying Arithmetic all day. Mart in Reduction and V in complex fractions. Wells making sleigh box. I am mending shirts. Grace crocheting a spool bag and Maude does as she likes. The day and Evening passed away very pleasantly as usual. The storm prevented going to the city as W & V had intended. Friday 16 A fine clear cold day. Wind North. Voltie decorded the sleigh by his fathers request. Wellie came for the sled to draw wood & Charl helped Wellie get wood from the swale. After dinner, V & W JR and W Sr went over the river to the Island for wood. Wells going to Linda’s. Grace mending a dress for herself. I washed and ironed some things. Voltie came back and and [sic] then drove over in cutter, for his father. Wallace Niles came in evening and he and Mart intended to go over to Jens to play cards. �page_0055 100 but went to Burnhams instead. Dick came and brought our mail. A letter from Nellie Grey, one from Rairy Wand, one from George Kirkpatrick’s office. Saturday 17 A bright morning, boys gone to Kingston with hay. The wind blows as hard from east and blusters. I colorad Mauds dress and dried & ironed it and done baking. Grace cleaned upstairs and cleaned down stairs. Maud helped a little. V & Mart working out doors. Boys came home from city at seven, brought Will Allen & Will Dixon with them. Sunday 18 Rained all night but cleared away midday. Wind blowing hard from South. Ma, Voltie & Maud gone to Belles. Mart going to Niles. Pa & G at �page_0056 101 house alone. Wellie came up and Will Allen went down to Smiths with him. He says he has a lead on him as large as our cheese lot. This morning Wallace Miles came down for Arthur to go home with him. M stayed for dinner up there then he came home & W came with him and help do chores then the two went over to Will Dixons. Monday 19 Wind South West, a very pleasant day, the boys and Capt. drew wood from the Isle. Martin gone to school. Maud & Grace done house work and I cut carpet rags. W. Dixon here for violin & song book. Voltie & W gave gone to the fish nets. The beggars gone down the isl to night. �page_0057 102 Tuesday 20th quite a pleasant day. Wind blowing South, blustered some this morning. Wells Sr gone to Clayton N.Y. Wells Jr & Voltie are over at the Island. Martin at school. Maud & Grace alone to-day. Ma finished sewing our carpet rags: that was cut yesterday. W.G. Woodman & family went to Watertown to day. Charlie Woodman went for Dr yesterday for his father. They boys intended going to Kingston to-day with hay but wind blew to hard Wednesday 21st A very pleasant day. Wellie gone to Kingston with hay Will Dixon went with him. Martin gone to school. Voltie & Pa drawing hay and done other little odd work in the evening. Voltie drove G & M to Mrs Niles to spend the eve found G & Lill gone to Joslins �page_0058 108 Thursday 22nd A very stormy day. Wind South West, too stormy to draw hay to Kingston. A dance to-night at A. Persy’s. Charlie Woodman here. Martin gone to school. Voltie mended. Bobe to draw hay on cleared away towards night. Voltie & Grace went to the dance, had a fine time, got home at 3 Oclock in the morning, slept until 5 Friday 23rd A fine day, very cold. Wills Jr & Capt went to Kingston with hay. We had breakfast at 6 O’clock. The work all done up at 7. Martin stays at home from school. Grant went to bed after dinner awhile. Voltie was "snoozing", the assessor came, Will Fauset Sat 234 rd Another cold day. Wells Jr & Martin gone to the city. Capt. gone to Clayton. Grace & M and & Voltie at home alone. Grace did all house work. M is grunting around. �page_0059 104 with sore throat. Pa came home early from Clayton, his hands nearly frozen. Wells & Martin home from Kingston early (W, D came with them. I think the wind is South W. Grace baked beans Sunday 25 A very good day. Wind South. Sun shine out clear. Aunt R & Norman Petrie came here from Lafargeville. Norman stayed here for dinner. A.R. went to Wills for dinner, then came back here for a short while. After dinner George Morgan & Flora came and stay for tea, and spent the evening. No service to-day. Wells Jr out ice-boating. Ma in yet a Belle’s. �page_0060 105 26th Feb Monday 1894 A cold day, Wind North. I came home from Bells to day. Charlie drove over with Irene and I, arriving home at 3 p.m. stoping on his return at the school house for Margarette and Beatrice. Found Grace washing, nearly done with clothes line full of clothes. I washed all the socks & stockings. Wellie and Voltie gone to Gananoque to mill. The boys came home early. Mart at school. Evening visitors, George, Lill & Wallace. Tuesday 27 Feb 1894 Wind S.W., a very fine day. Wellie and Wells went to Kingston with hay. Wells went up with cutter to see Sine the horse doctor for the black mares eye which was cut on the neck yoke while loading hay at the barn, came home at 1/2 past 6 PM. This is the 6 load of hay up to date. Wells brought Grace & I each a print dress, 64 yds unbleachd cotton, two new blankets, and 8 yds cowhide, a pair of pants for himself. Will & Voltie hitched up old Jim and went to look for �page_0061 106 Wellie’s dog. They went to Millens bay but could get no trace of the dog. Evening time Frank Woodman brought down one of their horses and hitched up to V’s cutter and they went to River View to a donation held at the hotel for the Rev Stronger and came home at 12 Oclock midnight, traveling on ice fine. Wednesday 28 and last day in Feb 1894 A fine day. Wind S.W. Wellie gone again to the city with hogs. Wells working in the shop at something. A man from Gananoque called to sell a harness. Did not buy. Voltie went towards evening to Walls’s to cut E some wood, came up home and brought with him Hiram Davis & son and Derush. They had been to Clayton to the races, went down on an ice boat but no wind coming up so they pushed the boat as far as here and stoped here to supper. Left later and and [sic] walked home 7 miles. V went up by Niles to help Wellie across. The big clock hose up like a mountain. Mart at school �page_0062 107 March Thursday 1894 A fine clear day warm, snow melting, wind South. Wells and Voltie drew a big log from (maple) Lindas then went to Clayton to the races. Wellie & Mart drew hay from the old barn. Will mowed away one load of hay then Will and Wellie hitched up before the other cutter and drove to William G Woodmans for his dog which was at their door tuesday morning. But Voltie had advertised in the Clayton paper to day. I sick most all day with indigestion. Eugene Dixon here to stay all night. Tis the first time he has been here for years. Mart stayed home. Norman Petrie lost his suit with Jess Reid. Wellie caught a sturgeon 2nd March 1894 Wind South but very still, air warm like a spring morning, cloudy with a sprinkling of rain, snow soft & fast disapearing. Wellie cant draw hay. I think this rain will cause a general breaking up of good sleighing and cold weather Did not rain much but warm and cloudy. Twould have been a good �page_0063 108 day to draw hay after all. Frank Woodman, Voltie & Uncle Samy gone to the Clayton races again to day. Samy furnishing the horse and V furnishing the cutter, robes and whip. I am trying to churn a little butter. Grace sewing on her calico dress. Maude & Irene making a noise. Eugene Dixon gone to Wills to dinner. Mart gone to school. Eugene came back and waiting till evening for Voltie & Grace to go to W.G. Woodman’s to an oyster party given by the "chosen friends". Stayed all night till 5 Oclock in the morning. 3rd March & Saturday 1894 A beautiful day. Wind S, very calm and warm. Snow fast disapearing. Mart & Voltie making a small table for me. Grace feels rather dissapated after last nights debauch though she slept till 9 AM. I did not call her up. Wellie intended going to K with hay but the roads are all slush and Wellie so sick. �page_0064 109 with a cold. Milly came down to get Mart to go to Mr Samy’s to help Sam do the chores for Frank is not very well though he is not very ailing. I think he is only sleepy after eating so many oysters last night which Frank and [blank] ate a milk pan full. Wellie came up after dinner and I doctored him with Fowlers extract of Wild Strabery [sic]. Charley W gone to Glenburnie for his wife. Mart stays all night at Woodmans. Sunday 4 March A warm cloudless sky light, Wind S. The heavy snow banks dissolving and setting away. 5 ice boats out here on the ice. Wellies, Charley Kendalls, Livingstons, Niles and the Davis boat. Wellie, Voltie and Grace out riding on Kendalls ice boat. Mart came home at 11 A.M. and has gone to church. M didn’t like it at Woodmans—had to clean all the stables after 30 cows and 9 horses—said the stables looked as if they had not been shoveled out in three weeks. Capt Allen & wife and Winnie Smith have come down from Kingston and gone to Smiths and I sit here in the warm sunlight by the south window. �page_0065 110 of the dining room and almost go asleep all alone. Grace, Maud and Irene in the little room cracking [?] into. Wellie gone home. Wells sr an [sic] Voltie out to the barn. Mart at church and I lazily sit looking out the window watching. Dick Brown coming over the ice till he arrives near shore and is confronted by a huge crack of bilged ice which is shoved up 10 or 12 feet high and I go to the door and tell him where to come ashore. Will here and says someone has killed his dog joe. Will found him along side the road just below our barn but, in all probability Sams & J Niles dogs killed Joe dog. Well the day past and a peaceful Sabath evening is closing with a beautiful warm sunset. Monday 5 March 1894 A cloudy damp morning wind South, raining a little. No going to Kingston this day. Mart at school through the mud. Wells finished my table he has been making which is very nice and I am pleased with it. Grace made Maude a night �page_0066 111 dress. Welly brought me a piece of sturgeon and I gave him pork. Will here and I gave him a piece of the fish Welly brought me and W Jr and V gave Will some potatoes. I patched Wells Sr’s pants and sewed on my log cabin quilt. Mart at J Niles this evening. Frank Woodman here this evening. Mart came at 11 Oclock PM He and Wall N walked through the mud to Henessey’s to play cards . I’ll make no comments thereon. Tuesday 6 March 1894 Time marches on and never stops. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, centuries roll on for ever roll on into eternity. Life and all creation is a profound mistery [sic], only death can lift the winter soil. a fine very warm day wind South. Ground nearly bare. Smith’s ice house. Ed Bates & Welly filling the ice house for Uncle Smith. Grace done a big washing. I brought and set in my new table Wells made and find it just the thing. Another dog fight between here & Sam’s, Niles big brute and Sams two dogs and another little dog. Niles dog shaking the life out of the little one. �page_0067 112 Spaff Joy is making maple sugar. Wellie came up and brought Graces clothes bars Ed Bates had made. A lecture from Rev White this evening at the church up courtship and marriage. Voltie, Grace & Mart went. Ed B came and went too but soon returned for no lecturer was there though there were many that came out through the mud. Wednesday 7th March 1894 Day by day the fields grow more bare and mudy. Last night the wind blew a gale from the S and the rain fell in torrents. The weather appeared a little colder this morning but proved to be only a hope that it might be colder. Wellie, Mart and Voltie getting out ice and filling the ice house. I am not very well. Grace is ironing. Wellie went to Mr Niles to buy a few apples and Mr Niles gave him a bag full. Wellie gave me some, cloudy weather. I go asleep while writing this diary. Ebe Joslin got in ice all over out in the channel while from the Island home. �page_0068 113 Thursday 8 March 1894 11 Oclock PM and later Voltie at the barn so Mart says. I have just been up stairs to ask him if he knows where Volty is. The Niles children here and Frank Woodman this evening. Mart, George, Well and Frank played cards in kitchen. Voltie and the girls in the parlor with Maude and Irene too. A very fine warm day, snow nearly gone, ice very poor. Mart went to the Bay for tobaco. Will went too for oil. Laura Smith sick abed. Eveline there all day. Wellie at home taking care of the children. Grace went down and stayed awhile this afternoon and going again tomorrow. Wells and Voltie & Wellie hewed timber for the new barn. John Nesbit got in the ice. 12 past eleven. Voltie says there is a new calf at the barn, the first one. no going anywhere unless absolute a nessesity [sic] compels, the roads and ice almost impassable. Eddy Bates went across to his summers work at Pritmans afraid there would soon be no crossing or would not have gone so soon. �page_0069 114 Friday 9 March 1894 Another quiet still warm day, cloudy & hazzy [sic]. Wells, Welly, Will and Voltie and Mart are tearing of [sic] the old shingles from the roof. The ground around the house covered with falling shingles and now they are nailing on the new ones. Grace gone to Bills to help. Laura, Eveline and Muriel & Robert there too. Then Lill Niles came and brought me a dozzen [sic] of new laid eggs and some apples & some wool pieces for my log cabin quilt with which I am very much pleased and away she goes to Laura’s too. Well I am sure now Laura will get well with so much help. This morning George Niles walked with Sadie across the river, says the ice is very poor and with difficulty picked their way across. Wells says this weather knocks him entirely out. Well Grace and Lill came just at dark. So Voltie goes home with Lill and stays till 10 O’clock PM. V says Morgans young folks were there ie George, Mabel and Kemp. The fire dead in the coal stove. Wells is trying to arouse to life, shook the very life out of �page_0070 115 Saturday 10 March 1894 A beautiful day warm as June or May. The ice to poor for a footman to walk on. Grace not very well went to bed awhile. I am so lame I can scarcely walk around the house. Wellie, Voltie, Wells & Mart shingling the north side of the house. Will is tapping Sam’s sugar bush. Charley here to borrow pans for sap and brought me some sour kraut. Lill Niles stoped here on her way to uncle Smiths. Gave Wellie his mail & —. Wind blowing at nine O’clock and rising. Sunday 11 March 1894 All night the wind blowing, strong from the south and still blowing fiercely, cloudy and sprinkling rain at 9 Oclock AM. at the time I am writing. The ice looks queer and spoted [sic], channel ice driven together and slowly breaking up, gulls are flying in from the Lake, barometer falling. Grace not very well, gone to bed. Voltie lying down on lounge. Wells and Mart reading. Maud & June playing and making a noise. After dinner clears up sun brightly shining. �page_0071 116 blowing some channel open ice floating. Wallace Niles came down for Mart to go to Sam’s barn to play tag with Frank. Grace yet abed. Voltie reading Harpers Magazine. A little colder at evening time. Voltie gone to Wells to see the family and so ends another Sabath day. I read Talmages last sermon and scottish legends. Wells made a fire in the coal stove. Monday 12 March a bright clear morning, West wind, cool not cold, ground bare of snow, river channel open, ice clear from oposite [sic] shore, spring birds singing. Will going out to day canvassing for apple trees and other shrubery. Our men folks again shingling the roof. North side. at 10 Oclock. Robert Percey came across the ice and river in a boat; came for Wells something again about the Lidy place more trouble I supose [sic]. Wells going to Watertown. We’ll see, shall not trouble myself about it either way. I’m through and done worrying about the Bamfords business talent capabiilties �page_0072 117 in the eve. A warm lovely night like May. I never before saw anything like it in March. The young moon shining brightly. Laura Smith went to Mr Niles to get Wallace to help do the chores for White has hoisted the piratical flag and gone home. Laura called at our veranda and talked awhile, said she must hurry for she had left Bill alone. Wells and R Percy crossed the open river in a boat from Burnhams this morning March 12 1894 Monday Tuesday 13 day of March 1894 Prudence Joy very sick. A warm cloudy day, wind N veering around to South at three Oclock PM, commenced raining. Volty and Mart drew hay on waggon, drew four loads from the old barn. Wellie came up for milk and went to Sam’s to post a letter. Will stoped here on his way to J Niles. War declared all ground between Will & Smith and White, the breach is widening and the feud progressing. Wells not home yet. La ra ra ra boom de aye Our old man has gone away You bet your boots he’s gone to stay. �page_0073 118 Wednesday 14 March 1894 Cleared up in the night, milk can & tub full of water, froze. A little ice clear from this shore, our water hole gone and not likely to come back again this year. After breakfast Mart went for the mail. Grace received a letter from Washington N.Y. Edmonds. Wells came about 10 A.M. Reports all right. made Eb & Hel in a visit and last night stayed with Mr & Mrs James Gloyd. Wellie and Voltie hewing timber. Wells fixing the milk wagon. Mart choring around and smoking his pipe about six times a day and has now gone to Wills to look for chewing tobaco. Grace too has gone to Wills or started to go this evening. Another calf at the barn which makes three this spring. Every thing most used up, pork, butter, groceries, all gone, never will starve though. Our hens broke loose to day, two eggs in the hen coop. Wind West & freezing �page_0074 119 Thursday 15 March Froze hard last night, very still, no wind, freezing a little all day. Prudence Joy buried to day. Wells, Grace and Mart went to the funeral. Will stoped [sic] here on his way to Niles to buy potatoes, bought 3 bushels. Voltie and Wellie hewed timber after dinner. I finished the blocks for the log cabin. Evening cloudy and cold. Friday 16th March 1894 A cloudy cool morning clears up bright PM. Wells ought to have gone to Marysville for groceries but put off till tomorrow. He is going up on the milk waggon in the morning. Voltie went down to Wellies to hew but didn’t hew much. Voltie came for milk said E had this morning been buying two lbs butter from Shira B. Voltie and Mart drawing stone all PM. Grace finish sewing blocks on the log cabin. I bake beans. �page_0075 120 Saturday 17 March 1894 A soft quiet warm day, wind S. Wells and Will gone to Kingston for groceries, went up on milk waggon. Grace got Saturdays work done this A.M. and after dinner Grace and Irene walked down to Eveline’s and Maud went up to see Shell Niles, Frances Joy there visiting since early this morning. Voltie and Mart helping Wellie draw wood from Breakey’s. Devero let Wellie have all the wood there is left from the quarry for a $1,00. A very good bargain for Wells Jr. I am alone nearly all the PM. Maud came at 4 Oclock. Voltie came home in time to do the chores. Grace & Irene came soon after. Then Voltie and Mart went over to Wills awhile when they came back they found another new calf at the barn. �page_0076 121 Sunday 17 March 1894 A shower this morning from the SW with thunder, cleared up about nine AM, sun came out bright and clear. Charley, Belle & the children came at 1/2 past nine AM and stayed till 4 PM. Irene went home with them, the little one has been here three weeks contented as if she had always lived here. Monday 19 A fine day. Mart plowing on the lower place. Wells fixing the farm waggon. Voltie doing every chore. I washed carpet rags and washed Volties frock and overalls and in the evening patched and darned. Will came over in the evening & brought his violin & Will & Voltie played in concert with violin an organ. Toward evening the Pierpont went down by here and blew us a salute. �page_0077 122 Tuesday 20 March 1894 A very fine day. Wind North, last night froze hard enough to make good sap weather. Arose at three O’clock and get breakfast so Wells & Wells can go to Kingston. Had to send Mart for Wellie and then Wellie went to Kingston without his breakfast, arrived at the ferry to late for the Pierpoint, so five individuals hire an ice boat and cross to Town and back again. Grace done a two weeks washing, lines full and fluttering in the wind. Devolson gone to J Niles for a calf going to exchange for a hide. Mart plowing. Jane Niles visiting at Will Dixon’s, Charley Dixon here twice once to borrow a saw and again to borrow a loaf of bread. After chores are all done, Mart goes for the saw and Jen sends home the loaf of Bread which I had much rather she had kept. Wells & Wells Jr got home at 8 PM. Voltie went for the mail, a letter from Watson and one from Laura Joslin. Grace went with the Niles to practice �page_0078 123 singing at W.G. Woodmans for the funeral tomorrow & came home at half past 12 midnight. Wednesday 21st March 1894 A cloudy lousy day, raining hard at 10 AM. This is the day the 5 bodies are brought from the vault from Marysville and burried in our buring [sic] place. A sad solemn sight, 5 graves dug at once for our neighbors children. Gorge Michea, Clara Woodman, little Georgie Gillespie, Mary Ann Watkins & little Laurence Henry, Rev Mr White preached a very impressive sermon. Wells couldn’t find his shoe thread this morning and so got mad & swore and riped [sic] and tore and made a regular ass of himself as usual. Oh the low depisable contemptable low mean coarseness of a dirty temper. It is insulting and abusive. �page_0079 124 Thursday 22nd March 1894 Froze some last night. Voltie drawing plowing. Mart & Wells Jr drawing stone. Wells Sr tinkering at an old waggon. Maude piecing a quilt. Grace ironing. I am general doer of everything. Cloudy, wind North not cold. Dalia Kenny very sick. Dr Buchanan doctoring her Smiths folks alone and not a boy to help them. Laura doing all the work in doors and out. Weather cold enough to snow. Think it will snow before long. Tis evening now dark night. Friday 23 Quite cold rather cloudy. Wind North. Boys working with two teams down by Wellies plowing and drawing stone. Mart & Volty did not come up till nearly dark just in time to do the chores. I commenced to fix Wells clothes and get things ready to go away. Wells went over the river and said Horace B is going Monday. Wells went to Gloyds for a stick for a waggon reach. �page_0080 125 Grace scrubed the stairs and scoured the Boy’s room clean. Wells working away out in the shop. In the eve Grace & Martin went for the mail. A letter for Wells from Capt Fitsmons saying Wells must go to Detroit next Wednesday. Grace rec’d a letter from Miss Strachan saying, Yes—she would give her music lessons. I piece for a quilt got 20 blocks finnished [sic]. Saturday 24th March 1894 A cool cloudy day, wind South some ice still floating in the river. Wells gone again over the river to see about the Lindy place. Voltie & Mart are plowing down by Wellies. I make beds, sweep and churn, not a speck of snow anywhere. Grace moping floors and helped get dinner. Wells came towards eve came over with Rattray’s and Wellington Burnham. I dont think he had very good success about his business—seems very quiet and subdued about something. Evening sets in cold and cloudy. �page_0081 126 Sunday 25th March 1894 Easter Sunday a rather cold gray cloudy day. Wind NW. Ground frozen so cold the Rev would not come from Marysville to preach. A quiet day no one here except Welly. We had fried eggs for breakfast 12 & gave Wells Jr 10 all I had with milk, butter & dutch cheese. Wells not very cheerful. Grace gone to J.P. to Easter. I read Talmage and home at 8 PM. An invitation for G & V, at W.G.W.’s’s Tuesday evening, a sugar party. Monday 26 March A cold frozen morning. Wells arose at "five O’clock in the morning" built a fire and took the oars which he had borrowed from J.N. last night and went to W Jr’s for the skiff and went over the river again this morning going to Clayton again to see LLD Morse about the Lidy place again. I think he will �page_0082 129 be home before night if he comes to day for the wind blows and the air is freezing cold. Frost on the North window. Wells came in time for his supper. Says the Lidy buisness [sic] is all right and he has to leave home tomorrow morning for Chicago. Will and Charley here in the evening. Charley came over this afternoon and brought some Syrup, he said "For uncle Wells". Which is a treat for us all. Tuesday 27 March 1894 Wells built a fire at 1/2 past 3 O’clock. Welly came and they got started at 5 Oclock AM for Kingston. Wells anxious to get the 8 Oclock boat. A clear bright frozen morning, very quiet. Wells gave me a hundred dollars towards building the new barn. I took a nap in afternoon near party at WG Woodman’s. Grace & V go with Frank Woodman and WP. Jim Morgan here. �page_0083 130 Wednesday 28 March 1894 A cold day, wind N, snow falling furiously for a while, ground white then sun comes out again and before night there is no snow. I called V and G.D.B. up in time for breakfast. They came home at 3 AM—came near staying all night. Welly here, I gave him $20.00 to get lumber & grass seed &c. Voltie working on a jumper. Mart drawing the banking from the house. Evening visitors Will Dixon, Jim Morgan & Frank Woodman. John Morgan went to uncle Smiths. Thursday 29 March 1894 This morning the ground covered with snow about 4 inches deep. The Pierpont made her first trip to our wharf arriving last night and lying there till this morning. Welly and Will Dixon, Laura Smith went up. Laura carried 50 lbs of butter to market. John Morgan stayed with uncle Smith all day. Laura brought home with her a boy from the orphans home. �page_0084 131 Friday 30th March 1894 Snow all gone again. Wind S.W. blowing half a gale and chilly. Volty went to Mr Rattrays to borrow a seeder, to sow grass seed. Dellia no better, very little hopes of her recovery. Voltie sowing grass seed. Mart drawing manure from house banking. Grace done a big washing. I done cooking and churned the butter. Maud studying her lessons. Wellie working on Niles’ boat. Grace went to the Post ofice. A letter from Johny which is welcome indeed. John has moved on a farm and I am so very glad. Evening visitors John Morgan, George Morgan, Mr Kemp and Will Dixon. John Morgan stays all night and ate breakfast with us. Bill Smith does not like the boy Laura brought from the city. Saturday 31st March 1894 The last day of the month and the last day of the week. A windy day South wind, looking like a storm, rather warm. Wellie & Mart drawing manure. �page_0085 132 Voltie working at the pumper. Sam & Frank and M drove here for our boys to go to the Snow place to doctor a cow, came for them just as dinner was ready and away they drove without coming in the house & gone over an hour. Grace & Mart discovered one of our cows stretched out on the ground and thought the cow was sick too, and away went Mart full run to the Snow farm for Wellie & Voltie and back they came again in great haste, gave the old cow a kick and up she got well enough, having only lain down to rest and came in to their dinner like hungry bears. No one here this evening but they all went to church to hear Rev Mr White lecture on ghosts. Wellie, Voltie, Martin and Maud and I am alone all evening reading. A dark rainy night and the church filled. �page_0086 133 Sunday April 1st 1894 A half sunshine half cloudy day. Wind blowing strongly from the West. Grace and Mart go to 1/2 10 O’clock service. Lill Niles came home from church with Grace and stayed to dinner and the afternoon. Will here towards evening. R came home after dark. Danforth Dixon brought Mother & R as far as Sid Percey’s on Friday. Moth at Davis’ yd. Monday 2nd April. A kind of a half pleasant day, frost on the pantry window, Grace piecing on a quilt. boys plowing. Wind North, cold. Grace & Maud goes to Wills to see their Grandmother & to get sugar. I wrote to Johny. Tuesday 3rd April 1894 Wellie and Voltie plowing on the Grange down by the corner. in AM hewed timber, had dinner at Willie cooked a rooster. No visitors this evening and we all go to bed early. Grace & Maud go for the mail, get letter from Welie and one from Allen Lafleur. No rain. �page_0087 134 �page_0088 134 �page_0089 136 Wednesday 4 Wind South blowing a half gale. Buchanan came over all right, gone to Mr Rattray’s. Rained this fore noon. After noon the boys plow on the grange. Will & Charley here grinding their axe. I priced a new block from the Hearth & home, churned and made 8 prints for market and have got to write Wills a letter. no rain Thursday 5 April 1894 Arose at 8 Oclock and got Grace started for Kingston market again only eight lbs butter. Voltie & Mart plowing away down on the flat towards breakeys. I sounded the dinner horn long an long. Mart and V drew a load of hay at noon. Grace goes for her first music lesson this spring. Grace sold the butter for 23 cts per lb no rain �page_0090 137 Minnie Friday 6th April 1894 A cloudy chilly day but very quiet. Voltie went to L Phillips for grass seed, came back just after dinner. Jack Niles brought me some fish. Dora Gillespie here for mission money. Walter Horn here peddling pattent medicine. Rachel came over for milk and stayed till 10 Oclock PM & strung out a mess of Petrie yarns 50 miles long. P. GN. & CW went to Millens Bay for ile. A practising lesson in singing at JN’s at which GDB & JDB attend a wanted meeting held at the church this evening which Wellie & Martin attend. A letter from Watson informing us of Harry’s intended. Visit GR Dear no rain Saturday 7th A fine day sun clear. V & M plowing W Jr ditching. Maud making an afternoon visit at JN. Wills D. folks boiling down sap. Grace done Saturday’s cleaning. V carried the bees out the cellar, one dead hive consequently we have a little honey for supper no rain �page_0091 138 Sunday 8th April 1894 A mild quiet day. Mart gone to church no rain Monday 9 April and Graces birth day A mild day sun shining. Wind blowing some from the South. Grace washing clothes, lines full. Rachel goes home about three O’clock. I lent her Ishmael Vol 1. Boys finished plowing away over on the flat by Breakey’s. A fine day to dry clothes no rain �page_0092 139 10 of April 1894 Tuesday. A cloudy day Wind S.W. Our boys plowing over on the grange down by Wellies (ie Mart plowing). Wellie, Voltie & Will Dixon digging post holes on the grange along the road & finished them all to day. Grace scrubed the kitchen and we moved. Letters from Wells & J.K. Rachel rec’d a letter from Norman. Grace ironed all the clothes. no rain Wednesday 11 April 1894 A cloudy day & disagreeably cold. Wind North blowing a gale. Voltie cultivating ground just behind the hog pen for wheat. Voltie & Martin. I churned and darned a sock & helped get dinner. Rachel here to borrow $6 dollars. George Gillespie here with a subserititional [sic] for a vault & tore his trowsers leg most off dodging through the wire fence. no rain �page_0093 140 Thursday 12 April Wind North. A cold disagreeable weather. Boys sowing oats 10 bushels. Wind blowing a gale from the North. Grace gone to Kingston with 7 lbs butter. I lent R 5 dollars of Wells money. Grace paid Ockley some money and got groceries there and paid for them. Voltie borrowed Mr Rattrays seeder to sow grass seed. Mart and Voltie working in field. Mart cultivating, Wellie sowing oats, Voltie pulverizing. Grace stoped at Bells. Mr Watson sent Maud a pair of boots. Wellie drove to the dock at evening with truck waggon. Nellie sent me a letter and returned my books, Irvine’s Sketch book & Hadey of Wassail. R came over and stayed all night, came late. Said Sam’s dog attacked her. no rain or snow �page_0094 141 Friday 13 April 1894 A clear day. Wind North blowing hard. Rachel went after breakfast home. Our boys are working down by Wells Jr, dinner is ready since 12 meridian and now half past the hour and no sign of them yet and I expect the dinner will be stale and cold before they get here, that is if they come at all. Well they are here. I scolded said they could come no sooner, came late for supper, got another field sowed oats. Another letter from Wells says he may come home soon but I hope not. Rachel came over to stay all night &c. A letter from Ockley no rain Saturday 14 April 1894. A clear fine day. Wind North, no rain for many days. Rachel here and cleaned the kitchen floor. Our boys working in field. About 4 Oclock Charley drove in here bringing home Grace, Belle & �page_0095 142 all their children. Charley drove back leaving Bell & the little ones here, going to stay all night. I glad to see them. R goes home to get her clothes to go with this family to the lecture. Grace goes home with R and finds aunt Dana there. So R comes back with G for milk & buttermilk, says cant go to the temperance lecture for visit. A beautiful evening and they start for the church, Voltie, Belle, Grace and Mart. I stay with the youngones and care for them. They came at 10 Oclock. We had a time or two with young Charles Victor crying for mamma Belle. Well H Watson meant to come home with Grace from Kingston on Thursday again commencing rather early through spring to sponge boraid [sic] and lodging again. But he did not come. [Belle|Bell]] & I sit up and visited till late no rain �page_0096 143 Sunday 15 April A bright morning warm and fine. Wind S. Glad to find Belle here this morning, after breakfast dishes all washed, our visitors began to come in. Well I cooked dinner for Mandy Watson Irene Bamford Devolson Bamford Grace Bamford Wells Bamford Eveline Bamford Muriel Bamford Robert Bamford Rachel Bamford Dordana Smith Charles Halliday Isabella Halliday Margarette Halliday Beatrice Halliday June Halliday Victor Halliday Martin Rennolds George Morgan Andie Mitchel & Will Dixon here but the did not stay to dinner no rain �page_0097 144 16th April 1894 Wind South. A fine day. Grace washed all the clothes. Dane stayed till after dinner and then I went over to Wills with her. This is the first time I have seen mother since last Nov, found her in good health. Jen, Rachel & Grandmother gave to plant. Voltie been grafting all day for Wellie till 4 Oclock then came and set some pear grafts for Will. Then set Dane on the river. Wellie & Mart plowing down by Wellies. I stayed to supper and Maude came to go home with me. A fine moon light evening. R. C. F. & E came with us as far as the bars no rain I have heard gossiping and scandal enough for the last few day. �page_0098 185 17 Tuesday A pleasant day. Wind North. Voltie plowing here by the house. Mart helping him. Wellie plowing near home. After noon Wellie went to Jim McKays stone bee. Rachel here for scions to graft their trees. Voltie cut some then went home with her to show Will how to graft. Then came back and plowed by the raspberries. The grass beginning to grow a little. The buds are swelling on the trees. Maude this morning went to School to Miss Emma McDonald. Wednesday 18 April 1894 A clear warm bright day nearly cloudless. Scarcely a breath of wind North. River like a mirror. No rain since the 13th of March excepting a little rain the morning of the 21st March. Dust flying in the roads after the waggons when they come home to dinner. Wellie eats dinner at home plowing down there and so is Mart. Voltie cleans up peas to sow. R came and brought 9 duck eggs that �page_0099 146 Grandmother had got over to J Dixons. Grace set them under a hen all night. I do not believe they will ever hatch for they were brought 14 miles in a buggy. Wills sent the pans home. Thursday 19 April 1894 looks very much like rain. Grace gone to K with only 8 lbs of butter for which she get 28 cts and sold to the same woman. Rummy quite hard. Voltie & Mart caught in the rain and hurried home as fast as they could come, clean up again and after dinner they went to drawing manure. Mart drove to dock for Grace. �page_0100 155 Friday 27 A fine day. Grace took up the parlor carpet and the boys whiped it well. Grace commenced the parlor and put the bordering on. Saturday 28 A very quiet warm morning, cloudy. Arose at 4 O’clock AM that Volty cant get to Marysville to board the first ferry for Kingston. Wellie & Mart drawing manure below. Commenced raining at noon and at 4 O’clock the rain came pouring down filling our can and tub in a few minutes. Voltie came at 5 with wet feet having stoped at WG Woodmans since two PM. Voltie bought a bale of pike nets. Well after supper, CW came and V went with him across to Riverview for xxxx and didnt get back till 10 Oclock through the thick fog. �page_0101 156 Sunday 29 A fine quiet day. South W. Wellie came up and helped do the chores after breakfast. Martin and George Niles rowed across the river for Wallace then Grace and Mart went to church at 1/2 past 10 service. Then Grace goes home with Willie then they drive to the foot. Voltie gone to bed and Maud. I alone most all day till about four O’clock when Shelly came and went up to the cedars for flowers. Then Wellie, Eveline, Muriel and Wall came up in boat. Then Rachel came up over and E & W and the children went home, and R coaxed Grace to go to Mr Niles to buy butter and Maud went and stayed till 10 O’clock evening. Mart there too. Maud goes to Horn’s courting. Monday 30 April 1894 A clear fine day. A light South Wind. The pasture and meadow are green, grain coming, trees buding [sic], birds singing & building nests. The dandelions are most large enough for as greens. Voltie building wire fence. Mart drawing manure. Wellie planting potatoes. Grace washing. We sent the milk to the factory 99 lbs. W & V & M ate dinner at Wellie’s. I expected them home and Grace rang the dinner horn long and loud. They ate dinner at Wellie’s. Sams boys speeding their �page_0102 157 I sowed lettuce seed and made another bed for beets weight of milk 99 lbs 14 May 1894 Tuesday A fair day Grace finished the parlor to day. I sowed beet seed and made flower bed. 100 lbs milk only no more cows calved this morning Thursday 3rd Jan 1895 Wind South cloudy, rather mild, cloudy Wellie drew straw from here to thatch, his calf stable. I rode over to Wills on the load of straw and staid all day, patched Charlie Dixon’s coat. Hannok Joslin’s burried [sic] to day from the vault. Electioneers running around. Butchered the beef to day. Charly Easton and Will D helped him. Grace and Mart gone to J Niles to make an evenng visit. Voltie came home to day this evening. continued on page 70 �page_0103 158 Wednesday 3rd 2nd May A warm day Wind South. Weighed our carpet rags over thirty lbs. Grace ironed the clothes, boys drawing manure and building fence, only lbs milk this morning, made out 6 butter prints for market. Gave Wellie 5 dollars to buy seed potatoes. Will came home this afternoon with prize potatoes and fruit trees. Frank Woodman and George Niles here this evening. Volty putting led [sic] and corks on fish net Thursday 13rd May 1894 A beautiful day, very warm and calm. A breath of south wind. Voltie drove to the dock with Grace & a grist for the hogs, Grace carried Belle some Kalsomine. Voltie and Mart building pasture fence down by the Wellington’s. Cows in this pasture breaking out all the time. Voltie finished one pike net. Wellie, Will & R gone to Kingston. Came home late. Voltie milked the cows alone. Nellie sent me a Book entitled "After Two Years" by Charles Kingsley �page_0104 159 Friday 7th Cloudy morning, Wind South. Raining quite hard, clears up toward eve with fog. A steamer vessel whistiling [sic] in the fog. Will here and helped Voltie set a fish net. Grace kalsomined the bodour. Saturday 5 May 1894 A very fine clear day after the rain, cool and clear, every field green and sparkling with dew. Grace moped [sic] dinning room and kitchen and pantry, the boys finish building pasture fence by Burnhams. After dinner, Maude and I go over to Wills and stay till dark and R and the children came home as far as the bars lane. Found Mrs N and Tilly here. They went home just in time to escape the rain which came grandly with heavy thunder and lightning. commenced base [illegible] A Sams �page_0105 160 Sunday 6 May 1894 A fine warm morning. Wind followed by heavy Thunder & lightning showers. Mart went to church a great attendance but no preaching His Rev was absent. George Niles made us two visits. Will and Charles made me an evening visit. Singing sacred music is the order of the evening Monday 7 May 1894 A clear morning after a night of Thunder lightning, rain and wind. The wind S W blowing half a gale all day, chilly towards eve. Grace papered small parlor. Volty drove the cows to the lower pasture and finished the pasture fence and drew rails for a calf pasture �page_0106 167 Wellie and Mart draw manure. 136 lbs milk this morning. V called on Mr Niles family Mrs Niles cleaning house to day and washing this evening Tuesday May 8th 1894 A cool breezy morning Wind S W clear. Volty and Martin go to the lower pasture to milk 126 lbs milk this morning. wind goes down at evening so Mart & V run net and line 18 pike and came in and had to do their chores after dark �page_0107 162 Wednesday May 1894 A very cool day indeed a common wind blowing from the west. boys planting potatoes in fore noon, afternoon they shingle for Sammy a bee. 186 lbs milk this morning Voltie took 18 fish from his net pike, and 3 sturgeon from the two, one weighing 44 lbs dressed Thursday 10 A most beautiful day, a white frost last night. The grass bright green and covered with frost due dew. Voltie took 15 pike from net this morning. Voltie drove to dock this morning, sold calf hides to buy fish cord for sturgeon. Mart has not used any tobaco in 3 weeks 2 + 2 lbs milk. Voltie intends going with George N to Cape with fish tomorrow. After dinner Maude and I walk to Wills for a little visit R came back with us & borrowed Kerosine oil. In the night wind rising before morning blowing a gale and raining �page_0108 163 Friday 11 May 1894 Raining and blowing a half gale this morning, Wind South. Called Voltie at 4 Oclock AM but he would’nt get up. He and Mart got up at 5 and went down to Wellie’s to milk the cows through rain and wind. Clears up at 9 Oclock but wind blows all day. 2 12 lbs milk this morning. Old Mrs Mongomery very sick do not expected to live Grace making Maude a dress pink print Saturday 12 May 1894 �page_0109 164 Sunday 13 May 1894 Monday 14 May 1894 �page_0110 165 Tuesday May 15 1894 Wednesday 16 May 1894 �page_0111 166 Thursday 17 May 1894 Friday 18 May 1894 A very rainy morning. Got out of bed at 12 midnight to set the tub for rain water for it has been thundering and lightening for a long time. Mother here reading a novel. Grace after washing the breakfast dishes is practicing her music lesson. Mart reading Ishmael or Out of the depths. Voltie gone to the foot to run fish nets. The weather mild and warm with rain a dull quiet day Maud sowing carpet rags hit or miss. Will here in evening playing and fiddling and singing ic that is Voltie and Will. No letter from Wells �page_0112 167 Saturday 19 May 1894 Sunday 20 May 1894 Wind east blowing half a gale, air warm. Mart played and ate breakfast With Wellie. clouds are black and angry with wind all around, barometer changing, grass beautifuly [sic] green, trees & fruit trees in leaf and blossom. A great promise of fruit this year Maud gone to Mr Niles to go with Shell to Sabbath school. Grace down to Welly’s. Grandmother reading. �page_0113 166 Monday 21 May 1894 Wind North a very pleasant day. Voltie and Will went to the nets and then Voltie went to the cape with fish. Eveline and the children here. Eveline made Mart a shirt. Voltie bought himself a shirt, a pair of tan shoes and Grace a pair of tan low shoes and Wellie a pair of over shoes. Grand mother walked home. Mart cultivated the corn ground. Tuesday 22 May 1894 Cool with wind North in the morning changing South light with some rain. Grace washed Wellie planted corn and so did Mart .Voltie J marked out the corn land and then Voltie and Will went to the nets, then they all played base ball at Mr Woodmans. Wellie and Mart went home to supper and to milk the cows. VoltieWill and Mart go spearing fish in the evening. Grace white washed the chamber bedroom, and cleaned the floors and doors & window. Maude went to school. Grace and Maude gone for the mail. I churned and made bread, dinner &c. |No letter from Wells yet got �page_0114 167 Wednesday 23rd May 1894 A very fine warm day Wind S. We looked for John to day but he did not come. Voltie planted corn and fitted the ground by the house for planting. Washed a quilt & mended V a pair of trousers loons. Grace cleaned floors and helped d house work. Thursday 24th May 1894 A warm still day cloudy and showery. Mart & Grace gone to K to selebrate [sic] Queen Victoria’s birth day 75 years old to day. Wellie drove to the dock this morning. Voltie brought his fish nets up from the foot. Found our gobbler dead this morning. He was here gobbling at the door last night all right. Tired Joy came up with V and got a little seed corn. Voltie went to dock at half past 9 pm for G and M. He brought a waggon load of humanity from the dock including Ben Dodge, Laura Smith, Frank Woodman and Geo Niles. Got home at 12 midnight Dodge went over the river. �page_0115 168 Friday 25 May Wellie & Voltie building wire fence. Grace making my basque. I sewed carpet rags. Maud got a sty on her eye. A letter from Watson and one from Wells sr. too Cold to work in garden. Wind North blowing a gale and cloudy Saturday 26 A fine day wind North and light. Boys building fence. Mart is planting and making garden every thing growing finelly [sic]. fish & custard pie for dinner �page_0116 169 Sunday 27 May 1894 Monday 28 May 1894 Wind West blowing and raining hard all day which caused the suspension of a great deal of farm business. Cleared up towards night with wind. Our boys fussed around could’nt do much work. Grace sewed I sewed carpert rags. �page_0117 170 Thursday 29th May 1894 A clearing up day after the rain. Sky full of big bellied wind clouds moving North East, a light silvery clouds, rain exhausted. Voltie and George N intended going to Cape with fish, wind began breezing up more fiercely from the west, So left the fish in N boat house till the wind falls. Wells Jr plowing taler ground for Hanes to plant on shares. Sarah Gillespie came this morning to help Grace make a dress. Will came and grained the pantry cubboard door. Grace and Maude went with Sarah a long way when she went home Wednesday 30th May 1894 �page_0118 171 Thursday 31st May 1894 Wellie drove Grace to dock through the rain. Rachel and Will went to Kingston too Friday 1st June 1894 Friday it rains most all day, tubs and barrel full of rain water, didnt get any letters from any person �page_0119 172 Saturday 2nd June 1894 A rainy day raining all day and very windey windy. Haynes here to dinner. He came up to plant potatoes but didnt plant for the rain. I washed towels and other things and hang them in the sun to day. Grace got toothache and gone to bed. Mr. John Montgomery buried to day 3 June Sunday 1894. A beautiful morning. after the rain grain, meadows, potatoes, fruit trees and garden every thing growing. Wind South. Wish Belle and family would come down to day. Alone all day no person here all day. �page_0120 173 Monday 4th June 1894 A very fine day and warm but towards night grows colder. Wind west. Wellie brought Eveline and the children up in the punt just after dinner. Wellie and Voltie finish the wire fence pasture. Eveline stayed to tea. All Barrie here to get Voltie and team to draw pressed hay to the scow. Voltie cant go must do his own work. Haynes finished planting potatoes. Em Haynes here and went to Wills for butter and eggs. Mart drew manure Tuesday 5 June 1894 Wind East this morning more rain and bids fair for a rainy day. Voltie did intend going to Cape with fish. Maude gone to school. Did’nt want her to go but she persisted in going. Wellie & Mart in shop working on the skiff. Well, Voltie has started for the Cape �page_0121 174 Wednesday 6 June 1894 Thursday 7 June 1894 �page_0122 175 8 June 1894 Friday Quite a fine day. Wind West. Eveline and Hubert here. Wellie working for Uncle Smith building fence. Winnie at home. Muriel with aunt Laura 9 June 1894 Saturday A very fine day Soft South wind. A base ball at S. D. W’s in afternoon. Mrs Haynes here sewing. I wash carpet �page_0123 176 10 June 11 June �page_0124 177 12 June 13 June �page_0125 178 14 June 15 June Friday A beautiful day. Dordane said she must surely go home and then concluded to stay so as to see John and Flora when they came. John and Flora came P.M. �page_0126 179 16 June Saturday 1894 A fine day. Voltie rowed aunt dane across the river this morning before breakfast. Grace got teeth ache yet Sunday 17 June well tis sunday morning. Warm but looks like rain, barometer falling. Nelly, G, John, Flora, Dant D and another fellow here for breakfast. Oh dear Im tired John and Flora went home this afternoon Rob Dant, Will Getman and Kellar went too. all gone but Nell �page_0127 180 Monday 18 June A very warm day. Light wind South looks much like rain. But Grace & Nell G go up to Mr Doctuer’s G in I Niles buggy to make a days visit. Rain showers with thunder and Lightning. Girls come home at evening, a good visit 19 Jun Tuesday Very warm Light wind South. Showery. Every thing growing grandly and beautifuly [sic]. Mart went to the Cape with fish went with George Niles, fish mostly spoiled. Wellie working on his house. Voltie making Axeltree for waggon. Nellie Gsy reading and Sleeping. I been reading. Grace popping corn—heavy thunder a heavy shower at 4 & 5 this morning. we are rather short of butter, we are always short after entertaining so much company �page_0128 181 Wednesday 20th June 1894 A fine day with occassional showers. Grace Thursday 21 June 1894 A beautiful day. Arose early Nellie gone home to day. Grace went to Kingston. Wellie drove to dock. Grace has a new lesson "Imperial Polka". Bees swarm for first time this summer. Voltie had a little difficulty hiving them then after dinner Little Charley came for Voltie to hive a swarm for Will. Will gone to town. Voltie and Mart furrowed out and hoed corn in A.M. and P.M. hoed for potatoes at Wellie’s. Will D came home from Kingston "sick" Charley Wickham came too �page_0129 182 Friday 22nd June 1894 Sid Percy here. A beautiful day Wind South & breezy. Wellie & Mart hoeing potatoes by Wellie’s. Voltie repairing waggon and making new axle. I weeding onions & lettuce. Maude home from school. Grain and every thing growing finely. The young apples as large as haws or half grown hickory nuts. Two letters from Hugh both from the Land Office urging insisting on an immediate & substantial payment Saturday 23rd June 1894 A hot day. Wellie & Mart hoeing potatoes. Voltie working at Waggon axle A pick me and base ball game on Grindstone Island between foot of Wolfe Island boys and Grindstone boys. Wolfe Island boys beat by 9 to 29. Wolfe Island boys 8 innings and Grindstone boys 9 innings. �page_0130 183 Sunday 24 June 1894 the very warmest hotest day yet. A thunder shower came up black in S.W. but steered off to the North and kept out of our way. Scarcely a breeze to ripple the river. Hens and chickens around with their mouths open panting for breath. No person here this day. Grace taking a nap & Voltie sleeping. Mr Armstrong preached to day. Oh to hot for comfort. We may get a shower yet. Rambling of Thunder heard afar off somewhere. George Docteur and J Murphy called here this evening inviting Voltie and Grace to a picnik up the Island. Some rain with thunder & lightning. Monday 25 June A fine breezy day. Wind South. Boys working on the road ie Wells Jr, Devolson & Mart. Grace done big washing and began making her print dress. �page_0131 184 Tuesday 26 June 1894 A fine summer day. Barometer falling all day. Grace making a print dress for herself to wear to the picnik. The boys hoeing till working on road 12 O’clock then go to election, play base ball till thunder, lightning, wind and rain drives them all home, going to play base ball against the Ferry 9 tomorrow. Grace brought in all the washing from the clothes line in a hurry. I almost forgot to say the boys went to election and voted for Haycock. Will came over and hived a swarm of bees while boys were gone but the bees all went back Wednesday 27th June 1894 Wind S cloudy with a little rain now and again. Wells Jr, Davolty, Grace & Mart gone to a picknic in Ranous woods for the benefit of Rev Lipton. Maud and I alone all day. Maude is a good child. Excepting Welly the others came home late. Will helped Wellie milk. They report a fine time—danced all day. A big crowd H.H. drove down for Lill to go to the picknic. �page_0132 185 Thursday 28th June 1894 A hot warm summer day. Wind S & breezy. A thorough rain would be very beneficial at present. Wells Jr drove to dock this morning with Grace. Voltie has lain down awhile to rest himself after being up all night with Charley Wickham. After the Dr for Jen but didnt get him for he gone from home to a wedding. Just as well youngster born just all same without a Dr. I dont feel very cute after being up all night, finished W Jr’s scrap book. Grace & V went up the Island to a picnic. Eveline, Welly & their children came up for their groceries. Mart went to Johns to day to help him with his haying. Friday 29th June Wind South, warm very breezy, cloudy looks like rain, barometer falling. Hens persecuting the duck, picked its feathers off his back and picked its eye out. Grace and Maude went to Wills then for the mail. We keep the duck in cellar. �page_0133 186 Saturday 30 June 1894 The last day of June, very warm wind South and very bright, not a cloud to be seen this morning. Grace worked home all fore noon then went to Wills and worked till long after dark. Sunday 1 July 1894 Heat very great. Wind South and Light. Rachel came home from Carlton Island. Will went for her with Niles beef. Charley Wickham rowed back with Wellies boat. I went over to Wills towards night. Eddy Bates here, made a visit. Voltie sleeping in hammock and reading. Every thing suffering for rain. �page_0134 187 Monday 2nd July 1894 A hot day, heat oppressive, barometer falling. Voltie hoed in garden, took a super of honey from a hive, put on another, sharpened mowing machine, knives & mowed a few times round this afternoon. Niles hen in our grain again. Flora & Ethel came here, stayed all day. Wellie went to O’briens to get something forget and then watered all the cows and plowed out Haynes potatoes. Haynes going to move and dont want them. Grace at Wills all day. A powerful rain towards night with thunder and lightning and wind. It lodged the wheat of Esford at Wills visiting. Tuesday 3rd July 1894 A partialy [sic] cloudy morning after the rain. Wind south. Thunder & Lightning in the night clears away bright & warm, breezy. I sent John a postal card. Grace sewing for Maud. Voltie went to O’Briens to get the mowing machine. Got home at half past 12 AM. Barometer pointing to "change" �page_0135 188 4th July Wednesday Wind West cool and refreshing. Wellie hoeing Haynes potatoes. Voltie mowing with machine. Grace washing all forenoon then went over to Wills and made out butter for market and done big ironing and walked over to Dignams and home again. Will D here this eve for ice. Fine cool evening. Niles family went to Cape to celebrate fourth July. Lidy Ranous went with them. Wind West and blowing a smart breeze all day. Quinn Beadle raised his big barn to day. Thursday 5 July 1894 A cool breeze day same as yesterday. Wind West. Wellie & Will D gone to Kingston. Voltie milked and Eveline milked the cows. Grace with the Milly, Voltie, Doctored Haynes potatoes for bugs. After dinner went for a load of bean poles and raked hay and milked the cows again and came home and done all the chores. Grace drove to dock for Wellie thinking to go with the Digmans to Lafleur party. K & G wouldn’t go for they had had no invitation. Grace went to Well’s again to work to day. �page_0136 189 Friday 6th July 1894 Grace & Voltie went to Lafleur’s party with Frank Woodman came home at 4 AM this morning Saturday 7 A fine day dry and cold strong wind blowing form the west. Grace moped the floors. �page_0137 190 Sunday 8 July 1894 A dry cool day, Wind West. Wellie came up in a skiff and I went home with him and stayed all day. Grace went to church. Maud & V stayed home after church. V came to Wellies too and ate dinner & supper. Voltie and Hiram there and Frank Woodman. George & Wall Niles, Rafter, Russel and Will McD and Wellie brought me up in skiff. Monday 9th July 1894 A warm dry day. Wind South. Grace made Maude a dress and sewed most all day. I wrote Rogers & Kirkpatrick a letter, Grace wrote to Watson. Wellie and Voltie mowing and raking hay down by Wellie’s. I hoed corn. Wellie came for the sewing machine �page_0138 191 Tuesday 10 July 1894 A warm day wind South no rain the grand summer clouds asume [sic] all kind of fantastic shapes, pile upon pile arising from the horizon on every side in lovely grandeur. Mart not home yet. Wellie and Voltie drawing hay and stacking here by the barn. A fellow named Russel here. Maud went to Evelines for butter and went to Mrs Niles to borrow tea. Wellie 5 more pigs at the barn, sow ate one leaves 4. A letter from John, Mr Watson and also Hugh Southerland for a pair of cattle boots Wednesday 11 July 1894 Another dry warm day. Wind South. The boys stacking down by Wellies Voltie drove to the factory this morning. �page_0139 192 Wednesday 11 1894 July Thursday 12 July 1894 A rainy morning. Grace went to Kingston. �page_0140 193 Friday 13th July 1894 Looks like rain this morning but clouds clear away with a brisk breeze from S. Mart came home this morning from Johns, he stayed all night at Dodges and came over in punt with a strong breeze after him. A hot day with some thunder and showers going around to Eastward. All hands working at the hay. We had pease [sic] for dinner. A singing party at the feet to night. Saturday 14 looks very much like rian in the morning. Wind South but clears up brightly, sun pouring down, heat most too warm for farmers to work in field only for a spanking breeze from south. Saturday July 14th 1894 Arose at 4 O’clock called Voltie and he went immediately to Wellies. They intend to draw hay all day but it rains before 8 O’clock hard spoiling their hay drawing. Well they will hoe potatoes. Mart went to factory this morning. �page_0141 194 July 15 Sunday 1894 A warm day showery day. I went too Wills, Maude went too. Williams and Wickham there. Had a jug of cider, George Niles had dinner with us. LaFleur here in the evening. Monday 16 July 1899 A very warm day. Grace washed all the clothes. Boys drawing hay at Wellies all day. I washed a lot of clothes too. �page_0142 195 Tuesday 17 July 1894 A dry hot day, a scorcher. Boys worked at Wellies drawing hay. Will helped them. Grace went to the ice cream party at WG Woodmans. Mart went too and rowed the skiff, got home at 1 oclock AM. Mr Watson came after dark. I |washed some clothes. Wednesday 18 July 1894 A very hot day, no cloud and Watson here. Voltie & Mart making hay at Wellie’s. No wind, Grace got toothache. �page_0143 196 July 19 Thursday Grace, Maud and Watson go to Kingston and Bring Lib and the baby back with them for a weeks stay. July 20 Friday Towards Eve a black cloud arising in the South with heavy thunder and lightning acompanied [sic] north wind. �page_0144 197 July 24 Saturday No rain, old Mr Breakey burried to day from the house. Rev Lipton officiating, our boys and Watson attend. July 22 No rain, Maude and Watson went to church to hear the Rev White preach. �page_0145 194 July 23rd Monday no rain July 24 Tuesday no rain �page_0146 190 July 25 Wednesday no rain July 26 Thursday Well the Watsons are going home to day. Maud and Grace are going to see the baby christened Benjamin Ambridge Craig. Well they have stuffed themselves on string beans and green peas and other eatables till they are fairly gorged. Harry will come down by & by and we will fill him up and stuff him out too. �page_0147 191 27 Friday July 1894 28 Saturday July 1894 �page_0148 192 29 July Sunday 1894 Charley, Bell & the children here and I go home with them to stay a week. I dont feel very well but am going all the same. Very fine weather for the harvest. I see Charley has a fine garden. 30 Monday A fine day Belle washes all the clothes no I make a mistake, she didn’t wash but I write a letter to Johny. Dick reaping and binding Charley’s wheat. �page_0149 193 31 July Tuesday I send a letter to John from Bells, a very fine day, no rain. Charley helping Dick. 1 August Wednesday �page_0150 194 2nd Aug Thursday 3rd Aug Friday �page_0151 195 4 August Saturday dry weather. I am at Charlis 5 August Sunday very fine dry weather. Belle and the children came down home with me. Jim driving. Marjorie & beatrice stay to make a visit. �page_0152 196 6 August Monday 7 August Tuesday no rain �page_0153 197 8 Wednesday A dance at OBriens. Mart, Voltie and Grace went. An awful thunder and lightning storm while they were gone. Lightning striking and burning Mr L Dodges barn, grainery & hog pen. 9 Thursday no rain �page_0154 198 10 Friday no rain 11 Saturday no rain �page_0155 199 12 Sunday A dry warm day wind blowing some. John surprised us by walking in after dark. He came for Mart but Mart cant go 13 Monday no rain �page_0156 200 14 Tuesday no rain 15 Wednesday No rain, Wind South. A dance at Fred Joy’s. Allen & Nellie Lafleur came and went too the dance too & left their brother George here �page_0157 201 16 Thursday Very dry weather no rain. Grace, Marjorie, Beatrice and the dog walk to the dock this morning. 17 Friday no rain �page_0158 202 18 Saturday Belle and Charley came down this evening intending to go to the lecture but staid here instead till 10 Oclock leaving Irene here, very dry no rain. 19 Sunday A warm dry quiet day. Were surprised by John, Flora and Mrs & Mr E Lindley making us a visit. John wants Mart but boys cant let him go. Poor dear John. �page_0159 203 20 Monday No rain and dry. I sorry about John. Dont know how he will manage. I went over and sewed for Jen to day, made two shirts one for Charley and one for Will. Irene went with me when I came home found Mrs & Miss Niles here. 21 Tuesday Dry and cool no rain �page_0160 204 22 Wednesday Dry, no rain 23 Thursday Aug 1894 A dry smoky time, no rain for a long time. Drove to dock this morning but found the boat had come and gone at six. Only passenger from this dock being Wellington Burnham who kept the arrangement to himself after the change of time had been entrusted to his telling. Eveline and children here all day. E & G & M milk the cows early so Mart can drive Grace to Halliday this eve to go on the boat tomorrow morn. Mart got home about 10 PM bringing B.H.W. Ranous �page_0161 205 24 Aug 1894 Friday Still dry, hot day smoky no rain, woke up this morning to find H Watson here. Mart threshing for Ranous. Voltie digs potatoes. I go reconoitering around the corn and bean field. I help Voltie milk. I milk one cow and V milks thirteen. Mart came home early and drove to Halliday’s for Grace. Poor Will got tooth ache Saturday 25 August 1894 A still warm very smoky day, dry, every thing looks withered and dying for want of rain. Threshing at Horn’s to day. Fred Joy brought us some beef $1,25 cts. Harry Watson here. Voltie and Mart shingling the old barn this afternoon. Eveline is honored with Mrs Delia Ormsby as guest this PM. Thunder. �page_0162 206 Aug 26 Sunday 1894 No rain. Wind North, cool and very dry leaves on trees dying and falling; apples droping [sic] from trees, cattle suffering for feed and very unruly. Visitors are WalaceNiles, Frank Bamford, Wells Jr & Eddy Bates & of course H Watson prospective Dr of MD. Maud & I go to Wills at 5 PM. Voltie goes for the cows & Mart gone off somewhere with Wall Niles and dont get home till 9 evening. Will came home with Maude and I. Monday 27 Aug 1894 Very dry and smoky. No rain, Barometer at a stand still. H Watson went and stayed over night with W. Jr & didnt’ get back till we had breakfasted. George Rattray stayed here over night. Will Ranous went home with W Jr. Grace accompanied H Watty to the exhibition at the MEChinere �page_0163 207 Tuesday 28th August 1894 A dry smoky day, no rain for many days. Boys will finish our threshing to day. Wally is a setter. A door setter. Tuesday 29th Aug 1894 Wednesday A very slight shower this evening otherwise No Rain. �page_0164 208 Wednesday 30 Aug 1894 Thursday No rain Thursday 31 Aug Friday 1894 No rain �page_0165 209 Saturday 1st Sept 1894 No rain, dry, smoky and warm wind South. I sew for Jen made Will and Charley each a shirt. John Dixon drove past with Saney to the foot to visit LibRattray drove back and left the horse and buggy at WC Smiths and stayed all night. At Will DixonsVoltie went over to see Buchanan. I come home at 1/2 past 9 PM and found them all in bed. Sunday 2nd Sept 1894 Wind South and breezy. No rain. A thick dark smoke every where. Great forest fires in Canada and States. Seems as though the world was all on fire. Voltie shot a hen and took his newspaper and went to Bed. Grace & Maud washed the breakfast dishes. I took care of the milk and cooked the dinner. �page_0166 210 Wind South, thunders this morning before day light thought it would rain but is very hot day, no rain and a thick smoke. Grace washed. I churned and gathered apples. Maude went to school to Miss Harpells first day for Maude. Tuesday 4th Sept 1894 Wind South & breezy. No rain, smoky. Voltie better & out gathering corn, beans, punkins [sic]. Wellie working at home. I can 6 Corns, tomatoes, picked up apples, pared a pan full to dry, churned and skimed [sic] mik [sic], rained a little after sundown. At lightnes some Maude went to school. �page_0167 211 Wednesday 5th Sept 1894 Heavy thunder this morning before daylight a right smart shower of rain, caught the tub nearly full of water. Grace cleaned floors. I scoured pantry shelves. Raining again this PM but does not clear away the smoke. Will & Voltie go fishing for their supper. Grace ironed the clothes. Maud at school. Wellie working at his home. 6 Sept Thursday 1894 �page_0168 212 7 Sept Friday 1894 8 Sept Saturday 1894 �page_0169 213 9 September Sunday 1894 A beautiful day fair Wind South. Grace and Maude go to church. Bell, Charley and little Charley come over. I cooked 2 chickens for dinner. Wellie, Eveline & children come too and Grace comes with Maud from church. After dinner Charley goes home with Wellie to see the potatoes and they all have a very good visit. Grace goes home with them to help Bell cook for threshold. The Woodman Machine doing their threshing. W Jr & E & children stay all night. 10 Monday 10 Sept 1894 A wet rainy day rather cool. Voltie & Mart working in the shop. Eveline says she will stay with me a few days for we want to can tomatoes and make catchup [sic]. Wellie gone home to work in his house making partitions up stairs. Wellie didnt’ come up to dinner but while we are eating dinner in walked Johny came for [Mart|Martin]] and got him this time but tis a very bad day to cross the river in Dodges old boat through the rain and wind. �page_0170 214 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday �page_0171 215 13 Thursday 14 Friday �page_0172 216 15 Saturday 16 Sunday A bright Fair day and warm. Wind S. Wallace here looking for Martin, couldn’t find him. George Niles & Frank Woodman here. Frank said Grace wanted her fur cape so I sent it her and said Belle & Grace are going to cook for George & Martin’s threshes. I’m sorry they are going to cook for Martin. Poor dear Belle she has enough and too much work at home. �page_0173 217 17 18 September Thursday 1894 17 September Monday 18 19 September Friday 1894 18 September Tuesday 1894 �page_0174 222 15 Sept Saturday 1894 19 Sept Wednesday 1894 As I am writing this diary back from further data I will write just here. John Morgan was drowned the night of Sept 19 1894 though I didnt hear of it till Sept 23rd sunday morning. A cold North wind strong breeze and a very dark night with rain. 20 September Thursday 1894 Expected Grace home to day from her Kingston visit but she didnt come. It is a very rainy morning. Wellie drove to the dock with Voltie and just as they were starting Martin came running across the fields and hopped into the waggon enroute for Kingston fair, couldnt stand it had to go to the Kingston fair having staid all night at Lon Dodges. Voltie brought all our spices and butter bowl and said Grace is coming home Saturday with Laura. Voltie gave Grace a dollar and bought her a pair of fine books. �page_0175 223 27 17 September Monday 1894 22 18 Sept Tuesday 1894 �page_0176 224 2319 Sept Wednesday 1894 20 Sept Thursday 1894 �page_0177 225 Friday 21 September 1894 Saturday 22 Sept 1894 �page_0178 226 Sunday 23 Sept 1894 Monday 24 Sept 1894 �page_0179 227 25 Oct September Tuesday 1894 26 Sept Wednesday �page_0180 230 27 September Thursday 1894 A fine morning. Voltie threshing for McDonald. Wellie drove to factory and after breakfast Eveline picked up all things preserving pots, cans and jars & bottles and Voltie drove down home with her & the children, leaving Maud and I here alone. Well tis somewhat lonesome but very peaceful and quiet. I fly around Maud & I and get things well in order. Wells come up and fed hogs at noon. Grace came home long after dark driving the home alone. Wellie stoped at home. Well I’m glad to see her but a great mind to thresh her for staying away so long. 28 September Friday Well Grace was up early this morning 5 Oclock which is quite contrary to city rules, 7 Oclock being early rising for city people. Well after breakfast and the work all done, Grace, Maud and went down to Marts garden and gathered apples, citrons, cucumbers & I came back tired enough and canned some tomatoes. Voltie away threshing for McDonel Bill. I paired [sic] apples for drying nearly all day. Towards afternoon Maud & I go and gather a basket of wild grapes. �page_0181 231 29 September Saturday A lovely autumnal day realy [sic] exquisite, temperature just right, clear and windless, a golden day, such days there may have been in paradise. Some people call such days weather breeders but if this day calls forth weather in opposite contrast to itself, what terrible weather it will be. Grace worked all day like a little heroine and the rooms in afternoon are clean and shining as a new pin. W. Jr & E & children came up to fill a straw bed invited them to stay to supper but no must go. Well while we were partaking our supper so coyily in walks John and Flora having come over in U Dodges old skiff leaking half full of water, glad to see them. 30 September Sunday 1894 John and Flora are here this morning, Safe and sound. we do not rise very early. Wellie didn’t come up to milk this morning. Voltie took the heads off two fowls and we had pot pie for dinner keeping the young fowl for breakfast next day. Well John calculates to go home to day but it looks like a storm after yesterdays most lovely weather. After dinner John goes down to see Wellie. Grace goes to bed. Flora & Maud go out walking on the shore towards evening it began so to rain that John coming up pm. Wellies made up his mind that he would have to stay over night so stayed. �page_0182 232 31 Sesptem 1 Oct Monday A cool day rather: but Grace doing a big washing. Voltie brought her some water: Wellie took his skiff and rowed John and Flora over the river to Dodges leaving Dodges old boat here on shore. Well John had apples & tomatoes, potatoes, catsup. Welllie got his boots that Ben D had bought for him but they were too small for him and Voltie had to take them. The wind sprang up and blew a storm shaking the apples from the trees. Grace brought all the clothes in before night. 2nd October Tuesday 1894 A beautiful autumn day. Voltie done chores and helped Will D. Grace ironed, I dug some potatoes one row from the garden. Voltie picked them up and carried them in cellar. I made a Johny cake for dinner but the corn meal was old and musty. �page_0183 233 3rd October Wednesday 1894 A rainy morning. Grace helped Voltie milk. Wellies old shoes no good. Voltie drove to factory. VoltieWellie came up after breakfast and went to help Niles kill hogs for market. Lill and Hank gone to the fair. I think they must have got wet. V gave Wellie a pig’s liver. Wellie gave me a piece of it for supper. I wrote a long letter to Nellie Guy. Grace ironed the clothes. 4 October Thursday 1894 Arose this morning at four Oclock and got breakfast. Grace walked to the dock before day light. Wellie went to Kingston too. V milked all the cows, drove to the factory, done all the chores, dug all the Haynes potatoes & drew part of them and put them in the cellar, done all the chores, milked cows and drove to the dock again. Mrs Morgan on the boat to day. The Sheriff seized all the things to day. This is the second seizure. Nellie gave me a book to day written [illegible] �page_0184 234 5th October Friday 1894 A cool wind S.W. rolling dark clouds. A perfectly threatning autumn day a fore runner of what we may expect. Voltie plowing on the Grange. Voltie & Wellie agree to do their work seperately. Wellie working his end of the place and Voltie this part and each one working a part of the Grange, the pastures and all grass lands are very green. Maude washed the dinner dishes and has gone to Wills to borrow some white thread for Grace didn’t get any yesterday. raining nearly all last night. we paired a bushel of apples Voltie, Grace & I 6th October A chilly day. Wind W and breezy, clouds sending before the wind. Wellie came up and helped milk and went home to breakfast. Voltie drove to the factory and done all the chores picked up and drew to the house the rest of the Haynes potatoes and put them in the cellar; got some wood and hung up the apples I had strung �page_0185 235 drove to the field to plow all the afternoon. Maud picked up some apples and paired [sic] & strung some. Grace cleaned all the house reading all the evening in the book Nelly sent me "In All Shades" by Grant Allen, a fine book. Sunday 7 October 1894 A most beautiful day quit [sic] bright warm clear & serene. Not many such day will come this fall, what a lovely day to drive over to Bells. But we have no way to go only in the old farm waggon. Well we are alone all day. Wellie came up to help milk in the morning & evening & went directly home again. After dinner Maude went to Mr Niles and Grace went to Wills & Welly, Rube McF & another fellow from Clayton with two children a Keys fellow married to one of Bill Steeles daughter. They all had stayed at Wellies. Will D & Grace went over to Dignums in the evening, young Doctouer came there. �page_0186 236 Frank Woodman & Wallace Niles there. Voltie & I at home all day went nowhere. I broke the Sabbath by reading "In all Shades". Wellie says Eveline is going tomorrow to Clayton with Reube but they may be disapointed for so very fine a day this time of the year is generaly followed by by [sic] wind. Monday 8 Oct 1894 Wind sprang up in South about midnight and has been blowing half a gale all day. Apples are constantly falling and turkeys are picking them to pieces. Maud gone to school. Grace washing. Voltie drew a load of sand from the foot. Barometer falling. clouds are fast gathering in S.W. for a storm. We had apple dumplings for dinner. I gathered the quail head beans and a few apples. The rain fell in torrents from 4 Oclock till bed time. Frank Woodman here in evening; his father got a kink in his neck wanted something to cure it. Frank Woodman [illegible] Digman stealing our apples. �page_0187 237 Tuesday 9 October 1894 A mild cool day, cool enough to have closed doors. A real beautiful autumn day with floating white clouds. Voltie working away at the piggy wall in front of house. Maud at schoool. Voltie drove to factory this morning as he does every morning but this morning he requested Kenny to tell Herb Dignam to keep himself and mother out of our orchard. Grace moped the floors Miss Mary Digman made us an afternoon visit. Mrs Niles came too. Said she would like to weave my carpet and I think I will sent it to her to weave. Grace went part way home with Mary. Maude went too. Voltie pared a bushel basket full of apples. A letter from F.W. Watson 10 Oct Wednesday Last night the moon had a golden ring and barometer falling fast. This morning the rain is falling too Wind & rain all day but pastures, woods and meadows as green as spring time. I quartered cored & strung the apples. [illegible] hung them up. no plowing done to �page_0188 238 Will here in the evening to see who is going to Kingston tomorrow. Want to send for flour, apple barrels, lumber &c. Will is working hard to finish their kitchen before the cold weather comes along. Wellie is doing the same. Will brought his fruit catalogue with him for Voltie to select pears. Voltie was abed but came down & told Will he will take two of each kind of pear. The water in their well not yet good, been so dry. Wind N in AM veering to S then W Thursday 11 October 1894 Wind south and a rainy morning clear up with flying scuds and black squally wind clouds. Voltie & Grace milked the cows. V drove to factory and came back and done all the chores, fed 19 hogs watered all the horses, chopped wood, brought water and then laid wall around the veranda. Grace finished my dress skirt. Maud at home. Grace swept, made beds. I washed dishes, pared apples and got dinner. Wellie drove home the cows and helped milk. At last the Western wind is hushed and gone to rest. V husking corn at the barn [illegible] had baked potatoes for supper and �page_0189 239 12 October Friday 1894 This month is rapidly passing on and the reason it appears to go swifter is the days are shorter than the nights. The sun this morning arose in a cloudless sky. A light west wind and cool. Voltie & Eveline gone over the river to get a buggy of William Windmill to go to Clayton. E going to have her teeth fixed. V to get W. Jr a pair of boots. Maud at school. Wellie & the children here to day. Wellie has now gone to pick up the fallen apples from the grange trees. I wrote Mr Watson. Jr didn’t pick up apples. The weather looks very threatning for a storm. The sun has a ring and dark clouds are lying to the S.S.W. with ragged wind heads sticking up here and there. Voltie & Eveline come home time for supper and concluded to stay all night. W Jr & V worked in shop till late making oars for [?] Grace went for the mail. A leter from [illegible] 40 dollar order. �page_0190 240 13 Oct Saturday 1894 Wind South. Raining all and rains this morning. W Jr, E & children stay till after dinner. Wind Squalls with rain all day. E made Grace & I each an apron; bought the cloth yesterday in Clayton. Grace cleaned floors. Boys finsihed J.N’s oars. P.M. Voltie in cellar making an apple bin. I pared quartered cored and strung more apples & hung them to dry. Shell N and another little girl here named Hattie McKeever from way back. Enroute for the USA accompanied by her grandmother. McK who at present is stationed at Mr John Niles’ awaiting an opertunity [sic] to cross the river St Lawrence. He said little one having been kidnapped by her grandmother from a brutal step-daddy, and is secretly conveying her to the glorious land of Liberty, after being very closely questioned by a police officer. She had received a dispatch from daddy Fredo. Voltie worked at the veranda floor by light of lantern went evening visiting at [The Niles|J.N]]’s �page_0191 241 Sunday 14 Oct 1894 Wind South. A rainy morning. Raining hard all day, ground beginning to be covered with water (that is where the ground is low). Tis twelve Oclock noon now, no visitors this day to cold and rainy. I did intend going to Wills but too wet. 4 Oclock PM. Wind West & cold. Raining yet. Grace took long nap. Voltie reading all day. Snow squalls toward night. Did not get any supper meal and I am nearly starved. Voltie ate bread & onions for his meal, and suppose we will all have to follow Grace �page_0192 242 Monday 16 Oct 1894 Wind West sun shining flying clouds and cold. Last night ground froze for the first time this fall. Wellie came before any of us were up but Voltie up twice looking after the cattle to keep them from breaking in the orchard. Voltie has been looking after cattle now every night for six weeks. Have to keep 3 of them shut up in the barn every night. Voltie and Wellie are plowing. Grace gathered all the green tomatoes and a few apples to put them in the cellar. We are keeping the milk in the can this morning only going to send to factory now every other day. Cooked beans for dinner, after dinner sent Maude to Wills for steelys to weigh carpet rags. Grace working on my dress got the skirt done. Wind freshening up. Barger lying at anchor by Carlton Island. Mr Niles here in the evening to invite the boys to help fix the dock house tomorrow. Grace & Maud wash supper dishes and I darn Volties mittens. �page_0193 243 16 October Tuesday 1894 Wind blowing heavy all last night with pelting rain from South. Wind and rain this morning from south and blowing heavy with some rain all day. Volty plowed this AM, afternoon went to fix dock house. Voltie milked all the cows this morning and drove to the factory and Wellie milked all the cows at night and then after supper they cleaned up a grist for the hog feed. Will and Charley here; came to borrow 25 lbs flour. Grace got tooth ache. Eveline got tooth ache. Grace finished my dress. I got the meals, churned, skimed all the milk and washed the pans and pared some apples for drying. Volty carried the warp and carpet rags. Mrs Niles she going to weave my carpet now sure Frank Woodman gave Voltie 3 big pumpkins. Some thing after our turkeys that are roosting on the fence, guess tis a fox. Voltie went out and fired off the gun [illegible] Wells a letter to Buffalo. �page_0194 244 17 Oct Wednesday 1894 Wind South this morning and blowing with a fine sunrise. Wind blew terrifically last night with lightning and rain. Dark heavy rain clouds with wind, rain, hail, thunder and lightning nearly all day. A quiet beautiful evening with a rosy sunset barometer rising. Wellie drove to the dock with a grist of hog feed. We sent Mrs Hammer some apples & tomatoes. Sent Nellies Book home "In All Shades" and a letter to Nell and one to John. Voltie brought in the Turkey and I cooked it. Will here to supper. Voltie laying low for foxes. Gracie piecing a quilt. Maud at school. �page_0195 245 18 Oct Thursday 1894 A fine day. Wellie went to Kingston & Grace stayed home. 19 Oct Friday A fine day. I forget what the boys were doing but Grace and Maud filled a straw tick and Mr Eben Joslin came and stayed awhile, he called to collect the school tax for Lindas Island, 84 cts. Ebb is as sociable as ever and measured out R Perceys Christonity [sic] in a very little quantity. �page_0196 246 20 Oct Saturday 21 Sunday A very fine day. Grace and Maud go to church. Charley and Bell and the little ones come over and we are very glad to see them. They stayed till towards night and I go home with them to stay a week. Wellie came up and was here when I went and Wellie too and Charlie and Will and Charlie rode to the road with us. we had a pleasant drive over and found a fine warm fire in the stove and Jimy set table for supper and we had �page_0197 247 22 Oct Monday A beautiful day. Charley plowing. The little girls and old dog went to school. 23 Oct Tuesday Rained this morning so the children stayed home. �page_0198 248 24 Oct Wednesday 25 Oct Wednesday Thursday �page_0199 249 26 Oct Friday 27 Oct Saturday At Bells a beautiful autumn day. After breakfast Marjorie and I washed the dishes and then we went up stairs and done all the chamber work. Bell cleaned all the painted floors, pantry and dinning, and after dinner and the dishes washed Bell and the children and I walked [illegible] out to the woods to gather autumn leaves and we all leisurely walked around the shore. A very delightful day. �page_0200 250 28 Oct Sunday 1894 Charley brought me home to day a lovely Indian summer day. We met Wellie and Edy Bates near George Ranous. Wellie was going to Bells. Edy going to WG Woodmans. Wellie came back with us. We found John and Mart there on our arrival home and as Grace had dinner all ready, we ate our dinner. Wallace and George Niles were here too. W Jr and V gave John 4 bags of potatoes and some apples. I washed all the dinner dishes while Grace and Mart went to church. A beautiful sunset. 29 Oct Monday A fine day. I skimmed 4 messes of milk and churned 2 times. went all around out door and saw the trees were bare of apples, all been gathered in while I was gone to Bells. I saw some pumpkins drying on the poles, none when I went from home. �page_0201 251 Knitted lace cast on 15 stitches k plain 2 row k2p1 and repeat until within 5 stitches of the edge k rest plain I made a mistake in the number of the row 2 row k5*O twice, narrow and repeat from * across row 4 row same as second row except you knit the last stitch plain 5 row k3p1 k rest same as 3rd row 6 row same as 2nd 7 row like 3rd 8 row like 4 9 row like 5 10 row k5 then n across the row except last stitch which you knit cast off 6 then narrow last 5 which you now there is 15 stitches [illegible] as wide a desired by adding any any number of stitches divisible by 2. �page_0202 252 knitted lace 41 stitches kp 1 row s1, k3, O2, p2tog, p27, O, p2tog, k2, O2, n On p1 in the same stitch 2nd row n.O.n.k1.p1.k2, O twice, p2rog R4 3rd Sl, k3,O twice, p2 rog, p30, Op2tog, k3 twice n, o, n p1 in same stitch 4 row n,O, n, K1, P1, k3, O twice, p2 tog, Slip & b k8, M & b k8 sl and b k8, Otwice, p2tog, k4 5 row slip 1, k3, O twice, p2rog, p27, Op2tog, k4, O twice, n, O, n, p1 6 row n, O, n, k1, p1, k4, O2p2tog, sl4b, k4, O, k1, Ok2, sl2 b. k4, Ok1, Ok2 sl & b. k4, O, k1, Ok2, O2, p2tog, k4 7 row sl1, k3, O2 p2tog, p30, Op2tog, k5 O twice, n, O, n, p1 8 n, O, n, k1, p1, k5, O2/O2 tog, sl k8, sl & b, k8 sl & b k8 O2 p2 9 sl1, k3, O2, p2tog, p27 Op2 k6, O twice, n, O, n, p1 10 n, O, n, k1p1, k6, O three P2tog k3 O k10, k3, sl & b, k3, O, k1 sl & b, k3, Ok k4 �page_0203 253 21 row slip 1, k3, O twice, p2tog, p27, Op2tog, k4, O twice, n, O, n, p1 22nd row n.O.n.k1.p1.k2, O twice, p2tog sl & b. O k1, O, k6, sl & b, Ok1, Ok6, sl2 O k1 Ok6 Otwice p2tog k4 23rd Sl, k3, O twice, p2 tog, p30, Op2tog, k1, n, o twice, n O n p1 24 row n, O, n, K1, P1, n, O twice, p2 tog, Sl & b k8, sl & b, k8 sl & b k8, O twice, p2tog, k4 repeat from Narrow lace imitation hair pin lace cast six stitches and knit across plain first to tenth row (inclusive) make by putting the thread over p2 tog n p2 tog m1 p2 tog [illegible] row m1 s1 p3 tog pass the sliped stitch the m stitch over thread over 4 times row m1 sl1 k1 p1 k1 m1 p2tog row ma p2tog m1 p2tog m1. p3tog repeat from first �page_0204 11 row sl1 k3 Otwice p2tog p80 O p2tog k7 O twice n O n p1 12 row n o n k1 p1 k7 O twice, p2tog sl & b k8 sl & b k8 sl & b k8 O twice p2tog k4 13 s1 k3 O twice p2tog p27 O p2tog k6 n O twice n o n p1 n n o n k1p1 n k5 O2 P2tog sl & b k2 O k1 O k4 sl & b k2 O k1 Ok4 sl & b k2 Ok1 Ok4 O twice p2tog 15 sl 1 k3 O2p2tog p30 Op2tog k5 n O twice n O n p1 16 row n O n k1p1 K4 O twice p2tog sl2 b k8 sl & b k8 slO b k8 O twice p2togk4 17 sl1K3 O twice p2tog p27 Op2tog k4 n O2 n o N 18 row n O n k1p1 n k3 O twice sl & b k1 P k1 O k5 sl & b k1 k5 sl & b k1 O k5 O twice tog k4 sl 1 k3 O twice p2 tog p 30 3 n O twice n O n p1 n O n k1 p1 n k2 O twice sl & b k8 sl & b K8 sl & b 8 p2 tog K21 �page_0205 255 30th Oct Tuesday 1894 A very fine day & warm and stuff. Hannah Rattray, Ine Joslin burried put in the vault to day. Maud gone to school. V, G & Mart went to the funeral. Cleaned up oats in PM for the scow for 26 cts per bush. Eveline and the children came up to stay here while Wellie plasters their house. Barometer slowly but steadily falling. Clouds beginning to gather for a storm and Grace and I finished sewing our carpet and put it down on the sitting room floor. 31 Oct Wednesday 1894 A rainy day with fierce wind from the west. Wellie at home painting his house. Voltie managed to draw, yesterday and to day 200 bushels of oats. Mart went up and brought home the other carpet for our bedroom. George and [Lill|Lilly] [illegible] in the evening. All Halloween night. Grace and Eve made the bedroom carpet. George & Lill went home at 10 Oclock and we [illegible] Wind blowing again �page_0206 256 1 Nov Thursday 1894 A Wind blown morning from the South, clouds ragged rolling and torn. Voltie drove to Jack this morning with Grace. Grace this morning paid $50 dollars to Kirkpatrick and Rogers. Eveline took down the bedstead and put down the new carpet in the bedroom Raining most all day, wind blowing a gale from S. Wellie down home plastering but came up in evening and stayed all night. V drove to dock for G. Nell didn’t come. I’m not sorry. Frank W and Johny McLochlin here in evening A fine day for the season clear and cloudless after the rain of yesterday. Trees nearly bare but pastures and most vegetation green and growing. Eveline sewing for Jen and washing a few clothes for the childen. Wellie and his dog down home palstering his house E cuting [sic] & making six bibs for baby. Grace taking the carpet [illegible] bedroom finished the bedroom before [illegible] Voltie carried the last milk to the [illegible] to make a cheese [sentences torn away] �page_0207 257 Saturday 3 Nov 1894 Raining hard. Wind blowing a gale from the South all day and part of the night. Wellie and Voltie plastering at Wellie’s house after Voltie & Mart had drawn hay for the horses. Mart went to Mrs Niles’ and she gave mart 3 pies. I baked one for dinner and fried two for supper, boys came late Mart Eveline milked te cows. Sunday 4 Nov 1894 A tolerable good day, clear and quiet clouds beginning to gather towards evening. Grace and Mart to to church after dinner. Grace and Eveline go down to look at the new plastered wall, come home and Grace goes over to Will Dixons and stays till dark. Wellie and Voltie go in a [illegible] the river to Lindas Island with [illegible] Evening visitors. Jim Morgan [illegible] Flynn Young, Tom Hogan & Jim [illegible] inviting to a raffle and dance next Tuesday eve. Jim Morgan borrows [illegible] and agrees to bring it home [illegible] night. �page_0208 260 Monday 5 Nov 1894 Cold Wind blowing a gale all night with rain. A nasty day wind and rain all day from N.W. Eveline sewing for Jen. I darning socks. Wellie plastering Voltie helping him After dinner W Jr and V helped Will D butcher two hogs. Mart picking up stones till chore time. Morgan didn’t bring V’s gun home as he agreed. Tuesday 6th Nov 1894 Wind N.W. Froze quite hard last night for the first time this autumn, sun shine part of the time, but earth and clouds a dreary melancholy wintry look [illegible] and Muriel playing out sliding on ice on the flat and H came in with cold aching fingers which E thawed out in the washdish. Wall came over to grind his axe. Charlie came too. Charley and Ethel came as [illegible] �page_0209 261 dinner, wanted tea and pepper. Eveline sent home the last of Jens work and is now seweing and cutting a dress for herself. Grace cleaned floors and and helped get dinner and finished a night dress. Wellie finished pastering his house and Voltie & Mart are picking up stone. A raffle and dance at John Hogans to night and a bee pulling stumps and an apple pairing [sic] at Wellington Burnham’s to night. Wednesday 7 Oct 1894 A midling fair day for the season. Grace and I dressed 3 turkeys and 2 chickens for market, churned twice and made 12 butter prints for market. Rachel rowed down in a small skiff from Charleton stoped here awhile [illegible] to Kingston tomorrow Voltie in the evening cleaned a [illegible] for mill and done nearly all chores. Mart went to the bee [illegible the church by Rev White. Voltie [illegible] Voltie brought news of [illegible] that Mr Eben Joslin [illegible] of paralysis �page_0210 262 Thursday 8 Arose early for tis market day, put up the turkeys, fowls and butter, got breakfast and they all start for the dock once more. Maude goes to school. I dont feel very well but work around slowly all day, churn again and have supper ready when they come home at 8 PM bringing Edith Knight with them to make another new acquaintance. I suppose for more visiting Friday 9 Rather cold. Wind West. Voltie went over the river to get some medicine for me. called and saw Mr E Joslin who is very low after the severe stroke of parylis [sic] which he had on Wednesday PM Voltie and Mart finished picking stone. Leatherland here and [illegible] to supper. Frank W and Jen here they all went to Wills in �page_0211 263 Saturday 10 Oct 1894 Oh what a dreary dismal rainy snowy windy day. Grace done all the cleaning and washed some things. I darned and took care of the mill. Voltie churned in the evening. Voltie, Edith & Grace sang and played organ all the evening. Wellie bought horse of John McKoen and gave him for the horse, old roan cow and 1 1/2 tun hay. Sunday 11 Oct 1894 A chilly rather disagreeable day. Wind NW. Snow showers with gleams of sunlight. Rachel came over this morning to go to Carlton but didn’t go on account of unfavorable outlook of the [rest of bottom left hand corner torn, missing text indicated with a #] # ate breakfast and dinner with me # then went back goin to Wills Rene # here to dinner. Edith Knight # night. Grace & Edith went up # Niles & Voltie went up there in # to come home north # here twice to day. I have Voltie # Maude and E bread and an # Eben Joslin died this morning �page_0212 �page_0213 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, Vivian Zhang, Patricia Roussel, Ella Deering, Eric Irvine, Mason Choi, and Queen’s University Archives � 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/6d471d296448e9944e08cb8730f2714f.pdf aecb8631f90ad7b00226d925afd293fc PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1890 March – June, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-3 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-3 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:07 UTC. itemTitle: March-June 1890 date: 1890 Title: 5034_4-1-3 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2023-10-03 13:01:40 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-3 �page_0001 IRENE DIXON BAMFORD DIARY March-June 1890 1890 QUEENS UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES LOCATOR 5034.4 BOX 1 FILE 3 �page_0002 March - June 1890 �page_0003 Re-read ’76-’84 �page_0004 1890 59 years ago �page_0005 Re-read ’76 - ’84 �page_0006 I have through a mistake skipped Tuesday 11th March 1890. A cloudy morning. Wind south rains at noon Welly niched [sic] up and drove with Bell over to make her grandmother a visit, taking baby Irene with her and leaving the other children here. After dinner Johny drove over to Wills for Bell intending to drive home with but it rained so hard thought she would stay till morning but Charley came over for her and I went home with them too. sleighing very poor drove on the ice at Mick OBrien. Roads fare Sunday Saturday 8th March 1890 A beautiful day. Wind light & south Charley Bells and children and Grace come over home. Charley drove her again leaving Bell and children here. they picked up Horace Wartman on the road and Brought him along too. he is peddling medicine. He went over to Wills to see Rachel come back again with Will in evening, fiddled, played on organ and sung. E cleaned all the room and made bread. I gave Charley some cider to take home home [sic] with him �page_0007 Sunday 9th March A fine day. Wind South. After breakfast Wells drove across the ice with Bell and the baby to Gloyds and then made Dardone a visit and then drove back to I Gloyds, took dinner with them and then home again leaving Bell at Gloyds. Marjorie and Beatrice stay with me. Grace gone to church Monday March 10th 1890 Wind S.W. A fine day somewhat cloudy. Afer dinner John drove in cutter across the ice to Gloyds for Bell then hiched [sic] on to Charleys. Gloyds buggy and with Bell drove to Corners, saw Horace & Jane at Cutis Store, drove home across the ice & then Willy and Eveline drove to Ebbs in cutter & which [corner of page torn missing some words] [?] were gone. Mr Montgomery drove [?] there bringing Minnie with him [?] one of our boys to see her up �page_0008 Across the river but Isa Burnham was drawing hay from his farm here across the river to his home so Wells Minnie a chance to ride over on a load of Burnham’s hay and hoisted her trunk on another load. she is going to Watertown forget what our men folks done. Bell and children stayed at home here all night March 12th Thursday Wednesday 1890 At Bells. A rainy day. Wind South Bells floor all marked with clay. Around the house the clay mud is two feet deep. Charley went to Richard Irvin. Ma John Holliday came up awhile and invited us down to his house March 13th Wednesday 1890 Thursday At Bells. Wind south. Raining hard all day. Charley washed and greesed [sic] harness. Fred, Joy, Mr H and Sandy Barrie there Bell moped and fried cakes. I read Mr Barnes of New York �page_0009 March Friday 14th 1890 At Bells A fair day Bell done a big washing And hung them all on the line Wind south and blowing a gale at dark Charley brought me His cloths after dark Sandy Barrie came and stayed ’till bed time Charley Henry and Dick made a pumper March 15th Saturday 1890 A cold miserable day Wind North cloudy At Bells I ironed Bills’ clothes Bell cleaned floors Charley built fence grown colder towards night and snows A pleasant day at Bells like all the other days Henry came up in evening said they had taped a hundred trees �page_0010 Sunday March 16th 1890 A clear cold day thawing in sun . Wind North. Charley drove down this morning and I come home from Bells. C H stayed to dinner. C H. drove down with buggy & drove across Dick Irvine’s Bay found Hattie Joslin here came yesterday. J Morgan here. Grace went skating till Niles and a dozen more on the ice. Will here for pans. Grace went to Wills. R came home with her. Eveline, Welly & Baby went to J Niles on hand sled. John & Grace went to prayer meeting. Maud cried to go too. Wells not very well. the snow that fell last night all gone. 4 eggs [margin]Edith come to Bell’s to day [/margin] March 17th 1890 Monday St Patricks day, in morning A cold frozen day, barometer falling very low, cloudy, wind north with snow squalls from the south & West. The Irish walk to day in Kingston. Grace started for school this morning for first in a long time. Wells sick abed, caught cold Saturday building fence. John & Welly draw 2 loads of hay from old barn & then after dinner Welly goes to Delmarsh to boil sap and carried pans. A fellow here for some wheat. Ground bare, ice poor 13 [eggs?] �page_0011 Re-read ’76 - ’84 �page_0012 March 18th Tuesday 1880 Cold day. Wind North a hole in the channel. Eveline washed the clothes and hung them all outs. Wells is some better. Grace at school. Welly and Will boiling sap at Delmar’s. Rache came over brought some thing for Wells to eat strawberry preserves &c &c. John doing general chores &c, went skating dark. J Niles here in evening. Welly came home late from boiling sap. E ironed _6 eggs_ Elmar Woodman gone to Otawa [sic] to get married. March 19 Wednesday 1890 A fine day. Wind North. ground bare and frozen. Wells, Welly and John clean oats for grinding. John drove to Ed Rattrays to grind them. Welly went to Rattrays to work on cheese factory Charley went ’Holiday came and got his seed wheat. Grace at school. Another new milk cow to day which makes 5. Muriel walked all around. Welly stoped to prayer meeting. John and Grace gone to this evening Visiting 10 eggs to �page_0013 �page_0014 March 20th Thursday 1890 A half cloudy day. Wind South rather strong tearing a channel clear down through from Carlton to Clayton. Welly boiling sap. Grace at school. John drove to Edd’s for the provender, E took the Baby and went as far as her fathers with John. Hiram Joslin brought her home. All and Eddy B went over river in punt. J Niles went too. R here twisting and doubling yarn. I not well. Eat too many pickles. Churned. Scalded milk for a sick calf. March 21st 1890 Friday chilly 21 eggs cloudy day. Wind South. E washing. Welly & I make two kettles of soap, churned again. Rained some in fore noon. After noon cleared up again sun shone out. Welly goes to sap boiling & came home late at eleven. John at J N’s playing pedro, came later than Welly J.M. and W Dixon here �page_0015 �page_0016 March 22 Saturday 1890 A very pleasant day, Wind south. Arose at 4 O’clock to get Wells off to Kingston. Welly got up and cleaned fish for market, his father carried them and carried 10 butter and 4 dozen eggs for me and wheat for Ryan to pay on taxes. Will rode as far as Irvins to run his fish nets. Ranons and Morgan helps themselves to fish. Ranons says Morgan & Morgan says Ranous. E moved up stairs to day. Grace cleaned floors. Irene cleared up and filed all the newspapers and Books. R came over for snuff and waited till W. came home from Marysville but Wells got none. she went home sorry. I was sorry too. Wells showed off after he got home. Welly received a letter from Volty to cross the river for him to night. Welly eat a little supper and started with a punt. A dark very dark night, cloudy but not much wind. Welly & Volty come home 1/2 past nine gay and jolly. we sat up late I and Volty and planed [sic] buisness [sic]. Youth is hopeful a happy one letter from Hugh. We sent 3 sturgeon by Chris’ father to �page_0017 �page_0018 Sunday March 23rd 1890 A bright sunny day Wind west ground froze last nightl. Got up at daylight made two batches of bread, boiled potatoes and cake. After breakfast Volty went over to his grandma’s And then came home with Will with him, had lunch, then Volty and Welly went across the river in punt. Volty going back to Norman’s came out with two horses. Henry Holliday visiting here. Volty took the apples out of the ground. Thomas Dawson and came down to day from Marysville to begin getting ice tomorrow for shiping [sic] Monday 24th A very fine day light wind west. Wells & Welly went over the river this morning. Wells went to see Alic[e] Liddy. Welly went to corners to get a pair of rubber boots and overalls. E H Burnhams gang from cape Vincent commenced at the ice business this morning. Johny took old Jim and gone to work for Burnham on the ice. Will here awhile. R stoped [sic] here on her way to Morgans. Arose early this morning at 4 O’clock. Two sundogs. John Niles here this evening. Eveline cleaned the Kitchen & scoured [the floor] on her knees and brought wate. Grace at home and brought water too Will coming �page_0019 here and Wellington Burnham here too. W Burnham trying to make a horse and cow trade with Wells. Wells went after dinner to B to see the cow but couldn’t agree and so trade fell out. E making her dress. Mrs Gloyd sent me some buck wheat flour. �page_0020 Tuesday, March 26 1890 A cloudy morning. Wind North. Arose 4 O’clock. Wells and Will start for Kingston with buggy, came back again at eleven O’clock at night. Will carried George or led old Jack to sell him for fish nets to Bolton. Bolton wouldn’t buy him he is so thin so led him home again - old horse turned a summer sault coming home but Will brought home three hoop nets and flour and a lot of groceries. I set up and had supper ready for them when they came, made Will a cup of ginger Geo, Welly and Johny working on the ice till three Oclock P.M. when it rained so hard they came home not through and very cold. Wind blows hard from south a dirty mean day and not much wood. R gone down the road home from Morg. Grace at school. E washed and hung out the clothes but brought them in again. Wednesday 26th March 1890. A dirty rainy morning. Wind blowing hard from S.W. but John started off on old Jim for the ice. Towards noon cleared up and Welly went too & carried the dinner and worked all afternoon. John, all day. Grace at school. Will here to dinner and helped Wells draw hay from Old barn. After dinner Wells helped Will over to Brown’s bay with & punt and helped Will set three fish nets & helped himself to pine knots. Wells from some fish, sun fish, from Wells old net. �page_0021 Welly says Wellington wants to finish the horse and cow trade he wants a horse. Wellington is drawing straw to cover ice �page_0022 Thursday 27th March 1890 A clear fine day. Wind S.W. and chilly, froze last night, ground all bare and brown not a particle of snow for two weeks or more, river all open and full of floating ice. Had sun fish for breakfast and dinner but no good - don’t like them. Arose early so as to get an early breakfast so the boys can get an early start for the ice pile. After breakfast boys start for ice business. Wells goes for hay and drove to the ice to see W. Burnham about the horse and cow trade. Jen came over for their flour, butter milk, and hen feed. I gave her a couple of eggs. After dinner Wells went for more hay, Grace at school. E finished her dress, hung out the clothes & ironed Mrs George Ranons. Visiting Wills folks. Jen sent me some catnip, had buckwheat cakes for supper. Horse & cow trade concluded with a trade. Friday 28th Marach 1890. Strong Wind North. Pancakes for breakfast. John on old Jim started for the ice fields went off without milking the cows but took his dinner with him leaving W Jr to bring the milk. Grace went to school through the storm for it storm & snows & blows a terror increasing in violence all day. Welly went as far as Wills stayed till towards noon then Welly & John came home bringing their dinner and milk home again. After dinner stormed so hard done nothing but get wood, water, barn chores and Wells went to school house for Grace. Wells milked the cows A.M. Welly & Johny went to J Niles & stayed till eleven �page_0023 �page_0024 March 29th 1890 Saturday A great fall of snow on the ground and yet it snows fast, no going to the ice this morning. Wells, Welly & Johny drew two loads of hay on sleigh from the old barn. Will came home with them on his way to fish nets & said they had a row over there this morning among his women folks. Wells has gone this PM down to Wellington’s to drive home his cow. Welly and Johny are gone to the ice fields either to work or get their pay for what they have done. Welly advised Will to go too and get his pay for his days work but he said he would not go. E cleaned the floor and brought one pail of water through the deep snow. Boys came home early, didn’t work on the ice but received pay for what work they done cross & A Burnham not going to get out more ice. Welly received a letter from Volty asking him to come for him with a boat to night but Welly has crossed the river this afternoon says there is so much ice on the other shore he cant get there so stays at home. Will went through the snow and storm to his fish nets. Welly & Johny went over to Wills in evening. March 30th 1890 Sunday Wind North. Morning clear and bright, good sleighing, earth white with snow everywhere, river nearly frozen over. After breakfast Willy crossed the river in front breaking the ice as he went with an oar. Came back at 1/2 past 10 O’clock bringing Volty with him at or nearly the same time came Will Dixon �page_0025 John Burnham and an other fellow they call Adam Weber all here to dinner. Will took the team and went to draw wood. On Sunday or freeze. After dinner, Volty went to Wills for fish for Petries folks & then Welly, Volty, J Burnham & Webber crossed the river again. Volty going back to petrie’s. J Burnham came back with Welly & stayed all night. Volty says he is coming back tomorrow night. John Morgan here awhile fiddling away then went to Bill Smiths. Grace went to Church & prayer meeting for the evening came Lahey and Obriens hired man, and Renb McFaden. Snow squalls in the afternoon. Is sunday a day of rest & it may be for some, but seldom or never has been for me, neither has any day �page_0026 Monday March 31st 1890 The sun rose clear. Light West Wind, river frozen over again this morning. Did not get up very early over slept ourselves. Johny took his dinner and went to work for Dawson on the ice. Welly helped his father draw hay and after dinner crossed the river (with Machar) in punt for Volty. Robert Machar going to work for Walroth. J Burnham went to Wellingtons. Will making sugar or boiling sap at Pelmars’ Grace at home. E washed and moped [sic]. We made more soap or tried too. Our pork is all gone which is a terror to me �page_0027 April 1st Tuesday Sun shining brightly, very light wind south. Welly stayed all night and came home with Volty about eleven Oclock and brought Volty’s trunk and valise went back again for fish nets. Grace at school. April 2nd Wednesday 1890 I cant remember all that transpired from the first of April untill the 11th except it was rather cold disagreeable weather. The boys employed the time setting fish nets, making sugar and working for Burnham Wells went to K twice &c. Eve cleaned house and washed bed clothes. Grace went to school &c �page_0028 Jonny get your gun Johny get your gun Johny got his gun Susie bay is the grateful April 17th Thursday 1890. A long time since I wrote in this diary since March 31st 1890. This is a pleasant day, sun shining, clear Wind South, grass only starting to grow a little. Wells drove with Grace to the dock carried butter and eggs and two sturgeon, a grist to mill & fish for Will. Wells building fence down by Smiths. Johny sitting in rocking chair all day by the stove. Grace brought another stove from Bibby’s second hand for 8 dollars. Wind blowing strong from the North. R went up too [in pencil] Note: Entries from April 12th through 17th out of order covering following 5 pages. �page_0029 John Bamford �page_0030 Oh Oh Shirt I mean Oh shirt tail Slate Wells Bamford Apr 24th Thursday 1890 Volty drove Grace to dock for market. Wind blowing strong from North & sothe cold clear sky. Volty finished setting trees, grape vines and rose bush & plowed garden, set out dallias [sic], transplanted pie plant [rhubarb] &c &c. Welly painting skiff at Wills barn. Wells working in field. John helping Volty and fixing wire fence. E cleaned kitchen floor and washed clothes. R here twice for butter milk and her glass ware. Will here once teacher drove to dock with Volty for Grace. April 23rd Wind South, cloudy looks like rain. Rains little towards night. Wells working in field. Grace at school. Volty plowed garden and set trees. Welly worked on boat at Wills. Wills here. E moped [sic] all floors & done chamber work. I got ready market 12 lbs butter and 27 eggs. �page_0031 John helped dig post holes. Apr 25th Friday 1890 A clear bright day cold Wind north. Ground froze last night, dry no rain. Wells sowing grain in field. John helping his father. Volty plowing and working in garden. Grace at school. Welly working at his boat (painting it) & after dinner finshed cutting the sail and run the fish net off the reel. E done chamber work and made Muriel a new pink dress. Made her one last night After Grace came home from town. Wells set a turkey. Rachel came over in evening for yeast & a cup of tea. Wells crossed the river after supper. �page_0032 Apr 22nd Tuesday 1890 A clear bright day. Wind south Welly & Volty finished loading the vessel with ice came home at 2 Oclock P.M. Welly worked at his boat at Wills. Volty dug up the apple trees John buried last fall. John went with Will to ferry and stoped [sic] there till Will came back from Kingston. Will went to pay his taxes. Grace at school. Wells working in field. We kneed [sic] rain very much. Wells sent by Will and paid his taxes on house & lot at Marysville. April 21st Monday 1890 Light wind South. E washed big washing and cleaned floors. Grace stayed at home till noon then went to School. John went to Niles for books limped up there and back. Volty & Wells Jr working on ice loading vessel �page_0033 take take thank �page_0034 Sunday 20th April 1890 A fair day Wind South Wells reading Whig and in afternoon went to bed. I slept in fore noon. Eveline slept too. Volty and Lahey went down to cedars to inspect the ground. John limped there too, first he has walked since he hurt his foot. Grace and John went to evening prayer meeting. Dry, no rain. Saturday April 19th 1890 Arose very early. Wells came got an early start for R & Wells Jr & Devolson can go to load the ice vessel. Grace and Eveline milked eleven cows. Teacher went to the ice and came home with boys. Wells came home at 10 Oclock P.M. said he had dinner on the Blanchard. A postal card and a letter for Wells. The postal from Hugh for taxes on Marysville lot. John hops around some and reads Gun boat fam. Grace & E do cleaning and general house work. Wind South, no rain. Wells bought 10 lbs pork. �page_0035 �page_0036 Friday April 18 1890 A fair day, Wind south. Boys working loading ice for Dawson. Johns foot pretty bad. E washed in fore noon. Grace at school. Wells building fence afternoon noon. Wells & E set up the stove. Wednesday April 18th 1890 Dawson drove here early this morning for the boys to work on the ice. Vessel came in last night. After breakfast, boys started for ice. Wells went too gone all day. John mourning because he can’t go too, his foot very sore. Grace at school. I get ready for market. Mrs J Niles here for quilt patern [sic]. Tuesday April 15th 1890 A fair day. Wind South. Wells building fence down by Smiths. Welly & Volty drawing hay from the old barn. Johny steped [sic] on a nail and fixed his foot in a bad shape through his old rubber boot. Welly went for the Doctor Buchanan, poor Johny paid him two dollars & half of his hard earned money working on the ice. �page_0037 �page_0038 April 14th Monday 1890 A raw cold day. Wind North. Wells building fined by Smiths. Grace at school. Teacher commenced boarding here. John Niles here in evening playing poker with boys. Dawson drove in here after dark to tell the boys to come next morning to commence work on the ice. A real pretty man. April 13th Sunday 1890 A very fine day light wind, South. After breakfast Maud & I walked over to Wills to make a visit. Mother gave me flower seeds. Grace came for me at noon & said the school teacher wanted to see me about board but didn’t go till I got ready along towards night. Rachel went too. Bill Horn at Wills stoped on his way home from church. Volty, Teacher and George Morgan Jr run sturgeon not got a sturgeon, teacher & GM Jr stayed to supper. Teacher engaged board for 6 dollars per month. R and G went to prayer meeting & Johny too. �page_0039 �page_0040 April 12th Saturday 1890 Arose early so Wells can go to Kingston. A cloudy day forget which way the wind is. Welly & Will went to their fish nets. Will came home. Welly stoped and worked for Tom Dawson building ice slides. J Morgan here in evening playing on violin. Wells came late and brought pork and groceries. Saturday April 26th 1890. A fine morning, light wind North. Welly and Lahey went to Gananoque with Roys staff. Wind changed at noon South blows quite strong. boys will have a hard row from Gananoque. Wells sowing barley; Volty & his father building wire fence in fore noon and Volty set out more stawberries. John foot lame cultivating yesterday. Volty worked in field in PM. John sowed onion seeds. E done chamber wrok and cleaned floors. �page_0041 Welly and teacher came home while we were eating super [sic] cold tired wet & hungry �page_0042 Sunday 27th April 1890 Wind North, rainy, damp day set the tub for water but caught not much. Had the old rooster for dinner, cooked him 6 hours tough as bull beef. Will came over for his newspaper, was not here. A letter from Hugh and a postal from Watson. Grace & John at evening prayer meeting, had bread & milk for supper. Wallace Niles brought the cards. Jimmy Dawson called for Welly to work on ice. Monday 28 April 1890 A beautiful day, calm and still, grass looks green after the rain. Very light wind south & warm fine day for washing. Evaline got her clothes all out by noon & files the floors after dinner. No clothes hanging on Mrs Niles or Woodman’s line. Welly painted his skiff at Wills barn after noon. Welly & Johny worked on ice in forenoon. Johny sowed cabbage and set onion’s &c. Wells put Wills cows in Eb’s pound. R & Jen got them out & drove them home. They were trampling our strawberry plants this morning in the garden and eating our hay stack up. Wells sowing grain and cultivating. Volty helping him and working in garden. Johny set out Volty’s mangle [?]. Tilly Niles here in evening to deliver Laura’s card. Grace at school. �page_0043 �page_0044 April Tuesday 29th 1890 A cloudy morning looks like rain and does rain at dinner time hard and continues all the afternoon. Volty & his father cant work in the field. Welly and Johny loading ice for Dawson. Grace at school. A sleepy time for me. Volty cutting potatoes to plant down cellar. Wells at barn patching old bags and I hopping around trying to find twine to sew them with. Sent Graces ulster [working coat] and the umberella by the teacher. A cold nasty rain warm weather dont last long. This has been adisagreeable April very cold and nasty weather. We are milking 12 cows and can not make enough butter to carry to market. Wind South and blowing hard discouraged some time but hopeful of better time is coming - but when? April Wednesday 30th 1890 This is the last day of April. Wind south calm in the forenoon, after noon breezy. A circle around the sun then V dark clouds arose in the south, went and threatens rain. Grace at home fixing over her green dress. Welly, Volty & Johny loading the ice vessel for Dawson at $1.75 per day. They struck for wages. Wills cow got cast in Wills stable took 5 men to lift her after dark. Wells and boys came late after supper, all go to Wells. Well �page_0045 killed four roosters. I sat up till 1/2 past 11. Ramming quite hard all nigth. May 1st Thursday 1890 Arose at 4 Oclock Welly up first & built a fire. Grace goes to market carrying 7 lbs butter & fowls. Coudy forenoon, cold, Wind North & so clear but chilly. Wally & Johny working on the ice. R went to town. Wells working afield. Volty drove to the dock for Grace. Wells and boys went to Wills to get the cow up. Only two scholars at school to day. �page_0046 Friday May 1st 1890 A fair day. Wind west and chilly. Welly & Johny loading, send Leighton with ice. Wells working in field. Volty working too, not much wood for fire. Grace at school. Finished working on the ice to day, did not get their pay. Dawson promised that Tom Dawson would come down Tuesday and pay them Sunday 2nd Cold, rainy disagreeable day. I slept while Wind North very chilly all through the town boy all at home. Got a late breakfast and the girls got a [illegible] had corn meal [illegible] for supper. Monday May 2nd A very fine day. Wind South and mild. Eveline washed all her clothing and brought them in before dark for it looked like rain. Wells working in the field. [remaining page faded and illegible] �page_0047 �page_0048 �page_0049 �page_0050 7th May 1890 [page written in pencil and long faded rendering it illegible] �page_0051 �page_0052 John Bamford George Niles Edward Bates �page_0053 May 9th Thursday 1890 A cold chilly day. Wind west. Volty drove with Grace to dock carried Rachels grocery case to Princess. Johny sick abed with a bad cold, sent two fowls and 9 lbs butter to market, butter only 17 cts per pound fows [fowls], 75 per pair. Welly working on the skiff & finished it. Eveline walked down to her grandmothers. Ed Bates worked here with team, we had beans for dinner. Well & Volty working in field. Wells sowed. Set up late. Welly went to Niles for pills for Johny. Doctor Betts came to see Charlie Woodman to day, Johny smoked the sturgeon. �page_0054 May 9th Friday A chilly Windy day. Wind South and blowing a stiff breeze. Rained in the night trees as bare of leaves as in December. Grace stayed at home to help me. E washing. Wells and Volty in field. Welly making oars for the skiff. Johny better, but abed. Lahey at school. Voltie, Lahey & Grace went to Church to hear the lecture. The subject was "where fools sprung from". The Rev Mr Thompson exhorted snorted him at a great extent, telling the boy’s about wasting money on tobacco and telling the girls how they looked when they were chewing gum & said smokers should have a smokepipe chimney through the top of their head and all snuffers should have their noses turned bottom side up to mimicked such bad habits, blowed tobaco smoke snuffed chewed gum and made an old ass of himself in general �page_0055 �page_0056 Saturday 10th May 1890 Morning cold, fair and windy. Wind North. Afternoon rained. Wells & Volty worked half day in field and then puttered around till chore time. Wells is very late about getting in spring crops all on account of ice buisness [sic]. Johny sick abed. Lahey went for the mail. One for Wells from Wm Miller about sailing and one from Hugh. E moped [sic] dining room. Gracie moped kitchen floor. I would at all sorts. We received letters from the Hon. Roman Petrie. He’s got grubs. A young colt at the barn all right. Welly, Lahey and Volty go down to Ebbs for the skiff. �page_0057 Sunday May 11th 1890. A clear bright day. Wells reading the Whig. Will came over while he thought Charlie and Bell would come down but they did not. It is very chilly wind south. Volty went over the river to get a horse to go out to Petries but could get none, came back, lunched and went to foot of Island to get a boat to go to Clayton in the morning, could get none, came back, skinned a sturgeon, eat his supper and crossed the river again in Ed Bates’ punt, stayed all night with some of his beautiful relations and starts early to take the folks the sturgeon. Wells goes to Breakfast. One of us goes to bed and finds dinner all ready when we get up. Lahey goes to Morgans visiting. Grace goes to Niles visiting. Eve, Maud and Grace row the skiff to Niles to carry Niles sail home. In the evening Eve, Grace and Lahey go to �page_0058 May 12th Monday A cloudy day wind south, not very cold, river still. Wells working in field all day sowing grain &c. Welly milked the cows & rowed around the foot to set 5 sturgeon nets. Eveline washed. Grace churned, moped [sic] the floors and helped me. Grace not very well either. John up and gone off up the river somewhere. I suppose he thinks it a good time to catch cold again. I burnt Walls knee with hot tea and he swore horribly if there is any dirt in a man hot tea will bring it out. I was ashamed for him. We have got a squealing pig in the house. Dandelions are large enough for greens but no leaves on the trees yet. Quarterly meeting yesterday. Thompson preached and then went home with Rev Watts. Martha then went to George Woodman’s. Eveline got a very bad tooth ache. I don’t know what to get for supper. Will D came over for garden rake, met with �page_0059 Thursday May 13th 1890 A fine day. Wind south, cloudy and warm, rains some. Wells working in field through wind and rain, not well pleased because he works alone. Volty came home at noon. Eddy Bates went over for him. John not very strong yet. V set some of the raspberries bush and at 4 Oclock V and W Jr went to the North side to set nets, gone till after dark. Charlie W sick yet. I tired of working �page_0060 Wednesday 14th May 1890 A very fine day, not cold, grass growing but no leaves on the trees, rained a little in forenoon. Grace & I picked greens-dandelions for dinner. Welly and Will gone to the cape with fish, got back after dark. Will got 12 dollars for his fish. Welly bought Muriel a pair of shoes, 75. Welly went early to the nets before breakfast, got one sturgeon. John abed most all day. Wells worked in field. Volty working in garden till chore time. Our flour is all gone again. & clear rosy sunset. Charley Gloyd came over and stay’s all night. I write Bell a letter. E moped floor. �page_0061 �page_0062 May 15th Thursday 1890 A fair pleasant day, wind South. John made a flower bed for me. Welly went early to the nets, rowed around the foot. Will came and went with him. I put up lunch for both Will & Welly. Willy came at noon not feeling very well. Volty drove to dock with Grace & Charley Gloyd. Wells and Volty work in field all day, currant bushes are just putting out their yellowish green leaves. The green leaf buds are just starting to open on the ivy vine just by the window. We had fried eggs and preserved pie plant for dinner. Will came over P.M. and Johny & Will set tree and rose bush at (Albert’s grave). Will stayed and shaved before going home. Wells sent a grist to mill to day E cut papers for the cupboard. Volty crossed the river with Charley Gloyd, got back just at dark. Wells helped Johny milked the cows �page_0063 �page_0064 Friday May 16th 1890 A very good day in forenoon got cloudy and dark in afternoon and rained some, didn’t mop floors to day. Lahey taught school half day, few schollars [sic] and gathered flowers P.M. Wells and Volty worked in field. Volty sowed seeds at noon in garden. I went to the garden too. Johny planted some potatoes. Lahey is going to Kingston with Wells tomorrow. Welling is setting sturgeon nets, got one sturgeon and is pike. Wind commenced blow from South. Saturday 17th 1890 Saturday Arose early so Wells and Lahey can go to Kingston start at 5, rather cold. E moped and cleaned chairs and windows. I slept awhile. Grace got dinner. Wind blowing a terrible gale on Lake Ontario to day from S.W. Bessie Breck lost and all hands at the head of this Wolfe Island to day.water loged [sic] Wells came at dark. Wm Lahey gone home to Sydenham. Volty plowed at home and P.M. went to Wm Dixon plowing bee, 5 teams. Johny planted potatoes in garden and got wood. �page_0065 I got a letter from Watson. Wells got a letter from Horace telling him to come to Detroit. Wills brought home another [?] Burnside gave him a wolfish looking cretin, now we have 3 dogs. I forget to send Wills twine back and he came for it this evening and is disapointed I [?] May 18th Sunday 1890 A fair morning, cloudy evening, wind south. Charley Holliday here their baby Irene will be christened to day by Rev Chambers. Will and Jen & Charley & Glory here awhile. Wells is going away tomorrow to stay a long while, poor Wells. Johny is gone to Niles to visit. Grace 16 at sunday school. I set up late to fix Wells clothes. Welly went to look for his colt but could not find her. Sam carried his daughter. Sylvia back to Kingston again to day. E bates here �page_0066 May 19th Monday Arose early for Wells is going away this morning. Volty went to Kingston with him. A cloudy day, wind south and light, not very warm. Johny rode up the Island on the black mare. The dog devil bit Maud. I wish Wells had never brought the cur here. Welly went to his nets took 3 sturgeon and some pike. Will got one. Grace went to Mrs Niles for sleve pattern. Welly went to Henisy’s for his colt. A dull melancholy lonesome day, poor little Maud. I’m sorry the dog bit her sorry. Well is gone. Volty came home early at 5 Oclock, chilly day, raining hard at bed time. J Niles here in evening. �page_0067 �page_0068 Tuesday May 20th 1889 A very rainy day, Wind North. Boys couldn’t do much work. Will here twice, ate supper here. Rain pouring down all night and most all day, flat flooded with water. I slept awhile. We sent the milk to Factory 126 lb. Volty set night line and sturgeon net. Welly went to Bay Wednesday 21 May 1890 Winds West, rather warm day. Rained some. Johny plowed for peas. Volty building fence around lower pasture. Welly fishing and rowed around foot long after dark, got home at 10 eveneing with fish. Volty killed veal for market. Will D helped him, got done at midnight. Then Well went home but Welly and Volty went to river and skined [sic] sturgeon, got done and went to bed at two Oclock in morning. Children coughing bad with whooping cough �page_0069 �page_0070 Thursday 22 May 1890 Arose at half past 4 AM. A fair bright day, warm Wind S. Grace went to Kingston. I went to Bills and carried the steam washer. Volty drove to dock. Wellington Burnham took charge of Volty’s veal and sold only the hind quarters & brought the rest back. I found Bell and children well. Watson came home with us as the Princess Louise gone. Niles & Will here in the evening & Frank Woodman sent eleven lbs butter to market. Lib B & Ady, P & Else P [?] Friday 23rd May 1890 Wind South blowing a gale. Welly rowed Watson in skiff to J Holliday’s doc. Watson embarked on the Princess for Kingston. Welly eat dinner at Charley’s & plowing bee there, Welly got two sturgeon, rained all fore noon. Saturday 24th May 1890 A fine day, wind South. Grace cleaned floors, baked and swept, made beds, dusted & sewed on dress and helped me sow flower seeds. Hattie Joslin here, brought our mail, a letter for Wells and two from hugh. Volty and Johny plowing and building fence. Welly fishing and playing ball with Niles �page_0071 �page_0072 Sunday May 25th 1890 A fair morning, Wind North but rather warm. Wind changing south and blowing a gale. Wash tub and boiler fly off the veranda, away they go. A black cloud arising in South West. All abed, taking their Sunday nap excepting myself. Grace went to church and to Mr Rattray’s & came home after Prayer meeting. V with Johny commenced to rain at 4 PM and poured down all night. Volty covered the little turkeys, 12 of them, from the rain. Children’s cough very bad. Will Lahey came in night after all are abed at eleven Monday 26th May A bright breezy day. Wind south. Volty and Johny working afield. Welly at home part of the day and fishing. I went after breakfast to Wills to borrow butter and a bar of soap and mother gave me two cactus & a pail of multipliers onions. Johny made a bed and set them out. Grace done house work and washed in after noon. Volty came late from work, went & hired a horse from Spaff to finish working in field. �page_0073 [random calculations] 9) 1116/124 9 —— 211 18 —36 35 124 8 —9,92 �page_0074 Tuesday May 27 1890 A fine bright warm day. Wind south. Towards night a dark blue cloud in N.W. with distant thunder & lightning rises but it works around to N.E. & grows colder. Volty and Johny working in field sowing peas and cultivating. Welly went early to the North side for his nets, no fish, took them all day and rowed around the foot with them & brought them home and set them on this side of the Island. Will here too running nets and night lines. Grace went to school. Eva cleaned chairs and moped [sic] kitchen floor. I churned all afternoon for a little butter. Wellys colt got away from V when leading to water and couldn’t catch it again. �page_0075 Re-read ’76 - ’84 �page_0076 Wednesday 28th May 1890 A fair day quite breezy from N.W. Volty and Johny working afield. Wellie gone to cape with fish. Will came over, run nets, caught a rock sturgeon, put in in a tub of water alive. The boys caught Welly’s colt in barn yard. Mr John Holliday made us a visit, stayed till after dinner. A specticle [sic] man called here with a bag of spectacles- didn’t look at them, had no money. Got a letter from Wells- makes two since he went away. Welly came at three Oclock. M brought me ten lbs sugar. I sent Jen 30 cts for butter. Welly had to lower his sail going to Cape Vincent, wind blows so George Niles went with him. Thursday 29th May 1890 A very fine day, hotter than the very old Dickens. The wind North part of the time & South the rest of the time. Wills Jr & John went to town, Ma went �page_0077 Bells’ for to stay a week, Evaline and I work pretty hard all day. I am so tired, I can hardly wiggle. But I have got to go the dock and carry Auntie B’s apron & took to her. I wanted to pick a boquet [sic] of flowers for the Capt & Auntie but did not get the time. Mrs J Garnsey & her daughter May went to town to day and so did Mrs G Farr and her son George. Charlie Woodman got hurt. A horse ran away to day and knocked him down. Wellie and John came home without any groceries. John & Wellie got each of them a new suit of clothes May 8th 1890 Another very warm day, guess we will get some more rain. Evaline & I very busy to day. Evaline washed some clothes for the baby in the afternoon. Muriel kind of cross and Maude is after the same fashion. Mary Dignum 14 years old yesterday. Lill & she & Jack here yesterday. �page_0078 I went up there to take her pills home and get a yeast cake but she did not have any. When I came back I went to Jen’s after butter, milk and kerosene and a yeast cake. She did not have any yeast cake or butter milk, so she gave me a loaf of bread. Voltie sorting potatoes. John pulverising potato ground. Wellie working at A. Joshlin another after noon. Hiram Joshlin here after the section ladder. Frank Woodman & Uncle Charlie here in the evening. Frank play very well on the violin. Wind South to day. May 31st 1890. Wind North West all day until night and then it angled in & to the South. All the lazy boys of the neighborhood played base ball to day in our pasture. Lillie and Shellie Miles came down to go to the ball play. We got out in time to see the boys go home. C Halliday here to day after potatoes. �page_0079 Voltie & John to work on the field in the forenoon; Voltie washed sheep in the after noon & Lahey helped him. John worked at something in the fields. The boys drove the cattle to the other place. The cheese maker down to the consession [sic] about 6:30 oclock talking with Will, Lahey & Voltie. I went to Wills after sour milk & butter. Will Dixon ate dinner & supper here. Muriel & Maud still coughing. Didn’t anyone receive any letters to day only W Lahey. Evaline mopped & done the sweeping & ironed. I did nearly all the other work, I made some cookies for one thing. I guess I will go to bed. This has been a very hot day. Good day. McGuinty June 1st Wind North. Wellie, Will D went across the river. John gone to church. Voltie asleep in the parlor on the sofa. W Lahey read �page_0080 Shakespeare. Evaline talking care of Muriel some of the time, she help do up the work. Maud very good nature to day. The cheese maker came in the after noon, he took supper here & stayed until 10 Oclock in the evening. The boys took him for a sail on W’s boat. Maud W & I went up to Mr Niles’ in the evening. John went down to Mr A Joslin’s. No sign of rain. June 2nd 1890 Wind North yet very hot. Everything is green & beautiful. John & Voltie to work on the field in the forenoon. Wells Jr fishing. John planting potatoes in the afternoon. Voltie shear my sheep in the p.m. Eva mopped and ironed. I did house work. Will Lahey at school. Wellie bought a pound of butter from Mrs Niles, he paid 16¢ per lb. Maud a pretty good girl �page_0081 Muriel has not coughed very much to day. Evaline made salt rising bread. We are nearly starved out, no nothing to eat only just what we beg. Wellie Jr went to Will D’s to get some more kerosene oil. June 4th Wed 1890 Wind blowing from the South & a very warm wind. Will Dixon ate dinner here. Voltie hoeing in the garden. John went down the Island after seed corn but did not get any and so he had to get some of Mr Niles’s. Devolson sold the sheep to Mr Doyle to day. He got 87.00 for the two. Evaline did washing and got it on the line about 2 I did general house work wrote [pencil fading out - illegible] �page_0082 June 3rd Tuesday 1890 A very pleasant day. Voltie went to Kingston & got the lost groceries & got him a nice pair of pants. John working in the field. Eva knit & I worked at everything. I took the carpet off from my bedroom floor & put it on the line. Wells Jr fished. The cheese maker & James Dixon here fishing. Mr OBrien went home & the Cheese maker & John & Will L went over to Breaker Bay fishing for bullheads & did not get any. Thursday June 6th Very nice day in the forenoon rained. Very hot in the p.m. John & Grace went to town. Eva did the work at home. Ma at Bell’s yet Grace stayed on the boat with Aunt Rashel [sic]. Friday June 7th 1890 Another beautiful day. Eva washed & mopped and did housework. �page_0083 Muriel & Maud crossed the river dickens. Grace on the boat with Aunt R ready for the excursion to night. Voltie, John & Will L went to the excursion, the boat did not arrive at our dock until 12 p.m. The Hennessy Girls & Rattrays Girls had to walk home. Devolson had the pleasure of going home with Hannah Rattray. I rode with C Woodman as far as the bars at the road. Mr & Mrs Gloyd here after a pig. Saturday June 8th 1890 Wind north, kind of chilly. Evaline mowed & mopped. I did the other work & sewed on my white skirt, do not feel very spry to day after trip on the boat. Eddie Bates here, the boys are going to Mr A Barry’s to a bee. Cheese maker here in the evening. Will Dixon & Frank Woodman here too. Ma received a letter from papa. �page_0084 Sunday 9 June 1890 Came home from Charlies to day. Charlie brought me home in buggy. A very windy day, cold, west wind but clear. Bell came as far as the Holliday’s. �page_0085 Re-read ’76 - ’84 �page_0086 PHOTOMOUNT PAMPHLET BINDER Manufactured by GAYLORD BROS. Inc. Syracuse, N. Y. Stockton, Calif. �page_0087 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, Ella Deering, Vivian Zhang, MaryV, carol ann, Queen’s University Archives, and Eric Irvine � 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 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-1922 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Frontenac County, Wolfe Island, 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 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1890 March-June Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1890 March - June 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, Frontenac County, Wolfe Island, Ontario Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). March 8th, 1890 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5aeb157dfb17f1ca5e0001b07fe3b01d.pdf 05e5fe471ad02f41af172acb18ef033a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {printed Almanac page} 1877 -New Years Greeting 1877 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c20574ce5b4ab76ad5fb81b5eef2da83.pdf 3595ec146c7a8e4a67139d84f514e029 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February 28 Days 2 dark moring sun Shine 12 rain 13 cold north wind https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6052572bb5030287113387645d4a4c14.pdf 07657e5e072f26e9841058f121bc9adf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 31 days 8 snow storm 9 rain and Sleat 26 rain 27 heavy rain stormy 28 snow storm 29 Snow https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6eb32f3264b6136d98bfbbc0e221707c.pdf 437a224a019c76ce834f455505c1af5b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 30 Days 1 dark day 2 dark moring Sun shine 2 snake 8 frogs 15 rain 20 rain 21 rina 23 seting out onions 24 planting potatoes 25 planting corn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/734a57342683359ad78c9dfc86ad67ff.pdf 27f81dca8461f6b0ad1b5573972dbcdb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 31 days 4 planting potaoes 4 Sowing wheat 7 Sowing barley 8 sowing oats 10 Sowing carots 17 finshed a Sowing grain 18 planting corn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6bede49de7bada25537a2180ea50d3c8.pdf b6d00ce0b5c8a4fdafd115e569e1ca74 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 31 days 16 comenced peavines <s>18 comenced plowing</s> 20 finshed un harvest 22 had thrashing machine 30 sowing wheat https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a1d331b8fa333acd585daaa6dd269db5.pdf 11d853d203592932692b7e6d58b33bcd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 30 days 1 comenced to cut corn 6 cut cow corn 15 cut buck wheat 21 comenced to ploweg for rye <s>28 sowing rye</s> 27 sowing rye 28 sowing rye 29 I went to Kingston https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47f62c13c837f437cedd62f8c830afe0.pdf 88a95434db243572856625e09f30126f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 31 days 2 finshed husking corn 4 heavy rain 5 gathering grapes 5 killed beef 31 heavy rain https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ed9e4c76a05d885e18f72f8987a68c51.pdf 7091a86799354dd3d1709a6f86dbec83 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November 30 days 2 heavy rain 5 heavy rain and snow] <s>10 went to ganat</s> 10 went to Gananoque 15 went to Kingston 18 cold north wind 16 killing hogs 24 boried oats from Sweet 1.96 lbs https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/663bd196cd30b6b4965aed5ab5d851a9.pdf 21d9624652043b709fc03e52fd69f735 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December 31 days 5 loon in the lake 12 comenced Choping wood 29 saw 4 crows https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d66873ff2d2445d69ad61bd80ddb74f9.pdf 5bc9e0b23c6151969ee149a0c774ed77 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 1880 CW Stratton hutchinson PO Reno CO Kanseses 13 Sew 20 had thrashing machine 25 went to brockville on train https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f512e91a7b16bd5af0ecdff4c674ffaa.pdf 8fb93dc20c0d060dfaef051c0400d5f9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February 1880 2 bright & sun Shine 7 north e snow storm clearing 8 south wes wind some Cloudy 9 north wni sun shine all day went to massogy for Sweet very cold 10 Andrew dillen dance 16 fogy herd sawwhet 28 snow all off 28 hurd blue birds 1881 february the 2 sun shine all day cold north west wind https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a9eae3c37a7b5ea4825b487f116d5e1a.pdf a4083789e41012bd00211fe179f33fe1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 1880 6 north wet wind some cloudy 7 north wind & cold sun shine 8 S west wind cloudy 9 had sawing machine 10 Sweet had raising 10 Snow Storm at night April 10 ice all out of lake 14 went to Morten to mill 19 killed hot 21 comenced plowing 22 went to Gananoque 27 Sowing peas on Uper Place 1/2 bushel 28 Sowing oats on flats 1 bushel https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/42ecdc8f0faa9781113ac06426d5d534.pdf 7b42c093858855baec4dfc2dda224777 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 1880 in 1880 catching fish to the flow May the 7th 8th 7 yong pigs 13 sowing oats on flats 10 bus 14 sowing oats on flats 13 1/2 bu harmon more ploghing 14 Jude had colt 17 sowing barley 3 1/2 bushels 17 finshed sowing grain 18 went o mill to Morten 27 planting field corn 27 h moore planting con on Uper Place 28 planting beans 29 worshed Sheep https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e6428618adb0f9faf392991dd3b3a66a.pdf c9aaf3aeac746689dd0e715c7781b0a7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 1880 2 killed hog 245 lbs 2 Shearing Sheep 5 went to Gananoque with young pigs 8 went to Ganoque with 12 bill cockrill moved his house 16 look out for frost 18 Sweet ploughing bee 19 Sowing bukwheat on brown 1 bushel 22 Sowing buckwheat on brown place north wind blew when Sowing buckwheat 29 Jude mair https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8add12bd15ebba6392eae656fb3e3de9.pdf e08ed3e3f64dedf1668eb7f51d02997b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 1880 10 Sowing buckwheat 1/2 bushel 14 comenced to cut foll wheat 15 comenced haying 22 boried brand from Sweet 16 lbs https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e43037a9649d7d8dd39a8925bb36790.pdf 51bd45b6cf33187b6269fbb0c5f47062 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 1880 3 comenced to cut oats on the field 6 finished harvest and haying on uper place 7 went blackbering to the Opinicon 9 went black berying down to hills 10 comenced to cut oats on the fats in the big field 17 finished harvest 17 went down to beries a blackbering 26 had thrashing machine haskin 26 burnt the foller https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a5e920bf12b8065f624cc16376b02a59.pdf 5be68376439b29da0a8df8e7c0c7a462 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 1880 13 Sowing wheat in uper place 3 bushels 17 killed hot weight 235 lbs 18 Sowing wheat on flat 1 bushel 24 comenced Sowing wheat on new land on uper place 29 finshed husking corn 30 finshed Sowing wheat on uper place on new land https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5e87a02b371915e59ae63cf19d40474f.pdf b1cbb2b84ab215cb5b63fb2bc71cab43 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 1880 1 the boys went to michigan 4 heavy north east rain 5 finished sowing rye on uper place on new land 8 went to brews to mill 13 finshed Sowing rye on uper place on old land 15 finshed diging potatoes at home 16 phillip leadmbeter had his bee drawing cordwood 16 wild geese went South 37 no 18 h moore had his ploughing bee 19 Cherp Cockrill draw his logs I had a bee drawing wood 23 went to Ganoque with ledb{cut off} 23 first snow storm 25 sold cord wood https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/28bb4e911b55a6b74ced12074f6fcfa0.pdf 86de92ab6f40cc09b5d2f80802a20338 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November 1880 3 Tom mconel had his ploughing bee 4 got in garden roots 6 boried poark from a haskin 50 lbs 18-19-20-21 good Slaying 12 inches of Snow 22 took the oxen and steers down to lyndhurst 25 got boots from W. kines <s>26 lake all frose over at night</s> 29 turned the buck out https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d5e2dba206f6b89c844f3a0fb2675ff2.pdf 2e03a1fdeaa7eeff00d116cf9dd05b21 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December 1880 2 killed 1 hog 152 lbs 3 lake all froze over 15 boried salt from Cockrill 119 lbs bag and all 21 I went to Ganoque with beef hide 23 had thrashing S haskin 20 killed hogs and beef 25 yong sew 1880 Dec 10th pork on hand 718 lbs {little sketches on left hand margin - possibly people and clouds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877-1936 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1877 & 1880 Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1889-1891 Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1891-1895 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1877 & 1880 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip "Henry" Shook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877 & 1880 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. February 2nd, 1877 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{printed Almanac page}</p> <p>1877 -New Years Greeting 1877</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>February 28 Days</p> <p>2 dark moring sun Shine</p> <p>12 rain</p> <p>13 cold north wind</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 31 days</p> <p>8 snow storm</p> <p>9 rain and Sleat</p> <p>26 rain</p> <p>27 heavy rain stormy</p> <p>28 snow storm</p> <p>29 Snow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 30 Days</p> <p>1 dark day</p> <p>2 dark moring Sun shine</p> <p>2 snake</p> <p>8 frogs</p> <p>15 rain</p> <p>20 rain</p> <p>21 rina</p> <p>23 seting out onions</p> <p>24 planting potatoes</p> <p>25 planting corn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 31 days</p> <p>4 planting potaoes</p> <p>4 Sowing wheat</p> <p>7 Sowing barley</p> <p>8 sowing oats</p> <p>10 Sowing carots</p> <p>17 finshed a Sowing grain</p> <p>18 planting corn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August 31 days</p> <p>16 comenced peavines</p> <p>18 comenced plowing</p> <p>20 finshed un harvest</p> <p>22 had thrashing machine</p> <p>30 sowing wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>September 30 days</p> <p>1 comenced to cut corn</p> <p>6 cut cow corn</p> <p>15 cut buck wheat</p> <p>21 comenced to ploweg for rye</p> <p>28 sowing rye</p> <p>27 sowing rye</p> <p>28 sowing rye</p> <p>29 I went to Kingston</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October 31 days</p> <p>2 finshed husking corn</p> <p>4 heavy rain</p> <p>5 gathering grapes</p> <p>5 killed beef</p> <p>31 heavy rain</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November 30 days</p> <p>2 heavy rain</p> <p>5 heavy rain and snow]</p> <p>10 went to ganat</p> <p>10 went to Gananoque</p> <p>15 went to Kingston</p> <p>18 cold north wind</p> <p>16 killing hogs</p> <p>24 boried oats from Sweet 1.96 lbs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December 31 days</p> <p>5 loon in the lake</p> <p>12 comenced Choping wood</p> <p>29 saw 4 crows</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January 1880</p> <p>CW Stratton</p> <p>hutchinson PO</p> <p>Reno CO</p> <p>Kanseses</p> <p></p> <p>13 Sew</p> <p>20 had thrashing machine</p> <p>25 went to brockville on train</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>February 1880</p> <p>2 bright &amp; sun Shine</p> <p>7 north e snow storm clearing</p> <p>8 south wes wind some Cloudy</p> <p>9 north wni sun shine all day</p> <p>went to massogy for Sweet very cold</p> <p>10 Andrew dillen dance</p> <p>16 fogy herd sawwhet</p> <p>28 snow all off</p> <p>28 hurd blue birds</p> <p>1881 february the 2 sun shine all day cold north west wind</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1880</p> <p>6 north wet wind some cloudy</p> <p>7 north wind &amp; cold sun shine</p> <p>8 S west wind cloudy</p> <p>9 had sawing machine</p> <p>10 Sweet had raising</p> <p>10 Snow Storm at night</p> <p>April 10 ice all out of lake</p> <p>14 went to Morten to mill</p> <p>19 killed hot</p> <p>21 comenced plowing</p> <p>22 went to Gananoque</p> <p>27 Sowing peas on Uper Place 1/2 bushel</p> <p>28 Sowing oats on flats 1 bushel</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1880</p> <p>in 1880 catching fish to the flow May the 7th 8th</p> <p>7 yong pigs</p> <p>13 sowing oats on flats 10 bus</p> <p>14 sowing oats on flats 13 1/2 bu harmon more ploghing</p> <p>14 Jude had colt</p> <p>17 sowing barley 3 1/2 bushels</p> <p>17 finshed sowing grain</p> <p>18 went o mill to Morten</p> <p>27 planting field corn</p> <p>27 h moore planting con on Uper Place</p> <p>28 planting beans</p> <p>29 worshed Sheep</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1880</p> <p>2 killed hog 245 lbs</p> <p>2 Shearing Sheep</p> <p>5 went to Gananoque with young pigs</p> <p>8 went to Ganoque with</p> <p>12 bill cockrill moved his house</p> <p>16 look out for frost</p> <p>18 Sweet ploughing bee</p> <p>19 Sowing bukwheat on brown 1 bushel</p> <p>22 Sowing buckwheat on brown place north wind blew when Sowing buckwheat</p> <p>29 Jude mair</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1880</p> <p>10 Sowing buckwheat 1/2 bushel</p> <p>14 comenced to cut foll wheat</p> <p>15 comenced haying</p> <p>22 boried brand from Sweet 16 lbs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August 1880</p> <p>3 comenced to cut oats on the field</p> <p>6 finished harvest and haying on uper place</p> <p>7 went blackbering to the Opinicon</p> <p>9 went black berying down to hills</p> <p>10 comenced to cut oats on the fats in the big field</p> <p>17 finished harvest</p> <p>17 went down to beries a blackbering</p> <p>26 had thrashing machine haskin</p> <p>26 burnt the foller</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>September 1880</p> <p>13 Sowing wheat in uper place 3 bushels</p> <p>17 killed hot weight 235 lbs</p> <p>18 Sowing wheat on flat 1 bushel</p> <p>24 comenced Sowing wheat on new land on uper place</p> <p>29 finshed husking corn</p> <p>30 finshed Sowing wheat on uper place on new land</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October 1880</p> <p>1 the boys went to michigan</p> <p>4 heavy north east rain</p> <p>5 finished sowing rye on uper place on new land</p> <p>8 went to brews to mill</p> <p>13 finshed Sowing rye on uper place on old land</p> <p>15 finshed diging potatoes at home</p> <p>16 phillip leadmbeter had his bee drawing cordwood</p> <p>16 wild geese went South 37 no</p> <p>18 h moore had his ploughing bee</p> <p>19 Cherp Cockrill draw his logs</p> <p>I had a bee drawing wood</p> <p>23 went to Ganoque with ledb{cut off}</p> <p>23 first snow storm</p> <p>25 sold cord wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November 1880</p> <p>3 Tom mconel had his ploughing bee</p> <p>4 got in garden roots</p> <p>6 boried poark from a haskin 50 lbs</p> <p>18-19-20-21 good Slaying 12 inches of Snow</p> <p>22 took the oxen and steers down to lyndhurst</p> <p>25 got boots from W. kines</p> <p>26 lake all frose over at night</p> <p>29 turned the buck out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December 1880</p> <p>2 killed 1 hog 152 lbs</p> <p>3 lake all froze over</p> <p>15 boried salt from Cockrill 119 lbs bag and all</p> <p>21 I went to Ganoque with beef hide</p> <p>23 had thrashing S haskin</p> <p>20 killed hogs and beef</p> <p>25 yong sew</p> <p>1880 Dec 10th pork on hand 718 lbs</p> <p>{little sketches on left hand margin - possibly people and clouds</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/625658e9eb87e2c152b5d4e0892d6c84.pdf b9344c2a32cebd616df409fe2348e439 PDF Text Text ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/515594fa5b446e49cf4a81fbbd8e6261.pdf c53d103136cb38821e037edb43513717 PDF Text Text Edward Langley (1871-?) 1890 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {Front Cover: worn brown mottled cover with black tape binding} {Inside of front cover} Commenced Jan 12th 1890 My Diary 1890 Edward Langley Lansdowne Ont {page includes pen drawings of 3 birds, twigs, vase of cattails, and several other ornate designs} INDEX No of Days Com.of Page JANUARY FEBRUARY 31 28 1 10 MARCH APRIL MAY 31 30 31 22 34 46 JUNE 30 57 JULY 31 71 AUGUST 31 88 SEPTEMBER 30 REMARKS MON. 13th DAY OF GALE, DRAWING WOOD PRESSED HAY, LOGS TO MILL, DREW SOME PRESSED HAY DREW BARLEY, SAWED WOOD THU 17 COMMENCED SPRING WORK {ILLEGIBLE} SAT 3 COMMENCED SPRING WORK COMMENCED TUE 27 INDUCTION REV JOHN FAIRLIE FISHING 53 PIKE, DRAWING MANURE, DRAWING LUMBER TO GANANOQUE, KILLED PIG 2700, COMMENCED ROADWORK THU. 19TH CELEBRATION BROCKVILLE 12TH, FESTIVAL THE 3RD COMMENCED HAYING SAT 5TH ELECTRIC STORMS BURNING OF FACTORY AUG. 1ST “HARVEST’ and 3400 1 �OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 31 30 31 {blank page} Away part of the bulwarks, The ship seemed to tremble from Stem to Stern whenever a large wage struck her while the spray flew far up into the rigging. Wrote Home TUESDAY Jan. 14 Quite a change in the weather since yesterday It seemed to fulfill the old proverb “After the storm comes a calm.” In the evening I went skating but the ice was too rough. District Lodge met in Lansdowne. WEDNESDAY Jan. 15 Snowed a little all day and towards evening a fine rain set in. People all busy fixing up after the storm. We moved the thrashing machine to the upper place from Willie Burns's so that he could fix the roof which got blown off. Collectors met to balance books for the Church. THURSDAY Jan. 16 At 6am a very stormy morning, snow falling, good sleighing at noon. Drew up three loads of wood in the afternoon, very bad in the woods the water had all run away from under the ice, and horses would break through. Very cold towards evening the thermometer registered 8 ° above zero. FRIDAY Jan. 17 Clear cold frosty morning. 6 ° below zero. Took two loads of wheat to Lyndhurst for which 90 ¢ per bushel was paid, brought back 500 lbs. of bran. We went to a concert in the evening which was held in the Presbyterian Church in Lansdowne it was held in aid of the Library fund. ~ There was very good sleighing in the evening, the following is the Programme {in left margin} Jan 7 Continued ~~~~ PROGRAMME ~ JAN 17, 1890 ~~~~~~ GREETING SONG ~~~~~~~~~~CHOIR TEMPERANCE DIALOGUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MOTTO SONG ~~~GOD IS LOVE ~~~~NINE LITTLE GIRLS RECITATION ~~~ BAITSY & I ARE OUDT ~~~~N. McCAY 2 �SONG ~~~~ LOVE AT HOME ~~~~~~EMMA WALLACE. M. KING RECITATION~~~BAITSY & I ARE IN ~~~~N. McCAY DIALOGUE ~~~~~~~MISS McKEE . WALLACE. KILLENBACH SONG~~~~ HAIL TO THE NEW YEAR ~~~~~CHOIR DAILOGUE ~~~~ JENNIES TROUBLES ~~~~ MISSES ALLEN & KILLENBACH RECITATION ~~~~DREAM OF SONGS ~~~~~~ P.L. TOOKER SONG ~~~~~ “PARA COMES THIS WAY ~~~~~ MISSES GOODALL & KEATING CURTAIN LECTURE ~~~~~MRS CAUDLES ~~~~~ E.WALLACE. M. KING READING ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ P. HEACOCK SONG ~~~~~ BETTER LATE THAN NEVER ~~~~~~MAGGIE STEWART RECITATION ~~~~SEARCH FOR THE SLAIN ~~ MISS MOXLEY DIALOGUE AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION ~ { P.ALLEN, M. CORN, A McKAY, T.HEASLIP. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN We spent a very enjoyable evening, the programme was well arranged. Miss Moxley & F.L. Tooker's pieces were worthy of comment. Mr. Macklereath, who was in the choir, moved a vote of thanks to the performers, and thanked the audience for their good attention. SATURDAY Jan. 18 Snowed a little all day. The boys being away I attended to the stock. There was a meeting in the School house to see what was to be done with the money that was in the bank belonging to the Fairfax Cheese factory. It was resolved at the last meeting that the $48.05 should be given to James Cochrane whose house & effects were destroyed by fire Dec. 31 1889. Received a letter from Gracie who is in New York. SUNDAY Jan. 19 Church in the evening at seven o'clock which was well attended. Mr. Macklereath preached a very eloquent sermon from Mark XI, 13 "Nothing but Leaves". MONDAY Jan. 20 Rained a little last night, and froze in the morning there was the best 3 �sleighing we have had this year. Wrote three letters, one to the Sentinel of Toronto and one to the Reporter & Journal both of Gananoque with list of officers of the district Loyal Orange Lodge, Escott. Cleaned up eighty bushels of wheat in the afternoon. Wind blew a gale all day but not quite as hard as last Monday. Sleighing all gone again. Froze a little towards evening. TUESDAY Jan. 21 Boys intended to go to Lyndhurst but the roads being so slippery it was postponed till better sleighing. We drew up nine logs and five loads of firewood. We all attended a meeting of the Congregation of the church to show how they were standing. The last Congregational meeting was in Feb. 1888 and then if all contributions had been collected there would have been a balance of $9.70 in the Treasurer's hands as it is now we are in debt. The assets are $138.02 and the Liabilities $120.75 of which $68.75 is uncollectible. ~~~~~ In the evening the sky was illuminated in the north by a fire which turned out to be Runnen's barn." WEDNESDAY Jan. 22 Drew up eight loads of logs for the drag saw. It was very cold. I copied a sermon of T. Dee Witt Falmage DD of Brooklyn on the "Surprises of Religion" the text was "Behold the half was not told to me". THURSDAY Jan. 23 Drew up six logs in the morning. Oscar went to the meeting in the Presbyterian Church at Lansdowne to see about getting a minister it was decided that Mr. Macklereath should get a call. Mr. Gracie of Gananoque was there as well as quite a few from Sand Bay, Fairfax and Lansdowne. "Sleighing once more." FRIDAY Jan. 24 Went to Gananoque, left here a little after ten and got there by noon. I went down to the wharf and the river was all frozen over and you could look for miles and could not see an open place. The carriage works were making an ice rink they were going to have a carnival. SATURDAY Jan. 25 Took two loads of wheat to Lyndhurst. Wheat has gone down to eightyfive and Flour is ten cents more than last week it now being worth $2.60. Receive three Palettes from Cole, Lansdowne. 4 �SUNDAY Jan. 26 There was no Church as they could not get a minister. I went out to Robert Donevans in the afternoon there is splendid sleighing. MONDAY Jan. 27 Snowing again but not enough for sleighing. We drew up four loads of wood two of logs and two of sled wood. We got it from over the creek the ice being strong enough to hold up a load. TUESDAY Jan. 28 Another cold morning thermometer below zero again. Drew up eight loads of logs and sled wood from across Black Creek. Beautiful bright evening but towards eight o'clock it clouded over and there is signs of more snow. WEDNESDAY Jan. 29 The weather is just the opposite from yesterday, instead of being cold, it was a mild pleasant day the snow is all gone off, and tonight the moon is quite bright. We drew up logs until 4 o'clock, as the boys had to go to Lodge. We could only draw two loads in the afternoon. THURSDAY Jan. 30 A change in the weather again. Cold north east wind. We commenced drawing up wood from across the creek on the McKee farm, we drew up four loads of logs and four of sled wood. We came up the creek, the ice being good until evening when we broke through with the last load. Choir Practice but no Choir. FRIDAY Jan 31 Drew up wood from over the creek it rained hard about eleven o’clock and we had a very wet afternoon. Received letter from Gracie with address in full SATURDAY Feb. 1 Splendid skating this evening, clear moonlight night. Brought up a cow from Mr. Smiths. I got a letter from Grandma. Took 10 bags of grain to be ground @ Lansdowne. SUNDAY Feb. 2 I went out to Lansdowne and stayed at Malcolm MacDonalds, in the evening we went to St. John's English Church,.Mr. Young preached from Job 9:2. Good wheeling. A student preached in this church in the place of Mr Macklereath. MONDAY Feb. 3 Soft weather again. It sprinkled a little all forenoon. We killed a cow (Old Reddie) in the afternoon. She was in splendid order. 5 �TUESDAY Feb. 4 It froze hard last night and there is splendid skating, but towards noon rain set in and froze as it fell, everything is very slippery. I tended stock, and in the afternoon I chopped wood. County Lodge met at Lansdowne. Wrote to Mother not to send money. WEDNESDAY Feb 5 Returned the oats borrowed in the Fall 25 bags in all. There was a hailstorm about noon but it did not last very long. Towards evening it got colder and it froze hard, prospects of good skating THURSDAY Feb. 6 Sawed 26 logs in the woods, for to be drawn up when sleighing comes. It was very cold it being 6° above zero. In the evening Miss Mansell , Mary and I went skating. The moon was shining bright and the ice was good. FRIDAY Feb. 7 The boys sawed 25 logs in the morning and went to a Bee in the afternoon at W. Burn's putting on the roof of his barn they got it finished all but about six feet all along on the South side. Snowed all night. SATURDAY Feb. 8 This morning the snow is nealy {sic} a foot deep. It snowed all day except for a couple of hours in the afternoon but it was not bad enough to keep us from drawing up wood. We got up eight loads of logs. In the morning we packed up the beef. A Concert was to have been held in Stewart's hall Lansdowne for the benefit of St. John's English Church. Mr. Peck died 10:20 PM. SUNDAY Feb. 9 No church here today as they could not get a minister. Henry came down in the evening . + MONDAY Feb. 10 We cleaned up 40 bushels of wheat and took it to Lyndhurst for which was received in return 1533 lbs. flour, 3 bags shorts, 7 bags bran. Hay press started at Russells. Read a letter from Mother. Father is better. Wrote to Gracie NY Wheat is selling for ninety cents. TUESDAY Feb 11 Thermometer ten degrees below zero. Funeral of Mr. E. Peck took place this morning his remains were taken to Pittsburgh vault. In the afternoon We drew three Hemlock two ash and one soft maple to Macreadys mill to be sawed. 6 �WEDNESDAY Feb. 12 Went to Russels to Press hay. Thawed all day. Drew home from the mill 2 loads of lumber one of mixed and one of oak. THURSDAY Feb. 13 I chopped my first stick of cordwood to-day. There were two Bees today one at Shields to which Oscar went and one at P. Lappins drawing brick from Seeleys Bay. Erastus drew one load. Took seven oak logs to the mill and drew home the rest of the lumber 1109 feet in all. Intending to draw it to Gananoque tomorrow. FRIDAY Feb. 14 Drew the oak to Gananoque in the morning. It rained about noon and continued until 11 o'clock. In the evening a party was held at Erastus’. They were just going to bed when we got there and a load came from Lansdowne just at the same time, they did not expect anybody would come at 10 o'clock the fiddler Mr Curry and I started down the road and got Mr. Keaton. The party broke up at half past three. Everybody seemed to have enjoyed themselves. SATURDAY Feb. 15 Pressers commenced to work at the Donevan Place but did not press any hay until after dinner. I drew up two loads of wood in the morning. SUNDAY Feb. 16 No church to-day. Pressers stayed here all day. MONDAY Feb. 17 The pressers finished pressing in the upper barn at noon and came down with the machine. In the afternoon they set and pressed some hay out of the shed. In the evening a load of eleven of us went over to the station to a concert in Stewarts Hall given by F.L. Tooker and company. It was a very cold night and there was a good turnout. TUESDAY Feb. 18 Pressed hay all day in the big shed. WEDNESDAY Feb. 19 Finished pressing Hay in the shed at noon, and they moved to R.W. Landons where they pressed for the remainder of the day. I drew up about a cord and a half of wood and the boys went to Websters Bee drawing up firewood. FRIDAY THURSDAY Feb. 20 Snowed all night and it blew all day. Three was a party at E.J. Landons. There were more there than there was last Friday there was about couple. Mr. Currey provided the music, which was splendid, the party broke up at three o'clock. The 7 �roads were blocked a little and some of them tipped over on their homeward journey. SATURDAY FRIDAY Feb. 21 Clear, cold morning. The thermometer was furteen {sic} degrees below zero. Drew ten oak logs to mill and drew home a load of cordwood and a large elm log from the clearing. SATURDAY Feb. 22 Drew seventeen logs to the mill and put all of them on the rollway. Brought home a small load of lumber and one of cordwood in the evening and two loads of wood in the morning from the McKee Farm. SUNDAY Feb. 23 I went to mass in the morning, it was the first time I was in the Chapel. Today being the first Sunday in Lent there was quite a good turnout. Father O'Gorman who is priest told them how to keep Lent. He is quite a good speaker and gave them some sound advice. MONDAY Feb. 24 We worked hard getting out logs to the mill. We drew 21 logs in the morning, and seven in the afternoon. It turned out two thousand feet of Lumber worth fifty dollars subtracting eight dollars for the sawing it leaves forty two dollars for one days work. Went to Lansdowne in the evening. {Missing Feb 25 to March 01} SUNDAY Mar. 2 Church in the evening. A student from Kingston preached from Hebrews fourth chapter seventeenth verse and gave a description of the ark. MONDAY Mar. 3 Drew four loads of Pressed Hay. E.J. Landon started to Smith Falls. Near evening there were two sun dogs, they were the brightest I had ever seen. You could not tell whether which were the brightest the sun or they. At night there were two circles around the moon one was larger than the other & the larger one cut through the other and seemed to go through the centre of the moon TUESDAY Mar. 4 Drew Barley to the station. Hay Cars are gone. Snowed a little in the evening but it did not amount to very much. 8 �WEDNESDAY Mar. 5 We drew two loads of logs to the mill in the forenoon we broke down the long sleigh so we drew all the lumber home on one sleigh and put two teams on it In the afternoon we brought two small loads. The ice in the creek broke through. THURSDAY Mar. 6 Took one load of Barley to Lansdowne & cleaned a load of twenty-five bags for the morning. Erastus returned by the express FRIDAY Mar. 7 Drew three load of barley to the station. Price has gond down two cents only thirty-five cents now. Roads good. SATURDAY Mar. 8 Finished drawing the barley. Drew last two loads in the afternoon. Returned the cultivator to J.W. Mann's Brockville by express. SUNDAY Mar. 9 Church in the morning. A Probationist from preached from Numbers XXIII 10. The first lesson was taken from 2nd Corinthians 7 and the second was the nineteenth Psalm. Splendid Wheeling. MONDAY Mar. 10 Drew four logs to the mill and brought home four loads of lumber. Mr Thompson brought seventy five bags to be filled with oats to be taken to Manitoba next week. TUESDAY Mar. 11 Cleaned two hundred and fifty bushel of oats and the men came and drew them away. Drew two loads of cordwood. In the afternoon drew two elm logs to mill and brought home two loads of lumber. Rained from noon until evening WEDNESDAY Mar. 12 It rained a little all day. The ice is all gone off the land and the ground is beginning to thaw out. The creek will hold up yet. Drew 180 rails in forenoon. Drew one load of lumber from the mill on the waggon and two load of cordwood. TOM THURSDAY Mar. 13 Very muddy. Piled over oak lumber and put up the fence around the barn and in the lane. 9 �FRIDAY Mar. 14 Drew rails all day. We got one of our teams through the ice and had quite a bother getting them out. The ice in the creek has all broken up, and we have given up the notion of crossing it for a while. SATURDAY Mar. 15 Set the drag saw in the forenoon and in the afternoon sawed fifty seven logs. It commenced to snow towards evening. Signs of sleiging {sic} for tomorrow. FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT Mar. 16 Church in the evening Mr. Mackleroy preached from Luke 23rd chapter and the twenty-sixth verse. MONDAY Mar. 17 Sawed rest of logs in the morning and in the afternoon sawed all the sled wood. Mr. Joel S Landon was buried today. Commenced to snow a little towards evening. TUESDAY Mar. 18 Moved the saw over and sawed up sled wood at E.J's and at four o'clock sawed thirty-four logs. WEDNESDAY Mar. 19 Sawed rest of logs - sixty-four in all and moved to Olandro Keatons and sawed thirteen load of sled wood in the afternoon. + L S McK THURSDAY Mar. 20 Moved circular to Hugh McKays and sawed until afternoon and brought the machine home where we arrived at half nast eleven roads are all muddy and bad. {in left margin} N.M 3.44 A SPRING BEGINS FRIDAY Mar. 21 Commenced to put on a load of hay but it was too windy and we drew it into the barn. SATURDAY Mar. 22 Finished loading hay & drew to Cole at Lansdowne. Piled wood in the woodshed. {in left hand margin} SUN RISES 5.59 SETS 6.15 MOON SETS 8.28 5th SUNDAY IN LENT Mar. 23 A Probationist preached a splendid sermon from Luke. He Described the Cruicificaton and it was very good. 10 �{in left hand margin} SUN RISES 5:57, SETS 6:14, MOON 9:40 DAYS LENGTH 12 H 20 M MONDAY Mar. 24 Cleaned up eighty bushels of oats and drew them to Lansdowne. Drew one load of hay down from upper place to the big shed. {in left hand margin} SUN RISES 5.56 SETS 6.18 MOON 10.49 TUESDAY Mar. 25 Cleaned up a grist of feed, twenty-four bags in all. Brought four bags of barley from W. Webster. Rained all afternoon but cleared off at dark. WEDNESDAY Mar. 26 It snowed a little to-day but not to amount to anything. The funeral of Mr. James Grier took place in the Union Church. He was buried under the Orangemen of which he was a member. There was quite a turnout in spite of the unfavourable weather. Piled wood in the woodshed, commenced lowering the stack. THURSDAY Mar. 27 We split wood at home today. Wild geese seem very plentiful this season. The boys followed a flock but did not get a shot at them. Brought home a load of lumber from the saw mill, the roads are in a terrible state. Red heifer ==. FRIDAY Mar. 28 It commenced to snow early this morning and continued all day. It drifted so we had no signs of sleighing unless the wind moderates. Piled wood in the Woodshed. Jenny SATURDAY Mar. 29 Received letter from home and from Sis also a book and some cards for my birthday which however came two days late but “better late than never”? Took a grist of feed as far as Hortons and twenty bushel of oats to Lansdowne. GANANOQUE SUNDAY Mar. 30 Snowed considerably last night and there is not bad sleighing. Today is bright, with a few squalls of snow which do not last long. Church in the evening. Mr. Florence. Preached from the first chapter of Genesis. He explained the making of the World. Good sleighing but not very may {many} there. A fire was out from somewhere. Have not found out where it is at present. MONDAY Mar. 31 Drew two loads of elm lumber to Gananoque. The roads are not in a very good condition. X HOME 11 �TUESDAY Apl 1 “All Fools day.” Took the grist of feed to mill with one team and drew three loads of hay from the upper barn WEDNESDAY Apl 2 Finished drawing hay (two loads) Took seven head of cattle over to the McKee barns, for to eat up the straw that is on hand THURSDAY Apl 3 Split wood at E.J's all day. A Surprise Party was held in the evening. The roads are very muddy. SAW FIRST ROBIN. FRIDAY Apl 4 Split wood at home all day. The wind rose considerably at about four o'clock there was signs of rain, but however kept off. SATURDAY Apl 5 Split wood at home. Snowed a little in the forenoon but it cleared off. Very muddy everywhere. No mail has come. SUNDAY Apl 6 Church in the morning at eleven o'clock. Mr, Johnstone Preached from Romans VI 8. Mr. Johnston is a native of Scotland and has been in the West Indies for several years. MONDAY Apl 7 Large droves of Wild Geese are to be seen to-day. We continued splitting at the wood. It was a very fine day, sun showing bright. TUESDAY Apl 8 Split wood all day forenoon and as it commenced to rain, we cleaned up forty bushels of barley for seed. RETURN FARMERSTILLE WEDNESDAY Apl 9 Threw some straw off the top of the stack in the morning and in the afternoon we went to Norman Johnstons. Roads are very bad. LET OBNY NIAR THPIN THURSDAY Apl 10 Drew forty bushel of Barley over to the other barn & also wheels to be made over Station. FRIDAY Apl 11 Put up fence on the Donovan Farm. The fences are in a very bad shape. They were blown down by the gales in January and are very hard to put up. 12 �SATURDAY Apl 12 Went over the two lower farms and cleaned out the ditches where the water was lying. SUNDAY Apl 13 Church in the evening. Mr. Johnston preached from the tenth chapter of Paul's Epistles to the Hebrews. He stayed in Fairfax at Mrs. Clares. MONDAY Apl 14 Fixed up fences all day. We raised the cook house in the morning. Intended to go fishing but it was too cold and we gave up. TUESDAY Apl15 Tended mason all day at Mr. Sam Donevans building cellar wall. Mr. James Somers auction to-day. Too cold to go fishing. WEDNESDAY Apl 16 Piled over lumber for axles & also ash lumber in the morning. In the afternoon we fixed up the lane fence. (Lodge Lansdowne) THURSDAY Apl 17 Commenced Spring work at field opposite the barn on Erastus', commenced at noon. We went fishing in the evening and built the wire & set the net but only got one fish and that a pike. FRIDAY Apl 18 Cultivated the field behind the barn at home. Cold north West wind blowing. SATURDAY Apl 19 Cross cultivated piece I was on yesterday. Commenced sowing on field east of the (home) barn sowed six bushel and a half of wheat. {Left hand margin} SOWED EAST OF BARN FIELD 2 McK WHEAT OATS 6 ½ BLACK SUNDAY Apl 20 Church in the morning. Rev. Mr. Fairlie preached a splendid sermon from the fifth 4 chapter of St. Mark. MONDAY Apl 21 Sowed field behind the barn (home) and cultivated field opposite black cherry tree. Six of us went fishing at night but only got " Fishermans Luck", minus the first part. {in left hand margin} SOWED FIELD BEHIND BARN “HOME” 7 ½ WHEAT 13 �TUESDAY Apl 22 Cultivated South East corner field in McKee Place and sowed field opposite black cherry tree in field No. 2. Seeder came. {in left hand margin} SOWED BLACK CHERRY TREE 6 WHEAT ~~~ FIELD 3 SE. COR. McKEE 3 ½ OATS WEDNESDAY Apl 23 Cultivated South West corner field, in Number three & sowed six & a half bushel of barley on the other side of road. Mr.Hugh Wilson came for seeder & took it away. I teeth came {in left hand margin} SOWED S.W CORNER FIELD NO THREE McKEE PLACE BARLEY 6 1/2 THURSDAY Apl 24 Cultivated field north west corner opposite poplars in field No. 2 McKee place and sowed five bushel of wheat on South West corner field, field number three. {in left hand margin} SOWED IN FIELD NUMBER THREE McKEE SOUTH WEST COR 5 BUSHEL WHEAT FRIDAY Apl 25 Cultivated North East corner field, Field Number two, in the McKee Place and sowed the field opposite on other side of road. {in left hand margin} SOWED NORTH EAST CORNER FIELD FIELD NO 2 McKEE PLACE 12 BUSHEL WHITE OATS {far right is a small sketch of an animal, with the word ‘GIP’ written across it} SATURDAY Apl 26 Cultivated two fields up at the house on Mckee Place in the afternoon. I rolled two Southern fields in field Number three. We finished sowing North east corner field, field No. two. sowed eleven bushel of BLACK oats & five bushel of white oats on field west of house. I commenced to rain at tea time and continued until evening. Practice {in left hand margin} SOWED FIELD NO 2 NORTH EAST CORNER FIELD 11 ½ OATS FIELD WEST OLD HOUSE MCKEE PLACE 5 WHITE OATS TOTAL TO DATE 63 1/2 SUNDAY Apl 27 It rained nearly all day but it cleared up about church time which is now Seven thirty. Mr. Fairlie Preached a splendid sermon from the fiftieth Chapter of Genesis & XI chap Hebrews. He gave observations on the character & faith of Joseph. Froze a little.-- 14 �MONDAY Apl 28 Rolled & Ploughed until noon & in the afternoon we cultivated & sowed field east of the house on McKee Place & crossed field west of house. Sowed 5 1/2 bushel White Oats. STAO 03.11 MNILA STA.E.Y.N + {in left hand margin} SOWED FIELD W HOUSE MCKEE PLACE 5 ½ WHITE OATS TUESDAY Apl 29 Sowed piece on corner field back at home & as it rained all afternoon we were unable to do anything, cleaned up 37 bushel of white oats for seed. *JIMNⱯ {sketch of plant or flower on its side} {in left hand margin} SOWED N.W. FIELD “SOD” BACK 3 WHITE OATS WEDNESDAY Apl 30 Ploughed back and Rolled New meadow back of flat. We went to Station in Evening THURSDAY May 1 Ploughed back. Painted the milk waggon and buggy wheels. Ditched GANANOQUE, ONT FRIDAY May 2 Cultivated and Sowed back field at home, near woods, sowed 13 bushel of white oats. {sketch of a three wheeled machine, with a wheel or stone on top of a platform} COW. SATURDAY May 3 Commenced Springs work at Donevan place sowed field opposite barn on the east side of the road. Signs of Rain. {in left hand margin} SOWED 6 OATS WHITE SUNDAY May 4 Rained nearly all day a student from Kingston preached from Chronicles XXIX.9. MONDAY May 5 Ditched nearly all day. Painted rest of wheels. Went to the Station for seed Potatoes and Procured 15 bushels. It rained in the evening. TUESDAY May 6 Started to draw the milk to the factory. Only drew two one can. Weight of milk 177. Drew hay from the shed. 500 to Root and some for work. Tipped one load over. 15 �Toad went fishing to the outlet but only got one sucker. WEDNESDAY May 7 Cultivated up at Donevan Place and sowed eight bushel of white oats on pieces. The Hon.R. Turner moved into the mansion on the Donevan Estate. {in left hand margin} DONEVAN WHITE 8 OATS PIECES THURSDAY May 8 Cultivated back piece on Donevan Place sowed six and a half bushels of white oats. Caught a woodchuck in the trap on the hill. {in left hand margin} DONEVAN BACK PLACE 6 ½ WHITE OATS FRIDAY May 9 Cultivated long ridges back of and on top of the ledge and sowed the field South of the barn on the west side of the road sowed six bushels of white oats took Fan to the Wilsons heifer sick {in left hand margin} DONEVAN S. BARN. W.RD 6 WHITE OATS 6 WHEAT SATURDAY May 10 Ditched all day, on upper place and back. We smoked out a woodchuck in an elem tree. BBL OF SALT SUNDAY May 11 It was very fine to day. No Church. Rev. J Fairlie accepted call to ministry. MONDAY May 12 Took the two colts to Club Island opposite Rockpoint to pasture all summer. We cultivated and sowed North east corner field (second ploughing) on McKee Place. We went fishing to the outlet and caught sixty five ling. TUESDAY May 13 Finished sowing the field we were working on yesterday and sowed One bushel of Prize Prolific, eight bushels in all, it rained a little about noon, Sold twenty bushels of oats to J Robinson. {in left hand margin} McKEE N.E. CORNER PLO 8 BARLEY I.P. PROLIFIC WEDNESDAY May 14 Cultivated and Sowed North East corner field, and short ridges on hill at home, sowed nine bushels of oats. Lodge in evening. 16 �{in left hand margin} HOME NE CORNER 9 WHITE OATS THURSDAY May 15 Finished sowing new field on the ledge. MeKee Place sowed 10 1/2 bushels of peas. Commenced to cultivate rest of the field north of the bushes. {in left hand margin} McKEE NEW PIECE 10 ½ PEAS FRIDAY May 16 Moved to upper Place. Cultivated rest of ridge on the hill NORTH OF DITCH and sowed 3 1/2 bushels of wheat OATS WHITE commenced the front field. We had a shower in the afternoon. Took sketch of Cheese Factory. SATURDAY May 17 Finished front field sowed seven bushels of barley and six and a half bushels of oats. Went to the Station of evening. SUNDAY May 18 Church in the morning. Professor Ferguson Preached nearly the same sermon as Mr. Fairlie did on the 27th of April The faith of Joseph. MONDAY May 19 Commenced Sowing barley flat at home and sowed 5-1/2 barley, and finished sowing field back of bushel {sic} and sowed 3-1/2 barley. The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Atkins took place today. FISHING OUTLET {in left hand margin} 5 ½ BARLEY FLAT 3 ½ BUSHES TUESDAY May 20 Rained nearly all day. Ditched on McKee Place and took hides to McCreadys Tannery. WEDNESDAY May 21 Fixed fence and drew the rails from over the trees creek, which is very high and it was a nasty job, we drew them down in the flat. THURSDAY May 22 Drew rails We went to the Outlet fishing but only got a few. We broke down coming home and had a splendid time riding home with the box on the axeles. MRS. A. LANDON, OF A SON 17 �FRIDAY May 23 Fenced the lane from the bushes to the woods on the McKee place. It rained in the morning and was a little showry all the afternoon. SATURDAY May 24 {in a fancy banner} GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. ~~~~ Queen's Birthday. Her Majesty is Seventy One to day long may she live to Reign over dear "Old England & her Colonies" and may they prosper as they have in the past. May Brittannia ever rule the waves with her jolly tars and noble boats". Went to Charleston left home half past three & after staying at Lyndhurst arrived there a little before eleven o"clock. Plenty of fun. The "Outlet Queen" ran two trips which brought quite a crowd. Put up at the Cedar Park Hotel. Left Charleston 7:30 for home. SUNDAY May 25 We did not reach home last night but got as far as Mr. Bevins where we stayed all night in the morning we walked up to the lake & in the afternoon I visited the mica mines which had just been started. We drove home around Killenback lake & by the outlet arrived home safe and sound "all but getting a little wet" at eight o"clock. MONDAY May 26 Blue Monday. Drew rails & stone off the ridge back where the fence stood on the McKee Place and commenced plowing the same, sold 30 oats to A. Cornet. TUESDAY May 27 Commenced Ploughing Orchard and dug around the apple trees. The Rev. John Fairlie was inducted to-day at Lansdowne. Mr. Gracie, Moderator, was in attendance accompanied by Mr. MacGilveray. WEDNESDAY May 28 Drew rails from first cross fence "home" and built around night Pasture , Commenced cleaning oats for McNish of Brockville made one trip in the afternoon with two waggons. Lodge. THURSDAY May 29 Finished cleaning oats finished Night and Horse pasture fence {small drawing of a cat } ZEBRA BLOPED FRIDAY May 30 Commenced spring work at home again & sowed five bushel & a half of Barley in the flat Below ledge. {small profile drawing of a horse’s head} FAN {in left hand margin} BARLEY 5 ½ FLAT BELOW LEDGE HOME 18 �SATURDAY MAY 31 JUNE 1 MAY 1 Last, day of May, fine & mild a nice west breeze blowing. Sowed wheat up on Donevan Place & Peas on the orchard. Barley on little field up above ditch on McKee place. SUNDAY June 1 Church in the morning. Our New Pastor Rev. John Fairlie preached his first sermon from 1 Chronicles 1 Chapter & first few verses. The text was "Called to be saints", Mr Fairlie is a good preacher as I am sure that les will be liked by the people in this section as well as the other two. Dined here MONDAY June 1 Commenced rolling. Rolled barley on McKee Place & back fields on home. E. J. Went to Gananoque to see the butchers. TUESDAY June 3 Rolled on Donevan Place finished about half Past five: Fox took sick about noon, better in the evening. Planted come com in orchard WEDNESDAY June 4 Cultivated ground for the Western com and sowed half a bushel of same. Cultivated and Ploughed the garten Joseph Shields and Mary Webster were married this evening af eight o'clock. Thundering and the lightning is very vivid in the West and South West. DORA THURSDAY June 5 Commenced Cleaning up the Piece on McKee Place for Potatoes, It commenced to rain at four o'clock and continued until dark Last night after writing down the days work as above, A storm came up about 10 o'clock, it rained very hard the lightning struck Patsy Lappan's old barn & it was totally destroyed with a mowing machine and reaper, they managed to save the horse rake, Insurance $250--, Provincial Elections, Dr Preston, Newboro, Conservative Member, W.J. B. Webster, Westport, Reform, Members for the riding FRIDAY June 6 Ploughed today on New Potato patch wet after last night's rain. Towards evening a cloud mes in the west and we had a few light showers, Choir Practice SATURDAY June 7 Rigged up milk stand & fixture in the night pasture. Drew rails in the afternoon from back and put them in the lane, We had a light shower about four o'clock and afterwards it turned colder. The sheep were shorn today 19 �SUNDAY June 8 Church in the morning. our Pastor Preached a splendid sermon on self praise, His text was from Matt XXVI, 33 "Though all men shall be offended, because of thee, yet will I never be offended. Good attendance, Mr & Mrs Shields were present attended by the Bridesmaid & Groom MONDAY June 9 Cultivated ground for Potatoes and planted two bushel. Went to station in evening. TUESDAY June 10 Excursion to Clayton, Oddfellows have a Memorial Service there, 1000 are expected to be in the ranks, Carnegies "Island Queen" ran from Brockville, calling at Darlings wharf, Davis' Antelope was chartered to run by the Lansdowne Lodge, Leaves Cross. Planted potatoes, finished cultivating & ploughing patch. Got notice to draw hay tomorrow, Took colt to Blympton for her shoulder to be cured, Boys went out to 3rd concession to see about removing rock that runs out on the road in front of Mr. John Websters WEDNESDAY June 11 Planted two bushels of potatoes. Drew two loads of hay in the morning and two in the afternoon to the station. Lodge. THURSDAY June 12 Drew a load of stove wood to J. Shields. Brought a load of 3 in. plank from McCraedys Saw mill to mend old bridge Deerlake. Two loads of hay to Lansdowne. E. Bradley came & took stone lifter away. FRIDAY June 13 Washed the wool. Built the yards at.E. J's. Went fishing to the saw mill but no fish. Erastus went with a load to Sand Bay and caught 53 pike. SATURDAY June 14 Put fence around milking yard at E. J's and picked over ash and hemlock lumber into a three cornered pile. Drew one load of cheese from our factory to Lansdowne. In the afternoon I cleaned fifteen bushel of white oats, the remainder of the large bin on the barn floor. We drew them home. LODGE SCARLET DEGREE SUNDAY June 15 Church in the morning. Mr. Fairlee Preached from, a splendid sermon on looking too much after worldly affairs, & spoke of the Parable of the rich man pulling down his barns to build greater. Mr. Allen and sister stayed for dinner and tea. I went to Mr. Samuel Donevans in the evening. 20 �MONDAY June 16 Drew eleven loads from Barnyard and piled south west of the swamp hole. Erastus drew 480 feet of oak lumber' to Skinner & Co. Gananoque. Received Photos from Gracie. ;:; {sketch of a cow’s udder and hind leg} HOLSTEIN. TUESDAY June 17 Drew fourteen loads from Barnyard. Erastus took feet of oak (culled) lumber to the Gananoque Carraige {sic} works. Wrote to Marchmont for advice & list of books necessary to study. WEDNESDAY June 18 Drew five loads from the barnyard to pile. E.J. drew a load of oak lumber feet to Skinner & Co. Gananoque. Commenced road work, R.H. one team and two men, ourselves do. Commenced to grade in front of this place. Intend hands to turn out tomorrow and draw gravel. Mr. Oscar Landon Road Overseer. THURSDAY June 19 Commenced Road work. Drew 29 loads of gravel from P. Rapes' pit. Two teams scraped & ploughed. Made over the Deerlick bridge & culbert on the Kid Road. Erastus drew a load of oak to Skinner & Co. {small sketch of a wheeled piece of equipment with platform and tongue} SUGAR {written backwards} 573 FRIDAY June 20 Erastus and I drew a load a piece to Gananoque. Went on the road and worked until 6:30. Drew 32 loads of gravel. A N Y ;:; LLE SATURDAY June 21 Drew two loads of oak to Skinner & Co. Gananoque. Erastus lost his pocketbook but found it near home. Russells had a raising. {in left hand margin} .80 CENTS SUNDAY June 22 Church in the evening. Good attendance. Our Pastor preached a good sermon from VII Luke 35 verse. The miracle of Christ making the man Legion, cured of devils. Went to Marble Rock, stayed at R. Donevans. MONDAY June 23 Oscar and Erastus drew two loads of lumber to Gananoque. Cows broke into the fields. {sketch of two stick figures sparring} 21 �TUESDAY June 24 Cultivated the rest of the potato ground and planted one bushel and a half. WEDNESDAY June 25 Finished planting the Potatoes. It sprinkled a little during the afternoon. Practice in the Church. Received papers and letters from “Marchmont”. THURSDAY June 26 Drew manure from the barn yard, fifteen loads. Oscar went to Kingston Camp. FRIDAY June 27 Drew from the barnyard 17 loads. Killed the pig weighed . SATURDAY June 28 Drew from Barnyard. Raising at Mr. Henry Bradleys. Salted and cut up the pig. SUNDAY June 29 Church in the morning. Mr. Fairlee preached from Daniel 1 chapter, 8 verse."But Daniel proposed in his head that he would not defile himself with the King's meat, nor with wine which he drank". Orangemen walked to Church, Lansdowne English Church. Mr. Young, Pastor, preached to them. MONDAY June 30 Commenced drawing manure from McKee place. Eighteen loads. Drew back to the meadow east side of the road. Practice. Wrote to “Marchmont”. Dominion Day {in fancy script} TUESDAY July 1 Drew from McKee place 21 loads, two teams at work part of the day. Picnic at Horton's Grove. Some went from here, raining at time of writing, 9:30. Rained nearly all night returned from Malacoff about half past ten. WEDNESDAY July 2 Drew 10 load from McKee Place. The strawberries were ordered from P.McNamee Sand Bay. THURSDAY July 3 Drew 7 load from McKee Place. A Strawberry Festival was held in the Church. There was a very large crowd. Strawberries and ice cream was furnished by the Church to all who would pay 10 c per plate 10 c admission at the door. The Lansdowne Choir & Fairfax sang two pieces each. Mr. F Tooker gave two recitations. Cleared about 25 dollars. 22 �FRIDAY July 4 Put all the straw out on the Donevan Place piled it on the east side of the barn. Brought down the horse rake and mowing machine. School broke up for the holidays. SATURDAY July 5 Commenced mowing. Mowed field back of the barn on the McKee Place. Bought a potato weeder from Mr. W Smiths in the morning and Erastus went back and cultivated the potatoes. DRILL {written backwards} “1690” SUNDAY July 6 Church in the morning. Very good attendance. Mr. Fairlie preached from MONDAY July 7 Drew in one load of hay. It commenced to rain as we were going out for the second and we did not get any more in. Received notice of cars being at station for hay. Mrs. O. Bradley died. {in left hand margin} 1 LOAD TUESDAY July 8 Drew two load of hay to Lansdowne. A heavy thunder storm raged here nearly all afternoon. The lightning was very sharp. Mrs. Bradley funeral took place to-day. Buried at the Ebenezer. WEDNESDAY July 9 Drew in six load of hay from field behind barn on McKee Place. One load of pressed hay to Lansdowne. Berries are very plentiful, 34 quarts picked to-day. THURSDAY July 10 Drew in five loads of hay from back of E.J's and drew one load of rakeings from back of the barn. Mr. Keaton helped us in the afternoon. Commenced cutting piece east of barn on McKee place. ONSTAT FRIDAY July 11 Drew in 3 loads of hay from the S.W. corner field no. three and raked and drew in 4 load from meadow opposite home barn. Put some hay over the horse stable. We have twentyone loads in altogether up to this evening. SATURDAY July 12 Two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne which was celebrated in Brockville. The day was fine & very warm. Mowed part of field no. three on McKee Place & cocked up 102 near the bushes. It looked a little like rain towards evening but it blew over. 23 �SUNDAY July 13 Church in the morning. Mr. Fairlie preached from Luke XIV 15 verse "Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the Kingdom of heaven". Very good attendance. Went to Mr. Samuel Donevans for dinner. MONDAY July 14 Drew in hay from field above the bushes and four load from north half of field no. three. Mowed West side of the road and commenced on fall wheat ground. Drew in 8 loads to-day three being put in the big barn. TUESDAY July 15 Four o'clock this morning an electrical storm passed over this section. A flash of lightning struck Mr. Amos Clares house running down the Chimney knocking down stove pipes and coming out of the stove door which it broke open scattering ashes and soot all over the room. Drew in 4 loads of hay from north half of field No. three. Mowed rest of meadow in field no. four. PEN----- WEDNESDAY July 16 Raked Fall Wheat ground and drew in eight loads of hay. Commenced mowing on the Donevan Place. THURSDAY July 17 Drew in one load and a half. It rained a little all day. We put out straw on McKee Place and commenced putting out rye straw on "Home place". Hoed potatoes. Went to Mr. W.C. Wraths for hay Teder. FRIDAY July 18 Turned over hay on Donevan Place and took machine home. Commenced building a stack at the McKee barn. Drew in loads 8 of which we put in the stack. SATURDAY July 19 Moved up to Donevan Place. Mowed field 9. Drew in with the two teams, put hay into the shed. SUNDAY July 20 Church in the morning. Our Pastor preached a good sermon from Luke XIX 25, XIV 25. "If any man cometh unto me and hath not his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren & sisters yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple" MONDAY July 21 Drew in on Donevan Place 13 loads. Mowed rest of the field North of the ledge and over the ditch. We commenced putting into the barn. 24 �TUESDAY July 22 Drew in load on the Donevan Place Built a stack pen back and commenced mowing the field back of the house at home. and drew in two loads we put into the big shed. WEDNESDAY July 23 Drew in 4 load which we put into the shed, finished mowing field fro back of the barn. Raked field on Donevan place back of big ditch and cocked up all of it. THURSDAY July 24 Drew 6 loads off of back field on Donevan place and put them in a stack. I mowed until half past ten beat the rain coming on. I had to stop. Put out straw on McKee place & at home. Raining still 9:15. STACK FRIDAY July 25 Rainy weather. Hoed and ploughed out potatoe and in the afternoon raked field north of house. Erastus and Mr. Keaton cocked some of it up. Oscar mowed after supper. Clearing off at time of writing 9:20 Mary started for Athens. -- JOHNSTONE-- SATURDAY July 26 Brought the hay teder from Mr. Raths but did not use it very much. Raked the field back of the house and drew in loads. Cocked up all the hay we had cut down. In the evening I returned the teder to Mr. Rath and from there to Lansdowne. Received letter from Mrs. Wallace. SUNDAY July 27 Church in the morning. Mr. Fairlie preached from Luke XV the first ten verses. Today the weather was splendid and cool breeze blew from the South East. MONDAY July 28 Drew in 15 loads, 5 of which were put on the stack on the Donevan place. 1 in the shed and the rest down home. I mowed field back near the oats we raked & cocked it up & drew one load. {in left hand margin} 108 TUESDAY July 29 Finished drawing from the field behind the house at home & commenced to draw from old rye ground. Drew two loads from field West of the barn. Cut the same this morning and cocked it up after supper. Changed the fork into the barn. Some signs of rain. Field of hay on Donevan place 39 loads. This is my fourth anniversary of leaving Dear Old England. Drew in fifteen loads. 25 �WEDNESDAY July 30 Early this morning there was some signs of rain so we commenced early to draw in and drew in one load and pulled of three. Mr. Quinn & Henry Elliott and we drew in 24 loads altogether. The rain kept off but it sprinkled some all afternoon. Broke the cut bar on the mowing machine. THURSDAY July 31 Drew 8 loads into stack West of the swamp hole & 2 into the shed it rained just about noon and we did not draw any more. We borrowed S. Donevans mowing machine and kept two of them going nearly all afternoon. Henry and Mr. Quinn went away to the Quarry at noon, intending to return to-morrow. Uncle Tom's Cabin show was at Lansdowne this evening. Mr. James McCormack's house was struck by lightning and did considerable damage, making a hole in the roof, knocking plaster off & cracking it in some places & after running thru the rooms went down through the cellar wall. FRIDAY Aug. 1 Drew in 13 load eleven of which were put into a stack next to one, back. Borrowed Mr. Roots horse & I raked. We have only a little more to cut & expect to have all done tomorrow 170 loads in already FOUR{written backwards} Eleven o'clock this evening our cheese factory burnt up. We hurried up to the place but could do no good, two cheese were saved also a lot of wood belonging to the cheese maker Mr. Root. After it burned down some we began to carry water & throw on the spot where we supposed the cheese to be, & by this means we saved some of them partially burnt. It was proposed that a meeting be held in the school house to see about erecting another factory. SATURDAY Aug. 2 Finished cutting all meadow in the forenoon. Drew in 10 loads today. Commenced harvest cutt a few rounds on the S.E. corner field (BARLEY) field there on McKee place the pitman broke and put a stop to that days work. A meeting was held in the school house five patrons were elected as a building committee in whose hands all business transactions were put. It was decided that we should draw our milk to the Deerlake factory until a new factory has been erected. SUNDAY Aug. 3 Church in the evening, good attendance. Mr. Fairlie preached a beautiful sermon on the Parable of the Prodigal Son Luke XV chapter. Notice was given out that Sacrament will be dispensed in Lansdowne the first Sunday in September. Oscar started for Athens, 8 o'clock. 26 �MONDAY Aug. 4 I drew milk to Deerlake factory for the first time . Raked after windrows until nearly noon. Oscar returned 11:30, and in the afternoon we unloaded one load of hay and drew in two loads of barley. The binder went steady all afternoon, At tea time a heavy shower passed over this section which put a stop to harvesting for the day. Rain is needed, everything is drying up & garden produce seems to be a failure, A meeting is to be held in Mr. Tho. McDonald, for further arrangements about site for factory which is supposed to be opposite the old site on E.J. Landon. Mr. W.McConnell to build it. TUESDAY Aug. 5 Drew one load of hay, put some on both the stacks and the rest in the shed. I rained nearly all day. We cleaned a grist of wheat 32 bushels. Intend to go to Lyndhurst to-morrow. WEDNESDAY Aug. 6 Binder going all day! Stooked 250 Barley and 50 Oats. The wind blew moderate all day and the bundles dried fast. Showers were all around in the afternoon. THURSDAY Aug. 7 I arrived in Canada four years ago to-day. I ran the binder for the first time, cut field of oats on McKee place opposite the "Home" barn & commenced Barley in flat at home. I drew in one load on account of something being wrong with the machine. Gananoque first Civic Holiday. All went but myself. Meeting in the schoolhouse about building a "Union Factory" on the place. A Lawyer has to be seen before anything can be done as some people taking their shares out from the Joint Stock Company. FRIDAY Aug. 8 Drew in seven Loads, Hay. Topped out the stacks and commenced building another at the barn. I reaped the field in. East of the old well on E. J's & finished barley on the flat at home. A large fire was visible out back somewhere in the South Concessions. It seemed to be a barn or stacks for the smoke was very black. We are getting the haying finished by degrees. It is slow work. There is a lot of stooking to be done which must be up to-morrow evening. SATURDAY Aug. 9 Finished haying, stoked up the field of wheat behind the barn at home. I reaped remainder of oats at the flowing well, field of 2wheat back of the barn at home, commenced field of wheat opposite black cherry tree on E.J's. Clouds hung around all day and thunder could be heard in the distance. This evening a lightning is visible all around the south and south-east. The papers contain long accounts of damage done by lightning , many lives have been lost. 27 �SUNDAY Aug. 10 About half past ten it commenced to rain and came in small showers until Church time which was a little after eleven. We did not have a bad attendance considering. Our Pastor Mr. Fairlie has been preaching from the Parables in St. Luke to days sermon was "The rich man and Lazarus, Luke XVI 19. We all enjoyed it very much. Mr. Fairlie's sermon was “The rich man and Lazarus.” Luke XVI 19. We all enjoyed it very much Mr Fairlies sermons are all so plain. The first lesson was from Ecclesiastes VIII . The writer of the above chapters has been trying to make himself happy but comes to no conclusion until the last chapters. MONDAY Aug. 11 We ground the knives of the binder, as when we were done. Mr. Smith and Jno. Quinn came up to help us draw in. We commenced drawing from barley field and drew it all in before tea but 20 stooks. We then drew from oats and barley from north of cross fence. Johnny Quinn and I stoked up the barley on flat at home before dinner. Erastus cut wheat field on his own farm. Mr. Fitzpatric Dunlop came from Amprior to work for us. The sun went down quite warm looking, this morning was like fall. Drew in eight loads. The first load combined 25 stooks , the next 30,30,30, 34, 31, 30, 30. Total 240 stooks. TUESDAY Aug. 12 Started binding in the upper place, cut the front field. "Fitz" and I stoked up all the forenoon, barley, oats and wheat. We drew in five loads of black oats, 35, 35, 35, 35, 25 stooks, 165 stooks altogether. Erastus wend {sic} down to Mr. Smiths to bind his wheat. We drew in the oats after supper what took me all afternoon Thursday August 7th. WEDNESDAY Aug. 13 Erastus is still binding at Mr. Smiths. In the morning we changed the fork from the big shed into the barn and put up the new ropes. We drew in the rest of the oats, two loads of 35 stooks each, and two loads of barley from the flat at home 64 stooks. We also cleaned the field of wheat back of the barn at home 120 stooks, and one load from E. Js, 20 stooks, 274 stooks on ten loads. We had to pitch off the last as we broke a pulley belonging to the horse fork & it put us back. E.J. returned evening. THURSDAY Aug. 14 Oscar went down to the shop to mend the pully. Fitz and I unloaded to loads of wheat into the West mow in the barn. Drew in 4 loads of wheat and four of barley. We put 4 loads over the hay in the big barn on McKee Place. Commenced drawing in on Donevan Place, 2 loads of Barley from the front field. Mr. McDonald has commenced to draw the lumber for the new cheese factory which is opposite the old site. The clouds look as if we were going to have rain but it did not come here. 28 �FRIDAY Aug. 15 Beautiful clear morning a cool north wind blowing. Erastus went to Lansdowne & brought home 86 pounds of twine "Red Capt". I raked the wheat field & drew in one load of rakings. We had a great deal of bother with the pully. Erastus finished cutting the white oat field on McKee Place. In the afternoon Oscar and I went up to Donevan Place and drew in three loads (two of stooks). The men were looking at the site for the Factory and were drilling for water, the ground being too hard they did not get too far down. SATURDAY Aug. 16 We clipped around the two barley fields, and gathered in the rakings (one load). Erastus cut the field of barley below the ledge on the home place. The barley crop being not very good there we intended to save it for the grass seed, from there he cut the field at the house on Mckee Place. Oscar and I pulled peas back on McKee place, we cut two ridges and a little piece. Oscar went up to the Donevan farm and cut piece for the factory. SUNDAY Aug. 17 Cloudy and looks somewhat like rain. I started for Lansdowne early . Malcolm and I went down to Mr. Cross' at the river. It commenced to rain as soon as we arrived which made it very unpleasant, however we managed to row up to Sugar Island, the wind blew very hard. Coming home we passed an Indian camp with three performing bears. I went to St. John English Church. Mr. Young preached an excellent sermon on "Faith", the text being in the chapter of Pauls Epistle to the Hebrews. MONDAY Aug. 18 Oscar and I pulled peas all day. Erastus finished binding the fields around the house, at noon he drew the binder over to the bridge. After dinner he went up to the Donevan place, where he bound the field in front of the house. The drill was supposed to be at the factory to-day to drill the well. Mr. Lappan dug a well about 4 feet into the ground and then he struck thee rock. Erastus went to Lansdowne in the evening. Sold the cow (Daisy) to Mr. Thomas Burns Lansdowne. SIERRA NEVADA’S TUESDAY Aug. 19 Oscar and I pulled three ridges of pease in the forenoon. Erastus finished wheat field up on the Donevan Place, and brought the binder down. We hitched up both teams in the afternoon intending to draw in, we had hardly got everything in running order, when it commenced to rain & continued until a little after six o'clock. Mary went out to Roberts' to pick blackberries. The Drill is at work on the well at the factory making very slow progress, the rock being very hard. WEDNESDAY Aug. 20 We cultivated the potatoes out back, and hoed some of them. In the afternoon we commenced the far field of oats on the farm (at home). Fitz and I pulled peas 29 �until supper time and then he went to stooking, and finished the rows we had commenced before tea. Erastus took a grist of wheat to Lyndhurst. He took out thirty bushels of wheat, and he got one thousand and fifty-five pounds of flour. “MARCHMONT” ERS, PAR {illegible} THURSDAY Aug. 21 It looked like rain this morning and we commenced to draw and took in four loads of white oats, 33,33,35,32 133 stooks in all. It rained and we had to stop. Fitz and I went fishing out to Wiltsie Creek it rained nearly all the time and we got wet through. We caught quite a few small fish and one black bass & one pike. The factory seem to be going up quite fast considering the unfavourable weather, the have nearly all the frame up. The drillers struck a small stream of water yesterday after going nearly five feet. FRIDAY Aug. 22 It is too wet to do anything at harvest. So we commenced ploughing for fall wheat. I ploughed seven ridges on the barley field. The boys went out to Long Point fishing. The wind blew very cold all day and it looked very much like fall. Old Mr. Cowan died to-day to be buried to-morrow at two o'clock. The drillers are getting along quite well at the factory well. They are down nine feet and there is seven feet of water. Mrs Black arrived here from Athens. SATURDAY Aug. 23 Oscar ploughed all forenoon. I turned over the beans one load of stooks (barley). Erastus commenced binding on the east side of the road. We brought up a load of barley with us at dinner time. In the afternoon we drew up two loads of peas and did not get them unloaded before tea. Erastus went up to the Donevan Place and straightened up the stooks after tea. We drew in one load and stooked up a few bundles of white oats. Mr. Cowan was buried to-day. George Jarvis' dwelling house was consumed by fire 12 o'clock noon. SUNDAY Aug. 24 Church in the morning. Mr. Fairlie preached an excellent sermon from Luke XVIII 1-14. The text was taken from the fourteenth verse. The was not a bad turnout. MONDAY Aug. 25 We drew in the rest of the peas after pulling two ridges and a half. We drew four loads of peas and one of oats. Erastus moved up the binder to Donevan Place and bound the oats at the barn. Mr. W. Snider of Lansdowne this afternoon. TUESDAY Aug. 26 We took the load off the new waggon and put on the three boxes , loaded up the two pigs & calf, and started for the station. I drove the cow over and put her 30 �in Thos Burns' pasture to stay until they are ready to load the car for Montreal. I ploughed out the rest of the potatoes back, Fitz split wood all day. A Party left here early to take a trip to Alexandria Bay on Mr. Carnagies "Island Queen" This being the last trip she makes this season. WEDNESDAY Aug. 27 It rained some during the night and it stopped harvesting for the forenoon. In the afternoon we commenced drawing the oats in the field where the house is on the McKee place. We only managed to draw in two loads before the rain came up. Erastus bound all day until the rain came. The morning we drew rails to the stacks. Fitz fenced all forenoon around where the fall wheat and potatoes are. In the evening I drew one load of rails back to the back stack. Lodge in the evening in Lansdowne. THURSDAY Aug. 28 Erastus bound all day up on the Donevan Place. Oscar and I pulled peas all forenoon in the orchard. In the afternoon we straightened up the oat stooks (back) at home and drew in one load of barley from the back flat forty stooks and one load of fourteen stooks barley & twenty-one oats. There two hundred and fifty stooks of white oats on eleven acres. The day was beautiful and warm . Towards evening the sky cleared off and the sun went down. Mr. Marshall visited here. FRIDAY Aug. 29 We went up to the Donevan Place and drew in sixty stooks of wheat and thirty-two of oats. Erastus bound the field of oats behind the barn. Moved the boiler into the new Factory. In the afternoon We drew in fifty-four stooks of oats from the back field at home. It commenced to rain about four o'clock and we did not get any more done at harvesting. I ploughed on the barley ground (on McKee place) from six o'clock. Measured lot for Factory nine rods by four and a half. {two blank pages} {back cover mottled brown with black tape binding} For more information on Edward Langley, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 31 � 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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Title A name given to the resource Edward Langley Diary, 1890 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Langley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives; and Leeds and 1000 Islands Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1890 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Leeds & Grenville County, Lansdowne Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1st, 1890 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Edward Langley Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2670c0fd130c86561d9986e27509b241.pdf 9992091ddf27764fb8b3772042873cf2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. EXERCISE BOOK {very worn brown book cover} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47416b88b120be445dad2ffc3a30d5b1.pdf e827fbbdbc9ac4ec9824de5ba22a77f8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The amount of stuff sold to Mr Heaslip During 1900 <table> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>12th</td> <td>A Pair of Pole Straps Paid February 28 </td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 Bags of oats at 28 cts Per Bushel </td> <td>$1</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>2 Bags of oats at 23 cts and 2 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts </td> <td>1</td> <td>52</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>2 Bags of oats at 28 an 1 Pound of Butter at 20 </td> <td>$1</td> <td>32</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>6 1/2 Pounds of Pork at 6 cts Per Pond </td> <td></td> <td>39</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb </td> <td>28</td> <td>I Gave Mr Heaslip <s>$2<u>00</u> on credit</s> </td> <td>$2 {overwritten} Paid</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 c Per Bushel </td> <td>00</td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter at 18 c per pound</td> <td>00</td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>4 Pound of Butter at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td>00</td> <td>80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts </td> <td>00</td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>3 Pounds of " " " </td> <td>00</td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April </td> <td>2</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts per Pound </td> <td>00</td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 cts Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 " " </td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 " " " cts</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 cts Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$10</td> <td>43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus</td> <td>00</td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus</td> <td>00</td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>I gave Mr Haslip $100 work </td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$13</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 30 cts Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 30 cts Per Bus 60c</td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 30 ctsPer Bus 60</td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats " " : </td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>1 an 1/2 Bushels of oats an 28c Per Bus </td> <td></td> <td>42</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>27</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 25 cts Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td> " " " Paid</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>" " " of oats at 25 </td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " of oats 25 </td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>" " " " of oats 25 </td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ee7116d8225a00577eaa93ee0a8c389.pdf fc1e31e1fcaf2c2e5485062fa9d90e25 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. (Mr Haslips work I'm owed)(1900) <table> <tr> <td>M</td> <td>10</td> <td>one Day with Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>1/2 a " " " </td> <td></td> <td>.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>1 Days work with " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>12</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 Days " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$12</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Days Work at Haying</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 Day " " " </td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>23</td> <td>1 " " " </td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 " " " </td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>1/2 " Mowing " " </td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>1/2 a Day work at Haying </td> <td>$0</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>1/2 a Day work at Haying </td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>1/2 Day " " " </td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$6</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>1/2 Day Working at Harvesting</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1/2 Day " " </td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>1/2 a Day " " </td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1/2 " " </td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Day working at Harvesting</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>1 " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>23</td> <td>1 Day working at Harvesting </td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Day Plowing $1.50</td> <td>$4</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 " Putting out Ma,</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 " Putting out Manure</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>2</td> <td>1 " Plowing</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3</td> <td>1/2 day " " " </td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 Day P</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4f427c1a08d066729ea44b4e4935911d.pdf 6c390951a6cd3b6f7b7032fee68d6c4d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. By Mon the Keating Place 315 From Oct 17th 1898 till October 1899 <table> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Days Plowing all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>2 Teams Plowed</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>1 Team All Day and </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td></td> <td>Haslip 1 Team 1 Day 1/2 </td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 Team all Day an 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 a Dy Map (sod)</td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day </td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>I plowed all Day Team (sod)</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Days</td> <td></td> <td>November 1898</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed all Day " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Mr Haslip all Day 1 "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Plowing sod all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Ditching all Day</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Plowing 1/2 Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td></td> <td>1899</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Days Plowing $150</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I Days " " $150</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>" Plowing 150</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>1 Days Cultivating 150</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>1 Days Sowing 150 </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>3</td> <td>Half a Day Pulverizing .75</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Day with 2 TEam $3</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 Day an a Half With Teasm</td> <td>2</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>1 Day with 2 Teams $300</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>8</td> <td>1 Day " " 2 Teams 300</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>1 Day " 1 Team 150</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>1 Day " " 2 Teams 3.00</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>1 Day " " 1 Team 1.50</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July </td> <td>10</td> <td>1/2 Day mowing with Team $1.50</td> <td>$60</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>12</td> <td>1 Day Raking and Cocking</td> <td>$1</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>13</td> <td>1 " " Drawing in Hay 2 lodes and team </td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Day Mowing</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 Man 1/2 a day 50</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>Raking and Drawing all Day 2 Men </td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17th</td> <td>I mowed 1/2 day 50</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Raking 1 Team in all Day 2 Team</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Day 2 Men an team </td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>1/2 days Mowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>1/2 2 Men 1/2 a Day</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>2 Men an team 1/2 a Day Draning </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>1/2 Day Pulling Peas</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>Pulling Peas</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 Men 1/2 a Day Pulling Peas</td> <td>$3</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>8</td> <td>2 Men and Teams Pulling Peas all day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1/2 a Days Binding</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1/2 a Days " "</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td></td> <td>and 2 Men on Team Drawing Grain </td> <td>$3</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>2 Men on a Team Drawing in Grain </td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>a 1/2 Day Drawing in Grain 2 Men an a Team </td> <td>$3</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$97</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>97</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 Bolts of Inline 50 lbs</td> <td>5</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$104</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>3</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing </td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>" " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " </td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>7</td> <td>" " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>" " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>I plowed all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>23</td> <td>" " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>I plowed all d</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " 1/2 a Day</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>" " all Dy</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dc477b4dc353687e084873d39fa68cb2.pdf 158ae7c2300eb8da208e4bb56c6bc1dd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The amount of Work Bun Bryans this October Keating Place {illegible} Oct 4th 1899 <table> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day </td> <td>$00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>7</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed all Day </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>23</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " 1/2 a Day </td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Plowed all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3</td> <td>Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping 1/2 Day</td> <td>$2</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Plowing with 2 Team all Day</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>1/2 a Day With 4 Teams</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>all Day with 2 teams</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day </td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>33</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April </td> <td>1900</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Workd at Spring work all Day </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was working at spring</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was working all Day at Spring Work</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 Team all Day </td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 Team all Day </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 " " all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 Teams all Day </td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>12</td> <td>2 teams all Day </td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$18</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td>May</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>2 teams all day </td> <td>$3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>2 Teams all Day </td> <td>$3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1/2 Day with 1 Team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>all Day with 1 team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>" " " 1 "</td> <td$1></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$9</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$28</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Haying</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>23</td> <td>1 Day 2 Men an Team</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Day 2 Men an Team</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1/2 Day Mowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>1 " " Working </td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>1/2 Day 2 Men & team </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>1 Day 2 Men and team </td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>" " 2 Men and team</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>43</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>6th</td> <td>1 Days Binding</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 Days Drawing</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 Days Binding</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>1/2 " Binding</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>all Day Bing 1 Man 1/2 day </td> <td>$4</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Day Binding and Stuff</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1900</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>15</td> <td>One Day Plowing </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td> 1/2 A Days Plow</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Mr Haslip 2 Day Butting and Laing</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Plowd all Day </td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>1 Days Plowing</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 Days Plowing</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>2</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c7397df49355e04834f190c1e211a7a6.pdf 40971b53db6bbafac09bd5ead47839b4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Page has many mathematical calculations all over it} Mrs Martha Quinn Alexandie Bay Box No 418 Johnny Quinn Lansdowne Ontario 5 May 1 Owan Sullivan got 611 Pounds of oats April 17th Mr Haslip got 1 Bags of oats that Makes 6 Bags April 21 1 Bag of oats 304 24th " " " 8 30 1 " " " 9 Bushel May 1 " " " 10 The Number of Bushels of Grain sowed on Keating Place Peas 7 Bushels Oats 8 ------------- The Number of Bushels of Grain Sowed at Home Wheat 6 Bushels Barley 6 Peas and Oats 6 Clear Oats 8 52 Keating Place 78 Bro all told Timber $3000 Paper 200 Nails 75 Mans time 1200 2 Doors and Triming 600 5075 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e818d011114addf8ee0bc8448a40654d.pdf cfef42ac49109503c8557756c1e8f2ff PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The number of lbs of Butter Sold From May the 1 till November 1897 the 31 Both Days inclusive an the amount Received For Same <table> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>3</td> <td>2 1/2 lbs of Butter to Alx Heslip 2 1/2 lbs at 17</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 lbs of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>2 lbs of Butter to Mrs Heslip at 17 c Per Pound is 34 cts </td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>1 lb of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 lbs of Butter to Mr " " 17 c </td> <td></td> <td>17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>1 lbs of Butter to Mr Heaslip at 17 c Per Pound is </td> <td></td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 Per Pound is </td> <td></td> <td>21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>8</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>5 1/4 Pounds of Butter " " " </td> <td>Paid</td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>4 3/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>73</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to E.E. Earl Not Paid at 17 Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>8?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>1</td> <td>4 /1/2 lbs of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>5 1/2 Pounds of Butter to E Earl at 18 c Per Pound </td> <td></td> <td>99</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>3 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr A Heslip at 17 Cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>4 Pounds of Butter to Mr A Heslip at 17 c Per Pound </td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to C.E.Earl at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td>Paid</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound </td> <td>Paid</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3</td> <td>6 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr B Humphries at 17 cts Per Pound </td> <td>Paid</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound </td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound </td> <td></td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>13 Pounds of Butter to E Earl at 17 cts Per Pound </td> <td>$2</td> <td>21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to OW Landons at 17 cts Per Pound </td> <td>Paid</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound 34 cts </td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound 43 cents </td> <td></td> <td>43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>3 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 66</td> <td></td> <td>66</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to OW Landons at 17 cts Per Pound is 57 c</td> <td>Paid</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 48 </td> <td></td> <td>48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to Roland Johnston at 19 cts Per Pound is 57 </td> <td>Paid</td> <td>57</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 48 cts </td> <td></td> <td>48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to George Humphries at 19 cts Per Pound is 67ct </td> <td>Paid</td> <td>67</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1/12 Pounds of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 cts Per Pound is 29</td> <td>Paid</td> <td>29</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>1/ 1/2 Pounds of Butter to C E Earl at 19 cts Per Pound is 28 </td> <td>Paid</td> <td>28</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>1 1/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound is 24</td> <td></td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound is 38</td> <td></td> <td>38</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound 29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/75742145a9c15da0c2954e6f36cdb091.pdf 106204a6865a94b4533b3516d23d6fe0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>September </td> <td>9</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to Rob Johnston at 19 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Humphries at 19 c Per Pound is 19c</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 c Per Pound is 19 </td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td> 2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to " " at 19 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 c Per Pound is 19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Humphries at 19 c Per Pound is Paid</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslit at 20 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of " " " 20 Per </td> <td></td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 3/4 Pounds of Butter to O S at 20 cts Per Pound </td> <td></td> <td>35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound </td> <td></td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 1/4 Pounds of Butter to O Sullican at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>25 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mrs Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 " " " " </td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Owen Sullivan at 20 cts</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Heaslip at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>20 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mrs Haslip at 19 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>38 c Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td>3</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>38 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Roland Johnston at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>50 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 18 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>27 cts paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>December</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>16 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Sold 13 and 1/2 Pounds of Butter at Lansdowne at 16 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The Amount of Butter Sold From April 1 1898 ttill December 31st 1898 1898</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 Pounds of Butter to RV Keating at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr " " at 15 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr " " " " Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>6</td> <td>2 1/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>32</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>21</td> <td>4 Pounds of Butter to " " at 20 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>3 and 1/2 Pounds of Butter to " " at 18 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>65</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>All Paid</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5064bc326223a1de8f9cb3cbc4a8285f.pdf e0cd468d22b00ae4f4fa8b0415a8fe5b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 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Edinburgh after Flodden News of battle | News of battle | Hark! 'tis ringing down the street; And the archways and the pavement Bear the clang of hurrying feet. News of battle! who hath brought it, News of triumph! who shall bring Tidings from our noble army, Greetings from our gallant king All last night we watched the bea Blazing on the hills afar, Each one bearing as it kindled, Message of the open war, All night long the northern stream Shot across the trembling sky; Fearful lights that never beacon Save when kings or heroes die, News of battle! who hath brought All are thronging to the gate; "Warder - warder! open quickley! https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eeae2c94b9c30bf02324f988c65fe22c.pdf 87efd90e0baefea1b6f256fa5ed3e901 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d91d0185fd04eb889b82c02f0d4a267f.pdf 9d366b97b156f5ae4d134d42ef8da536 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1897 (Page 1) The First Month January 31 Days 1897 to to Thrash all <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>This Month Begins fine and warm, I was Helping War{cut off} a very warm Day the Roads are ver to day again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was thrashing up at Will Landons, all Day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice warm Day the Groung is thawing out it is very We had a Rain an snow storm Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>Township Election to Day the Roads are Terible Muddy The ground is in a terible state of Mud Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another very warm Day for this sean of the year A Nice But Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Chopping 1/2 a Day over on Rob Johnstons I was Helping Rob to Batten His Barn.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>Owen an I was Chopping over on Rob all Day a Nice But Cold Day No Sleighing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was Chopping over in the Woods 1/2 Day I Cleaned up a quite Cold Wether, Very Rough Whealing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9 X</td> <td>Own Sullivan an I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Cloudy and Blustry Day With a little Snow Falling </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood 1/ Day in Rob Johnstons Woods I Brught a New Sleigh W.P. Moore to Day A Terible Cold Day 10 Below Zero to District O Lodge </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>We was Chopping 1/2 Day in the Woods I went out Lansdown I Sold the young Colt to Jorge White Ear $25 , Share of the Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I took the sow to Rob Johnstons; to day I Comenced log home a very Cold Time No sleighing on the Roads Rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>We was Chopping an Drawing Home Stove Wood Brought No Sleighing on the Roads yet another Very Cold </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping Own Sullivan to Draw Hay off of the Drounded Land </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16 X</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood over on Rob Johnstons 1/2 Day X Cyrus Cross Died this after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>a Very Heavy Wind an Rain storm to Day the Snow is all it turned very Cold again in the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Terible Blustry Day I was Chopping 1/2 Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19 X</td> <td>We was Chopping 1/2 a Day A Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero Cyrus Cross was Put in the Vault to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>We finished Chopping on Rob Johnstons to Day a little warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Heavy Fall of Snow last Night ther is 8 inches of Snow on the Level I Sined a Note of $25 Bank The First good Sleighing this Winter </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I went to Gananoque Mills. P. Sullivan very good sleighing</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aaf31ae804dd0c7856153b2aafe5f085.pdf 223f053c8aa02ce6ea20319fdbf08b8c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The First Month January 31 Days 1897 (Page 2) the sleighing is Bad the Roads are Very Heavy <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Terible Cold an Blustry Day there is 14 inches of Snow on Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day good sleighing Now We went Down to John Quinns to Day The Roads are Blowed Full I Brought Home the bull From WN Bowens to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>A terible Cold an Blustry Day it was 38 Below Zero this Morning William Crstsern was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very stormy an Blustry Day Very Bad Roads The Roads are all Full Very Bad I Bought 2 Small Stacks of Hay </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>A nice Soft an warm Day I went up to the Drounded New Lands I Bought a String of Bells 90 c an a Whip 30 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Stormy an Blustry Day, I went out to Lansdowne I drove down to John Quinns in Rockfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I drew another load of Hay Down the Drounded Lands Good Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Drew another Load of Hay Home to Day 8 Loads a Nice But Cold Day Good sleighing Now a very Heavy White Frost Last Night and cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Went up to John R Beauprys to Day the Month Eds Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2th Month February 28 Days 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Finished Drawing Home Mache Hay From the Drounded Lands 4 Loads $13 The Month Begins Fine But Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Helped Brock Trusdale to get Home a load of March Hay I went out to Lansdowne to the County O I 1/2 day 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to George Loneys saw log Bea in the afternoon A Nice But Cold Day Wind NE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Drawing Wood For Wesley Johnston 1/2 a Day with the Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Drawing Wood all day Day for W. Johnston With the Team very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very Heavy Sleet a Rin Storm to Day the Roads are a Big Thaw the Ground is Nearly Bare again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very soft Day a little Rain A Terible Sluch Every whare Now Another Rain an snow storm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood over on Rob Johnston all Day Quite Cold again I was Eas Helping W.N Bowen 1/2 Day to Cut Logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>We finished Banking out our wood over on Rob Johnston this Evening (I Joined the Young Concert Club a Very Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping JW.N. Bowen all Day to Cut Wood with the Cross Cut saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was over Helping W.N. Bowen to Cut wood a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Terible Stormy Day With Snow and Wind Very Cold</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/701830e2e8aea2bfb46d59a35752d0af.pdf 40b31bb96eb51f36021b05a1af3720d0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Second (Page 3) The 2th Month February 28 Days 1897 The Kipoo Indians Troop is at Lansdowne <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>Iwas Helping WN. Bowen to Cut Stove Wood all Day East wind a Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Very Blustry Kind of a Day it is thawing a a little </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day I was Helping W.N. Bowen all Day 50 c to Cut Wood 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Helping W.N Bowen all Day to Saw Wood A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day to Saw Wood Mis Charlet Was Married to EE Warren a very soft time a little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bown all Day to Saw Wood A Very Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping WN. Bowen to Cut Wood With the Drag Saw a Nice Day Very fine sleighing in this Month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Cutting Wood all Day at WN Bowens with the Drag Saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>Another Very Nice soft Day is is Thawing East Wind </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Finished Sawing Wood at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day a Terible snow storm to Day a Very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>another stormy Day in the Fore Noon Janey Smith an Charles Horton was Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to Cut Wood With the Drag Sw there is great sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm On the Fore Noon I was Helping Rob Johnston 1/ 2 Day to Saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to Cut Wood with the Drag Saw all day 50 c Aunt Sary and Uncle Edd Sumers came out an Blustry Day Bad {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Got the Horses Sharp Shod all Round $1<u>00</u> a very Cold and Blustry Day wind Uncle Edd an Aunt Sary Went Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day The Month Ends Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1897 This 3rd Month March Has 31 Days ~1897~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cold an stormy the Worst Storm that Came this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day the Roads are very Bad </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Sleet storm Nearly all Day a Bad Crust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to Gananoque waith a load of wood For Rob Johnston a Nice warm Day the Best Sleighing this winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Big Thaw a Very Heavy Rain to Day an all Night</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b98cb72310ce7af6f9dea3b9e2f6d8eb.pdf ed90e2044dd66ea97a7f3c9d8ffc63f1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 3th Month March 31 Days 1897 (Page 4) <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Buls a very Cold Day the Roads are all ice Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Nice But Cold to Day good sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Drawing Hay For Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mrs Smith to draw in Corn in Afternoon 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Very Nasty Day with Sleet an Rain I Went to the Mrs Crosses Auction sale to Cyrus Cross</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Very Slushy Time a Heavy Rain in the Morning Mother was Very sick We Had the Doctor in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan Sleighing so Nearly Done to attend a law sute Between Hess an Gradies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm in the morning an a the Roads Bad to Day Terible Heavy Rain in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I went up to J R Boagreys after Mart a Nice But cold Day Bad Sleighing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terible Snow an Wind storm to Day the Roughest Storm {Mrs WN Bowen got Hurt to Day) </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Saw to Day I Started to Put out Manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I got Dun sawing at Mr Smiths at Noon 1/2 Day sleighing is the Very Best Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping Wesley Johnston to Draw out Manure all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Nice Soft Day I wasent feeling Well to Day I Went out to Lansdown the Sleighing is getting Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Very Soft Day the Sleighing is Very Poor to Day I went over to Land Keatings to saw, But Dident saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Land Keating to saw wood all Day with the Team Big Heavy Rain a very Heavy Thunder an Lightning all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>a Nasty an Cold Day Very Muddy Now the snow Nerely The First Wheals Run Yesterday First this Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Helping Land Keating to Finish sawing 1/2 Day to day another Nice warm Day I Helped Rob to {illegible} </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping Rob to Tap , an to Set the Horse Power</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Snow storm all Day the Roads are Very Slushy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Stormy Day all Day with Snow an Rain 6 inches of snow Fell very Bad Roads Now Alberto Landen Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Nice But Cold the Roads are Very Bad Now I went to Gananoque with Patsy Smith </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Nice Day But Cold Wind North Mr Albert Landon was Put in the Vault the Roads is Very Mudy</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5af70196e08f7e9f1428014e617c7332.pdf 26292b94a493494f18b677bd71c933d2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. (Page 5) <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Hear A Very Muddy Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>We finished sawing our Wood over in the Woods (a Nice warm Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to saw wood all Day a very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Finished Piling up the wood in the Woods The Month Ends Fine But Cold North Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days ~1897~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine But Cold the Wind North I Drew Some Rales for a Fence I Went up to Jos Websters Auction Sale</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Building Patend Fence around the Garden A Very Cold North Wind all the time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Finished Building the Fence around the Garden A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Fine But Cool Day The Roads are and Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fence A Nice Warm Day a little Rain Last Night and all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fences all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went out to John R Foleys to Help Him to Saw Wood He Burried His little Boy to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Helping " " " Saw wood all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Helping J B Foley to saw wood after noon 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Very Nasty Day. Snow an Rain with a North Wind on to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11 X</td> <td>another Very Bad Day a little of the New B {cut off} in the EAst </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>A very Nice warm Day I Built Some Blind Patent Fence I went Down to J. Franklins with Wess Johnston after a Bull in the Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Finished the Patent Fence along to Road to Day Very showry all Day an Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was stratening up the Fences around a Nice Spring Like Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was letting off Ditching watter in the Fore Noon there was a Heavy Rain in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Cleaning up oats to Day We Cleaned 100 Bushels The Wind Bows From the South West another Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>A very Cool Raw Day with Rain an Hail storm Very Bad Roads <u>Now</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>Easter Sundy A Nice But Very Windy Day Wind is From the South West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Teribly Cold an Rough Day some snow falling (Some Folks Has Comenced Springs Work</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/770a93abc8436aff4639d7af64928f4c.pdf 0e0c07620dea91dfbd3073e1b71c0a8a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 30 Days 1897 April (Page 6) 1897 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Cold Day the Ground was Frozen Hard all Day I was Helping Wessly Johnston to saw wood </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Putting out Manure all Day Very Cold yet thre is lots of People Working at Spring Work Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Comenced to Plow the Stubble across the Road Very Warm LOTS of People sowing to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day another Very warm Day The Ground Plows Good Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rain Storm an Thunder at Rain Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Cold Rough Day another Very Heavy Rain to Day the IOOF Had Church Parade </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was letting of watter this fore Noon another Heavy Rain it is Very Cold No springs Doing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day the ground is very wet yet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Nice Drying Day I Drew Home a Load of Wood (No Springs work Dun this Weak yet)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Finished Plowing in the Field across the Road we Had 2 Sheep Lamb to day Nice an Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Braking in What I Plowed A Very Cool Wind From NE the Month Ends Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 5th Month May 31 Days (1897)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Cool an Showry A Little Rain to <s>Day</s>Night I Comenced to Sow to Day 1 Bush Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Very Wet an Cold Day all Day X The Ground is Very Wet Now ( I Sat up With R Williams Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Pulverising 1/2 Day a Terible Heavy Rain stomr in the after noon an all Night (Old Mrs Jos Miccormic Died yesterday)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Wet Day the Ground is Terible Wet Now Very little Springs work did yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>a nice Drying Day Sum People are Sowing Som More to Day I was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Cultivated sum in the field Back of the D{illegible} Nice an Cool to Day Wind North </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Putting out Manure 1/2 a Day an I was Pulverisomg 1/2 a Day a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>X another Nice But Cool Day I Finished Sowing the Wheat to Day 4 Bushel Mr John Clare Died to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cool Day Wind South West </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>Comenced to Sow oats an grass seed to Day A Nice Warm Day the Ground is Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Pulverising the Field Back of the Barn all day Very warm</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3628d703a87ad29c8379fb01e1cd226d.pdf 72b6d984e55b7c5adc85a7005797e6e5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Th 5th Month May 31 Days 1897 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td> I was Sowing oats 1/2 a Day Back of the Barn another Very Heavy Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Braking in the field all Day a Very nice warm after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Sowing oats 1/2 a Day another Terible Heavy Rain Very Cold to Day Heavy Thunder an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Built a Pen For the Pigs in the Fore Noon I drew Home Load of wood I Finished the Field Back of the Barn to Day 12 Bushel of Oats sowed </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day I Went Down to John Quinn to Rock Field the First {cut off} The Roads are Muddy an Rough yet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Pulverizing all Day in this Field Nice an Pigs are Worth 4 1/2 cts Live Wate to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was sowing all Day a Very warm Day the ground is Very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Nice But Cool Day, the Wind is North S Pulverising all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was sowing in this field 1/2 a Day another Very Heavy Rain an all Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>the ground is to Wet to Day it Rained yesterday After Noon an all Night a Very Heavy Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Pulverising all Day in the Field across Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>23</td> <td>another very Wet Day it Rained Nearly all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grain to Day the Ground is very wet The Queens Birth Day 85 Bushels sowed it is all in </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very Wet Day in the Fore Noon I Send a Note of $25 For 1 Month Went to Gananoque With {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Nice warm Day I was Putting out minure to Day in this A Very Heavy Frost Last Night Martha went over to the Island to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day in this Field a Nice Warm Day another Big Frost Last Night X Mrs John A. Stacey Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td><u>Mrs John A Stacey</u> was Burried to Day Funeral at 10 I went to the Funeral in Fore Noon A little Rain in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rain to Day I got 2 Bags of Potatoes From Brock Truesdell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>30</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cool to Day Wind N.W. X Martha Quinn of Alexaner Bay was across the River </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of wood to Day I Put out Minure in the after noon The Month Ends Very Cold an Wet a lot of grain to sow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1897~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine But Very Cool I was Helping Rob Johnston at S {cut off}</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bfabac2b46ddb1024bb3bb05149291d1.pdf 0c5d548e5e53d4abaf2cea7f3cfbb482 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tje 6th Month June 30 Days ~1897~ (Page 8) <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston at springs work A Very Heavy Forst last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rain to Day it Rained all Day I went to Lansdowne I Bought a Rubber Coat </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day a Very Heavy Wind all Day Mrs David Haskins Died Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Finish Springs work to Day Very Hot Day Mrs Haskins was Buried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day I took Uncle Andy Dosen to Rockfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Sowed the Millet to Day I Had P.S. Helping Me 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rain STorm Last night a all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen to Build Patent Fence all Day 75 c it Rained a little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen all Day to Build Fences 75 c A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Finished Planting the Potatoes to Day 3 1/2 Bags</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping J.W.N Bowen to Plant Potatoes all Day 75 c </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day I was out to Patsys Sullivan A Nice Shower of Rain at Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Working on the Road Putting on a Raling on the $1.00 Ditch at CE Exalto Irish </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Finished Putting on the Railing an Started to get out another Showry Day Sun Hail Ell $100 Gravel on Wesley Johnston $1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Braking Stone in the Gravel Pit all Day $1.00 A Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Braking Stone all Day in the Pit $1.00 A very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Drawing Broken Stone on to the Road all day another very warm Day $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Braking stone all Day over in the Pit Very Hot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day Very Dry Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque With a Grist of Wheat a Very Hot Day Very Heavy Wind to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I went to Kingston to Camp for 12 Day A nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Very Hot Day I was in Kingston Brigade Camp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>another Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20c7213ed913c489223cca35156311fb.pdf 413ae52b058797b0cbd368fbdeb5ac73 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June 30 Days 1897 (11 Page) <table> <tr> <td>Fri </td> <td>25</td> <td>I was in Kingston at Bagada Camp Very Hot Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>a little Cooler to Day For Drilling Mr Willim Macculah Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another very Hot Day in Camp I went to see Lizzie to day Mr William Mccullock was Buried </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>a very Hot Day in Camp the Boys are Badly Burnt with the sun John Stacey Hous was Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Had a Very Heavy Rain to Day it From 9 AM till 11PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>a Nice Cool Day after the Rain The Month End {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins warm and Dry the Grand Day Took Place to Day up to the city</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri </td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Hot Day in Camp I Went up to see Lizzie an Mary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Came Home From Camp to Day a Very Hot (100 in shade} Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Howing Potatoes to Day Very Rought Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Hlelping CE Earl to Draw in Rye all Day A Very Hot Dry 98 in the shade </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 Day to Draw in Rye a Terible Hot Time 110</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowes 1/2 Day to draw in Rye another terible Hot Day 100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri </td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Hot Day 110 in the sun to Day I took the waggon to the shop to get Tires set</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>another terible Hot Day 118 in the sun, I was Fixing the Mowing Machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>the LOL Had a Church Perad We got a very Rain in the Evening Heavy Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>the Orange Men Went to Watertown to Day I went to Watertown It Rained Nearly all DAy a very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Went after the waggon to the shape in the Fore Noon a little More rain to Day I Drew a Load of Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went out to Lansdowne for Sum Shingles an Nales (a Nice Cool time None) Patch the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Finished Patching the Barn I Comenced Haying Tomy Donevan Died to Day at 8:40 AM oclock I Comenced Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri </td> <td>16</td> <td>I was working at Haying all Day I Drew in 1 Load a Very Hot time again</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7128c13482149e4a783912a6cb6a48e8.pdf cacaa4df312c4dba265062c90805b5ba PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7th Month July 31 Days 1897 (Page 10) <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went to Tomy Donivans Funeral to Rockport a Very Hot Day 48 Rigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Drawing in the Rye 1/2 a Day I was Mowing 1/2 a Day Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Raking an Cocking up Hay We Had a little Showr of Rain I Mowed after Super</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Finished Mowing with the Machene today a Very Hot Day 95 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Had a Little Rain to Day I was Mowing around the Fences Very Warm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Raking an Cocking up Hay all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Drew in 10 Loags of Hay to Day I Had Mr Heslip Helping Me all Day A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day John Quinn an Family was up Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>Finished Haying to Day I was Helping Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day at His Haying A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Haying a Heavy Rain in the after Noon Aunt Mary Ann Came up this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Wet Day all Day But a Very Heavy Rain </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very Wet Day it Rained stedy all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>More Rain to Day a Very Wet time I was Mending around the Fences I took Aunt Mary Ann and Mary Ann to Rockport </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Showry an warm I Finished Mowing around the Fences to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 8th Month August 31 Days 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td> First 1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine an Very Warm I was Down to Rockport on the Bay </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw in Hay at all Day A Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I was working on the Road Statued labor 105 in the sun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Working on the Road I Had Mr Heslip Helping me all Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen at Haying all Day Very Hon 100 in Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Helping WN B. to Finish Ha to Day all Day 1<u>00</u> Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Hot Day <s>I Was Helping WN. Bowen at Hay all Day</s></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b75c484e3816a4c0e7b9e68adc3e2bc.pdf 9d703f6ac93c2bc828780ffe40c8e1b1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8th Month August 31 Days 1897 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Warm Day I was over to OR and Andy was not Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen all Day at Harvest Cutting Wheat (Very Hot)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Howing Potatoes all Day For WN Bowen a Nice But Showry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Helping Rolend Johnston to saw Wood 1/2 a Day 50 cts I Drew Home another Load of Wood a Very Heavy Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td><s>I was Helping WN Bowen at Harvesting</s> WN Bowen Cut Wheat to Day Miss Addie Johnston Died I Comenced Harvest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen at Harvesting His Wheat all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Addie Johnstons Funeral in the Fore Noon I Drew in the Wheat in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>a Very Nice Cool Day Good Harvest Wether </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Mowing Oats 1/2 a Day along the Ditch on a Very Heavy Wind all Day it is Very Like Rain Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day at Harvesting I Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Harvest A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day Drawing in Wheat I Went to Ritchard Williams Rasing (a Very Nice Cool Day) +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Pull Peas A Very Heavy Rain in After noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Finish Pulling Peas I Was over Thrashing at RV Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>WN Bowen Cut Sumore of the oats Hear to day Nice an Cool Heard Mr John Tailor was Burred to Day a </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Very Nice Cool Day A little Rain </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>WN Bowen finished Cutting our Grain a Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Drawing in oats 1/2 a Day I was Helpng C C Earl to Draw Mr Heslip Helped a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Nice Rain in Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was over at WN Bowens We Fixed His Stable Flore I was sick the Direahia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was sick all Day a Nice Cool Day it is Cloudy Like Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Drew in sum Oats to Day a Very Cool Time </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>Monday I Cut the Millet to Day Monday an Drew in some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Very Cool Day a little Rain Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>We finished Harvesting to Day a Nice Day a Very Heavy year We Finished</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3e9ed86c949210517933aae99f6001c2.pdf e9a13a097ea94b5f917588784d3f3f22 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. tje 9th Month September 30 Days 1897 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Finished Drawing in the Millet an oats in Fore Noon I Helped WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Harvest First Month Begins Fine an Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was sick all Day to Day a Nice Harvesting time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen all Day Stuking up oats $1<u>00</u> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day at Harvesting $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Fine an Warm Day I went up to J R Broprees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon </td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day to Draw in oats $1.00 (A Very Hot Day 87 in the shade)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day Drawing in oats $1.00 a Little Rain in the afternoon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Nice warm Day Bowen an I Went Picking Long Blackberries (Good Harvesting Time)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen to Finish Harvest 1/2 a Day 50 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston all Day to Finish Harvest 75 a Very Warm day and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rain in the Fore noon I went to Rockport in the after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Nice warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon </td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drew Home a load of Wood in the Fore Noon I Worked at Braking Stone 1/2 a Day 50 A Very Heavy Thunder Storm in the Fore Non Rast Warrens Barn Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <tdI was Working at the stone all Day a Very Warm Day $1<u>00</u>></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Braking Stone all Day another Hot Day in $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Braking sone all Day in the Pit a Very Hot Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Drawing Stone all Day with the team a Nice Cool Day $2<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was at Home to Day I was Fixing the Stable Floar a Very Cool Day Heavy Frost Mrs Robert Allen Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day Mrs Robert Allen was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon </td> <td>20</td> <td>I was working at the stone in the Pit to Day 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went thrashing with JE. Stacey to Day at Dave Moors 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was " " with J E. Stacys at {illegible}y Moors 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>" " " " at L Whites 75</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/74c0e0d43a515e6423f1c96a8b5b97f8.pdf 1500f751bd8ae4d7ee4d24ac20be5596 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 9th Month September 30 Days 1897 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Thrashing With J.E. Stacey at Fill Hesslers We Broke 2 Concares to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was " " at Fill Hesslers 1/2 Day We Moved to Henry Hesslers </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Cool Day A Little Rain in the Easterly I Was Down to Rock Field in the After noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping Rob Johnston to Put out Minure all Day with My Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping " " to Cut corn 1/2 Day at Albert Green We Went out to Cut Cow Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I " " Rob to fill Albert Greers Silo all Day With team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Moved Home from Greers this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>October the 10 Month October 31 Days 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Warm on Day I was Braking Stone in the Pit all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Braking Stone all Day in the Pit A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day I went to Rockport For Dany Linning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Drawing stone on the Road all Day with My Team </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Robind Johnston to Attend Stock at Lansdowne The First Day of Lansdowne Fair A Nice Warm Day Very Dry Wither</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I took the Folk out to the Fair in the after Noon Uncle an Aunt Sary A Nice But Cool Day Cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Braking stone in the Pit all Day a Very Cool Day The Wind From North </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Braking Stone in the Pit all Day a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Finished Braking stone in the Pit a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day old Mr Ruttle Died I took the Girls up to J R Babarys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went Thrashing with Loftes Foleys We Thrashed at Willie Hollingworth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Was Thrashing at P Donivans a Very Warm g{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Was Thrashing at John Kenedies another Nice eve</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Thrashed at John Fentons to Day We finished at </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was Thrashing at Nickles Taylors all Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/17b5acbbc902b3161067b3aee22af558.pdf f9e61f44e5948e7f0c2cc14fa47bfdcc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 10 Month October 30 Days 1897 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>We was Thrashing at Tomes Powels a Little Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Cool Day the Wind is North </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I went to Gananoque With Patsy Sullivan I send a Note to Day Darling 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Helping Rolend Johnston 1/2 a Day to cut Corn Withe the Team 65 Drew a Load of Wood For Thrashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Drawing in the Potatoes (30 Bushels) an I Drew Home a load of Wood A Very Good Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Picking stone off this field to Day a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>a little Rain in the Morning I was Riging up to Thrash </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Helping George Humphrey to Thrash 1/2 a Day Machine Came Here Front Young a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day I took Js Macovey out Home to Day I Went out to the Ten Pater Doil Died at 7.25 PM.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Thrashed Heare This Fore Noon WE Had 330 Bushel A Very Warm Day I Helped Mr Donuvan to Thrash For WN Bowen 1/2 a Day 30 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen to Thrash all Day a very Hot Day 150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen to Draw straw out to Lansdowne 50 Eden Reed Had an Auction Sale Very Hot Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Straw from WN Bowens I helped Rastes Warren to Draw Stones {illegible} a little Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Putting out minure all Day a Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Finished Putting out Minure to Day a Very Cool Day it Froze Very Hard last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>another Nice But Cool Day the Month Ends Cool an Dry the IOOF Had a Church Perrade</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days - 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins with Rain Comenced to Plow For the field it Rain a little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>A very Nasty Cold Day with Rain I Plowed 1/2 a Day (Sod) Very Wet after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Plowed Nearly All Day the ground is Very Dry an Hard a Nice But Cool Day a little Rain in Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Helped O Keating to Move in the after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Plowed all Day A Nice Warm Day (the Ground is Terible Hard)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Nice But Cool Day I Plowed all Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d5ca5dbb927608fd5c160bf1131009b2.pdf 097e5035d18b51e3156118e30c848686 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1897 The 11th Month November 20 Days 1897 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a nice Warms Day I went down to John Quinn to Rock Field a Big Smassh up on the GTR at Lansdowne this Morning 5 Cars Burnt 2 Percens Killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Cold Day an a Wind From North (Very Hard an Dry Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rain to Day With a Heavy Fall of Snow in the Eavening (3 inches of snow Fell) I Helped C E Earl to Butcher a Pig </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood in the Morning an I Went to Gananque Very Slowly With a grist of Wheat A Very Cold Day about 2 inches of snow on the ground </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day, another Very Heavy rain in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Plowed Nearly all Day the Ground Plows Very Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed all Day A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Plowed Half a Day I was Helping Norts to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Very WEt Day it Rained Hard all Day the ground is very wet (Very Bad Roads)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was thrashing at Warts all Day a Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Helping J E Stacey to Thrash al Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Fery Cold Day the ground is Frozen Hard I got 2 Pers of Boots 1 for Jim 1 for myself Very Few Pall. Plowing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Cold Day another little Snow storm at I Drew Home a load of Wood to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>a Nice warm Day the ground is thawing out Early I Sat up with C.E. Earl all Night He is Very {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Plowed all Day the ground is Very Hard to Plow to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>The Ground is Frozen Very Hard to Day sum are Plowing We Comenced to Feed the Stock For the First to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Terible Heavy weind an Very Cold to Day I went With Rob Johnston after a Ram to W.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>We put the Sheep with the Ram To Day a King Nasy Storm of Snow an Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a day a Terible Heavy Rain in the after noon a all Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Plowed all Day stubble Plows good Now a little </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day For this time of year I Sat up with CE Earl all Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Heavy snow Storm in the Fore Noon of snow I was Plowing 1/2 a Day at WN. Bowens </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Cold Day the ground is Frozen Very Hard I was Helping D B Johnston to thrash 1/2 a Day </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/53a59d7af7cfd3fcc8b52a04f60e5eb4.pdf 60d465f60ea13cc2152693a9e469aedc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 12th Month of December 31 Days 1897 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Thrashing DB Johnstons all Day The Month Begins Very Cold a Blustry Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day A Very Nice But Cold 9 Below Zero Charley Bradly was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to Gananoque For Sum Flour a Very Nice Day The Whealing is Fine Adm Smith Nor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Helping Welssly Johnson to Thrash to Day A Very Heavy White Frost A Very Nasty Storm of Rain a Sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day a little Slopy to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Wessly Johnstons a Very Cold Day I got Fathers Sertificet out of LOL No. 100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Mr Hortons with the Stacey Brothers all Day 60 A Very Nasty Day With a Storm of Soft Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Thrashing at " " " Staceys all Day A Nice Warm Day Very Soft to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Up Helping OW Landon to saw Wood With the Sircler all Day 50 s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston to grind 3/4 of Day another Very Warm Day it is Terible Muddy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rain to Day the Frost is all out again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day But Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Went over to WN Bowens to Help Him to Plow all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Plowing over at Bowens, another Terible Heavy Rain to Day 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I " " all Day " " A Nice warm Day But Very Wet an Mudy 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I " " all Day I Came Home at night Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Plowing at Home an Ditching to Day a Very Heavy Fall of Snow to Day it Froze a little Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Bout 4 inches of snow on the Land Lots of Sleighs out to Day the First Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day a little sleighing now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Thrash a Very Cold an stormy Day Snowing I got a New Pair of Ferts and Rubbers $2<u>25</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Robs on the Sleigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to grind all Day a Very Cold an Blustry Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a0765d0035f38f3b036d4600df84eeb.pdf a829dae9c194fe6540f05c4ffe6a3f30 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1897 The 12th Month December 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>Comenced to Chop wood over on Mr Hortons A Very Cold Day 15 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>another very cold an Blustry Day Christmas Day John Quinn an Eamily was up Hear to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>I went up to JR Boapreys for Most a Nice soft Day Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew Hom 2 loads of stove Wood From Rob Johnstons Wood (Wood) Nomanion Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I went up to O.W. Landons to Thrash a Nice warm {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was thrashing at Landons all Day A Very Blustry </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was thrashing at OW Landons all Day a Nearly Day Snow and Rain Mr Charley Stewart Died at 8 AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Noon to Day (2700 Bushels) 2.700 Very Good Sleighing </td> </tr> <table> The year Ends Fine But Very Cold Very good sleighing But Not Mutch Snow about {cut oof} Times are very good and Prices Fair Wheat is Worth $102c a Bushel an Oats " 24 " " an Barley " 35 c " Bushel an Pork is " " $575 a Hundred " Beef " " $250 to 4 a Hundred The Number of Loads of Hay an Grain on the R{cut off{ Place Hay July 13th We Put in 7 Loads of Hay " " 15th " " " 7 More Loads of Hay https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/660223333fea9af8d2c30aeda40f2de2.pdf 7c24eed761d7bbb95b2a1819b7652d98 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {This page is loose and not dated - it is probably May, based on the nature of the entries} <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Sowing 1/2 Day I was Braking in sum across the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was working at Springs work all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I had O. Sullivan Helping Me all Day at Springs Work A Very Hot Day 80 in Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was Working at Spring Work all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grain to Day 70 Bushels S Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Planting Potatoes and corn to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Putting on Wire on the Fence along the Lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Finishing that Fence this Fore Noon I went to Mr Smiths Rasing 1/2 Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Planting to Day another Heavy Rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Went out to Uncle Edds For Sum Pigs I got 3 Very Warm The Roads was Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Terible Hot Day I Got Bill Horse Shod 80 in the Shade</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fca00f42a9a40aec8fb3587cb3e03097.pdf ef3ab23091727e81a64f12139c179ee3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1898 The 1st Month January 31 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Took Mart to Lansdowne to go on a visit to Cambdon East 30 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Big Snow Storm in the After Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Thrashing at Ben Gavens For John Bulger all Day Paid 60 c A Very Cold Day 35 Below Zero (Township Election to Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping Warts to thrash 1/2 a Day a Very Cold Day 30 c (I brought Home our Sheep From Rob Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Nice warm Day I was Thrashing at Warts 1/2 a Day We Finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Thrashing at V Keatings Barn 1/2 a Day a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>We Butchered the Porks to Day another Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Cut up an Salterd the Pork to Day a Nice But windy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>Another very Nice Soft Day good sleighing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day over on Hortons a Very Warm Day Got the Horses Sharp Shod to Day a Big Tea Meeting in Jublee Church to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went out to Lindhurst with DB Johnston for sum Cattle 75 c I went to Gananoque at Night to District OL A Nice But Very Cold Day District Logl to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Nasty Storm of Sleet an Rain all Day Very Day A Big Lecture in the Orange Hall No its to Night an Tomorow Night an {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Chopping all Day over in Mr Hortons Wood Cutting Fire Wood Lecture on orangishm to Night a Very Cold Day Very Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Chopping Fire Wood all Day over on Mr Hortons a Nice Warm Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day a Very Stormy Day with snow an Rain (4 inches of New Snow Fell to Day Very Wetting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Fine But Very Cold Day the Very Best Sleighing (Very Cold 30 Below Zero)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Hortons a Very Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Horton a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was " " all day " " " Hortons a very warm Eay Very Fine Sleighing now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very Stormy Day with Snow an Rain Very Slopy Day Alexander Mcrady Burried one Boy of His to Day Drew Home the last of my wood From Robs Johnstons home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Hortons a Nice warm Day Very Sloppy Getting around in the Woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day a Very Nice warm Day Old Mr Brian Died Last Night</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/58404a6ab3bd6b7c71d71fddf0477ad7.pdf 1c17a7aa37f8d72471278ea2d3034f9c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 1st Month January 31 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Went to Old Mr Brians Funeral to Lindhurst A Very Nasty Day With Rain an Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day to Day another Nice warm Day in the Woods Very Fine Sleighing yet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping Roaland Johnston at Sawing With Circler Saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads ar Filled up I was over Chopping 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew 2 1/4 loads of Stove Wood Home I Bought it from Charley Horton in the Woods another Very Cold Day 30 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton to Draw Hay From the with My Team another Terible Cold Day with 35 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Nice But a Very Cold Day 35 Below Zero Miss Libbie Peck Died to Day I got a New Crank for the Fanning Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day 35 Below Zero good Sleighing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Cold an stormy a Stormy and Blustry Day Patsy was heare Cleaning up Sum Wheat 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The second 2th Month February 28 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Rough a Terible Blustry Day The Roads are Blowed Full (28 Below Zero)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton to saw at Fre Johnstons Candlemas Day a Nice Bright Day Very Cold another Bad storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton to Saw Wood at Fred Johnstons another Very Cold Day Roads are Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm in the Morning I went to Delta to the Concervative Convention The Roads was Very Heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton to Finish Sawing at E Johnstons 1/2 Day The Roads are all Filled a Very Stormy Day But Not Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day the Roads were all Full Very little Drivers on the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Nice Soft Day the Wether is getting milder again I Cleaned up a grist of Wheat 7 1/2 Bushels the last</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 7 1/2 Bushels the Roads ar Very Soft an Bad to Day I Backed a Note For PS for $35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Sof Day sum Ran falling I Comenced to Bank out Wood at Mr Hortons X Crows are around again For Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>another very Soft Day it is thawing very fast to Day 2 Bank of out of 2 loads of wood Very wetting </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>another very warm an soft Day the Roads are bad Uncle Edward Sumers Came out Here with J Paterson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Terible Slush to Day it Rained Nearly All Night Very Bad Roads Uncle Edd Went Home to Day Uncle Jim is Hear yet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Froze a litte Last Night a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e11bef309cda6fbb5bd3779c19a7b52.pdf 31df61351dd7bc8d965abf3412291e89 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The second 2nd Month February 28 Days ~1898~ <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Fine Day I got another load of Stovewood From C Horton to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was over Chopping all Day at Mr Hortens A Very Nasty Storm at Night X The Sap is Running Sum Now Dray a Very Heavy Now Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Terible Blustry Day The Coldest an Worst wind This Road is all Full this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went out With WB Warren to the woods to Help Him to get out sawlogs Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was over Banking out our Wood to Day another Very Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain The Roads are good to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Banking out wood All Day a Nice Bright But Cold Day There is Fine Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day With Rain an Sleet an a Heavy North Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Terible Stormy Day With Sleet an Snow an Rain Windy North E Very Heavy Roads to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day Nothing Doing this Weak the Roads are Badly Drifted Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Heavy Snow Storm to Day it Has got warmer again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>another very Nasty Day with Rain an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>a littel Snowy to Day I Seighed out Sum More Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Helping Rolend Johnston to Pack ice an Cut Corn A Very Nice Warm for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Fine an Warm Day good sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Fine an warm I was Helping Role Johnston to Saw Wood 1/2 a Day Mrs Jos Chisamore Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the Third Month March 31 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins warm and Plesent I was Helping Rob to Saw 1/2 a Day The Provincial Election Webster an Beatty Ran heare Majority for Beaty 424 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque I Paid $12 in the Bank For My Share in the Shire Horse another Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Drew another Load of Dry Wood From Mr Hortens Home to Burn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Banking out wood all Day over at Hortens A Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Chopping an Banking out Wood all Day 45 L{illegible}another Very Fine Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Nice Day the Wind is sum Cold the it Has Been {illegible} to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Chopping 1/2 a Day I was Helping C. Horten to Draw Sawlogs 1/2 Day with the team Another Very Soft Day Sleighing Bad</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/42e44e07732e2cfa85de06b98b42caa6.pdf 421621de283586b4955ff0bc581a6a6f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Third 3th Month March 31 Days "1898" <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Cheley Horton to Draw Sawlogs out with team another Very Warm Day Roads Bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Chopping an Drawing up Wood 1/2 a day I was Hleping to get out Timber From Pig Pen Anny Webster was Put in the Vault First Wheat Run </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Finished getting out Wood to Day 55 Loads out Now Lots of Waggons out to Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone I was Helping C Horten to Cut saw logs in Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very Soft an Warm Day the Roads are Very Bad I got 3/4 of a Cords More From Hortens to Day Hard Wood Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Nasty Time with Sum an Mud the snow is about all gone A Very Heavy Fog all Day with Heavy Rains</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Wet an Foggy Day With a Very Heavy Wind an Rain Very Bad Roads Now </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day the ground is very soft Now Robbins around again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston in the sugar Bush </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston in the Bush the Frogs are Croking again A Very Heavy Thunder Storm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Boiling sap all Day For Role Johnston Pateral Day A Very Cool Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day I helped Role Johnston in the Sap Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Rye all Day A Very Nasty Day With wind an Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very Fine an Warm Day the Roads Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Cleaned up 65 Bushels of oats to Day I was Helping Role Johnston to Clean Seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johns to Clean up Grain 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Rain Day Mart Came Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Letting off Watter 1/2 a Day I got Seed Wheat a Mill Role {cit off} Mother an I Went to Lansdowne to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 Day to Fix a Bridge Down to Rock Field for the {illegible} A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very fine Day I took the Girls out to C{cut off} Mr William Patience Died at 930 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston to Bank out Lumber at the Mill all Day A Nice Warm Day The Heffer Came in to Day Lamb in </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td><u>William Patience</u> Was Burried to Day at 230 PM Oclock A Very Nice Day But Cool Good Whealing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td><u>A Very Dissagreeable Day With Wind</u> an Rain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day the Roads are Very Muddy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Cool But Fine Day I Went to Ganaoque With Wessly Johnston Lots of People Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day I Went up to John B Websters Auction Sale Old Mrs David Johnston Died Last Night</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d477cbfb63d144681b9f05d8169c0f52.pdf 66a5263a1b5e3f1f5f0474a3abcfb47b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 4th Month April 30 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cool the groung is Frozen Hard to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>Old Mrs D. Johnston was Put in the Vault A very Cold Day a Very Heavy Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Very Nice But Cold Day The Ground is Frozen Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping to Saw our Wood over at Mr Hortens I got another Load of Dry Wood From Hortens this Morning the ground is Covered with snow a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Ver Cool Day the ground is Frozen Very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Cold Day sum Snow falling the groung is Frozen Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day sum People Has Comenced to sow grain I Drew out a Load of Oats to Lansdowne 58 Bushels I got the Lumber for the log +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>Good Frida a Nice But Cool Day the Wind North I Was Fixing up Fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very warm Spring like Day I Comenced to Plow sod To-Day There is Lots of grain Sowd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>Easter Sunday a Very Warm Day 95 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Comenced Spring Work to Day I Sowed 4 Bushels of C Wheat A Very warm Day the ground works good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was sowing oats to Day 5 Bushels sowed (oats I am seeding the Field accross the Road another Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Sowing to Day I Sowed 4 Bushels More of oats A Very Warm Day I Started to Play on Down in the Band to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping Owen Sullivan to Moove a Very nice But Cold Day I got the 2 Cos From Owen to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I sowed 2 Bushels More of Oats to Day a Nice Cool Time 1 sold Pat Sullivan 26 of oats at 28 Looks Like snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Finished sowing the Field accross the Road Tday 10 Bush Sowed Now I got 3 young Pigs From DB Johnston For $5<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day Very Dry Wether all Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me att Spring Work With His Team I was sowing oats to Day Back on the Sod Field 6 Bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Comenced to Work down on Owens Place to Day the {illegible} I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me with Team of 8 Bushels More Sowed </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>It is Raining to Day it Has Ben Raining 24 hours Now I was sick With a Bad Cold all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day Down on Owens Place a Nice Cool Day Some Hail an Snow to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day on Owns Place I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me to Plow all Day with Team Sum More Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>The Ground is Very Wet to Day I Was Plowing 1/2 a Day Down on Owens Place A Very Hot after Noon</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0c3942f02fdc98d8dd79b104120eeb06.pdf d64755eeff518b59ab91fa013d0594fa PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 4th Month of April 30 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day The IOOF Lodge Marched out to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Plowing For WN Bowen all Day A Very Cool Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing at Bowens all Day For Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Sowing oats an Pulverising the Sod down on Place 7 Bushels More Oats sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Fitting up ground For Peas Down on Owens Place A Nice Cool Day I sowed 2 Busels of Peas this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Finished Sowing the Peas 2 1/2 Bushels I Sowed 4 1/2 of Peas an Oats to Day The Ground is very Hard on Owens Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Roling an Plowing all Day on Owens Place A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Sowed 4 Bushels of oats to Day an Plowed 1/2 a Day The Month Ends Cool and Very Dry I Drew Home a load of the New Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 30 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine an Dry Wing North West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Sowing Oats to Day Down on Owens Place on this side of the Crick 8 Bushels Mor Sowed </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>it Rained Nearly all Day I Cleaned up Som more 14 Bush Mrs Freeman Moore Was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Finished Plowing Down on Owens Place to Day a N{cut off} The old Cow Came in to Day the Last </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Plowing sod to Day at Home in the Big Filed it Plows Good Ross Smith was Plowing For Me to & with the Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day at Home A Nice warm A very Heavy Frost Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Finished Plowing to Day at Noon I was Roling at Owens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day the ground is Quite Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Put in a New Floor in the Citchen Pat Sullivan Helped I Had Mr Haslip Working at Springs Work for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grain Hear to Day a very warm Day 10 Bushels of oats sow to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Heavy Rain at Night I Painted the Kitchen Floor 1 Coat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rain all the Fore Noon I Went to Lansdowne for Paint For the Floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Pulverized Mr Keatings Potato Ground in the Fore Noon I Was Painting the Floor in the Kitchen Mr Tomas Burns Died in Montrale at 6 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grain Down on Owens Place I sowed 3 Bushels of Oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9ec766ee8e1d025a9fa2ca4add7dcadf.pdf 4be86891900c8382bab46207c63f93c9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. tjhe 5th Month May 30 Days (1898) <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Planted sum Potatoes to Day an sowed sum Millett an oats across the Road in the Corner Very Warm Day I Went to T Burnses Funeral in after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Took the Heffers out to N.R. Johnstons to Pasture in the Fore Noon I was Roling the Grain in the Back Field in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Finished Roling this Fore Noon I Planted Sum Corn Beans an Potatoes across the Road I Was Plowing For WN Bowen in the after noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Nice rain in the Morning I got a set of wheals Fixed up on Milk Waggon Not Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went up to Help OW. Landon to Clean up Land to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was up at OW Landens working another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Had another Heavy Rain this morning a good growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Heavy Rain in the Morning I Drew a Load of Wood I was Helping R Smith to Day Stone 1/2 a Day 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Ditching this Fore Noon We Kill a Veal Calf to Day 85 Pounds More Rain to Day I Built a Shed For the Milk Waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Oats to Lansdowne For V Keating in the Fore Noon X I was Helping Mr Smiths to Draw Stone 1/2 Day 50 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Nice growing Time I Took Mart Down to Rockport She Went Over to the Island to Sow e</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was helping Mr Hortens to Draw $1<u>50</u> Paid out Minure Wilk 1 Day a Very Hot Day 75 in the sun the team all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I Went up to Fred Mcdonalds Raning (80 in the sun to Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>a little Cooler to Day With sum Showrs of Rain Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Finished Plantin our Potatoes an Beans to Day A Nice Cool Day Sum Rain and I sowed sum Carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smiths to Pick out Stones all Day A Very Hot Day The Month Ends Very Fine an warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 6th Month <s>July</s> June 30 Days 1898 June</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Was over Helping WN Bowen to Finish Spring Work all Day $1<u>00</u> Old Mr Green was Burried to Day a Very Hot Day 90 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Shearing our Sheep to Day another Terrible Hot Day I got $20 From Mr Humphrey for 3 Months 100 in the sun to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smiths to Get out Stone all Day $1<u>00</u> We Finished the Stone to Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with P Sullivan on a Note Business a Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>another very warm Day A Big Day at the Horner in Dulcimain Tent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Finished Planting Potatoes an Carots to Day a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/729ada8e1269ae8e204fac565110ced8.pdf afd0f53fd1accc770c665f663065238a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June 30 Days 1898- <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went out to JE Stacies With a grist A Very Hot Day 85 Heat Snow Grass around the Monn to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I went up to Work at OW Landens a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Working at OW. Landons all Day 1<u>50</u> another very Hot Day Big Crowds at the Hornerite Tent Day an Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Went To Sam Johnstons Rasing all Day a Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Wood in the all Day We Had a Very Nice Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>it Rained Nearly all Day the Roads are very Muddy Mr Renolds Preached His Farewell Sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Helping Sam Johnston to Put Rafters on Barn an Move another Building A Very Cool Day a little Rain all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was Helping OW Landon to Saw Wood all Day 50 Paid A Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to saw Wood With Sircler saw another Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Building Patent Fence For Wessley Johnston A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Working on the Road Scraper 1/2 a Day With the team I Cultivated out the Potatoes after noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was up Helping OW Landon to Build Wire Fence Mary Aliza Somers Came Here We Had a Heavy Thunder Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Took Mary Alya Down to Culbarts to Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Doing the Road Work For Owens Place to Day a Terible Rain Storm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went out to Lansdowne to attend the County {cut off} More Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Finished the Road Work For Owens Place Lillie Molten was Burried West of Landens </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Howing Potatoes at Home 1/2 a Day I Was Helping Mr Paul Hortons 1/2 Day Hortens Comenced Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Putting in Culverts on the Road 1/2 a Day I Was Howing 1/2 a Day Good Hay Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Howing 1/2 a Day an is Was Fixing up the Mowing in the after noon a little rain to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>a Very Nice Cool Day The New Minister Mr Samson Preached to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Helping C E Earl to Put a New sill under Barn all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Paris Greening the Potatoes an Howing all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Comenced Haying to I Mowed 1/2 a Day Down on Owens The Month Ends Dry an Very Warm</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/de269f7b12cdfbdfa7ed679590a86cd3.pdf 59ad6570cbfb4eed0ed39f2438f285a6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7th Month July 31 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque to the IOOF Demonstration a Terible Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Working at Haying all Day Down on Owens Place Very Hot Wether Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Warm Day in the Foren Noon a Very Heavy wing in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay off of Owens Place 1/2 a Day 3 Loads A Nice Cool Day I Was Raking up Hay in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Helped Mr Smiths to Put a New Mowing Machine Together 1/2 Day I Finished Mowing on Owens Place to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew in 5 More Loads of Hay off Owens Place in Fore Noon Very Warm Day I Raked up the Remander of the Hay on Owens after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Drew in 7 Loads More of hay off Owens Place I am Done Down There to Day a Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Raked the Groung over on Drew in the Rakings off of Owens Place Harry Bell Was Burried </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Comenced to Mowe in this Field to Day Very cool Wind North a little Showry all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>LOL Nos 26 an 100. Had a Church Parade 100. to the Presbyterian Church an 26. to Jublee Curch Dulcamane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay out of this field 1/2 a Day an I Mowed 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Frost Last Night it Kille Potatoes an Erley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went to Kingston to the 12th of July Cilibration another Frost Last night A Very Fine Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay an Raking all Day in this Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Put up a Stack of Hay a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Warm Day Mowed the Back Meadow to Day another Very hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Drew in the Hay out of the Back Meadow to Day 5 Loads Ross Smith Helped Me 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Very Hot Day Mr Robert Enness Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Mowing an Rakcking Hay all Day Wessly Moxely an Robert Ennes was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished Mowing With the Machene to Day a Big Thunderstorm Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Mowing With the Machene to Day a Terible Hot time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ross Smith was Helping Me 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay I Was Sick all Day A Very Hot 100 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Mowed sum Hay around the Fenceses to Day 1/2 Day Hot Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Drew in 1 More Load of Hay Rakings to Day We Had Sum Rain at Night I went to Gananoque in after Noon with P{cut off}</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/30adfbe1d1aae451ce03f6bb51238def.pdf e40fb2b743c4621501a8860af6a904fc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7th Month July 31 Days 1898- <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td><s>Cool & a</s> Another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Comenced Harvest to Day I got the Barley Cut By Road I Was Helping Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day 50 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>X I Was Helping Mr Smiths to Pull Peas all Day (another Terible Hot Day 100 in the shade)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Stuking up grain for Smiths all Day time$1<u>00</u> CS Minfort Shot Himselft at 830 PM A Very Wet all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Had Ross Smith Binding For Me all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me at Harvesting all Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>C.S. Minfort was Burried at Lansdowne at 2:30 I was Helping Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day to Stuch I had Mr Haslip Helping </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Pulled the Peas Down on Owans Place to Day I Had Ross Smith Binding Down {cut off} Mr Haslip Was Helping me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Dry But Cool the Wind an No Rain Here for 4 Weaks Past Very Dry </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Cool with a little Rain Mr Haslip is Helping Smiths I Drew in the Barley an 2 Loads of Wheat to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Drew in our Peas to Day an Cut the Millet an {cut off} I got a New Buggy A Nice Cool Day Mr Haslip was working at Smiths</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in His Wheat With Team an Jim an I Drew in 3 Loads of Oats at home in after noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ross Smith Bound Oats 1/2 a Day a little Rain Mr Haslip was Mowing around the fence Here 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ross Smith was Binding For me 1/2 a Day Down on Owens Mr Haslip Was Helping us 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Rain an Hailstorm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque With Patsy a Very Hot afternoon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Drawing oats all Day 8 loads of oats Mr Haslip was Helping a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Drawing in oats all Day off Owens Place Mr Haslip was Helping Mr Smith 3/4 of Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Drawing in oats 1/2 a Day Ross Smith was Helping I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw in grain they Finished Harvest at</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I had Ross Smith Binding 1/2 a Day We Finished cutting another Heavy Rain in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Fixing up the Granery an getting Ready to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0f4dafbd0456328e18e0ec0d3355d6a2.pdf 67391b128c9cd9a9312ff5ec2ba7b240 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8th Month August 31 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Had the Thrashers 1/2 a Day I Was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons 1/2 a Day We thrashed 200 Bushels A Very Big Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Heavy Rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Drawing in grain all Day to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Grain all Day I took the girls out to Lansdowne to A Horner{cut off} A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished Harvesting to Day I Cleaned up a grist of Wheat 8 Bushels Wessly Johnston got 10 Bushels of Wheat Bran me to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to Lindhurst with a grist of Wheat 8 Bush an 12 Bushels of Feed A Very Hot Day Patsy Sullivan 100 of Flower an 4 Bags of Meal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>another very warm Day We had a Very Heavy Rain in the Eavening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Putting in the Machinery 1/2 a Day Mr Haslip took Home his Share of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice Rain to Day it Rained Nearly all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Tomy Ruttles with JE. Stacens all Day Very Mudy to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston to Saw Wood 1/2 a Day another Very Heavy Rain last Night an to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Thrashing at CE Earls all Day a Nice Day Charley Tailor Died in Brockville a 63</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>we got Dun Thrashing at CE Earls all Day a nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>Charley Taylor Was Burried at the Union Cemetry to Day ES 90 AM a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Drew Home a load of Wood to Day I Was Helping Mr Hortens to Put out Mnure 1/2 a Day with Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Hortens to Draw out Minure all Day With My Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was " " to Draw out Minure all Day With the Team A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 9th Month September 30 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I comenced Putting out Minure at Home I Drew all Day The Month Begins Very Hot A Nice Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day out of the East yard A Terible Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I Drove out to Lansdowne I got a new Pair of overhalls</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>a nice cool Day a very Dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Went Thrashing with Aly Wart to Day Very Hot at James Cokerns</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8aa0ffe026dc6e8f221bbd754886dddb.pdf 06cf52c4c47903de3b161d1f23808362 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 9th Month September 30 Days (1898) <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Thrashing With Aly Wart at Ezerys McKay A Very Heavy Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 " " " " " Mrs McKay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>1 " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 " " " " " at Jos Humphreys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>1 " " " " " at Robert Shields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very Cool Day a Very Heavy Frost last Night Mr John Cowan Preached to the Orange Men to Day Dulcimane </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Rig up His Insledes 1/2 Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping " " to Cut Corn at Robert Foleys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Moved to Albert Greers to Cut Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Cut all Day at " " A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>We Finished at Greers an Moved to Allen Beale</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day A Very Heavy Rain in the Morning </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Thrashing with Aly Wart at Mrs Albert Laird Angas McCormack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>we Was Thrashing at Jas mcCormacks all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Finished at MCormicks an Moved to James McColates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Finished at James Mcdonaly an Moved to John Lappens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rain to Day We only Worked 1/2 a Day Mrs William McConnell was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We finished at John Lappens an Moved to Ritchard Williams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice Rain to Day the ground is Very Wet on </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at R Williamse an Moved to James Bu{cut off} Mr Andy Robertson was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping Edwin Bradley to Fill His Silo I was working for CR Rath</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e7f76c0e7531bd487e99856a19e2ecb3.pdf e9459c04b502cdb24280ef813572f0b4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 9th Month September 30 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping Mrs William Patience to thrash all Day are a Lot of Cases of Tiphide Feaver around no Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Humphries to Thrash to Day another Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Comenced to Dig our Potatoes to Day they are a Very Poor Crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr William Earl to Thrash 1/2 a Day The Month Begins Very Hot it was 70 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Close an Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Billy Earls all Day a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>The Firs Day of Lansdowne Fare I Drew Home a Load of Wood A Very Nasty Day a Heavy Rain </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>The last Day of Lansdowne Fair I Comenced to Plow to Day Down on Owens Place A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Went Thrashing with Tom Webster an WB Warren at Ovetts Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>" was thrashing with Webst an Warren at Mart Landons A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>" " " " at JB Landons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Moved the Machine from Wallice McNeals to Rolend Allens We got Dun at Allens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Wind Storm an Rain to Day We did Not Thrash any to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Moved From Robert Allens to the Webster Bros Slack an Thrashed there an Moved to Humphrey Youngs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Thrashed at C. Youngs all Day a Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Finished at Humphrye Youngs in the Morning a Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Wet Day a Big North East storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Fine But Cold Day the Ground is Very Wet Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing With me I Finished Plowing Down on Owens Place I Commenced to Plow on Mr Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/133b5d4fdd18207be58ae084303014ef.pdf 2e6fdf57a9512fcbf9d567805d32b8c1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>it Rained all Day in the It Rained all Day on the Keating Place I Helped Mr Smith to Butcher a Pig </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed Nearly All Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip was Helping Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed I went to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan I Sued a Note $75 to H Darling I Plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Wet Day all Day I Got a Cow From Willy Burns $20 a Terible Big Rain Last Night Flood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Little More Rain to Day the ground is Very Wet The Roads are Terible Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Helping Warts to Thrash 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day they got Th{cut off} I Plowed 1/2 a Day Very Hot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Sam Fares all Day another Very Heavy Rain in afternoon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Thrashing 1/2 a Day a Samy Fairs For Ally Wart I was Ditching A Very Cold Nasty Day With Snow an Wind The First Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I Was Plowing A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Plowed Sod all Day on the Keating Place another Very Nice Warm Day the ground Plows Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A nice But Cool Day Very Cloudy Very Mutch Like Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place on stubble on side of the Road A Very Cool an Dark Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place The Month Begins Very Fine But Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I comenced to Plow on his Back Field A Nice But Cool Day Very Very Mutch Smoke </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Finished Plowing Stubble on the Keating Place to Day Mr Haslip Helping all Day I Comenced to Plow at Home this Evening The First Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field Stubble I had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Plowing ( a Big Oister Supper at Warburton)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very Coold Day With Rain an High Wind We Comenced to Feed the Stock For Winter Twice a Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Plowing an gethering for turnips to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a5124e1a0173d3747e7d634c13a0f7f3.pdf 22c60f47f8f2a0e98e13a0a11ca49b0a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {this page includes several tables for missed pages December 01 to 31, 1898} the 11th Month November 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Plowing Stubble all Day in the Back Field a Very Cloudy Day With Sum Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day an Shoveled Furrows 1/2 a Day a Terible Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very Wintery Like Day There is 2 inches of snow on the Level The Wind is North an is Very Cold The First Sleigh Bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drew Home Sum Wood From Hortens on the Sleigh to Day There is 5 inches of Snow Leve to Day I went Back to Non Johnstons to Look For a Heffer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a Nice Soft Day the snow is going off Very Slow a Very Sloppy Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day there is 5 inches of Snow on the Level Sum People are Plowing I Was Shoveling Nearly all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Cleaning out the Barns Picking Over Turnips an getting Ready to Thrash A Terible Slush Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Plowing Sod over on the Keating Place all Day A Nice Warm Day a Lot of Snow on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Ditching all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place at the House Heald al Day Heavy Thunder to Day a Wet after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Nasty Wet Drisly Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very Cloudy Day With a Very Cold North West Wind Blowing Hard There is sum snow on the ground yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day Stubble A Very Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Plowing stuble 1/2 a Day I was working on the Road Putting on Broken Stone to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing For Me All Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was working on the Road 1/2 a Day Putting on Broken Stone a Very cold a Slushy Day I went to the River after Martha She Came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Working on the Road all Day a Very Cold Rough Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day I Drew Home a load of Wood The Roads is Terible Rough 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Cold Day With a Snow storm in after Noon We Butchered 1 Pig to Day 170 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>Terible Cold to Day to Strong North Wing Blowing 12 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Mr Hortons on the waggon A Nice Warm Day I Was Getting Ready For the Thrashers the Roads are very Rought</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Thrashed Heare in the after Noon a Very Fine Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We finished Thrashing Heare at Noon to Day (904 Bushels) the ground is Very Hard</td> </tr> <table> The 12th Month December 30 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons With JE Stacey We Moved to CE Raths to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Gananoque in the Fore Noon I Was Thrashing 1/2 a Day for CE Rath A Nice Warm Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Thrashing at CE Raths all Day with Stacey We Got Dun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Cool Day the Wind From the East Old Mrs Mclocklan Was Burried to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was grinding at CF Raths With Rob Stacey 1/2 a Day A Terible Snow Storm Last Night the Roads all Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>we was Grinding at CF Raths We Moved to JL Foleys to Thrash A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>We was Thrashing at John L Foleys all Day A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Mr Foleys at Noon We ground in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Finished Grinding at Mr Foleys an Mooved to TW Be {cut off} an Thrashed in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Mr Bradleys at 3 O'clock PM A Terible Blustry Day the Roads all Full A started to grind sum in the Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day the Roads are drifted Full of snow it Snowed Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Stacey to Grind 1/2 a Day at T.W. Bradles A Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Ware Thrashing at Mr Hortens all Day another Very Cold Day 12 Below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Mr Hortens in the Fore Noon a little warmer to Day We Ground in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Stacey 1/2 a Day to Grind and thrash at Hortens at the D{illegible} another very Cold to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Finished Grinding at Mr Hortens an Mooved to OW Landon A Nice Soft Day Piles of Snow on the Roads Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>We Were Thrashing at OW Landons all Day a Very Soft Day With Snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Nice Soft Day Mr John Cowan Preached to the Odd Fellows at Lansdowne Very Bad Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Thrashing at OW Landons with JE Stacey all Day a very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>We were Thrashing at OW Landons with JE Stacey all Day it Rained Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Landons at Noon a Very Soft I Mooved the Machine to RCS Keating Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Cold Day I was at Home {rest of entry cut off}</td> </tr> <table> the 12th Month December 31 Days 1898 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day I was Thrashing at RV Kelsey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Moved the Machine out to the Grady Barn on the {illegible} Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas Day No Sleighing Now Good Wheeling Hardly any snow on But the Wether is quite Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Thrashing For Staceys at Gradies Barn for Edward Dear Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>We Was Thrashing at Jas Willsons a Terible Storm of Snow in the Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Terible Cold Day 12 Below Zero We Moved From Willsons Home to Staceys an Set</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Was Thrashing Clover at JE Staceys to Day A Nice Warm Day it is thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Thrashing at JE Staceys all Day We Finished Thrashing For This Fall </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Came Home From JE Staceys From Thrashing A Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero at Night</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td></td> <td>Butter to Mr Haslip</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td>3 lbs of Butter at </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 17</td> <td>3 of Butter at 16</td> <td>48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 24</td> <td>3 lbs of " " 16</td> <td>48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>2 lbs of Butter at 16 </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 26</td> <td>2 lbs of Butter at 17</td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 11</td> <td>2 " " " " 17 </td> <td>34</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td>June 7th</td> <td>4 lbs of Pork to Mr Haslip at 6 1/2 Per Pound </td> <td>25</td> </tr> <table> <table> T.P.O'Keefe Esq P{illegible} McCo November 2th 1899 Prescott P.O. Ontario https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31fc7a4196f685f5d06a099415c79d9f.pdf 988f671a1960a7e3817a755c8dd05c5b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The First Month January 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The year Begins Fine But Very Cold 22 Below Non Snow on the Roads an Very Rought F. Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day Municiple Elections A Big Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Chopping Fire Wood For Mr Smith in the woods all Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rain all Day I Helped CE Earl to Kill a Beaf br{cut off} the Snow is all gon again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood on the waggon the Roads ar Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 7 Bus A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads was Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Terible Blustry Day Mr John A. Stacey Died </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Stormy an Blustry Day the Roads in a Bad Shape</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Sick to Day a Terible Cold Day Very Cold 22 Below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>Mr John A Stacey Was Put in the Vault to Day He was Burried under the orange orger</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew Home sum Stove Wood to Day A very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in a Stack of Hay all Day No Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Butcher Pigs all Day a little warmer to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Brockville with Role Johnston with His Team a Terible Heavy Rain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Disagreable Day With Wind an Rain A Very Sloppy Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day We went out to Lansdowne to Do Sum Trading The Roads are Very Sloppy Now </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to set the Inceledge Cutter I Went out to Lansdowne to attend the District OL there is lots o Mud Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Straw an Coarn A Very Cold Day again Mrs Mary Landon and MW Stacey was Married this day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ross Smith an I Comenced to Chop Fire Wood over on Mr Hortens A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Chopping Fire Wood over on Mr Haskins all Day A Very Nice time in the Bush No Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was " " " A Nice Warm Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>It is a little Colder to Day We Had a Lite Storm of soft snow</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90a08909c79d2f7187d4d298bee711d3.pdf 881df2f96efec86e761c317ed594f6bd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. This order is not to be binding on Matthew Moody & Sons until received and ratified by them MONTREAL,.............1899 Mesers. Matthew Moody & Sons, Gentlemen, -- Please furnish me on deposit <u>one Rival Disc light 12 Discs</u> and forward same to <u>Lansdowne</u> Station on or about. <u>first day of March</u> next, for which I agree to give my note to the amount of t<u>wenty two ---</u> dollars on delivery, in payments as follows : A note for $ <u>22.00</u> payable <u>first of July</u> A note for $ ............... payable............................ A note for $.................payable.......................... A note for $.................payable.......................... This machine being garanteed as per warranty on the back of this order. I agree to settle for it according to the above mentioned terms, as soon as it shall have been tried and has filled the warranty. I acknowledge to have received a true copy of this Onder, Agreement and Warranty. It is understood between Matthew Moody & Sons and me, that Matthew Moody & Sons will continue to be the owners of the machine for which this order and contract is made, and that I will hold the machine as depositary only until complete payment if the price agreed upon, | further argee to furnish security satisfactory to them at any time if required If I fail to furnish such securtis when demanded or in case of the non- payment at maturity of any of the instalments as above or in case I leave or sell or try to leave or sell the property (or any part thereof) now own or occupy, or in case I dispose of my movables by sale or otherwise before complete payment of this machine, MATTHEW Moody & Sons will have the right to retake possession of the machine without any legal formality, and the whole unpaid portion of the price of the machine will immediately become due and payable if MATTHEW Moody & Sons for any reason should be obliged to retake possession of the said machine, they will have authority to sell it by either public or private sale as may seem best to them provided that the price of such (after deducting necessary expenses) is deducted from the amount that my still be due by me on the machine. Nothing in the above is to be interpreted in such a manner as to hinder Matthew Moody & Sons from suing linmediately to recover the amount of the notes not yet paid , but if they sue and are paid the balance owing , they must return me the net proceeds of the sale of the said machine when they will have found a purchaser for it. I, the depositary agree to keep the machine in perfect order and will repair it at my expense when necessary: I also agree that any damage happening to the machine through fire or otherwise will be at my expense. The property clause on back ml I declare that I am proprietor of <u>50. .. .</u> acre's of land and renter of acres of land, situated in-the<u> 4</u> Concession of Parish of <u>Lansdowne</u> County of <u>Leeds</u> Signed <u>John F Quinn</u> Witness <u>CM Quinn</u> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3a69a88d30a6cae95821089760024a31.pdf b518288e488ae97872d9f27011bb0f3e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. This machine is placed in the hands of the depositary subject to the following WARRANTY : This machine is made of good material and properly conducted will do good work. The depositary will have a day to try it, and if the machine does not work well, he must give netice in writingc explaining where the fault isi to the agent who took his order, as well auto MATTHEW MOODY &SONS. Termibonne, Que. and allow sufficient time for a person to be sent to put it in order, giving us all possible friendly assistance, furnishing a pair of horses, driver, etc. If the machine cannot be made to do good work, he will take it back to the place he took it from at his own cost, and we will replace it with a new machine, or the notes or money will be refunded. should any part break during the first season through defective material or workmanship, it will be replaced free of charge, when the broken parts are returned to us or the agent from whom the machine was taken. Continued use or possession or the omission to notify us as men- tioned above, will be conclusive proof that the machine has filled this warranty. MATTHEW MOODY & SONS. "No Agent has authority to change this warranty. PROPERTY QUALIFICATION. For the purpose of obtaining the within deposit I hereby certify that I own and have a deed in my own name for. <u>50</u> acres of land in the Parish of <u>Lansdowne</u> County of <u>Leeds</u> worth at a fair cash valuation $ <u>3000.</u> It is not encumbered by mortgage or otherwise except the amount of $ <u>200. ...</u> and the title is perfect in me in all respects. I also own chattels in my own name to the amount of $ <u>500</u>. ,clear of chattel mortgage or any other indebtedness. Signed <u>John F Quinn</u> Witness. <u>C M Quinn</u> {printed upside down on same receipt} MATTHEW MOODY & SONS, TERREBONNE, QUE. GENTLEMEN,-As you require the machine mentioned in the within order to be exempt from distress for rent before accepting the terms of such order, and as I, the landlord of (the person named within), might have the right to distrain the said machine, although your property, at the request of the said tenant, for his benefit and for the benefit of the land he leases from me, I promise and agree that if you furnish him with such a machine, I shall not, nor shall the same be distrained for rent. Date <u>January 10</u> 189<u>9</u> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0efef5a5f82b0e70648af7245e9aab0d.pdf b74c44f4d9a9b5c4c1e7493e448c8b55 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 The First 1th Month January 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Chopping over on Mr Hortens all Day A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Chopped 1/2 a Day We Had a Very Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon an Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Chopping all Day a Very Nice Warm Day in the Woods Very Nice Wheeling Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Chopping all Day it is Raning an snow in the Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day We Choped 1/2 a Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Cold an Blustry Day it snowed an Blowed (No Sleighing Yet)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very Cold 10 Below Zero No Sleighing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ross Smith and I Finished Chopping Wood Over on Mr Hortens Mr Robert Stringer Was Put in the Vault to Day Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Fine But Cold 15 Below Zero No Sleighing at all in January I was Helping WN Bowen to Cut Fire Wood to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2th Month February 8 Days (1899)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine an Bright But Very Cold 10 Below Zero I Was Helping WN. Bowen all Day to Draw out oats to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>+ Candelmass Day A Nice Bright Warm Day 5 Above Zero Day I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw Grain all Day Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw out grain all Day A Big Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day Clean up Grain Paid 50 c a little sleighing A Very Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day Very Poor Sleighing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was banking out Firewood over in the woods 1/2 a Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went to Brockville to attend the County OL No Sleighing But Fine Wheeling another Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Cold an Blustry Day Very Cold 15 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Went up With J E Stacey to Saw at JW Days another Terible Cold Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Sawing at J.W. Dawes all Day another Very Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>We was Sawing at Jas McDonalds all Day Very cold </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>A very Nice But Cold Day 15 Below Zero Mrs Foley Died Yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood 1/2 a Day over on Hortens I Drew Home another Load of Wood Mrs Foley was Put in Vault Very Cold Day Poor Sleighing yet</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0cf021867e6d19be93d61b19582f2bd9.pdf a82552550717d3525add48e170e33b96 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 2 second Month February 28 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood out of the Woods 1/2 a Day A very Fine Day Davy Armstrongs sister Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>We finished Banking out To Day on Mr Hortens Place A Nice Soft Day I Took out 30 Bushels of Oats to W.P. Mooer to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Went up to Help O.W. Landon to Cut Stove I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Cut Wood in woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Stove Wood A Very Soft Day a little Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Stove Wood another Very Soft Day The Snow Nearly all Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day But Very Slushy a Little More Snow The Hornerite Church Was opened to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Fire Wood all Day A Nice Warm Day William Armstrong Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Chopping for Role Johnston all Day another Warm Day The Roads are Very Muddy Now </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day with Rain an Snow I went to William Armstrongs Funeral Very High watter is very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I went up to O.W. Landons to cut Stove Wood 1/2 a Day The Road The First Cow Calved Last Night The Heffer 2 inches of Snow Fell Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was up at OW Landons all Day Chopping a Nice But Cold Day The Roags are very Rough again </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I " " " OW L. all Day Cutting Stove wood No Sleighing For 2 Weeks Past Good Wheeling to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>a Very Disagreeable sort of Day With wind Rain an Snow A Very Soft Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Oats to Lansdowne 65 Bushels Very Bad Very Mudy Now A Very Big Rain Storm Last Night Very Blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Mild But High Wind From the South I Drew out another Load of Oats to Day 74 Bushels 75 an {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 3th Month March 31 Days 1899 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine But Cold A Terible Heavy snow an Rain I Drew out one More Load of Oats to Day 69 Bus I Drew Home Load of Wood Good Wheeling today Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Wesly Johnston to Cut Wood in the woods all Day another one of the Armstrong Girls Died Last Night A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Chopping for Wessly Johnston all Day another Very Warm Day Uncle John Patterson Came Heare the Roads are Very Mudy </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smiths to saw Wood all a Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Terible Storm of Snow an Rain last Night it Rained all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td> We Was Sawing our Wood over in the Woods this afternoon A Big Wind Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5e8a636763dd83b0f809cb5f08a3880d.pdf 351427ab5756a7301400fab1a3345957 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 3th Month March 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>We Finished Sawing in the Woods to Day a Very Cold Day 50 Cords of Wood I Joined the <u>Sons</u> of <u>Temperence</u> at <u>Lansdowne</u> X</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Charley Horten to Draw Hay 1/2 a Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm This Fore Noon 6 inches Soft on the Level I Paid O Sullivan $25<u>00</u> Ballance on Rent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Helping George Humphries to saw Wood Half Day With the Circler Saw A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " 3/4 of a Day Mudy again a Very Soft Day the Snow all gon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rain this morning the ground is Very Soft The Roads are Terible Bad to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to tap in His Shugar Bush 35 c A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I took out a grist of Feet to JE Staceys to get ground 30 Bush Barly a cwt The Roads are Very Rough an Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Stormy Day With Snow Sleet and Rain all Day The Roads are are Very Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Working at Mr Hortens 1/2 ad a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>St Patricks Day a Nice But a Very Cold Day the wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>Another Very Heavy Snow Storm to Day With Wind From the North East (4 inches of Snow on the Level again)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another very stormy Day with snow an sleet lots of Cutters out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Helping John Quinn to Moove up to CA. McNeils good sleighing A Terible Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Helping Charley Horten to Draw hay From the Front Barn 65 First Class Sleighing Now </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Draw Wood an Cut Straw to Day 65 A Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Stormy Day With Rain Snow and Wind the Roads are Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Drawing Home Wood all Day the Sleighing is the Very Best I Had Role Johnston in the after Noon Drew</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Wood in the Woods 1/2 a Day 35 I went out to Uncle Fred Somerses good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Fine Warm Day I was out in South Crosbee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Came Home From uncle Eads this Morning to Saw Wood to Day 35 A Very Nice DAy I Was Helping Role Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Wood For Schoolhouse 65 A Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day Cutting Stove Wood 65 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Terible Cold Day I Paid John Sheild $5<u>00</u> on Account</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{written vertically across page} The Month Ends Very Nice and Warm The Wind FRom South </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fb1743f11468191046e53083a36dda45.pdf 1644b7ee5b3532b7a4e7c998f2ed2483 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 The 4th Month April 30 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Drew Home a Stick of Timber For the Horse Stable Very Good sleighing The Month Begins Very Cold the Wind S.W.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day the Wind N.W. Snow Nearly Easter Sunday Mr Robert White Was Burried at 2.30 oclock to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Working For Role Johnston in Sugar Bush all Day A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque With a Grist of Wheat 6 Bushels A Very Nice Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Nice Day But it is very Sloppy an Muddy Mr William Read Died Yesterday afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Wood With Drag Saw 65 c A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Saw Wood the House With {cut off} A Very Heavy Rain in the after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Wet Days the Roads are Terible to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day With Raining an Snow </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Finish Sawing 65 c A Very Nice Warm to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Sowed grass Seed on the field across the Road I Went up to Mr Sam Donivans Rasing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a day to Cut Straw Heavy Thunder an Lightning at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Helped Role Johnston at Cutting Straw an Wood the Wood {cut off} A Very Warm Day A Wart was Maried Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was letting off Watter to Day Dewolfs Barn at Lansdowne was Burned The Eragrare broken to Day the cut this Shinghas </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Moove Home to Day I got 4 Bags of Potatoes From Robertston Burns at 55 lb per Bushel </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Nice Day But Cool a little Flury of Snow at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Comenced to Fixx up the Fences around to Day Owen Sullivan Took His Cows Home to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was letting off Watter 1/2 a Day I Went up to Will Landons $29 I Bought 1 Cow for $28 Auction X A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Letting off watter an Fixxing up Fence to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Humphrus to Build Patent Fences out on the old Hall Farm A Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day We Butchered a Pig in {cut off A Nice Cool Day Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Cut up a Pork 220 I got a Blade Harrow an a Horse How From C.M Quinn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>Mart and I Went Went up to OR Keating to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e366a3e0462a5ca90d2e631822a68b76.pdf 79e0f196ab64d7524aac5436f3f1c4f1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Comenced to Plow on the Keating Place to Day A Very Hot Day Old Mr Nickles Was Burried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Cleaning up seed Grain all Day a Little Showry I Cleaned up 50 Bus of oats an 5 Bus of an 6 Bags of barley to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place to Day all Day A Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Finished Plowing Sod on the Keating Place to Day another Terible Hot Day 65 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Braking in the Sod to Day it Works Tough A Nice Cool Day I got a New Watch Chane From Jewe 75 c (Wind South)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Sowed 7 Bushel of Peas on the Keating Place to Day I Had Joshawa Humphery Sowing with Drill A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>Another Very Hot Day 80 in the Shade The IOOF Martched to S Church to Day a 230 OC The Month Ends Very Dry an Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Comenced to Sow our Wheat to Day 1 1/2 Bushels Sowd A Very Heavy Thunder storm in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was letting off watter to Day, the gournd is very wet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I finished Sowing Wheat to Day 6 Bushels Mr Haslip Comenced to Work For Me at Noon 75 I Pulverized 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Sowing oats on the Keating Place to Day 8 Bushels Sowed Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $1<u>50</u> A Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Braking in an Sowing all Day Mr Haslip Was Helping Me 3 Hours this Evening A Very Hot Day the Ground Works Very Hard on the Keating Place 3 Bus Sowed to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Working on the Keating Place all Day With 2 TEams Mr Haslip was Helping me $1<u>50</u> A Nice Cool Day I Have 26 Bushels of Grain Sowed on Keatings Place </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a very Nice Warm Day Miss Lizzie Motlen Died at 11:15 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Warm Day I Was working up on the Keating Place Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day with team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>Mart an I Went to Lizzie Moltens Funeral out to Leeds Mr Haslip Helped Me to Day 75 A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Finished up Sowing on this side of the Road on the Keating Place to day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Roled Smiths fore Noon a Very Heavy Rain Mr Haslip was Helping Me this Fore Noon 1/2 a Day 75 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was sowing grain on the Keating Place all Day Mr Haslip was Helping Me 1/2 a Day 75c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Finished sowing on the Keating Place to Day 52 Bushel Sowd Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day $1<u>50</u> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>a very Cold Day the wind is North West a Hard Frost Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td> I Was Braking in ground 1/2 a Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping 1/2 a Day We went to Old Mr Harts Fineral in the after Noon Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td> I Sowed the Barley to Day 6 Bushels I Had Mr Haslip Helping all Day A Very Heavy Frost A little Rain to Day warmer</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/59d91ee9294ce6e55fa2bea39a3f6aae.pdf e25d1cdb17fd34803cf605ad551cbf40 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 5th Month May 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day a Very Heavy Rain Last night I took Martha to Rockport this after Noon to go the Islands to Work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Heavy Rain to Day No Springs work to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Very wet Day The ground is Very Wet I Went out to Elgin after seed Potatoes to Uncle Eedd </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Came Home from Elgin to Day the Roads are Very Bad X Mary Eliza Came Out With Me For a Visit </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I finished Finished Sowing Grain to Day I Sowed 6 Bushel of Pa{cut off} Mr Haslip Was helping Me all Day with Team 1<u>75</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>We Went out to Lansdowne in the morning I was Putting Minure on the {cut off} I got a Pair of Shoes 75 A Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was working up the garden an Covering it with Minure The Queens Birth Day a Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Planting Corn an Beans in the Corner across the Road a Nice warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Putting in garden stuff to Day a Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>Mr Haslip an I Finished Planting the Potatoes This Evening A Very Heavy Rain in the after Noon an Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Cool Day the Roads ar Very Mudy again </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I went to Lansdowne in the Fore noon to get a Tub Fixed I got a New Minure Fork A Very Heavy Thunder storm in the Forenoon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Helped Owen S. to Load 2 Pigs in the Morning I Cleaned a grist of Barley an took it out W Stacey </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Comenced to Pile out the Minure 10 Loads out to day A Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins with Light Showers I Was Puttin 20 Loads out Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>a nice Warm Day I was Drawing out Minure all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Took Mary Eliza Summers Home to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Showry Day I Came home from Uncle Edds XX Mrs Sacha Landon Died to day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Mooving Hay From one Mow to the other I washed the Buggys the Forenoon a Terible Hot Day 70 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was out With George Humphrus to the Back Place Building Fence Mrs Landon was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was was Piling out Minure all Day Very Hot Day a Heavy Thunder storm in the Evening</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d8a84bb54e405ede67b9555eeddf2f85.pdf 668c42fdc4bd13658495ebe1e9fed5cc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Putting out Minure 1/2 a Day A Big Excitement at the Lansdowne over the Railrode Gang</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Putting out Minure all Day there was a Big Trile at Lansdowne on the New Railrode Gang a Big Ryet in Lansdowne 8 Men arrested last night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Lynn this after Noon to attend the County O L A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Nice Cool Day Mrs Steven Findely Died About 9 Oclock Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Piling out Minure all Day another Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Went to OW Landons Rasing a Nice But Windy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Comenced to Do our Rode Work in the Beet{illegible} A Terible Hot Day 90 in the Shade to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was Working on the Road all day a Nice Cool Day A Nice Showr of Rain at Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We finished Rode Work at Noon to Day a Nice Cool Day a little more Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Howing Potatoes an corn 1/2 a Day The Mare Folded {foaled} this Morning </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Nice But Hot Day 70 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Working on the Road Aall Day for Role Johnston $1.<u>00<</u>/td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping WN. Bowen to Do Rode Work Cold Day 75 Paid a Nice Rain in the Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Had WN Bowen Helping Me to Fix up the stable all Day We were Putting in a New Floore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We finished Fixxing up the Stable to Day a Nice cool Day Mr W. J. Cornett Was Killed at Lansdowne By the cares to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Haslip take a Load of Hay to Lansdowne 1360 lbs For W. Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went to Brockville With a Load of Hay for Roland Johnston A Very Hot Day 90 in </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>Mr William Cornett was Put in the Vault to Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Finished Piling out the Minure this Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I got a New Lumber Waggon to Day From WP Moore for $50 an the Old Waggon a Very {illegible} Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Nice Easy Rain all Day the only good Rain We Have Had for a Month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Working at Role Johnstons all Day Tending Masons $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist of wheat 6 Bushels The Month Ends Very Hot</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1999c98973bec5d6d8201f4c451a0426.pdf dc7602b6ef72f2bb94ec0e7320d74d04 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7th Month July 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood from Mr Hortens Bush to Day The Month Begins Fine an Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>a very Warm Day Charley Fitzsimons Was Burried at Rockport</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Comenced to Mow to Day in the Field across the Road O Sullivan Went after Martha to Day for to attend Cort</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Raking an Putting up Hay to Day A very Hot day 95 (Mart was at Home to Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew in 4 Loads of Hay to day O Sullivan Law Sute Came of to Day Between {cut off} a Terible Hot Day 108 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew in one More Load of Hay and Finished Cutting the Field across the Road Very Hot 95 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Mowing around the fences an ditches 1/2 a day to day I raked and put up 80 Cocks A Very Hot time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Had a Very Heavy Rain this Morning I Comenced to Mow on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Had a Terible Heavy Rain Storm last night it Has Rained all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Comenced to Mow on the Keating Place Saturday <s>Mr Haslip was Helping</s> I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day Washing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Working at Haying all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day We Drew in 4 loads an Raked an Cocked 4 loads 9 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went to Cornwall to the Orange Cilibration a nice Cool Day Mr Haslip was Working at Haying For Me all Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Was Drawing in Hay Mr Haslip Raking all Day A Nice Day I Put 4 Loads iof Hay in the Keating Barn Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Mowed all Day on the Keating Place I cut 10 a{cut off} We Halled a 50 1/2 a Day 50 I Had Mr Haslip Raking 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was Raking an Drawing in all Day off the Keating Place We Had Mr Haslip all Day $1<u>00</u> 7 Loads Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Nice Rain Last Night an to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Mowed 3/4 of a Day on the Keating Place there was a Heavy Rain in after noon I got the Grey Horse Shod all Round 60c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day Raking an Drawing Hay $100 A Very Warm Day 4 Loads More Hay in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Finished Drawing in hay out of Keatings Back Field 24 Loads Mr Haslip was helping Me all Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>We Comenced Cutting on this Field an Raking an Drawing in to Day I Got a new Set of Duble Harnes Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay all Day I Had O Sullivan 1/2 a Day an Mr Haslip a 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Cheese this Morning I had Owen Sullivan a Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Fine Cool Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d495cf490090b9f9e63f9b2d6d9fa48.pdf 2f0afd9f7baf10236c9fd6aa7506d83d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7th Month July 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Finished Mowing in this Field I finished Cutting for this year A Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Had Owen Sullivan Helping Me to Stack Hay all Day We Put in 9 Loads of Hay another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Finished Haying to Day We Put in 3 Loads Makes 56 Loads another Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Raking over the ground on the Keating Place 1/2 a Da </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Helping DB Johnston to Put up a Stack of Hay all Day $1<u>00</u> a Very Hot Day 80 in the shade </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was " " " 1/2 a Day to Finish Stack 50 I Helped WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Haying 50 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Was Helping Rolan Johnston all Day to Fix up an Cultivate Corn Fence This Month Ends Very Dry an Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 8th Month August 30 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Was Helping Patsy Sullivan all Day to Stack Hay $1<u>25</u> the Month Begins Very Fine an a little Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Comenced Harvest to Day I Was Pulling Peas on the Keating Place We Had a Nice Rain in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Helping Brock Trusdel to saw Wood all Day With the Circler Saw A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Had Owen Sullivan Helping Me to Pull Peas all Day on the Keating Place another Very Hot Day Rolend Johnston Cut Our Barley with Binder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Finished Pulling peas at Noon I had Owen Sullivan 1/2 a Day Helping Me Lizzie an Mary Came Home to Day on a Vessel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Took the girls up to John Quinns to Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Putting up a Wind Mill at F.W. Johnstons all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was Drawing in Peas on the Keating Place 5 Loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Helping Mrs W. Patience all Day to Draw in Grain The girls Went out o Pick Berries a nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Drew in 6 Loads of Grain 3 Loads of Barley Hear and 3 Loads of Peas on Keating I had Mrs Patience Man Helping us Mr {illegible} Helping to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Had Ross Smith Binding For Me 1.2 a Day Stooking Grain I Was Helping John Lappen 1/2 a Day Stooking Grain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I went out to Seeleys Bay to a Orange Cilibration A Nice But Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a Nice Cool Day Very Dry Wether Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Drawing in Grain 4 Loads of Wheat an 1 Load of oats of Keatings Place The Girls Went Home to to Kingston to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/24042c2f67d7cdf0b4d98bc2c4dcc920.pdf 3e7d3057e3e7ee138a9c3b54a6764742 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8th Month August 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Helping Roland Johnston to Draw in grain 1/2 a Day an Thrash 1/2 a Day Role Johnston Bound Grain 1/2 a Day For Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Helping Mrs W. Patience to Draw in Grain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Drawing in oats off the Keating Place Role Johnston was Binging For Me 1/2 a Day on Keating Place </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>We finished Cutting the grain to Day Ross Smith Cut for Me I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me to Draw in Oats all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Grain all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Terible Hot Day 108 in the Shade I Went to the Puller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Finished Harvest to Day We Thrashed Here 1/2 Day 226 Bushels I Helped Robert Johnston to Thrash 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Cleaning up the Barn after Thrashing a Cool an Showry Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>a very Showry Day I Put a Tot on the Hay Stacks and Put away the Mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood to Day a Very Hot Day I Went out to Washburton to a Box Social</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Helping Roland Johnston at Harvesting a very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day at Harvesting I was Helping Earl to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>a Very Hot Day old Mr Mcmillan Died at 320 AM to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Helping CE Earl to Finish Thrashing I was {cut off} Mr Smith 1/2 a Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Went Thrashing with Tomas Webster We Thrashed at John Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Thrashed at N. Crosses to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Thrashed at George Crosses to Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Thrashed at Man Crosses and Charley Danoe We Got a Nice Rain in Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>" " " at Byron Boyces all Day A Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day I Was sick to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 6 {cut off} The Gray Horse Took Sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Sick all Day A Very Heavy Wind all Day We Had the Doctor all Night the Horse is Better</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/be0afeb12fadb037749b8e5157a12fee.pdf 97aa41c74be85964d572a042781bdc00 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 9th Month September 30 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day I Went out to Lansdowne in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went Back to Thrash again I was Helping W.B. Warren 1/2 a Day to Fix Engine We Thrashed a Wat Grays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Finished at Walter Grays an Move to Dan McDonald</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We thrashed at Dan McDonalds all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>We Finished at Mcdonalds an Moved to Jos Elliots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnstons to Dill Mr Beaties Silo all Day $P{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Finished Fillind at Mr Beaties an Moved Home a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went Back to Thrash to Day We Mooved to Samy Dayes and thrashed 1/2 ad $1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Finished at Sam Days an Mooved to Charley Grays $P 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Thrashed all Day a Charles Grayes a Very Warm Day Very Dry $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Mr Grays an Moved to Neal Trusdals 1200 Bu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Thrashed all Day at Neal Trusdals it Rained in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I got off the Road With the Engine last Night Mooving I Mooved to Iry Moors at Noon It Rained Nearly All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>We was Thrashing at Iry Moors all Day a Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Finished at Mr Moors an Mooved to Tomas Haslips at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We Thrashed at Tom Haslips all Day He Had 1111 Bushels We Mooved to Thom Websters at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a We Cool an Blustry Day with Sum Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Were Thrashing a Nathenal Websters all Day Heavy Big Rain Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>a Terible Rain storm from the N.E. all Day I Came Home From Thrashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day Very wet</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/511be8a4dbef5af7ef357e81dbea85fa.pdf 98429e83ea8fa1825da1c2201d8301d5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Heavy Wind Blowing all Day I Went to Lansdowne to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Cut Corn A Very Heavy Rain in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood to Day I Helped Role Johnston Kill a Beef The Month Ends Fine but Ver Cold with Heavy Frost </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine But Very Cold a Heavy frost </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Fill His Silo all Day With Team A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I got the Horses shod all around with New Showes to Plow & Harvest a Nice Warm Day I Plowed 1/2 a Day Ground Plow and </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place The First Day of Lansdowne Fair Mary Came Home Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on " " " We all went to the Fair in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place Mary went Home to Kingston Mrs Mathew Stacey Died at 1 O Clock PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place JE Stacey an in the {cut off}John Smith was Taken Very sick Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>Mrs M.W. Stacey was Put in the Vault in after Noon 204 in the Procession</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>it Rained a little all Day a Nasty an Muddy time John Smith was Very Bad all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was looking after Mr Smiths Stuff while John was Sick John R. Smith Died at 10:30 o'clock AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Doing the Chores for Mr Smith </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>John R. Smith was put in the Vault to Day at 1 Oclock A Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Was Helping George Humphrys to thrash 1/2 a Day a Very Hot Day 80 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>We was Thrashing 1/2 a Day at George Humpherys 1/2 a Day at Owen Sullivans another very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Finish Thrashing I was Helping Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash 3/4 of a Day a Very Warm Day A Very Dry Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Finished thrashing at Mr Smiths at Noon a Big Rain Last Night I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place A Nice Warm Day A Little More Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ab6d102bc9069764b3c8ea697372cf8.pdf 1ad7d558b3e5900b62d6f84021ac95ed PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Hard Freeze Last Night A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Cold a Dark Day no Sun Shine the Ground Froze Hard to Day Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Terible Hot Day The Ground Plows Hard yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day I Paid CM. Quinn $10 For Spade Harrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Very Nasty Day all Day CE Bradley Died at 1150 O Clock this Morning it Rained Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Wet Day it Rained nearly All Day the Groung is Very Wet to T{illegible} now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>C.A. Bradley Was Put in the Vault this after Noon the Roads are very Bad to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place The Ground Plows Good Now a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place the Month Ends Fine an Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Wet an Cold a Very Heavy Rain For 24 Hours From the North East the ground is Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place We got in a New Pump to Day $5<u>00</u> the Ground Was Frozen Very Hard this Morning A Very Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day We Finished Plowing on this side of the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Terible Heavy Rain Last Night an all Day We Butchered a Pork to Day 375 Pounds of Meat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>a nice But Cold Day a Terible Muddy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place We Comenced to Plow in Back Field on KP I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Comenced to Plow on the Big Field at Home to Day another Nice warm Day Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I Went to Role Johnston I Plowed 1/2 a day A Very Nice Warm Day Plowing Bee in afternoon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Plowed all Day Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I went to Role Johnston A Nice But Cool Day the Roads are Real good Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Day With a Heavy Snow Storm From North </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Wind North there is about 2 inches of Snow John Quinn an family was Here to Day the First snow Fall on this </td> </tr> <table> {vertically up left margin} No 26 Held an oister supper https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dfcb2fcb55cc7f72775cadbb73fadd7b.pdf 07f83e4b4b2e468a955016f7ce25942c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 11th Month November 30 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Helped Ross <s>mith to Butcher Pig in the Fore Noon Sam Ells is Plowing to Day a Nice But Cold Day the groung is Frozen</s></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Took a grist of Feed out to JE Staceys in the morning the ground Plowed good to Day I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Drawing up Wood to Thrash with 1/2 a day I Wnet to Staceys For a grist A Very Nasty Day With a Rain From the N East</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I went to Patsy Sullivans Plowing Bee The ground Plowes the Best it Has this Fall in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Drew sum Wood to Thrash in the Fore noon The ground was Frozen Very Hard this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day I Had Wesly Johnston Plowing A Very Cloudy Day But Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Heavy Rain this forenoon A Very Nice Warm afternoon I Went up to see Reece Webster He got Here on Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Plowing at Home this Fore Noon I was Plowing on the {cut off} 1/2 a Day With Team I Had Mr Haslip all Day I Had Ross Smith 1/2 a Day I Had Wessly Johnston all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I Had Ross Smith Plowing all Day A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place I Was Helping Ross Smith 1/2 a Day to Put in a stack of Hay A Nice But Cool Day to Frost Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay and Fix sum Bridgeses on the Road A Hard Freeze last night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Shoveling an Plowing on the Keating 1/2 a Day A Very warm Day the ground Plows Fine Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>We drove to Lansdowne a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day the Roads are Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I went with Harry Nunn to Press Hay at Byrion Boices</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Pressing at Boicieses another Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>We were Pressing at Boiceses another Very Hot Day a good Time for Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Finished Pressing at Mr Boiceses and Mooved Home a Little Showry to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Plowed Sum to Day it Plowed good the Month Begins With Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to grind all Day A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Nice warm Day the Roads are Very Muddy</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f5974bdb86e309f99759e619860e918.pdf e12ae6b7c46703050c70d904ace0f317 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Went Thrashing with John E Staceys at John F. Foleys all Day 75 c a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>We finished thrashing at Mr Foleys an ground 1/2 a Day 14 inches of Snow on the Level A Very Big Snow Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>we Finished grinding at Mr Foleys an Mooved to Robert Johnstons 75c A Nice But Cold Day the First Sleigs Run yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished thrashing at Mr Johnstons an ground sum 75c good Sleighing Quite Cold to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Mr Hortens in the fore Noon good sleighing The Machine Came Here at Noon We Thrashed Sum </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We finished Thrashing at the Keating Barn to Day at 300 PM 840 in all A Very Nice But Cold Day they Went to Mr Smiths to grind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day good sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Nasty Wet Day I Moved the Thrasher up to OW Landons From Heare 1/2 a Day A Terible Slopy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Mooved the Engine up to OW Landons From Mr Smiths all Day 75 A Terible Wet Day Snow till Noon Mrs Charles Horten Died at 8:20 OclockAM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was thrashing at OW Landons all Day with Rob Stacey a Terible Mudy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>Mrs Charles Horten was Put in the Vault a Terible Cold Day the Roads are Frozen Hard an Very Rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Thrashing at OW Landons all Day with Staceys 75c We Finished Thrashing another Very Heavy Fall of Snow 10 inches on the level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I too the Seperator out to Eddy Websters they groung all Day at Landons 75c A Very Nice Warm Day Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Nice Soft Day Very good Sleighing to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Finished grinding at OW Landons an Mooved to A. Warts an ground after Noon 75 another Very Soft an Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>another very Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon I Went to Johnstons in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>We finished grining at Warts a Mooved to Eddy Websters A Very nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>We thrashed at Eddy Websters to Day and ground sum another Very Nice Day 75 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We finished grinding at mr Websters an Mooved to Jas Willson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We Mooved Home to JE Staceys in the Fore Noon X John E and I Went to Athens to attend the Funeral of Able Scott</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was attending the Funeral of Bro Able Scott of Adeson A Terible Wet Day No Snow at all on now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas Day I Came Home from attending the Funeral of Bro Scott a Very Cold an Stormy Snow Day 2 inches of snow </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Helped Ross Smiths to DeHorn Sum Cows an Helped CE Earl to Butcher His Porks</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aa3f9d2819ffa5f90c8486b717740405.pdf de9bd595df290905159cabbceb2e729b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1899 The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Went to Scool Meeting in the forenoon an Helped O Sullivan to Butcher A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Went over to the Cheese Factory Meeting in the after noon I Went to Gananoque to Hear the Hon. Mr Ester Sheds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>another very Cold Day I Don Nothing But Chores to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Helped Role Johnston to Moove Sum Hay in the Fore Noon I went over to Patsy Sullivans no auction 20 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Verry Stormy a Heavy Snow Storm all Day</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td>Markets</td> <td>Wheat</td> <td>68 to 75 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Barley</td> <td>45 " 46 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Oats</td> <td>28 " 29 ~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Peas</td> <td>58 " 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Rye</td> <td>52 " 52</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hay</td> <td>10 " 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hay Mixxed </td> <td>.8 " 10 Per Ton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Straw</td> <td>.7 to 9 " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Dressed Hogs</td> <td>5 to 5<u>50</u> Per Hundred</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hogs Live Weight</td> <td>3,75 to 3 Per cwt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Milk Cows </td> <td>$15 to $32 Per Head</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>M Horses from </td> <td>$50 to $125 Each</td> </tr> <table> a good Demand for Calvery an Battery Horses for South Africa Cheese 11 1/2 Cts lb Month $5.<u>00</u> Roland Johnston Paid account in full up to Date May 23 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/188ec746db7a5ebb6368827a93aee0b1.pdf 1626fb671f2178e69627f7f106815061 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 The 1 First Month January 31 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>Township Election to Day I Drew Home a load of Wood From Hortons Bush First old Mr Jacob Died Last Night aged 78 years</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping John E. Stacey to Thrash at Home all Day good Sleighing Now A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was " " Staceys to Butcher Pigs 1/2 a Day We Moved the Mechene Down to Gradies an set it A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>we thrashed at T O Gradies 1/2 a Day The Last Job this winter a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Took a grist out to Staceys to Day 30 Bushels of Peas Oats an Barley A Very Soft Day the sleighing is getting thin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Bushels a Nice warm Day A Big Concert for the Soldiers going to South Africa</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Very Big thaw it Rained Nearly all Day the sleighing is Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>a verry Cold Day it Froze Very Hard Last Night the Roads are all ice Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in Hay Half a Day The District Orange Lodge Met this after Noon at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw Hay paid 25 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Heavy Fall of Snow Last Night good Sleighing to Day 4 inches of Snow I am at Hom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day good Sleighing to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Snow storm to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>another very Cold Day not Doing any thing these times</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I got the Horses sharp Shod all around </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Took a Load of 7 up to Maple Grove to the District Temperance Lodge a Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Nice Soft Day I went out to Jas. Moltens to Look at sum Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>It Rained a Little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rain all Day the snow is all gone again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>it Froze Hard Last Night Every Place is all Ice Now No Sleighing Today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Choped Sum Slede Lenths over on John T. Foleys to Day good Wheeling again Sum Mud to Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a20dc6c96769c215a4f36dfd9ba0c691.pdf 48b4068b31fcc26322fdf524c76678fc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 The 1 First Month January 31 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero in the after noon Nothing Doing this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>this was another Very Cold Day the Wind From the NW East 10 Below Zero I am not Doing any thing at all the Roads are Very Rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>another very soft Day with Heavy Rain Uncle George Patterson Came Home to Day Had Been Away {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>Another Terible Cold Day it Snowed 2 inches Last Night Poor Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I took Unlce George an the Girls out to Aunt Saries Very Poor Sleighing a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Nasty Day with Soft Snow an a Heavy Wind We Came Home from Crosbie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I went ou to Dunk Reeds to Bye Sum Fire Wood another Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I took 3 Hogs out to Lansdowne to Day at 4 cts Live Weight A Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Cold an Rough No Good Sleighing A Very Changeable Month</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1900</td> <td>The 2 second Month February 28 Days <s>189</s> 1900 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Mont Begins Very Cold an Blustry No good sleighing for Sum Time I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood From Hortens Wood to Day 10 Below Zero </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping Tomas S Bryon 1/2 a Day to Saw Stove Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Uncle Robert Patterson Came up to day Uncle George Came Back From Uncle Rob Came up to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm all Day the snow is Quite Deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew in Stack of Hay a Nice But Cold Day The $OT Had a Shocal an intertanment</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day with Snow an Wind good sleighing I Went to Lansdowne to County Lodge Banquet at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I took uncle Robert an uncle George out to see Aunt Sary a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>We went from Aunt Sarys out to Portland to see aunt Lizzie A Terible Heavy Rain all Day an Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Came Home from out Back to Day Very Bad </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Nice Day Horse trots at Lansdowne </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Warm spring Lake Day Lizzie was Home </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>uncle Robert Went Home to Day a Very Soft Day with Rain</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/56b7416ec1d9534e5a8970bf6fdca822.pdf 8937ea51e84ea4a6db340d3d47b936a3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 2th Second Month February 28 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>uncle George Went Hom to Bitish Clumba to Day A Terible Wet Day it Has Rained 24 Hours steady A Very Mudy Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>it turned Very Cold Last Night an Froze Hard it is Very Cold to Day There is good Whealing an there is Not afternoon on Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Blustry Day With Snow an High Wind </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day Fine Whealing Now Tea Meeting at Dulcumaine There is about 1 1/2 inches of snow now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day There is Nothng a Doing at all Uncle Edward Summer came out to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day Wind North Uncle Edd an Mary went Home to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day good Whealing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very Warm Day I Drew the Last of our Stove Wood Home From Mr Hortens to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Butchered a Pork to Day A nice Soft Day Looks like Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day with Heavy Sleet storm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Started to Help Tomas Bryon to cut Stove wood For WN Bowen a Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Cut Wood 1/2 a day a Terible Heavy Rain in after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day Wind From North West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day I Just Dun the Chores to Day No Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Comenced to Draw Home our Wood From Reeds a very cold Day Very Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Finished Banking out our Fire Wood Mr Haslip was Helping me all Day 75 2 Loads of Wood Home A Very Heavy Snow Storm all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>This is the Worst Day of Storm that Has Com this Winter it is Snowing and Blowing terific Roads full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Terible Stormy Day I was opening up the Roads to Day We Travel on the Roads at tall </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>The Hole gang was out Braking Roads all Day the Male and Sum other Rigs got through to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Terible Cold and Blustry Day No Travel {illegible} to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Went to Old Mr Superleses Funeral to Day He was Burried By the LO Dis Lodge A Very Cold Day an Bad Roads </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/def7c17d6a7645d7976fc7d71ec3e4c8.pdf 1142a04893ead76587df616ec69aaddb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 The 3th Month March 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Terible Stormy Day With Snow Rain an Sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Nice Fine Day But Terible Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Wess Johnston to Draw Logs I got 1 cord of Dry Soft Wood From We Job by the Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Wood for Tom Bryon Mr Haslip Drew a Load For Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Drawing Home Wood From Reeds Mr Haslip Drew 2 Loads Home a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very nice But Cold good Sleighing Now </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Dunk Reeds Mr Haslip Drew 1 Load For Me to Day A Very Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drew Home the last of My Wood to Day From Reeds A Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero the is lots of Snow Now and Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Chopping stove wood at WN Bowens A Very Cold DAy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Cold and Blustry DAy We drove to Lansdowne We got 5 gals of Cole Oil ($1.20) the Roads are Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>another stormy Day With snow and High Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>18</td> <td>another Cold an Stormy Day Very Bad </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Cutting Wood over at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day A Very Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Went Down to Mullnells to Uncle Roberts A terible Heavy Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Came up to Prescott to Day to attend Grand Lodge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Came Home from Prescott on the Midnight Train</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Went to Herb Leacocks Wood Bee Sleighing is Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to saw Wood all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Cutting Wood over at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day Very stormy in the after Noon Snow and Rain </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>another very Nice But Cold Day there is Nothing Doing Very Dull Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b8bf3392f297a15a9bc217fb16a94aee.pdf e31a44955a23ed32a31937eacf093ae8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day the Roads ar Very Bad now the Wheals are Runing again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Day to set His Sircler Saw and and Saw 50 A Nice War Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Was Puttin out Minure 1/2 a Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Fine and warm With Very Bad Roads Mud and Snow Banks I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Sow Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine and Warm Sum Snow on yet Mr Jos Turner Died yesterday the Roads are Very Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Cutting Stove Wood at WN Bowens all Day With Bryon A Very Nice Warm Day Old Mr Turner Was Buried this after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Little Rain storm to Day the Roads are Very Bad at Present</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Nice Spring Like Day But a Very Cold North Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Helping Mrs William Patience to Saw Wood all Day 75 A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was " Mrs William Patience all Day to Saw Wood 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day 1/2 a Day to Saw and 1/2 A Day for Sap Bucks 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Nice Day But there is a very Cold North wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day the Wind North I was Mooving Fence to Day around the old Pasture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Cleaned up the Wheat to Day 24 Bushels The Frogs are Croking to Day For the First I got the Horse Shod all around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went up to Gananoque with a grist of 6 bushels of Wheat DB Johnston and Rube Anston Had a Law Sute on Horse Trade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Nice Soft Day I Was Cleaning up seed Grain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>Good Friday A Very Nasty Day with Rain and Snow I Cleaned up 23 Bus of Peas the Wind Blowed From the ESWest all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Disagreeabel Day with Snow and Rain The Roads are Very Mudy Now I was moving Fence to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>Easter Sunday a Very Nice Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I started to Build Patent Fence over in the Pasture A Nice WArm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Building Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Building Patent Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d28d644b13d30676444ce2cd13374766.pdf 0fbdedfd019b6dc0d1aee0209395a380 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Very Wet Day the Roads are Very Bad again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I finished Building the Fence out Back I was letting off Watter 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Mooving the Fence from the Road Back to the Pasture I Was Building Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cloudy Day Mrs John E Stacey Died this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Finished Building Patent Fence to Day another Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>Mrs John E. Stacey wa put in the Vault this after noon A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Comenced Springs Work to Day I was Braking ground on the all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Sowed 2 Bushels an a Peck of Wheat on the Keating Place at the Road a Nice cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Sowed 7 Bushels of Oats on the Keating Place A Nice But Cool Wind N</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>I started to Brake in the Big Field at Home a Nice Warm Day Wind is North </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Fine and warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Cool Day I Sowed 6 Bushels of Wheat to Day Mr Haslip Comenced to Help me to Day 1.50 The Month Ends Very Fine an Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Took the Cattle and Colt away to Pasture to Day Mr Haslip Helped Me 1/2 a Day 75 c Old Mr P. Lappen Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque to Pady Lappens Funeral A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was working at Springs Work all Day 4 Bush Sowed to day 14 Bushels Mr Haslip Helped all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Finished Sowing at Home to Day Mr Haslip Was Helping me all Day A Very Cold Day with Snow and Rain From North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>We started to work on the Keating Place again to Day Mr Haslip was helping Me all Day $2 I went out to Elgin 1/2 a Day with 2 Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>Martha and I was out to Elgin to Day We Came home a Very Cold Day with Snow and Ma{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was working at Springs Work all Day on the Keating Place Very Cold I Sowed 6 Bushels of Oats on Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Heavy Rain this Morning I WEnt to Lansdowne I got Jims Check Cashed </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Braking in ground on the Keating Place all Day A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b489bb6b333f2e7320f94c16cde1810e.pdf bc1fffcf9aa2ca8abf974ee46b44ef1b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 5th Month May 31 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was sowing oats on the Keating Place to Day 10 Bushels A Nice Cold Day Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $1.<u>50</u> alld Mrs Tomas was Burried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I working on the Keating Place all Day with 1 Team I Sowed 4 Bushels More 25 Bushels sowed on Ketaing Plae </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Working on the Keating Place all Day with 2 Teams We Finished on this side of the Road 8 Bushels Sowed to Day Mr Haslip was Here all Day $1.<u>50</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a Very Nice warm Day We Went to Sand Bay to Church in the Morning and we Went out to the IOOF Sermon in after Noon Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>We was working out in the Back Field on the Keating Place all Day Very warm to Day Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $1<u>50</u> 8 Bushels More Sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>we was working on the Keating Place all Day with 2 Teams A Big Rain Storm in the Eaving Mr Haslip was Helping 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was working on the Keating Place 1/2 a Day with Team We got Paid out of the Factory A Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was shoveling Furrows on the Keating Place 1/2 a Day very Nice growing time We got 23 Pounds of Tea From Rob Moxley 25c Per Pound</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was working on the Keating Place all Day with team A Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished Springs work too Day I Sowed 5 Bushels of Barley to day I worked all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Very nice Warm Day But a Heavy Hail and Rain Storm in the Evening We Was out to Warburton all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>a little Showry all Day I Went to Lansdowne in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Planted the Potatoes to Day 3 Bushels a Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Finished Planting to Day at Home I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day at Springs work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>Queens Birth Day I went to Kingston I Paid CR Webster $57.30 intrest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Dig ding Garden 1/2 a day I Went to Lansdowne I got a Cap and 2 Shirts $1.<u>55</u> a Very Hot Day 70 in shade in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Plant Corn all Day $1<u>00</u> A Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very warm Day We Drove to Sand Bay to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Comenced to Bore Post Hol;es along the Road to Day Eclipse on the Sun to Day Nice and Cool to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Role Johnston to Plant Corn all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was " " " to Put out Minure on His Corn ground all Day with Team $2.<u>00</u> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>Martha and I went out to Uncle Earl Sumers to Day I got 2 Young Pigs A Very hot Day The Month Ends Very warm an Dray Schuse sold For 9 1/2 cts </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f099ca44e286298ed13db847cb619bf2.pdf b161a09714587a919daa4b39cb61fd06 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June 30 Days (1900) <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Helping Rolend Johnston all Day with team to Fit up His Corn Ground The Month Begins Very warm and Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Very Heavy Fall of Rain to Day it Rained 12 Hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque to the Conference Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Diggling Post Holes all Day I Had Role Johnstons Man Helping A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew Home the Posts for the Fence to Day 43 Posts I got Tires set on Bugy and 1 Horse Bill shod A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Putting up Wire Fence to Day on Front of Hay I Had Mr Smiths Man Helping A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Helping George Humphrey to Build Patent Fence the Back Place $1.00 a little Showry to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>" " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Moving the Rails From the side of the Road setting Posts a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>JE Stacey and I spent Sunday at JT Slacks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>we were working on the Road to Day a Very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>Martha and I went out to Lindhurst to attend the District Temperance League another Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I went out to N.R. Johnstons Raison all Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping W.N. Bowen to Build Chimny on His House A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping W.N. Bowen 1/2 a Day to Finishe the Chimney 50 c Paid I Cultivated out our Potatoes and Corn in the after Noon A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I was working around Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Nice warm Day We Had a Nice Shower of Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was setting the Posts for the Fence along the Road a very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I went to Kingston to Military Camp A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was in Camp a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>Mrs Henry Patience Died this morning {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Came Home and went out to Uncle Edds</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cf8dbc2a5c636b730910afd79c37cdf3.pdf 22314c6e7236020705b6c600e01a8391 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 6th Month June 30 Days (1900) <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went to Elgin to Day and to Lindhurst to Church A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Went Back to Kingston to Camp this Morning a Very Hot Day Mrs Henry Patience was Put in the Vault To Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was in Camp to a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>We had a Show Battle in the Camp to Day A Very Nice cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>We had a Grand March ouot to Day of 14 Miles all through the city A Very nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>The sholders Came some from Camp to Day A very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 7th Month July 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very warm and Dry </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Put the wire on the Road Fence in the Fore Noon I had Owen Sullivan Helping Me 1/2 a Day I was Helping OS 1/2 a Day at Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping Owen Sullivan 1/2 a Day at Haying Down in Armstrongs Meadow A little Showry to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Rigging up the Mowing Machine to Day I was Sick A very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew the Rales away off the Road and Butchered a Hog I got a Barl of Salt $130 A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Helping to Fix up the Picknick Ground over on Mr Hortens Gove A Very Hot Day I was working at the Road Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Cheese to Lansdowne in Fore Noon another Very Warm Day I was working at the Road Fence 1/2 a Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>The Orange Men Marched to Church to Day 2:30 o clock to the Presbyterian Church 60 Strong A Nice Cool Day We Had a Very Heavy Rain Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Finished the Fence along the Road to Day and Hung the Gates it Rained a Little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping to Prpare the fair ground for the 12th of July Cilibration al Day Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went out to Elgin to the Orange Cilibration</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping with Team 1/2 a Day to Clear away the things afte the 12th I was Helping CE Earl 1/2 a Day at Fix Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Bushels A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day with Frequent Showers of Rain</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4374901228d60268e225e43f997ad2d9.pdf e4803034469dd4182f3194ca836cd326 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7th Month July 31 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Comenced Haying to Day I Mowed all Day in Field across the road Martha Went to Work at W. Shipmans to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Raking up Hay in the Field accross the Road to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Drew in sum Hay to Day and Cut sum on the Field Back of Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Drew in 4 Loads of Hay and Finished Cutting at Home I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day (His First Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Drew in 4 Loads More to Day an Raked up the Ballance of Field </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Drew in 3 More Loads of Hay to Day We Finished Haying on the {cut off} I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I Went out to Warburton to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Comenced to Cut the Hay on the Keating Place I got My life ensured to Day for ${illegible} in the Orange I Mowed all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Mowing all Day on the Keating Place 16 acers cut Very Hot I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me Yesterday an to Day $2<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Had a Very Heavy Rain this Morning I Mowed Even though Mr Patric O Grady Died this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Finished Mowing on Back on the Keating Place a Heavy Rain in the after noon Mr Haslip was Here 1/2 a Day 50c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was working at haying all Day on the Keating Place I went to Pat Gradies Funeral in the Forenoon Mr Haslip was Here 1/2 a Day to day We got in 4 loads to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Drew in 8 Loads of hay to Day off the Keating Place A Very Hot Day Had Mr Haslip $1<u>00</u> Helping to Pull Peas </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>Lizzie and I Went Down to See Martha at Mr Shipmans A Very Hot Day 107 in the Sun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Went out to See the Young Stock We Had a Very Heavy Rain there was a Very Heavy Hail Storm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Finished Mowing Hay this Morning on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip and Owen S Helping Draw in Hay </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>August the 8th Month August 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Finished Haying to Day 32 Loads on Both {cut off} The Month Begins Fine an Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Brought the Binder Home to Day I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Pull Peas Now a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Put the Binder together and started it Cut the Barley on the Keating Place We Comenced Harvest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Binding 1/2 a Day I Cut 4 acers of oats at Home Stook up 1/2 a Day a Very Warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Warm Day I went to Church in the Morning</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/97166115d5036a7deca7e08a2af5e066.pdf 3235c9ef70e07902ac989dc24f237c41 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8th Month August 31 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Binding and Stuking all Day on the Keating A Very Hot Day 112 in Shade Mary Came Home From Kingston on a Visit </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Binding at Home 1/2 a day We Went to Lansdwne in the Morning Very Hot 108 in Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Finished Cutting Grain on this Place to Day Another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Drew in the Barley and Wheat on the Keating Place and Bound a Piece out on the Keating Place Last of oats in another Very Hot Day 98 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Raking over the Barley Ground and Stuking in after we Had a Heavy Rain in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Drawing in grain Heare all Day A Very Hot Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me 1/2 a Day another Heavy Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Very Cool Day with Showers From the N.E. Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Very Nice Rain all Day From the North East I got the Grey Horse Shod all round another Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Nice Cool Day I was Mowing around the Fenceses a Day another Heavy Rain at Night I was Binding 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Binding 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Terible Heavy Thunder Storm an Rain Last Night I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day a Very Hot after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Binding all Day on the Keating Place a Very Hot Day I Finished on this side of the Road on the K. place I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Stuking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Finished Cutting Grain to Day 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip all Day $100 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>A nice Cool Day a Very Heavy Rain in the Evening I went out to Elgin in the Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>Mary and I was out to Uncle Edds We Came Home at Night a Very Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Drawing in grain all Day off the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Patience all Day to Draw in grain </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Drawing in Grain all Day Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td> I was Drawing in all Day We Finished Harvest Mr Haslip was Helping all Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was sowing grassseed and Drawing Home old Rales all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>a terible Hot Day 96 in the shade I went to Lansdowne to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Terible Hot Day 98 in the Shade John Quinn and Family was Hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Hot Day We Went out to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Comenced to Put out Minure a Terible Hot Day I Broke the Pole out of the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I went Thrashing With W.B. Warren at TA Websters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We were thrashing at Will Haslips a Very Cool Day 2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Thrashed at Skiler Dewolfs</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0249b1e6c197f560a7134054629cf3bc.pdf 2776f46788e5273525a2e6e1dbd45eb3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 9th Month September 302 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Thrashed at Tomy Moorheads I got My Hand Cut Night I Did Not Work to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice But Warm Day We went to Jublee an Warburton School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>a very Nice Day I was Laid up with a Sore hand</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure 1/2 a Day I went to Sand Bay to attend District Lodge I Had mr Haslip Helping Me all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Working with WB Warren Helping to Fix the Engine Martha Came Home Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Algies McKays all Day Mr Haslip was Putting out Minure all Day For Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Fred Moddler all Day A Nice Cool DAy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Thrashed at Albert Moors and Mooved to Wess Cliffe Mr Haslip was Puting out Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>a very nice Cool Day Lizzie Came Home and WEnt to the Doctors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Sick all Day a Very Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was sum Better to Day A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was sick Not able to do any thing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I wasent able to do anything yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I started to work again to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Terible Thunder storm to Day 2 Barns Burnt Ruttles and Warts Barns Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Fill His Silo $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I went out to Lindhurst Fare with O Sullivan with Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went Thrashing again at JB Willsons $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>We was thrashing at B Boyceses all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>We thrashed at Josh Emeries to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b4e4acb254a6d5acbc603664737fffb9.pdf dcea81001d90fab602230d685291c778 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 9th Month September 30 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day 517</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>We thrashed at Tomas Haslips to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>We thrashed at Nathanel Websters all Day 975 bus</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>We thrashed at Dashel Dodds all Day A Very Heavy Rain in the morning 647</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>We thrashed at William Dodds all Day A nice Day 907 Bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>We thrashed at William Leaths all Day 440 Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Finished thrashing at Robert Donels 413 Bush A Very Big Rain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day the Month Ends with quite good Mr Samuel Haslip Died this Morning good groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 10 Month October 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>We as thrashing at Jos Ellots A Nice cool Day The Month Begins Very Fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>We was thrashing at Dan McDonalds all Day Mr Sam Haslip was Put in the vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>we was Thrashing at George Crosses all Day The First Day of Lansdown Fare Very warm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>the last Day of Lansdowne Fare I was Working at Home all Day Goss Haskins Died A Very Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>We thrashed at N. Crosses and Mooved to John Crosses Mr Goss Haskins was Put in the vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Finished at John Crosses and Mooved to JB Landons and Thrashed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>I took Martha out to Uncle Eed Sumerses A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Finished at JB Landons and Mooved to Iry Moors A Terible Heavy Rain Storm Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>We " " Iry Moors and Mooved to Will Landons and Thrashed 240 Bush of Wheat a Went to F Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>We thrashed at Fermen Crosses all Day and Mooved to S Finley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>We " " at Steven Finleys 1/2 a Day an Went Home for a few Days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was at Home fixing up the Granary and Digding Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I went out to Elgin in the after Noon I Paid the taxes $10.50</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d588bbe95c1654764efabb9aa3ea5682.pdf 90279437f8f119cc86db6007ceb67f14 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 10 Month October 31 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was out at Uncle Edds Sumers I Brought Martha Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Comenced to Plow on the Keating Place to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Plowed a Little to Day a Very Heavy Rain and Wind Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I thrashed at Home to Day 837 Bushels A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>We thrashed at Owen Sullivans to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was thrashing at Allen Earls to Day For G Humphrey Mrs Pat McNamee Died Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Putting in straw and Cleaning out the Barns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day I went up to John Quinn Sady Came Home With me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Plowing on the Keating Place to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>I went to Gananoque A Very Heavy Rain all Day I sined a Note to D Darling $50.<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Plowing sod all Day on the Keating Place Very Hot Mr Haslip was Planting /2 a Day for Me $</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Putting out Minure on Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Drwing Minure on Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew a load of Cheese to Day I Plowed some A Very Heavy Rain Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place $1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place $1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon Martha went to work a Willy Grames</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place The Month Begin Very Fine and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Very warm Mr Haslip Plowed all Day For me $.50 Cheese sold at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a day I Helped Mr Haslip to Butcher a Pig Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day 75 A Big Pald egal Me{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>LOL No 26 Mad a Church Perade the Methodist Church 48 Present a Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aa932c9566b14dccea3b8efab6e49e43.pdf a5394baf0d121538866d0d0c8c05b499 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 The 11th Month November 30 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I went to Gananoque to the {illegible} supper Mr Haslip Plowed all Day $1<u>50</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was thrashing at Aden Beatys all Day Edmin Cornwall Came out Hear on Viset Mr Haslip Plowed all Day $1<u>50</u> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>Provincial Elections Tailor Had a 449 Majority A Terible Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Plowed all Day Mr Haslip Plowed all Day For Me $150 We Comenced to Feed the Cattle for good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Blustry Day with Snow and Rain an Wind (Very Cold) The First Snow this Fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Very Cold Day the Ground is Frozen Hard Som People are trying to Plow the Frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>I took Uncle Andy out to Uncle Eeds to Day Mr Simson Died at 10 oclock the Roads was Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went out and Brought Home the young cattle to Day A very Nasty Day with snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Went to Rev. Mr S Simsons Funeral in after Noon A Terible Heavy Snow Storm after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>A nice But Cold Day ther is 3 inches of snow on the Level Edmon Connell Went Home By Trane to Day Some Peple are Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 2 Below Zero I Banked the House and Fixed the Windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Cold Day sum Sleighs out to Day the First</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Thrashing with W.B. Warren at Hue Linches Place a Very Soft Day with snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>It Rained a little all Day Very Cold at night Old Mr Duglas Died 11 PM O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>a terible Heavy Sleet and Rain Storm in the after Noon an Night I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on Keating A Very Fogy and Warm Day I went to Mr Douglases Funeral Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a day A Terible Rain and Wind Storm in the afternoon I was Ditching 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day 75 a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td> I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed it all Day $150 The ground Plows good a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Another Nice But Cold Day the Land Plows the Very Best Now Got Pair Ruber Boots to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A terible Stormy Day with Snow and sleet and Wind No Frost in the Ground 4 inches of Snow on the Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>Another very stormy Day with Sleet and Rain it Snowed all Night 7 inches of snow Now </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day I Brought Home the Colt From Pasture Lots of Sleighs out to Day the Roads are Very Soft</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1dc92eb4b2db58a66a544767a6ba3fb2.pdf 54bc81a4586dc25798c4f5df943c7234 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 11th Month November 30 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Fixing Pump on the Keating Place I Cleaned the Stove Pipes and put Box Stove A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Butchered 2 Pigs to Day I Drove to Lansdowne in the Evening I got 60 lbs of Beaf From Wes Johnston Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Cut the Pork to Day 300 lbs I got Bill Shod all around Month Ends Mild good sleighing But it is getting soft to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cold with Sum Rain the Snow is getting very soft Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day Buggies and cutters Both Running A Very Slopy Day Cutter Running</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>another little Snow and Rain storm to Day Very Slushy Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>a Very Stormy Day with sleet and Snow I was Helping getting Ready the IOOF Lodge Had an at Home at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was helping Mr Smith to Thrash Had Snow to Day Annual Meeting of No. 26 Lodge Mr Henery Patience Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Thrashing at DB. Johnstons all Day Stormy </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td> I was Thrashing 1/2 Day for DB Johnston Henry Patience was Put in vault We sold 2 Cows to Andy Robertson $20 (Forty)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque WE 6 Bushels of Wheat Avery Goo Sleighing Quite a cold Day (I Paid $15<u>00</u> to WJ Gibson on Harness</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Cold Day I Drove Home to see Martha</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Nice Very Cold Day 8 Below Zero I went to the anns of Temperance B{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day I Drove Mother to Lansdowne I got a New Over coat and a sute of clothes for {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Houston to Cut Stove Wood in the woods A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Cut Wood 1/2 a Day a little Rain in the Morning Very Cold at night 10 Below Zero </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque in the after noon a Very Cold Day I Paid the Jurnelist $3.<u>25</u> For Paper 12 Below Zero </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Cold Day good sleighing now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Cold and Stormy Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was at Home to Day A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Went Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Thrashing at Mr Hortens all Day 60c Nice and Warm</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/44d7607563091b9199033d17dc59fb31.pdf 3092f9cee0126e856de141a5a6249348 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1900 The 12th Month December 31 Days 1900 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Thrashing at Roland Johnstons </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Thrashing at OW. Landons all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>We thrashed 1/2 a Day a OW Landons and Mooved to John Haslips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day A little rain in the after Noon The Snow is Nearly all Gone Buggies are Runing again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque a Very Nasty Day Day of Rain and Wind Good Whealing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas Day a Nice But Cold Day Little Snow on ground No Sleighing But good Wheeling </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Thrashing a all Day at John A Haslips We Finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Thrashing all Day at Willie Landons </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Thrashing all Day at Willie Landons A Little Snow Storm We got Dun the Last Job</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day Very Good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Little Snow Storm to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>Nomination Day I got the Mare shod all round The Year Ends Very Nice an Warm A Little Sleighing</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td>September</td> <td>20 </td> <td>1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus </td> <td></td> <td>I Comenced to Thrash with CJ Warren</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tu</td> <td>20</td> <td>Half a day 63c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>We</td> <td>21</td> <td>Full Day $1.<u>25</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Th</td> <td>22</td> <td>Full Day $1.<u>25</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td> " Day $1.<u>25</u></td> </tr> <table> Ballance Due From Roland Johnston From February 20<u>th</u> 1904 <u>Due</u> $10.<u>00</u> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a037281c6837f13d709bcae45161bcba.pdf cbc29e1011b090d70a88f882a349793c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 The 1 First Month January 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month and Year Begins Fine But Very Cold I Was Helping George Humphrey to Saw Wood all Day 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping George Humphries to saw 1/1 a Day A Terible Blustry and Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Haslip to Chop Wood Back on Martin Cross A Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Cold and Blustry Day some Snow Falling 12 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Cold Day But fine and Clear 12 Below Zero I Sold WP Moore 9 Bushels of Barly to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>Township Election a Very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I to Lansdowne to District Orange Lodge Uncle Edd Sumers Came out to Day a Very Big Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice Soft Day I sold Uncle Eed 40 Bushel of oats Maudy Conell Came out with Uncle Eed {rest of line illegible} </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went up to Kingston on Business I Paid CR Webster $3{cut off} A Terible Heavy Storm of snow and sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was sick all Day I Went Down to W. Grames after The solders got Hom From Africa a Very Cold Disagreeable Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping to Prepare a Reception at Lansdowne For George Bryan Red Frank S{cut off} a Terible Stormy Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>13</td> <td>a Nice Mild Day Lots of Snow on Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping to straten up after our Reception For George Bryan at Lansdowne I sold 32 Bushels of oats to George Summer 28c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Nasty storm of Rain and Snow all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was attending the District Temperence Division at {cut off} A Very Heavy Rain Nearly all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Cold Day Good Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero Mother was sick Had the Doctor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>another very Cold Day 26 Below Zero Mother was Very Sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>20</td> <td>A Little Milder to Day Lizzie came Home to Day to take care of Mother George Sumers an Hillard Warner Came Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Soft Day a Heavy Rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Cold Day Very icey Now</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dba76fcd99f38bf34a901d5c2016eb37.pdf 6cbec82574ef7a244ad3a29c4b819cc1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Mr James Dixen Died Last Night Suden Mother is Very Bad to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Nice Soft Day I got a Load of Wood out of Hortons Mr Haslip was Helping me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>Mr James Dixen was Put in the Vault I went to Mr Dixens Funeral I got 4 Gallons of Cole oil at Lansdowne A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Drew<s> I Got Bill Shod all around</s> wood to Day From Dunk Reeds the First Mother was no Better A Very Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>Uncle Edd Sumers Came out to Day to see Mother A Nice Warm Day Mother is no better </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Drew Home My first Load of Wood From Dunk Reeds I Paid Reads $5<u>00</u> on Wood Mother Was No Better </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood From Reeds to Day A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>" " " " Mother was No Better Yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Drew Home 1 More Load of Wood From Reeds A Little Shower Snow The Month Ends Cold and Stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2th Month February 28 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Stormy The Bigest Snow Storm this Winter Mother is sitting up Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very nice warm Day I Drew Home another Load of Wood I Have 57 cords Home Good Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day good Sleighing Mother is Better to Day Sitting up for Food</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>a Very Stormy and Blustry Day The Roads are all Blowed Full </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to attend county Orange Lodge a Terible cold Day Roads very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>ahother Very Cold Day I was at Home all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>another very Cold Day 20 Below Zero I Went to Sand Bay to a SOT oister supper X Patsy Sullivans Barn Burnt Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>another very Cold Day 20 Below Zero Sleighing Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Very Stormy and Cold Day I Drew a Load of Hay For Mr Haslip Mother is Mutch Better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Martha Came Home Last Night Lizzie went Old Mrs Guss Haskins Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Helping Tomas Bryant to saw wood at the House Mrs Goss Haskins was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>Owen Sullivan and Myself was out Colecting for Patsy a Very Stormy and Cold Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/72b7a0b6fd59e4b703264425eebe2552.pdf 3564b7577b323071458c6cada0a91375 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 The 2nd Second Month February 28 Days <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>a very Stormy and Cold Day the Roads are Full I was Shoveling snow all Day Very Cold all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Cold and stormy Day and Roads are Very Bad Now I was Cutting wood For Mr Haslip to Day He was sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>Own Sullivan and I Went to Gananoque to Colect for Patsy A Nice Warm Day Roads Very Heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>a Nice warm Day it is thawing a little Mr Hill Hillard Warner Heare on a Visit the </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>another very Nice Warm Day Mr John Bulgers Little Girl Died I Was cutting wood 1/2 a Day for Mr Haslip </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Cutting Wood for Mr Haslip all Day {written over with something illegible} </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day Cutting Straw He Paid me 50c A Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>another very Cold Day I Just dun the Chores Martha Went out to Portland with Maud {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Helping Charles Horton 1/2 a day to Draw Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Horton all Day to Draw Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>a Very Blustry Day We Heavy Fall of Snow at Night S.of T.'s Had a social at JA Websters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Helping Charles Horton to Draw Hay all Day A Terible Blustry Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was cutting and Drawing Wood for Wesely Johnston A Very nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of wheat 8 Bushels The Month Ends Fine A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 8th Month March 31 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Blustry A Heavy Snow storm at night The Wind is From the South</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Nice but Cold the Roads are Very Bad Now all Filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Very Soft Day With Very Big Wind and storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day with High Wind and Sum Rain Sum Showers sum to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Very Cold and Blustry Day Wind Norht East I was Helping Chrley Horton to Draw Hay </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cb89977a224476dfe7a991c5ad260375.pdf dd7eb8445ee037555b04eefa2e6e1a57 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 Te 3th Month March 31 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton all Day to Cut Wood in the Bush A Very Nice But cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Cutting wood all Day at Mr Hortons </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Charley Horton to cut and Draw wood A Very Nasty snow and storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Nice soft Day I took a Load out to Lansdown to Temperance League Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Nice Day George an Mary Somers came out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>a very Stormy Day Rain and Snow Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day with Snow and Sleet A Very Heavy Ice Storm Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day I Went to Lansdowne for Load of Lumber I Went to WA Cornetts Bee cutting Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>Aother very Stormy Day I Was Puttin in Petitions up Stares</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Drew Out a Load of Hay For Pat Sullivan the Roads are Full Another Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>Tom Bryan and I Went out to JA Bestense after some Fish A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Very Storm Day the Roads are Very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Warm Day the sleighing is good to Day I took a Load out to Seeleys Bay at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Terible Cold and Stormy Day 28 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Cut Wood A Very Heavy Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day A Very Slopey Time Old Mrs James Burns Died Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>Another stormy and cold Day Very Good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We went to Mrs Burns Funeral in the fore noon She was Put in the Vault I went out to Elgin I took Mary Home a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>I came home from Uncle Edds a Little Rain to Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Sawing over at Mr Hortons all Day The First Wheals this this Spring on the Road a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Fred Johnston to saw 1/2 a Day in the Bush A Very Heavy Rain after noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Disagreeable Day with snow and rain Mr Norman Gardner was Put in the Vault I took Sum Hay over to Tom Bryan</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bc6e510008416d97beb35051c7f90b52.pdf 89c2f4ca0335661c80508b725d9f8bb2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 1901 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Sawing 1/2 a Day at FW Johnstons a Very Cold and Blustry Day Very Good Sleighing to Day Sum Wood Drew out Lots of Buggies Running</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day I was Cutting wood in the yard Mrs Emma J McNeal Came to Hear to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Nice warm Day the Roads are getting Sloppy </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Cold and Blustry with snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Begins Very Cold with a snow and Wind storm From the the North I was Helping S.E. Johnston Saw 1/2 a Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was helping S.E. Johnston 1/2 a Day to Swa we got Dun at Noon C.S. Horton and I Piled up our Wood over there in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Very heavy Snow and Rain storm all Day The Worst Storm of the Season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>the Storm Continued till Noon to Day there is 3 inches of Watter and slush on the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>A little showery again to Day I was Sawing at Wes Johnstons Miss McNeal Went out Mary Came Home From Kingston sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very nice Spring Like Day I Drove to Lansdowne in the {cut off} The Roads are getting Very Bad another Cow in{calved} 6 in Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>Easter Sunday a Very Slopy time it Rained Nearly all Day Wind North East</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>Another Very Bad Day it rained and Snowed the Snow is nearly all Gone very Mudy </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Cold stormy Day with snow and Rain I Fixed up some Fence to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Very Nice Spring Like Day the ground Dried up a lot to Day I sold 4 calves to Day $3<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day I was fixing up Machinery 1/2 a Day We went to W Cornets Funeral in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston in Sap Bush all Day The Frogs are Singing to Day for the First</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Dy in Bush I was Butching Marching to get </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>a Very Nice warm Day the Roads are Drying up Maud C Was out Heare to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I took the young cattle out to Pasture on George Humphreys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Put in a culvert in the Lane at the gate to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was fixing up fence 1/2 a Day Cleaning up Seed Grain 1/2 a Day No. 47 I Sold John Reed 23 Bus of oats an 6 " of Barly $10.47</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was letting of watter on the Keating Place all Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e050b89b82cb3cfa05bd2ce451632f10.pdf 0ae16edcb7b4471aa0b49389952e39cb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 the 4th Month April 30 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was fixing up the seeder and getting Ready for Seeding I Drove to Lansdowne in the after Noon a Very Heavy Rain this after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>A terible Heavy Snow and Rain Storm Last night and all Day 2 inches of snow on </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Wet Day it Rained and Snowed all Day Very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day I was cleaning up oats I Cleaned up 40 bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Wet Day the groung is all Covered with Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>Mre Rane to Day the Roads are awfull to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day in the after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping O. Sullivan all Day for Build Wire Fence all Day the Roads are quite Dry again </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan 1/2 a Day to Bore Post Holes I Went out to Lansdowne For a Load of Posts For the Laneway</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day the Roads was fine to </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Comenced Springs Work to Day in after Noon on Keating Place I got Bill shod all around 70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Braking in ground For the Wheat on the Keating Place 1/2 a Day Month Ends Wet it Rained a Little All Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 5th Month May 31 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was working at Springs Work 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was <s>Helping</s> Drawing up old Rales for Wood 1/2 day A Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to put the wire on his Fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was working at Springs work all Day I Sowed 3 1/2 Bushels of Wheat For the First this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Very nice warm Day the ground is Drying up Nicely</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Finised Sowing the Wheat on the Keating Place 6 Bushels to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day on the Keating Place Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day " " " " another Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day to day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0e97079f987054139a3ce068d7afe93.pdf 9b85582ebd77e778c18ce2f6fd81decb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 The 5th Month May 31 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Braking in ground on the Keating Place all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I took the colt out to Pasture it Raned a Little to Day A Very Big Rain Last Night A </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>We went out to Quarterly Meeting a Very nice Day another Big Storm of Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed Sod 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place More Rain to Day I Plow at our garden spot in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was sowing all Day on the Keating Place 16 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was sowing 1/2 a Day 4 Bus and Braking in 1/2 a Day on Keating Mr Haslip was very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day a very warm Day The Mare Folded to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day in the Front Field all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rain all Night and and all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Very Wet Day the Colt died to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>Another Wet Day I unloded the New Engine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Loading up Machinery to start for Town</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping Sam Warren to Moove the Chrusher From Warburton to Henery Foley old Mr John Redmond Died Last Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>Queens Birth Day A Very wet and cold Day Mr Redmond was Burried to Day at 3 oclock PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>Martha and I went to Uncle Edds to Day and came I got 3 Bags of Potaoes Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day But Very Mudy Roads Ettie Somers got Drowned at River at 6 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Boring Post Holes along the Lane 1/2 a Day I was Helping Ross Smith to Team Draw old Stable O Sullivan was Helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Pulverizing 1/2 a Day Very Wet We went to Ettie Somers Funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>another very Wet Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Heavy Rain to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>A Little Warmer to Day The Month Ends Very Wet </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f4a4e0ad396d6299d02632d005e7e4e2.pdf 2f8e018e783be2ebde51c805445e93d5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 the 6th Month June 30 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very wet a very a very Heavy Snow to Day I Went to Gananoque with a grist 6 Bus W</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Heavy Rane to Day the IOOF marched to the St Johns Church lot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day, the First tim 3 weeks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I started for Tolodo with the Machinery of the Saw Mill to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>We got to Athens Last Night and Left there for Toledo this morning Very Hot day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Helping to Place the Machinery 1/2 a Day I Started For Home in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I got Home from Tolod this morning at oclock another Terible Heavy Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>the ground is Very Wet Now it is Drying up Just to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice warm Day the ground is Drying Fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was working at Spring Work 1/2 a Day I Sowed 6 Bu of oats on Keating</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Sowing 1/2 a Day Sowed 7 Bus was Baking in Field across the Road </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was working at Springs work all Day Very Hot Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Had O Sullivan Helping me all Day at Springs work A Terible Hot Day 98 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was working at Springs work all Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grane to Day (70 Bus Sowed A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Planting Potatoes to Day and corn </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Putting on the Wire fence along the Lane to Day another Heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished the Fence this Fore Noon and Went to Mr Smiths Rasin a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I finished Planting to Day another Heavy Rain in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went out to Uncle Eeds for some young Pigs The Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Terible Hot Day 80 in the shade I got the Grey Horse shod</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ace7083ff05e5ae79a4bb46584bdb5da.pdf 13d79df45de75ffd1f99371ca3e8dc70 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 The 6th Month June 20 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>The sons of Temperence Peraded to the Presbyterian Church A Terible Thunder Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Drawing Dirt filling in at the gate another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I went out to Seeleys Bay to attend the District Temperence parade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was working on the Rode all Day Very warm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was working " " " I got through</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was working for CE EArl on the Road 1/2 a Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was working on the Rode 1 Day for CE Earl We Finished A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Nice Cool Day The Month Ends {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Earl to shingle His House A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Tomy Ruttles Rasing another Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was fiting up for to Start Haying Very Hot I went to County Lodge at Lansdowne I went out to Greenfield to a Social in Evening </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was cultivating out our Potatoes and Corn a Little Rane to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Patching the Roofs of the Barn an House a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>another little Rane to Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Very nice warm Day the Orange Men Marched to English C. Church a heavy Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I got a New Mowing Machine to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I comenced Haying to Day I Mowed 6 Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Heavy Rane this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Gathering up Hay all Day Very Dry </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>We went to Gananoque to the Cilibration A Very Fine Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Drew in 7 Loads of Hay a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/654d2194784c1884e54812e8fb8a62c8.pdf 5a6ecd545410421797c2ed706794f7e1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 The 7th Month July 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td><s>I was</s> another very Warm Day Old Mr John Webster Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Mowing and Putting up Hay all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was working at Haying all Day Old Mr Webster Was Buried to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I finished Mowing across the Road I Have 600 Cocks of Hay Standing own in Big Thunder Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Terible heavy thunder storm Last night I Drew in 1 Load of Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri/td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hall all Day A Very Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Built a stack of Hay to Day I Had O Sullivan Helping me all day 25 Loads in A Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Heavy Rane in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I comenced to Mow in this field to Day a nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Raking and Putting up Hay an Drawing in </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Drew in 1/2 a Day I finished cutting in this field A Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping O. Sullivan all Day to Build a Stack </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri/td> <td>26</td> <td>I Had Owen Sullivan Helping Me to Draw in $2 another Nice Cool Day We Finished on this Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Mowing and Putting up Hay on the Keating Place A Very Heavy Rane storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Cool Cloudy an showry Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Mowing around the Fences 1/2 to Day We Have 8 Loads of Hay out another Heavy Rane in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with O. Sullivan with a grist 2 Bus Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I took Mr Haslip to Sime Trickies funeral </td> </tr> <table> Month Ends Fine But there has Been a terible Lot of Rane During this Month https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af35445ab6ad58591487a2670e1e21da.pdf 94affed2745095d668d3d607a20c56e2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8th Month August 31 Day 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay all Day I had Tomas Bryan Helping all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Finished Cutting Hay to Day I Had Tomas Helping Me all Day Another Rane Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Finished Haying I Had Will Cook and His Team Helping me A Nice Cool Day We Built a stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A very warm Day Mary and I went out to Lansdowne to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Comenced Harvest I cut the Wheat I Helped O Sullivan 1/2 a Day to Draw in hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Mowing around the Fences to Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rane Last Night and it Rained a Little Nearly All Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>There was another Very Heavy Rane this Morning Very Bad Harvest Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>it Rained Nearly all Day the Land is Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Little Rain in the Morning I Went to Frankvill in the after Noon The Rodes are Very Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was out at Frankville to Day a Very dark an cloudy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I came Home from Frank Vill in the after noon SOI Had an Ice Cream social A Very Nice warm Day a Good Harvest Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Cutting Oats on the Keating Place all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rane Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Cutting 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Heavy Rane yesterday afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Binding for O. Sullivan 1/2 a Day Very Hot I got the Mare Home From Toledo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Binding 1/2 a Day for O. Sullivan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Terible Big Rane Storm Last night and to Day I Was Fixing up the Thrashing Machine all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Fixing up the Thrashing Machine all Day A Very hot Day 90 in shade More Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Went to Escott With a grist of feed in after Noon another Terible Heavy Rane Storm</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a01903aa582f174b752550eed94b914e.pdf a3ad3a3b420190b86df5290db659f15e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8th Month August 31 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Wet Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Nice fine Day I went out to J.T. Slacks to Have Him to go Thrash I Traded Horses Traded off Kitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Nice Day I went to see Martha to W Shipmans Miss H and Miss C of Lansdowne Went Withe Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very good Harvest Day I Drew in 3 Loads of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Oats 1/2 a Day 3 Loads 6 Loads in same a Terible Colision at the TI Junction 2 Men Killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>another good Harvest Day I got the Bigh Horses shod all around </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was out fiting up the Machene all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Mooved up to T.A. Websters in the after Noon to Martha came Home From W. Shipmans The First this Fall Though</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Finished Tom Websters at noon a Very Heavy Rane in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>another very Wet Day The Roads are very Mudy again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was thrashing at W.J. Haslips 1/2 a Day We Mooved up to Bob Boderses A Very Wet Time </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Was Thrashing at Rob Boderses and Robert Waldies I got Bill Horse Shod all around 78c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>we thrashed at Jas Cornets all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>We thrashed at Robert Donivans and Mooved to Dave Dodds Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>We thrashed 1/2 a Day at Dave Dodds and moove to Doss Emeries Very hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>We thrashed all Day at Emeres and mooved to Iry Moors Very hot </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Very Nice cool Day The S.O.T. Had a Church perade to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Thrashed at Iry Moores and Mooved to David Latimers </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>We thrashed at David Latimers and Mooved to A Wiltseys </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>Wet thrashed at A Wiltseys and Mooved to Albert Moores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>We thrashed at Albert Moores and Mooved to OR Keatings a Very Heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Thrashed at OR Keatings and mooved to Leeths A Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0675f5b6d8d8c297d45370bd702b72d5.pdf 0c47d03e75fa203cbb03edcb029c326a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {The page for Oct 5 to 27 was not photographed for RDA} {A photo has been included in the Word Document and the following table is the transcription:} the 10th Month October 31 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>we thrashed at John Grays all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished at John Grays and Mooved to Neal Trusdals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>We fnished at Neal Trusdales and Mooved to Frank Coles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>We thrashed all day at Frank Coles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Finished at Coles and mooved to Charles Grays </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>We finished at Charley Grays and Mooved to JB Willsons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>We finished at JB Willsons an Mooved to Byron Boices 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Showry an Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Finished at B. Boices and mooved to Tom Haslips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Thrashed at Tom Haslips and mooved to Man Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>we thrashed at Man Crosses and Mooved to Hugh Grays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>we thrashed at Hugh Grays all und A.N</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>we Finished at Mr Grays A Terible Snow and Rain Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Mooved to Archy Brakenages and thrashed A Very Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>We finished at Brakenages and Mooved to George Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>we thrashed at George Croses and Mooved to N. Crosess</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>we thrashed at N. Crosses and moved and Thrashed 1/2 a Day at John Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>we thrashed at John Crosses an Mooved to Will Landons 1/2 a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>we thrashed 1/2 a Day at Will Landons </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>we Mooved to Mort Landons couldnt thrash {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <table> The 19th Month October 31 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Mooved to Ferman Crosses an thrashed 1/2 a day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>We finished at Fermans and Mooved to Thom Websters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We thrashed at Thom Websters We Broke Down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Finished at Websters and Mooved to Robert Waddies</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>We thrashed at Robrt Waddies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Mooved and thrashed at Humphrey Youngs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day the LOL went to School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>We finished at H Youngs and Mooved to George Humphreys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>We finished at Humphreys and Moved to O Sullivans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>We thrashed at Home Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>We thrashed at Mckl Donivans all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We thrashed at John Bulgers all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We finished at Bulgers an Mooved to Wes Johnstons 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>We finished at Wess Johnstons an went to R Foley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane Shower all Night an Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Thrashing and sawing at Ben Gavens all Day A Very cold Day Snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>another very cold and stormy Day 4 inches of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/db588b404312c992f398bb2207a17139.pdf 22ddcb9f9c3e424218bdaa1ba0f22996 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 The 11th Month November 30 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>17</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>We was thrashing at Ritchard Foleys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Very slushy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>We thrashed at Bruce McNeils Ol Mrs McNeel Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Cold Day Very Rough Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>Old Mrs McNeel was Put in the Vault </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Ver Cold Day With snow Storm Mrs Gilbet came out Here on visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>24</td> <td>Maud Conall Went Home by trane Last Night A Very Heavy Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We thrashed at Add Beeties to Day A Very Stormy Day to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Mooved to Jas Linches and thrashed to Day I Sold 2 Hefers to John Foodey For 16.00 Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Lade up with a Lame Nec. They Mooved from Linches to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>Thanksgiving Day I was Very Bad to Day Very Cold good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Fine Day another Snow storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>The Month Ends fine with good Sleighing I was Better to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 12th Month December 31 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine and Warm it is thawing Fast to Day Miss H Was Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Soft Day the Sleighing is all off We Thrashed at John Crosses Mooved AK A Heavy Rane to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>the IOOF Held there annual at dinner A Terible Cold Day an Night good Wheeling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Cold Zero wether I got the Horses Sharp Shod $1.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cold Day good Wheeling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew Home Sum Stove wood to Day From Hortons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went out to Uncle Edds For Maud finished Thrashing got Home From Thrashing Dun for this Year</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5c051d6068db4fb9e90ac20b7a3b784e.pdf 060ccb54802e71d4c83853e508f5933d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 The 12th Month December 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was out at Uncle Edd A very Heavy Snow an Rane Storm I Brought Maud Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day the Snow is all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Nice Day good Wheeling again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>Very Nice Wether ground Frozen Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Little Warmer to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>it Raned a Little to Day Very Muddy SOT Had a Perade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rane all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>it Turned Very Col Last Night and snowed Sleighs ar Runing to Day again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day Very good sleighing in trees {illegible} I Paid G Humphrey $12.60 X {illegible} </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Frosty Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Draw in a stack of hay Old Mrs Tomas Young Died </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Very Disagreeable Day with wind an snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>Old Mr Tomas Young was Burried good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist 8 Bushel Wheat I Lade out $19.75 For Stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas a Very Dull Time Sleighing Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was working in the Mill all Day we comenced to grind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>Hard times the Month Ends Very Cold and Blustry</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/395c0f142bc06996bd289b81f8326f9c.pdf 0461aea106dda230824b39bc3b4555c8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1902 The 1 First Month January 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month and Year Begins Very Cold 10 Below Zero I Went to Lynn to Fix a Hay Fork for D Forester</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>another terible Blustry Day good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero I took a Load up to South Lake Lodge at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>The SOT Had an at Home supper in the Hall Dan McDonald sent Me His Thrashing accound $6.60 A Very cold Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Old Mr Willim Buels was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>Township Election to Day A nice Warm Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Helping Ross Smith to Butcher 2 Pigs 1/2 Day to Day I Helped Mr Haslip to get a Load of Hay </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>another snow storm to Day Light </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Butchered 4 Hogs to Day a Nice Warm Day I Paid Willy Johnston For Wire Fence $7.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Cutting up and Barling Pork to Day 400 lbs A Nice But Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>it snowed all Day Soft snow good sleighing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day the snow is Blowing and Drifting Terible</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day the Roads are Heavy </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Nice Mild Day District OL Met a Lansdowne 2 O clock Mother an I Drove to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Drew Home the Last of My Wood From Mr Hortons I Drove to Escott to Day second line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Helping S.C. Horten to saw wood All DAy A Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping " " Horton " " 1/2 a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was working in the saw mill at Lansdowne 1/2 a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Very fine But Cold Day Fine Sleighing Now Mary was Home to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Helping S.C. Horton to Cut Saw Logs all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " 1/2 a Day A Very heavy Snow storm in after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/248c28417b70a7b7112731de81469246.pdf 0712717e793eb683ce2fb7c7e2bfed4b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1901 The First Month January 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went Back to Dunk Reads and Bought 30 Cords of Wood I Drew 1 Load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 loads of Wood from Dunk Reads I Paid Read For Wood $10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Went up to Maple Grove to SOT District Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Working in the Saw Mill all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine But Very Cold I Was Working in the Mill all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2 sec Month February 28 Days </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Went to WB Warrens Wood Bee The Month Begins Stormy and ?Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Stormy Day snowing an Blowing Maud C was here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Terible Blizard to Day the Roads ar all Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>fine But Very Cold Roads all full I Went to Lansdowne Braking Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cold Day Some Drivers to Day Revival Meeting Started Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Stormy and Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day the Roads are all Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Nice But Cold I Drew Home a Load of Wood Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood all Day a Very stormy Day the Roads all Full</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/27a3e459a0a1712c298c717246a2ed2b.pdf 018a60ab9f6e4e66234eec848e5d992d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1902 The second 2 Month February 28 Days <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cold Day Very Little Drive to Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day the Roads are very Rough and Bad A Load of Us Went Down to Scarlet Lodge </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Went out to Uncle Edds to Day Maud and Miss H Went with us A Very nice warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Came Home from Elgin to Day Good Roads an a Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping to Dig out Pitch Holes 1/2 a Day on the Reddo L A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Bring Hay the Roads are Very Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston at Pressing Hay A Nice But cold all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day at Pressing Hay another Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went out for a Lode of Wood for Mr Haslip to to Sam Haslips A Very Nice But Cold Day Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Blustry Day Piles of snow But Bad Rodes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day I was out to CM Quinns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very Wet Day it Raned Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Was Braking a Rode to the Hay Stack I Brought the Barley From the other Place 6 Bush snow is Very Deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I went to Gananoque on Business H Willson Had a Machinery Perade A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay out of Stacks all Day a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Finished Drawing the Stacks to Day O Sullivan Helping Me 1/2 a Day Month Very Rough a Very Heavy Rane an Wind in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very fine and soft with Heavy Rane in Evening snow Nearly all Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>Sunday another very Wet Day it Rained Hard all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Sofl Day the Roads are very Soft Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood From Reeds to Day in after Noon Quite Cold to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f79cd25a19811b577bbf51aa78d4d1c7.pdf 5b56a80696ffb7e68bdc0df2366648ea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 3th Month March 31 Days 1902 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Helping John Lawwood to Saw all Day A Very Cold Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew Home another lode of wood good sleighing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Drew another Lode of Wood Home to Day A Very Warm Day the Rodes are Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Helping Mrs w. Patience to saw wood all Day A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>Another stormy Day With Sleet an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Drew Home another Lode of wood I Banked out 5 loades good Sleighing in the Morning the Last Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Working in the Mill We Bought a New Wind Staker Lots of Buggies an waggons out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane to Day the Roads are Very Bad Mrs Willie Grame wa Put in the Vault the snow Nearly all Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was working in the Mill another Very Soft Day Lots of Muds Now our First Cow Came in to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was working in the Mill a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I worked in the Mill 1/2 a Day another Very Spring-Like Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Terible Big Rane storm to Day Mary was Home to Day an Maud was out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>a Very Cold Day the Ground is Frozen Hard Patricks Day Wind North West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Cold Day good Wheeling Roads Rough Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping Ross Smith 1/2 a Day to split Fence Stakes A Terible Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>another very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>a little warmer </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was fixing Culverts on the Road 1/2 a Day With the Team The Frogs ar out again </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day I Drove up to Gananoque Mother went with me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston to Tap His Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Helping B Gavan to saw to Day a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston in Sap Bush</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0de2598d75290556be5e0df11ef9635b.pdf a533a5019f9f08f2c7244f5f9e02f2f1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1902 the 3th Month March 31 Days 1902 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping Mrs Patience Blast out a Sellar all Day 75 c A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I went out colecting Thrashing accounts I was at Gananoque Good Friday A Very Warm Day The Roads are Fine Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rane all Day the Wind was yesterday Wind South & West yesterday was good Friday </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day the Rodes are Very Mudy Easter Sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine But Cool Wind West </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1902 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>Month Begins Very Blustry with Snow and Rane I was Helping Role Johnston in Sap Bush all Day He Pade Me $5.00 S{ illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>Another Very Cold Blustry Day with snow an Rane A Very Heavy Rane Last Night Very Mudy Now </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Fixing up Fences and Cutting Wood in the yard all Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was fixing up Fence another Very Nice Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was working at Lansdowne Putting up a Building For to Hold Machinery another Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Fine and Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was working on the Building at Lansdowne I got a Pare of Gater Boots an a suite of Clothes at Hill Warrens $9<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>" " " " : </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>" " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Moved to W McClary up to His factory at Gananoque Junction A Very Cold Day Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I got 20 Bushels of oats from G Humphrey Heavy rain at night I Worked on the Building 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day I was Working at Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>Another Very Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was working at Home to Day a Very Nice Day the Rodes are Nice and Dry Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Putting up Hay Fork Back at Henery Armstrongs all Day People are starting Springs Work Very Cold </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Drawing Stone to the Mill at Lansdowne </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f3e1903b5b3f317a3f7f4ceae45fe917.pdf 83efd44c38fc3a28c3aada59f6ad210e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1902 The 4th Month April 30 Days <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Drawing Stone for the Foundation of the Machine Building at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>" " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was working in the Mill all Day I got 18 Bushel of grain grounned A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Went out to Frankvill to Day with Miss Hanna</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Drove out to Cran Worth Near Smith Falls to Day A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Drove all through Burgess to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Down to Pike Falls and Olivers Fery A Terible Wind Storm to Day A Big Fire in Agusta North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Drove throug a Lot of New Boyne Mr N. R. Johnston Died at 6 P.M. A Very Cold Day A Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Drove trough the Portland District and Back to Frankville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Came Home from Frankvill to Night NR Johnston was Burried A Terible Rane and Wind Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day the Roads are Very Mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Plowed the garden to Day A Very nice Warm Day the Mare Had a Colt this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Put some Minure and Filed up the garden I got 4 Gall Coal Oil and Planted som Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rane Storm Last Night 4 Galls Cole oil the Month Ends Fine but the Land is Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was fixing up Fence A Very Nice But Cool Day the Month Begins Fine an Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Drawing stone all Day to the Mill Yard Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Wet Day it Raned all Day the Land is very wet Now </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>quartly Meeting to Day Mary and I Joined the church the IOOF Peraded to church to Day at 2:30 to Methodist Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rane Storm Last Night Very Showry to Day allso</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I took Uncle Andy out to uncle Edds Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ec240b1032857eb99edd285dbe3ee600.pdf 3304ba4e68b436663bdd4f20a4f924be PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 5th Month May 31 Days 1902 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I worked up up the Potato ground a Put out Some Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Cold Day Zero Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Bushels it Froze Very Hard Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cool Day the Roads ar Good Now Old Mr Tomas Story Died yesterdy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cool Day I Finished Planting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Went to Bro Tomas Storeys funeral a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day I Painted the Kitchen Floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I went to Gananoque For Repares for Saw Mill For W B Warren</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I got the Gray Horse shod all Round I was working for WB Warren 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Day a Little Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was working at the Mill all Day getting Redy to Moove out the saw A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Were Loading up Machinery all Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>We Finished Loading to Day another Very warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Mooved the Mill to KaneTown to Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We set the Mill to Day and sawed 1 Log with Engine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>We set the other Engine and Lade some water Pipes and came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Verry Wet Day a Terible Heavy Rane Last night Queens Birth Day Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>another very warm Day LOL No 100 Had a Church Perade </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Went Down to Sw A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>We sawed all Day a little Shower an Cold snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>We saw all Day Heavy Rain We Came Home Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>Provincal Election Beaties Majority 508 Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was saw Down in Canetown a Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>We sawed all Day another Very warm Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c63518042d8b9bb2d87d94ce6f90fb6c.pdf 94bbfb14f953eac5b560a8e28152b134 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June 30 Days 1902 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day the Month Begins Fine and Warm I took Lizzie and Maud out to Uncle Edds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was sawing Down in Canetown another Very Hot Day Old Mr Tom Earl was Burried to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I " " " " all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>we sawed 1/2 a Day a Very Heavy Rane in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>We Sawed all Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rane in the Fore noon We came Home at Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Terible Wet Day it Raned Nearly all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Went Back to Canetown to Saw $1.75 another Very warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>We sawed all Day a Little Rane in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>We Finished sawing in Canetown to Day $1.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Mooved Home the Machinery to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was at Home I cultivated out the Potato and Howed sum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was Howing the Potatoes and Mowed the grass around the Hous A Very hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Disagreable Day John Quin family was Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>X I was at Lansdowne getting the Machinery Redy to Moove to Gananoque A Big Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>We Mooved to Gananoque to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Went out to Ellis Vill to District Division Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was working in the Mill at Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>We sawed all Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rane Storm we Didnt work any to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e217979cc745a011646ac4de6a116dfa.pdf 2cf45f85ad678b394f0fb8ed5000c9e5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June 30 Days 1902 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Went Back to Gananoque to sale a Very Nice Warm Day $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Sawing all Day another Very Nice cool Day $2.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " " A Little Rane $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " " " " A Very Heavy Rain and Hale storm $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " " " " another Very Nice Warm Day 2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>We were Sawing all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Cool and cloudy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month 31 Days July 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>a Very Warm Day Month Begins Fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Sawed 1/2 a Day Went to Silibration in after noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Heavy Rane we sawed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Sawed all Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>We sawed all Day A little Rane all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>the LOL No 26 Had a Church Perade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Sawed 1/2 a Day A Terible Thunder Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>We finished Sawing and {rest of line illegible} to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>We mooved Home from Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went to Brockville to cilibratoin 12th of July A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Very Nice Cooll Day Very Windy </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/75389decc8fd9bf0d51e661fed41304a.pdf 5415b87130311958e2e7b1d716b7055c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7th Month July 31 Days 1902 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Wet Day a Terible Heavy thunder Storm Last Night No Haying Doing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Raking a cocking up the Hay across the Rode</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Finished Putting up Hay to Night A good Drying Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Drawing an Hay We Put in 8 Loads J.P. Redmonds House was Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>We finished Drawing in Hay out of Field Across the Road another Heavy Rane in the evening </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Showry and cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Wet Day I got the Horses Shod 60 c </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day I Mowed 1/2 a Day for ET Keating on the Old Mans Place I Mowed 1/2 a Day at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Raking and Putting up Hay A Very Warm Day Another Terible Big Rane a Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>another showry Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay I had Tomy Keating Helping A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Mowed and put up Some More Hay A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>I went out to Elgin with E Foster another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>We came Home From New Borough to Day Another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Mowed some more Here and Sum fore ET Keating A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Putting up Hay all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Had Tomy Keating Helping me to stack all Day The Month Ends very fine an Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 8 Month August 31 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Had Charley Mathuse Helping me 1/2 a Day A Very Big Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Nice Drying Day some Peeple are Drawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>I went up to Gananoque Junction to DW Mc </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Finished Mowing to Day a Very Hot Day I was sick</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c11fd8e6a345cc629af158d59f6267ff.pdf cb2474f97880c5662b10d4c607c161c3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1902 The 8th Month August 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Finished the Stack to Day A Very Hot Day I was sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew in 2 Loads of Hay I was Sick all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Finished Haying to Day 10 Loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Showry Day I was out at Lansdowne Puting in Wind Stackes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Helping W B Warren with a 1/2 a day to saw wood I Went to the Bay our Stacker came to Day <tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Wet Day Maud was out Hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very Nice after Noon a Heavy Rain in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Day at Haying 1<u>50</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was working at Brock Trudels For T Bryan all Day $1<u>50</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Fiting up the Thrashing Machine all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Helping J.T. Warrren at Harvesting all Day $1.50 Martha Came Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went Down to Rockfield to See John T Warren all day A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Helping John T. Warren at Harvest all Day $1<u>50</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was " " " " " Paid 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>" " " " " all Day Paid 150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>we was fiting up machine </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We finished Putting on Wind Stacker to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We Mooved up to Noah Pecks an thrashed the Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day Martha was Home Miss H was Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Mooved to JB Willsons an thrashed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Mooved from JB Willsons Home</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/273a1403bfc03edec1c40214ef913cc9.pdf 51cb97cfb0c6f812bbea44c510355bf2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8 Month August 31 Days 1902 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>We Went to Mr Smiths {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>We finished {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Mooved to JT Warrens{rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>We finished thrashing {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>another very Nice warm Day {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 9 Month September 31 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>We was Fixing up the Machine 1/2 a Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Mooved to C E Earls at Noon 1/2 We McNickl comenced work </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Finished a CE Earls an Mooved to Arthur McNickles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>We thrashed at A. McNickles a Very Wet an Windy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>We finished at McNickels an Mooved to H Dayeses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>We thrashed a JB Landons an Mooved to Noah McNealys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>We thrashed a Noah McNeals an Mooved at to John Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td> Jerry Johnston at John Crosses an Mooved to Alik McLarys </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>We thrashed A Mclarys to Bruce McNickle Was Warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>we thrashed at Will Grays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>We thrashed at Amos McNiells</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>We thrashed W. Jacks an Moved to Wessely McNeils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Fine Day Heavy Frost Last Night {top line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Hot Day <s>uncle Adam came here</s> from Toronto Fine </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td><s>uncle Edd and George Edwards</s> went Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/76fe5e84b096297068af544738ab8aa3.pdf e1d7a34c1617007b2bd75fc94cc5aabc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 9th Month September 31 Days 1902 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>21</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d41323e18016d5a87d0c587c2dba080.pdf 94fb1d78cde4e3fa2c5eb4f70e6b6ea3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Very Mild The first Month January 1903 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was out colecting thrashing account Month Begins Very Blustry good Sleighing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Terible Fogy Day We Drove to Lansdowne I paid $80 Note I took a Load with to South Lake LOL</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rain all Day snow Nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>Another Very Blustry Day Poor Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>Election Day I took Maud out to uncle Edds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I went to Portland with Maud to Day Very Cold Vall Renald was killed at JC W{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I came Home from Portant to Day good sleighing a Very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I ground in Mill 1/2 a Day I Went to Vall Renold Funeral we Rented Stone Crusher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Terible Cold Day good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Gananoque for the Saw Mill Machinery with WB Warren</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>a terible Cold an Stormy Day Heavy Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>another terible stormy Day the Roads all full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Dry Wood Very Bad Roads District OL at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went for a Load of Wood for Mr Haslip I went to the union to S{illegible} meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Stormy Day the Roads are all Blowed Full I went to Lansdowne I got a Box of Horse Blankets an Bag Salt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Long Wood from Reeds the Roads are Very Heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping Put in the Machinery in the Mill a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very cold 28 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>another terible cold Day 24 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was out colecting I was to Gananoque A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>SOT District Meeting at Lansdowne a Terible Big snow Storm George an Mary Sumers Brought Maud out Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I took a Grist to 22 Bushels a Stormy Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e2b9a96f8b4912a8d19c0254ed7782fd.pdf 5b57373c5194a399082e5f8fec5489b6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 The 1st Month January 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>another very Cold and Blustry Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Dry Wood from Reeds good Roads Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>another terible Heavy snow Storm to Day Old Mr Hugh Running Died Mrs Malery Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Drew Home the first Load of Green Wood for this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Dry Wood old Mr Hugh Running was Put in the Vault Big thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>another very soft Day a Little Rane a concert for LOL No 26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>+ another very soft Day Heavy Thunder an Lightning WN. Bowens Little Boy Died Last Night From Fever</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day snow an Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>the Month Ends Fine an Very Mild good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1903 </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the Second 2th Month February 28 Days 1903 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Month Begins Fine But Cloudy an Cold John Quinn and Family was up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>Caldamas a Very Dark and Fogy Day I Drew Home 1 More Load Wood to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>County OL. Met at Lansdowne to Day A Terible Big Sleet Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>another very soft Day Now an Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Terible Blustry Day Snow and Wind Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew the Last of the dry Wood Home I Helping Ross Smith 1/2 a Day to Butcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Very Fine Day Mary and I Drove to Day Lansdowne for Groceries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Terible Big Snow Storm and wind to Day Quartly Meeting to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Nice Day the Roads are Bad Mary went to Ferman Crosses to Work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Green Wood from Reeds I Paid W Mcnight $15<u>00</u> Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Green Wood to Day a Big Rane at night I Bought 10 Cords of of Wood the Roads are very soft </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>We B{illegible} of Athens to Look after Stone Braker A Very Slushy Day Roads Bad</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/32eb66b7a9e7be1196eba9097c84b6fe.pdf ac57fd43a3f3780b39cd60bba5c47c00 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 the 2th Month February 28 Day 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Fine Day the SOT Plaid in a Ban Boon to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very nice Day Very good sleighing went up Mrs Hannaford {rest of line illegible} Old Mr Willson Was Buried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Drew Home another Lode of green Wood A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of wood to Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Terible stormy and Blustry Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Very Cold Day I went to Lansdowne got a Whifeltree I Brought a New set of Clothes $17<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood A Very Cold Day I Paid Dunk Reed $6<u>00</u> on wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Stormy Day I worked on the Mill 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Nice But a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood a Very stormy Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I " Home another Load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads 12 Cords Home Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew 2 Loads of wood to the Stone Piles to Day A Very Nice warm Day good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Soft with Heavy Ranes all Day Snow Nearly all gone </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Thr 3th Month March 31 Day 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>Month Begins fine But very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>attened the C{illegible} to Day Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Drew another Load of Wood to the Stone Piles A Very Soft Day Road Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Drew another Load of Wood to Stone Piles a Very Soft Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>another stormy Day Soft Snow Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2a3312743efed07438b19dbca8e18eb9.pdf 4c08582414f5e88cfa7d579afccbc2f9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 3rd Month March 31 Days 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Took a Load of SOT out to Seeleys Bay to Play to night a BB A Nice warm Day Bad Sleighing Buggies are Runing again </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day a Very Big Rane after Noon & Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>Another Very Slopy Day at 1:15 AM Old Mrs Sam Johnston Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>Maggie Smith Died this Morning at 1 AM I Went to Mrs Johnstons Funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Maggies Funeral 130 PM she was Burried A Very Nice Day But Very Bad Roads </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very nice But Very Cloudy Day a Very Muddy Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Cloudy and Dark Time Very Mild wether for March One of the Big Team Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Nice Mil Day I was Cutting Wood for Mr Haslip A Very Exciting Time in Lansdowne over tryal of Body Snatching 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>Another Nice Warm Day I Was helping CM Quinn to Fit DB Johnstons the Roads are drying up some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Nice Day a Little colder the Roads are drying up some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Nice Bright Day the Bright Day in 2 Weeks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Wet an Dark Day Big Rane Last Night Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>Another Very Nice warm Day I comenced to cut the Wood in the yard Frogs ar Coking again </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was cutting Wood in yard all Day A Very Nice Warm Day the Frogs ar Snging Mary to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Lovely Spring Day I was cutting wood all Day I Paid John Reeds $10 on wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Spring Like Day I took Mother to Lansdowne in Afternoon I cut sum Wood to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Nice But cold Day Mary was Home to Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rane all Day a Terible Slushy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day with Rane and Snow very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Cold Day the Ground is white with snow Has snowed a Little all Day Will Quinn Died </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Nice Bright Day if a Frozen Hard to Day I was cutting wood all Day in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>Another Very Nice Day was Cutting Wood in Yard The Grave Robery Tryal in Brockville</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6eae8ecd841733ae79596c0fa1aa6f8b.pdf cbbf463cd895eef3920b5cca42eedc4e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 3th Month March 1903 31 Day <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Fine But Cold Day I was Cutting wood in the yard all Day Old Mr Cookman Died Mr John Fair Died 10 P.M</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very nice But cool Day the Roads ar getting Dry again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Nice But Cool Day the ground is drying up fast I was Cutting Wood in the yard All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Fine and Warm Mrs John Fare was Put in the Vault to Day Old Mr Cookson Was Put in the Vault to Day I got 100 of Flower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very fine and warm I got 2 gates from Sam Copland We Took Down Box Stove I was cutting Wood 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to see about Job of Crushing For the Town A Very Windy Day Roads are good </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>A terible Big Rane storm all Day and Night and Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>Very Cold a Heavy Fall of Snow Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Nice Bright Day the Roads are Frozen Hard I Drov Mis H Down to Will Landons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Cold Raw Day Sum Snow on yet I cut some more wood in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>a little Warmer to Day Very Mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Nice Day I lCut sum More Wood to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Nice Day I went out to Reeds for the Mare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>another showery Day I got the Gray Horse cliped Wind NW and North all Day Very cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Nice Drying Day I was Fixing up fence Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>Easter Sunday A Very nice But Cold Day Wind NW Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was sick all Day the ground is getting quite Dry Very Cool Uncle Andy came Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Cleaning up seed grane a Very nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane to Day an Very Cold Jas Foley Died (Robert * Boy)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Showry Day an Cold Wind North</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d2e7a485b787180a3755b9a9ff068df.pdf abaa3129b5663b197caaa02105d7dbad PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thye 4th Month April 30 Days 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Cleaning up Seed Grane Wind W X NW A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I took a grist of feede to Lansdowne 40 Bushels A Very Dry Now Wind N </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Lovely Day I spent the Day at Lansdowne our First cow cme calved</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed the ground for the Potatoes Purple Spring Wind NW X W</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Helping O Sullivan to Draw in Hay stack all Day I Sold 3 yearlings to Ab Cook for 30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Draw in Hay all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>" " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was working in the Mill all Day Finished Sawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Working for WB Warren all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>We was working at the crushing to Day I was working in the Mill all Day Put {illegible} up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>Alfred Warren and I went to Gananoque for Repares for Crusher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I worked up the grond and Planted some Potatoes </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>We was Fixing up Crusher Month Ends Very Fine </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>30</td> <td>We started to Crush Ston at Lansdowne Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Fine and Warm Crushed all Day Springs work Nearly all Dune</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Finished at Lansdowne an Moved to F Crosses another Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>Mr James Horton was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>We crushed all Day at Crosses Pitt Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>We crushed at Crosses 3/4 Very Poor Wether Tobe Wart Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Mooved up to Giles Pile it Raned 3 Hours </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>We crushed all Day Tobe Wart was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f2a5cabcc9165f8da735669af7bf984f.pdf 51599a86779f40112461bc38bcde0db4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 5th Month May 31 Days 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was crushing at Giles Very Nice growing time Mr tobe was Put in the Vault </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We was Crushing at Giles another Very Hot Day 41 Cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Very Nice cool Day Quartly Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>We finished at Giles and Mooved to Asel Kisees 16 C John Crosbies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Crushed Crosses Pitt and Mooved to Albert Akins 21 C A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Crushed at Akens all Day O got Hurt an Came Home another Nice warm Day I got Hurt </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>they Finished Akenses Pitt and Mooved to Joel Webbs I was at Home Sick A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>they Crushed at Webs all Day I was at Home sick Mrs Asher Willsey was Berried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>they Finished at Webs to Day I was at Home I am feeling Better A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>We mooved from Webs to Joe Adams and crushed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>We were crushing at Actons A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>We finished and Mooved to Gananoque </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Were Reparing Crusher all Day S{illegible} Lizzie Went to New York</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We got Fixed up and started to crush at 330</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We crushed all Day Everything went Nice A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very Cool and Cloudy Day I was at Home all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We were crushing in Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>We finished in Gananoque and mooved to the Junction Very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>We crushed 15 and at G. Gardiners at the Junction 15 cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>Mooved out to Wood Burn to will Tompsons Very windy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>We crushed all Day Nice an cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>We crushed at Will Tompsons Very Cool to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c65a6825817b9365e210f2471d412805.pdf 8c8d07eca91aba8f8f988d3c85a558f4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June 30 Days 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Warm and Dry We Finished crushing on the Loyd Boat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Mooved out to South Lake to W. Bells </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>We finished at Bells and Mooved to Fethersons </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Fethersones Pile we Finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>We was crushing at Archy McCaffins all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Mccaffans Very hot wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a little Rane to Day I went up to John Eden Grove to church I Had Miss H up to Eden Grove Dell Molton was Drowned</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>We finished at Mccallpans and Mooved to Dempsters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>We crushed all Day on Dempsters Pile Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Finished and mooved to Tomas Herbisons SOT District M at GJ {meeting at Gananoque Junction}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>We crushed all Day at Herbisons Very cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane all Day Nothing Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I came Home from Crushing Last Night A Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was Crushing at Tom Herbesons a Terible Mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>" " " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>We finished at Herbison an Moved to James Boils Pile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Boiles old Mr John Warren Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>We finished at Jas Boils an Mooved to John Boils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>We was Fiting Elevators We Came Home at Noon 2 Men Sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Wet day </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very hot Day I Helped F Warren to Saw Wood We Mooved a Building to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/59705d9e0a5a67e3d1632ae087309b70.pdf 63c77116a7c5af37d63e95b60e349105 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June Day 30 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rane all Day the R.Cs Pickens Spoilt {ripe cucumber pickles spoiled ? }</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>We were crushing at John Boils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " Crushing at John Boils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>we finished at John Boils an mooved to Eldon Moores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>we was crushing at Eldon Moors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Mooved to the Pit at Legs factory Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>We was crushing Pile at the Factory</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>We were crushing the Pit at L Factory </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>A terible Thunder storm Last Night A Very Wet Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>We fnished at factory and mooved to to W Fares Pile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>we was Crushing at W Fares Pile Finished an Mooved to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td><s>We finished at A Fares mooved to</s> We was fiting up all Day to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>we was fiting up all Day in town</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>We got started crushing 3 o clock PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Were Crushing in Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " Very Hot wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>a church Perade in Greenfield LOL No 100 an 26 in 27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I went to Kingston to Cilibrations </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2fcfe5457e7e1af629869cbdd45e3c51.pdf 31b748a4c7e6a8848516f1ab370151ff PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7 Month July 31 Days 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Mooved to Will Butchers and crushed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane We Drove to Gananoque After Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Finished at Butchers and mooved to Andy Clendens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>We crushed at Clendens all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Mooved to Jos Emeries and crushed some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>we crushed at Emeries all Day got through</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Mooved to Dave Arleen Dodds and crushed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>a terible Big Rane Nothing Done to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>another wet Day Nothing Done All at Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>WE Crushed Part of the Day Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Mooved to Dave Dodds Pitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>We Crushed at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>Nothing Doing Mooved to Charly Greys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>We crushed some to Day all </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Crushed at Greys all dayu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td><s>We Mooved {illegible}</s> We Mooved Down to Tom McCrays Lansdowne {illegible}</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ce3289238bee89f2d1ae3e0fb5aebc10.pdf e2d5b5396434e0ce59f9293275550503 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 The 8th Month August 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>We crushed at Tom McCrays Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very nice Cay Miss H and I went to the River</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very nice Day Not crushing Men all away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>a Terible Big Rane all Day nothing Done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Wet Day We Run 2 Horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Terible Big Rane Storm Nothing Done to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day no Crushing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Nice Hay Day I was working at Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Little More Rane Mr Haslip Died at 10 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>Mr Haslip Died Last Night I was Working at our Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>Another terible Rane storm Last Night Mr Haslip was Berried I took Frd Warren to the River {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was working at our Haying a Very Wet time I Had T Harpnell Helping me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Was Drawing in Hay a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I finished Drawing in Hay I took 2 Loads to Lesd A Little Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay for George Mathus all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>I spent Sunday at the River with EJ Warren& Miss H</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I worked in the Mill and sawing all Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>We started up the crusher to Day again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>We finished at Tom McCrays and Mooved to Henery Armstrongs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>We crushed all Day at Armstrongs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>We finished and Mooved to Jas Grame I Got Hurt Mooving +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td><s>I was Lade up</s> First day off</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5e088951d227d9c2917025c2f3c2a5b9.pdf 4c71937db6c0fd1beab8cc30daa5741d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8th Month August 31 Days 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Warm Day they Brought me Home the Bradley Factory was Burnt Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I wasnt able to get out of Bed </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>Wes Johnston Butchered a Pig for me and No Better yet More Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>another fine Day I am no Better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>We was crushing at Chas Armstrons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>We finished at Armstrongs I Got Hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Laid up they crushed at AW</td> </tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Wet Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine they was crushing at Shefied</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day I Was Very Bad to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>They were fixing up the Engine </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>the Mooved the old Engine Down to the crusher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>they were crushing at Shpperds Martha came Home Maud Came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>They were " " at W. Sheppards </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>The finished at Shepards an Mooved to Nunns Pile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>the crushed at Nunns Pile to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c9001b62b56d3ab6aeeddb27414c42fb.pdf c098a6e5f72afdd3400a586c4f96a390 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 The 9th Month September 30 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another very warm Day I was able to Walk around to day Uncle Andy came out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Hot Day uncle Edd came Home from Toronto trane Jas and Andy Was Helping Mr Smith at Harvest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>Uncle Edd an George went Home Uncle Andy went away to Day Mother was Very Poorly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Nice Harvest Day I am not able to work yet Martha went to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Terible Day Rain Storm all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>Another nice But Cool Day Was Able to Walk around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>Nice Warm wether Now a Lot of Harvesting to Do Yet Mrs Barney McM{illegible} Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Nice Mrs B Mc{entry illegible} was Put in the Vault to day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>another good Harvest Day The First Day of Lansdowne Fare Mrs John Allen Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>Martha Went Back to Montreal a Very Warm Day the Last Day of Lansdowne Fare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Nice Day We Finished Harvest to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Role Johnston For Repares For Plow A Very nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very nice Day I went out to crusher to see them workI I Havent Ben able to Work for 5 Weaks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day I am not able to go to work yet I got 4 galons of cole oil</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>A very Heavy Wind all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Nice warm Day I was working on Crusher We Broke a Wheal We Finished at Mr Grahams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Had Tom Bryan Helping me to Put out Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>Tom Bryan ws Helping me all Day at Minure The Month Ends warm an Cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 10 Mon</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3a57868035e9db7a67a8195aab3f3944.pdf 7182d7fea50ef5d9ceff5493d03c2bab PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 The 10 Month October 31 Days 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Had Tom Bryan Helping Me at the Minure all day the Month Begins showry But Warm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>Tomas Bryan and I went to Lyndhurst Fare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was working on the crusher a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>Miss H and I went to Fred Latimers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was on Crusher all Day Very Hot Day I Had Tom Bryan on crusher to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Marten Crosses Pile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished Crosses Pile and to Will Cooks We got 57 Bushels of Oats from A Willsey Crushed to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rane all Day Nothing Done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td><s>We crushed some at cooks to Day</s> Rain a Little All Day a Very Muddy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Wet Day Nothing Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>A nice Drying Day Very Cool </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>We crushed some at Cooks to Day Mudy Old Mr Keating Died </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Cooks {illegible} We went up to Farefax to Pull W.BW seperator out Stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>We crushed some at John Lappens Old Mr RV Keating was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>We crushed all Day at J Toppens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We finished at J Lappins and Mooved to Ezery McKays We thrashed Here to Day 400 Bushels 100 of wheat </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane again to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>We crushed sum at McKays to Day A Nice warm Day Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>We was fixing up crusher to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>We crushed sum to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We crushed all Day terible Wind all Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/85b35b4a97c2855d23fb55e7a056f7d0.pdf 6cf0cbb150d8a0712e1e3001359a82f5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 10th Month October 31 Days 1903 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>We finished McKays Pile 35 cords Very Cold Very Wet and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</s></td> <td>24</td> <td>{illegible} to Day to {illegible} to Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>we mooved from Ezara McKays to M Cooks Very Cool We crushed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>we crushed all Day a Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>we crushed all Day " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Mooved to Nate McKays an crushed 1/2 a Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>We crushed all Day at N McKays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</s></td> <td>31</td> <td>We finished at McKays an Mooved to Warren Landons A Heavy Thunder Storm Little Rain Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1909</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins cool and cloudy Quartly Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>We was crushing at Warren Landons a Very fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>" " " A Nice warm Day " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>We finished at Landons We Mooved to Kases </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>A terible Heavy Rane and Snow Storm this is Snow this Fall </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Cold Day the ground Frozen No working to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</s></td> <td>7</td> <td>We went up But Did Not work Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>We crushed all Day We Broke Down at 4 pm A Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Mooved the Crusher Home for the Season a Very High Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Hot Day the ground is very Hard</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3bc8baab94534ce4826fb4a67e2beb6d.pdf 87a0ebe88b83da7884cc5d7844ebac5c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 11 Month November 30 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day O filled up a Load of grane to go to Mill Gananoque A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed all Day another very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist of feede 25 Bushel and 6 Bus of Wheat A Very Cold Rough Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Cloudy and cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Very Heavy storm of Ice snow and Rane all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Nasty Day with Ice and Slush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Cold Day But Bright Ground is frozen Quite Hard Some peeple are trying to Plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Very Cold But fine Day Nothing Mutch Doing the ground is Frozen Very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Cold Day I went to Dave Sliters Rasin after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day good wheeling Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>Very Cold and cloudy a Little Snow falling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Stormy Day with snow and Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>another very Cold Day I got a New coat at Grahams $3<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very Cold 2 Below Zero No Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>Continues Very Cold Mary came Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>a Littel warmer to Day Day Very nice Wether Nothing mutch Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cold Day I Helped John Lappen 1/2 a Day to {illegible} </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very fine Day the Roads are fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>the Month Ends very fair an warm</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d8d8db01444e3f03eb79d7455c3d5319.pdf fcfd30f359eaab362603d30ebeb398b1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 The 12th Month December 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins fine and warm No Snow I Helped John Lappen to Put up WindMill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice warm Day a Very Nice Time </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Nice But Cold day No snow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day Nice Wheeling now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day with snow the First Heavy Snow Storm I got Bill Sharp Shod 40 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Nice But cloudy Day I was up to John Bryan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Stormy and Blustry Day 2 inches of snow fell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day the first Sleighs First Sleighs Run this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Cold and Blustry Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping WB Warren to get Redy a grist to Day 50 Paid Very Blustry </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was workning at the Mill all Day Paid 50 A Very Heavy Snow storm 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>we started to grind to Day it is thawing some 50 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Cold Day it Raned all Night John Quinn was Here Very icy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>we ground all Day A Very Cold Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>We ground all Day another Very Cold Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day I Went to Gananoque to attend LOL No 51 in a L{illegible} very good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>We ground all Day another Cold Day $100 WB W Hurt His foot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was working around the Mill 1/2 a Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Ground all Day A Very Nice But Cold Day I got 3 Galls of cole oil $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Very Big Rane all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Butchered a Pig 275 lbs A Very Blustry Evening with Snow</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1364916650fbcfbdad899a65925053a5.pdf 5ed37650974d81dc8fcad43e0b3dbc5a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1903 The 12th Month December 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Grinding all Day Very Cold Nice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I took Mary out to Aunt Saries she is Very sick good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>a terible Heavy Rain all Day I was sick All Day A Very Icy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas Day A Very nice But Cold Day The Roads are all Ice I was at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Grinding all Day a Very Cold Day 15 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Very Cold and Blustry Day the worst storm of wind and snow this winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I got a grist of feed 12 Bushels at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was grinding all Day a Very Cold Day $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>Will Johnston Dick Horton & Herb Sook got Married to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Year Ends Very cold and Blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Not Very Good Sleighing yet this winter I went up to Marbel rock with SH Warren and into Gananoque a Very Cold Day Times are farly Good Priceses ar good and Wages ar Very High from $1<u>00</u> to 2<u>00</u> Dolars Per Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4e90683985b83664441abd2540bb15e9.pdf db694049d6554e3db6f7c6252ee6f23a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1904 The First Month January 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month an year Begins Very Cold an Stormy I was colecting 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>a terible cold and Blustry Day Heavy snow storm at Night I Went to Lansdowne I was at Home all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 20 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>Township Elections I drew Home First Load of Wood this afternoon A Very Cold Day very good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another cold 28 Below Zero </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>a little warmer to Day Another Snow Storm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day Thawing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Terible Stormy Day snow and Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Went out to Frankville with Miss H a little Snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Drove from Frankville to Burgeses to Day a Lovely Day But Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drove Throu to Cranworth to Mrs Toffies A Lovely Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drov to Ren Jaksons at Pike Falls an then to Olavers Ferry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drove to Lum Bardy and New Boyne A Very Stormy Day Soft Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terible stormy Day I was at Mr B Jaksons {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Drove out to Portland District to Andy Mcdonalds A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Came Back to Frankville very Stormy Day of Soft Snow Very Bad Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>I staid at Frankvill over Sunday on way to The Storm is Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>Came Home to Day the Roads ar terible 24 Below was 2 feet of Snow on the Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day 35 Below Zero the Road ar Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Mary came Home from Uncle Edds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Cold and Blustry Day 30 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>another Blustry Day Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2bf515fcea35abb4d823c0be16cba0d.pdf b0a7f36e6befcbe131420ed19fdfcea8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1904 The First Month January 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Cold Day I Drove to Lansdowne George Sumers Went Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a terible Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Went out to Seeleys Bay to SOT District A terible Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Came Home From the Bay Terible Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Drawing in Stack of Hay I had T Bryan Helping Me A Very Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was " in Hay Tom Began Helped me all Day A terible Cold Day 30 B Z.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>We finished Drawing in Hay at Noon A Little Warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Stormy Roads all full A terible Blustry Day Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The second Month February 29 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cold an Stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Snow storm Rob was Helping I comenced to cut wood on Robs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was cutting Wood on Rob Christie to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was cutting wood all Day A Terible Stormy Day Roads all full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I cleaned up a grist of Wheat and Fixed Sleigh Rack For A Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>another very Stormy Day with sleet From NE </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Terible stormy Day with Sleet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of wheat 10 Bushels Ver Cold The Roads was Terible Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I went out and Bought 6 Cords of wood from Frank Grady $9.<u>60</u> Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of wood from Frank O Grady</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drew " " " " "</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9186dafd82f8db5d81aea2b15ad04204.pdf cb0f9b0768dd8c77fc5923446b374885 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 More Loads from F. Gradies today A Very Nice Warm Day Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terbile Stormy and Cold Day and cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>another very Cloudy Day Stormy Roads all Full 30 Below Z.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>" " A Terible Cold and Stormy Day Roads Full </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went to Lansdowne to Day for Stuf Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Drew Home the last of the wood From Frank O Gradies 6 cords Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Drew Home a load of Dry Wood from Reeds to Day Old Mr John Cook Died this Morning 5 AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Drew Home the Last of the Dry Wood from Reeds to Day I took out a grist of feed to Lansdowne 10 Bus</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>Old Mr J Cook Was Put in the Vault to Day 330 PM First went to the Funeral A Nice Soft Warm Day Miss H was out the PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rain Last Night A Very Blustry Day Very Bad Roads to Day Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>Another Very Stormy Day I wne to Lansdowne after girls</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Chopping Wood over on Role Johnstons A nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very stormy and Blustry Day Mrs Hilliad Latimore Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Cutting Wood in Johnstons Bush all Day A Nice Warm Day <s>Mary went to work at Jmes Greens</s></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Went to Charley Erls Bea Drawing Timber Mrs Latimore was Put in the Vault another Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Terible Stormy Day with Rane Sleet an Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>the Month Ends Very Cold an Rough I was Helping D B Johnston to Saw Wood all Day Old Mr Nickles Horten Died to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Month Begins Very Blustry the Worst Wind Storm this winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day I was sick all Day Mr Horton was Put in the Vault The Bell Ringers Had a concert in Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Terible Blustry Day With Wind and Rane Tom Bryan Mooved to Seelys Bay </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>Mary Went to work at Jas Greers Sawed at CE Earls to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b51c0463ef56e4454847644159a03e0.pdf 793b77f33e7722e783c3f387d7820f78 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 3th Month March 31 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Helping CE Earl to Saw all Day A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very nice Soft Day Mother Went Down to Mr Smith </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Terible Big Rain Roads Very Bad Joey Stacey Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day Very Bad Roads Lost of snow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Cutting Wood over in Role Johnstons Very Cold again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Cold Day Sleighing good again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drew Home 5 loads of Wood from Role Johnstons A Very Nice But Cold Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day Good Roads I took Miss H down to R Hortons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Nice Day I Drew Home 4 Loads of Wood Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>another stormy and Blustry Day Orlandow Keating Had an Auction Sale WBW Sold the Big Mare $115</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I went to Kingston to attend the Grand OL of Ontario to Day A Lovely Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>St Patrick Day I was in Kingston attending GL another Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Came Home from Grand L. A Very Heavy Snow Storm Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I drew Home 2 More Loads of Wood a Very Nasty I Went to Lansdowne in afternoon Storm of Snow an Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>Another Very Nice But Cold Day good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Finished Drawing Home Wood to Day Old Mrs Donivan of Farfax was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow With Thunder & Lightning We Got a New Steel Range Stove $69<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I went to DB Johnstons Bee Drawing Timber Roads are Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Lansdowne for some Potatoes Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very Soft Day the watter is Very High to Night Bad Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>The First Buggies out to Day this Spring Very Bad Roads Now</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/edc2b01cd8143c691c2f669f647c4884.pdf a748f599ed8730469984bc19c95dde3f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 3th Month March 31 days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>a Very Nice But cold Day lots of Ice on the Roads in Places Yet Lots of Buggies out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping W.B. Warren to get out saw Logs in Bulgers Wood all Day 1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was sick all Day a Very warm Day Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was at Home all Day another Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was Helping WB Warren to get out Saw Logs all Day Rose Smith was Married at 11 am Month Ends with Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 4th Month April 30 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Wet a Terible Heavy Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Nasty and cold Day with Rane and Snow the Roads Very Sloppy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>Easter Sunday a Very Cold Day But Bright Miss H. was out Here in the After Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I comenced to cut wood in the yard to Day The Ground Froze Very Hard Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Nice Drying Day I was Cutting Wood 1/2 a Day The Roads ar Quite Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Went to Lansdowne for a Load of ground Feede Ros Smith got Home Last Night A very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Had the Sawing Machene The Frogs Singing First this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Finished Sawing the Wood in after Noon a Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I split sum Wood to Day a Very Heavy Thunder and Rane Storm I went to Lansdowne in after Noon Terible Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Very Wet and Cold Day Very Mudy Now Will Foley was Sent to the Asylum yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>Another Very Cold and wet Day I got Bill Clipped Old Mrs Haskens was Burried </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very nasty Day with Snow Rane and Sleete I was clening up Seed grane I took DorBay Stove</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>a very Cold Day Ground Frozen Hard some snow </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was splitting Wood 1/2 Day A Very Cold Day Mith a Heavy Snow Storm the First Cow came in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I too the circler Saw down to Rockfield for George Renolds I got 4 Gall cole Oil a Very nice But Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was splitting wood all Day Very Cold Day the ground is covered with snow</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d695763f1811cf61f8969b4b0716b941.pdf 698fa5b9e3f0b8420b4b4473f039f6b2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. (1904) The 4th Month April 30 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>Another Nice But Very Cold Day the Ground Frozen Hard 2 Cows in Mary Was Home to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day Some People Has comenced to Plow I was Splitting Wood in the Yard 18 cords split</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day it snowed a Little all Day We Split some Wood to Day + I called on Young Mrs Smith the First Call</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Terible Blizard to Day there is 4 inches of snow on the Level A Very Cold Time Nothing Doing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Split Wood 1/2 a Day Tomy Moorhead was Berried A Very Spring Like Day Wess Webster was taken to asylum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was splitting wood all Day Another cow came in 3 in Now A Nice Warm Day Lot of snow around yet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was splitting wood all Day A Very Nice Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day the IOOF Peraded to Church A Very Big Rane at night Miss Webster was Put in the Vault <u> E.C</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very Cool and Cloudy Day Very Mudy again I was splitting wood I Bought a Razor from A. Juc 80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Finished splitting our Wood a Very Cool and Cloudy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day a Little Rane in Evening </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I comenced to fix up fence A Terible Big Rane in After Noon and Night ++ I Joined the Masonac order </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Building Patent Fence Alond the Lain on Rock 1/2 a Day Nice and Warm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine But cool No Spring Work done Yet I was Building Patent Fence along the Lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1904 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>a Very nice Warm Day Old Mrs Haskem was Put in the Vault Quartely Meeting at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Finished the Piece of Patent Fence Alond the Lane A Very Warm Spring Like Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I comenced Spring Work in after Noon I took out 5 Hogs and 4 Calve to Lansdowne $35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Put ou the Young Cattle to Pasture a Very hot Day the Black Heffer Has a Little White on Rump</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was working at Springs Work all Day Very Hot I comenced to Sow 1 Bus of Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I was Braking in 1/2 a Day the ground is Very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Finished Sowing the Wheat to Day 5 Bushel Wheat </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bf4f4cab16b7639e04ff4081e6f77e6e.pdf 9964728093994fbf27d6d7bae39acf39 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1904 The 5 Fifth Month May 31 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day Maud Was out Here all Day Old Mrs McKay Died this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Pulverising all Day in Field Back of the Barn A Nice Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Pulverising all Day A Very warm Day WB Warren got Hurt Mrs McKay was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Sowed 9 Bushels of Oats to Day A Very Cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Pulverising in this Field all Day another Very Cool Day Very Heavy Frost Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>Lizzie Came Home from New York A Very Hot Day I Pulverised 1/2 a Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Pulverised all Day this Field A Little Rane at Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rain all Day the Last Cow Calved </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Little More Rain to Day I was Plowing the Peice across the Ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Pulverising all Day A Nice Cool Day I Sowed 3 Bushels of Oats to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I sowed 8 Bushels of Oats to Day I Finished Sowing Grain to Day 25 Bush Sowed A nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I got Net Shod all around 50 c a Terible Heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Terible Wet Day Every Place is Flooded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day Lizzie an I Drove to Lansdowne Miss McKay went to Montreal Very Windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>another very Nice Day Maud Conal was out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was working in the Mill for WB Warren all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was working in Mill Day Day A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I " " " " " " Very Hot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I " " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I worked in the Mill all Day A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>We finished sawing to Day a Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very nice Day Miss H was out Here to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2fb988f438bcdf598ecc30ae763b98d6.pdf 418a30575fc48b13f1f8e5ef9868386e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Little More Rane to Day I Planted sum Potatoes and Beans to Day Very cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Planted sum More to Day and Made More Ground Ready Month Ends Fine an Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 6 Sixth Month June 30 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins With a Terible Big Rane Every Place is Flooded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Wet Day a Terible Wet Time I got a Bag of Potatoes From O Sullivan $1<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Dark Wet and Cold Day Big show in Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Heavy Rain to Day Terible Wet time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Very Hot Day Lizzie an I went Down to John Quinns Very Muggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Got a Load of Lumber to fit House to Day I Paid J Warren 50 for a Book</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Putting on Seeling on Big Room all Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Finished the Seeling and Planted some corn to Day I got a Cow From HC Mulvaugh $35 Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Cut the gras in the front yard Little more Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping to Paper the Seeling 1/2 a Day I was Drawing Logs for WBW to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>Lizzie and Miss H an I went out to Elgin A Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Came Home from Uncle Edds another Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Planted sum More Potatoes to Day Very WArm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I finished Planting to Day a Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Howed some Beans the ground is very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Drew Home sum Lumber and shingels for Barn $5<u>00</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went to John Bulgers Rasing A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Patching the Roof of the old Barn Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>Another Very Hot Day A Very Dry Time now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>WB Warren and I went up to FoxBorough to see a {illegible}</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d2c140d65fc357d86d6e3d41de769464.pdf e3e723e9c4090eb95a3c58a421c7826f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1904 The 6th Month June 30 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Came Home to Night A Very Hot Day Our Road Work Comenced.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was working on the Road all Day A Nice Rane in Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was working on the Road for O Sullivan all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <tdI was {illegible} all Day another Very Hot Day ></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Patching the Roof of the Big Barn all Day Very Dry and Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>An very Hot Day Mary was Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Patching the Roofs of Barn an House Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Putting Floor in old Barn A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Finished the Barn Floor the R.C. Picknic at Lansdowne </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Fixed the cow stable floor and Made some steps a House</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day I was Howing Part of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very nice Rane Last Night I was Howing all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Took Andy out to Uncle Edds A Very cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I got Brick and Mortar for Chimney A Very Windy Day Nearly Every Body is at Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Painted 2 Gates and Went to Lansdowne to Meet the {illegible} A very cool Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Howed Nearly all Day A Heavy Rane in Morning I Paid H C Mulvaught 35 on Cow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of flower and feed I Paid $34 on Stove Very Hot 6 Bus Whet 28 of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I comenced Haying I was cutting and gathering up Hay in field across Road A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay 5 Loads I Drew a Load of cheese Very Heavy Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>LOL No 26 Went to Church Presbyterian Miss H was out Here Hot Day John Quinn an Family ws Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Cultivating an Howing Potatoes all Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a96ccbf85228f9ff9b8a41366bdad161.pdf 8e3c4a5b7b02d2a5ff769f6dd000f8c2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1904 The 7th Month July 31 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I went to Perth to the celibration A terible Wet Day Lizzie and Miss H went wiht me.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>Lizzie Went Bck to New York to Day No Haying Doing another Heavy Rane in the Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>it Raned a Little I Went to Will McCraes Rasen of Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Drew in 2 Loads of Hay and Mowed Some more</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Raked up sum and Drew in 2 Loads and Howed sum Potatoes A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day A Little lite Rain again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Mowd sum A Terible Thunder storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Gathering up and Drawing in Hay a terible Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Mowed and put up Hay all Day a Very Hot Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Had Gorden Johnston Helping Me to Draw in Hay all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Finished Cutting in Big Field to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Terible Big Rane Nearly all Day 6 Loads of Hay on 1/2 WE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>Another Nice Drying Day Very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was working at Haying all Day Drew in 2 Loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Had R Smith Half Day Drawing in Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I finished Mowing with the Machine to Day in Back Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Heavy Rane to Day I was Fixing Fence 1/2 Day I took away Fence from around calf Pasture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay in after Noon Very Hot to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>We finished Haying in forenoon 22 Loads I was Helping WR Smith 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>a very Hot Day Heavy Rane in Evening Month Ends Showry We went to the funeral of the Late Mrs Tomas Acton yesterday Sary Ann Patience she was Month Ends Showery </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5b8fa189151ec54f12ad3fd6e8873d1b.pdf 7bfe0be34f07e0f5800caeda10011c33 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 8th Month August 31 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Mowing around fences an garden in fore Noon Very foggy an Wets in the Morning I was Helping Mr Smith 87 at Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith at Haying to Day $100 Jas Helped them too</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>Jas was Helping Mr Smith all Day Haying $1.00 I was sick all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was hand Mowing around the grane in forenoon A very Hot Day Very Dry Wether Helping WB Warren to grind{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I was Hand Mowing some around the Ditches an Fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was sick to day Jas was sick a Very warm Day Very Smokey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Nice Day Quartly Meeting I Had {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rane and thunder Storm 13 cts for twine I got 145 lbs feed WBW I got Brody {illegible} Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice Harvest Day I Mowed some more arund the Ditches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>lots of grane Cutting to Day A Terible thunder storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Helping WB Warren all Day to Drng in the Mills 115 Paid A Very Heavy Rain to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Mowing out the fences around the grane to Day A Very good Harvest Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Showry Day I finished Mowing around Fences I took Miss H Down to Dick Hortens </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Very Warm Day Old Mrs John Landon Rider was Buried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I comenced Harvest I cut som of the Wheat I Cut a Peice of Barley to H Young 3 acres</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Very heavy Rane and thunder Storm Last Night I got some Feed for Pigs 300 lbs </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I finished Cutting the Wheat to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was grinding in Mill all Day Nice and Cool </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Drew in our Wheat 4 Loads 50 I Helped WR Smith to Draw grain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>A terible Big Rane all Day No Harvesting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day (Mary was Home)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Wet Day I got Bill Shod all around</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33583c922c97d98c2a152aa745880753.pdf 95edbabb813b67da6a8c2e6b142ca3d1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1904 The 8th Month August 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>Another nice Drying Day I was Mixing Morter for Chimney to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Finished Cutting Grane to Day Very Poor Crop I Had Patsy Sullivan Helping Me all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Draw in grane to Day A Terible Big Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was grinding all Day at Lansdowne Very Wet time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Thrashing for WBW at W Burnses Jas was helping Mr Smith Very Dry We Started New Feeder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>We was Drawing in Oats all Day Very warm an Windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Finished Harvest an Haying to Day Martha Came Home Martha Came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Comenced to Put out Minure 1/2 Day I was Helping Wes Johnston to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 9th Month September 30 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>WE Earl Thrashed in fore Noon and We Thrashed Here in after noon I sold 2 cattle 30 to Bradey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Wet fore noon the Thrashing Mooved away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Wet Day I took Martha out to Aunt Saries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day We came Home from Elgin </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I comenced to Plow in afternoon across Ditch I sold the Bull $15<u>00</u> A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>Garfield Sheperd Died I Plowed all Day Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Martha A Very Nice Warm after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rane in the fore Noon We Went to Garf Sheperds fueral in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Drawing out Minure all Day A Very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was grinding and {illegible} all Day in mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day Marth was at Home Mary got a gun Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>Martha Went Back to Montreal </td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d1938f2ad8d56761c82c9272ea4b9733.pdf 1e81b8b3b2e2101e7f2cfcbd1fcfc144 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 9th Month September 30 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Picking Stone and sowing grass seed all day in the Back Field Brockville Fare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day A Very Heavy Thunder storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day the Land is Very Hard Yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure and Plowing all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Put out sum Minure and Drew a load of cheese I got a Barrel of Salt $10 EC Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day Mary was Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Killed a Pig to Day I went to Malorytown at Night Pork Weighing I Put out Sum Minure in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went Thrashing With E.J Warren at DB Johnstons I sold Pork to Dan Bradley A Terible Thunder Storm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Will Todds all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We thrashed at WB Foleys First Day of Lansdowne Very Cool </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>Last Day of Lansdowne Fare Very Cold </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane to Day We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at WH Bowens </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice But Very Muddy Day Sunday School Raly Day at Lansdowne Very Cool Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Wet Day We Finished at Bowns and Mooved to JW Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>We thrashed at EW Johnstons all Day and Mooved to C DeWolphs </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Thrashed at Dewolphs and Jas Picks Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>Another Terible Thunder and Rane Storm all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Went to old Mr Plunkets Funeral to Day 230 H Month Ends Cold and Wet </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 18th Month October 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Built the chimney on the House to Day Charles Horten Built it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>We was Thrashing at Charley Armstrongs all Day $1<u>22</u></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6592687be7efa9b45d919dc4f860b99.pdf 00c7a7020f84e940febdae7ccb965cd4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 19th Month October 31 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>We thrashed at Jas Grames and Mooved to E Semples Ida Johnston got Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>We " " for Frank Semples and Mooved to Will Shepperds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>We " all Day at Shepards Very</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished at Shepards and Mooved to Geoff Sumers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Finished Sumers and mooved to Riley Moore Finished and Mooved to Eld Shields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Very Nasty Day it Raned Nearly All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I started to Plow to Day again a Very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Plowing a Terible Cold and Windy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Cold and Windy Day I was Plowing Hill Warren and Hill Latimer got Married </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Drawing Away Bank from Ditch and Banking house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan A Day to fill silo 2 Men an teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Was Helping Patsy all Day to finishe silo and to Thrash A Very Nice Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day Miss H was out Here in Afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping Owen Sullivan to thrash a Lovely Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Helping George Humphery to Thrash all Day $1{illegible} A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure Jas was Helping Wess Johnston to Thrash For Patsy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Put out Minure 1/2 a Day I Went to Gananoque a Very warm Day Miss H Went with Me </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very heavy Rane Last Night an to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day<s> John Quinn an family</s> was Here I Plowed all Day A Very Wet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day John Quinn an family was Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Little Rane to Day Mary Had the Horse over to Mr G{illegible} to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a2bea533a50171d3cee1109b9e49a686.pdf 9648fecd5b758d6ff7d942885b36d750 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 10th Month October 31 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Heavy Rane We Put up the Box Stove I got Bill Horse Shod all around 40 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day A Very Cold Day First Snow Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Heavy Snow Storm this Morning I Plowed 1/2 a Day 1 inch of snow fell very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day a very Nice But cool Day I got 10 lbs of Pork From OS groung Plows good Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>Quartely Meeting A Nice But Very Cold Day Mary took Sick with Plurecy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>another Nice But cool Day I was Putting out Minure Big Political Meeting Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cool and Cloudy I was Putting out Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Put out Minure Nice Warm Day For the Doctor see Mary I got 300 lbs of feed $3<u>70</u> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>Dominion Elections I Put Out Minure all Day A Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Put out Sum Minure and Plowed sum I Paid For the Stove it Rained to Day Old Mr John Earl Died +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Plowing and spreding Minure all Day A Nice But Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Cold Day with Snow I Took Miss H an Her Mother sister up to Mrs Medley Old Mr John Earl Was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>We Butchered 2 Pigs to Day 500 lbs another Very Cold Day We Comenced Feeding the cattle the ground is Frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I cut up and Barrelled the Pork A Nice But Cold Day Stuble Land is Frozen to Hard to Plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was fixing up around a very nice Bright But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Dug the Garden Plot to Day a Very Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Went to Lyndhurst with Ben Gaven A Very Warm Day The Roads are fine Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Brought Home the young cattle From Pasture A Nice Warm Day A High Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>Another Nice But Cold Day Miss H and Sister was out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Lansdowne for Load of Lumber for House I got George Dilon to Fit up Stares 1/2 Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I got another Load of Lumber I Plowed in after Noon I got the Mare shod Dillon Worked all Day $2<u>00</u></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9dd151a02a60099f8a4b8410a5b18c2e.pdf e164dd562e516d2be623f46f5f4ab4e1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 11th Month November 30 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>We was working at the House Dillon an Patience I Plowed all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>We worked at the House all Day Very cold Day Maggie Rath was married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>We was working at the House all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Finished Fixing House at Noon A Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Nice Day A Little Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Finished Plowing to Day a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Ditching and spreding Minure all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>X I Drove to Brockville I got Married to 7 PM A Lovely Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Drove from Brockville to Frankville a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Drove from Frankville to New Boyne The Plowing is Stoped A Nice But Cold Day a Little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Drove from New Boyne to Burgess another Nice Day A{illegible} Sliter was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>We went from Burges to Cranworth A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Drove from Cranworth to Portland A Very nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Drove From Portland to Elgin A Heavy Snow Storm Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We got Home from our trip A Nice But Cold Day Month Ends with Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Drove to Lansdowne in after noon Month Begins Fine But Cold Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Very nice But Cold Day I was Fixing up around Mrs was at Lansdowne Visiting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Cold Day We were fixing up things around </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day Mr J Sheperd an Miss Maddeline was out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Very Strong day Snow an Sleet I took Mary out to Lansdowne {Illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day I Drove to Lansdowne an I got {rest of entry Illegible}</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/70c93c2225e9a1ea34881e8f5e53411e.pdf 14e11ae99b657939db97a1c7f709e2c5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The twefth Month December 31 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Started to Work with WB Warren cutting Logs on the Armstrong Place 100 A Nice But Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Worked in the Bush 1/2 a Day 50 A Very Heavy Snow Storm 3 inches fell the First Sleighs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was working in the Bush all Day A Nice But Very Cold Day Lots of Sleighs Running to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Terible Cold Day we Drove to Lansdowne and Mooved out Mary stuf Poor Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>Another Very Cold and Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was working in the Bush For WB Warren all Day A Very Cold an Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was in the Bush 3/4 of a Day another Very Cold Day Very Good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Drove out to Lansdowne Mrs Went out with me the Sleighing Not Very Good Very Cold time </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was cutting Wood for WBW all Day in the Bush $100 A Very cold Time good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>" " "' " " " Very Frosty Time </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>" " " " another Very Nice But cold Day good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Fine Day a little warmer Good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Very Heavy snow Storm all Day anual Milk Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Working in the Bush all Day cutting Logs another Very stormy Day 10 inches of snow or More</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Cold an stormy Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day with snow an Rane I Went to John Lapens Stone Bea</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Heavy Sleet Storm Looks Like thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Gananoque A Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas A Terible Cold Day Went out to Lansdowne Went to Church Mrs Eddy Burns Died </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day Mrs Eddy Burns was Put in Vault 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>a terible Sleete Storm Very Icy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Snow Storm a Blizard to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9271fbd7cd808b7f3cdb0cc6836eca77.pdf f78da0af312bfd5504110ddcc6e0fd55 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 12th Month December 31 Days 1904 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>Another Very Cold and stormy Day (Old Mr Blare Died)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>a Little Warmer to Day I Helped Ross Smith to Butcher Pigs to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>the Month and Year Ends Very fine an Mild it thawed all Day I got the Horses sharp shod all round Old Mr Blare was Put in the Vault to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The first Month January 31 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very mild an warm </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>township Election another Very slushy Day I Drew a Load of stove Wood Home from Armstrong Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>a terible Cold Day 10 below Zero good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Drawing Wood for Wess Johnston 1 Load to Day A very Cold Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Drawing Wood for Wess Johnston 1/2 a Day Very Cold 15 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very stormy and Cold Day I got the Cows De Horned 50 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another terible Blustry Day Roads all full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Blustry Day Roads Very Bad </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Drove to Lansdowne Roads Very bad Heavy Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Heavy snow storm Nothing Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>11</td> <td>another stormy Day with snow and Rain at Night Miss Stelwell was married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Big sleet storm to Day a terible crust </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day Bad Roads Now I sent $216.85 to Sayage Massey 15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Nice Bright But Very Cold Day The Roads are Bad to mutch snow I got $7.00 from WBW</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Cold an Blustry Day a terible Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c6930eb72af48549bfcf34df8966b008.pdf 91f3559f5db9f99c6a01912384dafeee PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The First Month January 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went out to Cut Wood for Wess Johnston in Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td><s>a Little Thaw to Day Drove to Lansdowne</s> 200 lbs Feed in 50 lbs of Flour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>A little thaw to Day I Drove to Lansdowne I bought 200 lbs Feed an 50 lbs of flour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was out cutting wood on Wess Johnstons Place in Sand Bay A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " " for Wess</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Lovely bright Day but Cold Good Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was out cutting Wood for Wess Johnston A Nice But Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I " " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>Provincial Elections Dargavel 900 of a Majority A Terible Cold an Stormy Day 29 Below zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>we Was Digding out the Roads Nearly all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>another terible Stormy Day a Terible Gale Blowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping Wes Johnston to bank out stove wood A Nice But Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Nice Bright suny Day But Very cold We went to Church to Dulcimane Bad roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>We was cutting Sled Wood all Day in Bush Lovely Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was cutting sled Wood all Day in the Bush Month Ends Lovely and Fine But Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2nd Month February 29 Days 1905 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was cutting Stove wood for Wes Johnston all Day in Bush Month Begins Mild and Cloudy with Snow at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>We were Piling out the Wood out of the Bush and a long Die A Very Nice Bright Day But Terible Cold 16 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>We was Splitting and Piling Stove Wood in Bush We Had a Cow Die yesterday A terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>We was skiding out wood all Day A Nice But Very Cold Day Old Mrs Joseph Running Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>Quartely Meeting a Nice but Terible Cold Day 14 Below Zero Old Mrs Running was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>another stormy Day snow and sleet I Made a Rack for drawing Wood</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5e414493741158f020c6f3b7c878e2fb.pdf 2af7209cb2c2f29ddb4fc093478abc77 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1905 The second Month February 28 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>another stormy Day the Roads ar all full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I got Home 3 Loads of sled wood to Day Gordon Johnston Drew a Load for me A Very Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>another heavy Snow and wind storm to Day is thawing a Little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>another terible stormy Blustry Day Roads full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drove to Lansdowne I got 50 lbs of flower an 305 lbs of feed A Nice Warm Day Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Cold an Stormy Day We Drove to church this Morning Roads all Full at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>another terible Stormy Day an Very Cold Roads all Full No Driving at all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terible Blizard to Day this Road is compleatly Blocked Miss Lea Warren was Married </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Nice Bright But cold Day I was shoveling snow all Day Very bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Terible Blustry Day Roads all full again I was Shoveling snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day the Roads are terible Bad the IOOF at Home an Ball</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Stormy Day the Roads all full again I was shoveling snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Nice Bright Day the first in 2 Weeks Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Blustry Day a Little warmer I was shoveling snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Nice Bright Day Mr an Mrs Wetheral was Here for Dinnner Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Nice warm Day I was shoveling snow only 2 Duble Teams on the Road in 10 Days </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Nice Bright Day I was Diging Lots of sleighs out to Day Snow 7 feet Deep and snow Hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>another Nice Warm & Bright Day I was Digging Snow of the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>A very Warm Day Roads Very bad I dug snow 1/2 a Day I went out to Lansdowne </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day But Bright an Cold we Went to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice Bright Day But cold Jas was Helping O Sullivan to Put in Stack of Hay Old Mikle Ivey Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine and Bright and Warm Jim was Helping OS to Draw in Hay</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b2d357b6d957a523ae1dd8a4663dec61.pdf 722bab36db42d9e2d7c786c931d3b9d3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 3th Month March 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Nice and Bright Mikel Ivey was Put in Vault at Gananoque to Day Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Cutting Fire Wood for Wesely Johnston in Back Woods Roads are Very Bad a Nice warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Helping Gorden Johnston to cut stove wood all Day A Very Soft Day Roads got Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Terible Wind and snoiw storm Very Cold Wind </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day and cold Very Bad Roads they are full again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>We got Home 3 Jags of Wood to Day Roads terible Heavy an Bad 2 Loads Had Gorden Johnston Helping me </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>We got Home 4 Jags of wood to Day 7 Home now Roads getting Soft Mrs John R Foley Died yesterday Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Drew Home a Jag of Wood to Day I was Cutting out Pitch Holes 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Shower of Soft Snow Mrs John R. Foley Was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I got Home 3 Jags Mor Wood to Day Gorden Johnston Drew 1 Load for me Piles of Snow Road Very Bad </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I got Home the Last of the Wood for this Winter 1 Load Roads Terible Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Nice Bright But cold Day We Drove out to John Quinns the Roads are good to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Comenced to Cut up the wood in the yard A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went out to Seelys Bay for a load of Tile for CE Earl</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Drove to Lansdowne to CM. Quinns Machine Purch A Nice But Cold Day good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>Another Nice Warm Day good Sleighing A Piles of Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>St Patricks Day I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 B I got 200 of Bran and 300 of Shorts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>a quite a Heavy Rane all Day the First Rane in over a Month A Very Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Little Colder again to Day it is freezing quite Hard The Roads ar very soft to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Cutting Wood in the yard to Day a Very Cold But Nice Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Butcher 1/2 a Day 2 Pigs </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Helping {illegible} to Draw in Stack of Hay 1/2 a Day A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9ffd55de4fbf4caf5921ef5a87baa7e2.pdf 1e3d072d982dea0d770d2909ad03d1c8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1905 The 3th Month March 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Draw in Hay out of a stack all day Mrs Ba{illegible}ing was Put in Vault A Very Warm Day Lots of Snow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>We cut sum More wood in the yard to Day Very warm A Little Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>we cut sum More Wood to Day Piles of Snow yet Very Bad Roads another Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day with snow Rane at Night Clara Moore Walked out Here No Driving at all to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>Another Nice But Cloudy Day We Cut sum Wood in the yard The snow is Very Deep on the Roads yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>" " Nice Warm Day We Cut Wood 1/2 a Day I went to Lansdowne Lots of Sleighs Runing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Warm Day Snow is going away Very fast Now Miss Moxley got Married We Cut Wood All Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We cut Wood 1/2 a Day in the Yard A Heavy Rane in the after Noon The First Wheels Run to Day this Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>Month Ends Fine But cloudy this Has Been cloudy it Has Been Lovely Warm Lots of Buggies Runing to Day Lots of snow on Road No Storm Month</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>Month Begins Fine But Cold We was cutting wood all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day Lots of Bugies Runing to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Cut Sum Wood to Day a Very warm Day Evens Stacey got Married to Mrs Allen Sum Sleighs Runing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>We cut Wood all Day in the yard Cold an Cloudy to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was helping CE Earl to Make timber all Day A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Cold Nasty Day with Snow and Rane all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished cutting our wood in the yard to Day the Frogs ar croking again Cool it snowed some all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Wessely Johnston to cut wood al the house with cross cut Saw </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>a very cloudy Day a little Rane in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>it Raned Nearly all Day I Done Sum Ditching</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was sick all Day it Raned a Little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Spred Minure to Day I Drove to Lansdowne I got the gray Horse shod</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e5a4b4249ebe69035cdce374ca847fba.pdf d519d81f14cc129bff4e3c375319dfc0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the 4th Month April 30 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I started to Build Patent Fence on the Line up the Lane Sum is at Springs Work A Very Nice But Cool Day grate Drying to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl to Tare Down His old Barns the Roads are Ral Dry A Very Nice Drying Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl 1/2 a Day to finish Pulling Down His Old Building a Very Cool Day A Little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Terible Blustry Day A Big Snow storm Nearly All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Cold and Blustry Day I Drove to Lansdowne I got 4 Galons Cole Oil</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I went to Lansdowne for 5 Bags of Potatoes I was Fencing 1/2 a Day A Terible cold and Blustry Day With Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished the Piece of Fence along the Lane to Day Very Windy Windy an Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I comenced Spring Work to Day 1 Bushel of Wheat sowd Nice an Cool the Land Woorks Easy this Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>Good Friday A Terible Snow and Sleet storm all Day 2 inches of ice an snow Wind North an N.E. Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Cold Day Snow Nearly all off Very Mudy an Slopy We Drove to Lansdowne I got Net Shod all Round</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>Easter Sunday A Very Cool Day Wind North Mary Was Home John Quinn an Family was Here to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day I Plowed Sod all Day then Bank accross the Road Sum People Sowing Grund Plows Fine Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Finished Sowing the Wheat 5 Bushels A Very Nice But Cool Day The Land Works grand</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I comenced to Sow Oats to Day 4 Bushels SW Back of Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Sowed 4 Bushel More Oats to Day Back of Barn I Finished that Field Nice an warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Sowed the Hill accross the Ditch to Day 3 Bushel an 1/2 A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Did Sum Furring out this Morning A Heavy Rane Nearly all Day We let the cows in the Pasture to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>Quartely Meeting IOOF Shurch Perade to Methodist Church Cold With Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 5th Month May 31 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>Month Begins very cold with snow storm at Night No Seeding to Day I got 300 lbs Feede 1<u>75</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Pulverised all Day a Nice Cool Day another Heavy Rane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice Growing Day A Very Heavy Thunder and Rane storm this After noon No seeding Done to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d6f1d978bf62c2f774f0e5cb7647737f.pdf 1b5240b6725020a80cc3da1aec038c93 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 5th Month May 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day I was Letting off watter all Day We Comenced to draw the Milk</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Showry Day No Springs Work Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Sowing Garden seeds 1/2 a Day another Heavy Rane in the Afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Wind and Showry Day Miss Lora Dollen was Here for waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>Another Very Cool Day I split sum Wood and Made a Big Box</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I sold a Pig to Burns & Robinson 300 lbs 5 1/4 C Got sum Lambs X I sowed sum garden Seeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day We took Down Box Stove and comenced house Cleaning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very warm Day I Finished Sowing Oats in this Field 6 Bus 20 lbs of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping to House Clean I Put the Seeling on in the Back Room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Helped Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay out of stack A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Showry Day A Nice growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Fixing and Putting on the screne Door an Spliting Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td> Heavy Rane </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Cleaning and Drawing the Minure off the Rock A Nice day A Lot of Seeding to Do and Pulverising the garden across Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I finished sowing grane to Day 30 Bushels Sowed Another Heavy Rane at Night Sowed 2 Bushels of Peas </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Splitting wood in the yard all Day A Very Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston at Springs work a 1/2 Day with team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>another very cool Day I was sick to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Helping Wess Johnston I was sick all Day at springs work al Day with Team A Very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td> I was Very sick all Day O got a Cow from HC Mulvaugh yesteday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Sick all Day But feeling some Beter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Planted the Piece accross the Road with Potatoes Beans an Corn Cow Came in nice and warm</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/754004e03741f5cea008c9adfe953b62.pdf f8d47af4f3f24e51aac0e12b738e502e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 5 Month May 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Nice Rane Nearly all Day I Finished Splitting and Piling the Wood I went to Lansdowne at night Culbert Sumers Died yesterday Morning </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>Went to Culbert Summerses Funeral in after Noon A Lovely Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Nice Sumer Day Quite Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I worked up the ground for the Potatoes and planted sum another Heavy Rane at Night </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I finished Planting our Potatoes to Day 4 Bushels Very warm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>31</td> <td>Month Ends Fine and warm Went to {illegible} I was over Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1905 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine an Warm I went to DB Johnstons Raisin I Was Helping WN Bowen to Do His Planting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Nice Rane in after Noon I was at DB Johnstons Rasing I was over at Bowens </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very nice Warm Day I was doing Bowens Planting WN Bowen Came Home From Otawa</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Nice Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day to Finish Planting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Fixed the Pump in forenoon and cut the gras in yard We got New Lawn Mower </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Big Rane to Day Very Cold Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was Doing our Rode work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Worked on the Road all Day a Little Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>Another Heavy Rane Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>Another Very Big Rane to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went Down to Fred Farquarsons MacIntosh to Help M Quinn to Put up Wind Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Got the Mill up am Came up to Robert Johnstons A Very Wet Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>14</td> <td>Put up Robert Johnstons Wind Mill to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>We were Putting in Piping at R Johnstons all Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b84ebaa15836dde0b13b9a4b6d8b36e3.pdf 53b324ddb48b11185d0b645a61d591f7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 6th Month June 30 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Was Putting in Pipeing 1/2 a Day at Robert Johnstons I Helped CE Earl to Day at His Building 50 another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was at Home all Day a little Showry We Drove to Lansdowne in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Hot Day 80 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl at His Barn all Day Very hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was working at Robert Johnstons for CM Quinn putting in Piping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was at TW Bradleys all Day Putting his Wind Mill together</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Rased The Mill this Fore Noon Very Hot I Came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td> I took Andy out to Uncle Edds A Very hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We went to Gananoque to Have our Pictures taken Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day Mary was Home Rev Mr Woods First Sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>a terible Heavy Rane and thunder Storm Last Night I Howed sum to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Howing all Day the ground is Very Wet Nice and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl to Put up Hay fork rack and Shingle all Day Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Rane to Day I wa Howing 1/2 a Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to Tom Gavens Rasin all Day The Month Ends Fine an Very Hot time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Drew a Load of cheese I Helped CE Earl 1/2 a Day on His Barn +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Little Shower But very warm to Day Mr Foster and Miss Fredenburg was out here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I cultivated out the Potatoes and corn and put the Mowing Machine together A Very hot Day 100 in Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Drew up some old Rales for wood and got a Load of Saw Dust very warm Marys sister Carrie came to see her</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Comenced Haying A Little Showery But Very Hot time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Raked and Put up sum Hay and Done Some Howing</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1e32b18305ed4c0d3f95d38fb5967206.pdf 7f05cc74d7869e6c94e623151f1326ab PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 7th Month July 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>Fixed up Waggon Rack I was Helping Joshary Humphrey 1/2 a Day doing Hay Miss Harold Went Home to Frankvill Old Mrs Carkner was out Here all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Drew in 5 Loads of Hay and Went to Lansdowne A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>LOL No 26 Had a Church Perade to English Church A Very hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl to Put Sement Floor in Barn to Day A Heavy Rane in fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Raking and Putting up Hay after No I got a Young Pig From {illegible} Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went to Prescott to the celebration a terible A Very Heavy thunder Storm After noon I got a Bag of Sugar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Drew in 6 Loads of Hay and Mowed Sum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Helped Joshaway Humphrey 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay We Raked an Put up 100 cocks A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Drew in 4 Loads More of Hay and Mowed sum More A Good Hay Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Nice Cool and Showry Day Mary an Mrs Moore was out Here Miss Meddler and Will Cook was Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Raked and put Hay I Drew in sum a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Mowed sum and Drew in 4 Loads More Very Hot a Terible Thunderstorm John L. Foleys Buildings Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Terible Big Storm of Hale Rane and Wind this Morning Crops are Badely Damaged</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I cut sum More Hay an Put in Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Raking and Puting up Hay all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Drew in Hay all Day 6 Loads 30 Loads in Now We Had a Calf Die</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>Another Showery Day Nice and Cool We Had Doctor for Mother</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I finished Mowing the Big Field to Day a Little Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>We finished Drawing in Hay out of Big field to Day 4 Loads 34 Loads Very Cool A Very Good Hay Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I finished Cutting Hay with Machine to Day A very Showry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Raking and putting up Hay in Back Field all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Drew in 5 Loads of Hay from Bak Field a Very warm 48 Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d405039220d4bde0aff0a8aad01daff.pdf 9f525e6b386a18373275f4d03763818d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {A second and third table are included for the rest of August and September 1905 which was not included in the original photographs} <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Drew in 1 Load of Hay A Terible Heavy Rain all Day Mr Waren Landon Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rane all Day the Grain is all Bent Down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Cloudy and Wet I Mowed sum around Fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 8th Month August 31 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Went to Gananoque We Had Picture Taken Month Begins Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Finished Hay We Drew in 2 Loads A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Finished Howing the Roots and Mowed {illegible} I Helped OS to Put hay in Stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Stack all Day $2.00 A Very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Benny Gaven all Day to Stack $1.50 I got a Pair of Heavy Shues A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>Quartely Meeting another Terible thunder Storm Last Night an all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Mowing around the grane Fence A Little More Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Helping WB Warren Down in the Woods to saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>We cut the Wheat to Day Patsy Sullivan was Helping with His men</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was cutting grane with the Sythe all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11 X</td> <td>I was Reaping for Patsy Sullivan all Day A Very Cloudy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Started to Bind our oats to Day Uncle Edd and Mary Came Out Amos McNeil Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a nice Warm Day Amos McNeil was Put in Vault another Heavy thunder storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I cut sum more Oats to Day All thats Ripe uncle Edd went Home Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Terible Big Rane Storm all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day Every Place is Very Wet Now No Harvest Doing to Day to wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>We went to Gananoque Mary Quinn Went up with us A Very Warm Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Drew in the Wheat 6 Loads a good Drying Day {illegible} M. Cocert at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Drew in 3 Loads of oats and Sum Rakens</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>Another Very Nice Warm Day Another Heavy Rane Last Night We went up to Mr Moddlers in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>We was Drawing in oats all Day 5 Loads Jas was Helping Mr Smiths all Day Jas was Helping Smiths all Day A Very nice Day $25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Mowing around the Swamps and fenceses in this field I got a suite of clothes $9.00 I Raked up Sum Rakings Jas was Helping Smith</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Finished Binding Here to Day a Very warm Day Jas was Helping Smith all Day Miss Rosey Patience was Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Helping Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw in grane Jas Helped the all Day I was Binding 1/2 a Day for P. Sullivan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Pulling Peas all Day Jas Helped Smiths 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Cheese in fore Noon I finished Pulling Peas George Sumers came out A Little Rane Wess Johnston thrashed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Lovely Harvest Day Mary was Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Finished Harvesting to Day Had WB Warrens Man Helping Me A Little More Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Went Sawing with WB Warren Down by union Vill A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We w setting the Mill all Day Big Thunder Storm $12 Billy Earls Barns Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>We comenced to saw to Day a terible Heavy Rane in Evening $1<u>25</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1905 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>We sawed all Day A Very Hot Day $1<u>25</u></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>Sawed all day another Terible Big Rane at Night $125</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>it Raned Nearly all Day the ground is all covered with water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I went Down to Glen Buell to saw with WB Warren A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>We sawed all Day a Very warm Day Lizzie Lappen was Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " " Beautiful Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>We sawed all Day fine and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>we sawed all Day another Very Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We sawed all Day another Nice Cool Day I Came Home</td> </tr> <table> <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew up Sum Thrashing wood and Comenced to Put Minure Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure and Picking off stone all Day Very Warm We got sum New Vines</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Picking stone to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Jackson 1/2 a Day to thrash I was Helping P Sullivan 1/2 a Day to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was thrashing all Day at Patsy Sullivans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at P Sullivans an 1/2 a Day at Mr Smiths Lizzie Came Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Nice But cloudy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was thrashing at Mr Smiths all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was thrashing at O Sullivans 1/2 Day Terible Hot Day I Thrashed 1/2 Day at George Humphries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I finished at Humphreys in fore noon A Nice Cool Day Martha Came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Fixing up the granery all Day I was sick with a cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Drove to Lansdowne in Morning got a Horse shod all round</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>the Girls Drove out to Uncle Edds a Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>another very Cool Day the Girls came Home from Elgin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping John Lappens to put in cement Floor in cow Stable all Day $1<u>20</u> Pd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Sick 1/2 a Day I dug sum Potatoes in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Dug sum More Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>the first Day of Lansdowne Fare A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>We went out to the Fare in after Noon a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>Martha and I went to Gananoque the Month Ends Very Dry and Hot</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9213dd2494d01e4ba3344cd932b66a7b.pdf 2651d7f07bcc3d5a7424cf458c3611f7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 10th Month October 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Month Begins Very Dry an Hot Mother James an Mary Went out to JQ's</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I was Digding Potatoes 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Thrashed Here to Day all Day all Day 167 Bushels Very Warm Martha Went Back to Montreal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td> I was Helping C Earl to thrash a Very warm Day A very warm Day 640 Bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>Old Mr Smith Died at 6 AM I was at Mr Smiths Wake all Day an Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was at Mr Smiths Most of the Day Helping Them </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>Mr Smith was Put in the Vault to Day 10 AM A Very Warm Day I Drew in our corn in afternoon </td> </tr> <tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Lovely Day J Quinn an Mrs was out Here We Went to Church Morning </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Went Down to Lyn to Help CM Quinn to Put up Wind Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Down Helping CM Q to Put up Wind Mill A Charly Sniders Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>A terible Big Rane all Day an all Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I came Home from Lyn at Night a Heavy Storm of Snow an Rane Very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I cleaned up 6 Bush of Wheat for grist an filled up 16 Bush of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Lyndhurst with a grist of wheat 6 B an Feed 16 Bs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day Blanch Bopery was here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>X16 X</td> <td>I comenced to Plow to Day for the first this fall ground Very hard </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Put out Minure to Day a Very Heavy Rane in After Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Plowed Sod all Day the Land is a Little Softer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed Sum More to Day a terible Heavy Rane flood of watter to Day Last night an this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day We Drove to Lansdowne in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Cold and Wet Day It Froze Hard Last Night Blanch Boprey was Here all Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b1903db5f8dbc5842dc2c50e3c3213c.pdf 5345cded2e98966ae6233d79833fee40 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 10th Month October 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Plowed Nearly all Day Sod Plows Good Now Blanch Went Home this Morning A Little More Rane to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Plow all Day A Very Nice But Cool Day + William John Runnings Buildings Burnt Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " " 1/2 a Day " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>a Nice But Very Cold Day the ground is frozen Hard We Drove out to John Quinns I got 2 Young Pigs from John Quinn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>It Raned a Little all Day We Put up the Box Stove I went to Lansdowne after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I was Helping Frd Jackson 1/2 a Day to Thrash A Very Cold Rane to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was thrashing all Day at F Jacksons A Nice But Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I put out Minure All Day A Very High Wind with Rane an Very Cold Good Roads But Rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed all Day A Luvely Warm Day A Heavy Rane Last Night LOL no 26 Had an Oister Supper to night a Lunch Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>Another Luvely Day But quite Cold We Comenced Feeding the cattle for the fall </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Terible Big Rain and Snow Storm Last Night an all Day 4 inches of Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Nice But Cold Day the ground is very Wet Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rain Last Night and all this fore Noon Very Mudy I Spred Minure and Dug Ditches this after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Plowed all Day A Very Cold Day ground is Very Wet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Plowed all Day I Finished the Big Field of Sod Old Mr Jas Cavan Died A Luvely Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Plowed the garden across the Road is in Morning I Drove to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Nice But cold day Jas Cavan Funeral +</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/08ff878002c52850215571a9d697375a.pdf 0e64efe3120df665627d8811052b7465 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Comenced Feeding Stock for first Nov Oct 1905 The 11th Month November 30 Days <table> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>A terible Big Snow Storm an Blizard all Day Com Feeding for winter I was Digging Furrows all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Dug up the garden Plot Here to Day Very Cold all Day Ground Frozen Very Hard Zero Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>It was Very Cold and sum Snow Very Blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Little warmer I was Banking the House it got warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Ditching all Day A Nice Warm grey Day a good Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Helped Ross Smith to Butcher in Fore Noon I went to Lansdowne after Noon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Mr an Mars Wessely Johnston was Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Banking the House and got Redy for to Butcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Butchered the Pork to Day Own an Ross Helped me A Lovely Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>We cut up the Pork and Packed it 300 25 lbs Very cold Ground Frozen Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Sum Snow on yet I Went to Lansdowne in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Nice Mild Day A Little Rane Sum People are Plowing Mrs Mulvaugh an Musla and Ena B was here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Luvely warm Day I Plowed 1/2 a Day across the Road We got our Cheese 28 lbs Ground Plows Nice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Spring Like Day it Raned a Little all Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice Soft Day I was Ditching all Day A Very Heavy Thunder Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Helping Ross Smith all Day to Put up Barn Fence A Terible Stormy with Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Terible Rane and Thunder Storm Last Night Terible Mudy Big Flood in Every whare </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>The Month Ends Terible cold the Ground is Frozen I was Helping Johnson Humphrey to cut Wood 1/2 a Day to Day</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f548d5408a27e9e6ed3958bd923eaf06.pdf 132b5383f91c710b798c5812ee20e86c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Diary written by Melvin Quenn's {sic} Father https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/288df93164639606f5e54db70a18eecc.pdf df4e0d51b72a30f3a5aa9020013a77ec PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The 12th Month December 31 Days 1905 <table> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Bright and cold The Roads Terible Rough I was Helping Joshawa Humphry 1/2 a Day to Cut Wood No Snow on Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Terible nasty Day with Rane and snow Very Slopy an Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very stormy Day with Snow an Rain Very Slushy 4 inches Snow Fell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>a Very Nice Day But Cold the First Sleighs out this fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Nice Day I went out to the Bush with Wess Johnston to saw Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>Gordon Johnston an I continued cutting wood in the Bush </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was in the Bush cutting fire wood all Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was cutting wood all Day A Lovely warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We was cutting wood all Day in the Bush a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Light snow storm an Very Cold Mary was Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Snow Storm all Day 3 inches snow on the Level No Sleighing yet Very Cold Jinct in stul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went Back to the Woods With Wess Johnston to Help Him to Cut Wood A Very Nice But Cool Day Sum Sleighs Runing </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Back in the Bush A Very Nice But Cold Day Mr Hary Allen Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>a terible Cold Day quite good sleighing I was in the Bush all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Lovely Day But Very Frosty We was in the Woods Hary Allen was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Nice warm Day Very Good Sleighing I was in the Bush all Day This Makes 8 Days in the Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day A Very heavy White Frost Mr George Humphery Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I cleaned up a grist 4 Bushels of Wheat and 12 Bush of Oats Very Mild with a Little Rane Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping CJ Horton to Saw 1/2 a Day Very Fogey and warm Mr Humphery was Pu in Vault 11 AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to Lindhurst with grist of wheat an Feede 12 Bushls Very Warm Sleighing Getting Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>a Very Soft Day with Snow Rane and Sleet Sleighing Nearly all Gon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>Nomination Day I went to Lansdowne in after Noon Sleighing is all gone again Mr Joseph Stewart Put in Vault Very soft</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a68e360becf19db9155798f3bffc2cd.pdf 7eed07a54c56cd476d51708353ee43e7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1905 The 12th Month December 31 Days <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>Another Very Mild Slopy A Little Snow an Rane falling We Drove to Lansdowne Good Whealing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very Soft and Slushy Day A Little Rane and Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Luvely an Bright Day Not Very Cold Mary was Home For Xmas Just a Little Sleighing Sum Wheals Running</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Mild Day Very good Sleighing for Light Driving Ethel Haslip Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Lovely Spring Like Day Thawing Very Fast Snow Nearly all gon I went to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day Mother an Mary Went to Lansdowne I went out to the Bush in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rane Last Night and Nearly all Day Very Muddy and Slushy No Snow on Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>another very Sloppy Day with Snow an Rane We Cut sum Wood to Day in Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>a Little Colder it Froze a Little Last Night The Month Ends Year Ends fine an Mild A Very Heavy fall of snow at Night Very Soft The End of 1905</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/168e7f86da557d05e435116de03100de.pdf b2e3b2c029bef9d908c3f87a029ae68e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {This is a page fragment from June 1901 and needs to be inserted chronologically} the 6th Month June 30 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>The sons of temperence Peraded to Church at 11 AM Presbyterian We Had a Terible Bad thunder Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Drawing Dirt Filling in at the gate and Drawing away the Rales along the Lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I went out to Seeleys Bay to {illegible} District Temperence Lodge another Terible Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Working on the Road to Day </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was working on the Road to Day Finished our Work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c183c1d291e6bfff3f40c08a7c63f3cc.pdf a695212af68b233e3db253a7301b3d35 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {This is a page fragment from June 1901 and needs to be inserted chronologically} the 6th Month June 30 Days 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Wet a Very Heavy Rane to Day I went to Gananoque with a grist 6 Bu Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>Another Showery Day the IOOF WEnt to Church St Johns </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day the First in 20 Days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I started for Tolodo with the Saw Mill Machinery <s>A Nice Warm</s> Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>We got to Athens Last Night and Left there For Toledo to Day A nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Has at Toledo 1/2 a Day Helping to Set up the Mill A Very Hot Day I Came Home at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Got Home From Teledo this Morning another Terible heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Nice Drying Warm Day the ground is very wet yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun </td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day the ground is getting Quite Dry </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was working at Spring Work 1/2 a Day I Sowd 6 Bus of oats Very Hot I Sowed 6 Bus of Oats </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d04e96b366ab8952fb88addf022a23a8.pdf f85279ecdfa36d334b8c5c744adb6857 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Small torn envelope} <table> <tr> <td>1897</td> <td>1898</td> <td>1899</td> <td>1900</td> <td>1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thawing Fast Lots of Snow</td> <td>Very Cold and stormy all the Month</td> <td>A Very Mild Month No Snow All Mud</td> <td>A Very Nice Winter With Sleighing</td> <td>A Very Blustry Month with Lots of Sleighing </td> </tr> <table> {lots of calculations on the remainder of the envelope} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f79ff14aaad84ad6f59d9028502fa039.pdf 11cbd3bd47b19380433e80474a1b04c6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {back of previous page envelope} <table> <tr> <td>insurance </td> <td>$11</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taxes</td> <td>16</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Loden Dus</td> <td>10</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blacksmiths</td> <td>10</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Put on Chimney</td> <td>10</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Seeding H{illegible}</td> <td><s>3</s>6</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shingling</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>$73</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e3de0c2a03adb4c594e19dcb7ad359d.pdf 9dd5807ec2ed26668aca2272b6fe648f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the amount of Work Done on the Keating Place and the Cost there of {illegible} 3 1900 till October 3th 1901 <table> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>1/2 a Day Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>1 Days Plowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td><s>26</s></td> <td>1/2 a Days " " </td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>2 Teams Plowing </td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>1 Days Plowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>2 Teams Plowing </td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>I Plowed 1 TEam</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>1/2 " " " " </td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>1/2</td> <td>" " " " " </td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>1 1/2 Days Plowing</td> <td>2</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>1 Days an a Half Ploug</td> <td>2</td> <td>23</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 29</td> <td>1/2 a Days Work With Team at Springs Work</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td>1/2 a Days Work with team</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>1 Days " " " " </td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>1 " " " " " </td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>1 " " " " " </td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>1 " " " " " </td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>1 " " " " " </td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1/2 Days Plowing </td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>1 " " Sowing all Day </td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>1 " " " " " </td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tobacco Bill for </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>Smith</td> <td>Price</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>0000</td> <td>0000</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a49d6d02fa0c50270250994dac4fec86.pdf 60a936bd25500ca5015f4f595836415d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. John F Quinn Lansdowne Ontario Inglewood Station County of Peele Ont https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/451075c7c3c9603420eed9e9f5ebda22.pdf f657d01f287d562d759796886edc1a80 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Receipt} 1898 Mr J.F. Quinn Lansdowne In A/G with W.P. Moore <table> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> <td>3 spokes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>35</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 set wheels</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>"</td> <td>4 tire set</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>27</td> <td>2 whip let{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>75</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan 10/99</td> <td></td> <td>Cr by cash</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>500</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$</td> <td>4.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Received paymt in full </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <table> February 11th 30 Bushels of oats at 30 cts From {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8344ea4e82c87bc84cf961b26e11648e.pdf 1d1b8ad2d11890c3075d58591974a8e8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. County Elgin Wod of Peel <s>EldeonWood Station</s> EldeonWood Station County of Peele Ont https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0e828e5279181001c99e0d5f5e18d3f.pdf c425ce9f68a79de0b8131b31f9d4d8c4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>{blotted out}</td> <td>I Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{blotted out}</td> <td>" " " Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{blotted out}</td> <td>I Plug of Smoking Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>I Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>I Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>I Plug of " " " </td> <td>10 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>I Plug of {illegible}</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>1 " " " </td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Tobacco of Chewing 1 of Smoking</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco </td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco </td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco </td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco 1 of Smoking 1 of Chewg</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco </td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco 1 of Chewg a 1 of Smoking </td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plugs of Chewing Tobacco </td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco and of Smoking</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Cost Me $6.00 For Tobacco</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>From the of 1897</td> <td>80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>" " " Tobacco</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plugs of Tobacco Chewing an Smoking</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing an 1 of Smoking Tobacco</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <table> {second table} <table> <tr> <td>April 7</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 12</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 16</td> <td>2 Plugs of Chewing an 1 Smoking Tobacco</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>2 Plugs of Chewing Tobacco 1 of Smoking</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 11</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 16</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 19</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewingan Smoking Tobacco</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 6</td> <td>3 Plugs of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 13</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 15</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>3 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 5</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 9 </td> <td>3 Plug of Tobacco 1 Smoking</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>" " Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing </td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing </td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>1 Plug of Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>3 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 7</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>" " " " </td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>3 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 3</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>2 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>1 Plug of Smoking</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>2 Plugs of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November 1</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>4 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>2 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>4 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>35</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d234b8a8837eaab3d9eef291da72784.pdf 9f3ac9b9a8581bba337c48a54c96cbec PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Brown Back Cover of Diary - very worn } Arithmetical Tables Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Francis Quinn Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and early 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Francis Quinn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives; and Leeds and 1000 Islands Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1905 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Leeds & Grenville County, Lansdowne Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905 Description An account of the resource A tightly bound diary that has been scanned to the best of our ability. Some words are blurred. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Francis Quinn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives; and Leeds and 1000 Islands Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1905 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Leeds & Grenville County, Lansdowne Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1st, 1897 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. John Francis Quinn 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>EXERCISE BOOK</p> <p>{very worn brown book cover}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The amount of stuff sold to Mr Heaslip During 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>12th</td> <td>A Pair of Pole Straps Paid February 28</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 Bags of oats at 28 cts Per Bushel</td> <td>$1</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>2 Bags of oats at 23 cts and 2 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts</td> <td>1</td> <td>52</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>2 Bags of oats at 28 an 1 Pound of Butter at 20</td> <td>$1</td> <td>32</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>6 1/2 Pounds of Pork at 6 cts Per Pond</td> <td></td> <td>39</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Gave Mr Heaslip $200 on credit</td> <td>$2 {overwritten} Paid</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 c Per Bushel</td> <td>00</td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter at 18 c per pound</td> <td>00</td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>4 Pound of Butter at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td>00</td> <td>80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts</td> <td>00</td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>3 Pounds of " " "</td> <td>00</td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts per Pound</td> <td>00</td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 cts Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 " "</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 " " " cts</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 cts Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$10</td> <td>43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus</td> <td>00</td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus</td> <td>00</td> <td>56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>I gave Mr Haslip $100 work</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$13</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 30 cts Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 30 cts Per Bus 60c</td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 30 ctsPer Bus 60</td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats " " :</td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>1 an 1/2 Bushels of oats an 28c Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>42</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>27</td> <td>1 Bag of Oats at 25 cts Per Bus</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>" " " Paid</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>" " " of oats at 25</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " of oats 25</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>" " " " of oats 25</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(Mr Haslips work I'm owed)(1900)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>M</td> <td>10</td> <td>one Day with Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>1/2 a " " "</td> <td></td> <td>.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>1 Days work with " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>12</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 Days " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>1 Days work with Team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$12</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Days Work at Haying</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 Day " " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>23</td> <td>1 " " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 " " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>1/2 " Mowing " "</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>1/2 a Day work at Haying</td> <td>$0</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>1/2 a Day work at Haying</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>1/2 Day " " "</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$6</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>1/2 Day Working at Harvesting</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1/2 Day " "</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>1/2 a Day " "</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1/2 " "</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Day working at Harvesting</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>1 " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>23</td> <td>1 Day working at Harvesting</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Day Plowing $1.50</td> <td>$4</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 " Putting out Ma,</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 " Putting out Manure</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>2</td> <td>1 " Plowing</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3</td> <td>1/2 day " " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 Day P</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>By Mon the Keating Place 315</p> <p>From Oct 17th 1898 till October 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Days Plowing all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>2 Teams Plowed</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>1 Team All Day and</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td></td> <td>Haslip 1 Team 1 Day 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 Team all Day an 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 a Dy Map (sod)</td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>I plowed all Day Team (sod)</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Days</td> <td></td> <td>November 1898</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I Plowed all Day 1 Team</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed all Day " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Mr Haslip all Day 1 "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Plowing sod all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Ditching all Day</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Plowing 1/2 Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td></td> <td>1899</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Days Plowing $150</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I Days " " $150</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>" Plowing 150</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>1 Days Cultivating 150</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>1 Days Sowing 150</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>3</td> <td>Half a Day Pulverizing .75</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Day with 2 TEam $3</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 Day an a Half With Teasm</td> <td>2</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>1 Day with 2 Teams $300</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>8</td> <td>1 Day " " 2 Teams 300</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>1 Day " 1 Team 150</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>1 Day " " 2 Teams 3.00</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>1 Day " " 1 Team 1.50</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>10</td> <td>1/2 Day mowing with Team $1.50</td> <td>$60</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>12</td> <td>1 Day Raking and Cocking</td> <td>$1</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>13</td> <td>1 " " Drawing in Hay 2 lodes and team</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Day Mowing</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 Man 1/2 a day 50</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>Raking and Drawing all Day 2 Men</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17th</td> <td>I mowed 1/2 day 50</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Raking 1 Team in all Day 2 Team</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Day 2 Men an team</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>1/2 days Mowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>1/2 2 Men 1/2 a Day</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>2 Men an team 1/2 a Day Draning</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>1/2 Day Pulling Peas</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>Pulling Peas</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 Men 1/2 a Day Pulling Peas</td> <td>$3</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>8</td> <td>2 Men and Teams Pulling Peas all day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1/2 a Days Binding</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1/2 a Days " "</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td></td> <td>and 2 Men on Team Drawing Grain</td> <td>$3</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>2 Men on a Team Drawing in Grain</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>a 1/2 Day Drawing in Grain 2 Men an a Team</td> <td>$3</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$97</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>97</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 Bolts of Inline 50 lbs</td> <td>5</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$104</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>3</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>" " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>7</td> <td>" " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>" " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>I plowed all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>23</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>I plowed all d</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " 1/2 a Day</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>" " all Dy</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The amount of Work Bun Bryans this</p> <p>October Keating Place {illegible} Oct 4th 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td>$00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>7</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>--</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>23</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " 1/2 a Day</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Plowed all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3</td> <td>Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping 1/2 Day</td> <td>$2</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Plowing with 2 Team all Day</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>1/2 a Day With 4 Teams</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>all Day with 2 teams</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> <td>00</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>33</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1900</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Workd at Spring work all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was working at spring</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was working all Day at Spring Work</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 Team all Day</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 Team all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 " " all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 Teams all Day</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>12</td> <td>2 teams all Day</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$18</td> <td>75</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &lt;td$1&gt; <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>2 teams all day</td> <td>$3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>2 Teams all Day</td> <td>$3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1/2 Day with 1 Team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>all Day with 1 team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>" " " 1 "</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$9</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$28</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Haying</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>23</td> <td>1 Day 2 Men an Team</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Day 2 Men an Team</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1/2 Day Mowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>1 " " Working</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>1/2 Day 2 Men &amp; team</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>1 Day 2 Men and team</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>" " 2 Men and team</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>43</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>6th</td> <td>1 Days Binding</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 Days Drawing</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 Days Binding</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>1/2 " Binding</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>all Day Bing 1 Man 1/2 day</td> <td>$4</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Day Binding and Stuff</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1900</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>15</td> <td>One Day Plowing</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>1/2 A Days Plow</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Mr Haslip 2 Day Butting and Laing</td> <td>$3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Plowd all Day</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>1 Days Plowing</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 Days Plowing</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>2</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Page has many mathematical calculations all over it}</p> <p>Mrs Martha Quinn</p> <p>Alexandie Bay</p> <p>Box No 418</p> <p>Johnny Quinn</p> <p>Lansdowne</p> <p>Ontario 5</p> <p>May 1 Owan Sullivan got 611 Pounds of oats</p> <p>April 17th Mr Haslip got 1 Bags of oats that Makes 6 Bags</p> <p>April 21 1 Bag of oats 304</p> <p>24th " " " 8</p> <p>30 1 " " " 9 Bushel</p> <p>May 1 " " " 10</p> <p>The Number of Bushels of Grain sowed on Keating Place</p> <p>Peas 7 Bushels</p> <p>Oats 8 -------------</p> <p>The Number of Bushels of Grain Sowed at Home</p> <p>Wheat 6 Bushels</p> <p>Barley 6</p> <p>Peas and Oats 6</p> <p>Clear Oats 8</p> <p>52 Keating Place</p> <p>78 Bro all told</p> <p>Timber $3000</p> <p>Paper 200</p> <p>Nails 75</p> <p>Mans time 1200</p> <p>2 Doors and Triming 600</p> <p>5075</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The number of lbs of Butter Sold From May the 1 till November 1897 the 31 Both Days inclusive an the amount Received For Same</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>3</td> <td>2 1/2 lbs of Butter to Alx Heslip 2 1/2 lbs at 17</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 lbs of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>2 lbs of Butter to Mrs Heslip at 17 c Per Pound is 34 cts</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>1 lb of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 lbs of Butter to Mr " " 17 c</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>1 lbs of Butter to Mr Heaslip at 17 c Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>8</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>5 1/4 Pounds of Butter " " "</td> <td>Paid</td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>24</td> <td>4 3/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>73</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to E.E. Earl Not Paid at 17 Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>8?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>1</td> <td>4 /1/2 lbs of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>5 1/2 Pounds of Butter to E Earl at 18 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>99</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>3 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr A Heslip at 17 Cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>26</td> <td>4 Pounds of Butter to Mr A Heslip at 17 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to C.E.Earl at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td>Paid</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td>Paid</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3</td> <td>6 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr B Humphries at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td>Paid</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>13 Pounds of Butter to E Earl at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td>$2</td> <td>21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to OW Landons at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td>Paid</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound 34 cts</td> <td></td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound 43 cents</td> <td></td> <td>43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>3 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 66</td> <td></td> <td>66</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to OW Landons at 17 cts Per Pound is 57 c</td> <td>Paid</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 48</td> <td></td> <td>48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to Roland Johnston at 19 cts Per Pound is 57</td> <td>Paid</td> <td>57</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 48 cts</td> <td></td> <td>48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>31</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to George Humphries at 19 cts Per Pound is 67ct</td> <td>Paid</td> <td>67</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1/12 Pounds of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 cts Per Pound is 29</td> <td>Paid</td> <td>29</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>1/ 1/2 Pounds of Butter to C E Earl at 19 cts Per Pound is 28</td> <td>Paid</td> <td>28</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>1 1/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound is 24</td> <td></td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound is 38</td> <td></td> <td>38</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound 29</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>September</td> <td>9</td> <td>3 Pounds of Butter to Rob Johnston at 19 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Humphries at 19 c Per Pound is 19c</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 c Per Pound is 19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to " " at 19 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>15</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 c Per Pound is 19</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>18</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Humphries at 19 c Per Pound is Paid</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslit at 20 c Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of " " " 20 Per</td> <td></td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 3/4 Pounds of Butter to O S at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 1/4 Pounds of Butter to O Sullican at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>25 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>11</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mrs Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 " " " "</td> <td></td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Owen Sullivan at 20 cts</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Heaslip at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>20 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mrs Haslip at 19 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>38 c Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td>3</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>38 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>10</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Roland Johnston at 20 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>50 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 18 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>27 cts paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>December</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td>16 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Sold 13 and 1/2 Pounds of Butter at Lansdowne at 16 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The Amount of Butter Sold From April 1 1898 ttill December 31st 1898 1898</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>16</td> <td>1 Pounds of Butter to RV Keating at 17 cts Per Pound</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>27</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr " " at 15 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>20</td> <td>2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr " " " " Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>6</td> <td>2 1/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>30</td> <td>2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>32</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>21</td> <td>4 Pounds of Butter to " " at 20 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>28</td> <td>3 and 1/2 Pounds of Butter to " " at 18 cts Per Pound is</td> <td></td> <td>65</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>All Paid</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December 16th 4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound is 68 ct</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>b b b b b b b b b b b b b b</p> <p>b b b b b b b b b b b b b b</p> <p>b b b b b b b b b b b b b b</p> <p>c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c</p> <p>c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c</p> <p>c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c</p> <p>d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d</p> <p>d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d</p> <p>d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d</p> <p>e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e</p> <p>e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e</p> <p>e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e</p> <p>f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f</p> <p>f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f</p> <p>f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f</p> <p>g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g</p> <p>g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g</p> <p>g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g</p> <p>h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h</p> <p>h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h</p> <p>h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>i i i i i i i i i i i i i i</p> <p>i i i i i i i i i i i i i i</p> <p>i i i i i i i i i i i i i i</p> <p>j j j j j j j j j j j j j j</p> <p>j j j j j j j j j j j j j j</p> <p>j j j j j j j j j j j j j j</p> <p>k k k k k k k k k k k</p> <p>k k k k k k k k k k k</p> <p>k k k k k k k k k k k</p> <p>l l l l l l l l l l l l l l</p> <p>l l l l l l l l l l l l l l</p> <p>l l l l l l l l l l l l l l</p> <p>m m m m m m m m m m m</p> <p>m m m m m m m m m m m</p> <p>m m m m m m m m m m m</p> <p>n n n n n n n n n n n n n</p> <p>n n n n n n n n n n n n n</p> <p>n n n n n n n n n n n n n</p> <p>o o o o o o o o o o o o o</p> <p>o o o o o o o o o o o o o</p> <p>o o o o o o o o o o o o o</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January {written upside down} {illegible - upside down}</p> <p>p p p p p p p p p p p p p p</p> <p>p p p p p p p p p p p p p p</p> <p>p p p p p p p p p p p p p p</p> <p>q q q q q q q q q q q q q q</p> <p>q q q q q q q q q q q q q q</p> <p>q q q q q q q q q q q q q q</p> <p>r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r</p> <p>r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r</p> <p>r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r</p> <p>s s s s s s s s s s s s s s</p> <p>s s s s s s s s s s s s s s</p> <p>s s s s s s s s s s s s s s</p> <p>t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t</p> <p>t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t</p> <p>t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t</p> <p>u u u u u u u u u u u u u</p> <p>u u u u u u u u u u u u u</p> <p>u u u u u u u u u u u u u</p> <p>v v v v v v v v v v v v v v</p> <p>v v v v v v v v v v v v v v</p> <p>v v v v v v v v v v v v v v</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w</p> <p>w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w</p> <p>w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w</p> <p>x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x</p> <p>x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x</p> <p>x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x</p> <p>y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y</p> <p>y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y</p> <p>y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> <p>z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Edinburgh after Flodden</p> <p>News of battle | News of battle |</p> <p>Hark! 'tis ringing down the street;</p> <p>And the archways and the pavement</p> <p>Bear the clang of hurrying feet.</p> <p>News of battle! who hath brought it,</p> <p>News of triumph! who shall bring</p> <p>Tidings from our noble army,</p> <p>Greetings from our gallant king</p> <p>All last night we watched the bea</p> <p>Blazing on the hills afar,</p> <p>Each one bearing as it kindled,</p> <p>Message of the open war,</p> <p>All night long the northern stream</p> <p>Shot across the trembling sky;</p> <p>Fearful lights that never beacon</p> <p>Save when kings or heroes die,</p> <p>News of battle! who hath brought</p> <p>All are thronging to the gate;</p> <p>"Warder - warder! open quickley!</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> <p>a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1897 (Page 1)</p> <p>The First Month January 31 Days 1897</p> <p>to to Thrash all</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>This Month Begins fine and warm, I was Helping War{cut off} a very warm Day the Roads are ver to day again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was thrashing up at Will Landons, all Day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice warm Day the Groung is thawing out it is very We had a Rain an snow storm Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>Township Election to Day the Roads are Terible Muddy The ground is in a terible state of Mud Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another very warm Day for this sean of the year A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Chopping 1/2 a Day over on Rob Johnstons I was Helping Rob to Batten His Barn.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>Owen an I was Chopping over on Rob all Day a Nice But Cold Day No Sleighing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was Chopping over in the Woods 1/2 Day I Cleaned up a quite Cold Wether, Very Rough Whealing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9 X</td> <td>Own Sullivan an I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Cloudy and Blustry Day With a little Snow Falling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood 1/ Day in Rob Johnstons Woods I Brught a New Sleigh W.P. Moore to Day A Terible Cold Day 10 Below Zero to District O Lodge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>We was Chopping 1/2 Day in the Woods I went out Lansdown I Sold the young Colt to Jorge White Ear $25 , Share of the Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I took the sow to Rob Johnstons; to day I Comenced log home a very Cold Time No sleighing on the Roads Rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>We was Chopping an Drawing Home Stove Wood Brought No Sleighing on the Roads yet another Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping Own Sullivan to Draw Hay off of the Drounded Land</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16 X</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood over on Rob Johnstons 1/2 Day X Cyrus Cross Died this after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>a Very Heavy Wind an Rain storm to Day the Snow is all it turned very Cold again in the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Terible Blustry Day I was Chopping 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19 X</td> <td>We was Chopping 1/2 a Day A Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero Cyrus Cross was Put in the Vault to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>We finished Chopping on Rob Johnstons to Day a little warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Heavy Fall of Snow last Night ther is 8 inches of Snow on the Level I Sined a Note of $25 Bank The First good Sleighing this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I went to Gananoque Mills. P. Sullivan very good sleighing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The First Month January 31 Days 1897 (Page 2)</p> <p>the sleighing is Bad the Roads are Very Heavy</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Terible Cold an Blustry Day there is 14 inches of Snow on Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day good sleighing Now We went Down to John Quinns to Day The Roads are Blowed Full I Brought Home the bull From WN Bowens to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>A terible Cold an Blustry Day it was 38 Below Zero this Morning William Crstsern was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very stormy an Blustry Day Very Bad Roads The Roads are all Full Very Bad I Bought 2 Small Stacks of Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>A nice Soft an warm Day I went up to the Drounded New Lands I Bought a String of Bells 90 c an a Whip 30 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Stormy an Blustry Day, I went out to Lansdowne I drove down to John Quinns in Rockfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I drew another load of Hay Down the Drounded Lands Good Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Drew another Load of Hay Home to Day 8 Loads a Nice But Cold Day Good sleighing Now a very Heavy White Frost Last Night and cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Went up to John R Beauprys to Day the Month Eds Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2th Month February 28 Days 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Finished Drawing Home Mache Hay From the Drounded Lands 4 Loads $13 The Month Begins Fine But Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Helped Brock Trusdale to get Home a load of March Hay I went out to Lansdowne to the County O I 1/2 day 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to George Loneys saw log Bea in the afternoon A Nice But Cold Day Wind NE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Drawing Wood For Wesley Johnston 1/2 a Day with the Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Drawing Wood all day Day for W. Johnston With the Team very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very Heavy Sleet a Rin Storm to Day the Roads are a Big Thaw the Ground is Nearly Bare again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very soft Day a little Rain A Terible Sluch Every whare Now Another Rain an snow storm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood over on Rob Johnston all Day Quite Cold again I was Eas Helping W.N Bowen 1/2 Day to Cut Logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>We finished Banking out our wood over on Rob Johnston this Evening (I Joined the Young Concert Club a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping JW.N. Bowen all Day to Cut Wood with the Cross Cut saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was over Helping W.N. Bowen to Cut wood a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Terible Stormy Day With Snow and Wind Very Cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Second (Page 3)</p> <p>The 2th Month February 28 Days 1897</p> <p>The Kipoo Indians Troop is at Lansdowne</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>Iwas Helping WN. Bowen to Cut Stove Wood all Day East wind a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Very Blustry Kind of a Day it is thawing a a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day I was Helping W.N. Bowen all Day 50 c to Cut Wood 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Helping W.N Bowen all Day to Saw Wood A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day to Saw Wood Mis Charlet Was Married to EE Warren a very soft time a little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bown all Day to Saw Wood A Very Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping WN. Bowen to Cut Wood With the Drag Saw a Nice Day Very fine sleighing in this Month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Cutting Wood all Day at WN Bowens with the Drag Saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>Another Very Nice soft Day is is Thawing East Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Finished Sawing Wood at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day a Terible snow storm to Day a Very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>another stormy Day in the Fore Noon Janey Smith an Charles Horton was Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to Cut Wood With the Drag Sw there is great sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm On the Fore Noon I was Helping Rob Johnston 1/ 2 Day to Saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to Cut Wood with the Drag Saw all day 50 c Aunt Sary and Uncle Edd Sumers came out an Blustry Day Bad {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Got the Horses Sharp Shod all Round $100 a very Cold and Blustry Day wind Uncle Edd an Aunt Sary Went Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day The Month Ends Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1897 This 3rd Month March Has 31 Days ~1897~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cold an stormy the Worst Storm that Came this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day the Roads are very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Sleet storm Nearly all Day a Bad Crust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to Gananoque waith a load of wood For Rob Johnston a Nice warm Day the Best Sleighing this winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Big Thaw a Very Heavy Rain to Day an all Night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1897 (Page 4)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Buls a very Cold Day the Roads are all ice Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Nice But Cold to Day good sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Drawing Hay For Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mrs Smith to draw in Corn in Afternoon 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Very Nasty Day with Sleet an Rain I Went to the Mrs Crosses Auction sale to Cyrus Cross</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Very Slushy Time a Heavy Rain in the Morning Mother was Very sick We Had the Doctor in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan Sleighing so Nearly Done to attend a law sute Between Hess an Gradies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm in the morning an a the Roads Bad to Day Terible Heavy Rain in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I went up to J R Boagreys after Mart a Nice But cold Day Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terible Snow an Wind storm to Day the Roughest Storm {Mrs WN Bowen got Hurt to Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Saw to Day I Started to Put out Manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I got Dun sawing at Mr Smiths at Noon 1/2 Day sleighing is the Very Best Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping Wesley Johnston to Draw out Manure all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Nice Soft Day I wasent feeling Well to Day I Went out to Lansdown the Sleighing is getting Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Very Soft Day the Sleighing is Very Poor to Day I went over to Land Keatings to saw, But Dident saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Land Keating to saw wood all Day with the Team Big Heavy Rain a very Heavy Thunder an Lightning all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>a Nasty an Cold Day Very Muddy Now the snow Nerely The First Wheals Run Yesterday First this Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Helping Land Keating to Finish sawing 1/2 Day to day another Nice warm Day I Helped Rob to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping Rob to Tap , an to Set the Horse Power</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Snow storm all Day the Roads are Very Slushy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Stormy Day all Day with Snow an Rain 6 inches of snow Fell very Bad Roads Now Alberto Landen Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Nice But Cold the Roads are Very Bad Now I went to Gananoque with Patsy Smith</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Nice Day But Cold Wind North Mr Albert Landon was Put in the Vault the Roads is Very Mudy</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(Page 5)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Hear A Very Muddy Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>We finished sawing our Wood over in the Woods (a Nice warm Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to saw wood all Day a very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Finished Piling up the wood in the Woods The Month Ends Fine But Cold North Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days ~1897~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine But Cold the Wind North I Drew Some Rales for a Fence I Went up to Jos Websters Auction Sale</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Building Patend Fence around the Garden A Very Cold North Wind all the time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Finished Building the Fence around the Garden A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Fine But Cool Day The Roads are and Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fence A Nice Warm Day a little Rain Last Night and all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fences all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went out to John R Foleys to Help Him to Saw Wood He Burried His little Boy to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Helping " " " Saw wood all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Helping J B Foley to saw wood after noon 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Very Nasty Day. Snow an Rain with a North Wind on to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11 X</td> <td>another Very Bad Day a little of the New B {cut off} in the EAst</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>A very Nice warm Day I Built Some Blind Patent Fence I went Down to J. Franklins with Wess Johnston after a Bull in the Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Finished the Patent Fence along to Road to Day Very showry all Day an Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was stratening up the Fences around a Nice Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was letting off Ditching watter in the Fore Noon there was a Heavy Rain in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Cleaning up oats to Day We Cleaned 100 Bushels The Wind Bows From the South West another Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>A very Cool Raw Day with Rain an Hail storm Very Bad Roads Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>Easter Sundy A Nice But Very Windy Day Wind is From the South West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Teribly Cold an Rough Day some snow falling (Some Folks Has Comenced Springs Work</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 30 Days 1897 April (Page 6) 1897</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Cold Day the Ground was Frozen Hard all Day I was Helping Wessly Johnston to saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Putting out Manure all Day Very Cold yet thre is lots of People Working at Spring Work Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Comenced to Plow the Stubble across the Road Very Warm LOTS of People sowing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day another Very warm Day The Ground Plows Good Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rain Storm an Thunder at Rain Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Cold Rough Day another Very Heavy Rain to Day the IOOF Had Church Parade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was letting of watter this fore Noon another Heavy Rain it is Very Cold No springs Doing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day the ground is very wet yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Nice Drying Day I Drew Home a Load of Wood (No Springs work Dun this Weak yet)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Finished Plowing in the Field across the Road we Had 2 Sheep Lamb to day Nice an Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Braking in What I Plowed A Very Cool Wind From NE the Month Ends Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 5th Month May 31 Days (1897)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Cool an Showry A Little Rain to DayNight I Comenced to Sow to Day 1 Bush Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Very Wet an Cold Day all Day X The Ground is Very Wet Now ( I Sat up With R Williams Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Pulverising 1/2 Day a Terible Heavy Rain stomr in the after noon an all Night (Old Mrs Jos Miccormic Died yesterday)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Wet Day the Ground is Terible Wet Now Very little Springs work did yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>a nice Drying Day Sum People are Sowing Som More to Day I was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Cultivated sum in the field Back of the D{illegible} Nice an Cool to Day Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Putting out Manure 1/2 a Day an I was Pulverisomg 1/2 a Day a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>X another Nice But Cool Day I Finished Sowing the Wheat to Day 4 Bushel Mr John Clare Died to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cool Day Wind South West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>Comenced to Sow oats an grass seed to Day A Nice Warm Day the Ground is Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Pulverising the Field Back of the Barn all day Very warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Th 5th Month May 31 Days 1897</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Sowing oats 1/2 a Day Back of the Barn another Very Heavy Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Braking in the field all Day a Very nice warm after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Sowing oats 1/2 a Day another Terible Heavy Rain Very Cold to Day Heavy Thunder an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Built a Pen For the Pigs in the Fore Noon I drew Home Load of wood I Finished the Field Back of the Barn to Day 12 Bushel of Oats sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day I Went Down to John Quinn to Rock Field the First {cut off} The Roads are Muddy an Rough yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Pulverizing all Day in this Field Nice an Pigs are Worth 4 1/2 cts Live Wate to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was sowing all Day a Very warm Day the ground is Very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Nice But Cool Day, the Wind is North S Pulverising all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was sowing in this field 1/2 a Day another Very Heavy Rain an all Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>the ground is to Wet to Day it Rained yesterday After Noon an all Night a Very Heavy Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Pulverising all Day in the Field across Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>another very Wet Day it Rained Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grain to Day the Ground is very wet The Queens Birth Day 85 Bushels sowed it is all in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very Wet Day in the Fore Noon I Send a Note of $25 For 1 Month Went to Gananoque With {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Nice warm Day I was Putting out minure to Day in this A Very Heavy Frost Last Night Martha went over to the Island to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day in this Field a Nice Warm Day another Big Frost Last Night X Mrs John A. Stacey Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>Mrs John A Stacey was Burried to Day Funeral at 10 I went to the Funeral in Fore Noon A little Rain in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rain to Day I got 2 Bags of Potatoes From Brock Truesdell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cool to Day Wind N.W. X Martha Quinn of Alexaner Bay was across the River</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of wood to Day I Put out Minure in the after noon The Month Ends Very Cold an Wet a lot of grain to sow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1897~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine But Very Cool I was Helping Rob Johnston at S {cut off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tje 6th Month June 30 Days ~1897~ (Page 8)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston at springs work A Very Heavy Forst last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rain to Day it Rained all Day I went to Lansdowne I Bought a Rubber Coat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day a Very Heavy Wind all Day Mrs David Haskins Died Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Finish Springs work to Day Very Hot Day Mrs Haskins was Buried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day I took Uncle Andy Dosen to Rockfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Sowed the Millet to Day I Had P.S. Helping Me 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rain STorm Last night a all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen to Build Patent Fence all Day 75 c it Rained a little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen all Day to Build Fences 75 c A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Finished Planting the Potatoes to Day 3 1/2 Bags</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping J.W.N Bowen to Plant Potatoes all Day 75 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day I was out to Patsys Sullivan A Nice Shower of Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Working on the Road Putting on a Raling on the $1.00 Ditch at CE Exalto Irish</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Finished Putting on the Railing an Started to get out another Showry Day Sun Hail Ell $100 Gravel on Wesley Johnston $1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Braking Stone in the Gravel Pit all Day $1.00 A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Braking Stone all Day in the Pit $1.00 A very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Drawing Broken Stone on to the Road all day another very warm Day $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Braking stone all Day over in the Pit Very Hot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day Very Dry Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque With a Grist of Wheat a Very Hot Day Very Heavy Wind to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I went to Kingston to Camp for 12 Day A nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Very Hot Day I was in Kingston Brigade Camp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1897 (11 Page)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was in Kingston at Bagada Camp Very Hot Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>a little Cooler to Day For Drilling Mr Willim Macculah Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another very Hot Day in Camp I went to see Lizzie to day Mr William Mccullock was Buried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>a very Hot Day in Camp the Boys are Badly Burnt with the sun John Stacey Hous was Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Had a Very Heavy Rain to Day it From 9 AM till 11PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>a Nice Cool Day after the Rain The Month End {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins warm and Dry the Grand Day Took Place to Day up to the city</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Hot Day in Camp I Went up to see Lizzie an Mary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Came Home From Camp to Day a Very Hot (100 in shade} Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Howing Potatoes to Day Very Rought Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Hlelping CE Earl to Draw in Rye all Day A Very Hot Dry 98 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 Day to Draw in Rye a Terible Hot Time 110</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowes 1/2 Day to draw in Rye another terible Hot Day 100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Hot Day 110 in the sun to Day I took the waggon to the shop to get Tires set</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>another terible Hot Day 118 in the sun, I was Fixing the Mowing Machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>the LOL Had a Church Perad We got a very Rain in the Evening Heavy Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>the Orange Men Went to Watertown to Day I went to Watertown It Rained Nearly all DAy a very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Went after the waggon to the shape in the Fore Noon a little More rain to Day I Drew a Load of Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went out to Lansdowne for Sum Shingles an Nales (a Nice Cool time None) Patch the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Finished Patching the Barn I Comenced Haying Tomy Donevan Died to Day at 8:40 AM oclock I Comenced Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was working at Haying all Day I Drew in 1 Load a Very Hot time again</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1897 (Page 10)</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went to Tomy Donivans Funeral to Rockport a Very Hot Day 48 Rigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Drawing in the Rye 1/2 a Day I was Mowing 1/2 a Day Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Raking an Cocking up Hay We Had a little Showr of Rain I Mowed after Super</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Finished Mowing with the Machene today a Very Hot Day 95 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Had a Little Rain to Day I was Mowing around the Fences Very Warm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Raking an Cocking up Hay all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Drew in 10 Loags of Hay to Day I Had Mr Heslip Helping Me all Day A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day John Quinn an Family was up Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>Finished Haying to Day I was Helping Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day at His Haying A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Haying a Heavy Rain in the after Noon Aunt Mary Ann Came up this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Wet Day all Day But a Very Heavy Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very Wet Day it Rained stedy all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>More Rain to Day a Very Wet time I was Mending around the Fences I took Aunt Mary Ann and Mary Ann to Rockport</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Showry an warm I Finished Mowing around the Fences to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 8th Month August 31 Days 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>First 1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine an Very Warm I was Down to Rockport on the Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw in Hay at all Day A Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I was working on the Road Statued labor 105 in the sun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Working on the Road I Had Mr Heslip Helping me all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen at Haying all Day Very Hon 100 in Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Helping WN B. to Finish Ha to Day all Day 100 Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I Was Helping WN. Bowen at Hay all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1897</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Warm Day I was over to OR and Andy was not Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen all Day at Harvest Cutting Wheat (Very Hot)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Howing Potatoes all Day For WN Bowen a Nice But Showry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Helping Rolend Johnston to saw Wood 1/2 a Day 50 cts I Drew Home another Load of Wood a Very Heavy Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen at Harvesting WN Bowen Cut Wheat to Day Miss Addie Johnston Died I Comenced Harvest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen at Harvesting His Wheat all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Addie Johnstons Funeral in the Fore Noon I Drew in the Wheat in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>a Very Nice Cool Day Good Harvest Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Mowing Oats 1/2 a Day along the Ditch on a Very Heavy Wind all Day it is Very Like Rain Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day at Harvesting I Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Harvest A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day Drawing in Wheat I Went to Ritchard Williams Rasing (a Very Nice Cool Day) +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Pull Peas A Very Heavy Rain in After noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Finish Pulling Peas I Was over Thrashing at RV Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>WN Bowen Cut Sumore of the oats Hear to day Nice an Cool Heard Mr John Tailor was Burred to Day a</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Very Nice Cool Day A little Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>WN Bowen finished Cutting our Grain a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Drawing in oats 1/2 a Day I was Helpng C C Earl to Draw Mr Heslip Helped a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Nice Rain in Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was over at WN Bowens We Fixed His Stable Flore I was sick the Direahia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was sick all Day a Nice Cool Day it is Cloudy Like Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Drew in sum Oats to Day a Very Cool Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>Monday I Cut the Millet to Day Monday an Drew in some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Very Cool Day a little Rain Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>We finished Harvesting to Day a Nice Day a Very Heavy year We Finished</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>tje 9th Month September 30 Days 1897</p> &lt;tdI was Working at the stone all Day a Very Warm Day $100&gt; <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Finished Drawing in the Millet an oats in Fore Noon I Helped WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Harvest First Month Begins Fine an Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was sick all Day to Day a Nice Harvesting time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen all Day Stuking up oats $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day at Harvesting $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Fine an Warm Day I went up to J R Broprees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day to Draw in oats $1.00 (A Very Hot Day 87 in the shade)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day Drawing in oats $1.00 a Little Rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Nice warm Day Bowen an I Went Picking Long Blackberries (Good Harvesting Time)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen to Finish Harvest 1/2 a Day 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston all Day to Finish Harvest 75 a Very Warm day and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rain in the Fore noon I went to Rockport in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drew Home a load of Wood in the Fore Noon I Worked at Braking Stone 1/2 a Day 50 A Very Heavy Thunder Storm in the Fore Non Rast Warrens Barn Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Braking Stone all Day another Hot Day in $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Braking sone all Day in the Pit a Very Hot Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Drawing Stone all Day with the team a Nice Cool Day $200</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was at Home to Day I was Fixing the Stable Floar a Very Cool Day Heavy Frost Mrs Robert Allen Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day Mrs Robert Allen was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was working at the stone in the Pit to Day 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went thrashing with JE. Stacey to Day at Dave Moors 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was " " with J E. Stacys at {illegible}y Moors 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>" " " " at L Whites 75</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 9th Month September 30 Days 1897</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Thrashing With J.E. Stacey at Fill Hesslers We Broke 2 Concares to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was " " at Fill Hesslers 1/2 Day We Moved to Henry Hesslers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Cool Day A Little Rain in the Easterly I Was Down to Rock Field in the After noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping Rob Johnston to Put out Minure all Day with My Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping " " to Cut corn 1/2 Day at Albert Green We Went out to Cut Cow Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I " " Rob to fill Albert Greers Silo all Day With team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Moved Home from Greers this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>October the 10 Month October 31 Days 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Warm on Day I was Braking Stone in the Pit all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Braking Stone all Day in the Pit A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day I went to Rockport For Dany Linning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Drawing stone on the Road all Day with My Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Robind Johnston to Attend Stock at Lansdowne The First Day of Lansdowne Fair A Nice Warm Day Very Dry Wither</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I took the Folk out to the Fair in the after Noon Uncle an Aunt Sary A Nice But Cool Day Cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Braking stone in the Pit all Day a Very Cool Day The Wind From North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Braking Stone in the Pit all Day a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Finished Braking stone in the Pit a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day old Mr Ruttle Died I took the Girls up to J R Babarys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went Thrashing with Loftes Foleys We Thrashed at Willie Hollingworth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Was Thrashing at P Donivans a Very Warm g{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Was Thrashing at John Kenedies another Nice eve</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Thrashed at John Fentons to Day We finished at</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was Thrashing at Nickles Taylors all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 10 Month October 30 Days 1897</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>We was Thrashing at Tomes Powels a Little Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Cool Day the Wind is North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I went to Gananoque With Patsy Sullivan I send a Note to Day Darling 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Helping Rolend Johnston 1/2 a Day to cut Corn Withe the Team 65 Drew a Load of Wood For Thrashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Drawing in the Potatoes (30 Bushels) an I Drew Home a load of Wood A Very Good Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Picking stone off this field to Day a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>a little Rain in the Morning I was Riging up to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Helping George Humphrey to Thrash 1/2 a Day Machine Came Here Front Young a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day I took Js Macovey out Home to Day I Went out to the Ten Pater Doil Died at 7.25 PM.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Thrashed Heare This Fore Noon WE Had 330 Bushel A Very Warm Day I Helped Mr Donuvan to Thrash For WN Bowen 1/2 a Day 30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen to Thrash all Day a very Hot Day 150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen to Draw straw out to Lansdowne 50 Eden Reed Had an Auction Sale Very Hot Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Straw from WN Bowens I helped Rastes Warren to Draw Stones {illegible} a little Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Putting out minure all Day a Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Finished Putting out Minure to Day a Very Cool Day it Froze Very Hard last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>another Nice But Cool Day the Month Ends Cool an Dry the IOOF Had a Church Perrade</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days - 1897</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins with Rain Comenced to Plow For the field it Rain a little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>A very Nasty Cold Day with Rain I Plowed 1/2 a Day (Sod) Very Wet after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Plowed Nearly All Day the ground is Very Dry an Hard a Nice But Cool Day a little Rain in Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Helped O Keating to Move in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Plowed all Day A Nice Warm Day (the Ground is Terible Hard)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Nice But Cool Day I Plowed all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1897 The 11th Month November 20 Days 1897</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a nice Warms Day I went down to John Quinn to Rock Field a Big Smassh up on the GTR at Lansdowne this Morning 5 Cars Burnt 2 Percens Killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Cold Day an a Wind From North (Very Hard an Dry Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rain to Day With a Heavy Fall of Snow in the Eavening (3 inches of snow Fell) I Helped C E Earl to Butcher a Pig</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood in the Morning an I Went to Gananque Very Slowly With a grist of Wheat A Very Cold Day about 2 inches of snow on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day, another Very Heavy rain in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Plowed Nearly all Day the Ground Plows Very Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed all Day A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Plowed Half a Day I was Helping Norts to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Very WEt Day it Rained Hard all Day the ground is very wet (Very Bad Roads)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was thrashing at Warts all Day a Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Helping J E Stacey to Thrash al Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Fery Cold Day the ground is Frozen Hard I got 2 Pers of Boots 1 for Jim 1 for myself Very Few Pall. Plowing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Cold Day another little Snow storm at I Drew Home a load of Wood to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>a Nice warm Day the ground is thawing out Early I Sat up with C.E. Earl all Night He is Very {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Plowed all Day the ground is Very Hard to Plow to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>The Ground is Frozen Very Hard to Day sum are Plowing We Comenced to Feed the Stock For the First to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Terible Heavy weind an Very Cold to Day I went With Rob Johnston after a Ram to W.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>We put the Sheep with the Ram To Day a King Nasy Storm of Snow an Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a day a Terible Heavy Rain in the after noon a all Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Plowed all Day stubble Plows good Now a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day For this time of year I Sat up with CE Earl all Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Heavy snow Storm in the Fore Noon of snow I was Plowing 1/2 a Day at WN. Bowens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Cold Day the ground is Frozen Very Hard I was Helping D B Johnston to thrash 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 12th Month of December 31 Days 1897</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Thrashing DB Johnstons all Day The Month Begins Very Cold a Blustry Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day A Very Nice But Cold 9 Below Zero Charley Bradly was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to Gananoque For Sum Flour a Very Nice Day The Whealing is Fine Adm Smith Nor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Helping Welssly Johnson to Thrash to Day A Very Heavy White Frost A Very Nasty Storm of Rain a Sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day a little Slopy to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Wessly Johnstons a Very Cold Day I got Fathers Sertificet out of LOL No. 100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Mr Hortons with the Stacey Brothers all Day 60 A Very Nasty Day With a Storm of Soft Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Thrashing at " " " Staceys all Day A Nice Warm Day Very Soft to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Up Helping OW Landon to saw Wood With the Sircler all Day 50 s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston to grind 3/4 of Day another Very Warm Day it is Terible Muddy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rain to Day the Frost is all out again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day But Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Went over to WN Bowens to Help Him to Plow all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Plowing over at Bowens, another Terible Heavy Rain to Day 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I " " all Day " " A Nice warm Day But Very Wet an Mudy 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I " " all Day I Came Home at night Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Plowing at Home an Ditching to Day a Very Heavy Fall of Snow to Day it Froze a little Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Bout 4 inches of snow on the Land Lots of Sleighs out to Day the First Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day a little sleighing now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Thrash a Very Cold an stormy Day Snowing I got a New Pair of Ferts and Rubbers $225</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Robs on the Sleigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to grind all Day a Very Cold an Blustry Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1897</p> <p>The 12th Month December 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>Comenced to Chop wood over on Mr Hortons A Very Cold Day 15 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>another very cold an Blustry Day Christmas Day John Quinn an Eamily was up Hear to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>I went up to JR Boapreys for Most a Nice soft Day Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew Hom 2 loads of stove Wood From Rob Johnstons Wood (Wood) Nomanion Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I went up to O.W. Landons to Thrash a Nice warm {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was thrashing at Landons all Day A Very Blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was thrashing at OW Landons all Day a Nearly Day Snow and Rain Mr Charley Stewart Died at 8 AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Noon to Day (2700 Bushels) 2.700 Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The year Ends Fine But Very Cold Very good sleighing But Not Mutch Snow about {cut oof} Times are very good and Prices Fair Wheat is Worth $102c a Bushel an Oats " 24 " " an Barley " 35 c " Bushel an Pork is " " $575 a Hundred " Beef " " $250 to 4 a Hundred The Number of Loads of Hay an Grain on the R{cut off{ Place Hay July 13th We Put in 7 Loads of Hay " " 15th " " " 7 More Loads of Hay </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{This page is loose and not dated - it is probably May, based on the nature of the entries}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Sowing 1/2 Day I was Braking in sum across the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was working at Springs work all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I had O. Sullivan Helping Me all Day at Springs Work A Very Hot Day 80 in Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was Working at Spring Work all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grain to Day 70 Bushels S Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Planting Potatoes and corn to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Putting on Wire on the Fence along the Lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Finishing that Fence this Fore Noon I went to Mr Smiths Rasing 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Planting to Day another Heavy Rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Went out to Uncle Edds For Sum Pigs I got 3 Very Warm The Roads was Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Terible Hot Day I Got Bill Horse Shod 80 in the Shade</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1898</p> <p>The 1st Month January 31 Days 1898</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Took Mart to Lansdowne to go on a visit to Cambdon East 30 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Big Snow Storm in the After Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Thrashing at Ben Gavens For John Bulger all Day Paid 60 c A Very Cold Day 35 Below Zero (Township Election to Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping Warts to thrash 1/2 a Day a Very Cold Day 30 c (I brought Home our Sheep From Rob Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Nice warm Day I was Thrashing at Warts 1/2 a Day We Finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Thrashing at V Keatings Barn 1/2 a Day a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>We Butchered the Porks to Day another Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Cut up an Salterd the Pork to Day a Nice But windy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>Another very Nice Soft Day good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day over on Hortons a Very Warm Day Got the Horses Sharp Shod to Day a Big Tea Meeting in Jublee Church to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went out to Lindhurst with DB Johnston for sum Cattle 75 c I went to Gananoque at Night to District OL A Nice But Very Cold Day District Logl to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Nasty Storm of Sleet an Rain all Day Very Day A Big Lecture in the Orange Hall No its to Night an Tomorow Night an {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Chopping all Day over in Mr Hortons Wood Cutting Fire Wood Lecture on orangishm to Night a Very Cold Day Very Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Chopping Fire Wood all Day over on Mr Hortons a Nice Warm Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day a Very Stormy Day with snow an Rain (4 inches of New Snow Fell to Day Very Wetting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Fine But Very Cold Day the Very Best Sleighing (Very Cold 30 Below Zero)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Hortons a Very Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Horton a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was " " all day " " " Hortons a very warm Eay Very Fine Sleighing now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very Stormy Day with Snow an Rain Very Slopy Day Alexander Mcrady Burried one Boy of His to Day Drew Home the last of my wood From Robs Johnstons home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Hortons a Nice warm Day Very Sloppy Getting around in the Woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day a Very Nice warm Day Old Mr Brian Died Last Night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 1st Month January 31 Days 1898</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Went to Old Mr Brians Funeral to Lindhurst A Very Nasty Day With Rain an Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Chopping all Day to Day another Nice warm Day in the Woods Very Fine Sleighing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping Roaland Johnston at Sawing With Circler Saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads ar Filled up I was over Chopping 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew 2 1/4 loads of Stove Wood Home I Bought it from Charley Horton in the Woods another Very Cold Day 30 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton to Draw Hay From the with My Team another Terible Cold Day with 35 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Nice But a Very Cold Day 35 Below Zero Miss Libbie Peck Died to Day I got a New Crank for the Fanning Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day 35 Below Zero good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Cold an stormy a Stormy and Blustry Day Patsy was heare Cleaning up Sum Wheat 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The second 2th Month February 28 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Rough a Terible Blustry Day The Roads are Blowed Full (28 Below Zero)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton to saw at Fre Johnstons Candlemas Day a Nice Bright Day Very Cold another Bad storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton to Saw Wood at Fred Johnstons another Very Cold Day Roads are Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm in the Morning I went to Delta to the Concervative Convention The Roads was Very Heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton to Finish Sawing at E Johnstons 1/2 Day The Roads are all Filled a Very Stormy Day But Not Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day the Roads were all Full Very little Drivers on the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Nice Soft Day the Wether is getting milder again I Cleaned up a grist of Wheat 7 1/2 Bushels the last</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 7 1/2 Bushels the Roads ar Very Soft an Bad to Day I Backed a Note For PS for $35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Sof Day sum Ran falling I Comenced to Bank out Wood at Mr Hortons X Crows are around again For Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>another very Soft Day it is thawing very fast to Day 2 Bank of out of 2 loads of wood Very wetting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>another very warm an soft Day the Roads are bad Uncle Edward Sumers Came out Here with J Paterson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Terible Slush to Day it Rained Nearly All Night Very Bad Roads Uncle Edd Went Home to Day Uncle Jim is Hear yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Froze a litte Last Night a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The second 2nd Month February 28 Days ~1898~</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Fine Day I got another load of Stovewood From C Horton to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was over Chopping all Day at Mr Hortens A Very Nasty Storm at Night X The Sap is Running Sum Now Dray a Very Heavy Now Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Terible Blustry Day The Coldest an Worst wind This Road is all Full this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went out With WB Warren to the woods to Help Him to get out sawlogs Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was over Banking out our Wood to Day another Very Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain The Roads are good to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Banking out wood All Day a Nice Bright But Cold Day There is Fine Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day With Rain an Sleet an a Heavy North Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Terible Stormy Day With Sleet an Snow an Rain Windy North E Very Heavy Roads to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day Nothing Doing this Weak the Roads are Badly Drifted Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Heavy Snow Storm to Day it Has got warmer again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>another very Nasty Day with Rain an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>a littel Snowy to Day I Seighed out Sum More Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Helping Rolend Johnston to Pack ice an Cut Corn A Very Nice Warm for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Fine an Warm Day good sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Fine an warm I was Helping Role Johnston to Saw Wood 1/2 a Day Mrs Jos Chisamore Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the Third Month March 31 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins warm and Plesent I was Helping Rob to Saw 1/2 a Day The Provincial Election Webster an Beatty Ran heare Majority for Beaty 424</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque I Paid $12 in the Bank For My Share in the Shire Horse another Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Drew another Load of Dry Wood From Mr Hortens Home to Burn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Banking out wood all Day over at Hortens A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Chopping an Banking out Wood all Day 45 L{illegible}another Very Fine Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Nice Day the Wind is sum Cold the it Has Been {illegible} to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Chopping 1/2 a Day I was Helping C. Horten to Draw Sawlogs 1/2 Day with the team Another Very Soft Day Sleighing Bad</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Third 3th Month March 31 Days "1898"</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Cheley Horton to Draw Sawlogs out with team another Very Warm Day Roads Bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Chopping an Drawing up Wood 1/2 a day I was Hleping to get out Timber From Pig Pen Anny Webster was Put in the Vault First Wheat Run</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Finished getting out Wood to Day 55 Loads out Now Lots of Waggons out to Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone I was Helping C Horten to Cut saw logs in Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very Soft an Warm Day the Roads are Very Bad I got 3/4 of a Cords More From Hortens to Day Hard Wood Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Nasty Time with Sum an Mud the snow is about all gone A Very Heavy Fog all Day with Heavy Rains</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Wet an Foggy Day With a Very Heavy Wind an Rain Very Bad Roads Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day the ground is very soft Now Robbins around again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston in the sugar Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston in the Bush the Frogs are Croking again A Very Heavy Thunder Storm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Boiling sap all Day For Role Johnston Pateral Day A Very Cool Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day I helped Role Johnston in the Sap Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Rye all Day A Very Nasty Day With wind an Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very Fine an Warm Day the Roads Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Cleaned up 65 Bushels of oats to Day I was Helping Role Johnston to Clean Seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johns to Clean up Grain 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Rain Day Mart Came Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Letting off Watter 1/2 a Day I got Seed Wheat a Mill Role {cit off} Mother an I Went to Lansdowne to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 Day to Fix a Bridge Down to Rock Field for the {illegible} A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very fine Day I took the Girls out to C{cut off} Mr William Patience Died at 930 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston to Bank out Lumber at the Mill all Day A Nice Warm Day The Heffer Came in to Day Lamb in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>William Patience Was Burried to Day at 230 PM Oclock A Very Nice Day But Cool Good Whealing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Dissagreeable Day With Wind an Rain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day the Roads are Very Muddy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Cool But Fine Day I Went to Ganaoque With Wessly Johnston Lots of People Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day I Went up to John B Websters Auction Sale Old Mrs David Johnston Died Last Night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1898</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cool the groung is Frozen Hard to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>Old Mrs D. Johnston was Put in the Vault A very Cold Day a Very Heavy Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Very Nice But Cold Day The Ground is Frozen Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping to Saw our Wood over at Mr Hortens I got another Load of Dry Wood From Hortens this Morning the ground is Covered with snow a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Ver Cool Day the ground is Frozen Very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Cold Day sum Snow falling the groung is Frozen Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day sum People Has Comenced to sow grain I Drew out a Load of Oats to Lansdowne 58 Bushels I got the Lumber for the log +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>Good Frida a Nice But Cool Day the Wind North I Was Fixing up Fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very warm Spring like Day I Comenced to Plow sod To-Day There is Lots of grain Sowd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>Easter Sunday a Very Warm Day 95 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Comenced Spring Work to Day I Sowed 4 Bushels of C Wheat A Very warm Day the ground works good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was sowing oats to Day 5 Bushels sowed (oats I am seeding the Field accross the Road another Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Sowing to Day I Sowed 4 Bushels More of oats A Very Warm Day I Started to Play on Down in the Band to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping Owen Sullivan to Moove a Very nice But Cold Day I got the 2 Cos From Owen to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I sowed 2 Bushels More of Oats to Day a Nice Cool Time 1 sold Pat Sullivan 26 of oats at 28 Looks Like snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Finished sowing the Field accross the Road Tday 10 Bush Sowed Now I got 3 young Pigs From DB Johnston For $500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day Very Dry Wether all Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me att Spring Work With His Team I was sowing oats to Day Back on the Sod Field 6 Bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Comenced to Work down on Owens Place to Day the {illegible} I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me with Team of 8 Bushels More Sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>It is Raining to Day it Has Ben Raining 24 hours Now I was sick With a Bad Cold all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day Down on Owens Place a Nice Cool Day Some Hail an Snow to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day on Owns Place I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me to Plow all Day with Team Sum More Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>The Ground is Very Wet to Day I Was Plowing 1/2 a Day Down on Owens Place A Very Hot after Noon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 4th Month of April 30 Days 1898</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day The IOOF Lodge Marched out to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Plowing For WN Bowen all Day A Very Cool Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing at Bowens all Day For Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Sowing oats an Pulverising the Sod down on Place 7 Bushels More Oats sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Fitting up ground For Peas Down on Owens Place A Nice Cool Day I sowed 2 Busels of Peas this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Finished Sowing the Peas 2 1/2 Bushels I Sowed 4 1/2 of Peas an Oats to Day The Ground is very Hard on Owens Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Roling an Plowing all Day on Owens Place A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Sowed 4 Bushels of oats to Day an Plowed 1/2 a Day The Month Ends Cool and Very Dry I Drew Home a load of the New Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 30 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine an Dry Wing North West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Sowing Oats to Day Down on Owens Place on this side of the Crick 8 Bushels Mor Sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>it Rained Nearly all Day I Cleaned up Som more 14 Bush Mrs Freeman Moore Was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Finished Plowing Down on Owens Place to Day a N{cut off} The old Cow Came in to Day the Last</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Plowing sod to Day at Home in the Big Filed it Plows Good Ross Smith was Plowing For Me to &amp; with the Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day at Home A Nice warm A very Heavy Frost Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Finished Plowing to Day at Noon I was Roling at Owens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day the ground is Quite Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Put in a New Floor in the Citchen Pat Sullivan Helped I Had Mr Haslip Working at Springs Work for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grain Hear to Day a very warm Day 10 Bushels of oats sow to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Heavy Rain at Night I Painted the Kitchen Floor 1 Coat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rain all the Fore Noon I Went to Lansdowne for Paint For the Floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Pulverized Mr Keatings Potato Ground in the Fore Noon I Was Painting the Floor in the Kitchen Mr Tomas Burns Died in Montrale at 6 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grain Down on Owens Place I sowed 3 Bushels of Oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>tjhe 5th Month May 30 Days (1898)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Planted sum Potatoes to Day an sowed sum Millett an oats across the Road in the Corner Very Warm Day I Went to T Burnses Funeral in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Took the Heffers out to N.R. Johnstons to Pasture in the Fore Noon I was Roling the Grain in the Back Field in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Finished Roling this Fore Noon I Planted Sum Corn Beans an Potatoes across the Road I Was Plowing For WN Bowen in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Nice rain in the Morning I got a set of wheals Fixed up on Milk Waggon Not Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went up to Help OW. Landon to Clean up Land to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was up at OW Landens working another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Had another Heavy Rain this morning a good growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Heavy Rain in the Morning I Drew a Load of Wood I was Helping R Smith to Day Stone 1/2 a Day 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Ditching this Fore Noon We Kill a Veal Calf to Day 85 Pounds More Rain to Day I Built a Shed For the Milk Waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Oats to Lansdowne For V Keating in the Fore Noon X I was Helping Mr Smiths to Draw Stone 1/2 Day 50 Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Nice growing Time I Took Mart Down to Rockport She Went Over to the Island to Sow e</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was helping Mr Hortens to Draw $150 Paid out Minure Wilk 1 Day a Very Hot Day 75 in the sun the team all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I Went up to Fred Mcdonalds Raning (80 in the sun to Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>a little Cooler to Day With sum Showrs of Rain Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Finished Plantin our Potatoes an Beans to Day A Nice Cool Day Sum Rain and I sowed sum Carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smiths to Pick out Stones all Day A Very Hot Day The Month Ends Very Fine an warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 6th Month July June 30 Days 1898 June</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Was over Helping WN Bowen to Finish Spring Work all Day $100 Old Mr Green was Burried to Day a Very Hot Day 90 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Shearing our Sheep to Day another Terrible Hot Day I got $20 From Mr Humphrey for 3 Months 100 in the sun to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smiths to Get out Stone all Day $100 We Finished the Stone to Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with P Sullivan on a Note Business a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>another very warm Day A Big Day at the Horner in Dulcimain Tent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Finished Planting Potatoes an Carots to Day a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1898-</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went out to JE Stacies With a grist A Very Hot Day 85 Heat Snow Grass around the Monn to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I went up to Work at OW Landens a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Working at OW. Landons all Day 150 another very Hot Day Big Crowds at the Hornerite Tent Day an Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Went To Sam Johnstons Rasing all Day a Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Wood in the all Day We Had a Very Nice Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>it Rained Nearly all Day the Roads are very Muddy Mr Renolds Preached His Farewell Sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Helping Sam Johnston to Put Rafters on Barn an Move another Building A Very Cool Day a little Rain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was Helping OW Landon to Saw Wood all Day 50 Paid A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to saw Wood With Sircler saw another Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Building Patent Fence For Wessley Johnston A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Working on the Road Scraper 1/2 a Day With the team I Cultivated out the Potatoes after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was up Helping OW Landon to Build Wire Fence Mary Aliza Somers Came Here We Had a Heavy Thunder Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Took Mary Alya Down to Culbarts to Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Doing the Road Work For Owens Place to Day a Terible Rain Storm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went out to Lansdowne to attend the County {cut off} More Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Finished the Road Work For Owens Place Lillie Molten was Burried West of Landens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Howing Potatoes at Home 1/2 a Day I Was Helping Mr Paul Hortons 1/2 Day Hortens Comenced Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Putting in Culverts on the Road 1/2 a Day I Was Howing 1/2 a Day Good Hay Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Howing 1/2 a Day an is Was Fixing up the Mowing in the after noon a little rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>a Very Nice Cool Day The New Minister Mr Samson Preached to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Helping C E Earl to Put a New sill under Barn all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Paris Greening the Potatoes an Howing all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Comenced Haying to I Mowed 1/2 a Day Down on Owens The Month Ends Dry an Very Warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1898</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque to the IOOF Demonstration a Terible Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Working at Haying all Day Down on Owens Place Very Hot Wether Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Warm Day in the Foren Noon a Very Heavy wing in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay off of Owens Place 1/2 a Day 3 Loads A Nice Cool Day I Was Raking up Hay in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Helped Mr Smiths to Put a New Mowing Machine Together 1/2 Day I Finished Mowing on Owens Place to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew in 5 More Loads of Hay off Owens Place in Fore Noon Very Warm Day I Raked up the Remander of the Hay on Owens after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Drew in 7 Loads More of hay off Owens Place I am Done Down There to Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Raked the Groung over on Drew in the Rakings off of Owens Place Harry Bell Was Burried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Comenced to Mowe in this Field to Day Very cool Wind North a little Showry all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>LOL Nos 26 an 100. Had a Church Parade 100. to the Presbyterian Church an 26. to Jublee Curch Dulcamane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay out of this field 1/2 a Day an I Mowed 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Frost Last Night it Kille Potatoes an Erley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went to Kingston to the 12th of July Cilibration another Frost Last night A Very Fine Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay an Raking all Day in this Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Put up a Stack of Hay a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Warm Day Mowed the Back Meadow to Day another Very hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Drew in the Hay out of the Back Meadow to Day 5 Loads Ross Smith Helped Me 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Very Hot Day Mr Robert Enness Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Mowing an Rakcking Hay all Day Wessly Moxely an Robert Ennes was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished Mowing With the Machene to Day a Big Thunderstorm Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Mowing With the Machene to Day a Terible Hot time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ross Smith was Helping Me 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay I Was Sick all Day A Very Hot 100 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Mowed sum Hay around the Fenceses to Day 1/2 Day Hot Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Drew in 1 More Load of Hay Rakings to Day We Had Sum Rain at Night I went to Gananoque in after Noon with P{cut off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1898-</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>Cool &amp; a Another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Comenced Harvest to Day I got the Barley Cut By Road I Was Helping Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day 50 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>X I Was Helping Mr Smiths to Pull Peas all Day (another Terible Hot Day 100 in the shade)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Stuking up grain for Smiths all Day time$100 CS Minfort Shot Himselft at 830 PM A Very Wet all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Had Ross Smith Binding For Me all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me at Harvesting all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>C.S. Minfort was Burried at Lansdowne at 2:30 I was Helping Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day to Stuch I had Mr Haslip Helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Pulled the Peas Down on Owans Place to Day I Had Ross Smith Binding Down {cut off} Mr Haslip Was Helping me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Dry But Cool the Wind an No Rain Here for 4 Weaks Past Very Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Cool with a little Rain Mr Haslip is Helping Smiths I Drew in the Barley an 2 Loads of Wheat to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Drew in our Peas to Day an Cut the Millet an {cut off} I got a New Buggy A Nice Cool Day Mr Haslip was working at Smiths</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in His Wheat With Team an Jim an I Drew in 3 Loads of Oats at home in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ross Smith Bound Oats 1/2 a Day a little Rain Mr Haslip was Mowing around the fence Here 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ross Smith was Binding For me 1/2 a Day Down on Owens Mr Haslip Was Helping us 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Rain an Hailstorm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque With Patsy a Very Hot afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Drawing oats all Day 8 loads of oats Mr Haslip was Helping a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Drawing in oats all Day off Owens Place Mr Haslip was Helping Mr Smith 3/4 of Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Drawing in oats 1/2 a Day Ross Smith was Helping I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw in grain they Finished Harvest at</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I had Ross Smith Binding 1/2 a Day We Finished cutting another Heavy Rain in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Fixing up the Granery an getting Ready to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1898</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Had the Thrashers 1/2 a Day I Was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons 1/2 a Day We thrashed 200 Bushels A Very Big Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Heavy Rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Drawing in grain all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Grain all Day I took the girls out to Lansdowne to A Horner{cut off} A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished Harvesting to Day I Cleaned up a grist of Wheat 8 Bushels Wessly Johnston got 10 Bushels of Wheat Bran me to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to Lindhurst with a grist of Wheat 8 Bush an 12 Bushels of Feed A Very Hot Day Patsy Sullivan 100 of Flower an 4 Bags of Meal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>another very warm Day We had a Very Heavy Rain in the Eavening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Putting in the Machinery 1/2 a Day Mr Haslip took Home his Share of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice Rain to Day it Rained Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Tomy Ruttles with JE. Stacens all Day Very Mudy to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston to Saw Wood 1/2 a Day another Very Heavy Rain last Night an to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Thrashing at CE Earls all Day a Nice Day Charley Tailor Died in Brockville a 63</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>we got Dun Thrashing at CE Earls all Day a nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>Charley Taylor Was Burried at the Union Cemetry to Day ES 90 AM a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Drew Home a load of Wood to Day I Was Helping Mr Hortens to Put out Mnure 1/2 a Day with Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Hortens to Draw out Minure all Day With My Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was " " to Draw out Minure all Day With the Team A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 9th Month September 30 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I comenced Putting out Minure at Home I Drew all Day The Month Begins Very Hot A Nice Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day out of the East yard A Terible Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I Drove out to Lansdowne I got a new Pair of overhalls</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>a nice cool Day a very Dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Went Thrashing with Aly Wart to Day Very Hot at James Cokerns</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 9th Month September 30 Days (1898)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Thrashing With Aly Wart at Ezerys McKay A Very Heavy Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 " " " " " Mrs McKay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>1 " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 " " " " " at Jos Humphreys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>1 " " " " " at Robert Shields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very Cool Day a Very Heavy Frost last Night Mr John Cowan Preached to the Orange Men to Day Dulcimane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Rig up His Insledes 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping " " to Cut Corn at Robert Foleys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>1 " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Moved to Albert Greers to Cut Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Cut all Day at " " A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>We Finished at Greers an Moved to Allen Beale</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day A Very Heavy Rain in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Thrashing with Aly Wart at Mrs Albert Laird Angas McCormack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>we Was Thrashing at Jas mcCormacks all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Finished at MCormicks an Moved to James McColates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Finished at James Mcdonaly an Moved to John Lappens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rain to Day We only Worked 1/2 a Day Mrs William McConnell was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We finished at John Lappens an Moved to Ritchard Williams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice Rain to Day the ground is Very Wet on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at R Williamse an Moved to James Bu{cut off} Mr Andy Robertson was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping Edwin Bradley to Fill His Silo I was working for CR Rath</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1898</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping Mrs William Patience to thrash all Day are a Lot of Cases of Tiphide Feaver around no Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Humphries to Thrash to Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Comenced to Dig our Potatoes to Day they are a Very Poor Crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr William Earl to Thrash 1/2 a Day The Month Begins Very Hot it was 70 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Close an Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Billy Earls all Day a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>The Firs Day of Lansdowne Fare I Drew Home a Load of Wood A Very Nasty Day a Heavy Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>The last Day of Lansdowne Fair I Comenced to Plow to Day Down on Owens Place A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Went Thrashing with Tom Webster an WB Warren at Ovetts Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>" was thrashing with Webst an Warren at Mart Landons A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>" " " " at JB Landons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Moved the Machine from Wallice McNeals to Rolend Allens We got Dun at Allens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Wind Storm an Rain to Day We did Not Thrash any to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Moved From Robert Allens to the Webster Bros Slack an Thrashed there an Moved to Humphrey Youngs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Thrashed at C. Youngs all Day a Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Finished at Humphrye Youngs in the Morning a Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Wet Day a Big North East storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Fine But Cold Day the Ground is Very Wet Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing With me I Finished Plowing Down on Owens Place I Commenced to Plow on Mr Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>it Rained all Day in the It Rained all Day on the Keating Place I Helped Mr Smith to Butcher a Pig</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed Nearly All Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip was Helping Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed I went to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan I Sued a Note $75 to H Darling I Plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Wet Day all Day I Got a Cow From Willy Burns $20 a Terible Big Rain Last Night Flood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Little More Rain to Day the ground is Very Wet The Roads are Terible Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Helping Warts to Thrash 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day they got Th{cut off} I Plowed 1/2 a Day Very Hot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Sam Fares all Day another Very Heavy Rain in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Thrashing 1/2 a Day a Samy Fairs For Ally Wart I was Ditching A Very Cold Nasty Day With Snow an Wind The First Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I Was Plowing A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Plowed Sod all Day on the Keating Place another Very Nice Warm Day the ground Plows Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A nice But Cool Day Very Cloudy Very Mutch Like Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place on stubble on side of the Road A Very Cool an Dark Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1898</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place The Month Begins Very Fine But Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I comenced to Plow on his Back Field A Nice But Cool Day Very Very Mutch Smoke</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Finished Plowing Stubble on the Keating Place to Day Mr Haslip Helping all Day I Comenced to Plow at Home this Evening The First Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field Stubble I had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Plowing ( a Big Oister Supper at Warburton)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very Coold Day With Rain an High Wind We Comenced to Feed the Stock For Winter Twice a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Plowing an gethering for turnips to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{this page includes several tables for missed pages December 01 to 31, 1898}</p> <p>the 11th Month November 1898</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Plowing Stubble all Day in the Back Field a Very Cloudy Day With Sum Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day an Shoveled Furrows 1/2 a Day a Terible Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very Wintery Like Day There is 2 inches of snow on the Level The Wind is North an is Very Cold The First Sleigh Bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drew Home Sum Wood From Hortens on the Sleigh to Day There is 5 inches of Snow Leve to Day I went Back to Non Johnstons to Look For a Heffer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a Nice Soft Day the snow is going off Very Slow a Very Sloppy Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day there is 5 inches of Snow on the Level Sum People are Plowing I Was Shoveling Nearly all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Cleaning out the Barns Picking Over Turnips an getting Ready to Thrash A Terible Slush Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Plowing Sod over on the Keating Place all Day A Nice Warm Day a Lot of Snow on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Ditching all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place at the House Heald al Day Heavy Thunder to Day a Wet after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Nasty Wet Drisly Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very Cloudy Day With a Very Cold North West Wind Blowing Hard There is sum snow on the ground yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day Stubble A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Plowing stuble 1/2 a Day I was working on the Road Putting on Broken Stone to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing For Me All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was working on the Road 1/2 a Day Putting on Broken Stone a Very cold a Slushy Day I went to the River after Martha She Came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Working on the Road all Day a Very Cold Rough Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day I Drew Home a load of Wood The Roads is Terible Rough 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Cold Day With a Snow storm in after Noon We Butchered 1 Pig to Day 170 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>Terible Cold to Day to Strong North Wing Blowing 12 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Mr Hortons on the waggon A Nice Warm Day I Was Getting Ready For the Thrashers the Roads are very Rought</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Thrashed Heare in the after Noon a Very Fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We finished Thrashing Heare at Noon to Day (904 Bushels) the ground is Very Hard</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The 12th Month December 30 Days 1898 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons With JE Stacey We Moved to CE Raths to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Gananoque in the Fore Noon I Was Thrashing 1/2 a Day for CE Rath A Nice Warm Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Thrashing at CE Raths all Day with Stacey We Got Dun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Cool Day the Wind From the East Old Mrs Mclocklan Was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was grinding at CF Raths With Rob Stacey 1/2 a Day A Terible Snow Storm Last Night the Roads all Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>we was Grinding at CF Raths We Moved to JL Foleys to Thrash A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>We was Thrashing at John L Foleys all Day A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Mr Foleys at Noon We ground in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Finished Grinding at Mr Foleys an Mooved to TW Be {cut off} an Thrashed in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Mr Bradleys at 3 O'clock PM A Terible Blustry Day the Roads all Full A started to grind sum in the Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day the Roads are drifted Full of snow it Snowed Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Stacey to Grind 1/2 a Day at T.W. Bradles A Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Ware Thrashing at Mr Hortens all Day another Very Cold Day 12 Below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Mr Hortens in the Fore Noon a little warmer to Day We Ground in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping Rob Stacey 1/2 a Day to Grind and thrash at Hortens at the D{illegible} another very Cold to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Finished Grinding at Mr Hortens an Mooved to OW Landon A Nice Soft Day Piles of Snow on the Roads Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>We Were Thrashing at OW Landons all Day a Very Soft Day With Snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Nice Soft Day Mr John Cowan Preached to the Odd Fellows at Lansdowne Very Bad Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Thrashing at OW Landons with JE Stacey all Day a very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>We were Thrashing at OW Landons with JE Stacey all Day it Rained Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Landons at Noon a Very Soft I Mooved the Machine to RCS Keating Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Cold Day I was at Home {rest of entry cut off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> the 12th Month December 31 Days 1898 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day I was Thrashing at RV Kelsey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Moved the Machine out to the Grady Barn on the {illegible} Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas Day No Sleighing Now Good Wheeling Hardly any snow on But the Wether is quite Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Thrashing For Staceys at Gradies Barn for Edward Dear Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>We Was Thrashing at Jas Willsons a Terible Storm of Snow in the Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Terible Cold Day 12 Below Zero We Moved From Willsons Home to Staceys an Set</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Was Thrashing Clover at JE Staceys to Day A Nice Warm Day it is thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Thrashing at JE Staceys all Day We Finished Thrashing For This Fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Came Home From JE Staceys From Thrashing A Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero at Night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Butter to Mr Haslip</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td>3 lbs of Butter at</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 17</td> <td>3 of Butter at 16</td> <td>48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 24</td> <td>3 lbs of " " 16</td> <td>48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>2 lbs of Butter at 16</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 26</td> <td>2 lbs of Butter at 17</td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 11</td> <td>2 " " " " 17</td> <td>34</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 7th</td> <td>4 lbs of Pork to Mr Haslip at 6 1/2 Per Pound</td> <td>25</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> T.P.O'Keefe Esq P{illegible} McCo November 2th 1899 Prescott P.O. Ontario </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The First Month January 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The year Begins Fine But Very Cold 22 Below Non Snow on the Roads an Very Rought F. Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day Municiple Elections A Big Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Chopping Fire Wood For Mr Smith in the woods all Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rain all Day I Helped CE Earl to Kill a Beaf br{cut off} the Snow is all gon again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood on the waggon the Roads ar Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 7 Bus A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads was Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Terible Blustry Day Mr John A. Stacey Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Stormy an Blustry Day the Roads in a Bad Shape</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Sick to Day a Terible Cold Day Very Cold 22 Below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>Mr John A Stacey Was Put in the Vault to Day He was Burried under the orange orger</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew Home sum Stove Wood to Day A very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in a Stack of Hay all Day No Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Butcher Pigs all Day a little warmer to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Brockville with Role Johnston with His Team a Terible Heavy Rain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Disagreable Day With Wind an Rain A Very Sloppy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day We went out to Lansdowne to Do Sum Trading The Roads are Very Sloppy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to set the Inceledge Cutter I Went out to Lansdowne to attend the District OL there is lots o Mud Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Straw an Coarn A Very Cold Day again Mrs Mary Landon and MW Stacey was Married this day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ross Smith an I Comenced to Chop Fire Wood over on Mr Hortens A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Chopping Fire Wood over on Mr Haskins all Day A Very Nice time in the Bush No Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was " " " A Nice Warm Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>It is a little Colder to Day We Had a Lite Storm of soft snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>This order is not to be binding on Matthew Moody &amp; Sons until received and ratified by them</p> <p>MONTREAL,.............1899</p> <p>Mesers. Matthew Moody &amp; Sons,</p> <p>Gentlemen, -- Please furnish me on deposit one Rival Disc light 12 Discs and forward same to Lansdowne Station on or about. first day of March next, for which I agree to give my note to the amount of twenty two --- dollars on delivery, in payments as follows : A note for $ 22.00 payable first of July A note for $ ............... payable............................ A note for $.................payable.......................... A note for $.................payable.......................... This machine being garanteed as per warranty on the back of this order. I agree to settle for it according to the above mentioned terms, as soon as it shall have been tried and has filled the warranty. I acknowledge to have received a true copy of this Onder, Agreement and Warranty.</p> <p>It is understood between Matthew Moody &amp; Sons and me, that Matthew Moody &amp; Sons will continue to be the owners of the machine for which this order and contract is made, and that I will hold the machine as depositary only until complete payment if the price agreed upon, | further argee to furnish security satisfactory to them at any time if required If I fail to furnish such securtis when demanded or in case of the non- payment at maturity of any of the instalments as above or in case I leave or sell or try to leave or sell the property (or any part thereof) now own or occupy, or in case I dispose of my movables by sale or otherwise before complete payment of this machine, MATTHEW Moody &amp; Sons will have the right to retake possession of the machine without any legal formality, and the whole unpaid portion of the price of the machine will immediately become due and payable if MATTHEW Moody &amp; Sons for any reason should be obliged to retake possession of the said machine, they will have authority to sell it by either public or private sale as may seem best to them provided that the price of such (after deducting necessary expenses) is deducted from the amount that my still be due by me on the machine. Nothing in the above is to be interpreted in such a manner as to hinder Matthew Moody &amp; Sons from suing linmediately to recover the amount of the notes not yet paid , but if they sue and are paid the balance owing , they must return me the net proceeds of the sale of the said machine when they will have found a purchaser for it. I, the depositary agree to keep the machine in perfect order and will repair it at my expense when necessary: I also agree that any damage happening to the machine through fire or otherwise will be at my expense. The property clause on back ml I declare that I am proprietor of 50. .. . acre's of land and renter of acres of land, situated in-the 4 Concession of Parish of Lansdowne County of Leeds Signed John F Quinn Witness CM Quinn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>This machine is placed in the hands of the depositary subject to the following WARRANTY : This machine is made of good material and properly conducted will do good work. The depositary will have a day to try it, and if the machine does not work well, he must give netice in writingc explaining where the fault isi to the agent who took his order, as well auto MATTHEW MOODY &amp;SONS. Termibonne, Que. and allow sufficient time for a person to be sent to put it in order, giving us all possible friendly assistance, furnishing a pair of horses, driver, etc. If the machine cannot be made to do good work, he will take it back to the place he took it from at his own cost, and we will replace it with a new machine, or the notes or money will be refunded. should any part break during the first season through defective material or workmanship, it will be replaced free of charge, when the broken parts are returned to us or the agent from whom the machine was taken. Continued use or possession or the omission to notify us as men- tioned above, will be conclusive proof that the machine has filled this warranty. MATTHEW MOODY &amp; SONS. "No Agent has authority to change this warranty. PROPERTY QUALIFICATION. For the purpose of obtaining the within deposit I hereby certify that I own and have a deed in my own name for. 50 acres of land in the Parish of Lansdowne County of Leeds worth at a fair cash valuation $ 3000. It is not encumbered by mortgage or otherwise except the amount of $ 200. ... and the title is perfect in me in all respects. I also own chattels in my own name to the amount of $ 500. ,clear of chattel mortgage or any other indebtedness. Signed John F Quinn Witness. C M Quinn</p> <p><br />{printed upside down on same receipt}</p> <p>MATTHEW MOODY &amp; SONS, TERREBONNE, QUE. GENTLEMEN,-As you require the machine mentioned in the within order to be exempt from distress for rent before accepting the terms of such order, and as I, the landlord of (the person named within), might have the right to distrain the said machine, although your property, at the request of the said tenant, for his benefit and for the benefit of the land he leases from me, I promise and agree that if you furnish him with such a machine, I shall not, nor shall the same be distrained for rent. Date January 10 1899</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1899</p> <p>The First 1th Month January 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Chopping over on Mr Hortens all Day A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Chopped 1/2 a Day We Had a Very Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon an Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Chopping all Day a Very Nice Warm Day in the Woods Very Nice Wheeling Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Chopping all Day it is Raning an snow in the Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day We Choped 1/2 a Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Cold an Blustry Day it snowed an Blowed (No Sleighing Yet)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very Cold 10 Below Zero No Sleighing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ross Smith and I Finished Chopping Wood Over on Mr Hortens Mr Robert Stringer Was Put in the Vault to Day Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Fine But Cold 15 Below Zero No Sleighing at all in January I was Helping WN Bowen to Cut Fire Wood to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2th Month February 8 Days (1899)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine an Bright But Very Cold 10 Below Zero I Was Helping WN. Bowen all Day to Draw out oats to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>+ Candelmass Day A Nice Bright Warm Day 5 Above Zero Day I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw Grain all Day Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw out grain all Day A Big Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day Clean up Grain Paid 50 c a little sleighing A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day Very Poor Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was banking out Firewood over in the woods 1/2 a Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went to Brockville to attend the County OL No Sleighing But Fine Wheeling another Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Cold an Blustry Day Very Cold 15 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Went up With J E Stacey to Saw at JW Days another Terible Cold Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Sawing at J.W. Dawes all Day another Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>We was Sawing at Jas McDonalds all Day Very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>A very Nice But Cold Day 15 Below Zero Mrs Foley Died Yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood 1/2 a Day over on Hortens I Drew Home another Load of Wood Mrs Foley was Put in Vault Very Cold Day Poor Sleighing yet</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 2 second Month February 28 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood out of the Woods 1/2 a Day A very Fine Day Davy Armstrongs sister Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>We finished Banking out To Day on Mr Hortens Place A Nice Soft Day I Took out 30 Bushels of Oats to W.P. Mooer to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Went up to Help O.W. Landon to Cut Stove I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Cut Wood in woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Stove Wood A Very Soft Day a little Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Stove Wood another Very Soft Day The Snow Nearly all Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day But Very Slushy a Little More Snow The Hornerite Church Was opened to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Fire Wood all Day A Nice Warm Day William Armstrong Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Chopping for Role Johnston all Day another Warm Day The Roads are Very Muddy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day with Rain an Snow I went to William Armstrongs Funeral Very High watter is very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I went up to O.W. Landons to cut Stove Wood 1/2 a Day The Road The First Cow Calved Last Night The Heffer 2 inches of Snow Fell Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was up at OW Landons all Day Chopping a Nice But Cold Day The Roags are very Rough again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I " " " OW L. all Day Cutting Stove wood No Sleighing For 2 Weeks Past Good Wheeling to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>a Very Disagreeable sort of Day With wind Rain an Snow A Very Soft Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Oats to Lansdowne 65 Bushels Very Bad Very Mudy Now A Very Big Rain Storm Last Night Very Blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Mild But High Wind From the South I Drew out another Load of Oats to Day 74 Bushels 75 an {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 3th Month March 31 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine But Cold A Terible Heavy snow an Rain I Drew out one More Load of Oats to Day 69 Bus I Drew Home Load of Wood Good Wheeling today Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Wesly Johnston to Cut Wood in the woods all Day another one of the Armstrong Girls Died Last Night A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Chopping for Wessly Johnston all Day another Very Warm Day Uncle John Patterson Came Heare the Roads are Very Mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smiths to saw Wood all a Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Terible Storm of Snow an Rain last Night it Rained all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Was Sawing our Wood over in the Woods this afternoon A Big Wind Storm Last Night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>We Finished Sawing in the Woods to Day a Very Cold Day 50 Cords of Wood I Joined the Sons of Temperence at Lansdowne X</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Charley Horten to Draw Hay 1/2 a Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm This Fore Noon 6 inches Soft on the Level I Paid O Sullivan $2500 Ballance on Rent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Helping George Humphries to saw Wood Half Day With the Circler Saw A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " 3/4 of a Day Mudy again a Very Soft Day the Snow all gon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rain this morning the ground is Very Soft The Roads are Terible Bad to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to tap in His Shugar Bush 35 c A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I took out a grist of Feet to JE Staceys to get ground 30 Bush Barly a cwt The Roads are Very Rough an Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Stormy Day With Snow Sleet and Rain all Day The Roads are are Very Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Working at Mr Hortens 1/2 ad a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>St Patricks Day a Nice But a Very Cold Day the wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>Another Very Heavy Snow Storm to Day With Wind From the North East (4 inches of Snow on the Level again)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another very stormy Day with snow an sleet lots of Cutters out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Helping John Quinn to Moove up to CA. McNeils good sleighing A Terible Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Helping Charley Horten to Draw hay From the Front Barn 65 First Class Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Draw Wood an Cut Straw to Day 65 A Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Stormy Day With Rain Snow and Wind the Roads are Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Drawing Home Wood all Day the Sleighing is the Very Best I Had Role Johnston in the after Noon Drew</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Wood in the Woods 1/2 a Day 35 I went out to Uncle Fred Somerses good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Fine Warm Day I was out in South Crosbee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Came Home From uncle Eads this Morning to Saw Wood to Day 35 A Very Nice DAy I Was Helping Role Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Wood For Schoolhouse 65 A Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day Cutting Stove Wood 65</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Terible Cold Day I Paid John Sheild $500 on Account</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{written vertically across page} The Month Ends Very Nice and Warm The Wind FRom South</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1899</p> <p>The 4th Month April 30 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Drew Home a Stick of Timber For the Horse Stable Very Good sleighing The Month Begins Very Cold the Wind S.W.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day the Wind N.W. Snow Nearly Easter Sunday Mr Robert White Was Burried at 2.30 oclock to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Working For Role Johnston in Sugar Bush all Day A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque With a Grist of Wheat 6 Bushels A Very Nice Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Nice Day But it is very Sloppy an Muddy Mr William Read Died Yesterday afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Wood With Drag Saw 65 c A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Saw Wood the House With {cut off} A Very Heavy Rain in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Wet Days the Roads are Terible to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day With Raining an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Finish Sawing 65 c A Very Nice Warm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Sowed grass Seed on the field across the Road I Went up to Mr Sam Donivans Rasing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a day to Cut Straw Heavy Thunder an Lightning at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Helped Role Johnston at Cutting Straw an Wood the Wood {cut off} A Very Warm Day A Wart was Maried Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was letting off Watter to Day Dewolfs Barn at Lansdowne was Burned The Eragrare broken to Day the cut this Shinghas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Moove Home to Day I got 4 Bags of Potatoes From Robertston Burns at 55 lb per Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Nice Day But Cool a little Flury of Snow at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Comenced to Fixx up the Fences around to Day Owen Sullivan Took His Cows Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was letting off Watter 1/2 a Day I Went up to Will Landons $29 I Bought 1 Cow for $28 Auction X A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Letting off watter an Fixxing up Fence to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Humphrus to Build Patent Fences out on the old Hall Farm A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day We Butchered a Pig in {cut off A Nice Cool Day Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Cut up a Pork 220 I got a Blade Harrow an a Horse How From C.M Quinn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>Mart and I Went Went up to OR Keating to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Comenced to Plow on the Keating Place to Day A Very Hot Day Old Mr Nickles Was Burried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Cleaning up seed Grain all Day a Little Showry I Cleaned up 50 Bus of oats an 5 Bus of an 6 Bags of barley to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place to Day all Day A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Finished Plowing Sod on the Keating Place to Day another Terible Hot Day 65 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Braking in the Sod to Day it Works Tough A Nice Cool Day I got a New Watch Chane From Jewe 75 c (Wind South)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Sowed 7 Bushel of Peas on the Keating Place to Day I Had Joshawa Humphery Sowing with Drill A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>Another Very Hot Day 80 in the Shade The IOOF Martched to S Church to Day a 230 OC The Month Ends Very Dry an Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Comenced to Sow our Wheat to Day 1 1/2 Bushels Sowd A Very Heavy Thunder storm in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was letting off watter to Day, the gournd is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I finished Sowing Wheat to Day 6 Bushels Mr Haslip Comenced to Work For Me at Noon 75 I Pulverized 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Was Sowing oats on the Keating Place to Day 8 Bushels Sowed Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $150 A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Braking in an Sowing all Day Mr Haslip Was Helping Me 3 Hours this Evening A Very Hot Day the Ground Works Very Hard on the Keating Place 3 Bus Sowed to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Working on the Keating Place all Day With 2 TEams Mr Haslip was Helping me $150 A Nice Cool Day I Have 26 Bushels of Grain Sowed on Keatings Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a very Nice Warm Day Miss Lizzie Motlen Died at 11:15 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Warm Day I Was working up on the Keating Place Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day with team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>Mart an I Went to Lizzie Moltens Funeral out to Leeds Mr Haslip Helped Me to Day 75 A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Finished up Sowing on this side of the Road on the Keating Place to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Roled Smiths fore Noon a Very Heavy Rain Mr Haslip was Helping Me this Fore Noon 1/2 a Day 75 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was sowing grain on the Keating Place all Day Mr Haslip was Helping Me 1/2 a Day 75c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Finished sowing on the Keating Place to Day 52 Bushel Sowd Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day $150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>a very Cold Day the wind is North West a Hard Frost Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Braking in ground 1/2 a Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping 1/2 a Day We went to Old Mr Harts Fineral in the after Noon Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Sowed the Barley to Day 6 Bushels I Had Mr Haslip Helping all Day A Very Heavy Frost A little Rain to Day warmer</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day a Very Heavy Rain Last night I took Martha to Rockport this after Noon to go the Islands to Work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Heavy Rain to Day No Springs work to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Very wet Day The ground is Very Wet I Went out to Elgin after seed Potatoes to Uncle Eedd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Came Home from Elgin to Day the Roads are Very Bad X Mary Eliza Came Out With Me For a Visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I finished Finished Sowing Grain to Day I Sowed 6 Bushel of Pa{cut off} Mr Haslip Was helping Me all Day with Team 175</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>We Went out to Lansdowne in the morning I was Putting Minure on the {cut off} I got a Pair of Shoes 75 A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was working up the garden an Covering it with Minure The Queens Birth Day a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Planting Corn an Beans in the Corner across the Road a Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Putting in garden stuff to Day a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>Mr Haslip an I Finished Planting the Potatoes This Evening A Very Heavy Rain in the after Noon an Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Cool Day the Roads ar Very Mudy again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I went to Lansdowne in the Fore noon to get a Tub Fixed I got a New Minure Fork A Very Heavy Thunder storm in the Forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Helped Owen S. to Load 2 Pigs in the Morning I Cleaned a grist of Barley an took it out W Stacey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Comenced to Pile out the Minure 10 Loads out to day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins with Light Showers I Was Puttin 20 Loads out Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>a nice Warm Day I was Drawing out Minure all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Took Mary Eliza Summers Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Showry Day I Came home from Uncle Edds XX Mrs Sacha Landon Died to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Mooving Hay From one Mow to the other I washed the Buggys the Forenoon a Terible Hot Day 70 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was out With George Humphrus to the Back Place Building Fence Mrs Landon was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was was Piling out Minure all Day Very Hot Day a Heavy Thunder storm in the Evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Putting out Minure 1/2 a Day A Big Excitement at the Lansdowne over the Railrode Gang</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Putting out Minure all Day there was a Big Trile at Lansdowne on the New Railrode Gang a Big Ryet in Lansdowne 8 Men arrested last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Lynn this after Noon to attend the County O L A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Nice Cool Day Mrs Steven Findely Died About 9 Oclock Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Piling out Minure all Day another Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Went to OW Landons Rasing a Nice But Windy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Comenced to Do our Rode Work in the Beet{illegible} A Terible Hot Day 90 in the Shade to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was Working on the Road all day a Nice Cool Day A Nice Showr of Rain at Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We finished Rode Work at Noon to Day a Nice Cool Day a little more Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Howing Potatoes an corn 1/2 a Day The Mare Folded {foaled} this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Nice But Hot Day 70 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Working on the Road Aall Day for Role Johnston $1.00&lt;/td&gt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping WN. Bowen to Do Rode Work Cold Day 75 Paid a Nice Rain in the Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Had WN Bowen Helping Me to Fix up the stable all Day We were Putting in a New Floore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We finished Fixxing up the Stable to Day a Nice cool Day Mr W. J. Cornett Was Killed at Lansdowne By the cares to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Haslip take a Load of Hay to Lansdowne 1360 lbs For W. Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went to Brockville With a Load of Hay for Roland Johnston A Very Hot Day 90 in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>Mr William Cornett was Put in the Vault to Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Finished Piling out the Minure this Fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I got a New Lumber Waggon to Day From WP Moore for $50 an the Old Waggon a Very {illegible} Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>a Very Nice Easy Rain all Day the only good Rain We Have Had for a Month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Working at Role Johnstons all Day Tending Masons $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist of wheat 6 Bushels The Month Ends Very Hot</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood from Mr Hortens Bush to Day The Month Begins Fine an Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>a very Warm Day Charley Fitzsimons Was Burried at Rockport</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Comenced to Mow to Day in the Field across the Road O Sullivan Went after Martha to Day for to attend Cort</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Raking an Putting up Hay to Day A very Hot day 95 (Mart was at Home to Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew in 4 Loads of Hay to day O Sullivan Law Sute Came of to Day Between {cut off} a Terible Hot Day 108 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew in one More Load of Hay and Finished Cutting the Field across the Road Very Hot 95 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Mowing around the fences an ditches 1/2 a day to day I raked and put up 80 Cocks A Very Hot time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Had a Very Heavy Rain this Morning I Comenced to Mow on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Had a Terible Heavy Rain Storm last night it Has Rained all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Comenced to Mow on the Keating Place Saturday Mr Haslip was Helping I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day Washing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Working at Haying all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day We Drew in 4 loads an Raked an Cocked 4 loads 9 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went to Cornwall to the Orange Cilibration a nice Cool Day Mr Haslip was Working at Haying For Me all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Was Drawing in Hay Mr Haslip Raking all Day A Nice Day I Put 4 Loads iof Hay in the Keating Barn Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Mowed all Day on the Keating Place I cut 10 a{cut off} We Halled a 50 1/2 a Day 50 I Had Mr Haslip Raking 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was Raking an Drawing in all Day off the Keating Place We Had Mr Haslip all Day $100 7 Loads Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Nice Rain Last Night an to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Mowed 3/4 of a Day on the Keating Place there was a Heavy Rain in after noon I got the Grey Horse Shod all Round 60c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day Raking an Drawing Hay $100 A Very Warm Day 4 Loads More Hay in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Finished Drawing in hay out of Keatings Back Field 24 Loads Mr Haslip was helping Me all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>We Comenced Cutting on this Field an Raking an Drawing in to Day I Got a new Set of Duble Harnes Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay all Day I Had O Sullivan 1/2 a Day an Mr Haslip a 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Cheese this Morning I had Owen Sullivan a Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Fine Cool Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Finished Mowing in this Field I finished Cutting for this year A Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Had Owen Sullivan Helping Me to Stack Hay all Day We Put in 9 Loads of Hay another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Finished Haying to Day We Put in 3 Loads Makes 56 Loads another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Raking over the ground on the Keating Place 1/2 a Da</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Helping DB Johnston to Put up a Stack of Hay all Day $100 a Very Hot Day 80 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was " " " 1/2 a Day to Finish Stack 50 I Helped WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Haying 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Was Helping Rolan Johnston all Day to Fix up an Cultivate Corn Fence This Month Ends Very Dry an Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 8th Month August 30 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Was Helping Patsy Sullivan all Day to Stack Hay $125 the Month Begins Very Fine an a little Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Comenced Harvest to Day I Was Pulling Peas on the Keating Place We Had a Nice Rain in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Helping Brock Trusdel to saw Wood all Day With the Circler Saw A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Had Owen Sullivan Helping Me to Pull Peas all Day on the Keating Place another Very Hot Day Rolend Johnston Cut Our Barley with Binder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Finished Pulling peas at Noon I had Owen Sullivan 1/2 a Day Helping Me Lizzie an Mary Came Home to Day on a Vessel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Took the girls up to John Quinns to Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Putting up a Wind Mill at F.W. Johnstons all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was Drawing in Peas on the Keating Place 5 Loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Helping Mrs W. Patience all Day to Draw in Grain The girls Went out o Pick Berries a nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Drew in 6 Loads of Grain 3 Loads of Barley Hear and 3 Loads of Peas on Keating I had Mrs Patience Man Helping us Mr {illegible} Helping to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Had Ross Smith Binding For Me 1.2 a Day Stooking Grain I Was Helping John Lappen 1/2 a Day Stooking Grain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I went out to Seeleys Bay to a Orange Cilibration A Nice But Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a Nice Cool Day Very Dry Wether Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Drawing in Grain 4 Loads of Wheat an 1 Load of oats of Keatings Place The Girls Went Home to to Kingston to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Helping Roland Johnston to Draw in grain 1/2 a Day an Thrash 1/2 a Day Role Johnston Bound Grain 1/2 a Day For Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Helping Mrs W. Patience to Draw in Grain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Drawing in oats off the Keating Place Role Johnston was Binging For Me 1/2 a Day on Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>We finished Cutting the grain to Day Ross Smith Cut for Me I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me to Draw in Oats all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Grain all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Terible Hot Day 108 in the Shade I Went to the Puller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Finished Harvest to Day We Thrashed Here 1/2 Day 226 Bushels I Helped Robert Johnston to Thrash 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Cleaning up the Barn after Thrashing a Cool an Showry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>a very Showry Day I Put a Tot on the Hay Stacks and Put away the Mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood to Day a Very Hot Day I Went out to Washburton to a Box Social</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Helping Roland Johnston at Harvesting a very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day at Harvesting I was Helping Earl to Thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>a Very Hot Day old Mr Mcmillan Died at 320 AM to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Helping CE Earl to Finish Thrashing I was {cut off} Mr Smith 1/2 a Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Went Thrashing with Tomas Webster We Thrashed at John Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Thrashed at N. Crosses to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Thrashed at George Crosses to Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Thrashed at Man Crosses and Charley Danoe We Got a Nice Rain in Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>" " " at Byron Boyces all Day A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day I Was sick to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 6 {cut off} The Gray Horse Took Sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Sick all Day A Very Heavy Wind all Day We Had the Doctor all Night the Horse is Better</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1899</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day I Went out to Lansdowne in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went Back to Thrash again I was Helping W.B. Warren 1/2 a Day to Fix Engine We Thrashed a Wat Grays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Finished at Walter Grays an Move to Dan McDonald</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We thrashed at Dan McDonalds all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>We Finished at Mcdonalds an Moved to Jos Elliots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnstons to Dill Mr Beaties Silo all Day $P{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Finished Fillind at Mr Beaties an Moved Home a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went Back to Thrash to Day We Mooved to Samy Dayes and thrashed 1/2 ad $1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Finished at Sam Days an Mooved to Charley Grays $P 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Thrashed all Day a Charles Grayes a Very Warm Day Very Dry $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Finished Thrashing at Mr Grays an Moved to Neal Trusdals 1200 Bu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Thrashed all Day at Neal Trusdals it Rained in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I got off the Road With the Engine last Night Mooving I Mooved to Iry Moors at Noon It Rained Nearly All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>We was Thrashing at Iry Moors all Day a Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Finished at Mr Moors an Mooved to Tomas Haslips at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We Thrashed at Tom Haslips all Day He Had 1111 Bushels We Mooved to Thom Websters at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a We Cool an Blustry Day with Sum Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Were Thrashing a Nathenal Websters all Day Heavy Big Rain Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>a Terible Rain storm from the N.E. all Day I Came Home From Thrashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day Very wet</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Heavy Wind Blowing all Day I Went to Lansdowne to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Cut Corn A Very Heavy Rain in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood to Day I Helped Role Johnston Kill a Beef The Month Ends Fine but Ver Cold with Heavy Frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine But Very Cold a Heavy frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Fill His Silo all Day With Team A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I got the Horses shod all around with New Showes to Plow &amp; Harvest a Nice Warm Day I Plowed 1/2 a Day Ground Plow and</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place The First Day of Lansdowne Fair Mary Came Home Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on " " " We all went to the Fair in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place Mary went Home to Kingston Mrs Mathew Stacey Died at 1 O Clock PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place JE Stacey an in the {cut off}John Smith was Taken Very sick Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>Mrs M.W. Stacey was Put in the Vault in after Noon 204 in the Procession</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>it Rained a little all Day a Nasty an Muddy time John Smith was Very Bad all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was looking after Mr Smiths Stuff while John was Sick John R. Smith Died at 10:30 o'clock AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Doing the Chores for Mr Smith</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>John R. Smith was put in the Vault to Day at 1 Oclock A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Was Helping George Humphrys to thrash 1/2 a Day a Very Hot Day 80 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>We was Thrashing 1/2 a Day at George Humpherys 1/2 a Day at Owen Sullivans another very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Finish Thrashing I was Helping Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash 3/4 of a Day a Very Warm Day A Very Dry Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Finished thrashing at Mr Smiths at Noon a Big Rain Last Night I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place A Nice Warm Day A Little More Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Hard Freeze Last Night A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Cold a Dark Day no Sun Shine the Ground Froze Hard to Day Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Terible Hot Day The Ground Plows Hard yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day I Paid CM. Quinn $10 For Spade Harrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Very Nasty Day all Day CE Bradley Died at 1150 O Clock this Morning it Rained Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Wet Day it Rained nearly All Day the Groung is Very Wet to T{illegible} now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>C.A. Bradley Was Put in the Vault this after Noon the Roads are very Bad to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place The Ground Plows Good Now a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place the Month Ends Fine an Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Wet an Cold a Very Heavy Rain For 24 Hours From the North East the ground is Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place We got in a New Pump to Day $500 the Ground Was Frozen Very Hard this Morning A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day We Finished Plowing on this side of the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Terible Heavy Rain Last Night an all Day We Butchered a Pork to Day 375 Pounds of Meat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>a nice But Cold Day a Terible Muddy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place We Comenced to Plow in Back Field on KP I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Comenced to Plow on the Big Field at Home to Day another Nice warm Day Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I Went to Role Johnston I Plowed 1/2 a day A Very Nice Warm Day Plowing Bee in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Plowed all Day Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I went to Role Johnston A Nice But Cool Day the Roads are Real good Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Day With a Heavy Snow Storm From North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Wind North there is about 2 inches of Snow John Quinn an family was Here to Day the First snow Fall on this</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {vertically up left margin} No 26 Held an oister supper </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Helped Ross mith to Butcher Pig in the Fore Noon Sam Ells is Plowing to Day a Nice But Cold Day the groung is Frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Took a grist of Feed out to JE Staceys in the morning the ground Plowed good to Day I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Drawing up Wood to Thrash with 1/2 a day I Wnet to Staceys For a grist A Very Nasty Day With a Rain From the N East</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I went to Patsy Sullivans Plowing Bee The ground Plowes the Best it Has this Fall in the after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Drew sum Wood to Thrash in the Fore noon The ground was Frozen Very Hard this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day I Had Wesly Johnston Plowing A Very Cloudy Day But Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Heavy Rain this forenoon A Very Nice Warm afternoon I Went up to see Reece Webster He got Here on Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Plowing at Home this Fore Noon I was Plowing on the {cut off} 1/2 a Day With Team I Had Mr Haslip all Day I Had Ross Smith 1/2 a Day I Had Wessly Johnston all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I Had Ross Smith Plowing all Day A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place I Was Helping Ross Smith 1/2 a Day to Put in a stack of Hay A Nice But Cool Day to Frost Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay and Fix sum Bridgeses on the Road A Hard Freeze last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Shoveling an Plowing on the Keating 1/2 a Day A Very warm Day the ground Plows Fine Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>We drove to Lansdowne a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day the Roads are Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I went with Harry Nunn to Press Hay at Byrion Boices</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Pressing at Boicieses another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>We were Pressing at Boiceses another Very Hot Day a good Time for Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Finished Pressing at Mr Boiceses and Mooved Home a Little Showry to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Plowed Sum to Day it Plowed good the Month Begins With Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to grind all Day A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Nice warm Day the Roads are Very Muddy</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1899 The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Went Thrashing with John E Staceys at John F. Foleys all Day 75 c a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>We finished thrashing at Mr Foleys an ground 1/2 a Day 14 inches of Snow on the Level A Very Big Snow Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>we Finished grinding at Mr Foleys an Mooved to Robert Johnstons 75c A Nice But Cold Day the First Sleigs Run yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished thrashing at Mr Johnstons an ground sum 75c good Sleighing Quite Cold to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Mr Hortens in the fore Noon good sleighing The Machine Came Here at Noon We Thrashed Sum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We finished Thrashing at the Keating Barn to Day at 300 PM 840 in all A Very Nice But Cold Day they Went to Mr Smiths to grind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Nice But Cool Day good sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Nasty Wet Day I Moved the Thrasher up to OW Landons From Heare 1/2 a Day A Terible Slopy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Mooved the Engine up to OW Landons From Mr Smiths all Day 75 A Terible Wet Day Snow till Noon Mrs Charles Horten Died at 8:20 OclockAM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was thrashing at OW Landons all Day with Rob Stacey a Terible Mudy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>Mrs Charles Horten was Put in the Vault a Terible Cold Day the Roads are Frozen Hard an Very Rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Thrashing at OW Landons all Day with Staceys 75c We Finished Thrashing another Very Heavy Fall of Snow 10 inches on the level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I too the Seperator out to Eddy Websters they groung all Day at Landons 75c A Very Nice Warm Day Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Nice Soft Day Very good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Finished grinding at OW Landons an Mooved to A. Warts an ground after Noon 75 another Very Soft an Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>another very Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon I Went to Johnstons in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>We finished grining at Warts a Mooved to Eddy Websters A Very nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>We thrashed at Eddy Websters to Day and ground sum another Very Nice Day 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We finished grinding at mr Websters an Mooved to Jas Willson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We Mooved Home to JE Staceys in the Fore Noon X John E and I Went to Athens to attend the Funeral of Able Scott</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was attending the Funeral of Bro Able Scott of Adeson A Terible Wet Day No Snow at all on now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas Day I Came Home from attending the Funeral of Bro Scott a Very Cold an Stormy Snow Day 2 inches of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Helped Ross Smiths to DeHorn Sum Cows an Helped CE Earl to Butcher His Porks</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1899 The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Went to Scool Meeting in the forenoon an Helped O Sullivan to Butcher A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Went over to the Cheese Factory Meeting in the after noon I Went to Gananoque to Hear the Hon. Mr Ester Sheds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>another very Cold Day I Don Nothing But Chores to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Helped Role Johnston to Moove Sum Hay in the Fore Noon I went over to Patsy Sullivans no auction 20 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Verry Stormy a Heavy Snow Storm all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Markets</td> <td>Wheat</td> <td>68 to 75 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Barley</td> <td>45 " 46 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Oats</td> <td>28 " 29 ~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Peas</td> <td>58 " 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Rye</td> <td>52 " 52</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hay</td> <td>10 " 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hay Mixxed</td> <td>.8 " 10 Per Ton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Straw</td> <td>.7 to 9 " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Dressed Hogs</td> <td>5 to 550 Per Hundred</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hogs Live Weight</td> <td>3,75 to 3 Per cwt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Milk Cows</td> <td>$15 to $32 Per Head</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>M Horses from</td> <td>$50 to $125 Each</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> a good Demand for Calvery an Battery Horses for South Africa Cheese 11 1/2 Cts lb Month $5.00 Roland Johnston Paid account in full up to Date May 23 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1900</p> <p>The 1 First Month January 31 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>Township Election to Day I Drew Home a load of Wood From Hortons Bush First old Mr Jacob Died Last Night aged 78 years</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping John E. Stacey to Thrash at Home all Day good Sleighing Now A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was " " Staceys to Butcher Pigs 1/2 a Day We Moved the Mechene Down to Gradies an set it A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>we thrashed at T O Gradies 1/2 a Day The Last Job this winter a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Took a grist out to Staceys to Day 30 Bushels of Peas Oats an Barley A Very Soft Day the sleighing is getting thin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Bushels a Nice warm Day A Big Concert for the Soldiers going to South Africa</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Very Big thaw it Rained Nearly all Day the sleighing is Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>a verry Cold Day it Froze Very Hard Last Night the Roads are all ice Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in Hay Half a Day The District Orange Lodge Met this after Noon at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw Hay paid 25 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Heavy Fall of Snow Last Night good Sleighing to Day 4 inches of Snow I am at Hom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Snow storm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>another very Cold Day not Doing any thing these times</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I got the Horses sharp Shod all around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Took a Load of 7 up to Maple Grove to the District Temperance Lodge a Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Nice Soft Day I went out to Jas. Moltens to Look at sum Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>It Rained a Little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rain all Day the snow is all gone again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>it Froze Hard Last Night Every Place is all Ice Now No Sleighing Today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Choped Sum Slede Lenths over on John T. Foleys to Day good Wheeling again Sum Mud to Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1900 The 1 First Month January 31 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero in the after noon Nothing Doing this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>this was another Very Cold Day the Wind From the NW East 10 Below Zero I am not Doing any thing at all the Roads are Very Rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>another very soft Day with Heavy Rain Uncle George Patterson Came Home to Day Had Been Away {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>Another Terible Cold Day it Snowed 2 inches Last Night Poor Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I took Unlce George an the Girls out to Aunt Saries Very Poor Sleighing a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Nasty Day with Soft Snow an a Heavy Wind We Came Home from Crosbie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I went ou to Dunk Reeds to Bye Sum Fire Wood another Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I took 3 Hogs out to Lansdowne to Day at 4 cts Live Weight A Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Cold an Rough No Good Sleighing A Very Changeable Month</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1900</td> <td>The 2 second Month February 28 Days 189 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Mont Begins Very Cold an Blustry No good sleighing for Sum Time I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood From Hortens Wood to Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Was Helping Tomas S Bryon 1/2 a Day to Saw Stove Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Uncle Robert Patterson Came up to day Uncle George Came Back From Uncle Rob Came up to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm all Day the snow is Quite Deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew in Stack of Hay a Nice But Cold Day The $OT Had a Shocal an intertanment</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day with Snow an Wind good sleighing I Went to Lansdowne to County Lodge Banquet at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I took uncle Robert an uncle George out to see Aunt Sary a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>We went from Aunt Sarys out to Portland to see aunt Lizzie A Terible Heavy Rain all Day an Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Came Home from out Back to Day Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Nice Day Horse trots at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Warm spring Lake Day Lizzie was Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>uncle Robert Went Home to Day a Very Soft Day with Rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 2th Second Month February 28 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>uncle George Went Hom to Bitish Clumba to Day A Terible Wet Day it Has Rained 24 Hours steady A Very Mudy Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>it turned Very Cold Last Night an Froze Hard it is Very Cold to Day There is good Whealing an there is Not afternoon on Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Blustry Day With Snow an High Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day Fine Whealing Now Tea Meeting at Dulcumaine There is about 1 1/2 inches of snow now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day There is Nothng a Doing at all Uncle Edward Summer came out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day Wind North Uncle Edd an Mary went Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day good Whealing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very Warm Day I Drew the Last of our Stove Wood Home From Mr Hortens to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Butchered a Pork to Day A nice Soft Day Looks like Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day with Heavy Sleet storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Started to Help Tomas Bryon to cut Stove wood For WN Bowen a Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Cut Wood 1/2 a day a Terible Heavy Rain in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day Wind From North West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day I Just Dun the Chores to Day No Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Comenced to Draw Home our Wood From Reeds a very cold Day Very Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Finished Banking out our Fire Wood Mr Haslip was Helping me all Day 75 2 Loads of Wood Home A Very Heavy Snow Storm all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>This is the Worst Day of Storm that Has Com this Winter it is Snowing and Blowing terific Roads full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Terible Stormy Day I was opening up the Roads to Day We Travel on the Roads at tall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>The Hole gang was out Braking Roads all Day the Male and Sum other Rigs got through to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Terible Cold and Blustry Day No Travel {illegible} to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Went to Old Mr Superleses Funeral to Day He was Burried By the LO Dis Lodge A Very Cold Day an Bad Roads</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1900 The 3th Month March 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Terible Stormy Day With Snow Rain an Sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Nice Fine Day But Terible Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Wess Johnston to Draw Logs I got 1 cord of Dry Soft Wood From We Job by the Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Wood for Tom Bryon Mr Haslip Drew a Load For Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Drawing Home Wood From Reeds Mr Haslip Drew 2 Loads Home a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very nice But Cold good Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Dunk Reeds Mr Haslip Drew 1 Load For Me to Day A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drew Home the last of My Wood to Day From Reeds A Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero the is lots of Snow Now and Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Chopping stove wood at WN Bowens A Very Cold DAy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Cold and Blustry DAy We drove to Lansdowne We got 5 gals of Cole Oil ($1.20) the Roads are Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>another stormy Day With snow and High Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Cold an Stormy Day Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Cutting Wood over at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day A Very Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Went Down to Mullnells to Uncle Roberts A terible Heavy Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Came up to Prescott to Day to attend Grand Lodge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Came Home from Prescott on the Midnight Train</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Went to Herb Leacocks Wood Bee Sleighing is Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to saw Wood all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Cutting Wood over at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day Very stormy in the after Noon Snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>another very Nice But Cold Day there is Nothing Doing Very Dull Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day the Roads ar Very Bad now the Wheals are Runing again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Day to set His Sircler Saw and and Saw 50 A Nice War Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Was Puttin out Minure 1/2 a Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Fine and warm With Very Bad Roads Mud and Snow Banks I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Sow Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine and Warm Sum Snow on yet Mr Jos Turner Died yesterday the Roads are Very Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Cutting Stove Wood at WN Bowens all Day With Bryon A Very Nice Warm Day Old Mr Turner Was Buried this after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Little Rain storm to Day the Roads are Very Bad at Present</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Nice Spring Like Day But a Very Cold North Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Helping Mrs William Patience to Saw Wood all Day 75 A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was " Mrs William Patience all Day to Saw Wood 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day 1/2 a Day to Saw and 1/2 A Day for Sap Bucks 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Nice Day But there is a very Cold North wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day the Wind North I was Mooving Fence to Day around the old Pasture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Cleaned up the Wheat to Day 24 Bushels The Frogs are Croking to Day For the First I got the Horse Shod all around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went up to Gananoque with a grist of 6 bushels of Wheat DB Johnston and Rube Anston Had a Law Sute on Horse Trade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Nice Soft Day I Was Cleaning up seed Grain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>Good Friday A Very Nasty Day with Rain and Snow I Cleaned up 23 Bus of Peas the Wind Blowed From the ESWest all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Disagreeabel Day with Snow and Rain The Roads are Very Mudy Now I was moving Fence to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>Easter Sunday a Very Nice Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I started to Build Patent Fence over in the Pasture A Nice WArm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Building Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Building Patent Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Very Wet Day the Roads are Very Bad again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I finished Building the Fence out Back I was letting off Watter 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Mooving the Fence from the Road Back to the Pasture I Was Building Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cloudy Day Mrs John E Stacey Died this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Finished Building Patent Fence to Day another Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>Mrs John E. Stacey wa put in the Vault this after noon A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Comenced Springs Work to Day I was Braking ground on the all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Sowed 2 Bushels an a Peck of Wheat on the Keating Place at the Road a Nice cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Sowed 7 Bushels of Oats on the Keating Place A Nice But Cool Wind N</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>I started to Brake in the Big Field at Home a Nice Warm Day Wind is North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Fine and warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Cool Day I Sowed 6 Bushels of Wheat to Day Mr Haslip Comenced to Help me to Day 1.50 The Month Ends Very Fine an Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Took the Cattle and Colt away to Pasture to Day Mr Haslip Helped Me 1/2 a Day 75 c Old Mr P. Lappen Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque to Pady Lappens Funeral A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was working at Springs Work all Day 4 Bush Sowed to day 14 Bushels Mr Haslip Helped all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Finished Sowing at Home to Day Mr Haslip Was Helping me all Day A Very Cold Day with Snow and Rain From North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>We started to work on the Keating Place again to Day Mr Haslip was helping Me all Day $2 I went out to Elgin 1/2 a Day with 2 Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>Martha and I was out to Elgin to Day We Came home a Very Cold Day with Snow and Ma{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was working at Springs Work all Day on the Keating Place Very Cold I Sowed 6 Bushels of Oats on Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Heavy Rain this Morning I WEnt to Lansdowne I got Jims Check Cashed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Braking in ground on the Keating Place all Day A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was sowing oats on the Keating Place to Day 10 Bushels A Nice Cold Day Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $1.50 alld Mrs Tomas was Burried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I working on the Keating Place all Day with 1 Team I Sowed 4 Bushels More 25 Bushels sowed on Ketaing Plae</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Working on the Keating Place all Day with 2 Teams We Finished on this side of the Road 8 Bushels Sowed to Day Mr Haslip was Here all Day $1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a Very Nice warm Day We Went to Sand Bay to Church in the Morning and we Went out to the IOOF Sermon in after Noon Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>We was working out in the Back Field on the Keating Place all Day Very warm to Day Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $150 8 Bushels More Sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>we was working on the Keating Place all Day with 2 Teams A Big Rain Storm in the Eaving Mr Haslip was Helping 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was working on the Keating Place 1/2 a Day with Team We got Paid out of the Factory A Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was shoveling Furrows on the Keating Place 1/2 a Day very Nice growing time We got 23 Pounds of Tea From Rob Moxley 25c Per Pound</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was working on the Keating Place all Day with team A Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished Springs work too Day I Sowed 5 Bushels of Barley to day I worked all Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Very nice Warm Day But a Heavy Hail and Rain Storm in the Evening We Was out to Warburton all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>a little Showry all Day I Went to Lansdowne in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Planted the Potatoes to Day 3 Bushels a Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Finished Planting to Day at Home I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day at Springs work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>Queens Birth Day I went to Kingston I Paid CR Webster $57.30 intrest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Dig ding Garden 1/2 a day I Went to Lansdowne I got a Cap and 2 Shirts $1.55 a Very Hot Day 70 in shade in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Plant Corn all Day $100 A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very warm Day We Drove to Sand Bay to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Comenced to Bore Post Hol;es along the Road to Day Eclipse on the Sun to Day Nice and Cool to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Role Johnston to Plant Corn all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was " " " to Put out Minure on His Corn ground all Day with Team $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>Martha and I went out to Uncle Earl Sumers to Day I got 2 Young Pigs A Very hot Day The Month Ends Very warm an Dray Schuse sold For 9 1/2 cts</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June 30 Days (1900)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Helping Rolend Johnston all Day with team to Fit up His Corn Ground The Month Begins Very warm and Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Very Heavy Fall of Rain to Day it Rained 12 Hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque to the Conference Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Diggling Post Holes all Day I Had Role Johnstons Man Helping A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew Home the Posts for the Fence to Day 43 Posts I got Tires set on Bugy and 1 Horse Bill shod A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Putting up Wire Fence to Day on Front of Hay I Had Mr Smiths Man Helping A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Helping George Humphrey to Build Patent Fence the Back Place $1.00 a little Showry to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>" " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Moving the Rails From the side of the Road setting Posts a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>JE Stacey and I spent Sunday at JT Slacks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>we were working on the Road to Day a Very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>Martha and I went out to Lindhurst to attend the District Temperance League another Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I went out to N.R. Johnstons Raison all Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping W.N. Bowen to Build Chimny on His House A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping W.N. Bowen 1/2 a Day to Finishe the Chimney 50 c Paid I Cultivated out our Potatoes and Corn in the after Noon A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I was working around Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Nice warm Day We Had a Nice Shower of Rain Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was setting the Posts for the Fence along the Road a very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I went to Kingston to Military Camp A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was in Camp a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>Mrs Henry Patience Died this morning {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Came Home and went out to Uncle Edds</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 6th Month June 30 Days (1900)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went to Elgin to Day and to Lindhurst to Church A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Went Back to Kingston to Camp this Morning a Very Hot Day Mrs Henry Patience was Put in the Vault To Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was in Camp to a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>We had a Show Battle in the Camp to Day A Very Nice cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>We had a Grand March ouot to Day of 14 Miles all through the city A Very nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>The sholders Came some from Camp to Day A very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 7th Month July 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very warm and Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Put the wire on the Road Fence in the Fore Noon I had Owen Sullivan Helping Me 1/2 a Day I was Helping OS 1/2 a Day at Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping Owen Sullivan 1/2 a Day at Haying Down in Armstrongs Meadow A little Showry to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Rigging up the Mowing Machine to Day I was Sick A very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Drew the Rales away off the Road and Butchered a Hog I got a Barl of Salt $130 A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Helping to Fix up the Picknick Ground over on Mr Hortens Gove A Very Hot Day I was working at the Road Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Cheese to Lansdowne in Fore Noon another Very Warm Day I was working at the Road Fence 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>The Orange Men Marched to Church to Day 2:30 o clock to the Presbyterian Church 60 Strong A Nice Cool Day We Had a Very Heavy Rain Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Finished the Fence along the Road to Day and Hung the Gates it Rained a Little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping to Prpare the fair ground for the 12th of July Cilibration al Day Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went out to Elgin to the Orange Cilibration</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Helping with Team 1/2 a Day to Clear away the things afte the 12th I was Helping CE Earl 1/2 a Day at Fix Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Bushels A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day with Frequent Showers of Rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Comenced Haying to Day I Mowed all Day in Field across the road Martha Went to Work at W. Shipmans to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Raking up Hay in the Field accross the Road to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Drew in sum Hay to Day and Cut sum on the Field Back of Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Drew in 4 Loads of Hay and Finished Cutting at Home I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day (His First Day)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Drew in 4 Loads More to Day an Raked up the Ballance of Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Drew in 3 More Loads of Hay to Day We Finished Haying on the {cut off} I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I Went out to Warburton to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Comenced to Cut the Hay on the Keating Place I got My life ensured to Day for ${illegible} in the Orange I Mowed all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Mowing all Day on the Keating Place 16 acers cut Very Hot I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me Yesterday an to Day $200</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Had a Very Heavy Rain this Morning I Mowed Even though Mr Patric O Grady Died this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Finished Mowing on Back on the Keating Place a Heavy Rain in the after noon Mr Haslip was Here 1/2 a Day 50c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was working at haying all Day on the Keating Place I went to Pat Gradies Funeral in the Forenoon Mr Haslip was Here 1/2 a Day to day We got in 4 loads to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Drew in 8 Loads of hay to Day off the Keating Place A Very Hot Day Had Mr Haslip $100 Helping to Pull Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>Lizzie and I Went Down to See Martha at Mr Shipmans A Very Hot Day 107 in the Sun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Went out to See the Young Stock We Had a Very Heavy Rain there was a Very Heavy Hail Storm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Finished Mowing Hay this Morning on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip and Owen S Helping Draw in Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>August the 8th Month August 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Finished Haying to Day 32 Loads on Both {cut off} The Month Begins Fine an Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Brought the Binder Home to Day I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Pull Peas Now a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Put the Binder together and started it Cut the Barley on the Keating Place We Comenced Harvest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Binding 1/2 a Day I Cut 4 acers of oats at Home Stook up 1/2 a Day a Very Warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Warm Day I went to Church in the Morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Binding and Stuking all Day on the Keating A Very Hot Day 112 in Shade Mary Came Home From Kingston on a Visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was Binding at Home 1/2 a day We Went to Lansdwne in the Morning Very Hot 108 in Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Finished Cutting Grain on this Place to Day Another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Drew in the Barley and Wheat on the Keating Place and Bound a Piece out on the Keating Place Last of oats in another Very Hot Day 98</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Raking over the Barley Ground and Stuking in after we Had a Heavy Rain in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Drawing in grain Heare all Day A Very Hot Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me 1/2 a Day another Heavy Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Very Cool Day with Showers From the N.E. Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Very Nice Rain all Day From the North East I got the Grey Horse Shod all round another Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Nice Cool Day I was Mowing around the Fenceses a Day another Heavy Rain at Night I was Binding 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Binding 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Terible Heavy Thunder Storm an Rain Last Night I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day a Very Hot after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Binding all Day on the Keating Place a Very Hot Day I Finished on this side of the Road on the K. place I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Stuking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Finished Cutting Grain to Day 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>A nice Cool Day a Very Heavy Rain in the Evening I went out to Elgin in the Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>Mary and I was out to Uncle Edds We Came Home at Night a Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Drawing in grain all Day off the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Patience all Day to Draw in grain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Drawing in Grain all Day Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Drawing in all Day We Finished Harvest Mr Haslip was Helping all Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was sowing grassseed and Drawing Home old Rales all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>a terible Hot Day 96 in the shade I went to Lansdowne to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Terible Hot Day 98 in the Shade John Quinn and Family was Hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Hot Day We Went out to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Comenced to Put out Minure a Terible Hot Day I Broke the Pole out of the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>I went Thrashing With W.B. Warren at TA Websters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We were thrashing at Will Haslips a Very Cool Day 2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Thrashed at Skiler Dewolfs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 9th Month September 302 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Thrashed at Tomy Moorheads I got My Hand Cut Night I Did Not Work to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice But Warm Day We went to Jublee an Warburton School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>a very Nice Day I was Laid up with a Sore hand</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure 1/2 a Day I went to Sand Bay to attend District Lodge I Had mr Haslip Helping Me all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Working with WB Warren Helping to Fix the Engine Martha Came Home Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Algies McKays all Day Mr Haslip was Putting out Minure all Day For Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Fred Moddler all Day A Nice Cool DAy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Thrashed at Albert Moors and Mooved to Wess Cliffe Mr Haslip was Puting out Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>a very nice Cool Day Lizzie Came Home and WEnt to the Doctors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Was Sick all Day a Very Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was sum Better to Day A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was sick Not able to do any thing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I wasent able to do anything yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I started to work again to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Terible Thunder storm to Day 2 Barns Burnt Ruttles and Warts Barns Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Fill His Silo $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I went out to Lindhurst Fare with O Sullivan with Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went Thrashing again at JB Willsons $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>We was thrashing at B Boyceses all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>We thrashed at Josh Emeries to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day 517</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>We thrashed at Tomas Haslips to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>We thrashed at Nathanel Websters all Day 975 bus</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>We thrashed at Dashel Dodds all Day A Very Heavy Rain in the morning 647</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>We thrashed at William Dodds all Day A nice Day 907 Bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>We thrashed at William Leaths all Day 440 Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Finished thrashing at Robert Donels 413 Bush A Very Big Rain all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day the Month Ends with quite good Mr Samuel Haslip Died this Morning good groth</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 10 Month October 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>We as thrashing at Jos Ellots A Nice cool Day The Month Begins Very Fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>We was thrashing at Dan McDonalds all Day Mr Sam Haslip was Put in the vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>we was Thrashing at George Crosses all Day The First Day of Lansdown Fare Very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>the last Day of Lansdowne Fare I was Working at Home all Day Goss Haskins Died A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>We thrashed at N. Crosses and Mooved to John Crosses Mr Goss Haskins was Put in the vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Finished at John Crosses and Mooved to JB Landons and Thrashed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>I took Martha out to Uncle Eed Sumerses A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Finished at JB Landons and Mooved to Iry Moors A Terible Heavy Rain Storm Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>We " " Iry Moors and Mooved to Will Landons and Thrashed 240 Bush of Wheat a Went to F Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>We thrashed at Fermen Crosses all Day and Mooved to S Finley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>We " " at Steven Finleys 1/2 a Day an Went Home for a few Days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was at Home fixing up the Granary and Digding Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I went out to Elgin in the after Noon I Paid the taxes $10.50</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 10 Month October 31 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was out at Uncle Edds Sumers I Brought Martha Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Comenced to Plow on the Keating Place to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Plowed a Little to Day a Very Heavy Rain and Wind Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I thrashed at Home to Day 837 Bushels A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>We thrashed at Owen Sullivans to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was thrashing at Allen Earls to Day For G Humphrey Mrs Pat McNamee Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Putting in straw and Cleaning out the Barns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day I went up to John Quinn Sady Came Home With me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Plowing on the Keating Place to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>I went to Gananoque A Very Heavy Rain all Day I sined a Note to D Darling $50.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Plowing sod all Day on the Keating Place Very Hot Mr Haslip was Planting /2 a Day for Me $</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Putting out Minure on Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Drwing Minure on Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew a load of Cheese to Day I Plowed some A Very Heavy Rain Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place $1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place $1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon Martha went to work a Willy Grames</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place The Month Begin Very Fine and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Very warm Mr Haslip Plowed all Day For me $.50 Cheese sold at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a day I Helped Mr Haslip to Butcher a Pig Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day 75 A Big Pald egal Me{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>LOL No 26 Mad a Church Perade the Methodist Church 48 Present a Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1900 The 11th Month November 30 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I went to Gananoque to the {illegible} supper Mr Haslip Plowed all Day $150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was thrashing at Aden Beatys all Day Edmin Cornwall Came out Hear on Viset Mr Haslip Plowed all Day $150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>Provincial Elections Tailor Had a 449 Majority A Terible Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Plowed all Day Mr Haslip Plowed all Day For Me $150 We Comenced to Feed the Cattle for good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Blustry Day with Snow and Rain an Wind (Very Cold) The First Snow this Fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Very Cold Day the Ground is Frozen Hard Som People are trying to Plow the Frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>I took Uncle Andy out to Uncle Eeds to Day Mr Simson Died at 10 oclock the Roads was Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went out and Brought Home the young cattle to Day A very Nasty Day with snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Went to Rev. Mr S Simsons Funeral in after Noon A Terible Heavy Snow Storm after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>A nice But Cold Day ther is 3 inches of snow on the Level Edmon Connell Went Home By Trane to Day Some Peple are Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 2 Below Zero I Banked the House and Fixed the Windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Cold Day sum Sleighs out to Day the First</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Thrashing with W.B. Warren at Hue Linches Place a Very Soft Day with snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>It Rained a little all Day Very Cold at night Old Mr Duglas Died 11 PM O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>a terible Heavy Sleet and Rain Storm in the after Noon an Night I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on Keating A Very Fogy and Warm Day I went to Mr Douglases Funeral Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a day A Terible Rain and Wind Storm in the afternoon I was Ditching 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day 75 a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed it all Day $150 The ground Plows good a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Another Nice But Cold Day the Land Plows the Very Best Now Got Pair Ruber Boots to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A terible Stormy Day with Snow and sleet and Wind No Frost in the Ground 4 inches of Snow on the Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>Another very stormy Day with Sleet and Rain it Snowed all Night 7 inches of snow Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day I Brought Home the Colt From Pasture Lots of Sleighs out to Day the Roads are Very Soft</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Fixing Pump on the Keating Place I Cleaned the Stove Pipes and put Box Stove A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Butchered 2 Pigs to Day I Drove to Lansdowne in the Evening I got 60 lbs of Beaf From Wes Johnston Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Cut the Pork to Day 300 lbs I got Bill Shod all around Month Ends Mild good sleighing But it is getting soft to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cold with Sum Rain the Snow is getting very soft Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day Buggies and cutters Both Running A Very Slopy Day Cutter Running</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>another little Snow and Rain storm to Day Very Slushy Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>a Very Stormy Day with sleet and Snow I was Helping getting Ready the IOOF Lodge Had an at Home at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was helping Mr Smith to Thrash Had Snow to Day Annual Meeting of No. 26 Lodge Mr Henery Patience Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Thrashing at DB. Johnstons all Day Stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Thrashing 1/2 Day for DB Johnston Henry Patience was Put in vault We sold 2 Cows to Andy Robertson $20 (Forty)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque WE 6 Bushels of Wheat Avery Goo Sleighing Quite a cold Day (I Paid $1500 to WJ Gibson on Harness</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Cold Day I Drove Home to see Martha</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Nice Very Cold Day 8 Below Zero I went to the anns of Temperance B{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day I Drove Mother to Lansdowne I got a New Over coat and a sute of clothes for {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Houston to Cut Stove Wood in the woods A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Cut Wood 1/2 a Day a little Rain in the Morning Very Cold at night 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque in the after noon a Very Cold Day I Paid the Jurnelist $3.25 For Paper 12 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Cold Day good sleighing now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Cold and Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was at Home to Day A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Went Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Thrashing at Mr Hortens all Day 60c Nice and Warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1900 The 12th Month December 31 Days 1900</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Thrashing at Roland Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Thrashing at OW. Landons all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>We thrashed 1/2 a Day a OW Landons and Mooved to John Haslips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day A little rain in the after Noon The Snow is Nearly all Gone Buggies are Runing again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went up to Gananoque a Very Nasty Day Day of Rain and Wind Good Whealing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas Day a Nice But Cold Day Little Snow on ground No Sleighing But good Wheeling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Thrashing a all Day at John A Haslips We Finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Thrashing all Day at Willie Landons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Thrashing all Day at Willie Landons A Little Snow Storm We got Dun the Last Job</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day Very Good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Little Snow Storm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>Nomination Day I got the Mare shod all round The Year Ends Very Nice an Warm A Little Sleighing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>September</td> <td>20</td> <td>1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td></td> <td>I Comenced to Thrash with CJ Warren</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tu</td> <td>20</td> <td>Half a day 63c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>We</td> <td>21</td> <td>Full Day $1.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Th</td> <td>22</td> <td>Full Day $1.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>" Day $1.25</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Ballance Due From Roland Johnston From February 20th 1904 Due $10.00 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 The 1 First Month January 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month and Year Begins Fine But Very Cold I Was Helping George Humphrey to Saw Wood all Day 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping George Humphries to saw 1/1 a Day A Terible Blustry and Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Haslip to Chop Wood Back on Martin Cross A Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Very Cold and Blustry Day some Snow Falling 12 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Cold Day But fine and Clear 12 Below Zero I Sold WP Moore 9 Bushels of Barly to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>Township Election a Very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I to Lansdowne to District Orange Lodge Uncle Edd Sumers Came out to Day a Very Big Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice Soft Day I sold Uncle Eed 40 Bushel of oats Maudy Conell Came out with Uncle Eed {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went up to Kingston on Business I Paid CR Webster $3{cut off} A Terible Heavy Storm of snow and sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was sick all Day I Went Down to W. Grames after The solders got Hom From Africa a Very Cold Disagreeable Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping to Prepare a Reception at Lansdowne For George Bryan Red Frank S{cut off} a Terible Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a Nice Mild Day Lots of Snow on Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping to straten up after our Reception For George Bryan at Lansdowne I sold 32 Bushels of oats to George Summer 28c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Nasty storm of Rain and Snow all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was attending the District Temperence Division at {cut off} A Very Heavy Rain Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Cold Day Good Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero Mother was sick Had the Doctor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>another very Cold Day 26 Below Zero Mother was Very Sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Little Milder to Day Lizzie came Home to Day to take care of Mother George Sumers an Hillard Warner Came Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Soft Day a Heavy Rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Cold Day Very icey Now</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Mr James Dixen Died Last Night Suden Mother is Very Bad to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Nice Soft Day I got a Load of Wood out of Hortons Mr Haslip was Helping me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>Mr James Dixen was Put in the Vault I went to Mr Dixens Funeral I got 4 Gallons of Cole oil at Lansdowne A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Drew I Got Bill Shod all around wood to Day From Dunk Reeds the First Mother was no Better A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>Uncle Edd Sumers Came out to Day to see Mother A Nice Warm Day Mother is no better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Drew Home My first Load of Wood From Dunk Reeds I Paid Reads $500 on Wood Mother Was No Better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood From Reeds to Day A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>" " " " Mother was No Better Yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Drew Home 1 More Load of Wood From Reeds A Little Shower Snow The Month Ends Cold and Stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2th Month February 28 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Stormy The Bigest Snow Storm this Winter Mother is sitting up Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very nice warm Day I Drew Home another Load of Wood I Have 57 cords Home Good Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day good Sleighing Mother is Better to Day Sitting up for Food</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>a Very Stormy and Blustry Day The Roads are all Blowed Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to attend county Orange Lodge a Terible cold Day Roads very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>ahother Very Cold Day I was at Home all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>another very Cold Day 20 Below Zero I Went to Sand Bay to a SOT oister supper X Patsy Sullivans Barn Burnt Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>another very Cold Day 20 Below Zero Sleighing Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Very Stormy and Cold Day I Drew a Load of Hay For Mr Haslip Mother is Mutch Better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Martha Came Home Last Night Lizzie went Old Mrs Guss Haskins Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Helping Tomas Bryant to saw wood at the House Mrs Goss Haskins was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>Owen Sullivan and Myself was out Colecting for Patsy a Very Stormy and Cold Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 The 2nd Second Month February 28 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>a very Stormy and Cold Day the Roads are Full I was Shoveling snow all Day Very Cold all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Cold and stormy Day and Roads are Very Bad Now I was Cutting wood For Mr Haslip to Day He was sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>Own Sullivan and I Went to Gananoque to Colect for Patsy A Nice Warm Day Roads Very Heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>a Nice warm Day it is thawing a little Mr Hill Hillard Warner Heare on a Visit the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>another very Nice Warm Day Mr John Bulgers Little Girl Died I Was cutting wood 1/2 a Day for Mr Haslip</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Cutting Wood for Mr Haslip all Day {written over with something illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day Cutting Straw He Paid me 50c A Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>another very Cold Day I Just dun the Chores Martha Went out to Portland with Maud {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Helping Charles Horton 1/2 a day to Draw Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Horton all Day to Draw Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>a Very Blustry Day We Heavy Fall of Snow at Night S.of T.'s Had a social at JA Websters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Helping Charles Horton to Draw Hay all Day A Terible Blustry Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was cutting and Drawing Wood for Wesely Johnston A Very nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of wheat 8 Bushels The Month Ends Fine A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 8th Month March 31 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Blustry A Heavy Snow storm at night The Wind is From the South</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Nice but Cold the Roads are Very Bad Now all Filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Very Soft Day With Very Big Wind and storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day with High Wind and Sum Rain Sum Showers sum to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Very Cold and Blustry Day Wind Norht East I was Helping Chrley Horton to Draw Hay</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 Te 3th Month March 31 Days 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Horton all Day to Cut Wood in the Bush A Very Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Cutting wood all Day at Mr Hortons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Charley Horton to cut and Draw wood A Very Nasty snow and storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Nice soft Day I took a Load out to Lansdown to Temperance League Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Nice Day George an Mary Somers came out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>a very Stormy Day Rain and Snow Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day with Snow and Sleet A Very Heavy Ice Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day I Went to Lansdowne for Load of Lumber I Went to WA Cornetts Bee cutting Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>Aother very Stormy Day I Was Puttin in Petitions up Stares</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Drew Out a Load of Hay For Pat Sullivan the Roads are Full Another Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>Tom Bryan and I Went out to JA Bestense after some Fish A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Very Storm Day the Roads are Very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Warm Day the sleighing is good to Day I took a Load out to Seeleys Bay at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Terible Cold and Stormy Day 28 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Cut Wood A Very Heavy Rain at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day A Very Slopey Time Old Mrs James Burns Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>Another stormy and cold Day Very Good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We went to Mrs Burns Funeral in the fore noon She was Put in the Vault I went out to Elgin I took Mary Home a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>I came home from Uncle Edds a Little Rain to Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Sawing over at Mr Hortons all Day The First Wheals this this Spring on the Road a Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Fred Johnston to saw 1/2 a Day in the Bush A Very Heavy Rain after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Disagreeable Day with snow and rain Mr Norman Gardner was Put in the Vault I took Sum Hay over to Tom Bryan</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1901 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Sawing 1/2 a Day at FW Johnstons a Very Cold and Blustry Day Very Good Sleighing to Day Sum Wood Drew out Lots of Buggies Running</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day I was Cutting wood in the yard Mrs Emma J McNeal Came to Hear to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Nice warm Day the Roads are getting Sloppy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Cold and Blustry with snow and Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Begins Very Cold with a snow and Wind storm From the the North I was Helping S.E. Johnston Saw 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was helping S.E. Johnston 1/2 a Day to Swa we got Dun at Noon C.S. Horton and I Piled up our Wood over there in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Very heavy Snow and Rain storm all Day The Worst Storm of the Season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>the Storm Continued till Noon to Day there is 3 inches of Watter and slush on the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>A little showery again to Day I was Sawing at Wes Johnstons Miss McNeal Went out Mary Came Home From Kingston sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very nice Spring Like Day I Drove to Lansdowne in the {cut off} The Roads are getting Very Bad another Cow in{calved} 6 in Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>Easter Sunday a Very Slopy time it Rained Nearly all Day Wind North East</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>Another Very Bad Day it rained and Snowed the Snow is nearly all Gone very Mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Cold stormy Day with snow and Rain I Fixed up some Fence to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Very Nice Spring Like Day the ground Dried up a lot to Day I sold 4 calves to Day $300</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day I was fixing up Machinery 1/2 a Day We went to W Cornets Funeral in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston in Sap Bush all Day The Frogs are Singing to Day for the First</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Dy in Bush I was Butching Marching to get</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>a Very Nice warm Day the Roads are Drying up Maud C Was out Heare to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I took the young cattle out to Pasture on George Humphreys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Put in a culvert in the Lane at the gate to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was fixing up fence 1/2 a Day Cleaning up Seed Grain 1/2 a Day No. 47 I Sold John Reed 23 Bus of oats an 6 " of Barly $10.47</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was letting of watter on the Keating Place all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 the 4th Month April 30 Days 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was fixing up the seeder and getting Ready for Seeding I Drove to Lansdowne in the after Noon a Very Heavy Rain this after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>A terible Heavy Snow and Rain Storm Last night and all Day 2 inches of snow on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Wet Day it Rained and Snowed all Day Very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day I was cleaning up oats I Cleaned up 40 bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Wet Day the groung is all Covered with Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>Mre Rane to Day the Roads are awfull to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping O. Sullivan all Day for Build Wire Fence all Day the Roads are quite Dry again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan 1/2 a Day to Bore Post Holes I Went out to Lansdowne For a Load of Posts For the Laneway</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day the Roads was fine to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Comenced Springs Work to Day in after Noon on Keating Place I got Bill shod all around 70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Braking in ground For the Wheat on the Keating Place 1/2 a Day Month Ends Wet it Rained a Little All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 5th Month May 31 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was working at Springs Work 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Drawing up old Rales for Wood 1/2 day A Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to put the wire on his Fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was working at Springs work all Day I Sowed 3 1/2 Bushels of Wheat For the First this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Very nice warm Day the ground is Drying up Nicely</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Finised Sowing the Wheat on the Keating Place 6 Bushels to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day on the Keating Place Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day " " " " another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day to day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 The 5th Month May 31 Days 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Braking in ground on the Keating Place all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I took the colt out to Pasture it Raned a Little to Day A Very Big Rain Last Night A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>We went out to Quarterly Meeting a Very nice Day another Big Storm of Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed Sod 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place More Rain to Day I Plow at our garden spot in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was sowing all Day on the Keating Place 16 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was sowing 1/2 a Day 4 Bus and Braking in 1/2 a Day on Keating Mr Haslip was very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day a very warm Day The Mare Folded to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Braking in all Day in the Front Field all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rain all Night and and all Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Very Wet Day the Colt died to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>Another Wet Day I unloded the New Engine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Loading up Machinery to start for Town</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping Sam Warren to Moove the Chrusher From Warburton to Henery Foley old Mr John Redmond Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>Queens Birth Day A Very wet and cold Day Mr Redmond was Burried to Day at 3 oclock PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>Martha and I went to Uncle Edds to Day and came I got 3 Bags of Potaoes Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day But Very Mudy Roads Ettie Somers got Drowned at River at 6 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Boring Post Holes along the Lane 1/2 a Day I was Helping Ross Smith to Team Draw old Stable O Sullivan was Helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Pulverizing 1/2 a Day Very Wet We went to Ettie Somers Funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>another very Wet Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Heavy Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>A Little Warmer to Day The Month Ends Very Wet</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 the 6th Month June 30 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very wet a very a very Heavy Snow to Day I Went to Gananoque with a grist 6 Bus W</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Heavy Rane to Day the IOOF marched to the St Johns Church lot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day, the First tim 3 weeks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I started for Tolodo with the Machinery of the Saw Mill to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>We got to Athens Last Night and Left there for Toledo this morning Very Hot day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Helping to Place the Machinery 1/2 a Day I Started For Home in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I got Home from Tolod this morning at oclock another Terible Heavy Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>the ground is Very Wet Now it is Drying up Just to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice warm Day the ground is Drying Fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was working at Spring Work 1/2 a Day I Sowed 6 Bu of oats on Keating</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Sowing 1/2 a Day Sowed 7 Bus was Baking in Field across the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was working at Springs work all Day Very Hot Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Had O Sullivan Helping me all Day at Springs work A Terible Hot Day 98 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was working at Springs work all Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Finished Sowing Grane to Day (70 Bus Sowed A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Planting Potatoes to Day and corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Putting on the Wire fence along the Lane to Day another Heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished the Fence this Fore Noon and Went to Mr Smiths Rasin a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I finished Planting to Day another Heavy Rain in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went out to Uncle Eeds for some young Pigs The Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Terible Hot Day 80 in the shade I got the Grey Horse shod</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 The 6th Month June 20 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>The sons of Temperence Peraded to the Presbyterian Church A Terible Thunder Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Drawing Dirt filling in at the gate another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I went out to Seeleys Bay to attend the District Temperence parade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was working on the Rode all Day Very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was working " " " I got through</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was working for CE EArl on the Road 1/2 a Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was working on the Rode 1 Day for CE Earl We Finished A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Nice Cool Day The Month Ends {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Helping Charley Earl to shingle His House A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Tomy Ruttles Rasing another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was fiting up for to Start Haying Very Hot I went to County Lodge at Lansdowne I went out to Greenfield to a Social in Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was cultivating out our Potatoes and Corn a Little Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Patching the Roofs of the Barn an House a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>another little Rane to Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Very nice warm Day the Orange Men Marched to English C. Church a heavy Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I got a New Mowing Machine to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I comenced Haying to Day I Mowed 6 Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Heavy Rane this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Gathering up Hay all Day Very Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>We went to Gananoque to the Cilibration A Very Fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Drew in 7 Loads of Hay a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 The 7th Month July 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was another very Warm Day Old Mr John Webster Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Mowing and Putting up Hay all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was working at Haying all Day Old Mr Webster Was Buried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I finished Mowing across the Road I Have 600 Cocks of Hay Standing own in Big Thunder Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Terible heavy thunder storm Last night I Drew in 1 Load of Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri/td&gt;</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hall all Day A Very Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Built a stack of Hay to Day I Had O Sullivan Helping me all day 25 Loads in A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Heavy Rane in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I comenced to Mow in this field to Day a nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Raking and Putting up Hay an Drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Drew in 1/2 a Day I finished cutting in this field A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping O. Sullivan all Day to Build a Stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri/td&gt;</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Had Owen Sullivan Helping Me to Draw in $2 another Nice Cool Day We Finished on this Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Mowing and Putting up Hay on the Keating Place A Very Heavy Rane storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Cool Cloudy an showry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Mowing around the Fences 1/2 to Day We Have 8 Loads of Hay out another Heavy Rane in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with O. Sullivan with a grist 2 Bus Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I took Mr Haslip to Sime Trickies funeral</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Month Ends Fine But there has Been a terible Lot of Rane During this Month </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Day 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Hay all Day I had Tomas Bryan Helping all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Finished Cutting Hay to Day I Had Tomas Helping Me all Day Another Rane Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Finished Haying I Had Will Cook and His Team Helping me A Nice Cool Day We Built a stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A very warm Day Mary and I went out to Lansdowne to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Comenced Harvest I cut the Wheat I Helped O Sullivan 1/2 a Day to Draw in hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Was Mowing around the Fences to Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rane Last Night and it Rained a Little Nearly All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>There was another Very Heavy Rane this Morning Very Bad Harvest Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>it Rained Nearly all Day the Land is Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Little Rain in the Morning I Went to Frankvill in the after Noon The Rodes are Very Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was out at Frankville to Day a Very dark an cloudy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I came Home from Frank Vill in the after noon SOI Had an Ice Cream social A Very Nice warm Day a Good Harvest Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Cutting Oats on the Keating Place all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rane Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Cutting 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Heavy Rane yesterday afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Binding for O. Sullivan 1/2 a Day Very Hot I got the Mare Home From Toledo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was Binding 1/2 a Day for O. Sullivan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Terible Big Rane Storm Last night and to Day I Was Fixing up the Thrashing Machine all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Fixing up the Thrashing Machine all Day A Very hot Day 90 in shade More Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Went to Escott With a grist of feed in after Noon another Terible Heavy Rane Storm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Nice fine Day I went out to J.T. Slacks to Have Him to go Thrash I Traded Horses Traded off Kitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Nice Day I went to see Martha to W Shipmans Miss H and Miss C of Lansdowne Went Withe Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very good Harvest Day I Drew in 3 Loads of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Drawing in Oats 1/2 a Day 3 Loads 6 Loads in same a Terible Colision at the TI Junction 2 Men Killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>another good Harvest Day I got the Bigh Horses shod all around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was out fiting up the Machene all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Mooved up to T.A. Websters in the after Noon to Martha came Home From W. Shipmans The First this Fall Though</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Finished Tom Websters at noon a Very Heavy Rane in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>another very Wet Day The Roads are very Mudy again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was thrashing at W.J. Haslips 1/2 a Day We Mooved up to Bob Boderses A Very Wet Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Was Thrashing at Rob Boderses and Robert Waldies I got Bill Horse Shod all around 78c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>we thrashed at Jas Cornets all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>We thrashed at Robert Donivans and Mooved to Dave Dodds Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>We thrashed 1/2 a Day at Dave Dodds and moove to Doss Emeries Very hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>We thrashed all Day at Emeres and mooved to Iry Moors Very hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Very Nice cool Day The S.O.T. Had a Church perade to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Thrashed at Iry Moores and Mooved to David Latimers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>We thrashed at David Latimers and Mooved to A Wiltseys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>Wet thrashed at A Wiltseys and Mooved to Albert Moores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>We thrashed at Albert Moores and Mooved to OR Keatings a Very Heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Thrashed at OR Keatings and mooved to Leeths A Very Wet Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{The page for Oct 5 to 27 was not photographed for RDA}</p> <p>{A photo has been included in the Word Document and the following table is the transcription:}</p> <p>the 10th Month October 31 Days 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>we thrashed at John Grays all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished at John Grays and Mooved to Neal Trusdals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>We fnished at Neal Trusdales and Mooved to Frank Coles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>We thrashed all day at Frank Coles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Finished at Coles and mooved to Charles Grays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>We finished at Charley Grays and Mooved to JB Willsons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>We finished at JB Willsons an Mooved to Byron Boices 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Showry an Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Finished at B. Boices and mooved to Tom Haslips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Thrashed at Tom Haslips and mooved to Man Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>we thrashed at Man Crosses and Mooved to Hugh Grays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>we thrashed at Hugh Grays all und A.N</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>we Finished at Mr Grays A Terible Snow and Rain Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Mooved to Archy Brakenages and thrashed A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>We finished at Brakenages and Mooved to George Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>we thrashed at George Croses and Mooved to N. Crosess</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>we thrashed at N. Crosses and moved and Thrashed 1/2 a Day at John Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>we thrashed at John Crosses an Mooved to Will Landons 1/2 a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>we thrashed 1/2 a Day at Will Landons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>we Mooved to Mort Landons couldnt thrash {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The 19th Month October 31 Days 1901 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Mooved to Ferman Crosses an thrashed 1/2 a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>We finished at Fermans and Mooved to Thom Websters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We thrashed at Thom Websters We Broke Down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Finished at Websters and Mooved to Robert Waddies</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>We thrashed at Robrt Waddies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Mooved and thrashed at Humphrey Youngs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day the LOL went to School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>We finished at H Youngs and Mooved to George Humphreys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>We finished at Humphreys and Moved to O Sullivans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>We thrashed at Home Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>We thrashed at Mckl Donivans all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We thrashed at John Bulgers all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We finished at Bulgers an Mooved to Wes Johnstons 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>We finished at Wess Johnstons an went to R Foley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane Shower all Night an Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Thrashing and sawing at Ben Gavens all Day A Very cold Day Snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>another very cold and stormy Day 4 inches of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 The 11th Month November 30 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>We was thrashing at Ritchard Foleys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Very slushy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>We thrashed at Bruce McNeils Ol Mrs McNeel Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Cold Day Very Rough Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>Old Mrs McNeel was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Ver Cold Day With snow Storm Mrs Gilbet came out Here on visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>Maud Conall Went Home by trane Last Night A Very Heavy Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We thrashed at Add Beeties to Day A Very Stormy Day to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Mooved to Jas Linches and thrashed to Day I Sold 2 Hefers to John Foodey For 16.00 Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Lade up with a Lame Nec. They Mooved from Linches to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>Thanksgiving Day I was Very Bad to Day Very Cold good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Fine Day another Snow storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>The Month Ends fine with good Sleighing I was Better to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 12th Month December 31 Days 1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine and Warm it is thawing Fast to Day Miss H Was Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Soft Day the Sleighing is all off We Thrashed at John Crosses Mooved AK A Heavy Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>the IOOF Held there annual at dinner A Terible Cold Day an Night good Wheeling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Very Cold Zero wether I got the Horses Sharp Shod $1.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cold Day good Wheeling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew Home Sum Stove wood to Day From Hortons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Went out to Uncle Edds For Maud finished Thrashing got Home From Thrashing Dun for this Year</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 The 12th Month December 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was out at Uncle Edd A very Heavy Snow an Rane Storm I Brought Maud Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day the Snow is all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Nice Day good Wheeling again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>Very Nice Wether ground Frozen Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>a Little Warmer to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>it Raned a Little to Day Very Muddy SOT Had a Perade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rane all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>it Turned Very Col Last Night and snowed Sleighs ar Runing to Day again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day Very good sleighing in trees {illegible} I Paid G Humphrey $12.60 X {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Frosty Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Draw in a stack of hay Old Mrs Tomas Young Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Very Disagreeable Day with wind an snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>Old Mr Tomas Young was Burried good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist 8 Bushel Wheat I Lade out $19.75 For Stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas a Very Dull Time Sleighing Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was working in the Mill all Day we comenced to grind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>Hard times the Month Ends Very Cold and Blustry</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1902 The 1 First Month January 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month and Year Begins Very Cold 10 Below Zero I Went to Lynn to Fix a Hay Fork for D Forester</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>another terible Blustry Day good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero I took a Load up to South Lake Lodge at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>The SOT Had an at Home supper in the Hall Dan McDonald sent Me His Thrashing accound $6.60 A Very cold Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Old Mr Willim Buels was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>Township Election to Day A nice Warm Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Helping Ross Smith to Butcher 2 Pigs 1/2 Day to Day I Helped Mr Haslip to get a Load of Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>another snow storm to Day Light</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Butchered 4 Hogs to Day a Nice Warm Day I Paid Willy Johnston For Wire Fence $7.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Cutting up and Barling Pork to Day 400 lbs A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>it snowed all Day Soft snow good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day the snow is Blowing and Drifting Terible</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day the Roads are Heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Nice Mild Day District OL Met a Lansdowne 2 O clock Mother an I Drove to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Drew Home the Last of My Wood From Mr Hortons I Drove to Escott to Day second line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Helping S.C. Horten to saw wood All DAy A Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping " " Horton " " 1/2 a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was working in the saw mill at Lansdowne 1/2 a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Very fine But Cold Day Fine Sleighing Now Mary was Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Was Helping S.C. Horton to Cut Saw Logs all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " 1/2 a Day A Very heavy Snow storm in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1901 The First Month January 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Went Back to Dunk Reads and Bought 30 Cords of Wood I Drew 1 Load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 loads of Wood from Dunk Reads I Paid Read For Wood $10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Went up to Maple Grove to SOT District Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Working in the Saw Mill all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine But Very Cold I Was Working in the Mill all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2 sec Month February 28 Days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Went to WB Warrens Wood Bee The Month Begins Stormy and ?Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Stormy Day snowing an Blowing Maud C was here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Terible Blizard to Day the Roads ar all Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>fine But Very Cold Roads all full I Went to Lansdowne Braking Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cold Day Some Drivers to Day Revival Meeting Started Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Stormy and Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day the Roads are all Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>a Nice But Cold I Drew Home a Load of Wood Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Banking out Wood all Day a Very stormy Day the Roads all Full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1902 The second 2 Month February 28 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cold Day Very Little Drive to Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day the Roads are very Rough and Bad A Load of Us Went Down to Scarlet Lodge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Went out to Uncle Edds to Day Maud and Miss H Went with us A Very nice warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Came Home from Elgin to Day Good Roads an a Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping to Dig out Pitch Holes 1/2 a Day on the Reddo L A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Bring Hay the Roads are Very Bad Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston at Pressing Hay A Nice But cold all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day at Pressing Hay another Very Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went out for a Lode of Wood for Mr Haslip to to Sam Haslips A Very Nice But Cold Day Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Blustry Day Piles of snow But Bad Rodes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day I was out to CM Quinns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very Wet Day it Raned Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Was Braking a Rode to the Hay Stack I Brought the Barley From the other Place 6 Bush snow is Very Deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I went to Gananoque on Business H Willson Had a Machinery Perade A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay out of Stacks all Day a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Finished Drawing the Stacks to Day O Sullivan Helping Me 1/2 a Day Month Very Rough a Very Heavy Rane an Wind in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very fine and soft with Heavy Rane in Evening snow Nearly all Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>Sunday another very Wet Day it Rained Hard all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Sofl Day the Roads are very Soft Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood From Reeds to Day in after Noon Quite Cold to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1902</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Helping John Lawwood to Saw all Day A Very Cold Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew Home another lode of wood good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Drew another Lode of Wood Home to Day A Very Warm Day the Rodes are Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Helping Mrs w. Patience to saw wood all Day A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>Another stormy Day With Sleet an Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Drew Home another Lode of wood I Banked out 5 loades good Sleighing in the Morning the Last Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Was Working in the Mill We Bought a New Wind Staker Lots of Buggies an waggons out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane to Day the Roads are Very Bad Mrs Willie Grame wa Put in the Vault the snow Nearly all Gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was working in the Mill another Very Soft Day Lots of Muds Now our First Cow Came in to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was working in the Mill a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I worked in the Mill 1/2 a Day another Very Spring-Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Terible Big Rane storm to Day Mary was Home to Day an Maud was out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>a Very Cold Day the Ground is Frozen Hard Patricks Day Wind North West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Very Cold Day good Wheeling Roads Rough Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping Ross Smith 1/2 a Day to split Fence Stakes A Terible Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>another very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>a little warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was fixing Culverts on the Road 1/2 a Day With the Team The Frogs ar out again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day I Drove up to Gananoque Mother went with me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston to Tap His Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Was Helping B Gavan to saw to Day a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Helping Role Johnston in Sap Bush</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1902 the 3th Month March 31 Days 1902</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Was Helping Mrs Patience Blast out a Sellar all Day 75 c A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I went out colecting Thrashing accounts I was at Gananoque Good Friday A Very Warm Day The Roads are Fine Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rane all Day the Wind was yesterday Wind South &amp; West yesterday was good Friday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day the Rodes are Very Mudy Easter Sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine But Cool Wind West</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>Month Begins Very Blustry with Snow and Rane I was Helping Role Johnston in Sap Bush all Day He Pade Me $5.00 S{ illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>Another Very Cold Blustry Day with snow an Rane A Very Heavy Rane Last Night Very Mudy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was Fixing up Fences and Cutting Wood in the yard all Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was fixing up Fence another Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was working at Lansdowne Putting up a Building For to Hold Machinery another Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Fine and Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Was working on the Building at Lansdowne I got a Pare of Gater Boots an a suite of Clothes at Hill Warrens $900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>" " " " :</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>" " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Moved to W McClary up to His factory at Gananoque Junction A Very Cold Day Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I got 20 Bushels of oats from G Humphrey Heavy rain at night I Worked on the Building 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day I was Working at Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>Another Very Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was working at Home to Day a Very Nice Day the Rodes are Nice and Dry Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Putting up Hay Fork Back at Henery Armstrongs all Day People are starting Springs Work Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Drawing Stone to the Mill at Lansdowne</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1902</p> <p>The 4th Month April 30 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Was Drawing Stone for the Foundation of the Machine Building at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>" " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was working in the Mill all Day I got 18 Bushel of grain grounned A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Went out to Frankvill to Day with Miss Hanna</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Drove out to Cran Worth Near Smith Falls to Day A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Drove all through Burgess to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Down to Pike Falls and Olivers Fery A Terible Wind Storm to Day A Big Fire in Agusta North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Drove throug a Lot of New Boyne Mr N. R. Johnston Died at 6 P.M. A Very Cold Day A Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Drove trough the Portland District and Back to Frankville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Came Home from Frankvill to Night NR Johnston was Burried A Terible Rane and Wind Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day the Roads are Very Mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Plowed the garden to Day A Very nice Warm Day the Mare Had a Colt this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Put some Minure and Filed up the garden I got 4 Gall Coal Oil and Planted som Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rane Storm Last Night 4 Galls Cole oil the Month Ends Fine but the Land is Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was fixing up Fence A Very Nice But Cool Day the Month Begins Fine an Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Drawing stone all Day to the Mill Yard Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Wet Day it Raned all Day the Land is very wet Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>quartly Meeting to Day Mary and I Joined the church the IOOF Peraded to church to Day at 2:30 to Methodist Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rane Storm Last Night Very Showry to Day allso</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I took Uncle Andy out to uncle Edds Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 5th Month May 31 Days 1902</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I worked up up the Potato ground a Put out Some Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Very Cold Day Zero Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Bushels it Froze Very Hard Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cool Day the Roads ar Good Now Old Mr Tomas Story Died yesterdy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cool Day I Finished Planting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Went to Bro Tomas Storeys funeral a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day I Painted the Kitchen Floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I went to Gananoque For Repares for Saw Mill For W B Warren</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I got the Gray Horse shod all Round I was working for WB Warren 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Day a Little Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was working at the Mill all Day getting Redy to Moove out the saw A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Were Loading up Machinery all Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>We Finished Loading to Day another Very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Mooved the Mill to KaneTown to Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We set the Mill to Day and sawed 1 Log with Engine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>We set the other Engine and Lade some water Pipes and came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Verry Wet Day a Terible Heavy Rane Last night Queens Birth Day Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>another very warm Day LOL No 100 Had a Church Perade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Went Down to Sw A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>We sawed all Day a little Shower an Cold snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>We saw all Day Heavy Rain We Came Home Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>Provincal Election Beaties Majority 508 Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was saw Down in Canetown a Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>We sawed all Day another Very warm Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1902</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day the Month Begins Fine and Warm I took Lizzie and Maud out to Uncle Edds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was sawing Down in Canetown another Very Hot Day Old Mr Tom Earl was Burried to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I " " " " all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>we sawed 1/2 a Day a Very Heavy Rane in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>We Sawed all Day another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rane in the Fore noon We came Home at Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Terible Wet Day it Raned Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Went Back to Canetown to Saw $1.75 another Very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>We sawed all Day a Little Rane in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>We Finished sawing in Canetown to Day $1.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Mooved Home the Machinery to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was at Home I cultivated out the Potato and Howed sum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Was Howing the Potatoes and Mowed the grass around the Hous A Very hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Disagreable Day John Quin family was Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>X I was at Lansdowne getting the Machinery Redy to Moove to Gananoque A Big Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>We Mooved to Gananoque to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Went out to Ellis Vill to District Division Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Was working in the Mill at Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>We sawed all Day a Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rane Storm we Didnt work any to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Nice But Very Cool Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1902</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Went Back to Gananoque to sale a Very Nice Warm Day $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Was Sawing all Day another Very Nice cool Day $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " " A Little Rane $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " " " " A Very Heavy Rain and Hale storm $2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " " " " another Very Nice Warm Day 2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>We were Sawing all Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Cool and cloudy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month 31 Days July 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>a Very Warm Day Month Begins Fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Sawed 1/2 a Day Went to Silibration in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Heavy Rane we sawed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Sawed all Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>We sawed all Day A little Rane all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>the LOL No 26 Had a Church Perade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Sawed 1/2 a Day A Terible Thunder Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>We finished Sawing and {rest of line illegible} to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>We mooved Home from Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went to Brockville to cilibratoin 12th of July A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Very Nice Cooll Day Very Windy</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1902</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Wet Day a Terible Heavy thunder Storm Last Night No Haying Doing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Raking a cocking up the Hay across the Rode</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Finished Putting up Hay to Night A good Drying Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Drawing an Hay We Put in 8 Loads J.P. Redmonds House was Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>We finished Drawing in Hay out of Field Across the Road another Heavy Rane in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Showry and cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Wet Day I got the Horses Shod 60 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day I Mowed 1/2 a Day for ET Keating on the Old Mans Place I Mowed 1/2 a Day at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Raking and Putting up Hay A Very Warm Day Another Terible Big Rane a Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>another showry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay I had Tomy Keating Helping A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Mowed and put up Some More Hay A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>I went out to Elgin with E Foster another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>We came Home From New Borough to Day Another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Mowed some more Here and Sum fore ET Keating A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Putting up Hay all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Had Tomy Keating Helping me to stack all Day The Month Ends very fine an Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 8 Month August 31 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Had Charley Mathuse Helping me 1/2 a Day A Very Big Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Nice Drying Day some Peeple are Drawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>I went up to Gananoque Junction to DW Mc</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Finished Mowing to Day a Very Hot Day I was sick</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1902 The 8th Month August 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Finished the Stack to Day A Very Hot Day I was sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew in 2 Loads of Hay I was Sick all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Finished Haying to Day 10 Loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Showry Day I was out at Lansdowne Puting in Wind Stackes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Was Helping W B Warren with a 1/2 a day to saw wood I Went to the Bay our Stacker came to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Wet Day Maud was out Hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very Nice after Noon a Heavy Rain in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Day at Haying 150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was working at Brock Trudels For T Bryan all Day $150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Fiting up the Thrashing Machine all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Helping J.T. Warrren at Harvesting all Day $1.50 Martha Came Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went Down to Rockfield to See John T Warren all day A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Was Helping John T. Warren at Harvest all Day $150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was " " " " " Paid 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>" " " " " all Day Paid 150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>we was fiting up machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We finished Putting on Wind Stacker to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We Mooved up to Noah Pecks an thrashed the Team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day Martha was Home Miss H was Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Mooved to JB Willsons an thrashed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Mooved from JB Willsons Home</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8 Month August 31 Days 1902</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>We Went to Mr Smiths {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>We finished {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Mooved to JT Warrens{rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>We finished thrashing {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>another very Nice warm Day {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 9 Month September 31 Days 1902</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>We was Fixing up the Machine 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Mooved to C E Earls at Noon 1/2 We McNickl comenced work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Finished a CE Earls an Mooved to Arthur McNickles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>We thrashed at A. McNickles a Very Wet an Windy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>We finished at McNickels an Mooved to H Dayeses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>We thrashed a JB Landons an Mooved to Noah McNealys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>We thrashed a Noah McNeals an Mooved at to John Crosses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>Jerry Johnston at John Crosses an Mooved to Alik McLarys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>We thrashed A Mclarys to Bruce McNickle Was Warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>we thrashed at Will Grays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>We thrashed at Amos McNiells</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>We thrashed W. Jacks an Moved to Wessely McNeils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Fine Day Heavy Frost Last Night {top line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Hot Day uncle Adam came here from Toronto Fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>uncle Edd and George Edwards went Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 9th Month September 31 Days 1902</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Very Mild The first Month January 1903 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was out colecting thrashing account Month Begins Very Blustry good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Terible Fogy Day We Drove to Lansdowne I paid $80 Note I took a Load with to South Lake LOL</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rain all Day snow Nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>Another Very Blustry Day Poor Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>Election Day I took Maud out to uncle Edds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I went to Portland with Maud to Day Very Cold Vall Renald was killed at JC W{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I came Home from Portant to Day good sleighing a Very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I ground in Mill 1/2 a Day I Went to Vall Renold Funeral we Rented Stone Crusher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Terible Cold Day good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Gananoque for the Saw Mill Machinery with WB Warren</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>a terible Cold an Stormy Day Heavy Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>another terible stormy Day the Roads all full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Dry Wood Very Bad Roads District OL at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went for a Load of Wood for Mr Haslip I went to the union to S{illegible} meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Stormy Day the Roads are all Blowed Full I went to Lansdowne I got a Box of Horse Blankets an Bag Salt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Long Wood from Reeds the Roads are Very Heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping Put in the Machinery in the Mill a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very cold 28 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>another terible cold Day 24 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was out colecting I was to Gananoque A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>SOT District Meeting at Lansdowne a Terible Big snow Storm George an Mary Sumers Brought Maud out Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>I took a Grist to 22 Bushels a Stormy Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1903 The 1st Month January 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>another very Cold and Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Dry Wood from Reeds good Roads Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>another terible Heavy snow Storm to Day Old Mr Hugh Running Died Mrs Malery Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Drew Home the first Load of Green Wood for this Winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Dry Wood old Mr Hugh Running was Put in the Vault Big thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>another very soft Day a Little Rane a concert for LOL No 26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>+ another very soft Day Heavy Thunder an Lightning WN. Bowens Little Boy Died Last Night From Fever</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day snow an Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>the Month Ends Fine an Very Mild good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the Second 2th Month February 28 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Month Begins Fine But Cloudy an Cold John Quinn and Family was up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>Caldamas a Very Dark and Fogy Day I Drew Home 1 More Load Wood to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>County OL. Met at Lansdowne to Day A Terible Big Sleet Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>another very soft Day Now an Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Terible Blustry Day Snow and Wind Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Drew the Last of the dry Wood Home I Helping Ross Smith 1/2 a Day to Butcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Very Fine Day Mary and I Drove to Day Lansdowne for Groceries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Terible Big Snow Storm and wind to Day Quartly Meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Nice Day the Roads are Bad Mary went to Ferman Crosses to Work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Green Wood from Reeds I Paid W Mcnight $1500 Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Green Wood to Day a Big Rane at night I Bought 10 Cords of of Wood the Roads are very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>We B{illegible} of Athens to Look after Stone Braker A Very Slushy Day Roads Bad</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1903 the 2th Month February 28 Day 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Fine Day the SOT Plaid in a Ban Boon to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very nice Day Very good sleighing went up Mrs Hannaford {rest of line illegible} Old Mr Willson Was Buried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Drew Home another Lode of green Wood A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of wood to Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Terible stormy and Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Very Cold Day I went to Lansdowne got a Whifeltree I Brought a New set of Clothes $1700</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood A Very Cold Day I Paid Dunk Reed $600 on wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Stormy Day I worked on the Mill 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Nice But a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood a Very stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I " Home another Load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads 12 Cords Home Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Drew Home another Load of Wood a Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Drew 2 Loads of wood to the Stone Piles to Day A Very Nice warm Day good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Soft with Heavy Ranes all Day Snow Nearly all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Thr 3th Month March 31 Day 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>Month Begins fine But very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>attened the C{illegible} to Day Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Drew another Load of Wood to the Stone Piles A Very Soft Day Road Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Drew another Load of Wood to Stone Piles a Very Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>another stormy Day Soft Snow Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 3rd Month March 31 Days 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Took a Load of SOT out to Seeleys Bay to Play to night a BB A Nice warm Day Bad Sleighing Buggies are Runing again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day a Very Big Rane after Noon &amp; Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>Another Very Slopy Day at 1:15 AM Old Mrs Sam Johnston Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>Maggie Smith Died this Morning at 1 AM I Went to Mrs Johnstons Funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Maggies Funeral 130 PM she was Burried A Very Nice Day But Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Very nice But Very Cloudy Day a Very Muddy Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very Cloudy and Dark Time Very Mild wether for March One of the Big Team Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Nice Mil Day I was Cutting Wood for Mr Haslip A Very Exciting Time in Lansdowne over tryal of Body Snatching 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>Another Nice Warm Day I Was helping CM Quinn to Fit DB Johnstons the Roads are drying up some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Nice Day a Little colder the Roads are drying up some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Very Nice Bright Day the Bright Day in 2 Weeks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Wet an Dark Day Big Rane Last Night Very Muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>Another Very Nice warm Day I comenced to cut the Wood in the yard Frogs ar Coking again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was cutting Wood in yard all Day A Very Nice Warm Day the Frogs ar Snging Mary to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Lovely Spring Day I was cutting wood all Day I Paid John Reeds $10 on wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Spring Like Day I took Mother to Lansdowne in Afternoon I cut sum Wood to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Nice But cold Day Mary was Home to Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rane all Day a Terible Slushy Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day with Rane and Snow very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Cold Day the Ground is white with snow Has snowed a Little all Day Will Quinn Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Nice Bright Day if a Frozen Hard to Day I was cutting wood all Day in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>Another Very Nice Day was Cutting Wood in Yard The Grave Robery Tryal in Brockville</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 3th Month March 1903 31 Day</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Fine But Cold Day I was Cutting wood in the yard all Day Old Mr Cookman Died Mr John Fair Died 10 P.M</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very nice But cool Day the Roads ar getting Dry again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>another Nice But Cool Day the ground is drying up fast I was Cutting Wood in the yard All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Fine and Warm Mrs John Fare was Put in the Vault to Day Old Mr Cookson Was Put in the Vault to Day I got 100 of Flower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very fine and warm I got 2 gates from Sam Copland We Took Down Box Stove I was cutting Wood 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to see about Job of Crushing For the Town A Very Windy Day Roads are good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>A terible Big Rane storm all Day and Night and Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>Very Cold a Heavy Fall of Snow Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Nice Bright Day the Roads are Frozen Hard I Drov Mis H Down to Will Landons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Cold Raw Day Sum Snow on yet I cut some more wood in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>a little Warmer to Day Very Mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Nice Day I lCut sum More Wood to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Nice Day I went out to Reeds for the Mare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>another showery Day I got the Gray Horse cliped Wind NW and North all Day Very cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Nice Drying Day I was Fixing up fence Wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>Easter Sunday A Very nice But Cold Day Wind NW Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was sick all Day the ground is getting quite Dry Very Cool Uncle Andy came Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Cleaning up seed grane a Very nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane to Day an Very Cold Jas Foley Died (Robert * Boy)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Showry Day an Cold Wind North</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thye 4th Month April 30 Days 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Cleaning up Seed Grane Wind W X NW A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I took a grist of feede to Lansdowne 40 Bushels A Very Dry Now Wind N</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Lovely Day I spent the Day at Lansdowne our First cow cme calved</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed the ground for the Potatoes Purple Spring Wind NW X W</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Was Helping O Sullivan to Draw in Hay stack all Day I Sold 3 yearlings to Ab Cook for 30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Draw in Hay all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>" " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was working in the Mill all Day Finished Sawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Working for WB Warren all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>We was working at the crushing to Day I was working in the Mill all Day Put {illegible} up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>Alfred Warren and I went to Gananoque for Repares for Crusher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I worked up the grond and Planted some Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>We was Fixing up Crusher Month Ends Very Fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>30</td> <td>We started to Crush Ston at Lansdowne Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Fine and Warm Crushed all Day Springs work Nearly all Dune</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Finished at Lansdowne an Moved to F Crosses another Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>Mr James Horton was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>We crushed all Day at Crosses Pitt Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>We crushed at Crosses 3/4 Very Poor Wether Tobe Wart Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Mooved up to Giles Pile it Raned 3 Hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>We crushed all Day Tobe Wart was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was crushing at Giles Very Nice growing time Mr tobe was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We was Crushing at Giles another Very Hot Day 41 Cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Very Nice cool Day Quartly Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>We finished at Giles and Mooved to Asel Kisees 16 C John Crosbies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Crushed Crosses Pitt and Mooved to Albert Akins 21 C A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Crushed at Akens all Day O got Hurt an Came Home another Nice warm Day I got Hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>they Finished Akenses Pitt and Mooved to Joel Webbs I was at Home Sick A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>they Crushed at Webs all Day I was at Home sick Mrs Asher Willsey was Berried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>they Finished at Webs to Day I was at Home I am feeling Better A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>We mooved from Webs to Joe Adams and crushed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>We were crushing at Actons A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>We finished and Mooved to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Were Reparing Crusher all Day S{illegible} Lizzie Went to New York</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We got Fixed up and started to crush at 330</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>We crushed all Day Everything went Nice A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very Cool and Cloudy Day I was at Home all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>We were crushing in Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>We finished in Gananoque and mooved to the Junction Very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>We crushed 15 and at G. Gardiners at the Junction 15 cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>Mooved out to Wood Burn to will Tompsons Very windy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>We crushed all Day Nice an cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>We crushed at Will Tompsons Very Cool to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Warm and Dry We Finished crushing on the Loyd Boat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>We Mooved out to South Lake to W. Bells</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>We finished at Bells and Mooved to Fethersons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Fethersones Pile we Finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>We was crushing at Archy McCaffins all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Mccaffans Very hot wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>a little Rane to Day I went up to John Eden Grove to church I Had Miss H up to Eden Grove Dell Molton was Drowned</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>We finished at Mccallpans and Mooved to Dempsters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>We crushed all Day on Dempsters Pile Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Finished and mooved to Tomas Herbisons SOT District M at GJ {meeting at Gananoque Junction}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>We crushed all Day at Herbisons Very cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane all Day Nothing Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I came Home from Crushing Last Night A Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was Crushing at Tom Herbesons a Terible Mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>" " " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>We finished at Herbison an Moved to James Boils Pile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Boiles old Mr John Warren Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>We finished at Jas Boils an Mooved to John Boils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>We was Fiting Elevators We Came Home at Noon 2 Men Sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Wet day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very hot Day I Helped F Warren to Saw Wood We Mooved a Building to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June Day 30 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rane all Day the R.Cs Pickens Spoilt {ripe cucumber pickles spoiled ? }</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>We were crushing at John Boils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " Crushing at John Boils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>we finished at John Boils an mooved to Eldon Moores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>we was crushing at Eldon Moors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Mooved to the Pit at Legs factory Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>We was crushing Pile at the Factory</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>We were crushing the Pit at L Factory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>A terible Thunder storm Last Night A Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>We fnished at factory and mooved to to W Fares Pile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>we was Crushing at W Fares Pile Finished an Mooved to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>A very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>We finished at A Fares mooved to We was fiting up all Day to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>we was fiting up all Day in town</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>We got started crushing 3 o clock PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Were Crushing in Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " Very Hot wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>a church Perade in Greenfield LOL No 100 an 26 in 27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I went to Kingston to Cilibrations</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7 Month July 31 Days 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>We Mooved to Will Butchers and crushed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane We Drove to Gananoque After Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Finished at Butchers and mooved to Andy Clendens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>We crushed at Clendens all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Mooved to Jos Emeries and crushed some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>we crushed at Emeries all Day got through</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Mooved to Dave Arleen Dodds and crushed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>a terible Big Rane Nothing Done to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>another wet Day Nothing Done All at Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>WE Crushed Part of the Day Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Mooved to Dave Dodds Pitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>We Crushed at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>Nothing Doing Mooved to Charly Greys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>We crushed some to Day all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Crushed at Greys all dayu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>We Mooved {illegible} We Mooved Down to Tom McCrays Lansdowne {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1903 The 8th Month August 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>We crushed at Tom McCrays Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very nice Cay Miss H and I went to the River</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very nice Day Not crushing Men all away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>a Terible Big Rane all Day nothing Done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Wet Day We Run 2 Horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Terible Big Rane Storm Nothing Done to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>a Nice Warm Day no Crushing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Nice Hay Day I was working at Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>A Little More Rane Mr Haslip Died at 10 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>Mr Haslip Died Last Night I was Working at our Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>Another terible Rane storm Last Night Mr Haslip was Berried I took Frd Warren to the River {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was working at our Haying a Very Wet time I Had T Harpnell Helping me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Was Drawing in Hay a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I finished Drawing in Hay I took 2 Loads to Lesd A Little Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay for George Mathus all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>I spent Sunday at the River with EJ Warren&amp; Miss H</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I worked in the Mill and sawing all Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>We started up the crusher to Day again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>We finished at Tom McCrays and Mooved to Henery Armstrongs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>We crushed all Day at Armstrongs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>We finished and Mooved to Jas Grame I Got Hurt Mooving +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Lade up First day off</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Warm Day they Brought me Home the Bradley Factory was Burnt Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I wasnt able to get out of Bed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>Wes Johnston Butchered a Pig for me and No Better yet More Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>another fine Day I am no Better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>We was crushing at Chas Armstrons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>We finished at Armstrongs I Got Hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Laid up they crushed at AW</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Very Wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine they was crushing at Shefied</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1903</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day I Was Very Bad to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>They were fixing up the Engine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>the Mooved the old Engine Down to the crusher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>they were crushing at Shpperds Martha came Home Maud Came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>They were " " at W. Sheppards</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>The finished at Shepards an Mooved to Nunns Pile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>the crushed at Nunns Pile to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1903 The 9th Month September 30 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another very warm Day I was able to Walk around to day Uncle Andy came out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Hot Day uncle Edd came Home from Toronto trane Jas and Andy Was Helping Mr Smith at Harvest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>Uncle Edd an George went Home Uncle Andy went away to Day Mother was Very Poorly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Nice Harvest Day I am not able to work yet Martha went to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Terible Day Rain Storm all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>Another nice But Cool Day Was Able to Walk around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>Nice Warm wether Now a Lot of Harvesting to Do Yet Mrs Barney McM{illegible} Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Nice Mrs B Mc{entry illegible} was Put in the Vault to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>another good Harvest Day The First Day of Lansdowne Fare Mrs John Allen Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>Martha Went Back to Montreal a Very Warm Day the Last Day of Lansdowne Fare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Nice Day We Finished Harvest to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Role Johnston For Repares For Plow A Very nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very nice Day I went out to crusher to see them workI I Havent Ben able to Work for 5 Weaks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day I am not able to go to work yet I got 4 galons of cole oil</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>A very Heavy Wind all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Nice warm Day I was working on Crusher We Broke a Wheal We Finished at Mr Grahams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Had Tom Bryan Helping me to Put out Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>Tom Bryan ws Helping me all Day at Minure The Month Ends warm an Cloudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 10 Mon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1903 The 10 Month October 31 Days 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Had Tom Bryan Helping Me at the Minure all day the Month Begins showry But Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>Tomas Bryan and I went to Lyndhurst Fare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was working on the crusher a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>Miss H and I went to Fred Latimers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was on Crusher all Day Very Hot Day I Had Tom Bryan on crusher to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Marten Crosses Pile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished Crosses Pile and to Will Cooks We got 57 Bushels of Oats from A Willsey Crushed to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rane all Day Nothing Done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>We crushed some at cooks to Day Rain a Little All Day a Very Muddy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Wet Day Nothing Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>A nice Drying Day Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>We crushed some at Cooks to Day Mudy Old Mr Keating Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Crushed all Day at Cooks {illegible} We went up to Farefax to Pull W.BW seperator out Stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>We crushed some at John Lappens Old Mr RV Keating was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>We crushed all Day at J Toppens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We finished at J Lappins and Mooved to Ezery McKays We thrashed Here to Day 400 Bushels 100 of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane again to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>We crushed sum at McKays to Day A Nice warm Day Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>We was fixing up crusher to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>We crushed sum to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We crushed all Day terible Wind all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 10th Month October 31 Days 1903</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>We finished McKays Pile 35 cords Very Cold Very Wet and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>{illegible} to Day to {illegible} to Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>we mooved from Ezara McKays to M Cooks Very Cool We crushed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>we crushed all Day a Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>we crushed all Day " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Mooved to Nate McKays an crushed 1/2 a Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>We crushed all Day at N McKays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>We finished at McKays an Mooved to Warren Landons A Heavy Thunder Storm Little Rain Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1909</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins cool and cloudy Quartly Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>We was crushing at Warren Landons a Very fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>" " " A Nice warm Day " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>We finished at Landons We Mooved to Kases</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>A terible Heavy Rane and Snow Storm this is Snow this Fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Cold Day the ground Frozen No working to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>We went up But Did Not work Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>We crushed all Day We Broke Down at 4 pm A Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>We Mooved the Crusher Home for the Season a Very High Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Hot Day the ground is very Hard</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 11 Month November 30 Days 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day O filled up a Load of grane to go to Mill Gananoque A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Plowed all Day another very Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went to Gananoque with a grist of feede 25 Bushel and 6 Bus of Wheat A Very Cold Rough Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Very Cloudy and cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Very Heavy storm of Ice snow and Rane all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Nasty Day with Ice and Slush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Cold Day But Bright Ground is frozen Quite Hard Some peeple are trying to Plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Very Cold But fine Day Nothing Mutch Doing the ground is Frozen Very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Cold Day I went to Dave Sliters Rasin after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day good wheeling Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>Very Cold and cloudy a Little Snow falling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Stormy Day with snow and Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>another very Cold Day I got a New coat at Grahams $300</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very Cold 2 Below Zero No Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>Continues Very Cold Mary came Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>a Littel warmer to Day Day Very nice Wether Nothing mutch Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cold Day I Helped John Lappen 1/2 a Day to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very fine Day the Roads are fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>the Month Ends very fair an warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1903</p> <p>The 12th Month December 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins fine and warm No Snow I Helped John Lappen to Put up WindMill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice warm Day a Very Nice Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Nice But Cold day No snow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day Nice Wheeling now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day with snow the First Heavy Snow Storm I got Bill Sharp Shod 40 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Nice But cloudy Day I was up to John Bryan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Stormy and Blustry Day 2 inches of snow fell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day the first Sleighs First Sleighs Run this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Very Cold and Blustry Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping WB Warren to get Redy a grist to Day 50 Paid Very Blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was workning at the Mill all Day Paid 50 A Very Heavy Snow storm 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>we started to grind to Day it is thawing some 50 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Very Cold Day it Raned all Night John Quinn was Here Very icy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>we ground all Day A Very Cold Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>We ground all Day another Very Cold Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day I Went to Gananoque to attend LOL No 51 in a L{illegible} very good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>We ground all Day another Cold Day $100 WB W Hurt His foot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was working around the Mill 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Ground all Day A Very Nice But Cold Day I got 3 Galls of cole oil $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Very Big Rane all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Butchered a Pig 275 lbs A Very Blustry Evening with Snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1903</p> <p>The 12th Month December 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Grinding all Day Very Cold Nice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I took Mary out to Aunt Saries she is Very sick good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>a terible Heavy Rain all Day I was sick All Day A Very Icy time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas Day A Very nice But Cold Day The Roads are all Ice I was at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Grinding all Day a Very Cold Day 15 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Very Cold and Blustry Day the worst storm of wind and snow this winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I got a grist of feed 12 Bushels at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was grinding all Day a Very Cold Day $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>Will Johnston Dick Horton &amp; Herb Sook got Married to Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Year Ends Very cold and Blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Not Very Good Sleighing yet this winter I went up to Marbel rock with SH Warren and into Gananoque a Very Cold Day Times are farly Good Priceses ar good and Wages ar Very High from $100 to 200 Dolars Per Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1904 The First Month January 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month an year Begins Very Cold an Stormy I was colecting 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>a terible cold and Blustry Day Heavy snow storm at Night I Went to Lansdowne I was at Home all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Cold Day 20 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>Township Elections I drew Home First Load of Wood this afternoon A Very Cold Day very good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another cold 28 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>a little warmer to Day Another Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day Thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Terible Stormy Day snow and Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Went out to Frankville with Miss H a little Snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Drove from Frankville to Burgeses to Day a Lovely Day But Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drove Throu to Cranworth to Mrs Toffies A Lovely Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drov to Ren Jaksons at Pike Falls an then to Olavers Ferry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drove to Lum Bardy and New Boyne A Very Stormy Day Soft Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terible stormy Day I was at Mr B Jaksons {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Drove out to Portland District to Andy Mcdonalds A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Came Back to Frankville very Stormy Day of Soft Snow Very Bad Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>I staid at Frankvill over Sunday on way to The Storm is Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>Came Home to Day the Roads ar terible 24 Below was 2 feet of Snow on the Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day 35 Below Zero the Road ar Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Mary came Home from Uncle Edds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very Cold and Blustry Day 30 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>another Blustry Day Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1904</p> <p>The First Month January 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Cold Day I Drove to Lansdowne George Sumers Went Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>a terible Blustry Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Went out to Seeleys Bay to SOT District A terible Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Came Home From the Bay Terible Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Drawing in Stack of Hay I had T Bryan Helping Me A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was " in Hay Tom Began Helped me all Day A terible Cold Day 30 B Z.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>We finished Drawing in Hay at Noon A Little Warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Very Stormy Roads all full A terible Blustry Day Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The second Month February 29 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cold an Stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Snow storm Rob was Helping I comenced to cut wood on Robs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>I was cutting Wood on Rob Christie to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was cutting wood all Day A Terible Stormy Day Roads all full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>I cleaned up a grist of Wheat and Fixed Sleigh Rack For A Nice Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>another very Stormy Day with sleet From NE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Terible stormy Day with Sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of wheat 10 Bushels Ver Cold The Roads was Terible Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I went out and Bought 6 Cords of wood from Frank Grady $9.60 Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of wood from Frank O Grady</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drew " " " " "</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Drew Home 2 More Loads from F. Gradies today A Very Nice Warm Day Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terbile Stormy and Cold Day and cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>another very Cloudy Day Stormy Roads all Full 30 Below Z.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>" " A Terible Cold and Stormy Day Roads Full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went to Lansdowne to Day for Stuf Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Drew Home the last of the wood From Frank O Gradies 6 cords Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Drew Home a load of Dry Wood from Reeds to Day Old Mr John Cook Died this Morning 5 AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Drew Home the Last of the Dry Wood from Reeds to Day I took out a grist of feed to Lansdowne 10 Bus</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>Old Mr J Cook Was Put in the Vault to Day 330 PM First went to the Funeral A Nice Soft Warm Day Miss H was out the PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rain Last Night A Very Blustry Day Very Bad Roads to Day Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>Another Very Stormy Day I wne to Lansdowne after girls</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Chopping Wood over on Role Johnstons A nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very stormy and Blustry Day Mrs Hilliad Latimore Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Was Cutting Wood in Johnstons Bush all Day A Nice Warm Day Mary went to work at Jmes Greens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Went to Charley Erls Bea Drawing Timber Mrs Latimore was Put in the Vault another Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Terible Stormy Day with Rane Sleet an Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>the Month Ends Very Cold an Rough I was Helping D B Johnston to Saw Wood all Day Old Mr Nickles Horten Died to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Month Begins Very Blustry the Worst Wind Storm this winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day I was sick all Day Mr Horton was Put in the Vault The Bell Ringers Had a concert in Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>a Terible Blustry Day With Wind and Rane Tom Bryan Mooved to Seelys Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>Mary Went to work at Jas Greers Sawed at CE Earls to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was Helping CE Earl to Saw all Day A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>a Very nice Soft Day Mother Went Down to Mr Smith</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Terible Big Rain Roads Very Bad Joey Stacey Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day Very Bad Roads Lost of snow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Cutting Wood over in Role Johnstons Very Cold again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Very Cold Day Sleighing good again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Drew Home 5 loads of Wood from Role Johnstons A Very Nice But Cold Day Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day Good Roads I took Miss H down to R Hortons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Very Nice Day I Drew Home 4 Loads of Wood Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>another stormy and Blustry Day Orlandow Keating Had an Auction Sale WBW Sold the Big Mare $115</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I went to Kingston to attend the Grand OL of Ontario to Day A Lovely Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>St Patrick Day I was in Kingston attending GL another Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Came Home from Grand L. A Very Heavy Snow Storm Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I drew Home 2 More Loads of Wood a Very Nasty I Went to Lansdowne in afternoon Storm of Snow an Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>Another Very Nice But Cold Day good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Finished Drawing Home Wood to Day Old Mrs Donivan of Farfax was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Heavy Snow With Thunder &amp; Lightning We Got a New Steel Range Stove $6900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I went to DB Johnstons Bee Drawing Timber Roads are Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Lansdowne for some Potatoes Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very Soft Day the watter is Very High to Night Bad Sleighing Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>The First Buggies out to Day this Spring Very Bad Roads Now</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 3th Month March 31 days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>a Very Nice But cold Day lots of Ice on the Roads in Places Yet Lots of Buggies out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping W.B. Warren to get out saw Logs in Bulgers Wood all Day 100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was sick all Day a Very warm Day Bad Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was at Home all Day another Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was Helping WB Warren to get out Saw Logs all Day Rose Smith was Married at 11 am Month Ends with Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 4th Month April 30 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Wet a Terible Heavy Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Nasty and cold Day with Rane and Snow the Roads Very Sloppy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>Easter Sunday a Very Cold Day But Bright Miss H. was out Here in the After Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I comenced to cut wood in the yard to Day The Ground Froze Very Hard Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Nice Drying Day I was Cutting Wood 1/2 a Day The Roads ar Quite Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Went to Lansdowne for a Load of ground Feede Ros Smith got Home Last Night A very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Had the Sawing Machene The Frogs Singing First this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Finished Sawing the Wood in after Noon a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I split sum Wood to Day a Very Heavy Thunder and Rane Storm I went to Lansdowne in after Noon Terible Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Very Wet and Cold Day Very Mudy Now Will Foley was Sent to the Asylum yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>Another Very Cold and wet Day I got Bill Clipped Old Mrs Haskens was Burried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Very nasty Day with Snow Rane and Sleete I was clening up Seed grane I took DorBay Stove</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>a very Cold Day Ground Frozen Hard some snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was splitting Wood 1/2 Day A Very Cold Day Mith a Heavy Snow Storm the First Cow came in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I too the circler Saw down to Rockfield for George Renolds I got 4 Gall cole Oil a Very nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was splitting wood all Day Very Cold Day the ground is covered with snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(1904) The 4th Month April 30 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>Another Nice But Very Cold Day the Ground Frozen Hard 2 Cows in Mary Was Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day Some People Has comenced to Plow I was Splitting Wood in the Yard 18 cords split</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>a Terible Cold Day it snowed a Little all Day We Split some Wood to Day + I called on Young Mrs Smith the First Call</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>a Terible Blizard to Day there is 4 inches of snow on the Level A Very Cold Time Nothing Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Split Wood 1/2 a Day Tomy Moorhead was Berried A Very Spring Like Day Wess Webster was taken to asylum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was splitting wood all Day Another cow came in 3 in Now A Nice Warm Day Lot of snow around yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was splitting wood all Day A Very Nice Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day the IOOF Peraded to Church A Very Big Rane at night Miss Webster was Put in the Vault E.C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>another Very Cool and Cloudy Day Very Mudy again I was splitting wood I Bought a Razor from A. Juc 80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Finished splitting our Wood a Very Cool and Cloudy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day a Little Rane in Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>I comenced to fix up fence A Terible Big Rane in After Noon and Night ++ I Joined the Masonac order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Building Patent Fence Alond the Lain on Rock 1/2 a Day Nice and Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine But cool No Spring Work done Yet I was Building Patent Fence along the Lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>a Very nice Warm Day Old Mrs Haskem was Put in the Vault Quartely Meeting at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Finished the Piece of Patent Fence Alond the Lane A Very Warm Spring Like Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>I comenced Spring Work in after Noon I took out 5 Hogs and 4 Calve to Lansdowne $35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>We Put ou the Young Cattle to Pasture a Very hot Day the Black Heffer Has a Little White on Rump</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was working at Springs Work all Day Very Hot I comenced to Sow 1 Bus of Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I was Braking in 1/2 a Day the ground is Very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Finished Sowing the Wheat to Day 5 Bushel Wheat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1904 The 5 Fifth Month May 31 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day Maud Was out Here all Day Old Mrs McKay Died this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Pulverising all Day in Field Back of the Barn A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Pulverising all Day A Very warm Day WB Warren got Hurt Mrs McKay was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Sowed 9 Bushels of Oats to Day A Very Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Pulverising in this Field all Day another Very Cool Day Very Heavy Frost Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>Lizzie Came Home from New York A Very Hot Day I Pulverised 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Pulverised all Day this Field A Little Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rain all Day the Last Cow Calved</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>a Little More Rain to Day I was Plowing the Peice across the Ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Pulverising all Day A Nice Cool Day I Sowed 3 Bushels of Oats to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>I sowed 8 Bushels of Oats to Day I Finished Sowing Grain to Day 25 Bush Sowed A nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I got Net Shod all around 50 c a Terible Heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Terible Wet Day Every Place is Flooded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day Lizzie an I Drove to Lansdowne Miss McKay went to Montreal Very Windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>another very Nice Day Maud Conal was out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was working in the Mill for WB Warren all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was working in Mill Day Day A Very Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>I " " " " " " Very Hot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>I " " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>I worked in the Mill all Day A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>We finished sawing to Day a Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Very nice Day Miss H was out Here to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>A Little More Rane to Day I Planted sum Potatoes and Beans to Day Very cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Planted sum More to Day and Made More Ground Ready Month Ends Fine an Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 6 Sixth Month June 30 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins With a Terible Big Rane Every Place is Flooded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Wet Day a Terible Wet Time I got a Bag of Potatoes From O Sullivan $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Dark Wet and Cold Day Big show in Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Heavy Rain to Day Terible Wet time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Very Hot Day Lizzie an I went Down to John Quinns Very Muggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Got a Load of Lumber to fit House to Day I Paid J Warren 50 for a Book</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Putting on Seeling on Big Room all Day A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Finished the Seeling and Planted some corn to Day I got a Cow From HC Mulvaugh $35 Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Cut the gras in the front yard Little more Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping to Paper the Seeling 1/2 a Day I was Drawing Logs for WBW to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>Lizzie and Miss H an I went out to Elgin A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Came Home from Uncle Edds another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Planted sum More Potatoes to Day Very WArm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I finished Planting to Day a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Howed some Beans the ground is very Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Drew Home sum Lumber and shingels for Barn $500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went to John Bulgers Rasing A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Patching the Roof of the old Barn Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>Another Very Hot Day A Very Dry Time now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>WB Warren and I went up to FoxBorough to see a {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1904 The 6th Month June 30 Days 1904</p> &lt;tdI was {illegible} all Day another Very Hot Day &gt; <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Came Home to Night A Very Hot Day Our Road Work Comenced.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was working on the Road all Day A Nice Rane in Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was working on the Road for O Sullivan all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Patching the Roof of the Big Barn all Day Very Dry and Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>An very Hot Day Mary was Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Patching the Roofs of Barn an House Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Putting Floor in old Barn A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Finished the Barn Floor the R.C. Picknic at Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Fixed the cow stable floor and Made some steps a House</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day I was Howing Part of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very nice Rane Last Night I was Howing all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Took Andy out to Uncle Edds A Very cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I got Brick and Mortar for Chimney A Very Windy Day Nearly Every Body is at Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Painted 2 Gates and Went to Lansdowne to Meet the {illegible} A very cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Howed Nearly all Day A Heavy Rane in Morning I Paid H C Mulvaught 35 on Cow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of flower and feed I Paid $34 on Stove Very Hot 6 Bus Whet 28 of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>I comenced Haying I was cutting and gathering up Hay in field across Road A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay 5 Loads I Drew a Load of cheese Very Heavy Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>LOL No 26 Went to Church Presbyterian Miss H was out Here Hot Day John Quinn an Family ws Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Cultivating an Howing Potatoes all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1904 The 7th Month July 31 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I went to Perth to the celibration A terible Wet Day Lizzie and Miss H went wiht me.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>Lizzie Went Bck to New York to Day No Haying Doing another Heavy Rane in the Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>it Raned a Little I Went to Will McCraes Rasen of Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Drew in 2 Loads of Hay and Mowed Some more</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>I Raked up sum and Drew in 2 Loads and Howed sum Potatoes A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day A Little lite Rain again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Mowd sum A Terible Thunder storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Gathering up and Drawing in Hay a terible Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Mowed and put up Hay all Day a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Had Gorden Johnston Helping Me to Draw in Hay all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Finished Cutting in Big Field to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>a Terible Big Rane Nearly all Day 6 Loads of Hay on 1/2 WE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>Another Nice Drying Day Very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was working at Haying all Day Drew in 2 Loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Had R Smith Half Day Drawing in Hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I finished Mowing with the Machine to Day in Back Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>another Heavy Rane to Day I was Fixing Fence 1/2 Day I took away Fence from around calf Pasture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>I was Drawing in Hay in after Noon Very Hot to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>We finished Haying in forenoon 22 Loads I was Helping WR Smith 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>a very Hot Day Heavy Rane in Evening Month Ends Showry We went to the funeral of the Late Mrs Tomas Acton yesterday Sary Ann Patience she was Month Ends Showery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was Mowing around fences an garden in fore Noon Very foggy an Wets in the Morning I was Helping Mr Smith 87 at Haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Smith at Haying to Day $100 Jas Helped them too</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>Jas was Helping Mr Smith all Day Haying $1.00 I was sick all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was hand Mowing around the grane in forenoon A very Hot Day Very Dry Wether Helping WB Warren to grind{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I was Hand Mowing some around the Ditches an Fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was sick to day Jas was sick a Very warm Day Very Smokey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Nice Day Quartly Meeting I Had {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>A Very Heavy Rane and thunder Storm 13 cts for twine I got 145 lbs feed WBW I got Brody {illegible} Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice Harvest Day I Mowed some more arund the Ditches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>lots of grane Cutting to Day A Terible thunder storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Helping WB Warren all Day to Drng in the Mills 115 Paid A Very Heavy Rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Mowing out the fences around the grane to Day A Very good Harvest Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>another Showry Day I finished Mowing around Fences I took Miss H Down to Dick Hortens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Very Warm Day Old Mrs John Landon Rider was Buried</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I comenced Harvest I cut som of the Wheat I Cut a Peice of Barley to H Young 3 acres</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Very heavy Rane and thunder Storm Last Night I got some Feed for Pigs 300 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I finished Cutting the Wheat to Day Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was grinding in Mill all Day Nice and Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Drew in our Wheat 4 Loads 50 I Helped WR Smith to Draw grain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>A terible Big Rane all Day No Harvesting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day (Mary was Home)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Wet Day I got Bill Shod all around</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1904</p> <p>The 8th Month August 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>Another nice Drying Day I was Mixing Morter for Chimney to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Finished Cutting Grane to Day Very Poor Crop I Had Patsy Sullivan Helping Me all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Draw in grane to Day A Terible Big Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was grinding all Day at Lansdowne Very Wet time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Thrashing for WBW at W Burnses Jas was helping Mr Smith Very Dry We Started New Feeder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>We was Drawing in Oats all Day Very warm an Windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>We Finished Harvest an Haying to Day Martha Came Home Martha Came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>31</td> <td>I Comenced to Put out Minure 1/2 Day I was Helping Wes Johnston to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 9th Month September 30 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>WE Earl Thrashed in fore Noon and We Thrashed Here in after noon I sold 2 cattle 30 to Bradey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Wet fore noon the Thrashing Mooved away</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Wet Day I took Martha out to Aunt Saries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice But Cool Day We came Home from Elgin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I comenced to Plow in afternoon across Ditch I sold the Bull $1500 A Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>Garfield Sheperd Died I Plowed all Day Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Martha A Very Nice Warm after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Very Heavy Rane in the fore Noon We Went to Garf Sheperds fueral in after noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was Drawing out Minure all Day A Very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was grinding and {illegible} all Day in mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>a Very Nice Warm Day Marth was at Home Mary got a gun Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>Martha Went Back to Montreal</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Picking Stone and sowing grass seed all day in the Back Field Brockville Fare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day A Very Heavy Thunder storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day the Land is Very Hard Yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure and Plowing all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Put out sum Minure and Drew a load of cheese I got a Barrel of Salt $10 EC Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very nice Warm Day Mary was Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Killed a Pig to Day I went to Malorytown at Night Pork Weighing I Put out Sum Minure in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went Thrashing With E.J Warren at DB Johnstons I sold Pork to Dan Bradley A Terible Thunder Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Thrashing at Will Todds all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We thrashed at WB Foleys First Day of Lansdowne Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>Last Day of Lansdowne Fare Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Terible Big Rane to Day We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at WH Bowens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice But Very Muddy Day Sunday School Raly Day at Lansdowne Very Cool Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Wet Day We Finished at Bowns and Mooved to JW Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>We thrashed at EW Johnstons all Day and Mooved to C DeWolphs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Thrashed at Dewolphs and Jas Picks Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>Another Terible Thunder and Rane Storm all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I Went to old Mr Plunkets Funeral to Day 230 H Month Ends Cold and Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 18th Month October 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Built the chimney on the House to Day Charles Horten Built it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Very Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>We was Thrashing at Charley Armstrongs all Day $122</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 19th Month October 31 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>We thrashed at Jas Grames and Mooved to E Semples Ida Johnston got Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>We " " for Frank Semples and Mooved to Will Shepperds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>We " all Day at Shepards Very</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished at Shepards and Mooved to Geoff Sumers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Finished Sumers and mooved to Riley Moore Finished and Mooved to Eld Shields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>a Very Nasty Day it Raned Nearly All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I started to Plow to Day again a Very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Plowing a Terible Cold and Windy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Cold and Windy Day I was Plowing Hill Warren and Hill Latimer got Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Drawing Away Bank from Ditch and Banking house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan A Day to fill silo 2 Men an teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Was Helping Patsy all Day to finishe silo and to Thrash A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Very Nice Warm Day Miss H was out Here in Afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Helping Owen Sullivan to thrash a Lovely Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was Helping George Humphery to Thrash all Day $1{illegible} A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure Jas was Helping Wess Johnston to Thrash For Patsy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Put out Minure 1/2 a Day I Went to Gananoque a Very warm Day Miss H Went with Me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Very heavy Rane Last Night an to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Nice But Cold Day John Quinn an family was Here I Plowed all Day A Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day John Quinn an family was Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Little Rane to Day Mary Had the Horse over to Mr G{illegible} to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Heavy Rane We Put up the Box Stove I got Bill Horse Shod all around 40 c</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Plowing all Day A Very Cold Day First Snow Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Heavy Snow Storm this Morning I Plowed 1/2 a Day 1 inch of snow fell very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day a very Nice But cool Day I got 10 lbs of Pork From OS groung Plows good Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>Quartely Meeting A Nice But Very Cold Day Mary took Sick with Plurecy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>another Nice But cool Day I was Putting out Minure Big Political Meeting Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Cool and Cloudy I was Putting out Minure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Put out Minure Nice Warm Day For the Doctor see Mary I got 300 lbs of feed $370</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>Dominion Elections I Put Out Minure all Day A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Put out Sum Minure and Plowed sum I Paid For the Stove it Rained to Day Old Mr John Earl Died +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Plowing and spreding Minure all Day A Nice But Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Very Cold Day with Snow I Took Miss H an Her Mother sister up to Mrs Medley Old Mr John Earl Was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>We Butchered 2 Pigs to Day 500 lbs another Very Cold Day We Comenced Feeding the cattle the ground is Frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I cut up and Barrelled the Pork A Nice But Cold Day Stuble Land is Frozen to Hard to Plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was fixing up around a very nice Bright But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Dug the Garden Plot to Day a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Went to Lyndhurst with Ben Gaven A Very Warm Day The Roads are fine Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>We Brought Home the young cattle From Pasture A Nice Warm Day A High Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>Another Nice But Cold Day Miss H and Sister was out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Lansdowne for Load of Lumber for House I got George Dilon to Fit up Stares 1/2 Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>I got another Load of Lumber I Plowed in after Noon I got the Mare shod Dillon Worked all Day $200</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>We was working at the House Dillon an Patience I Plowed all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>We worked at the House all Day Very cold Day Maggie Rath was married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>We was working at the House all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>We Finished Fixing House at Noon A Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Very Nice Day A Little Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Finished Plowing to Day a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Ditching and spreding Minure all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>X I Drove to Brockville I got Married to 7 PM A Lovely Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>We Drove from Brockville to Frankville a Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Drove from Frankville to New Boyne The Plowing is Stoped A Nice But Cold Day a Little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>We Drove from New Boyne to Burgess another Nice Day A{illegible} Sliter was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>We went from Burges to Cranworth A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Drove from Cranworth to Portland A Very nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>We Drove From Portland to Elgin A Heavy Snow Storm Last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We got Home from our trip A Nice But Cold Day Month Ends with Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1904</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Drove to Lansdowne in after noon Month Begins Fine But Cold Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>a Very nice But Cold Day I was Fixing up around Mrs was at Lansdowne Visiting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very Cold Day We were fixing up things around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day Mr J Sheperd an Miss Maddeline was out to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>a Very Strong day Snow an Sleet I took Mary out to Lansdowne {Illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day I Drove to Lansdowne an I got {rest of entry Illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The twefth Month December 31 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Started to Work with WB Warren cutting Logs on the Armstrong Place 100 A Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Worked in the Bush 1/2 a Day 50 A Very Heavy Snow Storm 3 inches fell the First Sleighs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>I was working in the Bush all Day A Nice But Very Cold Day Lots of Sleighs Running to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Terible Cold Day we Drove to Lansdowne and Mooved out Mary stuf Poor Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>Another Very Cold and Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was working in the Bush For WB Warren all Day A Very Cold an Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was in the Bush 3/4 of a Day another Very Cold Day Very Good Sleighing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Drove out to Lansdowne Mrs Went out with me the Sleighing Not Very Good Very Cold time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was cutting Wood for WBW all Day in the Bush $100 A Very cold Time good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>" " "' " " " Very Frosty Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>" " " " another Very Nice But cold Day good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Fine Day a little warmer Good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Very Heavy snow Storm all Day anual Milk Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Working in the Bush all Day cutting Logs another Very stormy Day 10 inches of snow or More</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>A Very Cold an stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Very Nasty Day with snow an Rane I Went to John Lapens Stone Bea</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>A Very Heavy Sleet Storm Looks Like thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Gananoque A Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>Christmas A Terible Cold Day Went out to Lansdowne Went to Church Mrs Eddy Burns Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Terible Cold Day Mrs Eddy Burns was Put in Vault 10 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>a terible Sleete Storm Very Icy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Snow Storm a Blizard to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1904</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>Another Very Cold and stormy Day (Old Mr Blare Died)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>a Little Warmer to Day I Helped Ross Smith to Butcher Pigs to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>31</td> <td>the Month and Year Ends Very fine an Mild it thawed all Day I got the Horses sharp shod all round Old Mr Blare was Put in the Vault to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The first Month January 31 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very mild an warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>township Election another Very slushy Day I Drew a Load of stove Wood Home from Armstrong Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>a terible Cold Day 10 below Zero good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Drawing Wood for Wess Johnston 1 Load to Day A very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Drawing Wood for Wess Johnston 1/2 a Day Very Cold 15 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>another Very stormy and Cold Day I got the Cows De Horned 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>another terible Blustry Day Roads all full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Blustry Day Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Drove to Lansdowne Roads Very bad Heavy Snow Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Heavy snow storm Nothing Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>11</td> <td>another stormy Day with snow and Rain at Night Miss Stelwell was married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Big sleet storm to Day a terible crust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day Bad Roads Now I sent $216.85 to Sayage Massey 15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Nice Bright But Very Cold Day The Roads are Bad to mutch snow I got $7.00 from WBW</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Very Cold an Blustry Day a terible Storm at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Nice But Very Cold Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The First Month January 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Went out to Cut Wood for Wess Johnston in Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>a Little Thaw to Day Drove to Lansdowne 200 lbs Feed in 50 lbs of Flour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>A little thaw to Day I Drove to Lansdowne I bought 200 lbs Feed an 50 lbs of flour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was out cutting wood on Wess Johnstons Place in Sand Bay A Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>" " " " for Wess</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Lovely bright Day but Cold Good Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was out cutting Wood for Wess Johnston A Nice But Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I " " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>Provincial Elections Dargavel 900 of a Majority A Terible Cold an Stormy Day 29 Below zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>we Was Digding out the Roads Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>another terible Stormy Day a Terible Gale Blowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping Wes Johnston to bank out stove wood A Nice But Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Nice Bright suny Day But Very cold We went to Church to Dulcimane Bad roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>We was cutting Sled Wood all Day in Bush Lovely Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>I was cutting sled Wood all Day in the Bush Month Ends Lovely and Fine But Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 2nd Month February 29 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I was cutting Stove wood for Wes Johnston all Day in Bush Month Begins Mild and Cloudy with Snow at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>We were Piling out the Wood out of the Bush and a long Die A Very Nice Bright Day But Terible Cold 16 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>We was Splitting and Piling Stove Wood in Bush We Had a Cow Die yesterday A terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>We was skiding out wood all Day A Nice But Very Cold Day Old Mrs Joseph Running Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>Quartely Meeting a Nice but Terible Cold Day 14 Below Zero Old Mrs Running was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>another stormy Day snow and sleet I Made a Rack for drawing Wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1905 The second Month February 28 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>another stormy Day the Roads ar all full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I got Home 3 Loads of sled wood to Day Gordon Johnston Drew a Load for me A Very Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>another heavy Snow and wind storm to Day is thawing a Little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>another terible stormy Blustry Day Roads full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drove to Lansdowne I got 50 lbs of flower an 305 lbs of feed A Nice Warm Day Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Very Cold an Stormy Day We Drove to church this Morning Roads all Full at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>another terible Stormy Day an Very Cold Roads all Full No Driving at all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>A Terible Blizard to Day this Road is compleatly Blocked Miss Lea Warren was Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Nice Bright But cold Day I was shoveling snow all Day Very bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Terible Blustry Day Roads all full again I was Shoveling snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day the Roads are terible Bad the IOOF at Home an Ball</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>another Stormy Day the Roads all full again I was shoveling snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Nice Bright Day the first in 2 Weeks Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>another Blustry Day a Little warmer I was shoveling snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>another Nice Bright Day Mr an Mrs Wetheral was Here for Dinnner Roads Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>a Nice warm Day I was shoveling snow only 2 Duble Teams on the Road in 10 Days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Very Nice Bright Day I was Diging Lots of sleighs out to Day Snow 7 feet Deep and snow Hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>another Nice Warm &amp; Bright Day I was Digging Snow of the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>A very Warm Day Roads Very bad I dug snow 1/2 a Day I went out to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Blustry Day But Bright an Cold we Went to Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice Bright Day But cold Jas was Helping O Sullivan to Put in Stack of Hay Old Mikle Ivey Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>The Month Ends Fine and Bright and Warm Jim was Helping OS to Draw in Hay</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 3th Month March 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Nice and Bright Mikel Ivey was Put in Vault at Gananoque to Day Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was Cutting Fire Wood for Wesely Johnston in Back Woods Roads are Very Bad a Nice warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Was Helping Gorden Johnston to cut stove wood all Day A Very Soft Day Roads got Very Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Terible Wind and snoiw storm Very Cold Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Blustry Day and cold Very Bad Roads they are full again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>We got Home 3 Jags of Wood to Day Roads terible Heavy an Bad 2 Loads Had Gorden Johnston Helping me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>We got Home 4 Jags of wood to Day 7 Home now Roads getting Soft Mrs John R Foley Died yesterday Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Drew Home a Jag of Wood to Day I was Cutting out Pitch Holes 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Shower of Soft Snow Mrs John R. Foley Was Put in the Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I got Home 3 Jags Mor Wood to Day Gorden Johnston Drew 1 Load for me Piles of Snow Road Very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I got Home the Last of the Wood for this Winter 1 Load Roads Terible Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Nice But cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>A Nice Bright But cold Day We Drove out to John Quinns the Roads are good to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Comenced to Cut up the wood in the yard A Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Went out to Seelys Bay for a load of Tile for CE Earl</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Drove to Lansdowne to CM. Quinns Machine Purch A Nice But Cold Day good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>Another Nice Warm Day good Sleighing A Piles of Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>St Patricks Day I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 B I got 200 of Bran and 300 of Shorts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>a quite a Heavy Rane all Day the First Rane in over a Month A Very Soft Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Little Colder again to Day it is freezing quite Hard The Roads ar very soft to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Cutting Wood in the yard to Day a Very Cold But Nice Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Butcher 1/2 a Day 2 Pigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>I Was Helping {illegible} to Draw in Stack of Hay 1/2 a Day A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1905 The 3th Month March 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Draw in Hay out of a stack all day Mrs Ba{illegible}ing was Put in Vault A Very Warm Day Lots of Snow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>We cut sum More wood in the yard to Day Very warm A Little Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>we cut sum More Wood to Day Piles of Snow yet Very Bad Roads another Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day with snow Rane at Night Clara Moore Walked out Here No Driving at all to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>Another Nice But Cloudy Day We Cut sum Wood in the yard The snow is Very Deep on the Roads yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>" " Nice Warm Day We Cut Wood 1/2 a Day I went to Lansdowne Lots of Sleighs Runing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Very Warm Day Snow is going away Very fast Now Miss Moxley got Married We Cut Wood All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>We cut Wood 1/2 a Day in the Yard A Heavy Rane in the after Noon The First Wheels Run to Day this Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>31</td> <td>Month Ends Fine But cloudy this Has Been cloudy it Has Been Lovely Warm Lots of Buggies Runing to Day Lots of snow on Road No Storm Month</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>Month Begins Fine But Cold We was cutting wood all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Nice But Cold Day Lots of Bugies Runing to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Cut Sum Wood to Day a Very warm Day Evens Stacey got Married to Mrs Allen Sum Sleighs Runing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>We cut Wood all Day in the yard Cold an Cloudy to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Was helping CE Earl to Make timber all Day A Nice But Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Cold Nasty Day with Snow and Rane all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>We finished cutting our wood in the yard to Day the Frogs ar croking again Cool it snowed some all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>I Was Helping Wessely Johnston to cut wood al the house with cross cut Saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>a very cloudy Day a little Rane in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>it Raned Nearly all Day I Done Sum Ditching</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was sick all Day it Raned a Little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Spred Minure to Day I Drove to Lansdowne I got the gray Horse shod</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 4th Month April 30 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>I started to Build Patent Fence on the Line up the Lane Sum is at Springs Work A Very Nice But Cool Day grate Drying to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl to Tare Down His old Barns the Roads are Ral Dry A Very Nice Drying Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl 1/2 a Day to finish Pulling Down His Old Building a Very Cool Day A Little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Terible Blustry Day A Big Snow storm Nearly All Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Cold and Blustry Day I Drove to Lansdowne I got 4 Galons Cole Oil</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>I went to Lansdowne for 5 Bags of Potatoes I was Fencing 1/2 a Day A Terible cold and Blustry Day With Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Finished the Piece of Fence along the Lane to Day Very Windy Windy an Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I comenced Spring Work to Day 1 Bushel of Wheat sowd Nice an Cool the Land Woorks Easy this Spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>Good Friday A Terible Snow and Sleet storm all Day 2 inches of ice an snow Wind North an N.E. Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>A Very Cold Day Snow Nearly all off Very Mudy an Slopy We Drove to Lansdowne I got Net Shod all Round</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>Easter Sunday A Very Cool Day Wind North Mary Was Home John Quinn an Family was Here to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day I Plowed Sod all Day then Bank accross the Road Sum People Sowing Grund Plows Fine Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I Finished Sowing the Wheat 5 Bushels A Very Nice But Cool Day The Land Works grand</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I comenced to Sow Oats to Day 4 Bushels SW Back of Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Sowed 4 Bushel More Oats to Day Back of Barn I Finished that Field Nice an warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Sowed the Hill accross the Ditch to Day 3 Bushel an 1/2 A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Did Sum Furring out this Morning A Heavy Rane Nearly all Day We let the cows in the Pasture to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>Quartely Meeting IOOF Shurch Perade to Methodist Church Cold With Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 5th Month May 31 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>1</td> <td>Month Begins very cold with snow storm at Night No Seeding to Day I got 300 lbs Feede 175</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Pulverised all Day a Nice Cool Day another Heavy Rane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice Growing Day A Very Heavy Thunder and Rane storm this After noon No seeding Done to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 5th Month May 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>4</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day I was Letting off watter all Day We Comenced to draw the Milk</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Showry Day No Springs Work Doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was Sowing Garden seeds 1/2 a Day another Heavy Rane in the Afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Very Wind and Showry Day Miss Lora Dollen was Here for waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>8</td> <td>Another Very Cool Day I split sum Wood and Made a Big Box</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>9</td> <td>I sold a Pig to Burns &amp; Robinson 300 lbs 5 1/4 C Got sum Lambs X I sowed sum garden Seeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day We took Down Box Stove and comenced house Cleaning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>11</td> <td>A Very warm Day I Finished Sowing Oats in this Field 6 Bus 20 lbs of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Helping to House Clean I Put the Seeling on in the Back Room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Helped Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay out of stack A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>14</td> <td>another Showry Day A Nice growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>15</td> <td>I Was Fixing and Putting on the screne Door an Spliting Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>16</td> <td>Heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Cleaning and Drawing the Minure off the Rock A Nice day A Lot of Seeding to Do and Pulverising the garden across Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>18</td> <td>I finished sowing grane to Day 30 Bushels Sowed Another Heavy Rane at Night Sowed 2 Bushels of Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Splitting wood in the yard all Day A Very Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston at Springs work a 1/2 Day with team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>21</td> <td>another very cool Day I was sick to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Helping Wess Johnston I was sick all Day at springs work al Day with Team A Very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>23</td> <td>I was Very sick all Day O got a Cow from HC Mulvaugh yesteday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Sick all Day But feeling some Beter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>25</td> <td>We Planted the Piece accross the Road with Potatoes Beans an Corn Cow Came in nice and warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 5 Month May 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Nice Rane Nearly all Day I Finished Splitting and Piling the Wood I went to Lansdowne at night Culbert Sumers Died yesterday Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>27</td> <td>Went to Culbert Summerses Funeral in after Noon A Lovely Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Nice Sumer Day Quite Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>29</td> <td>I worked up the ground for the Potatoes and planted sum another Heavy Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>30</td> <td>I finished Planting our Potatoes to Day 4 Bushels Very warm to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>31</td> <td>Month Ends Fine and warm Went to {illegible} I was over Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Fine an Warm I went to DB Johnstons Raisin I Was Helping WN Bowen to Do His Planting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Nice Rane in after Noon I was at DB Johnstons Rasing I was over at Bowens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very nice Warm Day I was doing Bowens Planting WN Bowen Came Home From Otawa</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>4</td> <td>another Nice Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day to Finish Planting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Fixed the Pump in forenoon and cut the gras in yard We got New Lawn Mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>7</td> <td>another Big Rane to Day Very Cold Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was Doing our Rode work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>9</td> <td>We Worked on the Road all Day a Little Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>10</td> <td>Another Heavy Rane Nearly all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>11</td> <td>Another Very Big Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went Down to Fred Farquarsons MacIntosh to Help M Quinn to Put up Wind Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Got the Mill up am Came up to Robert Johnstons A Very Wet Time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wed</td> <td>14</td> <td>Put up Robert Johnstons Wind Mill to Day A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>15</td> <td>We were Putting in Piping at R Johnstons all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 6th Month June 30 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Was Putting in Pipeing 1/2 a Day at Robert Johnstons I Helped CE Earl to Day at His Building 50 another Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was at Home all Day a little Showry We Drove to Lansdowne in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>18</td> <td>A Very Hot Day 80 in the Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl at His Barn all Day Very hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>20</td> <td>I was working at Robert Johnstons for CM Quinn putting in Piping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was at TW Bradleys all Day Putting his Wind Mill together</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Rased The Mill this Fore Noon Very Hot I Came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>23</td> <td>I took Andy out to Uncle Edds A Very hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>24</td> <td>We went to Gananoque to Have our Pictures taken Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Nice Cool Day Mary was Home Rev Mr Woods First Sunday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>26</td> <td>a terible Heavy Rane and thunder Storm Last Night I Howed sum to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Howing all Day the ground is Very Wet Nice and cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>28</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl to Put up Hay fork rack and Shingle all Day Very Cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Rane to Day I wa Howing 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to Tom Gavens Rasin all Day The Month Ends Fine an Very Hot time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Drew a Load of cheese I Helped CE Earl 1/2 a Day on His Barn +</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>A Little Shower But very warm to Day Mr Foster and Miss Fredenburg was out here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I cultivated out the Potatoes and corn and put the Mowing Machine together A Very hot Day 100 in Shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Drew up some old Rales for wood and got a Load of Saw Dust very warm Marys sister Carrie came to see her</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>I Comenced Haying A Little Showery But Very Hot time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Raked and Put up sum Hay and Done Some Howing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 7th Month July 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>Fixed up Waggon Rack I was Helping Joshary Humphrey 1/2 a Day doing Hay Miss Harold Went Home to Frankvill Old Mrs Carkner was out Here all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>We Drew in 5 Loads of Hay and Went to Lansdowne A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>LOL No 26 Had a Church Perade to English Church A Very hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Helping CE Earl to Put Sement Floor in Barn to Day A Heavy Rane in fore Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>11</td> <td>I was Raking and Putting up Hay after No I got a Young Pig From {illegible} Very Hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went to Prescott to the celebration a terible A Very Heavy thunder Storm After noon I got a Bag of Sugar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>13</td> <td>We Drew in 6 Loads of Hay and Mowed Sum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Helped Joshaway Humphrey 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay We Raked an Put up 100 cocks A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>15</td> <td>We Drew in 4 Loads More of Hay and Mowed sum More A Good Hay Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Nice Cool and Showry Day Mary an Mrs Moore was out Here Miss Meddler and Will Cook was Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>17</td> <td>I Raked and put Hay I Drew in sum a Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Mowed sum and Drew in 4 Loads More Very Hot a Terible Thunderstorm John L. Foleys Buildings Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>19</td> <td>A Terible Big Storm of Hale Rane and Wind this Morning Crops are Badely Damaged</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>20</td> <td>I cut sum More Hay an Put in Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Raking and Puting up Hay all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Drew in Hay all Day 6 Loads 30 Loads in Now We Had a Calf Die</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>Another Showery Day Nice and Cool We Had Doctor for Mother</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I finished Mowing the Big Field to Day a Little Rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>We finished Drawing in Hay out of Big field to Day 4 Loads 34 Loads Very Cool A Very Good Hay Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I finished Cutting Hay with Machine to Day A very Showry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was Raking and putting up Hay in Back Field all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Drew in 5 Loads of Hay from Bak Field a Very warm 48 Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{A second and third table are included for the rest of August and September 1905 which was not included in the original photographs}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Drew in 1 Load of Hay A Terible Heavy Rain all Day Mr Waren Landon Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td>a Terible Heavy Rane all Day the Grain is all Bent Down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>31</td> <td>The Month Ends Cloudy and Wet I Mowed sum around Fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the 8th Month August 31 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>1</td> <td>We Went to Gananoque We Had Picture Taken Month Begins Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>2</td> <td>I Finished Hay We Drew in 2 Loads A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>3</td> <td>I Finished Howing the Roots and Mowed {illegible} I Helped OS to Put hay in Stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Stack all Day $2.00 A Very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was Helping Benny Gaven all Day to Stack $1.50 I got a Pair of Heavy Shues A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>6</td> <td>Quartely Meeting another Terible thunder Storm Last Night an all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Mowing around the grane Fence A Little More Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>8</td> <td>I was Helping WB Warren Down in the Woods to saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>9</td> <td>We cut the Wheat to Day Patsy Sullivan was Helping with His men</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was cutting grane with the Sythe all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>11 X</td> <td>I was Reaping for Patsy Sullivan all Day A Very Cloudy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Started to Bind our oats to Day Uncle Edd and Mary Came Out Amos McNeil Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>13</td> <td>a nice Warm Day Amos McNeil was Put in Vault another Heavy thunder storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>14</td> <td>I cut sum more Oats to Day All thats Ripe uncle Edd went Home Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Terible Big Rane Storm all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day Every Place is Very Wet Now No Harvest Doing to Day to wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>17</td> <td>We went to Gananoque Mary Quinn Went up with us A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Drew in the Wheat 6 Loads a good Drying Day {illegible} M. Cocert at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Drew in 3 Loads of oats and Sum Rakens</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>20</td> <td>Another Very Nice Warm Day Another Heavy Rane Last Night We went up to Mr Moddlers in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>21</td> <td>We was Drawing in oats all Day 5 Loads Jas was Helping Mr Smiths all Day Jas was Helping Smiths all Day A Very nice Day $25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>22</td> <td>I was Mowing around the Swamps and fenceses in this field I got a suite of clothes $9.00 I Raked up Sum Rakings Jas was Helping Smith</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Finished Binding Here to Day a Very warm Day Jas was Helping Smith all Day Miss Rosey Patience was Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Helping Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw in grane Jas Helped the all Day I was Binding 1/2 a Day for P. Sullivan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Pulling Peas all Day Jas Helped Smiths 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>26</td> <td>I Drew a Load of Cheese in fore Noon I finished Pulling Peas George Sumers came out A Little Rane Wess Johnston thrashed 1/2 a Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Lovely Harvest Day Mary was Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>28</td> <td>We Finished Harvesting to Day Had WB Warrens Man Helping Me A Little More Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>29</td> <td>I Went Sawing with WB Warren Down by union Vill A Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>30</td> <td>We w setting the Mill all Day Big Thunder Storm $12 Billy Earls Barns Burnt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>31</td> <td>We comenced to saw to Day a terible Heavy Rane in Evening $125</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 9th Month September 30 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>We sawed all Day A Very Hot Day $125</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>Sawed all day another Terible Big Rane at Night $125</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>it Raned Nearly all Day the ground is all covered with water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>I went Down to Glen Buell to saw with WB Warren A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>We sawed all Day a Very warm Day Lizzie Lappen was Married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>" " " " Beautiful Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>We sawed all Day fine and warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>we sawed all Day another Very Nice Cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We sawed all Day another Nice Cool Day I Came Home</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>A Very Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Drew up Sum Thrashing wood and Comenced to Put Minure Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure and Picking off stone all Day Very Warm We got sum New Vines</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I Was Picking stone to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>I was Helping Mr Jackson 1/2 a Day to thrash I was Helping P Sullivan 1/2 a Day to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>We was thrashing all Day at Patsy Sullivans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at P Sullivans an 1/2 a Day at Mr Smiths Lizzie Came Home to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>another Nice But cloudy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I was thrashing at Mr Smiths all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was thrashing at O Sullivans 1/2 Day Terible Hot Day I Thrashed 1/2 Day at George Humphries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I finished at Humphreys in fore noon A Nice Cool Day Martha Came Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>I was Fixing up the granery all Day I was sick with a cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>We Drove to Lansdowne in Morning got a Horse shod all round</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>the Girls Drove out to Uncle Edds a Nice But cool Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>another very Cool Day the Girls came Home from Elgin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>I was Helping John Lappens to put in cement Floor in cow Stable all Day $120 Pd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Sick 1/2 a Day I dug sum Potatoes in the after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>I Dug sum More Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>the first Day of Lansdowne Fare A Very Nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>We went out to the Fare in after Noon a Very Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>Martha and I went to Gananoque the Month Ends Very Dry and Hot</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Month Begins Very Dry an Hot Mother James an Mary Went out to JQ's</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Very Hot Day I was Digding Potatoes 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Rane at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>3</td> <td>We Thrashed Here to Day all Day all Day 167 Bushels Very Warm Martha Went Back to Montreal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>4</td> <td>I was Helping C Earl to thrash a Very warm Day A very warm Day 640 Bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>5</td> <td>Old Mr Smith Died at 6 AM I was at Mr Smiths Wake all Day an Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>6</td> <td>I was at Mr Smiths Most of the Day Helping Them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>7</td> <td>Mr Smith was Put in the Vault to Day 10 AM A Very Warm Day I Drew in our corn in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Lovely Day J Quinn an Mrs was out Here We Went to Church Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Went Down to Lyn to Help CM Quinn to Put up Wind Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was Down Helping CM Q to Put up Wind Mill A Charly Sniders Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>11</td> <td>A terible Big Rane all Day an all Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>12</td> <td>I came Home from Lyn at Night a Heavy Storm of Snow an Rane Very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>13</td> <td>I cleaned up 6 Bush of Wheat for grist an filled up 16 Bush of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Lyndhurst with a grist of wheat 6 B an Feed 16 Bs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>15</td> <td>A Nice Warm Day Blanch Bopery was here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>X16 X</td> <td>I comenced to Plow to Day for the first this fall ground Very hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>18</td> <td>We Put out Minure to Day a Very Heavy Rane in After Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>19</td> <td>I Plowed Sod all Day the Land is a Little Softer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Plowed Sum More to Day a terible Heavy Rane flood of watter to Day Last night an this Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>21</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day We Drove to Lansdowne in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>22</td> <td>another Cold and Wet Day It Froze Hard Last Night Blanch Boprey was Here all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>23</td> <td>I Plowed Nearly all Day Sod Plows Good Now Blanch Went Home this Morning A Little More Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>24</td> <td>I Plow all Day A Very Nice But Cool Day + William John Runnings Buildings Burnt Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>26</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>27</td> <td>" " " 1/2 a Day " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>28</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>29</td> <td>a Nice But Very Cold Day the ground is frozen Hard We Drove out to John Quinns I got 2 Young Pigs from John Quinn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>30</td> <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>31</td> <td>It Raned a Little all Day We Put up the Box Stove I went to Lansdowne after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1905</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day I was Helping Frd Jackson 1/2 a Day to Thrash A Very Cold Rane to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>2</td> <td>I was thrashing all Day at F Jacksons A Nice But Very Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>3</td> <td>I put out Minure All Day A Very High Wind with Rane an Very Cold Good Roads But Rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>4</td> <td>I Plowed all Day A Luvely Warm Day A Heavy Rane Last Night LOL no 26 Had an Oister Supper to night a Lunch Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>5</td> <td>Another Luvely Day But quite Cold We Comenced Feeding the cattle for the fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>6</td> <td>A Terible Big Rain and Snow Storm Last Night an all Day 4 inches of Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Plowed all Day a Nice But Cold Day the ground is very Wet Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>8</td> <td>another Very Heavy Rain Last Night and all this fore Noon Very Mudy I Spred Minure and Dug Ditches this after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>9</td> <td>I Plowed all Day A Very Cold Day ground is Very Wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>10</td> <td>I Plowed all Day I Finished the Big Field of Sod Old Mr Jas Cavan Died A Luvely Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>11</td> <td>I Plowed the garden across the Road is in Morning I Drove to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>12</td> <td>another Nice But cold day Jas Cavan Funeral +</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Comenced Feeding Stock for first Nov Oct 1905</p> <p>The 11th Month November 30 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>13</td> <td>A terible Big Snow Storm an Blizard all Day Com Feeding for winter I was Digging Furrows all Day Very Cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>14</td> <td>I Dug up the garden Plot Here to Day Very Cold all Day Ground Frozen Very Hard Zero Wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>15</td> <td>It was Very Cold and sum Snow Very Blustry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>16</td> <td>A Little warmer I was Banking the House it got warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>17</td> <td>I was Ditching all Day A Nice Warm grey Day a good Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>18</td> <td>I Helped Ross Smith to Butcher in Fore Noon I went to Lansdowne after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>19</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Mr an Mars Wessely Johnston was Here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>20</td> <td>I Finished Banking the House and got Redy for to Butcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>21</td> <td>We Butchered the Pork to Day Own an Ross Helped me A Lovely Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>22</td> <td>We cut up the Pork and Packed it 300 25 lbs Very cold Ground Frozen Hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>23</td> <td>another Nice But Cold Day Sum Snow on yet I Went to Lansdowne in after Noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Nice Mild Day A Little Rane Sum People are Plowing Mrs Mulvaugh an Musla and Ena B was here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Luvely warm Day I Plowed 1/2 a Day across the Road We got our Cheese 28 lbs Ground Plows Nice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>26</td> <td>A Very Spring Like Day it Raned a Little all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>27</td> <td>A Nice Soft Day I was Ditching all Day A Very Heavy Thunder Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>28</td> <td>I Was Helping Ross Smith all Day to Put up Barn Fence A Terible Stormy with Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>29</td> <td>another Terible Rane and Thunder Storm Last Night Terible Mudy Big Flood in Every whare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>30</td> <td>The Month Ends Terible cold the Ground is Frozen I was Helping Johnson Humphrey to cut Wood 1/2 a Day to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Diary written by Melvin Quenn's {sic} Father</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1905</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Bright and cold The Roads Terible Rough I was Helping Joshawa Humphry 1/2 a Day to Cut Wood No Snow on Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>2</td> <td>another Terible nasty Day with Rane and snow Very Slopy an Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>3</td> <td>another Very stormy Day with Snow an Rain Very Slushy 4 inches Snow Fell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>4</td> <td>a Very Nice Day But Cold the First Sleighs out this fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>5</td> <td>another Very Nice Day I went out to the Bush with Wess Johnston to saw Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>6</td> <td>Gordon Johnston an I continued cutting wood in the Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>7</td> <td>I was in the Bush cutting fire wood all Day Very Warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>8</td> <td>We was cutting wood all Day A Lovely warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>9</td> <td>We was cutting wood all Day in the Bush a Nice But Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>10</td> <td>another Light snow storm an Very Cold Mary was Home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>11</td> <td>another Snow Storm all Day 3 inches snow on the Level No Sleighing yet Very Cold Jinct in stul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>12</td> <td>I Went Back to the Woods With Wess Johnston to Help Him to Cut Wood A Very Nice But Cool Day Sum Sleighs Runing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>13</td> <td>I was Back in the Bush A Very Nice But Cold Day Mr Hary Allen Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>14</td> <td>a terible Cold Day quite good sleighing I was in the Bush all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>15</td> <td>another Lovely Day But Very Frosty We was in the Woods Hary Allen was Put in Vault</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>16</td> <td>another Nice warm Day Very Good Sleighing I was in the Bush all Day This Makes 8 Days in the Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>17</td> <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day A Very heavy White Frost Mr George Humphery Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>18</td> <td>I cleaned up a grist 4 Bushels of Wheat and 12 Bush of Oats Very Mild with a Little Rane Very Good Sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>19</td> <td>I was Helping CJ Horton to Saw 1/2 a Day Very Fogey and warm Mr Humphery was Pu in Vault 11 AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to Lindhurst with grist of wheat an Feede 12 Bushls Very Warm Sleighing Getting Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>21</td> <td>a Very Soft Day with Snow Rane and Sleet Sleighing Nearly all Gon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>22</td> <td>Nomination Day I went to Lansdowne in after Noon Sleighing is all gone again Mr Joseph Stewart Put in Vault Very soft</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1905 The 12th Month December 31 Days</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>23</td> <td>Another Very Mild Slopy A Little Snow an Rane falling We Drove to Lansdowne Good Whealing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>24</td> <td>A Very Soft and Slushy Day A Little Rane and Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>25</td> <td>A Luvely an Bright Day Not Very Cold Mary was Home For Xmas Just a Little Sleighing Sum Wheals Running</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>26</td> <td>another Very Mild Day Very good Sleighing for Light Driving Ethel Haslip Died Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>27</td> <td>another Lovely Spring Like Day Thawing Very Fast Snow Nearly all gon I went to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>28</td> <td>A Very Nice Warm Day Mother an Mary Went to Lansdowne I went out to the Bush in the Morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>29</td> <td>A Terible Heavy Rane Last Night and Nearly all Day Very Muddy and Slushy No Snow on Now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>30</td> <td>another very Sloppy Day with Snow an Rane We Cut sum Wood to Day in Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>31</td> <td>a Little Colder it Froze a Little Last Night The Month Ends Year Ends fine an Mild A Very Heavy fall of snow at Night Very Soft The End of 1905</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{This is a page fragment from June 1901 and needs to be inserted chronologically}</p> <p>the 6th Month June 30 Days 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>23</td> <td>The sons of temperence Peraded to Church at 11 AM Presbyterian We Had a Terible Bad thunder Storm Last Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>24</td> <td>I was Drawing Dirt Filling in at the gate and Drawing away the Rales along the Lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>25</td> <td>I went out to Seeleys Bay to {illegible} District Temperence Lodge another Terible Hot Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>26</td> <td>I was Working on the Road to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>27</td> <td>I was working on the Road to Day Finished our Work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{This is a page fragment from June 1901 and needs to be inserted chronologically}</p> <p>the 6th Month June 30 Days 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Month Begins Very Wet a Very Heavy Rane to Day I went to Gananoque with a grist 6 Bu Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>2</td> <td>Another Showery Day the IOOF WEnt to Church St Johns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>3</td> <td>A Nice Drying Day the First in 20 Days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tus</td> <td>4</td> <td>I started for Tolodo with the Saw Mill Machinery A Nice Warm Day Very Bad Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wes</td> <td>5</td> <td>We got to Athens Last Night and Left there For Toledo to Day A nice Warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thr</td> <td>6</td> <td>I Has at Toledo 1/2 a Day Helping to Set up the Mill A Very Hot Day I Came Home at Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fri</td> <td>7</td> <td>I Got Home From Teledo this Morning another Terible heavy Rane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sat</td> <td>8</td> <td>a Nice Drying Warm Day the ground is very wet yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun</td> <td>9</td> <td>another Nice Warm Day the ground is getting Quite Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mon</td> <td>10</td> <td>I was working at Spring Work 1/2 a Day I Sowd 6 Bus of oats Very Hot I Sowed 6 Bus of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Small torn envelope}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1897</td> <td>1898</td> <td>1899</td> <td>1900</td> <td>1901</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thawing Fast Lots of Snow</td> <td>Very Cold and stormy all the Month</td> <td>A Very Mild Month No Snow All Mud</td> <td>A Very Nice Winter With Sleighing</td> <td>A Very Blustry Month with Lots of Sleighing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {lots of calculations on the remainder of the envelope} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{back of previous page envelope}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>insurance</td> <td>$11</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taxes</td> <td>16</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Loden Dus</td> <td>10</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blacksmiths</td> <td>10</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Put on Chimney</td> <td>10</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Seeding H{illegible}</td> <td>36</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shingling</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>$73</td> <td>00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the amount of Work Done on the Keating Place and the Cost there of {illegible}</p> <p>3 1900 till October 3th 1901</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>1/2 a Day Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>1 Days Plowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>" " " " " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>1/2 a Days " "</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>2 Teams Plowing</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>1 Days Plowing</td> <td>$1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>2 Teams Plowing</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>I Plowed 1 TEam</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1/2 a Days Plowing</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>1/2 " " " "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>1/2</td> <td>" " " " "</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>1 1/2 Days Plowing</td> <td>2</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>1 Days an a Half Ploug</td> <td>2</td> <td>23</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 29</td> <td>1/2 a Days Work With Team at Springs Work</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td>1/2 a Days Work with team</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>1 Days " " " "</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>1 " " " " "</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>1 " " " " "</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>1 " " " " "</td> <td>$2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>1 " " " " "</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1/2 Days Plowing</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>1 " " Sowing all Day</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>1 " " " " "</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tobacco Bill for</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>Smith</td> <td>Price</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>0000</td> <td>0000</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>John F Quinn</p> <p>Lansdowne</p> <p>Ontario</p> <p>Inglewood Station</p> <p>County of Peele</p> <p>Ont</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Receipt}</p> <p>1898</p> <p>Mr J.F. Quinn</p> <p>Lansdowne</p> <p>In A/G with W.P. Moore</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> <td>3 spokes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>35</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 set wheels</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>"</td> <td>4 tire set</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>27</td> <td>2 whip let{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>75</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan 10/99</td> <td></td> <td>Cr by cash</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>500</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$</td> <td>4.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Received paymt in full</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> February 11th 30 Bushels of oats at 30 cts From {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>County Elgin Wod</p> <p>of Peel</p> <p>EldeonWood Station</p> <p>EldeonWood Station</p> <p>County of Peele</p> <p>Ont</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{blotted out}</td> <td>I Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{blotted out}</td> <td>" " " Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{blotted out}</td> <td>I Plug of Smoking Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>I Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>I Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>I Plug of " " "</td> <td>10 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>I Plug of {illegible}</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>1 " " "</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Tobacco of Chewing 1 of Smoking</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco 1 of Smoking 1 of Chewg</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco 1 of Chewg a 1 of Smoking</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plugs of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco and of Smoking</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Cost Me $6.00 For Tobacco</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>From the of 1897</td> <td>80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>" " " Tobacco</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plugs of Tobacco Chewing an Smoking</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{torn away}</td> <td>Plug of Chewing an 1 of Smoking Tobacco</td> <td>20</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {second table} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 7</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 12</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 16</td> <td>2 Plugs of Chewing an 1 Smoking Tobacco</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>2 Plugs of Chewing Tobacco 1 of Smoking</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 11</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 16</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 19</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewingan Smoking Tobacco</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 6</td> <td>3 Plugs of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 13</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 15</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>3 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 5</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 9</td> <td>3 Plug of Tobacco 1 Smoking</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>" " Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>1 Plug of Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>3 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 7</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>" " " "</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>3 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 3</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>2 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>1 Plug of Smoking</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>2 Plugs of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November 1</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>4 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>2 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>1 Plug of Chewing Tobacco</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>4 Plugs of Tobacco</td> <td>35</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Brown Back Cover of Diary - very worn }</p> <p>Arithmetical Tables</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c7f99b4d252f2da13369d150c0bb3cb5.pdf 1da4bdd12968992a9c5d3fc007b05902 PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1889-1897, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-6 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-6 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:13 UTC. itemTitle: Miscellaneous pages from diaries of 1889 through 1897 date: 1889-1897 Title: 5034_4-1-6 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2024-01-11 17:30:43 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-6 �1 [File folder with hand printed labels] Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Miscellaneous pages from diaries of 1889 through 1897 1889-1897 [Stamp - Queen’s University Archives; Locator 5034-4; Box 1; File 6] �2 [Front Cover] Miscellaneous pages from diaries of 1889 through 1897 �3 [Inside cover of diary] Re-read ’76-’84 �4 Wednesday Feb 26th/1890 A cloudy day. Wind South in morning changing west at noon. Ground nearly bare snow scattered around in dirty patches & in fence corners. Ady & Rachel here. Wells trying the ice found it very poor could drop an axe through any where in the channel. Wills & Welly setting a sturgeon net. Ada wants to get home very much but will have to stay until tomorrow. Grace at Bells. John at school. Eva cleaned floors and helped wash dishes and hung out the clothes Rachel & Addie went over to Wills to make a visit started at 1/2 past two P.M. [sticker] Date 1890 Feb 2nd: Tuesday A cloudy day Wind North. Charley drove over from his place with Ady. Grace went home with him. Wells and Will went to Kingston in cutter on ice and came home before dark. Sewing machine agent here said his name is Hall. Rain pouring all day. Will came from Kingston with wet feet. Will and Welly went to the sturgeon and took one sturgeon from the net. Will had supper here - buisness [sic] in town is with Frasier for going and WillJohn at school. �5 Feb 24th 1890 Monday Wind South. A fine day like Spring very warm. Willy and John brought water & Evaline and Grace washed the clothes—hung the colored cloths on the veranda. Wells thought he would go to K with hay but so soft can’t go. Welly and John drew a load of hay to feed the stock from old barn. A party at Horn’s this evening seclect. Fred Joly called here been across the river to A Percys. Wells & Johny went over to Rattray’s PM for ice tongs—had no place to sleep so set up till 4 A.M. Feb Sunday 23rd 1890. A fine mild day, Wind south. Wells drove with Addie and Grace over to Bell’s. A very quiet time. R reading novel. I got dinner and slept 3 hours. John went to prayer meeting quarterly meeting day. Wells and Grace came early. Addie stayed at Bells. �6 1890 Feb 22nd Saturday. A cloudy day. Eva cleaned chairs and floors. Welly made axe handle. Addie and R here. Wells went to Kingston with oats drove up on the ice. Friday 21st Feb 1890. Wind North. A cold day. Wells went to Kingston on the ice with cutter carried 6 lbs butter. Addie came over today, Sid brought her across the ice in cutter. Sylvia had a select party this evening. None of our family were invited. Paterson was there for he is moving back again. Thursday 27th 1890 Wind West somewhat colder froze last night. Will came over & Welly helped him set fish net for sturgeon. Adda came over from Wills & Welly and Will pushed her over the ice in our cutter. �7 27 this same day then Rachel came over is get Welly or his father to draw wood. R rode back with team. Wells brought back the wheel. Wells set up the leach barrel. Grace at Belles. John at school. Ground bare ice very poor cloudy and looks like snow. Adda gone. Eddy Bates here Afternoon and Evening. John Morgan here fiddling away till bedtime. A select party by Sylvia Jane at George Gillespies. No one invited from here. 28th Feb Sunday 1890 A Nasty rainy day. Wind South. Ground all mud and water wind blows hard, boys run their net but no fish. J Morgan stoped at Wills all night. Will, Welly and J Morgan sailing up and down on ice boat. Morgan run in a hole in the river down below the foot of the island. he had stacked for cook’s John at school. A very bad day indeed. John came home wet through. Wells making soap in the kitchen, dont know what I’ll get for supper, get something a party at Almond Joslin’s this evening by Sylvia Jane’s select party. Carrie Joy visiting over ice river at Alsom Abbey’s. �8 me a half pint of corn syrup. Charley & Flora came along too—had a fine time playing. After awhile I get up. Volty and Johnyan take a Sunday nap. Maud and I cook beans and greens bring [illegible] and get wood. John goes to Evening prayer meeting. I read Talmage’s sermon to Volty, great fire on Howe Island. Angus McDonel house and farm gone. [Sticker added: few pages of 1891] Monday May 1891 Light wind N. I dont feel very well yet. I patched all fore noon, rained some in AM but not much. Wells came and drove his cow home. Will here and gave me two nice fish. Grace took up the carpet from my bedroom floor. Hay pressers set up at woodmans pressed two hours & went away. Sam went to Delmarshs and brought Buchanan up to see Mrs Woodman for she is sick. our boys are working in the garden planted potatoes. We had dandelion greens for supper. Sams hay was "no good". Welly’s cow returned home again. Bill Smith here to borrow a drag some [illegible] d-l shot Leo most [illegible] him only �9 Welly came up and milk for his cow and again drove her hom again. Rachel visiting at Welly’s stayed all night. Grace visiting to Ws Tuesday 12th A fine morn day wind S. I am not well yet but work around. Grace washed and hung the clothes on the line. Rena washed some socks and two skirts, cooked & washed dishes. Johny pulverized the front yard. Volty and Johny plowed in the orchard and planted potatoes, had baked pike for dinner that Will gave us. Volty helped Will set a net. Went to bed early after Grace & Maud returned from Wills. Will came after we were all abed hungry, tired and wet been to run his fish nets. John drove to factory. Hiram J went away sailing �10 Wednesday May 13 1891 Another fine warm day light wind South. John drove to factory. Will came over and engaged Volty to drive to Joys for fish and fish pound while Will went up this shore to run his net. R went to Ebb’s borrowed his boat rowed it to J. Nile’s to meet Will & W. Jr Volty came back with the fish pound and a bag of potatoes from W Burnish R went home dressed came back and went to the cape with Will. Grace and I got Greens for dinner. Will brought me one pound tea and 5 sugar which is 46 cts. R rowed the boat down to Ebbs. Welly came in the evening for his things Will brought from cape. J. & V. plowed in orchard. V borrowed $1.25 of Will. Will paid John a dollar which he owed him. John let V have the dollar. Grace finished cleaning my bedroom �11 [illegible] called a moment and went home with Welly Will came after dark for some of the boys to go up the river to help him set nets, could get no one so went alone, moon shone brightly, he gone so long R came over looking for him. So Voltie went off up the river at eleven to find Will, found him all right came home and went to bed Thursday A beautiful day wind N cool. Johny drove with Volty & Grace to the dock took a bag of wheat to mill, came back milked all the cows and drove to the factory. Grace gone to Bells. John finished plowing the orchard and is now pulverizing. Maud lives out doors most of the time she enjoys the warm sunshine and her cheeks are red as twin roses. Welly here gone up to his nets. Will here. I dont feel well. �12 Friday 22nd May 1891 not written in this diary since week ago yesterday been sick and had doctor—feet badly swollen yet, no rain till this morning but the weather the past week has been very fine and warm. Wind S & W & N. Boys finished print. Rachel came over and stayed untill last night. Princess came to dock for her last night. John drove back again with Rachel. Welly and Will fishing. Welly got 3 and Will has 9 nets. John sold a pig to James Gloyd carried it to him. One night since I sick it thundred [sic] & lightened [sic] and rained some and the weather was cool but last night it rained hard all night which is very improperly writen. Welly is helping the boys dig post holes for enlarging the garden to plant potatoes. Johny run �13 fine take of fish. I worked around cooked & wash dishes Grace washed some clothes, sent Maud and Marjorie to Jen’s for soda. Saturday 23rd Very fine day �14 1890 Miscelleous Pages from 1890’s �15 1890 Tuesday Jan 28th A fine winter day sun shining brightly, cold wind N, the river frozen over, a light fall of snow on the ground that fell last night. Welly not very well yet but he hung out the clothes Eveline washed yesterday. I am lying on my book in bed writing this. Grace is cooking beans and beef. John stops home from school to help his father draw hay from the old barn. Poor dear little Muriel is sick with worms. I am not well yet, but much better. Wells sleeps on the lounge every night by the stove to keep fires going. Two men crossed here on the ice today by Ebb’s. Welly went to the corners for worm medicine for the baby and got blue calico for Bell & Eveline came back after dark. John & Grace go to Rattrays for evening visit. �16 1890 Monday Jan 27th A very good day, afternoon cloudy. John brought some water and went to school. Eveline brought more water and washed all the clothes and put them to soak. Grace brought 4 pails full too. Welly is sick with one of his old billious attack, sick all day vomiting and headache. Will came over to see us and he is sick too. Wells has got a bad cold and a sore eye. John Niles and Spaff Joy here this morning to see Wells about the school house pump. Wells was gone to draw hay from old barn so J. N. came again in the evening. Will Rattray sick. Sunday 26 A beautiful day warm like spring light wind south. I sick abed. Charley and Bell drove down here with his baby Irene �17 R came over too and I talked too much, all tired out. I sat up an hour this morning. Charley went over to Will’s. Will gave him some sourkrout [sic: sauerkraut]. John and Grace went to church and to prayer meeting in evening. Lill Niles here all afternoon. Jen and the children sick. Miss J Holliday very sick. Tom Hall and Milly sick and destitute. Welly sick all day. Saturday 25th A cold day, wind blows strong from West, cloudy. Wells got his own breakfast and started for Kingston long before daylight. I very sick all day. Doctor called to see me at night, he had been down to doctor old Mrs. Coxall, she got sciatica. George Gillespie here this morning. Wells got home at 1/2 past eight over �18 and brought me medicine, lemons and brandy and a lot of stuff. Card goes over with ice boat crossing to Kingston very poor. Jane Niles came to see me. 29 Jan Wednesday A very good day. Wind North. Scarcely any snow but freezing. John went to school. Grace sick with Gripp, had to give up and go to bed. Rachel came over and helped some. Eveline took care of baby and made Grace a dress & done house work. Welly not very well. Talks of setting a fish net for perch. I am up around most all day but not well, knit on sock. Wells working out doors most all day. John came home from school & helped clean up 50 bushels of oats for market. Rachel went home at dark. Welly wanted to go over to Linda’s to chop wood but his father said over there was [illegible] �19 1890 Feb 7th Friday. A beautiful morning. Wells went to Kingston this morning. Started at 8. Went with buggy. Ground bare. No rain. No snow. River partly covered with thin ice. J Niles over the river yet but our boys skate along the shore down to Hornes and back, cloudy most all day, looks like snow. Eddy, Eben & Woodman’s boys skating between here and J Niles ice like a mirror, freezing, Wind East. Grace made cookies and fried cakes. Will over here to get team to draw wood. Will not well, talks of going to Ganonoque [sic] tommorrow [sic: tomorrow] with Spaff with butter. Welly gone down to All’s again with milk for Muriel. John didnot go to school. Volty came home on a visit from aunt Hannah’s - shoved a punt across on the poor ice. Wells came home from K at 8 AM. Another new milk cow. �20 Feb 8th Saturday 1890 A dismal cloudy day ground white with snow this morning. Wind N. snow falling fast towards night Will here But not very well, played on V’s violin. Welly came up from Alf’s stayed and till after dark, got milk for babe and went back down to Alf’s. John and Wells drew hay from old barn. Volty went to Smiths to see about his umbrella but didnt have it. Grace moped [sic: mopped] floors. rather cold ice broke clear from either shore and drifting down in one great sheet, got lodged fast down below here and froze in. Wallace Niles here to borrow powder to shoot a squiril [sic: squirrel] �21 Sept 6th 1889 Friday Wind South. A cloudy morning commenced raining at sunrise & rained till noon. Volty made Eveline a pair of wood needles of sumach [sic: Sumac] to knit lamberquins [sic: lambrequins] Wells did not do much but went to the Grange P.M. Johny churned & went to sams. Eva papered the kitchen & cleaned the chamber floors and stairs & finished lamberquin [sic: lambrequin] Irene done house work, what did the rest of the family do Sept 7 Saturday �22 [page with random scribbling] Wells Bamford Wells Bamford Wells [illegible] [struck text: Bamford] 2445 Walls Bamford �23 Sunday Feb 9th A beautiful clear day light Wind North. Volty & Grace went in cutter over to Charley’s. Welly came up from Alf’s stayed till towards night. got milk for the baby. John went to church came back [kindled?] and then made Wells folks a visit. Volty & Grace came at dark. Feb 10 1890 Monday. A beautiful day, bright and cold, wind North. Wells & Volty went to Kingston [struck text: on] with sleigh. V bought two butter prints and some socks for himself. Welly drove down in cutter to Alf’s for E & baby. The baby got a bad cold yet. Grace washed and hung out the colored clothes E made herself a rug, Will & Welly went for the box & to see Sid Percy. Mrs Gloyd better. Will didnt get the box but got V’s valise instead. Sid not at home. Wells & V came home quite early. John chored around & he and Welly skated. �24 Oct 19 Saturday [cut off: Wind] North Volty came... on Grange Johny helps... citron preserves. E knitting for W & making a shirt Welly came home at 3 O’clock Lynn Watters sent Wells 2 Newspapers. Grace cleaned floors & swept. I done house work 20 Sunday A clear fine day light W [Wind] North John Dixon brought mother to the river today. Will went across for her Welly rowed E & baby down to her grandmothers. Welly came back towards eve and Welly & Volty go up the river in G Glispies [sic: Gillespies] boat to Mosier’s. J Morgan, Anna Leonard and staty here. Monday 21 A fine day clear and bright scarcely any wind North. Grace washed and got all done early. Volty not home yet. Wells and Johny cleaning and drawing grain to the scow. I cooked, washed dishes and churned. Grace sewing on Maud Dress. Maud broke lamp chimney [struck text: [Welly] Ground froze last night. A beautiful day. Our apple trees came �25 Feb 11 Tuesday 1890 A beautiful clear cold day, river frozen fast now since Feb 7th sleighing good. Wells [illegible] a grist for mill. feels rather cold since yesterday, goes to sleep again in his chair. I suppose he keeps the old critter in the barn, poor Wells. Volty started this morning for Aunt Hannahs went with buggy, for he drove out with buggy but Welly & [illegible] went across with himself. Will got the box today. E done her washing and worked on her rug. John went to corner’s to get Wills mackinaws exchanged, bought Welly a pair of mittens $1.25 and himself a [struck text: pair] neck scarf for near ,80 got them on tick Carey’s. Grace went to school in cutter with her father. A beautiful sunset �26 [handwriting changed, likely Maud recording] Oh thir [sic: their] going to pump out lakerie [Lake Erie] thir [sic: their] going to comince [sic: commence] in June and when they get it all pumped out thir [sic: their] be whispers on the moon. Oh did you ever go to a baseball match and pay your fifty cents while other good people get up on the steaple [sic: steeple] and look clean over the fence and when they begin to play the kids they all will cry get down on the grass and slide on your ass and wate [sic: wait] till the clods [sic: clouds] roll by Oh I rember [sic: remember] the day I landed they thold [sic: told] me to go back agan [sic: again] the kids would cry get on to the gey but I got thir [sic: their; there] just the same �27 O the heart in my bosom has lately been stole by a sweet looking cromo just ninteen [sic: nineteen] years old shes a half irish blond an she likes pork and her feet is her featchers and she wears seventeens. O her frunt name was Hannah her farther [sic: father] was a tanner oh how he do hamer in an artistic manner with a toothpick and farrier she sluged doctor Tanner and offered John L Sullivan an pasly Rhyme She was a flyer an no one would big her. She coud [sic: could] tuck higher [struck text: they] than Jack Mc entyer she was a dasy [sic: daisy] dam fat and lazy and near such a fairy were my mary ann �28 Sept 14 Wednesday A very warm day Wind South. Wells and Volty gone to the fair. Volty went to see Mosier about pressing hay. Johny dug potatoes and went to Morys for ice for the butter and milked 12 cows alone. Alma here visiting in afternoon. Bill came with her across the ball pasture & Bill & Laura rowed here for her at evening I set up till most midnight making butter prints Sept 5th Thursday A clear bright morning very warm, Wind S. Volty drove to the dock. I carried 41 lbs of soft butter to market. Mrs Niles & Mrs Woodman went to the fair. I wrote to Watson on the boat and left it with Robert to mail. Saw Norman Petrie & Mattie Smith. Volty and Johny dig potatoes E stayed at home and had my supper for me when I got home. Grace went to town and had a lame foot �29 229 221 161 611 16 June 1896 A beautiful day very calm ...urn. Voltie and C. Woodman go to Kingston ...river on yacht. Started at 6 a.m. Did not return ...r 12 midnight. Grace & Nell start to go to [Mo]ntgomeries to visit—turned the buggy over in the ...yard and the old mare fell down in the harness between ...ills, Grace after unbuckling the harness got old Nell ...nd into the pasture then went to Mont’s in the ... Wellie came up to milk and strained the milk. Mrs ... , Inez, Wallace, John Jr here. Eveline and her Children here and Grace come at dark and all the evening company ...al [struck text: once] together in the evening—get weary wating [sic: waiting] for V go bed. Monday 15 June 1896 grand day no wind or rain. Nelly visiting Eveline. After lunch Grace drove to Wellie’s for Nell and [Mau]d they drive to WG Woodmans for tea and ...en they drive to Bells taking Miss Leonard with them, came home at eleven. Finaly [sic: finally] all get off to bed by twelve midnight—I go fast asleep Oh dear �30 Selections from Starks History & Guide to Barb[ados and] the Caribbee Islands or Wes... Inhabitants, White, Colored & Neg[ro] The white population form the govern[ment] in Barbados, nearly the entire wealth and... of the island, being in their hands, although... form at the present time but a small and constant fraction of the whole population of the island, for a total population of about 200,000 there are only 15000 white, 50,000 colored or mixed, and 135,000... When the English settlers colonized this place, they changed... climate, but not their characteristics: they brought with them the obs... tenacity of purpose, dogged perseverance and [nurturing?] energy of the... and turned this island into a garden. They brought with them, too,... love of freedom and sturdy independence that characterized the New England settlers, their friends and relatives. Henry Winthrop, the son of John Winthrop, the great Puritan Govenor [sic: Governor], came to Barbados with the first f settlers under Capt Powell, three years before his illustrious father fou[nded] Town of Boston and Massachusetts Colony. These were the men wh... -eyed Barbados; and for the greater part their sons remain, still. Englishmen... their fathers for several generations may have been born on the island,... this reason they are still, and must remain the governing class. N... families have altogether left the colony, probably retring [sic: retiring] to England, a... this of the old names a great number are now missing. Me... again of other old families have come to grief from one cause or ano[ther] their descendants are now living in humble positions or have emigr[ated to] other islands or to the United States. These early settlers were the... �31 [inserted upper margin: Friday...A [patron?]...meeting at Wellingtons. V attended gone till 12 Oclock midnight] free from weeds and bugs. We... to day had strawberries and cream and are... [We]lle and Reid are fishing and doing very well sat line. Grace cutting and making garments. Evening mail, a letter from Dad Bamford sending Grace some money. Boys practicing baseball in the evening Hubert & Muriel here Thursday 18 June 1896 A fine day No rain. This day ends Nells Guy’s visit for a long year. Grace went to market with 30 lbs butter, which she sold for 15 per lbs V cultivated potatoes. Maude and Irene done general house work & Maude moped [sic: mopped] kitchen for first time. Irene cleaned the pantry shelves We got the afternoon work done early and Maude picks goose berries for supper and glad to see V & G driving to the door alone and we have a merry time over [struck text: and] our tea. Voltie, Charlie Woodman go over the river in Weaver’s Yacht to distribute picknik tickets. Returned home at 2 oclock am Hubert & Muriel here in evening Wednesday 17 June 1896 A fine day. Voltie hoes potatoes. Grace and I get butter ready for market. Nellie done as she pleased. Reid and Weaver go to the Cape with fish. A hot day no rain. [struck text: no visiting] Mak out 30 lbs of butter for or Grace & Nell go visiting at Mrs... �32 ...Saturday 1896 ...day. The heat is intense ...very little air stirring the leaves— ...ndlers with a dim line of haze around the [Ho...yor?]. The boys (Wolfe Island boys) gone on Weaver yacht to a baseball contest with Claytonions. We don... our usual Saturday’s work & churned. Maude went strawberrying for dinner and in p.m. went to see Inez Niles. Will and Jess Reid fishing today Weaver went to Cape with fish for Miss Dixon. Reid & Niles this am before going to Grindstone with the baseball player. Bernard Morgan left at home, proceeded to get himself there the best way he could. Our boys were beaten at the base ball game by those Clayton fellows. Grace this evening went up to Morgans with Bernard in our boat. Voltie went early to bed 19 June Friday 1896 A very hot day no rain for some long time. Vegetation and Nature do not look very much dried up considering the long drougth [sic: drought]. Well. Nellie has made her annual visit and gone to Kingston again and we do very much as we please today. Irene churns and does all the dairy work & washes a few articles. Voltie plowing our potatoes on Grange. The potatoes here in Orchard are most beautiful and �33 24 July 1896. A very warm day raining ...noon Voltie working in shop while rain ...rking in door yard fixing stops and lay... ...Woodman here. Churned twice. Grace washed ...church dishes. Beatrice and. Maud went fishing ...one fish. Will & Reid fishing. Very warm evening ...Morgan here with beef. bought 6 lbs for dinner [Tue]sday 28 July 1896. Very warm d[ay]... ...washing. Voltie repairing reaperbinder and... ...toes bugs apn Reaping & binding drawing... ...noon had peas for dinner. Maud and washing dinner dishes. Beatrice’s tongue going like a ...clapper. The merry heart of my dear little granddaughter ...never get angry, peevish or cross. �34 and they all went home in the... Grace and I put the butter up Thursday 30 July 1896 A fine day... ...home this morning on Princess Louise... ...d all day work till noon getting all dishes washed pails, churn, jars, breakfast dishes & butter plates, dinner at Wellies. Wellie gone to Kingston... home at 3 p.m. and drove to field to shock... oats...drove to dock Coming home at 7... ...home with her. Edna Quinn Ha... ...naby I had nearly forgoten [sic: forgotten] to... ...down at 12 midday bringing... ...to make her vacation visit. Evening... ...Will Dixon, Wallace Niles. Wallace he... Grace [illegible] milk the cows. Young people up... midnight. Sent to market 29 lbs butter �35 Wallace Niles here this evening after supper Maud (as I suposed [sic: supposed]) went [struck text: I [illegible]] to the post office but instead went home with Wallace and played piano till 10 O’clock P.M. while I sat up and waited for him to come with the mail in rain. Saturday 29th Dree 1894 A beautiful clear day but cold Maud went for the mail this morning Wells Sr and Wallace Niles dug the grave Mr Niles and George went to Ferry For coal. Mr Niles is going across to K on Pierpont but he will have to walk to Garden Island on the ice for the boat only [struck text: goes] comes as far as the island. Wind North, Clouding up again this P.M. Grace making apple pies and cleaned floors cheerless weather wind piping up from S.E. Wellington’s little boy burried [sic: buried] at dusk 6 O,clock P.M. a twilight burial Geo Ranous’ youngest boy died this morning (Geo Jr) of diptheria. Martin brought in the table linen and towels after dark. River frozen over from shore to shore last night �36 Sunday 30th Dec 1894 only one day to write 94— What a terrible stormy morning, snowing and blowing from S.E. Cannot see from house to barn arose at 425 O’clock P.M. and the wind and snow storm a blinding gale which lasted till noon and sudenly [sic: suddenly] cleared away leaving a strong breeze behind. The ice all broken up this morning and rolling up in great waves on this shore. Tis three Oclock we’ve had our noon day meal and while I’m writing, the others are sitting around the room each reading, warm glowing fire in the stove, sun brightly shining, wind driving the snow in great drifts, while the water and ice is crashing against the shore as it comes tumbling in. Wallace came down, said his father saw Voltie yesterday in Kingston and V is doing well at his business. V sent home his trouserloons and Marts forgoten underwear Will here in evening. Mart had to go visiting to Mr Niles in eve �37 Monday 31 Dec 1894 Snowing this morning fast but no wind & soft wind East, broken ice on this shore At nine the sun come up brightly. WellsSr and Mart drawing hay. Wellie not come up yet Been cutting fir wood in Wellingtons wood. I darned mittens and fixed some for Mart, made scrap book Grace wrote Nellie a letter Wells Sr and Mart sawed off the end of one of the maple logs, snowed most all day Mart & Wallace went a hunting for ducks got nothing. Wellie came to bring the team home after drawing a load of wood for himself and Will Dixon. Snows in Eve Tuesday 1st January 1895 Another New Year ushered in by a grand snow storm Wind South. I see Bamford looking at a hickory stick, guess he’s going to make an axe handle �38 Our cows are doing very well just now strained the milk into 6 pails this morning and the faimly [sic: family] are well. I would like much to hear from John. Will here in the evening. A letter from Voltie. Storm cleared up a fine afternoon Grace had a queer letter from Minnie O’Brien for postage stamps Jan 2nd Wednesday 1895 A fine day. South East wind clear Wells Sr coping all day. Mart choring around. Maud at the music, Grace writing postage stamp letters, and cleaned floors I took care of the milk. Mart & I churned the butter, Nellie here for milk and butter and team to draw rails. Mrs Ranous sick with diptheria. Geo Gillespie hurt on head while working at a bee in woods at [struck text: Will Gillespies] Geo Ranous’. Charley Easton going down to stay all night. Geo Gillespie out of mind, wild headed continued on 159 �39 Sunday 21st May 1893 A fine morning but cool Wind W Martin went down to help Willie [sic: Wellie milk and both stayed to breakfast with Eveline. Wellie came up with Martin and watered horses, fed calves & hogs and then choped [sic: chopped] off the heads of two roosters—going to cook roosters for dinner. About 10 O’clock Charlie, Belle, Marjorie, Beatrice, Irene & Charles Victor, came. Sent the young ones over to Wills for Dalias toes for Belle Then came Will D & Jen D & Wickham with the accordion. So they all made a great noise for a while. Charley [illegible] beans evening. Evening caller Percy Burnham [illegible] the way to church accompani [illegible] Grace and Martin afte [illegible] and catch with base ba [illegible] ...Well they are gone a [illegible] Sabath is ended Goes w [illegible] �40 Monday 22 May 1893 A fine day. Wind S.W. Wellie plowed Wills garden. Martin cultivated ground for oats. Grace & I carry dirt to fill the old sink for a flower garden. Grace white washed dining room. I painted table legs and a chair and churned about a pound of butter. Maude gone to school. Mrs Niles made me an evenings visit. Maud & Grace went to Mrs Niles in evening says [illegible] had no sugar for a [illegible] but eat 10 dozen eggs intead. �41 A post from river [?] stopped and wait hope Wells Sr will return soon. Make & bake bread & make pickles. Grace cleaned pantry floor Grace practicing a difficult lesson on the piano. The Phonograph march hope she will persevere and conquor 6/8 time. Percey Burham and his ma gone across the ice. [sticker Date 1896 R] Saturday 29th February 1896 The last day of Feb with 29 days called leap year. Some somewhat raining. Sylvia gone home to day to Rochester. Wells Sr gone to Clayton about Linda’s Island guess he’s is in more trouble. Charley brings Belle and children down going to stay all night. C drives home again Bamford Sr arrives home after dark pretty well "Shot" which is extremely [?] The old man’s drunk again. He is lying in the lane. �42 clears up sun comes out warm and bright. Chown here to see Will Dixon. Will gone to River View. Ferris here about apple trees to contract. Didn’t take any. Maud & Charlie D came home after five O’clock from school. C.D. & Jno. Niles had a row. W Jr & E drove home first. V drove 20 minutes later & had sold his oak timber. Thursday 19 March 1896. A snow storm from the North. Maud gone to school. Grace washing white clothes. Wells Sr repairing harness. V in the shop making screen door frames. Grace at her patch work yet. V drove to school for maude. 19 of March and snow banks higher than ever drifting all day from the North. Went to J Niles to play pedro came home at 9.10 p.m. �43 Friday 20th March 1896 snow storming all night from the North and snowing & blowing this morning and freezing. Never saw so much snow on the ground in March. ’Tis winter far and wide. It looks as little like spring as would January with snow snow piled up and and drifted every where great bank as high as the caves of the hen house. If the spring rapidly advances what a flood of water will be. V and his father working in the shop. George Niles here for V to attend a sick cow. V ate dinner at Mr. Niles. Grandmother at the patch work. Grace made aprons. Afternoon sun shining brightly on this winderness of cold purity. V went for the mail. W Sr received a letter from M.H. appointing him chief in command of the Iron Queen and "Horatio is hiomself again". �44 Sunday morning 1st March A very good day. John and Flora here & Grandmother too. After dinner John, Flora & Grace go down to Wellies on ice boat, came back and J & F started for Limerick at 4 p.m. Wellie came and Flora plays beautifuly on piano. I sleep up stairs with Maud and sleep not at all comfortable. "The old man’s drunk again He is lying in the lane" Monday 16 March 1896 Not a very pleasant day. V gone to Gananoque to mill and get a cross cut saw repaired. Grandmother at the patchwork. Grace making sheets (made 6) Wellie gone to Kingston. Ice boating in evening, as far as Jr John Niles & got there. Irene washes some things. �45 Tuesday 17 March 1896 St. P’s day A brilliant day warm Wind S.W. and light. Wellie came up with sled accompanied by Hubert & Muriel. Grandmother peicing patch work quilt & had lots of trouble about Will and Charlie smokes a lot, face taned with tobaco smoke, poor dear old woman. letters from Stella Healy, F.W. Watson & N. Grey Watson’s got another son, old Mrs Craig very ill. Wednesday 18th March 1896. A soft snowy day. Voltie gone to Kingston for logs lumber which was sawed from logs. Wellie & Eveline gone to Kingston with potatoes. Stove man called here to sell a steel range but sold none. Will called here on his way to River view gone for tobaco and groceries. A world of snow everywhere no bare ground. Gran at the pacing voice old cracked and garulous over 80 years old and bent like a drooping sunflower old age is very unlovely [hope it is now fate above] �46 Saturday 21 March 1896 Sun light brightly falling on the white snow covered Earth. Frost on all Windows like a veil. Five teams passed up on their waw to Kingston. Wells Sr. gone to the City. V goes over the river to Garlands mills with oak logs to be sawed for making and repairing farm implements. Grace washing colored clothes. Grandmother patching log cabin quilts. Irene churned. Maud doing some work and garrulous as an old woman. Welly called here Jack McDonel sent to jail to day. Sam’s folks have a new hired girl. "The old mans drunk again He’s lying in the lane." �47 Sunday 22 March 1896 A moderately fine day. V gone across the river with cutter and horse to mills (Solars) came back before dark. V & G make Wellie’s family an evening visit. I no visitors for Sr’s family. Monday 23rd March 1896 A cold day Wind N. V & Will D gone to Garlands mill with two loads of logs to get sawed for lumber: bass, maple, oak & ash. Will comes home early. Wellie here; had jamed his thumb in the morning loading logs. V came after dark; The work of the day, dress, 6 roosters for market, make & churn 11 lbs butter, only 2-1/2 doz eggs. �48 Tuesday 24 Arose early got breakfast put up the butter and chicken & eggs for market. Jen came over & Jen, Voltie & Grace went to Kingston. A most beautiful day clear bright and warm. Maud stays home from school. A pleasant day at home, supper all ready when they return. V drives over home with Jen, but Charley here to meet his ma with sled and basket. V exchanged sleighs with Frank Woodman again bringing ours home. Wellie borrowed the sewing machine Wednesday 25 March 1896 A very unpleasant day Wind S. blowing like (something). Maud gone to school. Gran pricing. snow settling away; looks like a storm, horizon dark blue & grey. G & I sew carpet rags. Wind blows harder towards night. But Maud faces the wind home Voltie showing Charley Woodmans horses. C Woodman & F Woodman & A Weaver gone to Howe Island to a horse trot. �49 Thursday 26 March 1896 Awoke this morning to find rain pouring down. Rained nearly all last night. Grace finishing lounge cover. V working in shop. W.B Sr. choring around. Grandmother at her quilt. Irene tidies the pantry shelves. Maud at home couldn’t walk to school. Maud washing dishes and cleaning potatoes. Had fresh herring for dinner. Charlie came over for butter milk: had none, gave him sour milk and cream instead & send Jen butter. V went to Jen’s for yeast. Jen sent me some krout & yeast. Frank W & Al Weaver gone across the ice to Garlands mills with saw log. W Sr fixed step ladder and Grace is cleaning the pantry 1/2 past two p.m. our rain turned to a snow storm. an old timer of �50 a storm blowing and drifting all night. Evening Grace set quilt lining together. Maude wrote letter to her father. Sr went early to bed. last night dreamed of JohnyFlora baby & Mrs [Lindly] Friday 27 March 1896 A clear cold morning, wind N.W. frost heav thick on windows. Wind blowing snow drifting all day. The whole landscape far and wide has all the appearance of mid winter. Grace finishes the pantry. Irene washes dishes, churning, cooks the dinner and does general house work. Grany at the patch work. Voltie in shop making oars. Sr choring & mending milk pails with solder. Maud help at the dishes, sows carpet rags. I’m sleepy. Went to bed, slept two hours. Saturday 28 A fine clear day, wind N.E. cold. Wellie & Will gone to Kingston. V went to Millens Bay for oil. Irene wash all pm. G swept, dusted, made beds and got the noon day meal �51 Millens Bay for kerosine oil. Irene wash all pm. G swept, dusted, made beds and got the noon day meal. Maud washed dishes. Sr made axe handle. Gran made patch work. Afternoon V and I drove in cutter down to Wellie’s. Those blessed little children how they are sunburnt and freckled. Eveline has a fine lot of carpet rags. Two peddlers called at W Jr. One ate supper with us. A great hulking swarthy fellow & wants to stay all night. Says he is a Syrian. The smaller one out looking up a lodging place for night but found none wouldn’t eat any supper. Said they would have to lie in the snow to night. Wellie sent them on to Al Joslins. V came for me after dark. V & Grace �52 go to J.N. to visit this evening found George over the river & Wallace and Shelly at Morgan’s. A clear moon light eve. Moon at full. Sunday 29 March 1896 Awoke this morning to find the rain falling in torrents, tub running over. Clears up at 10 a.m. & Voltie, Grace & Maude drive in cutter over to Charlies’. Tis now half past eleven. Suppose I must now get dinner. Grace & V came home at 4 p.m. bringing papers. Monday 30 March 1896 A fine day thawing snow rapidly disapearing. V & W Jr gone to Kingston carried up a load of pottatoes for Ed Baker. Grace washing and hanging them out lines all full. Patch work going on as usual. V brought home the Tuesdays mail, letters for Boss from his employess. �53 Tuesday 31 and last day of March 1896 Another fine warm day G & V cleaning kitchen. P.M. Grace goes to bed sick looks badly & I prescribe for her all p.m. Wells Jr here in the evening for mail but got none. some work going on. "The old man’s drunk again He’s lying in the lane. Wednesday 1 April 1896 all photo day raw and cold looks like a storm. Wellie & V drew hay from Wellie’s stock this a.m. to this barn. After dinner V goes to J. Niles to sort wood with cross cut saw. Gran at the patchwork. G. D. Carpet rags. �54 Maud help wash dishes and iron clothes. Grace not very well yet. Maud having lots of fun playing at April fool. Thursday 2 April 1896 A chilly nasty day. Wind West. Removed poor dear Milly to day from the vault to her last long resting place in our little cemetery. V helped dig the grave. The work as usual goes on, cutting & sewing rags. The patch work yet going on. Grace got pain in right side. Evening callers George, Wallace & Irene Niles here this evening toward eve freezing hard, gave Wellie 12 eggs for Easter. �55 Friday 3rd April 1896 cold Wind W. Wells concludes to start Saturday for Detroit. A cold unpleasant day. W Jr & V drawing hay from Wellies to our barn. Grace and Irene got her fathers wardrobe all is growing style. Every thing darned, mended, washed & starched. Trunk all packed going away to stay all summer. and leave us alone once more. R and Wellie & R came up on ice boat this evening. Stay awhile and go home again. Saturday 4 April 1896 A cold frozen morning wind W. Arose at 5 p.m. Wells Sr built fire. Irene got up the breakfast & put up the butter and they start at 1/2 past 6 a.m. (i.e. V & his dady) gone to take his father to Kingston & gone by Belles �56 Drove by Belle’s on the ice but didn’t stop there. V came back by Bells stoped and ate dinner. Bought the carpet warp 1-1/2 bunch or 7-1/2 lbs. Will and Charley here to soup. Gave Charley a dozen eggs for Easter. Gave Wells Jr 13 eggs for Easter. Satu up quite late to read 30 min past 10 p.m. Easter Sunday 5th of April 1896 A soft Spring like day scarcely a breath of wind. Boys ice boating but not very swiftly. Sleighing very good yet. C. H. making sugar, plenty of snow in woods and fields with bare uplands. A chicken for dinner. Charles Dixon & Flora Dixon dined with us. After dinner Cha’s, Maud & Flora play hide & seek. C brought us dried pumpkin (v.s. cookies & �57 pickles). Wm & Charles return in evening. A season of hymn singing. C & Wm plays hide Monday 6 April 1896 A soft Spring day. Snow and fare growing about parretey ie. eaqualy divided. V taped three maples, Maud accompanying him to learn the process & had a drink of sap for the first time. Grace & June finish the log cabin for Grandmother. Grace carried the carpet warp to Mrs Niles. Muriel & Hubert came up with Wellie on sled drawn on ice by Dan & Dig. �58 Tuesday 7th of April 1896 A fine soft Spring day. Grace sewing and reeling carpet rags to color. Gran reading most all day. Irene washed Bells breadth of carpet, and V a pair of pants. Maud at school & V brought his net & reel from off the ice. Withdrew his sturgeon net out from under the ice. After lunch V went to J.N’s to saw wood. June churned & C & C, Wallace N came home with V, helped him saw wood, ate supper with us. In the evening the whole Niles family went to Spafford’s to partake at warm maple sugar. V taped 4 or 5 more trees. V brought in at evening time 2 full pails of sap. Will made us a cake. �59 Wednesday 8 April 1896 A white frost this morning on every thing. And a beautiful sunrise followed by a clear warm day. Snow disapearing slowly. Spring birds singing, robins & wrens &c. V brings in 2 pails of sap, shoes Frank W’s horses. Grace papering kitchen. Frank came this evening & helped Grace & Voltie finish papering the kitchen and border 2 yds wanting Irene colored all the carpet rags orange gold cardinal red and green. �60 Thursday 9th April This morning like yesterday morning the day the same, warm bright and beautiful. Grace cleaned kitchen floors. V brings three pails of sap. Irene wound all the newly colored rags. Granny reads. Charley & Will here for cornstalk. Will here this evening. Grace cleaned and papered the small bed room up stairs. Maud at school ice in River very soft. �61 Friday 10 April 1896 Looks very much like rain but holds off. V in shop making a tongue for cultivator for Frank W. Frank here most all day, ate dinner here. Grace painted summer kitchen then papered and cleaned one of the small bedrooms up stairs. In evening Grace & Voltie go to Al Joslin’s to a sugar party & dont return till morning. 6 am. Charlie Holliday here, ate dinner at Wills Saturday 11 April 1896 Maud goes visiting to Wellies. A soft morning looks like rain and that is all didn’t call Grace this morning let her lie till she came down of her own mind. Grace cleaned kitchen pantry, painted summer kitchen another coat of paint, then cleaned and [?] the East bedroom up stairs. Frank Woodman here helping V saw wood. Frank about half asleep. Sent the carpet rags to Mrs N by V & F. �62 Sunday 12 Apri 1896 A soft spring day & hazy. Patches of snow here & there: spring birds singing in the leafless oaks and apple trees. Our family are employed in reading. Irene does the breakfast work, & takes a thorough bath, changes her apparel and gets dinner. The sugar off in a small quanitity: cant afford more. Now going to get or make soup for dinner. Rachel came over at sundown and stayed all night. �63 Monday 13 April 1890 A very fine day. R went home about 6 oclock a.m. Grace washed. Maud went to school. Looks like rain. Tuesday 14 April @1896 Cloudy morning rained all fore noon quite hard. Cleared up p.m. A beautiful sunset. Gran reading all day. Maud at school, river full of lodged ice from shore to shore. Maud at school. In eve W Jr came up and Voltie, Wellie, Wall Niles moved the cook stove into the kitchen from dining room and then played pedro all evening. �64 Wednesday 15 April 1896 A fine day warm and bright. Pierpont passed up cutting through the ice, close in shore. Maud at school. Gran reading all day. Grace cleaned chamber and put up curtains and down carpets. V plowing all day. June done general house work. Thursday 16 April 1896 A fine spring day Wind South, a warm sun & a cloudless sky. V plowing. Gran reading all day. Grace finishing chamber— cleaning. Irene doing general house work. Maud at school. Charlie D came to go with her to school. Grace boiled Charleys �65 Thursday 21 February 1896 The assessor here today, Mr. Moore. Awoke this morning to find a very stormy scene out door, snowing and blowing a gale from south, the snow drifts and the banks have increased in bulk and size. Expected Grace & Voltie home today, but a disapointment. Dr. Buchanan came across to Samy’s towards evening when saw them coming thought was V & G. I made punkin pies and fried cakes and Mrs Naylor helped me all day. A clear bright day. rather cold. Wind North esp to present [illegible] , V & G have not returned. The cause may be on account of bad roads. Wells Jr here for to draw hay and stayed to dinner. Toronto cloth peddlers here but we bought nothing. Mrs Naylor done housework I cut carpet rags and patched clothes phonograph show to night at our school. �66 June 28 Wednesday June 29 Thursday �67 January 1895 A beautiful day West wind Wells Sr & Jr went to Kingston this morning. Jr carried potatoes to market. Sr went for lumber. Voltie & Grace came home at 2 p.m. Mrs. Naylor helped me all day. The snow is every where very deep. There has been no winter for years when the snow has been pilled up as tis now in 1895. Sunday 24th February 1895 A very good day West wind. Charley and Marjorie drove for me to go home with them. Don’t want to go. I would like to stay home a whole week before going there but it may be a duty and I must go I hope Grace will take good care of the little rose bush and give it a little water every night and set it on the table under the big looking glass and eery morning set it in the high chair by the front window where it can get all the sunlight. I shall not see it blossom for I will be gone and I hope Grace and Voltie will write in this diary every day or evening before going to bed and don’t let Mart see this book for �68 he will claim it. I have taken it for my own for I have none and he does not use it any more since he commenced going to school but keep it out of his sight and get rid of as many superfluous boarders as you can, for we do not need them and what is not eaten at table is devoured behind the door for of course life has to be sustained at all hazzards and odds. Do not expect or look for me till I return. I have 25 cts in the little round basket on the table. Don’t use it but add a little to it if you can. I hope Maud will be a good girl. Mrs N does not like her very well but Maude belongs here and she "vise versa". Now dont forget the rose bush and tell Wellie to be sure and get something for his head if anyone goes up on Wednesday and give him the 25 cts in the little box if he has not enough money, that is in the little round basket. I wanted to have Eveline and the children come up this week but I will see them when I come home make every [illegible] �69 Friday 15 March. Rather a coldd day growing cloudy towards eve. I mended stockings and Grace went for the mail, received the "New York Recorder", Yankee, Blade, Whig, News, churned. Uncle Smith drove across the river with Wellington Smith taking him to Rosier. �70 Saturday 16 March 1895 A beautiful morning light South wind. Voltie drove to the City for for his sawed oak & while gone traded horses got a white mare now for Fred horse. A trot at Millen’s Bay this afternoon. Mart went to trot. We are expecting visitors from Carlton this evening but the wind has arisen west and is cold guess they not come. but Charley and Bill come. instead been to Gloyds all day & C been to horse trot as much surprised to see them & the baby. So they stay all night. Grace, Maud I work hard all day, am very tired. Eveline came up Wellie hurt his foot getting out ice for Burnham. �71 Thursday 21 March 1895 St Patrick’s birth day cold and freezing. Wind West. Slept on the lounge last night. Belle and Charley went home this morning after breakfast. Those books Mrs Gloyd gave Belle were beautiful specimens of Litterary magazines. Eliza Jane & husband came down home to day from the cape, but in attempting to return were forced back by the wind. So couldn’t cross the river so drove back to Michea’s. Mart gone skating and not back yet 20 minutes past 7. Notwithstanding the wind we had visitors Charley, Doctuer Charley Walsh & Minnie OBrien and now Frank Woodman is here in the evening. �72 Monday 18 March 1895 The cold March winds are fiercely blowing from the west and freezing hard. Wellie came up and brought Hubert with him. Eveline & Muriel came up at 9 a.m., stayed till evening. Wellie went to R Gillespies Howe Island. Will D went too. Voltie went to Cape Vincent for seed house beans and bought wall paper and bordering also tobaco and letter paper. Wells Sr cut his foot. Wellie, Voltie & Will went over on the ice boat looking for Mart and found Mart had stayed at Beedles last night and had struck out looking for work. Irene churned. W. H. Woodmans wife very sick. Dr Spankie down to see her to day. �73 Thursday, 21 March 1895 A very fine day wind hushed and gone to rest very light wind West. Wells Jr & Voltie fixing the ice house. Lizzie Woodman very sick yet with inflammation of bowels. Dr Buchanan came to see her to day. Will Dixon and Geo Williams gone to Cape Vincent. Will gone seed house peas & Williams going Chaumont. Will gave a Mrs Horn a ride on his ice boat. Mart came home to day having hired to S. Plum for $16,50 per month to do house work. Charley Easton called in evening going to the post office. Mart went with him. Johny McGinnis came for Voltie to drive our bull home says he’s afraid of the bull. Hiram Joslin drove in here to borrow an axe and borrowed one of Voltie. Wells Sr wrote a letter to Capt Fitzsimmonds last evening. Maude mailed them this am. Grace sent for seeds from Park’s sent one to Washington. Maude Koen went into the convent to day. �74 Wednesday 20th March 1895 A beautiful day snow settling in the hot rays of the sun. Boys moved the ice house this morning and then Wells Sr & Jr drove up on the ice to Kingston. Voltie went too Millens Bay for kerosine. Mart and Voltie with him. Grace washed the clothes. V & Mart drove up to the net but got only two fish, perch. A Patrons meeting at Elly Woodmans this evening, and ice boat race in K to day. Lost a calf this morning. Geo Rattray drove in here to din. Voltie for balance for Threshing. Well, Grace and I have just finished washing the tea dishes and I ought to finnish patching Marts overalls but guess I’ll put to off till tomorrow morning. I darned and mended clothes for Mart to day. A bright starnight Will had his d with us �75 Thursday 21 March 1895 The weather this morning froze up again but thaws out again before noon and grows soft. The snow slowly disolving in the hot rays of old sol as the Earth day by day wheels her Northern temperate zone towards the suns genial warming pan. Wellie helping Will set a net after driving over to Will’s with E and the children. Ev making Jen a dress. Wellie ate dinner here and then Wellie, Voltie and Mart filled the ice house Mart went to OBriens and from there to Morgans for the ice saw and tongs. Shelly Niles came down to see us to day. This is the first time Shelly been here since Lill & Hank were married. A lecture in the Church this evening. Sr coping the North side of the house. Irene churned and mended clothes for Mart. I’m tired of patching. I’ve patched all winter and made over old stockings and darned scocks. We have no wool or yarn to knit socks and I’m glad of it. I’ve knit for 60 years and thats enough! W. G. Woodman and family drove into ice crack & Mary got wet. �76 Friday 22nd March Froze again last night but soon thawed out as the sun arose high above the tree tops. Mart straped his trunk to Maud’s little sled and went away over the ice, going away to work all summer. Poor Mart. God knows all about him. Voltie and Wells Sr went to Lindas Island and drew wood after dinner, they went again for a log and then Jr and V drew a load of hay from the old barn. Voltie & Grace going this evening to Carlton to make that long defferred visit, hope they will come back all right. Eveline and the children visiting at her fathers. Wellie drove down for them. Charley Woodman gone to Kingston. No one to go for the mail this evening. Wells lame yet but been coping the house, good sugar weather. Am very glad to hear Lizzie Woodman is better. Thank the Lord! Voltie and Grace came back at half past 12 am. Our coal fire gone out and no coating could keep it alive. �77 Saturday 23rd March 1895 A beautiful day, snow in long mudy patches. Ice traveling with heavy loads good yet; our highway in front of the house on the ice is constantly traveled by sleighs cutters and heavy loads of hay, wood logs and other commodities. There was to have been a trotting match at River View over to "see what they could see", which proved no race at all for some reason This morning Edith Montgomery and Miss Leanard (school teacher) came down from home and walked cross the river from here Mr D. Breakey gallantly helping them across the crack. Wells Sr finnished coping. Our boys drew hay, from the old barn. They went by the way of Wills. But I think the main incident of the day of was the coming of the family on a hand sled, moving, they knew not where the family consisting of a man, woman, two children, two dogs and their house hold goods such as a few old chairs, an old bed and nothing to eat, the man not ashamed to send the little girl to beg for tobaco with little bare heels on the snow. Well Charley Woodman moved them over to the old snow house going to work for Charley for one month on trial. Patched V old pants. �78 Sunday 24 March 1895 Not a very pleasant morning. Wind S. snowing and raining, regular March weather. Such a day as no one comes to see us and we sit around the stove and read & nod over our books and papers while the weather grows worse and the wind rises and howls dismaly around the house. Voltie gone to bed. Wells Sr reading the Whig. Grace and Maud reading. Would like to know how the family over in the Snow house are this morning and if they have any thing for breakfast, poor things. Had a nap while Grace got dinner. Sun shining clearly all pm. Dick Halliday drove down to make a visit for the first time in two years & staid to supper, went down cellar with Voltie and looked at the potatoes, think he wants to buy. Heard those people that yesterday moved into the old snow house ar ar [sic] gypsie vagrants belonging to a gang of thirty or more prowling around the country. �79 Monday 25 March 1895 We awoke this morning to find the rain pouring down. Set the wash tub and soon had a tub full of water. Voltie working around the barn nearly all day it cleared away at noon, sun shone brightly out. W Jr took his nets from out the ice. Snow rapidly disapearing fields are getting bare but great banks of snow are yet piled up against board fences. Mended V coat and darned socks and cut carpet rags. Helmer Woodman, Will Irvine & J Irvine called here this evening for Voltie & stoped on their way to Burnham for W Jr to join the Patrons of Industry. They left their horses here untill their return. Wells Sr writing a letter to John McCohn this eve. Grace & Maud returning early another calf at the barn �80 Tuesday 26 March 1895 The ground this morning covered with snow all the mud covered again but by 10 am ground mud spots naked again. A half cloudy day. An eclipse on the sun to day not visible in this country. Grace sewing on my dress. Bamford Sr whacking away at the house roof yet. Maud very good girl washing the dishes like a little woman while her tongue flies as fast as her finger. W Jr and E Bates working on Jr house building a veranda. Heard C Woodmans hired gipsy man yesterday, cut three cords of stove wood. Good days work so they say! Will Dixon hauled out his fish nets this pm. Voltie ditto. Through a mistake V pitched his fathers mittens with the hay to the cows. �81 Wednesday 27 March 1895 A sort of disagreeable unpleasanat day. Voltie thought he would drive to Kingston with a log but not considering the ice very good, V & his father drove up in cutter. Maud started out early to rap Will out so he could send to town if he wished, but did not succeed in awakening the household. From there she went to W Jr, found them at Breakfast and ate breakfast with them and came home accompanied by Jr who finnished doing the chores. Came again in p.m., says Rob Percy came over and wants Sr to come over to his house. [Rob Percy|R.P.]] has Sr in his clutches, some way. Poor old Sr he always as to buisness. He is one of the "Might have beens" Only a prodigal a life that has been traveled by thousands like him in sinful selfishness. I supose Sr went to the office to day. I expect we’ll all be hoisted some day. Sr bought himself a new pair of mittens. 5 eggs to day. �82 28 March 1895 Thursday This morning Wind North, cold, ground cover white with snow three inches every bare spot covered looks like mid winter again. Voltie working in blacksmith shop. Sr chopping wood and choring around. Grace piecing a quilt. Irene darned and cut rags and washed socks and mittens gave Jr tea & butter. Voltie found the lost mittens this morning so Sr has 3 pairs of good mittens. Maud sewed a few rags. 3 eggs Friday 29 March 1895 A soft cloudy day froze last night but soon thaws last face of snow gone again only the old snow remaining. Wellie not here to day, churned and made prints 8 lbs. Will not here either. Charley came over for butter print and butter basket. Sr mending tugs in kitchen a hot fire nearly all day. Grace washed quite a washing. V drew hay. 3 eggs. Wellie & Voltie baged potatotes in the cellar for market. Easton here and went to the office with V for mail, no letters. �83 Saturday 30 March Ground white with snow everywhere. Wellie and Will gone to KingstonMarysville with potatoes and butter to exchange for groceries. Drove up on North side across Michael OBriens. Very rough traveling on the ice. Wellington Burnham accompanied them. Didn’t return till nearly sun down. For the 8 lbs of butter at 16 per lb received 10 lb sugar 3½ yds shirting one spool white thread and 40 cent cash. Sr mengin tugs in kitchen. V making cutter irons. 40 cents 42 shirting 5 thread 40 sugar [subtotal] 127 5 yeast [total] 132 �84 Sunday 31st March A clear bright quiet calm day, new snow disapearing but millions of old snow every where, great banks to melt away yet. Wellington Burham’s horse ran away from the church shed where he was hitched with cutter and in rounding the point at concession struck cutter and smashed it up breaking runners, fells dash board seat and cleared from the cutter, ran down the ice and away over towards United States and wheeled about and came home again. After dinner Grace went down the ice to Wellies. Jr at the barn nearly all day. Voltie up stairs. Maud & I here alone. My head always singing like August crickets. A cloud off in the south. Well I must go now and skim the milk for the calves for tis after 4 p.m. �85 Monday April 1st 1895 A stormy day for the first of April snowing and blowing from the North all day, ground white with snow every where, river still frozen over from shore to shore. Wells got a lame back. Not much done excepting chores, no one here. A rough day for the first of April after the most severe winter we have seen for years. Tuesday 2nd A fine warm day but Earth white with snow which is rapidly melting beneath the hot sun. Wells got a very lame shoulder. Will came over, been to post office to post letters. Wellie here. After dinner Voltie hiched horses onto pumper and Maud and I ride over to Wills and stay all pm. V coming for me in evening. Voltie this am drove in cutter over to John Wilkinson’s to see about getting maple sugar for a sugar party to be held at S.D. Woodmans 10 of Apr by the Patrons. Wilkinson asks $100 per gal. �86 Wednesday 3rd April A very good day some what cloudy. Wells Sr and V coping the house all day. Voltie this evening gone to a Patron Meeting held at the School House. Yesterday Grace and I sent for seeds & [illegible] Last night we rec’d the Peoples Home Journal and a letter from Miss Guy. Sr rec’d one from Greenleaf. Snow & wind everywhere. W Jr drawing sand or stone for his kitchen which he is going to build. Eddy Bates is going to help him. Forgot to say Charley Easton was here last night and Charley Burnham & Eddy Bates. Percy Gillespie here this a.m. for Missionary money subscribed 25 cts which is to be repaid in two weeks. �87 Thursday 4 April 1895 Thawing all day in sun No holes yet in the ice but snow slowly disapeaaring from land. Voltie drawing sand 3 loads from foot of Island. V & the father coping the kitchen. I cleaned the pantry cupboard and arranged things therein all the rest of the day, cut rags and sewed hit and miss, Wellie drawing stone for his kitchen. Wells Sr. shoulder lame yet �88 Friday 5 April 1895 A fine day for sunshine and taking off the snow. Wellie came up for the team to draw sand. I went with him and stayed all day, had a fine visit Alvira Burnham & Dora Gillespie came up and stayed all pm. Geo Gillespie drove for them. Voltie drew one load sand Eddy Bates drove the team home. Fran Woodman came down for V’s fiddle bow. not many letter this eve. Grace read one from Minnie McDonald Montana Grace’s & Eveline’s flower seeds not come yet begin think they not come at all. Charley Easton went to Gananoque to day walking on the ice. �89 Saturday 6 A cloudy day thawing away the snow, but lots left yet scattered around in patches and banks every where disfiguring the landscape with an unnatural appearance. River ice turning dark and watery and dropsical but Laura Smith drove up the ice from her place to our consession and then drove by the roads to the Villiage said the roads are terrible. Grace cleaned floors. I washed some clothes. Wellie drew stone for his new kithcen. Voltie & Sr coping the N.W. end of the kitchen. In evening Voltie went to W. H. Woodmans to see about syrup for the Patrons Sugar party and did not return till 2 Oclock a.m. He helping Snub boil down sugar. Maud brought in nine eggs. �90 Sunday 7 April 1895 Sitting by the front window looking out upon the fast receding and disapearing snow. Yesterday a stick lay upon the snow bank in front of the window towards the oak tree, now the stick lies upon the ground the snow having melted away and left it there. An abundance maple of sugar made this year but none for us. I hope to get some when next marketing is done. Maple sugar has this spring been sold for 4 cts per pound in Kingston. William Irvine made us a short visit. Thought he was going to stay to dinner. So we stewed a pot full of fresh beef, best he gone now and tis 20 minutes past one Oclock p.m. Sr at the barn. Voltie in the rocking chair reading the Yankee Blade. Grace making biscuits for dinner & Maude tearsing around outdoors yelling like a wild cat. Welly, Will & Rube made us a short visit towards evening. They came up from Jr’s lots of wind to walk in. Old gobbler chased Maude. Guess she wont’ run out in mud any more while the gobler is around. �91 Monday 8th April 1895 A very windy rainy day Maude & I done cooking and house work. Worked hard all day. Grace papered the kitchen. Voltie and Will moved the old side board in to the pantry which I think is a great improvement. Voltie done some black smith work and Wells Sr worked on his cutter. V & G. & M rummaging among the old books and paper up stairs at bed time. Churned to day. �92 Tuesday 9 April 1895 Rained all night, tub overflowing with soft water. Snow nearly gone this morning excepting high banks and they are settled dwindled down and in a few days will soon be gone. Wind and water prevails. River fast closed with ice and covered with a fog. Grace scoured woodwork in kitchen this a.m. Sent a letter to Mrs. MacDonell Montana. V blacksmith shop. Sr working in shop too at something. my head pretty bad singing all night merry as crickets and swimming like a whirligig and ache ache ache across the back of head. �93 Wednesday 10 April 1895 A clear frozen morning. Grace got an ulserated tooth. Voltie went to Snub’s for the maple sugar, got 4 gallons for the sugar party to be held at S.D. Woodman’s an opisition [sic: opposition] party down to Hornses. Will D here, had singing. In evening Perley called and went with G & [Devolson|D]] to the Patron’s Party. �94 Thursday 11 April 1895 A fine warm day tomatoes coming up. V & G came home last night at 1 oclock a.m. Grace washed and brought all the water to wash with. V and Sr shingling the horse barn. This day moved into the kitchen. Frank Woodman here in the evening. I mended Sr old vest, tore up my best black apron to mend it with and I cut some carpet rag & churned. 5 eggs to day. Frank Woodman here this evening. The Valentine buisness is clear enough now. Never thought G. N. would prove such an ungrateful sap head though I never considered him very heavily freighted with sound sence or kindliness of feeling for any one but he does not want to go sailing with Bamford any more. He has no further use for this family So he can heap all the abuse on Voltie he likes, in his sneak thief way. �95 Friday 12 April 1895 A fine a.m. though frozen this morning but soon thaws out and the small remnant of snow which is left here & there is going going nearly gone. The is aged in the river and we continue to dip water from the water hole that we cut last Dec or Jan. There is a long channel open and I expect the ice will be gone or broken up in the morning for the wind is S.E. and blowing this evening and raining and the gulls have been flying in from the lake. W Sr and Voltie coping the South West side of the house. Maude brought in 12 eggs this a.m. and done her lessons very well. V gone for the mail and Sr & Jr signed a petition for a telephone to be continued from Hugh McLaren’s to Woodmans. �96 Saturday 13 April A medium sort of day rather cloudy but didn’t rain. V & his father worked at coping the S.W. side house till nearly six Oclock. Maude brought eleven eggs. Grace set a hen In evening V went to Jr to make a visit. Frank Woodman there & Will D. They played checkers. We had pumpkin pie for supper and sat up reading till near eleven. Grace ciphering all evening. Mr Watson was to come to day but I supose weather prevented. Maud and I sowed flower seeds in an old tin pan and decorated it with broom splinters. �97 Sunday 14 April 1895 A cloudy day, water hole gone and river clear of ice from Canada to United States. Skiffle are now passing from one government to another. Niles been over and returned. Grace over to her Grandmothers since breakfast, dishes were washed. Wellie came up awhile and I let him take 6 Yankee Blades. W Sr at the barn most of the time. This is Easter Sunday. The day on which arose our most blessed Savior. A quiet calm peaceful day. Grace came before dark. Said Frank Woodman and Bill Horn ate dinner at Wells. Evening visitors Frank Woodman & Bernard Morgan. Night dark and rainy. �98 Monday 15 April 1895. A nasty wet cold disagreeable day, a drizzling rain falling all day I have nearly forgoten what each individual member of the family done this day. Slept ate and drank as usual I’m sure. Would like to know how Belle and her family are and would like to hear from Johny and how he get along with his Spring work, but not much work done yet this spring any where. Would like to hear from Martin too but not a word from him yet. Ought to write to Dick Brown and ought to write to Lib Watson. �99 Tuesday 16 April 1895 A raw windy day snow not all gone yet. Voltie started the plow over on the range but finds it wet plowing. Wind North. Grace got the Park flower seeds this evening and the music book no letters no papers. �100 Wednesday 17 April 1895 A clear bright day Wind N. Sr coping V drawing manure from the house. Grace and I done as we had a mind too cant wash for we have no soap. A sugar party at J Wilkinsons this evening. Will Dixon there and played violin. Frank went too. �101 Tuesday 12 Jan 1897 A clear cold morning. West wind. Some more snow fell during the night, river steaming think the river will freeze over this time to keep. Quarter to 10 a.m. Al Joslin here just came says he has got heart disease but he is smoking and V smoking and Sr is smoking and a cloud of smoke fills all the sunlight coming in at the window in queer fantastic waves and circle. We hear enough about women talking but if any three women can talk more than these three men, I don’t want to hear them. V tomorrow going to have a bee getting out manure Jan 12 through Jan 29th 1897 1 page for July 97 �102 tiresome days are passed since I last wrote in this diary & little events have taken place that go to make up our every day life and passed by forever. Grace and Maud have been to Veron and made a two weeks visit, came home on 11 July bringing Harry W. and Fred Smith with them for a weeks visit which lasted till 18 July. Marjorie stayed with me three weeks. Mother here more than a week. Belle and her children and Dick Halliday here, Dordane Sid Percy, Alda and two young ones here. Rachel, Will and all of Jen’s children here several times. Mrs Park here. Two patrons meetings hen. Mr Niles and Wallace working here. Shelly Niles here. Frank Woodman here. Allen LaFleu here. Weather very dry. Smiths boarders here 5 of them �103 Wednesday 18 Jan 1897 A clear cold day. Wellie, Voltie, Frank, George & Wallace Niles and Will Dixon helping V draw manure. Drew 25 loads. Grace taken sick with tonsilitis and after dinner persuaded her to go to bed and she is very sick all pm and all night tonsils badly cankered. I try every remedy I have which is recommended by Dr Chase. Boys didn’t stay to supper. River closed over last night. V started out skating but did not stay long. �104 Thursday 17 Jan 1897 River frozen over this morning quite firmly. Grace no better. V and Wall go across the ice bringing all the way with a stick. Gone for the Dr for Grace, return at 2 pm bringing Dr Watson who leaves powder and pills and gargles & throat washes. Ate dinner here then went over to Wills to see Rachel. Lanced her mouth then V & W fitted out the ice boat The Frost and gave Dr Watson a ride on the ice boat the first he ever experienced. Voltie skating after dark �105 24 July 1895 Friday 15 Jan 1897 Another cold day. Grace better Voltie & Wellie draws wood from Lindas island with old Nell, two loads, found the crossing good going to have a chopping bee on Monday to cut up the fallen timber on Lindas. Evening mail. Letters for Grace. One from Dr H Watson, one from LaFleur, a postal from Miss E Hammer. Evening visitors Mary & Herbert & Tom Dignum stay awhile and then accompany V on the ice skating Will D and Frank Woodman & Jim Morgan went to St Lawrence Corners for oil started early and didn’t return till dark. V goes skating after dark. �106 Saturday 16 Jan 1897 A cold day. Grace much better but goes to bed after dinner. V goes to River View on ice boat for tobaco, soap & sugar and bought Maud a slate and led pencils. Came home early and after supper goes skating till 12 Oclock or less. A dark cloudy afternoon. �107 25 July Sunday 17 Jan 1897 looks like rain or snow, wind rising and blowing like a harricane ripping up the ice in the old St Lawrence tearring it open from shore to shore, driving it on shore and piling it up and stacking it high and dry on Linda’s Island. Whew what a storm. Well old winter we stole a march on the ice bound river while it did last and got the Dr and two loads of wood and some groceries, so roll and tumble and clash your ice in pieces and churn and powder it up. The girls and boys have had lots of fun while the ice lasted. Jim Morgan made us an evening visit. �108 Monday 18 Jan 1897 The ice this morning pretty well broken up. Grace much better no snow no sleighing �109 26 July Tuesday 19 Jan 1897 A extremely cold day. Voltie and Wall went to Lindas for the purpose of chopping wood this a.m. Came home at 12 to dinner. After dinner returned again to the Island taking Charley Woodman, Frank Woodman, Will Dixon, Ed Weaver, Wells BamfordJr and Wallace Niles, 7 of them, to saw and split fire stove wood. When coming home at 3 p.m. they ran the ice boat upon a thin piece of new ice formed the night before and as the ice boat was being driven with great speed before the wind the instant they boat struck the new ice it broke, precipitating the 7 of them beneath the ice cold water but as they arose to the top, with great presence of mind they managed to save each other which is a miracle indeed that some of there were not �110 drowned. They never want another such an experience, stiff and nearly benumbed with cold with their clothing encasing them like sheet iron, they made their way to the shore leaving their axes saws & skates at the bottom of the Old St. Lawrence and the ice boat to freeze into the ice hole. A sad experience that each devoutly hopes may never occur again. After putting on dry clothes, Voltie & Wall go to the corners to an amateur performance, came home at 3 Oclock next morning, slept till 1/2 past 7. �111 Wednesday 20 Jan 1897 A bitter cold day. after breakfast Devolty goes to get his saw which they left on the ice yesterday. Their axes 3 of them were lost in the hole. They cut the ice boat out to day and brought her home none the worse for being dipped excepting the sail is somewhat cut tearing it from the ice. Begin to look like a snow storm growing, cloudy. V goes early to bed. Commenced a quilt to day. Wells Sr brought in a new laid egg. �112 Thursday 21 Jan 1897 Awoke this morning to find the ground covered with 6 inches of snow. The sleighs and cutters are out but the weather turns soft and rains a little. Wells is making axe handles. Wells Jr drove in here with team and hitched on sleigh to carry Nina Watkins home. A new milks cow this morning. V skinned the calf. A black hen on nest laying egg. Hope the snow will not thaw away for we have had only one to two days sleighing this winter and that was a long time ago �113 Friday 22 Jan 1897 A cloudy snowy day; ice covered deeply with snow, no more skating, no more flying over the river on ice boat and plunging into holes. Voltie & Wells Jr bush a road to Linda’s island and draw two jags of wood: pitched off a little for Will. Will came over and by him I sent the St Lawrence notes to the post office, fried cakes, pieced on quilt, no soap scarcely any thread. Wells Sr & Wells going to Kingston tomorrow if possible. �114 23rd January 1897 Saturday. Cloudy this morning. Wells Jr busts fire at five, and Irene got breakfast, early but waited till 8 Oclock for Jr to come along. Sr not pleased about waiting. Jr carried 4 bags of potatoes to the Bakers, and oats to be ground for provender. A cold day. Wells Sr and Jr came home late roads heavy brought no coal, no grist & didn’t get his tooth filled, in fact nothing went exactly right but came at last and we had a good fire and hot supper waiting for them, brought home candy and two boxes of pink �115 29 July Sunday 24th January 1897 A cloudy quiet day no one here till towards evening when Will and Charley came over and ate supper with us and we have a fine time. �116 Monday 25 Jan 1897 Very cold snowing some and blowing. V drove for Wills children and took Maud and they to school. Will went too. Will drove for them at night. We churned and made 33 lbs butter and Grace picked two turkeys for market tomorrow. Dont believe they will go it is so very very cold. A dance at Dignums to night. V & G & Will invited, a fine night for a dance truly. �117 30 July Tuesday 26 Jan 1897 Intended to go to Kingston to market this morning but intensely cold and blowing, whew! What a winter day. I washed a few things and done coppying Grace piecing quilt. Voltie drove with Maud and Wills children to school. �118 Wednesday 27 Jan 1897 Warmer this morning but snow is deep on land and ice. V working in shop after driving over for Wills children and carrying them and Maud to school in sleigh. Will brought over the News about the accident in the ice. Grace cleaned floors and cut more work out for the quilt. I coppied the last of the Caribs. Wellie here a few mintues. Cloudy all day and looks like more snow. �119 31 July 1897 Thursday 25 Jan 1897 Arose this morning at 4 Oclock. Grace and Voltie going to Kingston on the ice if they can drive on the ice. Not very cold but snow falling and has been snowing all night. At day light they start, Frank W putting in a horse with old Nell before our sleigh. Frank taking up a load of apples which fills the whole hind end of sleigh. Wells carries out the butter 33 lbs and, the turkeys (2 of them) and can scarely find room in sleigh for them, and away they go. V & G sitting in front, and Frank can hardly find standing room. Wells gave V $1 dollar to pay in office to day, and three more for Grace’s doctor bill. Wells hitches Jesse to the cutter and drives with Maud to school snow lightly falling all day. Get dinner early and Sr goes to Obriens to get cutter irons fixed after painting 2 old chairs in [illegible] and stay till school is out for afternoon. �120 Voltie and Grace say all night. Friday 29th Jan 1897 A clear fine day. Wells Sr drives to school with Maud. Towards noon Grace, Frank & Voltie came poking along home driving all the way on the ice. Stayed all night at the old folks ball at McLaren’s Hall, both looking weary and disipated. Grace goes directly to bed and sleeps till toward night. Voltie milk the cow and goes off upstairs to bed. Wells got a letter from one of his cooks and writes to her in the evening. Going to Kingston in morning. Wellie can bring his overshoes for his father to exchange tomorrow. �121 1897 Sunday 11 July. Clouds gather for a thunder storm from the south. Rain pouring in torrents with wind thunder & lightning. Grace drove down from Charley’s through all the rain bringing Lizzie with them. The rain is a heaven sent blessing. Callers; Frank Woodman, Wallace N, Will & Charley D. V tied down one cow for getting in the grain 9 Oclock and rain yet falling Monday 12 July -97 rained all night, a cloudy morning & cloudy day with a little rain. Frank Woodman ate dinner with us. Maud brought in a few ripe raspberries the first from our bushes. Every thing growing. Maud and Voltie went fishing-promised to go no farther than the reaches and �122 went to look for them, they were not there so folowed down the shore calling Maudie as I went no answer. When I came to the wire fence had hard work to get through but proped the bottom wire with a forked stick and crept under, followed down the shore through the cedars through tangled and entwining boughs. V became entangled in a dense groth of wild peas and fell, managed somehow to get up and stagger on. Went as far as the red cedar that grows on the shore near the line fence. but no children fishing. Saw only the cows feeding in pasture. Came back by the wheat field and through the bars. Befor reaching the house heard Maudie singing and knew they were all right. Voltie fixing a milk waggon on which �123 Jan. 31st through Feb. 20th, 1895 on same sheets with entries for June 1893 �124 25 Thursday 31st January 1895 A beautiful winter day, sun clear and bright over all this [illegible] wide expanse of snow. Lizzie Horne [illegible] bright and early sewing on Grace’s dress. Wells Jr & Martin gone to Gananoque to mill. Voltie hitched up horses before jumper and I went down to see Eveline & children. Then Will took team from Wellies and drove with Jen & baby to the foot to Nesbit’s. I stayed till after dark when V came for me, staid to supper, ariving at home found Robert and LouiseHorn here, all staid till 12 midnight then went home taking Lizzie with them, got work done. Friday 1st of February 1895 53 yrs ago. A soft misty cloudy day thickening towards night very little wind Wells and Voltie �125 26 Friday 19 May 1893 A clear bright day, Wind North, orchards and wood beginning to look green. Wellie and Martin plowing all that piece by the strawberries and raspberries going to seed it. I scoured milk pans. Grace washed breakfast dishes. Shelly came and Maude went to school wiht her. I wrote four 4 letters. Send Mart over to Gloyds on buisness after dark. Grace went to the P.O. to mail letters and milked the cow on the way back. �126 in consideration of Perceys wanting me him all the extras honey, chocolate, Shelly came at evening and Laura. Shell washed dishes and after going for mail Grace, Shell & Laura went to Franks where they were met by Hattie, Bernard, Wallace & Jack Niles and Percey. Grace and Niles youngsters after a grand frolic came home at half past ten. [?] I drove all the cows out the yard and orchard. Maud and June out to chase them out in the dark. I carrying a lamp and Maud a long pole. I was afreaid of falling down but out they trampled through the front which Percey had left open and Helen Watson but she & from Wells Sr �127 Miss Laura Joslin came up from uncle Al’s to make a visit all dressed blue muslin and embroidery with black braided hair stuck full of fanciful hair pins. a very fine good bib put on my old apron and went to work to help Grace set table and wash dishes. Grace sent Arthur over to Geo Rattray’s to buy honey which we had for our 5 Oclock tea. ie Laura, Grace Maud and the men having their supper by lamp light. All only Percey by going for pail of water lost his place at table, had to wait as our table can oly seat 12 and that would have been the 13th and �128 Wednesday 24 May - 1893 A clear bright day Wind South Saturday 2 February 1895 A cloudy mornng but clears away by nine a.m. and a most beautiful winter day succeeds the morning bright and clear. Wells & Will gone to Kingston. Jen came up from Nesbits this morning. Wellie & Volie drew uncle Smith the hay-three tons to pay for Smiths carpentry tools. Mart done chores. Grace & Maud sings and plays the organ. Grace swept and cleaned floors. Mrs B fried some cakes. Mike O’Brien brought the school teacher down to day. Uncle Smith and Charley Easton dont speak to each other. Will bought a new stove 36 dollars. Sunday 3 Feb 1895 [left hand page missing, text will be indicated with *] * cold winter morning. North wind * but quiet and clear. Welly came up for milk. Mart went to churn * wrote a letter to Mr Watson * the family reading Mail * another new calf at the �129 29 [bottom right corner and some left bottom margin has been torn, missing text will be indicated with a *] Friday 28 May 1898 A hot wind South like an African simoon blowing sharp. Boys working in field. Grace washed, hung clothes on line, cleaned dining room, wood work and floor, moved cupboard and table, painted cupboard. Maud at school. A black thunder cloud rolling up from the west, sharp chain lightning with the white deep fringed edge rolling over and over, and after which tells of wind. I bring in all the wood and chips quick as I can, close the doors and windows and stand by the window and watch the coming tornado so grand and awful so forget all about the clothes hanging on the line. I shout * Wellie Martins & Woodmans boys * turn out but no, they go back * forth across the field each trying * can stay out the longer. Will * * they all run for * *fast as the horses can go * * some like a streak Martin * * get wet if the wind dont f * well they are here and * pours the wind blows the * * heavy thunder * �130 44 [bottom left corner torn, missing text indicated with *] June 20 A very warm day. Grace made a dress for her grandmother. Rain would be a blessing just now. I done the house work. Grace and set 25 tomato plants June 21 1893. A very warm day no rain in ten days. Barometer falling hope it will rain. G worked in garden, Wellie and * done road work, Grace fixed her dress, cleaned floors and * fishing. Welly’s putty came * can so I fixed it with beeswax * are doing well. Grace and * a hundred tomato plants �131 43 18 June A very warm day John and Flora came and brought Grace home with them from Limerick 19 June. Monday. A fine day. Grace washing and ironing all the clothes. Borrowed Jens flatirons Rev. Mr. Road house called and paid his rent $25 and I gave him dollar of the rent �132 [bottom left corner torn, missing text indicated with *] Wednesday 6 February 1895 A bitter cold morning but clear and bright. Grace & Volty drive to MarysVille to attend the CMBA Ball leaving Grace at Healy’s. V drives to Kingston. Wells Sr choring. Mart at school an awful cold day continued on page 34 Monday 29 May A very fine day Wind S * Went to school but couldn’t find * Book. Grace washed �133 31 [bottom right corner torn, missing text indicated with *] Monday 4 February 1895 A thick hazy atmosphere very light wind South, snow falling lightly all day. Voltie & Wellie drawing hay for Burnham. Voltie drove Dan horse down to Horn’s. Grace went there to get Lizzie to trim her pink waist. Wells bought a double harness of an agent. Agent staying all night. Maud went to make Muriel & Hubert a visit. Voltie gone to Horns for Grace, broke the cutter irons by driving Dan. Tuesday 6 February 1895 A bright and extremely cold day. Wind N.W. coldest this winter. Webster (Harness * left after breakfast. We got a ch* knife and some 6 tea spoons. Voltie * help Will set up his stove after dinner * * off the new calf poor thing * Wellie came for milk after dinner * and has now gone to Morgans for * * that uncle S lent Morgan * * is Martins first day this * school. In evening Mart went * and didn’t do his home * * inviation for G & V to go to * �134 33 Tuesday 30 May 1893 Wind S.W. Grace cleaned her bed room looks fine, clouds gathering in west, rains part of A.M. I sow carrot and beet seed with seeder. Mart planted sweet corn and punkins. Wellie plows up a piece of ground down toward Smith for corn, beans & potatoes. Wellie planted popcorn. Will Dixon went to cape with fish, stoped at Raven view and got the seeds Flora sent. I sowed some of them. I churned. Wednesday May 31 This is the last day of the month. A fine clear day. Wind S.W. Grace is cleaning the small room took up carpet and whiped it * line. �135 [left hand page torn, missing text indicated with *] Thursday 7 February 1895 A very cold day. V & G came home at 7 p.m. Mart at school. Voltie worked all day. Wellie came up for milk and butter. Will & Charlie here. Will making an ice boat. Grace cleaned floors and after dinner went to bed. Slept till supper time, very cold dark clouds, wind S.W. looks a gathering storm. In evening Mart goes to church to hear Rev. Barrel preach found no preacher there. Went to D.D.W’s and studied their lessons. Friday 8 Feb 1895 Intensely cold, snowing and blowing from North. Morgans * and the teacher at 1/2 past nine a.m. * the blinding storm so * overcoat & cap and away * goes to school. So the carlton dance will be a failure * time Mart went for * others only two letters in * * this evening * they say only 7 * * school this day. When * * storm howls without * is cozy and warm by * fire �136 36 [bottom left corner torn, text indicated with *] Monday 11 1895 Feb 1895 A pleasant morning but cool Wind South some what cloudy. Wells Sr & Wells Jr gone to Kingston with potatoes for Wellie sold them for 40 cts per bag. Morgan’s borrowed the cross cut saw brought it home at 1/2 past 4 pm. Charley Easton here complaining about Smiths. Lanes locked the barn against Easton. Tuesday 12 Feb 1895 Quite a fine day. Teams flying past here enroute for Kingston. Niles gone * Mrs Naihor came down with * she came after dark. While G * V are gone to make an evening & McFadens, Mrs Montgomery * brought her down to day * them some popcorn. Mart * Wellie got two great fish * went to River view for Kerosine. �137 35 [bottom right & left corners torn, missing text indicated by *] Saturday 9 Feb 1893 A very cold day, snow flying. We live in a blizzard this winter with nose froze and toes a frozen. Wells Sr went to J.N. and borrowed a bag of coal. Grace cleaned more doors and I must wash some towels and other things. Oh for Liberty! I would like to sew, read-yes study, knit yards of lace, crochet, sew for a carpet, piece bed quilts, make scrap books but only drudge & drudge. How I wish we had a lot of new books. Grace and I all the standard works of good authors. Set up and read till late. Sunday 10th Feb A very fine day snow lightly falling * warming but soon clears away * * the sleighs an cutters. to day * * in every direction our * * house is a great highway * * say I washed those towels to * * had roast beef for dinner * * a visit stayed till 9 p.m. * * Voltie got a bod cold. �138 38 [page torn left & right bottom, missing text indicated with *] June 9th Friday 1893 It is long time since I wrote in this diary. Many things have transpired that I wish to have writen which has entirely escaped my memory but I will try and trace the days back in memory as far as I can recolect. This is a lovely day clear and warm light wind South. Last night Nellie came home with Grace from Kingston for a ten days vacation. Wellie & Martin * manure away over * the grange from this barn * helps act the meals * * &c. After dinner they * * Mrs Niles and I am al * * supper for the boys. �139 39 Wednesday 13 Feb 1895 A soft day. Grace washed and hung the clothes out. Voltie drew wood and hay, run his net and got two pickerel and a perch. Mart went to school. George Niles here inviting to Lills & Henry’s party. Volty & Grace declined the honor of attending. Mart went. Mrs Nailor here yet. Charley Holliday at HH’s party and called off a couple of changes so we heard from Belle and the children they are free continued on page 39 June 8 Thursday 1983 A fine summer day. Grace goes to Kingston - took 50 dollars * * pay Mills & Kent Brothers. Took * note of 25 dollars given by her * * Kent brothers paid 25 dollars * * Mills for V and took no * * would send it up the * * Gillespie burried to day * Wellie G came home with * Wellie went to funeral * * Wellie caught a young * �140 41 [bottom left and right corners torn, missing text indicated with *] 14 June Wednesday 98 A fine day. Mart and Frank drawing manure over to Grange. Wellie working for Sam’s folks, sent Milley down to borrow Joinder and circular saw. Grace in Limerick. James Gloyds and Will Slate over visiting and get a pig. Wellie got cheese money order to day. $27,75 cts very well but Hugh is going for it all. 15 June Thursday A fine day wind South. Wellie gone to Kingston on boat. Frank Woodman pretending * Mart draw manure. Drew * one load this a.m. * * have to cook their meals for * * around I suppose some * * will get done cooking * * ache so either. Will * sifting sand to the river * * Grace in Limerick. �141 [bottom left and right corners torn, missing text indicated with *] Sunday 17 February 1895 A beautiful day. Wind South. Alone till dinner time ie. Wells, Mart, Maude & I then came. Van Bamford cider swilled and swearing, next came Will Dixon, Will Pillar, Charley Holliday bringing Mrs Naylor and All Percy came next. I nearly forgot to say that Wellie and Charley Easton came before the others that is in fore noon. Mart went to church and heard Harrold Burnhams funeral sermon preached by Rev White continued on page 45 June 17 Saturday A hot day clear, no rain since Sunday * not home yet. I am * * can scarcely crawl around * * came up and scrubed the floor * a great favor then. Mart & * * go Sams and play ball a while. �142 [bottom left torn, missing text indicated with *] Tuesday 19 February 1895 A fine day. Wind South. Will D and Will P went to O’Briens to get irons made for ice boat. Charley here for milk. Looked for V & G home to day this was the day they said they would come. Wednesday 20 February 1895 A very good day. Wind West and snow drifting some. Will Pillar went home to day. Will and Charley here for milk and buttermilk. Will going to make a beets draw * from Howe Island. Will gave me 25 cts * milk. I didn’t want to take it from him * he said if not he would get no more millk * for G & V all day but they didn’t come. �143 45 [bottom left and right corners torn, missing text indicated with *] June 22 1895 A hot day look like showers Barometer low. A shower last night. Grace gone to Kingston. Wellie drove to dock. Maud and I alone and weed out the flowers. Grace carried $25 dollars to Town with her will pay Ackley $10 on account. Wellie and Mart working out their road tax. I must feed the hogs for it is now 12 o’clock noon. Grace took up the milk can to get it fixed putty or beeswax wont mend the leak. Monday 18 Feb 1894 A very good day. Wind SE look like a storm dark around the horizon. William Pillar here * * and made us a long 6 * *. Jolly good fellow. Wellie * Al Dixon half tun of hay. Charley * * for milk �144 [bottom left t corner torn, missing text indicated with *] Saturday 16 February 1895 A beautiful day arose early. Wills and Wells Jr gone to Kingston with a cow and calf to sell. Voltie & Grace gone to John’s. Will and Charley here. Will making ice boat in shop. Chimney caught fire from stove pipe. Wind S.W. cool snow not settled down any yet. Wells and Wellie came home 1/2 past nine. Mart and I watched from the windows only received 20 dollars for the cow purchased by B Folger. Will Pillar came to day put his horse in our barn & went to Wills. 13 June Tuesday A fine warm day continued on page 42 * any wind South �145 39 [bottom left and right corners torn, missing text indicated with *] Thursday 14th Feb 1895 A very good day not very cold. Welly came and brought some holders for Grace to stitch. Mart came home at four a.m. had fine time. Gone to school now Voltie going to Marysville with potatoes to buy groceries. Little Flora Dixon here visiting. Will gone to Howe Island for wood. Wellie gone with him with our team. Bamford fixing over an old cutter. A beautiful afternoon. V came home early. Webster called here again going to Horns. Wellie got home at dark from Howe Island. Colder this evening. Wills came for Flora and drew her home on sled. Friday 15 Feb 1895 Wind N rather * * gives promise of a beautiful * Voltie draws wood and hay and * to Johns and take a cow to Kingston * Charley Holliday drove * * Flynn’s for pigs says: the * * bad cold. Mrs Naylor * * with him and I am glad she * * carried her croak with * * awful old woman try * * things. a fine and * * she is gone a beautiful * �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, Autumn Rorrer Dean, 2alina, carol ann, and Queen’s University Archives � 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/0fbb18cdd951db20ef6f5c11874efed6.pdf 79e1f99edf472376cc95e8c5fa49a582 PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1888-1889, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-2 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-2 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:04 UTC. itemTitle: Sept. 4, 1888-1889 date: 1888-1889 Title: 5034_4-1-2 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2023-10-03 13:00:41 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-2 �page_0001 Irene Dixon Bamford - Diary - Sept. 4, 1888 - 1889 Queen’s University Archives Locator 5034_4 Box 1 File 2 �page_0002 [sticker affixed to outer cover] Sept. 4, 1888 - 1889 �page_0003 Re - Read 1976 - 84 [pencil etched stamp of tall ship labelled Ax Librisa] Flora I. King �page_0004 �page_0005 Mrs. W Bamford This Book a present from Devolson to his mother at midsummer 1888. Grace Bamford Wolfe Island Grace L. Bamford �page_0006 John Bamford [pencil drawn outline of hand] Maude Watson’s hand �page_0007 Lobelia purchased here [pencil drawn image- flower in a vase and a tree] Laura Sobelia [pencil drawn image- outline of a maple leaf] BAB �page_0008 Wolfe Island Sept 4th 1888 Tuesday A warm bright cloudless day, wind south. Volty is in Watertown. Welly, Evaline, Johny, and Grace are gone to a picnic in Breakys grove. Wells, Maud and I at home. Wells has a lame knee, but has gone down by Ebbs to water the young stock. Bill and Will are gone to Kingston to conclude the bargain for Will’s place. Will Woodman’s child is very sick with Erystashia [Erysipelas]. I just finished writing a letter to Watson. James O’Brien came to see Wells about the school house fence. Four ministers at the picnic including Thompson and his family and old John Lockheart the Bible agent. 5th Wednesday Rained some in the night, wind changed to north, cool all day John went early this morning to Wellingtons to help thresh but didn’t work untill towards evening. Welly went over to Rattrays & helped fix the machine and moved it to Burnhams after carrying E down to Burnhams to help Alvira. They came back [margin] Welly is 23 years old to day �page_0009 2 Sept again in the evening and stayed all night. John Morgan called for Welly to go to the Cape with him to the fair Wells drew manure from the barn and swore because Grace broke up a little wood with his axe. 6 Thursday Very cool wind north a clear day. Welly and Evaline got up early and went down to Burnhams. John stayed there all night. Wells milked all the cows and drove with Grace over to the dock and went from there to Burnhams to help thresh. I have to look around and find wood best I can. Silve came down for Rachel’s cloak. Jen and little Charley came up to borrow flour. Maud and I here alone most all day, its a terrible time for flies. The grass and all vegetation very green after the most severe drought and dryest summer we ever experienced. 7th Friday A clear bright day Wind north changing to south in fore noon. Welly and Johny threshing for Burnham & Horn. Welly got up early and [margin] Maud came here one year ago this day the 6th �page_0010 Sep went down there John stayed all night. Wells at home choring around. I done big washing. Grace and Evaline hung them all out. Will and Jen here in the Evening Lizze Jex burned to day. Sylvia’s face poisoned with ivy, looks like rain towards evening. 8 Saturday Wind south rained hard all night. Wells & Will intended to go to Kingston but rained so couldn’t go, cleared up in afternoon. I moped [sic] floor. Evaline ironed. The boys came home in afternoon in time for dinner. Lilly came for Welly to cut her hair in P.M. but Welly not at home. We brought in most all our clothes but they are rather damp. I cooked beets and stewed apples for supper. John received a letter from Volty with 5 dollars in it Grace done general house work Bill Smith made us a call. 9 Sunday A fine bright day, south wind and warm. I broke sabath by scouring the teakettle. Grace and Evaline went to church. [Lilly]] and Welly came home with them. Welly cut Lill’s hair over �page_0011 Sept Will and Charley here awhile. Wells and Will fixed Will’s fence. Grace went home with Jill and she and Welly cut Eddy Bate’s hair I picked corn for dinner and made cake & biscuits and Evaline washed dishes while I finished my letter to Victor. Welly cut Johny’s hair. Jen came up in evening and I went home with her and we went out with lantern and picked apples from the old miles tree (sweet) to cook in sugar. Will had gone down to Smiths to borrow his buggy to drive to the Ferry in the morning. Welly, Evaline, Johny, and Grace went to prayer meeting. In the evening I studied the History of England awhile and went to bed 10 Monday A fine day. Wind south west Will couldn’t get Smiths carriage but went early and borrowed John Nile’s. Smith had lent his to Pelton picture man from Watertown. Jen came early this morning. Welly and Johny went to Horn’s to thresh. Hiram Joslin drove here for Welly. I picked beans and corn for dinner. Grace and Evaline ironing and sewing on Johny shirt. Wells went to O’Brien’s to help fix the buggy and stayed till eleven O’clock. �page_0012 Sept. 11th Tuesday A fine day wind south rose very early for Johny and Wells went to Breakeys to thresh. Grace went to Bells on the boat and came home in the Eve and brought Marjorie with her. Welly went to Chammont. I forgot to send Victor’s letter by Welly. Evaline went to Sam’s to help Sylvia make her dresses. Wells and John helped set the machine to Sam’s and threshed all the PM. Wells had an awful time milking all the cows after dark, got mad and swore. Mother came up to get Wells to go to Kingston with Will. Maud and I alone most all day. I did not hurt myself with work to day [margin] Laura Smith went to Kingston to stay all week. John went after dark to borrow Well’s buggy for Will but he had lent it to Burnham to go to the fair and borrowed Al Joslin’s instead [/margin] 12 Wednesday Rose early so Wells could go to Kingston with Will. Evaline went to sew for Sylvia. John threshed for Sam. It looked like a rainy day and did rain some in fore noon AM, fair and extremely warm. had bad work to churn butter it is so soft and warm, our ice all gone and over �page_0013 Sept Jen came up with butter and eggs for Grace to carry to market tomorrow Welly came home in afternoon for his papers he forgot when he went away and said he was going straight back again to go to Watertown to get Bill’s money from Normandes. he went to Sam’s and helped them finish threshing. Johnny came first and watered horses and then took the team and went to Jim’s for ice. I worked over butter and made butter prints long after dark. Sylvia & Evaline came home with Welly and stayed the evening Marjorie and Maud carrying on all evening Wells came home half past twelve Wind south changing to west at night I forgot to send Victor’s letter to post Wells saw Norman Petrie, Martin Smith, Charley Clinton, Mattie Smith and Charles girl in town. 13 Thursday A very fine day Wind South west rather cool. Rose very early so Grace could go to dock. Maud came in to day for passengers. John went to fair and so is Grace and Bell Bill Smith made us a long call and said Welly neednt go to Watertown for the money for Normander had sent it �page_0014 Sept to him Will went to Kingston to day, again on business Wells went to water the young cattle and brought up some corn Eddy Bates called here for his vest that John had wore down from Sam’s Old Mrs Suttle burried [sic] to day Laura went down yesterday on the St Lawrence to Alexandria bayEvaline come home and gone to sweeping and patching Wellie’s overalls. After dinner E washed dishes and she & W went down to Burnhams in skiff. I skimed milk and churned. It rains, some wind more in north. Marjorie and Maud agreed about one thing—to make all the noise they possibly can. Wells gave Grace a dollar to spend at the fair. Evaline helped Wells milk 14th Friday A clear fine day Wind South Evaline went to sew for Sylvia. Maryanne Barry drove O’Briens horses to John’s pound. Sam’s black colt missing since yesterday morning I washed and baked bread Sylvia and Coruwith here tonight. Wells Jr and �page_0015 John threshed for Niles and now we have all retired (gone to bed) Saturday Sept 15th Sylvia made me a call Grace made pumpkin pies and churned milk and washed dishes and then went to Belles Evaline washed and Maud, Grace mopped and put the pies together Minnie O’Brien here Wells went up to Belle’s John and Willie threshed for Niles very warm wind South Sept 16th Sunday got damp quick Sylvia here to day Grace getting dinner John is harking his rear Wellie went out to the farm and slept all the afternoon John and Sylvia went down to Will’s Will came back with her Grace spanked Maud just before Ketering Wind North-East. Very nasty day I went over to Bell’s all day, Aunt Laura & Aunt Alona Smith, Charles Luttle and wife made Grandma a visit this p.m. 17th Monday Got damp quick again, very rainy day Wind north, John, Charles Woodman went to Miller Bay. John Morgan called after Sylvia here twice to day. I stayed to Bells from Saturday till Thursday and came down on Princess so I don’t know much that transpired at home I know it rained all day Sunday & Monday and �page_0016 Wells and I went over to Bells to carry Marjorie home Threshing at Hollidays Bell urged me to stay, and I stayed intending to go home Sunday next day Bell Charlie and children were coming home with me but rain prevented. didn’t get through threshing at Hollidays until Monday noon then Michea moved machine to Berrys Charlie Rearing and Dick went to Barrie’s Beatrice sick all day Wind south south on Monday Bell washed. Tuesday Charlotte went home learing Bessie but taking Charlie and Lottie with her Mrs Holliday went home with Charlotte clear and warm Wind south Wednesday the old dog churned I helped color carpet rags blue green and yellow towards night Bell children and I went up to McDonel place to see the house and brought corn & pumpkin rey tried when I got back Wells and Will came for me but Beatrice puked and so I stayed Thundred and lightened in the night Wind South warm and bright Thursday Maud came in this morning Wells went to dock to see if Grace road aboard �page_0017 Thursday no marketing done for Bamfords folks. butter to soft and not much of it, cows all drying up, no feed in pasture but a plenty just over the fence, our 9 cows are as profitably as sitting hen that has sat on eggs for 8 weeks. (Bells anniversary, birth day 26 years old) A fine day, warm Wind South I colored carpet rags garmet & cardinal red Beatrice is better I was rather sorry this morning I did not go home last night when they drove so far for me 24 miles but Bell felt so bad about my coming away, I stayed another day I don’t see her often Mrs. Burnham and Mrs. Horace Ingerson and Mrs. Holiday on the boat Young Capt. not aboard he was married last monday and went to Toronto on his weding "Tower" his father aboard Wells and Grace came to the boat for me I found Evaline and little Maud at home and I think they were pleased to see anying the dogs were and I was glad to get home although I had a pleasant time. Every thing at home was nice and warm and cheerful and supper was all ready Wally came home about 11 P.M. 21 Friday It had rained a little in night grass very wet wind North but a bright morning Maud sick with worms gave her a dose of castor oil After breakfast Evaline and Wally went down to �page_0018 Wills to see her baby’s sick too & carried Caster oil and parregoric Jen gave the baby 8 drops of the goric and Charlie got the bottle and drank the rest of contents we had started home again when mother came running to tell what Charlie had done afraid he poisoned Grace went to Miss Miles for wormwood she had none after dinner Wells went across the river a man called to see Wells But he was not at home. Sylvia made us a call Wells went to the ball play at & Barrys’ Wells got back at dark. Grace milked cows the black horse got loose and Wells & Welly looking for him long after dark with lanters found him and put him in stable & rained at sunset Welly came home at dark John came home too about 8 P.M. In evening I mended socks and at last we all went to bed. 22nd Saturday Rose early and got Wells breakfast by lamp light so he go to Kingston �page_0019 Wally went early with Ed Rattray to R. Irvines to thresh somewhat cloudy wind north cool. I wrote a letter and mailed it Volly this morning sent John to Sams Wind South and wife out very early trolling they went to Post Office. After dinner Evaline Welly and Johnny went to the baseball play Frank Woodman drove here for E and Sylvia went too Spaff’s bay Albert brought the post anger Our boys beat the Ferry boys at base ball Spaff Joy and Rattrays returned from the west Spaff rode down with Wells and said they Jout Trimme Messilli’s wife in the abyhm while he was there and also he has bought a right in a saw mill & is going back in 5 weeks. 2 letters from hugh and Wells saw Mrs. Strummer on Kingston dock that old hag that used to work for us. Bill Smith called here Grace milked all the cows I fed hogs, skinned mild fed calves brought water got supper and sick and gone to bed They all came home after dark I received a letter from �page_0020 Sept 23rd Watson the old monkey. I feel just like waking him. Sunday layed abed late all the family secured to be lazily inclined Mr. Bamford and Grace got breakfast. Evaline and Grace done up the work Mr. B. sick in his bed almost all day George Niles came to tell us that Old Kit had hurt-herself Mr. B went up to Hector her John went to church and over to Niles and up to Morgan’s Grace and Evaline got dinner and washed up the dishes. Then went after some black cherries and down to Niles Grandma felt bad to think of moving, Mill brought us up some fish for dinner. Mr B. made some good soup for Supper Sylvia away over to Rallrays I hear about the rest. Hello Jr went to Chaumont quick cool today wind North Sept 24th Monday A very beautiful day, wind south, getting ready for threshers Pa & John drawing in rain, Pa killed a sheep this afternoon, Grace �page_0021 went to Wills Sam’s and Niles’ Evaline worked like a heroine all day washed dishes moped and cleaned windows and oven thing Welly not home yet Ed called for him this morning but not at home Well promised to work in Welly place to day but he got a sore throat. he came up this morning for supper but I had none Sylvia called in the evening. Wellie came from Chaumont at 12 O’clock at night had been to Watertown Saw Vollie. 25 Tuesday Threshes came just before dinner. Wellie about up the Maud to thresh. Evaline washed and went down to Burnhams in afternoon Grace and Mr. D waited on threshers cooked and churned Mrs B not seeming very well bad cold Wind South - cloudy towards night sprinkled �page_0022 Wednesday Sept. 26th Threshed wind north John went down to H.H. Woodman’s to thresh in afternoon Mrs B in bed almost all day very sick. Grace and Evaline waited on threshers. Grace went down to Wills in P.M. Evaline went down to E. Joshie with Sylvia. Two cattle buyers here Mr. B did not sell. A man from Ganonoque called to see Will and Mr. B, Mr. Smith called Will’s throat still continues to be sore Wellie threshing Wind South - Grey pleasant 27 Thursday Wind South blowing a pale dark cloud raining afternoon squally with heasey thunder Grace went to market to day and had 12lbs of butter to carry but forgot to take 4 and left them at home John 17 to day I’m sick with a bad cold Will sick with inflamed throat and eyes Bill Mrs. Woodman had her fortune told to day, relative to their lost colt �page_0023 went town to day Mrs Holliday hit by an awning rod in town knocked her senseless. Carried by harey wind Pierrepond brought down the passengers Princess went around foot to Cape Smith took their child to Ferry to see the doctor 28 Friday Fair day wind west rather cold Wells went over the river in Ebb boat came back early John threshed at Snub’s came home early they broke down Sylvia called here on her way over the river stoped again in evening all night I worked most of the day but sick all night Wills eyes are very much inflamed can scarcely see anything Jen here and sent Grace to Mr Nile’s to dun John for Will Jen going to Kingston tomorrow with Wells Evaline ironed and worked all day Welly on the Island threshing. Wells fixed fence for Will all P.M. to keep their yellow corn out of Wills garden and orchard �page_0024 29 Saturday Wells & Jen went to Kingston Grace rose early and got her fathers breakfast Sylvia went home after Breakfast I’m sick with a cold yet feel very bad but sat up all day and mend socks Base ball match at Sam’s this P.M. Grace and Evaline gone I and Maud alone at home Volly was to come come to day but no one went to Miller’s bay for him William S. here A.M. Will D eyes very bad yet. Our boys beat the Taylors nine Wells & Jen came home at dark & Jen stayed to supper. Wells went down to Wills and tied their cows under the farm Laura stayed at Will’s all night Wind south. 30th Sunday Volly came home, he stayed all night with Geo Liddie very pleasant and warm . Charles & Bell came down here to dinner. Oct. 1 - Monday rain and cold wind all day. Grace was to have an apple cut but the rain will hinder. Mother is not very well she has been in bed most �page_0025 October all day. Uncle Bill Smith is here to clean oats John is helping him. Evaline cooked for the party this forenoon 2 Tuesday Wind north cold Wells drew grain (barley) to the SE John helped clean barley and W.S. clean oats. Volly went to Rosierre for his trunk Evaline done a big washing Welly came home in the Evening Wills eyes very sore I dont feel well 3rd Wednesday Evaline ironed We churned and made butter prints for market Volly Johny & their father cut the corn and drew it home Wills eyes not well yet nor better. Sylvia here Welly threshing at Rattrays Came home at dark I do not feel well yet wind North 4th Thursday Wind South cloudy dark day rain hard all P.M. Welly Volly & Grace went to Kingston and Evaline finished ironing, made pies cakes and cleaned floor �page_0026 Uncle Smith here twice Laura doctoring Wills eyes. Wells & John draw beans and pumpkins Some thief stole our apples again this year over in the "far" orchard Grace left her basket and paill towels butter rags slippers and rubbers in Kingston Welly brought me a bottle of cough medicine Volly brought 6 apple barrels Sylvia here John Morgan here in the evening Maud sick with cold Wills eyes a little better Jen called 5th Friday dark cloudy day wind North Welly went to Rattrays to thresh Hogn to W. H. Woodmans Wells and Volly gathering orange apples Evaline at Sammy’s and stayed all night Evaline 20 years old today 6 Saturday Dark rainy day rather cold wind North. Wells went to Kingston Welly threshing at Joys John threshing at Mackey’s Volly filled 6 barrels with apples Grace moped kitchen floor Charley Holliday 28 years old to day Jill & Shell here �page_0027 Oct 7th Sunday A bright warm day. Wind South. River Still Bill and Laura made us a call Laura called for her cups & saucer Volly went home with them Wells Jr and Evaline married to day Sylvia here John over to Rattrays Wells went over to Joys to see when Spaff is going to Ganonoque Grace went over home with Sylvia Wells Jr got some honey for me from Mels Gloud 8th Monday A dismal cloudy cold Rainy P.M. wind North afternoon more cheerful Wells Jr. went to Flynns to thresh Volly stoped all night Smiths & went to Michae’s to help thresh P.M. raining Wells Jr. came home afternoon and made a baseball bat Wells went to Heness to a bee. John went to find the cattle Evalined moped dining room and helped make Maud’s dress �page_0028 Oct 9th Tuesday A fair cold day froze last night Wind North West Volly gone to Fishers Landing to row Laura Bill brought a cup of smokey sour honey for me Clinton Smith came on the Island this morning to visit his uncle Smith John gathering apples and pumpkins Wells reaping oats John Niles reaping oats Wells Jr went to Flynns this P.M. machine not moved yet Went again A.M. John Flynn here looking for threshers Maud Watson squalled most all day Volly came home in evening and said he only went as far as clayton 10th Wednesday a bright fine day, wind south Wells Volly and Wells Jr threshing for Flynns Frank Woodman here for butcher knifes Johny and Frank brought 3 pails of water for Evaline to wash and then John went to the church where they were painting and stayed nearly all A.M. and then went to gather apples from grange Jill Niles here for hog hook old George Jorrey called to inquire the way to Sams �page_0029 Oct Clint Smith made us a visit Sylvia here too Johny & V went down to Smith with him in evening 11 Thursday A fine bright day wind north Volly & Jen went to market Grace went to Bells on Princess Louise Wells and John clean in all the oats Welly threshing to Flynns E ironed Smith and Clinton went to Kingston by the road Volly bought 5 more apple barrells colder towards night a circle around the sun Wells went to mothers in the evening to get them some wood Welly stayed all night at Morgans Miss George came down on boat and went to Morgans 12 Friday Wind North rained most all day Welly threshing at Morgans but came home in afternoon & J Morgan with him Volly digging potatoes for Smith and carried Clinton across the river and brought Laura back and Volly stayed all night Grace went to school the last day and after J Niles S Joy & James O’Brien Wells worked down around Will & went down in the evening and brought up our roaster I have forgotin what John none Old Mrs Flynns sister and brother in law came to make them a visit from Boston �page_0030 Oct 13th Saturday A fine day wind South changing to North P.M. Grace went to Jens to get the steelyard Wells plowed all day Welly finished threshing for Morgan and moved the machine down to Ed Rattrays Laura Volly and Maud gathering apples at Wills Bill and Mother graveled Volly and Maud came here in afternoon in time for dinner Maud stayed all night The boys played ball at Sam’s all P.M. it was so dark couldn’t find all the cows so they went without being milked Welly came home with toothache John threshed at Morgans till three o’clock P.M. Wills eyes are better finished painting church this morning 14th Sunday A bright fine day wind North Volly carried Maud home after Breakfast No service in church to day Wells Jr & Johny went up to W.H. Woodmans for Welly’s shift John Morgan came home with them Wells reading E & G went for haws Volly came home at evening time Grace went to Sams a while �page_0031 Oct 15 Monday A bright day and warm wind South somewhat cloudy toward eve a circle around the sun Evaline washed Wells & John cut peas Welly and Volly gather apples for Will Smith did potatoes at Wills In afternoon Patterson and Eden Bates helped out boys gather for Will Sylvia came here for shellac Evaline and Sylvia went to Wills Sylvia came back for the shellac but E stayed and went with John for grapes when he went for cows and lost her weding ring Grace carried Jane Starch home Welly & Wells John Niles & Jane went down to Wills in evening 16 Tuesday Wind South the sun shining part of the time but wind rain hard and thunder squally Wells and Johny went for the cider press Welly & Volly made a barrel of cider and looked for the ring but did not find it Johny and Wells cut some peas W Smith came up and graveled with Welly Welly sewed up with him and paid him 6 dollars Its ten O’clock P.M and raining hard �page_0032 Oct 17 Wednesday A fine day wind South Wells and John plow all day Welly and Volly made a barrel of cider and went over to grange to gather sap Evaline moped and made Maud a dress E and G went to loo for Evaline ring but did not find it Welly found Volly’s watch charm under an apple tree Boyea made Wells a vest in the field Wells killed two turkeys for Jen and carried them to her in evening I made butter prints and dressed two turkeys for market Mrs Flynn here to hire one of our boys but couldn’t get one Wells Jr & V went to Wills this evening almost eleven O’clock and I will go to bed 18th Thursday A fine day Wind South Wells Jr & Volly went to Kingston on Princess Wells and John plow all day Grace stayed with her grandmother and went to the dock at evening time Evaline ironed �page_0033 Oct 18 and helped J milk the cows at night W Jr and V came home and brought J Morgan & young Medville with them Watson came too. After supper boys went across the river to Percys to a husking and Dance but when they arrived there found they had another kind of party and came back went to Howe Island to a dance at Bresaw’s got home again at 5 O’clock in morning Smith here in afternoon to unburden his mind of all his grief and trouble Poor Boy ka Sam got drunk and offended the preacher Jen went to market 19th Friday A cloudy rainy day Wind South Wells and John cut peas all A.M Boys slept past A.M. and made a little cider P.M. rained steady V went down to see uncle Smith and got the rest of my Heapers Wells went to O Briens Evaline put her quilt on the frame I took an afternoon nap and patched wells coat and set up and baked bread most eleven O’clock and I will retire Old Mrs M Muller burned to day at Cataraqui �page_0034 Oct 20th Saturday Weather variable Wind South blowing a breeze all day. Darl wind cloud rolling away to north squally with hail Wells & Watson went to Kingston this morning Welly went to see Ed Rattray and gone all day Johny plowed all day Volly gathered apples and chopped wood for Jen & Smith came up for apples Volly helped pick a barrel of apples for Smith Evaline quilting Grace and I cleaned floors & colored yarn Volly dug potatoes over to grange John brought them home at evening Wells came home just after sundown and brought me a bottle of cod liver oil & said Mrs. O’Brien went to Ferry with them she going to her Grandfather Dee’s to go to Catholic school Wells brought my eye glasses home and bought Johny a pair of new boots $3.25 21st Sunday Quite a fine day. Wind South. Wells reading his news papers Wells Jr went down to Ebbs and brought the skiff home John went to church V went down to Smiths cameback towards night fall and brought Maud Smith with him �page_0035 Oct 21st 1888 she stayed a while & then Volly rowed her home again in the boat. Then they rowed ferry Horn across the river Here is a catalogue of our callers Sylvia & Frank Woodman Fred Joy George Niles Maud Smith Henry Holliday Gob Forbes Grace went to gather morning berries and hicory and Fred stayed all night Volly came home at 9.30 O’Clock Wells Jr. found Evaline’s ring 22nd Monday A clear bright day wind south We rose early Wells went over to see Spaff and then came home and Wells and Johny drew peas all day Volly diging potatoes for Smith and bought all he rained down at Wills for 30 cents per bushel Smith Horn & Volly drew 18 bushels here in AM. and put them in cellar went back to dig and got the root of potatoes Wells Jr went over to Spaff to inquire about going to Michigan Spaff takes his team with him and Fred Lewis Welly went to Niles for money and Ed Rattray called to pay him Welly went up to plunkers in P.M. to get money on order by Ed Rattray Evaline fixed and mended Welly clothes and Ed called and paid Evaline 4 dollars �page_0036 Oct 22 This evening Johny drove over to Bells with Welly Evaline went too V will not come home till Thursday Welly is going to Michigan With Spaff George Fair called in evening for school tax on Linda’s Island. Sylvia came this A.M for half galon vinegar and came again in P.M. Mrs Nile went down to Wills to make them a visit called here on her way home. Mrs Niles & Sylvie were here when Welly started After supper Wells went to Wills to chop some wood for them and Volly came came home with him from Smiths. Tis after 10 o’clock and John has not come yet. all the others in bed but me I set up ’till half past twelve John not here yet and I go to bed Celara Luella Kilborn Blossom at Wells Jiles Kilborn & Blossom gone down the river fishing 23rd Tuesday A cloudy day Wind North looks like rain John and Evaline came home at eleven O’clock and brought squashes from Bells Volly and Wells drawing and cutting peas John helped cut peas in P.M. Mrs Blossom came here and had dinner �page_0037 Oct 23rd and is "so glad" she is married (Lill) (Will) Johnny Niles here Mes Blossom went back to Wills. Wells went in (Evening) to eat then wood. A rainy evening Welly went on the (Princess) to Kingston from (Heolling) and will take the 4 O clock train for Petoskey, Mich 24th Wednesday A cloudy squally day wind South blowing half a gale Evelyn quilting John & Wells plowing Volty gathering apples and making bins in cellahel Carpenter Grant here to see about repairing the house occupied by Rev Watts Johnny went to (Wells Hommers) "stun" bee in P.M. Volty drew apples to store hosue one barrel for sell and some barrels for Will for market and helped J Niles butcher a hog for market came home done chores & milked all the cows & went and helped carry Joe Niles pig in house Mother walked down to Smiths to coax him ot buy thier place I suposed Smith brought her home. Mrs. Blossom at Wills yet Wells went down and carved two turkeys and chopped wood Welly on the tram going west �page_0038 Oct 25 Thursday A clear warm day light wind North Wells drove over to wharf this morning with Volty, Grace & Rachels organ taking it to Kingston for repair’s and then Wells and John plowed all day Smith made Wells a visit in field dont talk very favorable about buying the place. Evaline finished quilting Sylvia gone to town to get her winter clothes Sent sip ducks to Market Wells Jr sent this picture home taken with Pat Bulger Jen went to Market. Mrs Joe Blossom at Wills yet Jen not feeling in very good humor tonight. 26th Friday A beautiful warm clear day light Wind South Wells & Johny plow all day At noon Wells & V went to Wills to move stove but stove red hot and W. wouldn’t wait for stove to cool so came home hutched up and went afield to plow V stayed there and J Morgan helped move stove Volty gathering apples and make cider Sylvia here twice once �page_0039 Oct 26th to bring E wrap home and once to borrow a paint brush Jen here and appears rather down hearted about something Grace was down there to day and said her Grandmother and Jen were disagreeing about something did not know what Mrs Blossom there yet Evaline put binding on her quilt doubled and twisted yarn I do same as every day cook and wash dishes and general house work V. J. & G gone to Morgans to a party this evening John Morgan made us a call this afternoon Mr & Mrs Niles made us an evening visit Tremendious firing of canon at Cape Vincent long after dark I guess I’ll go to bed I supose I will rise early for Wells is going to Kingston Welly will be almost at Petoskey by this time Well good night and pleasant dreams Johny and George Morgan came at Midnight for fiddle strings Will Cornwell 30 years old to day 27th Saturday Rose early and got Wells breakfast by lamp light. Raining quite hard Wind south Half past four and �page_0040 Oct 27th very dark Our children not home from party yet Wells has gone long before daylight through the rain but not very cold this morning Smith promised Wells to go up about the place again but he I dont believe he will go Grace Volty & Johny came home from the party at eleven O clock. I colored yarn for Evaline and she went down to her Grandma Joslins calling at Wills on her way there Grace went to bed and slept till ten O clock Volty and John done chorse and made cider & did not milk the cows but once to day I done Saturday work alone moped kitchen floor A dark dismal day with rain and wind from South John Morgan called in evening Volty went at dark to chop wood for Will John out after dark fixing dence Wells came home just after dark and brought onions and we had a bright warm fire and a good supper all ready I cooked chicken and a pot pie and the boys came home to supper to Welly and Spaff mist be in Mich by this time Mrs Blossom at Wills yet Mrs Jimmy rode down with Wells from Ferry �page_0041 Oct 28 Sunday Rather a cloudy day Wind South rained in A.M. we did not get up very early Wells reading his News paper Johny at home all day reading and sleeping After dinner Volty dressed and went down the Island courting Mother came up to dinner has not been here in a long time. she talked over all her Smith trouble and went home at dark Wells went down to chop wood Grace went down for nanny berries Eddy Burnham came to go to prayer meeting with Johny Hiram John & Elen Bates came up with Grace to go to church too but there was no meeting so they stayed here and made a visit drank cider and had a great time Wells thought we ought to have had a letter from Welly last night I am sorry to scold I had to spank Maud but I think it done her good Evaline came home with Wells and I made a hasty pudding for supper Mrs Blossom at Wills yet waiting for Joseph and says they will miss her when she goes home �page_0042 Oct 29 Monday A midling fair day strong breeze from the west. cold but not freezing Wells Johny and Volty butchered beef A.M. Wells & Johny plowed all P.M. till dark and then choped wood and milked and took care of horses Volty went to Morgans after dinner for John Morgan to help dig. Wells potatoes George Horn helped too George here to dinner and came up in PM for cider for J.M. and V. they dug 22 bushels Mrs Blossom helped Jen wash and hung the clothes out after dark Will went down to Smiths to coax him to buy the place Smith has agreed to go to Kingston tomorrow and Wells is going too Grace went to Sam’s for Kerosene but they had none. They told Grace that Smith had been there talking against her grandmother John went to Wills after dark for oil Boykey and Laura went to Nile’s for three hands of apples Evaline knit on Wellys socks Maud acted mean all day kicked and squalled �page_0043 Oct 30th Tuesday Grace and Mrs B washed and done general house work. Mr B went to Kingston to see about Wills places but Smith did not go. Mr B and came home rather vexed at Smith for not going and swore considerably Voltie dug potatoes for Will and went down to the Foot of the Island courting in the Evening. John plowed and drew wood and done the chores. Will Lixon made us a visit and Mrs Blossom made us a call and now she has gone home to C. Vincent Evaline sewed on Grace’s dress Maud Watson behaved tolerably well. Quite a Jan day Wind S.W. light breeze Wells Jr. sawing over pressence to say. Evaline knit some on Wellies socks. Sylvia did not put in an appearance Now will all expire in time Good night �page_0044 Oct 31st Wednesday This is the last day of Oct & all Saints day A very fine day Wind S.E. changing to S towards evening Volty finished diging Wills potatoes 4 1/2 rows. Wells & John plowed and drew Wills apples and cider barrel here at noon. Will and Volty made made cider for Will in PM Volty went to Cook’s courting and returned about 2 O’clock A.M. Smith went to Kingston Said he couldn’t & didn’t go yesterday because he had a head ache He stoped along wide road to talk with Wells says he will buy the place now says he means business now right straight from the word go up tomorrow Laura must buy the place cause he is "afeared" too Wants Wells to go down there to night Wells goes after supper comes home about Eleven finds us all abed sleeping Evaline she sits up to finish well sock & finished Graces dress too Sylvia here early this morning for turkeys Will & Jen here this Evening for turkeys �page_0045 1st Nov. Thursday Today has been one of the most beautiful days of the season Wind South very light Wells went to Kingston on the Princess also Grace and Voltie Wells went on the Smith and did business again John plowed at home and done the chores. Irene done general housework Maud behaved well today Stuck her foot in a bellie of water thought she had burnt it but guess not bad Willie L. made us a call. Voltie stayed in Kingston John and Evaline wnt to the dock. Mr B. came home vexed because he had to walk from the dock and swore considerably. John Morgan called to tell us Sam’s dog was eating up the beef The bargain for the place was concluded to day Laura paid 50 dollars in the office. Great flocks of wild geese in river and flying away to South Mrs George Fair & Mrs Ele Fair went to Kingston on Princess Edith came down on Princess to day her trade is leased I suppose �page_0046 Nov 2nd Friday Wind South string breeze not cold Wells plowed all A.M on grange John plowed at home Volty in Kingston After dinner Wells went over to the store house to get his flour which was left the last night and and brought some wood home old rails. Eveline knitting for Welly and piecing for a quilt Grace making sheets and I moped kitchen floor and scalded beef berrel Wells brought in the fore quarter’s of beef that hung on a tree by the river since he butchered last Monday to keep Sam’s dogs from eating it up. Jen here for her flat irons. I forgot to say Wells left the hund quarters of beef hung in the tree yet I supose he thinks it hangs so high the dogs cant "chaw" that Mrs George Fair and Ell Fair visiting at Mrs Nile’s. Wild blows hard they cant cross river Smith commenced work to day The "All Saints" dressed up Delmans old cow with Horn’s haries last night A rainy night cows not milked �page_0047 3rd Nov Saturday Wind South rainy morning Wels and John plowed all day at home Volty came come from Kingston in P.M. stayed at Welchs all night. Smith plowing on his new farm Evaline received a letter from Welly I received a postal card from Watson Will & Jen making cider Will Cornwell came over & stayed at Niles John went down to see Ed Rattray Wells cut up his beef a rainy evening 4th Sunday A very pleasant day Wind South Wells husked corn and read News paper Will Cornwell here in AM. Volty and John went down the Island and stayed all day John went to Joy’s Sylvia & Charley Woodman went over the river with Ell Fair early in morning Cornwell home Sylvie saw Cornwell I supose she feels better John Morgan called and went down to Wills & then down the Island and from there J & V went to Brad Point and stayed all night Will came up early for us to go down home with him but I did not go till after dinner. Maud went with me and we stayed till after dark and came home by the light of the lantern �page_0048 5th Nov Monday A fine day for this time of the year Wind South strong breeze Wells & John plowing at home Volty came home before dinner and made some cider built a covering for Welly’s boat and plowed towards night while WElls went over to A Siddy’s Volty then went to Brad point to a dance at Hick’s John went down to dun Ed Rarrray for his father Evaline went to Sams at dark came back and helped me milk the cows all but one so dark we couldn’t tell cow from bull and I went out after dark and fell over the pumpkins and into a hole the boys had dug to bury apples 6th Tuesday Strong breeze from South. cloudy looks like rain wind blowing a gale all night Wells & Johny plowing nearly all day til the rain drove them in. Volty came home in the afternoon stay all night at Hick’s on Brad point Hicks & family started for Brooklyn to day Sylvia here this morning to borrow wash board and brought it home again towards evening and stayed till �page_0049 nearly dark and went home in th e rain Will came up awhile to see if Wells had gone to Kingston Wells intended to go to Kingston with Smith but he did not come so Wells plowed Volty went to Ebbs to borrow a bottle of kerosine I patched most all day Evaline finished Welly socks pieced quilt and knit lace. Grace alone house work Maude done as she pleased Aloisa Gillespie visiting Jane Niles 7th Wednesday A fine day Wind North & cool Rose early. had breakfast at day light Wells & Johny plow all day at home Volty ate breakfast and went to Brad point for Smiths boat that J Morgan has taken from the foot yesterdat came home at hoon with Smith’s spaff Charley Woodman went with Volty to Millers Bay for kerosine got back at 4 O clock while Sylvia was here to borrow Evaline’s jacket to wear to Kingston tomorrow Charley came for his kerosine in evening while J Morgan was here lifting the kerosine and bottling for out door saying as he went out "What do you think of that" �page_0050 Will here for basket to carry apples in to market and some russets to finish filling a barrel for market Wells sent John down to Wills with team and helped Will load two barrels of apples John came home with cows & Will drove over to store house Will has lost his key to the store house came up here inquiting if it is here. We said no. Volty rowed Smiths boat home and eat supper there. Grace and I washed clothes dressed turkeys & ducks, churned, and made butter prints for market, cooked 3 meals, and swept. Evaline finished blocks for a quilt, knit lace, made beds and swept chamber, washed dishes & ironed, & patched Johny’s pants. Maud eat apples all day Evening very dark & cloudy no moon looks like a storm before morning all a bed but me We will have to get up a 3 O’clock tomorrow morning for the boat comes in at half past six 6.30 8th Thursday A still cloudy morning light wind North Rose at 3 O’clock. Wells drove over to the dock with John and Grace I got �page_0051 breakfast twice this morning. Maude awoke, cried, & squalled around for Grace. Volty went to ice house in the dark to cut beef for second breakfast for Wells carried one lantern to the dock, and the other lantern is at Wills. Wells and Volty plowed nearly all day until commenced raining Wells milked cows and done chores Volty drove to the dock before dark came back nearly 8 O’clock. Spent a very quiet afternoon Rachel came home from Kingston and brought a bottle of Irish whiskey and had a noisy evening. Rained all night. Gowdy took Graces turkey money away from her and kept the turkey 9th Friday Rained all day Wind North Rachel went down to Wills Will here and John Morgan played on Violin rung & Mr Bamford and John at Obriens to help him move straw. Voltie down to Niles to get his hair cut threshed beans and done chores. �page_0052 10th Nov Saturday Nov. 10 Wells got up early to go to town Rained coued for go. Wind North cleared up towards night Rachel settled with Ed and concluded to let Will have the place. J. Niles came and got the cider mill Voltie buried apples. Wells & John went over towards night and drew wood. Bill Smith made us a call for his pail and Jar. John went to the P. Office got a letter from Wellie. 11th Sunday Wind West some what cold not freezing Volty went to Brad point in Smiths boat Wells reading John went to church but no service. Road so bad minister could not come down Will came up and Rachel went home with him and stayed all night. Johny went down to Smiths from church came back in time to milk. Heisam John came with Evaline Grace Johny & Heisam went to prayer meeting. Wind blowing a gale Volty not at home yet half past nine A.M. �page_0053 12th Monday West wind cold. Wells sent John to Mr Niles to borrow Mrs N big kettle early A.M. Volty came home at 8, having stayed over night at Brad point. Will came up, & John Wells & Will & Volty butchered the pigs. After dinner Volty John & Will, took the team to move Will store the store got broke by morning so they drove over to the Breakey home for Rachels store that has been there since Spring. When Will Wellie Linda & C were fishing Johny made Mr Niles family a visit in the evening Grace made them a visit in afternoon & carried home their starch & kerosine Wells and V brought in the dogs at night Eva moped all the floors and knit and helped do everything Maud afraid of Niles big kettle 13 Tuesday A very fine day. Wind South Arose at half past three & got Wells Breakfast so he can get an early start for Kingston. Expect J Niles to accompany him V & J got up early and helped load the pig in the wagon for market �page_0054 Volty helped me get breakfast again Eva sent Wellie a letter V worked for uncle Smith digging post holes & went there to dinner John took team and helped move Will J plowed at home in Afternoon Eva washed a big washing and hung them on the line early and knit on Wellie sock Jen made a call for b Sylvia "no" Betsey Bobbet gone up toward J N’s. Expect she is going across the river. I seamed Tea Kettle 14 Wednesday A fine day Wind South John & Wells finished plowing at home P.M. helped Will move Volty dug post holes and set posts for his uncle William Rachel came over for her things to go to Kingston Evaline visiting at Mrs Nile’s I wrote to Wellie and Watson Old Mrs Bessy buried to day at Maryville 15 Thursday Cloudy & warm. Wind South We said to rise early half past three gave Volty his breakfast, John drove him over to the dock Wells & John plowed all day on grange Wells salted the pork in the barrel at noon. Grace went over to her grandmother’s for bowl & chopping knife & came back on the waggon John Morgan came �page_0055 home with Volty, had supper and played euchre in parlor @ 6’clock & the calf in the barn not fed since yesterday, going to feed him bye & bye. Tomorrow Wills folks have pidgeons for dinner 16 Friday Wind North cloudy looks like rain No snow yet Wells plowing all day John went to camers for plow point in Smiths skiff Volty helping Smith stretch noise on post John plowed in afternoon Morgan drove Ranon’s cattle to pound A beautiful sunset 17 Saturday Wind West. W. blowing a gale with snow squall. snow disappeared at sunrise Wells & I got up a 3.30 Oclock Wells gone to Ferry for pigs Morgan drove Ranon’s cattle to pound again at 8 O’clock this morning Cold day John plowed & eat dinner at Wills Volty helped Smith stretch barbed wire Evaline made coal fire in both stoves cleaned all the floors and made pies. A cold raw wind all day blowing a strong breeze all day Wells went to Kingston could get no pigs bought cabbage onions �page_0056 mustard & two nutied Saturday gloves Eva received a letter from Wellie 18 Sunday Pleasant day but cold. Wind North John after breakfast over to Rachels stayed till nearly dark Volty went down to Smiths Will came up for cider Evaline wrote to Welly Wells reading Whig Grace went to Wills came back at dark Rachel came with her John Morgan came home with Volty and stayed till 9 O’clock John and Grace went to prayer meeting and Rachel went home. 19th Monday snowed in the night but turned to rain before morning Wind south blowing a gale rained pouring nearly all day clearing up towards night with wind changing to North Wells threshing beans at the barn Volty white washing on culminating for Smith Laura helping clean house the house full of rats and Smith shooting them with a double barrel gun John hunting in A.M. and afternoon pottering around house and doing chores coal fire dont work very well in cook store to day I am from eleven Oclock �page_0057 Nov untill 3 O’clock getting dinner Mr B owser most started Not fire enough at supper time to boil tea kettle but everything all right at last and we have a very pleasant evening. John made someone an evening visit dont know who Volly came home from Smiths hungry has cold dinner every day Evaline finished the lace and set up Wellie’s mitten 20th Tuesday A clear bright day cold wind north ground frozen no mows Volty working in the house for Smith and helping him move John carried Niles kettle home and then drew manure and bauked the house Wells drew the lumber home & afternoon plowed sward on grange. Evaline done washed big ashing and cleaned floors & knit on Wellie’s mitten. Well had one team to move & brought it home eat supper with us George Niles and Tom Redmen called in Evening after supper Johny & George & Tom went home with Will to help him carry in 8 bags potatos River Heanning weather so cold. Volty 21 years old to day �page_0058 Nov 21st Wednesday A cold day ground frozen hard. Cant plow to day John barking house Wells drew manure towards the old maple Volty helping Smith butcher worked for him all day Smiths folks made sausage Evalina ironed & knit Grace knit on miten. Wind East. Rachel ame over for starch brought home the globe and borrowed another Wells Will move red cupboard and other things 22nd Thursday A cold morning slight flurries of snow but clears away Wind North cold increases towards eve. River streaming Wells & I got up at 3 P.M. John drove Volly & Grace to dock V going to the City. Grace to Bells John Barked the house Wells drew 6 loads of manual on potatoe ground Smith barked his house. Laura Lobelia went to R - we moved into the dining room again by building a wood fire in dining room stove. Will came over for - I for get what I am fifty four years old to day the years are falling away on & on �page_0059 Nov 23rd Friday A clear bright morning sun late clear Wind North river streaming but stills down weather and grows warmer towards noon Volty carries the bees in cellar Sprink made us a short visit Will came with him and borrowed my boiler for Rachel Weather quite mild wind south very light breeze river still a rosy sunset John barked house and filled the out side cellar way with pea straw and boarded it close Wells drew wood from the old house Marjorie 4 years old to day V went got the horses shod at O’Briens. 24 Saturday Got up at half past three gave Wells his breakfast and he started for K knit awhile and got breakfast for family Volty and Johny milked the cows late Will came over for Johny to draw wood for him Johny drew wood for Will eat dinner there came home with a load of wood for us - came late and drew one load of manure to bank the house went for the cows at dark but could not find them Volty built a covering for the skift barned a barrel of �page_0060 apples brought water to the clean the floors choped wood burnt fire & moped scrubed chairs made pies baked beans & Evaline finished Johny’s mittens and knit lace. Grace finished her mittens and made a sheet. Wells came home half past seven brought 1080 lbs coal & the Glove A fierce wind from South changing to North towards evening A clear sunset Evaline received a letter from Welly Smith went up for coal 25 Sunday A clear bright day Wind North in morning changing to North West and increasing to a gale all P.M. and night. Cold, no snow, ground bare. John went to church, but no service. After dinner V went to Smith. Will came over & cut Wells hair and shared himself. Wells reading his news papers Eva & Grace reading & doing just as they please. Maud kicking around as usual. Volty after dark moved his bed into the hall. EVery one a bed but me and Ill go too. Ill get a drink before I retire and now good night - gone to bed 26 Monday Wind North blowing a gale all night wuth snow & windy Stormy day with snow and rain Wells built the old store and made an axe handle �page_0061 Volty brought water put heads in apple barrels and pared 3 barrels of apples and helped churn John helped churn and went over to Wills to get his hair cut Eva made Grace dress over and in the Evening Volty Evaline John and Grace pared apples till 10 O clock and hug them to dry on clothes bars 10 O clock and the storm raging yet Wells gone to bed and Maude asleep on the lounge. I expect there will be a "time or two" getting her aroused up for bed 27 Tuesday Wind North. A drizzly mizzly day not cold Volty brought water to wash pared pumpkins to dry and helped do all the chore Wells and John fixing cow stable and drew wood from the old house. Evaline made Maude night dress and in the evening Volty Eva and Grace pared and strung a barrel of apples Grace Washed and Eva hung the clothes out to dry in the rain. ground most bare snow nothing away. Sam Woodman found his lost colt found her at Grimshaws �page_0062 28 Wednesday Cloudy with scarely a breath of wind what there is, is south river still, looks kike brightening up, but in afternoon thickens up again and looks like rain and rains just enough to catch a half tub of water Wells working at barn most all day. Volty churned and J. & V. drew wood from the old house Eva fixed over her grey dress Eloise to Woodman brought Edith down here at night weather warm front door open past of the time Volty killed two turkeys and picked them for market Rachel came over for salt Will cut John’s hair I cleaned floor and and made butter for market V. J. & Wells drove the calves to the dock 29 Thursday A quiet cloudy day river like glass all day & foggy the ground all mud with patches of dirty snow along the fences every thing seems sad and lonesome Got up early this morning at 4 Oclock got two breakfast Volty went to K- Grace went to Bells going to stay a week to help her more weather very mild and melancholy Eva & Edith knitting. Clothes hung out since Tuesday not dry yet. Wells and Johny drawing manure. Maud Smith came home �page_0063 Nov and stayed here to tea. Volty went home with her Jogn drove over to dock & Edith went with him as far as Wills. Rachel went to Kingston & bought Will a pair of boots. Volty bought a pair of boots Voltie heard in Kingston Today that Joy & Merrills had dissolved partnership and that spafford was coming home 30th Friday Wind West rather chilly, the sun peeping from behind the clouds now & them. no snow, no rain. John drawing manure Wells went down the Island to E Rattray’s Ebbs & Delman’s came back while we were eating dinner Volty working for uncle Smith I think the clothes must be dry & will hung them in before bed time. Sent Laura a pail of buttermilk by John when he went for the cows. John milked the cows after dark. Eva moped all the floors washed dishes and got dinner finished her cushion and made two holders knit her and &@&@ I churned. Maud kiacted �page_0064 December 1st 1888 Saturday Wind west quite cold freezing a little, cloudy ground lightly covered with snow, stubble and bare ground showing through everywhere. Wells and John drawing manure all day. Volty working for uncle Smith all day. Grace at Belle’s. Eva cleaned chairs and floors, knit, & ironed all the clothes. I cooked and washed dishes. and colored mittens for Johny and Maud. Shelly and Jilly Niles here. Jilly went to Sam’s for our mail. had to wait for it had not come Eva received a letter from Welly John Morgan made us an evening visit A clear stary evening fogging 2nd Sunday Nearly sunrise when Wells built a fire. A clear bright day, wind S.W. blowing a breeze. rather cold. Volty went to Brad Point - Johny went to church Rachel came over and stayed all day Maud S & Edith D came here from Smiths. Edith went to church just as service was over to go home with Plunker’s folks. Henry Holiday and Will Irvine here to dinner Hiram Joslin came with John from church. John and Eva went to prayer meeting cloudy again this evening Sylvia returned home to day Cornwell her over �page_0065 Dec 3rd 1888 Monday Dark cloudy day, looks like rain or snow. Wind S.W. chilly, trying to mow R stayed all night, and twisted 15 knots of yarn she had doubled last April. Wells and John drawing manure all day. Volty not come home yet, and its 4 Oclock in PM. Eva knit her mittens and washed dishes. Rachel went home just before dark, and carried her yarn with her. Johny went down to Smiths in evening to make a visit, came home about 10 Oclock and Volty came home with him, Volty went to Ganonoque to day With Cook, got back to Brad Point at 5 Oclock, took tea with them and then started again at 6 Oclock for home. He has Mckays old skiff. Minnie Delman’s came home with John & Lizzie Morgan, they having been down to Delman’s yesterday visiting. Tis Eleven Oclock and snowing furiously. 4 Tuesday Snow this morning ground covered. not very cold. thawing Wind South. light breeze till �page_0066 Dec 4 afternoon, then cloudy again, wind rising Eva washed and hung out the clothes before dinner V helped put them on the line Then Eva moped chamber and cleaned all the floors down stairs Volty went to help uncle Smith tear the shingles from the old barn but he was not ready for him to work so he came back and helped churn and helped John draw manure in the afternoon. Drew 8 loads Wells drew manure Rained some at night George & Wallace Niles here to borrow bags in the evening. Tis nine Oclock PM and wind blowing hard Volty & Evaline went and brought in all the clothes. Miss Laura 5th Wednesday Wind South and thawing ground bare except along the fences. Wells Volty and Johny butchered beef AM after dinner Volty got ready and went across the river Johny went with him to row him over Tis 9 Oclock and Johny has not come yer but the river is still. Wind South very light unril after dark it changed North not blowing very hard but cloudy looks like snow. Barometer low. Wells drew two loads of manure. Johny helped churn. Eva repaired Voltys clothes wrote Welly and gave Volty a pair od mittens she had knit for Wells & is going to knit Welly a new pair John Morgan was at the barn and said Spaff had returned home amd Fred and Lewis too. Will was here a little while �page_0067 6th Dec 1888 Thursday Freezing cold. Wind North light breeze changing at noon to South. A fair day ground bare Wells cut up and salted the beef A.M. worked at ceiling the prayya in afternoon. John put more banking at the cellar door Will helped John & then Johny went to help Will get wood John drove to the dock this morning. Rachel went to Kingston I am sleepy all day but I cleaned the teakettle and tried out tallow took down the dried apples and hung them away John came late last evening young Spencer helped him row Volty over the river. John cammed at his uncle Smiths and made an evening visit and eat supper there. Eva helped me wash dishes and knit her mittens Welly gone most 7 weeks and Volty gone too so the children grow up and go from home Belle married and gone from home most five years Welly married and gone to Michigan & Evaline going too John drove to the dock for Grace and Rachel and have to wait till twelve Oclock for the perpent broke down at Howe grove dock and McKenzie telephones for the Maud to bring the passengers home Grace went to Kingston to day from Charleys Maud Smith went back to Kingston this morning on the Piston �page_0068 Dec 7th Friday A cloudy looks like rain or snow all day Wind North but changing South before night warm ground bare Wells & John fixing cow stable all day. Grace helped me darned socks I done house work and strained tallow & cooked mince meat. In the evening Eva John and Grace went over to Spafford to make them a visit and hear about Mich. They took the lantern with them and drove across the bridge The wind hushed and gone to sleep. The night so dark can see no more than a blind man They came home half past eleven cold and hungry but appear to be well pleased with their visit for Grace teehee’s and laugh’s all the time she eats her supper. Betsy B has not visited us in a long time Maud Watson 4 years old to day 8th Saturday Got out of bed about 3 O’clock I think the clock an hourfast. Im so sleepy I can scarcely dress myself, but got Well breakfast and got him started for Kingston. I washed and boiled potatoes and made tea with about two quarts of water. I cant get the second break fast till day light for there is no water to boil teakettle. A very bright breeze North clear, stars shining brightly John done chores and choped �page_0069 Dec 8th wood for Sunday. Eva doubled twisted wool and colored yarn commenced Wellys mittens Grace helped do house work choped mice meat went to the post office. A young chap boarding at E Joshins Spencer by name a skedadles from Depawoods came as far as our wood pile with Eddy and Eben Bates on their way to post office and stoped and gabed awhile with John. What he run away for is not tellable I cleaned floors and cooked Eva received a letter from Welly. young Joy came over to make us a visit in Eve and stayed all night Will came in eve and they played and sung. Wells cam home early and brought Graces basket she left on Pispont couldn’t find Smiths glass and nails so Wells bout him some nails and brought home two Outice Globes A base ball play at Sams to day 9th Sunday Wind North cold cloudy no snow ground bare got up late had breakfast at ten Wells reading all day I working all day fried cakes and made mince pies John and Joy went to J Niles and stayed most all day Fred told us all about Mich and the "moss Backs" Grace mad �page_0070 9 Dec uncle Smiths folks a call. Rachel came over a while. Fred told how his father gost lost in the woods going to Mich on house back 50 miles through the wilderness said she wolves might have eaten him 10 Monday Wind South, cloudy all day, looks like rain, warm, ground bare. Wells worked fixing cow stables all day John helped Will butcher his pigs Evaline knit on Wellie’s mittens I churned and done house work Grace sewed on a jacket for her self Maud out most all day riding a stick and the balance of the time squalling or teasing some body Tuesday 11th A cloudy day dark and dreary Wind South Grace washing Eva knitting Wellie mittens Wells fixing barn Johny choped some wood George N & Albert Joy called for John to go with them to W.H. Woodman’s brush bee & after bringing water enough to wash with they went to the bee. Maud very troublesome to day nothing please her but squalling I think she is the meanest young one I ever saw no rain no snow warm & foggy �page_0071 Dec 11 and at 3 O’clock a fine misty rain falling but sky clears at 4 Oclock with a rosy sunset wind hushed. Eleven Oclock clear and freezing Wind North west moon shining brightly John not home yet from Smub’s bee. All the others a bed except myself I just brought in the clothes from the line a cold strong breeze from N.W. Turkey all roosting in the tops of the oak tree this cold windy night I am tired of waiting for Johny. Think I’ll go to bed. Guess he is visiting his relation. Fire in coal stove gone out John came before I retired 12 Wednesday Clear cold day. Wind North. frost on the windows. Wells mended the swift’s & in afternoon worked in the barn. John brought water built a fire in coal stove and pared pumpkin to do. Maud very good in A.M but squalls all P.M. Grace doubled and twisted yarn. John not very well caught cold. Wells got a lame neck. Eva got a lame arm she knit so much. Grace got sore eyes. I did not expect company but first came Rachel. She brought me some sausage. Next came Bill Windermill to stay over night so as to embark for �page_0072 Dec 12 Kingston in the morning. next in order came Delavan to stay all night for the passage to Kingston Head to fet supper for them and there came Will Cornwell and Quinn Bedlle to make an evening visit Rachel made the butter prints & I got supper and plucked turkey for market most eleven Oclock and I’ll lay down a little while to sleep. A beautiful moon light night, cold not a cloud to be seen, ground bare and frozen. 13 Thursday. Rose early and got breakfast for Delavan, Bill Windmill and Grace to go to Kingston. John drove them over to the dock. John drew a load of woof and a load of manure chopped wood went down and made Bayha a call. A clear sharp cold day river streaming Wind N.W. Wells fixed Maud’s chair & another old chair and then worked in barn Will Cornwell & D.B. stayed over night at J. Nile’s they called early in morning to accompany Van & Bale to dock. Rachel went to K & Laura S Dell Windmill stayed at Horn’s & went to Kingston. Sid Perey & wife lodged with Samy’s folks enroute for the City. Jen went too and made a discovery in Grace’s basket of her letter which had been over to K to �page_0073 Dec 13 mail the Thursday previous. I supose it was a good thing to forget to mail it Eva fixed over her dress I pottered around twisted 10 knot yarn hung the colored clothes to dry Friday 14th A sharp cold day clear sky, Wind West Wells working at horse stable John pared punking’s to dry. Eva worked on her dress Grace made two aprons. Rachel made us a call & said Smith made them a visit while she & Jen were in K yesterday. Jen’s letter business which is mailed might have created a dirty mess all around, turned out all right be being forgoten. and so all things are amicably adjusted for the present. Peace proclaimed for a few days at least. John Made "Samy’s folks" a visit this evening I colored yarn Grcae began mitten for her father 15 Saturday A beautiful bright morning. Wind South, light breeze. Got up very early for Wells to go to K Ten O’clock Wind blew cold and strong from S.E. clouds gathering for a storm. John made a Saw bench a sawed and choped a pile of wood for �page_0074 Dec 15 Sunday I recieved a letter from Victor and Eva one from Welly. He don’t hike much I will went and tell him to come home John Morgan made us a call Will brought me Victors letter which had been over looked in the post office Eva finished her dress and made fried cakes Grace washed dishes I cooked and cleaned floors Wells came home early & bought a Utica Globe. Had a bad time crossing to K through the ice. Repoint broken down agian, The steamers Hiram Calvin broken them back Nine O clock wind blowing again from the South Blows all night no rain or snow ground bare. I expected a letter from V but got none. 16th Sunday A cloudy morning with fierce wind from South Did not rise very early. Charly Holling came at ten and stayed till after dinner. Commenced ramming at three O clock. Charley called at post office and went home in the rain Wells reading most all day. John went down to uncle Smiths a while & came back in time for dinner. I sent Bell two globes, half past nine, blowing and raining from South. Eva got a bad tooth ache and I don’t feel very well 17th Monday Cloudy wind South warm very still clearly any wind �page_0075 Dec 17 had breakfast ready by day light. Wind changed to North at nine O’clock foggy with a fine mist like rain Eva washed her clothes and then went to bed with neuralgia in face I sent Grace to her grandmother for hopes for Eve. Wells working in barn John went to Smub’s to ask him for Eve’s money but did not get it. Grace sewing on night dress. John helped churn a dark dreary day. Will Cornwell passed here this morning with 4 fowls under his arm from his uncle John’s going to celebrate his grandmother’s birthday next Wednesday Ten minutes past 9 terrible storm drom North blowing a gale raining & freezing Well’s reading Globe, Grace reading Bones. Worst pen I ever used. Smith got a pig from O’Brien. pig got out the pen had a time or two getting it back again swore some. Will went up the river in punt for wood this A.M. Montgomery took his girls aross the river, called here to get a boat, but got Ebbs. John gathered Evaline’s clothes from the line after dark to keep the wind from blowing them away. Wells mixed morter and plastered cellar. 18th Good night. Tuesday A wild wintry morning, ground covered with snow but badly drifted Sun peeps out from the mist overhead one �page_0076 Dec 18 in a while but cloudy most all day. Wind North. Wells working in barn all day, John paved pumpkins and bought water. Eva sick a bed all day. Did not sleep much last night poor girl. Grace sewing a night dress and Mankids drawing. This not so cold as last Friday. John went down to Uncle Williams for castor oil. Smith bought a quarter of beef of Ebb. 19th Wednesday A fine bright day. Wind north rather cold. I chummed and made prints & dressed a turkey and duck for market. Wells worked at stable. John done chores went to Wills and down to Smiths. Evaline stuck in bed all day. Grace knitting a mitten. Wind still down a fine sunset everything quiet. I set up till late writing a letter to Victor. 20th Thursday Arose very early to get ready to went John to market. A beautiful morning. Very still. Wind south. Wells drove John to dock stoped at Wills for Jon. A great crowd had gathered at wharf to embark for K - but were dissapointed when the boat passed on without stopping for them on account of ice a sit was, a terrible storm from the south commered at noon the wind blowing a gale with snow �page_0077 Dec 20 to if they had gone to K they in all probability would have had to stay there John brought in part of Eva clothes that Grace had hung on line & dug her two pairs of mittens from under the snow. Evaline better to day. John went to Smiths to get saw filed. sawed & chopped wood & brought water Will here for turkeys John went and helped him cary 4 brought back two candles. W. Burnham’s folk and Smiths folks at war Each party thinks the other to mean for any time. And I think they are too Wells fixed old sleigh tongue in the ante room. I dont get only two meals a day now for there is not much day to cook by. ’Tis most all night when makes it rather tough on kerosine. George Niles 14 years old to day they are going to have rooster for dinner. They invited Grace to dinner but she will stay at home 21st Friday Storm and Wind from South all night John went early in morning and brought in all Eva’s clothes that had whiped in wind all night. Storm lulled for a short time and then commenced for fierce than ever snow blows so cant see the barn. JOhn chopping and sawing wood so he can go to With his father to K - tommorrow. Wells working in barn Evaline better but not well she knitting most of the time I wrote Welly a letter �page_0078 Dec 22nd Saturday A clear fine morning Light North wind cold thick frost on the windows plenty of snow but but drifted. Wells and John gone to Kingston with sleigh. Grace and I brought in snow in wash tub to melt for cleaning floor and chairs. Will came and brought one two pails of water from river & carried home a bushel of oats for his hens & came again afternoon and done the choirs at the barn. Grace had to chase the cows out the orchard twice. Evaline sick yet Jen went to Kingston and went with Smith to the Ferry she came back on Eleven boat and got home early. Wells and John came late Commenced stormy again about noon and very cold. Grace went to Post office twice Evaline received a letter from Welly Expected a letter from Volty but got none Eva Well & I sent letters to Welly. river sealed with ice over 23rd Sunday A fine day. Wind South Wells drive over to the old barn stoped at Wills and Rachel came home with him an brought Evaline some camphor John went to Ebbs & from there to church Grace went irsiting at New Niles at Eleven A.M. & gone ’till dark Jill came home with her bottle hungry. Grace had nothing to eat since she left �page_0079 Dec 23rd home she went skating on the bay. George & Will came after Lill, all stayed till late and went home Rachel stayed all night. Wells reading all day most Eva better Wind south but chilly river all open again 24 Monday A fine morning Wind South Wells drove over to barn and Rachel went home in sleigh Grace got up sick this morning with pains in her arms and stomach & gave her star relief and ginger tea. Wells drove over to Breakeys for hemlock Evaline much better and made Maud a dress and an apron Grace better in afternoon Grace dressed Maud’s doll in Evening I cooked beans and we all had bean soup Got cloudy again towards evening the snow begins to disappear Maud hung up her stocking for Santa Claus Our ducks flew to the river two at home 25 Tuesday Christmas A dull dreary rainy day snow all gone again nothing but wind and bareground except in hollows and aloud rge rail fences. river still very light wind South caught a tub of rain water Wells at the barn most all day. John went to J Niles to a Christmas dinner they had oysters we didn’t work much to day, rather lonesome for a christmas day �page_0080 Dec 26 Wednesday Wind South this morning and cloudy very still river still like a mirror with floating ice rained a little this A.M. Wind N in PM then changed South again at eve very warm all day doors open part of the time. We washed and hung the clothes all on the line wind blows hard again. John went to look for the ducks but could not find them Sylvia here to bring home the sugar. John went there for bire seed this evening. Ten O’clock I have just brought in all the clothes from the line got my feet wet Wells and John sleeping sweetly in their warm bed Thursday A very rainy morning. Wind S.S.E. ground all mud, snow all gone, but very little along the fences very warm, no ice in river. I rose early knit a little on Wells mittens, and got breakfast. Wells choped cabbage. Door open part of the day its so warm. After breakfast Wells went down the Island to look for ducks came back about 3 O’clock without them no trace of them at all. I dont ever expect to see them again John went over to Rachels in A.M. Peo here at noon selling frost trees had dinner here I bought strawberries plants & raspberries Wind blows hard all day cloudy with rain squalls Wind changed west at nightfall and is colder freezing some. Evaline knit and ironed on sock. Grace knit and ironed Bill Smith here for paint oil I did not know where Wells keeps it so got none �page_0081 Dec 28 1888 Friday Wind blowing a gale all night from West ground frozen and bare Sun rose clear Tis ten O’clock & wind blowing hard got Wells making a flail in kitchen John gone to Rachels to get some tea. Evaline making John a shirt Grace washing b dishes. Maud pottering around as usual & I must now cook beans and pies & C. Rachel came over for vinegar and said war is at their house but I don’t think washing a few clothes and turning grindstone is anything to quarrel about. Ev made John a shirt and tore carpet rags and make Maud a dress all by hand. Grace knitting and in the rag business John went to to mail Eva’s letter in evening, and went to Wells for kerosine gets cloudy in P.M. wind S.W. weather mild Hiram Joshin 15 years old to day Dec 29th Saturday A cloudy morning, light wind North weather very mild sun shining P.M. Grace got a cankered throat tonsils sore but she is not sick pieced on her quilt John brought some water & then went to help Will chop wood Wells built fire in Kitchen stove and made door latches for barn We heat water on kitchen stove to �page_0082 clean floors. Eva moped cleaned chairs fixed old rocking chair and dust pan, helped get dinner washed dishes & knit Tis three O’clock went just come Maud behave very well to day. A baseball play at Samy’s I hope to get letters from Welly and Volty to day, Grace wanted to go for the mail, Evaline went and we received 3 letters from Welly & one from Volty. Welly says he not coming home pens are all played out nothing to write with but a pencil. clouds gathering for a storm Grace sick all night on the lounge I brought out the couch a lay down on it John went to Bill’s for sulphur 30th Sunday cloudy morning Wind South, warm ground bare and thawing sun shines out occasionally. Grace sick yet wind blow harsh all day. John went to the bay to skate with 20 other boys gone all day. Wells trying to read but cant Maud acts very naughty all day. Rachel came over awhile came around by way of Smiths said she and Jen had quarreled again. It is a terrible thing for them to live so. Evaline reading tis evening now Grace is better John has came home after attending prayer meeting Maud & Wells are asleep & John is just going too so good night Shelly Niles 7 years old to day �page_0083 Dec 31 Monday Wind South A wet dirty morning warm, ground bare and all mud. no going to Marysville and we all out of eatables. no flour, or sugar, tea, kerosine, or any thing else. Smith intended going up & arose at 3. it rained so went back to bed. He came here just as we were sitting down to breakfast. Grace better this morning. John went to Niles and borrowed 25 lbs flour and then went to Wills bush bee Wells went for plenoor bark, called at Will’s some one then sent me a cup full of tea Grace wiped dinner dishes and sewed carpet rags. Eva wash dishes knit and sew & cloudy all day broke away a little after dark Wind hauls around to N.W. Wells says it freezes a little This is the last day of 1888 And I sincerly thank our Heavenly Father who watches over and cares for us all, that my family are all alive and well though some are seperated but can often hear from each other and I hope to often see them all and I hope we may live so that we may all dwell together in the great - here after Miles Grimshaw down to See Sam about that Colt buisness �page_0084 January 1st 1889 Tuesday A cloudy mild day. Wind S.W. River rolling wide and blue ground all bare. Bill Laura & Rachel went to K to day Bill left Rachel and Laura there. Wells threshing peas Johny chored around and helped me chop minced meat and apples, pare potatoes. bring water. Eva knit finished Wells socks. Grace knit some. Maud behaved very well Will came for gun powder said baby had ring worm on her face. Eben Bates called for Johny and both are now gone to Samys to a new year party Wm Cornwell gone to Cape to a new year’s Ball this Eve. I would like to know what my Wellie and Voltie are doing to day. Seems a long time I saw Wellie Voltie or Belle. I cleared out the cupboard drawers. Ev helped me wash dishes Jan 2nd Wednesday cloudy morning Wind South & light Weather very mild got breakfast early so Wells & John could go to Millen’s Bay for oil they went in Nile’s skiff and were gone just two hours snows quite sharp �page_0085 Jan 2 while they were gone cleared up towards noon & sun shone out most all day Wells went to O’Brien’s PM to get horses Shed Two candidates for office called to see Wells to get him to vote for them Messrs McDonel & Horn John split wood and done chores Evaline washed dishes cleaned floors and worked on a rug. Grace cut carpet Rags & knit Jane N & Shelly made us a visit. A dark cloudy evening. Wind S.W. freezing a very little Nearly twelve O’clock I wrote to Welly and Volty. Oil all out the lamps and lanterns has to search and hunt around for Kerosine found it at last out door hid render the washing machine but no matter then is Kerosine on the place some where John made Niles folks a visit this evening 3rd Thursday A dark cloudy morning. Wells got up at 3 fed the horses built a fire before I awoke but I got his breakfast and put up the butter for market and started him on the road between 4 and 5 O’clock but so dark he can scarely see anything Wind South and warm Wells went with the hay waggon and carried two bags of wheat �page_0086 Jan 3rd to mill. Perpont making her regular trips between Kingston and Ferry Twelve O’clock noon Wind blowing strong freeze from South sun shining brightly warm frost all leaving the Earth a blue smoky haze like mid summer in the air every where. John gone away towards Bills, said he was going there, but I think he has gone to Breakey’s Bay skating: but there is very little ice outside the bridge. Grace’s throat cankered again this morning, she gargled & swabed her throat 2 hours this morning with plum bark salt alumn tanmin and another throat medicine she says its better now. Evaline not well got cohe doctored her with star relief & ginger tea. Niles and Joy are going to have a time or two about school teacher they partly hired Old Mrs Flynn’s grand Daughter a La Fleur girl when they know they didn’t want her, and as John Flynn now elected trustee at last schoolmeeting we will see how it all ends "All’s well that ends well" Shakespeare" Will came and brought me some turnips. Wells came between 7 & 8 O’clock brought Tom Clancy home with him and a bag of coal Clancy stayed over night R & L stayed in Kingston yet Will stoped here on his way home from prayer meeting A rosy sunset & a beautiful star light evening very warm �page_0087 Jan 4th Friday the sun rose warm and bright ’tis the lovelist winter day ever saw excepting there is no snow. River so still tis like a mirror all day. A blue hazy mist like a sultry day in August is in the air. There is not a breath of wind but the air is South Devero Breakey is making maple sugar, boiled down 12 pails full this morning. I blaney bought the old red cow & white one of Wells and gave 24 dollars for both. Then Wells went with him to Breakeys and then drove with him as far as J Smiths High mass at Morgan’s to day. W. Burnhams sent word they were going to visit us to day, but visited Wellingston and Ebb went to Marysville. George Wallace & Jack Niles and Frank Woodman here playing base ball with Johny. Sylvia here in afternoon. Bill S went to Kingston for R. & L. Evaline & Gracie making at the rag business. Great times again about town election. Morgan is trying to crowd himself into notice by offering himself for deputy here. He thinks he can count his friends by the number of votes he gets. He wants to make himself conspicious if not popular, S going here to day to get Wells to vote form A beautiful star light night A light wind North �page_0088 Jan 5th Saturday Wind North, colder, but rather mild & cloudy Sun shone out dimly for a little while at noon, then cloudy again, wind increasing to a strong breeze from North. Wells fixing fence so the cows cannot get in the orchard. Will came for oats for his poultry. Rachel came and brought a letter to post for Breakey. Lilly & Shelly here. Mrs. Niles sent some little aprons and dresses to Maud W. John brought root and choped Sunday’s wood, and went for the mail and stayed and played baseball with the boys in Sam’s pasture. John carried home Nile’s flour. Wells went to Bills and borrowed a little wire to finish the fence. We were dissapointed in not receiving letters from Welly & Volty. Eva helped do all Saturday’s work and cleaned floors & gave John a pair of socks & finished her rug and commenced another pair of socks I dont know what I done – I forgot pottered and E fixed the chair 6th Sunday A strong Wind from North, raining and freezing all day, Every thing encased in ice & destroying many fruit trees The Northern sky standing in front of the house completely broken down besides splitting other trees in the orchard the tops from the maple trees in the garden have fallen and great limbs from the old maple �page_0089 Jan 6th the damage to trees throughout the country must be immence. Very quiet at home all day. no one made us a call. No choir in church to day. Wells, Eva & Grace reading Graced poped corn. Our barrels and tubs are rapidly filling with rain water. 7th Monday Snow every where this morning and snowing yet the trees loaded with snow and ice and broken down of terrible wreck and rain. This is Township election day. Every man turns out to vote for his favorite candidate - and some of the women vote too. Charlie drove over with Bell and the children Evaline washed all the clothes, set the tables washed dishes cleaned floors knit Grace helped do some thing I dont remember what I cooked beans and fired cakes. A soft-damp snow falling all day the trees so burdened with the weight of snow and ice they falling and crashing all day. McLaren drove down for Rachel and carried her to the Irvine school house to vote. Wind North Devero Breakey called in Evening to see Wells about driving the cattle to the Ferry tomorrow. John visiting Sam’s this Eve �page_0090 Jan 8th Tuesday Rose early and got breakfast for Wells & Johny they started at 6.30 O’clock. John driving the cows Wells drove the team and went over to meet Ded and help him along with his cows. Rachel came over and stayed all day and all night working on a rug Evaline convened a new rug Grace knit on her mitten. Will came over and brought Charlie and they played an organ and sung. Rachel danced. Wind S.W. Eves running water all day, Cloudy roads bad Morgan had 19 votes at Election. Wells & John came early & brought a letter from Welly for E Welly wrote he had received a letter from Volty 9th Wednesday A dark cloudy morning. Wind North commenced raining at 8 O’clock. W Burnham & wife came visiting rained all day, raining harder towards night Rachel went home when Burnham’s went & Evaline went with them. Will & John Morgan here in evening and went home in the storm. Wind changed to S.W. with a vengence & with squalls We doctored Marjory for pin worms 10 Thursday The wind howled and roared & blew high gale all night which shook the house so I could not sleep it blew down fences unroofed J Niles horse barn and �page_0091 Jan 10 fish were thrown from the waves on to the shore. The wind has been blowing a gale all day our last two ducks are gone John Niles made us a call Belle knit and take care of the children. Grace knit mitten John went down to Pattersons to look for Shep but Patterson had killed him Wells chopped wood and worked in barn The old St. Lawrence is wild to day with difficulty John got a pail of water but it so mudy it is not fit to use and I boiled rain water for tea. Our tubs and barrels are filled with rain water. Wind west all day 11 Friday Wind SouthWest a strong breeze dark ragged clouds flying overhead all day some what cold. Smith came while we were at breakfast for his barrel of swile I had been saving up for him. Bell intended to make Will’s a visit but just as she was ready to start Charley came for her & the children to go home so they went home. Alvira brought Eva home at noon. Eva finished another rug Wells went to the old barn came back and drew wood for Will. John chopped up a fallen apple tree for stove wood & in evening went to Niles to borrow a sobe. J N. going to use his sobe so J went to Smiths and borrowed his We sent Welly Relica Globe Will here in evening to borrow butter basket but I had none for him, he left a letter here to mail for Lindsell �page_0092 Jan 12th 1889 Saturday A medium cold morning Wind West cloudy Wells built fore at half past 3. I got breakfast for Wells & Eva so as to get an early start for K They drove over for Jen long before daylight very dark sleighing not very good not much snow on the ground more ice than snow This is the finesy day for a long time sun shines all day Johny went for the mail. We did not get any letter from Volty. Rephaps Evaline will get it from the Marysville post office Will came over a little while. Wells & Eva came home early She got a letter from Welly but none from Volty. I wish I knew why he dont write. Semms as though something terrible had happened to him Only one letter since he went away from home and that not written by him I cant sleep nights for thinking of my dear boy. I wish I knew where he is or what has become of him. I dont think I can write in this diary any more till I hear that he is alive and well. Every morning I think he will come home before night or I will hear from him but day after day and weeks come and go and all is silent about Volty no word from him no nothing not one word George & Wall Niles here visiting J & G Wells brought 4 bags of coal �page_0093 Jan 13th Sunday Sunday The sun rose clear. Wind North moderately cold, clouds gather afternoon and snows. grows colder towards night. The moon shows faintly through the clouds A dreary lonesome sunday. Will came over and had dinner with us said Jen had tooth ache. Says she thinks Volty is all right Jen had a letter from Watson with a dollar in it. Rachel is visiting her aunt Laura Bill sent to Winnie for 15 cents to pay his fare to Kingston. She sent him a dolalr Wells is reading. Eva is reading John is reading. Grace is reading John went to church in afternoon. Watson talks of sueing Will for labor two weeks work getting wood If only I knew where Volty is to night I’d be very happy but I don’t know. A beautiful moon lit night wind is hushed and gone to rest Jan 14th Monday A beautiful January day. sun shine is warm. The river so still it is like a mirror air North. Wells threshed peas at the old barn and called on Wills folks Johny is gone to school commenced this morning. Sylvia made us a call wanted red cedar for her father to smoke he got toothache Will was here & went with Sylvia �page_0094 Jan 14 to get red cedar and carried some home to Jen she got tooth ache too. Will fixed one sewing machine shuttle and carried Rachel an old shirt that once was Skinner’s. Eva & Grace ironed & then cut and sewed carpet rags. A bright moonlit night not a cloud to be seen cold river freezing. Light Wind East. Wells went to McFadens for a sheep 19th Tuesday A fine warm day scarcely any Wind North. Johny at School. We washed & then Grace & Evaline cut and sewed carpet rags. Wells threshed peas at the old barn. Smith went to town for his girls. They came home just before dark. Jen and Rachel came over. R stayed all night. John went skating in evening on Flynn’s bay. A clear moonlight night 16 Wednesday A fine warm day, rather cloudy some ice along the shore. Johny at school. Wells threshing peas at old Barn. Evaline rinsed and hung out the clothes then E & G cut and sewed rags. Rachel doubled & twisted yarn. Wind changed at evening to S.W. and blew loud and strong with rain. an eclipse on the moon. John went to Smiths in evening. I made pudding for supper. I brought in all the clothes good night �page_0095 Jan 17th Thursday Rain is over, clouds moving North. A strong wind South. Ice all gone from the river. Ground bare, all mud, no snow any where. John gone to School. E & G sewing carpet rags. Rachel pinning her quilt. Wells patching his horse blanket in the ktichen. Pierpont passes up on her way from Kingston to Cape Vincent, and back again. around the foot of Island. Wind blowing all day from S.W., and cloudy, no snow or rain. John stays at home this evening. Tis nine O’clock and all a bed but I. Jan 18 Friday. A cloudy morning Wind west looks like snow. partly clears up at nine. sun shines out through the broken clouds. river clear of ice, no snow on the ground any where. The earth is bare and brown. John gone to School. Will came for Rachels’ spider. Rachel went home with him at eleven O’clock. Wells building fence and cutting fallen limbs down towards Ebbs Maud S called and asked for Shakespere Did’nt) get it A dark cloudy evening Wind SW John gone to debating school I wrote Lindsell a letter concerning Shakespere �page_0096 Jan 19th Saturday A bright cold morning Wind North river steaming, ground frozen & bare not a particle of snow to be seen any where This is mail day again I expect to get a letter from Welly and hope to get one from Volty I sent Lindsell a letter this morning Smith was seen going to post office too I surmise Lindsell gets a letter from Miss Win Nun. Wellls threshed peas at old barn & drew broken limbs in afternoon for fire wood Wells made Wills folks a call too Will said Bill & Win Were at their house last evening I received letter from Watson Volty & Irene A clear moonlit night a light breeze North cold, & river freezing over John out making Wills and Smiths folks a visit Morgan’s Team ran away this morning & broke his buggy and hurt Mers Morgan Jan 20th Sunday A clear cold day Wind N.E. river tumbling and rolling water very cold would freeze if there was no wind to disturb the water ground bare and brown and hard frozen Johny at church Well s reading Whig Eva reading Livingston travels in Africa Laura & Maud at church Grace has just gone over to Wills At noon it begins to cloud for a storm and snow falling fast at dark. John came home in time to do the chores & says Will John M Jen and Maud �page_0097 Jan 20th and Win Smith are coming here this evening I sent John back for Grace, but he and Grace & Jen coming They had been to Smiths for Win and Maud but Win refused to come and forbade Maud coming too Win has got Shakespere pretty bad but Will John Me & Rouke McFaden came and we managed somehow to get along to amuse and enjoy ourselves with out the presence of her "Royal Highness" Ten O’clock snowing very fast I.M. stayed all night Jan 21st Monday A snowy morning with 6 inches of snow, good sleighing, river frozen over. At nine O’clock the wind springs up from the South, and breaks up all the ice in the river. Wells shoveled paths Through the snow. John at School. Grace & Eva at the rag business: Snowing & blowing. Wells thresh peas at the old barn says they dont thresh out very well Maud very obstinate and bad temped we churned. snow badly drifted Wind flowing fiercely from the west all day and cloudy 22 Tuesday A beautiful day, sun shining brightly all day. John at School. Wells threshing peas. Eva & Grace cuting and sewing rags. snow very deep from house to the river, had to melt snow to get dinner with. Sylvia called here on her �page_0098 Jan 22 way to Smith’s. Smith called here with sleigh for coal, and milk, Sulvia drove with Smith to his house. Wells drew a big log for fire wood from The old house. John gone to Wills or Smith, or both places in evening. scarcely any wind at all. Through the day, a west zephyr changed sout at night fall, dark clouds lying of to the South Ed Rattrays child sick with worms. vomiting Ed came up to Laura Labelia’s to get [strikethrough] down and perform [/strikethrough] get some medicine She gave him Lobelia Stoped on his way home at Wills & mother said not give bobelia but give him sage summer savory & wormwood instead 23 Wednesday A fine day, Wind South- breaking the ice free clear from The American shore water on the ice Pierpont comes as far as garden Island for passenger Smith went up to day Maud I and Sylvia went with him he was to late for first boat girls went to K, Smith came home without them Wells threshing peas John at school Eva washed carpet rags Grace sewed rags John made Smiths and Wills’ folks a visit in evening Wind blows strong from South all night �page_0099 Jan 24 Thursday A cloudy morning. Wind blowing strong from South all day. Ice all broken up and floating down the river thawing all day, fields are beginning to look bare again. Clouds clear away towards evening a rosy sunset. John at school. Wells drew wood from the old house. Will came over with Wells & I lent him Clyeopedia [sic]. Smith went up again to day. Maud came home with him. Eva washed the clothes, cleaned floors & cut and sewed rags. Grace sewed rags. John went to prayer meeting and after meeting called on Samy’s folks. A beautiful starlit night 25 Friday A lovely winter day, sun shining clear and warm A white frost on trees & ground. A hazy mist all day in the air. The ice lying along ether shore with a wide open space of the St Lawrence rolling between John at school. Wells cleaning up peas at old barn. Eva & Grace at the carpet business. Rachel came over at noon stayed until after dinner. Maud W went home with her and stayed until Wells came back from the old barn. Charlie Woodman & Johny drove with sleigh to debating school and had with them Grace and Win & Maud S and Sylvia. There was a great deal of nosie & fillibustering without much talent Wellingston B Chairman Decraision Tree Trade �page_0100 26 Jan Saturday Rose ealy at three O’clock Wells gone to Kingston A very fine day Wind South till 3 P.M. changed south east John choped sunday wood done all chores went to Smiths Evaline swept and dusted all the rooms swept chamber and papred rooms Grace helped do Saturday’s work Till and Shell here Wells came home early, left the groceries in Kingston at Hendersons. crossing to Town very poor, have to walk to Garden Island. And then go to Pierpont. No letter, from any one to day, Will D and Welley B here in afternoon play the organ singing & drinking cider W. B. and fie & son visiting at wills John went to Smiths intending to take Smiths girls to Morgans for an evening visit but Smiths cutter out of order so did’nt go Wells brought 4 bags of cole [on the side] Rachel sent Petries folks a letter which had better been left unwriten 27th Sunday A cloudy morning rather cold Wind North Easst, Wells drove with E down to Burnhams came back and left Eva at Wills’ & brought mother home with him Wells and John reading all day. commenced snowing about two O clock Wind blowing stormy from N.E. and very cold snow falling fast all afternoon and night Wells carried home at dark and brought Eva home We set up reading till Ten Oclock and go to bed Jim Michea sick with inflammatory reumatisn [on the side] Dr. Jolliffe at Michae’s to visit James �page_0101 Jan 28 Monday A cloudy morning Wind South warm again River full of snow and some ice commenced snowing again at noon More snow on the ground now than at any time this winter John at school Wells at the old barn threshing peas Eva washed more carpet rags and knit stocking & lace Grace sewing for Maud and herself Fred Jay tells John how that Wellie is going to stay in Michigan very glad to think someone knows his business better than I do 29 Tuesday A beautiful winter day. Wind N, light breeze. River frozen close. Earth covered white with snow. Grace began going to school to day. John at school. Well drove north J & G to school, then dorve to old barn, came back with pea straw at half past one Oclock, & brought R with him. She stayed till W went back agian & went home. She told us all baout Win & Maud’s visit at their house. on Saturday. Smith carried his dressmakers to K to day and tumbled them out into a big snow bank just above our schoolhouse. Eva washed the clothes, and �page_0102 Jan cleaned floors, knit & sewed carpet rags. A rosy sun set John gone over to Wills this evening. 30th Wednesday Rose at 4 O clock Wells gone to Kingston this is a very fine day it has been snowy Just a little but- the wind is not blwoing and it is quite wram. it will soon be the first of February as there is only one day more in this month the ice is formed in the river but so covered with snow so it will not amount to much unless there is a thaw and more cold weather I think the people of this house are very industious as I see all kinds of work pertaining to household affairs are being carried on carpet rags a speciality. dont admire this spelling for I have been kindly invited to write in this book by its owner and dared not refuse. for fear 2 would not get my dinner. Minnie Obrien came home with Grace from school to acompany her to Tilly Nile’s birthe day party Tilly is twelve years old to day Will came over and helped Johny saw wood and then Johny went with the team and helped Will draw wood Will came back and stayed till Wells came home and helped Wells unharness and take care of the horses The ice to town will bear up one horse to cross over to Kingston �page_0103 Jan 31st Thursday The last day of the month is a very stormy one The snow is falling very fast and the South wind is blowing, Wells drove to school with Grace & John Smith drove in here to see Wells about the price of hay in Town & brought home our old washing machine and then drove to Will’s and brought Jen and the children here to make a visit Jen told us about Billion’s getting a tub of swill at her house & after taking it home. Through a mistake poured the swill in to Lobelia’s soap barrel & then threw soap and swill together out door Wells went for G & J but had to drive to Niles for G. Then came back and carried Jen & children home The night is dark and cloudy but not very cold The snow is very deep and the roads are drifted The ice is covered deep with snow and no good Feb 1st Feb 1 1889 Friday A bright wintsy day cold Wind W Wells drove with John & Grace to school Volty came home to day we were not expecting him. he is the first that has crossed the ice the ice is very poor in some places Wells went over to old barn for hay Will came home with him and after �page_0104 February 1st dinner they went over for more hay Volty went too Will came too and after supper they went to the debate A cold starlit night and a new moon 2nd Satuday Feb, 2nd, 1889 Very stormy in morning cleared up about noon sun shone bright in afternoon Voltie and John went over the river after Voltie’s clcothes came back in time for dinner. Aunt Irene brought in snow and melted water to mop and get dinner with Grace cleaned Lamp & washed dishes and swept up stairs Eveline swept and dusted Parlor Redroom and sitting room Sowed and done some mending made a lambrequin and pincushion Aunt Irene cooked a pudding and got supper, Bambords women folks feel pretty happy because they all got letters from their sweethearts. Wo’rs[sic] Bamford got one from Watson �page_0105 continued Feb 2nd and also one from Lindsell in regard to Shakespeare telling her to keep the book as long as she chooses and then to mail it to him So Veggy Hunn wont get those cat-like claws of hers on it, "Three cheers for Lindsell" well this is about all the events of this day so I will lay by my pen. 3rd Sunday A cold bright day Wind S.W. John went to Wills and stay’ed all day Volty Went to his uncle Smith’s and from there went with John & Spen en[sic] to Wills Will cut John & Spencer’s hair Wells at home reading The "Whig" Grace reading Evaline reading Mrs B, reading Shakespeare John came home just before dark Volty came home at ten A. M. A clear sunset but a very cold night 4th Monday A clear cold day Wind S.E. barometer falling looks like a storm gathering in S.E. Wells drove with Grace and John �page_0106 Feb to school and went for them at 4 Oclock Wells threshed peas at the old barn Volty & Evaline took the carpet up from siting room and cleaned the room & put the carpet down again. Commenced snowing at bed time 5th Tuesday A very snowy morning snow falling all day and is very deep every where Well did’nt go to school house this morning John went with Sam’s folk’s Grace at home sewing carpet rags. Wells built a fire in kitchen and made an axe handle after dinner drove over to the old barn, horses wallowing through the snow to get there Some people prophiced there would be no snow this winter we wonder what they think about this the snow on level above the top of the fences and still snowing as fast can pour down Wells managed to get a jag of hay from the grange Eveline washed the cloth to finish the rug for the organ stool and then E and V sorted the paper rags from the carpet rags & after dinner Evaline worked on the rug With great difficulty Volty can get water from the river to cook with we have to melt snow but there is plenty of it John Morgan here playing euchre with E & J & V. and will stay all night Half past nine and snowing �page_0107 February 6th Wednesday cloudy morning but brightning up intensly cold. Milk froze in pantry snow two feet on level and badly drifted John went to school with Woddman’s boys. Wells drove over to the old barn to break the road after dinner drove back for wood from the old house then went again for hay and threshed more peas and froze his face Volty went down to Smiths and to Wills and then Went with his father for hay and wood John Morgan stayed till after breakfast and then went down to Smiths Wind West and very cold all day 7 Thursday 7th Cloudy morning & snowing, cleaned up at noon Wind west [crossed-out] intenly [/crossed-out] intensly cold The very coldest day this winter Wells did not try to go to the old barn. but as cold as it is Volty shoveled a path to the river and brought water for Evaline to wash and clean floor Johny went to school Grace sewed and trimed lamps Wells hung Voltie’s ax and done chores Volty choped wood A bright sunset, Charley Woodman & Harlow drove with Sylvia down to Horns She wants to go over the river �page_0108 8 Friday 8th 1889 Weather a little warmer stormed all day, from South West. Pa and Voltie went over to the "far barn" after hay got stuck in snow and had to shovel the horses out. John went to debating school at night, no one there that had any sense, Eveline knit and ironed colored clothes. Grace sewed. Ma done housework, cooking &c. Voltie used the steel[sic] on Maud in order to make her act a little rational 9 Saturday 9th Weather still moderating. Wind South in morning changed to north at night snowed a little, sun shone in a little. Voltie went over the river with Niles. Pa and John went over to the other place after hay and wood. Ice not very good. Charlie Woodman went up to the Ferry on the ice for the first time �page_0109 John went to the P. O. Eveline got a letter from Wellie says he will start for home on the 11th. Pa got a letter from Hugh. Grace and Ma done general housework. Eveline fixed Grace’s dress and washed carpet rags, hung out the clothes. Maude squalled all day, Bulger’s wife appeared to her then she felt better. [left margin] Will Cornwell came back with Volty and Niles. They saw Sylvia crossing the ice when they were coming over 10 Sunday, Feb 10th Sun rose bright heavy white frost on the trees which indicates warmer weather scarcely any wind, a light breeze from the North but warm a most beautiful day. John over to Will’s all day. Voltie reading, Fiddling, play on organ, Mouth-Organ and courting Maude. Grace ciphering and reading. Pa and Ma reading. Eva reading and sleeping. Maude slept and cried and learnt her lesson �page_0110 11 Feb Monday Feb, 11th A stormy morning. Snowing and blowing from South all day. John went to school with Sam’s boy’s. After a while Wells concluded to drive to school with Grace & came back and fixed and old one sleeved over coat and then Volty & his father started to drive to the old barn for hay went as far as Wells snows & blows so Wells came back. Volty stoped [sic] at Will’s. Wells mended his old horse blanket and fixed his old coat, ground shears &c. After dinner choped wood and drove for Grace & put a knob on cupboard door. Eva ironed after bringing in all the clothes then cut and sewed carpet rags. John went over to Wills and played euchre till after eleven O’clock P.M. A fine moonlit evening. Evaline finished Voltie’s socks [left margin] Old Mr Ranous died 12 Tuesday A fine clear day, light wind west rather cold. Wells & Volty drew wood and hay from Grange. Evaline cut and sewed carpet rags. John Went to school. Grace sewed carpet rags. Rachel came over on the load of hay & stayed all night. They played euchre till ten O’clock. Rachel is cutting beans says they dont have much to eat over to their house only hodge podge. she gone to bed to eat beans, she says they have no beans or cider at her house [left margin] married feb 12 1884 (Bell married 5 years to day) �page_0111 13th Feb Wednesday A clear bright wintry day bitter cold. Wind North. Rose early for Volty to go to Kingston for Welly is expected home to day. I hope he will be there. Wells drove over to the old barn and threshed peas and drew two loads of fodder for Will, drove back again after dinner. John at school. Evaline Washed we melted snow to wash with. Rachel moped [sic] floors. Maud squalled kicked and hollered. Volty went to Kingston in Niles cutter. Volty came home at sundown without Wellie said he was not in Kingston. Volty brought Mauds cloak cards & little stove he father had left at Win’s. Wallace Niles came with V. Frank Woodman, Will Dixon and George Niles came too and then Welly came home. Volty had missed him in Kingston he came across to Marysville with Dr. Spankie and and [sic] drove down with Jim Obrien he froze one of his ears. we were very glad to see him home again and he was pleased to get home once more. Rachel and boys played euchre. A clear cold moon lit night [left margin] William Horn lost his oats for horse fell on ice. John found it 14 Thursday A clear cold wintry day. old Mr Ranous burried to day. Wells went to funeral. John �page_0112 February 14 gone to school. Rachel walked home after breakfast, and then Rachel & Jen walked went to funeral. Welly and Volty bushed a road to Linda’s island, found the ice good for a double team. Bamford’s folks are nearly on verge of starvation, no sugar, flour, or Kerosine, and several other things wanting but we live in hopes of better times. Evaline making Grace a combination suit. I done some coloring. Grace done all sorts. A bitter cold day, Wind West. nothing to carry to market now- can scarcely make butter enough to eat. what milk we do have is all frozen up in pantry. our apples are nearly stoped out too, but then "we never starved a winter yet". Our coal is most all gone but we have Three packs of cards in the house, and some potatoes. we play euchre every night which is some comfort, besides there is plenty of tobaco. but then our pork is most all gone too, and not a hog on the place. but we have a new box of starch, and a barrel of carpet rags, and about a ton of rags not sewed yet. Our tea is most gone too. but then we have two barrels of cider So we will have something to drink if the river don’t run dry. The preacher promised to call and pay Wells for house rent but he forgot to keep his promise for of course a preacher could not tell a lie. Good Night [left margin] St Valentine day �page_0113 Feb 15 Friday A fine day scarcely any wind. Wells gone to Kingston to mill. Welly gone too. Smith went up to day. Horn called here for his oats he lost on the ice last Wednesday. Almond in sleigh with Horn. Made a resolve on two subjects which I shall not record in this diary untill I see how well I persevere in what I have undertaken to accomplish. Sylvia came home to day from her Sand Bay visit. Rev Watts called to pay Wells the house rent. Will came over for Volty to draw pea straw from old barn to feed Will’s cows and came back with Volty brought his fiddle, a squash & some pickles after dinner. Volty went to help Will run his fish net. Jen Went to Kingston with Wells to visit her Sister Mrs Pillar. Hard times are brightening a little [s]what [/s] with squash and pickles & 25 dollars by Rev Watts, but of course. Hugh is gaping for the money and will get it. Tis 4 O clock and Maud been very good all day. Wells & Welly came home at 6 Oclock and brought flour, tea sugar, coal and oatmeal [On the side] A letter from Victor 16th Saturday A very cold morning Wind North cloudy. At ten O’clock weather changed Wind South. Wells to much by the head carries to much ballast feels very important. Maud sick �page_0114 Feb 16 continued with worms eating too much candy last night, vomiting and sick most all day better towards night. Bob Berry came done to try the ice to Millen’s bay. Wells went across with him and bushed a road. After dinner Wells and Volty drove over with cutter to Millen’s Bay and got 5 gallons of kerosine. Commenced raining while they were gone and rained all day. Welly, Volty and John drew straw or hay from the old barn. Evaline finished Graces dress. I cleaned floors, churned & cooked. Grace helped and knit on her stocking. Ten O’clock and raining hard. Welly went down to Ebbs to day 17th Sunday Rained all night, tub & barrel full of rain water. Wind South. Wells & boys at home all day & reading. Maud half sick and cross. Cloudy soft weather. Wind changed to West towards night and colder 18th Monday Wind North and increasing to a snow storm. The worst snow storm this winter. Wells got a bad cold but helped Volty & John draw hay from grange. We have plenty of rain water so Evaline washed and hung out the colored clothes and helped clean floors. Welly went to Ebbs for ax handle timber came back in time for dinner made an ax handle and hung his Mich ax. A bad storm to do chores saw wood and bring water. Maud had tantrums at evening time [left margin] Will came over and brought butter for Wells to carry to Market, stayed all evening and played euchre with our boys �page_0115 February 19 Tuesday Wells intended going to Kingston this morning but roads so bad did not go Wind West cold and blistering Wells & the boys did not go to the grange to day Evaline made Wells a shirt Grace washed dishes and knit Evaline moped floors Welly made an ax handle. John went to school Volty mended his boots Wells sorted over beans for Smiths and made leather buttons for his old overcoat. Will came over and stayed awhile sayed he has no wood or any thing to feed his cows only potatoes John Niles made us an evening visit Welly and Volty went to Wills at evening and played cards Maud acted very baad indeed I have adopted a new plan for Maud. Smith here looking for his turkeys [On the right side] Wills says Smiths fowls are at his place 20 Wednesday A fine morning Wells went to Kingston Volty went to Spinks on Grindstone Island- went on skates snow squalls commenced at 10 O’clock squalled and blustered all day Wind West John and Will drew three loads of hay from Grange Will here for boiler Welly made skate wood Eveline moped commenced Voltys mittens and ironed and filled a sack of paper rags Wells came home at 25 minutes to 8 O’clock PM �page_0116 Feb and Jen with him A very cold wintry night Jen & baby very cold Will here waiting for Jen also cold Jen stayed all night 21st Thursday A cold day Wind South all day suns shining but looks very much like a storm John went to school Wells & Junior drew three loads of hay from grange Wind blew so strong could not draw hay in afternoon Jen went home when went for second load Will here helped them draw hay too Him & Sid put on their appearance this PM well filled with J Niles cider but managed to stow away 4 qts more Over looking around about buying houses been to Flynn’s Morgan’s Nile’s & c sat around her awhile spouted & blowed went out to the barn two or three times hoping Wells had a little whiskey at last Wells hitched up and "trawed" them away but as it was Van could scarcely tear himeslf away from our cider barrel but they are gone at last and we pass a very pleasant evening Welly and Johny made Samy’s folks a visit I forgot to menition B Bobbet started to learn her trade to day poor Sylvia gone to the bad entirely Wind blowing a gale [on the side] Laura went to Mullet creek Bob Barry moved across the river to day 22 Friday A windy stormy morning snowing all day A south wind in morning changing to North very �page_0117 Feb cold towards night Welly went to Kingston with Charley Woodman on a load of grain Started at eleven and returned at four John at School Wells choring around I dont know how Will gets along for wood and hay J Morgan & J Flynn called in evening Welly and John went with them to debating School only six there Evaline sewed carpet rags finished and began another mitten for Volty Grace cut & sew Rags knit & c on Maud stockings I write Victor Watson and 23 Saturday Wind North a terrible cold day. Sun Shining Wells Welly & Johny drew hay in fore noon could draw none in P.M. [crossed-out] will [/crossed-out] wind blow so strong and cold Wells soldered Tin pail Eveline washed moped colored made nack tie for Welly swept and dusted the room and arranged things generaly Grace done chamber work knit Maud a stocking washed dishes & c Will and Jen came over [crossed-out] lasto [/crossed-out] night after hay cows had nothing to eat in four days Wells Sr got a letter from Hue no Valentine’s for Bamford’s folks quite a disappointed family �page_0118 Feb 24th Sunday Feb 24 Got up late sun rose clear and bright quite cold Weather moderate towards night Wind South changed to West at night Grace went veasting[sic] up to Niles’ Johny went down to Smith’s at night Wells Jr called on Nile’s folks Will came back with him after Tobacos brought the boiler home Rachel sent over wood she was coming over to have her dress fixed over 25th Monday A beautiful day sun shining clearly all day moderately cold S.W. wind. Grace walks to school this morning John started to go but stayed at home Wells Welly & John drew hay & wood from Grange Rachel came over & brought her new dress for Eveline to after the skirt for she cant get into it Jen and children went to George Gillespies to make a visit Will went with her to carry Charlie Eva washed moped knit on V mitten Maud has been a very good girl to day 26 Tuesday A fine day wind south John & Grace at school Wells and Welly drew �page_0119 A stick of timber from down stream and hay from Grange. Will made us a call Volty came home to day was at Clayton. Spinks and Kendalls & called at Brad point and stayed all night. George and Wallace Niles here in evening. Boys played cards. Charley Smith brought Laura home from Lafargeville. Jen came up from Burnham to G Glispie’s and came home at evening. Smith went to the city. A general turnout for Kingston to day. Eveline finished Volties mittens and commenced another for Wells Jr. Volty picked up all the rags from the closet up stairs. Charley Smith made Wells an evening visit. Clouds begin to gather towards sunset and snow falling at evening 27 Wednesday A light wind South warm snow falling all last night and all day. Long after breakfast Wells drove over for R and went to Kingston. John & Grace at school Grace stayed at O’briens over night. Volty made Will an ax handle. Will came for it. A weding on Grindstone to day. The contracting parties are Marshall & Rattray. E Knitting on Wells Jr mitten. Smith and pard have drove up past on the ice. Supose they have are gone to engage a carpet weaver. A very dull �page_0120 day indeed I A great depth of snow every where and yet snowing our hens don’t lay eggs. our cows dont calve Hard times hard times, no mistake but thankful we are all well. Teams are going up & down the ice most of the time. Wells and R came home long before dark. Wells brought Rachel’s organ, Sugar, oatmeal, Rice, 2 lamp chimneys.Will here in evening & played pedro with our boys [crossed-out] [indecipherable] [/crossed out] 28 [crossed-out] Wednesday [/crossed-out] Thursday This is the last day o February 1889 A mild fine day. Wells drove to Marysville and brought back two bags of coal .Welly and Volty cut ice for Ice house. Johny went to school (I washed and dresssed the baby and slept 2 hours). Rachel done home work and cooked. Will here. Jen came over in evening. John Niles & Will cornwell here more card [on side] Muriel born this day Feb 28 March 1 Friday March 1 1889 A mild rather cloudy morning very quiet Wind South. Wells went to Gananoque with Devero �page_0121 March 1 Welly, Volty and Will filled ice house. Rachel and Grace done jeneral [sic] house work. John went to School. I take care of Eveline and baby. Wells came home early & boys did’nt let the hens out the coop 2 Saturday A bright warm day. Wind South very light. Welly and [crossed-out] John [/crossed-out] Volty went to Chaumont for fish nets came home at 8 P.M. Mrs Niles here to see Evaline & baby. Rachel washed and moped [sic] floor. I forgot what Wells and John done [on side] Welly and Volty carried the rags to Millens Bay got calica old uncle Hilborn came 3 Sunday A beautiful day Wind S Johny went tooo Bells, Charlie and Bell came and brought the children Grace went home with them Gen and Will came over towards night John did not come home but stayed all night 4 Monday A fine bright day wind S. I washed and hung out the white cloths & took care of E & baby. Welly & Volty drove to Chaumont for nets and sail boat but did not come home, stayed all night. John came back from Charlie’s and stoped [sic] at school all day. I looked for the boys till 12 O’clock midnight. [left margin] Smith here at the barn clearing up stories about his character �page_0122 March 5 Tuesday A cloudy morning. Wind South, warm thawing froze last night. Wells went to Kingston with Smith and came back with Al Joslin. I washed and hung out dark clothes. W & V came home at 2 O’clock PM. John Went to School. Kilborn went to Kingston with Smith 6 Wednesday A fine warm day. Wind South. Wells, Welly and Volty drove over the river for the boy’s sail boat. Wills children & Jen sick with a distemper. Welly went to Als to report boat. 7 Thursday A stormy morning, snow all day. Wind W. Volty & Alec Liddy drove to Pittsburgh for a heifer, came back at 4 O’clock. Wells went across the river with them and carried the lantern, came back after dark. Welly and Will setting fish nets. John went to corners for calico, walked, went over with J. Niles. Charlie H called here to borrow a muffler for Bell to wear to corners for they are going with Tom & Milly to get married. Tom Hall & Milly Crley were married today by Rev Thompson Kilborn stoping [sic] at Smiths. Caroline Cummins came here from Wills and stayed all night �page_0123 March 8th 8 Friday A stormy morning, Wind North. Wells went over the river. Caroline walked over to Wills’. W. Jr & V set fish nets. John Went to School. A picture show at the church, admission 20 cts. V & J went. Expected Grace home from B’s but she did not come. Old. H. here in evening 9 Saturday A very pleasant day but rather cold. Wind N. Our boys and Wells all at home. J Cornwell, Ben Percy came here from J Nile’s nearly chuck with cider called here and swilled more. J.C. so drunk cant walk strait [sic] but fell down, lost one his over shoes crossing the river, Talk horse all the time, racing and betting, spurious sports dont amount to anything poor fools 10 Sunday Sunday morning rather cold. Wind W. cloudy lonesome day. Rachel went over to her house and stayed till night. Will came back with her. Will got a bad cold. Wells reading his old newspaper. I working all day as usual Grace at Bells yet. E and the baby not very well. Johny, Welly & Volty at home �page_0124 March 11th 1889 11th Monday A clear bright day. Wind West. Wells went over river to see Alec Liddy. Will came over AM. Will, V & W Jr went to their fish nets got no fish so took the nets & brought them home. Wells hewing a log. Lots of cutters on the ice to day, some horsetrotters are out. Mrs Peter Paterson has sent out to day sent for Mrs W M Smith who came home and reported a boy, but soon after P Paterson drove up for the Dr. gone just 3 hours. our boys set another fish net just frennst? the house Rachel picking our duck that died. I am very sleepy . 12 Tuesday A cloudy morning but soon clears up and sun shines bright all day. Wells went to Kingston, our boys got two sturgeon. Will came over for Rachel, mother is sick. John went to school. Irene worked all day, steped high light and wide 13 Wednesday A very fine day, wind south. Will came over said mother is better. Wells went for Grace and we were all glad to see her home. John at school. Irene washed a few baby clothes and Ironed. boys set more fish nets. Wells hewing a log. hens laid 2 eggs. another new calf �page_0125 March 14 Thursday A very fine day rather cold wind West. Grace washed big washing and hung them on the line. Rachel came over after dinner. Jane Niles with Shelly and Johny came at noon & went home at 3. Towards night Volty called out more visitors and in walked Dordane with her bag snuffing away as prim and presice as ever. R. stayed and moped floor. we eat supper after dark 15th Friday A soft warm thawing day. Wind South. Grace ironed. Irene done house work and cooked. Boys hauled fish nets and building wharf. John went to school. Wells chored around and hewed log. Dane went over to Wills visiting. John, V, Eddy Bates & Hiram Joslin here in evening 16th Saturday A very fine day rather cold. Wind W. Wells called up early this morning by W Burnham wanting to go to K with Wells. After W had gone Dodge came from Millens Bay to go too but went with Charley Woodman. Smith & wife went visiting at W G Woodmans, drove up on ice in cutter. Irene cleaned floors churned, baked and done jeneral [sic] house work. Boys �page_0126 March 16 building wharfe & run nets but no fish. John done as he had a mind to. Grace washed dishes. Dordane came back from Rachel’s & R came over in evening. Wells, Volty & Wellington came home long before dark brought 1 coal, 10 sugar, 4 tea, 5 rice &c 17 Sunday A fine day thawing. Wells drove over to Bells with Dordane, Grace & Maud made an all days visit. Rachel came over and helped get dinner & washed dishes. boys went skating. Wells and the others came home early. Will came over in evening. Rachel went home with him. looks like a storm. Maude cried because she had to go to bed. 18 Monday A very pleasant day. Wind North. Aunt R. came over early to go to town with pa but he did not go so she stayed here and riped he [sic] dress to pieces. Grace & Ma done a big washing to day. The boy got a sturgeon out of their nets. John went to school. Eva not feeling very well. The baby very good to day. The boys [margin] Rachel, Jen and Will quarreled last night so Rachel came over here this morning without her breakfast �page_0127 March 18 889 are working on their pier. pa is hewing on some timber, Maude is raising the Dickens around the house, Aunt Dany here yet. (Beatrice 2 years old to day) 19 Tuesday A fine day Wind North froze some last night. Dane & Rachel walked down to Ebbs this morning on the ice. Welly working for Niles building a kitchen. Wells hewing a log in the grove. John, Volty & Will building a pier. Rachel came up towards night on the land with wet feet. ground all mud and slush. Two men trying to cross but cant 20 Wednesday A fine day wind North. snow disappears rapidly, no crossing, ice good for nothing. Will and Volty pulled nets out the river. Welly working for Niles. Wells went to Burnham manure bee. Rachel went too [sic] to help Alvira cook. John, V. & Will drew stone for dock. Irene cleaned floors. Grace helped &c. Evaline sewed on Grace’s dress [margin] Rachel brought some apples from Burnham’s. Wells brought some from Niles 21 Thursday A cold day. wind North. sun shines. Volty helped clear up the kitchen. Irene washed Evaline, sewed and cut R dress. baby very good indeed. Welly went to �page_0128 March 21 -1889 All Joslins A.M. for fish nets. Welly & Volty both worked for Nile’s in P.M. Wells puttering around all fore noon cleaning up peas & drew hay for Will in Afternoon from Burnham’s. John stayed at home. Irene cleaned kitchen cupboard in P.M. and got supper. channel open clear through. Irene washed all baby’s little clothes 22nd Friday A fine day no wind, no rain, no snow, no clouds. froze some last night. ground looks bare and brown with patches of dirty snow scattered all around. Wells gone to George Gillespie’s manure bee. Welly & Volty working for Niles. Johny at school. Mother walked over with Will this morning. Evaline cut and filled another dress for Rachel. Grace walked over to Wills for sewing machine shuttle. Lill went down to Smiths with milk. Hard times yet no pork, no beef, only a little butter. And I am very sleepy, no wood and I have to scrape up pine hewings to prepare the dinner. After Wells came home from bee, he drove back With R & Mother. Boys came home early from Nile’s we spent a very pleasant evening 23 Saturday A fine bright wind South. a wide open space in river clear of ice. Will came over a little while more trouble at their house. one of our �page_0129 March 23 turkeys died. Wells hewing timber in the grove and drawing hay from grange. John helping draw hay. W Jr & V working for J.N. Evaline sewing and helped get dinner and wash dishes. Grace working around. Irene cleaned floors &c &c. Made custard pie for dinner. if we had pork I could save butter to sell. Wells Jr & Volty made Will a visit in evening 24 Sunday A fine day wind South Our boys at home. Johny made Smiths folks a visit. Wells reading. Charles & Henry Holliday came over. Grace went home with them. Will came over for his mail. John & Jane came over in the evening 25 Monday A clear bright day Wind North. cold thawing in the sun, freezing in shadow. Wells and John drew hay from Grange. W Jr & V mending the skiff. John went to School in after noon. Rachel came over to finish her dresses, she got a very sore throat and bad cold. Evaline washed babys clothes, ironed and helped R on her dresses. I baked bread �page_0130 26 Tuesday A fine day, somewhat cloudy, looks like a storm. Wind West. Wells went to A Barries bee moving a barn. J Niles called here early in morning for W Jr to go with him over the river. Did not go with him had other work to do fixing skiff. Ebb called too on his way to the bee but went back to help John N. out through the ice to the open water. stoped on his way back to see the baby. Volty and I cleaned up the kitchen. Samy’s boys here in the evening playing euchre in Ktichen. Rachel throat better, she helped do the work. Ebb called again. Welly went to Ebbs for boat nails. John went to school. I sick 27 Wednesday Evaline sewed and moped and worked all day. A long drizzly day. Wells hewing timber. I sick with a bad cold. Wind SE. Wells Jr working for N. Volty mending sail up stairs. Johny at school. Eveline fixing R’s dress over after Win Smith’s botching. Rachel doing all the house work. I went to bed. Volty took the apples out the pit. Turkey laid too & we have another new milk cow. Smith brought homebWells stove pipe. Oour [sic] boys went over to Will’s to play cards in evening. Will building a punt �page_0131 28 Thursday Wind W, ground covered with snow this morning, cold. Had bad head ache all night, couldnt sleep. Wells & J and V drew hay from Grange & then Wells got out posts for a barn he intends to build sometime. Wells Jr working for Niles. After dinner V went over to Wills to help carry lumber for Wills punt. Ice clear from the other shore and but a very small strip on this shore but our water hole left yet. I went to bed and slept. sun shone clear all AM but heavy wind clouds PM and last night. snow all gone. R doing cooking. E doing R’s dress, got it done. Edy & Eben Bates, George Niles and Wallace Niles playing ball. A clear sun set 29 Friday A fine day. Wind S.W. River filled with floating ice. John went early to Ebbs to borrow soap but as good luck found no one at home, so came back & helped V carry leach barrel into kitchen which was set up early last Spring by the hen park. John then went to school. Welly went to J. N’s to work. Volty, R & I tried all day to make soap but failed the first day. I forget what Wells done, hewed I guess. Fried eggs for supper. Evaline sewed and cared for baby [margin] Eddy Ebben & Hiram here in evening sun set playing base ball �page_0132 March 30 Saturday A cold day wind North. We managed to make one kettle of soap. Eveline washed all the clothes, cleaned, swept and dusted, made beds, tended baby. Wells hewed & made neckyoke. Welly worked for Niles Volty, brought water and chored around. John went over to Wills for the cows caught. Uncle Smith dogging them. R cooked the meals. Irene cleaned floors. Charley W went for the mail on horse. A letter from Watson George and Wally Niles her playing base ball. Welly went down to Ebbs for paint and played base ball, brought home 2 1/2 lbs sugar and some apples then Welly & Volty went to Mr J N for coal 31 Sunday Last day of March. Snowing all day, ground white with snow. Wind N in morning then SE and S. Rachel went home after breakfast. Welly went with her. Wells reading. Evaline not very well, baby very good. Maud very good. Volty at home all day. John went over to Wills after dinner 9 Oclock in evening and snowing fast. Sylvia 26 years old to day April 1 Monday A cloudy morning snowing yet and good sleighing. Wind North. Wells hitched �page_0133 April 1 I up after breakfast and drove to Marysville for groceries. First drove over to Wills for their butter. Welly worked for Niles. John played April fool all day. Volty went to Ebbs for punt to set a fish net. Will came over to help set net but wind blow so from North didnt set the net. Smith and Paterson went to Ferry. Rachel & Evaline washed. I forget what Irene done. Snow that fell all day yesterday & last night disappeared. Wells came early at 4 Oclock 2 Tuesday A cloudy morning, Wind North. Wells hitched up after breakfast and Wells, Volty & Irene drove over to Charles for a barn raising, 29 men there to dinner and supper. Old crackie says "if the Scot act is carried as a law, he will leave the country; Our boys set sturgeon net early this morning. Johny went to school. Rachel & Eva finished washing. Eva made a lounge tick, cradle tick and little pillow for the baby. Welly worked for Niles. Volty stayed over to help Charley shingle his barn. A disagreeable evening dismal and cloudy. Wells drove home very slowly �page_0134 April 3rd 1899 Wednesday The sun rose clear but soon grew cloudy And snowing thick and fast at 10 O’clock. Volty & Grace at Bell’s. Johnny at School. Wills gone to Wm Rattrays bee putting rafters on his new cheese factory. Willy helping Evaline "clear" up the chambers. Rachel picking over peas for soup. I am writing and rocking cradle, so sleepy. I go to sleep with pen in hand, didn’t sleep much last night. Smith & Patterson gone up to P.P. farm above the ferry gone in a skiff. Guess they will have a hard time to come down this eve on account of ice & weather. Wm S & PP a great finds. Smiths man Sinclair went with them. The roads are half snow half mud, some goes on wheels, some on runners. The road between J O’brien and Rattrays corner is filled with snow three feet deep but the up and down roads are a bed of mud. The ice is clear on this side from shore to shore. The ice bettween [sic] Wolfe & Howe Island remains fast locked in unbroken while the Pierpont makes a regular trip each day as far as Garden Island & in PM goes around the head of the Island to Cape Vincent. Volty came home at bed time �page_0135 Apr 4th 1899 Thursday A cloudy morning Wind SW clears up towards noon the Earth completely covered with snow which soon disolves under the influence of wind and sun Wells, V, & J, drew hay from the old barn, then Wells went to election to vote for to elect the Devil for [in between lines] chief magistrate for 3 years in the county of Frontenac Wells J and Volty working on sailboat Rachel and E washed breakfast dishes R cut papers for pantry shelves looks very nice indeed another cow to be milked Will came over & I pay mother part of her butter sent Jen’s things home this morning Welly went to Ebbs we sent home their sugar Eva Ironed the clothe [left side margin] Smith walked to Marysville from PP Place & hired Billy Card to bring him home to his dead Lobelia [/left side margin] Friday A fine day Wind W rather cool Evaline washed & Volty helped E clean up kitchen and scrub floors Johny went to school - last day. Wells chopping over by snow space Welly & Volty putting ribs in sail boat Rachel done something I forget what I have forgotten what I done I so sleepy I cant remember - A sugar party at Mien O’briens John attended �page_0136 6th April Saturday A fine day Wind North cool PPatterson & Will Woodman came early in morning for W. Jr. & V. to go with skiff away up the Island to PPfarm to build PP a home he is going to move his family soon George Gillspre went with them After breakfast Wells started to cross the river in GG’s skiff but Horn had gone over there before him, so came back untill after dinner and went over to R Percys to see about buying seed wheat found Rob gone from home came back at night supperless and hungry from hungry bay. Price on Robs wheat $1,25 per [half line above] bush Rachel went visiting to G Siles & got warm sugar, mad her sick. W Jr & V came home at dark hungry & tired John brought some water & done as he had a mind to Eva done house work of all kinds Mand very good, & baby slept in cradle. Wellington and Will cam for their mail > A beautiful evening Sunday A lovely day scarcely any wind. South Wind froze a little last night river sealed over with ice its so still Expected Charley over to bring Grace home but didnt come Welly went early this morning to carry P sail home and borrowed some Soleratus Will came over a while Wells went to Niles’ to borrow his boat for tomorrow John after ninner went to Hanah Shinn’s came home at 11 Oclock PM A beautiful eve ning �page_0137 April 8th 1889 Monday A clear bright day river like a mirror all day zephyr S froze last night W Genge commenced School this day John went to school Grace at Bell’s yet ought to be home to go to school when she come’s she will go Wells chopping wood all A M went over to Sand Bay A M with J Piles & George Farr Votty putting coal for an "Sail" Boat Wolly gone up the Island with PP to work on PP’s housse Eva & R done great washing of cooked and washed dishes E cleaned kitchen floor & painted lounge & chair and ironed clothes plenty of work and not much to eat and no kerosine Genge stoped & talked with V at the sail boat Johny went to P in evening Kerosine all gone and we burn a [strikethrough] shit [/strikethrough] shit Tuesday A cloudy morning, Wind S looks like rain clears up early sun shines all day Wells commenced plowing all day Johny at school Volty tarring the sail boat Grace & Charley’s yet Welly didn’t come home working for PP. Eva washed a lot of carpet rays Will came over for flour butter saleratus [on side margin] Will cornwell gone sailing [/on the side] �page_0138 April 9 1899 and I gave him some corn meal E out trying to get wood & Will chopped one of Wells pine sails & if W finds to out he’ll jaw of hid it in the oven & it makes a [crossed: l] good fire Rachel went to Wills for tea Smith got a bee tearing down the old barn Didn’t invite Wells or the boys or Will he has no need of them for he is not running away from Ruttand now Grace is fifteen to day Snow nearly all gone from corner of fences Shelly Niles here visiting Mande Willy came home from [half line above: Patterson] 10 Wednesday A fine day Wind South & chilly Wells plow all day Volly tarred sail boat in A M and After dinner made hot bed and planted potatoes John at school Evaline cut & sewed rags Smith came up for his heifer and said it was a very fine day Rachel helped cut carpet rags Welly helped tar boat and went up to Morgans in evening and stoped at Niles 11 Thursday A fine day Wind South Rachel and Welly and Volty mended sails for the boat Wells went over the river to beadle’s for seed wheat came back for dinner and plowed till dark Johny went to school Mand didn’t behave very well E & R sewed carpet rags looks like rain at dark [at side margin] Wells got 5 gallons of kerosine = �page_0139 April 12th Friday A foggy morning Wind north Wells and Johny went to cape Vincent in skiff came back to Beadles’ and god 5 bushels of seed wheat and a bag of potatoes Wells brought 4 lbs tea 10 lbs sugar & 1 lb saleratus fog cleared up at 8 Oclock and a fine day Welly & Volty riged out and launched their sail boat and took Ebb home Mrs Meurdock here for peas Boys carried her and daughter in boat down to Ed Rattrays R and E sewed carpet rags E Rattray has a stone bee to day tis 10 Oclock PM wind blowing strong from North Welly carried N sail and oars home this evening and I sent Jane’s tea and socks home 13th Saturday A fine day no rain Wells went to Kingston went off without his breakfast came home early from Grace boots and Mauds, Volty’s boots too big 10 sugar. 3 seeds. and a bottle of pills Wade’s mandrake Volty drew hay from Burnham, for Will and plowed a little in garden Welly went to Sammy’s with a letter brought water and he & Volty went �page_0140 Apr around the feet to breakeys Bay to set fish nets so much ice couldn’t left nets to Joy’s John chored aroudn and didn’t clean horse stable E cleaned floors and done every thing R made a Johny cake [crossed: I] forget what I done guess I washed something 14 [crossed: Saturday] Sunday A beautiful day, no rain Charley & Bell came and brought Grace home Boys went to Joslins Bay for sail boat Welly V. of, E, & G went for a sail went far as Morgan’s fiddled & sunny Gesige went too from Niles Wells didn’t read much writing with Charley. Johny went to Niles in Evening and stayed late Charley & Bell went home hearly, Wells went with them as far as Obrien’s 15 Monday A fine day, no rain a white frost this morning Wells squared accounts with Smith to day & they quarreled Welly and Will set puts John draged at home Volty plowed the pasture at home Patterson moving Evaline washed Don’t know what Rachel done [on side: Wells sowed grain] she made Johny cake Grace commenced school [on left side margin] R, G, & Maude went to J.N’s for horse radish Genge made us his first visit with George & Wally Niles in evening [/left side margin] �page_0141 April 16th 1889 Tuesday A beautiful rosy morning wind North no rain Wells’ gone to the city started early long before sunrise and I sitting here alone writing very sleepy, fire all gone out no wood onely pine hewings and none of those in the house Welly planted potatoes Volty made garden and J & V drew manure baking from the house Grace went to school Eva cut and sewed rags Welly & Will went to their nets [crossed-out]Genge here in evening[/crossed-out] Volty and John went spearing fish after dark and had a concert at Bulgers Mother came over Wells came late 14 Wednesday A fine day no rains no wind N very warm Wells sowing oats on grange John draging Volty powing Grace at school Jen visiting at Niles Rachel went to Wills and staying all day till supper time Will here and Grace at school Genge here in evening Eva cleaned floors and sewed rags Boys had a concert at Lahyson came home at eleven [40/16?] Lewy Joy 10 years old to day baby cried [on left side margin] Jane N and children here in evening �page_0142 18 April Thursday A beautiful warm day no wind N no rain Wells building fence all day. pasture fence Welly plowed down by Ebbs A M Volty set onions A M Welly went to his nets P M John drag oats Volty plowed P M Grace at school To day is the first Welly has plowed in three years Merpont came in to day for the first this season R went to the city Mand Smith came home to day Windmils girls to be here for fish Dont know much odd & silly Welly & V went spearing in evening Genge walked home no school till Tuesday Volty opened outside cellar door set up for the boys to come got sleepy waiting and gone to bed 19 Friday A fine morning Wind south breezy & warm Afternoon cloudy looks like rain no wind Wells building fence Volty plowing John cultivating Eva washed and ironed Rachel making an apron Welly brought water A M afternoon went to Al Joshn’s for net Will caught 12 pickerel Grace at home no school Easter holliday’s Loggie Morgan visiting Smith’s no rain, very dry, sun shines out, 4 Oclock P M [on left side margin] W J & V speared lot of fish last night came home late at 12 Oclock �page_0143 19 April 1889 evening thunder lighthning & a shower [line above] with wind [/line above] Boys all at home went to bed early 20 Saturday A foggy morning, wind south cool breezy fog clears towards noon Wells works on grange Volty plowed John draging Rachel cleaned floors Grace visiting at Nile’s came home at dark E & G put the rooms in order E moped pantry and my bed room Welly covered a ball for Ed Bates and went to his nets 21 Sunday A clear day Wind west breezyyy cools Wells at home reading John dressed up and went to see Eddy Bates Eddy came home with him at noon Will come [crossed-out]home[/crossed-out] over and brought me [above] some [/above] a fish muskalong Volty at home all day Welly went to see to his sail boat wind blowing hard Grace went over to see her grand mother and stayed till after dark Jon went with Will to Breakey’s bay 22 Monday A clear day wind West and cold Wells Volty & Johny working draging sowing and plowing Welly went to run the nets wind blow so couldnt �page_0144 came back and went to J Niles to finish the kitchen E went up to J N’s to sew on Jane’s sewing machine I slept an hour. Grace made gum & run away to J N’s I am not very well pleased she been there once to day for a pitcher of [crossed-out]milk[/crossed-out] soap Willy brought a calf from J Niles’ 23rd Tuesday A fine day wind South Wells building fence Volty plowing John cultivating Welly started to go to his nets A M didn’t go wind blow so. Welly & Will run nets P M Will gaught 19 pickerel Welly 14 [above] pickerel [/above] & a half barrel of perch came home long after dark tired and hungry dark clouds hanging over our domestic horizon. Dear Welly God bless him. Grac at school no soap no soda Genge came at dark and E & E Bates E fixing her dress & caring for the babe R help cook E washed Baby’s clothes 24 Wednesday A fine breezzy day Wind south Wells Volotty & John working on Grange Welly went [crossed-out]an[/crossed-out] for the fish at Breakey’s bay intending to go to the cape Volty took team and brought them to Joslin’s Bay and put them in sail boat Welly came home at [crossed-out]no[/crossed-out] 10 O’clock R & J feed calves Grace at school E ironed babys things and knit on lambrequin R washed around house all day it is raining hard rains all night �page_0145 April 25 Thursday A damp rainy morning Wind Sod Wells chose to dock with R I sent 4 lbs butter [above]& 1 doz eggs[/above] Welly & Volty went to cape with the first fish at 2’cts per pound and 1’ct for perch Grace at school, Eva cleaned floors knit and pieced quilt John drawing, banking from house Wells repairing cultivator and plowing on grange - a showery evening [at left side margin] Genge here in evening [/left margin] 26 Friday A cloudy foggy day raining part of the day Wells drew stone and trimed orchard on grange John drew stone [crossed-out]W[/crossed-out] Volty plowed and drew fish pound to B bay Welly went to the nets at eleven came back after dark Grace at school Eveline & Rachel washed some of the clothes got dry commenced raining again towards evening Wind N in morning and S P.M. 27 Saturday A cloudy drizzly morning Wind South Wells went to the city started late Welly brought water to clean floors & then went or started to go to his net but went to Howe Island with Al Joshin to carry fruit trees & came back [crossed-out]f[/crossed-out]long After dark Volty went to Burnhams for potatoes came back & grafted trees in PM �page_0146 Grace washed her clothes & went to Smith’s ray bee John pottered around in AM & plowed garden PM R cleaned floors E scrubed chairs swept and dusted and ironed her clothes Raining hard at dark John went for Grace after dark and went home with Jill Wells came home first but late Grace came next and Welly last 28 Sunday A rainy morning Wells reading John went to church but no preaching Sinclair rowed. Laura and Maud up for church but soon went home again Rach went over to Wills and stayed to dinner Welly & Volty at home most all day, very cold for the season Wind West blowing some 29 Monday A rain morning Wind west cold and disaggreeable weather Wells drove to Ferry south Rachel to go on the Princess Louise & he went to city Grace went to school Eva made my waist Welly tried to run nets wind blows so cant Volty worked all day at something making garden of think John pottered around 30 Tuesday Another cold raw day wind west tubs and barrels full of [above]rain[/above] water his so [on left side margin] Wally and P built wire fence around the garden �page_0147 1889 wet and cold grass cant grow much Wells wheat coming up Wells brought water for Evaline to wash E done bra washing and washed two bed quilt Grace west to school at noon Volty worked in garden making bed and planting John and Wells worked in field Wind blows hard and cold all day [below]baby cried[/below] [in left side margin] Mrs Woodman made Smiths folks an evening visit [end left side margin May 1 Wednesday A cold raw windy cloudy day Wind W Wells & Johny worked at home draying and sowing J churned or Welly did & J made 10 lbs of butter for market and sent one dozen and a half of eggs Grace went to school Volty worked in garden Welly stayed around home and choped wood & done all kinds of work bringing water & [doodle spiral] Wind blows strong and cold from West. Wells says if the wind should hush there would be a frost. Eva ironed all the cloths baby cried 2nd Thursday A market day Princess came in for the first time this spring Wells drove to the dock with Grace Cloudy and still Wells Jr went to his nets came back at 3 Oclock �page_0148 May 2d 1889 & had a big haul of fish 4 sturgeon 14 pickerel mullets perch sucker &c &c Wells sowing grain Volty & Johny draging and cultivating Eva washed mother quilt and brought 6 pails of water Baby didn’t cry she’s got castoria cold weather yet and cloudy 3rd Friday A chilly cloudy morning Wind [above] N [/above] west WellsJohn and Volty gone to Springs work Wells Jr gone to his nets E bringing water again and washing baby’s clothes No school to day Arbor day Genge gone home Grace at home washing dishes Maud as mean as ever Eveline & Willy went to Burndan for flower plants called at Ebb’s and had tea Mrs Niles went down to Smiths with John N found the women folks from home visiting at Horn’s came back and made me a short visit A cold chilly evening 4 Saturday A mild fair day WellsVolty & Johny working in field Will and Welly gone to Cape with fish came home at three Eveline swept rooms and cleaned floors I done general house work Grace raked the door yard Will lost 5 lbs sugar left it in cape Vincent �page_0149 [top margin] 7 May 5th 1889 Grace Baufoid Wolfe Island [/top margin] Sunday A beautiful day Wind South After washing breakfast dishes I went to bed slept awhile & then walked over to mothers I gave Wells and boys lunch before I went Johny went as far as the corner of the pasture to help me over the fence Wells came over and went to the grange for greens called on his way home and I went home with him got suppr 6 Monday A fine warm day Wind South very light Wells plowed and sowed Volty & John helped Evaline washed I churned Grace went to school but no teacher there Welly and Will went to their nets Welly mending sail boat 7 Tuesday A beautiful warm day Volty and Will went early this morning to their nets Welly finished repairing sail boat then Will and V brought the fish home and launched the craft & W & V went to cape with fish Wells and Johny working at farming E making a dress for Irene Gracie [strikethrough]an[/strikethrough] at home Wall Niles here said Mr Genge was [left margin] [long multiplication] 853 18 —– 6824 853 —– 15354 [/long multiplication] �[long division] 12 15454 12\\{} —– 33 24 —– 5 [/long division] [/left margin] �page_0150 [top margin] Evaline Bauford [/top margin] Aug 30th 1888 \$.cts sold Eleven lbs butter 2,65 sept 6th 12 " " 2,00 13th 12 " " 2,40 28th 9 " " 1,95 Oct 4th 10 " " 2,20 11th 9 " " 2,01 18th 6 " " 1,36 25 10 " " 2,20 Nov 1st 12 " [overwritten]Eleven[/overwritten] " [overwritten]lbs[/overwritten] 2,59 8th 13 " " 2,72 14th 12 " " 2,46 21nd 13 " " 2,69 27 13 " " 2,69 Dec 6 10 " " 2,08 14th 9 " " 1,89 22nd 12 " " 2,60 Jan 3rd 10 " " 2,12 �12th 6 " " 1,32 26 6 " " 1,20 April 25 1889 Apr 25 4 May 2nd 10 9 Rachel sold for me 98 Rachel Sold for me 2.50 2,50 20 27 40 34 [left margin] -> continued on back of 3rd page from here [/left margin] to three old women �page_0151 [top margin] [long multiplication] 9, 16 butter , 30 eggs — 9,66 [/long multiplication] [/top margin] June 6th 1889 M@ Rue sold butter at 14 ct 3 lbs " 14 51 28 " 14 3,92 13 31 - 2lbs at 15 cts balance 14 cts 180 lbs made [above]sold[/above] in 5 weeks while I was at Bell’s 44 50 35 45 [strikethrough]3[/strikethrough] ,19 41 3 for ,20 + 38 for 14 40 Sept 5th 41 36 �26 34 6ct 16 26 21 21 12 21 15 12 8 19 8 1 for 20 �page_0152 1889 Nov 21 December 24th 1889 sold 6 butter ,17 " 9 " ,18 1890 Jan 15 " 7 " ,20 $1,44 " 6 " ,18 " 6 " ,20 1,20 " 4 " ,20 ,80 " 7 " ,18 1,26 " 10 " ,18 1,80 12 ,22 12 ,22 Dec 31 $1,62 1,09 �page_0153 �page_0154 1890 Jan 18th Saturday A warm fine day Wind North ground covered with snow every where some ice on this shore no crossing I sick yet never so sick before lay abed most all the time head lungs and whole system wrong cant eat Spaf got a b[erased] to build his dock to day Fred came over for our men folks had a prayer meeting at Devero’s last night No one ther but Spaff Frances and the baby Fred said all the praying done Devero done on the fiddle poor Fred forgs folks that is Spaff and Frances and the baby came here to see us this evening but I dont want to see any one talked awhile and went up stairs to bed Jan 19 Sunday I dont seem much better neither does Muriel never was so sick before A fine day good sleighing not much win[d] North Grace and John gone to church �page_0155 [top left margin] Continuation of May 7th, 1889 [/top left margin] carried to the Asylum yesterday Stayley called here gathering old iron say he got hermorrage of lungs Set the milk in cellar this morning cellar all dirt yet not fit to set a swill pail in 8th Wednesday A warm fine day Wind S and light Wells V [scribbled]&[/scribbled] of drawing stone and cleaning up over on grange Welly not very well fishing his nets E making J’s dress Grace doing general house work I churned and made prints for market and set them on cellar bottom & covered them with a table cloth the rats run over it in the night 9 Thursday A beautiful day warm Wind rows Rose at 4 Oclock for Grace to go to market Wells drove to the dock Maud S went back to the city Sylia came home writing and is very airy but does not call on Bamford’s goes to Smiths John an V & Wells work in frel in A M after diner Wells goes over the river to see Alex Liddy about wire fence He came home late and �page_0156 eat supper after dark said Gloya’s folks are coming over to go to Bell’s with no Sunday John drove to dock for Grace Eva ironed and cleaned floors and done other house work Welly not very well tended to fish nets It’s so long since I have written in this diary of have most forgoten what we done. I churned Friday A fine warm day wind South All the men folks at work Welly at the nets in PM Afternoon Eddy & Eben help Welly plant potatoes Wells Volty & Johny drawing stone plowing and sowing. I have forgoten what E & G done or I either. Apple tree man here in evening [left side margin] E washed clothes and a quilt rained hard at three O’clock boys went to barn a squall from the north we bring in part or most of the clothes Wallace Niles 10 years old on the 10 day of May 1889 [/left side margin] [right side margin] and Will Drive too [/right side margin] Saturday A fine warm day Wind [crossed-out]South[/crossed-out] North in morning Rose early this morning for Wells going [above]changing south at ’H M[/above] to city, gone now. looks like rain Wells carried umbrella Campbell the Apple tree agent went up with W and came back While canvassing for trees he board at Wills. Welly & Volty went to cape with fish Wells brought home some milk pans I picked A pail of grains for Bill Jen came over for Wills groceries the boys got for him at cape Will planted [above]sweet[/above] corn and caried potatoes for Welly I lent Jen a bottle of kerosine I have paid James soap [left side margin] John worked in field with team and then went to Sam’s to ball play, Grace went for mail �[/left side margin] �page_0157 May [crossed-out]14th[/crossed-out] 1889 Sunday 12 [crossed-out]Monday[/crossed-out]S A still warm day very fine weather every thing growing finely trees just putting out the green leaves Mr & Mrs Gloya came over at 8 Oclock A M and we made in to the waggon at nine taking Maude with us, met three loads coming to chucj found Charley Bell & children well had a good visit and got home at dark found all well and pleasant at home work all done so I had nothing to do but read and go to bed James and Maryanne went home across the river I understand Johny, had a bath in the river getting out of the sail boat 15 Monday A fine morning Wind South and warm [crossed-out]no[/crossed-out] a school to day Grace at home Eva washed hung all clothes out befor diner after dinner scrubed floor swept dusted made beds &@ Wells John & Volty drawing stone plowing and getting in grain Wells took up and changed most of his nets Perley here for Welly to go for his pig I gathered green’s for dinner Grace sowed [crossed-out]f[/crossed-out] her flower seeds Eva reeled all the carpet rags to be colored A rat in the trap this morning �page_0158 Monday 14th Tuesday Sun rose clear this morning grew cloudy and began to rain wind changing from South to North and rain pouring at noon Campbell Apple tree man here to dinner rain cleared after dinner tree man went up the Island Volty brought fish & put them in ice house The rag rubber bone & bottle man here we got a little tin ware and some coppers Grace went to school A M came home for her dinner and stayed here Eva [crossed-out]couler[/crossed-out] colored blue, violet, brown, and another colour can’t tell what it is loos kinder yaller and kinder brown it is called scarlet on cotton Welly gone to nets and for his pig, Wells Volty & Johny working in field A M. Al Barrie raising his barn to day, Wells & Volty invited Volty went Wells stayed at home Everything growing since the rain cows giving big quantity of milk 20 pans [crossed-out]and[/crossed-out] at night searecty of pan’s 15 Wednesday Wind N A cool day I not feeling very well have caught cold but churn and make butter prints for market Boys at home helping their father draw stone Grace done house work I have allmost forgoted what any of them done this so long since I have writen in this diary �page_0159 1889 May 16 Thursday Rose early to go to the market A cold windy morning & cloudy Wind North Wells drove to the dock Princess came in this morning we came back on the Pierpont I did not sleep much sick all night with neuraligia [above]grows[/above] colder toward night I set by the engine coming home to keep face warm found all well at home bought one package of carpet warp Laura went up I saw W’m in 4e [below]shore[/below] [left side margin] Sylvia went back to Win’s to day [/left side margin] 17th Friday I dont know much about what is going on today, law abed sick all day sleep on the lounge at night so not to disturb Wells Dont know which way wind was only know it was cloudy 18 Saturday very warm Am better this morning but Evaline sick abed with tooth ache I work all day and do the best I can I forgot what the rest of the family done but I got a dim from Peo says if I dont pay him he make me trouble 19 Sunday A fine warm day no wind South Mother came over and we had �page_0160 May greens for dinner I forget what the men folks done John dressed up and went to church Eld Bates here [crossed-out]colored rag’s[/crossed-out] 20 Monday A cloudy still day light wins South Welly run the nets A.M. Evaline washed in A.M. Welly went with her to Mrs Welmore with carpet rags and warp Mand went too Wells and Volty building water fence Volty got both feet wett forget what I done E 21st Tuesday A fine warm day Wells [above]Wind south[/above] and Boys drawing stone E papering her room up stairs so long ago since I wrote in this diary I have forgoted nearly everything which transpired to day it being now the 4th of June & I have [crossed-out]s[/crossed-out] not written since the 14th of May 22 Wednesday A cloudy cool day but I churn and made 40 prints for market E working up stairs Wells and boys drawing stone Forresters had a serenade in the church shed at evening G. Morgan Jr came for our boys and came down cellar while V and D were straining milk Jay Lee & Dell Windinell married to day �page_0161 1889 May 23rd Thursday A fine morning. Wind West. Carried 40 lbs butter to market. Went on Pierpont came back on Maud Laura went to. A cold morning but their was a good fire in the stove. Meet Watson on the wharf. Mrs Gologly carried two baskets for me to the market house & Watson carried 2 baskets for me so I had nothing to carry. 16cts for butter very low price. Winnie came home with her mother. Mrs Holliday came home from Charlottes. Wind blowing strong. Mr Watson came home with me to see Maud. Will D came over 24th Friday A cool morning. Grace walked to the dock very early & went on the Mand to Halliday and walked from there to Bells. Came back on the Princess. Boys at home helping their father. We had a good visit with F.W.W. Grace came home at dark. It proved to be a very fine day. Wind south but changes to North before Saturday morning 25 Saturday A cold morning. Wells and Watson went to Kingston. V lent F.W.W. his over coat. Grace cleaned floors. Wells came home early. A heavy frost last night �page_0162 water frozn thickness of this glass which will be [s]thick as window glass[/s] very bad for vegetation of all kinds especialy fruit trees which are just now white with blossoms 26 Sunday Cold day, wind North. Wells half sick can scarcely walk around Welly and Volty went to Spinks. I went to bed had a long nap arose & got dinner. Welly & Volty came home from Grindstone after dark. We had oat meal pudding & milk for supper 27 Monday A cloudy morning. Wind North. Began to rain at 10 Oclock A.M. Rained nearly all day. A sugar party at A Barries this eveningl Every body invited. Volty & Grace did not attend the party on account of rain. John went had a pleasant time but not many there. John stayed all night. The weather cold. The night dark. And the wind blowing fearfuly [sic] from South all night. Volty made bee hives. Forget what the others done. E washed in fore noon. Grace washed afternoon could �page_0163 not hang the clothes out but put them in tub and set them under the eve’s & next morning tub was running over with water. Wells sick with lame back 28 Tuesday A cloudy cold day. Wind South blowing a gale, fences blown down. A terrible time on Lake Ontario. Bavaria lost on this Lake all hands lost. Wells, John and Voltie fixing pasture fence in the forenoon, fixed base ball ground in afternoon in our pasture. Eveline went down to her Grand Fathers towards night. [left side margin] Baby 3 months old today [/left side margin] Wednesday. May. 29. A cold cheerless day. Wind N.E. I churned and got ready for Market. Wells, Voltie, John fixing pasture fence. Wells Jr planting corn for Eb Joslin. Eveline cleaned both floors. Grace done house work. Liz Morgan called here. Boys played base ball at Sam’s �page_0164 Thursday May 30th I went to Kingston carried 34 lbs butter left Groceries and carpet. Warp McCrae did not send them to the dock or boat I mean. Wells, Voltie and John fixing pasture fence. Wellie planting corn for.Eb. Grace done all the house work. Eveline sewed and took care of baby. Cloudy day. Wind North rained towards night just as they came home from the dock. Friday Wind South A rainy nasty day. Wells drove to the ferry after groceries, left carpet warp at [Wetuiover’s?] also Wellie’s shirt cloths. Wellie, Voltie & John built fence until the rain commenced. Grace worked on her dress. Eveline washed and mopped the chamber. I done house work. Wells got home at 3 o’clock got wet also the Boys. Boys run the net and got some fish, gave some to Geo & Charley �page_0165 Saturday June 1st A wet nasty day. Wind South. Grace Ironed & mended, swept the parlor. I cooked as usual. Boys intended to go to Welsh’s to play ball but rained so they cant go. Voltie made boxes for bee hives. Wellie made a bat. John went to Niles’ for shelac and to Sam’s after the mail. Wells reaching Utica Globe. Boys played ball in P.M. Sunday, 2nd A Warm fine day every thing growing after the rain. Wind south. Wells at home reading. W Jr, V & Charley W went over river in sail boat. Volty came back Wellie stayed there awhile Volty went back for Wellie. Will Corn & Wall Beadle came over and went to J. Niles. Grace, Maud, Will, Dixon, Maxwell & Volty went for a sail on the river. After coming back Grace & Maud went over to Wills. Will & Jen came back with them. After that Grace & Maud went rowing up and down �page_0166 the shore in paint with Shelly and Tilly June 3rd Monday A sunny day. Wind south, cool. Wells, Volty and Wellie building pasture fence. John went to School. Grace washin and put the clothes out in fore noon. E made a dress for Muriel. I wrote in this diary to day for first time since 14th of May. Towards night Welly Eveline and the baby went down to Mr Ebbens Joslins in skiff, rained quite hard while they were gone. Eat supper there, came home while we were at our supper. It rained very hard in the night thundered [sic]. 4 Tuesday A clear day, Wind South East blows hard. Wells and boys built pasture fence & after dinner the boys went up the Island to play base ball with the Taylor nine but there was no one to play with them. They came home early. Eveline washed and dried her clothes. Grace washed some more clothes. I went to bed, slept two hours. John at school 5 Wednesday A clear day, Wells and Volty Building pasture fence. Welly planted corn and churned. After noon base ball at Sams, some of the bows down from up the Island. J Morgan and Elmer Woodman had a fight. George �page_0167 June 1889 Morgan came home with Welly for alumn to cure his mouth 6 Thursday A very pleasant day cool. John drove with me to the dock. Went on Princess to market. Butter 14 cts. Rachel selling fish scrapers, talked very mean to Mrs Wm Rattray & George Woodman. Every thing at home very tidy, floors all cleaned, copper teakettle bright as gold. E done it all churned &c. Grace helped do the work. I am very tired and sleepy. Grace went at dark and carried Janes soda home. Will and W Jr & V went spearing fish but got none. Wells came to the boat for me. Mrs S Woodman sick with rigamortis. 7 Friday Wind South A fine morning, dark clouds rising in south, at noon commenced raining, at 4 P.M. & raining hard at bed time. John at school. Wells working in the grown orchard. Volty helping him. V working at bee hive. E done house work. I made a shirt. Grace sewed on dress. Welly planted corn and punkins [sic] Welly wrote a letter to Robert. Jen here for Volty to hive a swarm of bees but none to hive �page_0168 1889 June 8 Rained all night raining more at 5 AM. Last year scarcely any rain from March ’till August. A superabundance of rain this. Wind South. light. warm. Wells Wellie & Voltie building water fence for pasture. Lousy damp day. George & Wall Niles here. Our nine intended going over river to play with the shelly’s, rained so couldn’t go partly cleared at 2 Oclock. John Burnham here. Spink here Ebb Joslin and Will Cornwell here. Will Dixon here. Frank Woodman here. The boys play base ball in our home pasture of Burnhams. Mr Spink stop here all night. Wind changed North commenced raining again at Bed time. E cleaned the floors &c. Grace finished her dress very cool Sunday Wind North. Rained all night and all A.M., cleared a while then thundred [sic] and rained again tubs all fall Low lands covered with water, cleared again towards night. Burnham & Spink here yet, very cool all day, no callers and 5 Oclock PM some reading, others sleeping, Gip howling, Maud squalling Baby wears her first short dress to day. Spink very melancholy about something. John Burnham swearing. Will here. Spink went home with him and stayed all night [left margin] Will hived 1 sqarm bees to day [/left margin] 10 Monday A bright warm day. W Burnham drove �page_0169 in here from milk factory. Spink came back from Wills, stoped [sic] a while and went home at 8 O’clock A.M. Boys run hoop net and took it out the river. Welly and J Burnham went to Clayton. After they helped Wells, Volty & Johny drive the horses and cows to the lower pasture. Smith painting his house orange. Jen came over for Voltis to hive bees. Johny churned. Wells working on Grange. Eva washed Babys clothes. Till and Shell here in evening, Grace gave Shell a cap. Wind South 11 Tuesday - Wellie brought a pig from Welton. A very fair day somewhat cloudy. A picnic in Breakeys Grove. Welly, Voltie, Johny, Grace & John Burnham gone to picnic and base ball play, A big crowd. Will went too. Jen and children came over here. Eva cleaned floors and helped me do house work. All came home at dark well pleased with their day out ball playing and dancing. Welly went for a load of picknickers from Sand Bay. A dance at Morgans to night. John and V churned. rather cool day, Wells plowing ground for potatoes 12 Wednesday A fine breezey day. Wind South cool. Will went to Morgans’ last night. E washed �page_0170 breakfast dishes & worked on her dress. Wells picking up stone all day, Jen came over for tea for dinner. J Burnham & Eddy Bates planting potatoes for Will A.M. Wellie, Voltie & Johnie hoeing potatoes at home, Grace doing house work, G picked a teacup full of strawberries. Johny churned. I print butter for market. I am very sleepy. J Burnham helping the boys hoe, now he said they had a nice time up to Mr Morgan’s dance. [margin] Gracie went up to Miss Miles for the market basket, the Woodman boys came down in the evening for to play ball [/margin] 13 Thursday. 13th of June Very pleasant day, wind South. Ma, John & John Burnham went to town, some yankes went to town to day. Bertha Cornwall, Kate Shelbour, Daivid Reasoner. Eva washed her clothes, Voltie hoed in the garden, Wells Jr tended baby awhile for Eva. Grace did house work. Maude has been high for diddled all day. Pa worked in the field. Ma carried up 31 lbs of butter. Evaline ironed in the after noon, and when Wells Jr went after Ma to to wharf. Eva went over to Will’s with him, thundered a little in the afternoon, it looks like rain, 14 Friday A very bright warm day light wind South. Our first swarm of bees out to day �page_0171 14 June Volty had just hived the bees when he had a call to Wills to hive a swarm for him. V made a flower bed for Grace. John cleaned the cellar and drew a wheel barrow of gravel to stop the rat holes in cellar. Welly rowed J Burnham over the river this morning. I don’t know what he done the balance of the day. Wells picking up stone on Grange. John pulled mustard out the wheat in P.M. & went to lower pasture with Wells and V to milk the cows and then John & Grace went to George and Han’s birth day party in evening. They are 21 years old today. E sewed for self and tended the baby, helped wash supper dishes. Welly & V took up the fish nets and got one big stinking fish, a pickeral. V & W gone a fishing this evening. I am very sleepy. I got to rise early. Wells is going to town in the morning early. Good night most eleven o’clock and a beautiful warm moonlight night very still, no wind, a propellar just going up passing the house. Grace washed the clothes. Jen came over for E to cut a shirt for Will. Good night. �page_0172 15 June Saturday Rose early to go to lower pasture to milk so Wells could get an early start for Kingston. Rain commenced pouring down soon after Wells, V and J were to milk & rained hard all the time they were gone, they came back drenched to the skin. After breakfast Wells went to the city, cleaned up and a fine warm day, rather cloudy. Wind South. A base ball game in the pasture PM., about 50 present. Volty made caps for bee hives .Welly churned. Grace and Johny came home at 4 Oclock this morning from Mr Rattrays party. Grace slept till nearly 12 Oclock. Eveline cleaned floors, chairs & washed breakfast dishes. Grace helped get dinner and then with Lilly went to the ball play. Shelly here. Maud & Shell picked the green strawberries. Well came home rather late. V and J had to draw the milk can home on the wheelbarrow. Ebb Joslin here. Wills bees swarmed to day. Will here in evening for his mail. A letter from Victor & Watson, Welly, Eveline & baby gone to W Burnham’s visiting. A cloudy evening, very still and warm no wind. Good night �page_0173 [s] Monday [/s] June, Sunday 16 light wind South fair day. Wells Sr drove over to Belle’s with Mrs B. she has gone to stay with her daughter for a couple of weeks. Voltie made ice cream. Grace went to church. G. Woodman, G. Harlow here all the fore noon. Wellie and I came home from Burham at six o’clock. Mr B came a little later. Wellie went up to Sam’s to get tobacco. [image- imprint of a flower] Monday June 17 Rained in the morning cleared up in forenoon. Wind blows hard from the north. I washed and mopped in the A.M., made a cap for Voltie in afternoon. Grace done housework. Mr Bamford plowed. Voltie hoed. Wellie & John went over the river strawberrying. �page_0174 Tuesday June 18th 1889 Light. Breeze from the North fair day. Mr Bamford plowed. Voltie hoed &c, Grace washed. Wellie & I picked over strawberries in forenoon. Boys went over the river to play ball in P.M. Grace undertook to hive a swarm of bees and fail. Mr Bamford had to hive them at Supper time. Boys came home at dark. Supperless as usual and they beat the Sheley mines [image- imprint of a flower] Wednesday June 19th South east wind all day. clouded up and sprinkled towards night. John & Voltie up to Sam’s to a bee. Wellie at home in A.M. picked berries in the afternoon. Mr Bamford picked some straw berries, pulled mustard on the Lower place. Grace worked at the butter business all day. I done most of �page_0175 the housework. Ironed, mopped, baked breadl. Maud as mean as ever. Voltie baptized her because she would’nt wash. George called in the evening for some one to play ball with him. Wellie went to Niles to get some tobacco. Thursday June 20th Fair day, wind South. Grace gone to Kingston. Boys at Howe Island playing ball. Mr B., Maud, Muriel and I at home all alone. I done housework. John came home first. Wellie, Voltie and Grace got home at half past ten. Friday Wind South West. Mr Bamford drove to Halliday’s and then went to Howe Isld. after Groceries that was left on the boat. Commenced and rained at noon. I washed in forenoon. Grace done housework and put up some berries in afternoon �page_0176 Voltie and I cleaned out the bedroom and closet. Wellie worked at J. O briens all day dont know what John doing. John churned I found out 3 weeks later. Saturday. Wind South Fair day. I cleaned the parlor in forenoon with Willie’s help, rained a little in the morning but cleared up and fine day. I mopped all the floors in afternoon. Grace washed some and done the housework. John drew a load of wood in P.M. Voltie hoed. Mr B. went to Kingston. Wellie helped me most all day then went strawberrying. Sunday. Wind South. Fair day. Jay Lee and wife, Dana and Will Cornwall here. Willie & Voltie went berrying. John went bout to Grandpa’s with Will Cornwell. Grace went to prayer meeting was not any. Carrie Joy here. �page_0177 Monday. June 24th A very nice day Wind S Carrie stayed most Tuesday all day, she went home in the after noon, Eva cut out Maude’s dress & apron. Carrie basted up the sleeves, the boys did two churnings. Wells Jr went across the river. Voltie hoed potatoes, Grace washed in the 4 noon. Wellie picked some berries across the river and in the evening we picked them over, Billie Genge, George Miles & Wallace came down after the potatoe plough. Voltie got a half a bag of potatoes from Mr Miles Tuesday June 25th A very pleasant day Wind south. The people of the neighbor neighborhood went to Smiths raising, in the after noon they came up to clean up the picnic ground Mr Gery came day and helped the boys, Wells Jr went over the river to shingle Addie Percy’s house, when he came home he brought Frank Bamford with him to go the picnic in the evening. The boys went a spearing, and got some eels �page_0178 April May July. August July. Wednesday. June 26th 1889 Today is the day appointed for a picnic but guess they wont have any as it is raining hard clears up towards night. Wind South Men folks in the house part of the day. Grace made out the butter. John Churned I mapped made pies and done general housework Frank Bamford here, John Morgan here, Reu ben Mc Faden & b. Easter stopped down to the river and talked with the boy’s. W W. Genge came down in the evening & worked on Volties Silo, Jen came over on the evening and stayed till 10 Oclock and Will had to come after her. [on the side] Voltie hoed in P.M. [/on the side] Thursday [crossed-out] 23 [/crossed-out] 27th 1889 Grace & Jen Went to Kingston this morning. The Str Maude called in to the Wharf. Fair day. Wind South Wellie worked over the river John went up to Niles to Take punt home Voltie helped me around the house Mr B ploughed Grace got home about 8 o clock. �page_0179 [above] a fair day running a little. [above] Griday June 28th 1889 A fair day. Wind South Wellie worked over the river Voltie and I papered the Hall [crossed-out] Mr. B. plowed [/crossed-out] Mr. B and John worked on the road Grace done the housework. Piano Tuner here Miller from Watertown [on the side] Muriel 4 months old [/on the side] Saturday June 29th Very warm day. Light Breeze North. Wells Sr went to Kingston. Wells Jr went over the river with John Morgan in forenoon. Voltie and George Niles plowed out the potatos in forenoon. Voltie churned in P.M. John worked on the road Grace done housework I warshed in A.M. and filed floors in P.M. Wellie and I went over to Gloyd’s in the evening Voltie went to O’briens after Jack & Spear Will & Voltie went spearing and got 4 eels (continued on 7th page from this one ) �page_0180 Aug 30th 1888 Graces dress. ,12 1 lb tea and Vase. ,50 6 gobblets. ,25 1 salt dish. ,05 10 sugar ,70 6 lemons ,10 1 book . ,10 2 toilette soap. ,05 1 pair stockings. ,09 cakes ,10 Sep 6 Dress cloth. 1,20 plush . ,17 sugar ,70 oatmeal ,25 rice ,25 tobaco ,05 buttons . ,13 soap ,25 soda ,10 toll ,01 13 " 02 shoes . 1,00 sugar ,70 tea spoons . 50 ribon . 12 plush . 13 �page_0181 Sept 27 starch ,08 lemons ,10 bustle. . ,15 tea . ,25 Snuff ,06 stockings . ,10 Pepper ,10 soda ,10 soda biscuits ,25 cheese ,13 Yeast ,10 Darning needles. ,03 Pears mits & candy ,30 Tobaco ,05 Embroidery silk. ,10 cakes and tolls ,11 Oct 5th Shoes for Grace. 1,25 Tea ,,25 Embroidery silk. .14 Licorice ,05 sugar ,33 candy & mits ,10 Lamp chimneys. ,08 Needles . ,05 �page_0182 11 Tea with box 50 white cotton. 18 Turkey red. 6 Rice 25 Corn meal 25 Sugar, cash ,,70 —– [crossed-out] Rice [/crossed-out] 194 18 Rice 25 Corn meal 25 Sugar 45 Cloth 56 Thread & Diamond dyes 20 Cuttle fish bone 5 Saleratus. 10 cash 75 —[crossed-out] Lard [/crossed-out] 2,41 Lard ,28 25 10 sugar ,70 1 tea with hand glass. 50 5 cotton cloth. 45 needles . 05 yeast cakes 60 starch 10 salt 10 candy 06 nuts 05 �page_0183 Oct 25th Lunch ,09 toll ,02 ring pin. ,25 stockings. ,12 lent Jen 05 [crossed-out] sugar [/crossed-out] 70 [crossed-out] toll hand glass. 50 candy, nuts 11 salt ,10 5 cloth. 45 needles. 14 starch 10 yeast caller 10 [/crossed-out] [image- drawn X] Nov 1st 1 Tea from Stroud’s with baskets. ,50 5 Sugar ,35 Soda biscuits ,25 2 Cheese ,25 5 yds bleached cotton ,45 2 spools white thread ,10 1 pound cloth ,30 1 pair of stockings for Maud. ,15 1 salt cup ,05 2 sets Knitting needles. ,08 Candy ,05 Lunch ,14 1 Pair of towels. ,25 �page_0184 1888 Nov 1st One pair of rubbers. 40 Brought home ,12 cts ,12 Snuff 06 — 8th 1 tea with box ,50 5 sugar 35 soda biskets 25 2 cheese 25 2 yds velveteen ,60 4 led pencils 05 lunch candies gum popcorn 14 rasins 32 thread 13 buttons 20 diamond ,10 dye 2 flatirons ,25 bird seed ,07 ,32 letter paper ,14 15th 10 Sugar ,70 1 Tea .30 dinner ,25 1 Starch ,13 Soap ,25 Soda ,10 22nd 5 Sugar 35 5 buck wheat flour 25 corn meal 25 �page_0185 [above] Jan 17 1890 Sunning a little John Niles [/above] Nov 5 factory cloth ,08 per yd ,40 brought home cash 75 1 lb tea from strouds with ticket 35 1 box of matches 10 1 pair stockings 20 1 pair towels 30 Dinner 25 29 5 sugar 35 cinnamon 05 1 pair of boots 2,50 Paid Rachel ,50 snuff 05 Diamond dye brown 10 2 spools of white thread 10 [on the side] What is there [/on the side] Dec 6th 5 lbs sugar 35 1 " tea 35 1 pair boots for Grace 1,25 1 box note paper ,14 Chinee’s laundry work ,13 1 package of diamond dye Ghee 10 9 bars soap 25 chocolate c 05 cakes 10 D 13 1 lb tea 30 5 Sugar 35 �page_0186 [above] here looking for his geese [/above] 1 pair of stockings for Maud ,14 1 " " garters " " ,10 4 yds " print " " ,32 3 " mittons " " ,30 2 spools black thread ,10 snuff ,07 dates ,10 nuts & candies ,15 lunch ,08 Kerosine ,10 postmonic[sic] ,15 cards ,06 postage ,03 balance in cash ,25 Dec 20 1/2 pound tea ,15 5 sugar ,30 John’s overshoes 1,00 John shoes 200 John’s cap 1,75 candy ,15 nuts ,15 cloth ,21 Jan 3rd Sugar ,60 tea 20 snuff ,10 �page_0187 yeast cakes ,10 baking soda ,10 Allspice cinnamon cloves mustard ,20 towels ,21 Lamp chimneys ,08 Jan 8 Wells bought Diamond dye cardinal red ,10 Soap 25 Two brooms 25 Jan 10th 10 lbs sugar ,60 2 tea ,60 half lb pepper ,20 corn meal ,25 oat meal ,25 buckwheat flour ,25 corsets for Grace ,50 onions ,25 Jan 26 5 yds factory ,35 snuff ,05 tea 30 letter paper ,10 [crossed-out] 70 [/crossed-out] tobaco for John 10 scribbling book slate and box pen & pencils [above] for Grace [/above] ,10 mustard cinnamon soda ,30 sugar & tea ,,90 �page_0188 Jan 30th Soap ,25 3 yds print ,30 Feb 13th Volty bought one spool of brown silk ,05 2 yds of brown ribbon ,18 snuff .10 — [circled] 1889 April, 25 [/circled] 2 brooms ,25 9 bars of soap ,25 8 lbs sugar ,56 — May 2 10 sugar ,70 1 tea ,20 3 tobaco plugs 15 5 packages diamond dyes ,50 1 pair garters ,50 brought home ,26 two sticks gum ,02 2 oranges ,05 candies ,05 balance on castoria ,07 lent Jen 09 freight on Grist 15 — Dec 31 1890 1890 5 sugar 2 tea 1 pk onions �page_0189 Con 17 1890. Friday. not very cold, Wind North Snowing quite hard, see the river is full of ice which has picked up from down the river Mr Niles has been here to day looking for his geese, Eva cleaned the floor, Ma not very well sick with the grip. Eva has got the tooth ache, Wellie and Pa drew hay from the Grange, John puttered around at little of nothing Grace done housework. Muriel and her Grandma not well yet thop[sci] Feb 4th Tuesday 1890 Storm of rain and ice Wind North in morning South at Nine in the evening no snow on the ground no ice in the river Wells and John came back from corners at 12 mid day coats covered with ice boat skiped some water Mrs Gloyd sick Hiram came up for Welly Said Gaby was not very well Men from Clayton cutting Van’s pine trees �page_0190 Monday Nov 18th 1889 Wells butchered beef Will Volty & John helped him Rachel came to get Edith to make her dress over Anna here to borrow boiler for Jen Ann went to Barries to get her dress made Grace washed Welly sick yet Mr & Mrs Niels ehre in evening brought home 12 6 June tobaco 3 plugs 10 pr plug 30 10 sugar lbs ,75 1 tea ,30 4 towels ,75 yeast cakes ,10 corn meal ,25 6 lemons ,10 dates ,10 bologna ,13 cabbage plants ,25 stockings for V ,17 " " G .12 2 yds dress cloth for G ,25 1 yd ribbon " " ,82 beads & buttons ,13 shirting - toll 2 cts boat 25 ,35 diamond dye 10 �page_0191 13 June soap 25 sugar 75 tea 30 starch 10 cabbage plants 20 shell 20 over all for Wells 75 shirt for V 75 sn ,05 toll 02 turkish toweling 37 thread 15 Jan 16 Thursday 1890 Snowed in the night - ground white this morning I slept on couch all night Dont feel very strong Welly gone to Wills to chop wood and do the chores Wells & Will not home yet at 11 A.M. Welly and Will come soon so Will came home last night after all. Wells came home to day at 1 Oclock P.M. Charley came down for Belle and the children and they all went home �page_0192 [above] (continuation from June 29th) [/above] Sunday June 30th 1889 A fearfully hot day. Voltie worked at the bees all day. Wellie and I at home John went strawberrying Mr B. Grace and Maude went over to Halliday’s Irene [above] (Dixon) [/above] came here in afternoon. Monday July 1st Warm day Wind South East. Thunder Showers came up towards night Grace washed I helped do the worked. Voltie and Irene (Dixon) went after goose berries. Mr B And John went to worked on the road but Breakey not there came home again. Wellie went over the river in P M with Niles got wet coming home. Tuesday a wet day Mr B. and John hoed Voltie picked goose berries I washed in A.M. Wellie work for Addie in P.M. Grace done house work Irene came over From Nile’ at night. note: Irene Dixon was John Dixon’s daughter- named after Grandma Bamford (her aunt) - (She married later a Lewis Hengge) �page_0193 Wednesday. Fair day wind South John & Mr B on the road Voltie churned & hoed Wellie over the river this is Grace’s cellar day I done the housework Genge here in evening Charlie Halliday came down after pear. Thursday. fair day Wind blew hard from South. Mr. B and Voltie hoed all day John & Wellie went to Clayton Grace went to Kingston I at home. They all came home late Voltie helped Ruth milk Mrs B sent me a dress and a pr of stockings Wellie got himself a pair of shoes and me a pair of slippers. John got him a cane and his pictur took Friday fair day wind North Wellie at home I washed and sewed Grace done house work. Mr B. hoed and John hoed Voltie hoed. Voltie John churned. Pa & John went over to the dock for the grist & Irene came home with them. Spink came here this evening drunk. G niles [on the side] & Wall & Frank Woodman & W Genge came down here Genge brought his banjo W.D. played on the violin and Spink made a fool of him self swinging. [/on the side] �page_0194 Saturday July 6 Fair day Mr B went to Kingston John went to Mc Fadden’s to a bee. Wellie hoed a little out grass around the house Grace picked Green peas for dinner Jen here to dinner. Wellie and I went to Westmore’s took Muriel, Voltie worked in garden or hoed. Genge rode to the ferry [crossed-out] wh [/crossed-out] with pa. Sunday July 7. Wellie started today for to go to work for Robert Wind South fair day Voltie Irene Grace went over the river to take Wellie Grandpa cooked in A.M. I stayed at home all day Grace went to prayer meeting �page_0195 Monday July 8th Fair day Grace washed I done house work Irene went to [crossed-out] Wills [/crossed-out] Men commenced haying today I started me a rug. Tuesday July 9th Men Haying big Thunder storm at night Grace done house work I worked on my rug Irene over to Will’s. [on the side] (Irene Eliza) Belle’s Baby from 9th of July [/on the side] July 10 Wednesday I helped do housework Grace made out butter for Market Men churned and haying since Fair day rather warm day. Irene came over about five in the [crossed-out] evening [/crossed-out] after noon. [on the side] 27 lbs of butter for Market [/on the side] Thursday 11 [above] over the [/above] 1887. Grace went to market A very nice day Wind South Eva & Maude alone to day Grace got 14 cts for her butter A rain storm come up at noon Men in hay field working �page_0196 Friday July 12th A beautiful day. Wind South Irene here. I washed and sewed Grace done house work and make the school a visit Voltie John & Grace took Irene up to W.G. Woodman’s at night. Saturday July 13th A fair day Wind North. Mr B gone to town to Meet Watson but he did not come Boys working in hayfield grace done house work I made Voltie a shirt in forenoon Ironed in afternoon swept out the Parlor and made the beds. Sunday July 14th Wind North cool and cloudy all at house that pretends to play at home Will called I went up to Niles in evening Mr & Mrs Niles came home with me �page_0197 Monday July 15th Wind North rather cool I am sick today Grace does the work Men haying on the Grange yet Mrs B still at Belle’s Mr B says they had better quit if they have to keep ther over there all the time. [on the side] a snowy day [/on the side] Tuesday July 16 Wind South blowing hard fair day. Mrs B gone to Kingston gets home at 3 O’clock boys hanging on the Grange Will helping them stuck a pitch fork in to John Grace worked to day in steam boiler I do house work and take care of Muriel Mr B hears at the Ferry that Sammy’s post office has been robbed �page_0198 Wednesday July 17th Fair day Wind North Men folks haying. Grace getting ready for Market I do house work in A.M. sew on Maude’s clothes in after noon Watson comes about eliven o’clock stayed at Halliday’s night before. Thursday July 18th Grace and Maude Watson gone to town, Men folk still working on the Grange, Muriel and I are alone all day, Fair day Wind South. Mrs Pillar and Mrs Duggin came down to Niles tonight and bring both boys. Friday July 19th A wet nasty day rains all the P.M. Grace and I both wash John working at O briens Voltie and his father worked on the Grange till rain commenced Voltie and his father churned �page_0199 Saturday July 20th 1889 Wind north cloudy and cool Voltie hoed in the fore noon John cleaned out the cellar I mopped and swept the house all over. Grace done general house work Perley and Eben up here after Old Kit. Sunday July 21st A beautiful day Wind South Charlie brought Mr B. home Margery Beatrice and Annie Goodearle came along to Grace gone back with Charles Boys at home all day Mr B gone over to the other place. Monday July 22nd A nice day Wind South. Men worked on Grange Mr B cleaned Boys I ironed and finished papering the hall men churned at night �page_0200 Tuesday July 23rd A nice day Wind North looks like rain towards night Mrs B does house work and cleans cellar steps Voltie broke machine down working yet on Grange I made two shirts for Boys Princess went close by Rachel waved her handquiff Voltie caught a stergeon Wednesday July 24th Wind north in the morning changing to South then West in afternoon sun shines bright, Mr B gone to kingston to get his tongue repaired or a new one Boys haying & c Mr b churning and making out butter I wash and help do what work I can Muriel very good today. Mr B gives a little advice to certain parties. �page_0201 Thursday July 25th 1889 Fair day, Wind South. Mrs B gone to town with 44 lbs butter. Men follks worked at haying came up early at night. I done housework and took care of Muriel she is sick today. Voltie drove over to the Dock at night. Friday July 26th Wind North. Fair day. Men folks haying. Mrs B done housework, I colored rags and Went up to Weturora’s at night. Voltie stopped at O’briens to get shoe fixed for Machine Brought our sitting room carpet home. Saturday July 27th Wind South. Rained most all day. I mopped floor in A.M. Mrs B tended the milk and butter. I made ten towells and fixed Muriel’s pink dress in P.M. Voltie went fishing in P.M. John went after the mail. Voltie took �page_0202 off some honey. Mr B worke don his tongue and painted it. Wellie came home from Dixon’s about eight O’clock. Sunday July 28th Wind blowing hard from South. Sun shining. Grandma and Charlie came over. Wellie and Voltie gone to look at his colt in A.M. Mr B picked some currants and berries. Wellie cut John and Voltie’s hair. I made a squat cake for dinner. Wellie went back about 5 o’clock. Will and George Pillar came over about dark. I entertained them in the Parlor with Muriel’s assistance. Voltie went to O’briens and Lexi Border Jay came home with and staid all night, rained hard at night. Muriel 5 years old today. [inserted upside down at bottom] Nells. Bamford Jr Jackass Devolson Bamford �page_0203 Monday July 29th Rained all the forenoon cleared up in afternoon. I washed Mrs B done house work and tended to butter. Boys churned in a.m. Voltie moved hay in P.M. Mr B moved Barley with a scythe in P.M. John worked for Will. Wind. South all day. Tuesday 30th Wind South raining all AM. Churning done by John. John cleared cellar. Wednesday Jun 15th 1890 We arose at 8 o’clock. Will Dixon came over early Will & Wells start at 6 o’clock for Kingston with lumber waggon for coal. John at home, snow some in morning, rains again in evening.. Wind south River clear of ice. Weather very mild. Maud sick cold, E sick with a cold. John and Welly chops wood and works around all day. E cleaned floors. Muriel better. Wills and Well stays all night. I thought Will �page_0204 stayed all night but he didn’t go to Kingston but sold his butter and mine at Cumming’s for 20 lb rode down with WMG. Wells came back on the 6 boat P.M. and stayed all night at Costelo’s Nov 1st 1889 Nov 7th Thursday I went to Bells on the Pierpont and Rachel come down on Pierpont at Night I lost Widow Bedot in the river & W G Woodman and Charly H rowed out an picked it up. Jan 14th 1890 Tuesday A very fine day Wind south. Will came out this morning to go to Town. So late Wells could’nt go. R went home with him. John sick all day. Doctored Muriel all day. Belle got sore throat doctored her too. I worked around all day. Wells built fence between himself and W Smith. Welly went to O’Brien’s for coal twice brought home a half bag and built a good fire. Will left 20 lbs of butter here that he brought over this morning �page_0205 9 Saturday cloudy Wind N. Wells & John plowed. E cleaned floor. Volty at Tichturn. R washed herself a dress. Grace cleaned chairs and helped me do house work. N 10 Sunday 10 A fine day Wind N light. J.M here Wells fixed window. Cooked chicken for dinner had a quiet pleasant day. Grace went to J Niles’ & stayed till evening service. John Morgan here awhile playing violin & then JM & JB went to Will’s. Mrs M & Jimmy went to Wills for John Morgan. [margin] Rachel went to Wills after dinner [/margin ] Nov 11 Monday A warm day Wind south light looks like rain. Grace washed. I churned. R and E put a quilt on frames and tacked it before bed time. I baked bread used all the flour in barrel. Wells & Johny plowing. Wells threshing for Flynn. Volty at Tichburne. Every thing jolly merry & pleasant �page_0206 Devolson Bamford 1889 Wolfe Island De Teusday [sic] Nov 12 A beautiful warm day wind South. Wells & John plowing Wells Jr threshing at Flynn’s V at Tichborne. Rachel & I went over to mothers in P.M. stayed till after dark. Anna came up the road too and went to church. Grace went to church and home with the Woodmans for Irene and Edith are there. E washed her clothes 1889 Wednesday Nov 13 A warm cloudy morning Wind light south. A fire at or above Alex Bay early this morning at half past five. No kerosine had to get breakfast in the dark, lantern went out. Welly threshed at Joys—got done at Flynns AM yesterday. Wells & Johny plowing by Ebbs. Volty at Tichburn—expect him home tomorrow. Grace at W.G. Woodmans. Welly came home at noon after dinner. WJ & Will went to Millens bay for oil, kerosine. Indian Summer most too wrm for butter �page_0207 Receip Jelly cake 2 eggs beaten into a cup filled up with sour cream thin, half-a teaspoonfull of soda 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of flour [crossed-out] of cider [/crossed-out] bake in 3 round tins. Grace One qt of milk boiled, 4 eggs beaten 1 1/2 cup of sugar stir sugar in with the eggs and put in the milk let it boil until it thickens a little, where cold add one pt of cream and one large spoon of vanilla. large spoon of vanilla Devolson Bamford 2 eggs [crossed-out] 1/2 [/crossed-out] half cup of sweet milk 1 cup of sugar, 2 tea-spoon full of B.P. 1 cup full and a half of flour G.D.B. calur[sic] Devolson Bamford One fine day John Bam Jan 2nd 5 gallons kerosine from Millens Bay ,60 June 2nd galland D Bamford G P Bam [scribbles] [on the side] Grace R Bamford Wolfe Island Ont Grva G G G G Grace D Bamford [/on the side] �page_0208 Oct 18th 1888 One pair Turkeys $1.50 6 ducks 1,75 No 483 2 ducks ,60 1 Turkey ,75 1 " got not pay for ,00 Nov 21 1 turkey ,80 29 2 Turkeys 1,65 Dec 6th 1 turkey ,64 15 1 turkey ,75 22 1 turkey [indecipherable] " 1 Duck .25 [written sideways] Bamford Grace Bamford Grace Bamford Evaline Bamf [image- drawing of a cent] line Bamford This cent was made in 1812, [/written sideways] �page_0209 [upside down] a avery Sond Bedict racges Ditheer Gonder Alerotunwet [sic] Effier Oc[sic] [/upside down] [sideways] He may build inaney[sic] [/sideways] �page_0210 [sideways] a very cloudy day. June 7. 189. Eva colored going hrain[sic] [/sideways] John Bamford [upside down] Wells Bamford [/upside down] We may build more stately habitations Till our rooms with paintings and with sculpture. But we cannot buy with gold The old associations Eveline 1 doz eggs ,11 1 1/2 " " ,16 �page_0211 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Vivian Zhang, Allison Mei, Ann Hopkinson, Jonathan Panuelos, Patricia Roussel, carol ann, Ella Deering, Eric Irvine, MaryV, and Queen’s University Archives � 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 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-1922 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Frontenac County, Wolfe Island, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5109b80e7a08168276d8bf6a25f2902b.pdf e05a800a98ae0d473005660df1c2cf05 PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1887, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-1 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-1 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 15:39:51 UTC. Title: 5034_4-1-1 Created On: 2023-10-03 13:00:14 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-1 �page_0001 Irene Dixon Bamford, Diary, March 1st, 1887 - June 1st, 1887 Queen’s University Archives Locator 5034.4 Box 1 File 1 �page_0002 March 1st, 1887 - June 1st, 1887 �page_0003 Retead ’76-’84 �page_0004 March 1st 1887 This is the first day of the month. A very pleasant day rather cold. A wind worth, light breeze. Wills gone to Kingston with hay, the nineteeth load. Will drew Rachel’s hay too. Grace & John at school. We saved the hefers milk this morning. Welly and Volty cutting wood on Linda. expect them home to dinner any minnet. Wells will have to go to mill on for the flower is most gone the evening went up on the ice after Grace the boy’s went skating in evening. Wednesday 2nd A bright day, wind south and thawing. Wells gone to Kingston. Welly & Volty drawing wood from Lindas Grace and John at school Wells carried Rob a pig, We got up early Will called twice Anna Flynn came to buy a drake. boys drew loads of wood. Mers Gloyd sent me a boquet by Wells. [written on the side] I got breakfast and eat by lamp light [/written on the side] �page_0005 �page_0006 March 3rd Thursday A pleasant day sun shining brightly wind north light good skating Wells gone to Kingston to mill. Grace at school John went to corners for oil Frank Kendall came in morning stayed until after dinner & then went over to Bells came back towards evening eat supper and he and Welly went over to Bells Welly and Volty choped wood on Lindas in afternoon Will went to conest at ferry in after evening Grace out skating this evening I sent the boquet to Meys Kenting and lent her 6 magazines Volty gave Mrs Flym a drake Frank and Our Boys rapaired the organ. �page_0007 �page_0008 Friday March 4th A bright clear day Wind west and cold. Frank Kendall stayed here all night & to breakfast. Volty went home with him Wells and I went over to the corners saw Horace at Curtis’ store. got home again about half past two O’clock John & Grace at school Welly drawing wood from Lindas. Maud Mattie & Charley came over to Wills & Welly & Johny went down in evening and stayed until after 12 O’clock Saturday 5th, a cold day. wind north, breezy. frost on the windows cloudy. Charley Mattie & Maud here most all day. in The evening Welly & the girls go over to Bells Charley went down to Will and stayed all night. John & Grace at home Volty at Kendalls Will came up and they all sang They all enjoyed themselves and had a good time all day Wells mended the shed �page_0009 �page_0010 Sunday 6th March 1887 Snowed all night a heavy fall of snow and snowing some all the forenoon. Welly & the girls came back about noon & Welly took them to Wills. They said they were going right straight home but they did not, for Charley & Jen went up to Mary’s so Johny went down to Wills & Welly lunched and went to Wells at home reading. Grace at home Volty at Kendalls,, weather quite mild light wind south thawing & rained a little. Volty came home towards evening They all went down to Wills and stayed till past bedtime. Monday 7th Rather soft day, cloudy Charley & girls went home this morning our boys went down to Wills to see them off Wind south John at school Wells went to Obuno to put up Notice for sale of Ross farm Welly & Volty drew hay from the stack Grace stayed at home to help me wash Charley came towards evening to get Wells to help draw his hay home he got a bee to draw it Our boys except John down to Wills till bed time. �page_0011 Wells Bamford & W b Dixon Devolson Bamford Wolfe Island St Lawrence Ont John Bamford �page_0012 8th Tuesday A bright day all day Wind south Wells drawing Hay for Charley Volty smugled ile Grace & John at school Volty brought up some honey from the cellar John Flym and Johnny Flynn called here going to help Charley Wells helped Bates out of the ice in the evening Wednesday 9th Raining wind north ground most bare John and Grace at school Wells and Volty drew a load of wood from Lindas and went back and front over a log for a roller Welly smugled two articles Will came up for his sleigh to draw straw John Niles here in the evening Thursday 10th A bright fair day, wind North but not cold Wells gone to Kingston Volty at home part of the day Will came and he Volty went to help Will draw straw Welly skated over the river to buy himself a pair of boots Ed Rattray came and inquired for Volty John and Grace at school Bates came home with Wells & The boys drove Bates home in the sleigh �page_0013 �page_0014 March 11th A fine day cold wind north Wells carried Grace to School came back and went to Town for lumber to build an ice house Welly went to the Fest on skates Volty Went over to St Lawrence for books John at school. Bates came up looking for whiskey couldn’t find it Will came twice Paterson here to buy a few peas O Rouke’s Bates stayed to dinner & then went home Saturday 12th Wells went to Ganonoque for saw dust for the ice Jack McDonel here Will Dixon here helping the boys build the ice house Bates here for whiskey A very fine day Wind west Grace & the boys at home. Saturday 13th a very fine day wind south We went over to Bells mother Wells Grace & Belle wanted her grandmother to stay she promised to go over Wednesday When we got home found the boys & McFaden on ice chasing Mckays calf Jim McFaden has been here all day and he stayed all night Rachel came home to day �page_0015 She has been gone six weeks visiting 14th A rather cold day wind north Volty commenced working for niles Wells & Welly working on ice house Grace at home & John too Rachel came up & and mother went home Wells drew saw dust from Charley’s and then drew a load of hay from stack 15th Tuesday a fine day Wind South Rachel here making lace Wells Went to Kingston for scuntting & more shingles didn’t get home until after midnight his team got in the ice had work to get the horse out lost his coal soap and part of his nail Volty working for Niles Welly helped Eb fill his ice house Grace and John at home Ben Peltingill died to day while out chopping wood in the woods Rachel went down to mothers in the afternoon Ada Berthaleorn and Frank Bamford over after buttermilk �page_0016 March 16th Wednesday Rather cloudy wind south snow falling this afternoon Wells working on his ice house Will Welly & Edd Rattray dig the Poor man grave Bill Bates been to town with all Joslin & got drunk all dumped him out by Johns Niles’ and he stayed along carrying his bundle until he came to the consession gate where he fell down. after an efort he got up again only to fall down then he could’nt get up again at all and lay there a long time till Wells went and helped him up and down as far as Wills and there they lifted him into the cutter and Will & Wells pushed the cutter down as far as Ebbs & unloaded Bill and got him into the house and to bed. Luceno sick & crazzy �page_0017 �page_0018 March 17th St Patricks day a mild way Wind south Ben Pellingill burred to day All the family gone to the church except Volty & I Rachel went over to Belle with Charley & Henry in the evening Henry came for me I went to Bells They had Dr Joliffe from the Ferry Heer Bells baby born at half past 4 Oclock Friday morning March 18th Friday 18th I stayed at Charleys till 5 O clock P. M. Charley brought me home Rachel stayed there Charley eat supper with us Grace had supper ready when we came home Charley gave me some egg a mild day Wind light & south [on the side] Well & our men filled our ice house [/on the side] Saturday 19th a fine day Wind south Wells gone to Kingston Jim Morgan here to get Welly to help them fill there ice house but he went over to the river to spinks Volty Working for Niles Grace & I moped churned baked &e &e Charley brought Rachel home mother went home with him �page_0019 �page_0020 Sunday 20th a very soft day Wind south Welly across the river yet Johny run away & went over too gone all day Till long after dark ice very poor Welly & Johny came home together at bed time Volty down to Wills most of the day Grace cried to go to Mrs Niles but I would’nt let her go Rachel reading Wells reading silva over and back to day Monday 21st a cloudy hazy day thawing wind south Wells drawing hay from our stack for O’brien Grace at school Volty working for Niles Welly at Al Joslins in fore noon after noon Welly and Wells helped Will Butcher the old sow Johny at home helping his father choring aronud Rahcel making lace I washing and darning Teusday 22nd A cloudy day snowing some Wells Will Jen Rachel & Bates gone to Kingston on the ice Will carried up his old sow to sell Welly working for All Joslin building a hog pen Volty working for Niles Grace at home taking care of Jens baby little Charley while she gone to town Bates stayed here all night drunk �page_0021 �page_0022 March 23 Wednesday a fine day Wind West Bates here drunk most of the day so drunk he couldn’t help himself most of the time a bed nearly all day went home towards evening Will helped him home Mr Millar the minister here Jen came up in afternoon and stayed to supper I took care of her Baby while she went to church in the evening the whole family went excepting myself 24th Thursday a mild day wind west a mild day indoors considering what it was yesterday we expected Mrs Hentig here after school but she did not come for it looked so much like rain. it did rain some I and Rachel cleaned dusted baked & moped, John & Grace at school Welly at Joslins Volty at Niles Wells at home doing nothing. The children went to church in the evening Bill Bates came up for his things he left here he looks rather hard and disipated said he wished he had some whiskey I Told him what I thought of whiskey drinking & drunkards I gave him my opinion free of charge [on the side] our hens began to fall [/on the side] �page_0023 23rd �page_0024 Friday 25 Wind north and very cold Wells at home Grace & John at school Volty Ed Rattray & Rob Horn went to millins bay on the ice to smugle ile Ed & Rob eat dinner here Rachel making paper flowers I making Wells a shirt Children went to church in evening Saturday 26 very cold day wind south sun shining every thing froze in pantry milk onions frozen solid Wells went to Kingston with cutter on ice Volty went to Bulgers & Hennessy collecting for Books Welly at All Joslin John helped Will get wood Rachel went down to wills to stay, awhile Wells came home from Kingston cross and devlish there is nothing done right around the barn, spotted cow had a calf two letters from Hugh today Children went to church this evening �page_0025 �page_0026 March 27th Sunday a fine day rather cold wind north Wells Grace & I went over to Bells Wells eat dinner to Johns Hollidays Old John had whiskey plenty. Wells drove the bay colt on the ice without being shod colt skiped down 5 times coming across the bay and the other horse Jim had to draw the whole concern ashore had done the same thing you bet O no they cant March 28th Monday a cold stormy snowing all day wind north Wells and Volty drawing hay from Grange Grace and John at home Welly went down to Wills and mended their chairs and Then went down to All Joslins Volty helped do the chamber work I darned and mended Well’s coat Grace & I sewed carpet rags �page_0027 John Bamford �page_0028 March 29th cold day wind north sun shining Grace & John at school Wells and Volty drove over to Dignams to get an some timber Volty helped Will draw hay from Sam’s. Wells Is at All Joslins. I made bread & fried cakes Jo Thompson called to day for his book Wells drove to the school house for Johny & Grace Will was here a while Will here This Evening for milk for Charlie March Wendesday 30th A cold clear day frost on the windows. Wind north Wells gone to Kingston John at School Grace at home George Far came over and Ogilvie Petre came over to hire Rachel she has gone with them they all walked over on the ice. The crossing on the ice is poor 8 degrees below zero �page_0029 �page_0030 March 31st Thursday Wind north cold Wells and Volty draw hay from grange Welly at all Joslins Grace & John at school This is the last day of school in the lower district I mended too pairs of pants and darned two pair of mittens and doubled yarn Sylvia Woodman is 24 years old to day April 1st A bright warm day snow melting rapdily wind south & light Wells & Volty & Johny drew hay from grange Welly at All’s I an Grace twisted yarn and colerd yarn and carpet rags John Morgan stayed at Wills all night drawing manure 2nd Saturday A bright fine day wind north Thawing some John and Grace got a bad cold John went over to Charleys rode over with him Mother came home and stoped here and stayed all night Volty helped Will chop wood on dignams Welly at Alls Wells and John drew manure all fore noon John Morgan went over on the ice from Wells to get Will som ile �page_0031 �page_0032 April 3 Sunday A fine warm day wind South & light. Johny over to Bell’s. mother went home from here this forenoon. John Morgan came up with Welly & Volty, and stayd to dinner. I am so sleepy I can scarcely hold my eyes open, at 10 minutes to Three Oclock P. M. A light frost last night, looks like rain. Monday 4th Cloudy wind South Bates here to dinner he stoped here on his way from Niles’ where he had been for whiskey he had left There three weeks ago. Welly at All Joslins Wells went down home with Bill Bates to borrow a file to file a saw Volty went to Ebbs to borrow a kettle to make soap in and it was down to McFaden Volty & Johny set up two leaches Mother came up and sewed carpet rags. Grace got a bad cold rained some I set the tub for water but got none �page_0033 �page_0034 April 5th Tuesday [on the side] back- on his them home & Volty brought in the evening A bright day Wind West rather cold Welly at all Joslins Wells at home working at the barn Snow squalls all day Volty went to McFadens to get Ebbs kettle to make soap. The red cow had a calf this morning which makes three cows in John Niles gave Volty Devero Breakey came for a drake [on the side] a bag of sweet apples [/on the side] 6th Wednesday A fine bright day wind north. Wells at work on the ice house Volty helped Will draw wood from Digmans & shot an owl on the wing & captured him alive. Wellly at Alls Johny choping wood at the door Grace & her grandmother sowing carpet rags I canned Apples �page_0035 �page_0036 7th A beautiful day but rather cold wind west Wells working on the Ice home Welly at Alls’ Volty chopping bass wood for summers wood Johny chopping wood at the door Grac and her grandmother sewing carpet rags I canned apples and washed and done jeneral house work John Morgan came across on the ice to day 8th A bright day rather cold for the season Wells working on the ice house Welly at All’s Volty chopping bass wood down on the coiner John boiling watter for the back and choring around Grace & Grandmother sewing carpet rags �page_0037 �page_0038 April Saturday 9th A fair day wind south Ice breaking up in the river channel open from Clayton to Cape Vincent Wells shinglin the ice house Welly at All Joslins Voltie chopping bass wood John Tending the back Grace & Grandmama sewing rags two new lambs to day Grace is 13 years old to day she went to sams for the mail two letters from Hugh Voltie carried the bees out after dinner 3 dozens Sunday 10th A pleasant day wind south rather warm ice has not left the shores yet only a channel open, This is Easter sunday but no eggs our hens do not lay very well This spring I have only to eggs and I am saving them to buy coloring for carpet Will & Jen here this after noon Mother went 2 lambs home with them another lamb and Will cant find his sheep [on the side] Voltie let the owl fly away [/on the side] �page_0039 �page_0040 Monday April 11th A very fine day wind North no rain yet a dry april snow all gone except the corner of the fences and holows The ice not left the shores yet Wells shingling the ice house Volty & Johny making soap & cleaning out the door yard In the after noon Volty chops bass wood & Johny draw bass wood home Welly down to All preparing lumber for a punt Will went to look for his sheep found them on Morgan’s point Bill Bates called to say good bye he is going away tomorrow Wells has gone over to Old Rattray’s to show him where the hive is Grace is sewing carpet rags I am doing house work and trying to wash Old sow tiped over the soap kettle This afternoon and wasted about half the soap Volty didnt get home to supper Till after eleven Oclock P.M. had been to Will Glespies & the marsh & Meary Cunor �page_0041 �page_0042 April 12th Tuesday a cloudy, cold day wind north looks like snow Welly at all Joslins Johny & Volty drawing Bass wood home Wells tinkering around Grace sewing rags Ebb went to Kingston to carry Bates I am waiting for the Boys to come home to dinner I churned & hung out the cloth we are trying to wean our cats did not snow at all cleared up fine John Niles told well that the typhoid fever is on the Island very fine weather and day no snow no rain nothing but good health and hard times but I am Truly Thankful we have enough Ice is all broken away from shore to shore & the old St Lawrence is rolling wide and blue we got 8 eggs today �page_0043 �page_0044 Wednesday April 13th A bright clear day wind north and cold ice floating up stream Wells shingled- the ice house awhile but so cold had to stop Welly & Will making & punt down to Wills Volty Tinkering around, at every Thing painting ice house and sorting paper rags mixing paint John corded the Bass wood John & Voltie are now plowing The door yard all up Grace darning stockings and ironing and helping me work around the house and mending her aprons I cut out an Under waist and made it boiled beef and apples and made cuslard pies no rain yet or snow I wish it would rain so I could catch rain water two barrels All Joslin here Will Dixon here Jen came up for milk and I gave her some butter too �page_0045 �page_0046 April 14th Thursday A rather cloudy day, cold wind north. Wells drove over to Charlies this afternoon, and found them all well. met Mr & Mrs Holliday going up to Murphys, their children sick. Wells went for hay. Welly at Wills working on the punt. Johny spreading straw & drawing manure on his gardens and choring around. Grace washing dishes, and set table. I cut rags all day. Spafford and Frances here, looking for peas. Voltie went to Wills Gillespies to borrow a saw, and gone all day. tis 7 Oclock and he not come yet. no snow: no rain: I sow more tomatoe seeds in pans. got 9 eggs to day. Voltie came at dark. he been sawing wood for Montiene Delmar’s. Will came in the Evening for milk. Johny has gone some where This Evening I guess up to Sams I dont like to go to bed Till he comes but Think I will for tis most 10 O’clock �page_0047 �page_0048 April 15 Friday A cloudy day wind south & light a sprinkling rain dont amount to much yet mild Wells finished shingling the ice house Welly at Wills building punt Johny and Voltie saw Bass wood, down on the corner In the affernoon Wells Voltie & Johny draw hay from George Gillespies Expected Charlie & Henry down but they did not come Mother came up to sew rags I sowed cabbage seed red Voltie went up to Niles to borrow saw set I churned A black cloud rising in the southwest Thunder the wind rising & it set in for an all night storm from South dark rainy & windy Voltie & [strikethrough] Johny [/strikethrough] gone down to Wills Johny at sam’s Voltie carred milk and the umbrella. �page_0049 �page_0050 April 16th Saturday rained some this in the night & rained some on this morning But Wells went to Kingston Wind south changing to west Air mild Welly stayed all night at Wills cleared up about noon the sun shone out Welly building punt at Wills Volty split Bass wood. & helped Will draw hay in the afternoon from Gillespies Tilly came and brought some sweet apples and got some vinegar John went to S.D. Wis for the mail Grace got a letter from Maud Wells got a letter frm [strikethrough] Hugh [/strikethrough] Dick Spoor assessment Will received a latter from ... Me and Oour Turkey commenced to lay got one egg = 10 eggs from the hens W. got a letter fom Mex It has not rained enough this month to catch from the eves two pails of water �page_0051 �page_0052 Sunday 17th A fine day wind South West froze quite hard last night fo the wind was north Welly cliped John’s hair and accidently shot Wills dog Joe I hope he will live through it afterwards went up island to Jim Berrys Will came up twice last time came for mother to go home so and care for the baby while he and jen goes Down to Micheas Silvia for Bisonette & Liz came over to day Welly let Joe have a rooster Grace went down to Wills came back and went up to Mr Niles John went to Wills to help get the dog home came back and has gone up stairs to read Voltie stayed at home all A. M. and has now gone off with Charlie Woodman & Bisonette down stream I used 6 eggs making two cakes and two custard pies Wells went down tot he lower place and Visited with Ebb awhile Will & Jen came up here and did not go to Michaes- in the evening �page_0053 Jane Niles and Willy came and made us a siut We got nine eggs to day Welly didn’t go to Berry’s he went up to Mr Woodmans come back and went over to Breakeys & from there to Bells A tug went up to day Towing two barges and a vessel �page_0054 April 18th froze quite hard last night ice froze out long way in the river sun rose clear and bright white frost last night Wind north and [strikethrough] light [/strikethrough] strong Wells Volty and Johny drew a load of hay from Gillespies P.M. plowed in garden a cold raw day somewhat cloudy dark clouds in south west like snow 10 hens eggs & 1 turkey egg I used one egg I Welly came home from Bells and worked on punt in afternoon Will went to Niles for potatoes and apples stoped here and got the hand axe Welly crossed The Berry [sideways] from Hollidays [on the side] on these going and comming [/on the side] [/sideways] April 19th wind north changing to south raw cold day river full of floating ice sun Shining clear and bright Wells & John building fence for hog yard and around the pasture Wells Is working on his punt Devolson plowing for Niles & went up to Bulgers in the Evening Jen made us two calls to day over �page_0055 I colored scarlet and green for carpet & baked 5 loaves of bread Grace washing dishes and help do the house work our hens lay nine eggs to day Will here this evening for milk & I lent him three magazines April 20th a clear bright day Wednesday warmer Than yesterday wind south river full of floating ice Wells built fence plowed more in the garden & in P.M. plowed down by Ebbs’ frost not all out the ground yet Johny chopped wood and done chores Welly at wills work on punt Volty plow all day for Niles with our team. Mother came at noon she & grace sew carpet rags The rest of the day 2 Turkey eggs and 12 hen eggs I sowed cabbage radish lettuce & pepper seed and in afternoon slept two hours our boys all out not one at home this evening �page_0056 April 21st Thursday A clear bright day wind south A slight shower towards evening which amounted to a sprinkle Wells plowing down by Ebbs Welly making punt, Volty plowing for Niles. Johny went to Wills A. N. for the wheelbarrow & to Niles to borrow garden rake & worked at cleaning out the door yard in P.M. Grace & her grandma cutting & sewing carpet rags Will cow had twin colies Jane Niles sent me some maple syrup hens lay 10 eggs to day Jen went to George Gillespies visiting Johny went out this evening and has not come yet at 15 minutes of 10 Oclock Wells plowed some in garden frost not out yet ice all along the shore cant get a pail of water unless half ice John has just returned he went down to Gillespies with will for Jen and the baby John Morgan came up from Clayton to day Ed Rattray drove in here to borrow drag or cultivator or something �page_0057 April 22nd Friday A foggy mornign a mist so thick can scarely see the river a very light wind north almost a calm the river like a sheet of glass with an abundance of floating ice The mist rolls away and the sun shines out bright and warm the loveliest spring day yet Wells plowing at home Volty plowing down by ebbs Welly went to Wills and at noon Volty came home by Wills and help they drew the punt home and put it in the woodshed Wells went to O briens for cultivator teeth for garden fence John sprea manure & chored around Grace helped do coocking mother sewed and cut rags I cut rags & washed & churned All Joslin came to clean wheat Will here. wind changed east black cloud rising south circle around the sun barometer falling �page_0058 I went out after dark with the lantern and brought the clohtes from the line They were dry Volty & John gone This evening to Mr Niles eleven eggs to day I used five Welly is writing a letter to Texico April 23rd Saturday A very windy day with some rain dark cloud rising wind partly clearing up all day threatening a severe rain storm baronmeter down to rain raw cold wind from the south Set out our rain barrel and tub & caught about a pailful of water Wells gone to Kingston for seed grain (wheat) got home about 10 Oclock P.M. Supper all dried up on the store waiting for him two bags of wheat [crossed-out] miss [/crossed-out] miSsing dont know where they are. glad I dont ever miss many I believe people that �page_0059 I Tend strictly to busisnes dont ever miss or lose any thing John plowed his in forenoon Volty and Welly pottered around In afternoon Volty plowed down by Ebbs and plowed Wills garden Welly mad ruder for his boat Mother sewed rags Grace helped do house work I cut rags and cleand floor & fried cakes & worked all day 14 eggs and 1 turkey eggs used one egg Well came home and brought the boys some tobaco said he would rather buy Tobaco for Them than they should borrow all around the neighborhood I made two apple pies Welly went down to Wells to carry some milk for Their baby and some milk for Their sick cow and stayed all night �page_0060 April 24th Sunday A clear bright day a south west. wind disagreeably cold. wind strong, river rough. Wells went to bed lets his paper fall considerable to day. Boys all got tobaco they pass their time between home and Wills except Welly I dont know I where he is he went away toward noon Grace went down to Wills and after a while came back and Voltie with her Volty brought The baby to stay here while Will & Jen goes down to Mer Mckays. Old Mr Gillespie had the Doctor yesterday I baked a meal puding for dinner 13 eggs to day & 1 Turkey egg I used Three eggs Johny reading most all day I am very sleepy at half past 5 O clock P. M. Charley came to Sams for the mail & came here Will came for the babe Grace went home with him. and carried milk Welly has been over �page_0061 visiting Patterson and eat dinner There �page_0062 April Monday 25 Cloudy morning rains a little. clears away early sun shining brightly at 10 Oclock wind south not very warm I churned and mixed bread. mother & Grace washed breakfast dishes Will came for her to go home to tend baby while he & Jen make garden Wells I went across the river to mail letters I dont feel well I’m sick got to work all the same Wells sowed O’Rouke’s Voltie planted potatoes got them of Ebbs Johny helped work in teh field to day Johny plante butter beans at noon in his garden I planted some early corn in a pan That Spaff gave Wells this morning when he came over to get peas Will went to Niles for seed potatoes & caller coming back he brought them on his shoulder I baked 5 loaves bread hens laid 10 eggs to day Turkeys two �page_0063 �page_0064 Tuesday 26th A very pleasant A.M. The river calm Volty went across the river for seed potatoes at Bob. P.M. the wind blew strong from south west Wells gone to Kingston for seed peas came home quite early & all night brought home 7 qrts white beans for seed Welly choring around home and making a pair of oarS Johny plowed over on grang. A.M. afternoon lounged around and cultivated part of the garden Grace helped me she is a good little daughter I did not expect Volty home it was so cold and the wind flew so but it was not so rough towards dark & he came over in Maryanne’s punt could get no potatoes but brought my Book and collected Welly pay of shover and brought white lead and paint oil Uncle James gave him buoys and leads for a fish net and flower seed a card for Grace duck eggs harvest pear qrafts and Rob gave him some onions and 150 strawberries plants the Wilsons We got 13 eggs to day 2 Turkeys eggs, I used 1 John Niles went to Gannonoque butter Grace planted some peas & beans in her garden �page_0065 I finished Grace color and patched Johns shirt darned three pair of socks �page_0066 Wednesday 27th A clear bright day rather cold froze last night Wells and Johny working in the field Volty working in the garden Welly painting his punt I churned got fifteen eggs to day used two 1 Turkey set up another colar Trying to get ready for Kingston Tomorrow Thursday 28th A clear bright morning. rose early and eat a piece of bread and butter and started for Kingston market with butter & eggs and not a cent to pay my fare Volly drove over to the dock. first drove down for Will & Jen and They not ready it took so long for them to get ready Volty drove off and left them John Morgan stayed there that night and all day Thursday We went up on The Maud and came home on the princess rather dull day in town Mrs Thornton very sick can see no one except their family & the doctor I knit on Grace collar Wells worked in the field Boys all worked in field �page_0067 Welly made oars for Joe Bissonette Hens lay 13 eggs, & three turkey’s eggs Volty drove over to dock for me with the farm waggon and I and Jen rode home on buck board Grace kept house and had supper ready when I came home Wind changed from South and was blowing from north when we came to the dock loudy and commenced to rain when we got home and rained all night Patterson folks got a new girl baby snow over in Breakeys bay yet and along in numerous places on the south side of Howe Island �page_0068 Friday 29 A rainy morning wind north and strong rained all night & all day. Caught a tub & barrel full of water Volty moved all the things out of the small room and took up the carpet and tore off all the lose plastering Wells puttered around the barn and mended old harness. got another cow come in 19 nineteen eggs to day & 1 turkey egg Welly went down to Wellingston’s & stayed all night Volty Went to Mary Anne’s to see about weaving carpet �page_0069 �page_0070 Saturday 30th A clear bright day wind north west blowing strong Welly went down to Ebb with his punt Wells John & Volty building fence Volty got some potatoes from Niles Johny went over to Bells [strikethrough] minute [/strikethrough]. 17 eggs to day used two Jen came for oats for her cow Mary anne and adda here Jen and Will came up in the evening for milk I baked 5 loaves of bread a letter from Hugh �page_0071 May 1st Sunday A very fine day quite warm very light wind south Wells Grace and I go over to Bells and find them all well had a good visit and drove home towards evening Charleys father mad because they would’nt let Old Mitchel dig a well had’nt been home but a few minutes when Will came up with mother They had a row down There Mother and Jen quarreling all day commenced about the babys shirt I am sick of of it all sive Hattie Will Cornwell & Bissonette came over Joe got his oads and eat dinner to Wills. Will went to church quarterly meeting to day 11 eggs to day I used 2 Snub says his father lost 17 dollars Thursday �page_0072 Monday 2nd A very warm day light wind south Mother went down home & brought up her night dress and cloth for her new dress they said She tried to get out of the punt to drow herself Wells and Volty & Johny working in the fieled sowing and cultivating oats P.M. Volty planted potatoes in the garden & sowed tomatoes & cabbage seed Welly went to help Will set his fish net and brought home some pickerel & bull head Mother kniting on Grace stocking Grace went to Mrs Niles and played with the children till most dark I washed. 17 eggs and used 3 fried cakes made custard pies and boiled beef Jane gave Grace onions and horse radish got another new milk’s cow The wind rising and looks like rain Jen went with The boys Will & Welly in the boat down to Mackays Old Mr Gillespie very sick [strikethrough] I churned & fried cakes and baked beans. [/strikethrough] �page_0073 Teusday 3rd A fine bright day wind South grass growing frogs singing. Wells & Johny working in the field Volty working in the garden planting potatoes and grafting & setting onions Welly moving fish net I colored carpet rags orange Grace helping around the house and sewing Mother half sick and gone to bed. Volty went to Mr Niles for more potatoes Chicago market. Boys i.e. Will Welly and Volty gone this evening to Sulivans bay setting net and spearing fish Johny gone to bed early 18 eggs to day Wells said there is frost in the ground where he was plowing to day �page_0074 Wednesday 4th A fine bright day South wind Wells and Volty working on the field Johny working in the garden made 3 beds and sowed radish seeds Welly went to the corners and got a plow point & a pair of pants for himself he said Wells’ aunt Nancy was burned to day Ada Walkins called this afternoon going to John Niles & stoped coming abck & Volty has gone down the road with her towards home Grace cried because I would not let her go to Nile’s to play croquet Grace sewed on her apron I baked 5 loaves of bread I got 15 eggs and used two I have not got much butter to carry to market tomorrow Mother sewing carpet rags Welly & Volty just come home & brought two fish a pickerel and chub took them from the net I churned baked beans & fried cakes �page_0075 Thursday 5th A fine warm day wind south went to Kingston as usual eggs elevent cts and sold my butter for 18 cts per pound Jane sold hers for 15 & 16 she had 38 lbs I sold my butter to Henderson and my eggs to an old man and went away up past Montreal Bank to get my money for them the old man carried my basket and another full basket. an old woman went along and carried another basket The old lady said she lived at Cataraqui she over 70 years old The Operatie band of musicians were marching in town to day and playing They will perform in the opera house to night saw Mog Bullger on the boat to day we went up on the Maud and came back on the Princess Mrs Jane Woodman went up too Will Dixon went also 13 eggs to day I didnt get much news to day Mrs Thornton very sick all summer so Mrs Morgan said Volty went to Obriens to night to get a grafting knife made �page_0076 Friday 6th some what cloudy wind north but quite warm Will caught last night and to day 25 pickerel and Welly made a fish pound and carried it over to Mitchels bay and put the fish in it. Wells getting in oatd [sic] Johny worked in garden [strikethrough] seed beets and [/strikethrough] sowed beets seed and parsnip worked in field this afternoon Thundered last night Welly went across the river to Spinks to get his money that Spink owes him Tilly & George Niles here this evening John gone to bed Volty gone over to the bay to help Will run the net Welly has not got back yet Welly is half sick Grace is not well Mother has got a sore throat and I have sore eyes 18 eggs to day I used two + churned + anotehr new milks cow + It thunders again to night & lightens �page_0077 Saturday 7th A fine day some cloudy light wind north Wells gone for seed wheat to Kingston Volty grafting for George Gillespie Will and John Pesbit went to the Cape with fish Welly came home from Spinks and went to Niles to get fish net carried back & brought the net John went to the field for whiffletree and drew me a barrel of watter and drew two or three loads of banking from the house then went too help Welly draw his net to the bay mother is sewing rags Gracie is sewing and helping me. I baked 5 loaves of bread washed a lot of clothes and scrubed 4 rooms and got 3 square meals 26 eggs to day I gave Will 6 egg. I received a letter from Rachel and mother got one from Maud Wells got one from Hugh. a big one. Hugh never forgets to write Welly came home and brought me some peach and a large pickerel no rain set a hen on turkeys eggs 1 used 2 eggs. �page_0078 Sunday 8th A very bright warm day Charley came over and brought Bell and the children and then drove back to go to Old Mrs Forbes Funeral & drove back again for them in the evening Welly and Volty sowed around the foot with the punt Wells went to bed and had a long nap in the afternoon Johny reading all day mother and Belle reading part of the time Grace playing with Marjorie Belle read all Grace letters from Maud Rachel and rene I prepared the dinner and supper Grace gathered 11 eggs and Volty found 14 more under the barn. no rain yet. Will came up and brought little Charley I used 5 eggs I gave the boys six for lunch �page_0079 Monday 9th A very bright warm day wind changed from north to south wind light heat intense = mean all glad to put on their straw hats Welly out fishing all night gone down to paint the light house Ebb Joslin and Wellington Burnham brought our apple trees this morning Wells is sowing [crossed-out] grain [/crossed-out] wheat to day Volty and John is helping too Jen has gone up to Mrs Niles this after noon to make a visit Well helps her carry the baby came back and stoped and mother went down home with him no rain yet I have nearly gone to sleep two or three times writing this Grace has been washing Grace brought in 18 eggs I used four to make a custard I churned brought in another egg Volty came home early and planted the sweet corn he and charly Woodman have gone fishing this evening at Sullivans Bay Wells didnt come home mother came back At before dark Jen down home in the boat with a half dozen youngones besides grace and sam’s hired girl a very warm night [on the side] and still fish lights out [/on the side] �page_0080 Teusday 10th A fine bright day no rain and no sign of any Wells and Volty working in the field Johny clearing [crossed-out] at [/crossed-out] out the door yard Welly looking after his nets he brought me a pike and we had it for supper, Woodmans boys & Niles here in the evening John went over to the bay and didn’nt get home ’Till 2 Oclock at night only nine eggs to day I gave Welly four for lunch and used one for cake mother knit on Grace stocking Grace went down to stay all night with Jen. Wind changed to north in the night I wrote a letter to Maud �page_0081 Wednesday 11 A very bright day wind north no rain Wells sowing wheat and John drwging it in Volty digging holes for apple trees Welly came home slept awhile and went to paint the light house Grace steped on a nail and hurt her foot John brought home a pike from the bay last night and I had it for dinner. only [crossed-out] 8 [/crossed-out] 10 eggs to day I used 5 I churned and baked two loaves of bread and two custard pies I wrote a letter to Rachel Thursday 12 A pleasant day no sign of rain Wells and Boys finished sowing wheat Volty drove over to dock I went to Kingston on the pierpont and back on hermother and grace kept house saw [crossed-out] Ol [/crossed-out] Mr Gologoly and Mrs plaid shall Mrs Gologly said her baby is eleven days old Jim Driscol abord drunk and disorderly his wife called him a d–d fool I bought 4 loaves of bread Wind north �page_0082 our hends laid 10 eggs to day used 3 John came after me Will went to Kingston too and bought a hundred rods of fish net came home and set them Mrs All Berry went up on the boat Friday 13 A fine day Wind north no rain trees all leaving out Wells and Boys puting in barley After noon Volty set fruit trees 14 apple trees and greely plum tree Grace cant [crossed-out] spp [/crossed-out] step on her foot yet Volty and John gone out this evening Welly and Will fishing mother took a long nap this after noon 26 eggs to day river as still and clear as glass not a ripple on the river tugs and tows and a steamamboat pressing up and down all the time �page_0083 Saturday 14 A fair day wind south no rain Wells went to Kingston to milk Welly fishing Volty finished selling apple trees and cleaned cellar Johny drew water from river and drew the banking away from around the house. I set milk in the cellar to night Mary Walkins called about the carpet and then went to Niles Charley Woodman Volty and Johny went spearing fish stayed all night till broad day light came home lunched milked the cows went to bed and slept untill three O’clock Sunday P.M. They brought nearly a wash tub full of fish suckers perch & bullheads 12 eggs to day Ebb called wants I should write for On the St Lawrence. I said yes �page_0084 Sunday 15th A fair day no rain. Welly came home and brought perch which he caught in his nets Wells read all A. M. and after dinner went to bed Will Cornwell and Sylvia Jane came over stayed awhile at Sams and went back Volty and Johny abed most all day Grace went [crossed-out] to Wills [/crossed-out] and gahteree flowers Tilly and Shelly came & went with Grace to Jen’s for pepper after dinner mother went home & after a while grace went too. Stayed awhile came back and jen with her mothers and Jen did’ent speak Jen and the baby stayed all night John went to Niles in evening & Volty to Wills 25 eggs to day used one Wells set a turkey on 16 eggs Edy Bates brought the manuscript paper and envelopes for On The St Lawrence �page_0085 Monday 16 A fine day no rain but smokey Wells Volty and Johny working in field getting in barley Will & welly went to cape with fish I gave them six eggs for lunch Wells set a Turkey on 16 eggs this morning I churned 8 lbs butter finished Grace’s skirt John & Voltie came home to the sound of the dinner horn and brought a bag full of greens dandelions 2 19 eggs to day used one and Welly 6 baked 5 loaves bread John brought another bag of dandelions when he came up to milk the cows [crossed-out] coute [/crossed-out] �page_0086 Teusday 17th fine day wind with no rain smokey weather Wells and boys working in field 19 eggs to day Jen and mother dont speak our cats get in the cellar every night and cant get out again and lick the cream of the milk We got another lamb Grace went to Mrs Niles to get her sun bonnet cut Wednesday 18th fine day no rain Wells working in field wind south Welly came home Jen came up for step ladder Welly her carry it home 20 eggs to day peace is declared between mother and Jen They have hung out the flag of truce for 40 days Grace churned twice to day and washed John drew me a barrel of water �page_0087 Thursday 19th fair day very chilly no rain wind south Went to Kingston Volty drove carried me to dock in the morning & came for me at night saw Jim Matier in his soldier uniform with red stripe up sides of his breeches with little round cap trimmed with gold band stuck on one side of his head he loooked like a puppet Old Mary Ranous came down on the boat and Old Mrs duggin too we brought her over to Wills butter sold quick to day for 20 cts Mrs Kit Irvine went to town along with Mrs Horn I was so tired when I came home I went straight to bed after supper Volty worked in garden Will carried fish to market gave Ebb the news Welly gave Volty a fish 12 eggs used 8 bought a loaf of bread �page_0088 Friday 20th A clear warm day no rain wind South We had fish for dinner Welly came home & gave me, 75 cts Wells has finished sowing grain Volty and John plowed more in garden I churned and washed Will came up for butter Sams hired girl Tilly Welly and George here Mrs Woodman here Volty Johny and George gone fishing old mare had a colt and old white [crossed-out] and [/crossed-out] cow had a calf 18 eggs Saturday 21st A [crossed-out] clear [/crossed-out] very warm day very light wind South smokey no rain Wells gone to Kingston Devolson & John working in garden all day Welly fishing Grace and done house work Received a letter from Rachel, Grace one from Maud 13 eggs used three Volty & John went fishing this evening and stayed till half past four this morning got a wash tub full [on side] baked 5 loaves bread 2 eggs brok [/on side] �page_0089 22nd wind south Sunday A brigh warm day no rain didnt get up very early done our work leisurely and lounged around just as we pleased Henry & Sandy came over Grace went over to Bells with them eggs was not gathered Afternoon I took a nap Boys at home most all day Monday 23rd [strikethrough] old [/strikethrough] monday here again A bright day wind south blowing fresh no rain A. M. Welly and Edy Bates went to Cape with fish Volty worked in garden. A.M. P.M. went to help Will set nets Wells and Johny worked in field in P.M. wind all gone down river as still as glass churned twice worked hard all day very tired Welly came horme while Johny milking down by the shore and sent me a lot of cakes �page_0090 Teusday 24th wind south and strong rather cloudy Barometer falling fast a black cloud rising rain quite hard by dinner time and poured all the afternoon a good rain grand rain glorious rain we churned again John moved his bed. I slept two hours I am sleepy now I was going to write to Rachel I, so sleepy I cant I go to bed Wednesday 25th A beautiful day after the rain light wind south every thing growing finely Volty worked in Garden A.M. Wells plowed a little more in field P M picking up stone John working around wheeling out manure on wheelbarrow John set a hen in the woodpile baked 5 loaves bread churned Welly cut George Nile’s hair I wrote Rachel �page_0091 Thursday 26 A fine day wind south a fine breeze I went to Kingsotn on Princess Sylve Hattie I Ada and Kate Phillips went also Bill Malony and wife & two children Bell went too & Mrs Hattie I went to see Mrs Thornton to day Jen went up I lought cabbage plants Belle bought some things at Waldrons which were to have been sent to the boat but were not there A full market but rather dull Grace came home on the boat with me from Hollidays Tuday 27th A fine day wind south Grace [strikethrough] po [/strikethrough] moped pantry and kitchen. Wells went down to Wellington to get lumber to fit his old buggy came back & stoped at Will Woodmans bee �page_0092 January 1st 1887 " 5 lbs sugar ,30 " 3 " soda biscut ,25 " 2" rice ,10 " 1 led pencil ,02 " 1 set of kniting needles ,04 Jan 11th one pair of book for Wells $2,25 15th 2 bags of coal ___ ,60 " 2 gallon of kerosene ___ ,30 " 5 lbs sugar____30 " 2 spools white thread ___,10 " mustard ___ ,10 " ginger ____ ,10 " 1 yd of elastic ___ ,05 22nd 2 bags of coal ___ ,60 2 " " " ... 60 5 lb of sugar ... ,30 1 " tea ... ,20 cinnamon ... ,05 2 lbs raisins ... ,16 1 box matches ... ,10 �page_0093 Saturday 28th A fine day wind south warm and pleasant every thing growing nicely Wells went to Kingston when he came he brought the goods left on the boat from Waldrons Boys hoeeing in garden all fore noon & played ball in our pasture in after noon Letter from Victor V Sunday 29th A very fine day wind north I expected bell but she did not come we sent Johny to Mr Niles’ to borrow his buggy, thinking we would drive over to Bells with her parcel but buggy was broke Received the first coppy of "On The St Lawrence" we cooked two old hens for dinner They are scratching up our garden mother came up and stayed a little while Wells went to bed he drops his paper frequently Volty went fishing [sideways] and stayed [/sideways] �page_0094 1887 Jan 26th one bag of coal... ,30 ct Feb 1st 1887 diamond dye ___ ,10 " 2 qrts syrup ___ ,30, " 10 lbs sugar ___ ,60, " 1 box yeast ... , 10’ " 1 lb tea ... 20 " 1 bag of coal ... , 30 "1""" —– $ 1.90 Feb 4 2 lbs raisins ___ ,16 " 1/4 " pepper ___ ,10 " " " allspice ___ ,10 " " " cinnamon ___ ,10 " " " spelling book ___ ,30 " snuff ___ 05 —$ 0,81 7th 1 bag of coal ,30 2 slate pencils , 01 12th one lb tea ,20 2 " cheese ,30 3 lemons ,08 15th 10 lbs sugar 60 5 " currants 40 1 spool of Black thread ,05 16th 1 lb of cheese 15 2 gallons of kerosene ,25 2 bags of coal ,60 �page_0095 56 62 one bottle of quick medicine — 34 $1,00 Monday 30 A fine day Wind north Welly & Will went to Cape with fish 300 hun lbs Volty came home at 3 Oclock two morning and brought a big cat fish weighted ten lbs Volty sick all day I doctored him for colio I churned over eleven lbs butter and worked a quill Johny hoed in garden Grace helped around the house hens scratching up every thing Tilly came down visiting at dark Grace went as far as the old pine with her Wells drew stone off from the new piece �page_0096 February 21st 1887 1 scrubbing Book ,05 3 lamp chimneys ,15 for mending two tin pails ,15 —23rd ,35 Votleis School Books $1,05 25th a peck of onions ,30 5 lbs currants ,40 1 bag of coal 30 26th 10 sugar ,60 1 tea 20 March 1st 1887 1 bag of coal ___ ,30 1 bottle cough medicine ___ ,25 1 box soda biscuits ____ ,25 1 dozen fish ___ ,12 10 lbs corn meal ___ ,34 1 pound of tea ___ 25 2nd 7 1/2 yds gingham Clayton at 7 cts ,53 10 bars of soap ,25 �page_0097 Tuesday 31st last day of May A fine day wind east blowing fresh Wells drawing stone while heifer got a calf Grace went to Mr Niles for sheep shers Volty Welly and Will [strikethrough] helped [/strikethrough] sheared sheep John helped too our hens are scratching up all our garden Wells croped one wing so they cant fly Grace made her sun bonnet I patched Johns pants our boys gone up to sams this evening I wrote to Victor June 1st Wednesday A fine day wind south I churned twice and made 21 butter prints, wrote for the paper Wells drew stone says our peas are in blossom Volty and John worked in garden Will and Welly came up awhile and went off fishing Volty help me search parlor �page_0098 March 3rd 1887 corners Johny 2 galons kerosine ... ,25 1 copy book ... ,12 1 paper pins ... ,05 1 " needles ... ,05 2 lbs cheese ... ,24 1 table cloth ... ,50 1 pair pants ___ 2,25 1 cloud ... 1,00 7 1/2 yds skirting ... 1,00 1 sppl white thread ... ,10 1 bag of coal ... 30 10th 10 lbs sugar ... 60 " [strikethrough] 5 [/strikethrough] " [indecipherable] ... ,[strikethrough] ,70 [/strikethrough] 5 " currants ... ,40 19 bars of soap ,25 1/2 lb pepper ,15 1 pair of boots for John 3,00 1 pair of shoes for Grace 1,00 1 lb of tea from Farrel 20 1 bag of coal ,30 �page_0099 Apr one bag potatoes from Ebb 18th one " " " Niles June 1 1887 9 weet Thursday June 2nd A fine morning wind south cloudy in afternoon rained hard all afternoon and evening I went to Kingston Volty drove over to wharf, old Mrs duggin went too & Will we drove down to Will’s for them Had to unlet & put up 5 pair bars. We carried our old couch to get it upholstered Mrs Woodman went to town, the Glallespie family all had their "pictur took" to day in group Mrs Houston no better I carried Bell her parcel and a dozen turkeys eggs I was very Tired sold my butter to Tohey Visited with old Mrs Lowry Volty & Johny came for me somebodys fish was in my basket I cooked it got somebody’s chees too eat that up I picked it up beside our waggon thought T’was mine if I find who it belongs too Ill buy it again for them 10 O clock and I an awful sleepy �page_0100 March 25. 1887 Tomatoe seed 2 lbs tea ,60 4 galons kerosene 50 1 box of writing paper 12 1/2 1 lb tea 20 17 lbs sguar 100 3 lemons ,05 1 soda ,10 April 16 = 17 lbs sugar 100 " " 1 lb tea 30 2 packages diamond dye 20 5 lbs codfish ,15 3 pa garden seeds cabbage. rad.let. 2 spools Thread 10 1 matches 23rd 1 broom ,20 snuff 05 tobaco ,40 26 8 qrts white beans ,40 �page_0101 Friday 3rd A cloudy morning warm wind south every thing green and flourishing Most forgot what I done let me see now- if I can think- Wells & John drew stone Volty hoed in garden. I cut and fited Grace dress lining. Jen came up for lard. In afternoon Wells worked on the buggy Saturday 4th. A beautiful day sun shining clear and bright Wells went to Kingston I churned & moped and baked & washed Volty & John hoed in garden Wells came home and brought the hine but did’nt get barbed wire Sunday 5th A foggy morning cleared up bright clear & warm Grace went to sunday school Charlie Belle and the children came over cooked chickens and had a pot pie. mother Will and Jen came up Bell knit two pairs of stockings and gave them to little Charlie Welly came and brought some fish. �page_0102 April 28th fare on boat — ,25 1 soda ... ,10 3 yds print ... ,21 1 tea ... ,20 5 sugar — ,30 1 diamond dye — ,10 1 stockings — ,10 5 yds cotton — ,25 3 lemmons — ,15 1 letter ,03 top onions ,16 1 led pencil ,01 1 dinner ,05 4 garden seeds — ,20 toll — ,01 brought home ,26 — $2,38 5th fare on boat ,25 ay 5 sugar ,30 3 prunes ,25 5 rice ,25 sweet corn ,10 grace colar ,10 dinner ,11 toll ,01 — 1,37 �page_0103 Mary 7th 8 lbs sugar $ ,50 " " 1 " Tea . 30 " " 2 bags potatoes 1,75 " 12 boat fare – ,25 " " toll ,02 " " 1 pencil ,01 " " 5 sugar ,30 " " 5 currant ,40 " " 1 Tea ,20 2 lard ,25 4 loaves bread ,20 3 Candy ,02 1 nail ,05 snuff ,05 mailing two letter .06 1 plug tobaco ,05 squash seeds ,10 onion seeds ,10 — $2,11 luncheon 05 — $2,16 Saturday 14 one bag potatoe 1,00 2 pair overalls 2,00 1 lbs Tea ,30 �page_0104 May 18 boat fare ,25 5 sugar — ,30 5 rice — ,25 1 soda — ,08 14 pepper — ,06 dates — ,05 lunch — ,05 shows for Grace — 1,25 hat for " — 1,26 bread — ,05 2 cucumber seed — ,10 1 newspaper — ,10 1 stockings for Grace ,05 1 thread — 0.8 1yd ribbon for Grace ,02 — 2,80 21 Saturday 1 box yeast 10 26th boat fare — 25 toll 01 postage 09 [crossed-out] 8 sugar [/crossed-out 25 corn meal ,20 dates .10 stockings .10 Tin pail .10 brooch .15 two combs 09 tobaco 10 �page_0105 May 26 Cabbage plants ,25 geramium ,10 3 toilet soap ,07 1 matches ,05 3 handkerchiefs ,15 —— [crossed-out] 8 sugar .45 [/crossed out] .65 1 soap for Belle 1,34 balance on stockings for Belle ,07 8 sugar ,05 2 apples 48 2 lard Ralph M Coolbaugh —$2,56 apples 04 —dinner 2,90 lard ,25 — 2,85 ,15 — 3,00 Monday 6th cloudy drizzling rainy day wind south Wells working away on the old buggy Welly Johny & Well gone to Cape with fish Volty went across The river about wool came back & went up the Island and down the road to buy wool Grace and I and wash we are expecting visitors Boys are afraid Steele will steal their nets Rachel and Nelly came across about 6 O clock P.M. to mothers �page_0106 Photomount Pamphlet Binder Manufactured by GAYLORD BROS. Inc. Syracuse, N.Y. Stockton, Calif. �page_0107 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Vivian Zhang, Patricia Roussel, and Queen’s University Archives � 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 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-1922 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Frontenac County, Wolfe Island, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1887 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1888-1889 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1889-1897 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1890 March - June Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1893-1895 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1895-1899 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1896 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1897-1898 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1898 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1899 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1899-1900 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1900 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1902, 1906 parts of Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1902-1909 parts of Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1904-1905 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1907 & 1918 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1908-1919 parts of Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1911 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1913 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1913-1914 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1915-1916 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1916-1917 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1917-1918 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1918 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1921-1922 Language A language of the resource English 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 Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Transcription, 1887 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887 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, Frontenac County, Wolfe Island, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. March 1st, 1887 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad1cdec65d054c0ae861a890327558d9.pdf 7e43e878093ba8c4aa976e92e8459db3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1915 May 1 Sept 1 {On paper note on the upper left corner} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f55de86fb3b4b839f2be3b3142b0201a.pdf 3ec19304b0a250212b1a116b33b40664 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs Harry Haggett Shorey Day Book 2880 in File 2-48-0 Mrs Samuel Scott University Ave. Write Michael Connery about Hugh Connery stone ordered by Mrs Wright. Arthur Smith Glenburnie about ins on stone at Latimer RR No 1. See Chas. Trotter Bushindale & Henry Stewart Brockville for stone for Miss Stewart. Coal oil 1.02 X 6.536 {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88ad35c6281584d59186c9694ac00826.pdf fd2f63387d592b69b1157a275224008a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs L.H. Allen Edmonten {?} (W.B. Caron Athelstina R.F. D. 1 care of Geo Haggett {?} May 1st 1915 to Sept. 1st 1915 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83e8b333cf770199373f1ab36343e59b.pdf 0dbbf1c1785dd6f72c49fde6cf9aecc2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 1st- 1915 It misted rain mostly all day I got 11 cases of Granite from station from John Third & Son 5 cases from Mackenzie 36.75 frt & Duty on Mackenzie’s & 77.70 Duty on Thirds I gave a cheque for this 2 cts war tax Webster team hauled it all up 4 loads we got them all up in fore noon & Renford & I erected them in after- noon 10 cts for shave Renford went home this eve Jas Galloway left his wife Ins. to cut on stone down at Guy’s Mills if Granite 15 cts per letter if marble 10 cts have left to-night 14.61 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/037e0427cf76cb98bc26e96027700f1b.pdf 6dc2e3adb06c166be73564ea446df074 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May the 2nd I went to church twice to-day 15-5 3rd 27 cts for putty we loaded Leith job this fore-noon I got a sack of cement 55 cts went down this after-noon erected Leith job got cheque for 95.00 payment in full Websters team took it down I went out to Lansdowne stayed alright at Georges it was a nice day 4th I got Leith cheque cashed 95.00 drew out $25.00 of it; went down paid $20.00 frt on the granite I got from Mac {Raney?} last week 4th Geo & I went down to River to Dans's Geo drove his horse I came home by Wallie's & Cliffe home Mrs Cliffe gave https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20db0c45211f145e22323ba67525a01d.pdf c864dc702cce88a661ad8c65dae4c8de PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. me an order for a job in Royal Blue des no 1320 size 2-6 x 1-0 x 2-10 to be erected in August got home for dinner loaded Niblock job this after-noon & Sweets bottom base I came out to Jims after tea I gave Mary $8.00 to-day got a pair pants 1.60 got two pair of boots 3.00 5th I came up to Baptist Cem erected Niblock job got through about three had dinner at H.N. Lillie 55 cts on to Lynd-hurst 25 cts for cap I was in to see Gordon & Bruce this after-noon gave Bruce 5.00 on what I owe them & got two small pieces of Granite to-day I came on out to R.G. Earls stayed alright—was a nice day paid Ralph Dougal 30 cts for a shoe on horse last winter https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f9f217362dcad39968b07dff0179ba46.pdf f6c24df40ec2bdf80e0a0104fe038522 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {6th?} {Maitland?} & {Gilleys?} sold Mrs Jas. L. Bell a {mono?} at $110 in R.B. to be erected in Aug des no [blank space] on to John Morris had dinner there over to Thos. Morris they agreed to see me the last week in this month about a monument for Susan Morris It was to-day {& not?} yesterday that I was in to see Gordon & Bruce I stayed alright at {Andy's?} we drove over to Henry Wings he is to give me a chance & {Cheetham?} are to also for Ben Struthers was a nice day 10 cts for candy to-day 7th I came up to St. Johns Websters team brought out https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7fe68f36a8441c18669e697e03f4e7d4.pdf bdd84d4e83dc058203a32e4b6837eb5c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Cockrill job to-day I had dinner at Bill Scotts. Mrs Cockrill is to pay me next week in full $130 I drove up to Frank Johnstons near Sand Hill had supper then in to Thos. Gillespie he is to see me before purchasing It rained on me mostly all the way in some of the time very hard was a nice day 8th I wrote to Mrs Christie Niblock Lena M. Steadman Geo G. Mackenzie sent him a draft for $140.25 in full for what Granite he has sent me up to date I drawed $30.02 cts out of Bank paid Fred Jackson in full for hay $18.75 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e526ead8c8e5629c9681737ae7f4972b.pdf 97936cb5a681b3b74c935486e8d78d06 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 10 cts for stamps 5 cts for this Book was a nice day Renford was sick to-day I have left to-night 18.73 cts. 9th I went to church in morn 15-5 Mary went in eve was a nice day but cool 10 th I sent Third an order for three monuments paid light bill 67 cts sent cards to W.J. Leggett W. F. Rouswell a letter to Mrs G.M. Martin 25 cts for writing pad had an early supper came down to A. Waldie’s on down to Kent’s near Rockport they agreed to see me before purchasing left there after came back to Geo. stayed over night was a nice day but quite cool https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9ab809df0bb282c486ffc9aec7bb4cb6.pdf a7a781933defa8293431f7e13c345381 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. cool {from previous page} 11 th came up home this morn got Rouswell job boxed and shiped this after-noon Websters team hauled it down for me I paid James Bishops 2.00 for his trip to Ebenezer about two weeks ago he wanted 2.50 but was satisfied with 2.00 if I thought it was Right the frt on Rouswell job to Newboro was $4.62 Mary & I called on Mrs Cornett this eve 5 cts for candy 12 th Loaded Leggett job this after-noon on Websters waggon I left about half past three came out to Mrs Wm Cockrill she paid me in full $130.00 on to Ross's for tea was a nice day on to W. J. Leggett stayed alright gave Mary 84 cts https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f139696482bc8aab3fc0b03ab44d850.pdf c11e2e7003963ef72a294d7df0c909b5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 13 th we erected Leggett job to-day It rained some not much the team got out about noon. 14th finished up Leggett pointing this morn came to Newboro had dinner and stayed till after dinner saturday at hotel Mr Robt Leggett hauled Rouswell job up to cemetery for me $1.50 was a nice day I done some canvasing 30 cts to Mr Graham for cement & sand 15'th I went up & finished up Rouswell job got a cheque for $100 in full Mrs H. Leggett & Mrs Davidson went up to cemetery with me Mrs Leggett promised me her job & Mrs {goes onto next page} Davidson promised to not- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/986b20428372caee7af4e7804e43fa9f.pdf e5d7d4e2db4a5b2407544c9b52f4b392 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Davidson promised to not- order without see me again M J Dier gave me an order 25 cts for hair cut & shave $3.50 hotel bill Mrs Dr Belchin promised me faithfull her order I came out to Miss Elija Chamberlains the young lad promised me faithfull their job came on home 10 cts for candy had supper a Ross G. got home about nine Rob G. arrived in this after-noon was a nice day but cool 16th Rob G & I went to church 20 cts it- rained some this eve this was confirmation sunday https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b3b21d15c132b692f535e384cf04893e.pdf e88ca6f53e2d882360cdeb31f8daa84f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 17th we started Harvey marker I worked most of fore- noon on it Renford came up this morn he worked this after-noon on it I drove out to J. Abrams this eve I started Mrs DeLongs Ins gave Mary $5.00 18th I finished DeLong Ins Renford got Willis base ready this fore-noon & worked on Harvey marker this after-noon the Frye Girls gave me $15.00 on their account to-day Will Spence got his marker paid me $2.00 I wrote to Mrs G. M. Martin Jacob Dillon Rob Orr & C. Austin gave Hubert 5 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d87bcfc8c244c5781e2ebc763037373b.pdf c8ef5fd23b78bc06624e77f0bc67a7c0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 19th have left this morn $237.05 I finished up Harvey job Dep. $200 in T. Bank 100 in each Rouswell cheque for 1.00 there was 15 cts exc. 12 cts for stamps got 48 cts worth of stamps & cards 20th Got Harvey & Willis jobs ready to load We Loaded them after dinner on Websters waggon all but Willis Die I borrowed Jas. Donovan’s waggon loaded the Die on it Marked Ins. on Pennock job left a little after five for Jim’s got out a little after eight was a nice day I gave Renford 2.50 gave Mary $5.00 21st I came on to Lyndhurst erected the two jobs Mr Willis paid me in full $5.00 Mr Harvey gave me a cheque for 65.00 I had dinner & tea at Miss M. Dobbs. It rained a hard https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ecfd2c8330f89a342a754ad264874ca5.pdf 0451b6b59d287a906fb2878cadad85b0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. shower this eve it was after eight when I left Lyndhurst came to Moultons stayed over night 22nd started for home drove up to Donaldsons Blacksmith shop & then home Albert Donaldson was in & left an order for monument I paid Joshua Abrams $10.00 N. G. Webster $10.00 Mr Thos. Root was in paid for marble heart $4.00 Wm Lindsay was in paid his account $4.00 I dep $3.00 & Harvey cheque for $65.00 in 10 cts etc. T Bank 20 cts for stamps on cheques 30 cts for meat 5 cts for cigaretts was a nice day 35 cts for varnish Renford went home this eve {next page begins} 23rd Mary went to church in https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dc9e41f5b919672a60e23af6dd4fb5b6.pdf 619c9bea50d719500dfe579f3217e3f6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 23rd Mary went to church in morn I went in eve 20 cts was a nice day 24th I finished up Pennock job gave kids 2 cts paid my dues in C.O.F for May & June $2.20 have left to-night 13.25 cts. Renford did not come back to-day 25th Renford came back this morn I got $60.00 out of Bank went down paid $57.65 Duty on 8 cases of Granite from Third Webster team hauled up two load for me We load Delong Wright & Pennock jobs on Webster's & Lougon waggon & Austins on Ross G. Waggon 10 cts for shave I left after tea came out to Ross G. it was after nine when I got out there was a nice day 25 cts for two collars https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8eca26b3c5506b3ecd82f2fd044ad1fe.pdf e4bdfdd8f08a184b270fe2fd4f141d84 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 26 stayed at Ross till about nine O'clock it rained some last night and this fore-noon the loads got to Elgin we got unloaded by noon spent 25 cts I got Delong & Wrights up this after-noon stayed {crossed out words} at Thirds over night 27th settled with Pat $2.00 Mrs Rust 35 cts. came on to Portland $1.20 for two sacks of cement Ross got out about noon with Austin job we got it up after seven this eve had dinner & tea at hotel I stayed alright was a nice day 15 cts for telephoning https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/71a229c0655c74b7ec58ebf2545b511d.pdf 3a51a61b7c8500dab41772b936d78abc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 28 th I finished up Austin job paid my bill $4.50 came by Harlem home by Elgin Erected Pennock job had dinner at Elgin seen John Acheson to-day he agreed to let me know when they got ready to pur- chase monument Mr. Thos. Morris did also I had supper at Sarahs 65 cts for dinner at Pats came by Henry Wings to Lyndhurst then to Moultons stayed alright was a nice day 29 th went up to Seeley Bay Mildred & I with Bobs horse & rig around by Wes Kennys he’s to give me a chance before purchasing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/be5d9582487f6342054a9a3fdeac926a.pdf a41aa8bee10d4768c93f6b0e94fbac83 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Annie came in with me we got in by noon 10 cts for shave this eve gave Mary $1.00 Hubert 1 cts. was a nice day have left to-night 45 cts. Renford went home. 30 th I did not go to church to-day Mary & Annie went in eve was a nice day 20 cts 31st Renford came back this morn I drew out of Bank $55.00 went down paid duty 20.96 frt. Websters team hauled it up 3 cases of Granite it was the Hunt job we erected it in front yard we loaded Donovan carman job & {W. H. B...?} on Web {next page} sters & Lougon waggons. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/146b4269ebace8d7ca639d3208a791c6.pdf 0925996dd25e694ecccda340b71e539d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. sters & Lougon waggons I got 1 sack of cement at Taylor not paid went down to Hal- stead Bury erected the two jobs got cheques for both Donovan $105 Cowan $100 got home about eight—was a nice day gave Mary $1.00 20 cts for rollers 10 cts pencils 10 cts for salt June 1st I got this to Dep those two cheques in T. Bank 18 cts for cashing Cowans 18 cts for putty Wm Edwards paid me $6.60 for lettering of Bessie job we loaded Fergusons Hanleys Connery Ledgered loaded Morrows Die & Base Hanley Bottom Base we also loaded 12 ft stone down at Luders for Dixon & Morrow jobs Jas. Bishops took the load from https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/35f5b020ee1ec25b238cfc8d834dc546.pdf f91e4d06632007cf50b5c4979229c6db PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Lueders Webster & Goujons for me I am to pay for part of Bishops trip 2nd I left about half past four got out there a little after seven we got them all up but Connery to-day I had tea at H. Sleeth we went for a drive this eve I stayed at- Hanleys to-night was a dandy day they are to pay me part in June & part in July it is 2.00 Mr Daniel Ferguson paid me in full $115 3rd I came over got Mary Dixon we came to cemetery set in the 8 ft stone there was one broken that I am to replace I also set {there posts...?} Miss {next page begins} Dixon is to send me balance https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e341e6bf780655a3ec146a8b843a642d.pdf 876aa1c57cf83fb49f614994d03ada9d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dixon is to send me balance due on job of $10.00 soon I came on to Battersea had dinner at hotel 50 cts Mrs Payne paid me in full $8.00 I drove out to Wm Dixon sold a $200 job for May 1916 back to Mac Farlands sold a set of posts with Mc T. an for 9.00 back to M Clarkes he is to give me his job when he decides to buy out to R. J. Boal had tea they are to pay me sometime soon $125 I went down to Ivey got Ins for his job back to Boals stayed alright- 4th came up to cemetery finished up all my work & erected Connery job Mrs Elizabeth Wright owes me $20.00 her address is Seeland on to Mrs Sands if her lettering is not done when I am https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dcdc440d5566a2f54f2519302b9bbf10.pdf d612bf5b0f242f7b314b8d5119eea11c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. up in July I am to do it at 25 cts a letter Mr John Sleeth told me this morn he wanted the raised letters on his came on to Battersea had dinner 50 cts left a feed of oats there got a tire set 50 cts came by Inverary am to do a job of lettering for Frank Lowery on marble at Latimer cemetery on to Michael Draves sold him a $110 job had supper on to Robt Orr stayed alright was a nice day 5 cts for candy he choosed the Beers Red a 210 job came on home Jas Spence ordered a marker $45.00 & a set of posts $8.00 I gave Mary 5.00 spent 20 cts Rob G. & Allen & Carl came {next page begins} in this after-noon Andy was here for dinner I Dep $120 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eb96cfaafabc80d06d44bec8a87ead50.pdf 7e9ef9d83c5b2608ada2bafff80d87b1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. in this after-noon Andy was here for dinner I Dep $120 in T Bank 60 cts for Rep on shoe shoe 6th Rob & Allen went home after dinner I went to M.E. church 3 times to-day 15-15 Chas. Pritchard was here for dinner & tea & over night was a nice day 7th have left this morn $5.12 cts I gave Dora 5 cts Mildred & Hiram were in for dinner was a very warm day rained a little this eve sent a card to Andy 2 cts https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b6e222167e98a2d91555207611400ecc.pdf a7dfc167c9ddedd40040d828a98aa5e1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 8th I wrote cards to Bryan Michael L. J. Dier letters to Mrs G.M. Martin Mrs W.A. Pennock 60 cts for stamps & P.C. 48 cts for light bill 5 cts to Hubert I drove out to Josh Abrams he came in this after-noon I gave him an order for some more bases Jas. Seale paid me in full $1.00 was a nice day. 9th have left this morn $4.92 cts. I got $40.00 out of Bank went down paid $40.36 Frt & Duty on {Shiner & Hukins?} job got N.G. Webster to haul it up for me Mary & I drove out in eve to Robin Wright got his note for $115.00 It rained some https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/39686cad176dc855c4847df8ca693e6b.pdf e7f943399f630ae6e3ef4d6e77417214 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 5 cts for Gazomabac. 10th I went down in after-noon built Mcneil foun-dation Hubert went with me was a nice day I ordered some Granite & marble to-day 11th I worked on Sinner job to-day It rained a lot to-day I went to church 5 cts for peanuts 12th I gave Mary 65 cts to-day sent taxes 1.50 to Kalgan for lots 5-7 cost 7 cts, 10 cts for shave 10 cts {Arring?} 10 cts for peanuts & corn Renford stoped work about three went home this eve have left to-night 1.96 cts was a nice day, {crossed out: 25 cts for toilet paper.} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cc2d347579dbd10a91f23d81b2cfcc1d.pdf 4fd7a3968787ae2b578330f9a5dc2cbb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 13th I went to church in morn Mary & I both went in eve 40 cts for this Sunday & last The L. O. L. attended our church this eve was a nice day 14th I finished up Sinnes job & got Sleeths in It rained mostly all day Webster hauled up two load from station 15th got Wright marble job finished up 10 cts for shave It was to-morrow that it rained not to-day gave Mary 12 5 cts for popcorn 16th got horse shod gave E. Seale 39 cts on it was all the money I had we load McNeil & Wright jobs on Websters & Lougons waggons went down after dinner & erected the two https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/51992231c7cf38f45e93dd5f31e1eee1.pdf ac0076ac8f5aa37dd3b3caa921dacfdd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. dinner & erected the two went on to Geo, stayed over night there is $5.00 due me on Mcneils & $6.50 on Wrights—was a nice day Mary drew $1.50 water tank gave me $1.00 17th I drove out to W. J. Delongs W. Websters Jo. Griers then to W. Moultons had dinner & to Rockport back to Geo. for tea & home Byron McNeil paid me in full $5.50 Merrill Sweet sent me a cheque for $50.00 got home after tea was a nice day 18th I worked on Sleeth Renford on Spence paid $15.00 on Abrams note gave minus Pr 5.0 for one month 10 cts for cashing Sweets ch. 2 cts for peanuts; got a letter from Mrs W.A. Pennock with a money order for $20.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/63e7bd9aa257d38408504e87af4cb553.pdf e37ce53cc6c62bb3910f7598ac45e2d9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I gave Ed Goujon $5.00 on account. 19th wrote some letters cash 4 cts for sending samples to H.C. Payman gave Renford $5.00 Mary $2.00 spent 20 cts for matches Jas. Spence got his posts & headstone 1.25 have left to-night $29.47 20th went up to cemetery in morn M. & Mary S. & D.A. S. S. Th. Meeting in park in after-noon Mary & I went to church in eve 20 cts was a nice day 21st I worked on Sleeth job was a nice day Renf & I drove down to Ebenezer in eve 10 cts for peanuts https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/19b0962d1e8a8e46a579e0c100302f6d.pdf 43b3cc10e7e142184bcc4d089065cc70 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 22nd I worked up out old M Ferguson des on {2?}- rained mostly alday gave Mary $2.00 10 cts for shave 23rd 2 cts for stamps have left at noon $27.05 cts we loaded Sinner job this after-noon all but granite base on Websters waggon I got a waggon from Billy Rogers to take G. Base left after supper came out to R. Moultons stayed alright was a nice day gave Mary $2.00 24 came on to Elgin got job up alright spent 25 cts 25 cts for cement 1.30 at hotel I drove out to John Ache-sons house to get a chance to see them before purchasing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9226e7b1c64beee56507c5ca9add295a.pdf 53011ba29f4236429b4697b1ee2b3dc4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. called on Mrs Hurst then came out to Sarahs was a nice day 25 I took Billy’s buggy went out sold Miss Morris a job for Susan on to Mrs R. Young sold her a job for her husband back to J. Dancy & sold him a job for a family stone on to Billy’s for dinner load a job there on my waggon left Base at H.N. Lillies I got his buggy went over to Andy’s we went to Lyndhurst to Social M.E. church 25 cts was a nice day 26th Andy came up to Baptist cemetery with me to put in Mrs Niblocks Ins on mon I came on to Moul {?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26bfdf75b82db14a50171a0f930a0012.pdf 4c187305f7dce3381092d03842cd0add PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. got 2 bags of potatoes gave Leslie 25 cts got home at noon gave Mary $2.35 spent eve at T. G. Ellis 5 cts to G. C. {Arring?} 5 cts for popcorn Mrs Watson ordered a set of posts with full name on $8.00 to be put in August was a nice day 27th we went to church this eve 20 cts was a nice day 28th I worked on Murphy job have left to-night 19.25 cts was a nice day 29th I finished Murphy job gave Thos. Hill $10.00 on act. 10 cts for harness repair 33 cts for cement Loaded Sleeth job & Turner Base on Goujon waggon have left to-night $19.32 cts was a nice day gave Mary $2.00 to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f92ad44e8df3c3f9ffb433781ece666.pdf b49d6a76bef27b117f52b918923fef22 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 30th Ed Goujon & I left about four for Sand Hill with Sleeth job & Hanly B. Base & Mc F. Posts we got out there a little after nine Mr Sleeth paid me in full $88.00 Mc F. owes me for the Posts $8.00 we left about three for home Renford got a waggon from N. G. Webster & brought out to G. H. cemetery {Acton?} & Spence posts we did not get them set in They are not paid for are $8.00 a set I came from there in with my own rig was a nice day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3ccd27ad34e6c4dc158e6371b44d76b5.pdf 6a9cda7b53346d3883e86432a0d479de PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 1st is a nice morn but very cloudy have this morn $92.32 cts 50 cts for a flag W.G. Earl was here for dinner & tea 25 cts to go on ground 10 cts for ice cream cones for kids gave Mary $45.00 to put in Bank T. 2.02 to mail Loaded Murphy & Huskins jobs in Goujon waggon this eve Geo. was here for tea I left after seven came out to Moultons was a nice day a large crowd in town 14 cts for bread & 10 cts for popcorn took this with me 2nd came on to Phillipsville erected Murphy job got pay in full $110 got through about four went down to M. W. Willows had tea sold $150 job https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47f69206992d09b1cf8b4a26d70576f7.pdf 6fce49377ef122732a97297de730b869 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. then out to Mrs Mark Chanto stayed alright—was a nice day but warm 3rd I sold a job here $130.00 had to {Gibs?} {Gile?} sold a $90.00 job on to Wm Freemans had dinner then to Newboro sold Mrs Harry Leggett a $135 job Mrs Daviden agreed to not purchase without see me on to Crosby had supper with Geo. Church 50 cts for an umbrella 10 cts for candy went up to W. J. Legget he paid me $70.00 on mon. I came out to Rifles cemetry set Huskins job $24.00 not paid then to Ross G. it rained on me all the way from Crosby https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2eb84f3fe3e39cb6b04b2f709bab0779.pdf 1b66eea3838d221cb14e16e7037ae121 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 4th I came down to Andy's this forenoon had dinner then we came to town called in to see Uncle Ben got in before six was a nice day rained some to-night went to church 20 cts got $5 from Mary 10 cts to {Sal. Fats?} & J. Berry 5th Andy started on Payman job I wrote letters to Mrs Sines {F. J. H Payman?} Gordon Tharrett Dep. $100 in bank got a draft for $66.66 cts cost 17 cts paid water bill $2.35 50 cts for stamps gave away 2 cts 10 cts for telephoning to R. H. Mc calpin was a nice day wrote to Mary this eve 6th I worked in shop mostly alday gave Mary $15.00 was a nice day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8765b7feae1aaf324ffaf9b14ffe2335.pdf 3e46ece001152c0041bca3a39fb24a95 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 7th I have this morn $14.32 Andy worked on Payman & Mc Fadden jobs up to about three O' Clock then we went up to cemetery finished Ferguson & Bowie jobs filled the letters It rained a little this eve & all night. 8th Andy was sick alday I sent an order to John Third & Son for 4 jobs gave Mary $2.00 was a nice day gave the kids 3 cts 9th Andy took my horse & Rig & went home I gave him $1.00 & $1.00 worth of stamps 10 cts for shave was a nice day {next page begins} have left-to-night $10.71 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a66a9f45a9a8ad1f05226dcbe2536dca.pdf 302d685518977488cca940dc753022cb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. have left to-night $10.71 cts. 10th finished up Mc Fadden job & worked some on McKinley slab Renford help at church work a while in park did not go home this eve was a nice day 11th Renford went home in morn & back in after-noon Rob G. & Hirtle came in this after-noon was a nice day 12 th we straightened up our shop 10 cts for a tag spent 15 cts gave Mary $2.50 Mr. Henry Hunt paid me $5.00 on mon. Mrs Ed Wright gave me a cheque for $66.00 payment in full for Grahams job Hunts was $15.00 & cheque for $35.00 70 cts for oats https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0706a5d851c49ffea6c7c044f2db5967.pdf 22e6cb04485aecdb1be37b7a78e3786c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. cashed a cheque for Jim's $9.12 we had about 8 for for dinner & supper Will Ferguson left Ins for mon to put it on the way I thought best Rob G. both left his the same way 25 cts for toilet paper 13 th Will Spence paid me for his posts $8.00 I gave Renford $2.00 sent cards to M. C. Sweet W. V. McFadden was a nice day. 14 th have this morn $18.75 cts. I gave Ed. Goujon $5.00 on teaming Mary $2.00 we had a nice shower of rain this after-noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ef82bf663e3fe43467e7888ecb515d19.pdf 66cb964e30b37495031673bf18153506 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I sent John Ward & son an order for the D. Mackenzie 4 jobs 15’th got a shave 10 cts gave Joshua Abrams $5.00 on Ac. we took a drive up to Adams seele Zent this eve was a very warm day 5 cts for sand paper have left tonight &c. 60 cts got a money order from Ben Kells for 12.40 16 the got Hunt, 3.50 Dillon, {Wright?}, 66 Kells, 12.40 Cheques all cashed they cost 39 cts depo it all in Bank sent a card to Mrs. Vickery got sweet & somerville Berry job all ready this fore-noon the Kinley & lob Gough came https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fb9c612822a0d564227ff737e2836fb4.pdf 56d7ac8b5710982af10ce71d06871d28 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. came up we loaded the Mc Fadden job went up & erected it was a very warm after-noon got home about seven we loaded Sweet Somerville Berry & McKinley slab it rained a lot to-night 17th I left about half past seven 10 cts for white lead got Sweet done about two O'clock he paid me in full $5.00 came back to Olive(?) erected Berry job went on over to St. Johns erected Somerville John(?) paid me by cheque $23.00 had tea at Ross G. he gave me $8.00 on his note I came on to Andy's stayed all night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/461be2eb3426bd98c16bb414f74a632f.pdf d6fc08a92bbe0fc1fb82c9fb8568a917 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to Andy's stayed all night {previous page ends} was a nice day but quite cloudy in morn 18th We came over to Jims Dan + I went down below Black Rapids to see some cattle & colts we had dinner & tea at Jims came to town was a nice day 19th I gave Thos. Hill $3.00 in full of Acc. 19 th It rained some to-day & sharpened a lot of tools to-day I paid for a bag of oats 1.20 + 50 cts on a wheel T. G. Ella marked Ins. on Sharrett + Church Die + Base I put $150.00 in Bank got Somerville cheque cashed 23.00 M. McFadden paid me $5.00 on monument I gave Mary $5.00 Renford brought us a tent I owe Mrs Donovan $5.00 for it. 20st we left about seven for Sand Hill cemetery https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/acf0f41f33435913a72054e3701a2b06.pdf 9506371c92380df74596e164fa073678 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. got Patterson Done she paid me in full $4.45 M Hanly came up left his Ins. + paid for it $4.45 we got those both started to-day we drove over to Sunbury seen M. Shannon about there lettering was a nice day 15 cts for planning & Inventory spent 30 cts we stayed in tent to-night I gave Mary 2.00 22nd 21nd I started Shannon job it rained some this after-noon Mr Thos Freeman ordered a ${55.00 ?} as des, in this book https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0bc9ed21754d385e65b8be6c077037d5.pdf 14f82da20fa60be7ba6090941b25f557 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 22nd Mr. Geo. McFarland came up paid me for posts & cutting Ins $13.00 Ins. to be cut on marble job out at Latimer cemetery My eyes got bad so we left for home after-dinner paid Harry Sleeth in full $3.00 we stoped with them got home about six went & see Dr. Bird about my eyes paid him in full $5.00 23th got horse shod 1.00 gave Andy $5.00 have left this eve $80.00 24th have this morn $80.00 paid Workmen's Compensation act 7.80 cost 6 cts Vermont Marble Co 33.74 cost 32 cts 9.35 2/3.05 F. Webster team hauled a load up paid C.O.O dues 2.20 for July & Aug. sent Geo D. Mackenzie https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1c0c5c4cc1c996910f49468eacd8beb3.pdf dc6fd5d7b23bd3786ba356243d6a4f56 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. a draft for 95.84 cost 15 cts this came out of Bank 10 cts for shave 50 cts for stamps + cards 15 cts for ball game ticket gave Renford 3.00 have left to-night 9.72 cts 25 th we both went to church in morn 50 cts I went in eve 5 cts Andy came back this after-noon was a nice day 26th Andy worked on Church job we got Gillespie Die in I marked 2 Ins on it + Ren. started on it to-day I paid my dues in Camp 1.00 in I.O.O.F. 1.75 in C.O.O. for ~July & August~ 2.20 1.35 for 137 lbs of Hay. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b95c8dc5a3def6016612eb79a337e27e.pdf ba1f828fb320a79f231c1dde5bfea264 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 27th we got ready this after-noon for Sand Hill I gave Mary 2.00 got a cheque from Mrs Alice Niblock for 7.80 Dep. 7.50 in Bank got 5.10 out of it 10 cts for shave 15 cts for cigars 5 cts for paint-oil {crossed out: got a money order from Ben Kells for 12.40 & got it cashed for it.} 28th finished up Hanly Patterson & Shannon got done about four went to Battersea sold Mr McBratney a 25.00 went in at R. G. Boal had tea they gave me cheque for 12.00 came to H. Sleeth stayed all night rained some this eve was a cloudy day {Shannon Berry job $8.45 Gillespie some letters on Nichols job $1.50 extra charge on Ad. Nichols} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5b019f2e98392d7554bc70d7def925f4.pdf 51632afb104206830bff0d1f49fa05d2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 29 I settled with Mrs Sleeth 2.2 we left about half past six for Latimer Cem. cut McFarlane & Loney Ins. McF. was paid for last week Mr Loney paid me to-day $6.00 we had din & tea at Wes Merrimans $1.00 came on to Mrs Sands stayed all night was a nice day 30th We came to Kingston had dinner at Cousins I paid for all .70 came on home stoped at Willow Bank & filled some letters on a stone for John Moulton got home before six was a very warm day 31st got S. M. Berry money & cashed 8.25 31st I got Boal cheque cashed $12.00 cost 12 cts {? cts?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0eb196993790f4d9fa3295eeb54e93a.pdf 81c0d99ffb755ba2ecd90d2b2ff94ebe PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. stamp paid Sun Life Dues $30.60 gave Mary $2.00 Ren $2.00 25 cts for Braces 25 for collar 5 for cigars 10 cts for peanuts 4.90 to T. D. Ellis for 100 flour paid a draft to-day of 226.00 to come out 10 cts for shave of Bank Acct. 5 cts for turpentine gave kids 3 cts gave Ed Goujon 12.00 in all 22.00 I left Robin Wright note in Bank 115 due Aug 12 th have left to-night 91.75 cts. I borrowed 2.00 from Andy to-day. Aug 1st Wet all went up to Adam Seele to-day left Andy & Senior to get their own dinner & supper we got back home a little before seven got ready Andy & gear(?)out to Jim place got them https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/51dce74c6952402e9979860d67f5956d.pdf 20ca38d5fb34d978dbe4ecf320d86a44 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. about eleven I gave Mary $4.00 to put in Bank was a nice day 2nd we came to Elgin sold Will McGuire a job on our way out drove around by S. M. Halladay got his wife Ins. to cut on mon. Andy started on it I finished out Geo. Brownie it came to 2.60 7 cts for Musilage was a nice day called on Mrs Pearson this eve 3rd I worked on Mitchell Base to-day it rained some this after-noon & to-night spent 20 cts Andy worked on Halladay job https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/304ef32ab4bf7a328dcf81cf825840d3.pdf dcd19961705428ed069aba4f0ad22a8b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 4th I started Chapin job to-day agreed to put Ins. on for $15.00 or to turn monument fill the other Ins & put mantel in for $2.00 they are to let me know if they want it all done but am to do the lettering anyhow Mr Sheldon paid me for lettering Brown job $2.60 D. A. Campbell wants me to get a small headstone ready for Humphrey at $6.00 15 cts for plating & {?} mustard sent a letter to H. G. Skinner a card to Rufus 8 cts for stamps Andy & I drove out to Fred Acheson {?} & John are to meet me to-morrow at Elgin cemetery in morn spent 20 cts it rained a lot to-day Andy worked part of day on Halladay & Mitchell have cash like tonight $21. 63 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/546cad04f601c338503b04c16d148551.pdf e4d889d5d2f7a587422d91d185bcd21e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 5th I got up early went up & worked on Chapin job before Breakfast Gouyou got out a little after seven fed his team & went on to Portland the Acheson Men came up to Cemetery ordered a monument. the size & style of Phil Halladay’s father & Mothers to be of Beer's Red Granite like what is in J. G. Dargavel’s wifes stone price all complete in cemetery $75.00 The Ins. to be raised & the short form to be erected May 1916 Andy & I started for portland had dinner at Henry Metcalf Ed. Gouyou away about half past three we did not get our job completed to.day I https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c9af8a0e27f38b979c53d3695e4be189.pdf 37e50e2fb83f7130662951ed69418515 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. borrowed $1.00 from Andy to pay Mr Geo. Singleton for a load of stone 60 cts for cement 10 cts for brushes was a nice day Gouyou brought fence posts & footstone out 6th I went up before breakfast & finished Perryman job paid Mrs Metcalf $2.00 Mr F. J. Payman owes me $105.00 We came on to Phillipsville started Ralfe & Nolan jobs stoped at Alf. Elliotts it rained nearly allday we drove out to Howard cemetery this eve I spent 10 do. at Delta 7th We finished Nolan & Ralfe lettering painted letters on two other jobs one for Martin Murphy & one for a Mrs Murphy in Elgin each to be $1.50 Mrs M. Murphy came https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/114f1cf4408454a52d606ee7b9793f43.pdf d08598a1e9d40ac83721501641d5aff1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to cemetery paid me for cutting her sisters Ins. on Byrne mon. $3.00 I am to do it sometime in Sept. We had all our meals & lodging with Alf. $2.00 gave the youngster 2 5 cts got through about two came to Elgin finished up Halladay & Chapin jobs had tea at Pat's paid him $11.00 for three days & our suppers to-day 28 cts for varnish to-day we left for home a little after seven Billy Scott took Andy down from Orange Hall I got home about half past ten $1.18 1/2 for oats at T. D. Ellis spent 15 cts to-day Rob. G. came in this eve Mary put $65.00 of the $80.00 I gave her in Bank and Mr Henry Hunt left 90.00 to go on mon. this was put in Bank to-day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d793dbb57c5077486bb98331f888f3a.pdf 1f55777586018dcebcc49961d8f5d908 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 8 th Mary went to church in morn 20 cts Rob. went home after tea we all went to church in eve 20 cts was a nice day 9 th I have left this morn $11.65 I got $115.00 out of bank paid Jack Leeder in full for Morrow job & for my share of load there was $112.50 cts coming to him on Morrow job & 2.50 for teaming but I paid him $3.00 gave Johnny Bell 25 cts for hay T. D. Ellis $1.40 for bran was a nice day 2 cts for stamps https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d5674feb2056fcfd4e4c4333b08f2cb.pdf 992e4590a7a4957bbdb4eb61ad6dba8d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 10th I wrote to Mrs Hawkins Rev J. W. McNaughten sent him prices on Mon & three des. to choose from 35 cts for stamps & a postcard I got 75.00 out of bank sent B. D. D. & Johnston 25.00 cost 12 cts wrote J. N. Topping a letter 11th I gave Mary 3.00 Renford 5.00 drove out to Joshua Abrams we made arrangements about some more bases I gave him $10.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c9f87c1f53d359d8544b0aa20bd79f8.pdf 419536fdd3347d5a33ed84d60ca452d1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mary & Dora went on excursion to Ogdensburg 50 cts for tag 5 cts for ice cream cone for Hubert went down to ball game in after-noon was a nice day 12th I sent a money order for $29.32 cts Taxes to Calgary cost 12 cts 25 cts for writing pad 20 cts for post cards 25 cts for hair cut 2 cts for stamps it rained some this after-noon 50 cts to W Halladay for hay have left to-night 9.79 cts. 13 paid Light Bill 35 cts C. H. Mc- Calpin brought me 2330 lbs of Hay at $14 per ton come to 16.31 cts I am to pay him in about 2 weeks https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7714fc2d3d7970c1bb03482f00d33419.pdf 6fa191a1552ac495620a25cd1a5f0bdd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 14th I sent some more des. & prices to Rev. J W McNaughton cost 5 cts. I drove out Joshua Abrams told him I would not accept the base he sent in on the 13th size 3-0 x 1-6 x 1-2 he said to roll it to one side & not use it Rob Campbell & I went out & built-foundation in afternoon 10 cts for shave we got ready came out & Jims after tea Mr Ernest Acton paid Mary for there posts to-day $8.00 was a nice day 15th It rained out here to-day Jim & I went for bath to lake he went to Brockville we left about three stoped at Moulton a while got home at seven https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c64e795ffdcce2f929654771ce61c4ff.pdf 1ace6e36b551faba7e08245e7ffe9f38 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 16th I have this morn $7.29 I gave Ed. Gouyou Actons cheque makes a total of $30.00 I have gave him for teaming Actons cheque was for 8.00 it was for posts I finished up Tasker job & worked some on Simpson 17th We loaded Root. Thanett jobs & Hunt Bottom base on Gouyou’s & Websters wagon had Websters little wagon gave Mary 75 cts 25 cts for rollers 18th {I Went?} down erected the two jobs Mr. Root paid me in full $12.50 Gordon Thanett said he was well pleased with job he did not pay me owed me $21.20 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/597d0e78f5b8f5ed31e7f5d98a0f55d6.pdf 5b0d8714faed6ab3ba1f3318d705df7d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. gave Mary $5.00 {previous page ends here} 19th We loaded Tasker job 4 posts Stevens posts & Mr B. Base on Websters wagon I paid a store Bill at Wrights $12.50 one at Taylors $13.17 one to Black Taylor $28.00 I went down to Lansdown on train this eve 85 cts for return ticket sold Firman bross a mon. like Blairs for $110 he paid me $10.00 on it I gave Geo $22.00 on note makes a total I have paid on it of $30.00 came up on midnight was a nice day got 2 bu. oats $1.30 gave Hubert 7 cts sent some bot. Rev. J. W. Mc Naughton designs {next page begins} papers & cards paid mis https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6ab416380dcee235da43c77c740876fb.pdf c496d3c4731d987a8d47269d70633c99 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Bill Donovan for post 50 cts {previous page ends here} 20 I left at half past five for sand Hill I had Websters wagon Mr. Lucy paid me in full $23 I gave him back $1.00 got home about nine Mr Giles Stevens owes me $8.00 for posts Miss Mary Dixon paid me in full $10.00 I gave this to J. Leeder 21st I dep. in Bank of Toronto $52.62 cts paid Chas. Rogers for painting $7.00 60 cts for 1 bu. of potatoes 25 cts P. R. for apples spent {crossed out: 20 cts at Delta} gave Mary $5.00 she gave Renford $1.00 have left to-night $18.26 cts It rained nearly allday https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c231688e7c0deb34f6652715d347ab12.pdf 9a100fbf17f217ef2a7306029158a1fd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 22nd We went to church in morn it rained a little to-day Rob. G. brought Ethelena back she was gone 2 weeks he went home this eve 23rd I gave Hubert 7 cts Mrs Watson paid me for posts $9.00 paid Jas Thomson for Journal to Dec 31st 1915 $1.15 we went to Flossie Davis funeral in after-noon then down Halstead Bay cemetery in eve took whole family got Mr F. J. Payman cheque for {$100.00?} deposited it in Bank cost 15 cts they charged a third draft up to me for $178 {00/11?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3db8d0d8d866c6ab0d85a8922c4d7bc7.pdf 63407ed110ffd4399eb5203278d49647 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 24th sent an order to I. bird & son for 3 jobs 6 cts for stamps & envelope have left this morn $25.95 cts The Tye Girls paid there bill in full $3.00 I gave Joshua Abrams $20.00 on account to-day paid Rob G. $2.50 Left $14.50 with Mary to pay the Dr. Bill to Dr. Bird for Ethelena $4.00 had Dora over 50 cts for medicine for her. 5 cts for popcorn got a waggon from Webster this eve took Watson posts out set them in was a nice day Ross Gamble mon. was charged up to my account in bank to-day it is $71.10 he owes me the balance over $100 on it 25 Renford went to Ball game I gave him $1.50 to-day 10 cts for shave Justice Delong gave me a cheque for $1.00 cost 15 cts to get dep. Robin Wright sent me a cheque for 1.15 have left to-night $15.18 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6f71563440f26ab681da5de0634a28ba.pdf b226d8af8c8dd5336321b9e26145ffbe PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 26th I paid N. A. Webster $17.50 in full for teaming to May 13th 1915 got Robin Wright cheque cashed 2 cts paid I. W. Bennett in full $8.99 went down paid 23.55 duty on Stanley Dier & Cliffe jobs Websters hauled them up for me was a nice day we all went to garden party at Blink Bonnie 30 cts spent 15 cts was a cool eve I got $40.00 out of Bank to-day have left to-night 40.15 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f06ead8589a0a883b34a081efa8e4604.pdf 18c7b3143d26b694644de9a9d6009077 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs Harry Leggett choose Des No 28 80 in Die 2-4 x 1-0 x 1.2 Mrs Samuel Heatt University Ave. Write Michael Bowery about Hugh Bowery stone ordered by Mrs Wright. Arthur Smith Elginburg about Ins on stone at Latimer RR No 1. See Chas. Trotter Bushindale & Henry Stewart Brockville for stone for Miss Stuart Coal oil $1.00 7 lb {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6df233818ec49ed3bc4ca2962d0ddb89.pdf 4b0bfd523c01d633bc587aad822fef77 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {blank; back cover} 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 In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1915 </p><p>May 1 </p><p>Sept 1 </p><p>{On paper note on the upper left corner} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mrs Harry Haggett Shorey </p><p>Day Book 2880 in File 2-48-0 </p><p>Mrs Samuel Scott </p><p>University Ave. </p><p>Write Michael Connery about Hugh Connery stone ordered by Mrs Wright. </p><p>Arthur Smith Glenburnie about ins on stone at Latimer RR No 1. See Chas. Trotter Bushindale &amp; Henry Stewart Brockville for stone for Miss Stewart. </p><p>Coal oil 1.02 X 6.536 {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mrs L.H. Allen Edmonten {?} </p><p>(W.B. Caron Athelstina R.F. D. 1 care of Geo Haggett {?} </p><p>May 1st 1915 to Sept. 1st 1915 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>May 1st- 1915 </p><p><br /> It misted rain mostly all day I got 11 cases of Granite from station from John Third &amp; Son 5 cases from Mackenzie 36.75 frt &amp; Duty on Mackenzie’s &amp; 77.70 Duty on Thirds I gave a cheque for this 2 cts war tax Webster team hauled it all up 4 loads we got them all up in fore noon &amp; Renford &amp; I erected them in after- noon 10 cts for shave Renford went home this eve Jas Galloway left his wife Ins. to cut on stone down at Guy’s Mills if Granite 15 cts per letter if marble 10 cts have left to-night 14.61 cts. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>May the 2nd I went to church twice to-day 15-5 </p><p>3rd 27 cts for putty we loaded Leith job this fore-noon I got a sack of cement 55 cts went down this after-noon erected Leith job got cheque for 95.00 payment in full Websters team took it down I went out to Lansdowne stayed alright at Georges it was a nice day </p><p>4th I got Leith cheque cashed 95.00 drew out $25.00 of it; went down paid $20.00 frt on the granite I got from Mac {Raney?} last week </p><p>4th Geo &amp; I went down to River to Dans's Geo drove his horse I came home by Wallie's &amp; Cliffe home Mrs Cliffe gave </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>me an order for a job in Royal Blue des no 1320 size 2-6 x 1-0 x 2-10 to be erected in August got home for dinner loaded Niblock job this after-noon &amp; Sweets bottom base I came out to Jims after tea I gave Mary $8.00 to-day got a pair pants 1.60 got two pair of boots 3.00 </p><p>5th I came up to Baptist Cem erected Niblock job got through about three had dinner at H.N. Lillie 55 cts on to Lynd-hurst 25 cts for cap I was in to see Gordon &amp; Bruce this after-noon gave Bruce 5.00 on what I owe them &amp; got two small pieces of Granite to-day I came on out to R.G. Earls stayed alright—was a nice day paid Ralph Dougal 30 cts for a shoe on horse last winter </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{6th?} {Maitland?} &amp; {Gilleys?} sold Mrs Jas. L. Bell a {mono?} at $110 in R.B. to be erected in Aug des no [blank space] on to John Morris had dinner there over to Thos. Morris they agreed to see me the last week in this month about a monument for Susan Morris It was to-day {&amp; not?} yesterday that I was in to see Gordon &amp; Bruce I stayed alright at {Andy's?} we drove over to Henry Wings he is to give me a chance &amp; {Cheetham?} are to also for Ben Struthers was a nice day 10 cts for candy to-day </p><p>7th I came up to St. Johns Websters team brought out </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Cockrill job to-day I had dinner at Bill Scotts. Mrs Cockrill is to pay me next week in full $130 I drove up to Frank Johnstons near Sand Hill had supper then in to Thos. Gillespie he is to see me before purchasing It rained on me mostly all the way in some of the time very hard was a nice day </p><p>8th I wrote to Mrs Christie Niblock Lena M. Steadman Geo G. Mackenzie sent him a draft for $140.25 in full for what Granite he has sent me up to date I drawed $30.02 cts out of Bank paid Fred Jackson in full for hay $18.75 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>10 cts for stamps 5 cts for this Book was a nice day Renford was sick to-day I have left to-night 18.73 cts. </p><p>9th I went to church in morn 15-5 Mary went in eve was a nice day but cool </p><p>10 th I sent Third an order for three monuments paid light bill 67 cts sent cards to W.J. Leggett W. F. Rouswell a letter to Mrs G.M. Martin 25 cts for writing pad had an early supper came down to A. Waldie’s on down to Kent’s near Rockport they agreed to see me before purchasing left there after came back to Geo. stayed over night was a nice day but quite cool </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>cool {from previous page} </p><p>11 th came up home this morn got Rouswell job boxed and shiped this after-noon Websters team hauled it down for me I paid James Bishops 2.00 for his trip to Ebenezer about two weeks ago he wanted 2.50 but was satisfied with 2.00 if I thought it was Right the frt on Rouswell job to Newboro was $4.62 Mary &amp; I called on Mrs Cornett this eve 5 cts for candy </p><p>12 th Loaded Leggett job this after-noon on Websters waggon I left about half past three came out to Mrs Wm Cockrill she paid me in full $130.00 on to Ross's for tea was a nice day on to W. J. Leggett stayed alright gave Mary 84 cts </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>13 th we erected Leggett job to-day It rained some not much the team got out about noon. </p><p>14th finished up Leggett pointing this morn came to Newboro had dinner and stayed till after dinner saturday at hotel Mr Robt Leggett hauled Rouswell job up to cemetery for me $1.50 was a nice day I done some canvasing 30 cts to Mr Graham for cement &amp; sand </p><p>15'th I went up &amp; finished up Rouswell job got a cheque for $100 in full Mrs H. Leggett &amp; Mrs Davidson went up to cemetery with me Mrs Leggett promised me her job &amp; Mrs {goes onto next page} Davidson promised to not- </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Davidson promised to not- order without see me again M J Dier gave me an order 25 cts for hair cut &amp; shave $3.50 hotel bill Mrs Dr Belchin promised me faithfull her order I came out to Miss Elija Chamberlains the young lad promised me faithfull their job came on home 10 cts for candy had supper a Ross G. got home about nine Rob G. arrived in this after-noon was a nice day but cool </p><p>16th Rob G &amp; I went to church 20 cts it- rained some this eve this was confirmation sunday </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>17th we started Harvey marker I worked most of fore- noon on it Renford came up this morn he worked this after-noon on it I drove out to J. Abrams this eve I started Mrs DeLongs Ins gave Mary $5.00 </p><p>18th I finished DeLong Ins Renford got Willis base ready this fore-noon &amp; worked on Harvey marker this after-noon the Frye Girls gave me $15.00 on their account to-day Will Spence got his marker paid me $2.00 I wrote to Mrs G. M. Martin Jacob Dillon Rob Orr &amp; C. </p><p>Austin </p><p>gave Hubert 5 cts. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>19th have left this morn $237.05 I finished up Harvey job Dep. $200 in T. Bank 100 in each Rouswell cheque for 1.00 there was 15 cts exc. 12 cts for stamps got 48 cts worth of stamps &amp; cards </p><p>20th Got Harvey &amp; Willis jobs ready to load We Loaded them after dinner on Websters waggon all but Willis Die I borrowed Jas. Donovan’s waggon loaded the Die on it Marked Ins. on Pennock job left a little after five for Jim’s got out a little after eight was a nice day I gave Renford 2.50 gave Mary $5.00 </p><p>21st I came on to Lyndhurst erected the two jobs Mr Willis paid me in full $5.00 Mr Harvey gave me a cheque for 65.00 I had dinner &amp; tea at Miss M. Dobbs. It rained a hard </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>shower this eve it was after eight when I left Lyndhurst came to Moultons stayed over night </p><p>22nd started for home drove up to Donaldsons Blacksmith shop &amp; then home Albert Donaldson was in &amp; left an order for monument I paid Joshua Abrams $10.00 N. G. Webster $10.00 Mr Thos. Root was in paid for marble heart $4.00 Wm Lindsay was in paid his account $4.00 I dep $3.00 &amp; Harvey cheque for $65.00 in 10 cts etc. T Bank 20 cts for stamps on cheques 30 cts for meat 5 cts for cigaretts was a nice day 35 cts for varnish Renford went home this eve </p><p>{next page begins} 23rd Mary went to church in </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>23rd Mary went to church in morn I went in eve 20 cts was a nice day 24th I finished up Pennock job gave kids 2 cts paid my dues in C.O.F for May &amp; June $2.20 have left to-night 13.25 cts. Renford did not come back to-day </p><p>25th Renford came back this morn I got $60.00 out of Bank went down paid $57.65 Duty on 8 cases of Granite from Third Webster team hauled up two load for me We load Delong Wright &amp; Pennock jobs on Webster's &amp; Lougon waggon &amp; Austins on Ross G. Waggon 10 cts for shave I left after tea came out to Ross G. it was after nine when I got out there was a nice day 25 cts for two collars </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>26 stayed at Ross till about nine O'clock it rained some last night and this fore-noon the loads got to Elgin we got unloaded by noon spent 25 cts I got Delong &amp; Wrights up this after-noon stayed {crossed out words} at Thirds over night </p><p>27th settled with Pat $2.00 Mrs Rust 35 cts. came on to Portland $1.20 for two sacks of cement Ross got out about noon with Austin job we got it up after seven this eve had dinner &amp; tea at hotel I stayed alright was a nice day 15 cts for telephoning </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>28 th I finished up Austin job paid my bill $4.50 came by Harlem home by Elgin Erected Pennock job had dinner at Elgin seen John Acheson to-day he agreed to let me know when they got ready to pur- chase monument Mr. Thos. Morris did also I had supper at Sarahs 65 cts for dinner at Pats came by Henry Wings to Lyndhurst then to Moultons stayed alright was a nice day </p><p>29 th went up to Seeley Bay Mildred &amp; I with Bobs horse &amp; rig around by Wes Kennys he’s to give me a chance before purchasing </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Annie came in with me we got in by noon 10 cts for shave this eve gave Mary $1.00 Hubert 1 cts. was a nice day have left to-night 45 cts. Renford went home. </p><p>30 th I did not go to church to-day Mary &amp; Annie went in eve was a nice day 20 cts </p><p>31st Renford came back this morn I drew out of Bank $55.00 went down paid duty 20.96 frt. Websters team hauled it up 3 cases of Granite it was the Hunt job we erected it in front yard we loaded Donovan carman job &amp; {W. H. B...?} on Web {next page} sters &amp; Lougon waggons. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>sters &amp; Lougon waggons I got 1 sack of cement at Taylor not paid went down to Hal- stead Bury erected the two jobs got cheques for both Donovan $105 Cowan $100 got home about eight—was a nice day gave Mary $1.00 20 cts for rollers 10 cts pencils 10 cts for salt </p><p>June 1st I got this to Dep those two cheques in T. Bank 18 cts for cashing Cowans 18 cts for putty Wm Edwards paid me $6.60 for lettering of Bessie job we loaded Fergusons Hanleys Connery Ledgered loaded Morrows Die &amp; Base Hanley Bottom Base we also loaded 12 ft stone down at Luders for Dixon &amp; Morrow jobs Jas. Bishops took the load from </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Lueders Webster &amp; Goujons for me I am to pay for part of Bishops trip 2nd I left about half past four got out there a little after seven we got them all up but Connery to-day I had tea at H. Sleeth we went for a drive this eve I stayed at- Hanleys to-night was a dandy day they are to pay me part in June &amp; part in July it is 2.00 Mr Daniel Ferguson paid me in full $115 </p><p>3rd I came over got Mary Dixon we came to cemetery set in the 8 ft stone there was one broken that I am to replace I also set {there posts...?} Miss {next page begins} Dixon is to send me balance </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dixon is to send me balance due on job of $10.00 soon I came on to Battersea had dinner at hotel 50 cts Mrs Payne paid me in full $8.00 I drove out to Wm Dixon sold a $200 job for May 1916 back to Mac Farlands sold a set of posts with Mc T. an for 9.00 back to M Clarkes he is to give me his job when he decides to buy out to R. J. Boal had tea they are to pay me sometime soon $125 I went down to Ivey got Ins for his job back to Boals stayed alright- </p><p>4th came up to cemetery finished up all my work &amp; erected Connery job Mrs Elizabeth Wright owes me $20.00 her address is Seeland on to Mrs Sands if her lettering is not done when I am </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>up in July I am to do it at 25 cts a letter Mr John Sleeth told me this morn he wanted the raised letters on his came on to Battersea had dinner 50 cts left a feed of oats there got a tire set 50 cts came by Inverary am to do a job of lettering for Frank Lowery on marble at Latimer cemetery on to Michael Draves sold him a $110 job had supper on to Robt Orr stayed alright was a nice day 5 cts for candy </p><p>he choosed the Beers Red a 210 job came on home Jas Spence ordered a marker $45.00 &amp; a set of posts $8.00 I gave Mary 5.00 spent 20 cts Rob G. &amp; Allen &amp; Carl came {next page begins} in this after-noon Andy was here for dinner I Dep $120 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>in this after-noon Andy was here for dinner I Dep $120 in T Bank 60 cts for Rep on shoe shoe </p><p>6th Rob &amp; Allen went home after dinner I went to M.E. church 3 times to-day 15-15 Chas. Pritchard was here for dinner &amp; tea &amp; over night was a nice day 7th have left this morn $5.12 cts I gave Dora 5 cts Mildred &amp; Hiram were in for dinner was a very warm day rained a little this eve sent a card to Andy 2 cts </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>8th I wrote cards to Bryan Michael L. J. Dier letters to Mrs G.M. Martin Mrs W.A. Pennock 60 cts for stamps &amp; P.C. 48 cts for light bill 5 cts to Hubert I drove out to Josh Abrams he came in this after-noon I gave him an order for some more bases Jas. Seale paid me in full $1.00 was a nice day. </p><p>9th have left this morn $4.92 cts. I got $40.00 out of Bank went down paid $40.36 Frt &amp; Duty on {Shiner &amp; Hukins?} job got N.G. Webster to haul it up for me Mary &amp; I drove out in eve to Robin Wright got his note for $115.00 It rained some </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>5 cts for Gazomabac. </p><p>10th I went down in after-noon built Mcneil foun-dation Hubert went with me was a nice day I ordered some Granite &amp; marble to-day </p><p>11th I worked on Sinner job to-day It rained a lot to-day I went to church 5 cts for peanuts 12th I gave Mary 65 cts to-day sent taxes 1.50 to Kalgan for lots 5-7 cost 7 cts, 10 cts for shave 10 cts {Arring?} 10 cts for peanuts &amp; corn Renford stoped work about three went home this eve have left to-night 1.96 cts was a nice day, {crossed out: 25 cts for toilet paper.} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>13th I went to church in morn Mary &amp; I both went in eve 40 cts for this Sunday &amp; last The L. O. L. attended our church this eve was a nice day </p><p>14th I finished up Sinnes job &amp; got Sleeths in It rained mostly all day Webster hauled up two load from station </p><p>15th got Wright marble job finished up 10 cts for shave It was to-morrow that it rained not to-day gave Mary 12 5 cts for popcorn </p><p>16th got horse shod gave E. Seale 39 cts on it was all the money I had we load McNeil &amp; Wright jobs on Websters &amp; Lougons waggons went down after dinner &amp; erected the two </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>dinner &amp; erected the two went on to Geo, stayed over night there is $5.00 due me on Mcneils &amp; $6.50 on Wrights—was a nice day Mary drew $1.50 water tank gave me $1.00 </p><p>17th I drove out to W. J. Delongs W. Websters Jo. Griers then to W. Moultons had dinner &amp; to Rockport back to Geo. for tea &amp; home Byron McNeil paid me in full $5.50 Merrill Sweet sent me a cheque for $50.00 got home after tea was a nice day </p><p>18th I worked on Sleeth Renford on Spence paid $15.00 on Abrams note gave minus Pr 5.0 for one month 10 cts for cashing Sweets ch. 2 cts for peanuts; got a letter from Mrs W.A. Pennock with a money order for $20.00 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>I gave Ed Goujon $5.00 on account. </p><p>19th wrote some letters cash 4 cts for sending samples to H.C. Payman gave Renford $5.00 Mary $2.00 spent 20 cts for matches Jas. Spence got his posts &amp; headstone 1.25 have left to-night $29.47 </p><p>20th went up to cemetery in morn M. &amp; Mary S. &amp; D.A. S. S. Th. Meeting in park in after-noon Mary &amp; I went to church in eve 20 cts was a nice day </p><p>21st I worked on Sleeth job was a nice day Renf &amp; I drove down to Ebenezer in eve 10 cts for peanuts </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>22nd I worked up out old M Ferguson des on {2?}- rained mostly alday gave Mary $2.00 10 cts for shave </p><p>23rd 2 cts for stamps have left at noon $27.05 cts we loaded Sinner job this after-noon all but granite base on Websters waggon I got a waggon from Billy Rogers to take G. Base left after supper came out to R. Moultons stayed alright was a nice day gave Mary $2.00 </p><p>24 came on to Elgin got job up alright spent 25 cts 25 cts for cement 1.30 at hotel I drove out to John Ache-sons house to get a chance to see them before purchasing </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>called on Mrs Hurst then came out to Sarahs was a nice day </p><p>25 I took Billy’s buggy went out sold Miss Morris a job for Susan on to Mrs R. Young sold her a job for her husband back to J. Dancy &amp; sold him a job for a family stone on to Billy’s for dinner load a job there on my waggon left Base at H.N. Lillies I got his buggy went over to Andy’s we went to Lyndhurst to Social M.E. church 25 cts was a nice day </p><p>26th Andy came up to Baptist cemetery with me to put in Mrs Niblocks Ins on mon I came on to Moul {?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>got 2 bags of potatoes gave Leslie 25 cts got home at noon gave Mary $2.35 spent eve at T. G. Ellis 5 cts to G. C. {Arring?} 5 cts for popcorn Mrs Watson ordered a set of posts with full name on $8.00 to be put in August was a nice day </p><p>27th we went to church this eve 20 cts was a nice day </p><p>28th I worked on Murphy job have left to-night 19.25 cts was a nice day </p><p>29th I finished Murphy job gave Thos. Hill $10.00 on act. 10 cts for harness repair 33 cts for cement Loaded Sleeth job &amp; Turner Base on Goujon waggon have left to-night $19.32 cts was a nice day gave Mary $2.00 to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>30th Ed Goujon &amp; I left about four for Sand Hill with Sleeth job &amp; Hanly B. Base &amp; Mc F. Posts we got out there a little after nine Mr Sleeth paid me in full $88.00 Mc F. owes me for the Posts $8.00 we left about three for home Renford got a waggon from N. G. Webster &amp; brought out to G. H. cemetery {Acton?} &amp; Spence posts we did not get them set in They are not paid for are $8.00 a set I came from there in with my own rig was a nice day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>July 1st is a nice morn but very cloudy have this morn $92.32 cts 50 cts for a flag W.G. Earl was here for dinner &amp; tea 25 cts to go on ground 10 cts for ice cream cones for kids gave Mary $45.00 to put in Bank T. 2.02 to mail Loaded Murphy &amp; Huskins jobs in Goujon waggon this eve Geo. was here for tea I left after seven came out to Moultons was a nice day a large crowd in town 14 cts for bread &amp; 10 cts for popcorn took this with me </p><p>2nd came on to Phillipsville erected Murphy job got pay in full $110 got through about four went down to M. W. Willows had tea sold $150 job </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>then out to Mrs Mark Chanto stayed alright—was a nice day but warm </p><p>3rd I sold a job here $130.00 had to {Gibs?} {Gile?} sold a $90.00 job on to Wm Freemans had dinner then to Newboro sold Mrs Harry Leggett a $135 job Mrs Daviden agreed to not purchase without see me on to Crosby had supper with Geo. Church 50 cts for an umbrella 10 cts for candy went up to W. J. Legget he paid me $70.00 on mon. I came out to Rifles cemetry set Huskins job $24.00 not paid then to Ross G. it rained on me all the way from Crosby </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>4th I came down to Andy's this forenoon had dinner then we came to town called in to see Uncle Ben got in before six was a nice day rained some to-night went to church 20 cts got $5 from Mary 10 cts to {Sal. Fats?} &amp; J. Berry </p><p>5th Andy started on Payman job I wrote letters to Mrs Sines {F. J. H Payman?} Gordon Tharrett Dep. $100 in bank got a draft for $66.66 cts cost 17 cts paid water bill $2.35 50 cts for stamps gave away 2 cts 10 cts for telephoning to R. H. Mc calpin was a nice day wrote to Mary this eve </p><p>6th I worked in shop mostly alday gave Mary $15.00 was a nice day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>7th I have this morn $14.32 Andy worked on Payman &amp; Mc Fadden jobs up to about three O' Clock then we went up to cemetery finished Ferguson &amp; Bowie jobs filled the letters It rained a little this eve &amp; all night. </p><p>8th Andy was sick alday I sent an order to John Third &amp; Son for 4 jobs gave Mary $2.00 was a nice day gave the kids 3 cts </p><p>9th Andy took my horse &amp; Rig &amp; went home I gave him $1.00 &amp; $1.00 worth of stamps 10 cts for shave was a nice day {next page begins} have left-to-night $10.71 cts. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>have left to-night $10.71 cts. </p><p>10th finished up Mc Fadden job &amp; worked some on McKinley slab Renford help at church work a while in park did not go home this eve was a nice day </p><p>11th Renford went home in morn &amp; back in after-noon Rob G. &amp; Hirtle came in this after-noon was a nice day </p><p>12 th we straightened up our shop 10 cts for a tag spent 15 cts gave Mary $2.50 Mr. Henry Hunt paid me $5.00 on mon. Mrs Ed Wright gave me a cheque for $66.00 payment in full for Grahams job Hunts was $15.00 &amp; cheque for $35.00 70 cts for oats </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>cashed a cheque for Jim's $9.12 we had about 8 for for dinner &amp; supper Will Ferguson left Ins for mon to put it on the way I thought best Rob G. both left his the same way 25 cts for toilet paper </p><p>13 th Will Spence paid me for his posts $8.00 I gave Renford $2.00 sent cards to M. C. Sweet W. V. McFadden was a nice day. </p><p>14 th have this morn $18.75 cts. I gave Ed. Goujon $5.00 on teaming Mary $2.00 we had a nice shower of rain this after-noon </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>I sent John Ward &amp; son an order for the D. Mackenzie 4 jobs </p><p>15’th got a shave 10 cts gave Joshua Abrams $5.00 on Ac. we took a drive up to Adams seele Zent this eve was a very warm day 5 cts for sand paper have left tonight &amp;c. 60 cts got a money order from Ben Kells for 12.40 </p><p>16 the got Hunt, 3.50 Dillon, {Wright?}, 66 Kells, 12.40 Cheques all cashed they cost 39 cts depo it all in Bank sent a card to Mrs. Vickery got sweet &amp; somerville Berry job all ready this fore-noon the Kinley &amp; lob Gough came </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>came up we loaded the Mc Fadden job went up &amp; erected it was a very warm after-noon got home about seven we loaded Sweet Somerville Berry &amp; McKinley slab it rained a lot to-night </p><p>17th I left about half past seven 10 cts for white lead got Sweet done about two O'clock he paid me in full $5.00 came back to Olive(?) erected Berry job went on over to St. Johns erected Somerville John(?) paid me by cheque $23.00 had tea at Ross G. he gave me $8.00 on his note I came on to Andy's stayed all night </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>to Andy's stayed all night {previous page ends} was a nice day but quite cloudy in morn </p><p>18th We came over to Jims Dan + I went down below Black Rapids to see some cattle &amp; colts we had dinner &amp; tea at Jims came to town was a nice day </p><p>19th I gave Thos. Hill $3.00 in full of Acc. 19 th It rained some to-day &amp; sharpened a lot of tools to-day I paid for a bag of oats 1.20 + 50 cts on a wheel T. G. Ella marked Ins. on Sharrett + Church Die + Base I put $150.00 in Bank got Somerville cheque cashed 23.00 M. McFadden paid me $5.00 on monument I gave Mary $5.00 Renford brought us a tent I owe Mrs Donovan $5.00 for it. </p><p>20st we left about seven for Sand Hill cemetery </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>got Patterson Done she paid me in full $4.45 M Hanly came up left his Ins. + paid for it $4.45 we got those both started to-day we drove over to Sunbury seen M. Shannon about there lettering was a nice day 15 cts for planning &amp; Inventory spent 30 cts we stayed in tent to-night I gave Mary 2.00 </p><p>22nd </p><p>21nd I started Shannon job it rained some this after-noon Mr Thos Freeman ordered a ${55.00&#160;?} as des, in this book </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>22nd Mr. Geo. McFarland came up paid me for posts &amp; cutting Ins $13.00 Ins. to be cut on marble job out at Latimer cemetery My eyes got bad so we left for home after-dinner paid Harry Sleeth in full $3.00 we stoped with them got home about six went &amp; see Dr. Bird about my eyes paid him in full $5.00 </p><p>23th got horse shod 1.00 gave Andy $5.00 have left this eve $80.00 </p><p>24th have this morn $80.00 paid Workmen's Compensation act 7.80 cost 6 cts Vermont Marble Co 33.74 cost 32 cts 9.35 2/3.05 F. Webster team hauled a load up paid C.O.O dues 2.20 for July &amp; Aug. sent Geo D. Mackenzie </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>a draft for 95.84 cost 15 cts this came out of Bank 10 cts for shave 50 cts for stamps + cards 15 cts for ball game ticket gave Renford 3.00 have left to-night 9.72 cts </p><p>25 th we both went to church in morn 50 cts I went in eve 5 cts Andy came back this after-noon was a nice day </p><p>26th Andy worked on Church job we got Gillespie Die in I marked 2 Ins on it + Ren. started on it to-day I paid my dues in Camp 1.00 in I.O.O.F. 1.75 in C.O.O. for ~July &amp; August~ 2.20 1.35 for 137 lbs of Hay. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>27th we got ready this after-noon for Sand Hill I gave Mary 2.00 got a cheque from Mrs Alice Niblock for 7.80 Dep. 7.50 in Bank got 5.10 out of it 10 cts for shave 15 cts for cigars 5 cts for paint-oil {crossed out: got a money order from Ben Kells for 12.40 &amp; got it cashed for it.} </p><p>28th finished up Hanly Patterson &amp; Shannon got done about four went to Battersea sold Mr McBratney a 25.00 went in at R. G. Boal had tea they gave me cheque for 12.00 came to H. Sleeth stayed all night rained some this eve was a cloudy day {Shannon Berry job $8.45 Gillespie some letters on Nichols job $1.50 extra charge on Ad. Nichols} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>29 I settled with Mrs Sleeth 2.2 we left about half past six for Latimer Cem. cut McFarlane &amp; Loney Ins. McF. was paid for last week Mr Loney paid me to-day $6.00 we had din &amp; tea at Wes Merrimans $1.00 came on to Mrs Sands stayed all night was a nice day </p><p>30th We came to Kingston had dinner at Cousins I paid for all .70 came on home stoped at Willow Bank &amp; filled some letters on a stone for John Moulton got home before six was a very warm day </p><p>31st got S. M. Berry money &amp; cashed 8.25 31st I got Boal cheque cashed $12.00 cost 12 cts {? cts?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>stamp paid Sun Life Dues $30.60 gave Mary $2.00 Ren $2.00 25 cts for Braces 25 for collar 5 for cigars 10 cts for peanuts 4.90 to T. D. Ellis for 100 flour paid a draft to-day of 226.00 to come out 10 cts for shave of Bank Acct. 5 cts for turpentine gave kids 3 cts gave Ed Goujon 12.00 in all 22.00 I left Robin Wright note in Bank 115 due Aug 12 th have left to-night 91.75 cts. I borrowed 2.00 from Andy to-day. </p><p>Aug 1st Wet all went up to Adam Seele to-day left Andy &amp; Senior to get their own dinner &amp; supper we got back home a little before seven got ready Andy &amp; gear(?)out to Jim place got them </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>about eleven I gave Mary $4.00 to put in Bank was a nice day 2nd we came to Elgin sold Will McGuire a job on our way out drove around by S. M. Halladay got his wife Ins. to cut on mon. Andy started on it I finished out Geo. Brownie it came to 2.60 7 cts for Musilage was a nice day called on Mrs Pearson this eve </p><p>3rd I worked on Mitchell Base to-day it rained some this after-noon &amp; to-night spent 20 cts Andy worked on Halladay job </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>4th I started Chapin job to-day agreed to put Ins. on for $15.00 or to turn monument fill the other Ins &amp; put mantel in for $2.00 they are to let me know if they want it all done but am to do the lettering anyhow Mr Sheldon paid me for lettering Brown job $2.60 D. A. Campbell wants me to get a small headstone ready for Humphrey at $6.00 15 cts for plating &amp; {?} mustard sent a letter to H. G. Skinner a card to Rufus 8 cts for stamps Andy &amp; I drove out to Fred Acheson {?} &amp; John are to meet me to-morrow at Elgin cemetery in morn spent 20 cts it rained a lot to-day Andy worked part of day on Halladay &amp; Mitchell have cash like tonight $21. 63 cts. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>5th I got up early went up &amp; worked on Chapin job before Breakfast Gouyou got out a little after seven fed his team &amp; went on to Portland the Acheson Men came up to Cemetery ordered a monument. the size &amp; style of Phil Halladay’s father &amp; Mothers to be of Beer's Red Granite like what is in J. G. Dargavel’s wifes stone price all complete in cemetery $75.00 The Ins. to be raised &amp; the short form to be erected May 1916 Andy &amp; I started for portland had dinner at Henry Metcalf Ed. Gouyou away about half past three we did not get our job completed to.day I </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>borrowed $1.00 from Andy to pay Mr Geo. Singleton for a load of stone 60 cts for cement 10 cts for brushes was a nice day Gouyou brought fence posts &amp; footstone out </p><p>6th I went up before breakfast &amp; finished Perryman job paid Mrs Metcalf $2.00 Mr F. J. Payman owes me $105.00 We came on to Phillipsville started Ralfe &amp; Nolan jobs stoped at Alf. Elliotts it rained nearly allday we drove out to Howard cemetery this eve I spent 10 do. at Delta </p><p>7th We finished Nolan &amp; Ralfe lettering painted letters on two other jobs one for Martin Murphy &amp; one for a Mrs Murphy in Elgin each to be $1.50 Mrs M. Murphy came </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>to cemetery paid me for cutting her sisters Ins. on Byrne mon. $3.00 I am to do it sometime in Sept. We had all our meals &amp; lodging with Alf. $2.00 gave the youngster 2 5 cts got through about two came to Elgin finished up Halladay &amp; Chapin jobs had tea at Pat's paid him $11.00 for three days &amp; our suppers to-day 28 cts for varnish to-day we left for home a little after seven Billy Scott took Andy down from Orange Hall I got home about half past ten $1.18 1/2 for oats at T. D. Ellis spent 15 cts to-day Rob. G. came in this eve Mary put $65.00 of the $80.00 I gave her in Bank and Mr Henry Hunt left 90.00 to go on mon. this was put in Bank to-day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>8 th Mary went to church in morn 20 cts Rob. went home after tea we all went to church in eve 20 cts was a nice day </p><p>9 th I have left this morn $11.65 I got $115.00 out of bank paid Jack Leeder in full for Morrow job &amp; for my share of load there was $112.50 cts coming to him on Morrow job &amp; 2.50 for teaming but I paid him $3.00 gave Johnny Bell 25 cts for hay T. D. Ellis $1.40 for bran was a nice day 2 cts for stamps </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>10th I wrote to Mrs Hawkins Rev J. W. McNaughten sent him prices on Mon &amp; three des. to choose from 35 cts for stamps &amp; a postcard I got 75.00 out of bank sent B. D. D. &amp; Johnston 25.00 cost 12 cts wrote J. N. Topping a letter </p><p>11th I gave Mary 3.00 Renford 5.00 drove out to Joshua Abrams we made arrangements about some more bases I gave him $10.00 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mary &amp; Dora went on excursion to Ogdensburg 50 cts for tag 5 cts for ice cream cone for Hubert went down to ball game in after-noon was a nice day </p><p>12th I sent a money order for $29.32 cts Taxes to Calgary cost 12 cts 25 cts for writing pad 20 cts for post cards 25 cts for hair cut 2 cts for stamps it rained some this after-noon 50 cts to W Halladay for hay have left to-night 9.79 cts. </p><p>13 paid Light Bill 35 cts C. H. Mc- Calpin brought me 2330 lbs of Hay at $14 per ton come to 16.31 cts I am to pay him in about 2 weeks </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>14th I sent some more des. &amp; prices to Rev. J W McNaughton cost 5 cts. I drove out Joshua Abrams told him I would not accept the base he sent in on the 13th size 3-0 x 1-6 x 1-2 he said to roll it to one side &amp; not use it Rob Campbell &amp; I went out &amp; built-foundation in afternoon 10 cts for shave we got ready came out &amp; Jims after tea Mr Ernest Acton paid Mary for there posts to-day $8.00 was a nice day </p><p>15th It rained out here to-day Jim &amp; I went for bath to lake he went to Brockville we left about three stoped at Moulton a while got home at seven </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>16th I have this morn $7.29 I gave Ed. Gouyou Actons cheque makes a total of $30.00 I have gave him for teaming Actons cheque was for 8.00 it was for posts I finished up Tasker job &amp; worked some on Simpson 17th We loaded Root. Thanett jobs &amp; Hunt Bottom base on Gouyou’s &amp; Websters wagon had Websters little wagon gave Mary 75 cts 25 cts for rollers </p><p>18th {I Went?} down erected the two jobs Mr. Root paid me in full $12.50 Gordon Thanett said he was well pleased with job he did not pay me owed me $21.20 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>gave Mary $5.00 {previous page ends here} </p><p>19th We loaded Tasker job 4 posts Stevens posts &amp; Mr B. Base on Websters wagon I paid a store Bill at Wrights $12.50 one at Taylors $13.17 one to Black Taylor $28.00 I went down to Lansdown on train this eve 85 cts for return ticket sold Firman bross a mon. like Blairs for $110 he paid me $10.00 on it I gave Geo $22.00 on note makes a total I have paid on it of $30.00 came up on midnight was a nice day got 2 bu. oats $1.30 gave Hubert 7 cts sent some bot. Rev. J. W. Mc Naughton designs {next page begins} papers &amp; cards paid mis </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Bill Donovan for post 50 cts {previous page ends here} </p><p>20 I left at half past five for sand Hill I had Websters wagon Mr. Lucy paid me in full $23 I gave him back $1.00 got home about nine Mr Giles Stevens owes me $8.00 for posts Miss Mary Dixon paid me in full $10.00 I gave this to J. Leeder 21st I dep. in Bank of Toronto $52.62 cts paid Chas. Rogers for painting $7.00 60 cts for 1 bu. of potatoes 25 cts P. R. for apples spent {crossed out: 20 cts at Delta} gave Mary $5.00 she gave Renford $1.00 have left to-night $18.26 cts It rained nearly allday </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>22nd We went to church in morn it rained a little to-day Rob. G. brought Ethelena back she was gone 2 weeks he went home this eve </p><p>23rd I gave Hubert 7 cts Mrs Watson paid me for posts $9.00 paid Jas Thomson for Journal to Dec 31st 1915 $1.15 we went to Flossie Davis funeral in after-noon then down Halstead Bay cemetery in eve took whole family got Mr F. J. Payman cheque for {$100.00?} deposited it in Bank cost 15 cts they charged a third draft up to me for $178 {00/11?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>24th sent an order to I. bird &amp; son for 3 jobs 6 cts for stamps &amp; envelope have left this morn $25.95 cts The Tye Girls paid there bill in full $3.00 I gave Joshua Abrams $20.00 on account to-day paid Rob G. $2.50 Left $14.50 with Mary to pay the Dr. Bill to Dr. Bird for Ethelena $4.00 had Dora over 50 cts for medicine for her. 5 cts for popcorn got a waggon from Webster this eve took Watson posts out set them in was a nice day Ross Gamble mon. was charged up to my account in bank to-day it is $71.10 he owes me the balance over $100 on it 25 Renford went to Ball game I gave him $1.50 to-day 10 cts for shave Justice Delong gave me a cheque for $1.00 cost 15 cts to get dep. Robin Wright sent me a cheque for 1.15 have left to-night $15.18 cts. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>26th I paid N. A. Webster $17.50 in full for teaming to May 13th 1915 got Robin Wright cheque cashed 2 cts paid I. W. Bennett in full $8.99 went down paid 23.55 duty on Stanley Dier &amp; Cliffe jobs Websters hauled them up for me was a nice day we all went to garden party at Blink Bonnie 30 cts spent 15 cts was a cool eve I got $40.00 out of Bank to-day have left to-night 40.15 cts. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mrs Harry Leggett choose Des No 28 80 in Die 2-4 x 1-0 x 1.2 </p><p>Mrs Samuel Heatt University Ave. </p><p>Write Michael Bowery about Hugh Bowery stone ordered by Mrs Wright. </p><p>Arthur Smith Elginburg about Ins on stone at Latimer RR No 1. </p><p>See Chas. Trotter Bushindale &amp; Henry Stewart Brockville for stone for Miss Stuart </p><p>Coal oil $1.00 7 lb {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{blank; back cover} </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/969b1736bb80202031c1c45b0208bb71.pdf 838b3f0112892c5ceb120ed233454c69 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bc16d001c5c9aecc438b938a5758d812.pdf a6b5e43f13c1029094703a50b718e69f PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8e20e9ac91c83a0cb815ed6a0cc32969.pdf 49efb829425786f25a3a70a9987e601d PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cefdb6b44c33e758fe6346b4cd0860cd.pdf 651ca14821a6974ca5fc6a100b3f1f14 PDF Text Text Douglas Earle Hood (1888-1968) 1928 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers YEAR BOOK 1929 {illegible} Fri Aug 23-1929 St John's Church struck by lightning and burned down. [image of 1928 calendar by month] Monday Nov 5-1928, Norm & I had a real scare after supper, 2 dogs barked and barked. Preprinted inside title page YEAR BOOK 1928 A.F. WHITE AGENT UNIONVILLE, ONT. BOX 29 PHONE 1201 Kenwood 2525W, Toronto 2 Thornton Avenue UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY R. HOWARD BLAND, President BALTIMORE . . . MARYLAND 1 �[Note: each dated page has various footers representing insurance. For example “Accident Insurance” or “Automobile Liability Insurance”] [Note: someone has underlined random sections of text in red throughout] Sunday, January 1 1928 Weather, North West wind cold & blasting Eggs - 68 Attended S.S. & church in morning and spent the rest of day at home resting & reading, Bille & Jimmie here for dinner. Monday, January 2 Weather, fine & cold Eggs-70 Fred took a load of furniture to Richmond Hill for Russ Bullinger Voting took place at Jack Thompsons for council Spent the afternoon at aunt Ellens Tuesday, January 3 Weather, Fine, srong west wind & cold Eggs-73 Butchered two hogs first thing Threshed clover in afternoon John brought his battery up at night Wednesday, January 4 Weather, Cloudy, Strong West wind cold Eggs-65 Cut up the hogs first Threshed clover in morning,(Finished) six bags Repaired the hay press in afternoon Les took seven hogs to city (all select) cut up pork & made lard & sausage Thursday, January 5 Weather-Cloudy-Milder, strong S.W.wind by night Eggs 75 Laura stayed over to help Gertie Norm & I went over to bale at B.Stevens and first as we started smashed things up again. Then brought outfit home In afternoon I went to Unionville first then on to Richmond Hill. Fred drew manura Gertie churned 46 lls butter in Morn at night Gertie attended meeting of Young Peoples & S.S. combined at church Friday, January 6 Weather, Fine, & mild strong wind Eggs-51 Mr Lunan & I went to Hamilton for repairs for Baling machine also had bowl of separator changed men drew manura Gertie went out to Mrs Craigs at night to audit W.M.S books Saturday, January 7 Weather, Cloudy & Mild Eggs-52 Market day Produce from farm Cream-102 pts Butter-45 lbs Eggs-37 doz Apples-4 bu Norm repaired press with Craig all day, Fred did chores Salted pork at night Sunday, January 8 Weather, Cloudy, Calm & Mild Eggs-65 Attended S.S. & Church in morning Rev Mr.Auld conducting the service. Mr. Woods exchanging pulpits with him Attended Young Peoples in the evening. Mr Wisher, took the topic for the meeting 2 �Monday, January 9 Weather, Cloudy & Mild Eggs-70 Norm & I baled hay at B.Stivers Fred did chores & went to sale at R.Hill. Gertie did a big washing Les took two veal calves to city 410 lbs & 13 1/2 cts Tuesday, January 10 Weather, Cloudy & mild Eggs-70 Norm & I baled straw & hay at Rodicks Fred did the chores Hydro men strung the wires along the fourth to-day John & Laura came up at night Wednesday, January 11 Weather, Cloudy & mild (showery in afternoon Eggs 68 Baled hay at Rodicks. Casting broke and had to go to Richmond Hill to get it welded. In the evening The rink at Unionville was opened but no ice to make it a real opening Gertie & I called in at Russells on our way home Thursday, January 12 Weather, Cloudy & mild showery Eggs-65 Baled hay at Rodicks Gertie churned 40 lbs butter in morn. In afternoon Gertie went to Mrs Yeo. Padjets to W.M.S meeting I went over for her at night Art White brought two calenders in at noonnFred made cider for market Friday, January 13 Weather, Cloudy & mild, Threatening rain Eggs. 81 Baled straw at Rodicks all day. Laura came up to help Gertie get ready for Institute meeting Sat. Norm went to Victoria Square at night Saturday, January 14 Weather, Cloudy & mild, rain turning colder Eggs-72 Market day produce from farm Cream 110 pts Butter 38 lbs Eggs 39 doz Apples 7 bu fair market Norm finished baling at Rodicks and moved to C. Boyington Junior Institute was held here to day good attendance, lasting on unto the night Sunday, January 15 Weather, Fine & cold Eggs-80 Attended S.S. & Church in morning Rev Mr. Ramey took part in service as representative from prespretray spent the rest of day at home Mr & Mrs Padjet called in in afternoon Monday, January 16 Weather, Cloudy & cold east wind light Eggs 88 snow & sleet by night Baled hay at Charly Boyingtons Les had an operation performed on his head by Dr. Mc Kay & Dr. Mc Donald he salted the pork at night Tuesday, January 17 Weather, Cloudy & milder Eggs-92 Baled hay at Mr. Pratts in morning then moved the press to Armond Vanhoms for some future time brought the engine home 3 �Men drew up some limbs in afternoon to be sawn up soon Gertie & I went down to visit Walter & Mary Hood at Agincourt at night Wednesday, January 18 Weather, Cloudy & mild Eggs-80 Gertie & I went to city for the day Laura also went along Men drew manura all day Annual business meeting of the church was held at night in the basement of the church Thursday, January 19 Weather, South east wind rain & mild wind shifting to west by night Eggs-105 churned 50 lbs butter in morning men filled chop bins in morning & picked over apples & made cider in afternoon. I went on trip north for Les in afternoon Friday, January 20 Weather, Strong west wind show flurries & cold Eggs-103 Men picked chickens & two ducks Prepared seeds to be taken to Unionville to be re-cleaned went on south trip for Les in afternoon and prepared load in afternoon for city by night Saturday, January 21 Weather, Fair, Cold, & strong winds Eggs-91 Market day Produce from farm Cream-115 pts Butter 49 lbs Eggs-51 doz Apples-9 bu Chickens 10-2 ducks Laura went to city with me Men cut up pine tree that had blowndown Sunday, January 22 Weather, Strong S.W. wind Cloudy & cold but milder Eggs 116 Attended S.S. & Church in morning spent the afternoon at home in the evening attended Young Peoples Monday, January 23 Weather, West wind partly fair cool Eggs-101 Men piled wood in morning. In afternoon we all were sawing wood with circular saw. Gertie washed in morning and in afternoon attended class at Victoria Square on First Aid In the evening John came up with his battery Mr. French was down and got some chicken feed Tuesday, January 24 Weather, South east wind snow at first turning to rain by night Eggs 100 Fred took saw home first Nom went to Unionville with Les, taking seeds over to be cleaned and bringing salt home Fred & I helped Browns plant hydro pole at the road in morning Fred went home in afternoon I went to Richmond along with J Brown & Wm Brods to see about getting Hydro in church by Sunday,Gertie attended class at Victoria Square again to-day Wednesday, January 25 Weather, Colder with strong N.W.wind Eggs.105 Nothing much doing in Morning In afternoon men went with Les to help load a load of straw from John 4 �Boyingtons Gertie attended class at Victoria Square John Glendenning was in with 4 {Chrysler?} at nigh we went over to Pinders for a visit Thursday, January 26 Weather, Fine & cold (snow in morn). Eggs 90 Men drew manura in afternoon. Churned 47 lbs butter in morn. Gertie attended class at Victoria Square Tim, asked me to go to Unionville in evening to try curling Friday, January 27 Weather, Fair & cold, light snow in afternoon Eggs 108 I kept house and got thing ready for city all day as Gertie went to S.S Convention at Markham all day Men drew manura & made cider Saturday, January 28 Weather, Fine & decidedly cold Eggs-107 Market day Produce from farm Cream 117 pts Butter - 45 lbs Eggs - 58 doz Apples - 9 bu Men cleaned saw dust out of ice house Byron John died today Sunday, January 29 Weather, Fine & decidedly cold Eggs-90 attended S.S. & Church in morn Gertie went down to Mrs. Youngs in afternoon & Della came up here from mission band Attended Young Peoples at night Slides on views of India Mrs. H. Hooper died this evening Monday, January 30 Weather, Fine & cold Partly cloudy Eggs-72 Les took five hogs to city Filled chop bins in morning Men put snow in ice house & pulled down barn yard fence John Brown took my car to city and Gertie went down home at night & brought it home Hydro was turned on to corner Attended hockey match at Unionville at night, first game Buttonville 0-7 & Loruat Hill second game, Milkken & Markham 4-1 Tuesday, January 31 Weather, Fair, cold & dull Eggs-98 Fixed tire in morning & attended funeral of late Byron Yohn in afternoon Men picked over apples & drew manura. Gertie attended class at Victoria Square in afternoon & night Went curling at Unionville with Jim Paterson Memoranda N, Y’s Menu shredded cabbage-lettuce leaf & beets cold sliced meat loaf. mayonnaise. Celery, pickles. Bread & butter, biscuite - nut bread. drop cakes. light layer cake. xmas cake. glass water, tea. candy baskets. & dishes of candy. Wednesday, February 1 Weather, Strong wind blustery & cold Eggs-80 Norm went with Les to get a load of straw at John Boyingtons in morn & went up to see thickness of ice in 5 �afternoon Fred went away for the day Gertie & I attended funeral of Mrs. Hooper in afternoon Thursday, February 2 Weather. Cloudy at first but clearing & cold with east wind Eggs 80 Churned 42 lbs butter in morn. Gertie attended class at Victoria Square in afternoon & I went down to Uncle Jim Hood for curling stones Went too Unionville at night to curle Friday, February 3 Weather, Fine & milder Eggs-76 Busy getting produce ready for city Gertie attended class at Victoria Square in afternoon and at night Jim & I joined them for a supper given by the class then we went to Unionville to Hockey match Locust Hill 4 Milliking & Buttonvile 3 & Rinkydinks 2 Hydro was turned on from corner up Saturday, February 4 Weather, cloudy & mild cooler by night Eggs-93 Market day Produce from farm Cream 125 pts Butter 41 doz apples 10 bu Norm went to city with All. Myers Went to Unionville to scate at night Sunday, February 5 Weather, Fine & cold Eggs-93 Attended S.S. & church in Morning Sertie went home with Mrs Brooke for the afternoon William John came up with Fredat night while doing chores Attended Young Peoples at night first night to have Hydro lights Monday, February 6 Weather, Cloudy, Easterly wind clearing & cool Eggs 93 Started cutting ice got a good start Katie Craig came up for a visit in afternoon & Edith came up for supper & spent the evening Tuesday, February 7 Weather, Cloudy mild light rain by night Eggs- 89 Cutting & drawing ice all day Mr.Woods came over from Vaughn to see about baling In afternoon I went over to put tongue on baling machine Wednesday, February 8 Weather, Showery & mild east wind Eggs-99 Cut & drew ice in between showers Jim & Jean called in in afternoon sowed new light in rear of car top attended Young Peoples social gathering in basement of church main feature was a debate on the batchaler & the married man Thursday, February 9 Weather, Cloudy blustery colder with North west wind Churned 42 lbs butter in morning. Fred did not come up today Nom picked over apples in morning Friday, February 10 Weather, Fine & cool Eggs 134 Norm went over in Vaughn to Henry Friehelber to bale with Woods Fred & I made cider & filled chop bins and prepared load for 6 �city In evening. Norm & I went to Unionville to Hockey Match, Millikin 2 Rinkyd 1 & Unionville 5 Buttonville 2 Saturday, February 11 Weather, fine & comparitibly mild Eggs-93. Market day Produce from farm Cream 118 pts Butter 39 lbs Eggs 55 doz apples 11 bu Norm went baling a gain to Firiehellers Gertie attended Junior Institute at Rodicks R.J. Cunningham went to city with me Sunday, February 12 Weather, fine & cold north wind Eggs 105 attended S.S. & Church in morning In afternoon we went up to visit John & Margerite at Shenon, Laura & Dorothy went along also got home around 11 o.clock Monday, February 13 Weather, Fine & moderating, S. East wind Eggs - 112 Cleaned up over one hundred bags wheat for market Attended hockey match between Markham (2) & Bellville(1) fast game Gertie went down home for a while at night Tuesday, February 14 Weather Fine and mild Eggs 104 Les took cow down to market $83.50 Fred and norm drew manura and got one load of ice and went over to Charley Boyingtons in afternoon Wednesday, Febuary 15 Weather fine and mild rain in afternoon Eggs-106 Men put saw dust on ice in morn Oil truck called and left 60 gal gas Jim Allen called and took a load of wheat away 102 sugar bags = $1.42 bu attended skating carnival at Unionville at night. Thursday, February 16 Weather Cloudy &rain in afternoon Eggs-110 Norm went away baling Fred & I put up load of wheat in morning In evening attended practise for drama at Al. Myers churned 37 lbs butter in afternoon. Friday, February 17 Weather Cloudy and colder Eggs-94 Norm went away baling Fred went for load of wood for class to be held at the church preparing for load to city attended hockey matches at Unionville at night Unionville and Locust Hill played this game of two goals with 20 min over time Buttonville 3 and Milliken 2 was second game. Saturday, February 18 Weather Fine North wind and cold Eggs-110 market day Produce from farm Cream 122 Butter 36 Eggs 5-8 1/2 day Apples 10 Mr. Hoopers went to city with me Not much doing Fred went away in afternoon In evening we went to skate at Unionville rink. 7 �Sunday, February 19 Weather South West wind blustery & cold Eggs 111 Attended S.S. & Church in morning Gertie went down home in afternoon and stayed for Young Peoples meeting at night, I went to meeting also Monday, February 20 Weather Strong West wind light snow Partly fair & cold Eggs 95 Jim Allen came first thing for load of wheat Men cleaned up load of wheat attended hockey match at Unionville Buttonville 3. Markham.1 Tuesday, February 21 Weather, Fair, Strong Westwind and cold Eggs 94 Walter Lilly came down for fat sow Men picked over apples Attended practice for drama school at night Gertie went out to Craigs in evening Wednesday, February 22 Weather, Cloudy, Mild, light soft snow & rain Eggs - 76 Filled chop bins in the morning Men drew manura Young People held a skating party at Unionville in evening good attendance. Thursday, February 23 Weather, Cloudy, Mild, turning colder at night Eggs 69 Churned 37 lbs butter in morning Norm helped cut wood at the church in afternoon for Junior Institue class Friday, February 24 Weather, Partly fair strong west wind & cold Eggs - 76 Preparing for load for city market I went on trip south for Les in morning attended hockey match at Unionville at night between Milliken (3) & Buttonville(0) Saturday, February 25 Fair & decidedly cold Eggs - 77 Market day Produce from farm Cream 112 pts Butter 38 lbs Eggs 52 doz Apples 8 bu Norm went away for the day baling Fred looked after chores Sunday, February 26 Weather, Fair Strong west wind & cold Eggs. 67 Attended S. S. and church in morn. Jean came home with us for dinner and stayed till four o.clock. Gertie went with her and called on Mrs. Malton for a little while Spent the evening at home Monday, February 27 Weather, Fair & little milder Eggs. 82 Jim Allan came up for another load of wheat Les took veal calf to city 199 lbs & 15 cts Norm went baling Fred & I cleaned up load of wheat Gertie attended class which started at the former Methodist church Tuesday, February 28 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 80 Men were working around barn all day, Fred was cleaning mixed grain in afternoon Gertie attended class in afternoon Laura & 8 �Edith Craig came home with her for tea I went to Unionville to curl three visiting team's were there Wednesday, February 29 Weather. Cloudy & little cooler Eggs - 82 Men pruned apple trees attended a curling game at Unionville in afternoon four visiting teams were there one from Thornhill & three from Stowville Gertie attended class in afternoon At night we went to Carnival at the Unionville rink big turn out Thursday, March 1 Weather partly fair and cool Eggs-90 Churned 36 lbs butter in morning men pruned apples trees all day Gertie attended class in afternoon and went to Stevensons for the rest of the evening Norm and I attended practise at the school house for drama Friday, March 2 Weather Partly fair strong wind and cool Eggs -85 Men pruned apple trees I picked over apples and went on the trip south for Les and prepared for load to city. Saturday, March 3 Weather-Mostly fair with skifs of snow and moderately cold Eggs 104 Market day produce from farm Cream 112 pts Butter 34 lbs Eggs 45 doz Apples 10 bu Men pruned apple trees Dorothy came up in afternoon and stayed for supper Jean came home with me from city Sunday, March 4 Weather, Partly fair strong wind and light snow cold Eggs 98 First goose egg today Attended S. S. & Church in morning and went to Browns for dinner coming home about four o.clock Spent the evening at home Monday, March 5 Weather, Mostly fair strong winds & light snow, cold. Eggs 100. Men drew manura most of day Gertie attended class in afternoon Put a ring in the young animals nose Dell. Stevenson & Miss Hopkins came over for supper and spent the evening Attended hockey match at the arena between New Market(1) & Marlbora’s (2) along with Les. Tim &Nels this was the first game of the round of the Junior finals Tuesday, March 6 Weather, Fair & cool Eggs - 118. 1 goose egg Men pruned trees most of day Filled chop bins in afternoon Gertie attended class in afternoon attended practise at school house at night for drama Wednesday, March 7 Weather, Snow in early morning then strong winds, partly fair mild turning colder by night Eggs 110 Men scraped apple trees most of the day Attended sale at Ms. Hugh Clark's Gertie attended class in afternoon 9 �Thursday, March 8 Weather :- Fine and cool Eggs - 110 Churned 44 lbs butter in morning Gertie attended class in afternoon Went to Stofville to curl in afternoon with J. Millies rink Played at night at Unionville at night Fred finished his year today Friday, March 9 Weather, Snow & strong East wind Eggs 120 worst storm of the winter Went on trip for Les. got stuck in the snow on the fifth con. Prepared for town load in afternoon Gertie attended class in afternoon The banquet was cancelled on account of the storm Saturday, March 10 Weather, Fine & cool Eggs - 126 - 1 goose Market day Produce from farm Cream 120 pts Butter 42 lbs Eggs - 25 doz (29 doz to Mr. H. Apples 10 bu Laura & Della went to city with me & Jean also came home with me Sunday, March 11 Weather. Fine & mild Eggs 119 Attended S. S. & Church in morning In afternoon John, Jean & Della came up for a short visit then Jim & little Jean called for a visit also We spent the evening at home as we were late getting through with chores on account of separator belt braking Monday, March 12 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 137 - 1 goose Norm drew manura in morning & went baling in afternoon to Richmond Hill at Robinsons Gertie went to the church to help clean up after the class in afternoon In evening we went over to the Hellems at Markham for dinner & Then spent the evening playing bridge Tuesday, March 13 Weather, Cloudy & Mild, showers in afternoon & rain by night Eggs 135 Norm was away all day baling at Fred Clarks, Headford Gertie attended W. MS. meeting at Mrs Craigs I went over to meet a committee from Richmond Hill Lodge at Teo Padget in afternoon Play off at Unionville for the cup in the Euchre Wednesday, March 14 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 128 Norm went baling in morning and drew manura in afternoon Gertie went down home in afternoon We went over to Pagjets at night for the evening Thursday, March 15 Weather. Snow flurries all day colder & partly fair Eggs 138 1 goose Norm went baling all day at F Clarks Churned 47 lbs butter long Time coming Attended poultry lecture & morning picture at Unionville put on by Quaker Oats. John Brown W. Brooke & Norm went also Friday, March 16 Weather, Fine & little milder again Eggs - 141 Norm went baling to Tom. Thompsons busy day getting ready for market as Gertie & I were all alone 10 �Saturday, March 17 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 145 - 2 goose Market day Produce from farm Cream 118 pts Butter 45 lbs Eggs - 12 doz - Mr Hellens 63 doz Apples 6 bu 1 chicken Jean came out with me from city Ordered sprayer to-day at market Sunday,March 18 Weather Cloudy light snow east & North wind and cool Eggs - 159 Gertie attended S.S. & Church in morning Jimmy came home with her for dinner In afternoon Della Stevenson came up for a visit Then She and Gertie went to Young Peoples meeting. I was feeling on the brink with cold Myrtle Boyington's little boy born today. Monday, March 19 Weather, Mostly fair and comparatively mild Eggs -149 -2 goose Norm went baling to Mr. Tim Thompsons Gertie washed in morning I filled chop bins in afternoon Les brought 514 lbs baling wire home Edith Craig was here in the afternoon Tuesday, March 20 Weather, fine and mild Eggs 153 - 2 goose Norm was away baling all day Margerite's little girl was born today Wednesday, March 21 Weather, Fine & Mild Eggs - 172 Norm drew manura in morning and pruned trees in afternoon Gertie went down home in afternoon Della came in after school and stayed for supper I picked over apples in afternoon Thursday, March 22 Weather, cloudy and mild in morning clearing in afternoon Eggs 164 2 goose Fred started work again this morning Les brought up 130 bu boxes in morn Norm went away in morning then men pruned trees in afternoon Gertie went up to New Market along with her folks to see the new baby, in the afternoon Churned 41 lbs of butter in morning Friday, March 23 Weather- Fine and mild Eggs - 164 1 goose Norm took Baling outfit down to Arnold Vanhoms in morning Fred drew manura in morning and they bothe pruned trees in afternoon I went to city in morning to get a spring for the truck In the evening we took the load to the corner in the wagon on account of the roads Saturday, March 24 Weather, Fine and very mild turning cloudy by night Eggs 170 Market day Produce from farm Cream 119pts Butter 40 lbs Eggs Mr Hallems 45 dox. 11 apples 7 Billy went to city with me, Jean came home with us Laura and Isabell Scott spent the afternoon with Gertie and stay for the evening and over night. 11 �Sunday, March 25 Weather, Cloudy East wind with light rain Eggs-195 2 goose Gertie, Laura and Isabel walked down to S.S. & Church in morning,.I went down later to church,we walked on account of the roads Spent the afternoon and evening at home. Monday, March 26 Weather - Cloudy. S. E. wind, thunder by night. wind shifting to north turning colder a rough night. Eggs. 167 Men greased harness in morning Fred went to Unionville in afternoon to get spray material & Norm pruned trees. I pruned the ontario trees & had Norm help put the light sleighs away for the summer Tuesday, March 27 Weather, Cold north wind, with snow flurries Eggs 166 2 goose Men greased harness all day & I was repairing harness in morning & wrapped the meat in paper & put it in sacks Wednesday, March 28 Weather, Mostly fair and cold with light snow Eggs -190 Duck started to lay today Norm andi were baling hay at Vandoms all day Fred did the chores and scraped trees Gertie went to city along with John Gertie and I attended a concert & dance along with Padjets at the Masonic hall at Richmond Hill Walton's boy born early this morning. Thursday, March 29 Weather Mostly fine and cool Eggs, 153 Men pruned trees in the morning Jim & children were over in the morning Fred went with Les on the north trip with the team on account of the roads I picked over apples in afternoon. Friday, March 30 Weather. Cold, Stormy with East wind Eggs - 165 Churned 41 lbs butter in morning I went two trips for Les in morning gathering up eggs, and spent the afternoon preparing for sat market Men worked in Orchard first then greased some harness & cleaned seed barley in afternoon Allen Myers was operated on for apendicetis at night Saturday, March 31 Weather, Mostly fair & cool Eggs - 176 Market day, Produce from farm Cream 120 pts Butter 39 lbs Eggs - 58 doz & Mr. Hellens 75 - doz Apples - 8 bu Men drew manura all day Gertie went down to see Mrs. Young in afternoon Memoranda {page left blank} Sunday, April 1 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 156 Attended S. S. & Church in morning Jean came home with us for dinner and stayed for afternoon & supper Bob Thompson came in for her at night & Gertie & I went to Young Peoples meeting as Gertie had a paper to read 12 �Monday, April 2 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 160 - 2 duck eggs to-day Norm went to city to day Filled chop bin in morning Fred pruned apple trees in afternoon Presented with 14 little pigs Tuesday, April 3 Weather - showery in morning, then fine. Leslie & Douglas took gentleman cow to city in morning, sold for #135.00 men cleaned barley in morning & pruned trees in afternoon. Douglas cleaned up milk house (a little). finished spread to-night. Wednesday, April 4 Weather - fine - mild a real spring day. Douglas went to city for the day. Gertie attended W. M. S Quilting at Church in afternoon, Pre- service at 8 Oclock men pruned trees. Douglas left car in church shed - called to see Allen Myers at the Wellesly Hospital. Thursday, April 5 Weather - Showery & cloudy most of day. men clipped horses this morning Fred took team and went on north trip for Leslie in afternoon. churned in morning 55 lbs butter. Douglas took eggs out to store at night Gertie went out to Craigs for a short while. fixed farm coat to-day. Friday, April 6 Weather, Fine & warm First thing went to meet Mr Spears with team & wagon for eggs called at Books, Browns & Youngs Men pruned trees in morning In afternoon Fred took team to {apop?} to get their front feet shawed Then we made three trips to corner through the mud to get the load all down Saturday, April 7 Weather, Cloudy mild rain all afternoon Market day Produce from farm Cream 120 pts Butter 53 lbs Eggs - 34 doz Mr Helllems 60 doz Apples - 10 bu Fred went to corner with me and then over to Padjets for grader to clean seed grain and then went down to Browns for seed oats Jean came up with him to spend the afternoon. Mrs. Burn went down to city with me. Sunday, April 8 Weather, Windy blustery & cold Jean stayed over till this morning and went down with Gertie when she went to S.S. & Church As Mr. Woods was called away for a few days, Mr. Malcome from Agincourt took the service today and communion was postponed till later Spent the afternoon & evening at home Monday, April 9 Weather, Strong wind, & cold Fred went down to the corner to bring up the load from the truck then cleaned barley. Norm turned up brush John Brown came up for bad of laying mash Set three hens on goose eggs 13 �Tuesday, April 10 Weather, Mostly fair & little milder Fred cleaned up seed grain Norm trimed up brush I went down to fix the car in afternoon Gertie & Della Stevenson went over at night to see the baby at Waltons Set one hen on goose eggs Wednesday, April 11 Weather, fine & milder East wind Fred went to the corner to meet the Markham Mills truck for half ton of laying Mash and then cleaned seed grain, Norm worked in orchard at night, Jim & Teddy along with Gertie & I went down to city to see Harold Loyd at Up Town Thursday, April 12 Weather, mostly fair & mild Fred trimed brush & cleaned grain in morning & went on trip north with Les in afternoon Norm trimed brush. Churned 53 lbs butter in morning Friday, April 13 Weather, Mostly fair & cool Fred finished cleaning oats then took the grader home Norm scraped trees then they clipped horses I picked over apples & went two trips south for {Liss} in morning Prepared for city in afternoon and took part of the load to the corner at night Saturday, April 14 Weather, Strong East wind snow turning to rain clearing by night & very strong S.W. wind Market day Produce from farm Cream 120 pts Butter 51 lbs Eggs 27 doz. Mr. Hellems 75 doz Apples 7 bu Men run seed oats through the mill & scraped trees Gertie attended Institute meeting at Mrs. Stivers in afternoon Jean came out from city with me Sunday, April 15 Weather, Strong north wind light snow and quite cold Attended S.S. & Church in morning spent the afternoon at home and in the evening attended church which was arranged by the women of the church, Mr. Sellars took the service Monday, April 16 Weather, Mostly fair, North wind and a little milder Filled chop bins first thing. Gertie washed in morning & made a dress in afternoon Men burned brush all day along line fence in orchard Tuesday, April 17 Weather - Fine & same temperature Fred was up in morning and went home for the rest of the day Norm burned brush all day Gertie & Mrs {Saddie?} Brook's went out to Richmond Hill to visit Mrs. Clark Wednesday, April 18 Weather, fine & mild Men finished burning brush & the picked stones off meadow Repaired a tire on the car in morn, & went to city for store suplies in afternoon 14 �for Les. as he had mumps and could not go Laura came up in afternoon and stayed for supper Newt Brown came up for chop & oats Thursday, April 19 Weather, Heavy rain in early morn then very strong west wind all day and turning very cold by night Men cut down dead apple trees and picked stones Churned 51 lbs butter in morning & went on north trip for Les in afternoon Gertie washed bottles in afternoon Victoria Square folks gave a drama “The cheerful Liar” in the former methodist church Friday, April 20 Weather, Fine & cold milder by night Men scraped apple trees & gathered up limbs in orchard in morning and picked stones in afternoon Went on south trip for Les in afternoon Teddy came over for seed barley in afternoon Saturday, April 21 Weather, Fine at first East wind and snow by night Market day Produce from farm Cream 122 pts Butter 49 lbs Eggs - 9 doz 60 doz Mr Hellems 8 doz Mr Raymond Apples - 10 bu Gertie & I looked after the market as Les was not able to go Norm brought Gertie down with the cream Men picked stones & drew-down wood from pine tree which had blown down Sunday, April 22 Weather, Cloudy East wind & very muddy after snow Attended S.S. & Church in morn Comunion service to day Spent the rest of day at home Monday, April 23 Weather, Cloudy Southerly wind mild Men finished picking stones off meadows & then white washed apple trees the rest of the day Mr Padget came over at night for post hole auger Tuesday, April 24 Weather, Cloudy. Misty & rain at first then clearing & cooler with occasional showers White washed trees, Norm ploughed a bit of ground for potatoes in little sand field I went to Unionville to get three cases of Maple Syrup and went on over to Markham Gertie finished her rug to-day Wednesday, April 25 Weather, Waked up to see about 2in snow, Mostly fair and cool Men cut & picked over potatoes till snow melted then white washed trees Gertie & I went to city for the day brought home supplied for store also Thursday, April 26 Weather, fine & cool Churned 50 lbs butter in morning Men white washed trees in morn In afternoon Fred kept on with trees & Norm & I planted some early potatoes and then went on North trip for Les. Gertie washed bottles in afternoon 15 �Friday, April 27 Weather, Fine & Cool Men finished white washing trees in morning & ploughed in sand field in afternoon Picked over apples, washed eggs in morning went on trip south for Les. Saturday, April 28 Weather, Fine & cool Market day - Produce from farm Cream 122 pts Butter 48 lbs Eggs 48 doz & 60 to Mr. Hellems Apples 11 bu Men ploughed in sand field for a while then started seeding in field south of the orchard Sunday, April 29 Weather. Fine & little warmer Attended S.S. & Church in morning good turn out Gertie went down to Mission Band in afternoon Attended Church at night Mr. Benturn took the service Monday, April 30 Weather, Showery at first strong wind & cool Filled chop bins first Men finished ploughing sand field Fred went home in afternoon & Norm harrowed Gertie washed in morning Mr & Mrs. Harrold Weir came over at night Memoranda {left blank} Memoranda {left blank} Tuesday, May 1 Weather, Fine & warmer Men were seeding all day I fixed barn door in morning and had the tractor on cultivator in afternoon Clayton & Wier were over at night with a 52 Cryother{?} Wednesday, May 2 Weather, Very fine & warmer Seeding all day A. Mr. Winger brought eight fruit trees in at noon & I planted them in afternoon racked up leaves at night Gertie went to Unionville after dinner & then attended missionary meeting at the church Thursday, May 3 Weather, showery at first then clearing south east wind & cloudy Seeding in afternoon sowed alfalfa seed on part of fall wheat ground Mr. Irish came in for his wagon Racked up leaves in evening Churned 47 lbs butter in morning Friday, May 4 Weather, Fine & very warm Men were at the seeding all day. Picked over 16 bu apples in morning Dug out apple tree stumps & planted another young tree in its place & then racked at the lawn till chore time Saturday, May 5 Weather, Mostly cloudy warm showery at noon & turning colder by night Market day Produce from farm Cream 122 pts Butter 45 lbs Eggs 35 doz Mr Hellems 60 doz 16 �apples 14 bu Men were seeding all day Mr. Cunningham went to city with me & Jean & Miss Lawry came out with me Laura came up for a while in afternoon Sunday, May 6 Weather, Fine & cool Gertie was under the weather to day I attended Church in morning Newt brought Mr & Mrs Brown Jean & Miss Lowry up in afternoon and in evening Gertie & I went for a little car ride for some fresh air Monday, May 7 Weather, Fine & cool Men were seeding all day Gertie was in bed all day Laura came up in afternoon Tuesday, May 8 Weather, Fine & warmer Men were seeding all day and finished sowing to day Gertie still bed fast & Laura came up for the afternoon Wednesday, May 9 Weather, Fine & warmer Norm was harrowing all day Fred chored sowed some garden peas in wheat field & cultivated summer follow in afternoon Moved the brooder house after dinner Gertie still bed fast, was out south veranda for good part of afternoon Harrold Wier came over at night with a Whipped coach Laura was up most of day, Eava came up in morning for a little while Thursday, May 10 Weather, Cloudy scattered showers warm & cooler by night Churned 56 lbs butter in morn Men worked on summer follow & root ground all day Laura was here all day Took Gertie to hospital in afternoon John took his car & Laura went along Friday, May 11 Weather, Fair & cool Men ploughed in little field north of barn Laura was here all day Picked over apples for city Saturday, May 12 Weather, Fine & cool strong wind Market day Produce from farm Cream 124 pts Butter 55 lbs Eggs - 52 doz & 45 to Mr Hellems Apples 15 bu Men ploughed Jean came home from city with me Sunday, May 13 Weather, Fine & cool strong wind N.W. Stayed home in morning & went down to city to stay with Gertie in afternoon called on Mother at night Uncle Charlie Gibbs & family called in afternoon Monday, May 14 Weather Fine & warmer Men worked at root ground Fred sowed alfalfa seed on new seeds to patch it up for another year Les took cow to city - $115.00 Went down to see Gertie at night Mrs Brown went along also 17 �Tuesday, May 15 Weather, Fine & warmer Went to Markham with repairs to get fixed for better carrier in morn. Got sprayer home from Unionville put it together then men started ploughing in orchard Getting brooder house ready for chicks Laura came up to-day Wednesday, May 16 Weather, Cloudy Warmer & light shower by night Norm ploughed in orchard all day Fred pulled out stump & cultivated little field twice & sowed mangels in afternoon I was at 101 Jobs Laura came up again to-day Mr Woods called in at night Joe Glover was married to-day. Thursday, May 17 Weather. Cloudy. Rainy & cooler East W. Filled the chop bins in morning Fred went to Richmond Hill for shingles & then picked over potatoes in afternoon Churned 53 lbs butter in morn Mr Hellems brought 450 chickins over at noon Laura stayed over for to-day John called in at night Friday, May 18 Weather, Cloudy & mild Men finished ploughing orchard finished sowing mangels Laura & I went to city in afternoon to see Gertie Saturday, May 19 Weather, Cloudy. showery & mild Market day. Produce from farm Cream 125 pts Butter - 51 lbs Eggs - 92 doz & 4 doz for setting Apples - 13 bu Men drew manura & harrowed orchard, & partly white washed milk house Laura cleaned kitchen Sunday, May 20 Weather, Very fine & warm Attended church in morning spent the afternoon at home Les & Bill came up to help with chores Went down to see Gertie at night along with Jim & Teddy, Eva went also Monday, May 21 Weather, Fine & warm Men drew manura Cleaned milk house Laura came up at night Les ordered a new truck from Delane Tuesday, May 22 Weather, Fine & warm Men drew manura all day Laura & I went down with Newts car to bring Gertie home from hospital* Cut the grass & shot three ground hogs *Since May 10 Wednesday, May 23 Weather Fine & warm cooler by night Men ploughed in little field north of barn all day Mission Band gave a play in the former methodist church at night Thursday, May 24 Weather, Fine & cool Holliday for men Churned 37 lbs butter in morning In afternoon Gertie had Ruka, Scott, Mary Rodrick, Mrs Craig, Alice Wilkinson & Ada Thompson up to call on her 18 �Friday, May 25 Weather, Cloudy & cool partly fair Men finished ploughing Norm went over to Vanhorns for hay press in afternoon Finished picking over apples for the season Saturday, May 26 Weather, showery and cool Men picked over potatoes and took them out to barn harrowed orchard & little field Market day Produce from farm Cream 115pts Butter 48 Eggs 90 doz Mr Hellems 45 doz Apples 13 Les went fishing along with the gang, so I stayed at the Market Edith & Florence Craig came up at night for a few minutes Saturday, May 27 Weather Fine and cool Attended church in morning In afternoon, we went down to Browns for afternoon and evening Alex and Marion were out for the day Gordan and Lillian Gibb called in but we were not home Jack, Marguerite, and Babe were home to. Monday, May 28 Weather, Cloudy and cool East wind Fred worked root ground in Morn Norm picked over potatoes in afternoon bothe{?} cut potatoes Put in the garden seeds today attended Young Peoples litterary meeting at the church Mr Howey gave the address on poetry Tuesday, May 29 Weather, Mostly fair warmer Men cut potatoes in morning and planted in afternoon Worked in garden in morning & cultivated orchard in afternoon Is Laura came up and helped Gertie with washing and cleaned front bed room Walter and Mary, aunt Ellen, and Lizzie called in for a little while to see Gertie Wednesday, May 30 Weather, Mostly fair & cool cloudy in afternoon Men finished planting potatoes at the back of farm Started ploughing summer follow in afternoon Thursday, May 31 Weather, Mostly fair & cool Churned 57 lbs butter in morning Fred ploughed in summer follow all day Norm worked on root ground A man came to fix up sprayer in afternoon and took part of it away. Aurelia Reaman was married to-day Memoranda {left blank} Friday, June 1 Weather, Fine & little warmer Fred ploughed in morning, finished summer follow and sowed the beans in afternoon Norm was at odd jobs in morning & harrowed summer follow in afternoon Cleaned sellar in morning & helped the man to get the sprayer in working order in afternoon Katie & Edyth Craig were up for a while in evening Picked seven roosters at night Saturday, June 2 Weather Fair partly cloudy, and cooler again Market day Produce from farm Cream 111pts Butter 55 Eggs - 86 doz Roosters 6 Mr. Brown went to city with me Men 19 �worked at several odd jobs Went down to St. John’s cemetery at night and down to Aunt Ellens but no one home Sunday, June 3 Weather Fine and cool Attended S.S. & Church in morning a good attendance were present Mr. and Mrs. Brown came up for dinner and Newton came up for them in afternoon, Dorothy and Dellanwere along also In the evening attended Young Peoples meeting Monday, June 4 Weather, Cloudy South East wind Norm was away for the day Fred cut potatoes in morning Planted Gladiolas & Dalias, sunflowers in morning & planted potatoes in afternoon Tuesday, Jun 5 Weather, East wind showery, warm Finished planting potatoes started ploughing corm ground again Fred went home in afternoon Gertie attended institute meeting at Thompsons Wednesday, June 6 Weather, East wind, rain all day Men were working at the grain binder in morning, and in afternoon we all went to fish but we did not get any Gertie attended W.M.S meeting at the church in afternoon Markham Mills Truck came in with chicken feed Thursday, June 7 Weather, Clearing & cool Men, ploughed corn ground and Fred & I started spraying orchard in afternoon Churned 63 lbs butter in morning Friday, June 8 Weather, Fine & cool Norm worked at corn ground all day, & Fred sowed corn & started cultivating mangels Finished spraying orchard Laura came up to help Gertie Saturday, June 9 Weather, Partly cloudy & cool Market day Produce from farm Cream 107 pts Butter 61 lbs Eggs - 80 doz Potatoes - 2 bags Men worked at mangels potatoes & harrowed summer follow Sunday, June 10 Weather, Fine & cool Attended S.S. & Church in morning went home with Padgets for dinner & then Jim & Teddy went up to Jack & Margurites, for the rest of the day Mr. Auld of Markham took the service on Sunday Monday, June 11 Weather, Fine & warmer Men hoed mangels all day I worked in garden most of day Gertie washed Went over to Padgets to practise at night Gertie went down to see Mrs Young in afternoon Les got the New Truck to-day 20 �Tuesday, June 12 Weather, Fine & warm Men baged up load of buckwheat and then worked at mangets all day Les took load of buckwheat to Unionville $1.10 bu Gertie went to city with Teddy for a new out fit Wednesday, June 13 Weather, Mostly fair Thunder storm in afternoon heavy rain Men hoed at mangels all day Dug in garden & did some chopping Kate Russell died this afternoon Laura came up to day and stayed over Thursday, June 14 Weather, Mostly cloudy & cool Churned 46 lbs butter in morning Fred hoed all day & Norm hoed in morning & harrowed summerfollow in afternoon Friday, June 15 Weather, Fine & warm Fred did not come till noon Norm hoed in morning & bothe were spudding thistles in afternoon Attended funeral of Kate Russell in afternoon went over with John Brown Saturday, June 16 Weather, Fine & warm Market day Produce from farm Cream 100 pts Butter 74 lbs Eggs - 74 doz – 6 duck Men were spudding thistles all day Mother came home with me Squree{?} garden party attended S.S. meeting at night Sunday, June 17 Weather, Fine & warm Attended church Morning & evening at St. Johns church. Mr. Sellars took service in morning & Mr Rae at night Gertie & I went to aunt Ellens for dinner Mr & Mrs Gordon Gibb called in the evening and went to church with us Monday, June 18 Weather, Cloudy & light rain Men were spudding thistles all day attended concert given by Mr. Parks at St Johns, in evening. Mother went also Cultivated summer follow in afternoon Tuesday, June 19 Weather, Partly fair Tin smith was hear & put a new trough on little barn in morning Men thinned mangels all day took mother to the street in afternoon Les went to Duncans sale bought a sow with ten pigs ($60.00) Tim & Teddy called at night, and they took Gertie down to see Mrs Young Wednesday, June 20 Weather, Mostly fair Men thinned mangels all day Les brought the sow & pigs home Earle Mason was up with a six Whippet for demonstration Went to Markham in afternoon Louise Ash married to day Thursday, June 21 Weather, Rain at first & then clearing Churned 69 lbs butter in morning Jim came over to repair spreader Fred helped Jim & Norm white washed the milk room in 21 �morning & they thined mangels in afternoon Mason brought the new car up at night and took the other one away Attended session meeting at Mr Stevensons at night Friday, June 22 Weather, Fine in morning with thunderstorm in afternoon Men finished mangels in morn. & went down to Scotts to bale in afternoon. Went down to Browns at night for a little while Saturday, June 23 Weather, Cloudy with light showers Market day Produce from farm Cream 90 pts Butter 65 lbs Eggs 82 doz Potatoes 3 bags Men baled at Scotts all day Sunday, June 24 Weather, Fine Started off with Tim & Teddy for Wheatly to visite Earle for a few day's had a nice trip arrived there about six o-clock and there was no one home so had to brake in Monday, June 25 Weather, mostly fair Men ploughed orchard & worked at roots Spent the day sight seeing, got down to see Jack Miner place but it was not open to the publick Then went down to see the onions on Pellie Point Tuesday, June 26 Weather, Mostly fair Men worked at thistles & roots Spent the day at Wheatly went down to see the fishing and then for a drive in afternoon out to Windfall to ice cream social at night Wednesday, June 27 Weather, Fine & warm Started for home from Wheatly by way of Chatam, London, St. Marys, Stratford, Kitchener, Galt, Dundas Hamilton, to Toronto had a fine trip home, found every thing O.K. at home, John Laura & Dorothy came up at night Thursday, June 28 Weather, Fine & warm Men hoed in morning. Norm cultivated summer follow in afternooon till draw bar broke Fred & I sprayed the orchard in afternoon Gertie went down to see Mrs Young in afternoon Attended preparatory service at church at night Friday, June 29 Weather, Cloudy and rainy most of day Men hoed for a while in morning and worked at various jobs in afternoon Churned 69 lbs butter in morn Jim called in for a while in morn got two bu buck wheat Went Saturday, June 30 Weather Fine & warm rain at first Market day Produce from farm Cream - 84 pts Butter - 67 lbs Eggs - 80 doz Potatoes - 3 bags Jean came home with me from city Men hoed corn after drying up Went to Markham at night with cutting box knives & lawn mows 22 �Memoranda {left blank} {different handwriting} Memoranda June 17/28 dinner - cold roast pork (shoulder bone taken out & dressing put in) nice potatoes, corn, peas, gray, Beets, cucumbers chile sauce, tea biscuits, scones & cheese, oatmeal cookie, & mixed pies (with apple currants, spice. cold water & tea (white & brown bread) Sunday, July 1 Weather, Mostly fair & warm Attended S.S. & Church in morning Mr Woods held communion service Mr & Mrs. Woods & Marguirite & John. are hear for dinner, John & Isabel. Mr & Mrs. Brown were hear for supper & evening Norm. went to Niagara Falls Monday, July 2 Weather, Fine & very warm Fred was away for the day Norm hoed all day Pat hoed beans & cultivated potatoes in afternoon Attended trustees meeting at church at night Gertie went down to youngs' at night. Tuesday, July 3 Weather, Partly fair very warm with thunder storm & heavy rain Norm harrowed orchard till rain came on & Fred cultivated corn Not much doing rest of day Dorothy was up helping with the work to-day. cut hedge in small lawn Wednesday, July 4 Weather, Fine & warm Fred worked at potatoes & cut weeds around pond bottom Norm. Gertie & I attended S.S. picnic at High Park good turn out about 140, all had a good time Thursday, July 5 Weather, Partly fair, cloudy, clearing by night Men hoed potatoes, then started corn Churned 56 lbs butter in morning Hoed beans in garden & then some choping Laura, Della Dorothy & Hellen Little came up in after noon, (Laura had the car) George Shaver Aunt Annie & Mrs Erale Shaver called for a while in evening Gertie had a meeting about institute work in evening Went to Richmond Hill for repairs Tim & Rub. Stiver [?] went along also Friday, July 6 Weather, Very fine & warm Started haying this morning Norm cut four acres, hoed corn in afternoon Fred cultivated corn & scuffeled potatoes in afternoon Laura drove the car up again today and stayed to help Gertie Saturday, July 7 Weather, fine & very warm Market day Produce from farm Cream - 80 pts Butter 54 lbs Eggs - 75 doz Norm cultivated summer follow in morn Fred scuffled mangels & beans & They bothe worked at hay in afternoon Jean came out from city with me Horse shoe tournament started in village to night 23 �Sunday, July 8 Weather, Fine & very hot Attended S.S. & Church in morning Gertie & I went down to visit Alex & Marion from church, spent the afternoon & evening Monday, July 9 Weather, Mostly fair very warm & light rain towards evening Started at sweet clover today cutting, and set up cutting box and put one load through sharpened two knives at night Tuesday, July 10 Weather, Fine & warm Cut a few loads sweet clover into silo & then Norm & I went to Padgets to fill silo & Fred cut clover went to Unionville at night for meat Peeled the last apples to-day Wednesday, July 11 Weather, Light rain during night & then fine & warm Filled silo in morning & Fred cut clover in afternoon & Norm & I drew in alfalfa Laura came up to help Gertie Institute held a straw berry social at Burn's at night Thursday, July 12 Weather, Fine & warm Finished filling silo in morn & went over to help Padgets refill in afternoon Laura came up to help Gertie & they churned 50 lbs butter in afternoon Friday, July 13 Weather, Fine & warm, rained at night Finished drawing in alfalfa & cleaned up sweet clover field Gertie went down to young's in afternoon came back and stayed at Craigs for tea Mrs Brown & John were up for a while. Saturday, July 14 Weather, Big rain during night then clearing Market day Produce from farm Cream 64 pts Butter 48 lbs Eggs - 50 doz Men - were at odd jobs then started hoeing mangets in afternoon Jean came home from city with me & Bob. came up for her at night Gertie viled {?} kitchen floor to - night Sunday, July 15 Weather, Fine & cooler Attended S.S & Church, Mr Mills took the service as Mr Woods was away on hollidays spent the afternoon at home & in the evening, Gertie & I went down called & Aunt Ellens & Took them on down to call on, Aunt Lizzie Hood at Agincourt Monday, July 16 Weather, FIne & warm Finished hoeing mangels & corn Norm cut some hay in afternoon Gertie had a big washing & went down to Stevensons for a basket of peas Tuesday, July 17 Weather, Fine & very warm Norm got up early to cut hay Fred & I finished hoeing corn in Morning & we al worked at the hay in afternoon Went to Richmond Hill at night called in at Russ. Brillingers for a little while 24 �Wednesday, July 18 Weather, Fine & very warm Finished coiling hay & drew in hay in afternoon Laura came up to help Gertie W.M.S meeting at the church at night Jim came over at night to plan for fishing trip Dorothy went up to Marguerite’s to night Thursday, July 19 Weather, Fine & very warm Norm got up early to cut hay Finished drawing in one hay field and then worked at another Major McLarens barns were burned Went to Markham at night for pump repairs but did not get them Jean came up for the day and stayed over Dusted potatoes at night Friday, July 20 Weather, Heavy rain and dull all day Churned 58 lbs butter in morn Men ploughed for a while in morn but had to quite on account of rain Baled six ton of oat straw in afternoon. John & Newton came up to help with it also Mr. Cunning- Went to Markham at night for the pump repair, Jean & Bob went along, Jim was over for a short while John & Mrs Brown called in also. Saturday, July 21 Weather, Fine & warm Market day Produce from farm Cream - 62 pts Butter - 56 lbs Eggs - 62 doz Men ploughed in morning & put up hay in afternoon Came home from city early and about three oclock, Tim & Teddy, Rhea Scott & Gertie & I. started for Halls lake, had fine trip got there about ten oclock (134 miles) Sunday, July 22 Weather, East wind rain in morning clearing in afternoon Spent the day at Hawk Lake along with the gang. Monday, July 23 Weather, fine & warm Men ploughed & Turned hay Spent the morning at Hawk Lake and started for home after dinner had a nice trip home called in to see Jack & Margerite on our way Tim & I went up to Sharm Temple and trimmed the burn of the {?} pitching horse shoes. Got home about ten o.clock Les took load of straw to city Tuesday, July 24 Weather, Fine & warm Norm cut hay first then scuffled potatoes till dinner time Fred molded up potatoes in morn all worked at hay in afternoon Laura came up to help Gertie Wednesday, July 25 Weather, Fine & warm Cut hay & dusted potatoes first thing in morning Drew in hay with two wagons Laura was up to help Gertie Gertie attended meeting at the church & I went down to see Earle Mason Thursday, July 26 Weather, Mostly fair & warm, Thunder storm at night Norm cut hay first & then we drew in three loads in morning Started cutting wheat in afternoon Ploughed 25 �summer follow in afternoon and late at night Laura & Dorothy were up helping Gertie with berries, they heard spooks in the bushes Gertie churned 40 lbs butter in Morn. Friday, July 27 Weather Cloudy, rain in morning odd jobs in morning Men spread pile of manura in afternoon repaired barn flour & picked 18 chickens in afternoon Laura was hear to day Saturday, July 28 Weather, Heavy rain in early morning cloudy, clearing & cooling Market day Produce from farm Cream - 71 pts Butter - 38 lbs Eggs - 55 doz chickens 18 Jean & Dorothy went to city with me Men ploughed in morning & cut & shocked wheat in afternoon Washed car at night Laura was here all day Sunday, July 29 Weather, Fine & not so warm Attended S.S. & Church in morning A Mr. Aikman took the service in Mr. Wooks {?} absence. Mary Rodick & Minister came home with us for dinner. In afternoon we took the minister to St. Johns and then went for a little drive calling on Mr & Mrs Bullinger, Marguerite & John called in at night & then we took Mary home and called in at Browns for a little while on our way home Monday, July 30 Weather, Fine & warm Norm cut hay & turned some over in morning Fred & I shocked wheat in morning Norm & I worked & hay in afternoon & Fred cut wheat Laura & Gertie were at the berries Gertie went down to see Mrs Young at night Les took two loads of straw to city Tuesday, July 31 Weather Fine & warm S.W. wind We all worked at hay all day Norm finished cutting Les took one load of straw to city Laura & Gertie washed & picked some cherries for Marquerite Memoranda {left blank} Wednesday, August 1 Weather, Light showers at first then clearing & warm Stocked wheat & drew in six loads of hay. Laura & Gertie picked berries & canned same Thursday, August 2 Weather, Mostly fair, & very warm Finished haying to day Gertie churned 36 lbs butter Friday, August 3 Weather, Cloudy, showery rain bow in morning, heavy rains in afternoon & night Ploughed between showers Picked 22 young roosters 26 �Saturday, August 4 Weather, Cloudy & warm Market day Produce from farm Cream, 65 pts Butter 34 lbs Eggs - 53 doz Chickens 22 Fred went away in morning Norm ploughed in " Men cut & stocked wheat in afternoon Laura was here all week went to Richmond Hill at night Sunday, August 5 Weather, Cloudy with showers in afternoon & warm Attended S.S. & church in morning Mr & Mrs Ram and Brillinger & baby came over for dinner & in afternoon called for Russ. Reba & little one and all went up to J. Ashes {?} for the rest of the day, Monday, August 6 Weather, Cloudy & misty, all day Men ploughed all day Pulled weeds in bean patch & took the car down to Masons garage in afternoon Tuesday, August 7 Weather, Clearing & warm Men cut & stocked wheat all day Ploughed sweet clover stubble all day Les took one pig away to city along with another load Jack the horse came in from field sick & died in a very short time Wednesday, August 8 Weather, Fine & warm Men buried horse first & then finished wheat in morning & started barley in afternoon Went to Richmond Hill in morning for repairs & ploughed summer follow in afternoon. Gertie went down to Mrs Young's and made berry jam. W.M.S. meeting at church to-night to busy to go down. Thursday, August 9 Weather, Fine & warm Men cut & stocked grain all day Ploughed with tractor outfit Gertie churned 33 lbs butter in Morn Friday, August 10 Weather, Cloudy & warm Cut oats & barley with tractor on binder, (oats one way) Norm shocked grain & drew in Two loads of wheat Gertie & Dell. picked 20 chickens Saturday, August 11 Weather, Fine & cooler Market day Produce from farm Cream 60 pts Butter 31 lbs Eggs - 45 doz chickens 20 1 bu apples Men cut & stocked grain all day came home from city early & worked on threshing machine went to Richmond Hill at night took Katie Craig Dorothy, Ada Thompson & alice Wilkinson along with us Sunday, August 12 Weather, Fine & cool Attended S.S. & Church in morning spent the afternoon at home & went for a motor ride at night Mr. & Mrs Brown went along Monday, August 13 Weather, Fine & little warmer Men finished cutting a field of oats in morning. white I finished getting machine ready for threshing Les. came up in afternoon & 27 �we threshed 9 loads of wheat Attended a meeting at the church at night about the decorating of same Tuesday, August 14 Weather, Fine & little warmer Threshed 18 loads of wheat today Miss. Gough brought Mr & Mrs. W. Bull of Stratford, Aunt Ellen & Lizzie up for a short visit in the afternoon Dell was up to-day Wednesday, August 15 Weather, Fine & warm Threshed wheat all day. Went to Richmond Hill at night for valve spring for tractor Garden party at Coll Hood at night Dell was here today Thursday, August 16 Weather, Fine & warm Finished threshing wheat first Fred started cutting mixed grain Norm & I filled chop bins in morn Had tractor on binder in afternoon Gertie churned, 32 lbs butter in morn Dell was here again to-day Friday, August 17 Weather. Fine & warm, cloudy by night Had tractor on the binder most of the day in field over by the fourth had two hold ups and could not finish on that account, Picked 22 chickens in afternoon Dorothy was up to day Saturday, August 18 Weather, Mostly fair & cooler Market day Produce from farm Cream 62 pts Butter 29 lbs Eggs - 37 doz Chickens 22 4 bu apples Men finished cutting to day and we threshed oats in afternoon Mrs Young died early this morning age [blank space] yrs. Gertie was down to Youngs part of the day helping. Dorothy was here today {Different handwriting on bottom of page} Tues Nov 12, 1940 Billy Young seriously hurt at Newmarket military camp. Thurs Nov 21 he died Nov 23 Sat. buried from Wright & Taylors age in 58 year. Flowers Royal Canadian Engineers, Mr & Mrs J Russel, Mr & Mrs K. Gray Sunday, August 19 Weather, Fine & warm Attended S. S. & church in morning. Went down to Youngs in afternoon. Went down to Uncle Jim's in evening. {Different handwriting at bottom of page} Flowers for Billy 1 Royal Canadian Engineers 2 Mr & Mrs J Russel 3 Mr & Mrs K Gray 4 Earl & Drew 5 Masonic Lodge 6 Curling Club 7 Craig Family 8 Aunties 9 Brothers 10 L Hood 11 Brown Family 12 Roy Boyington Monday, August 20 Weather, Mostly fair shower after dinner Threshed oats in morning Attended funeral of Mrs Young in afternoon 28 �Tuesday, August 21 Weather, Cloudy & cooler Men stocked grain in morning Pat ploughed, finished sweet clover Threshed mixed grain in afternoon another young son born at the store Dell Stevenson came up at night Mr & Mrs. Woods called in for a little while also Wednesday, August 22 Weather, Fine & warm Finished threshing a field of mixed grain & then moved machine out to field to thresh barley Mrs Brown & Laura were up for a little while in afternoon Gertie & I went over to the Horticultural show at Unionville at night, Mrs Brown went also Thursday, August 23 Weather, Mosty cloudy S.E. wind Finished threshing barley about 3 o,clock Then moved machine to barn again & started at oats Went to Richmond Hill at night for plough shares Laura was up to day Gertie churned 26 lbs butter in morn. Friday, August 24 Weather, Cloudy with rain about ten. oclock, clearing in afternoon & cooler Threshed for a little while in morn Picked 22 chickens, then men cut weeds in orchard & I ploughed in afternoon Dell was up to-day Saturday, August 25 Weather, Fine & little cool Market day Produce from farm Cream 61 pts Butter 24 lbs Eggs 35 doz Chickens 22 Men, cleaned out silo in morn. & cut weeds, In afternoon we threshed oats Gertie went to city with me in Morn, & then she went down to Young Bros in afternoon Sunday, August 26 Weather, Fine & little cool, Attended S.S. & Church in morning Jean came home with us for dinner In afternoon, Florence & Edith Craig & two friend came up for a little while, about five o.clock, Walter & Mary. & the three aunties came in & stayed for supper & the evening Monday, August 27 Weather, Fine & warm Threshed all day, all hands Ada Thompson & Alice Wilkinson were here for tea at night & we heard the reception to olimpic stars at night over radio Tuesday, August 28 Weather, Partly fair, windy & light rain Threshed till 2, oclock stoped by rain for rest of the day dug out stones in summer follow Wednesday, August 29 Weather, Fine & warm Norm cut alfalfa first thing. Bernie Padjet came up to help with harvest, started about 9oclock and then we threshed the rest of day Dell Stevenson came over to hear the big swim at exibition over radio 29 �Thursday, August 30 Weather, Fine & warm Finished harvest to-day (in morning) did some chopping, Gertie & I went to exibition in afternoon Men drew manura in afternoon Churned 24 lbs butter in morn Friday, August 31 Weather, Fine & cool Norm went to exibition Started cultivating wheat land Fred drew manura in morning & cultivated in afternoon Gertie & I picked 22 chickens in afternoon Memoranda {left blank} Saturday, September 1 Weather, mostly fair, cloudy & cool Market day Produce from farm Cream 64 pts Butter 21 lbs Eggs - 35 doz Apples 3 bu 22 chickens Men drew in alfalfa hay 5 loads I went to ball game in afternoon Sunday, September 2 Weather, Cloudy & light shower Attended S.S. & church in morning J. Ash was bringing Dorothy home got in a smash up so had to go back. so we went up to get Dorothy Mr. & Mrs. Brown, Bill & Jim went along, had a hard time bothe ways as the gas would not feed into carburator in car Monday, September 3 Weather, Partly fair with few showers Baled straw all day (between showers) Went to church at night to help take seats out ready for painters Laura was up to-day stayed all night Tuesday, September 4 Weather, fair & cool Baled straw, finished about 4,oclock Then Norm took machine down to Youngs Laura was here to-day & went home at night Les took one load of straw to Thorncliff Wednesday, September 5 Weather, Fine & little warmer Fred went to Exhibition Norm cultivated wheat ground Gertie & I went to ex. along with John & Isabell Dorothy & Dell. went to Royal. Alex. at night to hear Dumbells Big swim at Ex. 15 miles water was so cold no one could finish Thursday, September 6 Weather, Fine & warmer Gertie churned 18 lbs butter in morn Fred finished cultivating wheat ground in morning Norm & I baled hay at Young Bros in morning Picked apples in afternoon Friday, September 7 Weather, Fine & warm Fred went home to day Norm & I picked apples in morning & picked chickens in afternoon 30 �Saturday, September 8 Weather, Fine & warm Market day. Produce from farm Cream 70 pts Butter 16 lbs Eggs - 34 doz Apples 19 bu 22 chickens Fred was home in morning Norm pulled beans all morning Picked apples in afternoon [different writing at bottom of page] Jean left Office to-day Sunday, September 9 Weather, Fine. Attended S.S. & Church in morning Church was held in former methodist as the other one was being decorated Jean came home with us for dinner & then we went for a drive in afternoon, Gertie & I went out to the store for a little while in evening Hand boy died during night Monday, September 10 Weather, Mostly fair, rain by night Fred cut the corn with binder Norm & I were getting things ready for filling silo & then he picked pears, also did some chopping J. Atkinson brought Mr & Mrs Bob Gibb & Mother over for a short visit in afternoon Tuesday, September 11 Weather, Mostly fair, little shower in afternoon Ploughed in summer follow all day with horses & in afternoon with tractor Practise at Stevensons at night Wednesday, September 12 Weather, Rain during night, misty then clearing, with another shower towards evening Fred cleaned up seed wheat in morn Norm ploughed in morning & harrowed in afternoon Fred ploughed in afternoon Went fishing with Jack Lunaw North of Goodwood caught 14 trout Attended Young Peoples corn roast at Browns at night Gertie attended W.M.S. at house of Mrs Craig in afternoon Ted. Hands was burried to-day Thursday, September 13 Weather, Fine, strong wind, cool Filled silo in morning worked on wheat ground in afternoon ploughing & harrowing Gertie churned 20 lbs butter in afternoon Friday, September 14 Weather, Fine & warm, east wind Finished ploughing wheat ground in morning. Norm cultivated in afternoon while Fred picked apples & drew in beans & Gertie, Jean & I picked chickens Saturday, September 15 Weather, Rain in early Morn then clearing with strong wind Market day Produce from farm Cream 60 pts Butter 18 lbs Eggs 30 doz Apples 16 bu 22 chickens Fred re cleaned wheat & picked apples Norm worked on wheat ground Gertie attended institute at home of Mrs Burrs in afternoon Practice at Stevensons at night 31 �Sunday, September 16 Weather, Fine. No service in morning to-day as the service was changed till evening Went down to Browns in afternoon & stayed for tea Attended service at night in former Methodist church Monday, September 17 Weather, Fine Norm was cultivating & packing wheat ground all day Fred started sowing wheat to-day Halled gravel with horse & cart on lane most of day Gertie went down to help clean the church after being decorated Tuesday, September 18 Weather, Fair & cool Men were cultivating & sowing wheat all day Halling gravel on lane with the dump cart most of day Gertie went down home for a while in afternoon Attended meeting at former methodist church conducted by an evangelist Rev J.L Brown Wednesday, September 19 Weather, Mostly fair, strong East wind Finished sowing wheat in morning Norm. harrowed wheat all day Fred picked pears & apples in afternoon Ploughed with tractor plough in afternoon attended corn roast at home of Mr & Mrs Stivers at night Gertie's aunt Lizzie died to-day Thursday, September 20 Weather, Rain & cloudy all day Fred went home for the day Churmed 20 lbs butter in morn Repaired potato digger during day Gertie was laid up all day (sick) Friday, September 21 Weather, Fine fall day, strong wind at night Filled chop bin in hog pen Fred & I picked chicken in morn. & Norm picked apples Men picked potatoes in afternoon Gertie & I attended funeral of Gerties aunt Lizzie Practice at church at night Saturday, September 22 Weather, Fine Market day. Produce from farm Cream 78 pts Butter 18lbs Eggs - 27 doz Apples 14 pears 3 bu 15 chickens 6 old hens Men finished picking potatoes pulled rest of beans & then ploughed Jean went to city with me Sunday, September 23 Weather, Fair & cool Reopening of church after decorating and anniversary services combined Mr Mc Loud preached in morning & Mr. Sellar at night a record crowd at night Ilean Hood & Mary Rodick came home with us for dinner Monday, September 24 Weather, Fair & cool Men went to Jno. Calverts to fill silo all day Ploughed with tractor outfit all day School fair at Unionville today 32 �Tuesday, September 25 Weather, Cloudy & cool Fred ploughed all day Norm cut off corn stubble with potatoe digger in morn & ploughed in afternoon Ploughed all day with tractor out fit Jean came up to help Gertie Bob. Thompson called at night Wednesday, September 26 Weather, Fair in morning Cloudy in afternoon & cool We all ploughed all day Norm picked a few apples & I had to go to Markham for shares for plough Jean was up again to day Thursday, September 27 Weather, mostly cloudy with a few cold fall showers Men helping Rodricks fill silo all day Les took load of straw to city Gertie churned 24 lbs butter in morn Ploughed with tractor out fit all day Laura came up in afternoon Friday, September 28 Weather, fair & cool Men were filling silo at W. Brooks till three oclock came home & got rest of beans in & picked old hens Ploughed most of day with tractor outfit & got apples & pears ready for city Markham livery brought in 9 barrels of oil for company Saturday, September 29 Weather, Fair & cool eat wind Market day Produce from farm Cream 80 pts Butter 22 lbs Eggs 16 1/2 doz Apples 12 bu & 5 bu pears Old hens 15 Men were filling silo at John Boyington Gertie, Mrs Brown & Laura went to city with me Sunday, September 30 Weather, Showery, looking in morning & clearing in afternoon E. Wind Attended church in morning, Rally day was held service in the church & Mr Gale of Markham spoke Went over to Scotts in afternoon & attended services at Zion Cedar grove, afternoon & evening Memoranda {left blank} Monday, October 1 Weather, Fine & warmer Men were filling silo at Youngs & W. Boyington Cultivating most of day, chopping & dug out stones Les brought, gas pump & Tank home Gertie walked down home for a short while in afternoon to get dress Jean was fixing for her Tuesday, October 2 Weather, Cloudy & showery Men were filling silo at Hoopers Cultivating & filling silo & Allens Wednesday, October 3 Weather, Fine & warm Men filling silo & Allens in morn & Norm went to Rodrik's in afternoon to re-fill, Fred ploughed Cultivated, 7 acres sod twice & then took the hay press over to Padjets John Went over to Padjets to get bale blocks & then on out to Richmond Hill Gertie attended W.M.S at Mrs Craig's packed fall to day. ($32.75) 33 �Thursday, October 4 Weather, Fine & very warm Norm & I baled straw at Wm John's Broke the press in morning and had to come home to fix it Fred ploughed & started to pull mangels Gertie churned 32 lbs butter in morning Went down to Browns at night Friday, October 5 Weather, Cloudy with showers in morn clearing in afternoon Baled straw at Wm John's till rain started Fred ploughed in afternoon & Norm picked old hens Picked over apples in afternoon Mission band packed bale to-night Saturday, October 6 Weather, Fine, Market day Produce from farm Butter 30 lbs Eggs 9 1/2 doz Hens 10 Apples 15 bu Norm was off all day Fred worked at mangels in morn Tim & Teddy went to city with us at night Sunday, October 7 Weather, Fine, Attended S.S. & Church in morning Luella Atkinson came home with us Jim called in afternoon & we all went for a drive. George Frost called for Luella Uncle Charly & Aunt Susie & Alex Gibb called later & stayed for tea & the evening Monday, October 8 Weather, Fine during day with wind shifting to east & showery by night All worked at mangels in morning & Fred stayed at it in afternoon Norm & I went over to Wm John's & finished baling straw & came home & filled chop bins Social evening at the church at night Tuesday, October 9 Weather, Fine. Strong W. Wind little cooler All worked at mangels all day Della came up for a little while in afternoon Mrs Craig came up in evening Wednesday, October 10 Weather, Fine with shower by night Finished mangels to-day Thursday, October 11 Weather, Fine & very warm Fred cultivated in morning Norm picked apples Took tractor front wheels axels to Markham picked potatoes in afternoon Friday, October 12 Weather, Fine & warm, rain by night Finished one piece of potatoes in morning Picked chickens in afternoon Gertie attended funeral of the late Mrs J. Paterson at Hagerman Jean's friends from city surprised her with a shower in the evening {different handwriting bottom of page} Mr H Hooper died this morning (Thornhill) Saturday, October 13 Weather, showery & cooler Market day Produce from farm Butter 40 lbs Eggs 6 doz Apples 9 bu Hens 15 Men swept down cobwebs dug hole for gas tank & picked apples 34 �Sunday, October 14 Weather, Very fine fall day Gertie attended S.S. & Church in morn Had a flat tire on car and was later getting it repaired and had to get a sermon on radio In afternoon we got Dell Stevenson and went for a motor trip as far as Port Hope & Rice Lake Monday, October 15 Weather, Partly cloudy & warm Les took two loads of straw to city We all picked potatoes all day Inspectors were here looking over lightning rods on building & house Tuesday, October 16 Weather, Showery & misty, mild Men ploughed in morning Repaired tractor; filled chop bins & cleaned silo off in afternoon went to Markham in morning for repairs & bought emery stone & frame from G. Paterson Wednesday, October 17 Weather, Cloudy all day with rain by night, mild Men ploughed all day Ploughed with tractor out fit in afternoon. Attended supper conference of Markham group at Ebenezer church Gertie went over to Stevensons and I called for her on my way home Thursday, October 18 Weather, Cloudy with ocasional showers Men ploughed all day Churned, 34 lbs butter in morning Set up gas pump & dozen other jobs in afternoon Attended preparatory service at the church at night Friday, October 19 Weather, Cloudy & shower, at dusk mild Ploughed all day with tractor out fit Men ploughed in morning & picked old hens in afternoon. started to clip cattle Saturday, October 20 Weather, Fine & cooler Market day. Produce from farm Butter. 32 lbs Eggs - 6 doz Old hens - 15 1 bu apples Pumpkins 3 doz Men ploughed all day Gertie attended institute at Browns Sunday, October 21 Weather, Fine & little warmer Attended S.S. & Church in morning Comunion service was also observed John & Margerite came down for dinner & spent the afternoon & evening Jean & her friend from city called in afternoon Monday, October 22 Weather, Cloudy & warm Finished picking potatoes in morning Fred & I ploughed in afternoon & Norm went to Padjets to thresh grain In evening we all went to church The Young Peoples society were holding a literary program with refreshments Tuesday, October 23 Weather, Cloudy with rain in morn & cooler Men clipped cows in morning & ploughed in afternoon cleaned stove pipes & cleaning up garden in afternoon Gordon Scott called in in evening to pay for baling & we had a game of cards 35 �Wednesday, October 24 Weather, Cloudy & cool showers Men ploughed all day Worked in garden finished ploughing field with tractor outfit & did some chopping Practice at store at night Della brought some wild grapes up for Gertie to make wine Thursday, October 25 Weather, Mostly fair, cool Churned 35 lbs butter in morning Men ploughed in morning & picked apples in afternoon finished cleaning up garden in afternoon Friday, October 26 Weather, Fine. windy & cool Picked 23 hens in morning Men ploughed in afternoon Picked over 5 bags potatoes and burned some leaves in afternoon Put year old hens in the old hen house at night Saturday, October 27 Weather, Mostly cloudy, Cool east wind with showers by night Market day Produce from farm Butter 35 lbs Eggs 6 doz Potatoes 5 bags 1 bu apples & Pumpkins Fred went home in morning Norm repaired litter carrier track & chored in morning & bothe picked apples in afternoon Gertie went to city with me & Dell came up to keep house Called in to Alex Browns on way home Sunday, October 28 Weather, Partly fair, cold Attended S.S. & Church in morning In afternoon, Gertie & I went away first called in at Browns & then went over to, Wm Boyingtons for visit & stayed for tea. Orval & Myrtle were there also Came home & attended church service and on coming out were found Det. Gibb & her fiancie we all came home & spent the evening by fireplace Monday, October 19 Weather, Mostly fair with snow flurries Men drew manura in morning picked apples in afternoon till snow came & then clipped cattle Cleaned hen house out in morning & ploughed in afternoon Gertie went down to church in afternoon Attended W.M.S. thank offering meeting at night. Mr & Mrs. Shantz gave us an idea on life in Africa Les took two loads of straw to city Tuesday, October 30 Weather, fine & cold (coldest yet) Men ploughed in morning & picked apples in afternoon One hundred & one jobs in morning & ploughed in afternoon Gertie was house cleaning Les took calf to city 145 lbs 14 cts attended practise at church at night Wednesday, October 31 Weather, Fine and milder Fred drew manura all day & Norm picked apples & did the chores Les took a load of straw to city Ploughed most of day had the tractor fast up the bank of flatts & had to get Fred to pull it out Dell was up this morning & Gertie went down home with her for afternoon. 36 �Memoranda {left blank} Thursday, November 1 Weather, Cloudy & mild Men drew manura in morning & burned rubbish on potatoe ground in afternoon Ploughed in morning up till one o clock then put plough away & burned leaves Jean & Laura came up in afternoon Friday, November 2 Weather, Cloudy & mild Norm cultivated with spring tooth most of day & then drew out some manura Fred cultivated in morning with tractor outfit & in afternoon burned Twitch grass & dug out three stones Churned 43 lbs butter in morning Filled chop bins, after dinner Oil truck was in & filled up cans Jim Allen brought four ton of coal Keith & Bettie stayed for supper Saturday, November 3 Weather, East rain & cloudy all day Market day. Produce from farm Butter 43 lbs Cream 10 pts Eggs - 4 doz horse radish Poulty 2 roosters Pumpkins Norm went to city with me also Bill & Jim Fred did chores & ploughed Helped pack up at the store at night for hunting trip Sunday, November 4 Weather, Fine & cooler Attended S.S. & Church in morning John & Jean came home with us for dinner, Les.s children came up in afternoon & we all went down to Browns for a little while At night B.C.Louis {?} lead the singing at Box Grove anniversary services Came home & prepared for hunting retiring about midnight Monday, November 5 Weather - fine & cool easterly winds. Wash day Fred helped Mr Cunningham with their moving all forenoon, Norman ploughed, both men ploughed all afternoon, then we all helped with chores at night. After supper Newton brought Jean & Laura. up for the evening & Jean stayed all night, Norm & I had a good fright just after tea time. Tuesday, November 6 Weather, first a lilttle showery, then clearing with very high south west winds. I went out & helped with milking in morning. Jean still here went to the store in morning. in the morning men drew manure afternoon drawing manure Fred did and Norman cultivated. I churned 32 lbs butter in afternoon. Jean picked up Bellflower apples as the strong wind blew them down. Wednesday, November 7 Weather - Fine & warm turning cooler with showers at night Fred drew manure (honey) all day. Norm cultivated in forenoon & went to the ploughing match with Newton in afternoon. Jean & I walked down home & I went to the W.M.S. at church then 37 �Isobel & Laura brought me up and stayed all night Newton John B. & J. came up for the evening. Thursday, November 8 Weather - rain all night cooler in morning with snow flurries for a while & cooler. Men ploughed all day. Isobel went home in morning. John was up for clippers. Laura stayed all day with me. New calf up the flats was brought down to stable. Friday, November 9 Weather - fine & cool Men drew manure all day, Norman repaired car between loads. Laura went home this morning. I churned 27 lbs butter in morning, planted tulip bulbs, took up dahlias, and went out to Craigs for a root of honey suckle & california poppy. Jean & Dorothy came up to stay with me. Saturday, November 10 Weather, - cloudy - cool (white frost) Market day for Norman & Billie - Produce - Butter 58 lbs. Eggs 3 doz. Fred chopped some in forenoon & ploughed all after noon. Jean over with me Dorothy went home in after-noon. Laura came up short while. Mr French had house & cart all day. Atlo McGuay came up for 1 doz pt (6oz) {?} bottles. Norman got home at six Oclock. Had fire in furnace (wood) to day (first) Sunday, November 11 Weather - dull day. rain at night. attended S S & church (quartette sang) I went home with Mary Rodrick for the day. attended young peoples at night Miss A. Wilkinson president, sledes {?} good. I went over home & Bob brought Jean & I up home. Monday, November 12 Weather - (Thanksgiving) rained all day. Fred went home after breakfast came up and got horse to plough his garden in afternoon. Norman read all day between chore time. Jean & I cleaned pantry in forenoon & Sewed all afternoon. Mrs H. Hooper (Thornhill) died this a.m. Newton came up at night played 500 etc. Tuesday, November 13 Weather - cloudy & mild. men finished ploughing in back field to day & ploughed garden & started in south orchard. Mrs Craig was up in forenoon. Jean & I cleaned kitchen. Edith Craig came up in afternoon & stayed for the evening. Mr Hellems over today. dogs after Hoopers sheep. Wednesday, November 14 Weather - Mild & cloudy. Men ploughed in south orchard all day. I churned in morning 31 1/2 lbs. Mrs Craig up in morning. Norman took me down home after dinner I took got Newton's car & took Mrs Padget Mrs Brooke {?} Mother Mary Rodrick down to Aunt Ellens. Thank Offering meeting in after noon usual speakers Mrs Rae the main one. It was a wonderful meeting & a good crowd. 38 �Thursday, November 15 Weather - bright - with strong winds. men ploughed in south Orchard to - day and finished it. Della Stephenson came over in after noon and stayed for tea. B. J. came up at night. Norman went away. Friday, November 16 Weather - cloudy & rainy Norman cultivated in morning & chopped in afternoon. Fred went on North & South trips for Leslie. then helped norm with chopping. Lelsie & newton Burr arrived home in afternoon from hunting trip. Edith Craig up in morning. John came up at night & took butter & eggs out to the store for us. Arrived home about 9 o.clock from hunting trip Saturday, November 17 Weather, Cloudy & Showery Market day Produce from farm Butter 31 lbs Eggs. 3 doz Fred went home in morning Norm started to take up drain in back south field Went down to Browns at night & took Jean home Churned 31 lbs butter in morning Sunday, November 18 Weather, Cloudy & unsettled Attended S.S. & Church in morning Mr. Woods being laid up on account of sickness. a Mr. Mills took the service. Spent the rest of day at home Monday, November 19 Weather, Cloudy. Turning to rain & sleet Men started some second ploughing in morning but had to stop on account of rain Les came up for a barrel of oil Nothing doing on account of weather Gertie washed in morning Tuesday, November 20 Weather, Cloudy North wind & cooler Les took load of straw to city Churned 30 lbs butter in morning Fred took the day off Norm ploughed in afternoon Put the young cattle in for first time But the deer up at night Wednesday, November 21 Weather, Cloudy & milder soft snow by night Les took two calves along with Browns hogs to city, calves & 15 1/3 cts came to over $60 Took load of straw in afternoon & Gertie & Mrs Brown sent over to Mrs. Tuckers home in afternoon Men ploughed all day I went over for Gertie at night called in at Browns on way home Started to re build loading shoot for hogs & cattle Thursday, November 22 Weather, Cloudy & milder very slushy by noon Men ploughed in morning & part of afternoon I went to city with seven hogs of Hoppers for Les in morning Finished rebuilding loading shoot with Fred's help in afternoon Norm cleaned hen roost Attended picture slides of Northern Ontario & explained by Mr. Craw & a social afterwards 39 �Friday, November 23 Weather, Mostly fair & cooler Churned 30 lbs butter in morning Men ploughed all day Picked ducks in afternoon Saturday, November 24 Weather, Mostly fair & cold Market day Produce from farm Butter 90 lbs Eggs 3 1/2 doz Apples 2 bu Potatoes 2 bags ducks 4 Men ploughed all day We went down to Browns at night to hear the electric radios Dell was up to day. Sunday, November 25 Weather, Mostly fair & colder Attended S.S. & Church in morning went to Yong St. to meet the minister Mr. Ramsay. who was taking Mr. Woods place in his illness Mr Ramsay came home with us for dinner & then we took him down to St. Johns in afternoon In late afternoon, Dett. Gibb & her mother came along with Mr. Anderson came out & stayed for supper & the evening Monday, November 26 Weather, Partly fair & quite cold Filled chop bins first thing Les took seven hogs to city $ 9.65 {?} J. Atkinson came over in morning & stayed for dinner. Men drew manure all day after the chopping At night I went over to Frank Stivers along with Les & Jim Paterson Gertie cleaned the sitting room {different handwriting} Edith Craig was here in afternoon. Tuesday, November 27 Weather, Fine in morning Turning cloudy in afternoon & milder Men drew manura all day Les took load of straw to city in afternoon Filled the car rad with anti freeze Jean was up to day Wednesday, November 28 Weather, Cloudy & Mild light snow in morn Churned 62 lbs butter in morning men manura all day but norm went to fair in afternoon went to Unionville for Les in afternoon Went over to see Mr. Woods in the evening. Thursday, November 29 Weather, Fine and mild Men drew manura in morning & clipped young cattle in afternoon. Gertie &I went to fair in afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Brown went along also Les took load of straw to city. Friday, November 30 Weather, East wind. rain all day Nothing doing all day on account of rain Memoranda {left blank} Memoranda {left blank} 40 �Saturday, December 1 Weather Mostly cloudy little cooler Market day Produce from farm Butter 61 lbs Eggs - 6 doz Cream 1 can Men started to white wash stable & cleaned hen roost Laura went to city with me Saturday, December 2 Weather, Partly fair & much same temperature Attended S.S. & Church in morning. A. Strang Layman took the service in place of Mr. Woods on account of him being confined to his home Mr. & Mrs. Brown came up with us for dinner & stayed the afternoon Spent the evening at home. Monday, December 3 Weather, Strong East wind rain in morning mild wind shifting to west & clearing Men white washed in morning & a filled chop bins in afternoon & cleaned hen house & brooder house Gertie washed in morning & went out to Craig's in afternoon Tuesday, December 4 Weather cloudy and mild rain by night Threshed beans most of day Les took last load of snow away Mr. & Mrs. brown came down at night for game of 500 Wednesday, December 5 Weather Windy, Cloudy and colder Took the wire away from the bridge at side road Fred went home till chore time Norm cleaned up some of old wood around the yard W.M.S. annual meeting and quilting at the church in afternoon & in evening. slides & talk on life of Christ & social afterwards Thursday, December 6 Weather, Fine & cool Churned 57 lbs butter in morn Men drew manura all day Gertie went over to see Mrs. W. Boyington in afternoon Made a sparrow trap in afternoon Friday, December 7 Weather Fine & cool Fred drew manura all day Norm Fixed his tyre & went to Unionville this morning & helped Fred in afternoon Trapped about 90 sparrows to day Picked two ducks Bob Pinder came over & got some wheat & two dozen milk bottles & stoppers High school commencement to night Saturday, December 8 Weather, Fine and cold Market day Produce from farm Butter 55 lbs Cream 1 can Eggs - 12 doz Ducks 2 Apples 3 bu Big time starting the car to go to city, however, succeeded in the end Laura went with us, and Dell Stevenson came home with us Men drew manura all day Sunday, December 9 Weather, Cloudy & cold Attended S.S. & Church in morning Spent the afternoon at home In evening attended Young Peoples Meeting The Pike Family were present and gave us some music & Miss Pike spoke on her work in South Africa 41 �Monday, December 10 Weather, Cloudy & little milder Men drew manura all day Damed the water up by the bridge Took Gertie & Dell. Stevenson down to Practise at the church and then went over to Unionville to pay Dr. McKay his bill Tuesday, December 11 Weather Fine & milder Men drew manura all day Harvey Colson left five milk cans to try to get us on regular Attended meeting at the church at night Wednesday, December 12 Weather, Cloudy and mild and misty Men drew manura all day. I was laid up all day with cold Gertie went down home for a little while to see Jean and Bob off as this is their wedding day Drove to the manse at Markham. Thursday, December 13 Weather Cloudy. mild and misty Men drew manura all day Churned 65 lbs butter in morning. Gertie feeling punk with the cold Trimming hedge for a while in afternoon Friday, December 14 Weather, Cloudy & mild, little colder by night Picked fowl in morning Billy the horse took sick & had to have Kelly's up to see him Filled chop bins in afternoon Cleaned hen houses out Saturday, December 15 Weather, Cloudy & milder again by night Market day. Produce from farm Butter 62 lbs Eggs 27 doz Fowl 2 ducks & 11 chickens Apples 4 bu Men drew manura & in morning Norm took hay press over to B. Stivers Gertie attended institute & Mrs. J. Calvests in afternoon Sunday, December 16 Weather, Cloudy and mild Attended S.S. and Church and morning. Laura came home with us for dinner and stay till evening. Monday, December 17 Weather, Showery all day & mild Churned 77 lbs butter in the morning Cleaned milk house in afternoon Fred took Billy out & got his teeth filed in the morning. Tuesday, December 18 Weather. Mostly fair, cold with snow flurries Norm went to city Sent calf to city with Les Fred and I worked at trimming the hedge all day Gertie went over to Mrs. Stivers in afternoon took Mrs. Padget and Mrs. Brooke stayed for tea. made a quilt with names for Mr. Seller. Wednesday, December 19 Weather, Mostly fair & cold Picked 14 geese to day J. Lunau called in for a visit 42 �Thursday, December 20 Weather, Fair & milder Norm & I went to B. Stivers to bale straw Fred did the chores & picked two geese Jim & children were here for a short visit in forenoon. Della was here helping Gertie in morning Friday, December 21 Weather, Fair & cold Gertie churned 56 lbs butter in morning Norm & I baled hay at B. Stivers in “{morning} Fred did the chores & picked 3 ducks Prepared for market trip this afternoon Xmas Tree at the school house at night Saturday, December 22 Weather, Fair & cold Market day. Produce from farm Butter. 150 lbs Cream 20 pts Eggs - 50 doz Fowl 15 geese & 2 ducks Apples 5 bu Fred took the day off but helped with chores Norm did chores & played hockey Gertie & Laura went to city with me & Bill John came out with us Sunday, December 23 Weather, Fair & milder Attended S.S. & Church in morning In afternoon got started away to go to Sharon but met Jack & Margerite on the road. so changed plans and went down to see. Alex & Marion. Alex was away at work Monday, December 24 Weather Fine & mild Filled chop bins in morning. Men drew manura in afternoon Gertie went down home in afternoon I went to city in afternoon Tuesday, December 25 Weather, Cloudy & mild Norm went over to Burrs to skate in morning & helped with chores Gertie & I Went down to Browns for Xmas dinner, came home to do chores at night & then went back for supper & spent the evening Wednesday, December 26 Weather, Mostly fair & mild Men drew manura all day Gertie & I went to city in afternoon along with Mrs Stiver. Mrs. Brooke & John Brown. the women were getting S.S. Presents for S.S. pupils Thursday, December 27 Weather, Cloudy & mild Men drew manura Churned 80 lbs butter in morning Tryed to dam up the krick again Gertie went down to the church in afternoon as the S.S. was being entertained & the the annual meeting of the Young Peoples was held in the evening Friday, December 28 Weather, Partly fair & mild Fred did the chores Norm & I baled eleven ton straw at W. Wellmans Gertie went up with Newton to Bob & Jeans place in afternoon Saturday, December 29 Weather, Mostly fair N.W. wind & colder Market day Produce from farm Butter 78 lbs Cream 20 pts Eggs 55 doz Apples 4 bu Men drew manura in spare time E.T. Stevens barn burned this morn Laura went to city with me. 43 �Sunday, December 30 Weather, Partly fair & not very cold Attended S.S. & Church in morning Spent the afternoon at home & afterdoing the chores and getting supper we went over to Stevensons for the evening. Katie & Florince Craig were there also Monday, December 31 Weather, Fine & mild Men drew manura in morning In afternoon Norm & I went to Unionville to nomination John & Newton Brown went with us Gertie washed in afternoon Memoranda phone W.A. Brown 395 Manor Rd. Mrs Hood Coxwell Harvey Brown Bert Brown Gordon Wilson Robt Davis Tenor Bennet Clem Bone Manor Rd. Mrs J. Gibb - 162 Broadview Mrs A. Gibb 20 Rosehill. Mr C Gibb. 33 Rosehill Mr E Doan 80 Brookdale [preprinted page] GUARANTEED ATTORNEYS SERVICE A Subscription affords the following privileges for one year; Guaranteed Attorneys List and Quarterly Supplements. A bond for $5,000 guaranteeing the honesty of every attorney residing in the United States and Canada, whose name is published in our List. Judicial bonds to be used when desired in suits involving attachment, injunction, replevin, appeal and security for costs or petitioning creditor in bankruptcy. Report Blanks. Collection Letters. Advance Notices of Draft. Drafts and Draft Notices. Bonding Notices and Letters of Advice. [preprinted page] United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Growth Chart [Opposite page] 1927 & 1929 calendars {Back cover, embossed with eagle logo} {Back cover embossed with eagle logo} 44 �Saturday, December 22 Weather fair, and cold Market they produce from farm Butter, 130 Cream 20 Eggs, 50 Two ducks Apples, 5 Fred took the day off, but helped with chores norm did chores and played hockey lertice and Laura went to city with me and Bill John came out with us Sunday, December 23 Weather, fair and mild Attended s.s church in morning In afternoon got started a way to go to Shannon met Jack and Margaret on the road. So changed plans and went down to see oly and mani on.oly was away at work. 45 � 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 Douglas Earle Hood Collection Subject The topic of the resource 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Douglas Earle Hood Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Markham Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927-1929 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 20th Century, York County, Markham Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Douglas Earle Hood Diary, 1927 Douglas Earle Hood Diary & Transcription, 1928 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 Douglas Earle Hood Diary & Transcription, 1928 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Douglas Earle Hood Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Markham Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928 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 20th Century, York County, Markham Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1st, 1928 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Douglas Earle Hood Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed